23.11.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL328/37
COMMISSION DECISION
of9November 1978
authorizingtheFrenchRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttomen's
andboys'outergarments :men'sandboys'wovenjacketsandblazers,ofwool,of
cottonorofman-madetextilefibres,fallingwithinheadingNoex61.01ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes61.01-34,36,37),originatingin
RomaniaandinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(78/962/EEC)
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddowninCommission Decision71/202/EEC
of12May1971('),andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,theapplicationforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorization inviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon30
October1978bytheFrenchGovernment tothe
Commission oftheEuropeanCommunities ,for
authorization nottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
men'sandboys'outergarments :men'sandboys'
wovenjacketsandblazers,ofwool,ofcottonorof
man-madetextilefibres,fallingwithinheadingNoex
61.01oftheCommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXEcode
61.01-34,36,37),originatinginRomaniaandinfree
circulationintheotherMemberStates, HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheFrenchRepublicisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttotheproductsindicated
below,wheretheyoriginateinRomaniaandarein
freecirculationintheotherMemberStates,andin
respectofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswere
lodgedafter21October1978:WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginRomaniais
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementRomaniahasunder­
takentotakeallnecessarystepstolimititsexportsof
theproductsinquestiontotheCommunityuptothe.
amountofcertainceilingsallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereastherearethereforedispar­
itiesexistingbetweentheimportconditionsinthe
variousMemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonly
beachievedprogressively ;
Whereasitappearsfromtheapplicationsubmitted
thatthereareseriousdifficultiesintheindustrial
sectorconcerned,involvingaconsiderabledropin
productionandemployment ;
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadymadeorproposed,wouldbelikelytoaggra­
vatethesedifficulties ;CCT
NoDescription
ex61.01
(NIMEXEcodes
61.01-34,36,37)Men'sandboys'outergarments :
mensandboys'wovenjacketsand
blazers,ofwool,ofcottonorof
man-madetextilefibres
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseinFrancefortheimportationoftheseproducts
(•)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

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fromRomaniaoruntil31December1978,whichever
istheearlier.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.DoneatBrussels,.qNovember1978.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President