31976R2162

3 . 9 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 242/ 1

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 2162/ 76 of 2 September 1976 maintaining in effect the rules whereby imports into Italy of electric filament lamps originating in certain European State-trading countries are subject to authorization

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas for the Italian market only these measures COMMUNITIES, should therefore be maintained until 31 December 1976 in respect of Bulgaria, the German Democratic Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Republic, Czechoslovakia and the USSR ; Economic Community, Whereas the safeguard measures thus maintained in Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No respect of these third countries can be rescinded 109/70 of 19 December 1969 establishing common should those same countries enter into consultations rules for imports from State-trading countries (!), and with the Community and should these consultations in particular Article 7 thereof, result in mutually satisfactory solutions, After consulting the Advisory Committee set up under Article 5 of the said Regulation , HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 1 887/76 (2), the Article 1 Commission established rules whereby imports into Italy of electric filament lamps originating in certain The rules whereby imports into Italy of electric fila­ European State-trading countries were made subject to ment lamps originating in certain European State­ authorization ; trading countries are subject to authorization which were adopted by Regulation (EEC) No 1887/76 shall Whereas the difficulties which justified the establish­ remain applicable until 31 December 1976. ment of these safeguard measures still prevail on the Italian market only ; Article 2 Whereas the consultations held in the meantime with Hungary, Poland and Romania on the basis of the This Regulation shall enter into force on the day protocols of accession of these countries to GATT following its publication in the Official Journal of have resulted in mutually acceptable solutions ; the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 September 1976. For the Council The President M. van der STOEL

(') OJ No L 19, 26 . 1 . 1970 , p . 1 . (2) OJ No L 206, 31 . 7 . 1976, p . 79 .