CELEX: 31978D0699
Language: en
Date: 1978-07-24 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 24 July 1978 authorizing Ireland not to apply Community treatment to outer garments and other articles, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized: outer garments and clothing accessories: jerseys, pullovers, slipovers, twinsets, cardigans, bed-jackets and jumpers, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres, falling within subheading ex 60.05 A of the Common Customs Tariff (NIMEXE codes 60.05-01, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 36, 37, 38), originating in Malaysia and in free circulation in the other Member States

No L 237/20                         Official Journal of the European Communities                                       29 . 8 . 78
                                               COMMISSION DECISION
                                                      of 24 July 1978
               authorizing Ireland not to apply Community treatment to outer garments and
               other articles , knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized : outer garments
               and clothing accessories : jerseys , pullovers, slip-overs, twinsets, cardigans, bed­
               jackets and jumpers, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized, of wool , of
               cotton or of man-made textile fibres, falling within subheading ex 60.05 A of the
               Common Customs Tariff (NIMEXE codes 60.05-01 , 27 , 28 , 29, 30 , 33 , 36, 37 , 38 ),
                  originating in Malaysia and in free circulation in the other Member States
                                            (Only the English text is authentic)
                                                        (78/699/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Whereas although the imports which gave rise to the
 COMMUNITIES,                                                     application submitted would appear to be an isolated
                                                                  operation, they are nevertheless likely, owing to the
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            appreciable amount of the imports, to aggravate these
Economic Community, and in particular the first para­             difficulties and to jeopardize the aims of the Agree­
graph of Article 1 1 5 thereof,                                   ment ;
                                                                  Whereas it is not possible to set in motion rapidly the
Having regard to the application under the first para­            machinery for bringing about the necessary coopera­
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty, made on 11 July               tion from the other Member States ;
 1978 by the Irish Government to the Commission of
the European Communities, for authorization not to               Whereas authorization should accordingly be given
apply Community treatment to outer garments and                   for the application of protective measures under the
other articles, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or              first paragraph of Article 1 1 5, subject to the condi­
rubberized : outer garments and clothing accessories :            tions specified in the Commission Decision of 12
jerseys, pullovers, slip-overs, twinsets, cardigans, bed­        May 1971 P), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
jackets and jumpers, knitted or crocheted, not elastic
or rubberized, of wool, of cotton or of man-made
textile fibres, falling within subheading ex 60.05 A of
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
the Common Customs Tariff (NIMEXE codes
60.05-01 , 27, 28 , 29, 30, 33, 36, 37, 38), originating in
Malaysia and in free circulation in the other Member                                        Article 1
States,
                                                                  Ireland is authorized not to apply Community treat­
Whereas the importation into the Community of the                ment to the products indicated below, where they orig­
products in question originating in Malaysia is                  inate in Malaysia and are in free circulation in the
covered by an Agreement negotiated between the                   other Member States, and in respect of which applica­
Community and that country ;                                     tions for import licences were lodged after 4 July
                                                                  1978 and are, on the date of this Decision , pending
                                                                 with the Irish authorities :
Whereas under that Agreement Malaysia has under­
taken to take all necessary steps to limit its exports of
the products in question to the Community to certain                        CCT
ceilings allocated among the Member States ;                               heading                        Description
                                                                             No
Whereas it was not possible on that occasion to allo­            ex 60.05 A                Outer garments and other articles,
cate these ceilings on the basis of the needs of the             (NIMEXE codes             knitted or crocheted, not elastic or
individual markets ; whereas for that reason disparities         60.05-01 , 27, 28 , 29 ,  rubberized : outer garments and
persist between the import conditions in the various             30, 33, 36, 37, 38)       clothing      accessories :     jerseys,
Member States ; whereas uniformity can only be                                             pullovers, slip-overs, twinsets, cardi­
achieved progressively ;                                                                   gans, bed-jackets and jumpers,
                                                                                           knitted or crocheted, not elastic or
                                                                                           rubberized, of wool , of cotton or of
Whereas according to the application submitted there                                       man-made textile fibres
are   serious    difficulties in  the   industrial   sector
concerned involving a considerable drop in produc­
tion and employment ;                                            (•) OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6 . 1971 , p. 26.
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                                                    Article 2
            This Decision is addressed to Ireland .
            Done at Brussels, 24 July 1978 .
                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                Wilhelm HAFERKAMP
                                                                    Vice-President