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COMMISSION DECISION
of24January1978
derogatingfromHighAuthorityrecommendation 1/64concerninganincrease
intheprotectivedutyonironandsteelproductsattheexternalfrontiersofthe
Community
(93rdderogation )
(78/201/ECSC)
Whereasthesereasonsandcircumstances ,onwhich
thesix-monthlytariffmeasurestakenbytheMember
Statesarebased,alsoallow,givenpresentconditions
onthecommonmarketinsteel,oftheirapplication
withintheframeworkofrecommendation 1/64of15
January1964;whereasneitherthissuspensionof
dutiesnorthesetariffquotasarelikelytojeopardize
theobjectivesofthesaidrecommendation ;whereas,
furthermore ,suchtariffmeasureshelptomaintain
existingtradeflowsbetweentheMemberStatesand
thirdcountries;
Whereasthesearespecialcasesinthecommercial
policyfieldjustifyingtheauthorizationofaderogation
pursuanttoArticle3ofrecommendation 1/64;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadetoensurethatthe
quotasgrantedbeusedsolelytosupplytheneedsof
industriesintheimportingcountriesandthatre­
exportationintheunalteredstatetootherMember
Statesofimportedironandsteelproductswillbe
prevented;
WhereastheGovernments oftheMemberStateshave
beenconsultedonthetariffquotassetoutbelow,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheGovernments oftheMemberStatesarehereby
authorizedtoderogatefromtheobligationsarising
underArticle1ofHighAuthorityrecommendation
1/64of15January1964totheextentnecessaryto
suspend,inrespectofimportsfromthirdcountriesof
theironandsteelproductssetoutbelow,dutiesor
tariffquotasinrespectofthequantitiesandatthe
levelssetoutbelow:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunity ,andinparticularArticles
2to5,8,71and74thereof,
HavingregardtoHighAuthorityrecommendation
1/64of15January1964totheGovernments ofthe
MemberStatesconcerninganincreaseintheprotec­
tivedutyonironandsteelproductsattheexternal
frontiersoftheCommunity('),andinparticular
Article3thereof,
Havingregardtotheagreementreachedon21
December1977bytherepresentatives oftheMember
StatesmeetingwithintheCouncilontariffmeasures
tobetakenforthefirstsixmonthsof1978,
Whereas,foryearspast,therepresentatives ofthe
Governments oftheMemberStatesmeetingwithin
theCouncilhaveunanimouslyagreedonsix-monthly
derogations fromtheharmonized Community
customsdutiesforsteel;whereasthesederogations
taketheformeitherofareductionortemporary
suspensionofcertaincustomsdutiesorofthe
grantingoftariffquotasatreducedorsuspendedrates
ofduty;whereasthelasttariffmeasuresofthiskind
weretakenbyrepresentatives oftheGovernments of
theMemberStateson21December1977inrespect
ofthefirstsixmonthsof1978;
Whereassuchmeasuresarejustifiedbythefactthat
theproductsinquestionarenotmanufactured ,orare
manufactured ininsufficientquantities,inthe
Communityandthattheirimportationonpreferential
termsisnotinjurioustoironandsteelundertakings
intheCommunitywhichproducedirectlycompeting
products;
(')OJNo8,22.1.1964,p.99/64.

NoL62/34 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.3.78
CCT
headingNoDescription MemberStatesQuota
(tonnes)Duty
("'•>)
ex73.15AVb)1
ex73.15BVIIa)1
ex73.16Alib)Specialwirerod(ofhighcarbonsteel,notfurther
workedthanhot-rolled,between4.5and13mmin
diameter)forthemanufacture ofsprings,needles
('needlewire'),andpianowire,containinginweight:
—0.60to1.05%carbon
—notmorethan0.05%phosphorusandsulphur
takentogether
—0-15to0.30%silicon
—notmorethan0.10%ofallotherelements(with
theexceptionofmanganeseandchromium)taken
together
(GermanyandBeneluxareauthorizedtoimport,
withintheirquotas,specialwirerodofalloysteels
between4.5and13mmindiameter,forvalve
springs,withthefollowingcharacteristics :
(a)Chrome-vanadium products :
—0.40to0.65%carbon
—0.15to0.30%silicon
—0.60to0.90%manganese
—0.15to1-10%chromium
—0.15to0.30%vanadium
notmorethan0.30%molybdenum ;phosphorus
andsulphurcontentoflessthan0035%each;
(b)Chrome-silicon products:
—0.50to0.60%carbon
—1.35to1.60%silicon
—0.60to0.80%manganese
—0.55to0-80chromium
phosphorusandsuphurcontentoflessthan
0.035%each)
'Electrical'sheetsandplatesofalloysteel,grain-
oriented,highlypermeable,withawatt-lossof1-23
wattsorlessperkilogramforathicknessof0.30mm,
orof1-26wattsorlessperkilogramforathicknessof
0.35mm,measuredat1.7teslaand50Hz
Usedrailsforre-rollingFederalRepublic
ofGermany
Benelux
France
FederalRepublic
ofGermany
Fiance8500
1350
1400
300
35000
0
0
0
0
Article2
1.MemberStatesaccordedquotasunderArticle1ofthisDecisionshallensure,in
liaisonwiththeCommission ,thatsuchquotasareapportionedamongthirdcountrieson
anon-discriminatory basis.
2.Theyshalltakeallnecessarystepstoprecludethepossibilityofironandsteel
productsimportedunderthesaidtariffquotasbeingre-exportedtootherMemberStates
inthesamestateasthatinwhichtheywereimported.

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ArticleJ
ThisDecisionshallremaininforceuntil30June1978.
Article4
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,24January1978.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President