NoL327/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 22.11.78
COMMISSION DECISION
of31October1978
authorizingIrelandnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttomen'sandboys'
wovenbreeches,shortsandtrousers(includingslacks);women's,girls'and
infants'woventrousersandslacks,ofwool,ofcottonorofman-madetextile
fibres,fallingwithinheadingNoex61.01orsubheadingex61.02Bofthe
CommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes61.01-62,64,66,72,74,76;61.02-66,68,
72),originatinginSingaporeandinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(78/946/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,Whereasitappearsfromtheapplicationsubmitted
thatthereareseriousdifficultiesintheindustrial
sectorconcerned,involvingaconsiderabledropin
productionsandemployment ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddowninCommission Decision71/202/EEC
of12May1971(*),andinparticularArticle1thereof,Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon25
October1978bytheIrishGovernment tothe
Commission oftheEuropeanCommunities ,for
authorizationnottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
men'sandboys'wovenbreeches,shortsandtrousers
(includingslacks);women's,girls'andinfants'woven
trousersandslacks,ofwool,ofcottonorofman-made
textilefibres,fallingwithinheadingNoex61.01or
subheadingex61.02BoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff(NIMEXEcodes61.01-62,64,66,72,74,76;
61.02-66,68,72),originatinginSingaporeandinfree
circulationintheotherMemberStates,HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginSingaporeis
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;Article1
IrelandisauthorizednottoapplyCommunitytreat­
menttotheproductsindicatedbelow,wheretheyorig­
inateinSingaporeandareinfreecirculationinthe
otherMemberStates,andinrespectofwhichapplica­
tionsforimportlicenceswerelodgedafter18October
1978:WhereasunderthatAgreementSingaporehasunder­
takentotakeallnecessarystepstolimititsexportsof
theproductsinquestiontotheCommunityuptothe
amountofcertainceilingsallocatedamongthe
MemberStates:CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex61.01or
ex61.02B
(NIMEXEcodes
61.01-62,64,66,72,
74,76;61.02-66,68,
72)Men'sandboys'wovenbreeches,
shortsandtrousers(including
slacks);women's,girls'andinfants'
woventrousersandslacks,ofwool,
ofcottonorofman-madetextile
fibresWhereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereastherearethereforedispar­
itiesexistingbetweentheimportconditionsinthe
variousMemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonly
beachievedprogressively ; (»)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

22.11.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL327/15
DoneatBrussels,31October1978. Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseinIrelandfortheimportationoftheseproducts
fromSingaporeoruntil31December1978,
whicheveristheearlier.
Article3FortheCommission
HenkVREDELING
ThisDecisionisaddressedtoIreland. Vice-President