NoL288/40 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 14.10.78
COMMISSION DECISION
of22September1978
authorizingtheFrenchRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttowoven
suits(includingcoordinatesuitsconsistingoftwoorthreepieces,whichare
ordered,packed,consignedandnormallysoldtogether),ofwool,ofcottonorof
man-madetextilefibres,fallingwithinheadingNoex61.01oftheCommon
CustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes61.01-51,54,57),originatinginRomaniaandin
freecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(78/829/EEC)
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadymadeorproposed,wouldbelikelytoaggra­
vatethesedifficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddowninCommission Decision71/202/EEC
of12May1971(!),andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,theapplicationforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorizationinviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon15
September1978bytheFrenchGovernmenttothe
Commission oftheEuropeanCommunities ,for
authorizationnottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
wovensuits(includingcoordinatesuitsconsistingof
twoorthreepieces,whichareordered,packed,
consignedandnormallysoldtogether),ofwool,of
cottonorofman-madetextilefibres,fallingwithin
headingNoex61.01oftheCommonCustomsTariff
(NIMEXEcodes61.01-51,54,57),originatingin
RomaniaandinfreecirculationintheotherMember
States,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginRomaniais
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementRomaniahasunder­
takentotakeallnecessarystepstolimititsexportsof
theproductsinquestiontotheCommunityuptothe
amountofcertainceilingsallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereastherearethereforedispar­
itiesexistingbetweentheimportconditionsinthe
variousMemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonly
beachievedprogressively ;
Whereasitappearsfromtheapplicationsubmitted
thatthereareseriousdifficultiesintheindustrial
sectorconcerned,involvingaconsiderabledropin
productionandemployment ;Article1
TheFrenchRepublicisherebyauthorizednotto
applyCommunitytreatmenttotheproductsindicated
below,wheretheyoriginateinRomaniaandarein
freecirculationintheotherMemberStates,andin
respectofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswere
lodgedafter14September1978:
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex61.01
(NIMEXEcodes
61.01-51,54,57)Wovensuits(includingcoordinate
suitsconsistingoftwoorthree
pieces,whichareordered,packed,
consignedandnormallysold
together),ofwool,ofcottonorof
man-madetextilefibres
(>)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

14.10.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL288/41
DoneatBrussels,22September1978. Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseinFrancefortheimportationoftheseproducts
fromRomaniaoruntil31December1978,whichever
istheearlier.
Article3FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic. Vice-President