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( 1 ) OJ NO L 73 , 15 . 3 . 1978 , P . 16 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 108 , 26 . 4 . 1980 , P . 42 .

COMMISSION DECISION NO 909/81/ECSC

OF 2 APRIL 1981

AMENDING DECISION NO 527/78/ECSC AS REGARDS THE PROHIBITION ON ALIGNMENT ON OFFERS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN CERTAIN THIRD COUNTRIES

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR THE FIRST AND SECOND PARAGRAPHS OF ARTICLE 95 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS CERTAIN MEASURES THE COMMISSION HAS TAKEN RELATING TO PRICES ON THE COMMON MARKET IN STEEL HAVE BEEN EXTENDED FOR A FURTHER YEAR ; WHEREAS THE GOVERNMENTS OF CERTAIN NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES HAVE ASSURED THE COMMISSION OF THEIR COOPERATION OVER THESE MEASURES ; WHEREAS BY DECISION NO 527/78/ECSC ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY DECISION NO 1020/80/ECSC ( 2 ), THE COMMISSION HAS WITHDRAWN THE COMMUNITY UNDERTAKINGS ' RIGHTS TO ALIGN ON OFFERS OF CERTAIN IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THESE NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES ;

WHEREAS THE ARRANGEMENTS MADE WITH CERTAIN OF THE NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO COVER 1981 ; WHEREAS DECISION NO 527/78/ECSC MUST THEREFORE BE EXTENDED TO 31 DECEMBER 1981 ;

WHEREAS THESE ARRANGEMENTS MAY COVER ONLY CERTAIN IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS , AND IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO SPECIFY IN THE ANNEX THESE IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS ;

HAVING CONSULTED THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE , AND WITH THE UNANIMOUS ASSENT OF THE COUNCIL ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . DECISION NO 527/78/ECSC IS EXTENDED TO 31 DECEMBER 1981 .

2 . THE ANNEX TO THAT DECISION IS REPLACED BY THE ANNEX TO THE PRESENT DECISION .

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 2 APRIL 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

ETIENNE DAVIGNON

VICE-PRESIDENT

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( 1 ) OJ NO L 290 , 31 . 10 . 1980 .

( 2 ) ANNEX TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3000/80 OF 28 OCTOBER 1980 ( OJ NO L 315 , 24 . 11 . 1980 ).

( 3 ) NOMENCLATURE OF GOODS FOR THE EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS OF THE COMMUNITY AND STATISTICS OF TRADE BETWEEN MEMBER STATES ( NIMEXE ) ( OJ NO L 346 , 22 . 12 . 1980 ).

ANNEX

THE BAN ON ALIGNMENT INTRODUCED BY THIS DECISION COVERS THE TERMS OFFERED BY UNDERTAKINGS SITUATED IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES :

1 . AUSTRIA

2 . FINLAND

3 . NORWAY

AS REGARDS THE IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS FOR WHICH THE COMMISSION HAS FIXED BASIC PRICES ( 1 ), WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FERRO-MANGANESE FALLING WITHIN COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF SUBHEADING 73.02 A I ( 2 ).

4 . AUSTRALIA

AS REGARDS THE ECSC IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN THE FOLLOWING NIMEXE CODES ( 3 ):

// 73.06-10 // 73.10-18 // 73.13-26 // 73.13-86 // 73.71-24 // 73.74-72 //

73.06-20 // 73.10-42 // 73.13-32 // 73.13-87 // 73.71-29 // 73.75-11 //

73.06-30 // 73.11-11 // 73.13-34 // 73.13-88 // 73.71-53 // 73.75-19 //

73.07-12 // 73.11-12 // 73.13-36 // 73.13-89 // 73.72-11 // 73.75-23 //

73.07-21 // 73.11-14 // 73.13-43 // 73.13-92 // 73.72-13 // 73.75-33 //

73.07-24 // 73.11-16 // 73.13-45 // 73.61-20 // 73.72-19 // 73.75-43 //

73.08-01 // 73.11-19 // 73.13-47 // 73.62-10 // 73.72-33 // 73.75-63 //

73.08-03 // 73.11-41 // 73.13-49 // 73.62-30 // 73.72-39 // 73.75-73 //

73.08-05 // 73.11-50 // 73.13-50 // 73.63-29 // 73.73-23 // 73.75-79 //

73.08-07 // 73.12-11 // 73.13-64 // 73.63-72 // 73.73-25 // 73.75-83 //

73.08-21 // 73.12-19 // 73.13-65 // 73.64-20 // 73.73-26 // 73.75-84 //

73.08-25 // 73.12-21 // 73.13-67 // 73.64-72 // 73.73-29 // 73.75-89 //

73.08-29 // 73.12-51 // 73.13-68 // 73.65-21 // 73.73-33 // 73.16-14 //

73.08-41 // 73.12-71 // 73.13-72 // 73.65-23 // 73.73-35 // 73.16-16 //

73.08-45 // 73.13-11 // 73.13-74 // 73.65-25 // 73.73-36 // 73.16-17 //

73.08-49 // 73.13-16 // 73.13-76 // 73.65-55 // 73.73-39 // 73.16-20 //

73.09-00 // 73.13-17 // 73.13-78 // 73.65-70 // 73.73-72 // 73.16-40 //

73.10-11 // 73.13-19 // 73.13-79 // 73.65-81 // 73.74-21 // 73.16-51 //

73.10-13 // 73.13-21 // 73.13-82 // 73.71-21 // 73.74-23 //

73.10-16 // 73.13-23 // 73.13-84 // 73.71-23 // 73.74-29 //

ORDINARY STEELS ARE COVERED BY HEADING NOS 73.06 TO 73.13 INCLUSIVE AND 73.16 .

HIGH CARBON AND ALLOY STEELS ARE COVERED BY HEADING NOS 73.61 TO 73.75 INCLUSIVE .

SEMIS ARE COVERED BY HEADING NOS 73.06 , 73.07 , 73.61 AND 73.71 .

5 . JAPAN

AS REGARDS THE ECSC IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF HEADING NOS 73.06 TO 73.13 INCLUSIVE AND 73.16 ; 73.15 IN THE FORMS MENTIONED IN HEADING NOS 73.06 TO 73.13 INCLUSIVE , EXCLUDING 73.15 A I B ) 2 ; 73.15 A V B ) 1 ; 73.15 B I B ) 2 BB ), CC ) DD ) AND EE ); 73.15 B V B ) 1 BB ); 73.15 B V B ) 2 BB ); 73.15 B VII B ) 1 AA ) 22 AND 33 ; 73.15 B VII B ) 1 BB ) 22 AND 33 ; 73.15 B VII B ) 1 CC ) 22 AND 33 ; 73.15 B VII B ) 2 BB ) 22 AND 33 .

6 . SPAIN

AS REGARDS THE ECSC IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF HEADING NOS 73.01 , 73.06 TO 73.13 INCLUSIVE AND 73.15 TO 73.16 INCLUSIVE , EXCLUDING 73.15 A I B ) 2 ; 73.15 A V B ) 1 ; 73.15 B I B ) 2 BB ), CC ), DD ) AND EE ); 73.15 B V B ) 1 BB ); 73.15 B V B ) 2 BB ); 73.15 B VII B ) 1 AA ) 22 AND 33 ; 73.15 B VII B ) 1 BB ) 22 AND 33 ; 73.15 B VII B ) 1 CC ) 22 AND 33 ; 73.15 B VII B ) 2 BB ) 22 AND 33 .

7 . SOUTH KOREA

AS REGARDS THE ECSC IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF HEADING NOS 73.06 TO 73.13 INCLUSIVE AND 73.16 ; 73.15 IN THE FORMS MENTIONED IN HEADING NOS 73.06 TO 73.13 INCLUSIVE , EXCLUDING 73.15 A I B ) 2 ; 73.15 A V B ) 1 ; 73.15 B I B ) 2 BB ), CC ), DD ) AND EE ); 73.15 B V B ) 1 BB ); 73.15 B V B ) 2 BB ); 73.15 B VII B ) 1 AA ) 22 AND 33 ; 73.15 B VII B ) 1 BB ) 22 AND 33 ; 73.15 B VII B ) 1 CC ) 22 AND 33 ; 73.15 B VII B ) 2 BB ) 22 AND 33 .