CELEX: 31977D0481
Language: en
Date: 1977-05-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 18 May 1977 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 the USSR and in free circulation in the other Member States

5. 8 . 77                          Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 198 /29
                                             COMMISSION DECISION
                                                   of 18 May 1977
              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 the USSR and in free circulation in the other Member States
                                   (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
                                                     (77/481 /EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                  tions laid down by the Commission Decision of 12
COMMUNITIES,                                                    May 1971 ('), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular the first para­           HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
graph of Article 1 1 5 thereof,
                                                                                          Article 1
Having regard to the application under the first para­
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty, made on 13 May             The Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of
1977 by the Governments of the Benelux countries to             Luxembourg and the Kingdom of the Netherlands are
the Commission by telex from the office of the Perma­          authorized not to apply Community treatment to
nent Representative of the Kingdom of the Nether­               imports of drawn or blown glass falling within
lands to the European Communities, for authorization            heading No ex 70.05 of the Common Customs Tariff
not to apply Community treatment to drawn or blown             where they originate in the USSR and are in free circu­
glass falling within heading No ex 70.05 of the                 lation in the other Member States and in respect of
Common Customs Tariff, originating in the USSR                 which applications for import licences were lodged
and in free circulation in the other Member States,            after 4 May 1977.
Whereas for drawn or blown glass falling within
                                                                                          Article 2
heading No ex 70.05 of the Common Customs Tariff,
the Benelux countries apply a system of strict prohibi­        This Decision shall apply until new opportunities
tion in respect of the USSR ;                                  arise in the Benelux countries for the importation of
Whereas there are at present economic difficulties in          the products in question from the USSR and in any
                                                               case not later than 31 December 1977 .
the glass industry in the Benelux countries, which are
caused largely by a fall in demand ;
                                                                                          Article 3
Whereas according to information supplied by the
Benelux authorities, the indirect imports in question,         This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of
which would be in addition to those already effected,           Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the
would be likely to aggravate these economic diffi­             Kingdom of the Netherlands.
culties ;
Whereas it is not possible at the present time to set in        Done at Brussels, 18 May 1977.
motion rapidly the machinery for bringing about the
necessary cooperation from the other Member States ;                                        For the Commission
Whereas authorization should accordingly be given                                              Guido BRUNNER
for the application of protective measures under the
first paragraph of Article 1 1 5, subject to the condi­                                 Member of the Commission
                                                               (>) OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6 . 1971 , p. 26 .