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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2617/78 of 8 November 1978 making the importation of certain textile products originating in Malta subject to quantitative limitation

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN nating in Malta, shall be suspended until 31 December 1978 . COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 2. The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall Economic Community, not apply to products which have been placed on Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No board and are in the course of shipment to the 493/71 of 1 March 1971 on the safeguard measures Community before the entry into force of this Regula­ tion . provided for in the Agreement establishing an Associa­ tion between the European Economic Community and Malta (J), and in particular Article 1 thereof,

Article 2 Having regard to the formal request submitted by the United Kingdom after consultation within the Advi­ sory Committee established by Article 3 of that Regu­ 1 . The importation into the United Kingdom of lation, textile products listed in Annex B hereto, originating Whereas there has been a substantial increase in in Malta, shall be subject, until 31 December 1978, to the quantitative limits specified therein. imports from the supplier countries on the Commu­ nity market ; whereas these imports have given rise to market disturbance and are causing serious damage to 2. The preceding paragraph shall not apply to Community producers resulting in the closure of products which have been placed on board and are in mills and considerable loss of employment ; the course of shipment to the Community before the entry into force of this Regulation. Whereas in consequence of this situation imports of certain textile products originating in the majority of low-cost supplier countries are at present subject to a 3 . Imports effected between 1 January 1978 and Community system of authorization and quantitative the date of entry into force of this Regulation shall be limitation under either bilateral agreements or auto­ deducted from the quantities referred to in paragraph 1 . nomous arrangements ;

Whereas the extremely rapid increase in recent 4. The regional quantitative limits specified in para­ months of imports into the United Kingdom of graph 1 shall be administered in accordance with the certain of these products originating in Malta has provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1023/70 helped to exacerbate the cumulative disturbance of of 25 May 1970 establishng a common procedure for that market ; administering quantitative quotas (2). Whereas the volume of this increase makes it neces­ sary to take immediate action aimed at avoiding irre­ 5. The entry into free circulation of the products parable damage to United Kingdom producers and a referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the pres­ serious deterioration in the economic situation of that entation of an import authorization or equivalent region of the Community ; whereas it therefore justi­ document issued by the authorities of the United fies the adoption, pursuant to Article 10 of the Agree­ Kingdom . ment establishing an Association between the Euro­ pean Economic Community and Malta, of the protec­ tive measures needed to overcome these difficulties, Article 3

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Article 1 Communities.

1 . The importation into the United Kingdom of the textile products listed in Annex A hereto, origi­ It shall be applicable until 31 December 1978 .

(') OJ No L 61 , 14. 3. 1971 , p. 74. (2) OJ No L 148 , 8 . 6. 1970, p. 1 .

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

Done at Brussels, 8 November 1978 .

For the Commission

Christopher TUGENDHAT

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX A

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

2 55.09 Other woven fabrics of cotton : UK 55.09-01 ; 02 ; Woven fabrics of cotton, other than 03 ; 04 ; 05 ; 1 1 ; gauze, terry fabrics, narrow woven 12 ; 13 ; 14 ; 15 ; fabrics, pile fabrics, chenille fabrics, 16 ; 17 ; 19 ; 21 ; tulle and other net fabrics 29 ; 31 ; 33 ; 35 ; 37 ; 38 ; 39 ; 41 ; 49 ; 51 ; 52 ; 53 ; 54 ; 55 ; 56 ; 57 ; 59 ; 61 ; 63 ; 64 ; 65 ; 66 ; 67 ; 68 ; 69 ; 70 ; 71 ; 72 ; 73 ; 74 ; 76 ; 77 ; 78 ; 81 ; 82 ; 83 ; 84 ; 86 ; 87 ; 92 ; 93 ; 97

6 ex 61.01 Men s and boys outer garments UK

ex 61.02 B Women's, girls' and infants' outer garments : B. Other : 61.01-62 ; 64 ; Men's and boys' woven breeches, 66 ; 72 ; 74 ; 76 shorts and trousers (including slacks) ; women's, girls' and infants' 61.02-66 ; 68 ; 72 woven trousers and slacks of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres

8 ex 61.03 UK Men's and boys under garments, including collars, shirt fronts and cuffs : 61.03-11 ; 15 ; 19 Men's and boys' shirts, woven, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres

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ANNEX B

Quantitative CCT NIMEXE code Member limits from Category heading Description Units (1978) State 1 . 1 . to 31 . 12. No 1978

1 55.05 55.05-13 ; 19 ; UK Tonnes 274 Cotton yam, not put up for retail sale 21 ; 25 ; 27 ; 29 ; 33 ; 35 ; 37 ; 41 ; 45 ; 46 ; 48 ; 52 ; 58 ; 61 ; 65 ; 67 ; 69 ; 72 ; 78 ; 92 ; 98

4 ex 60.04 Under garments, knitted or crocheted, UK 365 1 000 pieces not elastic or rubberized : 60.04-01 ; 05 ; Shirts, T-shirts, lightweight fine knit 13 ; 18 ; 28 ; 29 ; roll, polo or turtle necked jumpers 30 ; 41 ; 50 ; 58 and pullovers, undervests and the like, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized, other than babies' garments, of cotton or synthetic textile fibres ; T-shirts and light­ weight fine knit roll, polo or turtle necked jumpers and pullovers of regenerated textile fibres

7 ex 60.05 A II Outer garments and other articles, UK 304 1 000 pieces knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized : A. Outer garments and clothing acces­ sories : II . Other

ex 61.02 B Women's, girls' and infants' outer garments : B. Other : 60.05-22 ; 23 ; Blouses and shirt blouses, knitted 24 ; 25 or crocheted (not elastic or rubber­ ized), or woven, for women, girls 61.02-78 ; 82 ; 84 and infants, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres