12.4.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL93/47
COMMISSION DECISION
of28March1979
authorizingtheFrenchRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttogloves,
mittensandmitts,knittedorcrocheted ,notelasticorrubberized ,otherthan
thoseofcategory10,ofwool,cottonorman-madetextilefibres,fallingwithin
headingNoex60.02oftheCommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes60.02-50,
60,70,80)(category11),originatinginTaiwanandinfreecirculationinthe
otherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(79/389/EEC)
whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddowninCommission Decision71/202/EEC
of12May1971(3),andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,theapplicationforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorization inviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon22March
1979bytheFrenchGovernmenttotheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorizationnot
toapplyCommunitytreatmenttogloves,mittensand
mitts,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticorrubberized ,
otherthanthoseofcategory10,ofwool,cottonor
man-madetextilefibres,fallingwithinheadingNoex
60.02oftheCommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXE
codes60.02-50,60,70,80)(category11),originatingin
TaiwanandinfreecirculationintheotherMember
States,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginTaiwanissubject
toaCommunityquantitativequotaallocatedamong
theMemberStatesbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No3020/77of30December1977('),confirmedby
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No255/78of7February
1978(2);
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catethesequotasonthebasisoftheneedsoftheindi­
vidualmarkets;whereastherearethereforedisparities
existingbetweentheimportconditionsinthevarious
MemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonlybe
achievedprogressively ;
Whereasitappearsfromtheapplicationsubmitted
thatthereareseriousdifficultiesintheindustrial
sectorconcerned,involvingaconsiderabledropin
productionandemployment ;
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadymadeorproposed,wouldbelikelytoaggra­
vatethesedifficulties ;Article1
TheFrenchRepublicisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttotheproductsindicated
below,wheretheyoriginateinTaiwanandareinfree
circulationintheotherMemberStates,andinrespect
ofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswerelodged
after19March1979:
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex60.02 Gloves,mittensandmitts,knitted
(NIMEXEcodes orcrocheted,notelasticorrubber­
60.02-50,60,70,80)ized,otherthanthoseofcategory
(category 11) 10,ofwool,cottonorman-made
textilefibres
(i)OJNoL357,31.12.1977,p.51.
(2)OJNoL39,9.2.1978,p.1. P)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

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Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntil30June1979.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.DoneatBrussels,28March1979.
FortheCommission
GuidoBRUNNER
MemberoftheCommission