CELEX: 31978D0879
Language: en
Date: 1978-10-12 00:00:00
Title: 78/879/EEC: Commission Decision of 12 October 1978 authorizing the Italian Republic not to apply Community treatment to cotton yarn, not put up for retail sale, falling within heading No 55.05 of the Common Customs Tariff (NIMEXE codes 55.05-13, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29, 33, 35, 37, 41, 45, 46, 48, 52, 58, 61, 65, 67, 69, 72, 78, 92, 98), originating in Argentina and in free circulation in the other Member States

No L 299/34                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                       26 . 10 . 78
                                                   COMMISSION DECISION
                                                         of 12 October 1978
               authorizing the Italian Republic not to apply Community treatment to cotton
               yarn , not put up for retail sale , falling within heading No 55.05 of the Common
               Customs Tariff (NIMEXE codes 55.05-13 , 19, 21 , 25 , 27 , 29, 33 , 35 , 37 , 41 , 45 , 46, 48 ,
               52 , 58 , 61 , 65 , 67 , 69, 72, 78 , 92 , 98), originating in Argentina and in free circula­
                                               tion in the other Member States
                                                 (Only the Italian text is authentic)
                                                              (78 /879/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          first paragraph of Article 115, subject to the condi­
COMMUNITIES,                                                            tions laid down in Commission Decision 71 / 202/ EEC
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                   of 12 May 1971 (*), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
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 3 October                                               Article 1
1978 by the Italian Government to the Commission
of the European Communities, for authorization not                      The Italian Republic is authorized not to apply
to apply Community treatment to cotton yarn, not put                    Community treatment to the products indicated
up for retail sale, falling within heading No 55.05 of                  below, where they originate in Argentina and are in
the Common Customs Tariff (NIMEXE codes                                 free circulation in the other Member States, and in
55.05-13 , 19, 21 , 25, 27, 29, 33 , 35, 37, 41 , 45, 46, 48 ,          respect of which applications for import licences were
52, 58 , 61 , 65, 67, 69 , 72, 78 , 92, 98), originating in             lodged after 25 September 1978 :
Argentina and in free circulation in the other Member
States,                                                                           CCT
                                                                                 heading                        Description
Whereas the importation into the Community of the                                  No
products in question originating in Argentina is
covered by an Agreement negotiated between the                          55.05                       Cotton yarn, not put up for retail
Community and that country ;                                            (NIMEXE codes               sale
                                                                        55.05-13, 19,    21 ,  25,
Whereas under that Agreement Argentina has under­                       27, 29, 33, 35,   37,  41 ,
taken to take all necessary steps to limit its exports of               45, 46, 48 , 52,  58 , 61 ,
the products in question to the Community up to the                     65, 67, 69, 72,   78 , 92,
amount of certain ceilings allocated among the                          98)
Member States ;               >
Whereas it was not possible on that occasion to allo­
cate these quotas on the basis of the needs of the indi­                                            Article 2
vidual markets ; whereas there are therefore disparities
existing between the import conditions in the various
                                                                        This Decision shall apply until new opportunities
                                                                        arise in Italy for the importation of these products
Member States ; whereas uniformity can only be
achieved progressively ;                                                from Argentina or until 31 December 1978 ,
                                                                        whichever is the earlier.
Whereas there are serious difficulties in the industrial
sector concerned, involving a considerable drop in                                                  Article 3
production and employment ;
Whereas further indirect imports, in addition to those                  This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
already made or proposed, would be likely to aggra­
vate these difficulties ;                                               Done at Brussels, 12 October 1978 .
Whereas it is not possible to set in motion rapidly the
machinery for bringing about the necessary coopera­                                                    For the Commission
tion from the other Member States ;
                                                                                                         Henk VREDELING
Whereas authorization should accordingly be given
for the application of protective measures under the                                                       Vice-President
                                                                        (') OJ No L 121 , 3. 6. 1971 , p. 26.