12.7.78 NoL189/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION DECISION
of21June1978
authorizingtheFrenchRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmentstomen's
andboys'wovenovercoats,raincoatsandothercoats,cloaksandcapes,other
thanthoseofcategory14A,ofwool,ofcottonorman-madetextilefibres,falling
withinheadingNoex61.01(NIMEXEcode61.01-41;42;44;46;47)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginSouthKoreaandinfreecirculationin
theotherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(78/566/EEC)
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadyeffected,wouldbelikelytoaggravatethese
difficulties ;
Whereasisisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionsspecifiedintheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971(J),andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,therequestforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorizationinviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon14June
1978bytheFrenchGovernmenttotheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorizationnot
toapplyCommunitytreatmenttomen'sandboys'
wovenovercoats,raincoatsandothercoats,cloaksand
capes,otherthanthoseofcategory14A,ofwool,of
cottonorofman-madetextilefibres,fallingwithin
headingNoex61.01(NIMEXEcode61.01-41;42;
44;46;47)oftheCommonCustomsTariff,origi­
natinginSouthKoreaandinfreecirculationinthe
otherMemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginSouthKoreais
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementSouthKoreahas
undertakentotakeallnecessarystepstolimitits
exportsoftheproductsinquestiontotheCommunity
tocertainceilingsallocatedamongtheMember
States;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereasforthatreasondisparities
persistbetweentheimportconditionsinthevarious
MemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonlybe
achievedprogressively ;
Whereasaccordingtotheapplicationsubmittedthere
areseriousdifficultiesintheindustrialsector
concernedinvolvingaconsiderabledropinproduc­
tionandemployment ;Article1
TheFrenchRepublicisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttotheproductsindicated
below,wheretheyoriginateinSouthKoreaandarein
freecirculationintheotherMemberStates,andin
respectofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswere
lodgedafter14June1978:
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex61.01(NIMEXE
code61.01-41;42;
44;46;47)Men'sandboys'wovenovercoats,
raincoatsandothercoats,cloaks
andcapes,otherthanthoseofcate­
gory14A,ofwool,ofcottonorof
man-madetextilefibres
(!)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

12.7.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL189/25
DoneatBrussels,21June1978. Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
arisefortheimportationoftheseproductsfromSouth
Koreaoruntil31December1978,whicheveristhe
earlier.
Article3FortheCommission
RichardBURKE
MemberoftheCommission ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.