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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No162/76
of23January1976
subjectingtoauthorization importsintoItalyofcast-irontubeandpipefittings
originatinginTaiwan
immediateinterventioninordertosafeguardtheinter­
estsoftheCommunity iscalledfor;
Whereas,forthesereasons,itisnecessary,asanexcep­
tionalmeasureandwithoutprejudicetotheposition
tobeadoptedinothersectorsandtowardsother
exportingcountries,toestablishquantitativeimport
restrictionsandtofixthelevelofsuchrestrictionsby
referencetothevolumeofimportseffectedin1975;
Whereastheconcentration ofTaiwaneseexportson
theItalianmarketjustifiesthelimitationoftheprotec­
tivemeasurestoItaly;
Whereas,inviewoftheuncertaintyofdevelopments
inthesector,theperiodofvalidityofthemeasures
shouldnotextendbeyond30June1976,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1439/74of4June1974oncommonrulesfor
imports('),andinparticularArticle12thereof,
HavingconsultedtheAdvisoryCommitteesetup
underArticle5ofthesaidRegulation ,
Whereas,accordingtoinformationfurnishedbythe
Italianauthorities ,theItalianmarketincast-irontube
andpipefittingsisencountering aperiodofrecession
bothinconsumption ,whichwasreducedbyhalf
between1973and1975,andinproduction,whichhas
fallenfrom20000metrictonsin1974to12000
metrictonsin1975;whereasthisdevelopment has
resultedintheaccumulation oflargequantitiesof
stocksandinaverysignificantreductionintherate
ofutilizationofproductivecapacity;
Whereasthesedevelopments havehadextremely
graverepercussions onemployment intherelevant
sector,twofactories,includingthelargestone,having
hadtoceaseproductionand,consequently ,tomake
redundantapproximately 1000workersand,ofthe
1600workerswhoremainemployed,1500are
workinghalf-time;whereasthelocalityofthefacto­
riesconcernedmakesitparticularlydifficulttore-de­
ploytheworkersaffected;
WhereasinthissituationtheItalianauthoritieshave
requestedtheimmediatetakingofprotectivemeasures
withregardtoTaiwanandhaveindicatedthatthe
pricesprevailingforexportsfromTaiwan,whichhold
alargeshareoftheItalianmarket,areveryconsider­
ablylowerthantheprevailingdomesticpricesinItaly
andarealsoconsiderablylowerthantheaverageprice
ofotherimportsofthisproduct;
Whereas,intheexceptionalcrisissituationatpresent
facingthissectorofItalianindustry,theparticular
conditionsunderwhichTaiwaneseproductsare
importedcauseorthreatentocausesubstantialinjury
toItalianproducersoflikeproducts,andwhereasArticle1
TheimportationintoItalyoftubeandpipefittings
(forexample,joints,elbows,unionsandflanges)of
malleablecast-ironcorresponding toNimexecodeNo
73.20-30originatinginTaiwanisherebymadesubject
totheproductionofanimportauthorizationissuedby
thecompetentItalianauthorities .
Thetotalquantityofthesaidproductsforwhich
importauthorizations maybeissuedduringtheperiod
commencing onthedateofentryintoforceofthis
Regulationandendingon30June1976shallnot
exceed820metrictons.
Artica-2
1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
2.Itshallapplyuntiltheentryintoforceofappro­
priatemeasurestobetakenbytheCouncilinaccor­
dancewithArticles12(6)and13ofRegulation (EEC)
No1439/74oruntiltheexpiryofaperiodofsix
weeksafteritsentryintoforce,whicheveristhe
sooner. (')OJNoL159,15.6.1974,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23January1976.
FortheCommission
ChristopherSOAMES
Vice-President