NoL300/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.11.77
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(Actswhosepublicationisnotobligatory)
COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of11March1977
authorizingtheUnitedKingdomnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttowoven
fabricsofsynthetictextilefibres(polyester/cotton),fallingwithinsubheading
56.07exAoftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatingintheSocialistRepublic
ofRomaniaandinfreecirculation intheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(77/723/EEC)
synthetictextilefibresfallingwithinheadingNo
56.07oftheCommonCustomsTariff,thequotashare
allocatedtotheUnitedKingdomis315tonnesfor
1977;
Whereastheallocationofthequotaconcernedtakes
accountalsoofcertaindisparitiesinthefixingofthe
quotasharesfortheMemberStatesbycomparison
withthesupplyneedsofthemarketsconcerned ;
Whereassuchdisparitiesarelikelytocreateanindi­
recttradeflowwhichcouldaggravatethepersistent
difficultiesofthetextileindustry;
Whereasthecarryingoutoftheindirectimportenvis­
aged,whileitwouldappeartobeanisolatedopera­
tion,wouldbelikelytoaffectthedelicatesituationof
thenationalproductionoftheproductsinquestion
becauseoftheappreciableamountinvolvedand
becauseofthepricewhichisconsiderablylowerthan
thoseprevailingamongBritishproducers;
Whereasitisnotpossibleatthepresenttimetosetin
motionthemachineryforbringingabouttheneces­
sarycooperationfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasures,underthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddownbytheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971('),andinparticularArticle1thereof,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon7March
1977bytheUnitedKingdomtotheCommissionby
telexfromtheofficeofitsPermanentRepresentative
totheEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorization to
applyprotectivemeasuresinrespectoftheimporta­
tionofwovenfabricsofsynthetictextilefibres(poly­
ester/cotton)fallingwithinsubheading56.07exAof
theCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginthe
SocialistRepublicofRomaniaandinfreecirculation
intheotherMemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatingintheSocialistRepu­
blicofRomaniaisthesubjectofanAgreementnegoti­
atedbetweentheCommunityandthatcountryand
initialledon10November1976;
Whereas,undertheAgreement,theSocialistRepublic
ofRomaniahasundertakentotakeallnecessarysteps
tolimititsexportsofcertaintextileproductstothe
Communitytocertainceilingsallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;
Whereas,forimportsofwovenfabricsofcotton,un­
bleachedandbleached,andofwovenfabricsof(')OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

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HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheUnitedKingdomisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttowovenfabricsofsynthetic
textilefibres(polyester/cotton)fallingwithin
subheading56.07exAoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,originatingintheSocialistRepublicof
RomaniaandinfreecirculationintheotherMember
States,andinrespectofwhichapplicationsforimport
licenceslodgedafter23February1977arebeforethe
UnitedKingdomauthoritiesonthedateofthisDeci­
sion.Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheUnitedKingdom.
DoneatBrussels,11March1977.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President