7.1.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL5/1.5
COMMISSION DECISION
of16December 1976
derogatingfromHighAuthorityrecommendation 1/64concerninganincrease
intheprotectivedutyonironandsteelproductsattheexternalfrontiersofthe
Community
(eighty-fourth derogation )
(77/17/ECSC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunity ,andinparticularArticles
2to5,8,71and74thereof,
HavingregardtoHighAuthorityrecommendation
1/64of15January1964totheGovernments ofthe
MemberStatesconcerninganincreaseintheprotec­
tivedutyonironandsteelproductsattheexternal
frontiersoftheCommunity('),andinparticular
Article3thereof,
Havingregardtotheagreementreachedon29
November1976bytherepresentatives oftheMember
StatesmeetingwithintheCouncilontariffmeasures
tobetakenforthefirstsixmonthsof1977.
Whereas,foryearspast,therepresentatives ofthe
Governments oftheMemberStatesmeetingwithin
theCouncilhaveunanimouslyagreedonsix-monthly
derogations fromtheharmonized Community
customsdutiesforsteel;whereasthesederogations
taketheformeitherofareductionortemporary
suspensionofcertaincustomsdutiesorofthe
grantingoftariffquotasatreducedorsuspendedrates
ofduty;whereasthelasttariffmeasuresofthiskind
weretakenbyrepresentatives oftheGovernments of
theMemberStateson29November1976inrespect
ofthefirstsixmonthsof1977;
Whereassuchmeasuresarejustifiedbythefactthat
theproductsinquestionarenotmanufactured ,orare
manufactured ininsufficientquantities,inthe
Communityandthattheirimportationonpreferential
termsisnotinjurioustoironandsteelundertakings
intheCommunitywhichproducedirectlycompeting
products;Whereasthesereasonsandcircumstances ,onwhich
thesix-monthlytariffmeasurestakenbytheMember
Statesarebased,alsoallow,givenpresentconditions
onthecommonmarketinsteel,oftheirapplication
withintheframeworkofrecommendation 1/64of15
January1964;whereasneitherthissuspensionof
dutiesnorthesetariffquotasarelikelytojeopardize
theobjectivesofthesaidrecommendation and
whereas,furthermore ,suchtariffmeasureshelpto
maintainexistingtradeflowsbetweentheMember
Statesandthirdcountries ;
Whereasthesearespecialcasesinthecommercial
policyfieldjustifyingtheauthorization ofderogatio.."
pursuanttoArticle3ofrecommendation 1/64;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadetoensurethatthe
quotasgrantedwillbeusedsolelytosupplytheneeds
ofindustriesintheimportingcountriesandthatre-ex­
portationintheunalteredstatetootherMember
Statesofimportedironandsteelproductswillbe
prevented;
WhereastheGovernments oftheMemberStateshave
beenconsultedonthetariffquotassetoutbelow,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article 1
TheGovernments oftheMemberStatesarehereby
authorizedtoderogatefromtheobligationsarising
underArticle1ofHighAuthorityrecommendation
1/64of15January1964totheextentnecessaryto
suspend,inrespectofimportsfromthirdcountriesof
theironandsteelproductssetoutbelow,dutiesor
tariffquotasinrespectofthequantitiesandatthe
levelshereinbelow indicated :
(')OJNoS,22.1.1964,p.99/64.

NoL5/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities7.1.77
CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods MemberStatesQuota
(tonnes)Duty
(%)
ex73.15AVb)1
ex73.15AVb)1
ex73.15AVb)1
ex73.15BVIIa)1
ex73.16Alib)Specialwirerod(wirerodofhighcarbonsteel,not
furtherworkedthanhot-rolled ,between4-5and6
mmindiameterandofacarboncontentinweightof
between0-62and0-74%)forthetyreindustry
Specialwirerod(wirerodofhighcarbonsteel,not
furtherworkedthanhot-rolledbetween4-5and6
mmindiameterandofacarboncontentinweightof
between0-62and0-85%)forthetyreindustry
Specialwirerod(ofhighcarbonsteel,notfurther
workedthanhot-rolled,between4-5and13mmin
diameter)forthemanufactureofspringsand'piano
wire'containinginweight:
—0-60to105%ofcarbon
—notmorethan005%ofsulphurandphosphorus
takentogether
—015to0-30%silicon
—notmorethan010%ofallotherelements(with
theexceptionofmanganeseandchromium)taken
together
(GermanyandBeneluxareauthorizedtoimport—
withintheirquotas—specialwirerodofalloysteels,
between4-5and13mmindiameter,forvalve
springs,withthefollowingcharacteristics :
(a)Chrome-vanadium products :
0-40—0-65%C;
0-15—0-30%Si;
0-60—0-90%Mn;
015—110%Cr;
015—0-30%Va;
notmorethan0-30%MoPandScontentofless
than0035%each;
(b)Chrome-silicon products :
0-50—0-60%C;
1.35_i60%Si;
0-60—0-80%Mn;
0-55—0-80%Cr;
PandScontentoflessthan0035%each)
'Electrical'sheetsandplatesofalliedsteel,grain-ori­
ented,highlypermeable,withawattlessof1-23watt
orlessperkgforathicknessof0-30mm,orof1-26
wattorlessperkgforathicknessof0-35mm,
measuredat1-7teslaand50Hz
Usedrailsforre-rollingGermany(FR)
Benelux
France
Italy
Ireland
Benelux
Germany(FR)
Benelux
France
Germany (FR)
France1050
9000
4000
7500
3000
1900
8500
1350
1400
1200
176000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

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Article2
1.MemberStatesaccordedquotasunderArticle1ofthisDecisionshallensure,in
liaisonwiththeCommission ,thatsuchquotasareapportionedamongthirdcountrieson
anon-discriminatory basis.
2.Theyshalltakeallnecessarystepstoprecludethepossibilityofironandsteel
productsimportedunderthesaidtariffquotasbeingre-exportedtootherMemberSpates
inthesamestateasthatinwhichtheywereimported.
Article3
ThisDecisionshallremaininforceuntil30June1977.
Article4
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,16December1976.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
MemberoftheCommission