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Date: 1977-06-15
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No. 459/68 on protection against dumping or the granting of bounties or subsidies by countries which are not members of the European Economic Community (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                 i              v       Proposal for a
                                   COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
                       amending Regulation (EEC ) No. 459/68 on protection
                against dumping or the granting of bounties or subsidies "by         ,
                countries which are not members of the European Economic Community
                        ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
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COM ( 77 ) 279 final .
 ---pagebreak---                          EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.          The transitional period laid down in the Treaty of Accession for
the application of national anti-Hiumping/anti-subsidiea measures by the
United Kingdom and Ireland expires on 30 June 1977 *
2.          Both countries haVe adopted a number of suoh measures , some very
recently - as permitted by Article 133 of the Treaty of Acoession .
                                                                           /
3*          If the spirit of the Community regulations suggests that such measures
should be reviewed , the preoise means of re–examining them are not , however ,
clearly defined .
4.          To fill this gap , the Commission is forwarding to the Council
the following draft regulation modifying Regulation 459/68 .
 ---pagebreak---                                   Proposal for
                    COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) No .    /77
                                  of
         amending Regulation ( EES ) NO . 459/68 on protection againBt
         dumping or the granting of bounties or subsidies "by countries
         whioh are not members of the European Econobiio Community
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMUNTIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economio Community ,
and in particular Articles 113 and 227 thereof ,
Having regard to the Regulations establishing the common organisation of
agricultural markets and the Regulations adopted under Article 235 of the
Treaty , applicable to goods manufactured from agricultural products , and
in particular the provisions of those Regulations which allow for derogation
from the general principle that protective measures . at frontiers may be
replaced solely by the measures provided for in those Regulations ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
                                                    9*
Whereas the transitional period provided for in Article 133 of the Treaty of
Accession for the introduction by the United Kingdom and Ireland of national
measures against dumping or the granting of bounties or subsidies by
third countries expires on 30 June 1977 »
Whereas it will be necessary to review such national measures as are in
operation on 30 June 1977 in order to examine their effeots after that
date and to ascertain whether the conditions for their application are
satisfied ;
Whereas accordingly it is now necessary to extend to such national measures
the provisions with respect to the amendment or revocation of anti-dumping
measures set out in Article 18(2 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) 459/68 on protection
against dumping or the granting of bounties or subsidies by third countries ( l )
as amended by Regulation ( EEC ) 2011/73 ( 2 );
                                                                              ·/..
 1 ) OJ , L 93 , 17-4.68 , p.l
  2 ) OJ , L 206 , 27.7.73 , p. 3
 ---pagebreak---  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION i
                               Article 1
 The following shall be substituted for Article l8(2)(a) of Regulation ( EEC )
459/68 :
11 Where measures are enforoed under Artiole 15 ana ti;e Council has taken
no aotion under Artiole 16 or under Article 17 , or where measures have been
taken under the transitional provisions of the Treaty of Accession , the
Commission shall itself forthwith amend , or revoke with or without retro­
active effeot , measures in force under Article 15 or introduced under the
transitional provisions of the Aocession Treaty and shall immediately report
on this to the Counoil ;   the latter may , acting by a qualified majority ,
decide that different action be taken .".
                               Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1977 «
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and direotly^ applicable
in all Member States .
Done at                                             Pbr the Counoil
                                                    The President