14.10.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL288/53
COMMISSION DECISION
of29September1978
authorizingIrelandnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttotablelinen,toilet
linenandkitchenlinen,woven,otherthanofcottonterryfabric,fallingwithin
subheadingex62.02BoftheCommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes62.02-41,
43,47,65,73,77),originatinginHongKongandinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStates
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(78/839/EEC)
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddowninCommission Decision72/202/EEC
of12May1971(!),andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,theapplicationforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorizationinviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon19
September1978bytheIrishGovernment tothe
Commission oftheEuropeanCommunities ,for
authorizationnottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
tablelinen,toiletlinenandkitchenlinen,woven,
otherthanofcottonterryfabric,fallingwithin
subheadingex62.02BoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff(NIMEXEcodes62.02-41,43,47,65,73,77),
originatinginHongKongandinfreecirculationin
theotherMemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginHongKongis
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementHongKonghas
undertakentotakeallnecessarystepstolimitits
exportsoftheproductsinquestiontotheCommunity
uptotheamountofcertainceilingsallocatedamong
theMemberStates;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereastherearethereforedispar­
itiesexistingbetweentheimportconditionsinthe
variousMemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonly
beachievedprogressively ;
Whereasitappearsfromtheapplicationsubmitted
thatthereareseriousdifficultiesintheindustrial
sectorconcerned,involvingaconsiderabledropin
productionandemployment ;
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadymadeorproposed,wouldbelikelytoaggra­
vatethesedifficulties ;Article1
IrelandisherebyauthorizednottoapplyCommunity
treatmenttotheproductsindicatedbelow,wherethey
originateinHongKongandareinfreecirculationin
theotherMemberStates,andinrespectofwhich
applicationsforimportlicenceswerelodgedafterthe
dateoftheadoptionofthisDecision:
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex62.02B
(NIMEXEcodes
62.02-41,43,47,65,
73,77)Tablelinen,toiletlinenand
kitchenlinen,woven,otherthanof
cottonterryfabric
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseinIrelandfortheimportationoftheseproducts
(')OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

NoL288/54 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 14.10.78
fromHongKongoruntil31December1978,
whicheveristheearlier.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtoIreland.DoneatBrussels,29September1978.
FortheCommission
EtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission