NoL261/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 26.9.78
COMMISSION DECISION
of14September1978
authorizingtheUnitedKingdomnottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
women's,girls'andinfants'wovenovercoats,raincoatsandothercoats,cloaks
andcapes,jacketsandblazers,ofwool,ofcottonorofman-madetextilefibres,
fallingwithinsubheadingex61.02BoftheCommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXE
codes61.02-31,32,33,35,36,37,39,40),originatinginYugoslaviaandinfree
circulationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(78/794/EEC)
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadymade,wouldbelikelytoaggravatethesediffi­
culties;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddowninCommission Decision71/202/EEC
of12May1971(1),andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,theapplicationforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorizationinviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon8
September1978bytheUnitedKingdomGovernment
totheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,for
authorizationnottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
women's,girls'andinfants'wovenovercoats,raincoats
andothercoats,cloaksandcapes,jacketsandblazers,
ofwool,ofcottonorofman-madetextilefibres,
fallingwithinsubheadingex61.02BoftheCommon
CustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes:61.02-31,32,33,35,
36,37,39,40),originatinginYugoslaviaandinfree
circulationintheotherMemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginYugoslaviais
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
Whereas,underthatAgreement,Yugoslaviahasunder­
takentotakeallnecessarystepstolimititsexportsof
theproductsinquestiontotheCommunityuptothe
amountofcertainceilingsallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereastherearethereforedispar­
itiesexistingbetweentheimportconditionsinthe
variousMemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonly
beachievedprogressively ;
Whereasitappearsfromtheapplicationsubmitted
thatthereareseriousdifficultiesintheindustrial
sectorconcerned,involvingaconsiderabledropin
productionandemployment ;HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheUnitedKingdomisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttotheproductsindicated
below,wheretheyoriginateinYugoslaviaandarein
freecirculationintheotherMemberStates,andin
respectofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswere
lodgedafter7September1978:
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex61.02B
(NIMEXEcodes:
61.02-31,32,33,35,
36,37,39,40)Women's,girls'andinfants'woven
overcoats,raincoatsandothercoats,
cloaksandcapes,jacketsand
blazersofwool,ofcottonorof
man-madetextilefibres
(!)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

26.9.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL261/25
DoneatBrussels,14September1978. Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseintheUnitedKingdomfortheimportationof
theseproductsfromYugoslaviaforimportsoruntil31
December1978whicheveristheearlier..
Article3FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheUnitedKingdom. MemberoftheCommission