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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)279final.
Brussels,15June1977<
i vProposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation(EEC)No.459/68onprotection
againstdumpingorthegrantingofbountiesorsubsidies "by ,
countrieswhicharenotmembersoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
\
I.
COM(77)279final./

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Thetransitional periodlaiddownintheTreatyofAccessionfor
theapplicationofnationalanti-Hiumping/anti-subsidieameasuresbythe
UnitedKingdomandIrelandexpireson30June1977*
2.BothcountrieshaVeadoptedanumberofsuohmeasures,somevery
recently-aspermittedbyArticle133oftheTreatyofAcoession.
/
3*IfthespiritoftheCommunityregulations suggeststhatsuchmeasures
shouldbereviewed,thepreoisemeansofre–examiningthemarenot,however,
clearlydefined.
4.Tofillthisgap,theCommissionisforwardingtotheCouncil
thefollowingdraftregulationmodifyingRegulation459/68.

Proposalfor
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)No./77
of
amendingRegulation(EES)NO.459/68onprotectionagainBt
dumpingorthegrantingofbountiesorsubsidies "bycountries
whioharenotmembersoftheEuropeanEconobiioCommunity
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMUNTIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomioCommunity,
andinparticularArticles113and227thereof,
HavingregardtotheRegulationsestablishing thecommonorganisation of
agricultural marketsandtheRegulations adoptedunderArticle235ofthe
Treaty,applicabletogoodsmanufactured fromagricultural products,and
inparticulartheprovisionsofthoseRegulations whichallowforderogation
fromthegeneralprinciplethatprotectivemeasures .atfrontiersmaybe
replacedsolelybythemeasuresprovidedforinthoseRegulations ,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
9*
Whereasthetransitional periodprovidedforinArticle133oftheTreatyof
Accessionfortheintroduction bytheUnitedKingdomandIrelandofnational
measuresagainstdumpingorthegrantingofbountiesorsubsidiesby
thirdcountriesexpireson30June1977»
Whereasitwillbenecessarytoreviewsuchnationalmeasuresasarein
operationon30June1977inordertoexaminetheireffeotsafterthat
dateandtoascertainwhethertheconditionsfortheirapplicationare
satisfied ;
Whereasaccordinglyitisnownecessarytoextendtosuchnationalmeasures
theprovisionswithrespecttotheamendmentorrevocationofanti-dumping
measuressetoutinArticle18(2)ofRegulation(EEC)459/68onprotection
againstdumpingorthegrantingofbountiesorsubsidiesbythirdcountries(l)
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)2011/73(2);
·/..
1)OJ,L93,17-4.68,p.l
2)OJ,L206,27.7.73,p.3

HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION i
Article1
ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticlel8(2)(a)ofRegulation(EEC)
459/68:
11WheremeasuresareenforoedunderArtiole15anati;eCouncilhastaken
noaotionunderArtiole16orunderArticle17,orwheremeasureshavebeen
takenunderthetransitional provisionsoftheTreatyofAccession,the
Commissionshallitselfforthwithamend,orrevokewithorwithoutretro­
activeeffeot,measuresinforceunderArticle15orintroducedunderthe
transitional provisionsoftheAocessionTreatyandshallimmediatelyreport
onthistotheCounoil;thelattermay,actingbyaqualifiedmajority,
decidethatdifferentactionbetaken.".
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1977«
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddireotly ^applicable
inallMemberStates.
Doneat PbrtheCounoil
ThePresident