CELEX: 31978D0700
Language: en
Date: 1978-07-24 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 24 July 1978 authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to receivers, whether or not combined with a sound recorder or reproducer, falling within subheading ex 85.15 A III of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Japan and in free circulation in the other Member States

No L 237/ 22                           Official Journal of the European Communities                                   29 . 8 . 78
                                                 COMMISSION DECISION
                                                        of 24 July 1978
               authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to
               receivers, whether or not combined with a sound recorder or reproducer, falling
               within subheading ex 85.15 A III of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in
                             Japan and in free circulation in the other Member States
                                               (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                          (78 /700/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       Whereas, however, the requests for licences which
COMMUNITIES,                                                         gave rise to the application in question do not need to
                                                                     be covered by such an authorization in view of the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                small amount involved ,
Economic Community, and in particular the first para­
graph of Article 1 1 5 thereof,
Having regard to the application under the first para­               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
graph of Article 115 of the Treaty, made on 12 July
 1978 by the French Government to the Commission                                              Article 1
of the European Communities, for authorization not
to apply Community treatment to receivers, whether                   The French Republic is authorized not to apply
or not combined with a sound recorder or reproducer,                 Community treatment to the products indicated
falling within subheading ex 85.15 A III of the                      below, where they originate in Japan and are in free
Common Customs Tariff, originating in Japan and in                   circulation in the other Member States, and in respect
free circulation in the other Member States,                         of which applications for import licences were lodged
Whereas in France the import of the products in ques­                after 1 1 July 1 978 :
tion originating in Japan is subject to an annual quota
which is currently being distributed ;                                     CCT
                                                                          heading                      Description
Whereas disparities in the commercial policy                                No
measures applied in connection with these products
by the Member States are giving rise to deflection of                ex 85.15 A III    Receivers, whether or not combined with a
trade, thus preventing the execution of those commer­                                 sound recorder or reproducer
cial policy measures which are in force because of the
difficult economic situation in the sector concerned ;
                                                                                              Article 2
Whereas according to the application submitted there
are   serious    difficulties   in  the    industrial   sector
                                                                     This Decision shall apply until new opportunities
concerned involving a considerable drop in produc­
                                                                     arise for the importation of these products from Japan
tion and employment and a progressive decline in its                 or until 31 December 1978 , whichever is the earlier.
market share ;
Whereas further indirect imports, in addition to those                                        Article J
already effected, would be likely to aggravate these
difficulties ;                                                       This Decision is addressed to the French Republic .
Whereas it is not possible to set in motion rapidly the
machinery for bringing about the necessary coopera­
tion from the other Member States ;                                  Done at Brussels, 24 July 1978 .
Whereas authorization should accordingly be given
for the application of protective measures under the                                              For the Commission
first paragraph of Article 115, subject to the condi­                                           Wilhelm HAFERKAMP
tions specified in the Commission Decision of 12
May 1971 ('), and in particular Article 1 thereof ;                                                  Vice-President
(■) OJ No L 121 , 3 . 6. 1971 , p. 26.