CELEX: 31977D0479
Language: en
Date: 1977-04-06 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 6 April 1977 authorizing the Italian Republic not to apply Community treatment to sewing machines, sewing machine heads and parts of sewing machines falling within subheading 84.41 A ex I, ex II or ex III of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Japan and in free circulation in the other Member States

5 . 8 . 77                         Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 198/27
                                             COMMISSION DECISION
                                                   of 6 April 1977
              authorizing the Italian Republic not to apply Community treatment to sewing
              machines, sewing machine heads and parts of sewing machines falling within
              subheading 84.41 A ex I , ex II or ex III of the Common Customs Tariff, origi­
                    nating in Japan and in free circulation in the other Member States
                                           (Only the Italian text is authentic)
                                                     (77/479/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                  under the first paragraph of Article 1 1 5, subject to the
COMMUNITIES,                                                    conditions laid down by the Commission Decision of
                                                                12 May 1971 ( !), and in particular Article 1 thereof ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular the first para­           Whereas uniform arrangements for imports of the
graph of Article 1 1 5 thereof,                                 products in question may be adopted under a
                                                                common commercial policy towards Japan and
Having regard to the application under the first para­
                                                                whereas these protective measures should apply only
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty, made on 24 March
1977 by the Italian Government to the Commission
                                                                until such arrangements are applied,
by telex from the office of its Permanent Representa­
tive to the European Communities, for authorization             HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
not to apply Community treatment to sewing
machines, sewing machine heads and parts of sewing
machines falling within subheading 84.41 A ex I, ex                                        Article 1
II or ex III of the Common Customs Tariff, origi­
nating in Japan and in free circulation in the other            The Italian Republic is authorized not to apply
Member States,                                                  Community treatment to sewing machines, sewing
                                                                machine heads and parts of sewing machines falling
Whereas according to this application under Article             within subheading 84.41 A ex I, ex II or ex III of the
115 the importation into Italy of the products in ques­         Common Customs Tariff, where they originate in
tion originating in Japan is subject to a quota of $            Japan and are in free circulation in the other Member
100 000 for 1977, which has already been wholly                 States, and in respect of which applications for import
taken up ;                                                      licences were lodged after 14 March 1977.
Whereas differences in the commercial policy
measures applied in connection with these products                                         Article 2
by Italy and by the other Member States as regards
Japan are giving rise to deflection of trade ;                  This Decision shall expire when uniform import
                                                                arrangements are applied under a common commer­
Whereas this deflection of trade is obstructing the             cial policy towards Japan, or when new opportunities
execution of the commercial policy measures adopted             arise in Italy for the importation of the products in
by Italy as regards Japan , in particular for the protec­       question from Japan or on 30 September 1977,
tion of the domestic industry concerned ;                       whichever is the earliest.
Whereas, according to information supplied by the
Italian Government, the industry concerned is faced                                        Article J
by a serious crisis, resulting in the closure of a large
number of factories and resort to the 'Cassa d'integra­         This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic .
zione' system for several other factories ;                     Done at Brussels, 6 April 1977.
Whereas it is not possible at the present time to set in
motion the machinery for bringing about the neces­                                           For the Commission
sary cooperation from the other Member States ;
                                                                                            Wilhelm HAFERKAMP
Whereas authorization should be given, for a limited
period, for the application of protective measures                                                Vice-President
                                                                (!) OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6 . 1971 , p. 26 .