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NoL227/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.8.76
COMMISSION DECISION
of17June1976
authorizingtheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlandsnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttocertain
undergarments,knittedorcrocheted ,notelasticorrubberized ,fallingwithin
headingNoex60.04oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginHongKong
andinfreecirculation intheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(76/668/EEC)
Whereasaccordingtoinformationsuppliedbythe
Governments oftheBeneluxcountriesthereare
seriouseconomicdifficultiesinthebranchofthe
textileindustryinquestionresultinginaprogressive
declineofproductionandaconstantreductionofthe
numberofworkersemployedinthatsector;
Whereastheseeconomicdifficultiesarecausedlargely
byunequalconditionsforcompetitionwithcertain
countries(includingHongKong),wherebysuchcoun­
triesareenabledtoexportatpriceslowerthanthose
ofproducersintheBeneluxcountries;
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Whereastheindirectimportsinquestion,which
wouldbeinadditiontothosealreadyeffected,would
belikelytoaggravatetheseeconomicdifficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibleatthepresenttimetosetin
motionthemachineryforbringingabouttheneces­
sarycooperationfromtheFederalRepublicof
GermanyandtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldbegiven,foralimited
period,fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasures,
underthefirstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothe
conditionslaiddownbytheCommissionDecisionof
12May1971('),andinparticularArticle1thereof,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
•COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon11and14
June1976bytheGovernments oftheBeneluxcoun­
triestotheCommissionbytelexfromtheOfficeof
thePermanentRepresentatives oftheKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheKingdomofBelgiumtothe
EuropeanCommunities ,forauthorizationnottoapply
Communitytreatmenttocertainundergarments,
knittedorcrpcheted,notelasticorrubberized :shirts,
T-shirts,undervests,singletsandthelike,falling
withinheadingNoex60.04oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,originatinginHongKongandinfreecircula­
tionintheFederalRepublicofGermany,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginHongKongisthe
subjectof.anAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
CommunityandHongKongconcludedon8April
1976;
Whereas,undertheAgreement ,HongKonghas
undertakentotakeallnecessarystepstolimitits
exportsofcertaintextileproductstotheCommunity
tocertainceilingsallocatedamongtheMember
States;
Whereas,forcertainundergarments,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticorrubberizedthequotashare
allocatedfor1976totheBeneluxcountriesin
1288000items; '
Whereastheallocationoftheceilinginquestionstill
involvescertaindisparitiesinthequotasharesfixed
forthevariousMemberStatesinrelationtothesupply
requirements ofthemarketsconcerned ;
WhereasthesedisparitieshavecausedintheBenelux
countriesaflowofimportsoftheproductsinques­
tion,originatinginHongKongandinfreecirculation
intheotherMemberStates,whichtheatensto
continueandtogrow;HASADOPTED THISDECISION
Artide1
TheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgandtheKingdomoftheNetherlandsare
authorizednottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
importsofthefollowingproducts:
CCT
Inaili
NoDescriptionofgoods
ex60.04 Undergarments,knittedorcrocheted,not
elasicorrubberized :1shirts,T-shirts,
undervests,singletsandthelike
')OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

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Article3 wheretheyoriginateinHongKongandarein.free
circulationintheotherMemberStates,andinrespect
ofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswerelodged
after31May1976.ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlands .
Article2 DoneatBrussels,17June1976.
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseintheBeneluxcountriesfortheimportationof
theproductsinquestionfromHongKongandinany
casenotlaterthan31December1976.FortheCommission
ChristopherSOAMES
Vice-President