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COMMISSION DECISION

of 9 September 1982

authorizing the French Republic to apply intra-Community surveillance to imports of certain products, originating in third countries, which have been put into free circulation in the Community and which may be the subject of protective measures under Article 115 of the Treaty

(Only the French text is authentic)

(82/646/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 115 thereof,

Having regard to Commission Decision 80/47/EEC of 20 December 1979 on surveillance and protective measures which Member States may be authorized to take in respect of imports of certain products originating in third countries and put into free circulation in another Member State (1), and in particular Articles 1 and 2 thereof,

Whereas Decision 80/47/EEC requires Member States to have prior authorization from the Commission before introducing intra-Community surveillance of the imports concerned;

Whereas the Commission, by Decision 82/205/EEC of 22 December 1981 (2) and other relevant Decisions, authorized certain Member States to introduce such surveillance for the import of certain products until 30 June 1983;

Whereas on 29 July 1982 further requests were made, under Article 2 of Decision 80/47/EEC, by the French Government to the Commission of the European Communities that is:

(a) 27 requests concerning textile products of the categories 1, 5, 7, 8, 13, 14 B, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26 and 27, 30 A, 31, 32, 36, 39, 61, 66, 67, 76, 77, 78 and 81, 91, 109 and 110, 117, 118 and 119, originating in Czechoslovakia;

(b) 10 requests concerning the following textile products:

1.2 // // // Category // Country of origin // // // 4 // Egypt // 12 // Thailand // 13 // South Korea // 16 // China // 21 // Sri Lanka // 24 // India // 25 // China // 26 // South Korea // 72 // Macao // 83 // Macao // //

Whereas information given by the French authorities in support of this application has been subjected to close examination by the Commission, in accordance with the criteria laid down by Decisions 80/47/EEC and 82/205/EEC;

Whereas the Commission examined, in particular, whether the imports could be made subject to intra-Community surveillance measures under Article 2 of Decision 80/47/EEC, whether information was given as regards the economic difficulties alleged, whether during the reference years set out in Decision 80/47/EEC there had been deflection of trade and whether intra-Community licence applications had been submitted;

Whereas, in cases where there is an import limitation at Community level for a specific product in relation to certain third countries, the risk that economic difficulties will become worse or be prolonged may generally be considered as negligible as regards all those third countries from which the total possible imports to the Community taken together are less than 1 % of the quantitative limit at Community level;

Whereas this examination has shown that there is a risk that the imports set out in the Annex hereto are worsening or prolonging the existing economic difficulties; whereas, therefore, France should be authorized to make these imports subject to intra-Community surveillance until 30 June 1983,

(1) OJ No L 16, 22. 1. 1980, p. 14.

(2) OJ No L 97, 10. 4. 1982, p. 1.

ANNEX

Textile products for which categories have been established (1)

1.2 // // // Category // Country of origin // // // 4 // Egypt // 5 // Czechoslovakia // 21 // Sri Lanka // 25 // China // 26 // South Korea // 26 and 27 // Czechoslovakia // 83 // Macao // 91 // Czechoslovakia // 109 and 110 // Czechoslovakia // //

(1) See Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3063/79 (OJ No L 347, 31. 12. 1979, p. 1) and Regulation (EEC) No 3061/79 (OJ No L 345, 31 12. 1979, p. 1).

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The French Republic is authorized to introduce, until 30 June 1983 and in accordance with Decision 80/47/EEC, intra-Community surveillance of the products set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.

Done at Brussels, 9 September 1982.

For the Commission

Wilhelm HAFERKAMP

Vice-President