CELEX: 31978D0915
Language: en
Date: 1978-10-19 00:00:00
Title: 78/915/EEC: Commission Decision of 19 October 1978 authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to woven fabrics of cotton, other than gauze, terry fabrics, narrow woven fabrics, pile fabrics, chenille fabrics, tulle and other net fabrics falling within heading No 55.09 of the Common Customs Tariff (NIMEXE codes 55.09-01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 38, 39, 41, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 92, 93, 97) originating in South Korea and in free circulation in the other Member States

No L 320/26                           Official Journal of the European Communities                                             14. 11 . 78
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                       of 19 October 1978
              authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to woven
              fabrics of cotton, other than gauze, terry fabrics, narrow woven fabrics, pile
              fabrics, chenille fabrics, tulle and other net fabrics falling within heading No
              55.09 of the Common Customs Tariff (NIMEXE codes 55.09-01 , 02, 03, 04, 05 , 11 ,
              12, 13 , 14 , 15 , 16, 17 , 19, 21 , 29, 31 , 33 , 35 , 37 , 38 , 39, 41 , 49, 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56, 57 ,
              59, 61 , 63 , 64, 65 , 66, 67 , 68 , 69, 70, 71 , 72 , 73 , 74, 76, 77 , 78 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 86, 87 , 92 ,
              93, 97) originating in South Korea and in free circulation in the other Member
                                                                  States
                                               (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                             (78/91 5/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                             individual markets ; whereas there are therefore dispar­
COMMUNITIES,                                                               ities existing between the import conditions in the
                                                                           various Member States ; whereas uniformity can only
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                      be achieved progressively ;
Economic Community, and in particular the first para­
graph of Article 115 thereof,                                              Whereas it appears from the application submitted
                                                                           that there are serious difficulties in the industrial
Having regard to the application under the first para­                     sector concerned, involving a considerable drop in
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty, made on 13                             production and employment ;
October 1978 by the French Government to the
Commission of the European Communities, for                                Whereas further indirect imports, in addition to those
authorization not to apply Community treatment to                          already made, would be likely to aggravate these diffi­
woven fabrics of cotton, other than gauze, terry fabrics,                  culties ;
narrow woven fabrics, pile fabrics, chenille fabrics,
                                                                           Whereas it is not possible to set in motion rapidly the
tulle and other net fabrics falling within heading No
55.09 of the Common Customs Tariff (NIMEXE
                                                                           machinery for bringing about the necessary coopera­
                                                                           tion from the other Member States ;
codes 55.09-01 , 02, 03, 04, 05, 11 , 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,
17, 19, 21 , 29, 31 , 33, 35, 37, 38, 39, 41 , 49, 51 , 52, 53,            Whereas authorization should accordingly be given
54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 61 , 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68 , 69, 70, 71 ,             for the application of protective measures under the
72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78, 81 , 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 92, 93, 97)               first paragraph of Article 115, subject to the condi­
originating in South Korea and in free circulation in                      tions laid down in Commission Decision 71 /202/ EEC
the other Member States ;                                                  of 12 May 1971 (!), and and in particular Article 1
                                                                           thereof,
Whereas the importation into the Community of the
products in question originating in South Korea is
covered by an Agreement negotiated between the                             HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Community and that country ;
Whereas under that Agreement South Korea has                                                           Article 1
undertaken to take all necessary steps to limit its
exports of the products in question to the Community                       The French Republic is authorized not to apply
up to the amount of certain ceilings allocated among                       Community treatment to the products indicated
the Member States ;                                                        below, where they originate in Taiwan and are in free
                                                                           circulation in the other Member States, and in respect
Whereas it was not possible on that occasion to allo­                      of which applications for import licences were lodged
cate these ceilings on the basis of the needs of the                       after 12 October 1978 :
                                                                           (!) OJ No L 121 , 3. 6. 1971 , p. 26.
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                                     CCT heading No                                             Description
            55.09                                                             Woven fabrics of cotton, other than gauze,
            (NIMEXE codes                                                     terry fabrics, narrow woven fabrics, pile
            55.09-01 , 02, 03, 04, 05, 11 , 12, 13 , 14, 15, 16, 17, 19,      fabrics, chenille fabrics, tulle and other net
            21 , 29, 31 , 33, 35, 37, 38 , 39, 41 , 49, 51 , 52, 53 , 54, 55, fabrics
            56, 57, 59, 61 , 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68 , 69, 70, 71 , 72, 73,
            74, 76, 77, 78 , 81 , 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 92, 93, 97)
                                                                  Article 2
            This Decision shall apply until new opportunities arise in France for the importation of
            these products from Taiwan or until 31 December 1978, whichever is the earlier.
                                                                  Article 3
            This Decision is addressed to the French Republic
            Done at Brussels, 19 October 1978 .
                                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                                      Étienne DAVIGNON
                                                                                Member of the Commission