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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)664 final .
Brussels ,6December 1976
Proposal foraCouncil Regulation (EEC)
maintaining ;ineffect the rules
rules whereby imports into Italy of
electric filament lamps originating in
certain European state-trading countries
aresubject toimport authorisations .
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(76 )664final

Explanatory Memorandum
(1)TheCommission initsRegulation (EEC)No.1887/76putinto
effectrulesfortheauthorisation ofimportsintoItalyofelectric
filamentlampsoriginating incertainEuropeanstate-trading countries
(Bulgaria,theGermanDemocratic Republic,Czechoslovakia andthe
USSR). «
Duringameetingoftheappropriate advisorycommittee on
23November,theItaliandelegation requestedthatthismeasurebe
extendedforafurtherperiodofoneyear,becauseofthecontinuation
ofthecrisisaffectingthissectorofItalianindustryandofthe
injurywhichwouldbedonetoItalianproducersifthequotarules
currentlyineffectwerecancelled.
TheItaliandelegationfurtherdesiredthatfortheotherEuropean
state-trading countrieswhichweresignatories oftheprotocolof
accessiontotheGATT(Hungary,Poland,Romania),therewouldbe,
afterconsultations tothiseffect,acontinuation in1977ofthe
amicablesolutionsagreedin1976.
Inthesecircumstances andhavingconsultedtheCommittee as
laiddowninRegulation 109/70,theCommission proposestothe
Council: 1
-theextensionto31December1977oftheruleswherebyimports
intoItalyofelectricfilamentlampsoriginating incertain
Europeanstate-trading countriesaresubjecttoimportauthorisat
(1)O.J.No.L206of31.7.1976;P.79
(2)O.J.No.L242of3.9.1976;P.1

Proposal for aCouncil Regulation (EEC )
maintaining ineffect the rules whereby
imports into Italy ofelectric filament lamps originating
incertain European state-trading countries are subject to
import authorisations
The Council oftheEuropean Communities ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community /
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC )No.109/70of19December
1969 oncommon rules forimports from state-trading countries C1);
"Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
TheCommittee setupunder Article 5ofthesaid Regulation having been
consulted ;
Whereas byRegulation (EEC )No.1887 /76of29July 1976 (2)the
Commission established rules whereby imports into Italy ofelectric
filament lamps originating incertain European state-trading countries
were made subject toauthorisation ;
Whereas byRegulation (EEC )No.2162 /76 (3)theCouncil maintained ■
these rules ineffect until 31December 1976 ;
Whereas theeconomic difficulties which justified the introduction
ofthese protective measures remain present onthe Italian market ;
Whereas consultations have been held inthemeantime with Hungary ,
Poland andRomania ,onthebasis ofthe Protocols ofAccession
ofthese countries totheGATT ,and have resulted inmutually acceptable
solutions ,which thecountries concerned have been requested toextend ;
Whereas these measures should consequently bemaintained ineffect until
31December 1977 fortheItalian market inrespect ofBulgaria ,the
German Democratic Republic ,Czechoslovkia andtheUSSR ;
Whereas theProtective measures thus maintained ineffect inrespect of
these third countries could berescinded should these countries enter
into consultations with the Community and Should these consultations
result inmutually satisfactory solutions ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
(1)
(2)
(3)O.J. No.L19of26.1.1970 ,p.
O.J. No.L206 of31.7.1976 ;p.
O.J. No.L242 of3.9.1976 ,p.1
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Article 1
TheruleswherebyimportsintoItalyofelectricfilamentlamps
originating incertainEuropeanstate-trading countriesaresubject
toauthorisatiorvwhichwereadoptedbyRegulation (EEC)
No.1887/76andconfirmedbyRegulation (EEC)No.2162/7^shallremain
applicableuntil31December1977.
Thetotalquantityoftheproductsforwhichimportauthorisations
shallbeissuedduringtheyear1977shallnotexceedthefollowhg
amounts :
NimexeCode Description Origin Quantity (items)
85.20.15 Electricfilamentlamps Bulgaria 00(100
exceeding28voltsGerman.DemocraticRepublic2000coo
Czechoslovakia 4000coo
USSR 1300CQ0
Article2_____ ρ
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels FortheCouncil
ThePresident