NoL327/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 22.11.78
COMMISSION DECISION
of31October1978
authorizingtheFrenchRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttowoven
suits(includingcoordinatesuitsconsistingoftwoorthreepieces,whichare
ordered,packed,consignedandnormallysoldtogether),ofwool,ofcottonorof
man-madetextilefibres,fallingwithinheadingNoex61.01oftheCommon
CustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes61.01-51,54,57),originatinginYugoslaviaand
infreecirculation intheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(78/950/EEC)
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadymadeorproposed,wouldbelikelytoaggra­
vatethesedifficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddowninCommission Decision71/202/EEC
of12May1971(J),andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,theapplicationforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorizationinviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon24
October1978bytheFrenchGovernment tothe
Commission oftheEuropeanCommunities ,for
authorizationnottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
wovensuits(includingcoordinatesuitsconsistingof
twoorthreepieces,whichareordered,packed,
consignedandnormallysoldtogether),ofwool,of
cottonorofman-madetextilefibres,fallingwithin
headingNoex61.01oftheCommonCustomsTariff
(NIMEXEcodes61.01-51,54,57),originatingin
Yugoslaviaandinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStates;
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginYugoslaviais
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementYugoslaviahasunder­
takentotakeallnecessarystepstolimititsexportsof
theproductsinquestiontotheCommunityuptothe
amountofcertainceilingsallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereastherearethereforedispar­
itiesexistingbetweentheimportconditionsinthe
variousMemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonly
beachievedprogressively ;
Whereasitappearsfromtheapplicationsubmitted
thatthereareseriousdifficultiesintheindustrial
sectorconcerned,involvingaconsiderabledropin
productionandemployment ;Article1
TheFrenchRepublicisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttotheproductsindicated
below,wheretheyoriginateinYugoslaviaandarein
freecirculationintheotherMemberStates,andin
respectofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswere
lodgedafter20October1978:
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex61.01
(NIMEXEcodes
61.01-51,54,57)Wovensuits(includingcoordinate
suitsconsistingoftwoorthree
pieces,whichareordered,packed,
consignedandnormallysold
together),ofwool,ofcottonorof
man-madetextilefibres
(»)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

22.11.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL327/21
Article2 DoneatBrussels,31October1978.
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseinFrancefortheimportationoftheseproducts
fromYugoslaviaoruntil31December1978,
whicheveristheearlier.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.FortheCommission
HenkVREDELING
Vice-President