CELEX: 31978D0493
Language: en
Date: 1978-05-22 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 22 May 1978 authorizing the Italian Republic not to apply Community treatment to synthetic textile fibres (discontinuous), not carded, combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, falling within heading No ex 56.01 of the Common Customs Tariff (NIMEXE code 56.01-15), originating in the German Democratic Republic and in free circulation in the other Member States

10 . 6. 78                           Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 154/ 15
                                                              II
                                        (Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                                COMMISSION
                                               COMMISSION DECISION
                                                     of 22 May 1978
               authorizing the Italian Republic not apply Community treatment to synthetic
               textile fibres (discontinuous), not carded, combed or otherwise prepared for spin­
               ning, falling with heading No ex 56.01 of the Common Customs Tariff
               (NIMEXE code 56.01-15), originating in the German Democratic Republic and
                                  in free circulation in the other Member States
                                             (Only the Italian text is authentic)
                                                       (78/493/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Whereas although the imports which gave rise to the
COMMUNITIES,                                                      application submitted would appear to be an isolated
                                                                  operation, they are nevertheless likely, owing to the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             appreciable amount of the imports, to aggravate these
Economic Community, and in particular the first para­             difficulties ;
graph of Article 115 thereof,
                                                                  Whereas it is not possible to set in motion rapidly the
Having regard to the application under the first para­            machinery for bringing about the necessary coopera­
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty, made on 8 May                 tion from the other Member States ;
 1978 by the Italian Government to the Commission
of the European Communities, for authorization not                Whereas authorization should accordingly be given
to apply Community treatment to synthetic fibres                  for the application of protective measures under the
(discontinuous), not carded, combed or otherwise                  first paragraph of Article 1 1 5, subject to the condi­
prepared for spinning, falling within heading No ex               tions specified in the Commission Decision of 12
56.01 of the Common Customs Tariff (NIMEXE code                   May 1971 (2) and in particular Article 1 thereof,
56.01-15), originating in the German Democratic
Republic and in free circulation in the other Member
States,
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Whereas in Italy the importation of the products in
question originating in the German Democratic Repu­
blic is, in accordance with the Council Decision of 20
December 1977 (J), subject to an annual quota which                                         Article 1
has already been wholly taken up ;
                                                                  The Italian Republic is hereby authorized not to apply
Whereas according to the application submitted there              Community treatment to the products indicated
are    serious   difficulties in   the   industrial  sector       below, where they originate in the German Demo­
concerned, involving a considerable drop in produc­               cratic Republic and are in free circulation in the other
tion and employment and a progressive decline in its              Member States, and in respect of which applications
market share :                                                    for import licences were lodged after 2 May 1978 and
(>) OJ No L 360, 31 . 12. 1977, p. 1 .                            (2) OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6. 1971 , p. 26.
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are, on the date of this Decision, pending with the                               Article 2
Italian authorities :
                                                            This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
          CCT
         heading                    Description
           No
                                                             Done at Brussels, 22 May 1978 .
                                                                                    For the Commission
ex 56.01              Synthetic textile fibres (discontin­
(NIMEXE code 56.01    uous), not carded, combed or other­                             Antonio GIOLITTI
15)                   wise prepared for spinning
                                                                                 Member of the Commission