NoL205/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 11.8.77
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(Actswhosepublicationisnotobligatory)
COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of24May1977
authorizingtheUnitedKingdomnottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
women'swovenman-madefibrejackets,suitsandcostumes,fallingwithin
headingNoex61.02oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginCzechoslo­
vakiaandinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(77/494/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
WhereasinatelexfromtheofficeofitsPermanent
Representative totheEuropeanCommunities on12
May1977,theUnitedKingdomrequestedauthoriza­
tiontoapplyprotectivemeasurestoimportsof
women'sfibrejackets,suitsandcostumesfalling
withinheadingNoex61.02oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,originatinginCzechoslovakia andinfreecircu­
lationintheotherMemberStates,andtoextendsuch
authorizationtogoodsforwhichtheUnitedKingdom
authoritieshavedeferredtheissueoftheimport
authorization inaccordancewithArticle2(2)of
Commission Decision71/202/EECof12May
1971('),asamendedbyDecision73/55/EECof9
March1973(2);
Whereas,inaccordancewithCouncilDecision
76/971/EECof13December1976(3),theUnited
Kingdomopenedaquotafor1977of£612850for
theproductsinquestionoriginatinginCzechoslo­
vakia,andincludingalsoothertextileproducts,52%
ofwhichhasbeenused;
Whereas,thequotaopenedfortheproducts
concernedoriginatinginCzechoslovakia isnotreservedforimportscomingdirectfromthecountry
oforiginunderaTradeAgreementwiththatcountry;
Whereastheamountofthatquotaisnotlikelytobe
exceededinviewofthedirectorindirectimports
alreadyeffectedorauthorized ;
WhereastheUnitedKingdomauthoritiescannot
thereforeinvokeArticle2oftheabovementioned
Commission Decision73/55/EECinordertodefer
theissueofimportauthorizations forthegoodsin
question;
Whereasforthatreasonnoprotectivemeasuremaybe
authorizedforgoodsforwhichimportauthorizations
wererequestedonadatepriortothatoftheentryinto
forceofthisDecision;
Whereas,therefore,itmerelyremainstobedeter­
minedwhetheritisnecessarytoauthorizeprotective
measuresinrespectofgoods,whichitisplannedto
importfromtheotherMemberStatesaftertheentry
intoforceofthisDecision;
Whereas,however,theautonomousimportquotasfor
State-tradingcountrieswerecoordinatedbyCouncil
Decision75/210/EEC(4),aslastamendedbythe
abovementioned CouncilDecision76/971/EEC,in
ordertoensuretheproperfunctioningandconsolida­(!)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.
2)OJNoL80,18.3.1973,p.22.
(3)OJNoL365,13.12.1976,p.75. (4)OJNoL99,21.4.1975,p.7.

11.8.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL205/21
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheUnitedKingdomisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttoimportsofwomen'swoven
man-madefibrejackets,suitsandcostumes,falling
withinheadingNoex61.02oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,originatinginCzechoslovakia andinfreecircu­
lationintheotherMemberStatesandinrespectof
whichapplicationsforimportlicencesarelodgedafter
thedateofthisDecision .
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseintheUnitedKingdomfortheimportationof
theproductsinquestionfromCzechoslovakia andin
anycasenotlaterthan31December1977.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheUnitedKingdom .tionofthecommonmarketandthegradualintroduc­
tionofcommonimportarrangementsandinorderto
safeguardthefundamentalinterestsoftheCommu­
nityandofitsMemberStates;
Whereasitmayconsequently bepresumedthat,
withinthelimitsofthequotafixedbytheabovemen­
tionedCouncilDecision76/971/EEC,importsinto
theUnitedKingdomofthegoodsinquestionorigi­
natinginCzechoslovakia arenotlikelytocreate
economicdifficultiesinthetextileindustry
concerned ;
Whereas,accordingtoinformationgivenintheappli­
cation,itappearsthattheabovementioned quotawill
beexhaustedrapidlyandconsequently thetotal
amountwillbegreatlyexceeded,takingintoconsidera­
tiontheindirectimportsalreadymadeorauthorized
bythedateofthisDecision;
Whereas,accordingtoinformationsuppliedbythe
UnitedKingdomGovernment ,therealizationofother
indirectimportsinadditiontothosementioned
above,islikelytoworsentheseriouseconomicdiffi­
cultiesinthetextileindustryconcerned,demonstrated
byfallingproductionandaprogressivelyincreasing
rateofunemployment ;
Whereas,itisnotpossibleatshortnoticetosetin
motionthemachineryforbringingabouttheneces­
sarycooperationfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasures,underthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddownbytheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971,andinparticularArticle1thereof,DoneatBrussels,24May1977.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President