CELEX: 31976D0638
Language: en
Date: 1976-07-22 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 22 July 1976 extending the period of validity of Decision 76/275/EEC authorizing Ireland to take protective measures in respect of footwear with uppers of leather originating in Norway

No L 223/22                            Official Journal of the European Communities                              16. 8 . 76
                                                    COUNCIL DECISION
                                                        of 22 July 1976
              extending the period of validity of Decision 76/275/EEC authorizing Ireland to take
              protective measures in respect of footwear with uppers of leather originating in Norway
                                                         (76/63 8/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           Whereas, therefore, similar measures should be taken
                                                                   in respect of imports of this product originating in
                                                                   Norway in accordance with Article 26 of the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                       Agreement between the European Economic
European Economic Community,                                       Community and the Kingdom of Norway ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       Whereas consultations have been held with Norway
1692/73 of 25 June 1973 concerning safeguard                       in accordance with Article 27 of the aforementioned
measures provided for in the Agreement between                     Agreement,
the European Economic Community and the
Kingdom of Norway (*), and in particular Article
4 thereof,
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas following the adoption of Council Decision
76/275/EEC of 24 February 1976 authorizing Ireland                                        Article 1
to take protective measures in respect of footwear
with uppers of leather originating in Norway (2), the              In Article 1 of Decision 76/275/EEC '31 December
Irish footwear industry has continued to encounter                 1976' shall be substituted for '30 June 1976'.
serious difficulties which are liable to persist;
whereas statistics available for 1976 indicate a further
increase in imports, a decline in exports and a                                           Article 2
continuing deterioration in the production and
employment situation ;                                             This Decision is addressed to Ireland .
Whereas the period of validity of Commission
Decision     76 / 176 / EEC     of   22   December      1975
authorizing Ireland to take protective measures in
respect of footwear with uppers of leather, falling                Done at Brussels, 22 July 1976.
within Common Customs Tariff subheading
64.02 A, under Article 135 of the Act concerning the                                                  For the Council
conditions of accession and the adjustments to the                                                      The President
Treaties (s), has been extended by Decision 76/571 /
EEC («);                                                                                           L. J. BRINKHORST
 (») OJ No L 171, 27. 6. 1973, p. 103.
 (2) OJ No L 58, 5 . 3 . 1976, p. 9.
 (8) OJ No L 32, 6. 2. 1976, p. 22.
 (4) OJ No L 182, 8. 7. 1976, p. 24.