8.12.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL344/37
COMMISSION DECISION
of24November 1978
authorizingtheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlandsnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttomen'sand
boys'shirts,woven,ofwool,ofcottonorofman-madetextilefibres,falling
withinheadingNoex61.03oftheCommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes
61.03-11,15,19),originatinginRomaniaandinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStates
(OnlytheDutchandFrenchtextsareauthentic)
(78/999/EEC)
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddowninCommission Decision71/202/EEC
of12May1971(!),andinparticularArticle1thereof,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgandtheKingdomoftheNetherlandsare
authorizednottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttothe
productsindicatedbelow,wheretheyoriginatein
Romaniaandareinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStates,andinrespectofwhichapplications
forimportlicenceswerelodgedafter6November
1978:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon17
November1978bytheGovernments oftheBenelux
countriestotheCommission oftheEuropean
Communities ,forauthorizationnottoapplyCommu­
nitytreatmenttomen'sandboys'shirts,woven,of
wool,ofcottonorofman-madetextilefibres,falling
withinheadingNoex61.03oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff(NIMEXEcodes61.03-11,15,19),originatingin
RomaniaandinfreecirculationintheotherMember
States;
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginRomaniais
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementRomaniahasunder­
takentotakeallnecessarystepstolimititsexportsof
theproductsinquestiontotheCommunityuptothe
amountofcertainceilingsallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisof,theneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereastherearethereforedispar­
itiesexistingbetweentheimportconditionsinthe
variousMemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonly
beachievedprogressively ;
Whereasitappearsfromtheapplicationsubmitted
thatthereareseriousdifficultiesintheindustrial
sectorconcerned,involvingaconsiderabledropin
productionandemployment ;
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadymadeorproposed,wouldbelikelytoaggra­
vatethesedifficulties ;CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex61.03
(NIMEXEcodes
61.03-11,15,19)Men'sandboys'shirts,woven,of
wool,ofcottonorofman-made
textilefibres
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseintheBeneluxcountriesfortheimportationof
theseproductsfromRomaniaoruntil31December
1978,whicheveristheearlier.
(1)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

NoL344/38 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 8.12.78
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlands .DoneatBrussels,24November1978.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President