****

( 1 ) OJ NO L 345 , 31 . 12 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 152 , 11 . 6 . 1981 , P . 13 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 45 , 18 . 2 . 1981 , P . 14 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2269/81

OF 4 AUGUST 1981

ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPORTS INTO FRANCE OF CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE PEOPLE ' S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3061/79 OF 20 DECEMBER 1979 ON COMMON RULES FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN CHINA ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1551/81 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 11 ( 4 ) AND ( 5 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 11 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3061/79 LAYS DOWN THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH QUANTITATIVE LIMITS MAY BE ESTABLISHED ;

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 401/81 ( 3 ) SET PROVISIONAL QUANTITATIVE LIMITS ON IMPORTS INTO FRANCE OF CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS OF CHINESE ORIGIN PENDING THE RESULT OF THE CONSULTATIONS IN PROGRESS ;

WHEREAS ON 2 AND 23 APRIL 1981 THESE CONSULTATIONS YIELDED A MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE RESULT AND IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO SET THE FINAL QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FOR THESE PRODUCTS FOR THE YEARS 1981 TO 1983 AND TO CANCEL THE PROVISIONAL QUANTITATIVE LIMITS ;

WHEREAS THE QUANTITIES OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION EXPORTED FROM CHINA BETWEEN 1 JANUARY 1981 AND THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION MUST BE SET OFF AGAINST THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS WHICH HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED FOR 1981 ;

WHEREAS THESE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS DO NOT PREVENT THE IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS COVERED BY THEM BUT SHIPPED FROM CHINA BEFORE THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE IMPORTATION INTO FRANCE OF THE PRODUCT-CATEGORIES ORIGINATING IN CHINA AND SPECIFIED IN THE ANNEX HERETO SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS GIVEN IN THAT ANNEX AND TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 2 .

ARTICLE 2

1 . PRODUCTS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 , SHIPPED FROM CHINA TO FRANCE BEFORE THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION AND NOT YET RELEASED FOR FREE CIRCULATION , SHALL BE SO RELEASED SUBJECT TO THE PRESENTATION OF A SHIPMENT CERTIFICATE PROVING THAT SHIPMENT ACTUALLY TOOK PLACE BEFORE THAT DATE .

2 . ALL QUANTITIES OF PRODUCTS SHIPPED FROM CHINA ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 1981 AND RELEASED FOR FREE CIRCULATION SHALL BE DEDUCTED FROM THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS LAID DOWN . THESE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS SHALL NOT HOWEVER PREVENT THE IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS COVERED BY THEM BUT SHIPPED FROM CHINA BEFORE THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION .

3 . IMPORTS OF PRODUCTS EXPORTED FROM CHINA TO FRANCE FROM THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION ARE SUBJECT TO THE DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM ESTABLISHED BY ARTICLE 1 OF ANNEX V TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3061/79 .

ARTICLE 3

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 401/81 IS HEREBY REPEALED .

ARTICLE 4

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

IT SHALL APPLY UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1983 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 4 AUGUST 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

ETIENNE DAVIGNON

VICE-PRESIDENT

****

ANNEX

// //

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

//

CATE- GORY // HEADING NO // CODE ( 1981 ) // DESCRIPTION // MEMBER STATES // UNITS // 1981 // 1982 // 1983 //

//

10/11 // 60.02 // 60.02-40 ; 50 ; 60 ; 70 ; 80 // GLOVES , MITTENS AND MITTS , KNITTED OR CROCHETED , NOT ELASTIC OR RUBBERIZED // F // 1 000 PAIRS // 1 900 // 1 976 // 2 055 //

//

21 // 61.01 B IV // // MEN ' S AND BOYS ' OUTER GARMENTS // F // 1 000 PIECES // 500 // 530 // 562 //

// 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 //

//

30 A // 61.04 B I // // WOMEN ' S , GIRLS ' AND INFANTS ' UNDER GARMENTS : // F // 1 000 PIECES // 980 // 1 029 // 1 080 //

// // 61.04-11 ; 13 ; 18 // WOMEN ' S , GIRLS ' AND INFANTS ' WOVEN PYJAMAS AND NIGHT DRESSES , OF WOOL , OF COTTON OR OF MAN-MADE TEXTILE FIBRES //

//

73 // 60.05 A II B ) 3 // // OUTER GARMENTS AND OTHER ARTICLES , KNITTED OR CROCHETED , NOT ELASTIC OR RUBBERIZED : // F // 1 000 PIECES // 200 // 212 // 225 //

// // // A . OUTER GARMENTS AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES : //

// // // II . OTHER : //

// // 60.05-16 ; 17 ; 19 // TRACK SUITS OF KNITTED OR CROCHETED FABRIC , NOT ELASTIC OR RUBBERIZED , OF WOOL , OF COTTON OR OF MAN-MADE TEXTILE FIBRES //