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( 1 ) OJ NO L 357 , 31 . 12 . 1977 , P . 51 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 39 , 9 . 2 . 1978 , P . 1 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 371/81

OF 12 FEBRUARY 1981

MAKING THE IMPORTATION INTO BENELUX OF WOMEN ' S OUTER GARMENTS ( CATEGORY 15 B ) ORIGINATING IN TAIWAN SUBJECT TO QUANTITATIVE LIMITS

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3020/77 OF 30 DECEMBER 1977 ON THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN TAIWAN ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 255/78 OF 7 FEBRUARY 1978 MAINTAINING THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF TEXTILE PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN TAIWAN ( 2 ),

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3020/77 ESTABLISHED AUTONOMOUS ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPORTS OF TEXTILES ORIGINATING IN TAIWAN ; WHEREAS ARTICLE 3 OF THAT REGULATION LAYS DOWN THE CONDITIONS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FURTHER QUANTITATIVE LIMITS ;

WHEREAS IMPORTS INTO BENELUX OF WOMEN ' S OUTER GARMENTS ( CATEGORY 15 B ) ORIGINATING IN TAIWAN , HAVE CONSIDERABLY EXCEEDED THE THRESHOLD INDICATED IN THAT ARTICLE ;

WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY THEREFORE TO ESTABLISH QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FOR THE PERIOD 1980 TO 1982 ON IMPORTS OF PRODUCTS IN CATEGORY 15 B ORIGINATING IN TAIWAN ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

DURING THE YEARS 1981 AND 1982 , THE IMPORTATION INTO BENELUX OF WOMEN ' S OUTER GARMENTS ( CATEGORY 15 B ) ORIGINATING IN TAIWAN SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS INDICATED IN THE ANNEX .

ARTICLE 2

THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3020/77 , AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF QUANTITATIVE LIMITS , SHALL APPLY TO THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS ESTABLISHED BY THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 3

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

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 12 FEBRUARY 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

WILHELM HAFERKAMP

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION

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ANNEX

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

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CATE- GORY // HEADING NO // CODE ( 1980 ) // DESCRIPTION // MEMBER STATES // UNITS // 1981 // 1982 //

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15 B // 61.02 B II E ) 1 AA ) BB ) CC ) // // WOMEN ' S , GIRLS ' AND INFANTS ' OUTER GARMENTS : B . OTHER : // BNL // 1 000 PIECES // 60 // 64 //

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BB )

CC ) // 61.02-31 ; 32 ; 33 ; 35 ; 36 ; 37 ; 39 ; 40 // WOMEN ' S , GIRLS ' AND INFANTS ' WOVEN OVERCOATS , RAINCOATS AND OTHER COATS , CLOAKS AND CAPES ; JACKETS AND BLAZERS , OTHER THAN GARMENTS OF CATEGORY 15 A , OF WOOL , OF COTTON OR OF MAN-MADE TEXTILE FIBRES //