NoL320/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 14.11.78
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(Actswhosepublicationisnotobligatory)
COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of18October1978
authorizingtheUnitedKingdomnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttowoven
fabricsofsyntheticfibres(discontinuous orwaste)otherthannarrowwoven
fabrics,pilefabrics(includingterryfabrics)andchenillefabricsfallingwithin
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
SouthKoreaandinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(78/910/EEC)
theproductsinquestiontotheCommunityuptothe
amountofcertainceilingsallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereastherearethereforedispar­
itiesexistingbetweentheimportconditionsinthe
variousMemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonly
beachievedprogressively ;
Whereasitappearsfromtheapplicationsubmitted
thatthereareseriousdifficultiesintheindustrial
sectorconcerned,involvingaconsiderabledropin
productionandemployment ;
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadymadeorproposed,wouldbelikelytoaggra­
vatethesedifficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddowninCommission Decision71/202/EEC
of12May1971('),andinparticularArticle1thereof;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon9October
1978bytheUnitedKingdomGovernmenttothe
Commission oftheEuropeanCommunities ,for
authorizationnottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
wovenfabricsofsyntheticfibres(discontinuous or
waste)otherthannarrowwovenfabrics,pilefabrics
(includingterryfabrics)andchenillefabricsfalling
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)
originatinginSouthKoreaandinfreecirculationin
theotherMemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginSouthKoreais
coveredbyanagreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatagreementSouthKoreahasunder­
takentotakeallnecessarystepstolimititsexportsof(')OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

14.11.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL320/19
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseintheUnitedKingdomfortheimportationof
theseproductsfromSouthKoreaoruntil31
December1978,whicheveristheearlier.Whereas,however,theapplicationforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorization ,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheUnitedKingdomisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttotheproductsindicated
below,wheretheyoriginateinSouthKoreaandarein
freecirculationintheotherMemberStates,andin
respectofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswere
lodgedafter8October1978:ArticleJ
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheUnitedKingdom.
DoneatBrussels,18October1978.CCT
heading
NoDescription
56.07
(NIMEXEcodes
56.07-01,04,05,07,
08,11,13,14,16,17,
18,21,23,24,26,27,
28,32,33,34,36)Wovenfabricsofsyntheticfibres
(discontinuous orwaste)otherthan
narrowwovenfabrics,pilefabrics
(includingterryfabrics)and
chenillefabricsFortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President