31972R1626

Official Journal of the European Communities 761

29.7.72 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 171/33

REGULATION (EEC) No 1626/72 OF THE COMMISSION of 28 July 1972 establishing Community surveillance over imports from Japan of electronic four operation calculating machines, printing or non-printing

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COM­ Whereas, in these circumstances, the interests of the MUNITIES, Community require that the imports in question be placed under surveillance, by means of an import document as provided for in Article 8 of Regulation Having regard to the Treaty establishing the (EEC) No 1025/70 ; whereas the period of validity for European Economic Community; that document should be six months ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 1025/701 establishing common rules for imports from third countries, and in particular Article 7 thereof; Article 1

After consultation within the Committee provided for The importation into the Community from Japan of in Article 5 of that Regulation ; electronic four operation calculating machines, printing or non-printing, falling within sub-heading No ex 84.52 A of the Common Customs Tariff shall Whereas for a number of years a world-wide be subject to Community surveillance in accordance restructuring in the calculating machine sector has with the procedures provided for in Regulation been in progress; whereas, in particular in the case of (EEC) No 1025/70. four operation calculating machines, electro-mechan­ ical machines are being replaced more and more by electronic machines ; Article 2

Whereas that restructuring has already reached an In the import document to be produced in advanced stage in Japan, but has made only relatively accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No slow progress in the Community, because the greatly 1025/70, the item 'commercial description' must increased demand for electronic desk calculators is include in particular details of the manufacturer and being met almost entirely by imports from Japan ; trade mark and of the model or type of the article concerned. Whereas in 1971 Japan's . share of the Community's internal market was 74% , the Community's own share being 22% ; whereas, as a result of the continued Article 3 high rate of growth of imports from Japan, the Community share continues to decline; Import documents shall be valid for not more than six months . Whereas it would thus appear that a clearer picture of sales is required, together with more up to date information on trends in imports from Japan of electronic four operation calculating machines, Article 4 printing or non-printing, thus enabling development on the market in this sector to be followed more This Regulation shall enter into force on the third closely; day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities and shall remain in force until 31 July 1973 . It shall take effect from 1 OJ No L 124, 8.6.1970, p. 6. 1 August 1972.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 28 July 1972.

For the Commission The President

S. L. MANSHOLT