CELEX: 31978D0377
Language: en
Date: 1978-03-07 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 7 March 1978 authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to toys of wood and other (except motors and movement mechanisms for toys and working models used for recreational purposes and parts thereof), falling within subheading 97.03 A or ex B of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Japan and in free circulation in the other Member States

No L 106/ 28                           Official Journal of the European Communities                              20 . 4 . 78
                                                 COMMISSION DECISION
                                                       of 7 March 1978
               authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to toys of
               wood and other (except motors and movement mechanisms for toys and
               working models used for recreational purposes and parts thereof), falling within
               subheading 97.03 A or ex B of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in
                           Japan and in free circulation in the other Member States
                                               (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                         (78 /377/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      to be covered by such an authorization in view of the
COMMUNITIES,                                                        small amount involved ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular the first para­               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
graph of Article 1 1 5 thereof,
Having regard to the application under the first para­                                      Article 1
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty, made on 26
February 1978 by the French Government to the                       The French Republic is authorized not to apply
Commission of the European Communities, for                         Community treatment to the products indicated
                                                                    below, where they originate in Japan and are in free
authorization not to apply Community treatment to
toys of wood and other (except motors and movement                  circulation in the other Member States, and in respect
mechanisms for toys and working models used for                     of which applications for import licences were lodged
                                                                    after the date of this Decision :
recreative purposes and parts thereof), falling within
subheading 97.03 A or ex B of the Common Customs
Tariff, originating in Japan and in free circulation in                   CCT
                                                                         heading                    Description
the other Member States,                                                   No
Whereas in France the import of the products in ques­
tion originating in Japan is subject to an annual quota             97.03 A or       Toys of wood and other (except motors
which is currently being distributed ;                              ex B             and movement mechanisms for toys and
                                                                                     working models used for recreational
Whereas disparities in the commercial policy                                         purposes and parts thereof)
measures applied in connection with these products
by the Member States are giving rise to deflection of
trade, thus preventing the exception of those commer­                                       Article 2
cial policy measures, which are in force because of the
difficult economic situation in the sector concerned ;              This Decision shall apply until new opportunities
                                                                    arise for the importation of these products from
Whereas further indirect imports, in addition to those              Japan , or until 31 December 1978 , whichever is the
already effected, would be likely to aggravate these                earlier.
difficulties ;
Whereas it is not possible to set in motion rapidly the                                     Article 3
machinery for bringing about the necessary coopera­
tion from the other Member States ;                                 This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
Whereas authorization should accordingly be given
for the application of protective measures under the                Done at Brussels, 7 March 1978 .
first paragraph of Article 1 1 5, subject to the condi­
tions specified in the Commission Decision of 12                                              For the Commission
May 1971 ('), and in particular Article 1 thereof ;
                                                                                              Wilhelm HAFERKAMP
Whereas, however, the request for a licence which
gave rise to the application in question does not need                                            Vice-President
(') OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6. 1971 , p. 26.