CELEX: 31978D0578
Language: en
Date: 1978-06-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 28 June 1978 authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to articles of apparel and under garments for men and women excluding woven shirt-blouses, falling within Chapter ex 61 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Poland and in free circulation in the other Member States

No L 193/26                         Official Journal of the European Communities                                   18 . 7. 78
                                              COMMISSION DECISION
                                                    of 28 June 1978
               authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to articles
               of apparel and under garments for men and women excluding woven shirt­
               blouses, falling within Chapter ex 61 of the Common Customs Tariff, origi­
                     nating in Poland and in free circulation in the other Member States
                                            (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                       (78/578/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   first paragraph of Article 1 1 5, subject to the condi­
COMMUNITIES,                                                     tions specified in the Commission Decision of 12
                                                                 May 1971 (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Commuity, and in particular the first para­
graph of Article 1 1 5 thereof,                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Having regard to the application under the first para­
                                                                                          Article 1
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty, made on 20 June
 1978 by the French Government to the Commission                 The French Republic is authorized not to apply
of the European Communities, for authorization not               Community treatment to the products indicated
to apply Community treatment to articles of apparel              below, where they originate in Poland and are in free
and under garments for men and women excluding                   circulation in the other Member States, and in respect
woven shirt-blouses, falling within Chapter ex 61 of             of which applications for import licences were lodged
the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Poland                 after 1 1 June 1978 :
and in free circulation in the other Member States,
Whereas in France the importation of the products in                       CCT
                                                                          heading                      Description
question originating in Poland is, in accordance with                       No
 the Council Decision of 20 December 1977 ('), subject
to an annual quota which has already been wholly
taken up ;                                                       Chapter ex 61           Articles of apparel and under
                                                                                         garments for men and women
Whereas disparities in the commercial policy                                             excluding woven shirt-blouses
measures applied in connection with these products
by the Member States are giving rise to deflection of
trade, thus preventing the execution of those commer­                                     A rticle 2
cial policy measures which are in force because of the           This Decision shall apply until new opportunities
difficult economic situation in the sector concerned ;
                                                                 arise for the importation of these products from
Whereas according to the application submitted there             Poland or until 31 December 1978, whichever is the
are   serious   difficulties in   the   industrial   sector      earlier.
concerned involving a considerable drop in produc­
tion and employment ;                                                                     Article 3
Whereas further indirect imports, in addition to those           This Decision is addressed to the French Republic .
already effected, would be likely to aggravate these
difficulties ;
                                                                 Done at Brussels, 28 June 1978 .
Whereas it is not possible to set in motion rapidly the
machinery for bringing about the necessary coopera­                                         For the Commission
tion from the other Member States ;
                                                                                           Wilhelm HAFERKAMP
Whereas authorization should accordingly be given
for the application of protective measures under the                                             Vice-President
(») OJ No L 360, 31 . 12. 1977, p. 1 .                           (2) OJ No L 121 , 3. 6. 1971 , p. 26.