CELEX: 31978D0004
Language: en
Date: 1977-10-03 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 3 October 1977 authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to table linen, bed linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen falling within heading No ex 62.02 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in the People's Republic of China and in free circulation in the other Member States

11 . 1 . 78                           Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 8 / 11
                                                 COMMISSION DECISION
                                                      of 3 October 1977
             authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to table
             linen , bed linen , toilet linen and kitchen linen falling within heading No ex
             62.02 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in the People's Republic of
                             China and in free circulation in the other Member States
                                               (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                          (78/4/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     under the first paragraph of Article 1 1 5, subject to the
COMMUNITIES,                                                       conditions specified in the Commission Decision of
                                                                    12 May 1971 (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular the first para­              Whereas the requests for licences which gave rise to
graph of Article 1 1 5 thereof,                                    the application under Article 115 should not be
                                                                   covered by such authorization in view of the small
Having regard to the application under the first para­             amounts involved,
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty, made on 23
September 1977 by the French Government to the
Commission by telex from the Office of its Perma­                  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
nent Representative to the European Communities,
for authorization not to apply Community treatment                                         Article 1
to table linen , bed linen , toilet linen and kitchen
linen falling within heading No ex 62.02 of the                    The French Republic is authorized not to apply
Common Customs Tariff, originating in the People's                 Community treatment to table linen, bed linen, toilet
Republic of China and in free circulation in the other             linen and kitchen linen falling within heading No ex
                                                                   62.02 of the Common           Customs Tariff where the
Member States,
                                                                   products in question originate in the People's Repu­
Whereas for the products in question , falling within              blic of China and are in free circulation in the other
heading No ex 62.02 of the Common Customs Tariff,                  Member States, and in respect of which applications
the French Republic in accordance with the Council                 for import licences are lodged after the date of this
Decision of 13 December 1 97 6 ( 1 ), has opened in                Decision .
respect of the People's Republic of China, an overall
quota of FF 7 385 000 , which has been allocated in its                                    Article 2
entirety among the importers who have lodged appli­
cations ;                                                          This Decision shall apply until new opportunities
                                                                   arise in the French Republic for the importation of
Whereas, according to information supplied by the                  the products in question from the People's Republic
French Government, the textile industry concerned is               of China or until 31 December 1977, whichever is the
facing serious economic difficulties resulting in a                earlier.
considerable drop in production ;
                                                                                           Article 3
Whereas indirect imports of the product in question ,
which would be in addition to those already effected,              This Decision is addressed to the French Republic .
would be likely to aggravate these economic diffi­
culties ;
                                                                   Done at Brussels, 3 October 1977 .
Whereas it is not possible at the present time to set in
motion the machinery for bringing about the neces­                                            For the Commission
sary cooperation from the other Member States .
                                                                                             Wilhelm HAFERKAMP
Whereas authorization should be given , for a limited
period, for the application of protective measures                                                 Vice-President
(') OJ No L 365 , 31 . 12 . 1976, p. 1 .                           (2) OJ No L 121 3 . 6. 1971 , p. 26 .