CELEX: 31978D0304
Language: en
Date: 1978-01-16 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 16 January 1978 authorizing the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Kingdom of the Netherlands not to apply Community treatment to drawn or blown glass falling within heading No ex 70.05 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in non-member countries and in free circulation in the other Member States

No L 76/40                         Official Journal of the European Communities                                18 . 3 . 78
                                             COMMISSION DECISION
                                                 of 16 January 1978
               authorizing the Kingdom of Belgium , the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the
               Kingdom of the Netherlands not to apply Community treatment to drawn or
               blown glass falling within heading No ex 70.05 of the Common Customs Tariff,
               originating in non-member countries and in free circulation in the other
                                                   Member States
                                   (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
                                                     (78 /304/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                  the Benelux authorities, to aggravate the situation in
COMMUNITIES,                                                    the industry concerned ;
Having regard to *he 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 115 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 January           for the application of protective measures under the
1978 by the Governments of the Benelux countries to             first paragraph of Article 115, subject to the condi­
the Commission of the European Communities by                   tions specified in the Commission Decision of 12
telex from the Office of the Permanent Representative           May 1971 (') and in particular Article 1 thereof,
of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the European
Communities, for authorization not to apply Commu­
nity treatment to drawn or blown glass falling within           HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
heading No ex 70.05 of the Common Customs Tariff,
originating in Bulgaria, the German Democratic Repu­                                     Article 1
blic, Hungary and the USSR , and in free circulation in
the other Member States,                                        The Kingdom of Belgium , the Grand Duchy of
Whereas drawn or blown glass falling within heading             Luxembourg and the Kingdom of the Netherlands are
No ex 70.05 of the Common Customs Tariff quotas of              authorized not to apply Community treatment to
330 tonnes, 850 tonnes and 350 tonnes were opened               imports of drawn or blown glass falling within
for 1978 , in accordance with the Council Decision of           heading No ex 70.05 of the Common Customs Tariff
20 December 1977, for Bulgaria, the German Democ­               where they originate in Bulgaria, the German Democ­
ratic Republic and Hungary respectively while no                ratic Republic, Hungary and the USSR and are in free
import possibilities have been opened for the USSR ;            circulation in the other Member States, and in respect
                                                                of which applications for import licences lodged after
Whereas according to the application the quotas have            28 December 1977 are , on the date of this Decision ,
been completely used up ;                                       pending with the Benelux authorities .
Whereas according to information supplied by the
                                                                                         Article 2
Benelux authorities, there are at present serious
economic difficulties in the industry in question ,
                                                                This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of
which is involved in a restructuring effort and these
                                                                 Belgium , the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the
difficulties are being aggravated by low-priced imports          Kingdom of the Netherlands.
from non-member countries ;
Whereas applications for import licences under the
free circulation arrangements involving 6 930 tonnes             Done at Brussels, 16 January 1978 .
of the products in question originating in Bulgaria,
the German Democratic Republic, Hungary and the                                            For the Com mission
 USSR are being examined by the Benelux authorities ;
                                                                                           Wilhelm HAFERKAMP
Whereas these imports, because of their volume and
 price, are likely, on the basis of the data supplied by                                        Vice-President
                                                                 (') OJ No I. 121 , 3.6.1971 , p. 26 .