CELEX: 31977D0192
Language: en
Date: 1977-01-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 21 January 1977 authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to radio receivers, whether or not combined with a sound recorder or reproducer, falling within subheading 85.15 A III of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Japan and in free circulation in the other Member States

8 . 3 . 77                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                No L 62/ 15
                                                   COMMISSION DECISION
                                                        of 21 January 1977
             authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to radio
             receivers , whether or not combined with a sound recorder or reproducer, falling
             within subheading 85.15 A III of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in
                             Japan and in free circulation in the other Member States
                                                 (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                            (77/ 192/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         common commercial policy vis-a-vis Japan ; whereas
COMMUNITIES,                                                           these measures should apply only until such arrange­
                                                                       ments are introduced ,
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 18                                                  Article 1
January 1977 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
nent Representative to the European Communities,                       products :
for authorization not to apply Community treatment
to radio receivers, whether or not combined with a
                                                                             CCT
sound recorder or reproducer, falling within                                heading                      Description
subheading 85.15 A III of the Common Customs                                  No
Tariff and in free circulation in the other Member
States,                                                                85.15 A III      Radio receivers, whether or not combined
Whereas according to this application under Articie                                     with a sound recorder or reproducer
115 the importation into France of the products origi­
nating in Japan is subject to a half-yearly quota of                   where they originate in Japan and are in free circula­
200 000 items ;                                                        tion in the other Member States and in respect of
Whereas differences in the commercial policy                           which applications for import licences were lodged
measures applied in connection with these products                     after 5 January 1977 .
by France and by the other Member States as regards
Japan are giving rise to deflection of trade ;                                                 Article 2
Whereas this deflection of trade is obstructing the                    This Decision shall apply only until uniform import
execution of the above commercial policy measures                      arrangements are introduced under a common
currently being applied by France as regards Japan ;                   commercial policy vis-a-vis Japan or until new oppor­
                                                                       tunities arise for the importation of the products in
Whereas the French industry concerned is going                         question from Japan and in any case not later than 30
through a serious crisis, resulting in a progressive loss              June 1977.
of the share of the market which it previously held ;
Whereas it is not possible at the present time to set in                                       Article 3
motion the machinery for bringing about the neces­
sary cooperation from the other Member States ;                        This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
Whereas authorization should be given , for a limited
period, for the application of protective measures,                    Done at Brussels, 21 January 1977.
under the first paragraph of Article 1 15, subject to the
conditions specified in the Commission Decision of                                               For the Commission
12 May 1971 ('), and in particular Article 1 thereof ;
                                                                                                 Wilhelm HAFERKAMP
Whereas uniform arrangements for imports of the
products in question , could be adopted under a                                                       Vice-President
(') OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6 . 1971 , p. 26 .