26.9.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL261/17
COMMISSION DECISION
of13September1978
authorizingtheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlandsnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttoparkas,
anoraks,windcheaters andthelike,woven,ofwool,ofcottonorofman-made
textilefibres,fallingwithinheadingNoex61.01orsubheadingex61.02Bofthe
CommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes61.01-29,31,32;61.02-25,26,28)origi­
natinginHongKongandinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(78/791/EEC)
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadymadewouldbelikelytoaggravatethesediffi­
culties;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddowninCommission Decision71/202/EEC
of12May1971(*),andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,theapplicationforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorization inviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon6
September1978bytheBeneluxGovernments tothe
Commission oftheEuropeanCommunities ,for
authorizationnottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
parkas,anoraks,windcheatersandthelike,woven,of
wool,ofcottonorofman-madetextilefibres,falling
withinheadingNoex61.01orsubheadingex61.02B
oftheCommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes
61.01-29,31,32;61.02-25,26,28),originatingin
HongKongandinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginHongKongis
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
Whereas,underthatAgreement,HongKonghas
undertakentotakeallnecessarystepstolimitits
exportsoftheproductsinquestiontotheCommunity
uptotheamountofcertainceilingsallocatedamong
the.MemberStates;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereastherearethereforedispar­
itiesexistingbetweentheimportconditionsinthe
variousMemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonly
beachievedprogressively ;
Whereasitappearsfromtheapplicationsubmitted
chatthereareseriousdifficultiesintheindustrial
sectorconcerned,involvingaconsiderabledropin
productionandemployment ;Article1
TheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgandtheKingdomoftheNetherlandsare
authorizednottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttothe
productsindicatedbelow,wheretheyoriginatein
HongKongandareinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStates,andinrespectofwhichapplications
forimportlicenceswerelodgedafter5September
1978:
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex61.01orex61.02B
(NIMEXE codes:
61.01-29,31,32;
61.02-25,26,28)Parkas,anoraks,windcheaters and
thelike,woven,ofwool,ofcotton
orofman-madetextilefibres
(!)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

NoL261/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 26.9.78
DoneatBrussels,13September1978.Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseintheBeneluxcountriesfortheimportationof
theseproductsfromHongKongoruntil31
December1978,whicheveristheearlier.
Article3FortheCommission
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlands .EtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission