NoL193/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 18.7.78
COMMISSION DECISION
of27June1978
authorizingIrelandnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttomen'sandboys'outer
garments :men'sandboys'wovensuits(includingcoordinatesuitsconsistingof
twoorthreepieces,whichareordered,packed,consignedandnormallysold
together)ofwool,ofcottonorofman-madetextilefibres,fallingwithinheading
Noex61.01(NIMEXEcode61.01-51,54,57)oftheCommonCustomsTariff,orig­
inatinginHongKongandinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(78/576/EEC)
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
whichgaverisetotheapplicationsubmittedwouldbe
likelytoaggravatethesedifficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionsspecifiedintheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971(!),andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,therequestforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorization inviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon19June
1978bytheIrishGovernmenttotheCommissionof
theEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorizationnotto
applyCommunitytreatmenttomen'sandboys'outer
garments:men'sandboys'wovensuits(including
coordinatesuitsconsistingoftwoorthreepieces,
whichareordered,packed,consignedandnormally
soldtogether)ofwool,ofcottonorofman-made
textilefibres,fallingwithinheadingNoex61.01
(NIMEXEcode61.01-51,54,57)oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatinginHongKongandinfree
circulationintheotherMemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginHongKongis
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementHongKonghas
undertakentotakeallnecessarystepstolimitits
exportsoftheproductsinquestiontotheCommunity
tocertainceilingsallocatedamongtheMember
States;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereasforthatreasondisparities
persistbetweentheimportconditionsinthevarious
MemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonlybe
achievedprogressively ;
Whereasaccordingtotheapplicationsubmittedthere
areseriousdifficulties intheindustrialsector
concernedinvolvingaconsiderabledropinproduc­
tionandemployment ;Article1
IrelandisauthorizednottoapplyCommunitytreat­
menttotheproductsindicatedbelow,wheretheyorig­
inateinHongKongandareinfreecirculationinthe
otherMemberStates,andinrespectofwhichapplica­
tionsforimportlicenceswerelodgedafterthedateof
thisDecision :
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex61.01
(NIMEXEcode61.01-
51,54,57)Men'sandboys'outergarments:
men'sandboys'wovensuits
(including coordinate suits
consistingoftwoorthreepieces,
whichareordered,packed,
consignedandnormallysold
together)ofwool,ofcottonorof
man-madetextilefibres
(')OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

18.7.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL193/23
DoneatBrussels,27June1978. Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
arisefortheimportationoftheseproductsfromHong
Kongoruntil31December1978,whicheveristhe
earlier.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtoIreland.FortheCommission
HenkVREDELING
Vice-President