NoL291/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 18.10.73
COMMISSION DECISION
of18September1973
authorizingtheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlandsnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttoradio
receivers(includingcarradiosandradiorecorders),colourtelevisionsetsand
portableblackandwhitetelevisionsetsfallingwithinsubheadingNo85.15Aex
IIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginJapanandputintofreecircu­
lationintheFederalRepublicofGermany
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(73/319/EEC)
Whereas,pendingadecisionbytheCouncil,such
quantitativerestrictionswhichhavebeenappliedby
theBeneluxcountrieswithregardtoJapanon
importsoftheproductsinquestionmayberetained;
Whereastheintroductionofsuchquantitativerestric­
tionshasgivenrisetodifferencesbetweenthe
commercialpolicymeasuresappliedwithregardto
Japaninrespectoftheproductsinquestionbythe
BeneluxcountriesandtheseappliedbytheFederal
RepublicofGermany;whereassuchdifferencesare
causingdeflectionsoftrade;
Whereassuchdeflectionsoftradewouldifallowedto
continueobstructtheimplementation ofthemeasures
ofcommercialpolicytakenbytheBeneluxcountries
withregardtoJapanandwould,moreover,aggravate
theeconomicdifficultiesthatcausedthedeliberaliza­
tionmeasuretobetaken;
Whereasinthosecircumstances itisnecessarytoauth­
orizeforalimitedperiodtheapplicationofprotective
measuresunderthefirstparagraphofArticle115,
subjecttotheconditionslaiddownbytheCommis­
sionDecisionof12May1971(2),andinparticular
Article1thereof;
Whereassuchmeasuresmaybeapplieduntilthe
entryintoforceofadecisionbytheCouncilonthe
deliberalization measuretakenbytheBeneluxcoun­
tries,butinanyeventnotbeyondtheexpiryofthe
periodofvalidityofthequota,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof;
HavingregardtotheapplicationfromtheGovern­
mentsoftheBeneluxcountriesunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon13
September1973bytelexfromtheOfficeofthe
PermanentRepresentative oftheNetherlandstothe
EuropeanCommunities ,forauthorizationnottoapply
Communitytreatmenttoradioreceivers(includingcar
radiosandradiorecorders),colourtelevisionsetsand
portableblackandwhitetelevisionsetsfallingwithin
subheadingNo85.15AexIIIoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatinginJapanandputintofree
circulationintheFederalRepublicofGermany;
Whereasasaresultofthemassimportationofradio
andtelevisionsetsatpricesconsiderablylowerthan
thoseobtainingonthehomemarketandofthe
economicdifficultiescausedbysuchimportation ,the
Beneluxcountriesdecidedon25April1973torestore
temporarilyquantitativerestrictionswithregardto
Japanontheproductsinquestionandtomakethe
importationthereofsubjecttoautonomously opened
quotascoveringtheperiodupto31December1973;
WhereasinaccordancewithCouncilDecisionof19
December 1972(l)layingdowncertaintransitional
measuresfortheprogressivestandardization ofthe
importtermsofMemberStatesasregardsthirdcoun­
triestheCommissionrequestedconsultation ;whereas
duringthatconsultationtheFederalRepublicof
GermanyraisedobjectionsasprovidedforinArticle5
oftheaforementioned Decisiontothemeasurestaken
bytheBeneluxcountries;
WhereastheCommission isaccordinglyrequiredto
submitaproposaltotheCouncilinaccordancewith
Article113oftheTreaty;HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgandtheKingdomofNetherlandsare
authorizednottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
importsof:
(')OJNoL299,31.12.1972,p.46. (2)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

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measuretakenbytheBeneluxcountrieswithregard
toJapaninanyeventnotlaterthan31December
1973.CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods
85.15AexIIIRadioreceivers(includingcarradiosand
radiorecorders),colourtelevisionsets
andportableblackandwhitetelevision
setsArticle3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomofNetherlands .
originatinginJapanandputintofreecirculationin
theFederalRepublicofGermany,andinrespectof
whichapplicationforimportauthorizations were
lodgedafter3September1973.DoneatBrussels18September1973.
Artiee2FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLIThisDecisionshallapplyuntiltheentryintoforceof
adecisionbytheCouncilonthedeliberalization