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( 1 ) OJ NO L 60 , 12 . 3 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 121 , 3 . 6 . 1971 , P . 26 .

COMMISSION DECISION

OF 23 NOVEMBER 1979

AUTHORIZING THE UNITED KINGDOM NOT TO APPLY COMMUNITY TREATMENT TO WOVEN FABRICS OF SHEEP ' S OR LAMBS ' WOOL OR OF FINE ANIMAL HAIR , FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO 53.11 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ( NIMEXE CODES 53.11-01 , 03 , 07 , 11 , 13 , 17 , 20 , 30 , 40 , 52 , 54 , 58 , 72 , 74 , 75 , 82 , 84 , 88 , 91 , 93 , 97 ) ( CATEGORY 50 ), ORIGINATING IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND IN FREE CIRCULATION IN THE OTHER MEMBER STATES

( ONLY THE ENGLISH TEXT IS AUTHENTIC )

( 79/1040/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 THE APPLICATION UNDER THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 115 OF THE TREATY , MADE ON 12 NOVEMBER 1979 BY THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT TO THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , FOR AUTHORIZATION NOT TO APPLY COMMUNITY TREATMENT TO WOVEN FABRICS OF SHEEP ' S OR LAMBS ' WOOL OR OF FINE ANIMAL HAIR , FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO 53.11 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ( NIMEXE CODES 53.11-01 , 03 , 07 , 11 , 13 , 17 , 20 , 30 , 40 , 52 , 54 , 58 , 72 , 74 , 75 , 82 , 84 , 88 , 91 , 93 , 97 ) ( CATEGORY 50 ), ORIGINATING IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND IN FREE CIRCULATION IN THE OTHER MEMBER STATES ,

WHEREAS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM THE IMPORTATION OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ORIGINATING IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA IS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNCIL DECISION 79/252/EEC OF 21 DECEMBER 1978 ( 1 ), SUBJECT TO AN ANNUAL QUOTA , WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN WHOLLY TAKEN UP ;

WHEREAS THE DISPARITIES WHICH EXIST IN THE COMMERCIAL POLICY MEASURES APPLIED IN CONNECTION WITH THESE PRODUCTS BY THE MEMBER STATES ARE CAUSING DEFLECTION OF TRADE , THEREBY PREVENTING THE EXECUTION OF THOSE COMMERCIAL POLICY MEASURES WHICH ARE IN FORCE BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULT ECONOMIC SITUATION IN THE SECTOR CONCERNED ;

WHEREAS IT APPEARS FROM THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED THAT THERE ARE SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR CONCERNED , INVOLVING A CONSIDERABLE DROP IN PRODUCTION AND EMPLOYMENT ;

WHEREAS FURTHER INDIRECT IMPORTS , IN ADDITION TO THOSE ALREADY MADE OR PROPOSED , WOULD BE LIKELY TO AGGRAVATE THESE DIFFICULTIES AND TO CALL INTO QUESTION THE OBJECTIVES SOUGHT BY THE COMMERCIAL MEASURES CONCERNED ;

WHEREAS IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SET IN MOTION RAPIDLY THE MACHINERY FOR BRINGING ABOUT THE NECESSARY COOPERATION FROM THE OTHER MEMBER STATES ;

WHEREAS AUTHORIZATION SHOULD ACCORDINGLY BE GIVEN FOR THE APPLICATION OF PROTECTIVE MEASURES UNDER THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 115 , SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN COMMISSION DECISION 71/202/EEC OF 12 MAY 1971 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 1 THEREOF ;

WHEREAS , HOWEVER , THE APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE WHICH GAVE RISE TO THE APPLICATION IN QUESTION DOES NOT NEED TO BE COVERED BY SUCH AN AUTHORIZATION IN VIEW OF THE SMALL AMOUNT INVOLVED ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

THE UNITED KINGDOM IS AUTHORIZED NOT TO APPLY COMMUNITY TREATMENT TO THE PRODUCTS INDICATED BELOW , WHERE THEY ORIGINATE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND ARE IN FREE CIRCULATION IN THE OTHER MEMBER STATES , AND IN RESPECT OF WHICH APPLICATIONS FOR IMPORT LICENCES WERE LODGED AFTER 8 NOVEMBER 1979 :

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53.11 ( NIMEXE CODES 53.11-01 , 03 , 07 , 11 , 13 , 17 , 20 , 30 , 40 , 52 , 54 , 58 , 72 , 74 , 75 , 82 , 84 , 88 , 91 , 93 , 97 ) ( CATEGORY 50 ) // WOVEN FABRICS OF SHEEP ' S OR LAMBS ' WOOL OR OF FINE ANIMAL HAIR //

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION SHALL APPLY UNTIL NEW OPPORTUNITIES ARISE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE IMPORTATION OF THESE PRODUCTS FROM CZECHOSLOVAKIA OR UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1979 , WHICHEVER IS THE EARLIER .

ARTICLE 3

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE UNITED KINGDOM .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 23 NOVEMBER 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

WILHELM HAFERKAMP

VICE-PRESIDENT