	toshiba sharp restrain lap top pc exports to ec toshiba corp tsba t and sharp corp shrp t decided to maintain exports of lap top personal computers to the european community ec at last year s levels despite the halt of shipments to the u s company spokesmen told reuters they said the voluntary restraints were aimed at averting ec sanctions urged by european computer makers the europeans feared japanese personal computers would flood ec markets after washington imposed pct tariffs last april toshiba and sharp together control about pct of the personal computer market in the ec the sharp spokesman said toshiba said exports of t and t lap top computers would continue at units a month for the time being sharp said exports to the ec of pc series lap top personal computers would continue at last year s level of to units a year washington imposed the tariffs because of japan s alleged failure to uphold a agreement on semiconductor  reuter 
