CELEX: 31974D0395
Language: en
Date: 1974-07-16 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 16 July 1974 authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to tableware and other articles of a kind commonly used for domestic or toilet purposes, of porcelain or other kinds of pottery, other than common pottery and stoneware, falling within heading Nos 69.11 and 69.12 C and D of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in the People's Republic of China, and in free circulation in the other Member States

No L 208 / 26                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                    30 . 7 . 74
                                                      COMMISSION
                                                    COMMISSION DECISION
                                                           of 16 July 1974
              authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to table­
              ware and other articles of a kind commonly used for domestic or toilet
              purposes, of porcelain or other kinds of pottery, other than common pottery and
              stoneware , falling within heading Nos 69.11 and 69.12 C and D of the Common
              Customs Tariff, originating in the People's Republic of China, and in free circu­
                                               lation in the other Member States
                                                  (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                             (74/ 395/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                               Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular the first para­                   The French Republic is authorized not to apply
graph of Article 1 1 5 thereof ;                                        Community treatment to imports of the following
                                                                        products, where they originate in the People's Repu­
Having regard to the application under the first para­                  blic of China and are in free circulation in the other
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty made on 10 July                      Member States, and in respect of which applications
1974 by the French Government to the Commission                         for import licences were lodged after 3 July 1974 :
by telex from the office of its Permanent Representa­
tive to the European Communities, for authorization                           CCT
not to apply Community treatment to tableware and                            heading                 Description of goods
                                                                               No
other articles of a kind commonly used for domestic
or toilet purposes, of porcelain or other kinds of
                                                                        69.11          Tableware    and other articles of a       kind
pottery, other than common pottery and stoneware,
                                                                                       commonly used for domestic or toilet
falling within heading Nos 69.11 and 69.12 C and D                                     purposes, of porcelain or china (including
of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in the                                       biscuit porcelain and parían)
People's Republic of China, and in free circulation in                  69.12          Tableware    and    other articles of a    kind
the other Member States ;
                                                                                       commonly used for domestic or toilet
Whereas differences in the measures of commercial                                      purposes , of other kinds of pottery :
                                                                               C       Earthenware or fine pottery
policy taken in connection with these products by
                                                                               D       Other
France and by the other Member States as regards the
People's Republic of China are giving rise to deflec­
tion of trade ;                                                                                 Article 2
Whereas this deflection of trade is preventing the                      This Decision shall apply until 31 December 1974.
execution of measures of commercial policy taken by
France as regards the People's Republic of China ;                                              Article 3
Whereas it is not possible at the present time to set in                This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
motion the machinery for bringing about the neces­
sary cooperation from the other Member States ;                         Done at Brussels, 16 July 1974.
Whereas authorization should be given , for a limited
                                                                                                   For the Commission
period, for the application of protective measures,
under the first paragraph of Article 1 1 5 , subject to the                                            The President
conditions laid down by the Commission Decision of
 12 May 1971 ('), and in particular Article 1 thereof,                                            Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
  ') OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6 . 1971 , p. 26 .