CELEX: 31976D0274
Language: en
Date: 1976-02-24 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 24 February 1976 authorizing Ireland to take protective measures in respect of footwear with uppers of leather originating in Austria

No L 58 /10                        Official Journal of the European Communities                                   5 . 3 . 76
                                                 COUNCIL DECISION
                                                   of 24 February 1976
             authorizing Ireland to take protective measures in respect of footwear with uppers of
                                              leather originating in Austria
                                                       (76/274/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         by the Commission in its Decision of 22 December
                                                                 1975 :
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                            United Kingdom                       9-0%
European Economic Community,                                            Other Member States                 18-5%
                                                                        Full rate                           23-5%
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                 Whereas it is therefore appropriate to take similar
2837/72 of 19 December 1972 concerning safeguard
                                                                measures as regards imports of this product
measures provided for in the Agreement between
                                                                 originating in Austria in accordance with Article 26
the European Economic Community and the Republic
                                                                 of the Agreement between the European Economic
of Austria (*), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
                                                                Community and Austria of 22 July 1972 ( 2) which
                                                                would result in a tariff reduction lower than that
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,              foreseen by Article 3 (2) of that Agreement, accord­
                                                                ing to which the duty applied by Ireland to imports
Whereas the Irish footwear industry is currently                 of this product originating in Austria should
encountering serious disturbances, involving notably             otherwise be reduced to 10-8% or £ 0-09 per pair
a reduction in employment from 5 000 persons in                 whichever is the greater ;
1973 to approximately 3 500 in October 1975 , with
a further loss of 310 jobs forecast as imminent;                Whereas consultations have been held with Austria
whereas the Irish footwear sector is mainly situated            in accordance with Article 27 of the EEC-Austria
in the regions where it often represents the main if             Agreement,
not the only local source of employment;
                                                                HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Whereas production declined by 30% in the first
half of 1975 compared with the same period of
1974 and declined even further in the third quarter                                     Article 1
of 1975 ; whereas exports for the first three-quarters
of 1975 dropped by 20% compared with 1974;                       Ireland is hereby authorized to apply, until
whereas import penetration has risen from 34-1% in               30 June 1976, a rate of duty of 18-5% to footwear
1973 to 41-8% in 1974, to 45-4% in January to                    with uppers of leather falling within subheading
March 1975 , 52-1% in April to June 1975 and 51-4%               64.02 A of the Common Customs Tariff originating
in July to September 1975 ;                                      in Austria .
Whereas these developments are liable to bring about                                    Article 2
a serious deterioration of the economic situation of
this region of the Community ;                                   This Decision is addressed to Ireland .
Whereas it is therefore necessary to maintain
temporarily an adequate level of tariff protection               Done at Brussels, 24 February 1976.
in Ireland for this industry ;
                                                                                                       For the Council
Whereas Ireland is applying the following rates of                                                      The President
duty to footwear with uppers of leather as from
1 January until 30 June 1976, following authorization                                                    M. MART
o OJ No L 300 , 31 . 12. 1972, p. 94 .                           (2) OJ No L 300, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 2.