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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
«
COM(79)33final.
Brussels,5february1979
V.m,
;...
foraCouncilRegulationmaintainingineffectthe
ruleswherebyimportsintoItalyofelectricfila­
mentlampsoriginatingincertainEuropeanstate-
tradingcountriesaresubjecttoimportauthorisa­
tions*
(presentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
COH(79)33final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TheCommission,byRegulation(EEC)No.1887/76(1)introduced asystem
ofimportauthorisation inItaly,onelectricfilamentbulbsoriginating
incertainEuropeanstate-trading countries(Bulgaria,theGerman
DemocraticRepublic,Czechoslovakia andtheUSSR).Thissystemwas
continuedbyRegulation (EEC)No.2162/76(2)andthaiextendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No's.3205/76(3)and2899/77(4),modifiedbyRegulation
No.2372/78(5),until31December1978.
Duringameetingofthecompetentconsultativecommittee,theItalian
delegationaskedthatthesystembeextendedforafurtherperiodofa
yearbecauseofthecontinuingcrisisexperienced bythissectorof
ItalianindustryandoftheinjurywhichwouldbecausedtoItalian
producersifthequotasystemwhich'wasinforceweretobeabolished.
Accordingtotheinformation furnishedtotheCommission bytheItalian
authoritiesitappearedthattheaverageunitpriceofimportsoflamp
bulbsintoItalyfromtheEastEuropeancountries .Concernedremained
muchlowerthanthoseofbulbsoriginating intheCommunityorthird
countriesorthosemadeinItaly.Atthesametime,itappearedthat
since1977importsfromBulgariawhichweresubjecttoaquotaof
420.000itemswerenilandwerethusnothreattotheItalianindustry.
Inthesecircumstances ,afterconsultation withtheCommitteeprovided
forbyRegulation 109/70,theCommission hasrenewedasystemofimport
authorisation intoItalyofelectricfilamentlampsoriginatinginthe
GermanDemocratic Republic,Czechoslovakia andtheUSSR.
TheCommissionproposestotheCouncil,inaccordancewitharticle7
(6)ofRegulation(EEC)No109/70tomaintainineffectthissystem
until31December '1979. v'
(1)0JNoL206cf31.7.1976,p.79
(2)0JNoL242of3.9.1976,p.1
(3)0JNol362of31.12.1976,p.2
(4)0JNoL338of28.12.1977,p.4
(5)0JNoL287of13.10.1978,p.1

ProposalforaCouncilRegulation
maintainingineffecttheruleswherebyimportsintoItaly
ofelectricfilamentlampsoriginatingincertainEuropean
state-tradingcountriesaresubjecttoimportauthorisations
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
I
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity;
i
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No.109/70(1)of19December1969
oncommonrulesforimportsfromstate-trading countries,andinparticular
Article7thereof;
TheCommitteesetupunderArticle5ofthesaidRegulationhavingbeen
consulted;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission; "
WhereasbyRegulation(EEC)No.64/79of12"January1979(2),theCommission
establishedruleswherebyimportsintoItalyofelectricfilamentlamps
originating incertainEuropeanstate-trading countriesweremade-subject
toauthorisation ;
Whereasthefactorswhichjustifiedtheestablishment oftheserules
arestillpresentandwhereasitisconsequentlynecessarytomaintain .
themineffectuntil31December1979;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
1.TheruleswherebyimportsintoItalyofelectricfilamentlampsoriginathg
incertainEuropeanstate-trading countriesaresubjecttoauthorisation which
wereadoptedbyCommissionRegulation (EEC)No.64/79of12.1.1979shall
remainapplicableuntil31December1979.
2.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.'
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates. <
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
:, ,ThePresident
<1)O.J.N°.~L~19~of~26.1.1970, '';f
(2)O.J.N°.L10of16.1.1979;5