CELEX: 31979D0676
Language: en
Date: 1979-07-17 00:00:00
Title: 79/676/EEC: Commission Decision of 17 July 1979 authorizing the United Kingdom not to apply Community treatment to receivers for monochrome portable televisions falling within subheading 85.15 A ex III of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Taiwan and in free circulation in the other Member States (Only the English text is authentic)

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31979D0676

79/676/EEC: Commission Decision of 17 July 1979 authorizing the United Kingdom not to apply Community treatment to receivers for monochrome portable televisions falling within subheading 85.15 A ex III of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Taiwan and in free circulation in the other Member States (Only the English text is authentic)  

Official Journal L 199 , 07/08/1979 P. 0041 - 0041

****( 1 ) OJ NO L 121 , 3 . 6 . 1971 , P . 26 .    COMMISSION DECISION   OF 17 JULY 1979   AUTHORIZING THE UNITED KINGDOM NOT TO APPLY COMMUNITY TREATMENT TO RECEIVERS FOR MONOCHROME PORTABLE TELEVISIONS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 85.15 A EX III OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , ORIGINATING IN TAIWAN AND IN FREE CIRCULATION IN THE OTHER MEMBER STATES  ( ONLY THE ENGLISH TEXT IS AUTHENTIC )  ( 79/676/EEC )   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN   COMMUNITIES ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 115 THEREOF ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE APPLICATION UNDER THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 115 OF THE TREATY MADE ON 2 JULY 1979 BY THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT TO THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , FOR AUTHORIZATION NOT TO APPLY COMMUNITY TREATMENT TO RECEIVERS FOR MONOCHROME PORTABLE TELEVISIONS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 85.15 A EX III OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , ORIGINATING IN TAIWAN AND IN FREE CIRCULATION IN THE OTHER MEMBER STATES ,   WHEREAS THE IMPORTATION INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ORIGINATING IN TAIWAN IS SUBJECT TO AN ANNUAL QUOTA WHICH IS ALREADY WHOLLY TAKEN UP ;   WHEREAS THE DISPARITIES WHICH EXIST IN THE COMMERCIAL POLICY MEASURES APPLIED IN CONNECTION WITH THESE PRODUCTS BY THE MEMBER STATES ARE CAUSING DEFLECTION OF TRADE , THEREBY PREVENTING THE EXECUTION OF THOSE COMMERCIAL POLICY MEASURES WHICH ARE IN FORCE BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULT ECONOMIC SITUATION IN THE SECTOR CONCERNED ;   WHEREAS IT APPEARS FROM THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED THAT THERE ARE SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR CONCERNED , INVOLVING A CONSIDERABLE DROP IN PRODUCTION AND EMPLOYMENT ;   WHEREAS THESE ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES ARE CAUSED LARGELY BY UNEQUAL CONDITIONS OF COMPETITION , WHICH ALLOW EXPORTS TO BE MADE AT PRICES APPRECIABLY LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE COMMUNITY PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ;   WHEREAS FURTHER INDIRECT IMPORTS , IN ADDITION TO THOSE ALREADY MADE OR PROPOSED , WOULD BE LIKELY TO AGGRAVATE THESE DIFFICULTIES ;   WHEREAS IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SET IN MOTION RAPIDLY THE MACHINERY FOR BRINGING ABOUT THE NECESSARY COOPERATION FROM THE OTHER MEMBER STATES ;   WHEREAS AUTHORIZATION SHOULD ACCORDINGLY BE GIVEN FOR THE APPLICATION OF PROTECTIVE MEASURES UNDER THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 115 , SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN COMMISSION DECISION 71/202/EEC OF 12 MAY 1971 ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 1 THEREOF ;   WHEREAS , HOWEVER , THE APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE WHICH GAVE RISE TO THE APPLICATION IN QUESTION DOES NOT NEED TO BE COVERED BY SUCH AN AUTHORIZATION IN VIEW OF THE SMALL AMOUNT INVOLVED ,   HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :   ARTICLE 1   THE UNITED KINGDOM IS AUTHORIZED NOT TO APPLY COMMUNITY TREATMENT TO THE PRODUCTS INDICATED BELOW , WHERE THEY ORIGINATE IN TAIWAN AND ARE IN FREE CIRCULATION IN THE OTHER MEMBER STATES AND IN RESPECT OF WHICH APPLICATIONS FOR IMPORT LICENCES WERE LODGED AFTER 29 JUNE 1979 :    // CCT HEADING NO  //  DESCRIPTION  //  // 85.15 A EX III //  RECEIVERS FOR MONOCHROME PORTABLE TELEVISIONS //   ARTICLE 2   THIS DECISION SHALL APPLY UNTIL NEW OPPORTUNITIES ARISE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE IMPORTATION OF THESE PRODUCTS FROM TAIWAN OR UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1979 , WHICHEVER IS THE EARLIER .   ARTICLE 3   THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE UNITED KINGDOM .   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 17 JULY 1979 .   FOR THE COMMISSION   WILHELM HAFERKAMP   VICE-PRESIDENT