NoL65/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.3.79
COMMISSION DECISION
of16February1979
authorizingtheUnitedKingdomnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttoblouses
andshirtblouses,knittedorcrocheted(notelasticorrubberized),orwoven,for
women,girlsandinfants,ofwool,ofcottonorofman-madetextilefibres,
fallingwithinsubheadingsex60.05AIIandex61.02BoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff(NIMEXEcodes60.05-22,23,24,25;61.02-78,82,84)(category7),origi­
natinginTaiwanandinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(79/272/EEC)
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadymadeorproposed,wouldbelikelytoaggra­
vatethesedifficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddowninCommission Decision71/202/EEC
of12May1971(3),andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,theapplicationforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorization ,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon7
February1979bytheUnitedKingdomGovernment
totheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities for
authorizationnottoapplycommunitytreatmentto
blousesandshirtblouses,knittedorcrocheted(not
elasticorrubberized),orwoven,forwomen,girlsand
infants,ofwool,ofcottonorofman-madetextile
fibres,fallingwithinsubheadingsex60.05AIIandex
61.02BoftheCommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXE
codes60.05-22,23,24,25;61.02-78,82,84)(category
7),originatinginTaiwanandinfreecirculationinthe
otherMemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginTaiwanissubject
toaCommunityquantitativequotaallocatedamong
theMemberStatesbyCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No3020/77of30December1977(J),confirmedby
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No255/78of7February
1978(2);
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catethesequotasonthebasisoftheneedsoftheindi­
vidualmarkets;whereastherearethereforedisparities
existingbetweentheimportconditionsinthevarious
MemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonlybe
achievedprogressively ;
Whereasitappearsfromtheapplicationsubmitted
thatthereareseriousdifficultiesintheindustrial
sectorconcerned,involvingaconsiderabledropin
productionandemployment ;HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheUnitedKingdomisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttotheproductsindicated
below,wheretheyoriginateinTaiwanandareinfree
circulationintheotherMemberStates,andinrespect
ofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswerelodged
after5February1979:
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex60.05AIIand
ex61.02B
(NIMEXEcodes
60.05-22,23,24,25;
61.02-78,82,84)(cate­
gory7)Blousesandshirtblouses,knitted
orcrocheted(notelasticorrubler­
ized),orwoven,forwomen,girls
andinfants,ofwool,ofcottonorof
man-madetextilefibres
(1)OJNoL357,31.12.1977,p.51.
OOJNoL39,9.2.1978,p.1. (3)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

15.3.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL65/25
DoneatBrussels,16February1979.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-PresidentArticle2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntil30June1979.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheUnitedKingdom.