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COMMISSION DECISION
of1July1976
derogatingfromHighAuthorityRecommendation 1/64concerninganincrease
intheprotectivedutyonironandsteelproductsattheexternalfrontiersofthe
Community
(Seventy-ninth derogation )
(76/611/ECSC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunity ,andinparticularArticles
2to5,8,71and74thereof,
HavingregardtoHighAuthorityRecommendation
1/64of15January1964totheGovernments ofthe
MemberStatesconcerninganincreaseintheprotec­
tivedutyonironandsteelproductsattheexternal
frontiersoftheCommunity('),andinparticular
Article3thereof,
Havingregardtotheagreementreachedon17June
1976bytherepresentatives oftheMemberStates
meetingwithintheCouncilontariffmeasurestobe
takenforthesecondsixmonthsof1976,
Whereas,foryearspast,therepresentatives ofthe
Governments oftheMemberStatesmeetingwithin
theCouncilhaveunanimouslyagreedonsix-monthly
derogationsfromtheharmonizedCommunity
customsdutiesforsteel;whereasthesederogations
taketheformeitherofareductionortemporary
suspensionofcertaincustomsdutiesorofthe
grantingoftariffquotasatreducedorsuspendedrates
ofduty;whereasthelasttariffmeasuresofthiskind
weretakenbyrepresentatives oftheGovernments of
theMemberStateson17June1976inrespectofthe
secondsixmonthsof1976;
Whereassuchmeasuresarejustifiedbythefactthat
theproductsinquestionarenotmanufactured ,orare
manufactured ininsufficientquantities,inthe
Communityandthattheirimportationonpreferential
termsisnotinjurioustoironandsteelundertakings
intheCommunitywhichproducedirectlycompeting
products;Whereasthesereasonsandcircumstances ,onwhich
thesix-monthlytariffmeasurestakenbytheMember
Statesarebased,alsoallow,givenpresentconditions
onthecommonmarketinsteel,oftheirapplication
withintheframeworkofRecommendation 1/64of15
January1964;whereasneitherthissuspensionof
dutiesnorthesetariffquotasarelikelytojeopardize
theobjectivesofthesaidrecommendation and
whereas,furthermore ,suchtariffmeasureshelpto
maintainexistingtradeflowsbetweentheMember
Statesandthirdcountries;
Whereasthesearespecialcasesinthecommercial
policyfieldjustifyingtheauthorizationofderogations
pursuanttoArticle3ofRecommendation 1/64;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadetoensurethatthe
quotasgrantedwillbeusedsolelytosupplytheneeds
ofindustriesintheimportingcountriesandthatre-ex­
portationintheunalteredstatetootherMember
Statesofimportedironandsteelproductswillbe
prevented;
WhereastheGovernments oftheMemberStateshave
beenconsultedonthetariffquotassetoutbelow,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
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
(metric
tons)Duty
%
ex73.15AVb)1Specialwirerod(wirerodofhighcarbonsteel,notGermany(FR) 1400 0
furtherworkedthanhot-rolled,between4-5and6Benelux 9000 0
mmindiameterandofacarboncontentinweightofFrance 4000 0
between0-62and0-74%)forthetyreindustry Italy 6500 0
Ireland 3000 0
ex73.15AVb)1Specialwirerod(wirerodofhighcarbonsteel,notBenelux 1800 0
furtherworkedthanhot-rolledbetween4-5and6
mmindiameterandofacarboncontentinweightof
between0-62and0-85%)forthetyreindustry
ex73.15AVb)1Specialwirerod(ofhighcarbonsteel,notfurtherGermany(FR) 8500 0
workedthanhot-rolled,between4-5and13mminBenelux 1350 0
diameter)forthemanufactureofspringsand'pianoFrance 1200 0
wire'containinginweight
—0-60to105%ofcarbon
—notmorethan0-05%ofsulphurandphosphorus
takentogether
—015to0-30silicon
—notmorethan0-10%ofallotherelements(with
theexceptionofmanganeseandchromium)taken
together
(GermanyandBeneluxareauthorizedtoimport—
withintheirquotas—specialwirerodofalloysteels,
between4-5and13mmindiameter,forvalve
springs,withthefollowingcharacteristics :
(a)Chrome-vanadium products:
0.40—0.65%C;
0-15—0-30%Si; '■
0.60—0.90%Mn;
0-15—M0%Cr;
0.15—0.30%Va;
notmorethan0-30%MoPandScontentofless
than0-035%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;
PandScontentoflessthan0-035%each)
ex73.15BVIIa)1'Electrical'sheetsandplatesofalliedsteel,grain-oriGermany(FR) 1300 0
ented,highlypermeable,withawattlessof1-23watt
orlessperkgforathicknessof0-30mm,orof1*26
wattorlessperkgforathicknessof0-35mm,
measuredat1-7teslaand50Hz
ex73.16Alib)Usedrailsforre-rolling France 21000 0

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Article2
1.MemberStatesaccordedquotasunderArticle1ofthisDecisionshallensure,in
liaisonwiththeCommission ,thatsuchquotasareapportionedamongthirdcountrieson
anon-discriminatory basis.
2.Theyshalltakeallnecessarystepstoprecludethepossibilityofironandsteel
productsimportedunderthesaidtariffquotasbeingre-exportedtootherMemberStates
inthesamestateasthatinwhichtheywereimported.
Article3
ThisDecisionshallremaininforceuntil31December1976.
Article4
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,1July1976.
FortheCommission
ChristopherSOAMES
Vice-President