31978R2157

No L 253/ 16 Official Journal of the European Communities 15 . 9 . 78

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2157/78 of 13 September 1978 making the importation of certain textile products originating in Turkey subject to quantitative limitation

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN nity market ; whereas these imports have given rise to COMMUNITIES, market disturbance and are causing serious damage to Community producers resulting in the closure of mills and considerable loss of employment ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Whereas in consequence of this situation imports of Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No certain textile products originating in the majority of 1842/71 of 21 June 1971 ('), and in particular Article low-cost supplier countries are at present subject to a 1 thereof, Community system of authorization and quantitative limitation under either bilateral agreements or auto­ Having regard to the formal request submitted by the nomous arrangements ; United Kingdom after consultation within the Advi­ sory Committee established by Article 3 of that Regu­ lation , Whereas the extremely rapid increase in recent months of imports into the United Kingdom of Whereas there has been a substantial increase in cotton yarns originating in Turkey have helped to imports from the supplier countries on the Commu­ exacerbate the cumulative disturbance of that market :

United - Kingdom imports Growth of imports Turkey's share of total UK imports 1978 (five months 1978) six months 1978/ six months 1978 / 1976 1977 (seven months) six months 1977 six months 1976

3 240 tonnes 2 232 tonnes 3 772 tonnes 19-5 % + 209 % + 241 %

Whereas the volume of this increase makes it neces­ 2. The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall sary to take immediate action aimed at avoiding not apply to products which have been placed on irreparable damage to United Kingdom producers and board and are in the course of shipment to the a serious deterioration in the economic situation of Community before the entry into force of this Regula­ that region of the Community ; whereas it therefore tion . justifies the adoption, pursuant to Article 60 of the Additional Protocol to the Association Agreement 3. The entry into free circulation in the other between the European Economic Community and Member States of the textile products referred to in Turkey, of the protective measures needed to over­ paragraph 1 remains subject to the presentation of the come these difficulties, import document provided for in Commission Regula­ tion (EEC) No 1251 /78 (2).

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 2 Article 1 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its 1 . The importation into the United Kingdom of publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. the Category 1 textile products listed in the Annex, originating in Turkey, shall be suspended until 31 December 1978 . It shall be applicable until 31 December 1978 .

(>) OJ No L 192, 26. 8 . 1971 , p. 14. (2) OJ No L 155, 13 . 6. 1978 , p. 12.

15 . 9 . 78 No L 253/ 17 Official Journal of the European Communities

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 September 1978 . For the Commission

The President

Roy JENKINS

ANNEX

CCT Category NIMEXE code Member heading Description No ( 1978) State No

1 55.05 55.05-13 ; 19 ; 21 ; 25 ; 27 ; 29 ; UK Cotton yarn, not 33 ; 35 ; 37 ; 41 ; 45 ; 46 ; 48 ; put up for retail 52 ; 58 ; 61 ; 65 ; 67 ; 69 ; 72 ; sale 78 ; 92 ; 98