NoL8/32 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.1.76
COMMISSION DECISION
of17November 1975
authorizingtheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlandsnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttoinfants'
jacketsofwovenfabricsofmixedsynthetictextilefibresfallingwithin
subheading61.02exB,originatinginTaiwanandinfreecirculationinthe
FederalRepublicofGermany
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(76/42/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon11
November1975bytheGovernments oftheBenelux
countriestotheCommissionbytelexfromtheOffice
ofthePermanentRepresentative oftheKingdomof
theNetherlandstotheEuropeanCommunities ,for
authorization nottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
infant'sjacketsofwovenfabricsofmixedsynthetic
textilefibresfallingwithinsubheading61.02exBof
theCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginTaiwan
andinfreecirculationintheFederalRepublicof
Germany,
WhereasimportsintotheCommunityoftheproducts
inquestionoriginatinginTaiwanareauthorized
underaCommunityquantitativequotaestablishedby
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1783/75of10July
1975onrulesforimportsofcertaintextileproducts
originatinginTaiwan(');
Whereasthisquotaisadministered byallocation
amongtheMemberStates,asdeterminedbyCommis­
sionRegulation (EEC)No1849/75of18July1975
allocatingquantitativequotasinrespectofimports
intotheCommunityofcertaintextileproductsorigi­
natinginTaiwan(2);whereasthequotasharesallo­
catedfor1975totheBeneluxcountriesandthe
FederalRepublicofGermanyare56000kgand
125000kgrespectively ;
Whereas,sinceitwasnotpossiblewhentheCommu­
nityquotawasopenedtoachievefullalignmentof
theimportarrangements previouslyappliedinthe
MemberStates,theaboveRegulation (EEC)No
1783/75provides,asatemporarymeasure,foradero­
gationfromtheprincipleofequalandcontinuousaccessforallimporterstoCommunityquotasbystipu­
latingthatthequotainquestionbeallocatedinitially
onthebasisofthevolumeofimportspreviously
admittedintothevariousMemberStatesandneedbe
adjustedonlyprogressivelytothesupplyrequirements
ofthemarkets;
Whereasforthisreasontheallocationofthequotain
questionstillinvolvescertaindisparitiesinthequota
sharesfixedforthevariousMemberStatesinrelation
tothesupplyrequirements ofthemarketsconcerned ;
WhereasthesedisparitieshavecausedintheBenelux
countriesaflowofimportsoftheproductsinques­
tion,originatinginTaiwanandinfreecirculationin
theFederalRepublicofGermany,whichthreatensto
continueandtogrow;
Whereasaccordingtoinformationsuppliedbythe
Governments oftheBeneluxcountriesthereare
seriouseconomicdifficultiesinthebranchofthe
industryconcernedbytheapplication,resultingina
progressivedeclineofproductionandaconstant
reductionofthenumberofworkersemployedinthat
sector;
Whereastheseeconomicdifficultiesarecausedlargely
byunequalconditionsofcompetitionwithcertain
countries(includingTaiwan),wherebysuchcountries
areenabledtoexportatpriceslowerthanthoseof
producersintheBeneluxcountries;
Whereasitisnotpossibleatthepresenttimetosetin
motionthemachineryforbringingabouttheneces­
sarycooperationfromtheFederalRepublicof
Germany ;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordingelybegiven,
foralimitedperiod,fortheapplicationofprotective
measures,underthefirstparagraphofArticle115,
subjecttotheconditionslaiddownbytheCommis­
sionDecisionof12May1971(3),andinparticular
Article1thereof;
(>)OJNoL182,12.7.197.5,p.2.
(2)OJNoL189,21.7.1975,p.24. (3)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

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respectofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswere
lodgedafter10November1975.Whereastherequestforalicencewhichgaveriseto
theapplicationunderArticle115neednotbecovered
bythisauthorization inviewofthesmallamount
involved,Article2
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseintheBeneluxcountriesfortheimportationof
theproductsinquestionfromTaiwanandinanycase
notlaterthan31December1975.
Article3TheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgandtheKingdomoftheNetherlandsare
authorizednottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
importsofthefollowingproduct:ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlands .
car
heading Descriptionofgoods
No
61.02exBInfants'jacketsofwovenfabricsofmixed
synthetictextilefibresDoneatBrussels,17November1975.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
MemberoftheCommissionwheretheyoriginateinTaiwanandareinfreecircula­
tionintheFederalRepublicofGermany,andin