31988R3109

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3109/88

of 7 October 1988

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2819/79 as regards cetain textile products (category 65) originating in Turkey

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 288/82 of 5 February 1982 on common rules for imports (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1243/86 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

After consultation within the Advisory Committee set up by Article 5 of that Regulation,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2819/79 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1847/88 (4), makes imports of certain textile products originating in certain non-member countries subject to Community surveillance;

Whereas Turkey has introduced administrative procedures to provide rapid information on the trend of trade in certain textile products;

Whereas a system of administrative cooperation has been established between the European Economic Community and Turkey with regard to trade in certain textile products referred to in the Annex to this Regulation;

Whereas, in order to be effective, such administrative cooperation must have a consistent statistical basis;

Whereas it is appropriate that this Regulation should not apply in respect of those products referred to in the Annex to this Regulation, in so far as these originated in Turkey and have been introduced into the customs territory of the Community prior to its entry into force, but have not been released into free circulation in the Community,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Without prejudice to the other provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2819/79, the import document referred to in Article 2 of that Regulation shall be issued or endorsed for the products listed in Annex I only on presentation of an export information document corresponding to the specimen shown in Annex II.

The said export information documents shall be issued by the Istanbul, Izmir (Smyrna) Cukurova and Bursa Textile Exporters' Associations.

Any export advice note should be presented to the competent authorities in the Member States within one month of its date of issue.

The import document referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2819/79 may be used for two months from the date of issue. In exceptional circumstanes that period may be extended by a month.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall not apply in respect of products originating in Turkey which have previously been introduced into the customs territory of the Community, but which have not been released into free circulation in the Community.

It shall apply until 31 December 1988.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 October 1988.

For the Commission

Willy DE CLERCQ

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 35, 9. 2. 1982, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 113, 30. 4. 1986, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 320, 15. 12. 1979, p. 9.

(4) OJ No L 163, 30. 6. 1988, p. 19.