CELEX: 31979D0408
Language: en
Date: 1979-04-04 00:00:00
Title: 79/408/EEC: Commission Decision of 4 April 1979 authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to men's and boys'woven undergarments other than shirts, of wool, cotton or man-made textile fibres, falling within heading No ex 61.03 of the Common Customs Tariff (NIMEXE codes 61.03-51, 55, 59, 81, 85, 89) (category 18), originating in the People's Republic of China and in free circulation in the other Member States (Only the French text is authentic)

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31979D0408

79/408/EEC: Commission Decision of 4 April 1979 authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to men's and boys'woven undergarments other than shirts, of wool, cotton or man-made textile fibres, falling within heading No ex 61.03 of the Common Customs Tariff (NIMEXE codes 61.03-51, 55, 59, 81, 85, 89) (category 18), originating in the People's Republic of China and in free circulation in the other Member States (Only the French text is authentic)  

Official Journal L 101 , 24/04/1979 P. 0015 - 0015

****( 1 ) OJ NO L 60 , 12 . 3 . 1979 , P . 1 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO L 121 , 3 . 6 . 1971 , P . 26 .    COMMISSION DECISION   OF 4 APRIL 1979   AUTHORIZING THE FRENCH REPUBLIC NOT TO APPLY COMMUNITY TREATMENT TO MEN ' S AND BOYS '  WOVEN UNDERGARMENTS OTHER THAN SHIRTS , OF WOOL , COTTON OR MAN-MADE TEXTILE FIBRES , FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO EX 61.03 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF  ( NIMEXE CODES 61.03-51 , 55 , 59 , 81 , 85 , 89 ) ( CATEGORY 18 ), ORIGINATING IN THE PEOPLE ' S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND IN FREE CIRCULATION IN THE OTHER MEMBER STATES  ( ONLY THE FRENCH TEXT IS AUTHENTIC )  ( 79/408/EEC )   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN   COMMUNITIES ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 115 THEREOF ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE APPLICATION UNDER THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 115 OF THE TREATY , MADE ON 28 MARCH 1979 BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , FOR AUTHORIZATION NOT TO APPLY COMMUNITY TREATMENT TO MEN ' S AND BOYS '  WOVEN UNDERGARMENTS OTHER THAN SHIRTS , OF WOOL , COTTON OR MAN-MADE TEXTILE FIBRES , FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO EX 61.03 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF  ( NIMEXE CODES 61.03-51 , 55 , 59 , 81 , 85 , 89 ) ( CATEGORY 18 ), ORIGINATING IN THE PEOPLE ' S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND IN FREE CIRCULATION IN THE OTHER MEMBER STATES ,   WHEREAS IN FRANCE THE IMPORTATION OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ORIGINATING IN THE PEOPLE ' S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNCIL DECISION 79/252/EEC OF 21 DECEMBER 1978 ( 1 ), SUBJECT TO AN ANNUAL QUOTA ;   WHEREAS THE DISPARITIES WHICH EXIST IN THE COMMERCIAL POLICY MEASURES APPLIED IN CONNECTION WITH THESE PRODUCTS BY THE MEMBER STATES ARE CAUSING DEFLECTION OF TRADE , THEREBY PREVENTING THE EXECUTION OF THOSE COMMERCIAL POLICY MEASURES WHICH ARE IN FORCE BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULT ECONOMIC SITUATION IN THE SECTOR CONCERNED ;   WHEREAS IT APPEARS FROM THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED THAT THERE ARE SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR CONCERNED , INVOLVING A CONSIDERABLE DROP IN PRODUCTION AND EMPLOYMENT ;   WHEREAS FURTHER INDIRECT IMPORTS , IN ADDITION TO THOSE ALREADY MADE , WOULD BE LIKELY TO AGGRAVATE THESE DIFFICULTIES ;   WHEREAS IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SET IN MOTION RAPIDLY THE MACHINERY FOR BRINGING ABOUT THE NECESSARY COOPERATION FROM THE OTHER MEMBER STATES ;   WHEREAS AUTHORIZATION SHOULD ACCORDINGLY BE GIVEN FOR THE APPLICATION OF PROTECTIVE MEASURES UNDER THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 115 , SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN COMMISSION DECISION 71/202/EEC OF 12 MAY 1971 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 1 THEREOF ,   HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :   ARTICLE 1   THE FRENCH REPUBLIC IS AUTHORIZED NOT TO APPLY COMMUNITY TREATMENT TO THE PRODUCTS INDICATED BELOW , WHERE THEY ORIGINATE IN THE PEOPLE ' S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND ARE IN FREE CIRCULATION IN THE OTHER MEMBER STATES , AND IN RESPECT OF WHICH APPLICATIONS FOR IMPORT LICENCES WERE LODGED AFTER 15 MARCH 1979 AND ARE , AT THE DATE OF THIS DECISION , PENDING WITH THE FRENCH AUTHORITIES :   //   // CCT HEADING NO  //  DESCRIPTION  //  // EX 61.03  ( NIMEXE CODES 61.03-51 , 55 , 59 , 81 , 85 , 89 ) ( CATEGORY 18 ) //  MEN ' S AND BOYS ' WOVEN UNDERGARMENTS OTHER THAN SHIRTS , OF WOOL , COTTON OR MAN-MADE TEXTILE FIBRES //   ARTICLE 2   THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE FRENCH REPUBLIC .   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 4 APRIL 1979 .   FOR THE COMMISSION   WILHELM HAFERKAMP   VICE-PRESIDENT