CELEX: 51979PC0033
Language: en
Date: 1979-02-05
Title: PROPOSAL for a Council Regulation maintaining in effect the rules whereby imports into Italy of electric filament lamps originating in certain European state-trading countries are subject to import authorisations. (presented by the Commission to the Council)

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                                                           COM(79)33 final.
                                                           Brussels , 5 february 1979
                                                                V.    ; ...
                                                                            m    ,
                    for a Council Regulation maintaining in effect the
                    rules whereby imports into Italy of electric fila­
                    ment lamps originating in certain European   state-
                    trading countries are subject to import authorisa­
                                          tions *
                        (presented by the Commission to the Council)
COH ( 79) 33 final .
 ---pagebreak---                        EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The Commission, by Regulation ( EEC ) No . 1887 /76 ( 1 ) introduced a system
of import authorisation in Italy, on electric filament bulbs originating
in certain European state-trading countries ( Bulgaria , the German
Democratic Republic , Czechoslovakia and the USSR ). This system was
continued by Regulation ( EEC ) No . 2162 /76 ( 2 ) and thai extended by Regu­
lation ( EEC ) No 's . 3205 /76 ( 3 ) and 2899 / 77 (4 ), modified by Regulation
No . 2372 / 78 ( 5 ), until 31 December 1978 .
During a meeting of the competent con sultative committee , the Italian
delegation asked that the system be extended for a further period of a
year because of the continuing crisis experienced by this sector of
Italian industry and of the injury which would be caused to Italian
producers if the quota system which' was in force were to be abolished .
According to the information furnished to the Commission by the Italian
authorities it appeared that the average unit price of imports of lamp
bulbs into Italy from the East European countries .Concerned remained
much lower than those of bulbs originating in the Community or third
countries or those made in Italy . At the same time , it appeared that
since 1977 imports from Bulgaria which were subject to a quota of
420.000 items were nil and were thus no threat to the Italian industry .
In these circumstances , after consultation with the Committee provided
for by Regulation 109/70, the Commission has renewed a system of import
authorisation into Italy of electric filament lamps originating in the
German Democratic Republic , Czechoslovakia and the USSR .
The Commission proposes to the Council , in accordance with article 7
(6 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 109/70 to maintain in effect this system
until 31 December ' 1979 .                                         v '
( 1 ) 0J No L 206 cf 31.7.1976 , p. 79
( 2 ) 0J No L 242 of 3.9.1976, p. 1
( 3 ) 0J No l 362 of 31.12.1976, p. 2
(4 ) 0J No L 338 of 28.12.1977 , p. 4
( 5 ) 0J No L 287 of 13.10.1978, p. 1
 ---pagebreak---                   Proposal for a Council Regulation
        maintaining in effect the rules whereby imports into Italy
        of electric filament lamps originating in certain European
        state -trading countries are subject to import authorisations
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
                                      I
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ;
                                                                          i
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No . 109/ 70 ( 1 ) of 19 December 1969
on common rules for imports from state-trading countries , and in particular
Article 7 thereof ;
The Committee set up under Article 5 of the said Regulation having been
consulted ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;                             "
Whereas by Regulation ( EEC ) No . 64 /79 of 12" January 1979 ( 2 ), the Commission
established rules whereby imports into Italy of electric filament lamps
originating in certain European state-trading countries were made -subject
to authorisation ;
Whereas the factors which justified the establishment of these rules
are still present and whereas it is consequent ly necessary to maintain .
them in effect until 31 December 1979 ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                             Article 1
1.     The rules whereby imports into Italy of electric filament lamps originathg
in certain European state-trading countries are subject to authorisation which
were adopted by Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No . 64 / 79 of 12.1.1979 shall
remain applicable until 31 December 1979.
2.     This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication
in the Official Journal of the European Communities .      '
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .                                                  <
Done at Brussels ,                                        For the Council
                                          : ,           , The President
< 1 ) O.J. N° .~L~19~of~26. 1.1 970 ,             ''              ;f
( 2 ) O.J. N° . L 10 of 16.1 . 1979;    5