CELEX: 31978D0608
Language: en
Date: 1978-07-06 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 6 July 1978 authorizing the Italian Republic not to apply Community treatment to spoons, forks, fish-eaters, butter-knives, ladles and similar kitchen or tableware, falling within heading No 82.14 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Japan and in free circulation in the other Member States

No L 196/28                           Official Journal of the European Communities                                  21 . 7. 78
                                                    COMMISSION DECISION
                                                           of 6 July 1978
                   authorizing the Italian Republic not to apply Community treatment to spoons,
                   forks, fish-eaters, butter-knives, ladles and similar kitchen or tableware, falling
                   within heading No 82.14 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Japan
                                     and in free circulation in the other Member States
                                                  (Only the Italian text is authentic)
                                                            (78/608/EEC)
    THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     Whereas, however, the request for a licence which
    COMMUNITIES,                                                       gave rise to the application in question does not need
                                                                       to be covered by such an authorization in view of the
    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              small amount involved,
    Economic Community, and in particular the first para­
    graph of Article 115 thereof,
                                                                       HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
    Having regard to the application under the first para­
    graph of Article 115 of the Treaty, made on 21 June
    1978 by the Italian Government to the Commission                                            Article 1
    of the European Communities, for authorization not
    to apply Community treatment to spoons, forks, fish­               The Italian Republic is authorized not to apply
    eaters, butter-knives, ladles and similar kitchen or               Community treatment to the products indicated
    tableware, falling within heading No 82.14 of the                  below, where they originate in Japan and are in free
    Common Customs Tariff, originating in Japan and in                 circulation in the other Member States, and in respect
    free circulation in the other Member States,                       of which applications for import licences were lodged
                                                                       after the date of this Decision :
    Whereas in Italy the importation of the products in
    question originating in Japan is subject to an annual
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    quota, which has already been wholly taken up ;                         heading                    • Description
                                                                              No
    Whereas disparities in the commercial policy
    measures applied in connection with these products
    by the Member States are giving rise to deflection of
                                                                       82.14            Spoons, forks, fish-eaters, butter-knives,
                                                                                        ladles and similar kitchen or tableware
    trade, thus preventing the execution of those commer­
    cial policy measures which are in force because of the
    difficult economic situation in the sector concerned ;
                                                                                                Article 2
    Whereas according to the application submitted there
    are   serious   difficulties   in  the    industrial  sector       This Decision shall apply until new opportunities
    concerned involving a considerable drop in produc­                 arise for the importation of these products from Japan
    tion and employment ;                                              or until 30 September 1978, whichever is the earlier.
    Whereas further indirect imports, in addition to those
                                                                                                Article 3
    already effected, would be likely to aggravate these
    difficulties ;
                                                                       This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
    Whereas it is not possible to set in motion rapidly the
    machinery for bringing about the necessary coopera­
    tion from the other Member States ;                                Done at Brussels, 6 July 1978 .
    Whereas authorization should accordingly be given
                                                                                                  For the Commission
    for the application of protective measures under the
    first paragraph of Article 115, subject to the condi­                                         Étienne DAVIGNON
    tions specified in the Commission Decision of 12
  i May 1971 ('), and in particular Article 1 thereof ;                                       Member of the Commission
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1   (') OJ No L 121 , 3. 6. 1971 , p. 26.