CELEX: 31976R3207
Language: en
Date: 1976-12-23 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3207/76 of 23 December 1976 maintaining in effect the rules whereby imports into Italy of malleable cast-iron tube and pipe fittings originating in Taiwan are subject to import authorizations

31 . 12. 76                                Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 362/ 5
                                        COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3207/76
                                                        of 23 December 1976
              maintaining in effect 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                                          to Community producers in Italy if the measures
COMMUNITIES,                                                         adopted by the Community were not extended ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                Whereas the reasons which justified the establishment
Economic Community,                                                  of rules whereby imports into Italy of malleable cast­
                                                                     iron tube and pipe fittings originating in Taiwan are
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     subject to import authorizations consequently remain
 1439/74 of 4 June 1974 on common rules for
                                                                     valid ; whereas it is therefore necessary to maintain
imports ('), and in particular Article 13 thereof,                   the rules in effect until 31 December 1977,
After consultation within the Advisory Committee
referred to in Article 5 of the said Regulation ,                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Havirtg regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                                            Article 1
Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 1 62/76 (2), the
Commission established rules whereby imports into                    The rules whereby imports into Italy of malleable cast­
Italy of malleable cast-iron tube and pipe fittings origi­           iron tube and pipe fittings originating in Taiwan are
nating in Taiwan were made subject to authorization ;                subject to import authorization, which were set up by
Whereas by Regulations (EEC) No 476/76 (3) and                       Regulation (EEC) No 162/76, confirmed by Regula­
(EEC) No 1 552/76 (4), the Council maintained these                  tion (EEC) No 476/76 and extended by Regulation
rules in effect until 31 December 1976 ;                             (EEC) No 1552/76, shall continue to apply until 31
                                                                     December 1977.
Whereas since the establishment of these measures
the development of the market in Italy for these                     The total quantity of products for which import
products has been characterized by a decrease in                     authorizations shall be issued from 1 January to 31
                                                                     December 1977 shall not exceed 1 640 metric tons .
consumption ;
Whereas imports from Taiwan continue to be avail­                                           Article 2
able at prices much below those applied by the Italian
producers ; whereas, owing to the considerable                       This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
increase in total imports, serious harm would be done                 1977 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 23 December 1976 .
                                                                                 For the Council
                                                                                  The President
                                                                                M. van der STOEL
(')  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 .
(")  OJ No L  172, 1 . 7 . 1976, p. 1 .