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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)904 final.
23December .1980
PI,n.&pii13
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingCouncilRegulation (EEC)No926/79of8May1979oncommon
rulesforimports
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
C0M(80)904final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TheNcommonrulesforimportswerelaiddownbytheCouncilinRegulation
(EEC)N°926/79-
InaccordancewithArticles14and16oftheregulation/theCommission *
hasre-examined theruleswithparticularreferencetotheprovisions
onsurveillance andsafeguardmeasuresandthepossibility ofactivating
-suchmeasuresatnationallevel*Ithasconcludedthat,giventhepresent
stateofindustryintheCommunity/therulesmayberetainedonN
conditionthataminimumofprovisionsareincludedenabling ,the >
Commissiontoconductinvestigations andcheckpriortoadoptingmeasures
thatareitsresponsibility ,,
Aproposalforaregulationtoachievethisisattachedforapproval*
TheCommission wouldliketostressthatthedraftconstitutes an
indivisible whole- 1

f
Proposalfor'CounciIRegulation (EEC)
amendingCouncilRegulation (EEC)N°926/79of8May1979oncommon
' rulesforimports
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEcopomicCommunity/
andinparticularArticle113thereof,
''.I .' ■
Havingregardtotheinstruments establishing thecommonorganiEation of
agricultural marketsandtotheinstruments concerning processed
agricultural productsadoptedinpursuanceofArticle235oftheTreaty,
inparticular theprovisionsofthoseinstruments whichallowderogation
fromthegeneralprinciplethatallquantitative restrictions ormeasures
havingequivalenteffectmaybereplacedsolelybythemeasuresprovided
forinthosesameinstruments,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereastheCouncil,mostrecentlyinRegulation (EEC)N°926/79,haslaid
downcommonrulesapplicable toimports,includingprovisions onthe
liberalization ofimports,onsurveillance andonsafeguards;.
o ■
WhereasArticle14(5)andArticle16(1)ofthatRegulation providethat
thetheCouncilshalldecideontheamendments tobemadetoit;
" *
WhereasareviewoftheRegulation inthelightofexperience
gainedinapplyingithasshownthatitisnecessarytoadoptmore
preciseassessmentcriteriaandmoresharplydefinedinvestigation
proceduresforsurveillance andprotective measures,whilestillallowing
theCommission andtheMemberStatestointroduceappropriate measures
inurgentcases;
Whereastothisendmoredetailedprovisions shouldbeintroduced onthe
openingofinvestigations ,onthechecksandinspections required,on
thehearingofthoseconcerned,thetreatmentofinformation obtainedand
thecriteriaforassessinginjury;

WhereasitisalsonecessarytotranslateintoCommunity Lawthequantitative
restrictionsstillappliedatthenationallevelinordertoachievegreater-
transparency oftheimportarrangements appliedbytheMemberStates.•
\ _ , . '''
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :•
Article 1
TitleIIofRegulation (EEC)N°926/79-shallbereplacedbythefollowing :
"Communityinformation,consultation andinvestigation procedure"*
„ Article2
Article3oftheRegulation referredtoaboveshallbereplacedbythe
foIlowing:
Article3
TheCommission sha,llbeinformedshouldtrendsinimportsappeartocall
forsurveillance orprotectivemeasures*Thisinformationshallcontain
sufficient evidenceoftheincreaseinsuchimportsand/ortheconditions
inwhichtheytakeplaceandofthesubstantial injury,orthreatof.
substantial injury,resultingtherefrom*Thesedetailsmustrelateto
thecriterialaiddowninArticle14a*TheCommissionshallpassthis
information toalltheMemberStates-" '
Article3
Article6oftheRes^ulatiosreferredtoaboveshallbereplacedbythe
following: , •

'Article 6
1*Where,afterconsultationitisapparentthatthereissufficient
evidencetojustifyinitiating aproceeding theCommissionshallimmediately
a)announcetheinitiationofaproceedingintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities ;suchannouncements shallgiveasummaryof
theinformation received,andprovidethatallrelevantinformation is
tobecommunicated totheCommission;itshallstatetheperiodwithin
whichinterestedpartiesmaymakeknowntheirviewsinwritingand
mayapplytobeheardbytheCommissioninaccordance withparagraph 4;-
b)commencetheinvestigation atCommunitylevel,actinginco-operation
withtheMemberStates,
2*TheCommissionshallseekallinformationitdeemstobenecessary
and,whereitconsidersitappropriate,examineandverifytherecordsof
importers,traders,agents,producers,tradeassociations andorganizations *
I
\
3*TheMemberStatesshallsupplytheCommission,atitsrequestand
followingprocedureslaiddownbyit,withinformation ondevelopments in
themarketoftheproductbeinginvestigated *
4*TheCommission mayheartheinterestedparties*
5*Information receivedinpursuanceofthisRegulationshallbeused
onLyforthepurposeforwhichitwasrequested*

6*NeithertheCouncil,northeCorfimission,norMemberStates,northe-
officialsofanyofthese,shallrevealanyinformation ofaconfidential
naturereceivedinpursuanceofthisRegulation,oranyinformation
providedonaconfidential basis,withoutspecificpermission fromthe
supplierofsuchinformation *
7*Informationwillordinarily beconsideredtobeconfidentialifits
disclosureislikelytohaveasignificantly adverseeffectuponthe;
supplierorthesourceofsuchinformation *.
i
8*Paragraphs (5)to(7)shallnotprecludereferencebytheCommunity
authorities togeneral'information andinparticularto.reasonsonwhich
decisionstakenin,pursuanceofthisRegulationarebased*TheCommunity
authorities must,however,takeintoaccountthelegitimateinterestofthe
partiesconcernedthattheirbusinesssecretsshouldnotbedivulged*
9*Incasesinwhichanyinterestedpartydoesnotprovide,necessary .
informationwithinareasonableperiod,orsignificantly impedesthe
investigation ,findingsmaybemadeon'thebasisofthefactsavailable *
10*TheCommissionshallpublishtheresultsofitsinvestigations in
theOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiessettingoutitsbasic
conclusions andasymmaryofthereasonstherefor*
n
11*ThisArticleshallnotprecludethetakingofinterimprotectiveor
urgentmeasuresinaccordanc-e withArticles12and14*.
c. ,
1 •■.Ar-ticle4
W'W' '^ N'..
»^"nr*t v«
Paragraphs4and$^f'Arti^e14shallbereplacedbythefollowing?
rr" •
"4*Thenotification shal&beequivalenttoarequestwithi»themeaning .
ofArticle12(4)jhThe«e@%uresshalloperateonlyuntilthecomingi«t«
i rt*
operationof"Cftej^€.i»i«c3r <takwibytheCommission*However,whfFeth»
Commissiondecide4-^i©ttcclntreduceanymeasureoradoptsmeasurespursuant
toArticle12differentffiD*thosetakenbytheMemberState,itsdecision
-shallapplyasfromthesi«thdayfollowingitsentryirvtsfarce*....

-5-
AnyMemberStatemayreferthemeasurestakenbytheCommissiontothe
Councilduringthethreeworkingdaysfollowingthedayoftheirentry
intoforce*TheCouncilshallmeetforthwith*It(PaW/ain^rfdorannul
themeasuresinquestionbyaqualifiedmajority*
5*Thisarticleshallapplyuntil31December1984*Before31December1983
theCommissionshallproposetotheCouncilamendments tobemadetoit*
TheCouncilshallactonthisproposalbyaqualifiedmajoritybefore
31December1984*"
Article 5
ThefollowingArticleshallbeinsertedafterArticle14:
"Article14a
1*Theexamination ofthetrendofimports,oftheconditionsinwhich i
theytakeplaceandofthesubstantial'injuryorthreatofsubstantial
injurytoCommunityproducersresultingfromsuchimports,shallcoverin
particular thefollowingfactors:
ι

a)thevolumeofimports,inparticularwhethertherehasbeenasignificant
increase,either,inabsolutetermsorrelativeto-productionor
consumptionintheCommunity;" #
I ....
I'
b)thepricesoftheimports,inparticularwhethertherehasbeena
significantpriceundercutting ascomparedwiththepriceofalike-'
productintheCommunity;
c)theconsequent ^impactontheCommunityproducersofsimilarordirectly
competitive productsasindicatedbytrendsintherelevanteconomic
factorssuchas: "
-production,
-utilization ofcapacity.
-stocks,
-sales,
-marketshare,
-prices(i.e»,depressionofpricesorpreventionofpriceincreases
.whichotherwisewouldhaveoccurred)>
-profits,
-returnoninvestment,
-cashflow, -'~
-employment *
.athreatof
2«intheeventthat/seriousinjuryisallegedtheCommissionshallalsoexamine
whetheritisclearlyforeseeablethataparticularsituationis-likelyto
developintoactualinjury*Inthisregardaccountmaybetakenoffactorssuch
as: .- ..
a)rateofincreaseoftheexportstotheCommunity;" VT.».
..4.
' ...... .'«:
b)exportcapacityinthecountryoforiginorexport,alreadyirtexfstence^.
orwhichwillbeoperationalintheforeseeablefuture,andthe'
likelihoodthattheresultingexportswillbetotheCommunity;...*'

è>Article6
ι4.
Paragraph 2bofArticle15shallbereplacedbythefollowing :
"2(b)Inothercases/itshallamendorrevokeCommunityprotective and
surveillance measures ,,Wheretnisdecisionconcernsnational
surveillance measuresitshallapplyasfromthesixthdayfollowing
itsentryintoforce*AnyMemberStatemayreferthemeasurestaken
bytheCommissiontotheCouncilduringthethreeworkingdays
followingthedayoftheirentryintoforce*TheCouncilshallmeet
forthwith ,,Itcanamendorannulthemeasuresinquestionbya
qualifiedmajority."
i ( '
Article7
Thedateof31December1981foreseeninparagraph 1ofArticle16is
replacedby31December1984*
Article8
Article17(1)shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
y
"a)TheMemberStatesotherthanthoseindicatedincolumn2ofAnnexI
oppositetheproductslistedthereinmayretaintherestrictions givenin
*
AnnexIII.
b)MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommissiondetailsofanymeasurestaken
inconformitywiththeAgreementonimportlicensingprocedures concludedby
theCommunityorwiththeCouncils'Decisionof10December1979concerning
theconclusionoftheMultilateral Agreementsresultingfromthe1973to1979
tradenegotiations (1).Inparticular theyshallmakeavailabletotheCommissia
therulesandallinformation concerning theproceduresforthesubmissionof
requestsforlicences/includingtheconditionsrelatingtoadmissibility of
persons,enterprises orinstitutions whosubmitsuchrequests.Allchangesof
theserulesshallalsobesenttotheCommission .
Thisannexwillbeestablished onalaterdateonthebasisoftheinformation
suppliedbytheMemberStates.Itwillinclude/inthecaseofthoseMember
Stateswhoadminister quotasbymeansoflicences/thetotalvolumeand/ortotal
valueofthequotastobeapplied/thecountryorcountriesorthegeographical
areastowhicheachrestriction applies.
(1)0J*NoL71/17.3.1980

Article9
Article20isamendedbytheinsertionofthewordsandAnnexIIIafter
thereferencetoAnnexI«1' . •
I. '
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1982*
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inaltMemberStates* '"'
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DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident