9.6.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL153/27
COMMISSION DECISION
of12May1978
authorizingIrelandnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttomen'sandboys'
wovenindustrialandoccupationalclothing;women's,girls'andinfants'woven
aprons,smock-overalls andotherindustrialclothing(whetherornotalso
suitablefordomesticuse)ofwool,ofcottonorman-madetextilefibres,falling
withinheadingNoex61.01orsubheadingex61.02BoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff(NIMEXEcodes61.01-13,15,17,19;61.02-12,14),originatinginHong
KongandinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(78/486/EEC)
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadyeffected,wouldbelikelytoaggravatethese
difficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionsspecifiedintheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971(')andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,therequestforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorization inviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon4May
1978bytheIrishGovernmenttotheCommissionof
theEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorizationnotto
applyCommunitytreatmenttomen'sandboys'
wovenindustrialandoccupationalclothing;women's,
girls'andinfants'wovenaprons,smock-overalls and
otherindustrialclothing(whetherornotalsosuitable
fordomesticuse)ofwool,ofcottonorman-made
textilefibres,fallingwithinheadingNoex61.01or
subheadingex61.02BoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff(NIMEXEcodes61.01-13,15,17,19;61.02-12,
14),originatinginHongKongandinfreecirculation
intheotherMemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginHongKongis
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementHongKonghas
undertakentotakeallnecessarystepstolimitits
exportsoftheproductsinquestiontotheCommunity
tocertainceilingsallocatedamongtheMember
States;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereasforthatreasondisparities
persistbetweentheimportconditionsinthevarious
MemberStates;whereasuniformitycanbeachieved
onlyprogressively ;
Whereasaccordingtotheapplicationsubmittedthere
areseriousdifficulties intheindustrialsector
concerned,involvingaconsiderabledropinproduc­
tionandemployment ;HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
IrelandisherebyauthorizednottoapplyCommunity
treatmenttotheproductsindicatedbelow,wherethey
originateinHongKongandareinfreecirculationin
theotherMemberStates,andinrespectofwhich
applicationsforimportlicenceswerelodgedafter4
May1978:
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex61.01or
ex61.02B
(NIMEXEcodes61.01-
13,15,17,19;61.02-
12,14)Men'sandboys'wovenindustrial
andoccupational clothing;
women's,girls'andinfants'woven
aprons,smock-overalls andother
industrialclothing(whetherornot
suitablefordomesticuse)ofwool,
ofcottonorman-made textile
fibres
C)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

NoL153/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.6.78
DoneatBrussels,12May1978. Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
arisefortheimportationoftheseproductsfromHong
Kongoruntil31December1978,whicheveristhe
earlier.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtoIreland.FortheCommission
GuidoBRUNNER
MemberoftheCommission