NoL154/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.6.76
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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of14April1976
authorizingtheItalianRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttocertain
pulloversofsynthetictextilefibresfallingwithinheadingNoex60.05ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatingintheRepublicofKoreaandinfreecircu­
lationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheItaliantextisauthentic)
(76/528/EEC)
Whereastheallocationoftnevoluntaryrestraint
ceilinginquestionstillinvolvescertaindisparitiesin
thequotasharesfixedforthevariousMemberStates
inrelationtothesupplyrequirementsofthemarkets
concerned ;
Whereasthesedisparitiesarelikelytocreateaflowof
indirecttradewhichcouldaggravatethedifficultsitua­
tionofthetextileindustry;
Whereasthequantitycoveredbythelicenceapplica­
tiononwhichtheItalianGovernment'sapplicationis
based(129950itemsequivalentto17%ofthe
Frenchquotashare)issuchastojustifyoperationsof
thiskind;
Whereas,accordingtoinformationsuppliedbythe
ItalianGovernment ,thereareseriouseconomicdiffi­
cultiesinthesectorthatmanufacturestheproductsin
questionresultinginaprogressivedeclineofproduc­
tionandaconstantreductionofthenumberof
workersemployedinthatsector;
Whereastheindirectimportsinquestionarelikelyto
aggravatetheseeconomicdifficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibleatthepresenttimetosetin
motionthemachineryforbringingabouttheneces­
sarycooperationfromFranceandtheotherMember
States;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven,
foralimitedperiod,fortheapplicationofprotective
measures,underthefirstparagraphofArticle115,
subjecttc>theconditionslaiddownbytheCommis­
sionDecisionof12May1971('),andinparticular
Article 1thereof,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon5April
1976bytheItalianGovernmenttotheCommission
bytelexfromtheofficeofitsPermanentRepresenta­
tivetotheEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorization
toapplyprotectivemeasuresinrespectofimportsof
certainpulloversofsynthetic ,textilefibresfalling
withinheadingNoex60.05oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,originatingintheRepublicofKoreaandin
freecirculationinFrance,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatingintheRepublicof
KoreaisthesubjectofanAgreementnegotiated
betweentheCommunityandthatcountryinitialled
on28November1975;
Whereas,undertheAgreement ,theRepublicof
Koreahasundertakentotakeallnecessarystepsto
limititsexportsofcertaintextileproductstothe
Communitytocertainceilingsallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;
WhereasfortheproductsfallingwithinheadingNo
ex60.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff,thequota
shareallocatedfor1976toItalyis450000items
whilethatallocatedtotheFrenchRepublicinrespect
ofthesameproductsis740000items; (')OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

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HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheItalianRepublicisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttoimportsofthefollowing
products :Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseinItalyfortheimportationoftheproductsin
questionfromtheRepublicofKoreaandinanycase
notlaterthan31December1976.
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods
ex60.05 Outergarmentsandclothingaccessories ,
knittedorcrocheted,notelasticorrubber­
ized:
Pulloversofsynthetictextilefibres:
—OfpolyamidefibresArticle3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheItalianRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,14April1976.
FortheCommission
ChristopherSOAMES
Vice-PresidentwheretheyoriginateintheRepublicofKoreaandare
infreecirculationintheotherMemberStates,andin
respectofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswere
lodgedafter1April1976.