CELEX: 31973D0007
Language: en
Date: 1973-01-24 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 24 January 1973 authorizing the Italian Republic not to apply Community treatment to motor-cycles (weighing not more than 170 kg) falling within heading No ex 87.09 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Japan and in free circulation in the other Member States

30. 1 . 73                         Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 24/11
                                               COMMISSION DECISION
                                                 of 24 January 1973
             authorizing the Italian Republic not to apply Community treatment to motor-cycles
              (weighing not more than 170 kg) falling within heading No ex 87.09 of the Common
             Customs Tariff, originating in Japan and in free circulation in the other Member States
                                                     ( 73/7/EEC )
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                measures should expire upon the introduction of
COMMUNITIES ,                                                 such a system ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
pean Economic Community, and in particular the                HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
first paragraph of Article 115 thereof ;
Having regard to the application under Article 115 of                                 Article 1
the Treaty, made on 19 January 1973 by the Italian
Government to the Commission by telex from the                The Italian Government is authorized not to apply
office of its Permanent Representative to the Euro­           Community treatment to imports of the following
pean Communities , for authorization not to apply
                                                              products, where they originate in Japan and are in
Community treatment to motor-cycles (weighing not
                                                              free circulation in the other Member States, and in
more than 170 kg) falling within heading No ex                respect of which applications for import licences
87.09 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in
                                                              were lodged after 14 January 1973 :
Japan and in free circulation in the other Member
States ;                                                        CCT heading
                                                                   No                           Description
Whereas differences in the measures of commercial
policy taken in connection with these products by                              Motor-cycles ( weighing not more than
                                                              ex 87.09
Italy and by the other Member States as regards                                170 kg)
Japan are giving rise to deflection of trade ;
Whereas this deflection of trade is preventing the
execution of measures of commercial policy taken                                      Article 2
by Italy as regards Japan ;                                   The period of validity of this Decision shall expire
Whereas it is not possible at the present time to set         upon the introduction of a uniform system of im­
in motion the machinery for bringing about the nec­           ports as part of the common commercial policy as
essary cooperation from the other Member States ;             regards Japan and in any event not later than 30
                                                              June 1973 .
Whereas authorization should be given, for a limited
                                                                                       Article 3
period, for the application of protective measures ,
 under the first paragraph of Article 115 , subject to        This Decision is addressed to the Italian Govern­
the conditions laid down by the Commission Deci­              ment .
sion of 12 May 1971 (*), and in particular in Article
 1 thereof ;
                                                              Done at Brussels, 24 January 1973 .
Whereas a uniform system of imports could be                                             For the Commission
adopted for the products in question as part of a                                            The President
common commercial policy as regards Japan ;
whereas the period of validity of these protective                                     François-Xavier ORTOLI
(!) OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6 . 1971 .