CELEX: 31978D0407
Language: en
Date: 1978-04-17 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 17 April 1978 authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to garments, clothing accessories and umbrellas, falling within heading No ex 61.01, ex 61.02, 61.03 or 66.01 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in the People's Republic of China and in free circulation in the other Member States

28 . 4 . 78                          Official Journal of the European Communities                                No L 116/49
                                                COMMISSION DECISION
                                                      of 17 April 1978
                authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to
                garments, clothing accessories and umbrellas, falling within heading No ex
                61.01 , ex 61.02, 61.03 or 66.01 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in the
                  People's Republic of China and in free circulation in the other Member States
                                              (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                        (78/407/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     first paragraph of Article 115, subject to the condi­
COMMUNITIES,                                                      tions specified in the Commission Decision of 12
                                                                  May 1971 (2) and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular the first para­
graph of Article 115 thereof,                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Having regard to the application under the first para­
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty, made on 11 April                                       Article 1
 1978 by the French Government to the Commission
of the European Communities, for authorization not                The French Republic is authorized not to apply
to apply Community treatment to garments, clothing                Community treatment to the products indicated
accessories and umbrellas, falling within heading No              below, where they originate in the People's Republic
ex 61.01 , ex 61.02, 61.03 or 66.01 of the Common                 of China and are in free circulation in the other
Customs Tariff, originating in the People's Republic              Member States, and in respect of which applications
of China and in free circulation in the other Member              for import licences were lodged after 29 March 1978 :
States,
                                                                         CCT
Whereas in France the importation of the products in                    heading                     Description
question originating in the People's Republic of                          No
China is, in accordance with the Council Decision of
20 December 1977 ('), subject to an annual quota,                 ex 61.01 ,       Garments,      clothing      accessories and
which has been taken up ;                                         ex 61.02,        umbrellas
                                                                  61.03 or 66.01
Whereas disparities in the commercial policy
measures applied in connection with these products
by the Member States are giving rise to deflection of                                      Article 2
trade, thus preventing the execution of those commer­
cial policy measures, which are in force because of the           This Decision shall apply until new opportunities
difficult economic situation in the sector concerned ;            arise for the importation of these products from the
Whereas according to the application submitted there              People's Republic of China or until 31 December
are     serious  difficulties  in   the   industrial  sector       1978 , whichever is the earlier.
concerned, involving a considerable drop in produc­
tion and employment ;                                                                      Article 3
Whereas further indirect imports, in addition to those            This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
already effected, would be likely to aggravate these
difficulties ;
Whereas it is not possible to set in motion rapidly the           Done at Brussels, 17 April 1978 .
machinery for bringing about the necessary coopera­                                          For the Commission
tion from the other Member States ;
                                                                                              Etienne DAVIGNON
Whereas authorization should accordingly be given
for the application of protective measures under the                                     Member of the Commission
(■) OJ No L 357, 31 . 12. 1977.                                   (2) OJ No L 121 , 3. 6. 1971 , p. 26.