31.7.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL206/79
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1887/76
of29July1976
subjectingtoauthorizationimportsintoItalyofelectricfilamentlampsorigi­
natingincertainEuropeanState-tradingcountries
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
109/70of19December1969oncommonrulesfor
importsfromState-tradingcountries('),andinparti­
cularArticle7thereof,
HavingconsultedtheAdvisoryCommitteesetup
underArticle5ofthesaidRegulation ,
WhereastheimportsontheItalianmarketofelectric
filamentlampsoriginatinginEuropeanState-trading
countries,whichuptonow,werenotsubjectedto
quantitativerestrictions,haveincreasedsharply
(accordingtotheinformationprovidedbytheItalian'
authorities,fromapproximately sixmillionitemsin
1971theyhaveincreasedto18-3millionitemsin
1975);
Whereastheseproductsareofferedforsaleonthe
CommunitymarketinItalyatpriceswhichare
substantiallybelowthoseprevailingforsimilargoods
producedbyCommunityproducers;
Whereasconsequently theseimportsrepresentedin
1975amarketshareof78%ofthetotalimports
fromthirdcountriesand13%oftheItalianconsump­
tion;
Whereasthisdevelopmentoccurredtothedetriment
oftheindustryinItaly,whereproductionhas
decreasedconsiderablyinthepastyearsandwhere
morethan20factorieshavebeenforcedtocease
productionofthesegoodsresultinginseveralthou­
sandworkersbeinglaid-off,transferredortheir
workinghoursreduced;
Whereasallthesefactorshavecausedsubstantial
injurytotheCommunityproducers ;WhereasthisinjurytotheCommunityproducersis
likelytobecomeirreparable,unlessadefensive
measureisimmediatelyadopted;
Whereasinthesecriticalcircumstances ,itisnecessary
thatimmediateactionbetakentosafeguardtheinter­
estsoftheCommunity ,thesemeasurestoconsistof
theintroductionoftemporarylimitationofimports;
Whereastheconcentration ofthedifficultiesonthe
Italianmarketjustifiesthelimitation,forthemoment,
oftheapplicationofthesesafeguardmeasuresto
importsintothatregionoftheCommunity ;
Whereas,consultationsareinprogresswithHungary,
PolandandRomaniaanditisjustifiedtherefore,
pendingamutuallyacceptablesolution,toexclude,
forthemoment,thesethreecountriesfromthescope
ofapplicationofthesemeasuresofautonomousrestric­
tions;
Whereasthesesafeguardmeasuresinstitutedin
respectofthoseothercountriescanberescinded
shouldthosesamecountriesenterintoconsultations
withtheCommunityandshouldtheseconsultations
resultinmutuallysatisfactorysolutions,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportationintoItalyoftheproductslisted
below,originatinginBulagaria,theGermanDemoc­
raticRepublic,Czechoslovakia andintheUSSR,is
herebymadesubjecttothepresentationofanimport
authorizationissuedbythecompetentItalianauthori­
ties.
Thetotalquantityoftheproductsforwhichimport
authorizations shallbeissuedduringtheyear1976
shallnotexceedthefollowingamounts:
(■)OJNoL19,26.1.1970,p.1.

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Nimexecode Description Origin Quantity(itemps)
85.20.15 Electricfilamentlamps
exceeding28voltsBulgaria 400000
GermanDemocratic
Republic 2000000
Czechoslovakia 4000000
USSR 1300000
ThequantitieslistedabovearereducedbythequantitiesimportedintoItaly,originating
fromthecountriesconcerned,sincethe1January1976.
Article2
1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspublicationinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
2.Itshallapplyuptotheentryintoforceofappropriatemeasurestobetakenbythe
CouncilinaccordancewithArticles7(6)and8ofRegulation(EEC)No109/70andatthe
latestuntiltheexpiryofaperiodofsixweeksafteritsentryintoforce.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29July1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission