CELEX: 51976PC0289
Language: en
Date: 1976-06-10
Title: Proposal for a REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL maintaining in effect the rules where by imports into Italy of cast-iron tube and pipe fittings originating in Taiwan are subject to import authorisations. (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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                                               COM(76)289 final.
                                               Brussels . 10 June 1976 .
                            Proposal for a
                    REGULATION ( EEC ) OF THE COUNCIL
        maintaining in effect the rules whereby imports into
         Italy of cast-iron tube and pipe fittings originating
            in Taiwan are subject to import authorisations
            ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
  COM(76 ) 289 final .
 ---pagebreak---                          Explanatory Memorandum
         By Regulation (EEC ) No 162/76 ( l ) the Commission established a system
of authorisations for imports into Italy of cast-iron tube and pipe fittings
originating in Taiwan . This system which was maintained by the Council by
Peculation (EEC ) No 476/76 (2 ), is due to expire on 30 June 1976 .
         Ai: a meeting of the competent consultative committee on 30 I Tayt the
Italian delegation requested that this measure be extended for a further
period of six months . In support of this request , particular reference was
nade by them to the continuing crisis being experienced by thi3 sector of         /
Italian industry . The delegation stated that the crisis was marked by a decrease
ir. consumption from 33.000 tonnes in 1973 to 22.000 tonnes in 197 5 f      ^
increase in stocks and by a decrease in production which had fallen fron
20.000 tonnes :.n 1974 to 16.000 tonnes in 1975 * If the present system of
limitation were no longer applied then imports from Taiwan , which are sold
at prices much . below their Italian equivalents . could - in the current      -
ccor.onic recession - lead to considerable injury being done to the Italian
p-oducern . There is particular confirmation of this threat in she requests
for imports amounting/^.200 tonnes which have already been made in the first
quarter of 1976 .
                                                    •t it
         In these circumstances and after a unanimously favourable opinion by
the consultative committee set up by regulation 1439/74 » the Commission propones
that , the Council should
- extend the period of validity of the system of authorisations for imnor ;;;
    into Italy of cast-iron tube and pipe fittings originating in Taiwan until
   31 December 1976 .
Cl ) OJ iîo L 18 of 27.1.1976 , p. 13
( 2 ) OJ Ko L 56 of, 4.3.1976 , p. 1
                                               ' '1 .     ' '' .'..t '■ .
 ---pagebreak---                           Proposal for a Regulation (EEC ) No
                 of the Council of            maintaining in effect the
                 rules whereby imports into Italy of ca3t-iron tube
                 and pipe fittings originating in Taiwan are subject
                 to import authorisations
    IKE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ;
   Having regard to Council Regulation(EEC ) No 1439/74 ( l ) of 4 June 1974 , on
    common rules for imports , and in particular Article 13 thereof ;
   Consultations having been held within the Committee set up under Article 5
    ■she said Regulation ;                                                  ,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
   '/.Tiereas by Regulation (EEC)No 162/76 (2 ), the Commission established rules
   whereby imports into Italy of cast-iron tube and pipe fittngo originating in
    Taiwan were subject to authorisation :
                                     »
   VJhereas by Regulation (ESC ) NO 476/76^"Hhe Council maintained these rulen^ ir.
    effect until 30 June 1976 ;                                                .
  '■Jherean since the establishment of these measures the development of the market
    in Italy for this product has been characterised by a decrease in consumption
   and production as well as by an increase in stocks ;
  VJhereas imports from Taiwan continue to be available at prices much below those
   applied by the Italian producers and that arising from the considerable amount
   of recueots for imports being made to the Italian authorities there would be
   serious injury brought to bear on the Italian producers if the measures adopted
  by the Community were not extended .
  '■.'he^eas the reasons which justified the establishment of rules whereby in£crt3
    into Italy of cast-iron tube and pipe fittings originating in Taiwan are subject
   to import authorisations continue a3 a result to apply and whereas it iu
   consequently necessary to maintain the rules 'in effect until 31 December 1975 .
  HAS ADOPTED THIS PECULATION :
                                       Article 1
  The rules whereby imports into Italy of malleable cast-iron tube and pipe
    fittings originating in Taiwan are subject to import authorisation which were
   set up by Regulation (EEC ) No I62/76 , shall be maintained in effect until
   31 "December 1976 .                                ,
   7ne cotal quantity of such products for which import authorisations shall be
   issued during the period from 1 July 1976 to 31 December 1976 shall not exceed
  S20 tonnes .        » ■      •                    .        ....
                                       Article 2
  This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1976 .
   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
  ! 'ember States .                              .         h    .
  "Done at Brussels ,              '                             For the Council
                                                                  'Hie President
OJ Ko L 159 of 15.6.1974 , p. 1 ( 2 } OJ No L 18 of 27.1.1976 , p. 13
                                        ( 3 ) OJ No L 56 of 4.3.1976 , p. 1