CELEX: 31978D0321
Language: en
Date: 1978-02-14 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 14 February 1978 authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to garments falling within heading No 61.01, 61.02 or 61.03 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Hungary and in free circulation in the other Member States

6 , 4 . 78                        Official Journal of the European Communities                                    No L 92/ 15
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                                      (Ails whose publication is not obligatory)
                                               COMMISSION
                                             COMMISSION DECISION
                                                  of 14 February 1978
                authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to
                garments falling within heading No 61.01 , 61.02 or 61.03 of the Common
                Customs Tariff, originating in Hungary and in free circulation in the other
                                                     Member States
                                           (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                      (78 /321 / EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     Whereas further indirect imports, in addition to those
COMMUNITIES ,                                                     already effected, would be likely to aggravate these
                                                                  difficulties ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                  Whereas it is not possible to set in motion rapidly the
Economic Community , and in particular the first para­
                                                                  machinery for bringing about the necessary coopera­
graph of Article 1 1 5 thereof,                                   tion from the other Member States ;
Having regard to the application under the first para­            Whereas authorization should accordingly be given
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty, made on 9                     for the application of protective measures under the
February 1978 by the French Government to the                     first paragraph of Article 115, subject to the condi­
Commission of the European Communities, for                       tions specified in the Commission Decision of 12
authorization not to apply Community treatment to                 May 1971 (') and in particular Article 1 thereof,
garments falling within heading No 61.01 , 61.02 or
61.03 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Hungary and in free circulation in the other Member
States,
                                                                                              Article 1
Whereas in France the importation of the products in              The French Republic is authorized not to apply
question originating in Hungary is, while waiting for             Community treatment to the products indicated
the opening of the quota fixed by the Council Deci­               below , where they originate in Hungary and are in
sion of 20 December 1977, prohibited ;                            free circulation in the other Member States , and in
                                                                  respect of which applications for import licences were
Whereas disparities in the commercial policy                      lodged after 29 January 1978 :
measures applied in connection with these products
by the Member States are giving rise to deflection of
                                                                         CCT
trade, thus preventing the execution of those commer­                  heading                         Description
cial policy measures ;                                                    No
Whereas according to the application submitted there              61.01 , 61.02
arc     serious  difficulties in the   industrial   sector        or 61.03          Garments
concerned, involving a considerable drop in produc­
tion and employment and a progressive decline in its
market share ;                                                    (') O ) No L 121 , 3 . 6 . 1971 , p. 26 .
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                     Article 2                            Done at Brussels, 14 February 1978 .
This Decision shall apply until new opportunities
arise for the importation of these products from
Hungary.                                                                         For the Commission
                     Article 3                                                     Antonio GIOLITTl
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic .                           Member of the Commission