CELEX: 31975D0469
Language: en
Date: 1975-05-14 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 14 May 1975 authorizing the Republic of France not to apply Community treatment to knitted or crocheted goods of textiles other than cotton, falling within heading Nos ex 60.02, ex 60.04 and ex 60.05 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Hong Kong and in free circulation in the other Member States

No L 212/4                        Official Journal , of the European Communities                                   9 . 8 . 75
                                             COMMISSION DECISION
                                                   of 14 May 1975
              authorizing the Republic of France not to apply Community treatment to knitted or
              crocheted goods of textiles other than cotton, falling within heading Nos ex 60.02,
              ex 60.04 and ex 60.05 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Hong Kong and in
                                    free circulation in the other Member States
                                           (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                      (75/469/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                 subject to the conditions laid down by the
COMMUNITIES,                                                   Commission Decision of 12 May 1971 (x), and in
                                                               particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community, and in particular
the first paragraph of Article 115 thereof;                    HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Having regard to the application under the first                                       Article 1
paragraph of Article 115 of the Treaty made on
7 May 1975 by the French Government to the                     The Republic of France is authorized not to apply
Commission by telex from the office of its                     Community treatment to imports of the following
permanent representative         to    the    European         products, where they originate in Hong Kong and
Communities, for authorization not to apply                    are in free circulation in the other Member States,
Community treatment to knitted or crocheted goods              and in respect of which applications for import
of textiles other than cotton, falling within heading          licences were lodged after 24 April 1975 :
Nos ex 6.02, ex 60.04 and ex 60.05 of the Common
Customs Tariff, originating in Hong Kong and in                CCT heading No                    Description
free circulation in the other Member States ;
                                                               ex 60.02         Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or
Whereas since the application of Article 115 the                                crocheted, not elastic or rubberized
importation into France of the product in question
originating in Hong Kong is subject to an annual               ex 60.04         Under garments, knitted or crocheted,
                                                                                not elastic or rubberized
quota of 460 000 FF which is wholly taken up ;
                                                               ex 60.05         Outer garments and other articles, knitted
Whereas differences in the measures of commercial                               or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized
policy taken in connection with these products by
France and by the other Member States as regards                                       Article 2
Hong Kong are giving rise to deflection of trade;
Whereas this deflection of trade is preventing the             This Decision shall apply until the opening of new
execution    of  the   abovementioned     measures      of     import possibilities of the product in question into
commercial policy currently being taken by France as           France from Hong Kong and in any case not later
                                                               than 31 December 1975 .
regards Hong Kong;
Whereas it is not possible at the present time to set                                  Article 3
in motion the machinery for bringing about the
necessary cooperation from the other Member                    This Decision is addressed to the Republic of France.
States ;
Whereas in order to ensure that the implementation             Done at Brussels, 14 May 1975 .
of the abovementioned commercial policy measures                                          For the Commission
is not obstructed, authorization should be given, for
a limited period, for the application of protective                                            The President
measures under the first paragraph of Article 115,                                      Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
                                                               (!) OJ No L 121, 3. 6. 1971, p. 26.