CELEX: 31977D0701
Language: en
Date: 1977-05-06 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 6 May 1977 authorizing the United Kingdom not to apply Community treatment to cotton yarn falling within heading No 55.05 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in the Federal Republic of Brazil and in free circulation in the Federal Republic of Germany

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12. 11 . 77                       Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 288/21
                                            COMMISSION DECISION
                                                   of 6 May 1977
              authorizing the United Kingdom not to apply Community treatment to cotton
              yarn falling within heading No 55.05 of the Common Customs Tariff, origi­
              nating in the Federal Republic of Brazil and in free circulation in the Federal
                                               Republic of Germany
                                         (Only the English text is authentic)
                                                    (77/701 /EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                appears to be an isolated operation, would, because of
COMMUNITIES,                                                  its substantial amount, be likely to aggravate these
                                                              economic problems ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular the first para­         Whereas it is not possible to set in motion rapidly the
graph of Article 115 thereof,                                 machinery for bringing about the necessary coopera­
                                                              tion from the other member States ;
Having regard to the application under the first para­
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty, made on 4 May             Whereas authorization should accordingly be given
1977 by the United Kingdom Government to the                  for the application of protective measures, under the
Commission by telex from the office of its Permanent          first paragraph of Article 115, subject to the condi­
Representative to the European Communities, for               tions laid down by the Commission Decision of 12
authorization not to apply Community treatment to             May 1971 (J), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
cotton yarn, falling within heading No 55.05 of the
Common Customs Tariff, originating in the Federal
                                                              HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Republic of Brazil and in free circulation in the
Federal Republic of Germany,
                                                                                        Article 1
Whereas the importation into the Community of
cotton yarn, falling within heading No 55.05 of the           The United Kingdom is authorized not to apply
Common Customs Tariff, originating in the Federal             Community treatment to cotton yarn falling within
Republic of Brazil was the subject of an Agreement            heading No 55.05 of the Common Customs Tariff,
negotiated between the Community and the Federal              where is originates in the Federal Republic of Brazil
Republic of Brazil ;                                          and is in free circulation in the Federal Republic of
                                                              Germany and in respect of which applications for
Whereas under those Arrangements the Federal Repu­
                                                              import licences lodged after 21 April 1977, are on the
blic of Brazil undertook to take all necessary measures
                                                              date of this Decision, pending with the United
to keep its exports of the abovementioned products            Kingdom authorities.
within certain quantitative limits allocated among the
Member States ;
                                                                                         Article 2
Whereas the quantity laid down for 1977 in respect of
the United Kingdom is 678 tonnes which has been               This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom .
completely taken up ;
Whereas there are serious economic difficulties in the        Done at Brussels, 6 May 1977.
sector of the textile industry in question which are
apparent especially through a decline in production                                        For the Commission
and a growing rate of unemployment ;
                                                                                            Étienne DAVIGNON
Whereas the realization of the indirect operation
which has originated in this action, even though it                                    Member of the Commission
                                                              (') OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6 . 1971 , p. 26 .