CELEX: 31977R0753
Language: en
Date: 1977-04-06 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 753/77 of 6 April 1977 subjecting to authorization imports into France of enamelled iron or steel articles of a kind commonly used for domestic purposes, originating in Spain

No L 91 / 10                        Official Journal of the European Communities                            13. 4. 77
                                 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 753/77
                                                    of 6 April 1977
              subjecting to authorization imports into France of enamelled iron or steel
              articles of a kind commonly used for domestic purposes, originating in Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                Whereas, in these highly unusual and critical circum­
COMMUNITIES,                                                  stances, it is necessary that immediate action be taken
                                                              to safeguard the interests of the Community ; whereas
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European         these measures are to consist of the introduction of a
Economic Community,                                           temporary limitation of imports in accordance with
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                  the provisions of the Agreement between the Euro­
1525/70 of 20 July 1970 on safeguard measures                 pean Economic Community and Spain ;
provided for in the Agreement between the EEC and
Spain (•), and in particular Article 1 thereof,               Whereas the concentration of imports of the products
                                                              concerned on the French market justifies the limita­
Having consulted the Advisory Committee set up the            tion, for the moment, of the application of these safe­
said Regulation,                                              guard measures to imports into that region of the
                                                              Community,
Whereas imports of enamelled iron or steel domestic
articles corresponding to NIMEXE code 73.38-52, orig­
inating in Spain, have increased sharply and substan­
                                                              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
tially in the past few years ;
Whereas this development has manifested itself princi­                                 Article 1
pally on the French market, where imports have
increased from 655 tonnes in 1973 to 3 671 tonnes in
                                                              The importation into France of enamelled iron or
1976 ;
                                                              steel articles of a kind commonly used for domestic
Whereas these products are offered for sale on the            purposes corresponding to NIMEXE code 73.38-52,
market principally affected at prices which are substan­      originating in Spain, is hereby made subject to the
tially below those prevailing for similar goods               presentation of an import authorization issued by the
produced by Community producers ;                             competent authorities of the importing country.
Whereas according to the information available to the         The total quantity of the products for which import
Commission, these imports represented a market                authorizations shall be issued during the period of
share of 33 % in France in 1976 ;                             validity of this Regulation shall not exceed 2 500
                                                              tonnes .
Whereas this development has been carried out to the
detriment of the Community industry, whose produc­
tion has fallen considerably over the past few years                                   Article 2
with resultant substantial unemployment ; whereas
there is a real risk of further unemployment ;                 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
                                                               following its publication in the Official Journal of
Whereas all these factors have caused market disrup­           the European Communities.
tion and have caused serious damage to the Commu­
nity producers of like goods in France ;                       2.    It shall apply until 31 March 1978 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 6 April 1977.
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                        Wilhelm HAFERKAMP
                                                                             Vice-President
(') OJ No L 182, 16. 8 . 1970, p. 175.