CELEX: 31976D0711
Language: en
Date: 1976-08-03 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 3 August 1976 concerning the application made by the United Kingdom under Article 115 of the Treaty for authorization to apply protective measures in respect of knitted cotton outerwear, falling within heading No ex 60.05 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Romania and in free circulation in the other Member States

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                                              COMMISSION
                                            COMMISSION DECISION
                                                  of 3 August 1976
              concerning the application made by the United Kingdom under Article 115 of
              the Treaty for authorization to apply protective measures in respect of knitted
              cotton outerwear, falling within heading No ex 60.05 of the Common Customs
              Tariff, originating in Romania and in free circulation in the other Member
                                                         States
                                         (Only the English text is authentic)
                                                     (76/711 /EEC)
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                Whereas, according to information supplied by the
 COMMUNITIES,                                                  United Kingdom Government, there are serious
                                                               economic difficulties in the sector in question ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community, and in particular the first para­         Whereas the indirect imports in question, which
 graph of Article 115 thereof,                                 would be in addition to those already effected, would
                                                               be likely to aggravate these economic difficulties ;
 Having regard to the application under the first para­        Whereas it is not possible to set in motion the
 graph of Article 115 of the Treaty, made on 28 July           machinery for bringing about the necessary coopera­
 1976 by the United Kingdom Government by telex                tion from the French Republic and the other Member
 from the office of its Permanent Representative to the        States ;
 European Community, for authorization to apply
 protective measures in respect of the importation of
 knitted cotton outerwear, falling within heading No
 ex 60.05 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating            Whereas authorization should accordingly be given
 in Romania and in free circulation in France,                 for the application of protective measures, under the
                                                               first paragraph of Article 115, subject to the condi­
                                                               tions laid down by the Commission Decision of 12
                                                               May 1971 (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof ;
Whereas, with regard to appareil of knitted or
 crocheted cotton man-made fibres, wool or fine
 animal hair, falling within heading Nos ex 60.04 and
ex 60.05, the United Kingdom, in accordance with the           Whereas it is inappropriate to cover by this Decision
 Council Decision of 18 December 1 975 ( 1 ), opened an        the request for the licence with which the application
annual quota of 1 755 000 pounds sterling for                  in question originated because of its exeptionally low
 Romania, which is taken up at 98 % ;                          amount,
(») OJ No L 332, 31 . 12. 1975.                                (2) OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6. 1971 , p. 26.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :                                the products in question from Romania and in any
                                                           case not later than 31 December 1976.
                       Article 1
The United Kingdom is authorized not to apply                                    Article 3
Community treatment to imports of knitted cotton
outerwear, falling within heading No ex 60.05 of the       This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.
Common Customs Tariff, where they originate in
Romania and are in free circulation in the other
Member States and in respect of which applications         Done at Brussels, 3 August 1976.
for import licences were lodged after 27 July 1976.
                                                                                    For the Commission
                       Article 2
                                                                                   Christopher SOAMES
This Decision shall apply until new opportunities
arise in the United Kingdom for the importation of                                     Vice-President