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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 FEBRARY 1958 , PAGE 78 )

FOLLOWING THE COMING INTO EFFECT FROM 1 FEBRUARY 1978 , OF THE AMENDMENTS IN THE GOODS TARIFF OF THE AUSTRIAN FEDERAL RAILWAYS , ANNEX I TO THE ABOVEMENTIONED AGREEMENT , AS LAST AMENDED ON 26 FEBRUARY 1977 ( OJ NO C 49 OF 26 FEBRUARY 1977 , PAGE 2 ) , IS DRAWN UP WITH EFFECT FROM 1 FEBRUARY 1978 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*KUFSTEIN - BRENNERO/BRENNER*2*1*

FINISHED PRODUCTS*SALZBURG HBF - TARVISIO CENTRALE*2*2*

FINISHED PRODUCTS*LINDAU-REUTIN - BRENNERO/BRENNER*2*2*

FINISHED PRODUCTS*SIMBACH ( INN ) - TARVISIO CENTRALE*3*2*

COAL , COKE , BRIQUETTES , HOT-ROLLED STEEL COILS FOR RE-ROLLING*KUFSTEIN - BRENNERO/BRENNER*1*1*

COAL , COKE , BRIQUETTES , HOT-ROLLED STEEL COILS FOR RE-ROLLING*SALZBURG HBF - TARVISIO CENTRALE*2*2*

COAL , COKE , BRIQUETTES , HOT-ROLLED STEEL COILS FOR RE-ROLLING*LINDAU-REUTIN - BRENNERO/BRENNER*2*2*

COAL , COKE , BRIQUETTES , HOT-ROLLED STEEL COILS FOR RE-ROLLING*SIMBACH ( INN ) - TARVISIO CENTRALE*2*2*

GOODS*ROUTE*REDUCTION PER TONNE IN AUSTRIAN SHILLINGS*

**15 TONNES*20 TONNES*

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

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

SCRAP*KUFSTEIN - BRENNERO/BRENNER*26,20*20,20*

SCRAP*SALZBURG HBF - TARVISIO CENTRALE*43,20*33,20*

SCRAP*LINDAU-REUTIN - BRENNERO/BRENNER*46,20*35,20*

SCRAP*SIMBACH ( INN ) - TARVISIO CENTRALE*51,20*39,20*

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 " .