NoL257/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.9.78
COMMISSION DECISION
of7September1978
authorizingIrelandnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttogloves,mittensand
mitts,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticorrubberized ,impregnatedorcoated
withartificialplasticmaterialsorofwool,ofcottonorofman-madetextile
fibres,fallingwithinheadingNoex60.02oftheCommonCustomsTariff
(NIMEXEcodes60.02-40;50;60;70),originatinginHongKongandinfree
circulation intheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(78/766/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle 115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon31August
1978bytheIrishGovernmenttotheCommissionof
theEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorizationnotto
applyCommunitytreatmenttogloves,mittensand
mitts,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticorrubberized,
impregnatedorcoatedwithartificialplasticmaterials,
orofwool,ofcottonorofman-madetextilefibres
fallingwithinheadingNoex60.02oftheCommon
CustomsTariff(NIMEXEcodes60.02-40;50;60;
70),originatinginHongKongandinfreecirculation
intheotherMemberStates:Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadymade,wouldbelikelytoaggravatethesediffi­
culties;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddowninCommission Decision71/202/EEC
of12May1971('),andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,theapplicationforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorization inviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION : WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginHongKongis
coveredbyanagreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;Article1
IrelandisauthorizednottoapplyCommunitytreat­
menttotheproductsindicatedbelow,wheretheyorig­
inateinHongKongandareinfreecirculationinthe
otherMemberStates,andinrespectofwhichapplica­
tionsforimportlicenceswerelodgedafterthedateof
theadoptionofthisDecision:WhereasunderthatagreementHongKonghasunder­
takentotakeallnecessarystepstolimititsexportsof
theproductsinquestiontotheCommunityuptothe
amountofcertainceilingsallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereastherearethereforedispar­
itiesexistingbetweentheimportconditionsinthe
variousMemberStates;whereasuniformitycanonly
beachievedprogressively ;CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex60.02
(NIMEXEcodes
60.02-40;50;60;70)Gloves,mittensandmitts,knitted
orcrocheted,notelasticorrubber­
ized,impregnatedorcoatedwith
artificialplasticmaterialsorof
wool,ofcottonorofman-made
textilefibres Whereasitappearsfromtheapplicationsubmitted
thatthereareseriousdifficultiesintheindustrial
sectorconcerned,involvingaconsiderabledropin
productionandemployment ; (')OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

20.9.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL257/9
DoneatBrussels,7September1978. Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseinIrelandfortheimportationoftheseproducts
fromHongKongoruntil31December1978,
whicheveristheearlier.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtoIreland.FortheCommission
EtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission