CELEX: 31973D0111
Language: en
Date: 1973-04-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 30 April 1973 authorizing the French Government not to apply Community treatment to portable electric battery and magneto lamps falling within heading No 85.10 B of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Hong Kong and in free circulation in the other Member States

No L 138/34                       Official Journal of the European Communities                                      25. 5. 73
                                             COMMISSION DECISION
                                                    of 30 April 1973
              authorizing the French Government not to apply Community treatment to
              portable electric battery and magneto lamps falling within heading No 85.10 B
              of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Hong Kong and in free circula­
                                         tion in the other Member States
                                           (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                       (73/ 1 11 /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 French Government is authorized not to apply
graph of Article 115 thereof ;
                                                                   Community treatment to imports of the following
Having regard to the application under the first para­             products, where they originate in Hong Kong and are
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty made on 20 April                in free circulation in the other Member States, and in
1973 by the French Government to the Commission                    respect of which applications for import licences were
by telex from the office of its Permanent Representa­              lodged after 11 April 1973 :
tive to the European Communities, for authorization
not to apply Community treatment to portable elec­                   CCT heading
tric battery and magneto lamps falling within heading                    No                            Description
No 85.10 B of the Common Customs Tariff, origi­
nating in Hong Kong and in free circulation in the                 85.10 B
other Member States ;
                                                                                     Portable   electric battery and magneto
                                                                                     lamps
Whereas differences in the measures of commercial
policy taken in connection with these products by
France and by the other Member States as regards                                            Article 2
Hong Kong are giving rise to deflection of trade ;
                                                                   This Decision shall apply until 31 March 1974.
Whereas this deflection of trade is preventing the
execution of measures of commercial policy taken by
                                                                                            Article 3
France as regards Hong Kong ;
                                                                   This Decision is addressed to the French Govern­
Whereas it is not possible at the present time to set in           ment.
motion the machinery for bringing about the neces­
sary cooperation from the other Member States ;
                                                                   Done at Brussels, 30 April 1973.
Whereas authorization should be given, for a limited
                                                                                               For the Commission
period, for the application of protective measures,
under the first paragraph of Article 1 1 5, subject to the                                         The President
conditions laid down by the Commission Decision of
12 May 1971 H), and in particular Article 1 thereof ;                                         Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(i ) OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6. 1971 .