EUR-Lex - 31980D1041 - EN

EUR-Lex - 31980D1041 - EN Avis juridique important | 80/1041/EEC: Commission Decision of 27 October 1980 on the application by Ireland of measures to facilitate full use of the global quota available to the other Member States for vehicles originating in the Community other than those covered by special treatment under the scheme applicable to assembly and import of motor vehicles (Only the English text is authentic) Official Journal L 305 , 14/11/1980 P. 0072

COMMISSION DECISION OF 27 OCTOBER 1980 ON THE APPLICATION BY IRELAND OF MEASURES TO FACILITATE FULL USE OF THE GLOBAL QUOTA AVAILABLE TO THE OTHER MEMBER STATES FOR VEHICLES ORIGINATING IN THE COMMUNITY OTHER THAN THOSE COVERED BY SPECIAL TREATMENT UNDER THE SCHEME APPLICABLE TO ASSEMBLY AND IMPORT OF MOTOR VEHICLES ( ONLY THE ENGLISH TEXT IS AUTHENTIC ) ( 80/1041/EEC ) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , HAVING REGARD TO THE ACT OF ACCESSION OF DENMARK , IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM , HAVING REGARD TO PROTOCOL 7 , ANNEXED TO THAT ACT , ON IMPORTS OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND THE MOTOR VEHICLE ASSEMBLY INDUSTRY IN IRELAND , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3 ( 4 ) THEREOF , AFTER CONSULTING THE IRISH GOVERNMENT , WHEREAS , IRELAND IS AUTHORIZED BY PROTOCOL 7 ANNEXED TO THE ACT OF ACCESSION TO RETAIN , UNTIL 1 JANUARY 1985 , THE SYSTEM APPLICABLE TO ASSEMBLY AND IMPORT OF MOTOR VEHICLES ; WHEREAS THIS PROTOCOL FIXES IN RESPECT OF VEHICLES ORIGINATING IN THE COMMUNITY , OTHER THAN THOSE COVERED BY THE ABOVEMENTIONED SCHEME , A GLOBAL QUOTA OPEN TO THE OTHER MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS THE PROTOCOL AUTHORIZES IRELAND TO DIVIDE THIS QUOTA AS FOLLOWS : CATEGORY I - PRIVATE VEHICLES 85 % OF THE GLOBAL QUOTA , ALLOCATED AS FOLLOWS : I . ( A ) ( UP TO 1 500 CC ) 75 % I . ( B ) ( OVER 1 500 CC ) 25 % CATEGORY II - COMMERCIAL VEHICLES 15 % OF THE GLOBAL QUOTA , ALLOCATED AS FOLLOWS : II . ( A ) ( UP TO 3.5 TONNES ) 75 % II . ( B ) ( OVER 3.5 TONNES ) 25 % WHEREAS THE APPLICATION OF THIS SYSTEM HAS SHOWN THAT THE QUOTA FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES WEIGHING NOT MORE THAN 3.5 TONNES HAS NOT BEEN FULLY TAKEN UP FOR REASONS CONNECTED WITH THE ALLOCATION OF THE QUOTA IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED ABOVE ; WHEREAS IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES THE COMMISSION MAY , UNDER ARTICLE 3 ( 4 ), AFTER CONSULTING THE IRISH GOVERNMENT , DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO BE TAKEN BY THE IRISH GOVERNMENT IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE FULL USE OF THE GLOBAL QUOTA ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO MEET THE SITUATION RESULTING FROM UNDER-UTILIZATION OF THE QUOTA , THE MEASURE WHICH INVOLVES THE LEAST DISTORTION OF COMPETITION IN THE CATEGORY OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES OVER 3.5 TONNES AND WHICH TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION THE DIFFERENCE IN ECONOMIC VALUE BETWEEN LIGHT AND HEAVY COMMERCIAL VEHICLES CONSISTS IN REALLOCATING A PROGRESSIVELY INCREASING PERCENTAGE OF THE UNUSED QUOTA FOR THE CATEGORY ' COMMERCIAL VEHICLES WEIGHING NOT MORE THAN 3.5 TONNES ' TO THE CORRESPONDING CATEGORY ' VEHICLES WEIGHING OVER 3.5 TONNES ' ;