CELEX: 51976PC0664
Language: en
Date: 1976-12-06
Title: Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) maintaining; in effect the rules rules whereby imports into Italy of electric filament lamps originating in certain European state-trading countries are subject to import authorisations (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak---  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                   COM(76)664 final.
                                              Brussels, 6 December 1976
                  Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC )
                     maintaining; in effect the rules
                  rules whereby imports into Italy of
                  electric filament lamps originating in
                  certain European state-trading countries
                  are subject to import authorisations .
             ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
COM(76 ) 664 final
 ---pagebreak---                   Explanatory Memorandum
                                                              (1 )
      The Commission in its Regulation ( EEC ) No . 1887 / 76      put into
effect rules for the authorisation of imports into Italy of electric
filament lamps originating in certain European state-trading countries
( Bulgaria , the German Democratic Republic , Czechoslovakia and the
USSR ).                        «
      During a meeting of the appropriate advisory committee on
23 November , the Italian delegation requested that this measure be
extended for a further period of one year , because of the continuation
of the crisis affecting this sector of Italian industry and of the
injury which would be done to Italian producers if the quota rules
currently in effect were cancelled .
      The Italian delegation further desired that for the other European
state-trading countries which were signatories of the protocol of
accession to the GATT ( Hungary , Poland , Romania ), there would be ,
after consultations to this effect , a continuation in 1977 of the
amicable solutions agreed in 1976 .
      In these circumstances and having consulted the Committee as
laid down in Regulation 109 / 70 , the Commission proposes to the
Council :                                                 1
      -  the extension to 31 December 1977 of the rules whereby imports
         into Italy of electric filament lamps originating in certain
         European state-trading countries are subject to import authorisat
(1)   O.J. No .  L 206 of 31.7.1976 ; P. 79
(2)   O.J. No .  L 242 of 3.9.1976 ; P. 1
 ---pagebreak---           Proposal for a Council Regulation ( EEC )
                       maintaining in effect the rules whereby
          imports into Italy of electric filament lamps originating
          in certain European state-trading countries are subject to
                         import authorisations
 The Council of the European Communities ,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community /
 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No . 109/ 70 of 19 December
 1969 on common rules for imports from state-trading countries C1 );
"Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
 The Committee set up under Article 5 of the said Regulation having been
 consulted;
 Whereas by Regulation ( EEC ) No . 1887/ 76 of 29 July 1976 ( 2 ) the
 Commission established rules whereby imports into Italy of electric
 filament lamps originating in certain European state-trading countries
 were made subject to authorisation ;
 Whereas by Regulation ( EEC ) No . 2162/ 76 ( 3 ) the Council maintained ■
 these rules in effect until 31 December 1976 ;
 Whereas the economic difficulties which justified the introduction
 of these protective measures remain present on the Italian market ;
Whereas consultations have been held in the meantime with Hungary ,
 Poland and Romania , on the basis of the Protocols of Accession
 of these countries to the GATT , and have resulted in mutually acceptable
 solutions , which the countries concerned have been requested to extend ;
 Whereas these measures should consequently be maintained in effect until
 31 December 1977 for the Italian market in respect of Bulgaria , the
 German Democratic Republic , Czechoslovkia and the USSR ;
 Whereas theProtective measures thus maintained in effect in respect of
 these third countries could be rescinded should these countries enter
 into consultations with the Community and Should these consultations
 result i n mutually satisfactory solutions ;
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  (1)  O.J. No . L 19 of 26.1.1970 , p. 1
  (2)  O.J. No . L 206 of 31.7.1976 ; p. 79
  (3)  O.J. No . L 242 of 3.9.1976 , p. •1
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                            Article 1
      The rules whereby imports into Italy of electric filament lamps
originating in certain European state-trading countries are subject
to authori satiorv whi ch were adopted by Regulation ( EEC )
No . 1887/ 76 and confirmed by Regulation ( EEC ) No . 2162 / 7^ shall remain
applicable until 31 December 1977 .
      The total quantity of the products for which import authorisations
shall be issued during the year 1977 shall not exceed the followhg
amounts  :
Nimexe Code            Description              Origin             Quantity ( items )
85.20.15        Electric filament lamps         Bulgaria                    00 ( 100
                exceeding 28 volts              German . Democratic      2 000 coo
                                                Republic
                                                Czechoslovakia          4 000 coo
                                                USSR                     1 300 CQ0
                             Article 2
                             _____                       ρ
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1977 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels                                For the Council
                                                 The President