20. 5. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 137/9 COMMISSION REGULATION.(EEC) No 1366/89. of 18 May 1989 on arrangements for imports into France of certain textile products (category 20) originating in Thailand 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 (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 718/89 (% 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 France of certain textile products (category 20) specified in the Annex hereto and originating in Thailand have -exceeded the level referred to in paragraph 3 of the said Article 11 ; Whereas, in accordance with paragraph § of the said Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86-on 2 May 1989 Thailand was notified of a request for consultations ; whereas, pending a mutually satisfactory solution, the Commission -has requested - Thailand for a provisional period of three months to limit exports to France of products -falling -within category 20 to 347 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 of Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 the quantitative limits are observed by - means of a double-checking system in accordance with- Annex VI of the said Regulation ; Whereas the products in question exported from Thailand to-the Community between 2 May 1989 and the date of entry. into force of this Regulation must be set off against the quantitative limit which has been introduced ; Whereas this quantitative limit should not prevent the- importation of products covered by them shipped from Thailand before- the date of entry into force of this Regulation ; () OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1986, p. 1. () OJ No L 79, 22. 3. 1989, p. 6. 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 France of the category of products originating in: Thailand 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 Thailand to France 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 Thailand to France 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 Thailand on or after 2 May 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 them but shipped from Thailand 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 1 August 1989.