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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)687final.
Brussels.16December1976
Proposalfora
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
maintaining ineffecttheruleswherebyimports
intoItalyofcast-irontubeandpipefittings
originating inTaiwanaresubjecttoimportauthorisations
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(76)687final.

Explanatory Memorandum
(1)ByRegulation (EEC)No.162/1976theCommissionestablished a
systemofauthorisations forimportsintoItalyofcast-irontubeand
pipefittingsoriginating inTaiwan.Thissystemwhichwasmaintained
bytheCouncilbyRegulations (EEC)No.476/1976^and(EEC)No.
1552/1976*^isduetoexpireon31December1976.
TheItalianauthorities haverequestedthatthismeasurebefurther
extended.Insupportofthisrequest,particular referenceismadeto
thecontinuingcrisisbeingexperienced bythissectorofItalian
industry.Theystatethatthecrisisismarkedbyanincreaseinimports
inthefirsthalfof1976to4,543tonnescomparedwith3,654tonnesin
thesameperiodin1975.Thisrepresents anincreaseof24%atatime
whenthebuildingindustry,theprincipalusersoftheproductsconcerned,
isinrecession.Ifthepresentsystemof.limitations werenolonger
appliedthenimportsfromTaiwan,whicharesoldatpricesmuchbelowtheir
Italianequivalents,could-*-inthecurrenteconomicrecession-leadto
considerable injurytotheItalianproducers.
Inthesecircumstances ,theCommission proposesthattheCouncil
should:
-extendtheperiodofvalidityofthesystemofauthorisations for
importsintoItalyofcast-irontubeandpipefittingsoriginating
inTaiwanuntil31December1977.
(1)O.J.No.L18of27.1.1976,p.13
(2)O.J.No.L56of4.3.1976,p.1
(3)O.J.No.L172of1.7.1976,p.1

ProposalforaRegulation (EEC).
oftheCouncil' maintaining ineffectthe
ruleswherebyimportsintoItalyofcast-irontubeand
pipefittingsoriginatinginTaiwanaresubjecttoimport
authorisations
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No.1439/74(1)of4June1974,on
commonrulesforimports,andinparticularArticle13thereof;
Consultations havingbeenheldwithintheCommitteesetupunderArticle5
ofthesaidRegulation;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission;
WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No.162/1976(2),theCommissionestablished
ruleswherebyimportsintoItalyofcast-irontubeandpipefittingsoriginating
inTaiwanweresubjecttoauthorisation ;
WhereasbyRegulations (EEC)No.476/1976(3)and(EEC)No.1552/1976(4),the
Councilmaintained theserulesineffectuntil31December1976;
Whereassincetheestablishment ofthesemeasuresthedevelopment ofthemarket
inItalyforthisproducthasbeencharacterisedbyadecreaseinconsumption;
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WhereasimportsfromTaiwancontinuetobeavailableatpricesmuchbelowthose
appliedbytheItalianproducers andinviewoftheconsiderable increaseintotal
importstherewouldbeseriousinjurybroughttobearontheItalianproudcersif
themeasuresadoptedbytheCommunity werenotextended;
Whereasconsequently thereasonswhichjustifiedtheestablishment ofruleswhereby
importsintoItalyofcast-irontubeandpipefittingsoriginating inTaiwan
aresubjecttoimportauthorisations continuetoapplyandwhereasitis
consequently necessarytomaintaintherulesineffectuntil31December1977.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
TheruleswherebyimportsintoItalyofmalleablecast-irontubeandpipe
fittingsoriginating inTaiwanaresubjecttoimportauthorisation whichwere
setupbyRegulation (EEC)No.162/1976andextendedbyRegulation (EEC)N0.
1552/1976shallbemaintained ineffectuntil31December1977.
Thetotalquantityofsuchproductsforwhichimportauthorisations shall
beissuedduringtheperiodfrom1January1977to31December1977,shallnot
exceed1640metrictons.
(1)O.J.No.L159of15.6.1974,p.1
(2)O.J.No.L18of27.1.1976,p.13
(3)O.J.No.L56of4.3.1976,p.1
(4)O.J.No.L172of1.7.1976,p.L

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Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberBtates.
atBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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