14. 2. 85 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 44/31 (Ads whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 21 December 1984 authorizing the United Kingdom to apply intra-Community surveillance to imports of certain products falling within headings No 69.11 and No ex 69.12 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Romania (Only the English text is authentic) (85/106/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first para- graph of Article 115 thereof, Having regard to Commission Decision 80/47/EEC of 20 December 1979 on surveillance and protective measures which Member States may be authorized to take in respect of imports of certain products originat- ing in third countries and put into free circulation in another Member State ('), and in particular Articles 2 and 3 thereof, Whereas a request was made under the first paragraph of Article 115 of the Treaty by the United Kingdom ‘Government to the Commission of the European Communities for authorization to apply surveillance and protective measures for tableware and other articles of a kind commonly used for domestic toilet purposes, of porcelain or china, of stoneware, of earthenware or fine pottery and of other kinds of pottery falling within headings No 69.11 and No ex 69.12 of the Common Customs, Tariff, (NIMEXE codes 69.11-10, 90 and 69.12-20, 31, 39, 90) originat- ing in Romania and in free circulation in the other Member States ; Whereas in the United Kingdom the importation of the products in question originating in Romania is subject under Council Decision 83/675/EEC (), to a quantitative quota of £ 400 000 for 1984 ; () OJ No L 16, 22. 1. 1980, p. 14. () OJ No L 381, 31. 12. 1983, p. 1. Whereas, as a result of these measures, disparities still exist between the conditions governing the importa- tion of the products in question into the different Member States ; Whereas statistics show that since the beginning of this year imports to the United Kingdom of the products congerned originating in Romania and in free circulation in the other Member States have - amounted to £ 105000 ; Whereas with regard to the situation of the national output the information received by the Commission indicates that imports of the products in question originating in third countries have amounted to £ 10,9 million in 1982 to 10,8 million in 1983 and to £ 6,6 million in the first six months of 1984 ; whereas the market share taken by those imports has amounted to 18 % in 1982 and 1983 and to 17 % in the first six months of 1984 ; : Whereas output of like products in the United Kingdom has amounted to £ 229,5 million in 1982 to £ 248,3 million in 1983 and to £ 140,5 million in the first six months of 1984 ; whereas the domestic indus- try’s share of the home market has amounted to 82 % in the first six months of 1984 ; Whereas consumption of like products in the United Kingdom has amounted to £ 139,7 million in 1982, to £ 141,7 million in 1983 and to £ 88,1 million in the first six months of 1984 ;