9.6.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL153/29
COMMISSION DECISION
of12May1978
authorizingIrelandnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttoshirts,T-shirts,light­
weightfineknitroll,poloorturtleneckedjumpersandpullovers,undervests
andthelike,otherthanbabies'garments,ofcottonorsynthetictextilefibres;T-
shirtsandlightweightfineknitroll,poloorturtleneckedjumpersandpullovers
ofregeneratedtextilefibres,fallingwithinheadingNoex60.04oftheCommon
CustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes60.04-01,05,13,18,28,29,30,41,50,58),origi­
natinginIndiaandinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(78/487/EEC)
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadyeffected,wouldbelikelytoaggravatethese
difficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionsspecifiedintheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971('),andinparticularArticle1thereof,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon4May
1978bytheIrishGovernmenttotheCommissionof
theEuropeanCommunities ,forAuthorization notto
applyCommunitytreatmenttoshirts,T-shirts,light­
weightfineknitroll,poloorturtleneckedjumpers
andpullovers,undervestsandthelike,otherthan
babies'garments,ofcottonorsynthetictextilefibres;
T-shirtsandlightweightfineknitroll,poloorturtle
neckedjumpersandpulloversofregeneratedtextile
fibres,fallingwithinheadingNoex60.04ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes60.04-01,
05,13,18,28,29,30,41,50,58),originatinginIndia
andinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginIndiaiscoveredby
anAgreementnegotiatedbetweentheCommunity
andthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementIndiahasundertaken
totakeallnecessarystepstolimititsexportsofthe
productsinquestiontotheCommunitytocertainceil­
ingsallocatedamongtheMemberStates;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereasforthatreasondisparities
persistbetweentheimportconditionsinthevarious
MemberStates;whereasuniformitycanbeachieved
onlyprogressively ;
Whereasaccordingtotheapplicationsubmittedthere
areseriousdifficulties intheindustrialsector
concerned,involvingaconsiderabledropinproduc­
tionandemployment ;Article1
IrelandisherebyauthorizednottoapplyCommunity
treatmenttotheproductsindicatedbelow,wherethey
originateinIndiaandareinfreecirculationinthe
otherMemberStates,andinrespectofwhichapplica­
tionsforimportlicenceswerelodgedafter26April
1978:
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex60.04
(NIMEXEcodes60.04-
01,05,13,18,28,29,
30,41,50,58)Shirts,T-shirts,lightweightfine
knitroll,poloor-turtlenecked
jumpersandpullovers,undervests
andthelike,otherthanbabies'
garments,ofcottonorsynthetic
textilefibres;T-shirtsandlight­
weightfineknitroll,poloorturtle
neckedjumpersandpulloversof
regeneratedtextilefibres
(MOJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

NoL153/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.6.78
DoneatBrussels,12May1978.Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
arisefortheimportationoftheseproductsfromIndia
oruntil31December1978,whicheveristheearlier.
Article3FortheCommission
GuidoBRUNNER
ThisDecisionisaddressedtoIreland. MemberoftheCommission