S.I. No. 261/1980 - European Communities (Surveillance of Certain Clothing and Textile Products Imports) (No. 2) Regulations, 1980.

S.I. No. 261 of 1980.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (SURVEILLANCE OF CERTAIN CLOTHING AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS IMPORTS) (NO. 2) REGULATIONS, 1980.

WHEREAS the State has been authorised under the Regulation of the Council of the European Communities dated the 8th day of May, 1979 (No. 926/79/EEC)⁽¹⁾ to take the surveillance measures hereinafter specified (the conditions and details of which the Council has determined in that Regulation):

⁽¹⁾ OJ No. L131, of 29. 5. 1979, p.15.

NOW, I, DESMOND O'MALLEY, Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), hereby make the following Regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Surveillance of Certain Clothing and Textile Products Imports) (No. 2) Regulations, 1980.

2. (1) In these Regulations "the Minister" means the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism.

(2) A reference in these Regulations to a code number, a tariff heading or a tariff subheading shall be taken to be a reference to that code number, tariff heading or tariff subheading in the Annex to Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1445/72⁽²⁾, as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3062/79⁽³⁾ and by any subsequent Regulations of an institution of the European Communities.

⁽²⁾OJ No. L161, of 17. 7.1972, p. 1.

⁽³⁾ OJ No. L346, of 31.12.1979, p. 1.

3. (1) These Regulations apply to goods which originate in a State which is not a Member State of the European Communities and are specified at a code number, tariff heading or tariff subheading mentioned or referred to in column (1) of the Schedule to these Regulations, but do not apply to goods to which the European Communities (Surveillance of Certain Clothing and Textile Products Imports) Regulations, 1980 ( S.I. No. 256 of 1980 ), and the Commission Decision of the 27th day of June, 1980 (No. 80/605 EEC)⁽⁴⁾) apply.

⁽⁴⁾ OJ No. L164, of 30. 6. 1980, p.20.

(2) The particulars stated in column (2) of the Schedule to these Regulations are inserted solely to facilitate identification of the goods referred to at the code number, tariff heading or tariff subheading mentioned or referred to in column (1) of that Schedule opposite the insertion in column (2), and, accordingly, nothing contained in column (2) shall affect the construction or limit or control the operation of any provision of these Regulations (including the mention of or reference to, the code number, tariff heading or tariff subheading in column (1)).

4. The importation into the State of any goods to which these Regulations apply shall be subject to the production by the importer of an import document issued by the Minister.

SCHEDULE

Code Number, Tariff Heading or Subheading (1)	Short Description of Goods (2)
55.08	Terry towelling and similar terry fabrics, of cotton.
60.02	Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted, not elastic nor rubberised.
60.04	Under garments and other articles, knitted or crocheted, not elastic nor rubberised.
60.05	Outer garments and other articles, knitted or crocheted, not elastic nor rubberised.
61.01	Men's and boys' outer garments.
61.02	Women's, girls' and infants' outer garments.
61.03	Men's and boys' under garments, including collars, shirt fronts, and cuffs.
61.04	Women's, girls' and infants' under garments.
61.09	Corsets, corset-belts, suspender-belts, brassieres, braces, suspenders, garters and the like (including such articles of knitted or crocheted fabric), whether or not elastic.
61.10	Gloves, mittens, mitts, stockings, socks and sockettes, not being knitted or crocheted goods.
62.02	Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen; curtains and other furnishing articles.
62.04-23, 73	Tents.
Ex 62.05-93	Shoe laces.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 13th day of August, 1980.

DESMOND O'MALLEY.

Minister for Industry,

Commerce and Tourism.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of the Instrument is to enable the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism to continue in operation a system of surveillance on imports of certain clothing and textile products.