EUR-Lex - 31980D0153 - EN

EUR-Lex - 31980D0153 - EN Avis juridique important | 80/153/EEC: Commission Decision of 18 January 1980 authorizing the French Republic not to apply Community treatment to electronic instruments and apparatus, falling within subheading 90.28 A of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Japan and in free circulation in the other Member States (Only the French text is authentic) Official Journal L 032 , 09/02/1980 P. 0050

( 1 ) OJ NO L 121 , 3 . 6 . 1971 , P . 26 . COMMISSION DECISION OF 18 JANUARY 1980 AUTHORIZING THE FRENCH REPUBLIC NOT TO APPLY COMMUNITY TREATMENT TO ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 90.28 A OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , ORIGINATING IN JAPAN AND IN FREE CIRCULATION IN THE OTHER MEMBER STATES ( ONLY THE FRENCH TEXT IS AUTHENTIC ) ( 80/153/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 11 JANUARY 1980 BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , FOR AUTHORIZATION NOT TO APPLY COMMUNITY TREATMENT TO ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 90.28 A OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , ORIGINATING IN JAPAN AND IN FREE CIRCULATION IN THE OTHER MEMBER STATES , WHEREAS IN FRANCE THE IMPORTATION OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ORIGINATING IN JAPAN IS SUBJECT TO AN ANNUAL QUOTA , WHICH HAS NOT YET BEEN WHOLLY TAKEN UP ; 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 IT APPEARS FROM THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED THAT THERE ARE SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR CONCERNED , INVOLVING A CONSIDERABLE DROP IN PRODUCTION AND EMPLOYMENT ; WHEREAS FURTHER INDIRECT IMPORTS , IN ADDITION TO THOSE 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 APPLICATIONS FOR A LICENCE WHICH GAVE RISE TO THE APPLICATION IN QUESTION DOES NOT NEED TO BE COVERED BY SUCH AN AUTHORIZATION , HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :