20.6.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL163/13
COMMISSION DECISION
of5June1978
authorizingIrelandnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttoshirts,T-shirts,light­
weightfineknitroll,poloorturtleneckedjumpersandpullovers,undervests
andthelike,knittedorcrocheted ,notelasticorrubberized ,otherthanbabies'
garments ,ofcottonorsynthetictextilefibres;T-shirtsandlightweightfineknit
roll,poloorturtleneckedjumpersandpulloversofregeneratedtextilefibres,
fallingwithinheadingNoex60.04(NIMEXEcodes60.04-01,05,13,18,28,29,30,
41,50,58)oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginHongKongandin
freecirculation intheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(78/532/EEC)
concerned,involvingaconsiderabledropinproduc­
tionandemployment ;
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadyeffected,wouldbelikelytoaggravatethese
difficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionsspecifiedintheCommission Decisionof12
May1971(')andinparticularArticle1thereof,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon26May
1978bytheIrishGovernmenttotheCommissionof
theEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorization notto
applyCommunitytreatmenttoshirts,T-shirts,light­
weightfineknitroll,poloorturtleneckedjumpers
andpullovers,undervestsandthelike,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticorrubberized ,otherthanbabies'
garments,ofcottonorsynthetictextilefibres;T-shirts
andlightweightfineknitroll,poloorturtlenecked
jumpersandpulloversofregeneratedtextilefibres,
fallingwithinheadingNoex60.04(NIMEXEcodes
60.04-01,05,13,18,28,29,30,41,50,58)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginHongKong
andinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginHongKongis
coveredbyanagreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthiscountry;
Whereas,underthatagreement,HongKonghas
undertakentotakeallnecessarystepstolimitits
exportsoftheproductsinquestiontotheCommunity
tocertainceilingsallocatedamongtheMember
States;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereasforthatreasondisparities
persistbetweentheimportconditionsinthevarious
MemberStates;whereasuniformitycanbeachieved
onlyprogressively ;
Whereas,accordingtotheapplicationsubmitted,
thereareseriousdifficultiesintheindustrialsectorHASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
IrelandisauthorizednottoapplyCommunitytreat­
menttotheproductsindicatedbelow,wheretheyorig­
inateinHongKongandareinfreecirculationinthe
otherMemberStates,andinrespectofwhichapplica­
tionsforimportlicenceswerelodgedafter26May
1978:
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex60.04
(NIMEXEcodes60.04
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.

NoL163/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.6.78
DoneatBrussels,5June1978. Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
arisefortheimportationoftheseproductsfromHong
Kongoruntil31December1978whicheveristhe
earlier.
Article3FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
ThisDecisionisaddressedtoIreland. Vice-President