CELEX: 31979D0014
Language: en
Date: 1978-11-28 00:00:00
Title: 79/14/EEC: Commission Decision of 28 November 1978 authorizing the Italian Republic not to apply Community treatment to receivers, whether or not combined with a sound recorder or reproducer, falling within subheading ex 85.15 A III of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Japan and in free circulation in the other Member States

No L 7/ 26                        Official Journal of the European Communities                                 11 . 1 . 79
                                            COMMISSION DECISION
                                               of 28 November 1978
              authorizing the Italian Republic not to apply Community treatment to receivers,
             whether or not combined with a sound recorder or reproducer, falling within
              subheading ex 85.15 A III of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Japan
                             and in free circulation in the other Member States
                                          (Only the Italian text is authentic)
                                                     (79/ 14/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                 Whereas authorization should accordingly be given
COMMUNITIES,                                                   for the application of protective measures under the
                                                               first paragraph of Article 1 1 5, subject to the condi­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European          tions laid down in Commission Decision 71 /202/ EEC
Economic Community, and in particular the first para­          of 12 May 1971 ('), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
graph of Article 1 1 5 thereof,
Having regard to the application under the first para­         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty, made on 18
November 1978 by the Italian Government to the                                          Article 1
Commission of the European Communities, for
authorization not to apply Community treatment to              The Italian Republic is authorized not to apply
receivers, whether or not combined with a sound                Community treatment to the products indicated
recorder or reproducer, falling within subheading ex           below, where they originate in Japan and are in free
85.15 A III of the Common Customs Tariff, origi­               circulation in the other Member States, and in respect
nating in Japan and in free circulation in the other           of which applications for import licences were lodged
Member States,                                                 after 9 November 1978 :
Whereas in Italy the import of the products in ques­
tion originating in Japan is subject to an annual quota              CCT
                                                                    heading                      Description
which is wholly taken up ;                                            No
Whereas the disparities which exist in the commercial
policy measures applied in connection with these               ex 85.15 A III   Receivers, whether or not combined with a
products by the Member States are causing deflection                            sound recorder or reproducer
of trade, thereby preventing the execution of those
commercial policy measures which are in force
because of the difficult economic situation in the                                      Article 2
sector concerned ;
                                                               This Decision shall apply until new opportunities
Whereas there are serious difficulties in the industrial       arise in Italy for the importation of these products
sector concerned, involving a considerable drop in             from Japan or until 31 December 1978, whichever is
production and employment ;                                    the earlier.
Whereas these economic difficulties are caused largely                                  Article 3
by unequal conditions of competition, which allow
exports to be made at prices appreciably lower than            This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
those of the Community products in question ;
Whereas further indirect imports, in addition to those         Done at Brussels, 28 November 1978 .
already made or proposed, would be likely to aggra­
vate these difficulties ;                                                                  For the Commission
Whereas it is not possible to set in motion rapidly the                                    fitienne DAVIGNON
machinery for bringing about the necessary coopera­
tion from the other Member States :                                                   Member of the Commission
                                                               (') OJ No L 121 , 3. 6. 1971 , p. 26.