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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)30final.
Brussels,30January1978
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
concerningtherulesineffectwherebyimportsintoItalyofmalleable
cast-irontubeandpipefittingsoriginatinginTaiwanaresubject
toimportauthorizations
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
C0M(78)30final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
ByRegulation(EEC)NO.162/1976(l)"theCommissionestablished ,a
systemofauthorisations forimportsintoItalyofcast–irontubeand
pipefittingsoriginatinginTaiwan.Thissystemwhichwasmaintained
"bytheCouncilbyRegulations (EEC)No.476/1976(2),(EEC)NO.1552/1976
(3)and(EEC)NO.3207/76(4)isduetoexpireon..31December1977«
AtameetingofthecompetentadvisoryCommitteeon5January,the
Italiandelegaterequestedthatthismeasure "befurtherextended.In
supportofthisrequest,particularreferencewasmadetothecontinuing
crisis "beingexperienced "bythissectorofItalianindustry.Ifthe
presentsystemoflimitations hadnot"beenintroduced ,importsfrom
Taiwan,whicharesoldatabnormallylowprices(theaveragepriceof
importsintoItalyinthefirsthalfof1977was1.190liresperKg,
theaveragepriceofimportsfromTaiwanwas810liresperKg,the
averagepriceofItalianexportswas1.280liresperKg)pricescould–
inthecurrenteconomicrecession–leadtoconsiderable injurytothe
Italianproducers.
Inthesecircumstances 3/^havinghadafavourableopinionfromthe
advisoryCommitteesetupunderRegulation1439/74»"theCommission
proposesthattheCouncilshould:
-re-introduce thesystemofauthorisations forimportsintoItaly
ofcast-irontubeandpipefittingsoriginating inTaiwanuntil
31December1978*
(1)O.J.No.L18of27.1.1976,p.13
(2)O.J.No.L56of4.3.1976,p.1
(3)O.J.No.L172ofI.7.I976,p.1
(4)O.J.No.L362of31.12.1976,p.5.

COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
concerning "theruleswherebyimportsintoItalyofmalleable ..
cast-irontubeandpipefittingsoriginatinginTaiwanaresubjectto
importauthorizations
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)N°1439/74of4June1974on
commonrulesforimports^\
Afterconsultation withintheAdvisoryCommitteereferredtoinArticle5
ofthesaidRegulation ,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasbyRegulation(EEC)N"l62/76v,theCommissionestablishedrules
wherebyimportsintoItalyofmalleablecast-irontubeandpipefittings
originatinginTaiwanweremadesubjeottoauthorization ;
WhereasbyRegulations(EEC)N#476/76^,(EEC)1552/76^and(EEC)
N*320/7theCouncilmaintainedtheserulesineffectuntil
31December1977»
Whereassincetheestablishment ofthesemeasuresthedevelopmentofthe
marketinItalyfortheseproductshasbeencharacterized byadecreasein
consumption ;
WhereasimportsfromTaiwancontinuetobeavailableatpricesmuchbelow
thoseappliedbytheItalianproducers;whereas,owingtotheconsiderable
increaseintotalimports,seriousharmwouldbedonetoproducers
inItalyifsafeguardmeasureswerenotadoptedbytheCommunity:
(1)OJN°L159.15.06.1974,p.
(2)OJN°L18,27.01.1976,p.1
(3)OJ»•L56,04.03.1976,p.
(4)OJN°L172,01.07.1976,p.
(5)OJNaL362,31.12.1976,p.

Whereasthereasonswhichjustified ,theestablishment ofruleswhereby
importsintoItalyofmalleablecast-irontubeand.pipefittings
originatinginTaiwanaresubjecttoimportauthorizations remainvalid;
whereasitisthereforenecessarytointroducenewruleswherebythese
productsaresubjecttoimportauthorizations ,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ImportsintoItalyofmalleablecast–irontube.andpipefittings(Nimexe
Code'73.20.30)QriginatinginTaiwanshallbesubjecttothepresentation
ofanimportauthorization issuedbythecompetentItaliaqauthorities.
Thetotalquantityofproductsforwhichimportauthorizations shallbe
issuedfrom1Januaryto31December1978shallnotexceed164Otonnes.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspubli­
cationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil