NoL30/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.2.74
COMMISSION DECISION
of20December1973
derogatingfromHighAuthorityRecommendation No1/64onanincreaseinthe
protectivedutyonironandsteelproductsattheexternalfrontiersoftheCommunity
(fifty-seventhderogation)
(74/41/ECSC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,conditionsonthecommonmarketinsteel,oftheir
application withintheframework of
Recommendation No1/64of15January1964;
whereasneitherthissuspensionofdutiesnorthese
tariffquotasarelikelytojeopardizetheobjectives
ofRecommendation No1/64onanincreaseinthe
protectivedutyattheexternalfrontiersofthe
Communityandwhereas,furthermore ,thesetariff
measureshelptomaintainexistingtradeflows
betweentheMemberStatesandthirdcountries;
Whereasthesearespecialcasesinthecommercial
policyfieldjustifyingtheauthorization of
derogations pursuanttoArticle3of
Recommendation No1/64;
Whereasthereshouldbeaguaranteethatquotas
grantedwillbeusedsolelytosupplytheneedsof
industriesintheimportingcountriesandthat
re-exportation tootherMemberStates,inthesame
stateasthatinwhichtheywereimported,of
importedironandsteelproductswillbeprevented;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity ,andin
particularArticles2to5,8,71and74thereof;
HavingregardtoHighAuthorityRecommendation
No1/64(*)of15January1964totheGovernments
oftheMemberStatesonanincreaseintheprotective
dutyonironandsteelproductsattheexternal
frontiersoftheCommunity ,andinparticular
Article3thereof;
HavingregardtotheAgreementreachedon17
December1973byrepresentatives oftheMember
StateswithintheCouncilontariffmeasurestobe
takenforthefirstsixmonthsof1974;
Whereas,forpastyears,representatives ofthe
Governments oftheMemberStates,meetingwithin
theCouncilhaveunanimously agreedonsix­
monthlyderogations fromtheharmonized
Communitycustomsdutiesforsteel;
Whereasthesederogationstaketheformofeithera
reductionortemporarysuspensionofcertain
customsdutiesorofthegrantingoftariffquotasat
reducedorsuspendedratesofduty;whereasthelast
tariffmeasuresofthiskindweretakenbythere­
presentatives oftheGovernments oftheMember
Stateson17December1973forthefirstsixmonths
of1974;
Whereasthesemeasuresarejustifiedbythefactthat
theproductsinquestionarenotmanufactured ,or
aremanufactured ininsufficientquantities,inthe
Community andthattheirimportation on
preferentialtermsisnotinjurioustoironandsteel
undertakings intheCommunitywhichproduce
directlycompetingproducts;
Whereasthesereasonsandcircumstances ,onwhich
thesix-monthlytariffmeasurestakenbythe
MemberStatesarebased,alsoallow,givenpresentWhereastheGovernments oftheMemberStates
havebeenconsultedonthetariffquotassetout
below,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheGovernments oftheMemberStatesarehereby
authorizedtoderogatefromtheobligationsarising
underArticle1ofHighAuthorityRecommendation
No1/64of15January1964totheextentnecessary
tointroduce,inrespectofimportsfromthird
countriesoftheironandsteelproductssetout
below,suspensionofdutiesortariffquotasupto
thequantitiesandatthelevelsindicatedinrespect
ofeachoftheseproducts: 0)OJNo8,22.1.1964,p.99/64.

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CCTheading
NoDescriptionMember
StatesQuota
inmetrictonsCustoms
(%)
ex73.15AVb)1Specialwirerodforthetyreindustry(wirerodof
highcarbonsteel,notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled,
between4-5and6mm,indiameterandofacarbon
contentofbetween0-62and0-74%)Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Ireland1900
9000
4000
8000
30000
0
0
0
0
ex73.15AVb)1Specialwirerodforthetyreindustry(wirerodof
highcarbonsteel,notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled,
between4-5and6mmindiameterandofacarbon
contentofbetween0-62and0-85%)Benelux 1800 0
ex73.15AVb)1Specialwirerodforthemanufactureofspringsand
'pianowire',withthefollowingcharacteristics :
—Offinecarbonsteel
—Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled
—Between4-5and13mmindiameter
—Containing :
—0-60to1-05%ofcarbon
—Notmorethan0-05%ofsulphurandphos­
phorustakentogether
—0-15to0-30%ofsilicon
—Notmorethan0-10%ofallotherelements
(withtheexceptionofmanganeseandchrom­
ium)takentogether
(GermanyandBeneluxareauthorizedtoimport—
withintheirquotas—specialwirerodofalloysteels,
between4-5and13mmindiameter,forvalvesprings,
withthefollowingcharacteristics :
(a)Chrome-vanadium products:
0-40to0-65%C;0-15to0-30°/oSi;0-60to
0-90%Mn;0-15to1-10«/oCr;0-15to0-30°/oVa;
notmorethan0-30%Mo;
PandScontentoflessthan0·035°/oeach
(b)Chrome-silicon products :
0-50to0-60°/oC;1-35to1-60%>Si;0-60to
0-80%>Mn;0-55to0-80°/oCr;
PandScontentoflessthan0Ό35°/oeach)Germany
Benelux
France8500
1350
12000
0
0
ex73.15BVIIa)1'Electrical'sheetsandplates,grain-oriented ,witha
watt-lossof0-34wattorlessperkg,measuredat
10000gauss,regardlessofthicknessGermany 1100 0
ex73.15BVIa)
ex73.15BVIIa)1'Electrical'sheetsandplatesor'electrical'hoopand
strip,grain-oriented ,withawatt-lossof0-34wattor
lessperkg,measuredat10000gauss,regardlessof
thicknessNetherland 1100 0
ex73.16AIIb)Usedrailsforre-rolling France 36000 0

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Article2
1.MemberStatesaccordedquotasunderArticle1ofthisDecisionshallbe
requiredtoensure,inliaisonwiththeCommission ,thatthequotasaredistributedon
anon-discriminatory basisamongthirdcountries.
2.Theyshallberequiredtotakeallnecessarystepstoruleoutthepossibilityof
ironandsteelproductsimportedunderthetariffquotasbeingre-exportedtoother
MemberStatesinthesamestateasthatinwhichtheywereimported.
Article3
1.ThisDecisionisaddressedtoallMemberStates.
2.Itshallbevaliduntil30June1974.
DoneatBrussels,20December1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI