31.12.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL352/1
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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
COMMISSION DECISION No3000/77/ECSC
of28December 1977
fixingminimumpricesforhot-rolledwidestrips,merchantbarsandconcrete
reinforcingbars
whereastheminimumpricesmustapplywithinthe
commonmarket;whereas,pursuanttoDecisionsNo
3073/73/ECSCandNo911/75/ECSC,theminimum
pricespublishedinthepricelistsofCommunity
producersarealsoapplicabletotransactionsinthose
EFTAcountrieswithwhichtheCommunityhas
concludedfree-tradeagreementsforECSCproducts;
Havingregardtostudiescarriedoutinconjunction
withtheundertakingsandassociationsofundertak­
ings,andafterconsultingtheConsultativeCommittee
andtheCouncilbothontheadvisabilityofintro­
ducingminimumpricesfortheseproductsandonthe
leveloftheseprices,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunity ,andinparticularArticle
61thereof,
HavingregardtoHighAuthorityDecisionsNo30-53
andNo31-53('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Decisions72/440/ECSCand72/441/ECSCof22
December1972(2),
HavingregardtoCommissionDecisionsNo3073/73/
ECSC(3)andNo911/75/ECSC(4),
Whereasthesteelindustryisstillinseriousdiffi­
culties;whereassupplyisstillconsiderablyinexcess
ofdemand;
WhereastheCommission hasintroducedmeasuresto
redressthesteelmarket;whereasamongstthese
measures,DecisionNo962/77/ECSCof4May
1977(5)fixedminimumpricesforconcreterein­
forcingbars;whereasthisDecisionisduetoexpire
on31December1977;
Whereasthestateofthemarketinconcreterein­
forcingbarsisstilljeopardizingtheattainmentofthe
objectivessetoutinArticle3oftheTreaty;whereas
theCommission thereforeconsidersthatthecondi­
tionsforthecontinuedapplicationofArticle61to
themarketforconcretereinforcingbarsaresatisfied;
whereastheprovisionsofDecisionNo962/77/ECSC
shouldthereforebeenforcedforafurtheryear,subject
tocertainminoramendments andclarifications ;
Whereasthestateofthemarketforhot-rolledwide
stripsandmerchantbarshasbecomeappreciably
worse;whereasconditionssimilartothosefor
concretereinforcingbarsalsoobtainforhot-rolled
widestripsandmerchantbars;whereas,thecondi­
tionsfortheapplication ofArticle61are
consequcntiy satisfiedforthesetwoproducts ;Article1
1.ThisDecisionshallapplytoundertakingsinthe
ironandsteelindustryoftheEuropeanCoalandSteel
Communityandtotheirsellingagenciesandcommis­
sionagentsasreferredtoinDecisionsNo30-53and
No31-53.
2.TheCommission herebyfixesthefollowing
minimumprices,pertonne,forsalesofhot-rolled
widestrips,merchantbarsandconcretereinforcing
bars:
(a)forhot-rolledwidestripsofcommercialquality:
600Germanmarks,
151-50poundssterlingandIrishpounds,
1350Frenchfrancs,
246500Italianlire,
650Dutchguilders,
9450BelgianandLuxembourgfrancs,
1665Danishkroner;(')OJNoC.29,12.5.197.?,pp.30and32,fortheupdated
version .
(2)OJNoL297,30.12.1972,pp.39and42.
(>)OJNoL314,15.11.1973,P.1.
(4)OJNoL88,9.4.1975,p.7.
(5)OJNoL114,5.5.1977,p.1.

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(b)formerchantbarsinordinarymildsteel: Article4
617Germanmarks,
15550poundssterlingandIrishpounds,
1387Frenchfrancs,
253000Italianlire,
668Dutchguilders,
9700BelgianandLuxembourgfrancs,
1710Danishkroner;1.Rebatesanddiscountsofanysort,whether
publishedinpricelistsandconditionsofsaleornoti­
fiedtotheCommissionatthedateofentryintoforce
ofthisDecision,shallnotbeincreased .Theintroduc­
tionofnewrebatesordiscountsshallbeprohibited .
2.Surchargesorextrasofanysortpublishedin
pricelistsandconditionsofsaleatthedateofentry
intoforceofthisDecisionshallnotbecancelledor
reduced.(c)forsmoothconcretereinforcingbarsinordinary
mildsteel:
3.Wherepublishedpricelistsshowbasicprices
whichtakeaccountofqualityorsize,thedifference
betweensuchinclusivepricesandtheminimumpri­
cessetoutinArticle1shallbetreatedasextrasfor
qualityorsize.
4.Asregardsconcretereinforcingbarsand
merchantbarssoldincoil,thepricedifferentials
arisinginthepricelistsapplicablewhenthisDecision
entersintoforceshallbetreatedasrebatesorextras,
asthecasemaybe,inaccordancewithparagraphs 1
and2.
5.Thetermsandtimesallowedforpayment
publishedinthepricelistsatthedateofentryinto
forceofthisDecisionshallnotbechanged.530Germanmarks,
130poundssterlingandIrishpounds,
1106Frenchfrancs,
198000Italianlire,
550Dutchguilders,
8100BelgianandLuxembourgfrancs,
1335Danishkroner;
(d)forimprovedadhesionconcretereinforcingbars
withaminimumelasticlimitof40kilogramsper
squaremillimetreandatensilestrengthof50kilo­
gramspersquaremillimetre :
550Germanmarks,
134-50poundssterlingandIrishpounds,
1145Frenchfrancs,
205000Italianlire,
570Dutchguilders,
8400BelgianandLuxembourgfrancs,
1380Danishkroner.
3.Inordertomaintainauniformminimumprice
levelwithinthecommonmarket,theCommission
mayadjustthesepricesinaccordancewithfluctua­
tionsinexchangerates.Article5
ThisDecisionshallapplytosalesbothwithinthe
CommunityandintheterritoriesoftheRepublicof
Austria,theRepublicofFinland,theKingdomof
Norway,theKingdomofSwedenandtheEuropean
territoryoftheRepublicofPortugal.
Article6
Theminimumpricesshallnotprecludealignments
onmorefavourabledeliveredpricesbasedonthe
pricelistsofotherproducersintheCommunityorin
thecountriesreferredtoinArticle5.Article2
1.Theminimumpricesshallbebasicpricesex
basingpoint,includingextraforquality.
2.Theyshallbecompulsory fortransactions
effectedaftertheentryintoforceofthisDecisionand
shallreplacelowerlistpricesasfromthatdateuntil
suchpriceshavebeenchangedbyundertakings in
accordancewithArticle3.Article7
1.ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceontheday
ofitspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities andshallremainvaliduntil31
December1978unlessrepealedbeforethatdate.
2.Withoutprejudicetotheadjustmentprovided
forinArticle1(3),theCommissionmayadjustthe
leveloftheminimumpricesduringtheperiodof
validityofthisDecisionifitconsidersthatthedeve­
lopmentofthesituationsorequires.Article3
Undertakings whosepublishedpricesarelowerthan
theminimumpricesshallpublishnewpricesin
conformitywiththisDecisionwithin15days
followingitsentryintoforce.

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ThisDecisionshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,28December1977.
FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission