23. 2. 89 Official Journal of the European Communitiés No L 51/5 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 438/89 of 21 February 1989 - on arrangements for imports into the Community of certain textile products (category 90) originating in Poland THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to tl';e Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 of 22 December 1986 on common rules for imports- of certain textile products originating in third countries ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2995/88 (3, and in particular Article 11 thereof, Whereas ‘Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 lays: down the conditions under. which quantitative limits may be established ; whereas imports into the Community of certain textile products (category 90) specified in the Annex hereto and originating in Poland have exceeded the level referred to in paragraph 3 of the said Article 11 ; Whereas, in accordance with paragraph 5 of the said Article 11 of Regulation (EEC)" No 4136/86, on 9 February 1989 -Poland was notified of a request for consultations ; whereas, pending a mutually satisfactory solution, - the. Commission has requested Poland for a “provisional period of three months to limit exports to the Community of products falling within category 90 to 450 tonnes with -effect from the-date of notification of the request for consultations ; whereas pending the outcome of the requested consultations quantitative limits identical to those requested -of the supplier country should be applied provisionally to imports of the category of products in question ; ° Whereas paragraph 13 of the said Article 11 ensures that the quantitative limits are observed by means of a double-checking system~in accordance with Annex VI to. Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 ; Whereas the products in question exported from Poland to the Community between 9 February and the date of entry into force of this Regulation must be set off against the quantitative limits which have been introduced; Whereas these quantitative limits should not prevent the importation of products covered by them shipped from. Poland before. the date of entry into force of this Regulation ; p () OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1986, p. 42. @ OJ No L 270, 30. 9. 1988, p. 64. Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Avrticle 1 Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 2, imports into the Community of the category of products originating in Poland and specified in the Annex hereto shall be subject to the provisional quantitative limit set - out in that Annex. Article 2 1. Products as referred to in “Article 1 shipped from Poland to the Community 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 bill of lading or other transport document proving that shipment actually took place during that period. 2. Imports of products shipped from Poland to the Community after the entry into force of this. Regulation shall be subject to the double-checking system-described in Annex VI to Regulation .(EEC) No 4136/86. 3. All quantities of products shipped from Poland on or after-9 February 1989 and released for free circulation shall be deducted from the quantitative limit laid down. This provisional limit shall not, however, prevent the importation of products covered by it but shipped from Pol and before the date of entry into force of this - - Regulation. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force..on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Commaunities. It shall apply until 8 May 1989.