NoL107/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.4.76
COMMISSION DECISION
of4March1976
authorizingtheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlandsnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttocertain
men'sandboys'outergarments,fallingwithinheadingNoex61.01ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginTaiwanandinfreecirculationinthe
otherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(76/413/EEC)
areenabledtoexportatpriceslowerthanthoseof
producersintheBeneluxcountries;
Whereastheindirectimportsinquestion,which
wouldbeinadditiontothosealreadyeffected,would
belikelytoaggravatetheseeconomicdifficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibleatthepresenttimetosetin
motionthemachineryforbringingabouttheneces­
sarycooperationfromtheFederalRepublicof
GermanyandtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldbegiven,foralimited
period,fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasures,
underthefirstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothe
conditionslaiddownbytheCommissionDecisionof
12May1971(2),andinparticularArticle1thereof,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
HavingregardtotheapplicationtotheCommission
underthefirstparagraphofArticle115oftheTreaty,
madeon27February1976bytheGovernments of
theBeneluxcountriesbytelexfromtheofficeofthe
PermanentRepresentative oftheKingdomofthe
NetherlandstotheEuropeanCommunities ,forauthor­
izationnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttocertain
men'sandboys'outergarments(suits,jackets,blazers
andthelike),fallingwithinheadingNoex61.01of
theCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginTaiwan
aqdinfreecirculationintheFederalRepublicof
Germany,
WhereastheimportationintotheBeneluxcountries
oftheproductsinquestionoriginatinginTaiwanis
subject,underCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1783/75
of10July1975onrulesforimportsofcertaintextile
productsoriginatinginTaiwan('),toaquotafixedfor
1976atsevenmetrictons,whileintheFederalRepu­
blicofGermany,theimportationofthesesame
productsoriginatinginTaiwanisnotsubjecttoany
quota;
Whereasthedifferencesintheconditionsgoverning
theimportationoftheproductsinquestionhave
createdanindirecttradeflowintheBeneluxcountries
whichthreatenstocontinueandtogrow;
Whereas,accordingtoinformationsuppliedbythe
Governments oftheBeneluxcountries,thereare
seriouseconomicdifficultiesintheindustrymanufac­
turingtheproductsinquestionresultinginaprogres­
sivedeclineofproductionandaconstantreductionof
thenumberofworkersemployedinthatsector;
Whereastheseeconomicdifficultiesarecausedlargely
byunequalconditionsofcompetitionwithcertain
countries(includingTaiwan)wherebysuchcountriesHASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgandtheKingdomoftheNetherlandsare
authorizednottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
importsofthefollowingproducts:
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods
ex61.01 Men'sandboys'outergarments:
—Suits,jackets,blazersandthelike
wheretheyoriginateinTaiwanandareinfreecircula­
tionintheotherMemberStates,andinrespectof
whichapplicationsforimportlicenceswerelodged
after16February1976.
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseintheBeneluxcountriesfortheimportationof
(')OJNoL182,12.7.1975,p.2. (-)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

24.4.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL107/17
DoneatBrussels,4March1976.
FortheCommission
ChristopherSOAMES
Vice-PresidenttheproductsinquestionfromTaiwanandinanycase
notlaterthan31December1976.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlands .