NoL193/28 18.7.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION DECISION
of3July1978
authorizingIrelandnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttoshirts,T-shirts,light­
weightfineknitroll,poloorturtleneckedjumpersandpullovers,undervests
andthelike,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticorrubberized ,otherthanbabies'
garments,ofcottonorsynthetictextilefibres;T-shirtsandlightweightfineknit
roll,poloorturtleneckedjumpersandpulloversofregeneratedtextilefibres,
fallingwithinheadingNoex60.04(NIMEXEcode60.04-01,05,13,18,28,29,30,
41,50,58)oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginThailandandinfree
circulationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(78/580/EEC)
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadyeffected,wouldbelikelytoaggravatethese
difficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionsspecifiedintheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971(l),andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,therequestforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorizationinviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
IrelandisauthorizednottoapplyCommunitytreat­
menttotheproductsindicatedbelow,wheretheyorig­
inateinThailandandareinfreecirculationinthe
otherMemberStates,andinrespectofwhichapplica­
tionsforimportlicenceswerelodgedafterthedateof
thisDecision :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon27June
1978bytheIrishGovernmenttotheCommissionof
theEuropeanCommunities forauthorizationnotto
applyCommunitytreatmenttoshirts,T-shirts,light­
weightfineknitroll,poloorturtleneckedjumpers
andpullovers,undervestsandthelike,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticorrubberized,otherthanbabies'
garments,ofcottonorsynthetictextilefibres;T-shirts
andlightweightfineknitroll,poloorturtlenecked
jumpersandpulloversofregeneratedtextilefibres,
fallingwithinheadingNoex60.04(NIMEXEcode
60.04-01,05,13,18,28,29,30,41,50,58)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginThailandand
infreecirculationintheotherMemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginThailandis
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementThailandhasunder­
takentotakeallnecessarystepstolimititsexportsof
theproductsinquestiontotheCommunitytocertain
ceilingsallocatedamongtheMemberStates;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereasforthatreasondisparities
persistbetweentheimportconditionsinthevarious
MemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonlybe
achievedprogressively ;
Whereasaccordingtotheapplicationsubmittedthere
areseriousdifficulties intheindustrialsector
concernedinvolvingaconsiderabledropinproduc­
tionandemployment ;CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex60.04
(NIMEXEcode
60.04-01,05,13,18,
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.

18.7.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL193/29
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
arisefortheimportationoftheseproductsfromThai­
landoruntil31December1978,whicheveristhe
earlier.
Article3DoneatBrussels,3July1978.
FortheCommission
LorenzoNATALI
ThisDecisionisaddressedtoIreland. Vice-President