6.11.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL304/29
COMMISSION DECISION
of9September1976
authorizingtheFrenchRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttoblouses
fallingwithinheadingNoex61.02oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originating
intheRepublicofKoreaandinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(76/839/EEC)
Whereasitisnotpossibleatthepresenttimetosetin
motionthemachineryforbringingabouttheneces­
sarycooperationfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven,
foralimitedperiod,fortheapplicationofprotective
measures,underthefirstparagraphofArticle115,
subjecttotheconditionslaiddownbytheCommis­
sionDecisionof12May1971(')andinparticular
Article1thereof;
Whereastherequestforalicencewhichgaveriseto
theapplicationunderthefirstparagraphofArticle
115neednotbecoveredbythisauthorizationinview
oftheparticularlysmallamountinvolved,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon1
September1976bytheFrenchGovernmenttothe
CommissionbytelexfromtheofficeofitsPermanent
Representative totheEuropeanCommunities ,for
authorization toapplyprotectivemeasurestoimports
ofblousesfallingwithinheadingNoex61.02ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatingintheRepublic
ofKoreaandinfreecirculationintheotherMember
States,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatingintheRepublicof
KoreaisthesubjectofanAgreementnegotiated
betweentheCommunityandtheRepublicofKorea
andinitialledon28November1975;
WhereasundertheAgreementtheRepublicofKorea
hasundertakentotakeallnecessarystepstolimitits
exportsofcertaintextileproductstotheCommunity
tocertainceilingsallocatedamongtheMember
States;
Whereastheallocationoftheceilinginquestionstill
involvescertaindisparitiesinthequotasharesfixed
forthevariousMemberStatesinrelationtothesupply
requirements ofthemarketsconcerned ;
Whereasthesedispartiesarelikelytocauseanindirect
tradeflowwhichcouldaggravatethesituationinthe
clothingindustry;
Whereasaccordingtoinformationsuppliedbythe
FrenchGovernment thereareseriouseconomicdiffi­
cultiesintheclothingsectorresultinginaprogressive
declineofproductionandareductionofthenumber
ofworkersemployedinthatsector;
Whereastheindirectimportsinquestion,which
wouldbeinadditiontothosealreadyeffected,would
belikelytoaggravatetheseeconomicdifficulties ;TheFrenchRepublicisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttoimportsofthefollowing
products:
CCT
heading Descriptionofgoods
No
ex61.02Women's,girls'andinfants'outer
garments :
—Blouses
wheretheyoriginateintheRepublicofKoreaandare
infreecirculationintheotherMemberStates,andin
respectofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswere
lodgedafter31August1976.
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseintheFrenchRepublicfortheimportationof
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theproductsinquestionfromtheRepublicofKorea
andinanycasenotlaterthan31December1976.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.DoneatBrussels,9September1976.
FortheCommission
ChristopherSOAMES
Vice-President