CELEX: 31977D0227
Language: en
Date: 1977-03-14 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 14 March 1977 extending the period of validity of Decision 76/272/EEC authorizing Ireland to take protective measures in respect of footwear with uppers of leather originating in Finland

No L 72/ 20                                Official Journal of the European Communities                               19 . 3 . 77
                                                       COUNCIL DECISION
                                                          of 14 March 1977
              extending the period of validity of Decision 76/272/ EEC authorizing Ireland to
               take protective measures in respect of footwear with uppers of leather origi­
                                                          nating in Finland
                                                              (77/ 227/ EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                              Whereas, therefore, similar measures should be taken
COMMUNITIES,                                                             in respect of imports of this product originating in
                                                                         Finland in accordance with Article 26 of the Agree­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                    ment between the European Economic Community
Economic Community,                                                      and the Republic of Finland ;
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                            Whereas consultations have been held with Finland in
3288 /73 of 3 December 1973 concerning safeguard                         accordance with Article 27 of the aforementioned
measures provided for in the Agreement between the
European Economic Community and the Republic of                          Agreement,
Finland ('), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,                      HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Whereas following the adoption of Council Decision
76/272/ EEC of 24 February 1976 authorizing Ireland                                              Article 1
to take protective measures in respect of footwear with
uppers of leather originating in Finland (2), extended                   In Article 1 of Decision 76/ 272/ EEC ' 31 December
by Decision 76/636/ EEC (3), the Irish footwear                           1977' shall be substituted for ' 31 December 1976'.
industry has continued to encounter serious diffi­
culties which are liable to persist ; whereas statistics                                         Article 2
available   for    1976      indicate    a  further  increase   in
imports, a decline in exports and a continuing dete­                     This Decision is addressed to Ireland .
rioration in the production situation ;
Whereas the period of validity of Commission Deci­
sion 76/ 176/ EEC of 22 December 1975 authorizing                        Done at Brussels, 14 March 1977 .
Ireland to take protective measures in respect of foot­
wear with uppers of leather, falling within Common
                                                                                                      For the Council
Customs Tariff subheading 64.02 A, under Article 135
of the Act concerning the conditions of accession and                                                  The President
the adjustments to the Treaties (4 ), has been extended
again by Decision 77/ 56/ EEC (5 ) ;                                                                     J. SILKIN
 ') OJ  No  L  UH , 7 . 12 . 197 ?, p. 2 .
 ') OJ  No  L 58 , 5 . 3 . 1976 , p. 9 .
 3) OJ  No  L 223 , 16 . 8 . 1976, p. 20.
 4) OJ  No  L 32, 6 . 2 . 1976 , p. 22 .
 3) OJ  No  L  II , 14 . 1 . 1977, p. 26 .