CELEX: 31973D0018
Language: en
Date: 1973-02-08 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 8 February 1973 authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to fruit (whether or not cooked), preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar falling within heading No 08.10 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Brazil and in free circulation in the other Member States

No L 62/ 18                          Official Journal of the European Communities                                  8 . 3 . 73
                                               COMMISSION DECISION
                                                    of 8 February 1973
              authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to fruit (whether
               or not cooked), preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar falling within
              heading No 08.10 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Brazil and in free
                                          circulation in the other Member States
                                              (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                        ( 73/ 18/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     as regards third countries, has been placed before
COMMUNITIES,                                                       the Council ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
pean Economic Community, and in particular the                     HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
first paragraph of Article 115 thereof ;
Having regard to the application under the first                                           Article 1
paragraph of Article 115 of the Treaty made on 2
February 1973 by the French Government to the                      The French Republic is authorized not to apply
Commission by telex from the office of its Perma­                  Community treatment to imports of the following
                                                                   products, where they originate in Brazil and are in
nent Representative to the European Communi­
                                                                   free circulation in the other Member States, and in
ties, for authorization not to apply Community
                                                                   respect of which applications for import licences
treatment to fruit ( whether or not cooked),
                                                                   were lodged after 23 January 1973 .
preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar
falling within heading No 08.10 of the Common
                                                                          CCT
Customs Tariff, originating in Brazil and in free                       heading                      Description
 circulation in the other Member States ;                                  No
"Whereas differences in the measures of commercial
                                                                    08.10           Fruit (whether or not cooked), preserved
 policy taken in connection with these products by                                  by freezing, not containing added sugar
 France and by the other Member States as regards
 Brazil are giving rise to deflection of trade ;
 Whereas this deflection of trade is preventing the                                        Article 2
 execution of measures of commercial policy taken
 by France as regards Brazil ;                                      The period of validity of this Decision shall expire
                                                                    upon the introduction of a Council Regulation on a
 Whereas it is not possible at the present time to set              uniform system of imports for products processed
 in motion the machinery for bringing about the                     from fruit and vegetables and in any event not later
 necessary cooperation from the other Member                        than 31 December 1973 .
 States ;
                                                                                           Article 3
 Whereas authorization should be given , for a
 limited period, for the application of protective                  This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
 measures, under the first paragraph of Article 115 ,
 subject to the conditions laid down by the Commis­
                                                                    Done at Brussels, 8 February 1973 .
 sion Decision of 12 May 1971 (*), and in particular
 Article 1 thereof ;                                                                          For the Commission
 Whereas a proposal for a Regulation on a uniform                                                The President
 system of imports for products processed from fruit
  and vegetables, to be applied by each Member State                                        Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
  0 ) OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6 . 1971 .