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COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 September 1983

authorizing the French Republic to apply intra-Community surveillance to imports of certain under garments, originating in Peru, which have been put into free circulation in the Community

(Only the French text is authentic)

(83/497/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, in accordance with Article 11 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3589/82 of 23 December 1982 on common rules for imports of certain textile products originating in third countries (2), by Regulation (EEC) No 2183/83 (3), the Commission has made imports into France and Italy of certain textile products of category 4, originating in Peru, subject to a quantitative limit from 14 June 1983 to 31 December 1986; whereas imports of these products remain liberalized in the other Member States;

Whereas, by virtue of the trade measures thus introduced, there are disparities between the various Member States in the conditions for importing the products in question; whereas these disparities are likely to lead to deflection of trade;

Whereas, with a view to the rapid detection of deflection of trade likely to lead to, or aggravate, any economic difficulties in the sector concerned, on 15 August 1983, the French Government asked the Commission, under Article 2 of Decision 80/47/EEC, for authorization to apply prior intra-Community surveillance to imports of under garments originating in Peru and put into free circulation in the other Member States;

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 and whether information was given as regards the economic difficulties alleged;

Whereas surveillance measures may be authorized to textile products of group I, as defined by Regulation (EEC) No 3589/82, even in the absence of deflection of trade, or requests for intra-Community licence, in view of the inherent risk of economic difficulties in trade in these products on the grounds of their extreme sensitivity to imports;

Whereas France should therefore be authorized to make imports of the under garments in question of category 4, originating in Peru, subject to intra-Community surveillance until 30 June 1985,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The French Republic is authorized to apply intra-Community surveillance to the products set out in the Annex hereto, in accordance with Decision 80/47/EEC, until 30 June 1985.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.

Done at Brussels, 22 September 1983.

For the Commission

Wilhelm HAFERKAMP

Vice-President

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

(2) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1982, p. 106.

(3) OJ No L 210, 2. 8. 1983, p. 7.

ANNEX

Textile products for which categories have been established (1)

1.2 // // // Category // Country of origin // // // 4 // Peru // //

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