CELEX: 31977D0193
Language: en
Date: 1977-02-03 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 3 February 1977 authorizing the United Kingdom not to apply Community treatment to cotton tents falling within heading No ex 62.04 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Czechoslovakia and in free circulation in Ireland

No L 62/ 16                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                   8 . 3 . 77
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                      of 3 February 1977
              authorizing the United Kingdom not to apply Community treatment to cotton
              tents (ailing within heading No ex 62.04 of the Common Customs Tariff, origi­
                            nating in Czechoslovakia and in free circulation in Ireland
                                               (Only the English text is authentic)
                                                          (77/ 193/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       Whereas it is not possible at the present time to set in
COMMUNITIES,                                                         motion the machinery for bringing about the neces­
                                                                     sary cooperation from the other Member States ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community, and in particular the first para­               Whereas authorization should accordingly be given
graph of Article 1 1 5 thereof,                                      for the application of protective measures, under the
 Having regard to the application under the first para­              first paragraph of Article 115, subject to the condi­
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty, made on 27                       tions specified in Commission Decision 71 /202/ EEC
January 1977 by the Government of the United .                       of 12 May 1971 (3), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Kingdom to the Commission by telex from the Office
of its Permanent Representative to the European
                                                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Communities for authorization not to apply Commu­
nity treatment to cotton tents falling within heading
 No ex 62.04 of the Common Customs Tariff, origi­                                                Article 1
nating in Czechoslovakia and in free circulation in the
other Member States ,                                                The United Kingdom is authorized not to apply
                                                                     Community treatment to cotton tents falling within
Whereas the United Kingdom , in accordance with                      heading No ex 62.04 of the Common Customs Tariff,
Council Decision 75/210/ EEC of 27 March 1 975 ( '),                 where they originate in Czechoslovakia and are in free
as amended by Decision 76/971 /EEC of 13 December                    circulation in Ireland, and in respect of which applica­
 1976 (2), provides for the import of the products                   tions for import licences lodged after 17 January 1977
falling within heading No 62.04, originating in                      are, on the date of this Decision , pending with the
Czechoslovakia, up to a total quota value of £ 55 800 ;              United Kingdom authorities .
Whereas the whole of the said quota has been allo­
cated between those importers which have made                                                    Article 2
requests therefor ;
Whereas there are serious economic difficulties in the               This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom .
textile industry sector in question which are marked
especially by a decline in production and a growing
rate of unemployment ;                                               Done at Brussels, 3 February 1977.
Whereas the said indirect operation , which has given
                                                                                                   Fur the Commission
rise to the above application , even though it appears
to be an isolated operation , may cause a further deteri­                                         Wilhelm HAFERKAMP
oration in the situation described above because of the
substantial amount involved ;                                                                           Vice-President
(') OJ No L 99 , 21 . 4. 197.5 , p. 7 .
(2 ) OJ No L 365, 31 . 12 . 1976, p. 1 .                             (3 ) OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6 . 1971 , p. 26 .