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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

REGULATION (EEC) No 1626/73 OF THE COUNCIL of 18 June 1973 subjecting to authorization the importation into Italy of tape recorders from third countries

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN have increased to 478 000 units in 1972, which COMMUNITIES, represents an average annual increase of 69 °/o ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ Whereas during the same period the annual Italian pean Economic Community ; production of these products has decreased from 380 000 to approximately 136 000 units ; whereas Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No the share of imports from third countries in the 1025 /70 ( 1 ) of 25 May 1970, establishing common Italian market has increased continuously, rising rules for imports from third countries, and in parti­ from 18 °/o in 1969 to approximately 54 %> in cular Article 10 thereof ; 1972 ;

Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 109 / 70 (2) of 19 December 1969, establishing common Whereas these imports, especially those originating rules for imports from state-trading countries, and from certain third countries, are obtained at rela­ in particular Article 7 thereof ; tively low prices, generally at a level considerably lower than that prevailing on the Italian market ; After consultation with the Advisory Committees set up under Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1025/70 Whereas it is clear, from these facts, that tape recor­ and of Regulation ( EEC) No 109/70 ; ders are being imported into Italy in such greatly increased quantities and under such conditions as to Having regard to the proposal from the Commis­ cause serious harm to the interests of Italian sion ; producers of like products, and that the situation threatens to get worse and would be difficult to Whereas, on 9 March 1973 , the Italian Government remedy, unless immediate action were taken in informed the Commission, by telex, of the increased order to safeguard the interests of the Community ; difficulties in the Italian tape recorder market caused by the rising imports of these products and Whereas the imports in question are at present parti­ requested the Commission to summon urgently meetings of the Advisory Committees required cularly detrimental to Italy but are not so far under Regulations (EEC ) Nos 1025 /70 and 109 /70 ; causing similiar harm in other Member States of the Community ; whereas it is consequently justified to limit the protective measures to imports into Italy ; Whereas, according to the information supplied by the 'Italian Government, particularly the information given at the consultation meetings, and from the Whereas discussions with the main supplier country other information available to the Commission, with a view to avoiding a deterioration of the situa­ imports of tape recorders from third countries to tion in the Italian market have not changed the Italy have increased considerably during the last trend of imports ; three years ; whereas this information discloses that imports which amounted to 99 000 units in 1969 Whereas it is therefore necessary as regards the importation of these products into Italy to take (') OJ No L 124, 8 . 6. 1970, p . 6 . (2) OJ No L 19 , 26 . 1 . 1970, p . 1 . provisional protective measures consistent with the

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relevant international rules ; whereas these measures trends in the imports in question should threaten must limit the imports in question, and, given the serious harm to the interests of other Community interim nature of the measures , limit them for a producers besides Italian producers ; period not exceeding the time necessary to enable Whereas, in view of the necessity to take urgent consideration of any further measures which may measures, the Commission has adopted, in accord­ be required ; ance with Article 10 of Regulation (EEC ) No 1025 / 70 and Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 109/70, Whereas the seriousness of this situation is due to Regulation (EEC) No 1060/73 i 1 ) subjecting to the greatly increased quantities imported and to the authorization the importation into Italy of tape price at which they are imported ; whereas a ceiling recorders from third countries and establishing should therefore be provisionally adopted which Community surveillance over these imports ; would reduce the serious impact of these imports whereas, in accordance with the provisions referred and eliminate the threat of the situation becoming to above, it is desirable that the appropriate worse ; measures should be taken ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas, depending on trends in imports of tape recorders into the Community markets ( including Article 1 the Italian market), the safeguard measures under consideration might be amended, or might be 1 . The importation from third countries into Italy repealed when the serious situation has been reme­ of the products listed below shall be subject to the died, as a result, possibly, of an understanding with production of an import authorization, and shall the third countries concerned ; whereas these not exceed, in respect of the period 1 April 1973 to measures might be extended to other Member States 31 December 1973 , the number of units given below : of the Community, or to the . whole Community, if

CCT heading Description of goods , Units No

92.11 Gramophones, dictating machines and other sound recor­ ders and reproducers, including record-players and tape­ decks, with or without sound-heads ; television image and sound recorders and reproducers , magnetic : A. Sound recorders and reproducers : III . Combined sound recorders and reproducers 225 000

2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to the products referred to above imported into the Community under an agreement establishing a customs union or free-trade area (or providing for their establishment) between the Community and one third country or more .

3 . The import authorizations referred to in paragraph 1 shall be issued by the Italian Republic.

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This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

(») OJ No L 121 , 8 . 5 . 1973 , p . 1 .

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

Done at Luxembourg, 18 June 1973 .

For the Council

The President

A. LAVENS