CELEX: 31960D1203P1972
Language: en
Date: 1960-12-19 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 19 December 1960 on the system of aid in existence in France for certain types of paper pulp

Official Journal of the European Communities                                    39
   1972/60                OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES                                         31.12.60
                                                           (b)
                                                 COUNCIL DECISION
                                                  of 19 December 1960
                       on the system of aid in existence in France for certain types of paper pulp
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC (                         Having received a favourable Opinion from the Com­
  COMMUNITY,                                                    mission,
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
  Economic Community, and in particular the third
  subparagraph of Article 93 (2) thereof;                                              Article 1
 Whereas the French Government has introduced a                The French Government is hereby authorized to pay
 parafiscal charge of one per cent on paper and paper­          the subsidies provided for under the system of aid to
 i>oard whether manufactured in France or imported,            the paper pulp industry introduced by Ordonnance
  the proceeds of which would go towards paying sub­           No 58.881 and Decret No 58.883 of 24 September
 sidies to the French paper pulp industry and for re­           1958 (Journal ojficiel de la Republique Frangaise of
 search and afforestation work by the Fonds forestier          26 September 1958). The authorization shall expire
 national;                                                     on 31 December 1966 .
 Whereas the French Government has requested the                                       Article 2
 Council to decide, pursuant to the third paragraph             1 . The French Government shall, once a year be­
 of Article 93 (2) of the Treaty, that such aid should         ginning in 1961 , forward to the Commission for ex­
 be considered compatible with the common market;              amination draft implementing orders relating to that
                                                               aid .
 Whereas, during intergovernmental negotiations con­
 cerning the adoption of the Common Customs Tariff             2 . If, after examining those drafts with the Member
 relating to the products in List G annexed to the             States concerned, the Commission finds that they
 Treaty, the Representatives of the Member States              might alter the conditions of trade within the Com­
 noted the statement by the French Representative that         munity to an extent contrary to the common interest,
 his Government could agree to the tariff treatment            the Commission shall refer the matter to the Council
 agreed upon in respect of paper pulp, in view of the          for decision as provided in the third and fourth sub­
 existence in France of a system of aid to the paper           paragraphs of Article 93 (2) of the Treaty.
 pulp industry;
                                                                                       Article 3
 Whereas, therefore, exceptional circumstances justify         This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
the temporary extension of this existing system of
aid;                                                           Done at Brussels, 19 December 1960.
Whereas the operation of the system must be subject                                              For the Council
to review since it is in the common interest that the
aid should be degressive and granted with due regard                                              The President
for the development of the common market;                                                        J. M. A. H. LUNS