CELEX: 31978D0322
Language: en
Date: 1978-02-22 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 22 February 1978 authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres falling within heading No 57.03 of the Common Customs Tariff and sacks and bags of a kind used for the packing of goods, of jute or of other textile bast fibres falling within heading No 57.03, falling within heading No or subheading ex 57.10 or 62.03 ex A, originating in Bangladesh and in free circulation in the other Member States

6. 4. 78                           Official Journal of the European Communities                                  No L 92/ 17
                                             COMMISSION DECISION
                                                  of 22 February 1978
               authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to woven
               fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres falling within heading No 57.03 of
               the Common Customs Tariff and sacks and bags of a kind used for the packing
               of goods, of jute or of other textile bast fibres falling within heading No 57.03 ,
               falling within heading No or subheading ex 57.10 or 62.03 ex A , originating in
                         Bangladesh and in free circulation in the other Member States
                                           (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                      (78 /322/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   tions specified in the Commission Decision of 12
COMMUNITIES,                                                     May 1971 (') and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular the first para­            HAS ADOPTED THIS ' DECISION :
graph of Article 1 1 5 thereof,
                                                                                            Art idt I
Having regard to the application under the first para­
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty, made on 16                   The French Republic is authorized not to apply
February 1978 by the French Government to the                    Community treatment to the products indicated
Commission of the European Communities, for                      below, where they originate in Bangladesh and are in
authorization not to apply Community treatment to                free circulation in the other Member States, and in
woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres            respect of which applications for import licences were
falling within heading No 57.03 of the Common                    lodged after the date of this Decision :
Customs Tariff and sacks and bags of a kind used for
the packing of goods, of jute or of other textile bast                 CCT
fibres falling within heading No 57.03, falling within                heading                        Description
heading No or subheading ex 57.10 or 62.03 ex A,                        No
originating in Bangladesh and in free circulation in
the other Member States,                                         57.10 or         Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile
                                                                 62.03 ex A       bast fibres falling with heading No 57.03
Whereas the importation into the Community of the                                 and sacks and bags of a kind used for the
products in question originating in Bangladesh is                                 packing of goods, of jute or of other textile
covered by an Agreement negotiated between the                                    bast fibres falling within heading No 57.03
Community and this third country on trade in jute
products ;
                                                                                            Article 2
Whereas under this Agreement direct imports of these
products are subject to quantitative restrictions ;              This Decision shall apply until new opportunities
Whereas according to the application submitted there             arise for the importation of these products from
are   serious    difficulties in the   industrial   sector       Bangladesh or until 31 December 1978 whichever is
                                                                 the earlier.
concerned, involving a considerable drop in produc­
tion and employment ;
                                                                                            Article 3
Whereas further indirect imports, in addition to those
already effected, would be likely to aggravate these             This Decision is addressed to the French Republic .
difficulties ;
Whereas it is not possible to set in motion rapidly the          Done at Brussels, 22 February 1978 .
machinery for bringing about the necessary coopera­
tion from the other Member States ;                                                           For the Commission
Whereas authorization should accordingly be given                                            Wilhelm HAFERKAMP
for the application of protective measures under the
first paragraph of Article 115, subject to the condi                                               Vice-President
                                                                 (') OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6 . 1971 , p. 26.