24.4.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL107/19
COMMISSION DECISION
of9March1976
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authorizingtheItalianRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttoimports
ofprintedcottonfabrics,otherthangauzeandterrytowellingandsimilarterry
fabrics,fallingwithinheadingNoex55.09oftheCommonCustomsTariff,origi­
natinginHongKongandinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheItaliantextisauthentic)
(76/415/EEC)
Whereas,inthesecircumstances ,itistobefearedthat
anindirecttradeflowtoItalymayariseandgrow;
Whereas,accordingtoinformationsuppliedbythe
ItalianGovernment ,thereareseriouseconomicdiffi­
cultiesinthetextileindustryresultinginadropin
productionandunemployment inanumberoffacto­
ries;
Whereasindirectimportsoftheproductsinquestion
threatentoaggravatetheseeconomicdifficulties;
Whereasitisnotpossibleatthepresenttimetosetin
motionthemachineryforbringingabouttheneces­
sarycooperationfromtheFederalRepublicof
GermanyandtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldbegiven,foralimited
period,fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasures,
underthefirstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothe
conditionslaiddownbytheCommissionDecisionof
12May1971('),andinparticularArticle1thereof,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
HavingregardtotheapplicationtotheCommission
underthefirstparagraphofArticle115oftheTreaty,
madeon28February1976bytheItalianGovernment
bytelexfromtheofficeofitsPermanentRepresenta­
tivetotheEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorization
toapplyprotectivemeasuresinrespectoftheimporta­
tionofprintedcottonfabrics,otherthangauzeand
terrytowellingandsimilarterryfabrics,fallingwithin
headingNoex55.09oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatinginHongKongandinfreecirculationin
theFederalRepublicofGermany,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginHongKongisthe
subjectofanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
CommunityandHongKongandinitialledon13
August1975;
Whereas,pendingthecompletionoftheprocedures
necessaryfortheconclusionandentryintoforceof
thatAgreement,theCommunityandHongKong
haveagreedtorecognizethedefactoapplicationofits
provisionswitheffectfrom18July1975;
Whereas,undertheAgreement,HongKonghas
undertakentotakeallnecessarystepstolimitits
exportsofcertaintextileproductstotheCommunity
tocertainceilingsallocatedamongtheMember
States;
Whereasthefixingofthequotasharesallocatedto
thevariousMemberStatescanbeadjustedonly
progressively tothesupplyrequirements ofthe
marketsconcerned ;
WhereasthequotashareallocatedtoItalyfor1976for
printedcottonfabricsandsynthetictextilefibresis
225metrictons,whilethecorresponding quotashare
allocatedtotheFederalRepublicofGermanyis868
metrictons;HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheItalianRepublicisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttoimportsofprintedcotton
fabrics,otherthangauzeandterrytowellingand
similarterryfabrics,fallingwithinheadingNoex
55.09oftheCommonCustomsTariff,wheretheyorig­
inateinHongKongandareinfreecirculationinthe
otherMemberStates,andinrespectofwhichapplica­
tionsforimportlicenceswerelodgedafter19
February1976.
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseinItalyfortheimportationoftheproductsin
(')OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

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questionfromHongKongandinanycasenotlater
than31December1976.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheItalianRepublic.DoneatBrussels,9March1976.
FortheCommission
ChristopherSOAMES
Vice-President