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COMMISSION 
New  text  of the  Annex  I to the  Agreement 
of 26 July  1957 
between  the  Austrian  Federal  Government,  on the  one  part,  and  the  Govern-
ments  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, 20 February  1958,  p. 78) 
Following  the coming  into  effect,  from  1 January  1974,  of the amendments  in the goods 
tariff  of the Austrian  Federal  Railways,  the Annex  I to the abovementioned  Agreement,  as 
last amended  on 28 April  1973  (Official  Journal  of  the European  Communities  of  28 
April  1973,  No C 25, page  1) is drawn  up with  effect  from  1 January  1974  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 metric  tons  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 
Coal,  coke,  hot  rolled  steel 
coils  for  re-rolling  finished 
products 
Ores,  flue  dust,  pig  iron, 
crude  steel,  semi-finished 
products Route 
Kufstein  — Brennero/Brenner 
Salzburg  Hbf—  Tarvisio  Centrale 
Lindau-Reutin  — Brennero/Brenner 
Simbach  (Inn)  — Tarvisio  Centrale 
Kufstein  — Brennero/Brenner 
Salzburg  Hbf  — Tarvisio  Centrale 
Lindau-Reutin  — Brennero/Brenner 
Simbach  (Inn)  — Tarvisio  Centrale | Reduction 
j per  metric  ton 
I in  Austrian  shillings 
! 15  metric  j 20  metric 
I tons  i  tons 
Scrap  Kufstein  — Brennero/Brenner  8-20  8-20 
Salzburg  Hbf—Tarvisio  Centrale  I  20-20  19-20 
Lindau-Reutin  — Brennero/Brenner  '  22-20  21-20 
Simbach  (Inn)  — Tarvisio  Centrale  |  26-20  24-20 
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3. Any  amendment  of the  rules  in point  1, as to establishing  tariff  rates  and  the  reduc-
tions  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  interna-
tional  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  government 
which  are  parties  to the  Agreement  and  to the  Commission  of the  European  Commu-
nities,  at least  fifteen  days  before  the  provided  date  of implementation.  The  amend-
ment  is to be published  in the  Off  icial  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'. 
Grant  — aid by the European  Agricultural  Guidance  and  Guarantee  Fund,  Guid-
ance  Section,  for  conversion  of the  salt  cod-fishing  industry 
Under  the  terms  of Article  10 of Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2722/72  of 19 December 
1972(')  the  European  Agricultural  Guidance  and  Guarantee  Fund  (Guidance  Section)  has 
an appropriation  of 10-2  million  units  of account  over  five  years  for the conversion  of the 
salt cod-fishing  industry.  A credit  of 2 million  units  of account  has  been  entered  in the 
budget  for  1973. 
Six applications  for  grant  were  made  before  1 July  1973.  After  consulting  the  Fund 
Committee  on  the  financial  aspects,  and  obtaining  the  Opinion  of  the  Standing 
Committee  on Fisheries  Structures,  the  Commission  approved  three  applications,  repre-
senting  a total  of 1 816  466  units  of account,  considered  to have  fulfilled  the  conditions 
laid down  in the  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2722/72. 
In accordance  with  Article  15 of this  Regulation,  the  Commission's  decision  to grant  aid 
from  the  EAGGF  to the  projects  listed  below  has  been  notified  to the  recipients  and  to 
the Member  States  concerned. 
Approved  projects 
RPM  F/l/73  : Construction  of a tunny-fishing  vessel  equipped  with  purse  seine  and 
refrigerating  equipment. 
RPM  F/2/73  : Construction  of a deep-sea  factory  trawler  for  Saint  Malo  (Ille  et Vilaine). 
RPM  F/3/73  : Construction  of a deep-sea  factory  trawler. 
(') OJ No  L 291,  28. 12. 1972.