31978R2307

No L 278 /22 3 . 10 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2307/78

of 28 September 1978

making the importation into France of gloves originating in Malaysia subject to authorization

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, in view of the market disruption referred to COMMUNITIES, above, the Community has initiated the procedures provided for in the said Agreement, which allow Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European appropriate safeguard measures to be taken in order to Economic Community, limit imports of the products in question to France, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No account being taken of the trend of imports ; 1439/74 of 4 June 1974 on common rules for Whereas, in particular, under the Agreement negoti­ imports (*), and in particular Article 12 thereof, ated by the Community with Malaysia, compliance After consultation within the Advisory Committee set with the quantitative export limits set or to be set by up under Article 5 of the said Regulation, virtue of the said Agreement is ensured by an agreed system of double checking the effectiveness of which Whereas imports of gloves falling within subheading depends on the establishment of a system of control ex 60.02 of the Common Customs Tariff from all by the Community ; whereas in order to establish third countries accounted in 1977 for a considerable such a system, therefore, it is necessary to make share of the Community market ; whereas the share of imports of the goods in question from Malaysia France has since increased further ; subject to authorization ; Whereas quantitative limits have already been set for Whereas, in order to ensure that the import authoriza­ the products in question in accordance with the provi­ tion arrangements referred to above are not evaded by sions of the Arrangement regarding international anticipatory exports or indirect imports liable to cause trade in textiles and of bilateral Agreements negoti­ injury to Community manufacturers which would be ated between the Community and certain supplier countries ; difficult to remedy, it is necessary to set up the said arrangements as soon as possible, Whereas imports to France of the textile products concerned originating in Malaysia increased sharply and substantially in the past few months ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas all these factors have given rise to disruption of the French market and are causing serious injury to Article 1 Community manufacturers ;

Whereas, in pursuance of the Arrangement regarding The importation into France of the goods indicated international trade in textiles, the Community has below, originating in Malaysia and exported from that negotiated an Agreement on trade in textiles with country in 1978, is hereby made subject to the produc­ Malaysia ; whereas the said Agreement contains tion of an import authorization issued by the French specific provision for recourse to safeguard measures ; authorities :

CCT Quantitative limit NIMEXE code Category heading Description from 1 . 1 . (1978) No to 31 . 12. 1978

11 ex 60.02 60.02-50, 60, 70, 80 Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted, 1 1 80 000 pairs not elastic or rubberized, other than those of Cate­ gory 10, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres

(») OJ No L 159, 15. 6. 1974, p. 1 .

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Article 2 and without delay upon presentation of a bill of lading proving that the goods in question were placed 1 . Import authorizations shall be issued automati­ on board in Malaysia for export to France before the cally and without delay, subject to the maximum speci­ date of entry into force of this Regulation . fied above, upon presentation of the export docu­ ments agreed under the Agreement on trade in textiles negotiated with Malaysia and reproduced in Article 3 Annex C to Regulation (EEC) No 3019/77 (!).

1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the Imports effected between 1 January 1978 and the date second day following its publication in the Official of entry into force of this Regulation shall be Journal of the European Communities. deducted from the said quantity where the goods in question were exported from the third country 2. It shall apply until 31 December 1978, subject to concerned during that period. the adoption of a Council Regulation in accordance 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1 , with Articles 12 (6) and 13 of Regulation (EEC) No import authorizations shall be issued automatically 1439/74.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 September 1978 .

For the Commission

fitienne DAVIGNON

Member of the Commission

(!) OJ No L 357, 31 . 12. 1977, p. 1 .