CELEX: 51976PC0687
Language: en
Date: 1976-12-16
Title: Proposal for a REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL maintaining in effect the rules whereby imports into Italy of cast-iron tube and pipe fittings originating in Taiwan are subject to import authorisations (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                            COM(76 ) 687 final .
                                            Brussels . 16 December 1976
                       Proposal for a
                REGULATION ( EEC ) OF THE COUNCIL
      maintaining in effect the rules whereby imports
       into Italy of cast-iron tube and pipe fittings
      originating in Taiwan are subject to import authorisations
       ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
       C0M(76 ) 687 final .
 ---pagebreak---                 Explanatory Memorandum
                                            (1 )
      By Regulation ( EEC ) No . 162 / 1976      the Commission established a
system of authorisations for imports into Italy of cast-iron tube and
pipe fittings originating in Taiwan .        This system which was maintained
by the Council by Regulations ( EEC ) No. 476/ 1976 ^ and ( EEC ) No.
1552/ 1976 *^ is due to expire on 31 December 1976.
      The Italian authorities have requested that this measure be further
extended .  In support of this request , particular reference is made to
the continuing crisis being experienced by this sector of Italian
industry .  They state that the crisis is marked by an increase in imports
in the first half of 1976 to 4,543 tonnes compared with 3,654 tonnes in
the same period in 1975 .    This represents an increase of       24% at a time
when the building industry , the principal users of the products concerned ,
is in recession .   If the present system of .limitations were no longer
applied then imports from Taiwan , which are sold at prices much below their
Italian equivalents , could-*- in the current economic recession - lead to
considerable injury to the Italian producers .
      In these circumstances , the Commission proposes that the Council
should :
      -  extend the period of validity of the system of authorisations for
         imports into Italy of cast-iron tube and pipe fittings originating
         in Taiwan until 31 December 1977 .
(1)   O.J. No . L   18 of 27.1.1976 , p. 13
(2)   O.J. No . L   56 of   4.3.1976 , p.      1
(3)   O.J. No . L 172 of    1.7.1976, p.       1
 ---pagebreak---                               Proposal for a Regulation ( EEC ) .
               of the Council'                   maintaining in effect the
               rules whereby imports into Italy of cast-iron tube and
               pipe fittings originating in Taiwan are subject to import
                                    authorisations
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No . 1439 / 74 ( 1 ) of 4 June 1974 , on
common rules for imports , and in particular Article 13 thereof ;
Consultations having been held within the Committee set up under Article 5
of the said Regulation ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
Whereas by Regulation ( EEC ) No . 162 / 1976 ( 2 ) , the Commission established
rules whereby imports into Italy of cast-iron tube and pipe fittings originating
in Taiwan were subject to authorisation ;
Whereas by Regulations ( EEC ) No . 476 / 1976 ( 3 ) and ( EEC ) No . 1552 / 1976 ( 4 ), the
Council maintained these rules in effect until 31 December 1976 ;
 Whereas since the establishment of these measures the development of the market
 in Italy for this product has been character i sed by a decrease in consumption ;
                                     Κ" Ν
 Whereas imports from Taiwan continue to be available at prices much below those
 applied by the Italian producers and in view of the considerable increase in total
 imports there would be serious injury brought to bear on the Italian proudcers if
 the measures adopted by the Community were not extended ;
 Whereas consequently the reasons which justified the establishment of rules whereby
 imports into Italy of cast-iron tube and pipe fittings originating in Taiwan
 are subject to import authorisations continue to apply and whereas it is
 consequently necessary to maintain the rules in effect until 31 December 1977 .
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                           Article 1
 The rules whereby imports into Italy of malleable cast-iron tube and pipe
 fittings originating in Taiwan are subject to import authorisation which were
 set up by Regulation ( EEC ) No . 162 / 1976 and extended by Regulation ( EEC ) N0 .
 1552 / 1976 shall be maintained in effect until 31 December 1977 .
         The total quantity of such products for which import authorisations shall
 be issued during the period from 1 January 1977 to 31 December 1977 , shall not
 exceed 1640 met ri c tons .
   (1 ) O.J. No . L  159 of  15.6.1974 , p. 1
  ( 2 ) O.J. No . L    18 of 27.1.1976 , p. 13
   ( 3 ) O.J. No . L 56 of   4.3.1976 , p. 1
   ( 4 ) O.J. No . L  172 of 1.7.1976 , p. L
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                                  Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1977 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member Btates .
     at Brussels ,                                  For the Council
                                                     The President
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