9.9.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL247/31
COMMISSION DECISION
of21August1978
authorizingtheFrenchRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttowoven
fabricsofregeneratedtextilefibres(discontinuous orwaste)otherthannarrow
wovenfabrics,pilefabrics(includingterryfabrics)andchenillefabrics,other
thanunbleachedorbleached,fallingwithinsubheading56.07B(NIMEXEcodes
56.07-37,42,44,48,52,53,54,57,58,62,63,64,66,72,73,74,77,78,82,83,84,87;
56.07-37,44,48,52,54,57,58,63,64,66,73,74,77,78,83,84,87)oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatinginSouthKoreaandinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(78/746/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereasaccordingtotheapplicationsubmittedthere
areseriousdifficulties intheindustrialsector
concernedinvolvingaconsiderabledropinproduc­
tionandemployment ;
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadyeffected,wouldbelikelytoaggravatethese
difficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionsspecifiedintheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971('),andinparticularArticle1thereof;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon9August
1978bytheFrenchGovernmenttotheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorizationnot
toapplyCommunitytreatmenttowovenfabricsof
regeneratedtextilefibres(discontinuous orwaste)
otherthannarrowwovenfabrics,pilefabrics
(includingterryfabrics)andchenillefabrics,other
thanunbleachedorbleached,fallingwithin
subheading56.07B(NIMEXEcodes56.07-37,42,44,
48,52,53,54,57,58,62,63,64,66,72,73,74,77,78,
82,83,84,87;56.07-37,44,48,52,54,57,58,63,66,
73,74,77,78,83,84,87)oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,originatinginSouthKoreaandinfreecircula­
tionintheotherMemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginSouthKoreais
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementSouthKoreahas
undertakentotakeallnecessarystepstolimitits
exportsoftheproductsinquestiontotheCommunity
tocertainceilingsallocatedamongtheMember
States;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereasforthatreasondisparities
persistbetweentheimportconditionsinthevarious
MemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonlybe
achievedprogressively ;Whereas,however,therequestforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorizationinviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheFrenchRepublicisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttotheproductsindicated
below,wheretheyoriginateinSouthKoreaandarein
freecirculationintheotherMemberStates,andin
(>)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

NoL247/32 OfficialjournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.9.78
respectofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswere
lodgedafter3August1978:Koreaoruntil31December1978,whicheveristhe
earlier.
CCT
heading
NoDescription
56.07B
(NIMEXEcodes
56.07-37,42,44,48,
52,53,54,57,58,62,
63,64,66,72,73,74,
77,78,82,83,84,87;
56.07-37,44,48,52,
54,57,58,63,64,66,
73,74,77,78,83,84,87)Wovenfabricsofregenerated
textilefibres(discontinuous orwaste)
otherthannarrowwovenfabrics,
pilefabrics(includingterryfabrics)
andchenillefabrics,otherthan
unbleachedorbleachedArticle3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,21August1978.
FortheCommission
HenkVREDELING
Vice-PresidentArticle2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
arisefortheimportationoftheseproductsfromSouth