CELEX: 31976D0279
Language: en
Date: 1976-02-20 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 20 February 1976 authorizing France to apply protective measures to live sheep falling within subheading 01.04 A I b) of the Common Customs Tariff and mutton and lamb falling within subheading 02.01 A ex IV of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in third countries and in free circulation in the other Member States

9. 3. 76                         Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 61 / 17
                                                          II
                                     (Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                              COMMISSION
                                             COMMISSION DECISION
                                                of 20 February 1976
              authorizing France to apply protective measures to live sheep falling within
              subheading 01.04 A I b) of the Common Customs Tariff and mutton and lamb
              falling within subheading 02.01 A ex IV of the Common Customs Tariff, origi­
               nating in third countries and in free circulation in the other Member States
                                          (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                    (76/279/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 to apply to
graph of Article 1 1 5 thereof,                               imports of live sheep falling within subheading 01.04
Having regard to the request made by France to the            A I b) of the Common Customs Tariff and mutton
Commission on 2 February 1976 by telex from its               and lamb falling within subheading 02.01 A ex IV of
Permanent Representation to the European Communi­             the Common Customs Tariff, originating in third
                                                              countries and in free circulation in the other Member
ties, for authorization to apply protective measures in
respect of live sheep falling within subheading 01.04         States, the non-tariff treatment applied by it to the
A I b) of the Common Customs Tariff and mutton                same goods originating in and coming from third
                                                              countries .
and lamb falling within subheading 02.01 A ex IV of
the Common Customs Tariff, originating in third
countries and in free circulation in the other Member                                Article 2
States,                                                       This Decision shall apply until the entry into force of
Whereas differences in the measures of commercial             a Council Regulation on the establishment of a
policy taken in connection with these products by             common organization of the market for the products
France on the one hand and by the other Member                in question and, in any event, not later than 31
States on the other as regards third countries are            December 1976 .
giving rise to deflection of trade ;
                                                                                     Article 3
Whereas this deflection of trade is preventing the
execution of measures of commercial policy taken by           This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
France as regards third countries ;
Whereas it is not possible at the present time to set         Done at Brussels, 20 February 1976.
into motion the machinery for bringing about the
necessary cooperation from the other Member States ;                                    For the Commission
Whereas, authorization should be given , for a limited                                  Christopher SOAMES
period, for the application of protective measures
under the first paragraph of Article 1 1 5 ,                                               Vice-President