2.9.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL241/11
II
(Actswhosepublicationisnotobligatory)
COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of3August1978
authorizingIrelandnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttowomen's,girls'and
infants'wovenpyjamasandnightdresses,ofwool,ofcottonorofman-made
textilefibres,fallingwithinheadingNoex61.04(NIMEXEcodes61.04-11,13,18)
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginHongKongandinfreecircula­
tionintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(78/722/EEC)
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereasforthatreasondisparities
persistbetweentheimportconditionsinthevarious
MemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonlybe
achievedprogressively ;
Whereasaccordingtotheapplicationsubmittedthere
areseriousdifficulties intheindustrialsector
concernedinvolvingaconsiderabledropinproduc­
tionandemployment ;
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadyeffected,wouldbelikelytoaggravatethese
difficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionsspecifiedintheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971(•),andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,therequestforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorization inviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon12July
1978bytheIrishGovernmenttotheCommissionof
theEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorizationnotto
applyCommunitytreatmenttowomen's,girls'and
inflants'wovenpyjamasandnightdresses,ofwool,of
cottonorofman-madetextilefibres,fallingwithin
headingNoex61.04(NIMEXEcodes61.04-11,13,
18)oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatingin
HongKongandinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginHongKongis
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementHongKonghas
undertakentotakeallnecessarystepstolimitits
exportsoftheproductsinquestiontotheCommunity
tocertainceilingsallocatedamongtheMember
States; (!)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

NoL241/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 2.9.78
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
arisefortheimportationoftheseproductsfromHong
Kongoruntil31December1978,whicheveristhe
earlier.
ThisDecisionisaddressedtoIreland.HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
ArticleI
IrelandisauthorizednottoapplyCommunitytreat­
menttotheproductsindicatedbelow,wheretheyorig­
inateinHongKongandareinfreecirculationinthe
otherMemberStates,andinrespectofwhichapplica­
tionsforimportlicenceswerelodgedafterthedateof
thisDecision :
DoneatBrussels,3August1978.CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex61.04
(NIMEXEcodes
61.04-11,13,18)Women's,girls'andinfants'woven
pyjamasandnightdresses,ofwool,
ofcottonorofman-madetextile
fibresFortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission