CELEX: 31975D0495
Language: en
Date: 1975-05-15 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 15 May 1975 authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to natural honey falling within heading No 04.06 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Czechoslovakia and in free circulation in the other Member States

29 . 8 . 75                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No L 228 / 1
                                                                 II
                                           (Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                                    COMMISSION
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                         of 15 May 1975
              authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to natural
              honey falling within heading No 04.06 of the Common Customs Tariff, origi­
               nating in Czechoslovakia and in free circulation in the other Member States
                                                (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                           (75/495/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       under the first paragraph of Article 1 1 5, subject to the
COMMUNITIES,                                                         conditions laid down by the Commission Decision of
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 12 May 1971 (3), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Economic Community, and in particular the first para­
graph of Article 115 thereof ;                                       HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Having regard to the application under the first para­                                           A rticle 1
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty made on 7 May
 1975 by the French Government to the Commission                     The French Government is authorized not to apply
by telex from the office of its Permanent Representa­                Community treatment to imports of natural honey
tive to the European Communities for authorization                   falling within heading No 04.06 of the Common
not to apply Community treatment to natural honey                    Customs Tariff, originating in Czechoslovakia and in
falling within heading No 04.06 of the Common                        free circulation in the other Member States, in respect
Customs Tariff, originating in Czechoslovakia and in                 of which applications for import licences were lodged
free circulation in the other Member States ;                        after 24 April 1975.
Whereas, for the product in question , France has, in
accordance with the Council Decision of 2 December                                                Article 2
 1974 ('), modified by the Decision of 27 March                      This Decision shall apply until the French Republic
 1975 (2), opened in respect of Czechoslovakia an                    opens new possibilities for importation from Czecho­
annual quota of FF 200 000, whereas in the Federal                   slovakia of the product in question or until the date of
Republic of Germany imports of these products origi­                 entry into force of an eventual common import regula­
nating in the same country are free ;                                tion for the same product and, in any case, not later
Whereas, according to information supplied by the                    than 31 December 1975 .
French Government, there are serious economic diffi­
culties in the sector in question ;                                                               Article 3
Whereas indirect importation of the products in ques­                This Decision is addressed to the French Republic .
tion is likely to aggravate these economic difficulties ;
Whereas the machinery for bringing about the neces­                  Done at Brussels, 15 May 1975.
sary cooperation from the Federal Republic of
Germany cannot be set in motion with sufficient                                                     For the Commission
speed ;
                                                                                                         The President
Whereas authorization should be given , for a limited
period , for the application of protective measures,                                               Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(') OJ No L 358 , 31 . 12. 1974, p . 1 .
(') OJ No L 99 , 21 . 4 . 1975, p . 1 .                              ( 3 ) OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6 . 1971 , p. 26 .