26.2.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL51/1
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(Actswhosepublicationisnotobligatory)
COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of5December 1975
authorizingtheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlandsnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttoimportsof
socksofsyntheticfibresfallingwithinheadingNoex60.03oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatingintheRepublicofKoreaandinfreecirculationin
ItalyandtheFederalRepublicofGermany
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(76/245/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon1
December1975bytheGovernments oftheBenelux
countriestotheCommissionbytelexfromtheOffice
ofthePermanentRepresentative oftheKingdomof
theNetherlandstotheEuropeanCommunities ,for
authorizationnottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
importsofsocksofsyntheticfibresfallingwithin
headingNoex60.03oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatingintheRepublicofKoreaandinfreecircu­
lationinItalyandtheFederalRepublicofGermany,
WhereasincertainareasoftheCommunity ,particu­
larlytheBeneluxcountriesandGermany,importsof
theproductinquestionoriginatingintheRepublicof
Koreamaynotexceed6500000and22000000pairs
respectivelyfortheperiodfrom24May1975to31
December1975,aslaiddownbyCommissionRegula­
tions(EEC)No1295/75(1),(EEC)No1466/75(2)and
(EEC)No3045/75(3),whilenorestrictivemeasures
havebeenadoptedfortherestoftheCommunitv ;Whereasthesedisparitiesinimportopportunities
havecausedintheBeneluxcountriesaflowofindi­
recttradeinsocksofsyntheticfibresoriginatingin
theRepublicofKoreaandinfreecirculationinItaly
andtheFederalRepublicofGermany;
Whereasthisflowofindirecttradethreatenstogrow
asaconsequenceoftheexpiryoftheexistingimport
arrangementsandtheimplementation from1January
1976oftheagreementbetweentheCommunityand
thethirdcountryinquestion,layingdownallneces­
saryprovisionsforavoidingdistortionsofthemarket;
Whereasaccordingtoinformationsuppliedbythe
Governments oftheBeneluxcountriesthereare
seriouseconomicdifficultiesinthebranchofthe
textileindustryconcerned,resultinginaprogressive
declineofproductionandaconstantreductionofthe
numberofworkersemployedinthatsector;
Whereastheseeconomicdifficultiesarecausedlargely
byunequalconditionsofcompetitionwithcertain
countries(includingtheRepublicofKorea),whereby
suchcountriesareenabledtoexportatpriceslower
thanthoseofproducersintheBeneluxcountries;
Whereastheindirectimportsinquestion,which
wouldbeinadditiontothosealreadyeffected,would
belikelytoaggravatetheseeconomicdifficulties ;C)OJNoL132,23.5.1975,p.32.
(2)OJNoL146,7.6.1975,p.14.
(3)OJNoL302,22.11.1975,p.26.

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Germany,andinrespectofwhichapplicationsfor
importlicenceswerelodgedafter18November1975.Whereasitisnotpossibleatthepresenttimetosetin
motionthemachineryforbringingabouttheneces­
sarycooperationfromtheFederalRepublicof
Germany;
Whereasauthorizationshouldbegiven,foralimited
period,fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasures,
underthefirstparagraphofArticle115,Article2
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1ThisDecisionshallapplyuntil31December1975.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlands .TheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgandtheKingdomoftheNetherlandsare
authorizednottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
importsofthefollowingproduct:
DoneatBrussels,5December1975.CCT
heading Descriptionofgoods
No
ex60.03 Socksofsynthetictextilefibres FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
MemberoftheCommissionwheretheyoriginateintheRepublicofKoreaandare
infreecirculationinItalyandtheFederalRepublicof