NoL320/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 14.11.78
COMMISSION DECISION
of18October1978
authorizingtheUnitedKingdomnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttowoven
fabricsofcotton,otherthangauze,terryfabrics,narrowwovenfabrics,pile
fabrics,chenillefabrics,tulleandothernetfabricsfallingwithinheadingNo
55.09oftheCommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes55.09-01,02,03,04,05,11,
12,13,14,15,16,17,19,21,29,31,33,35,37,38,39,41,49,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,
59,61,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,76,77,78,81,82,83,84,86,87,92,
93,97)originatinginPeruandinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(78/911/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon6October
1978bytheUnitedKingdomGovernmenttothe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,forautho­
rizationnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttowoven
fabricsofcotton,otherthangauze,terryfabrics,
narrowwovenfabrics,pilefabrics,chenillefabrics,
tulleandothernetfabrics,fallingwithinheadingNo
55.09oftheCommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXE
codes55.09-01,02,03,04,05,11,12,13,14,15,16,
17,19,21,29,31,33,35,37,38,39,41,49,51,52,53,
54,55,56,57,59,61,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,
72,73,74,76,77,78,81,82,83,84,86,87,92,93,97)
originatinginPeruandinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStates;
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginPeruiscoveredby
anagreementnegotiatedbetweentheCommunityand
thatcountry;
WhereasunderthatagreementPeruhasundertaken
totakeallnecessarystepstolimititsexportsofthe
productsinquestiontotheCommunityuptothe
amountofcertainceilingsallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereastherearethereforedispar­itiesexistingbetweentheimportconditionsinthe
variousMemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonly
beachievedprogressively ;
Whereasthereareseriousdifficultiesintheindustrial
sectorconcerned,involvingaconsiderabledropin
productionandemployment ;
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadymadeorproposed,wouldbelikelytoaggra­
vatethesedifficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddowninCommission Decision71/202/EEC
of12May1971(J),andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,theapplicationforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorizationinviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheUnitedKingdomisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttotheproductsindicated
below,wheretheyoriginateinPeruandareinfree
circulationintheotherMemberStates,andinrespect
ofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswerelodged
after6October1978:
OOJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

14.11.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL320/21
CCTheadingNo Description
55.09
(NIMEXEcodes55.09-01,02,03,04,05,11,
12,13,14,15,16,17,19,21,29,31,33,35,37,
38,39,41,49,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,59,61,
63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,76,
77,78,81,82,83,84,86,87,92,93,97)Wovenfabricsofcotton,otherthangauze,terry
fabrics,narrowwovenfabrics,pilefabrics,chenille
fabrics,tulleandothernetfabrics
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunitiesariseintheUnitedKingdomforthe
importationoftheseproductsfromPeruoruntil31December1978,whicheveristhe
earlier.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheUnitedKingdom.
DoneatBrussels,18October1978.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President