CELEX: 31977D0231
Language: en
Date: 1977-03-14 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 14 March 1977 extending the period of validity of Decision 76/276/EEC authorizing Ireland to take protective measures in respect of footwear with uppers of leather originating in Switzerland

No L 72/ 24                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                 19 . 3 . 77
                                                       COUNCIL DECISION
                                                          of 14 March 1977
                extending the period of validity of Decision 76/276/EEC authorizing Ireland to
                take protective measures in respect of footwear with uppers of leather origi­
                                                        nating in Switzerland
                                                              (77/231 / EEC)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                             Whereas, therefore, similar measures should be taken
 COMMUNITIES,                                                            in respect of imports of this product originating in
                                                                         Switzerland  in accordance with Article      26 of the
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                   Agreement between the European Economic Commu­
 Economic Community,
                                                                         nity and the Swiss Confederation ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                         Whereas consultations have been held with Switzer­
 2841 /72 of 19 December 1972 concerning safeguard                       land in accordance with Article 27 of the aforemen­
 measures provided for in the Agreement between the
 European Economic Community and the Swiss                               tioned Agreement,
 Confederation ( ! ), 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
 76/276/ EEC of 24 February 1976 authorizing Ireland                                            Article 1
 to take protective measures in respect of footwear with
uppers of leather originating in Switzerland (2 ),                       In Article 1 of Decision 76 / 276 / EEC ' 31 December
 extended by Decision 76/640/ EEC (3), the Irish foot­                   1977' shall be substituted for ' 31 December 1976'.
wear industry has continued to encounter serious diffi­
 culties which are liable to persist ; whereas statistics                                       Art iclc 2
 available  for   1976      indicate     a  further  increase   in
 imports, a decline in exports and a continuing deterio­                 This Decision is addressed to Ireland .
 ration 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  300 , 31 . 12 . 1972, p . 284 .
(2 ) OJ No L  58 , 5 . 3 . 1976 , p. 9 .
(3 ) OJ No L  223 , 16 . 8 . 1976 , p. 24 .
(4)  OJ No L  32, 6 . 2 . 1976 , p. 22 .
(5)  OJ No L  11 , 14 . 1 . 1977 , p. 26 .