CELEX: 31974R0300
Language: en
Date: 1974-02-05 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 300/74 of the Commission of 5 February 1974 subjecting to authorization the importation into Italy of tape recorders from Taiwan

6. 2. 74                           Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 33/7
                          REGULATION (EEC) No 300/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                 of 5 February 1974
              subjecting to authorization the importation into Italy of tape recorders from
                                                        Taiwan
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                consumption situation in Italy and of the growth of
COMMUNITIES,                                                  imports from Taiwan and other third countries in
                                                              recent years ; whereas a level should therefore be fixed
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European         of 20 000 machines for 1974 ;
Economic Community ;
                                                             Whereas these provisional protective measures should
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                  be capable of being amended or repealed as required
1025/70 (J ) of 25 May 1970 establishing common               by the development of the situation on the Commu­
rules for imports from third countries, and in parti­         nity markets and particularly in Italy and might be
cular Article 1 0 thereof ;                                   extended to other parts of the Community or to the
                                                              entire Community if future trends in the imports in
                                                              question should threaten to cause substantial damage
After consultation with the Advisory Committee set
                                                              to producers in areas other than Italy,
up under Article 5 of that Regulation ;
Whereas, according to statistics and other information
supplied by the Italian Government, imports of tape
recorders from Taiwan into Italy have increased               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
considerably during the last year ; whereas this infor­
mation discloses that imports which amounted to 500
units in 1969, 2 690 in 1970, 3 745 in 1971 and
16 965 in 1972 have increased to 42 737 during the                                    Article 1
first eight months of 1973 ; whereas these goods are
imported at relatively low prices (about 4 000 lira
each) ;                                                       1 . The importation from Taiwan into Italy of the
                                                              products listed below shall be subject to the produc­
                                                              tion of an import authorization and shall not exceed
Whereas during the same period the annual Italian             in respect of the period 1 January 1974 to 31
production of these products decreased from 380 000           December 1974, the number of units given below :
to approximately 136 000 in 1972, but recovered
slightly during 1973 (to approximately 200 000
machines) on account in particular of the effects              CCT heading
                                                                   No                Description            Amount
resulting from the process of reorganization in which
the Italian tape-recording industry has been engaged ;
                                                             92.11 A III      Combined sound recor­
                                                                              ders and reproducers      20 000 units
Whereas it is clear from the facts given that tape recor­
ders are being imported into Italy in such greatly
increased quantities and on terms such as to threaten
to hinder the process of reorganization of the Italian        2. The import authorizations referred to in para­
tape-recording industry and cause it substantial              graph 1 shall be issued by the Italian Republic.
damage ; whereas it would be difficult to remedy such
damage unless immediate action were taken in respect
of imports from Taiwan ;
                                                                                      Article 2
Whereas at the present time the imports in question
are being particularly detrimental to Italy but are not       This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
so far causing the same damage to other regions of the        following its publication in the Official Journal of
Community ; whereas it is consequently justifiable to         the European Communities.
limit the protective measures to imports into Italy ;
                                                              It shall apply until the entry into force of appropriate
Whereas these measures must limit imports at a level          measures to be taken by the Council in accordance
which would take account both of the production and           with Article 10 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 1025/70
                                                              and for a period of six weeks at the latest after their
(») OJ No L 124, 8. 6. 1970, p. 6.                            entry into force.
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 5 February 1974.
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                       The President
                                                                  Francois-Xavier ORTOLI