CELEX: 31978D0498
Language: en
Date: 1978-05-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 30 May 1978 authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to men's, boys', women's, girls' and infants' coats and raincoats, falling within heading No ex 61.01 or ex 61.02 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Poland and in free circulation in the other Member States

No L 154/22                         Official Journal of the European Communities                                 10 . 6. 78
                                              COMMISSION DECISION
                                                     of 30 May 1978
               authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to men's,
               boys', women 's, girls' and infants' coats and raincoats, falling within heading No
               ex 61.01 or ex 61.02 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Poland and
                                 in free circulation in the other Member States
                                            (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                       (78 /498/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   first paragraph of Article 1 1 5, subject to the condi­
COMMUNITIES,                                                     tions specified in the Commission Decision of 12
                                                                 May 1971 (2) and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular the first para­
graph of Article 1 1 5 thereof,                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Having regard to the application under the first para­
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty, made on 24 May                                       Article 1
1978 by the French Government to the Commission
                                                                 The French Republic is hereby authorized not to
of the European Communities, for authorization not
to apply Community treatment to men's, boys',                    apply Community treatment to the products indicated
                                                                 below, where they originate in Poland and are in free
women's, girls' and infants' coats and raincoats, falling
                                                                 circulation in the other Member States, and in respect
within heading No 61.01 or ex 61.02 of the Common
Customs Tariff, originating in Poland and in free circu­
                                                                 of which applications for import licences were lodged
lation in the other Member States,
                                                                 after 1 5 May 1 978 :
Whereas in France the importation of the products in                   CCT
question originating in Poland is, in accordance with                 heading                      Description
                                                                        No
the Council Decision of 20 December 1977 (!), subject
to quantitative restriction ;
                                                                 ex 61.01 or      Men's, boys', women's, girls' and infants'
Whereas disparities in the commercial policy                     ex 61.02         coats and raincoats
measures applied in connection with these products
by the Member States are giving rise to deflection of
trade, thus preventing the execution of those commer­                                    Article 2
cial policy measures which are in force because of the
difficult economic situation in the sector concerned ;           This Decision shall apply until new opportunities
                                                                 arise for the importation of these products from
Whereas according to the application submitted there             Poland or until 31 December 1978, whichever is the
are   serious    difficulties in  the   industrial   sector      earlier.
concerned, involving a considerable drop in produc­
tion and employment and a progressive decline in its
                                                                                         Article 3
market share ;
Whereas further indirect imports, in addition to those           This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
already effected, would be likely to aggravate these
difficulties ;
                                                                 Done at Brussels, 30 May 1978 .
Whereas it is not possible to set in motion rapidly the
machinery for bringing about the necessary coopera­                                         For the Commission
tion from the other Member States ;
                                                                                          Christopher TUGENDHAT
Whereas authorization should accordingly be given
for the application of protective measures under the                                    Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 360, 31 . 12. 1977, p. 1 .                           (2) OJ No L 121 , 3. 6. 1971 , p. 26.