CELEX: 51978PC0030
Language: en
Date: 1978-01-30
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) concerning the rules in effect whereby imports into Italy of malleable cast-iron tube and pipe fittings originating in Taiwan are subject to import authorizations (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                      COM(78)30 final.
                                                      Brussels , 30 January 1978
                                 Proposal for a
                            COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
   concerning the rules in effect whereby imports into Italy of malleable
     cast-iron tube and pipe fittings originating in Taiwan are subject
                            to import authorizations
                 ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
C0M(78) 30 final
 ---pagebreak---                          EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
 By Regulation ( EEC ) NO . 162/1976 ( l ) "the Commission established, a
  system of authorisations for import s into Italy of cast –iron tube and
 pipe fittings originating in Taiwan . This system which was maintained
 "by the Council by Regulations ( EEC ) No . 476/1976 ( 2), ( EEC ) NO . 1552/1976
  ( 3 ) and ( EEC ) NO . 3207/76 ( 4 ) is due to expire on..31 December 1977 «
 At a meeting of the competent advisory Committee on 5 January , the
 Italian delegate requested that this measure "be further extended . In
  support of this request , particular reference was made to the continuing
 crisis "being experienced "by this sector of Italian industry . If the
 present system of limitations had not "been         introduced , imports from
 Taiwan , which are sold at abnormally low prices ( the average price of
 imports into Italy in the first half of 1977 was 1.190 lires per Kg ,
 the average price of imports from Taiwan was 810 lires per Kg , the
 average price of Italian exports was 1.280 lires per Kg ) prices could –
 in the current economic recession – lead to considerable injury to the
Italian producers .
 In these circumstances 3/^having had a favourable opinion from the
 advisory Committee set up under Regulation 1439/74 » "the Commission
 proposes that the Council should :
 - re-introduce the system of authorisations for imports into Italy
     of cast-iron tube and pipe fittings originating in Taiwan until
     31 December 1978 *
  (1)   O.J.  No . L 18  of 27.1.1976 , p. 13
  ( 2)  O.J.  No . L 56  of  4.3.1976 , p. 1
  ( 3)  O.J.  No . L172  of  I.7.I976 , p. 1
  ( 4)  O.J.  No . L362  of 31 . 12.1976 , p. 5 .
 ---pagebreak---                      COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
concerning "the rules whereby imports into Italy of malleable . .
cast-iron tube and pipe fittings originating in Taiwan are subject to
                           import authorizations
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) N° 1439/74 of 4 June 1974 on
common rules for imports^\
After consultation within the Advisory Committee referred to in Article 5
of the said Regulation ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas by Regulation (EEC ) N" l62/76 v    , the Commission established rules
whereby imports into Italy of malleable cast-iron tube and pipe fittings
originating in Taiwan were made subjeot to authorization ;
Whereas by Regulations (EEC ) N# 476/76^, (EEC )       1552/76^ and (EEC)
N* 320/7        the Council maintained these rules in effect until
31 December 1977 »
Whereas since the establishment of these measures the development of the
market in Italy for these products has been characterized by a decrease in
consumption ;
Whereas imports from Taiwan continue to be available at prices much below
those applied by the Italian producers ; whereas , owing to the considerable
increase in total imports , serious harm would be done to producers
in Italy if safeguard measures were not adopted by the Community :
 (1)  OJ N° L 159 . 15.06.1974 , p.
 (2)  OJ N° L  18 , 27.01.1976 , p. 1
 (3)  OJ »• L  56 , 04.03.1976 , p.
 (4 ) OJ N° L 172 , 01.07.1976 , p.
 (5)  OJ Na L 362 , 31.12.1976 , p.
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas the reasons which justified, the establishment of rules whereby
 imports into Italy of malleable cast-iron tube and. pipe fittings
 originating in Taiwan are subject to import authorizations remain valid;
whereas it is therefore necessary to introduce new rules whereby these
 products are subject to import authorizations ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                Article 1
Imports into Italy of malleable cast–iron tube .and pipe fittings (Nimexe
Code '73.20.30 ) Qriginating in Taiwan shall be subject to the presentation
of an import authorization issued by the competent Italiaq authorities .
The total quantity of products for which import authorizations shall be
 issued from 1 January to 31 December 1978 shall not exceed 1 64O tonnes .
                                Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publi­
 cation in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
 in all Member States .
 Done at Brussels ,                            For the Council