CELEX: 31973D0110
Language: en
Date: 1973-04-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 30 April 1973 authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to garments of textiles other than cotton falling within heading Nos ex 61.01, ex 61.02 and ex 61.03 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Hong Kong and in free circulation in the other Member States

No L 138/32                       Official Journal of the European Communities                                   25 . 5 . 73
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                                     (Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                              COMMISSION
                                            COMMISSION DECISION
                                                  of 30 April 1973
              authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to
              garments of textiles other than cotton falling within heading Nos ex 61.01 , ex
              61.02 and ex 61.03 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Hong Kong
                             and in free circulation in the other Member States
                                          (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                    (73/ 110/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                Whereas authorization should be given, for a limited
COMMUNITIES,                                                  period, for the application of protective measures,
                                                              under the first paragraph of Article 115, subject to the
                                                              conditions laid down by the Commission Decision of
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European         12 May 1971 (x), 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 20 April
1973 by the French Government to the Commission
                                                                                       Article 1
by telex from the office of its Permanent Representa­
tive to the European Communities, for authorization
not to apply Community treatment to garments of               The French Republic is authorized not to apply
textiles other than cotton falling within heading Nos         Community treatment to imports of the following
ex 61.01 , ex 61.02 and ex 61.03 of the Common                products, where they originate in Hong Kong and are
Customs Tariff, originating in Hong Kong and in free          in free circulation in the other Member States, and in
circulation in the other Member States ;                      respect of which applications for import licences were
                                                              lodged after 10 April 1973
Whereas differences in the measures of commercial
                                                                CCT heading
                                                                                                  Description
policy taken in connection with these products by                   No
France and by the other Member States as regards
Hong Kong are giving rise to deflection of trade ;            ex 61.01          Men's and boys' outer garments
                                                              ex 61.02          Women's, girls' and infants' outer gar­
                                                                                ments
Whereas this deflection of trade is preventing the
execution of measures of commercial policy taken by           ex 61.03          Men's and boys' undergarments includ­
                                                                                ing collars, shirt fronts and cuffs
France as regards Hong Kong ;
Whereas it is not possible at the present time to set in      of textiles other than cotton .
motion the machinery for bringing about the neces­
sary cooperation from the other Member States ;               0) OJ No L 121 , 3. 6. 1971 .
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                      Article 2                           Done at Brussels, 30 April 1973.
This Decision shall apply until 31 March 1974.                                   For the Commission
                      Article 3
                                                                                     The President
This Decision is addressed to the French Govern­
ment.                                                                           Francois-Xavier ORTOLI