NoL8/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.1.76
COMMISSION DECISION
of17November 1975
authorizingtheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlandsnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttocertain
undergarments,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticorrubberized,otherthan
shirts,fallingwithinheadingNoex60.04,originatinginTaiwanandinfree
circulationintheFederalRepublicofGermany
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(76/41/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon11
November1975bytheGovernments oftheBenelux
countriestotheCommissionbytelexfromtheOffice
ofthePermanentRepresentative oftheKingdomof
theNetherlandstotheEuropeanCommunities ,for
authorizationnottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
certainundergarments,knittedorcrocheted,not
elasticorrubberized,otherthanshirts,fallingwithin
headingNoex60.04oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatinginTaiwanandinfreecirculationinthe
FederalRepublicofGermany,
WhereasimportsintotheCommunityoftheproducts
inquestionoriginatinginTaiwanaresubjecttoa
CommunityquantitativequotaestablishedbyCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No1783/75of10July1975on
rulesforimportsofcertaintextileproductsoriginating
inTaiwan(!);
Whereasthisquotaisadministered byallocation
amongtheMemberStates,asdeterminedbyCommis­
sionRegulation (EEC)No1849/75of18July1975
allocatingquantitativequotasinrespectofimports
intotheCommunityofcertaintextileproductsorigi­
natinginTaiwan(2);whereasthequotasharesallo­
catedfor1975totheBeneluxcountriesandthe
FederalRepublicofGermanyare252metrictonsand
972metrictonsrespectively ;
Whereas,sinceitwasnotpossiblewhentheCommu­
nityquotawasopenedtoachievefullalignmentof
theimportarrangements previouslyappliedinthe
MemberStates,theaboveRegulation (EEC)No
1783/75provides,asatemporarymeasure,foradero­
gationfromtheprincipleofequalandcontinuous
accessforallCommunityimporterstoCommunityquotasbystipulatingthatthequotainquestionbe
allocatedinitiallyonthebasisofthevolumesof
importspreviouslyadmittedintothevariousMember
Statesandthatitneedbeadjustedonlyprogressively
tothesupplyrequirements ofthemarkets;
Whereasforthisreasontheallocationofthequotain
questionstillinvolvescertaindisparitiesinthequota
sharesfixedforthevariousMemberStatesbyrefer­
encetothesupplyrequirements ofthemarkets
concerned ;
WhereasthesedisparitieshavecausedintheBenelux
countriesaflowofimportsoftheproductsinques­
tion,originatinginTaiwanandinfreecirculationin
theFederalRepublicofGermany,whichthreatensto
continueandtogrow;
Whereasaccordingtoinformationsuppliedbythe
Governments oftheBeneluxcountriesthereare
seriouseconomicdifficultiesinthebranchofthe
textileindustryconcerned,resultinginaprogressive
declineofproductionandaconstantreductionofthe
numberofworkersemployedinthatsector;
Whereastheseeconomicdifficultiesarecausedlargely
byunequalconditionsofcompetitionwithcertain
countries(includingTaiwan),wherebysuchcountries
areenabledtoexportatpriceslowerthanthoseof
producersintheBeneluxcountries;
Whereastheindirectimportsinquestion,which
wouldbeinadditiontothosealreadyeffected,would
belikelytoaggravatetheseeconomicdifficulties;
Whereasitisnotpossibleatthepresenttimetosetin
motionthemachineryforbringingabouttheneces­
sarycooperationfromtheFederalRepublicof
Germany;
Whereasauthorizationshouldbegiven,foralimited
period,fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasures,
underthefirstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothe
conditionslaiddownbytheCommissionDecisionof
12May1971(3),andinparticularArticle1thereof,
(»)OJNoL182,12.7.1975,p.2.
(2)OJNoL189,21.7.1975,p.24. P)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

15.1.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL8/31
Article2 HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1 ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseintheBeneluxcountriesfortheimportationof
theproductsinquestionfromTaiwanandinanycase
notlaterthan31December1975.TheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgandtheKingdomoftheNetherlandsare
authorizednottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
importsofthefollowingproduct:Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlands .CCT
heading Descriptionofgoods
No
ex60.04 Undergarments,knittedorcrocheted,not
elasticorrubberized,otherthanshirts,
excludingslips,knickersandpanty-hose,
commonlyknownastightsDoneatBrussels,17November1975.
wheretheyoriginateinTaiwanandareinfreecircula­
tionintheFederalRepublicofGermany,andin
respectofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswere
lodgedafter29October1975.FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
MemberoftheCommission