CELEX: 31978D0579
Language: en
Date: 1978-06-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 28 June 1978 authorizing the Italian Republic not to apply Community treatment to essential oils, not terpeneless; orange oil, falling within subheading 33.01 ex A (NIMEXE code 33.01-12) of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Brazil and in free circulation in the other Member States

18 . 7 . 78                        Official Journal of the European Communities                                   No L 193/27
                                             COMMISSION DECISION
                                                   of 29 June 1978
               authorizing the Italian Republic not to apply Community treatment to essential
               oils, not terpeneless ; orange oil, falling within subheading 33.01 ex A (NIMEXE
               code 33.01-12) of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Brazil and in free
                                     circulation in the other Member States
                                           (Only the Italian text is authentic)
                                                     (78/579/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                  Whereas authorization should accordingly be given
COMMUNITIES,                                                     for the application of protective measures under the
                                                                 first paragraph of Article 1 1 5,» subject to the condi­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            tions specified in the Commission Decision of 12
Economic Community, and in particular the first para­            May 1971 ( J ), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
graph of Article 1 1 5 thereof,
Having regard to the application under the first para­           HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty, made on 23 June
1978 by the Italian Government to the Commission
                                                                                           Article 1
of the European Communities, for authorization not
to apply Community treatment to essential oils, not             The Italian Republic is authorized not to apply
terpeneless ; orange oil, falling within subheading              Community treatment to the products indicated
33.01 ex A (NIMEXE code 33.01-12) of the Common                 below, where they originate in Brazil and are in free
Customs Tariff, originating in Brazil and in free circu­        circulation in the other Member States, and in respect
lation in the other Member States,                              of which applications for import licences were lodged
Whereas in Italy the importation of the products in              after 16 June 1978 and are, on the date of this Deci­
question originating in Brazil is prohibited ;                  sion, pending with the Italian authorities :
Whereas disparities in the commercial policy                              CCT
measures applied in connection with these products                       heading                        Description
by the Member States are giving rise to deflection of                      No
trade, thus preventing the execution of those commer­
cial policy measures which are in force because of the          33.01 ex A                Essential oils,     not   terpeneless ;
difficult economic situation in the interested industry ;       (NIMEXE code 33.01­ orange oil
                                                                 12
Whereas according to information supplied by the
Italian Government this industry, which is characte­
ristic of certain economically underprivileged areas of
southern Italy, is facing a serious crisis which is both                                   Article 2
structural and economic ;
                                                                This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
Whereas although the imports which gave rise to the
application submitted would appear to be an isolated
operation, they are nevertheless likely, owing to the           Done at Brussels, 29 June 1978 .
appreciable amount of the imports, to aggravate these
difficulties ;                                                                               For the Commission
Whereas it is not possible to set in motion rapidly the                                     Wilhelm HAFERKAMP
machinery for bringing about the necessary coopera­
tion from the other Member States ;                                                               Vice-President
                                                                (!) OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6 . 1971 , p. 26.