CELEX: 31976D0639
Language: en
Date: 1976-07-22 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 22 July 1976 extending the period of validity of Decision 76/277/EEC authorizing Ireland to take protective measures in respect of footwear with uppers of leather originating in Sweden

16. 8 . 76                             Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 223/23
                                                    COUNCIL DECISION
                                                        of 22 July 1976
              extending the period of validity of Decision 76/277/EEC authorizing Ireland to take
              protective measures in respect of footwear with uppers of leather originating in Sweden
                                                         (76/639/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           Whereas, therefore, similar measures should be taken
                                                                   in respect of imports of this product originating in
                                                                   Sweden    in   accordance    with    Article  26  of the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                       Agreement between the European                  Economic
European Economic Community,                                       Community and the Kingdom of Sweden ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       Whereas consultations have been held with Sweden
2839/72 of 19 December 1972 concerning safeguard                   in accordance with Article 27 of the aforementioned
measures provided for in the Agreement between the                 Agreement,
European Economic Community and the Kingdom of
Sweden (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                 HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Whereas following the adoption of Council
Decision 76/277/EEC of 24 February 1976 authorizing                                        Article 1
Ireland to take protective measures in respect of
footwear with uppers of leather originating in                     In Article 1 of Decision 76/277/EEC '31 December
Sweden (2), the Irish footwear industry has continued               1976' shall be substituted for '30 June 1976'.
to encounter serious difficulties which are liable to
persist ; whereas statistics available for 1976 indicate
a further increase in imports, a decline in exports                                        Article 2
and a continuing deterioration in the production and
employment situation ;                                             This Decision is addressed to Ireland.
Whereas the period of validity of Commission
Decision     76/ 176/EEC       of    22   December      1975
authorizing Ireland to take protective measures in
respect of footwear with uppers of leather, falling                Done at Brussels, 22 July 1976.
within Common Customs Tariff subheading
64.02 A, under Article 135 of the Act concerning the                                                  For the Council
conditions of accession and the adjustments to the                                                      The President
Treaties (3), has been extended by Decision 76/571 /
EEC («);                                                                                             L. J. BRINKHORST
 (») OJ  No L 300, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 186.
 («) OJ  No L 58, 5. 3. 1976, p. 9.
 (s) OJ  No L 32, 6. 2. 1976, p. 22.
 (4) OJ  No L 182, 8. 7. 1976, p. 24.