NoL76/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.3.76
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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of4December 1975
concerningtheapplicationmadebytheUnitedKingdomunderArticle115of
theTreatyofRomeforauthorization toapplyprotectivemeasuresinrespectof
certainproductsfallingwithinheadingNosex61.01andex61.02ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginHongKongandinfreecirculationin
theFederalRepublicofGermany
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(76/312/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon27
November1975bytheUnitedKingdomGovernment
totheCommission bytelexfromtheofficeofits
PermanentRepresentative totheEuropeanCommuni­
ties,forauthorization toapplyprotectivemeasuresin
respectoftheimportationofcertainwaterproof
garmentsandraincoats,otherthanraincoatsofthe
overcoattypeformenandwomenfallingwithin
headingNosex61.01andex61.02oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatinginHongKongandinfree
circulationintheFederalRepublicofGermany,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginHongKongisthe
subjectofanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
CommunityandHongKongandinitialledon13
August1975;
Whereas,pendingthecompletionoftheprocedures
necessaryfortheconclusionandentryintoforceof
thatAgreement,theCommunityandHongKong
haveagreedtorecognizethedefactoapplicationofits
provisionswitheffectfrom18July1975;Whereas,undertheAgreement ,HongKonghas
undertakentotakeallnecessarystepstolimitits
exportsofcertaintextileproductstotheCommunity
tocertainceilingsallocatedamongtheMember
States;
Whereas,however,intheparticularcaseofwaterproof
garmentsandraincoats,otherthanraincoatsofthe
overcoattypeformenandwomen,HongKonghas,
inaccordancewiththeProtocolannexedtotheabove­
mentionedAgreement,undertakentolimititsexports
solelytotheUnitedKingdom(1522000itemsin
1975),whilenorestrictivemeasureisappliedto
exportsofthesesameproductsbeingsenttoother
Communitymarkets;
Whereasthereisreason,arisingfromthedisparitiesin
theconditionsforimportation oftheproducts
concerned,tofearthattherequestsforlicenceson
whichtheapplicationisbasedmaycreateanindirect
tradeflowintotheUnitedKingdom,whichwould
furtheraggravatethepersistenteconomicdifficulties
inthesector,therebycompromising theobjectivesof
theabovementioned Protocol;
Whereas,inthesecircumstances ,itisappropriateto
authorizetheapplicationofmeasuresofprotection
underthefirstparagraphofArticle115oftheTreaty,
bearinginmindthatthefirstperiodofapplicationof
theCommunity Agreementwillexpireon31
December1975,

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HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheUnitedKingdomisauthorizedtoexcludefrom
Communitytreatmentimportsofthefollowing
products:respectofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswere
lodgedafter26November1975.
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntil31December1975.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheUnitedKingdom.
DoneatBrussels,4December1975.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
MemberoftheCommissionCCT
heading Descriptionofgoods
No
ex61.01 Waterproofgarmentsandraincoats,other
thanraincoatsoftheovercoattype:
—Men'sanoraks
ex61.02 Waterproofgarmentsandraincoats,other
thanraincoatsoftheovercoattype:
—Women'sanoraks
originatinginHongKongandputintofreecircula­
tionintheFederalRepublicofGermany,andin