31973R1060

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1060 / 73 OF THE COMMISSION of 18 April 1973 subjecting to authorization the importation into Italy of tape recorders from third countries and establishing Community surveillance over those imports

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN 380 000 to approximately 136 000 units ; and the COMMUNITIES , share of imports from third countries in the Italian domestic market has increased continuously, rising Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European from 18 % in 1969 to approximately 54% in 1972 ; Economic Community ;

Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No Whereas those imports, especially those originating 1025/70 (') of 25 May 1970, establishing common from a particular source, are obtained at relatively low rules for imports from third countries, and in parti­ prices, generally at a level considerably lower than cular Article 10 thereof ; that prevailing on the Italian market ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 109/70 (2) of 19 December 1969 , establishing Whereas it is clear, from the facts given above, that common rules for imports from state-trading coun­ tape recorders are being imported into Italy in such tries and, in particular Article 7 thereof ; greatly increased quantities and under such conditions as to cause serious injury to Italian producers of like After consultation with the Advisory Committees set products, and that the injury threatens to get worse up under Article 5 of Regulations (EEC) Nos 1025/70 and would be difficult to repair, unless immediate and 109 /70 ; action were taken in order to safeguard the interests of the Community ; Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;

Whereas, on 9 March 1973 , the Italian Government Whereas, at the present time, the imports in question informed the Commission, by telex, of the increased are being particularly detrimental to Italy but are not difficulties in the Italian tape recorder market caused so far causing the same injury to other regions of the by the rising imports of these products and requested Community ; and it is consequently justifiable to limit the Commission to summon urgently meetings for the safeguard measures to imports into Italy ; the consultations required under Regulations (EEC) Nos 1025/ 70 and 109 /70 ;

Whereas, however, throughout the Community the Whereas, according to the information supplied by market trend for imports of tape recorders from third the Italian Government, particularly the information countries threaten to cause injury to Community given at the consultation meetings, and to other infor­ producers of like or competing products and whereas mation available to the Commission , imports of tape these imports should be placed under surveillance. recorders from third countries to Italy have increased considerably during the last three years ; whereas this information discloses that imports which amounted to 99 000 units in 1969 have increased to 478 000 units Whereas discussions with the main supplier country for the purpose of avoiding a deterioration of the situa­ in 1972 which represents an average annual increase tion in the Italian market have not changed the trend of 69 % ; of imports ; Whereas during the same period the annual Italian production of those products has decreased from Whereas it is therefore necessary as regards the impor­ (!) OJ No L 124, 8 . 6. 1970 , p . 61 . tation of those products into Italy to take interim safe­ (2 ) OJ No L 19 , 26 . 1 . 1970, p. 1 . guard measures consistent with the relevant inter­

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national rules pending the adoption of measures exceed, in respect of the period between 1 April 1973 under Article 1 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1025/70 and and 30 September 1973 the number of units given Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 109/70 ; whereas below : these measures must limit those imports and whereas, given the provisional and precautionary nature of the CCT Heading Description measures, the imports should be limited for a period No not exceeding the time necessary to enable considera­ tion of the further measures which may be required ; 92.11 A III Combined sound recorders 150 000 units and reproducers Whereas the serious injury caused is due to the greatly increased quantities imported and to the price at which they are imported ; and it is therefore advisable to adopt provisionally a ceiling which would limit the 2. Paragraph ( 1 ) shall not apply to products injury and eliminate the threat of further injury ; imported into the Community under an agreement establishing or providing for the establishment of a customs union or of a free-trade area between the Whereas, dependent on future trends in imports of tape recorders on the Community market (including Community and one or more third countries. the Italian market), the Commission reserves the right 3 . The import authorizations referred to in para­ to amend the interim and urgent safeguard measures graph ( 1 ) shall be issued by the Italian Republic. taken or to repeal them when the serious injury has Article 2 been eliminated, as a result, possibly, of an under­ standing with the third countries concerned ; whereas The importation into the Community of the products the Commission further reserves the right to extend from third countries referred to in Article 1 shall be these measures to other parts of the Community or to subject to Community surveillance in accordance with the whole Community if future trends in the imports the procedures provided for in Regulations ( EEC) Nos in question should threaten to cause serious injury to 1025/70 and 109 /70 . other Community producers besides the Italian Import documents shall be valid for not more than producers ; three months .

Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 1 shall apply with the entry into force of the Article 1 appropriate measures to be taken by the Council in accordance with Article 10 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 1 . The importation from third countries into Italy 1025/70 and Article 7 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No of the products listed below shall be subject to the 109/70 not later than within the six weeks following* production of an import authorization, and shall not the entry into force of this Regulation .

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

Done at Brussels, 18 April 1973 .

For the Commission The President

François-Xavier ORTOLI