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DECISION No3378/75/ECSCOFTHECOMMISSION
of22December 1975
fixingtherateoftheleviesforthe1976financialyearandamendingDecision
No3/52/ECSCof23December1952ontheamountofandmethodsforapplying
leviesprovidedforinArticles49and50oftheECSCTreaty
Whereas,moreover,technicaldevelopments have
allowedsignificantreductionstobemadeinthe
consumptionofcoalinsteelmakingandinthequan­
titiesofcrudesteelneededtoproducefinishedsteel
products;
Whereas,inconsequence ,itisappropriatetobringup
todatethetableofconsumptionfiguresinArticle3
ofDecisionNo3/52/ECSC;
Whereastheestimatedyieldoftheleviesatarateof
0.10%is31.03millionunitsofaccount;
HavingnotedtheOpiniondeliveredon18December
1975bytheEuropeanParliament,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
Therateoftheleviesonoutputfrom1January1976
shallbe0-29%ofthefiguresusedasthebasisof
assessmentforsuchlevies.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunity ,andinparticularArticles
49,50and78thereof;
HavingregardtotheTreatyof8April1965esta­
blishingasingleCouncilandasingleCommissionof
theEuropeanCommunities ,andinparticularArticles
20and21thereof;
HavingregardtoDecisionNo2691/72/ECSCof18
December1972amendingDecisionNo2/52/ECSC
of23December1952determiningthemodeofassess­
mentandcollectionoftheleviesprovidedforinArti­
cles49and"50oftheECSCTreaty;
HavingregardtoDecisionNo3329/74/ECSCof20
December1974fixingtherateoftheleviesfor1975
andamendingDecisionNo3/52/ECSCof23
December1952ontheamountofandmethodsfor
applyingtheleviesprovidedforinArticles49and50
oftheECSCTreaty;
HavingregardtoCommissionDecisionNo1761/75/
ECSCof2July1975amendingDecisionNo2/52/
ECSCof23December 1952determiningthemodeof
assessmentandcollectionoftheleviesprovidedforin
Articles49and50oftheECSCTreaty;
HavingregardtoCommissionDecisionNo3289/75/
ECSCof18December1975onthedefinitionand
conversionoftheunitofaccounttobeusedindeci­
sions,recommendations ,opinionsandcommuniqués
forthepurposesoftheTreatyestablishingtheECSC;
Whereas,inviewofthevariationsinaveragevalues
recordedduringthereferenceperiod,DecisionNo
3/52/ECSCof23December1952ontheamountof
andmethodsforapplyingtheleviesprovidedforin
Articles49and50oftheECSCTreatyshouldbe
amended ;
Whereastherequirements oftheEuropeanCoaland
SteelCommunity areestimatedintheoperating
budgetfor'the1976financialyearat106millionunits
ofaccount;whereasthatbudget,whichwasadopted
bytheCommission oftheEuropeanCommunities on
22December1975intheformshownintheAnnex
tothisDecision,indicatestheamountofincometo
beprovidedfromleviesinthecourseofthefinancial
year1975,namely90millionunitsofaccount;Article2
Article2ofDecisionNo3/52/ECSC,asamendedby
Article2ofDecisionNo3329/74/ECSCof20
December1974andbyArticle1ofDecisionNo
1761/75/ECSCof2July1975,isnowamendedto
readasfollows:
Theaveragevalueinunitsofaccountoftheproducts
onwhichtheleviesareassessedshallfrom1January
1976beasfollows:
Product Averagevalue
Browncoalbriquettesandsemi-coke
derivedfrombrowncoal 18-57
Hardcoalofallcategories 30-35
Pigironotherthanthatusedformaking
ingots 138-4
Steeliningots157-52
Finishedproductsandendproductsof
ironandsteelasdescribedinAnnexIto
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ThescaleprovidedforinArticle2(4)ofDecisionNo
2/52/ECSCof23December1952shallaccordinglybe
asfollows,thefiguresbeinggiveninunitsofaccount:Article3
Article3ofDecisionNo3/52/ECSCof23December
1952,aslastamendedbyArticle3ofDecisionNo
3329/74/ECSCof20December 1974,isnow
amendedasfollows:
Theconsumptionfigurestobeusedincalculatingthe
deductionsprovidedforinArticle2(2)ofDecision
No2/52/ECSCof23December1952shallbeas
follows:ProductAssessmentJanuary1976
and
subsequentmonthsand
collectionFebruary1976
andsubsequentmonths
Browncoalbriquettesandsemi-
cokederivedfrombrowncoal(') 005385
Hardcoalofallcategories(2) 008802
Pigironotherthanthatusedfor
makingingots 0-33324
Steeliningots 0-41720
Finishedproductsandend
productsofironandsteelas
describedinAnnexItotheTreaty 0-18487Product Consumption figures
Browncoalbriquettesandsemi-
cokederivedfrombrowncoal 003metrictonsof
browncoal
briquettesand
semi-coke
derivedfrom
browncoal
Hardcoalofallcategories 0-14metrictonsof
hardcoal
Pigironotherthanthatusedfor
makingingots 0-774metrictonsof
hardcoal
Steeliningots 0-450metrictonsof
hardcoal
Finishedproductsandend
productsofironandsteelas
describedinAnnexItotheTreaty1-262metrictonsof
steel(')ForpurposesofthedeductionsprovidedforintheprecedingArticle,thelevy
fixedaboveshallbeappliedtothenetmetrictonnageofbrowncoaland
semi-cokeofbrowncoal,less3%.
(2)ForpurposesofthedeductionsprovidedforintheprecedingArticle,thelevy
fixedaboveshallbeappliedtothenetmetrictonnageofhardcoalasdefined
inArticle 1ofDecisionNo2/52/ECSC,less14%.
Theamountoftheleviespermetrictontobepaidin
thecurrenciesoftheMemberStatesoftheCommu­
nityshallbeestablishedincompliancewithArticle3
ofDecisionNo3289/75/ECSC.
Article4
Article4ofDecisionNo3/52/ECSCof23December
1952,aslastamendedbyArticle4ofDecisionNo
3329/74/ECSCof20December1974,isnow
amendedtoreadasfollows:Article5
ThisDecisionshallenterforceon1January1976.
ThisDecisionshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1975.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
ECSCOPERATIONAL BUDGETFOR1976
(inmillionu.a.)
Requirements ApplicationsjProposals Resources Proposals
Operationstobefinancedfromordinary
resources(non-recoverable )Ordinaryresources
1.Administrative expenditure 18 18 1.Levyyieldat0-29°/o(*) 90
2.Aidtoresettlementandretraining
(Article56)25 25 2.Interestoninvestmentsandon
loansfromnon-borrowed funds 14
3.Aidtoresearch(Article55)
(a)Steel
(b)Coal
(c)Social65
)25
>30
)1042
)16
>17
;93.Miscellaneous tokenentry
4.Aidtocokingcoal(Article95) 6 6 4.Cancellation ofcommitments
whichwillnotnowbeused 2
5.Interestsubsidies
(a)Article54—Investment
(b)Article56—Reconversion23 15
!:5.Unusedresourcescarriedover
fromthefinancialyear1975tokenentry
137 106 1,06
Operationsfinancedwithloansfromnon-
borrowedfundsOriginofnon-borrowed funds
6.Subsidizedhousing 12-5 12-56.Repaymentsonloansforsub­
sidizedhousing
7.Specialreserveandpartofthe
formerECSCpensionfund6-4
6-1
(1)Anysurplusoveralevyyieldof90millionunitsofaccountwillbeallocatedtothereserves.