25.2.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL49/23
COMMISSION DECISION
of5December 1975
authorizingtheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlandsnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttowomen's,
girls'andinfants'shirtsandblouses,fallingwithinsubheading61.02exBofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginTaiwanandinfreecirculationinthe
FederalRepublicofGermany
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(76/239/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon28
November1975bytheGovernments oftheBenelux
countriestotheCommissionbytelexfromtheoffice
ofthePermanentRepresentative oftheKingdomof
theNetherlandstotheEuropeanCommunities ,for
authorizationnottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
women's,girls'andinfants'shirtsandblouses,falling
withinsubheading61.02exBoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatinginTaiwanandinfree
circulationintheFederalRepublicofGermany,
WhereasimportsintotheCommunityoftheproducts
inquestionoriginatinginTaiwanaresubjecttoa
CommunityquantitativequotaestablishedbyCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No1783/75of10July1975on
rulesforimportsofcertaintextileproductsoriginating
inTaiwan(l);
Whereasthisquotaisadministered byallocation
amongtheMemberStates,asdeterminedbyCommis­
sionRegulation (EEC)No1849/75of18July1975
allocatingquantitativequotasinrespectofimports
intotheCommunityofcertaintextileproductsorigi­
natinginTaiwan(2);whereasthequotasharesallo­
catedfor1975totheBeneluxcountriesandthe
FederalRepublicofGermanyare693000and
533000itemsrespectively ;
Whereas,sinceitwasnotpossiblewhentheCommu­
nityquotawasopenedtoachievefullalignmentof
theimportarrangements previouslyappliedinthe
MemberStates,theaboveRegulation (EEC)No
1783/75provides,asatemporarymeasure,foradero­
gationfromtheprincipleofequalandcontinuous
accessforallimporterstoCommunityquotasbystipu­latingthatthequotainquestionbeallocatedinitially
onthebasisofthevolumesofimportspreviously
admittedintothevariousMemberStatesandneedbe
adjustedonlyprogressivelytothesupplyrequirements
ofthemarkets;
Whereasforthisreasontheallocationofthequotain
questionstillinvolvescertaindisparitiesinthequota
sharesfixedforthevariousMemberStatesinrelation
tothesupplyrequirementsofthemarketsconcerned ;
WhereasthesedisparitieshavecausedintheBenelux
countriesaflowofimportsoftheproductsinques­
tion,originatinginTaiwanandinfreecirculationin
theFederalRepublicofGermany,whichthreatensto
continueandtogrow;
Whereasaccordingtoinformationsuppliedbythe
Governments oftheBeneluxcountriesthereare
seriouseconomicdifficultiesinthebranchofthe
textileindustryconcernedresultinginaprogressive
declineofproductionandaconstantreductionofthe
numberofworkersemployedinthatsector;
Whereastheseeconomicdifficultiesarecausedlargely
byunequalconditionsofcofripetitionwithcertain
countries(includingTaiwan),wherebysuchcountries
areenabledtoexportatpriceslowerthanthoseof
producersintheBeneluxcountries;
Whereastheindirectimportsinquestion,which
wouldbeinadditiontothosealreadyeffected,would
belikelytoaggravatetheseeconomicdifficulties;
Whereasitisnotpossibleatthepresenttimetosetin
motionthemachineryforbringingabouttheneces­
sarycooperationfromtheFederalRepublicof
Germany;
Whereasauthorizationshouldbegiven,foralimited
period,fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasures,
underthefirstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothe
conditionslaiddownbytheCommissionDecisionof
12May1971(3),andinparticularArticle1thereof,
(»)OJNoL182,12.7.1975p.2.
(2)OJNoL189,21.7.1975,p.24. (3)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

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Article2 HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseintheBeneluxcountriesfortheimportationof
theproductsinquestionfromTaiwanandinanycase
notlaterthan31December1975.TheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgandtheKingdomoftheNetherlandsare
authorizednottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
importsofthefollowingproducts: Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlands .CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods
61.02exBWomen's,girls'andinfants'outer
garments,shirtsandblouses DoneatBrussels,5December1975.
wheretheyoriginateinTaiwanandareinfreecircula­
tionintheFederalRepublicofGermany,andin
respectofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswere
lodgedafter19November1975.FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
MemberoftheCommission