CELEX: 31973D0081
Language: en
Date: 1973-04-12 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 12 April 1973 authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to knitted and crocheted garments and articles of clothing, of textiles other than cotton falling within heading Nos ex 60.05, ex 61.01, ex 61.02 and ex 61.03 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Taiwan and in free circulation in the other Member States

No L 103/ 16                         Official Journal of the European Communities                                       18 . 4. 73
                                                   COMMISSION
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                        of 12 April 1973
                authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to knitted and
                crocheted garments and articles of clothing, of textiles other than cotton falling within
                heading Nos ex 60.05 , ex 61.01 , ex 61.02 and ex 61.03 of the Common Customs Tariff,
                          originating in Taiwan and in free circulation in the other Member States
                                               ( Only the French text is authentic)
                                                          ( 73 / 81 /EEC)
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
  COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                                Article 1
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
 pean Economic Community, and in particular the                        The French Government is authorized not to apply
  first paragraph of Article 115 thereof ;                             Community treatment to imports of the following
                                                                       products, where they originate in Taiwan and are
 Having regard to the application under the first                      in free circulation in the other Member States, and
 paragraph of Article 115 of the Treaty made on                        in respect of which applications for import licences
 5 April 1973 by the French Government to the                          were lodged after 27 March 1973 :
 Commission by telex from the office of its Perma­
 nent Representative to the European Communities                         CCT heading
                                                                                                          Description
                                                                             No
 for authorization not to apply Community treatment
 to knitted and crocheted garments and articles of
 clothing, of textiles other than cotton falling within               ex 60.05          Outer garments and other articles, knit­
 heading Nos ex 60.05 , ex 61.01 , ex 61.02 and ex                                      ted or crocheted, not elastic nor rub­
                                                                                        berized
 61.03 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating
 in Taiwan and in free circulation in the other Mem­                  ex 61.01          Men's and boys' outer garments
 ber States ;                                                         ex 61.02          Women's, girls' and infants' outer gar­
                                                                                        ments
Whereas differences in the measures of commercial                     ex 61.03          Men's and boys' undergarments, inclu­
policy taken in connection with these products by                                       ding collars, shirt fronts and cuffs
France and by the other Member States as regards
 Taiwan are giving rise to deflection of trade ;
                                                                      of textiles other than cotton .
Whereas this deflection of trade is preventing the                                             Article 2
execution of measures of commercial policy taken by
France as regards Taiwan ;                                            This Decision shall apply until 31 December 1973 .
Whereas it is not possible at the present time to set                                          Article 3
in motion the machinery for bringing about the ne­                    This Decision is addressed to the French Govern­
cessary cooperation from the other Member States ;                    ment .
Whereas authorization should be given , for a limited
period, for the application of protective measures,                   Done at Brussels, 12 April 1973 .
under the first paragraph of Article 115 , subject to                                            For the Commission
the conditions laid down by the Commission Deci­
                                                                                                      The President
sion of 12 May 1971 ( 1 ), and in particular Article 1
thereof :                                                                                       François-Xavier ORTOLI
(») OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6 . 1971 .