23.11.78 Official.JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL328/35
COMMISSION DECISION
of9November 1978
authorizingtheItalianRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttoundergar­
ments,knittedorcrocheted ,notelasticorrubberized :shirts,T-shirts,light­
weightfineknitroll,poloorturtleneckedjumpers,pullovers,undervestsand
thelike,knittedorcrocheted ,notelasticorrubberized ,otherthanbabies'
garments,ofcottonorsynthetictextilefibres;T-shirtsandlightweightfineknit
roll,poloorturtleneckedjumpersandpullovers,ofregeneratedtextilefibres,
fallingwithinheadingNoex60.04oftheCommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXE
codes60.04-01,05,13,18,28,29,30,42,50,58),originatinginMacaoandinfree
circulation intheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheItaliantextisauthentic)
(78/961/EEC)
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadymadeorproposed,wouldbelikelytoaggra­
vatethesedifficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddowninCommission Decision71/202/EEC
of12May1971('),andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,theapplicationforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorization ,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
-Article1
TheItalianRepublicisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttotheproducts-indicated
below,wheretheyoriginateinMacaoandareinfree
circulationintheotherMemberStates,andinrespect
ofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswerelodged
after20October1978:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon28
October1978bytheItalianGovernment tothe
Commission oftheEuropeanCommunities ,for
authorizationnottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
undergarments ,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticor
rubberized :shirts,T-shirts,lightweightfineknitroll,
poloorturtleneckedjumpersandpullovers,under­
vestsandthelike,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticor
rubberized,otherthanbabies'garments,ofcottonor
synthetictextilefibres;T-shirtsandlightweightfine
knitroll,poloorturtleneckedjumpersandpullovers,
ofregeneratedtextilefibres,fallingwithinheadingNo
ex60.04oftheCommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXE
codes60.04-01,05,13,18,28,29,30,42,50,58),origi­
natinginMacaoandinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStates;
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginMacaoiscovered
byanAgreementnegotiatedbetweentheCommunity
andthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementMacaohasundertaken
totakeallnecessarystepstolimititsexportofthe
productsinquestiontotheCommunityuptothe
amountofcertainceilingsallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereastherearethereforedispar­
itiesexistingbetweentheimportconditionsinthe
variousMemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonly
beachievedprogressively ;
Whereasitappearsfromtheapplicationsubmitted
thatthereareseriousdifficultiesintheindustrial
sectorconcerned,involvingaconsiderabledropin
productionandemployment ;CCT
heading .
NoDescription
ex60.04
(NIMEXEcodes
60.04-01,05,13,18,
28,29,30,42,50,58)Undergarments ,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticorrubberized
shirts,T-shirts,lightweightfineknit
roll,poloorturtleneckedjumpers
andpullovers,undervestsandthe
like,knittedorcrocheted,not
elasticorrubberized,otherthan
babies'garments,ofcottonor
synthetictextilefibres;T-shirtsand
lightweightfineknitroll,poloor
turtleneckedjumpersand
pullovers,ofregeneratedtextile
fibres
(»)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

NoL328/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.11.78
Article2 DoneatBrussels,9November1978.
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseinItalyfortheimportationoftheseproducts
fromMacaooruntil31December1978,whicheveris
theearlier.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheItalianRepublic.FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President