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( 1 ) OJ NO L 344 , 14 . 12 . 1976 , P . 24 .

COMMISSION DECISION NO 3001/77/ECSC

OF 28 DECEMBER 1977

CONCERNING THE OBLIGATION ON UNDERTAKINGS PRODUCING MERCHANT BARS , COILS AND CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS TO SUPPLY CERTAIN DATA ON THEIR DELIVERIES OF THESE PRODUCTS

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 47 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS THE STEEL MARKET , AND IN PARTICULAR THE MARKETS FOR MERCHANT BARS , COILS AND CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS , HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES FOR SEVERAL YEARS ;

WHEREAS THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE OF THE COMMUNITY STEEL POLICY MUST CONSEQUENTLY BE TO REORGANIZE THE STEEL INDUSTRY ACCORDING TO THE CRITERION OF COMPETITIVENESS ;

WHEREAS IT IS , HOWEVER , ESSENTIAL TO AVOID ANY OVER-SUDDEN CHANGE IN THE EXISTING PATTERN OF TRADE AND AN UNJUSTIFIED TRANSFER OF THE COSTS OF THIS REORGANIZATION FROM ONE REGION TO ANOTHER WITHIN THE COMMON MARKET ;

WHEREAS , IN RESPECT OF THE STEEL MARKET , AND IN PARTICULAR THE MARKETS FOR MERCHANT BARS , COILS AND CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS , THE STATISTICAL DATA COVERING THE INTERPENETRATION ON THE COMMON MARKET DOES NOT ENABLE THE COMMISSION TO FOLLOW THE TRADE PATTERNS SUFFICIENTLY QUICKLY AND ACCURATELY ;

WHEREAS THIS INFORMATION CAN , HOWEVER , ASSIST THE COMMISSION TO DETERMINE THE OBJECTIVES OF REORGANIZATION IN THIS SECTOR AND WHERE NECESSARY TO TAKE MEASURES TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF OVER-SUDDEN CHANGES ;

WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE ESSENTIAL THAT THE COMMISSION SHOULD HAVE RAPID ACCESS TO ALL DATA CONCERNING THE DELIVERIES ONTO THE COMMUNITY MARKET OF MERCHANT BARS , COILS AND CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS PRODUCED IN THE MEMBER STATES IN ORDER TO DECIDE WHETHER THERE IS ANY DEFLECTION OF TRADE TOWARDS AUSTRIA AND SWITZERLAND ;

WHEREAS THE OBLIGATION UNDER COMMISSION DECISION NO 3017/76/ECSC OF 8 DECEMBER 1976 ( 1 ) FOR UNDERTAKINGS IN THE STEEL INDUSTRY TO SUPPLY CERTAIN DATA ON DELIVERIES OF STEEL MUST BE SUPPLEMENTED BY INFORMATION ON DELIVERIES OF MERCHANT BARS , COILS AND CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS TO THE MEMBER STATES AND TO AUSTRIA AND SWITZERLAND ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

UNDERTAKINGS PRODUCING MERCHANT BARS , COILS AND CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SUPPLY TO THE COMMISSION FORTNIGHLY STATEMENTS OF DELIVERIES OF THESE PRODUCTS TO THE MEMBER STATES AND TO AUSTRIA AND SWITZERLAND .

ARTICLE 2

FORTNIGHTLY STATEMENTS CONCERNING DELIVERIES TO THE MEMBER STATES AND TO AUSTRIA AND SWITZERLAND SHALL REACH THE COMMISSION BY , AT THE LATEST , THE 10TH DAY FOLLOWING EACH COMPLETE FORTNIGHT . THE FIRST STATEMENT SHALL BE RETURNED BY 25 JANUARY 1978 AT THE LATEST FOR THE FIRST FORTNIGHT OF JANUARY 1978 .

STATEMENTS SHALL BE MADE ON A STANDARD FORM , A SPECIMEN OF WHICH IS GIVEN IN ANNEX 1 TO THIS DECISION .

ARTICLE 3

WHEN MAKING THE FIRST FORTNIGHTLY STATEMENT FOR THE FIRST FORTNIGHT OF JANUARY 1978 , UNDERTAKINGS SHALL BE REQUIRED ALSO TO STATE THE QUARTERLY DELIVERIES OF MERCHANT BARS , COILS AND CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS EFFECTED DURING 1977 TO THE MEMBER STATES AND TO AUSTRIA AND SWITZERLAND .

THIS STATEMENT SHALL BE MADE ON A STANDARD FORM , A SPECIMEN OF WHICH IS GIVEN IN ANNEX 2 TO THIS DECISION .

ARTICLE 4

UNDERTAKINGS WHICH , BY VIRTUE OF DECISION NO 2/52 OF 23 DECEMBER 1952 AND DECISION NO 6/65 OF 17 MARCH 1965 , ARE EXEMPT FROM PAYMENT OF THE LEVY SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS DECISION .

THIS DECISION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 28 DECEMBER 1977 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

ETIENNE DAVIGNON

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION

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ANNEX 1

EARLY STATISTICS ON DELIVERIES OF CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS , MERCHANT BARS AND COILS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE ECSC

EFFECTED BETWEEN AND 197

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COUNTRY : // WORKS : // MONTH : // //

COMPANY : // LOCATION : //

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// ECSC LEVY NO : //

QUESTIONNAIRE TO BE RETURNED DULY COMPLETED BY , AT THE LATEST , THE 10TH DAY FOLLOWING EACH COMPLETE FORTNIGHT ( 1 ).

UNIT : TONNE // //

// 1 // 2 // 3 //

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DELIVERIES TO ( 2 ) // CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS // MERCHANT BARS // COILS //

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BELGIUM //

DENMARK //

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY //

FRANCE //

IRELAND //

ITALY //

LUXEMBOURG //

NETHERLANDS //

UNITED KINGDOM //

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COMMUNITY TOTAL //

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AUSTRIA //

SWITZERLAND //

( 1 ) INFORMATION TO BE SENT TO :

- THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , DIRECTORATE FOR STEEL , 200 RUE DE LA LOI , 1049 BRUSSELS ( TELEX 21877 COMEU B . TEL . 735 00 40 ).

- THE STATISTICAL OFFICE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , JEAN MONNET BUILDING , KIRCHBERG , LUXEMBOURG , PO BOX 1907 .

( 2 ) THE DEFINITION OF DELIVERIES AND PRODUCTS CORRESPONDS TO THAT IN QUESTIONNAIRE 2-71 OF THE STATISTICAL OFFICE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ( 1 : LINE 108 ; 2 : LINE 109 ; 3 : LINES 20 , 31 , 32 AND 33 ).

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ANNEX 2

EARLY STATISTICS ON DELIVERIES OF CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS , MERCHANT BARS AND COILS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE ECSC EFFECTED DURING THE . . . . . . . . . . QUARTER OF 1977

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COUNTRY : // WORKS : // MONTH : // //

COMPANY : // LOCATION : //

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// ECSC LEVY NO : //

QUESTIONNAIRE TO BE RETURNED DULY COMPLETED BY , AT THE LATEST , 20 JANUARY 1978 ( 1 ).

UNIT : TONNE // //

// 1 // 2 // 3 //

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DELIVERIES TO ( 2 ) // CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS // MERCHANT BARS // COILS //

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BELGIUM //

DENMARK //

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY //

FRANCE //

IRELAND //

ITALY //

LUXEMBOURG //

NETHERLANDS //

UNITED KINGDOM //

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COMMUNITY TOTAL //

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AUSTRIA //

SWITZERLAND //

( 1 ) INFORMATION TO BE SENT TO :

- THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , DIRECTORATE FOR STEEL , 200 RUE DE LA LOI , 1049 BRUSSELS ( TELEX 21877 COMEU B . TEL . 735 00 40 ).

- THE STATISTICAL OFFICE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , JEAN MONNET BUILDING , KIRCHBERG , LUXEMBOURG , PO BOX 1907 .

( 2 ) THE DEFINITION OF DELIVERIES AND PRODUCTS CORRESPONDS TO THAT IN QUESTIONNAIRE 2-71 OF THE STATISTICAL OFFICE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ( 1 : LINE 108 ; 2 : LINE 109 ; 3 : LINES 20 , 31 , 32 AND 33 ).