NoL281/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 6.10.78
COMMISSION DECISION
of20September1978
authorizingIrelandnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttooutergarmentsand
otherarticles,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticorrubberized ;outergarments
andclothingaccessories ;jerseys,pullovers,slip-overs ;twinsets,cardigans,bed­
jacketsandjumpers,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticorrubberized ,ofwool,of
cottonorofman-madetextilefibres,fallingwithinsubheadingex60.05Aofthe
CommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes60.05-01,27,28,29,30,33,36,37,38),
originatinginMacaoandinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(78/818/EEC)
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadymade,wouldbelikelytoaggravatethesediffi­
culties;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddowninCommission Decision71/202/EEC
of12May1971(!),andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,theapplicationforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorizationinviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon7
September1978bytheIrishGovernmenttothe
Commission oftheEuropeanCommunities ,for
authorizationnottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
outergarmentsandotherarticles,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticorrubberized;outergarments
andclothingaccessories;jerseys,pullovers,slip-overs,
twinsets,cardigans,bed-jacketsandjumpers,knitted
orcrocheted,notelasticorrubberized,ofwool,of
cottonorofman-madetextilefibres,fallingwithin
subheadingex60.05AoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff(NIMEXEcodes60.05-01,27,28,29,30,33,36,
37,38),originatinginMacaoandinfreecirculationin
theotherMemberStates;
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginMacaoiscovered
byanagreementnegotiatedbetweentheCommunity
andthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatagreementMacaohasundertaken
totakeallnecessarystepstolimititsexportsofthe
productsinquestiontotheCommunityuptothe
amountofcertainceilingsallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereastherearethereforedispar­
itiesexistingbetweentheimportconditionsinthe
variousMemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonly
beachievedprogressively ;
Whereasitappearsfromtheapplicationsubmitted
thatthereareseriousdifficultiesintheindustrial
sectorconcerned,involvingaconsiderabledropin
productionandemployment ;HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
IrelandisherebyauthorizednottoapplyCommunity
treatmenttotheproductsindicatedbelow,wherethey
originateinMacaoandareinfreecirculationinthe
otherMemberStates,andinrespectofwhichapplica­
tionsforimportlicenceswerelodgedafterthedateof
thisDecision :
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex60.05A
(NIMEXEcodes
60.05-01,27,28,29,
30,33,36,37,38)Outergarmentsandotherarticles,
knittedorcrocheted,notelastic
orrubberized;outergarments
andclothingaccessories;jerseys,
pullovers,slip-overs,twinsets,cardi­
gans,bed-jacketsandjumpers,
knittedorcrocheted,notelasticor
rubberized,ofwool,ofcottonorof
man-madetextilefibres
(•)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

6.10.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL281/21
DoneatBrussels,20September1978.Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseinIrelandfortheimportationoftheseproducts
fromMacaooruntil31December1978whicheveris
theearlier.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtoIreland.FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President