CELEX: 31978R0355
Language: en
Date: 1978-02-20 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/78 of 20 February 1978 concerning the rules whereby imports into Italy of malleable cast-iron tube and pipe fittings originating in Taiwan are subject to import authorizations

No L 50/6                              Official Journal of the European Communities                             22. 2. 78
                                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 355/78
                                                    of 20 February 1978
              concerning the rules whereby imports into Italy of malleable cast-iron tube and
                   pipe fittings originating in Taiwan are subject to import authorizations
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                       increase in total imports, serious harm would be done
COMMUNITIES,                                                      to producers in Italy if safeguard measures were not
                                                                  adopted by the Community ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                               Whereas the reasons which justified the establishment
                                                                  of rules whereby imports into Italy of malleable cast-
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      iron tube and pipe fittings originating in Taiwan are
 1439/74 of 4 June 1974 on common rules for                       subject to import authorizations remain valid and it is
imports ('), and in particular Article 13 thereof,                therefore necessary to introduce anew rules whereby
After consultation within the Advisory Committee                  these products are subject to import authorizations,
referred to in Article 5 of the said Regulation,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 1 62/76 (2), the                                         Article 1
Commission established rules whereby imports into
Italy of malleable cast-iron tube and pipe fittings origi­        Imports into Italy of malleable cast-iron tube and pipe
nating in Taiwan were made subject to authorization ;             fittings corresponding to NIMEXE code 73.20-30 orig­
Whereas, by Regulations (EEC) No 476/76 (3), (EEC)                inating in Taiwan shall be subject to the presentation
No 1552/76 (4) and (EEC) No 3207/76 (5), the Council              of an import authorization issued by the competent
maintained these rules in effect until 31 December                Italian authorities.
 1977 ;                                                           The total quantity of products for which import
Whereas since the establishment of these measures                 authorizations shall be issued from 1 January to 31
                                                                  December 1978 shall not exceed 1 640 tonnes.
the development of the market in Italy for these
products has been characterized by a decrease in
consumption ;                                                                            Article 2
Whereas imports from Taiwan continue to be avail­                 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
able at prices much below those applied by the Italian            following its publication in the Official Journal of
producers ; whereas, owing to the considerable                    the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
               Done at Brussels, 20 February 1978 .
                                                                               For the Council
                                                                                The President
                                                                               Per HÆKKERUP
(>) OJ  No  L 159, 15. 6. 1974, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No  L 18, 27. 1 . 1976, p. 13.
(3) OJ  No  L 56, 4. 3. 1976, p. 1 .
(4) OJ  No  L 172, 1 . 7. 1976, p. 1 .
(5) OJ  No  L 362, 31 . 12. 1976, p. 5.