CELEX: 31973D0144
Language: en
Date: 1973-05-11 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 11 May 1973 authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to garments and articles of textiles other than cotton, falling within headings Nos ex 60.05, ex 61.01, ex 61.02 and ex 61.03 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in South Korea and in free circulation in the other Member States

15 . 6 . 73                         Official Journal of the European Communities                                No L 158/35
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                                       (Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                                 COMMISSION
                                               COMMISSION DECISION
                                                      of 11 May 1973
              authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to garments and
              articles of textiles other than cotton, falling within headings Nos ex 60.05, ex 61.01,
              ex 61.02, and ex 61.03 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in South Korea and
                                     in free circulation in the other Member States
                                             (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                       (73/144/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   Whereas authorization should be given, for a
COMMUNITIES,                                                     limited period, for the application of protective
                                                                 measures, under the first paragraph of Article 115 ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­               subject to the conditions laid down by the Commis­
pean Economic Community, and in particular the                   sion Decision of 12 May 1971 ( 1 ), and in particular
first paragraph of Article 115 thereof ;                         Article 1 thereof ;
Having regard to the application under the first                 HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
paragraph of Article 115 of the Treaty made on 8
May 1973 by the French Government to the                                                   Article 1
Commission by telex from the office of its Perma­
nent Representative to the European Communities,                 The French Republic is authorized not to apply
for authorization not to apply Community treat­                  Community treatment to imports of the following
ment to garments and articles of textiles other than             products, where they originate in South Korea and
cotton, falling within headings Nos ex 60.05 , ex                are in free circulation in the other Member States,
61.01 , ex 61.02 and ex 61.03 of the Common                      and in respect of which applications for import
Customs Tariff, originating in South Korea and in                licences were lodged after 26 April 1973
free circulation in the other Member States ;
                                                                   CCT heading
                                                                        No                        Description
Whereas differences in the measures of commercial
policy taken in connection with these products by
France and by the other Member States as regards
                                                                 ex 60.05         Outer garments and other articles, knit­
                                                                                  ted   or    crocheted,     not  elastic nor
South Korea are giving rise to deflection of trade ;                              rubberized
                                                                 ex 61.01         Men 's and boys' outer garments
Whereas this deflection of trade is preventing the
execution of measures of commercial policy taken                 ex 61.02         Women's, girls' and infants' outer gar­
                                                                                  ments
by France as regards South Korea ;
                                                                 ex 61.03         Men's and boys' under garments, inclu­
                                                                                  ding collars, shirt fronts and cuffs
Whereas it is not possible at the present time to set                             of textiles other than cotton
in motion the machinery for bringing about the
necessary cooperation from the other Member
States :                                                         (*) OJ No No L 121 , 3 . 6 . 1971 .
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                       Article 2                              Done at Brussels, 11 May 1973 .
This Decision shall apply until 31 December 1973 .                                    For the Commission
                       Article 3                                                         The President
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.                                  François-Xavier ORTOLI