31976R0476

4. 3 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 56 / 1

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 476/76 of 2 March 1976 maintaining in effect the rules whereby imports into Italy of malleable cast-iron tube and pipe fittings originating in Taiwan are subject to import authorizations

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Article 1 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1439/74 of 4 June 1974 on common rules for The rules whereby imports into Italy of malleable cast­ imports (!), and in particular Article 13 thereof, iron tube and pipe fittings originating in Taiwan are After consultation within the Advisory Committee subject to authorization which were adopted by Regu­ referred to in Article 5 of the said Regulation, lation (EEC) No 162/76 shall remain applicable until 30 June 1976 . Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 1 62/76 (2), the Commission established rules whereby imports into Italy of malleable cast-iron tube and pipe fittings origi­ Article 2 nating in Taiwan were made subject to authorization ; Whereas the reasons which justified the establishment This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of these rules are still valid and they should therefore following its publication in the Official Journal of be maintained in effect until 30 June 1976, the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 March 1976 . For the Council The President G. THORN

(') OJ No L 159, 15. 6 . 1974, p . 1 . (2) OJ No L 18 , 27 . 1 . 1976, p. 13 .