CELEX: 31973D0017
Language: en
Date: 1973-01-22 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 22 January 1973 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany not to apply Community treatment to asparagus prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or by acetic acid falling within heading No 20.02 D of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Taiwan and in free circulation in the other Member States

No L 62/ 16                       Official Journal of the European Communities                                           8. 3.
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                                      ( Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                                 COMMISSION
                                               COMMISSION DECISION
                                                   of 22 January 1973
              authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany not to apply Community treatment
              to asparagus prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid falling
              within heading No 20.02 D of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Taiwan
                                  and in free circulation in the other Member States
                                            ( Only the German text is authentic)
                                                        ( 73 / 17/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 (*), and in particular
first paragraph of Article 115 thereof ;                            Article 1 thereof ;
                                                                    Whereas a proposal for a Regulation on a uniform
Having regard to the application under the first                   system of imports for products processed from fruit
paragraph of Article 115 of the Treaty made on 16                   and vegetables , to be applied by each Member Stat*
January 1973 by the German Government to the                       as regards third countries, has been placed before
Commission by telex from the office of its Perma­                  the Council ;
nent Representative to the European Communities,
for authorization not to apply Community treat­
ment to asparagus prepared or preserved otherwise                  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
than by vinegar or acetic acid , falling within
heading No 20.02 D of the Common Customs                                                     Article 1
Tariff, originating in Taiwan and in free circulation
in the other Member States ;                                       The Federal Republic of Germany is authorized not
                                                                    to apply Community treatment to imports of the
Whereas differences in the measures of commercial                  following     products,     where      they     originate   in
                                                                    Taiwan and are in free circulation in the other
policy taken in connection with these products by
Germany and by the other Member States as                           Member States , and in respect of which applications
regards Taiwan are giving rise to deflection of                     for import licences were lodged after 7 January
                                                                    1973 .
trade ;
                                                                         CCT
Whereas this deflection of trade is preventing the                      heading                        Description
                                                                           No
execution of measures of commercial policy taken
by Germany as regards Taiwan ;
                                                                    20.02 D          Asparagus prepared or preserved other­
                                                                                     wise than by vinegar or acetic acid
Whereas it is not possible at the present time to set
in motion the machinery for bringing about the
necessary cooperation from the other Member
States ;                                                            H OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6 . 1971 .
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                       Article 2                                                   Article 3
                                                           This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic
                                                            of Germany .
 The period of validity of this Decision shall expire       Done at Brussels, 22 January 1973 .
upon the introduction of a Council Regulation on a                                   For the Commission
uniform system of imports for products processed
                                                                                         The President
from fruit and vegetables and in any event not later
                                                                                   François-Xavier ORTOLI
than 30 April 1973 .