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NEW TEXT OF ANNEX I TO THE AGREEMENT OF 26 JULY 1957 BETWEEN THE AUSTRIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT , ON THE ONE PART , AND THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY AND THE HIGH AUTHORITY OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , ON THE OTHER ESTABLISHING THROUGH INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY TARIFFS FOR THE CARRIAGE OF COAL AND STEEL THROUGH THE TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA

( OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE ECSC NO 6 OF 20 FEBRUARY 1958 , P . 78 )

FOLLOWING THE COMING INTO EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1981 , OF THE AMENDMENTS IN THE GOODS TARIFF OF THE AUSTRIAN FEDERAL RAILWAYS , ANNEX I TO THE ABOVEMENTIONED AGREEMENT , AS LAST AMENDED ON 27 JANUARY 1978 ( OJ NO C 23 OF 27 JANUARY 1978 , P . 2 ) , IS DRAWN UP WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1981 AS FOLLOWS :

PORTIONS CHARGED BY THE AUSTRIAN FEDERAL RAILWAYS

THE PORTIONS CHARGED BY THE AUSTRIAN FEDERAL RAILWAYS , PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 2 ( 3 ) OF THE AGREEMENT , SHALL BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . THE NORMAL TARIFF CHARGES FOR 15 AND 20 TONNES OF THE AUSTRIAN INTERNAL TARIFF ARE REDUCED BY DETERMINED AMOUNTS FOR THE TYPES OF GOODS AS FOLLOWS : COAL , COKE , ORES , FLUE DUST , CRUDE STEEL , PIG IRON , SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTS , HOT-ROLLED STEEL COILS FOR RE-ROLLING , EXCEEDING 500 MM IN WIDTH , FINISHED PRODUCTS AND SCRAPS .

2 . THE REDUCTIONS PROVIDED FOR IN POINT 1 SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS :

GOODS*ROUTE*REDUCTION PER TONNE IN AUSTRIAN SHILLINGS*

**15 TONNES*20 TONNES*

FINISHED PRODUCTS , WIDE STRIP , BRIQUETTES , COKE , COAL*KUFSTEIN - BRENNERO/BRENNER*2,-*2 ,-*

FINISHED PRODUCTS , WIDE STRIP , BRIQUETTES , COKE , COAL*SALZBURG HBF - TARVISIO CENTRALE*2,-*2 ,-*

FINISHED PRODUCTS , WIDE STRIP , BRIQUETTES , COKE , COAL*SALZBURG HBF - ROSENBACH FRONTIER*2,-*2 ,-*

FINISHED PRODUCTS , WIDE STRIP , BRIQUETTES , COKE , COAL*LINDAU-REUTIN - BRENNERO/BRENNER*2,-*2 ,-*

FINISHED PRODUCTS , WIDE STRIP , BRIQUETTES , COKE , COAL*SIMBACH ( INN ) - TARVISIO CENTRALE*3,-*3 ,-*

FINISHED PRODUCTS , WIDE STRIP , BRIQUETTES , COKE , COAL*PASSAU HBF - SPIELFELD FRONTIER*3,-*3 ,-*

FINISHED PRODUCTS , WIDE STRIP , BRIQUETTES , COKE , COAL*BUCHS ( SG ) - ROSENBACH FRONTIER*4,-*4 ,-*

FINISHED PRODUCTS , WIDE STRIP , BRIQUETTES , COKE , COAL*LINDAU-REUTIN - ROSENBACH FRONTIER*4,-*4 ,-*

ORES , FLUE DUST , CRUDE STEEL , SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTS*KUFSTEIN - BRENNERO/BRENNER*2,-*1 ,-*

ORES , FLUE DUST , CRUDE STEEL , SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTS*SALZBURG HBF - TARVISIO CENTRALE*2,-*2 ,-*

ORES , FLUE DUST , CRUDE STEEL , SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTS*SALZBURG HBF - ROSENBACH FRONTIER*2,-*2 ,-*

ORES , FLUE DUST , CRUDE STEEL , SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTS*LINDAU-REUTIN - BRENNERO/BRENNER*2,-*2 ,-*

ORES , FLUE DUST , CRUDE STEEL , SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTS*SIMBACH ( INN ) - TARVISIO CENTRALE*2,-*2 ,-*

ORES , FLUE DUST , CRUDE STEEL , SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTS*PASSAU HBF - SPIELFELD FRONTIER*3,-*3 ,-*

ORES , FLUE DUST , CRUDE STEEL , SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTS*BUCHS ( SG ) - ROSENBACH FRONTIER*3,-*3 ,-*

ORES , FLUE DUST , CRUDE STEEL , SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTS*LINDAU-REUTIN - ROSENBACH FRONTIER*3,-*3 ,-*

SCRAP*KUFSTEIN - BRENNERO/BRENNER*30,20*23,20*

SCRAP*SALZBURG HBF - TARVISIO CENTRALE*50,20*38,20*

SCRAP*SALZBURG HBF - ROSENBACH FRONTIER*50,20*38,20*

SCRAP*LINDAU-REUTIN - BRENNERO/BRENNER*53,20*40,20*

SCRAP*SIMBACH ( INN ) - TARVISIO CENTRALE*59,20*45,20*

SCRAP*PASSAU HBF - SPIELFELD FRONTIER*78,20*59,20*

SCRAP*BUCHS ( SG ) - ROSENBACH FRONTIER*87,20*66,20*

SCRAP*LINDAU-REUTIN - ROSENBACH FRONTIER*87,20*66,20*

3 . ANY AMENDMENT OF THE RULES IN POINT 1 , AS TO ESTABLISHING TARIFF RATES AND THE REDUCTIONS OF RATES PROVIDED FOR IN POINT 2 , HAS - WHEN ARTICLE 8 APPLIES - TO BE AGREED BETWEEN THE AUSTRIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT , THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES AND THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND HAS TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

4 . ANY AMENDMENT OF THE RULES IN POINT 1 ABOVE , AS TO ESTABLISHING TARIFF RATES AND THE REDUCTIONS OF RATES PROVIDED FOR IN POINT 2 , BASED ON AN AMENDMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL TARIFF RATES OF THE AUSTRIAN FEDERAL RAILWAYS - IN SO FAR AS THE PROVISIONS IN ARTICLE 8 ARE NOT APPLICABLE - SHALL BE BROUGHT TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE GOVERNMENTS , WHICH ARE PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT AND TO THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , AT LEAST 15 DAYS BEFORE THE PROVIDED DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION . THE AMENDMENT IS TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

5 . THE DETERMINED PORTIONS LAID DOWN TO THE ABOVEMENTIONED RULES SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN " THE INTERNATIONAL TARIFF FOR THE CARRIAGE OF GOODS BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES FOR COAL AND STEEL " .