9.6.78 NoL153/37 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION DECISION
of18May1978
authorizingIrelandnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttowomen'sgirls'and
infants'blousesandshirt-blouses ,knittedorcrocheted (notelasticorrubber­
ized),orwoven,ofwool,cottonorman-madetextilefibres,fallingwithin
subheadingex60.05Aorex61.02BoftheCommonCustomsTariff(NIMEXE
codes60.05-22,23,24,25;61.02-78,82,84),originatinginthePhilippinesandin
freecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(78/491/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionsspecifiedintheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971(J)andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,therequestforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorizationinviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon9May
1978bytheIrishGovernmenttotheCommissionof
theEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorizationnotto
applyCommunitytreatmenttowomen'sgirls'and
infants'blousesandshirt-blouses ,knittedorcrocheted
(notelasticorrubberized),orwoven,ofwool,cottonor
man-madetextilefibres,fallingwithinsubheadingex
60.05Aorex61.02BoftheCommonCustomsTariff
(NIMEXEcodes60.05-22,23,24,25;61.02-78,82,
84),originatinginthePhilippinesandinfreecircula­
tionintheotherMemberStates;
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginthePhilippinesis
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementthePhilippineshave
undertakentotakeallnecessarystepstolimittheir
exportsoftheproductsinquestiontotheCommunity
tocertainceilingsallocatedamongtheMember
States;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereasforthatreasondisparities
persistbetweentheimportconditionsinthevarious
MemberStates;whereasuniformitycanbeachieved
onlyprogressively ;
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadyeffected,wouldbelikelyaggravatethesediffi­
culties;Article1
IrelandisherebyauthorizednottoapplyCommunity
treatmenttotheproductsindicatedbelow,wherethey
originateinthePhilippinesandareinfreecirculation
intheotherMemberStates,andinrespectofwhich
applicationsforimportlicenceswerelodgedafter9
May1978:
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex60.05Aor
ex61.02B
(NIMEXEcodes60.05­
22,23,24,25;61.02-
78,82,84)Women's,girls'andinfants'blouses
andshirt-blouses ,knittedor
crocheted (notelasticorrubber­
ized),orwoven,ofwool,cottonor
man-madetextilefibres
(»)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

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Article2 DoneatBrussels,18May1978.
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
arisefortheimportationoftheseproductsfromthe
Philippinesoruntil31December1978,whicheveris
theearlier.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtoIreland.FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President