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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of21April1977
authorizingtheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlandsnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttoknittedor
crochetedjerseys,pullovers,slip-overs,twinsets,cardigans,bed-jacketsand
jumpers,otherthanofsilk,ofnoilorofotherwastesilkorofflaxorramie,
fallingwithinheadingNoex60.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originating
intheSocialistRepublicofRomaniaandinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStates
(OnlytheDutchandFrenchtextsareauthentic)
(77/700/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,RepublicofRomaniahasundertakentolimitits
exportstotheCommunityoftheproductsinquestion
toaceilingallocatedamongtheMemberStates;
Whereas,accordingtoinformationsuppliedbythe
Governments oftheBeneluxcountries,thereare
seriouseconomicdifficultiesinthebranchofthe
textileindustryinquestionresultinginaprogressive
declineofproductionandaconstantreductionofthe
numberofworkersemployedinthatsector;
Whereasfurtherindirectimportsoftheproductsin
question,whichwouldbeinadditiontothosealready
effected,wouldbelikelytoaggravatethoseeconomic
difficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibleatthepresenttimetosetin
motionthemachineryforbringingabouttheneces­
sarycooperationfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven,
foralimitedperiod,fortheapplicationofprotective
measures,underthefirstparagraphofArticle115,
subjecttotheconditionslaiddownintheCommis­
sionDecisionof12May1971(!),andinparticular
Article1thereof,Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon14April
1977bytheGovernments oftheBeneluxcountriesto
theCommissionbytelexfromtheofficeofthePerma­
nentRepresentative oftheKingdomoftheNether­
landstotheEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorization
nottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttoknittedor
crochetedjerseys,pullovers,slip-overs,twinsets,cardi­
gans,bed-jacketsandjumpers,otherthanofsilk,of
noilorofotherwastesilkorofflaxorramie,falling
withinheadingNoex60.05oftheCommonCustoms
Tarif,originatingintheSocialistRepublicofRomania
andinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates,
WhereasundertheAgreementbetweentheCommu­
nityandtheSocialistRepublicofRomania,concluded
inaccordancewithArticle4oftheArrangement
regardinginternationaltradeintextiles,theSocialist (')OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

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theproductsinquestionfromtheSocialistRepublic
ofRomaniaandinanycasenotlaterthan31
December1977.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium,theGrand-Duchy ofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlands .HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgandtheKingdomoftheNetherlandsare
authorizednottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
knittedorcrochetedjerseys,pullovers,slip-overs,twin­
sets,cardigans,bed-jacketsandjumpers,otherthanof
silk,ofnoilorofotherwastesilkorofflaxramie,
fallingwithinheadingNoex60.05oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,wheretheyoriginateintheSocialist
RepublicofRomaniaandareinfreecirculationinthe
otherMemberStates,andinrespectofwhichapplica­
tionsforimportlicenceswerelodgedafter31March
1977.
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseintheBeneluxcountriesfortheimportationofDoneatBrussels,21April1977.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President