NoL14/16 OfficialJournalottheEuropeanCommunities 20.1.79
COMMISSION DECISION
of13December 1978
authorizingtheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlandsnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttowomen's,
girls'andinfants'(otherthanbabies')knittedorcrochetedpyjamasandnight
dresses,ofcottonorsyntheticfibres,fallingwithinheadingNoex60.04ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes60.04-21,25,51,53),originatingin
Czechoslovakia andinfreecirculation intheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheDutchandFrenchtextsareauthentic )
(79/56/EEC)
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddowninCommission Decision71/202/EEC
of12May1971(J),andinparticularArticle 1thereof;
Whereas,however,theapplicationforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorization ,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon6
December1978bytheGovernments oftheBenelux
countriestotheCommission oftheEuropean
Communities ,forauthorization nottoapplyCommu­
nitytreatmenttowomen's,girls'andinfants'(other
thanbabies')knittedorcrochetedpyjamasandnight
dresses,ofcottonorsyntheticfibres,fallingwithin
headingNoex60.04oftheCommonCustomsTariff
(NIMEXEcodes60.04-21,25,51,53),originatingin
Czechoslovakia andinfreecirculation intheother
MemberStates;
WhereasintheBeneluxcountriestheimportationof
theproductsinquestionoriginatinginCzechoslo­
vakiais,inaccordance withCouncilDecision
77/806/EECof20December1977(1),subjecttoan
annualquotawhichiswhollytakenup;
Whereasthedisparitieswhichexistinthecommercial
policymeasuresappliedinconnectionwiththese
productsbytheMemberStatesarecausingdeflection
oftrade,therebypreventingtheexecutionofthose
commercialpolicymeasureswhichareinforce
becauseofthedifficulteconomicsituationinthe
sectorconcerned ;
Whereasitappearsfromtheapplicationsubmitted
thatthereareseriousdifficulties intheindustrial
sectorconcerned ,involvingaconsiderabledropin
productionandemployment ;
Whereastheseeconomicdifficultiesarecausedlargely
byunequalconditionsofcompetition ,whichallow
exportstobemadeatpricesappreciablylowerthan
thoseoftheCommunityproductsinquestion ;
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadymadeorproposed,wouldbelikelytoaggra­
vatethesedifficulties ;Article1
TheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgandtheKingdomoftheNetherlandsare
herebyauthorizednottoapplyCommunitytreatment
totheproductsindicatedbelow,wheretheyoriginate
inCzechoslovakia andareinfreecirculationinthe
otherMemberStates,andinrespectofwhichapplica­
tionsforimportlicenceswerelodgedafter26
November 1978:
CCT
NoDescription
ex60.04
(NIMEXEcodes
60.04-21,25,51,53)Women's,girls'andinfants'(other
thanbabies')knittedorcrocheted
pyjamasandnightdresses,of
cottonorsyntheticfibres
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseintheBeneluxcountriesfortheimportationof
(')OJNoL360,31.12.1977,p.1 (-)0|NoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

20.1.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL14/17
DoneatBrussels,13December1978. theseproductsfromCzechoslovakia oruntil31
December 1978whichever istheearlier.
Artidi3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlands .FortheCommission
£tienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission