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( 1 ) OJ No L 259 , 15 . 9 . 1973 , p . 36 .

( 2 ) OJ No L 338 , 7 . 12 . 1976 , p . 19 .

( 3 ) OJ No L 3 , 5 . 1 . 1971 , p . 7 .

( 4 ) OJ No L 63 , 11 . 3 . 1976 , p . 1 .

COMMISSION DECISION No 751/77/ECSC

of 12 April 1977

amending Decision 73/287/ECSC concerning coking coal and coke for the iron and steel industry in the Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European coal and Steel Community , and in particular the first paragraph of Article 95 thereof ,

Having regard to the opinion of the Consultative Committee ,

With the assent of the Council ,

Whereas Commission Decision 73/287/ECSC of 25 July 1973 concerning coking coal and coke for the iron and steel industry in the Community ( 1 ) , which ceases to be operative on 31 December 1978 , provides in Articles 1 and 7 for reductions , planned for 1977 and 1978 respectively , in the rates of sales aid and in the amounts of contributions to Community financing due from the Member States and the iron and steel industry , these changes constituting a phased reduction ;

Whereas it appeared desirable to propose amendments to the provisions relating to the phased reduction and to other provisions of substance , whilst renewing the present coking coal arrangements ;

Whereas the unanimous assent of the Council confined itself to an extension for one year of the present arrangements , which will entail a one-year postponement of the phased reduction in aid contributions ; whereas before the end of April 1977 the Council expects to have reached a decision on all the amendments proposed by the Commission in respect of the coking coal arrangements ;

Whereas the provision for the phased reduction for the year 1977 must therefore be deleted ; whereas this must be done with effect from 1 January 1977 ;

Whereas the aids and contributions must be expressed in European units of account ( EUA ) in accordance with Decision No 2963/76/ECSC of 1 December 1976 ( 2 ) amending Decision 73/287/ECSC ;

Whereas Decision 73/287/ECSC refers in Article 9 to certain provisions of Decision No 3/71/ECSC of 22 December 1970 ( 3 ) ; whereas this latter Decision has been replaced by Decision No 528/76/ECSC of 25 February 1976 ( 4 ) ; whereas it is therefore necessary to amend Article 9 of Decision 73/287/ECSC accordingly ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

Article 1

Decision 73/287/ECSC is hereby amended as follows :

1 . In Article 1 ( b ) , the third sentence is to read as follows :

" These rates shall be reduced to 2 * 110 and 1 * 055 EUA respectively for the sixth year of the term of the Decision " .

2 . In Article 7 ( 2 ) ( b ) :

( a ) in the third indent , read : " for the third , fourth and fifth years " for " for the third and fourth years " ;

( b ) the fourth indent is deleted .

3 . In Article 7 ( 2 ) ( c ) :

( a ) in the first indent , read : " for the first five years " for " for the first four years " ;

( b ) the second indent is deleted .

4 . In Article 9 ( 1 ) , for " Articles 6 to 9 of Decision No 3/71/ECSC of 22 December 1970 " read : " Article 6 to 12 of Decision No 528/76/ECSC " .

Article 2

This Decision shall have effect from 1 January 1977 and shall apply to deliveries of coking coal and coke made on or after that date .

This Decision shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels , 12 April 1977 .

For the Commission

Guido BRUNNER

Member of the Commission