13.1.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL9/43
COMMISSION DECISION
of12December 1978
authorizingtheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlandsnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttomen'sand
boys'wovenbreeches,shortsandtrousers(includingslacks);women's,girl'sand
infants'woventrousersandslacks,ofwool,ofcottonorofman-madetextile
fibres,fallingwithinheadingNoex61.01orsubheadingex61.02Bofthe
CommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes61.01-62,64,66,72,74,76;61.02-66,68,
72),originatinginHongKongandinfreecirculationintheotherMember
States
(OnlytheDutchandFrenchtextsareauthentic)
(79/30/EEC)
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadymadeorproposed,wouldbelikelytoaggra­
vatethesedifficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddowninCommission Decision71/202/EEC
of12May1971('),andinparticularArticle1thereof,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgandtheKingdomoftheNetherlandsare
herebyauthorizednottoapplyCommunitytreatment
totheproductsindicatedbelow,wheretheyoriginate
inHongKongandareinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStates,andinrespectofwhichapplications
forimportlicenceswerelodgedafter22November
1978:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,•madeon5
December1978bytheGovernments oftheBenelux
countriestotheCommission oftheEuropean
Communities ,forauthorizationnottoapplyCommu­
nitytreatmenttomen'sandboys'wovenbreeches,
shortsandtrousers(includingslacks);women's,girls'
andinfants'woventrousersandslacksofwool,of
cottonorofman-madetextilefibres,fallingwithin
headingNoex61.01orsubheadingex61.02Bofthe
CommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes61.01-62,
64,66,72,74,76;61.02-66,68,72),originatingin
HongKongandinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStates;
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginHongKongis
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementHongKonghas
undertakentotakeallnecessarystepstolimitits
exportsoftheproductsinquestiontotheCommunity
uptotheamountofcertainceilingsallocatedamong
theMemberStates;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereastherearethereforedispar­
itiesexistingbetweentheimportconditionsinthe
variousMemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonly
beachievedprogressively ;
Whereasitappearsfromtheapplicationsubmitted"
thatthereareseriousdifficultiesintheindustrial
sectorconcerned,involvingaconsiderabledropin
productionandemployment ;CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex61.01or
ex61.02B
(NIMEXEcodes
61.01-62,64,66,72,
74,76;61.02-66,68,
72)Men'sandboys'wovenbreeches,
shortsandtrousers(including
slacks):women's,girls'andinfants'
woventrousersandslacks,ofwool,
ofcottonorofman-madetextile
fibres
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseintheBeneluxcountriesfortheimportationof
(')OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

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theseproductsfromHongKongoruntil31
December1978whicheveristheearlier.DoneatBrussels,12December1978.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlands .FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President