NoL123/34 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 11.5.78
COMMISSION DECISION
of21April1978
authorizingtheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlandsnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttowomen's,
girls'andinfants'wovenandknittedorcrocheteddresses,ofwool,ofcottonor
ofman-madetextilefibres,fallingwithinsubheadingex60.05AIIorex61.02B
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginthePhilippinesandinfreecircu­
lationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(78/426/EEC)
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadyeffected,wouldbelikelytoaggravatethese
difficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionsspecifiedintheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971(!),andinparticularArticle1thereof,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon14April
1978bytheBeneluxGovernments totheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorization
nottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttowomen's,girls'
andinfants'wovenandknittedorcrocheteddresses,
ofwool,ofcottonorofman-madetextilefibres,
fallingwithinsubheadingex60.05AIIorex61.02B
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginthe
Philippinesandinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginthePhilippinesis
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementthePhilippineshas
undertakentotakeallnecessarystepstolimitits
exportsoftheproductsinquestiontotheCommunity
tocertainceilingsallocatedamongtheMember
States;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthaitoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereasforthatreasondisparities
persistbetweentheimportconditionsinthevarious
MemberStates;whereasuniformitycanbeachieved
onlyprogressively ;
Whereasaccordingtotheapplicationsubmittedthere
areseriousdifficulties intheindustrialsector
concerned,involvingaconsiderabledropinproduc­
tionandemploymentandaprogressivedeclineinits
marketshare;
Whereastheseeconomicdifficultiesarecausedlargely
byunequalconditionsofcompetition ,whereby
exportscanbeeffectedatpricesappreciablylower
thanthoseoftheCommunityproductsinquestion;Article1
TheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgandtheKingdomoftheNetherlandsare
authorizednottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttothe
productsindicatedbelow,wheretheyoriginateinthe
Philippinesandareinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStates,andinrespectofwhichapplications
forimportlicenceswerelodgedafter4April1978:
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex60.05AII
or
ex61.02BWomen's,girls'andinfants'wovenand
knittedorcrochetedorcrocheteddresses,
ofwool,ofcottonorofman-madetextile
fibres
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
arisefortheimportationoftheseproductsfromthe
Philippinesoruntil31December1978whicheveris
theearlier.
(!)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

11.5.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL123/35
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlands .DoneatBrussels,18April1978.
FortheCommission
AntonioGIOLITTI
MemberoftheCommission