8.12.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL314/33
COMMISSION DECISION
of30March1977
authorizingtheFrenchRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttoshirts,
exceptofsilk,ofnoilorofotherwastesilkofflaxandramiefallingwithin
headingNoex61.03oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatingintheRepu­
blicofKoreaandinfreecirculation intheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(77/762/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
,Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirst"para­
graphofArticle115oftheTreatymadeon24March
1977bytheFrenchGovernmenttotheCommission
bytelexfromtheofficeofitsPermanentRepresenta­
tivetotheEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorization
toapplyprotectivemeasurestoimportsofshirts,
exceptofsilk,ofnoilorofotherwastesilkofflaxand
ramiefallingwithinheadingNoex61.03ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatingintheRepublic
ofKoreaandinfreecirculationintheotherMember
States,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatingintheRepublicof
KoreaisthesubjectofanAgreementnegotiated
betweentheCommunityandtheRepublicofKorea
andsignedon22December1976;
WhereasundertheAgreementtheRepublicofKorea
hasundertakentotakeallnecessarystepstolimitits
exportsofcertaintextileproductstotheCommunity
tocertainceilingsallocatedamongtheMember
States;
Whereasasregardstheproductsinquestionthequota
sharefixedfortheFrenchRepublicamountsto
734000piecesfor1977;
Whereastheallocationoftheceilinginquestionstill
involvescertaindisparitiesinthequotasharesfixed
forthevariousMemberStatesinrelationtothesupply
requirements ofthemarketsconcerned ;
Whereasthesedisparitiesarelikelytocauseanin­
directtradeflowwhichcouldaggravatethesituation
intheclothingindustry;
Whereasaccordingtoinformationsuppliedbythe
FrenchGovernment thereareseriouseconomicdiffi­
cultiesintheclothingsectorresultinginaprogressive
declineofproductionandareductionofthenumber
ofworkersemployedinthatsector;Whereastheindirectimportsinquestion,which
wouldbeinadditiontothosealreadyeffected,would
belikelytoaggravatetheseeconomicdifficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibleatthepresenttimetosetin
motionthemachineryforbringingabouttheneces­
sarycooperationfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven,
foralimitedperiod,fortheapplicationofprotective
measures,underthefirstparagraphofArticle115,
subjecttotheconditionslaiddownbytheCommis­
sionDecisionof12May1971(')andinparticular
Article 1thereof,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheFrenchRepublicisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttoimportsofshirts,exceptof
silkofnoilorofotherwastesilkofflaxandramie
fallingwithinheadingNoex61.03oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,wheretheyoriginateintheRepublic
ofKoreaandareinfreecirculation intheother
MemberStates,andinrespectofwhichapplications
forimportlicenceswerelodgedafter13March1977.
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseintheFrenchRepublicfortheimportationof
theproductsinquestionfromtheRepublicofKorea
andinanycasenotlaterthan31December1977.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,30March1977.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President
(')OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.