4. 4. 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 92/11 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 977/87 of 3 April 1987 on arrangements for imports to Italy of certain textile products (category 1) 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 (), 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 Italy of textile products of category 1 specified in the Annex hereto and originating in Thailand 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, Thailand was notified on 19 December 1986 of a request for consulta- tions ; whereas, as a result of these consultations, it was agreed to make the textile products in question subject to quantitative limits for the years 1987 to 1991; Whereas paragraph 13 of the said Article 11 provides for compliance with the quantitative limits to be ensured 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 Thailand between 1 January 1987 and the date of entry into force of this Regulation must be set off against the quantitative limit for the year 1987; Whereas this quantitative limit should not prevent the importance of products covered by it shipped from Thai- land before the date of entry into force of this Regula- ~tion ; ’ 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 Atticle 2, imports into Italy of the category of products originating in Thai- land and specified in the Annex hereto shall be subject to the quantitative limits set out in that Annex. Article 2 1.  Products as referred to in Article 1, shipped form Thailand to Italy 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 before that date. 2. Imports of such products shipped from Thailand to Italy 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 to Italy on or after 1 January 1987 and released for free circulation, shall be deducted from the quantitative limit laid down. This limit shall not, however, prevent the importation of products covered by it but shipped from Thailand before the date of entry into force of this Regu- lation. Article 3 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. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 3 April 1987. () OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1986, p. 42. For the Commission Willy DE CLERCQ Member of the Commission