CELEX: 31975D0470
Language: en
Date: 1975-05-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 21 May 1975 authorizing the Republic of France not to apply Community treatment to toys of wood and other (except motors and movement mechanisms for toys and working models used for recreational purposes, and parts thereof), falling within subheadings 97.03 A and ex B of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Hong Kong and in free circulation in the other Member States

9 . 8 . 75                         Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 212/5
                                             COMMISSION DECISION
                                                    of 21 May 1975
              authorizing the Republic of France not to apply Community treatment to toys of wood
              and other (except motors and movement mechanisms for toys and working models
              used for recreational purposes, and parts thereof), falling within subheadings 97.03 A
              and ex B of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Hong Kong and in free
                                       circulation in the other Member States
                                           (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                     (75/470/EEC )
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                 subject to the conditions laid down by the
COMMUNITIES,                                                   Commission Decision of 12 May 1971 (1), and in
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                   particular Article 1 thereof,
European Economic Community, and in particular
the first paragraph of Article 115 thereof;                    HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Having regard to the application under the first                                       Article 1
paragraph of Article 115 of the Treaty made on
14 May 1975 by the French Government to the                    The Republic of France is authorized not to apply
Commission by telex from the office of its                     Community treatment to imports of the following
permanent       representative   to    the European            products, where they originate in Hong Kong and
Communities, for authorization not to apply                    are in free circulation in the other Member States,
Community treatment to toys of wood and other                  and in respect of which applications for import
(except motors and movement mechanisms for toys                licences were lodged after 6 May 1975 :
and working models used for recreational purposes,
and parts thereof), falling within subheadings 97.03           CCT heading No                    Description
A and ex B of the Common Customs Tariff,
originating in Hong Kong and in free circulation in            97.03            Other toys, models of a kind used for
the other Member States ;                                                       recreational purposes :
Whereas since the application of Article 115 the                                    A — Of wood
importation into France of the product in question
                                                                                ex B — Other (except motors and
originating in Hong Kong is subject to an annual                                           movement mechanisms for toys
quota of 1 200 000 FF which is wholly taken up ;                                           and working models of a kind
                                                                                           used for recreational purposes,
Whereas differences in the measures of commercial                                          and parts thereof)
policy taken in connection with these products by
France and by the other Member States as regards
Hong Kong are giving rise to deflection of trade;                                      Article 2
Whereas this deflection of trade is preventing the             This Decision shall apply until the opening of new
execution    of   the  abovementioned      measures    of      import possibilities of the product in question into
commercial policy currently being taken by France as           France from Hong Kong and in any case not later
regards Hong Kong;                                             than 31 December 1975 .
Whereas it is not possible at the present time to set                                  Article 3
in motion the machinery for bringing about the
necessary cooperation from the other Member                    This Decision is addressed to the Republic of France.
States ;
Whereas in order to ensure that the implementation             Done at Brussels, 21 May 1975 .
of the abovementioned commercial policy measures
is not obstructed, authorization should be given, for                                     For the Commission
a limited period, for the application of protective                                           The President
measures under the first paragraph of Article 115,                                      Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
                                                               H OJ No L 121, 3. 6. 1971, p. 26.