CELEX: 31978D0719
Language: en
Date: 1978-08-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 1 August 1978 authorizing the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Kingdom of the Netherlands not to apply Community treatment to unworked drawn or blown glass, falling within heading No ex 70.05 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Hungary and in free circulation in the other Member States

31 . 8 . 78                         Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 239 /33
                                              COMMISSION DECISION
                                             x     of 1 August 1978
               authorizing the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the
               Kingdom of the Netherlands not to apply Community treatment to unworked
               drawn or blown glass, falling within heading No ex 70.05 of the Common
               Customs Tariff, originating in Hungary and in free circulation in the other
                                                     Member States
                                    (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
                                                      (78/71 9/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
                                                                                          Article 1
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty, made on 25 July
1978 by the Governments of the Benelux countries to             The Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of
the Commission of the European Communities, for                 Luxembourg and the Kingdom of the Netherlands are
authorization not to apply Community treatment to               authorized not to apply Community treatment to the
unworked drawn or blown glass, falling within                   products indicated below, where they originate in
heading No ex 70.05 of the Common Customs Tariff,               Hungary and are in free circulation in the other
originating in Hungary and in free circulation in the           Member States, and in respect of which applications
other Member States,
                                                                for import licences were lodged after 12 July 1978 :
Whereas in the Benelux countries the importation of
the products in question originating in Hungary is, in                CCT
accordance     with   the   Council    Decision    of   20           heading                       Description
                                                                       No
December 1 977 ( 1 ), subject to an annual quota, which
has already been wholly taken up ;
                                                                ex 70.05         Unworked drawn or blown glass
Whereas disparities in the commercial policy
measures applied in connection with these products
by the Member States are giving rise to deflection of                                     Article 2
trade, thus preventing the execution of the commer­
cial policy measures which are in force because of the          This Decision shall apply until new opportunities
difficult economic situation in the sector concerned ;          arise for the importation of these products from
                                                                Hungary or until 31 December 1978 , whichever is the
Whereas, according to information supplied by the               earlier.
Benelux authorities, there are at present serious
economic difficulties in the industry in question ,                                       Article 3
which is involved in a restructuring effort and these
difficulties are being aggravated by low-priced imports         This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of
from non-member countries ;                                     Belgium , the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the
Whereas further indirect imports, in addition to those          Kingdom of the Netherlands.
already effected, would be likely to jeopardize the effi­
ciency of the abovementioned commercial measures ;
                                                                Done at Brussels, 1 August 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 ;
                                                                                             fitienne DAVIGNON
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.