CELEX: 51991PC0008
Language: en
Date: 1991-02-11
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION CHANGING THE IMPORT ARRANGEMENTS ESTABLISHED BY COUNCIL DECISION 90/468/EEC AND APPLIED IN ITALY IN RESPECT OF IMPORTS FROM CERTAIN STATE-TRADING COUNTRIES OF VARIOUS PRODUCTS

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                    COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                                          C0M(91)  8 final
                                                                          Brussels, 11 February 1991
                                                                Proposal for a
                                                               COUNCIL DECISION
                                               changing the import arrangements established by
                                         Council Decision 90/468/EEC and applied in Italy in respect
                             of imports from certain State-trading countries of various products
                                                        (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---                           EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. This proposal    is made under    the procedure      laid down    in Article 9(4) of
   Regulation   (EEC) No 3420/83, which requires the Commission             to refer    the
   matter to the Council in case of disagreement with a Member State regarding
   changes to be made to the import arrangements for products originating in
   the State-trading countries.
2. Pursuant to Article 7(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3420/83, Italy informed the
   other Member States and the Commission that          it considered that the import
   arrangements   applied  in   Italy    in respect   of Albania      should   be   amended
   pursuant   to the said    Regulation     to  liberalize    imports of     all   products
   covered by that Regulation.
3. The  measure   proposed   by   Italy    has  been   the   subject    of  consultations
   pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3420/83, at the close of which
   the Commission considered     that such a generalized         liberalization measure
   was not appropriate under present circumstances, that the Italian request
   contained   elements which were      incompatible with GATT        rules and     that it
   could advantageously be replaced, in the near future, by a measure covering
   the whole Community.
4. Products   originating   in Albania      traditionally     imported    into   Italy  are
   covered by quotas Nos 1, 2, 3 and 4 listed              in Annex I (g) to Decision
   90/468/EEC.    In the short term      liberalization of the products covered by
   the said quotas is likely to ensure normal supplies on the Italian market
   and is consequently a sufficient measure.         If import requirements for other
   products   later become apparent       in Italy, the Commission        could authorize
   them on a case-by-case basis pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC)
   No 3420/83.
5. The Commission therefore proposes to the Council that the products covered
   by quotas Nos 1, 2, 3 and 4          listed   in Annex I (g) to Council         Decision
   90/468/EEC be liberalized in Italy.
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                                Proposal for a
                               COUNCIL DECISION
                changing the import arrangements established by
         Council Decision 90/468/EEC and applied in Italy in respect
 of imports from certain State-trading countries of various products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3420/83 of 14 November 1983 on
 import  arrangements for products originating     in State-trading countries,
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not   liberalized at Community   level,  as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 2727/90,2 and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,
Whereas Council Decision 90/468/EEC,3 which established the import quotas
to be opened by the Member States in respect of State-trading countries for
1990, has been provisionally extended for 1991;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 7(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3420/83, Italy has
 informed the other Member States and the Commission that it considers that
the import arrangements applied     in Italy  in respect of Albania should be
amended   pursuant   to  the said  Regulation   to  liberalize  imports of all
products covered by that Regulation;
1   OJ No L 346, 8.12.1983, p. 6.
2   OJ No L 262, 26.9.1990, p. 11.
3   0J No L 259, 24.9.1990, p. 1.
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Whereas the measure proposed by Italy has boen the subject of consultations
pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3420/83; whereas at the close
of the said consultations the Commission considered that such a generalized
liberalization measure was not           appropriate      under    present    circumstances,
that the   Italian request contained elements which were                  incompatible with
GATT   rules  and    that   it could    advantageously       be    replaced,     in the near
future, by a measure covering the whole Community;
Whereas products originating         in Albania traditionally           imported    into Italy
are covered by quotas Nos 1, 2, 3 and 4 listed in Annex I (g) to Decision
90/468/EEC;    whereas     in   the  short    term    liberalization       of   the    products
covered   by the said quotas         is likely     to ensure      normal    supplies on the
 Italian market and is consequently a sufficient measure-, whereas, if import
requirements     for   other    products    later    become     apparent      in   Italy,   the
Commission   could     authorize     them   on   a   case-by-case       basis    pursuant    to
Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3420/83;
Whereas   the proposed measures are not such as to hamper                     the subsequent
harmonization of the import arrangements applied                 in the Member States or
affect   the  proper     functioning    of   the    common    market;     whereas     the  said
measures should therefore be adopted,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
                                         Article 1
Within   the  framework     of   the   import   arrangements        laid  down    by   Decision
90/468/EEC,     Italy    is   hereby   authorized      to   liberalize       imports    of  the
products covered by Annex I (g) of the said Decision.
                                         Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
Done at Brussels,                                            For the Council
                                                             The President
 ---pagebreak---                                    FICHE
                 IMPACT DE LA PROPOSITION SUR LES P.M.E
                       ET SUR LE MARCHE DE L'EMPLOI
Sur le plan économique, les produits qui font l'objet de la mesure de
libération des restrictions quantitatives en Italie sont actuellement
très peu importés. De ce fait, la mesure envisagée a un impact
économique minime.
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