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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of11June1974
ontheapplicationbyIrelandtotakeprotectivemeasuresinrespectofsisalbalertwine
(CCTheadingNo59.04)underArticle135oftheActconcerningtheconditionsof
accessionandtheadjustmentstotheTreaties
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(74/357/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheActconcerningtheconditions
ofaccessionandtheadjustmentstotheTreaties,
andinparticularArticle135;
Havingregardtotheapplicationof28May1974by
Ireland;
WhereassisalbalertwineisindispensableinIreland
fortheharvestingofhayandstraw;
Whereasthemanufacture ofsisalbalertwinein
Irelandisconcentrated inonefactory;whereasthe
productionofthisfactoryistraditionallysufficient
tomeethomemarketrequirementsonly;
Whereasithasbeenestablishedthatforsome
months,therehavebeenmassiveexportsofsisal
twinefromIreland,andthatifthissituationisnot
changed,Irishproductionwillnotbesufficientto
coverdomesticdemand,independently fromprice­
level;
Whereasforreasonsoftimeandbyvirtueofthe
worldsupplysituationinthissector,itwouldbe
extremelydifficultandcostlytomeetthisdemand
bymeansofimports,fromwhateverorigin,given
thatthereisnotraditionalimporttradeinsisal
twineinIreland;
WhereasinIreland,andparticularlyinthesouthern
andwesternparts,farmingisstillintheprocessof
modernization ;whereas,asaresult,thegreat
majorityofbalingmachinesusedbythefarmersof
theseregionsareunabletoutilizesynthetictwine,
particularlyinpolypropylene ;whereasmoreoverpolypropylene twinewhichbindsfoddertogether
canpresentaseriousdangertothehealthof
livestock;
Whereasifsuitablemeasuresarenottakentocheck
large-scaledeliveriesofsisalbalertwineoutside
Ireland,morethanaquarterofthehay-harvestwill
beseverelydamaged;whereasthiswouldbring
aboutseriousdifficultieswhichwouldbeliableto
persistinthatsectorofIrishagriculturedependant
uponthehayharvest;whereasthisharvesthas
alreadybegun;whereasinthelongertermthese
difficultieswouldhaverepercussions intheareaof
animalfodder;whereastherewouldresultfromthis
aseriousandsubstantialincreaseinproduction
costswhichcouldnotbebornebyIrishfarmers;
Whereasfurthermorethoseregionswherethistype
ofagriculturalactivityiscarriedonarethoseinthe
southandwestofIreland,wheresmallfarms
workedasfamilyconcernspredominate ;whereas,
intheabsenceofsubstantialalternativesourcesof
income,theabovementioned difficultiescouldbring
aboutseriousdeterioration oftheeconomic
situationoftheseregions;
Whereassuchasituationwouldresultinaslowing
downintheexecutionoftheIrishpolicyof
industrialization andeconomicdevelopment,whose
objectiveshavebeenrecognizedinProtocolNo30
annexedtotheActofAccession;
Whereastodiminishtheconsequences ofthis
situationitisnecessarytoauthorizeIrelandtotake
protectivemeasures;
Whereastomeetthissituationthemeasurecausing
theleastdisturbancetothefunctioningofthe
commonmarketandcontributing toare­
equilibriumofthesituationisthecontrolofexports
anddeliveriesofsisalbalertwinereferredtoabove

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tothirdcountriesandMemberStatesbythe
introductionofalicencesystem;whereastheregime
tobeappliedtootherMemberStatesmayinno
circumstances bemorerestrictivethanthatrelating
tothirdcountries;
Whereasthedurationofapplicabilityofthemeasure
providedforbythisDecisionmustbelimitedtothe
periodstrictlynecessarytoachievetheobjectivesset
outinArticle135oftheActofAccession,Articles
1.TheCommission shallensurethatthe
provisionsofthisDecisionareapplied,inparticular
withregardtothedrawing-upanduseofthe
licences.
2.TheCommissionshall,ifappropriate,adopt
theprovisionsnecessaryfortheapplicationofthis
Decision.
Article4
TheCommissionmayalterorrevokethisDecision
ifitdeterminesthattheconditionswhichledtoits
enactmenthavechangedorthatitseffectsproveto
bemorerestrictivethanitspurposerequires,or
involveparticularlyseriousconsequencesforallor
partoftheCommunity.HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
Irelandisauthorizedtoestablishinrespectofsisal
balertwine(CCTheadingNo59.04)alicence
systeminorderto:
—limitexportsofthisproducttothirdcountries;
—controland,insofarasisnecessary,limit
deliveriesofthisproducttootherMember
States,suchregimehowevermayinno
circumstances bemorerestrictivethanthat
appliedtoexportstothirdcountries.Article5
WithoutprejudicetotheapplicationofArticle4,
thisDecisionshallbeapplicableuntil31August
1974.
Article2
1.IrelandshallnotifytheCommission
immediatelyofthosemeasurestakeninapplication
ofArticle1andshallinformtheCommission
regularlyconcerningtheapplicationofsuch
measures .
2.IrelandshallinformtheCommission ofthe
developmentofthesituationinthesectorconcerned
withspecificreferencetothestateofsuppliesofthe
productreferredtoinArticle1.Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtoIreland.
DoneatBrussels,11June1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI