NoL114/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 26.4.78
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(Actswhosepublicationisnotobligatory)
COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of11April1978
authorizingtheFrenchRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttomen's
andboys'underpantsandbriefs,women's,girls'andinfants'knickersandbriefs,
knittedorcrocheted,notelasticorrubberized ,ofcottonorsynthetictextile
fibres,fallingwithinheadingNoex60.04oftheCommonCustomsTariff,origi­
natinginHongKongandinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(78/396/EEC)
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereasforthatreasondisparities
persistbetweentheimportconditionsinthevarious
MemberStates;whereasuniformitycanbeachieved
onlyprogressively ;
Whereasaccordingtotheapplicationsubmittedthere
areseriousdifficulties intheindustrialsector
concerned,involvingaconsiderabledropinproduc­
tionandemploymentandaprogressivedeclineinits
marketshare;
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadyeffected,wouldbelikelytoaggravatethese
difficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionsspecifiedintheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971('),andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,therequestforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorization inviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon4April
1978bytheFrenchGovernmenttotheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorizationnot
toapplyCommunitytreatmenttomen'sandboys'
underpantsandbriefs,women's,girls'andinfants'
knickersandbriefs,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticor
rubberized,ofcottonorsynthetictextilefibres,falling
withinheadingNoex60.04oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatinginHongKongandinfree
circulationintheotherMemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginHongKongis
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementHongKonghas
undertakentotakeallnecessarystepstolimitits
exportsoftheproductsinquestiontotheCommunity
tocertainceilingsallocatedamongtheMember
States; (')OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

26.4.78 NoL114/13 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheFrenchRepublicisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttotheproductsindicated
below,wheretheyoriginateinHongKongandarein
freecirculationintheotherMemberStates,andin
respectofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswere
lodgedafterthedateofthisDecision:Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
arisefortheimportationoftheseproductsfromHong
Kongoruntil31December1978,whicheveristhe
earlier.
ArticleJ
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic .
DoneatBrussels,11April1978.CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex60.04 Men'sandboys'underpantsandbriefs,
women's,girls'andinfants'knickersand
briefs,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticor
rubberized,ofcottonorsynthetictextile
fibresFortheCommission
LorenzoNATALI
Vice-President