NoL65/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.3.79
COMMISSION DECISION
of19February1979
authorizingtheFrenchRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttomen's
andboys'wovenovercoats,raincoatsandothercoats,cloaksandcapes,other
thanthoseofcategory14A,ofwool,ofcottonorofman-madetextilefibres,
fallingwithinheadingNoex61.01oftheCommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXE
codes61.01-41,42,44,46,47)(category14B),originatinginRomaniaandinfree
circulation intheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(79/273/EEC)
dizetheabovementioned commercial policy
measures ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddowninCommission Decision71/202/EEC
of12May1971(*),andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,theapplicationsforalicence
whichgaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondonot
needtobecoveredbysuchanauthorization inview
ofthesmallamountinvolved,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon8
February1979bytheFrenchGovernmenttothe
Commission oftheEuropeanCommunities ,for
authorizationnottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
men'sandboys'wovenovercoats,raincoatsandother
coats,cloaksandcapes,otherthanthoseofcategory
14A,ofwool,ofcottonorofman-madetextilefibres
fallingwithinheadingNoex61.01oftheCommon
CustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes61.01-41,42,44,46,
47)(category14B),originatinginRomaniaandin
freecirculationintheotherMemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginRomaniais
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementRomaniahasunder­
takentotakeallnecessarystepstolimititsexportsof
theproductsinquestiontotheCommunityuptothe
amountofcertainceilingsallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereastherearethereforedispar­
itiesexistingbetweentheimportconditionsinthe
variousMemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonly
beachievedprogressively ;
Whereasitappearsfromtheapplicationsubmitted
thatthereareseriousdifficultiesintheindustrial
sectorconcerned,involvingaconsiderabledropin
production ;
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadymadeorproposed,wouldbelikelytojeoparHASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheFrenchRepublicisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttotheproductsindicated
below,wheretheyoriginateinRomaniaandarein
freecirculationintheotherMemberStates,andin
respectofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswere
lodgedafter5February1979:
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex61.01
(NIMEXEcodes
61.01-41,42,44,46,
47)(category14B)Men'sandboys'wovenovercoats,
raincoatsandothercoats,cloaks
andcapes,otherthanthoseofcate­
gory14A,ofwool,ofcottonorof
man-madetextilefibres
(»)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

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Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntil30June1979.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.DoneatBrussels,19February1979.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President