NoL64/29 7.3.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION DECISION
of31January1978
authorizingtheFrenchRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttogloves,
mittensandmitts,knittedorcrocheted ,notelasticorrubberized ,ofsynthetic
andregeneratedtextilefibres,fallingwithinheadingNoex60.02ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginTaiwanandinfreecirculationinthe
otherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(78/214/EEC)
Whereas,accordingtoinformationsuppliedbythe
FrenchGovernment ,thereareseriouseconomicdiffi­
cultiesinthissectoroftextileindustry,resultingina
progressivedeclineofproductionandaconstant
reductionofthenumberofworkersemployedinthat
sector;
Whereastheseeconomicdifficultiesarecausedlargely
byunequalconditionsofcompetitionwithcertain
countries(includingTaiwan),wherebysuchcountries
areenabledtoexportatpriceslowerthanthoseofthe
Frenchproducers;
Whereastheindirectimportsinquestion,which
wouldbeinadditiontothosealreadyeffected,would
belikelytoaggravatetheseeconomicdifficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibleatthepresenttimetosetin
motionthemachineryforbringingabouttheneces­
sarycooperationfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven,
foralimitedperiod,fortheapplicationofprotective
measuresunderthefirstparagraphofArticle115,
subjecttotheconditionslaiddownbytheCommis­
sionDecisionof12May1971(2),andinparticular
Article1thereof,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon26
January1978bytheFrenchGovernment tothe
CommissionbytelexfromtheofficeofitsPermanent
Representative totheEuropeanCommunities ,for
authorization nottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
gloves,mittensandmitts,knittedorcrocheted,not
elasticorrubberized,ofsyntheticandregenerated
textilefibres,fallingwithinheadingNoex60.02of
theCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginTaiwan
andinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates,
WhereasimportsintotheCommunityoftheproducts
inquestionoriginatinginTaiwanaresubjecttoa
Communityquantitativequota,allocatedamongthe
MemberStates,establishedbyCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No3020/77of30December1977onrules
forimportsofcertaintextileproductsoriginatingin
Taiwan(');
Whereas,sinceitwasnotpossiblewhentheCommu­
nityquotawasopenedtoachievefullalignmentof
theimportarrangements previouslyappliedinthe
MemberStates,Regulation (EEC)No3020/77
provides,asatemporarymeasure,foraderogation
fromtheprincipleofequalandcontinuousaccessfor
allCommunityimporterstoCommunityquotasby
stipulatingthattheallocationofthequotainquestion
needonlyprogressively beadjustedtothesupply
requirements ofthemarkets;
Whereasforthisreasonthisallocationofthequotain
questionstillinvolvescertaindisparitiesinthequota
sharesfixedforthevariousMemberStatesbyrefer­
encetothesupplyrequirements ofthemarkets
concerned ;HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheFrenchRepublicisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttoimportsofgloves,mittens
andmitts,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticorrubber­
ized,ofsyntheticandregeneratedtextilefibres,falling
withinheadingNoex60.02oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,wheretheyoriginateinTaiwanandareinfree
circulationintheotherMemberStates,andinrespect
ofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswerelodged
after16January1978.
(')OJNoL357,31.12.1977. (2)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

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Article2 DoneatBrussels,31January1978.
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseintheFrenchRepublicfortheimportationof
theproductinquestionfromTaiwanandinanycase
notlaterthan31December1978.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President