NoL324/30 18.11.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION DECISION
of20October1978
authorizingtheUnitedKingdomnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttowoven
fabricsofsyntheticfibres(discontinuous orwaste)otherthannarrowwoven
fabrics,pilefabricsincludingterryfabricsandchenillefabricsfallingwithin
subheading56.07AoftheCommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes56.07-01,04,
05,07,08,11,13,14,16,17,18,21,23,24,26,27,28,32,33,34,36)originatingin
TaiwanandinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(78/926/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadymadeorproposed,wouldbelikelytoaggra­
vatethesedifficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddowninCommission Decision71/202/EEC
of12May1971(3),andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,theapplicationforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorizationinviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon9October
1978bytheUnitedKingdomGovernmenttothe
Commission oftheEuropeanCommunities ,for
authorizationnottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
wovenfabricsofsyntheticfibres(discontinuous or
waste)otherthannarrowwovenfabrics,pilefabrics
(includingterryfabricsandchenillefabrics)falling
withinsubheading56.07AoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff(NIMEXEcodes56.07-01,04,05,07,08,11,13,
14,16,17,18,21,23,24,26,27,28,32,33,34,36)
originatinginTaiwanandinfreecirculationinthe
otherMemberStates,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheUnitedKingdomisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttotheproductsindicated
below,wheretheyoriginateinTaiwanandareinfree
circulationintheotherMemberStatesandinrespect
ofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswerelodged
after8October1978:WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginTaiwanissubject
toaCommunityquantitativequotaallocatedamong
theMemberStatesbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No3020/77of30December1977(*),confirmedby
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No255/78of7February
1978(2);
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catethesequotasonthebasisoftheneedsoftheindi­
vidualmarkets;whereastherearethereforedisparities
existingbetweentheimportconditionsinthevarious
MemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonlybe
achievedprogressively ;
Whereasthereareseriousdifficultiesintheindustrial
sectorconcerned,involvingaconsiderabledropin
productionandemployment ;CCTheadingNo Description
56.07A
(NIMEXEcodes56.07-01,04,
05,07,08,11,13,14,16,17,
18,21,23,24,26,27,28,32,
33,34,36)Wovenfabricsofsynthetic
fibres(discontinuous or
waste)otherthannarrow
wovenfabrics,pilefabrics
(includingterryfabricsand
chenillefabrics)
(»)OJNoL357,31.12.1977,p.51.
(2)OJNoL39,9.2.1978,p.1. (*)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

18.11.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL324/31
DoneatBrussels,20October1978. Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseintheUnitedKingdomfortheimportationof
theseproductsfromTaiwanoruntil31December
1978,whicheveristheearlier.
Article3FortheCommission
HenkVREDELING
Vice-President ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheUnitedKingdom.