NoL12/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.1.76
COMMISSION DECISION
of23December 1975
derogatingfromHighAuthorityrecommendation 1/64concerninganincrease
intheprotectivedutyonironandsteelproductsattheexternalfrontiersofthe
Community
(seventy-fourth derogation )
(OnlytheGermantextisauthentic)
(76/69/ECSC)
increaseintheprotectivedutyattheexternalfrontiers
oftheCommunity ;whereas,furthermore ,suchtariff
measureshelptomaintainexistingtradeflows
betweentheMemberStatesandthirdcountries;
Whereasthesearespecialcasesinthecommercial
policyfieldjustifyingtheauthorization ofderogations
pursuanttoArticle3ofrecommendation 1/64;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadetoensurethatthe
quotagrantedwillbeusedsolelytosupplytheneeds
ofindustriesintheimportingcountryandthatre-ex­
portationintheunalteredstatetootherMember
Statesofimportedironandsteelproductswillbe
prevented ;
WhereastheFederalRepublicofGermanyshould
accordinglybeauthorizedtoopenaquotaforthe
tonnagerequestedforwhichdutieswillbe
suspended ;
WhereastheGovernments oftheMemberStateshave
beenconsultedonthetariffquotaspecifiedabove,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunity ,andinparticularArticles
2to5,8,71and74thereof,
HavingregardtoHighAuthorityrecommendation
1/64of15January1964totheGovernments ofthe
MemberStatesconcerninganincreaseintheprotec­
tivedutyonironandsteelproductsattheexternal
frontiersoftheCommunity('),andinparticular
Article3thereof,
Havingregardtotherequestmadeon27November
1975bytheFederalRepublicofGermanyforauthori­
zationtoreceiveaquotaof200metrictonsof'elec­
trical'sheetsandplatesfallingwithintariff
subheadingex73.15BVIIa)1fromthirdcountries
inadditiontotherighttoimportfreeofduty1300
metrictonsofthesameproductgrantedbythe
CommissionDecisionof17July1975(J),
Havingregardtotheapprovalofthisrequestgivenon
15December1975bytherepresentatives ofthe
Governments oftheMemberStatesmeetingwithin
theCouncil,
WhereastheFederalRepublicofGermanystatesthat
Germantransformermanufacturers requireincreased
suppliesoftheproductinquestion;whereasthe
quotaof1300metrictonsalreadygrantedbythe
CommissionDecisionof17July1975hasnowbeen
exhausted ;whereasthemanufacturers ofthisproduct
intheCommunity isstillattheexperimental stage;
whereastheadditionalsuppliescanthereforebe
securedonlythroughimportsfromthirdcountries ;
Whereasthistariffquotaisnotlikelytojeopardizethe
objectivesofrecommendation 1/64concerninganHASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheGovernmentoftheFederalRepublicofGermany
isherebyauthorizedtoderogatefromtheobligations
arisingunderArticle 1ofHighAuthorityrecommen­
dation1/64of15January1964totheextentneces­
sarytointroduce,inrespectofimportsfromthird
countriesoftheironandsteelproductsetoutbelow,a
suspensionofdutiesuptothequantityindicatedin
respectofthisproduct :
(1)O|No8,22.I.1964,p.99/64.
(:)O'lNoI.212,9.S.1975,p.29.

21.1.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL12/17
CCTheading
NoDescriptionofgoodsQuota
(metrictons)Duty
(%)
ex73.15BVIIa)1'Electrical'sheetsandplatesofalliedsteel,grain-
oriented,highlypermeable,withawatt-lossof
1-23wattsorlessperkgforathicknessof0-30
mm,orof126wattsorlessperkgforathickness
of0-35mm,measuredat17000gaussand50Hz200 0
Article2
1.TheFederalRepublicofGermanyshallensure,inliaisonwiththeCommission ,that
suchatariffquotaisapportionedamongthirdcountriesonanon-discriminatory basis.
2.Itshalltakeallnecessarystepstoprecludethepossibilityofironandsteelproducts
importedundersaidtariffquotabeingre-exportedtootherMemberStatesinthesame
stateasthatinwhichtheywereimported .
ArticleJ
ThisDecisionshallremaininforceuntil31December1975.
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFederalRepublicofGermany.
DoneatBrussels,23December1975.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
MemberoftheCommission