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COMMISSION OFTHE;EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)923final
Brussels/20January1981
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No925/79oncommonrulesforimportsfrom
State-Trading Countries
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
ThecommonrulesforimportsfromState-trading countries wereLaid
downbytheCouncilinRegulation (EEC)N°925/79.
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Inaccordance withArticles9(5)and11(1)oftheRegulation,the
Commission hasre-examined theruleswithparticular referencetothe
provisions onsurveillance andsafeguardmeasuresandthepossibility
ofactivating suchmeasuresatnationallevel.
Ithasconcludedthat,giventhepresentstateofindustryinthe....
Community,therulesmayberetainedonconditionthataminimumof
provisions areincludedenablingtheCommission toconductinvestigations
andcheckspriortoadoptingmeasuresthatareitsresponsibility .
Aproposalforaregulation toachievethisisattachedforapproval.
TheCommission wouldliketostressthatthedraftconstitutes an
indivisible whole.

.Proposal
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amending■forCouncilRegulation (EEC)
Regulation (EEC)N®92;/79
rulesforimportsfromState'–tradingoncommon
countries
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic'"Community,
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andinparticularArticle113thereof, (.
Havingregardtotheinstrumentsestablishing thecommonorganization of
vagricultural marketsandtotheinstruments concerningprocessed
agricultural productsadoptedinpursuanceofArticle235oftheTreaty,and
inparticulartheprovisionsofthoseinstruments whichallowderogations
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fromthegeneralprinciplethatallquantitativerestrictions ormeasures #
havingequivalenteffectmaybereplacedsolelybythemeasuresprovided
forinthosesameinstruments.
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HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
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WhereastheCouncilhas,mostrecentlyinRegulation (EEC)No925/79,laid
downcommonrulesforimportsfromState-trading countries,includingprovision !
<^ntheliberalization ofimports,onsurveillanceandonsafeguards;
WhereasArticle andArticle of,thatRegulationprovidethat
theCouncilshalldecideontheamendmentstobemadetoit;
whereasareviewofthewholeoftheRegulation ,inthelightofexperience
g.iincdinapplyingithasshownthatitisnecessarytoadoptmore
preciseassessmentcriteriaandmoreclearlydefinedinvestigation
proceduresforsurveillance andprotectivemeasures,while.stillallowing
theCommissionandtheMemberStatesto.introducetherequiredmeasures
inurgentcases;
OJNoL131,29.5.1979,p.1.

Whereastothisendmoredetailedprovisions shouldbeintroduced on
theopeningofinvestigations ,onthechecksandinspections required,
onthehearingofthoseconcerned,thetreatmentofinformation obtained
andthecriteriaforassessinginjury;
WhereasitisalsonecessarytotranslateintoCommunitylawtheprovisions
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oftheAgreement onImportLicensingProcedures signedwithintheGATT,
inparticular inordertoachievegreatertransparency oftherestriction
arrangements appliedbytheMemberStates,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
1-Article 1
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Regulation (EEC)No925/EECisherebyamendedasfollows:
1.TheheadingoftitleIIisreplacedbythefollowing:
"Communityinformation,consultation andinvestigation procedure".
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2.(a)Thefollowingparagraphis'insertedafterArticle3(1).
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2.Thisinformation shallcontainsufficient evidenceofthe
increaseinsuchimportsand/ortheconditionsinwhichthey
takeplaceandoftheseriousinjury,orthreatofserious
injury,resultingtherefrom.Thesedetailsmustrelatetothe
criterialaiddowninArticle9a." '
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(b)Paragraph 2ofArticle3becomesparagraph 3.
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3.ThefollowingArticle5aisinserted:
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"Article -5a
**1,where,afterconsultation,itappearsthatthereissufficient
evidencetojustifyinitiating arvinvestigation,theCommissionshall:
a)announcetheinitiationofan.investigation irvtheOfficialJournalof
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theEuropeanCommunities;suchannouncement shallgiveasummaryof
theinformationreceivedandspecifythataltretevantinformationis
tobecommunicated totheCommission;itshallstatetheperiodwithin
whichinterestedpartiesmaymakeknowntheirviewsinwriting*,
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b>commencetheinvestigation atCommunitylevel,actinginco-operation
withtheMemberStates.
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'2.TheCommissionshallseekaltinformationitdeemstobenecessary
and,whereitconsidersitappropriate,examineandverifytherecordsof
importers,traders,agents,producers ,andtradeassociations andorganizations .
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3.TheMemberStatesshallsupplytheCommission,atitsrequestand
followingprocedureslaiddown>byit,withinformation ondevelopments in
themarketoftheproductbeinginvestigated.
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4.TheCommission mayheartheinterestedparties.
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5.InformationreceivedinpursuanceofthisRegulation maybeused
onLyforthepurposeforwhichitwasrequested.
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6„NeithertheCouncil,northeCommission,norMemberStates,nor
employeesofanyofthese,shallrevealanyinformationofaconfidential
naturereceivedinpursuanceofthisRegulation,oranyinformation
providedonaconfidentiatbasis,withoutexpresspermissionfromthe
supplierofsuchinformation.
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•» -,7.Informationwillordinarilybeconsideredtobeconfidentialifits'
disclosureislikelytohaveasignificant adverseeffectuponthe•
supplierorthesourceofsuchinformation.

8-Paragraphs (5)to(7)shallnotprecludereference bytheinstitutio.ns of
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theCommunity andautho&it.ies oftheMemberStatestogeneralinformation and
inparticular toreasonsonwhichdecisionstakeninpursuanceofthisRegu­
lationarebased.Suchinstitutions andauthorities must,however,takeinto
accountthelegitimateinterestofthepartiesconcernedthattheirbusiness
secretsshouldnotbedivulged.
9*Incasesinwhichanyinterestedpartydoesnotprovide/withina
reasonableperiod,theinformation requestedbytheCommission,orsignificaintly
impedesthe-investigation ,conclusions maybedrawnonthebasisofthe'
factsavailable . .
10*TheCommissionshallpublishtheresultsofitsinvestigations in
theOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities^setting outitsbasic ■
conclusions andasummaryofthereasonstherefor*
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11*This-Articleshallnotprecludethetakingofinterimprotective OP
urgentmeasuresinaccordancewithArticles#and8»" '•""
4.Article9(4)and(5)arereplacedbythefollowing:
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4*^htificationsh^llbeequivalenttoarequestwithinthemeaning
ofArticle?(4)*Themeasuresshalloperateonly,untilthe
Commissiondecisiontakeseffect.However,wherethe
Commission decidesnottointroduceanymeasureoradoptsmeasurespursuant
toArticle?differentfromthosetakenbytheMemberState",itsdecision
shall'applyasfromthesixthdayfollowingitsentryintoforce*I
AnyMemberStatemayre^erthemeasurestakenbytheCommissiontothe
Councilduringthethreeworkingdaysfollowingthedateoftheirentry
intoforce*TheCouncilshallmeetforthwith*Itmayconfirm/"amendorannul
themeasuresinquestionbyaqualifiedmajority*
5*ThisArticleshallapplyuntil31December1984*'Before31December1983
theCommissionshallproposetotheCounciladjustments tobemadetoit.
TheCouncilshallactonthisproposalbyaqualifiedmajoritybefore
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31December1984'*"

5.ThefollowingArticleisinserted:
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"Artiele9a.
1„Theexaminationofthetrendofimports,oftheconditionsinwhich
theytakeplaceandoftheseriousinjuryorthreatofserious
injurytoCommunityproducersresultingfromsuchimports,.shallcoverin
particularthefollowingfactors: ;,
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a)thevolumeofimports,inparticularyihethertherehasbeenasignificant
increase,eitherinabsolutetermsorrelativetoproduction or'
consumption intheCommunity;
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b>thepricesoftheimports,inparticular whethertherehasbeen
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significant priceundercutting ascomparedwiththepriceofalike/ '
productintheCommunity;/
c)theconsequent impactontheCommunityproducersoflikeordirectly
competitive productsasindicatedbytrendsin economic
factorssuchas: ,
-production,
-utilization ofcapacity.
'-stocks, .< %
-sales,
-marketshare,■•, ^
0-prices(i.e.,depressionofpricesorpreventionofpriceincreases
whichotherwisewouldhaveoccurred),
~profits,
-returnoninvestment.
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-cashflow, *
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-employment - .'
Intheeventthatathreat\seriousinjuryisallegedtheCommissionshallalsoexamire
whetheritisclearlyforeseeablethataparticularsituation^islikelyto
developintoactualinjury.Inthisregardaccountmaybetakenof,the t
followingfactors: '
)therjteofincreaseoftheexportstotheCommunity;
suchexportcapacityinthecountryoforiginorexport'-<T$alreadyexists
orwillbeoperational intheforeseeable future,andthe
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likelihoodtiiattheresultingexportswillbetotheCommunityI

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6:InArticle 11(1 ),"31December 1981 "isreplaced by"31December 1984".
Article 2
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This Regulation shall enter into force on1January 1982 .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels , FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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