NoL239/34 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.8.78
COMMISSION DECISION
of2August1978
authorizingtheFrenchRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttoparkas,
anoraks,windcheaters andthelike,woven,ofwool,ofcottonorofman-made
textilefibres,fallingwithinheadingNoex61.01orsubheadingex61.02B
(NIMEXEcodes61.01-29,31,32;61.02-25,26,28)oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatinginHongKongandinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(78/720/EEC)
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionsspecifiedintheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971('),andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,therequestforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorization inviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheFrenchRepublicisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttotheproductsindicated
below,wheretheyoriginateinHongKongandarein
freecirculationintheotherMemberStates,andin
respectofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswere
lodgedafter26July1978:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon27July
1978bytheFrenchGovernmenttotheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorizationnot
toapplyCommunitytreatmenttoparkas,anoraks,
windcheaters andthelike,woven,ofwool,ofcotton
orofman-madetextilefibres,fallingwithinheading
Noex61.01orsubheadingex61.02B(NIMEXE
codes61.01-29,31,32;61.02-25,26,28)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginHongKong
andinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginHongKongis
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementHongKonghas
undertakentotakeallnecessarystepstolimitits
exportsoftheproductsinquestiontotheCommunity
tocertainceilingsallocatedamongtheMember
States;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereasforthatreasondisparities
persistbetweentheimportconditionsinthevarious
MemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonlybe
achievedprogressively ;
Whereasaccordingtotheapplicationsubmittedthere
areseriousdifficulties intheindustrialsector
concernedinvolvingaconsiderabledropinproduc­
tionandemployment ;
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadyeffected,wouldbelikelytoaggravatethese
difficulties ;CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex61.01and
ex61.02B
(NIMEXEcodesParkas,anoraks,windcheaters and
thelike,woven,ofwool,ofcotton
orofman-madetextilefibres
61.01-29,31,32;
61.02-25,26,28)
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
arisefortheimportationoftheseproductsfromHong
Kongoruntil31December1978,whicheveristhe
earlier.
(')OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

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ArticleJ
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,2August1978.
FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission