No L 33/12 Official Journal of the European Communities 5. 2. 88 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 332/88 of 3 February 1988 on arrangements for imports into the Community of certain textile products (category 1), originating in India THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the 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 ('), 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 1) specified in the Annex hereto and originating in India have exceeded the level referred to in paragraph 2 of the said Article 11; Whereas, in accordance with paragraph 5 of the said Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86, on 18 November 1987 India was notified of a request for consultations ; whereas pending a mutually satisfactory solution, importations into the Community of category 1 products have been submitted to provisional limits for the period 18 November 1987 to 17 February 1988 by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3265/87 (3 ; _ Whereas, as a result of consultations held on 11 to 13 January 1988, it was agreed to submit the textile products in question to Community quantitative limits for the period 18 November to 31 December 1987 and for the years 1988 to 1991; 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 India to the Community between 18 November and 31 December 1987 must be set,off against the Community quantitative limits for the period 18 November to 31 December 1987 ; Whereas these quantitative limits should not prevent the importation of products covered by them but shipped from India to the Community before the date of entry into force of Regulation (EEC) No 3265/87 ; () OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1986, p. 1. () OJ No L 341, 3. 12. 1987, p. 21. Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 2, imports into the Community of the category of products origina- ting in India and specified in the Annex hereto shall be subject to the quantitative limits set out in that Annex. Article 2 1. Products referred to in Article 1 shipped from India to the Community before the date of entry into force of Regulation (EEC) No 3265/87 and not yet released for free circulation, shall be so released subject to the presen- tation of a bill of lading or other transport document proving that shipment actually took place during that period. . 2. Imports of products shipped from India to the Community after the entry into force of Regulation (EEC) No 3265/87 shall continue to be subject to the double- checking system described in Annex VI to Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86. 3. All quantities of products shipped from India to the Community on or after 18 November 1987 and released for free circulation shall be deducted form the quantita- tive limit laid down for the period 18 November to 31 December 1987. This provisional limit shall not, however, prevent the importation of products covered by them but shipped from India before the date of entry into force of Regulation (EEC) No 3265/87. Article 3 Regulation (EEC) No 3265/87 is hereby repealed. Article 4 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day follo- wing its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro- pean Communities. It shall apply until 31 December 1991.