NoL189/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 12.7.78
COMMISSION DECISION
of15June1978
authorizingtheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlandsnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttomen'sand
boys'industrialandoccupationalclothing;women's,girls'andinfants'woven
aprons,smock-overalls andotherindustrialclothing(whetherornotalso
suitablefordomesticuse),ofwool,ofcottonorofman-madetextilefibres,
fallingwithinheadingNoex61.01orsubheadingex61.02B(NIMEXEcodes
61.01-13;IS;17;19—61.02-12;14)oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originating
inHongKongandinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(78/564/EEC)
concernedinvolvingaconsiderabledropinproduc­
tionandemployment ;
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadyeffected,wouldbelikelytoaggravatethese
difficulties ;
WhereasitisnotpossibletosAinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115*,subjecttothecondi­
tionsspecifiedintheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971(J),andinparticularArticle1thereof,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon6June
1978bytheGovernments oftheBeneluxcountriesto
theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,for
authorizationnottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
men'sandboys'industrialandoccupationalclothing;
women's,girls'andinfants'wovenaprons,smock-
overallsandotherindustrialclothing(whetherornot
alsosuitablefordomesticuse)ofwool,ofcottonorof
man-madetextilefibres,fallingwithinheadingNoex
61.01orsubheadingex61.02B(NIMEXEcodes
61.01-13;15;17;19—61.02-12;14)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginHongKong
andinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginHongKongis
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementHongKonghas
undertakentotakeallnecessarystepstolimitits
exportsoftheproductsinquestiontotheCommunity
tocertainceilingsallocatedamongtheMember
States;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereasforthatreasondisparities
persistbetweentheimportconditionsinthevarious
MemberStates;whereasunfiformitycanonlybe
achievedprogressively ;
Whereasaccordingtotheapplicationsubmittedthere
areseriousdifficulties intheindustrialsectorHASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgandtheKingdomoftheNetherlandsare
authorizednottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttothe
productsindicatedbelow,wheretheyoriginatein
HongKongandareinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStates,andinrespectofwhichapplications
forimportlicenceswerelodgedafter30May1978:
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex61.01
ex61.02B
(NIMEXEcodes61.01-
13;15;17;19—
61.02-12;14)Men'sandboys'wovenindustrial
andoccupational clothing;
women's,girls'andinfants'woven
aprons,smock-overalls andother
industrialclothing(whetherornot
alsosuitablefordomesticuse),of
wool,ofcottonorofman-made
textilefibres
(*)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

12.7.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL189/21
DoneatBrussels,15June1978. Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
arisefortheimportationoftheseproductsfromHong
Kongoruntil31December1978,whicheveristhe
earlier.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlands .FortheCommission
LorenzoNATALI
Vice-President