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COMMISSION DECISION

of 17 December 1984

changing the import arrangements established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3420/83 and applied in the Benelux countries, Denmark, Italy and the United Kingdom in respect of the People's Republic of China

(Only the Danish, Dutch, English, French and Italian texts are authentic)

(85/49/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3420/83 of 14 November 1983 on import arrangements for products originating in State-trading countries, not liberalized at Community level (1), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3420/83 established the list of products originating in State-trading countries whose release for free circulation in the Member States is subject to quantitative restrictions;

Whereas the Joint Committee established by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of China of 3 April 1978 (2) met in Brussels on 4 and 5 December 1984; whereas upon completion of its work it recommended, among other measures, the abolition of quantitative restrictions on the release for free circulation in certain Member States of products originating in China;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3420/83, the Governments of the Benelux countries, Denmark, Italy and the United Kingdom have informed the other Member States and the Commission that they consider that the import arrangements applied in the Benelux countries, Denmark, Italy and the United Kingdom in respect of imports of various industrial products from China should be amended in accordance with that Regulation;

Whereas, following the examination of different aspects of the measures recommended by the Joint Committee, action should be taken thereon, account being taken in particular of Article 4 (2) of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of China,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The quantitative restrictions on the release for free circulation in the Member States specified in the Annex, of the goods therein indicated originating in China, are hereby abolished.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Italian Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Article 3

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 1985.

Done at Brussels, 17 December 1984.

For the Commission

Wilhelm HAFERKAMP

Vice-President

(1) OJ No L 346, 8. 12. 1983, p. 6.

(2) OJ No L 123, 11. 5. 1978, p. 2.

ANNEX

1.2.3.4 // // // // // Member State // CCT heading No // NIMEXE code (1984) // Product // // // // // Benelux // 32.05 A // 32.05-10 // // // 85.09 ex A // 85.09-01 // // // // 05 // // // // ex 09 // Lights // Denmark // 73.17 // 73.17-10 // // // // 80 // // Italy // 17.04 A // 17.04-01 // // // C // 06 // // // D // 08 to 98 // // // 28.56 E // 28.56-90 // // // 29.35 H // 29.35-41 to 49 // // // 29.38 B ex II // 29.38-25 // // // 38.11 C // 38.11-35 // // // 81.04 IJ ex I // 81.04-50 // // United Kingdom // ex 50.09 // ex 50.09-01 to 80 // Woven fabrics of silk containing not less than 50 % 'tussah silk' by weight // // // (ex category 136) // // // 62.03 A II // 62.03-13 15 17 // // // // //