CELEX: 31976D0273
Language: en
Date: 1976-02-24 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 24 February 1976 authorizing Ireland to take protective measures in respect of footwear with uppers of leather originating in Iceland

5 . 3 . 76                          Official Journal of the European Communities                                  No L 58/9
                                                   COUNCIL DECISION
                                                     of 24 February 1976
                authorizing Ireland to take protective measures in respect of footwear with uppers of
                                                leather originating in Iceland
                                                        (76/273/EEC)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                         by the Commission in its Decision of 22 December
                                                                   1975 :
 Having regard , to the Treaty establishing the                           United Kingdom                        9-0%
 European Economic Community,                                             Other Member States                  18-5%
                                                                          Full rate                            23-5%
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 2843/72 of 19 December 1972 concerning safeguard                 Whereas it is therefore appropriate to take similar
 measures provided for in the Agreement between the               measures as regards imports of this product
 European Economic Community and the Republic                     originating in Iceland in accordance with Article 27
 of Iceland (1 ), and in particular Article 4 thereof,            of the Agreement between the European Economic
                                                                  Community and Iceland of 22 July 1972 (2) which
                                                                  would result in a tariff reduction lower than that
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                  foreseen by Article 3 (2) of that Agreement, according
                                                                  to which the duty applied by Ireland to imports of
 Whereas the Irish footwear industry is currently                 this product originating in Iceland should otherwise
 encountering serious disturbances, involving notably             be reduced to 10-8% or £ 0-09 per pair whichever
 a reduction in employment from 5 000 persons in                  is the greater;
 1973 to approximately 3 500 in October 1975, with
 a further loss of 310 jobs forecast as imminent;                 Whereas consultations have been held with Iceland
 whereas the Irish footwear sector is mainly situated             in accordance with Article 28 of the EEC-Iceland
 in the regions where it often represents the main if             Agreement,
 not the only local source of employment;
Whereas production declined by 30% in the first                   HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
half of 1975 compared with the same period of 1974
and declined even further in the third quarter of
                                                                                           Article 1
 1975 ; whereas exports for the first three-quarters of
 1975 dropped by 20% compared with 1974; whereas
import penetration has risen from 34-1% in 1973                   Ireland is hereby authorized to apply, until 30 June
to 41-8% in 1974, to 45-4% in January to March                    1976, a rate of duty of 18-5% to footwear with uppers
 1975 , 52-1% in April to June 1975 and 51-4% in July             of leather falling within subheading 64.02 A of the
to September 1975 ;                                               Common Customs Tariff originating in Iceland.
Whereas these developments are liable to bring about                                       Article 2
a serious deterioration of the economic situation of
this region of the Community ;                                    This Decision is addressed to Ireland .
Whereas it is therefore necessary to maintain
temporarily an adequate level of tariff protection in             Done at Brussels, 24 February 1976.
Ireland for this industry;
                                                                                                         For the Council
Whereas Ireland is applying the following rates of                                                        The President
duty to footwear with uppers of leather as from
1 January until 30 June 1976, following authorization                                                      M. MART
(*) OJ No L 301 , 31 . 12. 1972, p. 162.                          (2) OJ No L 301 , 31 . 12. 1972, p. 2.