NoL189/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 12.7.78
COMMISSION DECISION
of19June1978
authorizingtheFrenchRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttomen's
andboys'wovenbreeches,shortsandtrousers(includingslacks);women's,girls'
andinfants'woventrousersandslacks,ofwool,ofcottonorofman-made
textilefibres,fallingwithinheadingNoex61.01orsubheadingex61.02B
(NIMEXEcodes61.01-62;64;66;72;74;76—61.02-66;68;72)oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatinginThailandandinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(78/565/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,concernedinvolvingaconsiderabledropinproduc­
tionandemployment ;
Whereasfutherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadyeffected,wouldbelikelytoaggravatethese
difficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionsspecifiedintheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971(1),andinparticularArticle1thereof,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon15June
1978bytheFrenchGovernmenttotheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorizationnot
toapplyCommunitytreatmenttomen'sandboys'
wovenbreeches,shortsandtrousers(includingslacks);
women'sgirls'andinfants'woventrousersandslacks,
ofwool,ofcottonorofman-madetextilefibres,
fallingwithinheadingNoex61.01orsubheadingex
61.02B(NIMEXEcodes61.01-62;64;66;72;74;
76—61.02-66;68;72)oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,originatinginThailandandinfreecirculation
intheotherMemberStates,HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheFrenchRepublicisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttotheproductsindicated
below,wheretheyoriginateinThailandandarein
freecirculationintheotherMemberStates,andin
respectofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswere
lodgedafter15June1978:WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginThailandis
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementThailandhasunder­
takentotakeallnecessarystepstolimititsexportsof
theproductsinquestiontotheCommunitytocertain
ceilingsallocatedamongtheMemberStates;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereasforthatreasondisparities
persistbetweentheimportconditionsinthevarious
MemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonlybe
achievedprogressively ;
Whereasaccordingtotheapplicationsubmittedthere
areseriousdifficulties intheindustrialsectorCCT
heading
NoDescription
ex61.01
ex61.02B
(NIMEXEcodes61.01-
62;64;66;72;74;
76—61.02-66;68;
72)Men'sandboys'wovenbreeches,
shortsandtrousers(including
slacks);women's,girls'andinfants'
woventrousersandslacks,ofwool,
ofcottonorofman-madetextile
fibres
(>)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

12.7.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL189/23
DoneatBrussels,19June1978. Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
arisefortheimportationoftheseproductsfromThai­
landoruntil31December1978,whicheveristhe
earlier.
Article3FortheCommission
HenkVREDELING
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic. Vice-President