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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of6June1979
authorizingtheUnitedKingdomnottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
women's,girls'andinfants'wovenovercoats,raincoatsandothercoats,cloaks
andcapes,jacketsandblazers,otherthangarmentsofcategory15A,ofwool,of
cottonorofman-madetextilefibres,fallingwithinsubheadingex61.02Bofthe
CommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes61.02-31,32,33,35,36,37,39,40)(cate­
gory15B),originatinginRomaniaandinfreecirculationintheotherMember
States
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(79/624/EEC)
theproductsinquestiontotheCommunityuptothe
amountofcertainceilingsallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catethoseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereastherearethereforedispar­
itiesexistingbetweentheimportconditionsinthe
variousMemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonly
beachievedprogressively ;
Whereasitappearsfromtheapplicationsubmitted
thatthereareseriousdifficultiesintheindustrial
sectorconcernedinvolvingaconsiderabledropin
productionandemployment ;
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadymadeorproposed,wouldbelikelytoaggra­
vatethesedifficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddowninCommission Decision71/202/EEC
of12May1971('),andinparticularArticle1thereof;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon23May
1979bytheUnitedKingdomGovernmenttothe
Commission oftheEuropeanCommunities ,for
authorizationnottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
women's,girls'andinfants'wovenovercoats,raincoats
andothercoats,cloaksandcapes,jacketsandblazers,
otherthangarmentsofcategory15A,ofwool,of
cottonorofman-madetextilefibres,fallingwithin
subheadingex61.02BoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff(NIMEXEcodes61.02-31,32,33,35,36,37,39,
40)(category15B),originatinginRomaniaandin
freecirculationintheotherMemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginRomaniais
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementRomaniahasunder­
takentotakeallnecessarystepstolimititsexportsof(')OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

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Whereas,however,theapplicationforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorization inviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheUnitedKingdomisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttotheproductsindicated
below,wheretheyoriginateinRomaniaandarein
freecirculationintheotherMemberStates,andin
respectofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswere
lodgedafter18May1979:Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntil30June1979.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheUnitedKingdom.
DoneatBrussels,6June1979.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-PresidentCCT
heading
NoDescription
ex61.02B
(NIMEXEcodes
61.02-31,32,33,35,
36,37,39,40)
(category15B)Women's,girls'andinfants'woven
overcoats,raincoatsandothercoats,
cloaksandcapes,jacketsand
blazers,otherthangarmentsofcate­
gory15A,ofwool,ofcottonorof
man-madetextilefibres