9.1.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL5/19
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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of17December 1974
derogatingfromHighAuthorityrecommendation No1/64concerningan
increaseintheprotectivedutyonironandsteelproductsattheexternalfron­
tiersoftheCommunity
(sixty-fifthderogation )
(75/21/ECSC)
Statesarebased,alsoallow,givenpresentconditions
onthecommonmarketinsteel,oftheirapplication
withintheframeworkofrecommendation No1/64of
15January1964;whereasneitherthissuspensionof
dutiesnorthesetariffquotasarelikelytojeopardize
theobjectivesofrecommendation No1/64
concerninganincreaseintheprotectivedutyatthe
externalfrontiersoftheCommunityandwhereas,
furthermore ,suchtariffmeasureshelptomaintain
existingtradeflowsbetweentheMemberStatesand
thirdcountries ;
Whereastherearespecialcasesinthecommercial
policyfieldjustifyingtheauthorizationofderogations
pursuanttoArticle3ofrecommendation No1/64;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadetoensurethatthe
quotasgrantedwillbeusedsolelytosupplytheneeds
ofindustriesintheimportingcountriesandthatre-ex­
portationintheunalteredstatetootherMember
Statesofimportedironandsteelproductswillbe
prevented;
WhereastheGovernments oftheMemberStateshave
beenconsultedonthetariffquotassetoutbelow,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunity ,andinparticularArticles
2to5,8,71and74thereof;
HavingregardtoHighAuthorityrecommendation
No1/64(')of15January1964totheGovernments of
theMemberStatesconcerninganincreaseinthe
protectivedutyonironandsteelproductsatthe
externalfrontiersoftheCommunity ,andinparticular
Article3thereof;
Havingregardtotheagreementreachedon2
December1974bytherepresentatives oftheMember
StatesmeetingwithintheCouncilontariffmeasures
tobetakenforthefirstsixmonthsof1975;
Whereas,foryearspast,therepresentatives ofthe
Governments oftheMemberStatesmeetingwithin
theCouncilhaveunanimouslyagreedonsix-monthly
derogations fromtheharmonized Community
customsdutiesforsteel;
Whereasthesederogationstaketheformeitherofa
reductionortemporarysuspensionofcertaincustoms,
dutiesorofthegrantingoftariffquotasatreducedor
suspendedratesofduty;whereasthelasttariff
measuresofthiskindweretakenbytherepresenta­
tivesoftheGovernments oftheMemberStateson2
December1974inrespectofthefirstsixmonthsof
1975;
Whereassuchmeasuresarejustifiedbythefactthat
theproductsinquestionarenotmanufactured ,orare
manufactured ininsufficientquantities,inthe
Communityandthattheirimportationonpreferential
termsisnotinjurioustoironandsteelundertakings
intheCommunitywhichproducedirectlycompeting
products;
Whereasthesereasonsandcircumstances ,onwhich
thesix-monthlytariffmeasurestakenbytheMemberHASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheGovernments oftheMemberStatesarehereby
authorizedtoderogatefromtheobligationsarising
underArticle1ofHighAuthorityrecommendation
No1/64of15January1964totheextentnecessaryto
introduce,inrespectofimportsfromthirdcountries
oftheironandsteelproductssetoutbelow,suspen­
sionofdutiesortariffquotasuptothequantitiesand
atthelevelsindicatedinrespectofeachofthose
products: (')OJNo8,22.1.1964,p.99/64.

NoL5/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.1.75
CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods MemberStatesQuota
(metrictons)Customs
'(%)
ex73.15AVb)1Specialwirerod(wirerodofhighcarbonsteel,
notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled,between
4.5and6mmindiameterandofacarbon
contentinweightofbetween0.62and0.74°/o)
forthetyreindustryGermany(FR)
Benelux
France
Italy
Ireland1900
9000
4000
7400
30000
0
0
0
0
ex73.15AVb)1Specialwirerod(wirerodofhighcarbonsteel,
notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled,between
4.5and6mmindiameterandofacarbon
contentinweightofbetween0.62and0.85%>)
forthetyreindustryBenelux 1800 0
ex73.15AVb)1Specialwirerod(ofhighcarbonsteel,notfur­
therworkedthanhot-rolled,between4.5and
13mmindiameter)formanufactureofsprings
and'pianowire'containinginweight:
—0.60to1.05%ofcarbon
—notmorethan0.05%>ofsulphurand
phosphorustakentogether
—0.15to0.30°/osilicon
—notmorethan(0.10%>ofallotherelements
(withtheexceptionofmanganeseand
chromium)takentogehter
(GermanyandBeneluxareauthorizedtoim­
port—withintheirquotas—specialwirerod
ofalloysteels,between4.5and13mmin
diameter,forvalvesprings,withthefollowing
characteristics :
(a)chrome-vanadium productsa
0.40to0.65°/oC;0.15to0.30°/oSi;0.60
to0.90%Mn;0.15to1.10°/oCr;0.15
to0.30°/oVa;notmorethan0.30°/oMo;
PandScontentoflessthan0-035%>each;
(b)chrome-silicon products:
0.50to0.60%C;1.35to1.60°/oSi;0.60
to0.80%>Mn;0.55to0.80Cr;
PandScontentoflessthan0.035°/oeach)Germany(FR)
Benelux
France8500
1350
12000
0
0
ex73.15BVIIa)1'Electrical'sheetsandplatesofalloysteel,
grain-oriented ,highlypermeable,withawatt­
lossof1-23wattorlessperkgforathickness
of0.30mm,orof1.26wattorlessperkgfor
athicknessof0.35mm,measuredat17000
gaussand50HzGermany(FR) 750 0
ex73.16AIIb)Usedrailsforre-rolling France 33000 0

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Article2
1.MemberStatesaccordedquotasunderArticle1ofthisDecisionshallensure,in
liaisonwiththeCommission ,thatsuchquotasareapportionedamongthirdcountrieson
anon-discriminatory basis.
2.Theyshalltakeallnecessarystepstoprecludethepossibilityofironandsteel
productsimportedunderthesaidtariffquotasbeingre-exportedtootherMemberStates
inthesamestateasthatinwhichtheywereimported.
Article3
1.ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
2.Itshallremaininforceuntil30June1975.
DoneatBrussels,17December1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Françis-Xavier ORTOLI