NoL65/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.3.79
COMMISSION DECISION
of19February1979
authorizingtheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlandsnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttowomen's,
girls'andinfants'wovenovercoats,raincoatsandothercoats,cloaksandcapes,
jacketsandblazers,otherthanthoseofcategory15A,ofwool,ofcottonorof
man-madetextilefibres,fallingwithinsubheadingex61.02BoftheCommon
CustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes61.02-31,32,33,35,36,37,39,40)(category15B),
originatinginYugoslaviaandinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheDutchandFrenchtextsareauthentic)
(79/274/EEC)
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadymadeorproposed,wouldbelikelytojeopar­
dizetheabovementioned commercial policy
measures ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddowninCommission Decision71/202/EEC
of12May1971(*),andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,theapplicationsforalicence
whichgaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondonot
needtobecoveredbysuchanauthorizationinview
ofthesmallamountinvolved,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon12
February1979bytheGovernments oftheBenelux
countriestotheCommission oftheEuropean
Communities ,forauthorizationnottoapplyCommu­
nitytreatmenttowomen's,girls'andinfants'woven
overcoats,raincoatsandothercoats,cloaksandcapes,
jacketsandblazers,otherthanthoseofcategory15A,
ofwool,ofcottonorofman-madetextilefibres,
fallingwithinsubheadingex61.02BoftheCommon
CustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes61.02-31,32,33,35,
36,37,39,40)(category15B),originatinginYugo­
slaviaandinfreecirculationintheotherMember
States,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginYugoslaviais
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementYugoslaviahasunder­
takentotakeallnecessarystepstolimititsexportsof
theproductsinquestiontotheCommunityuptothe
amountofcertainceilingsallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereastherearethereforedispar­
itiesexistingbetweentheimportconditionsinthe
variousMemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonly
beachievedprogressively ;
Whereasitappearsfromtheapplicationsubmitted
thatthereareseriousdifficultiesintheindustrial
sectorconcerned,involvingaconsiderabledropin
productionandemployment ;HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgandtheKingdomoftheNetherlandsare
authorizednottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttothe
productsindicatedbelow,Wheretheyoriginatein
Yugoslaviaandareinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStates,andinrespectofwhichapplications
forimportlicenceswerelodgedafter8February
1979:
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex61.02B
(NIMEXEcodes
61.02-31,32,33,35,
36,37,39,40)(cate­
gory15B)Women's,girls'andinfants'woven
overcoats,raincoatsandothercoats,
cloaksandcapes,jacketsand
blazers,otherthanthoseofcate­
gory15A,ofwool,ofcottonorof
man-madetextilefibres
(i)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

15.3.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL65/29
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntil30June1979.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlands .DoneatBrussels,19February1979.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President