CELEX: 31973D0112
Language: en
Date: 1973-05-03 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 3 May 1973 authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to radio receivers, whether or not combined with a sound recorder or reproducer falling within heading No 85.15 A III of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Hong Kong and in free circulation in the other Member States

25. 5. 73                         Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 138/35
                                            COMMISSION DECISION
                                                   of 3 May 1973
             authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to radio­
             receivers, whether or not combined with a sound recorder or reproducer falling
             within heading No 85.15 A III of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in
                        Hong Kong and in free circulation in the other Member States
                                          (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                    (73/ 1 12/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                   Article 1
Economic Community, and in particular the first para­
graph of Article 115 thereof ;                                 The French Republic is authorized not to apply
                                                               Community treatment to imports of the following
Having regard to the application under the first para­         products, where they originate in Hong Kong and are
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty made on 27 April            in free circulation in the other Member States, and in
1973Hby the French Government to the Commission                respect of which applications for import licences were
by telex from the office of its Permanent Representa­          lodged after 16 April 1973 :
tive to the European Communities, for authorization
not to apply Community treatment to radio-receivers,
whether or not combined with a sound recorder or                 CCT heading
                                                                     No                         Description
reproducer falling within heading No 85.15 A III of
the Common Customs Tariff, orginating in Hong
Kong and in free circulation in the other Member               85.15 A III       Radio-receivers, whether or not com­
                                                                                 bined with a sound recorder or reproducer
States ;
Whereas differences in the measures of commercial
policy taken in connection with these products by                                       Article 2
France and by the other Member States as regards
Hong Kong are giving rise to deflection of trade ;             This Decision shall apply until 31 March 1974.
Whereas this deflection of trade is preventing the
execution of measures of commercial policy taken by                                     Article 3
France as regards Hong Kong ;
Whereas it is not possible at the present time to set in       This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
motion the machinery for bringing about the neces­
sary cooperation from the other Member States ;                Done at Brussels, 3 May 1973 .
Whereas authorization should be given, for a limited                                      For the Commission
period, for the application of protective measures,
under the first paragraph of Article 115, subject to the                                       The President
conditions laid down by the Commission Decision of
 12 May 1971 (!), and in particular Article 1 thereof ;                                  Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(!) OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6. 1971 .