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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of5December 1975
derogatingfromHighAuthorityrecommendation 1/64concerninganincrease
intheprotectivedutyonironandsteelproductsattheexternalfrontiersofthe
Community
(seventy-second derogation)
(76/1/ECSC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,ofduty;whereasthelasttariffmeasuresofthiskind
weretakenbytherepresentatives oftheGovernments
oftheMemberStateson17November1975in
respectofthefirstsixmonthsof1976;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunity ,andinparticularArticles
2to5,8,71and74thereof,
Whereassuchmeasuresarejustifiedbythefactthat
theproductsinquestionarenotmanufactured ,orare
manufactured ininsufficientquantities,inthe
Communityandthattheirimportationonpreferential
termsisnotinjurioustoironandsteelundertakings
intheCommunitywhichproducedirectlycompeting
products;HavingregardtoHighAuthorityrecommendation
1/64of15January1964totheGovernments ofthe
MemberStatesconcerninganincreaseintheprotec­
tivedutyonironandsteelproductsattheexternal
frontiersoftheCommunity('),andinparticular
Article3thereof,
Havingregardtotheagreementreachedon17
November1975bytherepresentatives oftheMember
StatesmeetingwithintheCouncilontariffmeasures
tobetakenforthefirstsixmonthsof1976,Whereasthesereasonsandcircumstances ,onwhich
thesix-monthlytariffmeasurestakenbytheMember
Statesarebased,alsoallow,givenpresentconditions
onthecommonmarketinsteel,oftheirapplication
withintheframeworkofrecommendation 1/64of15
January1964;whereasneitherthissuspensionof
dutiesnorthesetariffquotasarelikelytojeopardize
theobjectivesofthesaidrecommendation ;whereas,
furthermore ,suchtariffmeasureshelptomaintain
existingtradeflowsbetweentheMemberStatesand
thirdcountries;Whereas,foryearspast,therepresentatives ofthe
Governments oftheMemberStatesmeetingwithin
theCouncilhaveunanimouslyagreedonsix-monthly
derogationsfromtheharmonized Community
customsdutiesforsteel;whereasthesederogations
taketheformeitherofareductionortemporary
suspensionofcertaincustomsdutiesorofthe
grantingoftariffquotasatreducedorsuspendedratesWhereasthesearespecialcasesinthecommercial
policyfieldjustifyingtheauthorizationofderogations
pursuanttoArticle3ofrecommendation 1/64; (•)OJNo8,22.1.1964,p.99/64.

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HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1whereasprovisionshouldbemadetoensurethatthe
quotasgrantedwillbeusedsolelytosupplytheneeds
ofindustriesintheimportingcountriesandthatre-ex­
portationintheunalteredstatetootherMember
Statesofimportedironandsteelproductswillbe
prevented;TheGovernments oftheMemberStatesarehereby
authorizedtoderogatefromtheobligationsarising
underArticle1ofHighAuthorityrecommendation
1/64of15January1964totheextentnecessaryto
suspendinthecaseofimportsfromthirdcountriesof
theironandsteelproductssetoutbelow,dutiesor
tariffquotasinrespectofthequantitiesandatthe
levelshereinbelow indicated :WhereastheGovernments oftheMemberStateshave
beenconsultedonthetariffquotassetoutbelow,
CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods MemberStatesQuota
(metrictons)Duty
(%)
ex73.15AVb)1Specialwirerod(wirerodofhighcarbonsteel,Germany (FR)■
1400 0
notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled,betweenBenelux 9OCiO 0
4-5and6mmindiameterandofacarbonFrance 4'COO 0
contentinweightofbetween0-62and0-74%)Italy 65€0 0'
forthetyreindustry Ireland 3COO 0'
ex73.15AVb)1Specialwirerod(wirerodofhighcarbonsteel,Benelux 1800 01
notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled,between
4-5and6mmindiameterandofacarbon
contentinweightofbetween0-62and0-85°/o)
forthetyreindustry
ex73.15AVb)1Specialwirerod(ofhighcarbonsteel,notGermany(FR) 850Ü 0
furtherworkedthanhot-rolled,between4-5andBenelux 1350 0
13mmindiameter)forthemanufacture ofFrance 1200 0
springsand'pianowire',containinginweight:
—0-60to1-05%ofcarbon
—Notmorethan005°/oofsulphurand
phosphorustakentogether
—■0-15to0*30°/osilicon
—Notmorethan0-1%ofallotherelements
(withtheexceptionofmanganeseand
chromium )takentogether
(GermanyandBeneluxareauthorizedtoimport
—withintheirquotas—specialwirerodof
alloysteels,between4-5and13mmin
diameter,forvalvesprings,withthefollowing
characteristics :
a)Chrome-vanadium products:
0-40to0-65%C
- 0-15to0-30°/oSi
0-60to0-90%Mn
0-15toHO%Cr
0-15to0-30.%Va
notmorethan0-30%Mo
PandScontentoflessthan0-035%each:

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CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods MemberStatesQuota
(metrictöns)Duty
(%)
b)Chrome-silicon products :
0-50.to0-60%C
1-35to1-60%Si
0-60to0-80%Mn
0-55to0-80%Cr
PandScontentoflessthan0Ό35°/oeach)
ex73.15BVIIa)1'Electrical'sheetsandplatesofalloysteel,
grain-oriented ,highlypermeable,witha
watt-lossof1-23wattorlossperkgfora
thicknessof0-30mm,orof1-26wattorless
perkgforathicknessof0-35mm,measured
at17000gaussand50HzGermany (FR) 950 0
ex73.16AIIb)Usedrailsforre-rolling France 25OCO 01
Article2
1.MemberStatesaccordedquotasunderArticle1ofthisDecisionshallensure,in
liaisonwiththeCommission ,thatsuchquotasareapportionedamongthirdcountrieson
anon-discriminatory basis.
2.Theyshalltakeallnecessarystepstoprecludethepossibilityofironandsteel
productsimportedunderthesaidtariffquotasbeingre-exportedtootherMemberStates
inthesamestateasthatinwhichtheywereimported.
Article3
ThisDecisionshallremaininforceuntil30June1976.
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,5December1975.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
MemberoftheCommission