CELEX: 31978D0421
Language: en
Date: 1978-04-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 18 April 1978 authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to handkerchiefs, falling within heading No ex 61.05 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in the People's Republic of China and in free circulation in the other Member States

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 11 . 5. 78                         Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 123/27
                                                COMMISSION
                                              COMMISSION DECISION
                                                    of 18 April 1978
               authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to handker­
               chiefs, falling within heading No ex 61.05 of the Common Customs Tariff, origi­
               nating in the People's Republic of China and in free circulation in the other
                                                     Member States
                                            (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                      (78/421 /EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                  first paragraph of Article 115, subject to the condi­
COMMUNITIES,                                                    tions specified in the Commission Decision of 12
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European           May 1971 (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Economic Community, and in particular the first para­
graph of Article 115 thereof,                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Having regard to the application under the first para­
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty, made on 10 April                                     Article 1
 1978 by the French Government to the Commission
of the European Communities, for authorization not              The French Republic is authorized not to apply
to apply Community treatment to handkerchiefs,                  Community treatment to the products indicated
falling within heading No ex 61.05 of the Common                below, where they originate in the People's Republic
                                                                of China and are in free circulation in the other
Customs Tariff, originating in the People's Republic
of China and in free circulation in the other Member            Member States, and in respect of which applications
States,                                                         for import licences were lodged after 12 April 1978 :
Whereas in France the importation of the products in                  CCT
question originating in the People's Republic of                     heading                      Description
China is, in accordance with the Council Decision of                   No
20 December 1 977 (!), subject to an annual quota,
which has already been wholly taken up ;                        ex 61.05         Handkerchiefs
Whereas disparities in the commercial policy
measures applied in connection with these products
by the Member States are giving rise to deflection of                                    Article 2
trade, thus preventing the execution of those commer­
cial policy measures, which are in force because of the
                                                                This Decision shall apply until new opportunities
difficult economic situation in the sector concerned ;          arise for the importation of these products from the
                                                                People's Republic of China or until 31 December
Whereas according to the application submitted there            1978, whichever is the earlier.
are    serious  difficulties  in  the   industrial  sector
concerned, involving a considerable drop in produc­                                      Article 3
tion and employment ;
Whereas further indirect imports, in addition to those          This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
already effected, would be likely to aggravate these
difficulties ;                                                  Done at Brussels, 18 April 1978.
Whereas it is not possible to set in motion rapidly the
machinery for bringing about the necessary coopera­                                        For the Commission
tion from the other Member States ;
                                                                                              Guido BRUNNER
Whereas authorization should accordingly be given
for the application of protective measures under the                                   Member of the Commission
(») OJ No L 357, 31 . 12. 1977, p. 1 .                          (2) OJ No L 121 , 3. 6. 1971 , p. 26.