CELEX: 31976D0778
Language: en
Date: 1976-08-25 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 25 August 1976 authorizing the Italian Republic not to apply Community treatment to radio receivers, whether or not combined with a sound reproducer, falling within subheading ex 85.15 A III of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Japan and in free circulation in the other Member States

2. 10 . 76                        Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 270/37
                                            COMMISSION DECISION
                                                 of 25 August 1976
              authorizing the Italian Republic not to apply Community treatment to radio
              receivers, whether or not combined with a sound reproducer, falling within
              subheading ex 85.15 A III of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Japan
                             and in free circulation in the other Member States
                                          (Only the Italian text is authentic)
                                                    (76/778/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                 Whereas authorization should be given, for a limited
COMMUNITIES,                                                   period, for the application of protective measures
                                                               under the first paragraph of Article 1 1 5, subject to the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European          conditions, laid down by the Commission Decision of
Economic Community, and in particular the first para­          12 May 1971 (*), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
graph of Article 1 1 5 thereof,
Having regard to the application under the first para­
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty made on 18 August           HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
1976 by the Italian Government to the Commission
by telex from the Office of its Permanent Representa­                                    Article 1
tive to the European Communities, for authorization
not to apply Community treatment to radio receivers,           The Italian Republic is authorized not to apply
whether or not combined with a sound reproducer,               Community treatment to imports of radio receivers,
falling within subheading ex 85.15 A III of the                whether or not combined with a sound reproducer,
Common Customs Tariff, originating in Japan and in             falling within subheading ex 85.15 A III of the
free circulation in the other Member States,                   Common Customs Tariff, where they originate in
Whereas according to this application under Article            Japan and are in free circulation in the other Member
115 the importation into Italy of the products in ques­        States, and in respect of which applications for import
tion originating in Japan is subject to an annual quota        licences lodged after 8 August 1976 are before the
                                                               Italian authorities on the date of this Decision .
of $ 310 000, which is wholly taken up ;
Whereas differences in the measures of commercial
                                                                                         Article 2
policy taken in connection with these products by
Italy and by the other Member States as regards Japan          This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
are giving rise to deflection of trade ;
Whereas this deflection of trade is preventing the
execution    of   the  abovementioned      measures   of       Done at Brussels, 25 August 1976.
commercial policy currently being taken by Italy as
regards Japan ;                                                                             For the Commission
Whereas it is not possible at the present time to set in                                     Christopher SOAMES
motion the machinery for bringing about the neces­
sary cooperation from the other Member States ;                                                  Vice-President
                                                               (!) OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6 . 1971 , p . 26.