CELEX: 31977D0234
Language: en
Date: 1977-03-10 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 10 March 1977 authorizing the French Republic to apply protective measures to imports of 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 thereof, originating in third countries and in free circulation in the other Member States

22 . 3 . 77                       Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 74/ 21
                                            COMMISSION DECISION
                                                  of 10 March 1977
               authorizing the French Republic to apply protective measures to imports of 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 thereof, originating in
                      third countries and in free circulation in the other Member States
                                          (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                     (77/234/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                        Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular the first paragraph of            The French Republic is hereby authorized to apply to
Article 1 1 5 thereof,                                         imports of live sheep falling within subheading 01.04
Having regard to the request made by the French                A I b) of the Common Customs Tariff and mutton
Republic to the Commission on 17 February 1977 by              and lamb falling within subheading 02.01 A ex IV
telex from its Permanent Representative to the Euro­           thereof, originating in third countries and in free circu­
                                                               lation in the other Member States, the non-tariff
pean Communities, for authorization to apply protec­
tive measures to imports of live sheep falling within          arrangements applied by it to the same goods origi­
subheading 01.04 A I b) of the Common Customs                  nating in and coming from third countries.
Tariff and mutton and lamb falling within subheading
                                                                                       Article 2
02.01 A ex IV thereof, originating in third countries
and in free circulation in the other Member States,
                                                               This Decision shall apply until the entry into force of
Whereas differences between the measures of commer­            a Council Regulation on the establishment of a
cial policy concerning these products applied by               common organization of the market for the products
France, and those applied by the other Member States           in question and, in any event, not later than 31
                                                               December 1977 .
as regards third countries, are causing deflection of
trade ;
                                                                                       Article 3
Whereas this deflection of trade is preventing the
measures of commercial policy taken by France as               This Decision is addressed to the French Republic .
regards third countries from being carried out ;
Whereas methods for obtaining the necessary coopera­           Done at Brussels, 10 March 1977 .
tion from the other Member States cannot be intro­
duced at the present time ;                                                               For the Commission
Whereas, in these circumstances, protective measures                                     Wilhelm HAFERKAMP
under the first paragraph of Article 115 of the Treaty
should be authorized for a limited period,                                                    Vice-President