NoL241/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 2.9.78
COMMISSION DECISION
of9August1978
derogatingfromHighAuthorityrecommendation No1.64concerningan
increaseintheprotectivedutyonironandsteelproductsattheexternalfron­
tiersoftheCommunity
(94thderogation)
(78/724/ECSC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunity ,andinparticularArticles
2to5,8,71and74thereof,
HavingregardtoHighAuthorityrecommendation
No1.64of15January1964totheGovernments of
theMemberStatesconcerninganincreaseinthe
protectivedutyonironandsteelproductsatthe
externalfrontiersoftheCommunity (1),andinparti­
cularArticle3thereof,
Havingregardtotheagreementreachedon8August
1978bytherepresentatives oftheMemberStates
meetingwithintheCouncilontariffmeasurestobe
takenforthesecondsixmonthsof1978,
Whereas,foryearspast,therepresentatives ofthe
Governments oftheMemberStatesmeetingwithin
theCouncilhaveunanimouslyagreedonsix-monthly
derogations fromtheharmonized Community
customsdutiesforsteel;whereasthesederogations
taketheformeitherofareductionortemporary
suspensionofcertaincustomsdutiesorofthe
grantingoftariffquotasatreducedorsuspendedrates
ofduty;whereasthelasttariffmeasuresofthiskind
weretakenbyrepresentatives oftheGovernments of
theMemberStateson8August1978inrespectofthe
secondsixmonthsof1978;
Whereassuchmeasuresarejustifiedbythefactthat
theproductsinquestionarenotmanufactured ,orare
manufactured ininsufficientquantities,inthe
Communityandthattheirimportationonpreferential
termsisnotinjurioustoironandsteelundertakings
intheCommunitywhichproducedirectlycompeting
products;Whereasthesereasonsandcircumstances ,onwhich
thesix-monthlytariffmeasurestakenbytheMember
Statesarebased,alsoallow,givenpresentconditions
onthecommonmarketinsteel,oftheirapplication
withtheframeworkofrecommendation No1.64;
whereasneitherthissuspensionofdutiesnorthese
tariffquotasarelikelytojeopardizetheobjectivesof
thesaidrecommendation ;whereas,furthermore ,such
tariffmeasureshelptomaintainexistingtradeflows
betweentheMemberStatesandthirdcountries;
Whereasthesearespecialcasesinthecommercial
policyfieldjustifyingtheauthorization ofderogation
pursuanttoArticle3ofrecommendation No1-64;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadetoensurethatthe
quotasgrantedwillbeusedsolelytosupplytheneeds
ofindustriesintheimportingcountriesandthatre-ex­
portationintheunalteredstatetootherMember
Statesofimportedironandsteelproductswillbe
prevented;
WhereastheGovernments oftheMemberStateshave
beenconsultedonthetariffquotassetoutbelow,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheGovernments oftheMemberStatesarehereby
authorizedtoderogatefromtheobligationsarising
underArticle1ofHighAuthorityrecommendation
No1-64totheextentnecessarytosuspend,inrespect
ofimportsfromthirdcountriesoftheironandsteel
productssetoutbelow,dutiesortariffquotasin
respectofthequantitiesandatthelevelshereinbelow
indicated :
(')OJNo8,22.1.1964,p.99/64.

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DutyCCTheadingNo Description MemberStateQuota
(tonnes) (%>
ex73.15AVb)10
0
0Germany(FR)
Benelux
France8500
1350
1400Specialwirerod(ofhighcarbonsteel,not
furtherworkedthanhot-rolled,between
4.5and13mmindiameter)forthemanu­
factureofspringsand'pianowire':
—Containingbyweight:
—0.60to1-05%ofcarbon
—Notmorethan0.05%ofsulphur
andphosphorustakentogether
—0-15to0.30%silicon
—Notmorethan0.10%ofallother
elements(withtheexceptionof
manganeseandchromium)taken
together
(GermanyandBeneluxareauthorized
toimport—withintheirquotas—
specialwirerodofalloysteels,between
4-5and13mmindiameter,forvalve
springs,withthefollowingcharacteris­
tics:
(a)Chrome-vanadium products :
0.40to0.65%C
0.15to0.30%Si
0.60to0.90%Mn
0.15to1.10%Cr
0.15to0.30%Va
notmorethan0.30%MoPandS
contentoflessthan0.035%each
(b)Chrome-silicon products:
0-50to0.60%C
1.35to1.60%Si
0.60to0.80%Mn
0.55to0-80Cr
PandScontentoflessthan0.035%
each)
Article2
1.TheMemberStatesaccordedquotasunderArticle1ofthisDecisionshallensure,in
liaisonwiththeCommission ,thatsuchquotasareapportionedamongthirdcountrieson
anon-discriminatory basis.
2.Theyshalltakeallnecessarystepstoprecludethepossibilityofironandsteel
productsimportedunderthesaidtariffquotasbeingre-exportedtootherMemberStates
inthesamestateasthatinwhichtheywereimported.
Article3
ThisDecisionshallremaininforceuntil31December1978.

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Article4
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,9August1978.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President