CELEX: 31972D0481
Language: en
Date: 1972-12-22 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 22 December 1972 authorizing France to apply protective measures to live sheep, falling within subheading 01.04 A I b) of the Common Customs Tariff, and mutton and lamb falling within subheading 02.01 A ex IV of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in third countries and in free circulation in the other Member States

112                                 Official Journal of the European Communities
No L 303/56                        Official Journal of the European Communities                               31 . 12. 72
                                              COMMISSION DECISION
                                                 of 22 December 1972
              authorizing France to apply protective measures to live sheep, falling within subheading
              01.04 A I b) of the Common Customs Tariff, and to mutton and lamb, falling within
              subheading 02.01 A ex IV of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in third
                            countries and in free circulation in the other Member States
                                            (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                      (72/48 1/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                  Whereas, in these circumstances, protective measures
COMMUNITIES,                                                    should be authorized for a limited period, pursuant
                                                                to the first paragraph of Article 115 of the Treaty,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community, and in particular
the first paragraph of Article 115 thereof,                                            Article 1
Having regard to the request addressed by France                The French Republic is hereby authorized to apply
to the Commission by letter of 10 November 1972                 to imports of live sheep, falling within subheading
from its Permanent Representative to the European               01.04 A I b), and mutton and lamb falling within
Communities for authorization to apply protective               subheading 02.01 A ex IV of the Common Customs
measures to 'live sheep, falling within subheading              Tariff, originating in third countries and in free
01.04 A I b) of the Common Customs Tariff, and                  circulation in the other Member States, the non­
to mutton and lamb, falling within subheading                   tariff arrangements which it applies to imports of
02.01 A ex IV of the Common Customs Tariff,                     the same goods originating in and coming from
                                                                third countries.
originating in third countries and in free circulation
in the other Member States, and to like products
originating in the new Member States,                                                   Article 2
Whereas, since Article 115 of the Treaty applies                 This Decision shall apply until such time as a Council
solely to imports of products originating in third               Regulation on the common organization of the
countries, protective measures cannot be applied to              market in the products in question is implemented
products originating in the new Member States ;                  and until 31 December 1973 at the latest.
Whereas for these products differences between the
commercial policy measures applied by France and                                        Article 3
those applied by the other Member States in respect
of third countries are causing a deflection of trade;            This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
Whereas this deflection of trade is preventing
application of the commercial policy measures                    Done at Brussels, 22 December 1972.
 adopted by France in respect of third countries;
                                                                                                  For the Commission.
Whereas it is not possible at present to apply methods .                                             The President
whereby other Member States would give the
 necessary cooperation;                                                                           Franco M. MALFATTI