9.6.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL153/35
COMMISSION DECISION
of17May1978
authorizingIrelandnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttoshirts,T-shirts,light­
weightfineknitroll,poloorturtleneckedjumpersandpullovers,undervests
andthelike,knittedorcrocheted ,notelasticorrubberized ,otherthanbabies'
garments,ofcottonorsynthetictextilefibres;T-shirtsandlightweightfineknit
roll,poloorturtleneckedjumpersandpulloversofregeneratedtextilefibres,
fallingwithinheadingNoex60.04oftheCommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXE
codes60.04-01,05,13,18,28,29,30,41,50,58),originatinginthePhilippinesand
infreecirculation intheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(78/490/EEC)
concerned,involvingaconsiderabledropinproduc­
tionandemployment ;
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadyeffected,wouldbelikelytoaggravatethese
difficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionsspecifiedintheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971(')andinparticularArticle1thereof,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon9May
1978bytheIrishGovernmenttotheCommissionof
theEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorizationnotto
applyCommunitytreatmenttoshirts,T-shirts,light­
weightfineknitroll,poloorturtleneckedjumpers
andpullovers,undervestsandthelike,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticorrubberized ,otherthanbabies'
garments,ofcottonorsynthetictextilefibres;T-shirts
andlightweightfineknitroll,poloorturtlenecked
jumpersandpulloversofregeneratedtextilefibres,
fallingwithinheadingNoex60.04oftheCommon
CustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes60.04-01,05,13,18,
28,29,30,41,50,58),originatinginthePhilippines
andinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginthePhilippinesis
coveredbyanagreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementthePhilippineshave
undertakentotakeallnecessarystepstolimittheir
exportsoftheproductsinquestiontotheCommunity
tocertainceilingsallocatedamongtheMember
States;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereasforthatreasondisparities
persistbetweentheimportconditionsinthevarious
MemberStates;whereasuniformitycanbeachieved
onlyprogressively ;
Whereasaccordingtotheapplicationsubmittedthere
areseriousdifficulties intheindustrialsectorHASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
IrelandisherebyauthorizednottoapplyCommunity
treatmenttotheproductsindicatedbelow,wherethey
originateinthePhilippinesandareinfreecirculation
intheotherMemberStates,andinrespectofwhich
applicationsforimportlicenceswerelodgedafter30
April1978:
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex60.04
(NIMEXEcodes60.04-
01,05,13,18,28,29,
30,41,50,58)Shirts,T-shirts,lightweightfine
knitroll,poloorturtlenecked
jumpersandpullovers,undervests
andthelike,knittedorcrocheted ,
notelasticorrubberized ,otherthan
babies'garments,ofcottonor
synthetictextilefibres;T-shirtsand
lightweightfineknitroll,poloor
turtleneckedjumpersandpullovers
ofregeneratedtextilefibres
(')OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

NoL153/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.6.78
DoneatBrussels,17May1978.Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
arisefortheimportationoftheseproductsfromthe
Philippinesoruntil31December1978,whicheveris
theearlier.
Article3FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
ThisDecisionisaddressedtoIreland. Vice-President