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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of12July1977
derogatingfromHighAuthorityrecommendation 1/64concerninganincrease
intheprotectivedutyonironandsteelproductsattheexternalfrontiersofthe
Community
(eighty-seventh derogation)
(77/472/ECSC)
Whereasthesereasonsandcircumstances ,onwhich
thesix-monthlytariffmeasurestakenbytheMember
Statesarebased,alsoallow,givenpresentconditions
onthecommonmarketinsteel,oftheirapplication
withintheframeworkofrecommendation 1/64of15
January1964;whereasneitherthissuspensionof
dutiesnorthesetariffquotasarelikelytojeopardize
theobjectivesofthesaidrecommendation and
whereas,furthermore ,suchtariffmeasureshelpto
maintainexistingtradeflowsbetweentheMember
Statesandthirdcountries;
Whereasthesearespecialcasesinthecommercial
policyfieldjustifyingtheauthorization ofderogations
pursuanttoArticle3ofrecommendation 1/64;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadetoensurethatthe
quotasgrantedwillbeusedsolelytosupplytheneeds
ofindustriesintheimportingcountriesandthatre-ex­
portationintheunalteredstatetootherMember
Statesofimportedironandsteelproductswillbe
prevented;
WhereastheGovernments oftheMemberStateshave
beenconsultedonthetariffquotassetoutbelow,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunity ,andinparticularArticles
2to5,8,71and74thereof,
HavingregardtoHighAuthorityrecommendation
1/64of15January1964totheGovernments ofthe
MemberStatesconcerninganincreaseintheprotec­
tivedutyonironandsteelproductsattheexternal
frontiersoftheCommunity (1),andinparticular
Article3thereof,
Havingregardtotheagreementreachedon8July
1977bytherepresentatives oftheMemberStates
meetingwithintheCouncilontariffmeasurestobe
takenforthesecondsixmonthsof1977,
Whereas,foryearspast,therepresentatives ofthe
Governments oftheMemberStatesmeetingwithin
theCouncilhaveunanimouslyagreedonsix-monthly
derogationsfromtheharmonizedCommunity
customsdutiesforsteel;whereasthesederogations
taketheformeitherofareductionortemporary
suspensionofcertaincustomsdutiesorofthe
grantingoftariffquotasatreducedorsuspendedrates
ofduty;whereasthelasttariffmeasuresofthiskind
weretakenbyrepresentatives oftheGovernments of
theMemberStateson8July1977inrespectofthe
secondsixmonthsof1977;
Whereassuchmeasuresarejustifiedbythefactthat
theproductsinquestionarenotmanufactured ,orare
manufactured ininsufficientquantities,inthe
Communityandthattheirimportationonpreferential
termsisnotinjurioustoironandsteelundertakings
intheCommunitywhichproducedirectlycompeting
products;HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheGovernments oftheMemberStatesarehereby
authorizedtoderogatefromtheobligationsarising
underArticle1ofHighAuthorityrecommendation
1/64of15January1964totheextentnecessaryto
suspend,inrespectofimportsfromthirdcountriesof
theironandsteelproductssetoutbelow,dutiesor
tariffquotasinrespectofthequantitiesandatthe
levelshereinbelow indicated :
(•)OJNo8,22.1.1964,p.99/64.

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CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods MemberStatesQuota
(tonnes)Duty%
ex73.15AVb)1Specialwirerod(wirerodofhighcarbonsteel,
notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled ,between4-5
and6mmindiameterandofacarboncontentin
weightofbetween062and0-74%)forthetyre
industryGermany(FR)
Benelux
France
Italy
Ireland525
4500
2000
3750
15000
0
0
0
0
ex73.15AVb)1.Specialwirerod(wirerodofhighcarbonsteel,
notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled,between4-5
and6mmindiameterandofacarboncontentin
weightofbetween062and0-85%)forthetyre
industryBenelux 950 0
ex73.15AVb)1Specialwirerod(ofhighcarbonsteel,notfurther
workedthanhot-rolled ,between4-5and13mm
indiameter)forthemanufactureofspringsand
'pianowire'containinginweight
—0-60to1-05%ofcarbon
—notmorethan0Ό5%ofsulphurandphos­
phorustakentogether
—0-15to0-30%silicon
—notmorethan010%ofallotherelements
(withtheexceptionofmanganeseandchro­
mium)takentogetherGermany(FR)
Benelux
France8500
1350
14000
0
0
GermanyandBeneluxareauthorizedtoimport
—withintheirquotas—specialwirerodofalloy
steels,between4-5and13mmindiameter,for
valvesprings,withthefollowingcharacteristics :
(a)Chrome-vanadium products :
0-40—0-65%C;
015—0-30%Si;
0-60—0-90%Mn;
015—110%Cr;
0-15—0-30%Va;
notmorethan0-30%MoPandScontentof
lessthan0Ό35%each;
(b)Chrome-silicon products :
0-50—0-60%C;
1-35—1-60%Si;
0-60—0-80%Mn;
0-55—0-80%Cr;
PandScontentoflessthan0Ό35%each
ex73.15BVIIa)1'Electrical'sheetsandplatesofalliedsteel,grain­
oriented,highlypermeable,withawattlossof
1-23wattorlessperkgforathicknessof0-30
mm,orof126wattorlessperkgforathickness
of0-35mm,measuredat1-7teslaand50HzGermany(FR) 600 0
ex73.16AIIb)Usedrailsforre-rolling France 3500 0

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Article2
1.MemberStatesaccordedquotasunderArticle1ofthisDecisionshallensure,in
liaisonwiththeCommission ,thatsuchquotasareapportionedamongthirdcountrieson
anon-discriminatory basis.
2.Theyshalltakeallnecessarystepstoprecludethepossibilityofironandsteel
productsimportedunderthesaidtariffquotasbeingre-exportedtootherMemberStates
inthesamestateasthatinwhichtheywereimported.
Article3
ThisDecisionshallremaininforceuntil31December1977.
Article4
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,12July1977.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President