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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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COM(76)289final.
Brussels.10June1976.
Proposalfora
REGULATION(EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
maintainingineffecttheruleswherebyimportsinto
Italyofcast-irontubeandpipefittingsoriginating
inTaiwanaresubjecttoimportauthorisations
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(76)289final.

Explanatory Memorandum
ByRegulation (EEC)No162/76(l)theCommission established asystem
ofauthorisations forimports into Italy ofcast-iron tube andpipe fittings
originating inTaiwan .This system which wasmaintained bytheCouncil by
Peculation (EEC)No476/76(2),isduetoexpire on30June 1976 .
Ai:ameeting ofthecompetent consultative committee on30 ITayt the
Italian delegation requested that this measure beextended forafurther
period ofsixmonths .Insupport ofthis request ,particular reference was
nade bythem tothecontinuing crisis being experienced bythi3 sector of /
Italian industry .Thedelegation stated that thecrisis wasmarked byadecrease
ir.consumption from 33.000 tonnes in1973 to22.000 tonnes in1975f^
increase instocks andbyadecrease inproduction which had fallen fron
20.000 tonnes :.n1974 to16.000 tonnes in1975 *Ifthepresent system of
limitation were nolonger applied then imports from Taiwan ,which aresold
atprices much .below theirItalian equivalents .could -inthecurrent -
ccor.onic recession -lead toconsiderable injury being done totheItalian
p-oducern .There isparticular confirmation ofthisthreat insherequestsforimports amounting /^.200tonnes which havealready beenmadeinthefirst
quarter of1976 .
•tit
Inthese circumstances andafter aunanimously favourable opinion by
theconsultative committee setupbyregulation 1439/74»theCommission propones
that ,theCouncil should
-extend theperiod ofvalidity ofthesystem ofauthorisations forimnor ;;;
into Italy ofcast-iron tube andpipe fittings originating inTaiwan until
31December 1976 .
Cl)OJiîoL18of27.1.1976 ,p.13
(2)OJKoL56of,4.3.1976 ,p.1
''1 . ' '' .'..t '■ .

ProposalforaRegulation(EEC)No
oftheCouncilofmaintainingineffectthe
ruleswherebyimportsintoItalyofca3t-irontube
andpipefittingsoriginatinginTaiwanaresubject
toimportauthorisations
IKECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC )No1439/74(l)of4June1974,on
commonrulesforimports,andinparticularArticle13thereof;
Consultations havingbeenheldwithintheCommitteesetupunderArticle5
■shesaidRegulation ; ,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
'/.TiereasbyRegulation(EEC)No162/76(2),theCommissionestablishedrules
wherebyimportsintoItalyofcast-irontubeandpipefittngooriginatingin
Taiwanweresubjecttoauthorisation :
»
VJhereasbyRegulation(ESC)NO476/76^"HheCouncilmaintainedtheserulen^ir.
effectuntil30June1976; .
'■Jhereansincetheestablishment ofthesemeasuresthedevelopmentofthemarket
inItalyforthisproducthasbeencharacterised byadecreaseinconsumption
andproductionaswellasbyanincreaseinstocks;
VJhereasimportsfromTaiwancontinuetobeavailableatpricesmuchbelowthose
appliedbytheItalianproducersandthatarisingfromtheconsiderable amount
ofrecueotsforimportsbeingmadetotheItalianauthoritiestherewouldbe
seriousinjurybroughttobearontheItalianproducersifthemeasuresadopted
bytheCommunitywerenotextended.
'■.'he^easthereasonswhichjustifiedtheestablishment ofruleswherebyin£crt3
intoItalyofcast-irontubeandpipefittingsoriginatinginTaiwanaresubject
toimportauthorisations continuea3aresulttoapplyandwhereasitiu
consequentlynecessarytomaintaintherules'ineffectuntil31December1975.
HASADOPTEDTHISPECULATION :
Article1
TheruleswherebyimportsintoItalyofmalleablecast-irontubeandpipe
fittingsoriginatinginTaiwanaresubjecttoimportauthorisation whichwere
setupbyRegulation(EEC)NoI62/76,shallbemaintainedineffectuntil
31"December1976. ,
7necotalquantityofsuchproductsforwhichimportauthorisations shallbe
issuedduringtheperiodfrom1July1976to31December1976shallnotexceed
S20tonnes.»■• .....
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
!'emberStates. . h.
"DoneatBrussels, ' FortheCouncil
'HiePresident
OJKoL159of15.6.1974,p.1(2}OJNoL18of27.1.1976,p.13
(3)OJNoL56of4.3.1976,p.1