CELEX: 31974D0427
Language: en
Date: 1974-08-07 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 7 August 1974 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany not to apply Community treatment to preparations and preserves of beans in pod falling within heading No 20.02 ex G of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in the People's Republic of China and in free circulation in the other Member States

No L 223/ 14                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                 13 . 8 . 74
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                       of 7 August 1974
             authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany not to apply Community treat­
             ment to preparations and preserves of beans in pod falling within heading No
             20.02 ex G of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in the People's Republic
                           of China and in free circulation in the other Member States
                                               (Only the German text is authentic)
                                                          (74/427/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                    .                HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                           Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular the first para­              The Federal Republic of Germany is authorized not to
graph of Article 115 thereof ;                                     apply Community treatment to imports of the
                                                                   following products, where they originate in the
Having regard to the application under the first para­             People's Republic of China and are in free circulation
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty made on 1 August                in the other Member States, and in respect of which
1974 by the German Government to the Commission                    applications for import licences were lodged after 25
by telex from the office of its Permanent Representa­
                                                                   July 1974.
tive to the European Communities for authorization
not to apply Community treatment to preparations
and preserves of beans in pod falling within heading                     CCT
No 20.02 ex G of the Common Customs Tariff, origi­                     heading
                                                                          No
                                                                                                Description of goods
nating in the People's Republic of China and in free
circulation in the other Member States ;
                                                                   20.02           Vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise
Whereas differences in the measures of commercial                                  than by vinegar or acetic acid
policy taken in connection with these products by                         ex G     — beans in pod
Germany and by the other Member States as regards
the People's Republic of China are giving rise to
deflection of trade ;                                                                      Article 2
Whereas this deflection of trade is preventing the                 The period of validity of this Decision shall expire
execution of measures of commercial policy taken by                upon the introduction of a Council Regulation on a
Germany as regards the People's Republic of China ;                uniform system of imports for products processed
                                                                   from fruit and vegetables and in any event not later
Whereas it is not possible at the present time to set in           than 31 December 1974.
motion the machinery for bringing about the neces­
sary cooperation from the other Member States ;                                            Article 3
Whereas authorization should be given, for a limited               This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of
period, for the application of protective measures,                Germany.
under the first paragraph of Article 1 1 5, subject to the
conditions laid down by the Commission Decision of
 12 May 1971 ('), and in particular Article 1 thereof ;            Done at Brussels, 7 August 1974.
Whereas a proposal for a Regulation on a uniform
                                                                                              For the Commission
system of imports for products processed from fruit
and vegetables, to be applied by each Member State as                                             The President
regards third countries, has been placed before the
Council ,                                                                                    Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(') OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6 . 1971 , p. 26.