11.5.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL123/29
COMMISSION DECISION
of21April1978
authorizingtheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlandsnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttowomen's,
girls'andinfants'wovenovercoats,raincoatsandothercoats,cloaksandcapes,
jacketsandblazers(otherthancoatsofimpregnated ,coatedorcoveredorlami­
natedwovenfabric,fallingwithinheadingNo59.08,59.11or59.12)ofwool,of
cottonorofman-madetextilefibres,fallingwithinsubheadingex61.02Bofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginHongKongandinfreecirculationin
theotherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(78/423/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,Whereasaccordingtotheapplicationsubmittedthere
areseriousdifficulties intheindustrialsector
concerned,involvingaconsiderabledropinproduc­
tionandemploymentandaprogressivedeclineinits
marketshare;
Whereastheseeconomicdifficultiesarecausedlargely
byunequalconditionsofcompetition,whereby
exportscanbeeffectedatpricesappreciablylower
thanthoseoftheCommunityproductsinquestion;
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadyeffected,wouldbelikelytoaggravatethese
difficulties,
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionsspecifiedintheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971(*),andinparticularArticle1thereof,Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon14April
1978bytheBeneluxGovernments totheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorization
nottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttowomen's,girls'
andinfants'wovenovercoats,raincoatsandother
coats,cloaksandcapes,jacketsandblazers(otherthan
coatsofimpregnated ,coatedorcoveredorlaminated
wovenfabric,fallingwithinheadingNo59.08,59.11
or59.12)ofwool,ofcottonorofman-madetextile
fibres,fallingwithinsubheadingex61.02Bofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginHongKong
andinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginHongKongis
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
WhereasunderthatAgreementHongKonghas
undertakentotakeallnecessarystepstolimitits
exportsoftheproductsinquestiontotheCommunity
tocertainceilingsallocatedamongtheMember
States:Article1
TheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgandtheKingdomoftheNetherlandsare
authorizednottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttothe
productsindicatedbelow,wheretheyoriginatein
HongKongandareinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStates,andinrespectofwhichapplications
forimportlicenceswerelodgedafter4April1978:Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereasforthatreasondisparities
persistbetweentheimportconditionsinthevarious
MemberStates;whereasuniformitycanbeachieved
onlyprogressively ; (>)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

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heading
NoDescription
ex61.02BWomen's,girls'andinfants'wovenover­
coats,raincoatsandothercoats,cloaksand
capes,jacketsandblazers(otherthancoats
ofimpregnated ,coatedorcoveredorlami­
natedwovenfabric,fallingwithinheading
No59.08,59.11or59.12)ofwool,of
cottonorofman-madetextilefibresKongoruntil31December1978whicheveristhe
earlier.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlands .
DoneatBrussels,21April1978.
FortheCommission
AntonioGIOLITTI
MemberoftheCommissionArticle2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
arisefortheimportationoftheseproductsfromHong