9.8.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL212/29
COMMISSION DECISION
of17July1975
derogatingfromHighAuthorityrecommendation No1/64concerninganincreaseinthe
protectivedutyonironandsteelproductsattheexternalfrontiersoftheCommunity
(sixty-eighthderogation )
(75/484/ECSC)
Statesarebased,alsoallow,givenpresentconditions
onthecommonmarketinsteel,oftheirapplication
withintheframeworkofrecommendation No1/64
of15January1964;whereasneitherthissuspension
ofdutiesnorthesetariffquotasarelikelyto
jeopardizetheobjectivesofthesaidrecommen­
dation;whereas,furthermore,suchtariffmeasures
helptomaintainexistingtradeflowsbetweenthe
MemberStatesandthirdcountries;
Whereasthesearespecialcasesinthecommercial
policyfieldjustifyingtheauthorization of
derogationspursuanttoArticle3ofrecommendation
No1/64;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadetoensurethatthe
quotasgrantedwillbeusedsolelytosupplythe
needsofindustriesintheimportingcountriesandthat
re-exportation intheunalteredstatetootherMember
Statesofimportedironandsteelproductswillbe
prevented;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity,andin
particularArticles2to5,8,71and74thereof;
HavingregardtoHighAuthorityrecommendation
No1/64(*)of15January1964totheGovernments
oftheMemberStatesconcerninganincreaseinthe
protectivedutyonironandsteelproductsatthe
externalfrontiersoftheCommunity,andin
particularArticle3thereof;
Havingregardtotheagreementreachedon10July
1975bytherepresentatives oftheMemberStates
meetingwithintheCouncilontariffmeasurestobe
takenforthesecondsixmonthsof1975;
Whereas,foryearspast,therepresentatives ofthe
Governments oftheMemberStatesmeetingwithin
theCouncilhaveunanimously agreedonsix­
monthlyderogations fromtheharmonized
Communitycustomsdutiesforsteel;whereasthese
derogationstaketheformeitherofareductionor
temporarysuspensionofcertaincustomsdutiesorof
thegrantingoftariffquotasatreducedorsuspended
ratesofduty;whereasthelasttariffmeasuresofthis
kindweretakenbytherepresentatives ofthe
GovernmentsoftheMemberStateson10July1975
inrespectofthesecondsixmonthsof1975;
Whereassuchmeasuresarejustifiedbythefactthat
theproductsinquestionarenotmanufactured ,or
aremanufactured ininsufficientquantities,inthe
Community andthattheirimportation on
preferentialtermsisnotinjurioustoironandsteel
undertakings intheCommunitywhichproduce
directlycompetingproducts;
Whereasthesereasonsandcircumstances ,onwhich
thesix-monthlytariffmeasurestakenbytheMemberWhereastheGovernments oftheMemberStates
havebeenconsultedonthetariffquotassetout
below,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheGovernments oftheMemberStatesarehereby
authorizedtoderogatefromtheobligationsarising
underArticle1ofHighAuthorityrecommendation
No1/64of15January1964totheextentnecessary
tointroduce,inrespectofimportsfromthird
countriesoftheironandsteelproductssetout
below,suspensionofdutiesortariffquotasuptothe
quantitiesandatthelevelsindicatedinrespectof
eachofthoseproducts: (!)OJNo8,22.1.1964,p.99/64.

NoL212/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.8.75
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsMember
StatesQuota
(metric
tons)Duty
(%)
ex73.15AVb)1
ex73.15AVb)1
ex73.15AVb)1Specialwirerod(wirerodofhigh
carbonsteel,notfurtherworked
thanhot-rolled,between4*5and
6mmindiameterandofacarbon
contentinweightofbetween0-62
and0-74%)forthetyreindustry
Specialwirerod(wirerodofhigh
carbonsteel,notfurtherworked
thanhot-rolled,between4-5and
6mmindiameterandofacarbon
contentinweightofbetween0-62
and0-85°/o)forthetyreindustry
Specialwirerod(ofhighcarbon
steel,notfurtherworkedthan
hot-rolled,between4-5and13mm
indiameter)forthemanufacture
ofspringsand'pianowire',con­
taininginweight
—0-60to1-05%ofcarbon
—notmorethan0-05°/oof
sulphurandphosphorustaken
together
—0*15to0-30silicon
—notmorethan0-10a/oofall
otherelements(withtheex­
ceptionofmanganeseand
chromium)takentogether
(GermanyandBeneluxareautho­
rizedtoimport—withintheir
quotas—specialwirerodofalloy
steels,between4-5and13mmin
diameter,forvalvesprings,with
thefollowingcharacteristics :
(a)Chrome-vanadium products:
0-40to0-65°/oC,
0-15to0-30°/oSi,
0-60to0-90°/oMn,
0-15to1-10°/oCr,
0-15to0-30°/oVa,
notmorethan0-30%Mo
PandScontentoflessthan
0-035°/oeach;
(b)Chrome-silicon products:
0-50to0-60°/oC,
1-35to1-60%Si,
0-60to0-80%Mn,
0-55to0-80%Cr,
PandScontentoflessthan
0-035%each)Germany(FR)
Benelux
France
Italy
Ireland
Benelux
Germany(FR)
Benelux
France1900
9000
4000
6500
3000
1800
8500
1350
12000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

9.8.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL212/31
CCTheading
NoDescriptionofgoodsMember
StatesQuota
(metric
tons)Dutym
ex73.15BVIIa)1
ex.73.16AIIb)'Electrical'sheetsandplatesof
alliedsteel,grain-oriented ,highly
permeable,withawatt-lossof
1-23wattorlessperkgfora
thicknessof0-30mm,orof1-26
wattorlessperkgforathickness
of0-35mm,measuredat17000
gaussand50Hz
Usedrailsforre-rollingGermany(FR)
France1300
330000
0
Article2
1.MemberStatesaccordedquotasunderArticle1ofthisDecisionshallensure,
inliaisonwiththeCommission ,thatsuchquotasareapportionedamongthirdcountries
onanon-discriminatory basis.
2.Theyshalltakeallnecessarystepstoprecludethepossibilityofironandsteel
productsimportedunderthesaidtariffquotasbeingre-exportedtootherMember
Statesinthesamestateasthatinwhichtheywereimported.
Article3
ThisDecisionshallremaininforceuntil31December1975.
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,17July1975.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Fran5ois-Xavier ORTOLI