6.2.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL33/7
REGULATION (EEC)No300/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of5February1974
subjectingtoauthorization theimportationintoItalyoftaperecordersfrom
Taiwan
consumptionsituationinItalyandofthegrowthof
importsfromTaiwanandotherthirdcountriesin
recentyears;whereasalevelshouldthereforebefixed
of20000machinesfor1974;
Whereastheseprovisionalprotectivemeasuresshould
becapableofbeingamendedorrepealedasrequired
bythedevelopmentofthesituationontheCommu­
nitymarketsandparticularlyinItalyandmightbe
extendedtootherpartsoftheCommunityortothe
entireCommunityiffuturetrendsintheimportsin
questionshouldthreatentocausesubstantialdamage
toproducersinareasotherthanItaly,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheimportationfromTaiwanintoItalyofthe
productslistedbelowshallbesubjecttotheproduc­
tionofanimportauthorizationandshallnotexceed
inrespectoftheperiod1January1974to31
December1974,thenumberofunitsgivenbelow:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1025/70(J)of25May1970establishingcommon
rulesforimportsfromthirdcountries,andinparti­
cularArticle10thereof;
AfterconsultationwiththeAdvisoryCommitteeset
upunderArticle5ofthatRegulation ;
Whereas,accordingtostatisticsandotherinformation
suppliedbytheItalianGovernment ,importsoftape
recordersfromTaiwanintoItalyhaveincreased
considerablyduringthelastyear;whereasthisinfor­
mationdisclosesthatimportswhichamountedto500
unitsin1969,2690in1970,3745in1971and
16965in1972haveincreasedto42737duringthe
firsteightmonthsof1973;whereasthesegoodsare
importedatrelativelylowprices(about4000lira
each);
WhereasduringthesameperiodtheannualItalian
productionoftheseproductsdecreasedfrom380000
toapproximately 136000in1972,butrecovered
slightlyduring1973(toapproximately 200000
machines)onaccountinparticularoftheeffects
resultingfromtheprocessofreorganization inwhich
theItaliantape-recording industryhasbeenengaged;
Whereasitisclearfromthefactsgiventhattaperecor­
dersarebeingimportedintoItalyinsuchgreatly
increasedquantitiesandontermssuchastothreaten
tohindertheprocessofreorganization oftheItalian
tape-recording industryandcauseitsubstantial
damage;whereasitwouldbedifficulttoremedysuch
damageunlessimmediateactionweretakeninrespect
ofimportsfromTaiwan;
Whereasatthepresenttimetheimportsinquestion
arebeingparticularlydetrimentaltoItalybutarenot
sofarcausingthesamedamagetootherregionsofthe
Community ;whereasitisconsequentlyjustifiableto
limittheprotectivemeasurestoimportsintoItaly;
Whereasthesemeasuresmustlimitimportsatalevel
whichwouldtakeaccountbothoftheproductionandCCTheading
No Description Amount
92.11AIIICombinedsoundrecor­
dersandreproducers 20000units
2.Theimportauthorizations referredtoinpara­
graph1shallbeissuedbytheItalianRepublic.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyuntiltheentryintoforceofappropriate
measurestobetakenbytheCouncilinaccordance
withArticle10(6)ofRegulation(EEC)No1025/70
andforaperiodofsixweeksatthelatestaftertheir
entryintoforce. (»)OJNoL124,8.6.1970,p.6.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5February1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI