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Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2532/78oncommonrules
forimportsfromthePeople'sRepublicofChina
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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ΚΧΓΙ.ΛΓΙΛΊ'ΟϋΥ κ:π-'·)!ίΛ;:ι
ThoCouncil,layRegulation (EEC)No2532/73,laiddoivr.common
rulesforimportsfromChina.
ThoCommission ,inaccordancewithArticles9cind11ofthat
Regulation ,hisrovicwodtherulesinquccstion,particularly in
respectoftheprovisionsrelatingtosurveillance andprotective
measuresandthepossibility ofinitiationofsuchmeasuresat
nationallevel.Ithasconoludedthatinviewofthesituation
ofCommunityindustrytherulescould"bemaintained,providedthat
minimumconditionsaresetconcerningthepossibleundertaking "by
theCommissionofinvestigations orchecksinrespectoftheadoption
ofmeasuresfallingwithinitssphereofcompetence.
TheCommissionisaccordingly forwardingtotheCouncilthi?attached
proposalforaregulation.Thisproposalembodiesthetextof
theprovisions -ajdapted'intherevicedversionofRegulationNo926/79
(commonrulesforimports),exceptforthoserelatingtothe
replacementofthejointliberalization listbyalistofResidual
restrictions .Itissimilartotheproposalcurrentlyur.d.^r
discussionintheCouncilooncerningtheamendmentofRegulation
No925/79(commonrulesforimportsfromstate–tradingcountries).

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No2532/78oncommonrulesforimports
fromthePeople'sRepublicofChina
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,and
inparticularArticle113thereof,
Havingregardtotheinstruments establishing commonorganization ofagricultural
marketsandtotheinstruments concerning processedagricultural productsadopted
inpursuanceofArticle235of'theTreaty,inparticular theprovisions ofthose
instruments whichallowforderogation fromthegeneralprinciplethatall
quantitative restrictions ormeasureshavingequivalenteffectmaybereplaced
solelybythemeasuresprovidedforinthosesameinstruments,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
1WhereescheCouncil,byRegulation (EEC)No2532/78,aslastamendedbyRegulation
2 !(EEC)No ,laiddowncommonrulesforimportsfromthePeople'sRepublic
ofChinawhichinparticular includedprovisionsrelatingtotheliberalization of
imports,surveillance andprotective measures;
■WhereasArticle9(5)andArticle11(1)oftheaforementioned Regulationstipulate
thattheCouncilistodecideonanyamendments tobemadetoit;
WhereasareviewofthatRegulation,inthelightofexperience gainedinapplying
it,hasshownthatitisnecessarytoadoptmoreprecisecriteriaforassessing
possibleinjuryandtointroduce aninvestigation procedure,whilestillallowing
theCommission andtheMemberStatestointroduceappropriate measuresinurgent
cases;
OJNoL306,31.10.1978,p.1
20JNoL

J-2-
Whereas,tothisend,moredetailedprovisions shouldbeintroduced
onthelopeningofinvestigations ,onthechecksandinspections required,
onthehearingofthoseconcerned,thetreatmentofinformation obtained
andthecriteriaforassessinginjury,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULAtlON :
Article 1
Regulation (EEC)'No2532/78isherebyamendedasfollows:
1.Thefollowingparagraph 2shallbeinsertedinArticle3:
"2.Thisinformation mustincludetheavailable evidence
onthebasisoftheIcriterialaiddowninArticle
5d'."
Theformerparagraph 2becomesparagraph 3.
2.ThefollowingTitleIIashall
oftheRegulationihquestion:beinsertedafterTitleII

TlTi.K.'IIa
Communityinvestigationprocedure
ArtUic5a
1,Where,afterconsultation,iiisapparenttothe
Commissionthatilu-reissufficientevidencetojustify
aninvestigation ,theCommissionslull:
(a)announcetheopeningofaninvestigationinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities;
suchannouncements shallgiveasummaryofthe
informationreceivedandstipulatethatall
relevantinformation istobecommunicated tothe
Commission;itshallstatetheperiodwithinwhich
interestedpartiesmaymakeknowntheirviewsin
writing;
(b)commencetheinvestigation,actingincooperation
withtheMemberStairs.
i
'2.TheCommission shallseekallinformationit
jdeemstobenecessaryand,whereitconsidersit
iappropriate,afterconsultingtheCommittee,
ι.
endeavouriochecktinsinformationwithimporters,
trailers,,;»j;en»s,producers,tradeassociationsand
organizations .
!TheCommissionshallbeassistedinthistaskbystaff
oftheMemberStateonwhoseterritorythesechecks
arebeingcarriedout,providedthisMemberStateso
jwishes.
f3.TheMemberStatesshallsupplythe
Commission ,atitsrequestandfollowingprocedures
;laiddownbyit,withal!informationattheirdisposal
ondevelopments inthemarketoftheproductbeing
investigated .
4.IheCommissionmayheartheimcrcstcdnatural
andIcg^lprisons.Suchpartiesmustbeheart'where
theyhaveappliedinwritingwithintheperiodlaid
downinthenoticepublishedintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities,showingthattheyarc
actuallylikelytobeaffectedbytheoutcomeofthe
investigationsandthattherearespecialreasonsfor
themtobeheardorally.
5.Wheretheinformationrequestedbythe
Commissionisnotsuppliedwithinareasonable
period,ortheinvestigationissignificantlyimpeded,
findingsmaybemadeonshebasisofthefacts
available.

Artide5b
1..Attheendoftheinvestigation ,theCommission
shallMilxnitareportontheretuiistotheCommittee.
2.IftheCommissionconsidersthatnoCommunity
surveillanceorprotectivemeasuresarenecessary,ii
shallpublishintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities ,afterconsultingtheComrnitt.ee,a
noticethattheinvestigations areclosed,statingthe
mainconclusionsoftheinvestigations .
3.IftheCommissionconsidersthatCommunity
surveillanceorprotectivemeasuresarcnecessary,ii
shalltakethenecessarydecisionsinaccordancewith
TitlesIIIandIV.
A.TheprovisionsofthisTitleshallnotpreclude
thetaking,atanylime,of/Surveillancemeasuresin
accordancewithArticle.'or,itlan
emergency,protectivemeasuresinaccordancewith
Articles7to10,
Inthelattercase,theCommissionshallimmediately
taketheinvestigationmeasuresitconsiderstobeStilt
necessary.Theresultsoftheinvestigationshallbe
used10re-examinethemeasurestaken.
Article5c
1.InformationreceivedinpursuanceofthisRegu­
lationshallbeusedonlyforthepurposeforwhichit
wasrequested.
NeithertheCouncil,northeCommission ,nor
^MemberStates,northeofficialsofanyof
these,shallrevealanyinformationofa
confidentialnaturereceivedinpursuanceof
thisRegulation,oranyinformationprovided
onaconfidentialbasis,withoutspecific
permissionfromthesupplierofsuchinfor­
mation.
(b)Eachrequestforconfidentiality shallstatethe
reasonswhytheinformationisconfidential .
However,ifitappearsthatarequestfor
confidentiality isunjustifiedandifthesupplier
-•oftheinformationwishesneithertomakeit
publicnortoauiliori/.citsdisclosureingeneral
termsorintheformofasummary,theinfor­
mationconcernedmaybedisregarded.
3.Informationwillinanycasebeconsideredtobe
confidentialifitsdisclosureislikeiytohavea
significantlyadverserffcctuponthesupplierorthe
sourceofsuchinform-tior*.
4.Theabo"«f«.r»i»raphsshallnotpreclude
referencebytheCowminityauthoritiestogeneral
informationan1inparticularto-casonsonwhich
decisionst*kefi>ipursuanceo:Regulationarc
based.These'.Hthom'cstrust,takein?*?
accountth?i.-^'.ilmateinter-:..;th<?ar.i •
personsco*.<;.icdthaitheirhusin?»ss-cre-ishowtu
bedi-'u>d.

Artiilt5u
1.Theexaminationofthetrendofimports,ofthe
conditionsinwhichiheylakepi.teeandofihcsub­
stantialinjuryorthreatofsubstantialinjury10
Communityproducersresultingfromsuchimports,
shallcoverinparticularthefollowingfactors:
(a)thevolumeofimports,inparticularwherethere
hasbeenasignificantincrease,eitherinabsolute
termsorrelativetoproductionorconsumptionin
theCommunity; N
(b)thepricesoftheimports,inparticularwhere ;
therehasbeensignificantpriceundercuttingas
comparedwiththepriceofalikeproductinthe
Community ;
(c)thecon<e<iueiuimpactontheCommunity
producersofsimilarordirectlycompetitive
productsasindicatedbytrendsincertain
economicfactorssuchas:
–production,
'utilizationofcapacity.
–stocks,
«–sales,
–marketshare,
prices(i.e.depressionofpricesorprevention ,
ofpriceincreaseswhichwouldnormallyhave
occurred),
–-profits,
–returnoncapitalemployed,
–cashflow,
–employment .
2.Whereathreatofseriousinjuryisallegedthe
Commissionshallalsoexaminewhetheritisclearly
foreseeablethataparticularsituationislikelyto
developintoactualinjury.Inthisregardaccountmay
betakenoffactorssuchas:

(a)rateofincrease ofexports totheCommunity ;
0>)export capacity ofChina ,already inexistence orwhich willbe
operational intheforeseeable future ,andthelikelihood thatthe
resulting exports willbetotheCommunity ."
Paragraphs 4and5ofArticle 9shall bereplaced bythefollowing :
"4.Thenotification shall beequivalent toarequest within themeaning
ofArticle 7'X4)•Themeasures shall operate only until thecoming into
operation ofthedecision taken bytheCommission .However ,where the
Commission decides nottointroduce anymeasure oradopts ,pursuant to
Article 7,measures different from thooo taken bytheMember State ,its
deoision shall apply from the sixth day following that ofitsentry into
force ,unless theMember State which hastaken themeasures refers the
decision totheCouncil ;inthat case ,thenational measures shall continue
tooperate until theentry into force ofthedecision taken bytheCouncil ,
butforamaximum period ofonemonth following thereferral ofthematter
tothelatter .TheCouncil ,acting byaqualified majority ,shall take a
decision before theexpiry ofthat period .TheCouncil may ,under the
same conditions ,decide incertain cases toextend this period ,which may
not ,under anycircumstances ,exceed three months overall .
Thepreceding subparagraph ,shall notaffect theMember States' right of
reoourse under Article .7.(5 )and (6).
5.This Article shall apply under 31December 1984 -Notlater than
31December 1983 »theCommission shall proposo totheCouncil anyamendments
tobemade toit.TheCouncil ,acting byaqualified majority ,shall take
adecision onsuch proposals before 31December 1984."
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»
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4.In .(Article 11,"31December 1981 "shall bereplaced by"31Decembe.r 1984 ",.

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Arti^1o_2
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t.
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingthatofits
publication inthoOfficialJournalofthoIXiropoon Coir.n.unition„
ThisRegulationshalllac.findinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
intilMemberStates-, 1
Don®atBraaoels,
Por the Council
The President