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COMMISSION DECISION

of 5 August 1983

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

(Only the French text is authentic)

(83/433/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, by Decision 83/326/EEC of 28 June 1983 (2), the Commission authorized certain Member States to introduce intra-Community surveillance of certain imports until 30 June 1985;

Whereas further requests were made under Article 2 of Decision 80/47/EEC by the French Government to the Commission of the European Communities for authorization to apply intra-Community surveillance to imports of certain products originating in certain third countries and in free circulation in the other Member States;

Whereas the 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 83/326/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 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 1985; whereas, however, for those products referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3061/79 of 20 December 1979 concerning common rules for imports of certain textile products originating in the People's Republic of China (3), such authorization should be limited to 31 December 1983, the expiry date of the said Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The French Republic is authorized to introduce, until 30 June 1985 and in accordance with Decision 80/47/EEC, intra-Community surveillance of the products set out in the Annex hereto. However, for those products set out in Regulation (EEC) No 3061/79, originating in the People's Republic of China, such authorization shall be limited to 31 December 1983.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.

Done at Brussels, 5 August 1983.

For the Commission

Étienne DAVIGNON

Vice-President

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

(2) OJ No L 175, 30. 6. 1983, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 345, 31. 12. 1979, p. 1.

ANNEX

Textile products for which categories have been established (1)

1.2 // // // Category // Country of origin // // // 3 // Thailand, Malaysia, Colombia // 10 // Thailand // 27 // Pakistan // 39 // China // 71 // Macao // 73 // Romania, Thailand // 81 // China, Hong Kong // //

(1) As defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3589/82 (OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1982, p. 106).