10.6.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL154/23
COMMISSION DECISION
of31May1978
authorizingtheFrenchRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttowoven
fabricsofman-madefibres(continuous )(includingwovenfabricsofmonofilor
stripfallingwithinheadingNo51.01or51.02),otherthanthosefortyresand
thosecontainingelastomericyarn,otherthanunbleachedorbleached,falling
withinsubheadingex51.04AoftheCommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes
51.04-15,17,18,23,25,26,27,28,32,34,42,44,46,48),originatinginSouthKorea
andinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(78/499/EEC)
concerned,involvingaconsiderabledropinproduc­
tionandemployment ;
Whereastheimportswhichgaverisetotheapplica­
tionsubmittedarelikely,owingtotheappreciable
amountoftheimports,toaggravatethesedifficulties;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionsspecifiedintheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971(')andinparticularArticle1thereof,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon26May
1978bytheFrenchGovernmenttotheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorizationnot
toapplyCommunitytreatmenttowovenfabricsof
man-madefibres(continuous)(includingwoven
fabricsofmonofilorstripfallingwithinheadingNo
51.01or51.02),otherthanthosefortyresandthose
containingelastomericyarn,otherthanunbleachedor
bleached,fallingwithinsubheadingex51.04Aofthe
CommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes51.04-15,
17,18,23,25,26,27,28,32,34,42,44,46,48),origi­
natinginSouthKoreaandinfreecirculationinthe
otherMemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginSouthKoreais
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementSouthKoreahas
undertakentotakeallnecessarystepstolimitits
exportsoftheproductsinquestiontotheCommunity
tocertainceilingsallocatedamongtheMember
States;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereasforthatreasondisparities
persistbetweentheimportconditionsinthevarious
MemberStates;whereasuniformitycanbeachieved
onlyprogressively ;
Whereasaccordingtotheapplicationsubmittedthere
areseriousdifficulties intheindustrialsectorArticle1
TheFrenchRepublicisherebyauthorizednotto
applyCommunitytreatmenttotheproductsindicated
below,wheretheyoriginateinSouthKoreaandarein
freecirculationintheotherMemberStates,andin
respectofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswere
lodgedafter15May1978andare,onthedateofthis
Decision,pendingwiththeFrenchauthorities :
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex51.04A
(NIMEXEcodes
51.04-15,17,18,23,
25,26,27,28,32,34,
42,44,46,48)Wovenfabricsofman-madefibres
(continuous)(includingwoven
fabricsofmonofilorstripfalling
withinheadingNo51.01or51.02),
otherthanthosefortyresandthose
containingelastomericyarn,other
thanunbleached orbleached
(')OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

NoL154/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities10.6.78
Article2 DoneatBrussels,31May1978.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.