EUR-Lex - 31979D0753 - EN

EUR-Lex - 31979D0753 - EN Avis juridique important | 79/753/EEC: Commission Decision of 2 August 1979 authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to natural honey, falling within heading No 04.06 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Australia and in free circulation in the other Member States (Only the French text is authentic) Official Journal L 226 , 06/09/1979 P. 0019 - 0020

( 1 ) OJ NO L 121 , 3 . 6 . 1971 , P . 26 . COMMISSION DECISION OF 2 AUGUST 1979 AUTHORIZING THE FRENCH REPUBLIC NOT TO APPLY COMMUNITY TREATMENT TO NATURAL HONEY , FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO 04.06 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , ORIGINATING IN AUSTRALIA AND IN FREE CIRCULATION IN THE OTHER MEMBER STATES ( ONLY THE FRENCH TEXT IS AUTHENTIC ) ( 79/753/EEC ) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 115 THEREOF , HAVING REGARD TO THE APPLICATION UNDER THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 115 OF THE TREATY , MADE ON 24 JULY 1979 BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , FOR AUTHORIZATION NOT TO APPLY COMMUNITY TREATMENT TO NATURAL HONEY , FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO 04.06 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , ORIGINATING IN AUSTRALIA AND IN FREE CIRCULATION IN THE OTHER MEMBER STATES , WHEREAS IN FRANCE THE IMPORTATION OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ORIGINATING IN AUSTRALIA IS SUBJECT TO A QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTION ; WHEREAS THE DISPARITIES WHICH EXIST IN THE COMMERCIAL POLICY MEASURES APPLIED IN CONNECTION WITH THESE PRODUCTS BY THE MEMBER STATES ARE CAUSING DEFLECTION OF TRADE , THEREBY PREVENTING THE EXECUTION OF THOSE COMMERCIAL POLICY MEASURES WHICH ARE IN FORCE BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULT ECONOMIC SITUATION IN THE SECTOR CONCERNED ; WHEREAS ACCORDING TO INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT , THE HONEY PRODUCTION SECTOR , WHICH IS CHARACTERISTIC OF CERTAIN ECONOMICALLY LESS-FAVOURED MOUNTAIN REGIONS , IS FACED WITH A SERIOUS ECONOMIC CRISIS ; WHEREAS FURTHER INDIRECT IMPORTS , IN ADDITION TO THOSE ALREADY MADE OR PROPOSED , WOULD BE LIKELY TO AGGRAVATE THESE DIFFICULTIES ; WHEREAS IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SET IN MOTION RAPIDLY THE MACHINERY FOR BRINGING ABOUT THE NECESSARY COOPERATION FROM THE OTHER MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS AUTHORIZATION SHOULD ACCORDINGLY BE GIVEN FOR THE APPLICATION OF PROTECTIVE MEASURES UNDER THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 115 , SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN COMMISSION DECISION 71/202/EEC OF 12 MAY 1971 ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 1 THEREOF ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , THE APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE WHICH GAVE RISE TO THE APPLICATION IN QUESTION DOES NOT NEED TO BE COVERED BY SUCH AN AUTHORIZATION IN VIEW OF THE SMALL AMOUNT INVOLVED , HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :