CELEX: 31976R1552
Language: en
Date: 1976-06-29 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1552/76 of 29 June 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

1 . 7 . 76                              Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 172/ 1
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                                              (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                      COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1552/76
                                                        of 29 June 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                                         amount of requests for imports being made to the
COMMUNITIES,                                                        Italian authorities, serious injury would be brought to
                                                                    bear on Community producers in Italy if the measures
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                    adopted by the Community were not extended ;
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    Whereas the reasons which justified the establishment
 1439/74 of 4 June 1974 on common rules for                         of rules whereby imports into Italy of malleable cast­
imports ( J), and in particular Article 13 thereof,                 iron tube and pipe fittings originating in Taiwan are
                                                                    subject to import authorizations consequently remain
After consultation within the Advisory Committee                    valid ; whereas it is therefore necessary to maintain
 referred to in Article 5 of the said Regulation,                   the rules in effect until 31 December 1976,
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 1 62/76 (2), the
 Commission established rules whereby imports into
                                                                                             Article 1
 Italy of malleable cast-iron tube and pipe fittings origi­
 nating in Taiwan were made subject to authorization ;              The rules whereby imports into Italy of malleable cast­
 Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 476/76 (3), the                     iron tube and pipe fittings originating in Taiwan are
 Council maintained these rules in effect until 30 June             subject to import authorization which were set up by
 1976 ;                                                             Regulation (EEC) No 162/76 and confirmed by Regu­
                                                                    lation (EEC) No 476/76, shall be maintained in effect
 Whereas since the establishment of these measures                  until 31 December 1976 .
 the development of the market in Italy for these
 products has been characterized by a decrease in                   The total quantity of products for which import
 consumption and production as well as by an increase               authorizations shall be issued from 1 July 1976 to 31
 in stocks ;                                                        December 1976 shall not exceed 820 metric tons .
 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 July 1976.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 1976.
                                                                                For the Council
                                                                                  The President
                                                                                   G. THORN
  (!) 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 .