NoL257/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.9.78
COMMISSION DECISION
of11September1978
authorizingIrelandnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttojerseys,pullovers,slip­
overs,twinsets,cardigans,bed-jacketsandjumpers,ofwool,ofcottonorofman­
madetextilefibres,fallingwithinsubheading ex60.05AoftheCommon
CustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes60.05-01;27;28;29;30;33;36;37;38),origi­
natinginTaiwanandinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(78/769/EEC)
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddowninCommission Decision71/202/EEC
of12May1971(3),andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,theapplicationforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorization inviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreatymadeon1
September1978bytheIrishGovernment tothe
Commission oftheEuropeanCommunities ,for
authorization nottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
jerseys,pullovers,slip-overs,twinsets,cardigans,bed­
jacketsandjumpers,ofwool,ofcottonorofman­
madetextilefibres,fallingwithinsubheadingex60.05
AoftheCommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes
60.05-01;27;28;29;30;33;36;37;38),origi­
natinginTaiwanandinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginTaiwanissubject
toaCommunityquantitativequotaallocatedamong
theMemberStatesbyCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No3020/77of30December 1977('),confirmedby
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No255/78of7February
1978(2);
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catethesequotasonthebasisoftheneedsoftheindi­
vidualmarkets;whereastherearethereforedisparities
existingbetweentheimportconditionsinthevarious
MemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonlybe
achievedprogressively ;
Whereasitappearsfromtheapplicationsubmitted
thatthereareseriousdifficulties intheindustrial
sectorconcerned,involvingaconsiderabledropin
productionandemployment ;
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadymade,wouldbelikelytoaggravatethesediffi­
culties;HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
IrelandisauthorizednottoapplyCommunitytreat­
menttotheproductsindicatedbelow,wheretheyorig­
inateinTaiwanandareinfreecirculationinthe
otherMemberStates,andinrespectofwhichapplica­
tionsforimportlicenceswerelodgedafterthedateof
theadoptionofthisDecision:
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex60.05A
(NIMEXEcodes
60.05-01;27;28;29;
30;33;36;37;38)Jerseys,pullovers,slip-overs,twin­
sets,cardigans,bed-jacketsand
jumpers,ofwool,ofcottonorof
man-madetextilefibres
(')OJNoL357,31.12.1977,p.51.
(')OJNoL39,9.2.1978,p.1. (3)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

20.9.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL257/13
DoneatBrussels,11September1978. Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseinIrelandfortheimportationoftheseproducts
fromTaiwanoruntil31December1978whicheveris
theearlier.
Article3FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
ThisDecisionisaddressedtoIreland. Vice-President