CELEX: 31975D0664
Language: en
Date: 1975-05-07 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 7 May 1975 authorizing the Italian Republic not to apply Community treatment to woven cotton fabrics other than gauze or terry towelling and similar terry fabrics falling within heading No ex 55.09 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in the Republic of Korea, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan or Taiwan and in free circulation in the other Member States

No L 290/52                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                 8 . 11 . 75
                                                     COMMISSION
                                                   COMMISSION DECISION
                                                          of 7 May 1975
             authorizing the Italian Republic not to apply Community treatment to woven
             cotton fabrics other than gauze or terry towelling and similar terry fabrics
              falling within heading No ex 55.09 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating
             in the Republic of Korea, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan or Taiwan and in
                                         free circulation in the other Member States
                                                 (Only the Italian text is authentic)
                                                           (75/664/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        question directed their exports to the various Member
COMMUNITIES,                                                          States in accordance with a scale communicated to
                                                                      them by the Community ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular the first para­
graph of Article 1 1 5 thereof ;                                      Whereas these Agreements expired in 1973 ; whereas,
                                                                      however, imports of cotton textiles originating in and
                                                                      coming from the countries in question continue to be
Having regard to the application to the Commission                    effected under the voluntary restraint arrangements
under the first paragraph of Article 115 of the Treaty,               laid down in the Agreements, account being taken of
made on 26 April 1975 by the Italian Government by                    the provisions of the new arrangement regarding inter­
telex from the country's Permanent Representative to                  national trade in textiles ;
the European Communities, for authorization to apply
protective measures in respect of the importation of
certain cotton products falling within heading No ex                  Whereas in the context of these arrangements Italy
55.09 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in                    has agreed to permit in respect of the period 1 April
the Republic of Korea, the Islamic Republic of                        to 30 September 1975 imports as follows : 298 metric
Pakistan or Taiwan and in free circulation in the other               tons for the Republic of Korea; 678 metric tons for
Member States ;                                                       the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and 1 288 metric
                                                                      tons for Taiwan ;
Whereas the importation into the Community of the
products in question originating in the Republic of
Korea, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan or Taiwan is                  Whereas, according to information supplied by the
the subject of Agreements on trade in cotton textiles                 Italian Government, economic difficulties are being
signed between the Community and the Republic of                      experienced in the weaving sector, taking the form of
Korea on 29 March 1971 (') and between the Commu­                     a considerable drop in production with resultant
nity and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Taiwan                  unemployment in a number of factories ;
on 20 April 1971 0 ;
                                                                      Whereas indirect imports of the products in question
Whereas for the duration of these Agreements, each of                 are likely to aggravate these economic difficulties ;
the countries in question undertook to limit its
exports of the products concerned to a certain ceiling
fixed in the relevant Agreement ;                                     Whereas, in these circumstances, authorization should
                                                                      be given for the application of protective measures
Whereas, in order to ensure satisfactory utilization of               under the first paragraph of Article 1 1 5, subject to the
this voluntary restraint ceiling, the third countries in              conditions laid down by the Commission Decision of
                                                                      12 May 1971 (3), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
(') OJ No L 5.5, 8 . 3 . 1971 , p . 12 .
 2 ) OJ No L 43 , 22. 2 . 1971 , p . 1 .                              (3) OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6 . 1971 , p. 26 .
 ---pagebreak--- 8 . 11 . 75                        Official Journal of the European Communities                      No L 290/53
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :                                                        Article 2
                                                             This Decision shall apply until 30 September 1975.
                         Article 1
                                                                                   Article 3
The Italian Republic is authorized not to apply
Community treatment to imports of woven cotton               This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
fabrics other than gauze or terry towelling and similar
terry fabrics falling within heading No ex 55.09 of the       Done at Brussels, 7 May 1975.
Common Customs Tariff, where they originate in the
                                                                                     For the Commission
Republic of Korea, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
or Taiwan anda are in free circulation in the other                                      The President
Member States and in respect of which applications
for import licences were lodged after 16 April 1975.                                Francois-Xavier ORTOLI