9.6.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL153/25
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(Actswhosepublicationisnotobligatory)
COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of12May1978
authorizingIrelandnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttowomen's,girls'and
infants'(otherthanbabies')knittedorcrochetedpyjamasandnightdresses of
cottonorsyntheticfibres,fallingwithinheadingNoex60.04oftheCommon
CustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes60.04-21,25,51,53),originatinginthePhilip­
pinesandinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(78/485/EEC)
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereasforthatreasondisparities
persistbetweentheimportconditionsinthevarious
MemberStates;whereasuniformitycanbeachieved
onlyprogressively ;
Whereasaccordingtotheapplicationsubmittedthere
areseriousdifficulties intheindustrialsector
concerned,involvingaconsiderabledropinproduc­
tionandemploymentandaprogressivedeclineinits
marketshare;
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadyeffected,wouldbelikelytoaggravatethese
difficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionsspecifiedintheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971(>)andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,therequestforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorization inviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon4May
1978bytheIrishGovernmenttotheCommissionof
theEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorizationnotto
applyCommunitytreatmenttowomen's,girls'and
infants'(otherthanbabies')knittedorcrocheted
pyjamasandnightdressesofcottonorsyntheticfibres,
fallingwithinheadingNoex60.04oftheCommon
CustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes60.04-21,25,51,53),
originatinginthePhilippinesandinfreecirculation
intheotherMemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginthePhilippinesis
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementthePhilippineshas
undertakentotakeallnecessarystepstolimitits
exportsoftheproductsinquestiontotheCommunity
tocertainceilingsallocatedamongtheMember
States: (■)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

NoL153/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.6.78
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
IrelandisherebyauthorizednottoapplyCommunity
treatmenttotheproductsindicatedbelow,wherethey
originateinthePhilippinesandareinfreecirculation
intheotherMemberStates,andinrespectofwhich
applicationsforimportlicenceswerelodgedafter4
May1978:Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
arisefortheimportationoftheseproductsfromthe
Philippinesoruntil31December1978,whicheveris
theearlier.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtoIreland.
DoneatBrussels,12May1978.
FortheCommission
GuidoBRUNNER
MemberoftheCommissionCCT
heading
NoDescription
ex60.04
(NIMEXEcodes60.04-
21,25,51,53)Women's,girls'andinfants'(other
thanbabies')knittedorcrocheted
pyjamasandnightdressesofcotton
orsyntheticfibres