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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of15July1977
authorizingtheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlandsnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttoshirtsother
thanofsilk,noilorotherwastesilk,flaxorramie,formenandboys,falling
withinheadingNoex61.03oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginthe
RepublicofKoreaandinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(77/734/EEC)
Whereastheallocationoftheceilingsinquestionstill
involvescertaindisparitiesinthequotasharesfixed
forthevariousMemberStatesbyreferencetothe
supplyrequirements ofthemarketsconcerned ;
Whereasthesedisparitiesarelikelytocauseaflowof
indirecttradewhichwouldaggravatethesituationof
theclothingindustry;
Whereasaccordingtoinformationsuppliedbythe
BeneluxGovernments ,thereareseriouseconomic
difficultiesintheclothingsector,resultingina
progressivedeclineofproductionandareductionof
thenumberofworkersemployedinthatsector;
Whereasindirectimports,whichwouldbeinaddition
tothosealreadyeffected,wouldbelikelytoaggravate
theseeconomicdifficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibleatthepresenttimetosetin
motionthemachineryforbringingabouttheneces­
sarycooperationfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven,
foralimitedperiod,fortheapplicationofprotective
measures,underthefirstparagraphofArticle115,
subjecttotheconditionslaiddownbytheCommis­
sionDecisionof12May1971('),andinparticular
Article1thereof,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreatymadeon7July
1977bytheBeneluxGovernments totheCommis­
sionbytelexfromtheofficeofitsPermanentRepre­
sentativetotheEuropeanCommunities ,forauthoriza­
tiontoapplyprotectivemeasuresinrespectofthe
importationofshirtsotherthanofsilk,noilorother
wastesilk,flaxorramie,formenandboys,falling
withinheadingNoex61.03oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,originatingintheRepublicofKoreaandin
freecirculationintheotherMemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatingintheRepublicof
KoreaisthesubjectofanAgreementnegotiated
betweentheCommunityandHongKongandsigned
on22December1976;
Whereas,undertheAgreement,theRepublicof
Koreahasundertakentotakeallnecessarystepsto
limititsexportsofcertaintextileproductstothe
Communitytocertainceilingsallocatedamongthe
MemberStates; (')OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

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theproductsinquestionfromtheRepublicofKorea
andinanycasenotlaterthan31December1977.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlands .HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgandtheKingdomoftheNetherlandsare
authorizednottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
importsofshirtsotherthanofsilk,noilorotherwaste
silk,flaxorramie,formenandboys,fallingwithin
headingNoex61.03oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
wheretheyoriginateintheRepublicofKoreaandare
infreecirculationintheotherMemberStates,andin
respectofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswere
lodgedafterthedateofthisDecision.
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseintheBeneluxcountriesfortheimportationofDoneatBrussels,15July1977.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President