31978R0355

No L 50/6 22 . 2 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 355 /78 of 20 February 1978 concerning 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 increase in total imports, serious harm would be done COMMUNITIES, to producers in Italy if safeguard measures were not adopted by the Community ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas the reasons which justified the establishment of rules whereby imports into Italy of malleable cast- Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No iron tube and pipe fittings originating in Taiwan are 1439/74 of 4 June 1974 on common rules for subject to import authorizations remain valid and it is imports ('), and in particular Article 13 thereof, therefore necessary to introduce anew rules whereby After consultation within the Advisory Committee these products are subject to import authorizations, referred to in Article 5 of the said Regulation,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 1 62/76 (2), the Article 1 Commission established rules whereby imports into Italy of malleable cast-iron tube and pipe fittings origi­ Imports into Italy of malleable cast-iron tube and pipe nating in Taiwan were made subject to authorization ; fittings corresponding to NIMEXE code 73.20-30 orig­ inating in Taiwan shall be subject to the presentation Whereas, by Regulations (EEC) No 476/76 (3), (EEC) of an import authorization issued by the competent No 1552/76 (4) and (EEC) No 3207/76 (5), the Council Italian authorities . maintained these rules in effect until 31 December 1977 ; The total quantity of products for which import Whereas since the establishment of these measures authorizations shall be issued from 1 January to 31 December 1978 shall not exceed 1 640 tonnes. the development of the market in Italy for these products has been characterized by a decrease in Article 2 consumption ;

Whereas imports from Taiwan continue to be avail­ This Regulation shall enter into force on the day able at prices much below those applied by the Italian following its publication in the Official Journal of producers ; whereas, owing to the considerable the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 February 1978 .

For the Council

The President

Per HÆKKERUP

(>) 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 . (4) OJ No L 172, 1 . 7. 1976, p. 1 . (5) OJ No L 362, 31 . 12. 1976, p. 5.