CELEX: 31974D0426
Language: en
Date: 1974-08-05 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 5 August 1974 authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to certain articles made of cotton falling within heading Nos ex 61.01, ex 61.02, and ex 61.03 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Mexico and in free circulation in the other Member States

13 . 8 . 74                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                  No L 223 / 13
                                                 COMMISSION DECISION
                                                       of 5 August 1974
              authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to certain
              articles made of cotton falling within heading Nos ex 61.01 , ex 61.02 and ex 61.03
              of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Mexico and in free circulation in
                                                  the other Member States
                                               (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                          (74/426/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                            Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular the first para­              The French Republic is authorized not to apply
graph of Article 1 1 5 thereof ;                                   Community treatment to imports of the following
                                                                   products, where they originate in Mexico and are in
Having regard to the application under the first para­             free circulation in the other Member States, and in
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty made on 31 July                 respect of which applications for import licences were
 1974 by the French Government to the Commission                   lodged after 21 July 1974
by telex from the office of its Permanent Representa­
tive to the European Communities for authorization
                                                                         CCT
not to apply Community treatment to certain articles                    heading                  Description of goods
made of cotton falling within heading Nos ex 61.01 ,                      No
ex 61.02 and ex 61.03 of the Common Customs
Tariff, originating in Mexico and in free circulation in           ex 61.01        Men's and boys' outer garments
the other Member States ;                                          ex 61.02        Women's, girls' and infants' outer graments
Whereas differences in the measures of commercial                  ex 61.03        Men's and boys' under garments, including
                                                                                   collars, shirt fronts and cuffs
policy taken in connection with these products by
 France and by the other Member States as regards
Mexico are giving rise to deflection of trade ;                                             Article 2
Whereas this deflection of trade is preventing the                 This Decision shall apply until 28 February 1975.
execution of measures of commercial policy taken by
 France as regards Mexico ;                                                                 Article 3
Whereas it is not possible at the present time to set in           This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
 motion the machinery for bringing about the neces­
 sary cooperation from the other Member States ;                   Done at Brussels, 5 August 1974.
 Whereas authorization should be given, for a limited
                                                                                               For the Commission
 period, for the application of protective measures,
 under the first paragraph of Article 1 1 5, subject to the                                         The President
 conditions laid down by the Commission Decision of
 12 May 1971 ('), and in particular Article 1 thereof,                                        Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
 (') OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6 . 1971 , p. 26.