CELEX: 31976D0640
Language: en
Date: 1976-07-22 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 22 July 1976 extending the period of validity of Decision 76/276/EEC authorizing Ireland to take protective measures in respect of footwear with uppers of leather originating in Switzerland

No L 223/24                           Official Journal of the European Communities                               16. 8 . 76
                                                   COUNCIL DECISION
                                                       of 22 July 1976
              extending the period of validity of Decision 76/276/EEC authorizing Ireland to take
              protective measures in respect of footwear with uppers of leather originating in
                                                         Switzerland
                                                        (76/640/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          Whereas, therefore, similar measures should be taken
                                                                  in respect of imports of this product originating in
                                                                  Switzerland in accordance with Article 26 of the
Having regard" to the Treaty establishing the                     Agreement between the European                Economic
European Economic Community,                                      Community and the Swiss Confederation ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      Whereas consultations have been held with Switzer­
2841 /72 of 19 December 1972 concerning safeguard                 land in accordance with Article 27 of the
measures provided for in the Agreement between                    aforementioned Agreement,
the European Economic Community and the Swiss
Confederation (*), and in particular Article 4
thereof,
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas following the adoption of Council Decision
76/276/EEC of 24 February 1976 authorizing Ireland                                        Article 1
to take protective measures in respect of footwear
with uppers of Heather originating in Switzerland (2),            In Article 1 of Decision 76/276/EEC '31 December
the Irish footwear industry has continued to                      1976' shall be substituted for '30 June 1976'.
encounter serious difficulties which are liable to
persist ; whereas statistics available for 1976 indicate
a further increase in imports, a decline in exports                                       Article 2
and a continuing deterioration in the production
and employment situation ;
                                                                  This Decision is addressed to Ireland.
Whereas the period of validity of Commission
Decision     76/ 176/EEC      of    22   December      1975
authorizing Ireland to take protective measures in
respect of footwear with uppers of leather, falling               Done at Brussels, 22 July 1976.
within Common Customs Tariff subheading
64.02 A, under Article 135 of the Act concerning the                                                  For the Council
conditions of accession and the adjustments to the
                                                                                                       The President
Treaties (3), has been extended by Decision 76/571 /
EEC (4);                                                                                            L. J. BRINKHORST
(*)  OJ No L 300, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 284.
(2)  OJ No L 58, 5. 3. 1976, p. 9.
 (8) OJ No L 32, 6. 2. 1976, p. 22.
 (4) OJ No L 182, 8. 7. 1976, p. 24.