26.2.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL51/3
COMMISSION DECISION
of8December 1975
authorizingtheItalianRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttowoven
fabricsofcottonotherthangauzeorterrytowellingandsimilarterryfabrics,
unbleached ,fallingwithinheadingNoex55.09oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatingintheRepublicofKoreaandTaiwanandinfreecirculationinthe
BeneluxcountriesandtheFederalRepublicofGermany
(OnlytheItaliantextisauthentic)
(76/246/EEC)
tionintheBeneluxcountriesandtheFederalRepu­
blicofGermany,whichthreatenstocontinueandto
grow;
Whereasaccordingtoinformationsuppliedbythe
ItalianGovernment thereareseriouseconomicdiffi­
cultiesinthebranchofthetextileindustryinques­
tionresultinginaprogressivedeclineofproduction
leadingtounemployment inanumberoffactories;
Whereastheindirectimportsinquestion,which
wouldbeinadditiontothosealreadyeffectedinthe
currentyear,wouldbelikelytoaggravatethese
economicdifficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibleatthepresenttimetosetin
motionthemachineryforbringingabouttheneces­
sarycooperationfromtheNetherlandsandtheother
BeneluxcountriesandtheFederalRepublicof
Germany ;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven,
foralimitedperiod,fortheapplicationofprotective
measures,underthefirstparagraphofArticle115,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon28
November1975bytheItalianGovernment tothe
Commission bytelexfromtheOfficeofitsPerma­
nentRepresentative totheEuropeanCommunities ,
forauthorization toapplyprotectivemeasuresto
importsofcertaincottonproductsfallingwithin
headingNoex55.09oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatingintheRepublicofKoreaandTaiwanand
infreecirculationintheBeneluxcountries(inparti­
culartheNetherlands )andtheFederalRepublicof
Germany,
Whereastheproductsinquestionoriginatinginthe
RepublicofKoreacontinuetobeimportedintothe
Communityunderthevoluntaryrestraintarrange­
mentsdefinedintheAgreementconcludedwiththat
thirdcountryon29March1971(^,whichexpiredin
1973,withinthelimitsoftheceilingsspecifiedinthe
Agreement ,increasedinaccordancewiththeprovi­
sionsofthenewarrangementconcerninginterna­
tionaltradeintextiles;
WhereasimportsintotheCommunity ofsuch
productsoriginatinginTaiwanaresubjecttoa
CommunityquotaestablishedbyCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1783/75of10July1975(2)andallocated
amongtheMemberStatesbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1849/75of18July1975(3);
Whereas,sinceitwasnotpossibletoachievefullalign­
mentoftheimportarrangements previouslyapplied
intheMemberStates,therearedisparitiesinthe
conditionsgoverningtheimportationoftheproducts
inquestion,originatingintheabovementioned third
countries,intothevariousmarketswithintheCommu­
nity;
WhereasthesedisparitieshavecausedinItalyaflow
ofimportsoftheproductsinquestion,originatingin
theRepublicofKoreaandTaiwanandinfreecircula­HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheItalianRepublicisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttoimportsofthefollowing
product:
CCT
heading Descriptionofgoods
No
ex55.09 Wovenfabricsofcottonotherthangauze
orterrytowellingandsimilarterryfabrics,
unbleached
wheretheyoriginateintheRepublicofKoreaor
TaiwanandareinfreecirculationintheBenelux
countriesandtheFederalRepublicofGermany,and
inrespectofwhichapplicationsforimportlicences
werelodgedafter19November1975.(>)OJNoL55,8..3.1971,p.12.
(2)OJNoL182,12.7.1975,p.2.
3)OJNoL189,21.7.1975,p.24.

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Article2 DoneatBrussels,8December1975.
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntil31December1975.FortheCommission
Article3 FinnGUNDELACH
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheItalianRepublic. MemberoftheCommission