NoL227/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.8.76
COMMISSION DECISION
of4June1976
authorizingtheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlandsnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttocertain
men's,boys',women's,girls'andinfants'outergarments,fallingwithinheading
Nosex61.01andex61.02oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginHong
KongandinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(76/665/EEC)
Whereasdisparitiesintheimporttermsofthe
productsinquestionhavecreatedanindirecttrade
flowintheBeneluxcountrieswhichthreatensto
continueandtogrow;
Whereasaccordingtoinformationsuppliedbythe
Governments oftheBeneluxcountriesthereare
seriouseconomicdifficultiesinthesectorthatmanu­
facturestheproductsinquestionresultingina
progressivedeclineofproductionandaconstant
reductionofthenumberofworkersemployedinthat
sector;
Whereastheseeconomicdifficultiesarecausedlargely
byunequalconditionsofcompetitionwithcertain
countries(includingHongKong),wherebysuchcoun­
triesareenabledtoexportatpriceslowerthanthose
ofproducersintheBeneluxcountries;
Whereasindirectimportsoftheproductsinquestion,
whichwouldbeinadditiontothosealreadyeffected,
wouldbelikelytoaggravatetheseeconomicdiffi­
culties;
Whereasitisnotpossibleatthepresenttimetosetin
motionthemachineryforbringingabouttheneces­
sarycooperationfromtheFederalRepublicof
Germany,theUnitedKingdomandtheother
MemberStates;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven,
foralimitedperiod,fortheapplicationofprotective
measuresunderthefirstparagraphofArticle115,
subjecttotheconditionslaiddownbytheCommis­
sionDecisionof12May1971('),andinparticular
Article 1thereof,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon28May
1976,bytheGovernments oftheBeneluxcountriesto
theCommission bytelexfromtheOfficeofthe
PermanentRepresentative oftheKingdomofthe
NetherlandstotheEuropeanCommunities ,forauthor­
izationnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttocertain
men's,boys',women's,girls'andinfants'outer
garments(trousers)fallingwithinheadingNosex
61.01andex61.02oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatinginHongKongandinfreecirculationin
theFederalRepublicofGermanyandtheUnited
Kingdom,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginHongKongisthe
subjectofanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
CommunityandHongKongconcludedon8April
1976;
Whereaspendingthecompletionoftheprocedures
necessaryfortheconclusionandentryintoforceof
thatAgreement ,theCommunityandHongKong
haveagreedtorecognizethedefactoapplicationofits
provisionswitheffectfrom18July1975;
Whereas,undertheAgreement ,HongKonghas
undertakentotakeallnecessarystepstolimitits
exportsofcertaintextileproductstotheCommunity
tocertainceilingsallocatedamongtheMember
States;
Whereasfortrousers,jeans,andthelike(otherthan
knittedandcrochetedgoods)formen,boys,women,
girlsandinfants,thequotashareallocatedtothe
Beneluxcountriesis2239000pieces(1976annual
quota)whereasthequotasharesallocatedtothe
FederalRepublicofGermanyandtheUnitedKing­
domfortheseproductsfromthesamethirdcountry
are21610000and25953000piecesrespectively ;HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
ArtichI
TheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgandtheKingdomoftheNetherlandsare
(')OJNoL121,.3.6.1971,p.26.

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Article2 authorizednottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
importsofthefollowingproducts:
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseintheBeneluxcountriesfortheimportationof
theproductsinquestionfromHongKongandinany
casenotlaterthan31December1976.
Article3CCT
heading Descriptionofgoods
No
ex61.01Men'sand'boys'outergarments(other
thanknittedorcrochetedgoods):
—Trousers
ex61.02Women's,girls'andinfants'outer
garments(otherthanknittedorcrocheted
goods):
—TrousersThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlands .
DoneatBrussels,4June1976.
FortheCommission
ChristopherSOAMES
Vice-PresidentwheretheyoriginateinHongKongandareinfree
circulationintheotherMemberStates,andinrespect
ofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswerelodged
after17May1976.