CELEX: 51982PC0241
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Date: 1982-05-05
Title: Amended proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION amending Regulation (EEC) No 3017/79 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Community (submitted to the Council by the Commission pursuant to the paragraph of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty)

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                    ...                 Amended
                                  proposal for a
                               COUNCIL REGULATION
       amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 3017 / 79 on protection against                 • surped
      or subsidized imports from countries not members of the                      E.     .;European
                                       Community
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       ( submitted to the Council by the Commission pursuant to the
         paragraph of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty )
C0M(82 ) 241 final
 ---pagebreak---                              EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM
 Article 14 of Council Regulation ( EEC ) 3017 / 79 , on protection against dumped
or subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Economic
Community , makes provision     for the review of measures taken by the Community 's
institutions , where warranted , either on the Commission 's own initiative
or at the request of a Member State or an interested party , provided that the
latter submits positive information substantiating the need .       Since anti-
dumping and countervailing measures are taken only after lengthy and
costly investigations , it is desirable to lay down a minimum period before
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a review is held at the request of an interested party .
A proposal to make the necessary changes to Article 14(1 ) has already been
discussed in the Council(2 ). and. subject to two minor amendments with which
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the Commission agrees , nine delegations support the proposal while the
German delegation have doubts about the stipulation of a npnimum period , which
is the essence cf the amendment . Since a Commission proposal which has been
amended in the Council can only be adopted unanimously it is necessary
to make a revised proposal in order to enable the regulation to be
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 amended in accordance with the consensus view .
(1 )   COM ( 82 ) 63 final
( 2 ) DOC 6147 / 82 COMER 47
 ---pagebreak---                                        Amended
                                      proposal for a
                                 COUNCIL REGULATION
              amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 3017 / 79
          on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not
          members of the European Economic Community
 /
I 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 Regulations establishing the common organization of
     agricultural markets and the Regulations adopted under Article 235 of the
     Treaty , applicable to goods manufactured from agricultural products , and
 (0 in particular the provisions of, those Regulations which allow for. derogation
     from the general principle that protective measures at frontiers may be • '
     replaced solely by the measures provided for in those Regulations,' '
     Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
      Whereas by Regulation ( EEC) No 3Q17 /79C1 ) the Council adopted Community rules and
     procedures for protection against dumped or' subsidized imports from countries
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   * which are not members of the European economic Community ;
     whereas Article 14 of the said Regulation provides for the possibility
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     of a review of measures taken by the Community institutions
  <£yna',    ' in order to enable parties to protect their interests,            ' '
     lays   down           in particular that such review may be held if an
     interested party so requests and submits positive information substantiating
     the need for review;
     Whereas, however , antidumping and countervailing measures are taken only
     after a formal investigation which is both costly and time-consuming and
     which offers full    opportunities for all parties to make known their views ;
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     Whereas , therefore , in order to avoid abuse of Community procedures and .
     resources i$ is appropriate to anend the provisions governing reviews
     QJ No L 339, 31.12.1979, p. 1        '
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 ---pagebreak---  requested by Interested parties so as to la / down a minimum period which
 muftt eloose after the conclusion of a oroceedlna before such' a review
 will be held , and to ensure that there. 'ijj p^'ijience of 'a change ^in cirqumstances.,,.
 sufficient to justify a review                                          .           •
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                 Article 1
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Article 14(1 ) of Regulation CEEC ) No 3017 / 79 is hereby replaced by the.                                           .-
following :                                          ■      .
      1.      Regulations imposing anti-dumping or countervailing duties and                                                     Q
          decisions to accept undertakings shall be subject to review where-
      warranted .   Such review may be held either at the request of a Member
      State or on the initiative of the Commission .              A review shal I also be held wbere
     an interested party so requests and submits evidence of changed circumstances 'sufficient
   : to justify the need/ provided that at least one year has
      elapsed since the conclusion of the proceeding .               Such requests shall be
      addressed to the Commission which shall inform the Member States ."
                                 Article 2
This Regulation shall enter Into force on the third day following that of
Its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply' to requests for review already introduced .                                                        .'•a.-'»' .
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicalbe in all
Member States .
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Done at Brussels                                           for the Council
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                                                           The President
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