No L 73/62 . Official Journal of the European Communities 17. 3. 89 COMMISSION DECISION of 13 March 1989 authorizing the United Kingdom to apply intra-Community surveillance to _imports of certain textile products originating in third countries and put into free circulation in the Community (Only the English text is iuthentic) (89/203/EEC) THE- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic .Community, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 115 thereof, Having regard to Commission. Decision: 87/433/EEC of 22 July 1987, on surveillance: and protective measures which Member States may be authorized to take pursuant to ‘Article 115 of the EEC Treaty ('), and in particular Articles 1 and 2 thereof; Whereas Decision 87/433/EEC requires Member States to have prior authorization from the Commission before introducing intra-Community surveillance of imports covered by that Decision ; Whereas on 22 February 1989 a request was made under Article 2 of Decision 87/433/EEC by the United Kingdom Government to the Commission of ~the European Communities for authorization to introduce intra-Community surveillance for certain textile products originating in third countries and put-into free circulation in the Community; Whereas the information given by the United Kingdom authorities .in support of this request has been examined closely by the Commission, in accordance with the criteria laid-down in Decision 87/433/EEC; Whereas the . Commission examined in particular whether, during the reference years set out in Decision () OJ No L 238, 21. 8. 1987, p. 26. 87/433/EEC, significant imports have been realized in the Member States, originating in other Member States; Whereas this examination has shown that the conditions . . for the application of surveillance measures in respect of the products in question do-exist; Whereas, therefore, the United - Kingdom should be authorized to make . the imports concerned subject -to- prior intra-Community surveillance until 31 December 1989, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The United Kingdom is hereby authorized to introduce, until 31 December 1989, and in accordance with Decision 87/433/EEC, intra-Community surveillance. of imports” of textile products set out in the Annex hereto originating in certain third countries. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom. Done at .Brussels, 13 March 1985. For- the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President