28. 1. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 23/37 COMMISSION DECISION of 11 January 1984 authorizing Greece to take protective measures in respect of certain imports (84/38/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ' Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, . Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 130 thereof, Whereas by  Decisions  83/41/EEC(")  and 83/94/EEC (% the Commission authorized Greece to adopt protective measures in respect of imports of certain products ; Whereas in its letter of 30 December 1983 the Greek Government asked the Commission for permission to take additional protective measures in certain sectors, pursuant to Article 130 of the Act of Accession of Greece ; Whereas the Greek authorities provided the Commis- sion with sufficient data to enable the latter to confirm the persistence of serious difficulties in certain sectors covered by the abovementioned protective measures ; Whereas, when the abovementioned Decisions came into effect, existing stocks were such as to restrict opportunities for increased production in the indus- trial sectors in question during the reference period but did not allow the protective measures authorized by the Commission to produce the desired effects; Whereas, consequently, it was only possible to initiate the restructuring of these sectors in the second half of 1983 ; whereas, therefore, imports of these products originating in or coming from other Member States must continue to be restricted in order to enable these restructuring measures to produce their intended effects ; Whereas these import restrictions must be accompa- nied by a monitoring system in respect of imports of the same products originating in non-member coun- tries ; Whereas it is appropriate that the measures designed to improve and restore to balance the situation in () OJ No L 37, 9. 2. 1983, p. 13. () O] No L S8, 5. 3. 1983, p. 10. these sectors should be continued for a further 10 months in order to adapt the sectors to Community competition ; Whereas the provisions adopted cannot, at all events, be expected to restrict imports of each of the products in question to a level below that of actual imports during the corresponding period of 1983; Whereas, if the restricted amounts laid down by the Commission in the abovementioned Decisions are not used up, the Greek authorities must authorize the import of the remaining amounts in addition to the qudntities specified in this Decision ; - Whereas the volume of imports of the products in question constitutes an even greater source of difficulty in view of the fact that the level of employment in these sectors continues to give cause for concern; Whereas the furniture sector is characterized by a substantial number of small units scattered throughout the country; whereas this geographical distribution renders the reorganization and restructuring of this sector with a view to the achievement of economies of scale particularly difficult ; whereas, in order to attain this end, the Greek Government has promoted forms of industrial cooperation designed to bring together several production units in a single undertaking in a region where the main outlets of the sector are located, and has encouraged the establishment of a common sales promotion organization ; Whereas the situation in the construction sector did not improve in the course of the past year, since the index of production fell by 12 % in the first 10 months of 1983 compared with the same period in 1982 ; whereas the market in porcelain sanitary ware or cast-iron taps, cocks and valves and ceramic tiles is directly dependent on developments in this sector; whereas major investments designed to rationalize and modernize the manufacture of these four products are now in progress, in particular, in order to adjust supply to changing consumer requirements; whereas this change in production requires both more modern equipment and detailed market research; whereas these activities are being conducted in conjunction with other enterprises operating in the common market ;