CELEX: 31978D0726
Language: en
Date: 1978-08-11 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 11 August 1978 authorizing the Italian Republic not to apply Community treatment to man-made fibres, falling within heading No ex 56.04 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Romania and in free circulation in the other Member States

No L 241 / 18                       Official Journal of the European Communities                                 2 . 9 . 78
                                              COMMISSION DECISION
                                                   of 11 August 1978
              authorizing the Italian Republic not to apply Community treatment to man­
              made fibres , falling within heading No ex 56.04 of the Common Customs Tariff,
               originating in Romania and in free circulation in the other Member States
                                            (Only the Italian text is authentic)
                                                      (78/726/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   first paragraph of Article 1 1 5, 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 1 1 5 thereof,                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Having regard to the application under the first para­
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty, made on 3 August                                       Article 1
 1978 by the Italian Government to the Commission
                                                                 The Italian Republic is authorized not to apply
of the European Communities, for authorization not
                                                                 Community treatment to the products indicated
to apply Community treatment to man-made fibres,
                                                                 below, where they originate in Romania and are in
falling within heading No ex 56.04 of the Common                 free circulation in the other Member States, and in
Customs Tariff, originating in Romania and in free
circulation in the other Member States,
                                                                 respect of which applications for import licences were
                                                                 lodged after 25 July 1978 :
Whereas in Italy the importation of the products in
question originating in Romania is, in accordance                      CCT
with the Council Decision of 20 December 1977 ( 1 ),                  heading                        Description
                                                                        No
subject to an annual quota, which has already been
wholly taken up ;
                                                                 ex 56.04         Man-made fibres
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
                                                                 Romania or until 31 December 1978 , whichever is the
Whereas according to the application submitted there             earlier.
are   serious  difficulties  in   the   industrial  sector
concerned involving a considerable drop in produc­
                                                                                           Article 3
tion and employment ;
Whereas further indirect imports, in addition to those           This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic .
already effected, would be likely to jeopardize the effi­
ciency of the abovementioned commercial measures ;
                                                                 Done at Brussels, 11 August 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 ;
                                                                                               fitienne DAVIGNON
Whereas authorization should accordingly be given
for the application of protective measures under the                                      Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 360, 31 . 12. 1977, p. 1 .                           (2) OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6 . 1971 , p. 26 .