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( 1 ) OJ NO L 365 , 27 . 12 . 1978 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 381 , 31 . 12 . 1980 , P . 1 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1090/81

OF 22 APRIL 1981

ON THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPORTS INTO ITALY AND BENELUX OF CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN ROMANIA AND BULGARIA

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3059/78 OF 21 DECEMBER 1978 ON COMMON RULES FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN CERTAIN THIRD COUNTRIES ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3553/80 OF 22 DECEMBER 1980 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 11 AND 15 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 11 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3059/78 LAYS DOWN THE CONDITIONS ON WHICH QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS MAY BE ESTABLISHED ; WHEREAS IMPORTS INTO ITALY OF ANORAKS ( CATEGORY 21 ) AND INTO BENELUX OF OUTER GARMENTS ( CATEGORY 83 ) ORIGINATING IN ROMANIA , AND IMPORTS INTO ITALY OF COTTON GAUZE ( CATEGORY 53 ) ORIGINATING IN BULGARIA , HAVE EXCEEDED THE LEVEL REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF THE SAID ARTICLES ;

WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 5 OF THE SAID ARTICLE 11 , ROMANIA WAS NOTIFIED ON 8 DECEMBER 1980 AND ON 19 JANUARY 1981 AND BULGARIA ON 29 OCTOBER 1980 OF A REQUEST FOR CONSULTATIONS ; WHEREAS , FOLLOWING THESE CONSULTATIONS , IT IS DESIRABLE TO MAKE THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION SUBJECT TO QUANTITATIVE LIMITATION FOR THE YEARS 1981 AND 1982 ;

WHEREAS PARAGRAPH 13 OF THE SAID ARTICLE 11 ENSURES THAT THE QUANTITATIVE LIMIT IS OBSERVED BY MEANS OF A DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANNEX V TO THE REGULATION IN QUESTION ;

WHEREAS THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION EXPORTED FROM ROMANIA AND BULGARIA RESPECTIVELY BETWEEN 1 JANUARY 1981 AND THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION MUST BE SET OFF AGAINST THE QUANTITATIVE LIMIT FOR 1981 ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE TEXTILES COMMITTEE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

IMPORTS INTO ITALY AND BENELUX OF THE CATEGORIES OF PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN ROMANIA AND BULGARIA , RESPECTIVELY , AND SPECIFIED IN THE ANNEX HERETO SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS GIVEN IN THAT ANNEX AND TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ).

ARTICLE 2

1 . PRODUCTS , AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 , SHIPPED FROM ROMANIA AND BULGARIA TO ITALY AND BENELUX BEFORE THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION , WHICH HAVE NOT YET BEEN RELEASED FOR FREE CIRCULATION , SHALL BE SO RELEASED WITHOUT DELAY SUBJECT TO THE PRESENTATION OF A BILL OF LADING OR OTHER TRANSPORT DOCUMENT PROVING THAT SHIPMENT ACTUALLY TOOK PLACE BEFORE THAT DATE .

2 . IMPORTS OF PRODUCTS SHIPPED FROM ROMANIA AND BULGARIA TO ITALY AND BENELUX AFTER THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM DESCRIBED IN ANNEX V TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3059/78 .

3 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF APPLYING THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH 2 , THE QUANTITIES OF PRODUCTS SHIPPED FROM ROMANIA ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 1981 AND RELEASED FOR FREE CIRCULATION SHALL BE SET OFF AGAINST THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR 1981 .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE SECOND DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1982 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 22 APRIL 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

ETIENNE DAVIGNON

VICE-PRESIDENT

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ANNEX

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// CCT // NIMEXE // // // // // QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FROM 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER //

//

CATE- GORY // HEADING NO // CODE ( 1981 ) // DESCRIPTION // THIRD COUNTRIES // MEMBER STATES // UNITS // 1981 // 1982 //

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21 // 61.01 B IV // // MEN ' S AND BOYS ' OUTER GAR-MENTS : // ROMANIA // I // 1 000 PIECES // 550 // 583 // //

// 61.02 B II D ) // // WOMEN ' S , GIRLS ' AND INFANTS ' OUTER GARMENTS : //

// // // B . OTHER : //

// // 61.01-29 ; 31 ; 32 61.02-25 ; 26 ; 28 // PARKAS ; ANORAKS , WINDCHEATERS , WAISTER JACKETS AND THE LIKE , WOVEN , OF WOOL , OF COTTON OR OF MAN-MADE TEXTILE FIBRES //

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53 // 55.07 // 55.07-10 ; 90 // COTTON GAUZE // BULGARIA // I // TONNES // 80 // 85 //

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83 // 60.05 A II A )

B ) 4 HH ) 11 22 33 44

IJIJ ) 11 // // OUTER GARMENTS AND OTHER ARTICLES , KNITTED OR CROCHETED , NOT ELASTIC OR RUBBERIZED : A . OUTER GARMENTS AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES : // ROMANIA // BNL // TONNES // 95 // 101 //

// KK ) 11 // // II . OTHER : //

// LL ) 11

22

33

44 // 60.05-04 ; 76 ; 77 ; 78 ; 79 ; 81 ; 85 ; 88 ; 89 ; 90 ; 91 // OUTER GARMENTS , KNITTED OR CROCHETED , NOT ELASTIC OR RUBBERIZED , OTHER THAN GARMENTS OF CATEGORIES 5 , 7 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 AND 75 , OF WOOL , OF COTTON OR OF MAN-MADE TEXTILE FIBRES //