CELEX: 31979D0473
Language: en
Date: 1979-04-27 00:00:00
Title: 79/473/EEC: Commission Decision of 27 April 1979 authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to handkerchiefs of woven fabrics, of a value of not more than 15 EUA/kg, falling within subheading 61.05 B of the Common Customs Tariff (NIMEXE codes 61.05-30, 99) (category 19), originating in the People' s Republic of China and in free circulation in the other Member States

17 . 5 . 79                         Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No L 121 /29
                                                COMMISSION DECISION
                                                      of 27 April 1979
                 authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to handker­
                 chiefs of woven fabrics , of a value of not more than 15 EUA/kg , falling within
                 subheading 61.05 B of the Common Customs Tariff ( NIMEXE codes 61.05-30, 99)
                 (category 19), originating in the People's Republic of China and in free circula­
                                            tion in the other Member States
                                              (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                        (79/473/EEC)
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   Whereas authorization should accordingly be given
 COMMUNITIES,                                                     for the application of protective measures under the
                                                                  first paragraph of Article 115, subject to the condi­
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            tions laid down in Commission Decision 71 /202/ EEC
 Economic Community, and in particular the first para­            of 12 May 1971 (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
 graph of Article 115 thereof,
 Having regard to the application under the first para­
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
 graph of Article 115 of the Treaty, made on 20 April
  1979 by the French Government to the Commission
 of the European Communities, for authorization not                                         Article 1
 to apply Community treatment to handkerchiefs of
 woven fabrics of a value of not more than 15 EUA/kg,            The French Republic is authorized not to apply
 falling within subheading 61.05 B of the Common                  Community treatment to the products indicated
 Customs Tariff (NIMEXE codes 61.05-30, 99) (cate­                below, where they originate in the People's Republic
 gory 19), originating in the People's Republic of                of China and are in free circulation in the other
 China and in free circulation in the other Member               Member States, and in respect of which applications
 States,                                                          for import licences were lodged after 10 April 1979 :
 Whereas in France the importation of the products in
                                                                            CCT
 question originating in the People's Republic of                          heading                       Description
 China      is, in   accordance   with  Council    Decision                  No
 79/252/EEC of 21 December 1978 ('), subject to an
 annual quota ;                                                  61.05 B                    Handkerchiefs of woven fabrics of a
                                                                 (NIMEXE codes             value of not more than 15 EUA/kg.
 Whereas the disparities which exist in the commercial           61.05-30, 99) (category
 policy measures applied in connection with these                 19)
 products by the Member States are causing deflection
 of trade, thereby preventing the execution of those                                        Article 2
 commercial policy measures which are in force
 because of the difficult economic situation in the              This Decision shall apply until 30 June 1979.
 sector concerned ;
                                                                                            Article 3
 Whereas it appears from the application submitted
 that there are serious difficulties in the industrial
                                                                 This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
 sector concerned, involving a considerable drop in
 production and employment ;
 Whereas further indirect imports, in addition to those           Done at Brussels, 27 April 1979 .
 already made, would be likely to aggravate these diffi­
 culties ;                                                                                    For the Commission
 Whereas it is not possible to set in motion rapidly the                                       Étienne DAVIGNON
 machinery for bringing about the necessary coopera­
 tion from the other Member States ;                                                      Member of the Commission
(■) OJ No L 60 , 12. 3 . 1979, p. 1 .                            (2 ) OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6. 1971 , p. 26.