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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)326 final
Brussels.7July1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION
concerninginterimprotectivemeasureson
importsofcertainmotorcycles fromJapan
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(77)326final

Explanatory Memorandum
AttheendofMarch1977ItalyInformedtheCommissionthatshehadknowledge
fromItalianexporter^,abouttheintroduction ofcertainbarriersagainst ■
importsofski-boots:MITIhadgiveninstructions (or"stronglyadvised")
Japaneseimporterstoreduceby20Xin1977importsofski-bootsfromItaly.
TheserumourshavebeenconfirmedbyourmissioninTokyo.
Inconsequence,theCommission,inanoteof5April,hadaskedtheJapanese
authorities eithertorefutethisinformation ort®giveprecisedetails
aboutthenatureofthebarriersintroduced .
WithoutbeingdefinitetheJapaneseresponseof13Mayseemedtoconfirathe
CommissionfearsandinvitedtheCommunityeithertotakeactionortouse
itspoweistostopexcessiveexportstoJapan.
AttheArticle113Committeemeetingon27May1977theItaliandelegate
reportedthat,followingthenegativereplyfromtheJapanese,hisgovernment
haddecidedunilaterallytorevokeliberalisation forthefollowingproducts
fromJapaninordertorestorethetradebalances
-ex87.09Motorcycles above380ccs
-ex92.13Soundheadsandpdrtsthereof
Alsoonthesamedaythatthesemeasureswereannounced,theItalian
representative statedthatthesemeasureswouldbewithdrawnonlywhenthe
Japanesehadabolishedtheirbarriers.
<Atthe113Committeediscussionof27.5.1977,beforethepublicationof-the
measuresmadeon31.5.1977,theCommission andseveralMemberStatesobjected
totheunilateral measurestakenbyItaly,expressing adesireforActiorton
a'Communitybasis.
TheCommission havemadefurtherurgentrequeststotheJapaneseauthor.tc
withaviewtoobtainingpreciseindicationsinwritingabouttheimport
arrangements forskibootsinrelationbothtolegalmeasuresandmeasures
foradministrative guidance*

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TheJapaneseMissionrepliedon14.6.1977thatatthisstageitwasnot
possibletogiveawrittenreply.Theinformation belowwasgivenorally.
-ThehighlevelofJapaneseimportsofski-bootsfromItalyin1976
(519.000pairs)hadcauseddifficultiesfortheJapaneseproducers.Asa
result,theJapanesegovernmenthadconvenedatthe.endoflastyeara
meetingwithrepresentatives oftheindustries andimportersconcernedwith
aviewtodefiningapreciseevaluationofthemarketsituation.During
thismeetingallpartieswereinagreementthattheJapanesemarketwas
characterised byanexcessofsupplyoverdemand.AsaresulttheJapanese
government hadaskedimporterstotakeintoconsideration theneedtoadapt
thevolumeofimportstomarketconditionsinordertoavoidaggravating the
'tlilHfciflftedfa parallela"monitoring>yStent"wasestablishedforskiboots
J?e kto"indicatetheirestimatesfor1977.
Itwasemphasisedthatnoformalrestrictive importmeasurehadbeen
introducedandthatonthecontraryahighlevelofimportswasexpectedin
1977.
III;ItisquiteclearfromtheJapanesereactionthat,evenifnoformal
restrictive measurehasbeenintroducedwithregardtoimportsofski-boots,
currentimportsarejustthesameaffected.Therequirementforimporters
toprovide"estimates"ofimportsmusthaveaneffectonimports.Theindicat­
ionsaremoreoverthataspecifically itemizedlevelofpurchasesfromthird
countryimportsin1977hasbeenestablished bytheJapaneseauthorities.
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Inthelightofthepointsindicatedabove,theCommission,atameetingon
22June1977,consideredthatitwasnecessary,inviewoftheJapanese
proceduresagainstimportsofski–boots,toestablishsomeconservative quota
arrangementsforimportsofcertainmotorcyclesoriginatinginJapan.Taking
accountofthefactthatCommunityexportstoJapanofskibootsarepriicipp.l
madebyItaly,itappearsreasonabletolimitthequotatoimportsintoItal/.
TheCommissdonconsidersalsothatsincetheJapanesemeasuresrelatetoa
specificcase,theCommunityreactionshouldnotbeextendedtoproducts
otherthanmotorcycles.Asregardsthequotalevel,ithasbeenfixedinterms
oftheinjurycausedbytheJapanesemeasuresagainstexportsofItalian
skiboots.

V.Inconsequenceit*isproposedthattheCounciladoptstheregulation
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applyingcdhservative -quotaarrangementstoimportsintoItalyofcertain
motocyclesfromJapaninaccordancewiththeattacheddraft.

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Proposalfora ;<!'
COUNCILREGULATION . .:'S'-
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concerninginterimorotective measureson
importsofcertainmotorcycles fromJapan
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THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
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HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,.
andinparticularArticle113thereof;
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HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission, 1i­
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Whereason27May1977ItalyinformedtheCommission ,andtheotherMember
Statesofitsintentiontointroducerulesfortheauthorisation ofimports
ofcertainproductsoriginating inJapan,inparticularforcertainmotorcycles
havingacylindercapacityofmorethan380cc, .;
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Whereasduringtherelevantconsultations withth«Commission andtheother*
•MemberStates.underArticle2ofCouncilDecision72/455/EEC
,of19December1972layingdowncertaintransitional measuresfor'the
.progressive standardization oftheimporttermsofMemberStatesasregards •
thirdcountries "(1>,certainobjections wereraisedtotheproposed
measures,andwhereastheCommission underArticle3thereof,
submittedproposalstotheCouncilmeetingtheseobjections; 'V.,
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Whereasconsultations wereheldwiththeJapaneseauthorities tospecifythe
effectiveconditionsforimportstoJapanofcertainproducts(skiboots),}: ■
originating intheCommunity,. 4
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Whereasinthesecircumstancesitseemsnecessarytoadoptinterimprotective
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measuresonimportsofcertainmotorcyclesoriginating inJapan;whereas;'
sincetheexportofskibootstoJapanprincipally concernsItalianindustry,
theseinterimmeasuresshouldbelimitedtoimportsto'Italy,^>,-
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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : i
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ImportstoItalyofmotorcycleshavingacylindercapacityof380ccormore,
corresponding totariffheadingex87.09,originatinginJapan,areherebymade
subjecttotheproductionofanimportauthorisation issuedbytheItalian
authorities .
Thetotalquantityoftheproducts "forwhichimportauthorisations i
.^balL.-be_-^ssuedfortheperiodlJanuary._tp_•
31December1977shallnotexceed18000pieces.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallcomeintoforceonthedayfollowingitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.Itshallapplyuntil
31December1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil