CELEX: 51975PC0204
Language: en
Date: 1975-05-06
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION on the safeguard measures provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the State of Israel. (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                          COM(75)204 final.
                                          Brussels , 6 May 1975
                                Proposal for a
                               COUNCIL REGULATION
                    on the safeguard measures provided for in the
                    Agreement between the European Economic Com­
                    munity and the State of Israel .
                ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
    COM(75 ) 204 final .
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                           EXPLANATORY KEgroiMimUM
Articles 12-16 and 25 of the Agreement betvieen the European Economic
 Community and the State of Israel , which vra,s initialled on 23 January 1975 »
 contain safeguard clauses and refer to precautionary measures which may
"be taken in order to deal with any economic difficulties arising between
 the Contracting Parties .
The purpose of the following draft Regulation is to establish the detailed
rules for the application of Community regulations , in particular Council
Regulations (DEC ) Nos 1439/74 and 459/68 , for the purpose of implementing
the safeguard clauses and precautionary measures in question.
It should be noted that although the form of this draft differs from pre­
vious regulations on the implementation of the safeguard measures provided
 for in other agreements concluded by the Community, there are no changes
 as to substance .
The only innovation consists in replacing the description of the safeguard
 procedures and machinery just by a reference to existing Community
 legislation of which application is wholly relevant . to      casein point .
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                                  COUNCIL REGULATION
             on the safeguard measures provided for in the Agreement
                                       between
             the European Economic Community and the State of Israel
TI3E COULTCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUTES ,
Having regard' to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
and in particular Articles 113 and 43 thereof ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament ;
Whereas an Agreement between the European Economic Community and Israel
was signed on
Whereas for the purpose of implementing the safeguard clauses and
precautionary measures provided for in Articles 1 2–1 6 and 25 of the .
Agreement , detailed rules should be established for the application of
Community regulations , in particular Council Regulation (EEC ) Ho 1439/74
of 4 June 1974 on common rules for imports 1 , and Council Regulation (EEC )
No 459/63 on protection against dumping or the granting of bounties or
subsidies by countries which are not members of the European Economic
Community , as last amended by Council Regulation (ESC ) Kb 2011/73"',
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION ;
                                     Article 1
In the case of practices that may justify the application by the Community
of measures under Article 12 of the Agreement and practices that may cause
safeguard measures to be applied to the Community on the basis of Article 1 6
of the Agreement , the Commission shall decide , without prejudice to
Article 2 of this Regulation and after cxaming the case on its own
loj No L 159 of '15 June 1974.
 .. OJ No L 93 of 17 April 1968 .
^OJ No L 206 of 27 July 1973.
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initiative or at the request of a Member State , whether the practices are
compatible with the Agreement ,      Where necessary , appropriate mfflsures may ,
under the conditions laid do-wn in Articles 12 and 16 of the Agreement , "be
adopted by the Council in accordance with the procedure and detailed rales
laid down by Regulation ( 3ICC ) N° 1439/74 » and in particular Article 13 ( 2 )
and ( 3 ) there 0"° , without prejudice to the provisions of Article 2 of this
Regulation .
                                    Article 2
In the case of dumping or public aids that may justify the application by
the Community of the measures provided for in Articles 14 and 12 of the
Agreement , the introduction of anti-dumping or countervailing duties shall
be decided on in accordance with the procedure and detailed rules laid down
by Regulation ( EEC ) N c459/58 .
                                    Article 3
1 . In the case of practices that may justify the application by the Commu­
nity of the measures provided for in Articles 13 , 15 and 25 of the Agreement ,
the appropriate measures may , under the conditions defined by these articles ,
be adopted by the Council in accordance with the procedure and detailed rules
laid down by Regulation (SEC ) N° 1439/74 1 and- in particular Article 13 ( 2 )
and ( 3 ) thereof .
2 . In case of urgency and under the conditions laid down in Articles 13 and
15 of the Agreement : the Commission may adopt the appropriate safeguard
measures in accordance with the procedure and detailed rules laid down in
Regulation (E3C ) N° 1439/74 ? and in particular Article 12 ( 2 ) and ( 3 ) thereof ;
any ilember State may provisionally take safeguard measures laid down in
Article 14 ( l ) of the above Regulation under paragraphs 2 to 4 cf the
said Regulation .
                                   Article 4
1 . This Regulation shall be without prejudice to the application of
regulations establishing a common organization of agricultural markets or
of Community or national administrative provisions derived therefrom or
of the special regulations adopted under Article 235 of the Treaty for pro­
cessed agricultural products ; it shall be applied by way of complement to
those instruments ,
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2 . However , the second indent of Article 3(2 ) shall not apply to products
covered by such regulations .
                                 .article 5
Notification to the Joint Committee as required by Article 16 of the
Agreement shall bo the responsibility of the Commission ,
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .
                                        Done at Brussels ,
                                         For the Council