12.5.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL124/13
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(Actswhosepublicationisnotobligatory)
COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of2April1976
authorizingtheItalianRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttomen's
andboys'shirtsofcottonandofmixedtextilefibresfallingwithinheadingNo
ex60.04,originatingintheRepublicofKoreaandinfreecirculationinthe
FederalRepublicofGermany
(OnlytheItaliantextisauthentic)
(76/448/EEC)
oftheFederalRepublicofGermanyforthesame
productsis2838000items;
Whereasthisallocationofthequotainquestionstill
involvescertaindisparitiesinthequotasharesfixed
forthevariousMemberStates'byreferencetothe
supplyrequirements ofthemarketsconcerned ;
Whereasthesedisparitiesarelikelytocreateanin­
directtradeflowwhichcouldaggravatethepersistent
difficultiesinthetextiletrade;
Whereasaccordingtoinformationsuppliedinthe
applicationitdoesnotappearthatthereisatpresent
anindirecttradeflowoftheproductsinquestion
towardsItaly;
Whereastheindirectimportationenvisaged,although
itappearstobeanisolatedoperation,wouldifunder­
takenbeliabletoaggravatefurtherthedifficultsitua­
tionofthenationalproductionconcernedbecauseof
itsconsiderablevolume(8-2%ofthequotashareallo­
catedtoItaly);
Whereasitisnotpossibleatthepresenttimetosetin
motionthemachineryforbringingabouttheneces­
sarycooperationfromtheFederalRepublicof
GermanyandtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldbegivenfortheapplica­
tionofprotectivemeasures,underthefirstparagraph
ofArticle115,subjecttotheconditionslaiddownby
theCommissionDecisionof12May1971('),andin
particularArticle1thereof,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon25March
1976bytheItalianGovernmenttotheCommission
bytelexfromtheOfficeofitsPermanentRepresenta­
tivetotheEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorization
toapplyprotectivemeasuresinrespectoftheimporta­
tionofmen'sandboys'shirtsofcottonandmixed
textilefibres,fallingwithinheadingNoex60.04of
theCommonCustomsTarifforiginatingintheRepu­
blicofKoreaandinfreecirculationintheFederal
RepublicofGermany,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatingintheRepublicof
KoreawasthesubjectofanAgreementnegotiated
betweentheCommunityandthatcountryandini­
tialledon28November1975;
Whereas,undertheAgreement ,theRepublicof
Koreahasundertakentotakeallnecessarystepsto
limititsexportsofcertaintextileproductstothe
Communitytocertainceilingsallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;
Whereasthe1976quotashareallocatedtoItalyfor
theproductsinquestionis437000items,whilethat(i)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

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HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION : Germanyandinrespectofwhichapplicationsfor
importlicenceswerelodgedafter17March1976and
are,onthedateofthisDecision,pendingbeforethe
Italianauthorities .Article1
TheItalianRepublicisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttothefollowingproducts:
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheItalianRepublic.CCT
heading Descriptionofgoods
No
ex60.04 Undergarments ,knittedorcrocheted,not
elasticnorrubberized
—men'sandboys'shirtsofcottonandof
mixedtextilefibres.DoneatBrussels,2April1976.
FortheCommission
wheretheyoriginateintheRepublicofKoreaandare
infreecirculationintheFederalRepublicofChristopherSOAMES
Vice-President