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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)17final.
Brussels,21January197°
PROPOSALFORADECISION(EEC)BYTHECOUNCILAUTHORISING
IRELANDTOTAKEPROTECTIVE MEASURESINRESPECTOFFOOTWEAR
WITHUPPERSOFLEATHERIMPORTEDFROMFINLAND,ICELAND,AUSTRIA,
NORWAY,SWITZERLAND ,SWEDEN.
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(76)17final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM .
SAFEGUARD MEASURES REGARDING IMPORTS OPSHOES INTO IRELAND FRCM THE
EFTA COUNTRIES
\
On 1December 1975 Ireland applied totheCommission forauthorisation
totake protective measures under Article 135oftheActconcerning the
Conditions ofAccession andAdjustments totheTreaties of22January 1972
inrespect ofimports offootwear with uppers ofleather (CCTheading 64.02A)
On22December 1975 "theCommission ,"byDecision No authorised Ireland
toapply asfrom 1January 19?6"the following rates ofduty onthis product ,
instead ofthelower rates foreseen bytheActofAccession :imports froia
theUnited Kingdom – imports from theother Member States –18.5 full
rate –23.5$ .
According totherelevant provisions oftheAgreements "between the
Community andSwitzerland ,Austria ,Iceland andSweden signed on22July
1972 ,Norway ,signed on16May1973 ,andFinland ,signed on5October 1973 »
duties onimports ofthis product into Ireland originating inthese six
countries should "bereduced from 21,6foto10.8%ELSfrom 1January 1976 .
Thus ,ifnocorresponding corrective action were taken Ireland would be
granting these countries aconsiderable preference over theother Member
States except theUnited Kingdom asregards theconditions forimports of
footwear with uppers ofleather .
Since theAgreements between theCommunity andthese sixcountries
provided foratimetable oftairiff reductions onthis product which is
identical tothetimetable oftariff reductions intheActofAccession ,the
Commission propose sjthat asafeguard measure should beapplied inthecontext
ofeach ofthese sixAgreements ,sothat imports ofshoes from these six
countries aresubject tothesame duty asthose from theother Member States
except theUnited Kingdom ,from 1January 1976 "to30June 197^. ;This duty
would be18.5% This isthepurpose ofthesixdraft Decisions now J
proposed bytheCommission totheCouncil . :

–2–
AsregardstheAgreementbetweentheCommunityandPortugal,Ireland
obtainedbyvirtueofArticle3ofProtocolHo1aslowertimetablefor
tariffdisarmament onshoes.Infact,accordingtotheprovisionsofthis
articlethereductiontobema.deonthebasicdutyof54/jisonly25foas
on1January1976,resultinginadutyof40*5$•Sincethisprovision
i;ouldresultingrantingPortugallessfavourabletreatmentthanother
thirdcountriestheIrishcustomsauthorities arecurrentlyapplyingto
importsofshoesoriginatinginPortugalthecommoncustomstarifffor
importsfromthirdcountries.Consequently thedutyeffectivelyapplied
byIrelandasregardsPortugalis23.533from1.1.76(insteadof40*5^)
aslaiddownbytheEEC~Portugal Agreement).Intheseconditionsthereis
noneedtoinvokeasafeguardclauseasregardsPortugal.
1TheCommissionhaspointedoutthisanomalytothePortugueseauthorities
whoconsiderthattheyhavenointerestinthemodification ofArticle3
becausetheyhavenotradevrithIrelandintheproductsinquestion.

PROPOSAL FORADECISION (EEC)No .-/76BYTHECOUNCIL AUTHORISING J
IRELAND TOTAKE PROTECTIVE MEASURES INRESPECT OPFOOTWEAR WITH UPPERS
OPT.ttATOire IMPORTED FRCM FINLAND"'
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , ;
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean .Economic Community ;
Having regard toRegulation (EEC)3288/73 "theCouncil of3Decwintos-r .~1973?
concerning safeguard measures provided forintheAgreement "between the
European Economic Community andtheRepublic ofFinland inparticular
Article 4« :-v'
Having ,regard totheproposal oftheCommission ;
Whereas theIrish footwear industry iscurrently encountering serious
disturbances ,involving notably areduction inemployment from 5»000 persons
in1973 toapproximately 3»500 iaOctober 1975 *with afurther loss of310
jobs forecast asimminent ;whereas theIrish footwear sector ismainly
situated intheregions where itoften represents themain ifnottheonly
local source ofemployment ;
Whereas production declined by30$inthefirst half of1975 compared with
thesame period of1974 anddeclined even further inthethird quarter of
1975 »whereas exports forthefirst three-quarters of1975 dropped by20$
compared with 1974 ;whereas import penetration hasrisen from 34*1$in1973
to41.8$ in1974 ,to45.4$ inJanuary-March 1975 *52»1$ inApril-June 1975
and51*4$ inJuly-September 1975i
Whereas these developments areliable tobring about aserious deterioration
oftheeconomic situation ofthis region of"theCommunity ;
O.J. NrL338of7December '1973

Whereas itistherefore necessary tomaintain temporarily anadequate level
oftariff protection inIreland forthis industry ;\
Whereas Ireland isapplying asfrom 1January 1976 until 30June 1976 ,
following authorisation "bytheCommission initsDecision of22December
1975 ?"thefollowing rates ofduty :
United Kingdom 9*0^
other Member States 18.5 /&
full rate 23»5$ >
Whereas itisappropriate totake similar measures asregards imports of
this product from Finlan ^^accordance with Article 26oftheAgreement .
between theEuropean Economic Community and .Finlanllof 5October 1973
which would result inatariff reduction lower than that foreseen by
Article 3paragraph 2ofthis Agreement faccording towhich theduty applied
byIreland toimports ofthis product fromFinland [should otherwise be
reduced to10„8$ or£0.0 ?perpair whichever isthegreater :
1 !Whereas consultations have been held with Finland tin .accordance with Article
27oftheEEC–Finland Agreement ;
HAS 'DECIDED : \
Article 1
Ireland isauthorised toapply until 30June 197^arate ofduty of18»5 tQ
inrespect ofimports offootwear with uppers ofleather under common
customs heading 64*02$ originating inFinland ..:_l
Article 2
This decision isaddressed toIreland®
0oJ .L328of28November 1973

.ν
PROPOSALFORADECISION(EEC)No.fl6BYTHECOUNCILAUTHORISING .{
IRELANDTOTAKEPROTECTIVEMEASURESINRESPECTOPFOOTWEARWITHUPPERS:"J
OFLEATHERIMPORTEDFROMICELAND}
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES t
Havingregard"totheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity;
HavingregardtoRegulation(EEC)2843/7^0ftheCouncilof19December1972
concerningsafeguardmeasuresprovidedforintheAgreementbetweenthe
■n ~IcelandEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePUD1.f1Ui*1particular
Article4«
Having,regardtotheproposaloftheCommission;
WhereastheIrishfootwearindustryiscurrentlyencountering serious
disturbances ,involvingnotablyareductioninemploymentfrom5,000persons
in1973toapproximately 3»500inOctober1975»withafurtherlossof310
jobsforecastasimminent;whereastheIrishfootwearsectorismainly
situatedintheregionswhereitoftenrepresentsthemainifnottheonly
localsourceofemployment;
Whereasproductiondeclinedby30$inthefirsthalfof1975comparedwith
thesameperiodof1974anddeclinedevenfurtherinthethirdquarterof
1975»whereasexportsforthefirstthree-quarters of1975droppedby20fo
comparedwith1974;whereasimportpenetrationhasrisenfrom34«1$in1973
to41.8$in1974,to45»4$inJanuary-March 1975t52.1$inApril-June1975
and51*4$inJuly-September 1975i
Whereasthesedevelopments areliabletobringaboutaseriousdeterioration
oftheeconomicsituationofthisregionoftheCommunity;
O.J.NrL301of31December1972

.' '-~- *v.-s' -•\
Whereasitisthereforenecessarytomaintaintemporarilyanadequatelevelf
oftariffprotectioninIrelandforthisindustry;
WhereasIrelandisapplyingasfrom1January1976until30June1976,
followingauthorisation "bytheCommissioninitsDecisionof22December
1975,thefollowingratesofduty:
UnitedKingdom 9*0%
otherMemberStates18.5%
fullrate 23.5%
Whereasitisappropriatetotakesimilarmeasuresasregardsimportsof
thisproductfrom^CCx-'ar5|inaccordancewithArticle27oftheAgreement
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandIcelandof22July1972^,
whichwouldresultinatariffreductionlowerthanthatforeseenby
Article3paragraph 2ofthisAgreement,accordingtowhichthedutyapplied
byIrelandtoimportsofthisproductfromIcelandJshouldotherwisebe
reducedto10.8%or£0-09Perpairwhicheveristhegreater;
Whereasconsultations havebeenheldwithIceland'inaccordancewithArtiole
28oftheEEC–IcelandlAgreement;
HASDïSOIDiïl); \
Article 1
Irelandisauthorised ,toapplyuntil30June197^arateofdutyofl8#5/«
inrespectofimportsoffootwearwithuppersofleatherundercommon
customsheading64.02$originatinginIceland-.j
Article2
Thi3decisionisaddressedtoIreland.
0.J,"'rL301of31December1972

PROPOSAL FORADECISION (EEC)Ho. Jl6BYTHECOUNCIL AUTHORISING [
IRELAND TOTAKE PROTECTIVE MEASURES INRESPECT OPFOOTWEAR WITH UPPERS V.
OPLEATHER IMPORTED FROM AUSTRIA
s
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ;
Having regard toRegulation (EEC)2837/72\Qf-theCouncil of^9December .^97
concerning safeguard measures provided forintheAgreement "between the
European Economic Community andtheRepublic Ausj^¥i |finparticular
Article 4^J
Having ,regard totheproposal oftheCommission ;
Whereas theIrish footwear industry iscurrently encountering serious
disturbances ,involving notably areduction inemployment from 5»000 persona
in1973 toapproximately 3,500 inOctober 1975 »with afurther loss of310
jobs forecast asimminent ;whereas theIrish footwear sector ismainly
situated intheregions where itoften represents themain ifnottheonly
local source ofemployment » r
->'1 • n *1
Whereas production declined by30?°inthefirst half of1975 compared with
thesame period of1974 anddeclined even further inthethird quarter of
1975 ;whereas exports forthefirst three-quarters of1975 dropped by20%
compared with 1974 ;whereas import penetration hasrisen from ,34»1$ in1973
to41.8%in1974 ,to45.4$ inJanuary-March 1975*52*1$inApril-June 1975
and5f«4/&inJuly-September 1975 »
Whereas these developments areliable tobring about aserious deterioration
oftheeconomic situation ofthis region oftheCommunity ; :> !
O.J. NrL300 of31December 1972

Whereas itistherefore necessary tomaintain temporarily anadequate level
oftariff protection inIreland forthis industry ;\
Whereas Ireland isapplying asfrom 1January 1976 until 30June 1976 ,
following authorisation bytheCommission initsDecision of22December
1975 ,thefollowing rates ofduty :
United Kingdom 9*0^
other Member States 18.5%
full rate 23®5
Whereas itisappropriate totake similar measures asregards imports of
thisproduct fromMU"trj_a ]inaccordance withArticle 26oftheAgreement
between theEuropean Economic Community andAustrial of22July 19722,
which would result inatariff reduction lower than that foreseen by
Article 3paragraph 2ofthis Agreement ,according towhich theduty applied
byIreland toimports ofthis product from Austria]should otherwise be
reduced to10.8$ or£0.09 Perpair whichever isthegreater ;
Whereas consultations have been held withAustria linaccordance with Article
27oftheEEC–Austrici Agreement ;
HAS •
Article 1
Ireland isauthorised toapply until 30June1976arateofdutyof18.5 ,<»
inrespect ofimports offootwear withuppers ofleather under common
customs heading 64*02$ originating inAustria .. |
Article 2
This decision isaddressed toIreland .
20J NrL300of31December 1972

PROPOSAL FORADECISION (EEC)No. /l6BYTHECOUNCIL AUTHORISING
IRELAND TOTAKE PROTECTIVE MEASURES HIRESPECT OPFOOTWEAR WITH UPPERS
OFLEATHER IMPORTED FRCM NORWAY /
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ;
Having regard toRegulation (EEC)1^92/7>\oftheCouncil of ■25vJga
concerning safeguard measures provided forintheAgreement "between the
European Economic Community andtheKingdom s-Norway |finparticular
Article 4%
Having regard totheproposal oftheCommission ;
Whereas theIrish footwear industry iscurrently encountering serious
disturbances ,involving notably areduction inemployment from 5,000 persons
in1973 toapproximately 3,500 inOctober 1975 twith afurther loss of310
jobs forecast asimminent ;whereas theIrish footwear sector ismainly
situated intheregions where itoften represents themain ifnottheonly
local source ofemployment ; r ^
Whereas production declined by30$inthefirst half of1975 compared with
thesame period of1974 anddeclined even further inthethird quarter of
1975 ?whereas exports forthefirst three-quarters of1975 dropped by20$
compared with 1974 ;whereas import penetration hasrisen from 34*1$ in1973
to41-8$ in1974 »to45-4$ inJanuary-March 1975 ?52.1$ inApril-June 1975
and51*4$ inJuly-September 1975 »
ο
Whereas these developments areliable tobring about aserious deterioration
oftheeconomic situation ofthis region oftheCommunity ;THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN
Having regard totheTreaty
O.J. NrL171 of27June 1973

Whereasitisthereforenecessarytomaintaintemporarily anadequatelevel
oftariffprotectioninIrelandforthisindustry;\
WhereasIrelandisapplyingasfrom1January1976until30June1976,
followingauthorisation byth9CommissioninitsDecisionof22December
1975,thefollowingratesofduty:
UnitedKingdom $.0%
otherMemberStates18.55&
fullrate 23.5^
Whereasitisappropriate'totakesimilarmeasuresasregardsimportsof
thisproductfromiv0rv;ay|inaccordancewithArticle26oftheAgreement
I_ 9betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandNorwayIof25June1973,
whichwouldresultinatariffreductionlowerthanthatforeseenby
Article3paragraph2ofthisAgreement,accordingtowhichthedutyapplied
byIrelandtoimportsofthisproductfromNorwayjshouldotherwisebe
reducedto10.8foor£0.09Perpairwhicheveristhegreater;
Whereasconsultations havebeenheldwithNorway !inaccordancewithAx-ticle
27oftheEEC-"T°rwa;yjAgreement;
HASDECIDED v
Article 1
Irelandisauthorisedtoapplyuntil30June1976arateofdutyof18.5%
inrespectofimportsoffootwearwithxippersofleathertindercommon
customsheading64.02$originatinginNorway*^.|
1
Article2
ThisdecisionisaddressedtoIreland.
O.J."1"L171of27June1973

PROPOSAL FORADECISION (EEC)No. /76BYTHECOUNCIL AUTHORISING .; j
.IRELAND TOTAKE PROTECTIVE MEASURES INRESPECT OPFOOTWEAR WITH UPPERS ..~
j '
OFLEATHER IMPORTED FROM SWITZERLAND
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ;
Having regard toRegulation (EEC)28\l/72\oftheCouncil of19December '1972
concerning safeguard measures provided forintheAgreement "between the
European Economic Community !andtheSwiss Conf ederatriojiii inparticular
1 • ' " 'Article 4•
Having regard tothepx/oposal oftheCommission :
Whereas theIrish footwear industry iscurrently encountering serious
disturbances ,involving notably areduction inemployment from 5»000 persons
in1973 toapproximately 3»500 inOctober 1975»with afurther loss of310
jobs forecast asimminent ;whereas theIrish footwear sector ismainly
situated intheregions where itoften represents themain ifnottheonly
local source ofemployment :
n . ■ <
Whereas production declined by30$inthefirst half of1975 compared with
thesame period of1974 anddeclined even further inthethird quarter of
1975 ?whereas exports forthefirst three-quarters of1975 dropped by20$
compared with 1974 ;whereas import penetration hasrisen from 34*1$ in1973
to41.8$ in1974 ,to45.4$ inJanuary-March 1975 »52.1$ inApril-June 1975
and51*4$ inJuly-September 1975 ;
Whereas these developments areliable tobring about aserious deterioration
oftheeconomic situation ofthis region oftheCommunity ;
O.J. NrL300of^1December 1972

Whereas itistherefore necessary tomaintain temporarily anadequate level
oftariff protection inIreland ,forthis industry ;\
Whereas Ireland isapplying asfrom 1January 1976 until 30June 1976 ,
following authorisation bytheCommission initsDecision of22December
1975 ,thefollowing rates ofduty ;
United Kingdom 9*0f°
other Member States 18»5%
full rate 23®5/^
Whereas itisappropriate totake similar measures asregards imports of
thisproduct from ^ze]jin"accordance withArticle 26oftheAgreement
Switzerland pbetween theEuropean Economic Community and . Iof22July 1972 ,
which would result inatariff reduction lower than that foreseen by
Article 3paragraph 2cfthis Agreement ,according towhich theduty appliedSwitzerland
byIreland toimports ofthis product from |should otherwise be
reduced to10.8% or£0,09 perpair whichever isthegreater j
Switzerland
Whereas consultations have been hold with iinaccordance with Article
owi tze"".Land
27oftheEEG-» .,\Agreementj
HASADOPTED THIS DECISION :\
Article 1
Ireland isauthorised toapply until 30June1976arateofdutyof18.5$
inrespect ofimports offootwear withuppers ofleather under common
customs heading 64®02 /^originating inSwi>z,<-rland .|».
Article2
This decision isaddressed toIreland .
2__ MrL500of31December 1972UoJ•

PROPOSAL FORADECISION "(EEC)No . ;/iSBYTHECOUNCIL AUTHORISING
IRELAND TOTAKE PROTECTIVE MEASURES HIRESPECT OPFOOTWEAR WITH UPPERS
OFLEATHER IMPORTED FROM SWEDEN :
'
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean .Economic Community ;
Having regard toRegulation (EEC)2839/72.\oftheCouncil of19"Dec-errrber' 'i972
concerning safeguard measures provided forintheAgreement between the
European Economic Community andtheKingdo^-to _f:'SwodeftsJ»inparticular
Article 4^?
Having regard tothepi/oposal oftheCommission ;
Whereas theIrish footwear industry iscurrently encountering serious
disturbances ,involving notably areduction inemployment from 5,000 persons
in1973 toapproximately 3,500 inOctober 1975 »with afurther loss of310
job3 forecast asimminent ;whereas theIrish footwear sector ismainly
situated intheregions where itoften represents themain ifnottheonly ■
local source ofemployment ;
Whereas production declined by2>Q%inthefirst half of1975 compared with
thesame period of1974 anddeclined even further inthethird (juarter of
1975 »whereas exports forthefirst three–quarters of1975dropped by20/5
compared with 1974 ;whereas import penetration hasrisen from 34»1^in1973
to41.83$ in1974 ,to45.4$ inJanuary-March 1975 »52.1#inApril-June 1975
and51-4%inJuly-September 1975 »
Whereas these developments areliable tobring about aserious deterioration
oftheeconomic situation ofthis region oftheCommunity ;
°*J*NrL300of31December 1972

Whereas itistherefore neoeaBaury tomaintain "temporarily anadequate leva !
oftariff protection inIreland forthis industry ;\
Whereas Ireland isapplying asfrom 1January 197& until 30June 1976t
following authorisation bytheCommission initsDecision of22December
1975 ,thefollowing rates ofduty :
United Kingdom 9*0%
other Member States 18.5%
full rate 23.5$
Whereas itisappropriate totake similar measures a3regards imports of
this product from Sweden i^naccordance with Article 26oftheAgreement
1 –_2between theEuropean Economic Community and;>j eden Iof22July 1972 ,
which would result inatariff reduction lower than that foreseen by
Article 3paragraph 2ofthis Agreement ,according towhich theduty applied
byIreland toimports ofthis product from Sweden (should otherwise be
reduced to10.8$ or£0*09 PQrPair whichever isthegreater ?
Whereas consultations have been held with Sweden linaccordance with Article
27oftheEEC–Sweden \Agreement ;
HAS .DECIDED :. \
Article 1
Ireland isauthorised toapply until 30June 1976arate ofduty of18.5>
inrespect ofimports offootwear with uppers ofleather under common
customs heading 64.02$ originating inSweden *. |
Article 2
This decision iaaddressed toIreland .
2
0»J•I\rL^00of 1December 1972