CELEX: 31978D0626
Language: en
Date: 1978-07-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 18 July 1978 authorizing Ireland to apply protective measures to trade within the Community in twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited, falling within heading No 59.04 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Portugal and in free circulation in the other Member States

No L 202/20                          Official Journal of the European Communities                             26. 7. 78
                                               COMMISSION DECISION
                                                      of 18 July 1978
              authorizing Ireland to apply protective measures to trade within the Community
              in twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited, falling within
              heading No 59.04 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Portugal and
                                   in free circulation in the other Member States
                                            (Only the English text is authentic)
                                                        (78/626/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   Whereas these measures may consist of levying an
COMMUNITIES,                                                     additional import charge, designed to offset the
                                                                 existing disparities,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular the first para­
graph of Article 115 thereof,
                                                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Having regard to the application under the first para­
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty made on 29 May
1978 by the Irish Government to the Commission of                                        Article 1
the European Communities, for authorization to apply
protective measures to trade within the Community in             Ireland is hereby authorized to levy on imports of
twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not                 twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not
plaited, falling within heading No 59.04 of the                  plaited, falling within heading No 59.04 of the
Common Customs Tariff, originating in Portugal and               Common Customs Tariff, originating in Portugal and
in free circulation in the other Member States,                  in free circulation in the other Member States, a coun­
                                                                 tervailing charge of an amount not exceeding the
Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Protocol 1 to           customs duties which it applies to imports of the said
the Agreement between the European Economic                      products coming direct from Portugal.
Community and the Portuguese Republic ('), the
Member States apply different customs duties to
imports of the said products from Portugal ; whereas                                     Article 2
in Ireland such imports are subject to customs duties,
while in the other Member States they are exempt                 Ireland shall without delay inform the Commission of
                                                                 the measures taken under this Decision .
from duties ;
Whereas the disparities in the trade tariff measures
applied to these products by the Member States are                                       Article 3
causing a deflection of trade and thus preventing the
execution of the commercial policy measures which                This Decision shall apply until 31 December 1978 .
are   in  force  in   Ireland  because    of the   difficult
economic situation in the sector concerned ;                                             Article 4
Whereas the application submitted shows that there               This Decision is addressed to Ireland .
are serious difficulties in the said sector, involving a
considerable drop in production and employment and
a progressive decline in its market share ;
Whereas it is not possible to set in motion rapidly the          Done at Brussels, 18 July 1978 .
machinery for bringing about the necessary coopera­
tion from the other Member States ;                                                         For the Commission
Whereas authorization should accordingly be given                                          Wilhelm HAFERKAMP
for the application of protective measures under the
first paragraph of Article 1 1 5 ;                                                             Vice-President
(') OJ No L 301 , 31 . 12. 1972, p. 165.