31976R1552

1 . 7 . 76 No L 172/ 1 Official Journal of the European Communities

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 1552/76 of 29 June 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 amount of requests for imports being made to the COMMUNITIES, Italian authorities, serious injury would be brought to bear on Community producers in Italy if the measures Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European adopted by the Community were not extended ; Economic Community, Whereas the reasons which justified the establishment Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No of rules whereby imports into Italy of malleable cast­ 1439 /74 of 4 June 1974 on common rules for iron tube and pipe fittings originating in Taiwan are imports ( J), and in particular Article 13 thereof, subject to import authorizations consequently remain After consultation within the Advisory Committee valid ; whereas it is therefore necessary to maintain referred to in Article 5 of the said Regulation , the rules in effect until 31 December 1976, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 1 62/76 (2), the Commission established rules whereby imports into Article 1 Italy of malleable cast-iron tube and pipe fittings origi­ nating in Taiwan were made subject to authorization ; The rules whereby imports into Italy of malleable cast­ iron tube and pipe fittings originating in Taiwan are Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 476/76 (3), the Council maintained these rules in effect until 30 June subject to import authorization which were set up by 1976 ; Regulation (EEC) No 162/76 and confirmed by Regu­ lation (EEC) No 476/76, shall be maintained in effect Whereas since the establishment of these measures until 31 December 1976 . the development of the market in Italy for these The total quantity of products for which import products has been characterized by a decrease in consumption and production as well as by an increase authorizations shall be issued from 1 July 1976 to 31 December 1976 shall not exceed 820 metric tons . in stocks ; Whereas imports from Taiwan continue to be avail­ Article 2 able at prices much below those applied by the Italian producers ; whereas, owing to the considerable This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1976.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 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 . (3) OJ No L 56, 4. 3 . 1976, p. 1 .