26.2.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL51/5
COMMISSION DECISION
of23December 1975
authorizingtheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlandsnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttocertain
undergarments,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticorrubberized ,otherthan
shirts,fallingwithinheadingNoex60.04originatinginTaiwanandinfreecircu­
lationintheFrenchRepublic
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(76/247/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon19
December1975bytheGovernments oftheBenelux
countriestotheCommissionbytelexfromtheOffice
ofthePermanentRepresentative oftheKingdomof
theNetherlandstotheEuropeanCommunities ,for
authorizationnottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
certainundergarments,knittedorcrocheted,not
elasticorrubberized,otherthanshirts,fallingwithin
headingNoex60.04oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatinginTaiwanandinfreecirculationin
France,
WhereasimportsintotheCommunityoftheproducts
inquestionoriginatinginTaiwanaresubjecttoa
CommunityquantitativequotaestablishedbyCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No1783/75of10July1975on
rulesforimportsofcertaintextileproductsoriginating
inTaiwan(*);
Whereasthisquotaisadministered byallocation
amongtheMemberStates,asdeterminedbyCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No1849/75of18July1975
allocatingquantitativequotasinrespectofimports
intotheCommunityofcertaintextileproductsorigi­
natinginTaiwan(2);whereasthequotasharesallo­
catedfor1975totheBeneluxcountriesandthe
FrenchRepublicare252metrictonsand18metric
tonsrespectively ;
Whereas,sinceitwasnotpossiblewhentheCommu­
nityquotawasopenedtoachievefullalignmentof
theimportarrangements previouslyappliedinthe
MemberStates,theaboveRegulation (EEC)No
1783/75provides,asatemporarymeasure,foradero­
gationfromtheprincipleofequalandcontinuous
accessforallCommunityimporterstoCommunityquotasbystipulatingthatthequotainquestionbe
allocatedinitiallyonthebasisofthevolumesof
importspreviouslyadmittedintothevariousMember
Statesandthatitneedbeadjustedonlyprogressively
tothesupplyrequirements ofthemarkets;
Whereasforthisreasontheallocationofthequotain
questionstillinvolvescertaindisparitiesinthequota
sharesfixedforthevariousMemberStatesbyrefer­
encetothesupplyrequirements ofthemarkets
concerned ;
WhereasthesedisparitieshavecausedintheBenelux
countriesaflowofimportsoftheproductsinques­
tion,originatinginTaiwanandinfreecirculationin
theFrenchRepublic,whichthreatenstocontinueand
togrow;
Whereasaccordingtoinformationsuppliedbythe
Governments oftheBeneluxcountriesthereare
seriouseconomicdifficultiesinthebranchofthe
textileindustryconcerned,resultinginaprogressive
declineofproductionandaconstantreductionofthe
numberofworkersemployedinthatsector;
Whereastheseeconomicdifficultiesarecausedlargely
byunequalconditionsofcompetitionwithcertain
countries(includingTaiwan),wherebysuchcountries
areenabledtoexportatpriceslowerthanthoseof
producersintheBeneluxcountries;
Whereastheindirectimportsinquestion,which
wouldbeinadditiontothosealreadyeffected,would
belikelytoaggravatetheseeconomicdifficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibleatthepresenttimetosetin
motionthemachineryforbringingabouttheneces­
sarycooperationfromtheFrenchRepublic;
Whereasauthorizationshouldbegiven,foralimited
period,fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasures,
underthefirstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothe
conditionslaiddownbytheCommissionDecisionof
12May1971(3),andinparticularArticle1thereof,
(')OJNoL182,12.7.1975,p.2.
(2)OJNoL189,21.7.1975,p.24. P)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

NoL51/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 26.2.76
Article2 HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1 ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseintheBeneluxcountriesfortheimportationof
theproductsinquestionfromTaiwanandinanycase
notlaterthan31December1975.TheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgandtheKingdomoftheNetherlandsare
authorizednottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
importsofthefollowingproducts:Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlands .CCT
heading Descriptionofgoods
No
ex60.04 Undergarments,knittedorcrocheted,not
elasticorrubberized,otherthanshirts,
excludingslips,knickersandpanty-hose,
commonlyknownastightsDoneatBrussels,23December1975.
wheretheyoriginateinTaiwanandareinfreecircula­
tionintheFrenchRepublicandinrespectofwhich
applicationsforimportlicenceswerelodgedafter14
December1975.FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
MemberoftheCommission