NoL237/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.8.78
COMMISSION DECISION
of24July1978
authorizingIrelandnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttooutergarmentsand
otherarticles,knittedorcrocheted ,notelasticorrubberized :outergarments
andclothingaccessories :jerseys,pullovers,slip-overs ,twinsets,cardigans ,bed­
jacketsandjumpers,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticorrubberized ,ofwool,of
cottonorofman-madetextilefibres,fallingwithinsubheadingex60.05Aofthe
CommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes60.05-01,27,28,29,30,33,36,37,38),
originatinginMalaysiaandinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(78/699/EEC)
Whereasalthoughtheimportswhichgaverisetothe
applicationsubmittedwouldappeartobeanisolated
operation,theyareneverthelesslikely,owingtothe
appreciableamountoftheimports,toaggravatethese
difficultiesandtojeopardizetheaimsoftheAgree­
ment;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionsspecifiedintheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971P),andinparticularArticle1thereof,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon11July
1978bytheIrishGovernmenttotheCommissionof
theEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorizationnotto
applyCommunitytreatmenttooutergarmentsand
otherarticles,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticor
rubberized :outergarmentsandclothingaccessories :
jerseys,pullovers,slip-overs,twinsets,cardigans,bed­
jacketsandjumpers,knittedorcrocheted,notelastic
orrubberized ,ofwool,ofcottonorofman-made
textilefibres,fallingwithinsubheadingex60.05Aof
theCommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes
60.05-01,27,28,29,30,33,36,37,38),originatingin
MalaysiaandinfreecirculationintheotherMember
States,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginMalaysiais
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementMalaysiahasunder­
takentotakeallnecessarystepstolimititsexportsof
theproductsinquestiontotheCommunitytocertain
ceilingsallocatedamongtheMemberStates;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereasforthatreasondisparities
persistbetweentheimportconditionsinthevarious
MemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonlybe
achievedprogressively ;
Whereasaccordingtotheapplicationsubmittedthere
areseriousdifficulties intheindustrialsector
concernedinvolvingaconsiderabledropinproduc­
tionandemployment ;HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
IrelandisauthorizednottoapplyCommunitytreat­
menttotheproductsindicatedbelow,wheretheyorig­
inateinMalaysiaandareinfreecirculationinthe
otherMemberStates,andinrespectofwhichapplica­
tionsforimportlicenceswerelodgedafter4July
1978andare,onthedateofthisDecision,pending
withtheIrishauthorities :
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex60.05A
(NIMEXEcodes
60.05-01,27,28,29,
30,33,36,37,38)Outergarmentsandotherarticles,
knittedorcrocheted,notelasticor
rubberized :outergarmentsand
clothingaccessories :jerseys,
pullovers,slip-overs,twinsets,cardi­
gans,bed-jacketsandjumpers,
knittedorcrocheted,notelasticor
rubberized ,ofwool,ofcottonorof
man-madetextilefibres
(•)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

29.8.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL237/21
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtoIreland.
DoneatBrussels,24July1978.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President