CELEX: 31975D0473
Language: en
Date: 1975-06-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 18 June 1975 authorizing the Republic of France not to apply Community treatment to garments and articles of textiles other than cotton, falling within heading Nos ex 60.02, ex 60.04, ex 60.05, ex 61.01, ex 61.02 and ex 61.03 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in South Korea and in free circulation in the other Member States

No L 212/ 8                         Official Journal of the European Communities                                         9. 8 . 75
                                              COMMISSION DECISION
                                                     of 18 June 1975
              authorizing the Republic of France not to apply Community treatment to garments and
              articles of textiles other than cotton, falling within heading Nos ex 60.02, ex 60.04,
              ex 60.05, ex 61.01, ex 61.02 and ex 61.03 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating
                         in South Korea and in free circulation in the other Member States
                                            (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                       (75/473/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                  a limited period, for the application of protective
COMMUNITIES,                                                    measures under the first paragraph of Article 115 ,
                                                                subject to the conditions laid down by the
                                                                 Commission Decision of 12 May 1971 (*), and in
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                    particular Article 1 thereof,
European Economic Community, and in particular
the first paragraph of Article 115 thereof;
                                                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Having regard to the application under the first
paragraph of Article 115 of the Treaty made on 10
June 1975 by the French Government to the                                                   Article 1
Commission by telex from the office of its permanent
representative to the European Communities, for
authorization not to apply Community treatment to                The Republic of France is authorized not to apply
garments and articles of textiles other than cotton,             Community treatment to imports of the following
 falling within heading Nos ex 60.02, ex 60.04, ex               products, where they originate in South Korea and
 60.05, ex 61.01 , ex 61.02 and ex 61.03 of the                  are in free circulation in the other Member States,
 Common Customs Tariff, originating in South Korea               and in respect of which applications for import
 and in free circulation in the other Member States ;            licences were lodged after 3 June 1975 :
 Whereas since the application of Article 115 the                CCT heading No                        Description
 importation into France of the product in question
 originating in South Korea is subject to an annual               ex 60.02         Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or
 quota of 3 200 000 FF which is wholly taken up ;                                  crocheted, not elastic or rubberized
                                                                  ex 60.04        Under garments, knitted or crocheted,
                                                                                   not elastic or rubberized
 Whereas differences in the measures of commercial
 policy taken in connection with these products by                ex 60.05         Outer      garments      and    other    articles,
                                                                                   knitted or crocheted , not elastic or
 France and by the other Member States as regards                                  rubberized
 South Korea are giving rise to deflection of trade ;
                                                                  ex 61.01         Men's and boys' outer garments
                                                                  ex 61.02         Women's,        girls'   and    infants'    outer
 Whereas this deflection of trade is preventing the                                garments
  execution   of    the  abovementioned      measures     of
                                                                  ex 61.03         Men's       and        boys'    undergarments,
  commercial policy currently being taken by France as                              including collars, shirt fronts and cuffs
  regards South Korea ;
  Whereas it is not possible at the present time to set
  in motion the machinery for bringing about the                                            Article 2
  necessary cooperation from the other Member
  States ;
                                                                  This Decision shall apply until the opening of new
  Whereas in order to ensure that the implementation              import possibilities of the product in question into
  of the abovementioned commercial policy measures
  is not obstructed, authorization should be given, for            (!) OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6. 1971 , p. 26.
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France from South Korea and in any case not later          Done at Brussels, 18 June 1975 .
than 31 December 1975 .
                                                                                    For the Commission
                      Article 3
                                                                                       The President
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of France                              Fran5ois-Xavier ORTOLI