CELEX: 31978D0839
Language: en
Date: 1978-09-29 00:00:00
Title: 78/839/EEC: Commission Decision of 29 September 1978 authorizing Ireland not to apply Community treatment to table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen, woven, other than cotton terry fabric, falling within subheading ex 62.02 B of the Common Customs Tariff (NIMEXE codes 62.02-41, 43, 47, 65, 73, 77), originating in Hong Kong and in free circulation in the other Member States

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                                                 COMMISSION DECISION
                                                   of 29 September 1978
              authorizing Ireland not to apply Community treatment to table linen, toilet
              linen and kitchen linen , woven, other than of cotton terry fabric, falling within
              subheading ex 62.02 B of the Common Customs Tariff (NIMEXE codes 62.02-41 ,
              43, 47 , 65 , 73 , 77), originating in Hong Kong and in free circulation in the other
                                                       Member States
                                              (Only the English text is authentic)
                                                         (78/839/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Whereas it is not possible to set in motion rapidly the
COMMUNITIES,                                                      machinery for bringing about the necessary coopera­
                                                                  tion from the other Member States ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular the first para­             Whereas authorization should accordingly be given
graph of Article 115 thereof,                                     for the application of protective measures under the
                                                                  first paragraph of Article 115, subject to the condi­
Having regard to the application under the first para­            tions laid down in Commission Decision 72/202/ EEC
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty, made on 19                    of 12 May 1971 ( !), and in particular Article 1 thereof ;
September 1978 by the Irish Government to the
Commission of the European Communities, for
authorization not to apply Community treatment to                 Whereas, however, the application for a licence which
table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen, woven ,              gave rise to the application in question does not need
other than of cotton terry fabric, falling within                 to be covered by such an authorization in view of the
subheading ex 62.02 B of the Common Customs                       small amount involved,
Tariff (NIMEXE codes 62.02-41 , 43, 47, 65, 73, 77),
originating in Hong Kong and in free circulation in
the other Member States,
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Whereas the importation into the Community of the
products in question originating in Hong Kong is
covered by an Agreement negotiated between the                                             Article 1
Community and that country ;
                                                                  Ireland is hereby authorized not to apply Community
                                                                  treatment to the products indicated below, where they
Whereas under that Agreement Hong Kong has
undertaken to take all necessary steps to limit its               originate in Hong Kong and are in free circulation in
exports of the products in question to the Community              the other Member States, and in respect of which
up to the amount of certain ceilings allocated among              applications for import licences were lodged after the
the Member States ;                                               date of the adoption of this Decision :
                                                                             CCT
Whereas it was not possible on that occasion to allo­                       heading                     Description
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cate these ceilings on the basis of the needs of the
individual markets ; whereas there are therefore dispar­
ities existing between the import conditions in the               ex 62.02 B              Table linen, toilet linen and
various Member States ; whereas uniformity can only               (NIMEXE codes            kitchen linen, woven, other than of
be achieved progressively ;                                       62.02-41 , 43, 47, 65, cotton terry fabric
                                                                  73, 77)
Whereas it appears from the application submitted
that there are serious difficulties in the industrial
sector concerned, involving a considerable drop in
                                                                                           Article 2
production and employment ;
                                                                  This Decision shall apply until new opportunities
Whereas further indirect imports, in addition to those            arise in Ireland for the importation of these products
already made or proposed, would be likely to aggra­
vate these difficulties ;                                         (') OJ No L 121 , 3. 6. 1971 , p. 26.
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from Hong Kong or until 31 December 1978 ,                  Done at Brussels, 29 September 1978 .
whichever is the earlier.
                                                                                   For the Commission
                       Article 3                                                    Etienne DAVIGNON
This Decision is addressed to Ireland .                                         Member of the Commission