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30.12.72 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL297/29
COMMISSION DECISION
of22December1972
fixingtherateoftheleviesfor1973andamendingDecisionNo3-52of
23December1972ontheamountofandmethodsforapplyingthelevies
providedforinArticles49and50oftheTreaty
(72/2821/ECSC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES ,Article1
Therateoftheleviesonoutputfrom1January
1973isfixedat0-29%ofthefiguresusedasa
basisofassessmentforlevies.
Article2
Article2ofDecisionNo3-52of23December
1972,asamendedbyArticle2ofDecision
No2733/71ECSCof15December1971,is
replacedbythefollowing :
'Theaveragevalueoftheproductsonwhich
theleviesareassessedshall,from1January
1973,beasfollows,inunitsofaccount:HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity ,andin
particularArticles49,50and78thereof;
HavingregardtoDecisionNo2-52of23Decem­
ber1952determiningthemodeofassessment
andcollectionoftheleviesprovidedforin
Articles49and50oftheTreaty;
Whereas,inviewofthevariationsinaverage
valuesrecordedduringthereferenceperiod,
DecisionNo3-52of23December1952onthe
amountofandmethodsforapplyingthelevies
providedforinArticles49and50oftheTreaty
shouldbeamended;
WhereastherequirementsoftheEuropeanCoal
andSteelCommunityareestimatedinthe
operatingbudgetforthe1973financialyearat
74millionunitsofaccount;whereasthatbudget,
whichwasadoptedbytheCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunitiesatitssessionofDecem­
ber1972intheformshownintheAnnextothis
Decision,determinestheamountofincometo
beprovidedfromleviesinthefinancialyear,
namely63-8millionunitsofaccount;
Whereastheestimatedyieldoftheleviesata
rateof0*10%is22millionunitsofaccount;
HavingnotedtheOpinionissuedon12Decem­
ber1972bytheEuropeanParliament;Product Averagevalue
Browncoalbriquettesandsemi-coke
derivedfrombrowncoal 11-70
'Hardcoalofall.categories 18-16
Pigironotherthanthatusedfor
makingingots 70-63
BasicBessemersteeliningots 81-46
Steeliningotsotherthanbasic
Bessemersteel 98-03
Finishedproductsandendproducts
ofbasicBessemersteel 135-76
Otherfinishedproductsandend
productsofironandsteel 163-38'
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :

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Article3
Article4ofDecisionNo3-52of23December1952,aslastamendedbyArticle4
ofDecisionNo2733/71ECSCof15December1971,isreplacedbythefollowing :
ProductsAssessment
January1973
andsubsequent
monthsand
Collection
February1973
andsubsequent
months
Browncoalbriquettesandsemi­
cokederivedfrombrowncoal10-0339
Hardcoalofallcategories2 0-0526
Pigironotherthanthatusedfor
makingingots 0-1617
BasicBessemersteeliningots 0.1931
SteeliningotsotherthanBasic
Bessemersteel 0-2667
Finalproductsandendproductsof
ironandsteel 0-1010
1ForpurposesofthedeductionsprovidedforintheprecedingArticle,
thelevyfixedaboveshallbeappliedtotonnageofbrowncoaland
semi-cokeofbrowncoal,less3%.
2ForpurposesofthedeductionsprovidedforintheprecedingArticle,
thelevyfixedaboveshallbeappliedtotonnageofhardcoalas
definedinArticle1ofDecisionNo3-52,less12%.
Thecorresponding scalesexpressedforguidanceinthecurrenciesof
theMemberStatesshallbepublishedatalaterdate.
Article4
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceon1January1973.
DoneatBrussels,22December1972.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
S.L.MANSHOLT

18
ANNEX
ECSCOPERATING BUDGETFORFINANCIALWEAR1973OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesRequirements (inmillionu.a.) Rate0-29 Resources (inmillionu.a.) Rate0-29
A.OPERATIONS TOBEFINANCED FROMCURRENT A.CURRENT RESOURCES
RESOURCES (NON-REPAYABLE )
1.Levyyield(roundedoff) 63*8
1.Administration 18-0
2.Interestoninvestmentsandloansfromnon-borrowed
2.Aidtoreadaptation 40-0 funds lOO1
3.Aidtoresearch 16·01 3.Miscellaneous 0-2
(a)Steel8(1)
(b)Coal4(1)
(c)Social4(1) Total 74-0
Total 74-0
B.ORIGINOFNON-BORROWED FUNDS
B.OPERATIONS FINANCED BYLOANSFROMNON­
BORROWED FUNDS 4.Redemptionofloansforworkers'housing 4-8
4.Loansby'mixtureoffunds'.Articles54and56 19-2 5.PartoftheformerECSCpensionfund 5-2
5'.SpecialReserveappropriation (workers'housing) 10-0 6.Newmembers'contributiontoECSCfunds 19-2
1Shouldreceiptsfrominterestbehigherthanexpectcd,aidtoresearchwillbeincreasedproportionately foreachofthethreefieldsofresearch.