CELEX: 31976D0651
Language: en
Date: 1976-06-09 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 9 June 1976 authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to certain setts, flags and paving, hearth and wall tiles, falling within subheadings 69.07 ex A and B ex II and 69.08 ex A and B ex II of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in South Korea and in free circulation in the other Member States

20 . 8 . 76                        Official Journal of the European Communities                                      No L 229/29
                                              COMMISSION DECISION
                                                     of 9 June 1976
              authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to certain setts,
              flags and paving, hearth and wall tiles, falling within subheadings 69.07 ex A and B
              ex II and 69.08 ex A and B ex II of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in
                          South Korea and in free circulation in the other Member States
                                            ( Only the French text is authentic)
                                                       (76/651 /EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   "Whereas, in order to ensure that the execution of the
 COMMUNITIES,                                                    above commercial policy measures is not obstructed,
                                                                 authorization should be given, for a limited period,
                                                                 for the application of protective measures under the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                     first paragraph of Article 115 , subject to the
European Economic Community, and in particular                   conditions laid down by the Commission Decision of
the first paragraph of Article 115 thereof,                       12 May 1971 ( 1 ), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to the application under the first
paragraph of Article 115 of the Treaty, made on 29
May 1976 by the French Government to the                         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Commission by telex from the office of its
Permanent Representative to the European
Communities, for authorization not to apply
Community treatment to certain setts, flags and                                             Article 1
paving, hearth and wall tiles, falling within
 subheadings 69.07 ex A and B ex II and 69.08 ex A
and B ex II of the Common Customs Tariff,                        The French Republic is authorized not to apply
originating in South Korea and in free circulation in            Community treatment to imports of the following
the Netherlands,                                                 products :
Whereas according to this application under Article
115 France is not opening any quota for imports of                       CCT
                                                                        heading                   Description of goods
the products in question originating in South Korea                       No
for 1976 :
                                                                 69.07             Unglazed setts, flags and paving, hearth
                                                                                   and wall tiles :
Whereas differences in the commercial policy                           ex A        — Stoneware        tiles     and    cubes  for
measures applied in connection with these products                                      mosaics, the largest side of which
by France and by the other Member States as regards                                     does not exceed 5 cm
South Korea are giving rise to deflection of trade;                        B ex II — Of stoneware, excluding those with
                                                                                        a side dimension in excess of 40 cm
                                                                 69.08             Glazed setts, flags and paving, hearth
Whereas this deflection of trade is obstructing the                                and wall tiles :
execution of the above commercial policy measures                     ex A         — Tiles and cubes for mosaics, other
currently being applied by France as regards South                                      than of common pottery, the largest
Korea ;                                                                                 side of which does not exceed 5 cm
                                                                           B ex II — Other, in ceramic materials other
                                                                                        than common pottery
Whereas it is not possible at the present time to set
in motion the machinery for bringing about the
necessary cooperation from the other Member
States ;                                                         f 1 ) OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6. 1971 , p. 26.
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where they originate in South Korea and are in free                                Article 3
circulation in the other Member States and in respect
of which applications for import licences were              This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
lodged after 20 May 1976.
                                                            Done at Brussels, 9 June 1976.
                        Article 2
This Decision shall apply until new opportunities                                   For the Commission
arise in the French Republic for the importation of                                  Christopher SOAMES
the products in question from South Korea and in
any case not later than 31 March 1977.                                           Member of the Commission