CELEX: 31977D0635
Language: en
Date: 1977-07-11 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 11 July 1977 authorizing the Italian Republic not to apply Community treatment to synthetic rubber latex, falling within heading No ex 40.02 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Romania and in free circulation in the other Member States

11 . 10 . 77                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                No L 258/7
                                            COMMISSION DECISION
                                                  of 11 July 1977
             authorizing the Italian Republic not to apply Community treatment to synthetic
             rubber latex, falling within heading No ex 40.02 of the Common Customs Tariff,
               originating in Romania and in free circulation in the other Member States
                                          (Only the Italian text is authentic)
                                                    (77/635/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                 first paragraph of Article 115, subject to the condi­
COMMUNITIES,                                                   tions laid down by the Commission Decision of 12
                                                               May 1971 (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
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 2 July                                      Article 1
1977 by the Government of the Italian Republic to
the Commission by telex from the Office of its Perma­          The Italian Republic is authorized not to apply
nent Representative to the European Communities,               Community Treatment to synthetic rubber latex,
for authorization not to apply Community treatment             falling within heading No ex 40.02 of the Common
to synthetic rubber latex falling within heading No ex         Customs Tariff, where it originates in Romania and is
40.02 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in             in free circulation in the other Member States, and in
Romania and in free circulation in the other Member            respect of which applications for import licences were
States,                                                        lodged after 22 June 1977.
Whereas, in accordance with the Council Decision of
                                                                                        Article 2
13 December 1976 (!), the Italian Republic opened for
1977 a quota of 790 tonnes for imports of synthetic
rubber latex from Romania, which has been wholly               This Decision shall apply until new opportunities
taken up ;                                                     arise in the Italian Republic for the importation of the
                                                               products in question from Romania and in any case
Whereas, according to information supplied by the              not later than 31 December 1977.
Italian Government, the Italian industry concerned is
facing a serious crisis, resulting in a reduced utiliza­                                 Article 3
tion of its production capacity ;
                                                               This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
Whereas indirect imports, which would be in addition
to those already effected would be likely to aggravate
those economic difficulties ;
                                                               Done at Brussels, 11 July 1977.
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 ;
                                                                                          Wilhelm HAFERKAMP
Whereas authorization should accordingly be given
for the application of protective measures under the                                            Vice-President
(•) OJ No L 365, 31 . 12. 1976 .                               (2) OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6. 1971 , p. 26.