S.I. No. 196/1977 - European Communities (Miscellaneous Textiles) Regulations, 1977.

S.I. No. 196 of 1977.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILES) REGULATIONS, 1977.

I, JUSTIN KEATING, Minister for Industry and Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1973), hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Miscellaneous Textiles) Regulations, 1977, and shall come into operation on the 1st day of July, 1977.

2. In these Regulations "the Order of 1964" means the Control of Imports (Quota No. 51) (Miscellaneous Textiles) Order, 1964 ( S.I. No. 297 of 1964 ).

3. The prohibition in respect of the importation of certain goods effected by the Order of 1964 shall not extend or apply to goods which are—

( a ) specified at a tariff heading number in column (1) of the First Schedule to these Regulations or at a tariff code number specified in column (2) of that Schedule,

( b ) of a description specified in column (3) of that Schedule opposite the mention in column (1) or column (2), as the case may be, of a tariff heading number or a tariff code number,

( c ) shown to the satisfaction of the Revenue Commissioners to have been manufactured in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, China, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, U.S.S.R., Albania, Mongolia, North Korea or Vietnam.

4. The prohibition in respect of the importation of certain goods effected by the Order of 1964 shall not extend or apply to goods which are—

( a ) specified at a tariff heading number in column (1) of the Second Schedule to these Regulations or at a tariff code number specified in column (2) of that Schedule.

( b ) of a description specified in column (3) of that Schedule opposite the mention in column (1) or column (2), as the case may be, of a tariff heading number or a tariff code number,

( c ) shown to the satisfaction of the Revenue Commissioners to have been manufactured in, or to have originated in, Taiwan.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Column 1

Tariff Heading

Column 2

Tariff Code Numbers

Column 3

Description of Goods

ex 61·08

ex 61·08—000

Collars, tuckers, fallals, bodice-fronts, jabots, cuffs, flounces, yokes and similar accessories and trimmings for women's and girls' garments, of cotton.

ex 62·01

ex 62·01—218; —224; —268; —280; —286; —323; —327; —359.

Blankets with the exception of travelling rugs.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Column 1 Tariff Heading	Column 2 Tariff Code Numbers	Column 3 Description of Goods
ex 51·01	51·01—226; —242; —258; —274; —316; —332; —348; —364; —380; —412; —428; —444; —489.	Yarn of man-made fibres (continuous) not put up for retail sale, excluding:
		—Yarn wholly of viscose rayon acetate fibres or cupra-ammonium rayon;
	—Yarn which has not been subjected to any of the following processes, texturing, dyeing, doubling, twisting, dressing or like processes and not rolled on cones or reels
55.05	All Codes of the Heading	Cotton yarn not put up for retail sale
55.06	All Codes of the Heading	Cotton yarn put up for retail sale.
ex 56.06	56.06—427; —443; —467.	Yarn of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste) put up for retail sale:
		—Containing wool, hair, cotton, flax or true hemp.
ex 57.06	57.06-515; —523; —563; —571	Yarn of jute or other Liberian fibres falling within heading 57.03: —Yarn of Jute
60.03	All Codes of the Heading	Stockings, understockings, socks, ankle-socks, sockettes and the like, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberised.
ex 60.04	60.04-072; —074; —076; —078; —080; —082.	Under-garments, knitted or crocheted not elastic or rubberised —Tights
61.07	All Codes of the Heading	Ties, bow-ties and cravats
61.08	All Codes of the Heading	Collars, tuckers, fallals, bodice-fronts, jabots, cuffs, flounces, yokes and similar accessories and trimmings for women's and girls' garments.
61.09	All Codes of the Heading	Corsets, corset-belts, suspender- belts, brassiers, braces, suspenders, garters and the like (including such articles of knitted or crocheted fabric) whether or not elastic.
61.10	All Codes of the Heading	Gloves, mittens, mitts, stockings, socks and sockettes, not being knitted or crocheted goods.
ex 61.11	61.11-030; —046; —059.	Made-up accessories for articles of apparel (e.g. dress shields, shoulder and other pads, belts, muffs, sleeve protectors, pockets) excluding badges, tabs, trimmings, motifs.
62.01	All Codes of the Heading	Travelling rugs and blankets.
ex 62.04	62.04-242; —250; —258; —276; —324; —328; —332; —336; —340; —378.	Tarpaulins, sails, awnings, sun-blinds, tents and camping goods:
		—Sails
		—Tarpaulins
		—Groundsheets
		—Hammock bags
		—Awnings and sunblinds
		—Tents
		—Sleeping bags
ex 94.04	94.04-512; —520; —528; —536; —544; —560; —576; —613; —621; —637; —645.	Mattress supports; mattresses other than of rubber; pouffs, cushions of foam or sponge polyurethanes, quilts and eiderdowns; other articles of bedding.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 27th day of June, 1977.

JUSTIN KEATING,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of these Regulations is to remove from the scope of the Control of Imports (Quota No. 51) (Miscellaneous Textiles) Order, 1964, with effect from 1 July, 1977:—

( a ) certain textiles yarns and made-up textiles originating in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, China, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, U.S.S.R., Albania, Mongolia, North Korea and Vietnam,

( b ) certain textile yarns, apparel and made-up textiles originating in Taiwan.