NoL147/44 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 3.6.78
COMMISSION DECISION
of12May1978
authorizingtheFrenchRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttowoven
fabricsofsyntheticfibres(discontinuous orwaste),unbleachedorbleached
fallingwithinsubheadingex56.07A(NIMEXEcodes56.07-01,04,05,07,08,11,
13,14,16,17,18,21,23,24,26,27,28,32,33,34,36)oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,originatinginTaiwanandinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(78/469/EEC)
concerned,involvingaconsiderabledropinproduc­
tionandemploymentandaprogressivedeclineinits
marketshare;
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadyeffected,wouldbelikelytoaggravatethese
difficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionsspecifiedintheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971(3),andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,therequestforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorization inviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon8May
1978bytheFrenchGovernmenttotheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorizationnot
toapplyCommunitytreatmenttowovenfabricsof
syntheticfibres(discontinuous orwaste),unbleached
orbleachedfallingwithinsubheadingex56.07A
(NIMEXEcodes56.07-01,04,05,07,08,11,13,14,
16,17,18,21,23,24,26,27,28,32,33,34,36)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginTaiwanand
infreecirculationintheotherMemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginTaiwanissubject
toaCommunityquantitativequotaallocatedamong
theMemberStatesbyCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No3020/77of30December1977(')confirmedby
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No255/78of7February
1978(2);
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catethesequotasonthebasisoftheneedsoftheindi­
vidualmarkets;whereasforthatreasondisparities
persistbetweentheimportconditionsinthevarious
MemberStates;whereasuniformitycanbeachieved
onlyprogressively ;
Whereasaccordingtotheapplicationsubmittedthere
areseriousdifficulties intheindustrialsectorHASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheFrenchRepublicisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttotheproductsindicated
below,wheretheyoriginateinTaiwanandareinfree
circulationintheotherMemberStates,andinrespect
ofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswerelodged
after8May1978:
CCTheadingNo Description
ex56.07A(NIMEXEcodes56.07-01,04,05,07,
08,11,13,14,16,17,18,21,23,24,26,27,28,
32,33,34,36)Wovenfabricsofsyntheticfibres(discontinuous
orwaste),unbleachedorbleached
(')OJNoL357,31.12.1977.
(2)OJNoL39,9.2.1978. (J)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

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Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntil30September1978.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,12May1978.
FortheCommission
GuidoBRUNNER
MemberoftheCommission