20.1.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL17/19
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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of8October1976
authorizingtheFrenchRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttotable­
wareandotherarticlesofakindcommonlyusedfordomesticortoilet
purposes,ofporcelainorchina(includingbiscuitporcelainandparian)orof
kindsofpotteryotherthancommonpotteryorstoneware,fallingwithin
headingNo69.11orsubheading69.12CorDoftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatinginthePeople'sRepublicofChinaandinfreecirculationinthe
otherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(77/70/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,tradingcountries,hasopenedfor1976,inrespectof
thePeople'sRepublicChina,anannualquotaofFF
575000whichiswhollytakenup;
Whereastheindirectimportsinquestion,which
wouldbeinadditiontothosealreadyeffected,would
belikelytopreventtheexecutionofthecommercial
policymeasuresadoptedbyFrancebecauseofthe
economicdifficultiesinthesectorconcerned ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddownbytheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971(2),andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereastherequestforanimportlicencewhichgave
risetotheapplicationunderArticle115neednotbe
coveredbythisauthorization inviewofthesmall
amountinvolved,Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon4October
1976bytheFrenchGovernment totheEuropean
Communities forauthorizationnottoapplyCommu­
nitytreatmenttotablewareandotherarticlesofakind
commonlyusedfordomesticortoiletpurposes,of
porcelainorchina(includingbiscuitporcelainand
parian)orofkindsofpotteryotherthancommon
potteryorstoneware,fallingwithinheadingNo69.11
orsubheading69.12CorDoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,originatinginthePeople'sRepublicofChina
andinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates,
WhereasfortheproductsinquestionFrance,inaccor­
dancewiththeCouncilDecisionof18December
1975(')onimportarrangements inrespectofState-
(1)OJNoL332,31.12.1975. (2)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

NoL17/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.1.77
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheFrenchRepublicisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttoimportsofthefollowing
products:States,andinrespectofwhichapplicationsforimport
licenceswerelodgedafterthedateofthisDecision.
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseinFrancefortheimportationoftheproductsin
questionfromthePeople'sRepublicofChina,andin
anycasenotlaterthan31December1976.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,8October1976.
FortheCommission
ChristopherSOAMES
Vice-PresidentCCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods
69.11 Tablewareandotherarticlesofakind
commonlyusedfordomesticortoilet
purposes,ofporcelainorchina(including
biscuitporcelainandparian)
69.12 Tablewareandotherarticlesofakind
commonlyusedfordomesticandtoilet
purposes,ofotherkindsofpottery:
C.Earthenwareoffinepottery
D.Other
wheretheyoriginateinthePeoplesRepublicof
ChinaandareinfreecirculationintheotherMember