26.10.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL299/27
COMMISSION DECISION
of9October1978
authorizingtheItalianRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttoyarnof
discontinuous orwastesyntheticfibresnotputupforretailsale,fallingwithin
subheadingex56.05AoftheCommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes56.05-03,
05,07,09,11,13,15,19,21,23,25,28,32,34,36,38,39,42,44,45,46,47),origi­
natinginRomaniaandinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheItaliantextisauthentic)
(78/873/EEC)
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddowninCommission Decision71/202/EEC
of12May1971(>),andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,theapplicationforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorization inviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon3October
1978bytheItalianGovernmenttotheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorizationnot
toapplyCommunitytreatmenttoyarnofdiscontin­
uousorwastesyntheticfibresnotputupforretail
sale,fallingwithinsubheadingex56.05Aofthe
CommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes56.05-03,
05,07,09,11,13,15,19,21,23,25,28,32,34,36,38,
39,42,44,45,46,47),originatinginRomaniaandin
freecirculationintheotherMemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginRomaniais
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementRomaniahasunder­
takentotakeallnecessarystepstolimititsexportsof
theproductsinquestiontotheCommunityuptothe
amountofcertainceilingsallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereastherearethereforedispar­
itiesexistingbetweentheimportconditionsinthe
variousMemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonly
beachievedprogressively ;
Whereasitappearsfromtheapplicationsubmitted
thatthereareseriousdifficultiesintheindustrial
sectorconcerned,involvingaconsiderabledropin
productionandemployment ;
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadymadeorproposed,wouldbelikelytoaggra­
vatethesedifficulties :Article1
TheItalianRepublicisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttotheproductsindicated
below,wheretheyoriginateinRomaniaandarein
freecirculationintheotherMemberStates,andin
respectofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswere
lodgedafter2October1978:
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex56.05A
(NIMEXEcodes
56.05-03,05,07,09,
11,13,15,19,21,23,
25,28,32,34,36,38,
39,42,44,45,46,47)Yarnofdiscontinuous orwaste
syntheticfibresnotputupforretail
sale
(i)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

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Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseinItalyfortheimportationoftheseproducts
fromRomaniaoruntil31December1978,whichever
istheearlier.
Article3DoneatBrussels,9October1978.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheItalianRepublic. Vice-President