NoL116/46 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities28.4.78
COMMISSION DECISION
of20March1978
authorizingtheFrenchRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttobleached
orunbleachedcottonfabricandwovenfabricsofman-madefibres(discon­
tinuousorwaste),fallingwithinheadingNoex55.09orsubheadingex56.07Aof
theCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginThailandandinfreecirculationin
theotherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(78/405/EEC)
concerned,involvingaconsiderabledropinproduc­
tionandemploymentandaprogressivedeclineinits
marketshare;
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadyeffected,wouldbelikelytoaggravatethese
difficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionsspecifiedintheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971(•)andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,therequestforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorization inviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon15March
1978bytheFrenchGovernmenttotheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorizationnot
toapplyCommunitytreatmenttobleachedorun­
bleachedcottonfabricandwovenfabricsofman­
madefibres(discontinuous orwaste),fallingwithin
headingNoex55.09orsubheadingex56.07Aofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginThailandand
infreecirculationintheotherMemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginThailandis
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthiscountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementThailandhasunder­
takentotakeallnecessarystepstolimititsexportsof
theproductsinquestiontotheCommunitytocertain
ceilingsallocatedamongtheMemberStates;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereasforthatreasondisparities
persistbetweentheimportconditionsinthevarious
MemberStates;whereasuniformitycanbeachieved
onlyprogressively ;
Whereasdisparitiesinthecommercialpolicy
measuresappliedinconnectionwiththeseproducts
bytheMemberStatesaregivingrisetodeflectionof
trade,thuspreventingtheexecutionofthosecommer­
cialpolicymeasures,whichareinforcebecauseofthe
difficulteconomicsituationinthesectorconcerned ;
Whereasaccordingtotheapplicationsubmittedthere
areseriousdifficultiesintheindustrialsectorHASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheFrenchRepublicisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttotheproductsindicated
below,wheretheyoriginateinThailandandarein
freecirculationintheotherMemberStates,andin
respectofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswere
lodgedafterthedateofthisDecision :
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex55.09or
ex56.07ABleachedorunbleachedcottonfabricand
wovenfabricsofman-madefibres(discon­
tinuousorwaste)
(')OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

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Article2 DoneatBrussels,20March1978.
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
arisefortheimportationoftheseproductsfromThai­
landoruntil31December1978,whicheveristhe
earlier.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.FortheCommission
GuidoBRUNNER
MemberoftheCommission