NoL290/52 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 8.11.75
COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of7May1975
authorizingtheItalianRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttowoven
cottonfabricsotherthangauzeorterrytowellingandsimilarterryfabrics
fallingwithinheadingNoex55.09oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originating
intheRepublicofKorea,theIslamicRepublicofPakistanorTaiwanandin
freecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheItaliantextisauthentic)
(75/664/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof;
HavingregardtotheapplicationtotheCommission
underthefirstparagraphofArticle115oftheTreaty,
madeon26April1975bytheItalianGovernmentby
telexfromthecountry'sPermanentRepresentative to
theEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorizationtoapply
protectivemeasuresinrespectoftheimportationof
certaincottonproductsfallingwithinheadingNoex
55.09oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatingin
theRepublicofKorea,theIslamicRepublicof
PakistanorTaiwanandinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStates;
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatingintheRepublicof
Korea,theIslamicRepublicofPakistanorTaiwanis
thesubjectofAgreementsontradeincottontextiles
signedbetweentheCommunityandtheRepublicof
Koreaon29March1971(')andbetweentheCommu­
nityandtheIslamicRepublicofPakistanandTaiwan
on20April19710;
WhereasforthedurationoftheseAgreements ,eachof
thecountriesinquestionundertooktolimitits
exportsoftheproductsconcernedtoacertainceiling
fixedintherelevantAgreement ;
Whereas,inordertoensuresatisfactoryutilizationof
thisvoluntaryrestraintceiling,thethirdcountriesinquestiondirectedtheirexportstothevariousMember
Statesinaccordancewithascalecommunicated to
thembytheCommunity ;
WhereastheseAgreementsexpiredin1973;whereas,
however,importsofcottontextilesoriginatinginand
comingfromthecountriesinquestioncontinuetobe
effectedunderthevoluntaryrestraintarrangements
laiddownintheAgreements ,accountbeingtakenof
theprovisionsofthenewarrangementregardinginter­
nationaltradeintextiles;
Whereasinthecontextofthesearrangements Italy
hasagreedtopermitinrespectoftheperiod1April
to30September1975importsasfollows:298metric
tonsfortheRepublicofKorea;678metrictonsfor
theIslamicRepublicofPakistanand1288metric
tonsforTaiwan;
Whereas,accordingtoinformationsuppliedbythe
ItalianGovernment ,economicdifficultiesarebeing
experiencedintheweavingsector,takingtheformof
aconsiderabledropinproductionwithresultant
unemployment inanumberoffactories;
Whereasindirectimportsoftheproductsinquestion
arelikelytoaggravatetheseeconomicdifficulties ;
Whereas,inthesecircumstances ,authorization should
begivenfortheapplicationofprotectivemeasures
underthefirstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothe
conditionslaiddownbytheCommissionDecisionof
12May1971(3),andinparticularArticle1thereof,
(')OJNoL5.5,8.3.1971,p.12.
2)OJNoL43,22.2.1971,p.1. (3)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

8.11.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL290/53
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheItalianRepublicisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttoimportsofwovencotton
fabricsotherthangauzeorterrytowellingandsimilar
terryfabricsfallingwithinheadingNoex55.09ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,wheretheyoriginateinthe
RepublicofKorea,theIslamicRepublicofPakistan
orTaiwanandaareinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStatesandinrespectofwhichapplications
forimportlicenceswerelodgedafter16April1975.Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntil30September1975.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheItalianRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,7May1975.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI