20.6.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL163/11
COMMISSION DECISION
of2June1978
authorizingIrelandnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttooutergarmentsand
clothingaccessories ,otherthanblousesandshirtblouses,knittedorcrocheted
(notelasticorrubberized),orwoven,forwomen,girlsandinfants,ofwool,of
cottonorofman-madetextilefibres,fallingwithinsubheadings ex60.05AIIor
ex61.02BoftheCommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes60.05-22,23,24,25—
61.02-78,82,84)originatinginIndiaandinfreecirculationintheotherMember
States
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(78/531/EEC)
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadyeffected,wouldbelikelytoaggravatethese
difficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionsspecifiedintheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971(')andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,therequestforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorization inviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirst
subparagraph ofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreatymadeon30May
1978bytheIrishGovernmenttotheCommissionof
theEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorizationnotto
applyCommunitytreatmenttooutergarmentsand
clothingaccessories,otherthanblousesandshirt
blouses,knittedorcrocheted(notelasticorrubber­
ized),orwoven,forwomen,girlsandinfants,ofwool,
ofcottonorofman-madetextilefibres,fallingwithin
subheadingsex60.05AIIorex61.02Bofthe
CommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes60.05-22,
23,24,25—61.02-78,82,84)originatinginIndia
andinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginIndiaiscoveredby
anagreementnegotiatedbetweentheCommunityand
thiscountry;
Whereas,underthatagreement,Indiahasundertaken
totakeallnecessarystepstolimititsexportsofthe
productsinquestiontotheCommunitytocertainceil­
ingsallocatedamongtheMemberStates;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereasforthatreasondisparities
persistbetweentheimportconditionsinthevarious
MemberStates;whereasuniformitycanbeachieved
onlyprogressively ;
Whereas,accordingtotheapplicationsubmitted,
thereareseriousdifficultiesin,theindustrialsector
concerned,involvingaconsiderabledropinproduc­
tionandemployment ,Article1
IrelandisauthorizednottoapplyCommunitytreat­
menttotheproductsindicatedbelow,wheretheyorig­
inateinIndiaandareinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStates,andinrespectofwhichapplications
forimportlicenceswerelodgedafterthedateofthis
Decision :
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex60.05AIIor
wx61.02B
(NIMEXEcodes60.05
22,23,24,25—
61.02-78,82,84)Outergarmentsandclothingacces­
sories,otherthanblousesandshirt
blouses,knittedorcrocheted(not
elasticorrubberized),orwoven,for
women,girlsandinfants,ofwool,
ofcottonorofman-madetextile
fibres
(')OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

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Article2 DoneatBrussels,2June1978.
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
arisefortheimportationoftheseproductsfromIndia
oruntil31December1978whicheveristheearlier.
Article3FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
ThisDecisionisaddressedtoIreland. Vice-President