CELEX: 31978D0007
Language: en
Date: 1977-10-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 28 October 1977 authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to sound recorders or receivers falling within subheading 85.15 A III of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Hong Kong and in free circulation in the other Member States

11 . 1 . 78                        Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No L 8 / 15
                                              COMMISSION DECISION
                                                   of 28 October 1977
              authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to sound
              recorders or receivers falling within subheading 85.15 A III of the Common
              Customs Tariff, originating in Hong Kong and in free circulation in the other
                                                      Member States
                                           (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                         (78/7/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 (!), and in particular Article 1 thereof ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular the first para­            Whereas, however, the applications for licences which
gaph of Article 1 1 5 thereof,                                   gave rise to the application under Articlell5 should
                                                                  not be covered by this authorization in view of the
Having regard to the application under the first para­           small amounts involved,
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty, made on 24
October 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
to radio receivers, whether or not combined with a                                         Article 1
sound recorder or reproducer, falling within
subheading 85.15 A III of the Common Customs                     The French Republic is authorized not to apply
Tariff and in free circulation in the other Member               Community treament to imports of receivers, whether
States,                                                          or not combined with a sound recorder or reproducer,
                                                                 falling within subheading 85.15 A III of the Common
Whereas according to this application the importation            Customs Tariff, where they originate in Hong Kong
into France of the products in question originating in           and are in free circulation in the other Member States,
Hong Kong is subject to an annual quota of 120 000               and in respect of which applications for import
items, all of which has been allocated among impor­              licences were lodged after the date of the present Deci­
ters who have lodged applications ;                              sion .
Whereas differences in the commercial policy
                                                                                           Article 2
measures applied in connection with these products
by France and by the other Member States as regards
                                                                 This Decision shall apply until new opportunities
Hong Kong are giving rise to deflection of trade ;
                                                                 arise in the French Republic for the importation of
Whereas this deflection of trade is preventing the               the products in question from Hong Kong and in any
execution of the above commercial policy measures                case not later than 31 December 1977 .
currently being applied by France as regards Hong
Kong ;                                                                                     Article 3
Whereas the French industry in question is under­                This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
going a serious crisis particularly as a result of the fact
that its share of the market is progressively dimin­
ishing ;                                                         Done at Brussels, 28 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
                                                                 C ) OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6. 1971 , p. 26.