NoL251/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 14.9.78
COMMISSION DECISION
of4September1978
authorizingtheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlandsnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttomen's,
boys',women's,girls'andinfants'wovenbreeches,shortsandtrousers(including
slacks)ofwool,ofcottonorofman-madetextilefibres,fallingwithinheading
Noex61.01andsubheadingex61.02B(NIMEXEcodes61.01-62,64,66,72,74,
76;61.02-66,68,72)oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginMacaoandin
freecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheDutchandFrenchtextsareauthentic)
(78/760/EEC)
becauseofthedifficulteconomicsituationinthe
sectorconcerned ;
Whereasitappearsfromtheapplicationsubmitted
thatthereareseriousdifficultiesintheindustrial
sectorconcerned ;
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadymade,wouldbelikelytoaggravatethesediffi­
culties;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddowninCommission Decision71/202/EEC
of12May1971('),andinparticularArticle1thereof,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon25August
1978bytheGovernments oftheBeneluxcountriesto
theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,for
authorizationnottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
men's,boys',women's,girls'andinfants'woven
breeches,shortsandtrousers(includingslacks)of
wool,ofcottonorofman-madetextilefibres,falling
withinheadingNoex61.01andsubheadingex61.02
B(NIMEXEcodes61.01-62,64,66,72,74,76;
61.02-66,68,72)oftheCommonCustomsTariff,orig­
inatinginMacaoandinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStates^
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginMacaoiscovered
byanAgreementnegotiatedbetweentheCommunity
andthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementMacaohasundertaken
totakeallnecessarystepstolimititsexportsofthe
productsinquestiontotheCommunityuptothe
amountofcertainceilingsallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereastherearethereforedispar­
itiesexistingbetweentheimportconditionsinthe
variousMemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonly
beachievedprogressively ;
Whereasthedisparitieswhichexistinthecommercial
policymeasuresappliedinconnectionwiththese
productsbytheMemberStatesarecausingdeflection
oftrade,therebypreventingtheexecutionofthose
commercialpolicymeasureswhichareinforceHASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgandtheKingdomoftheNetherlandsare
authorizednottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttothe
productsindicatedbelow,wheretheyoriginatein
MacaoandareinfreecirculationintheotherMember
States,andinrespectofwhichapplicationsforimport
licenceswerelodgedafter16August1978:
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex61.01and
ex61.02B
NIMEXEcodes
61.01-02,64,66,72,
74,76;61.02-66,68,
72)Men's,boys',women's,girls'and
infants'wovenbreeches,shortsand
trousers(includingslacks)ofwool,
ofcottonorofman-madetextile
fibres
(•)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

14.9.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL251/21
DoneatBrussels,4September1978. Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseintheBeneluxcountriesfortheimportationof
theseproductsfromMacaooruntil31December
1978,whicheveristheearlier.
Article3FortheCommission
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlands .EtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission