Council Regulation (EEC) No 1901/80 of 15 July 1980 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3059/78 on common rules for imports of certain textile products originating in third countries

****

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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 248 , 2 . 10 . 1979 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1901/80

OF 15 JULY 1980

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3059/78 ON COMMON RULES FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THIRD COUNTRIES

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 113 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS COMMON RULES FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THIRD COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN LAID DOWN BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3059/78 ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2143/79 ( 2 );

WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY HAS GIVEN UNDERTAKINGS TO THE SUPPLYING COUNTRIES , REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3059/78 , TO ADJUST THE ALLOCATION OF LIMITS AMONG THE MEMBER STATES AND TO ESTABLISH EFFICIENT AND SPEEDY PROCEDURES FOR ADJUSTING THE ALLOCATIONS IN SUCH A WAY AS TO ENSURE OPTIMUM UTILIZATION ;

WHEREAS IT APPEARS DESIRABLE TO MAKE CLEAR THAT THE PROCEDURE PROVIDED FOR BY ARTICLE 15 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3059/78 APPLIES FOR THE ADJUSTMENT OF SUCH ALLOCATIONS FOLLOWING REQUESTS TO THAT EFFECT FROM SUPPLYING COUNTRIES ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

ARTICLE 7 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3059/78 SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' ARTICLE 7

1 . THE COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS SHALL BE ALLOCATED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO ENSURE THE IMPROVED UTILIZATION OF THESE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS AND TO ATTAIN PROGRESSIVELY A MORE BALANCED PENETRATION OF THE MARKETS BY MEANS OF IMPROVED BURDEN-SHARING BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES .

2 . THE ALLOCATION OF THE COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS SHALL BE ADAPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 15 AND ACCORDING TO THE CRITERIA DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH 1 WHERE THIS PROVES NECESSARY , PARTICULARLY IN VIEW OF TRENDS IN PATTERNS OF TRADE , IN ORDER TO ENSURE THEIR IMPROVED UTILIZATION .

3 . IN CASES REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 WHICH ARE OF PARTICULAR ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE TO ONE OR MORE MEMBER STATES , THE COMMISSION SHALL HOWEVER REFER PROPOSALS FOR AMENDMENT OF THE ALLOCATION DIRECTLY TO THE COUNCIL . THE COUNCIL SHALL ACT UPON SUCH PROPOSALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 113 OF THE TREATY . '

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD 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 , 15 JULY 1980

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

J . SANTER