CELEX: 31976D0276
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 Switzerland

No L 58/12                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                    5 . 3 . 76
                                                  COUNCIL DECISION
                                                    of 24 February 1976
              authorizing Ireland to take protective measures in respect of footwear with uppers of
                                             leather originating in Switzerland
                                                        (76/276/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
2841 /72 of 19 December 1972 concerning safeguard                 Whereas it is therefore appropriate to take similar
measures provided for in the Agreement between                    measures as regards imports of this product
the European Economic Community and the Swiss                     originating in Switzerland in accordance with Article
Confederation (*), and in particular Article 4 thereof,           26 of the Agreement between the European
                                                                  Economic         Community      and       Switzerland        of
                                                                  22 July 1972 (2 ) which would result in a tariff
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                  reduction lower than that foreseen by Article 3 (2 )
                                                                  of that Agreement, according to which the duty
Whereas the Irish footwear industry is currently                  applied by Ireland to imports of this product
encountering serious disturbances, involving notably              originating in Switzerland should otherwise be
a reduction in employment from 5 000 persons in                   reduced to 10-8% or £ 0-09 per pair whichever
1973 to approximately 3 500 in October 1975, with                 is the greater ;
a further loss of 310 jobs forecast as imminent ;
whereas the Irish footwear sector is mainly situated              Whereas consultations have been held with
in the regions where it often represents the main                 Switzerland in accordance with Article 27 of the
if not the only local source of employment;                       EEC-Switzerland Agreement,
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 1975 ; whereas exports for the first three-quarters                                    Article 1
of 1975 dropped by 20% compared with 1974 ;
whereas import penetration has risen from 34-1% in                Ireland is hereby authorized to apply, until
1973 to 41-8% in 1974, to 45-4% in January to                     30 June 1976, a rate of duty of 18-5% to footwear
March 1975 , 52-1% in April to June 1975 and                      with uppers of leather falling within subheading
51-4% in July to September 1975 ;                                 64.02 A of the Common Customs Tariff originating
                                                                  in Switzerland .
Whereas these developments are liable to bring about
a serious deterioration of the economic situation of                                      Article 2
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
(A) OJ No L 300, 31 . 12. 1972 , p . 284.                         (2) OJ No L 300, 31 . 12. 1972 , p. 189 .