NoL228/44 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 16.8.73
COMMISSION DECISION
of10July1973
derogatingfromRecommendation No1/64oftheHighAuthorityconcerninganincrease
intheprotectivedutyonironandsteelproductsattheexternalfrontiersofthe
Community
(54thderogation )
(73/246/ECSC)
Whereasthesereasonsandcircumstances ,onwhich
thesix-monthlytariffmeasurestakenbytheMember
Statesarebased,alsoallow,givenpresentconditions
onthecommonmarketinsteel,oftheirapplication
withintheframeworkofRecommendation No1/64
of15January1964;whereasneitherthissuspension
ofdutiesnorthesetariffquotasarelikelyto
jeopardizetheobjectivesofRecommendation No1/64
concerninganincreaseintheprotectivedutyatthe
externalfrontiersoftheCommunityandwhereas,
furthermore ,thesetariffmeasures ,helptomaintain
existingtradeflowsbetweentheMemberStatesand
thirdcountries :
Whereasthesearespecial'casesinthecommercial
policyfieldjustifying ■theauthorization of
derogationspursuanttoArticle3ofRecommenda­
tionNo1/64:
Whereasthereshouldbeaguaranteethatquotas
grantedwillbeusedsolelytosupplytheneedsof
industriesintheimportingcountriesandthat
re-exportation tootherMemberStates,inthesame
stateasthatinwhichtheywereimported,of
importedironandsteelproductswillbeprevented;
WhereastheGovernments oftheMemberStateshave
beenconsultedonthetariffquotassetoutbelow;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity ,andin
particularArticles2to5,8,71and74thereof;
HavingregardtoHighAuthorityRecommendation
No1/64of15January1964(*)totheGovernments
oftheMemberStatesconcerninganincreaseinthe
protectivedutyonironandsteelproductsatthe
externalfrontiersoftheCommunity ,andin
particularArticle3thereof;
HavingregardtotheAgreementreachedon25June
1973byrepresentatives oftheMemberStateswithin
theCouncilon-tariffmeasurestobetakenforthe
secondsixmonthsof1973;
Whereas,foryearspast,representatives ofthe
Governments oftheMemberStatesmeetingwithin
theCouncilhaveunanimouslyagreedonsix-monthly
derogations fromtheharmonized Community
customsdutiesforsteel;whereasthesederogations
taketheformofeitherareductionortemporary
suspensionofcertaincustomsdutiesorofthe
grantingoftariffquotasatreducedorsuspended
ratesofduty;whereasthelasttariffmeasuresofthis
kindweretakenbytherepresentatives ofthe
GovernmentsoftheMemberStateson25June1973
forthesecondsixmonthsof1973;
Whereasthesemeasuresarejustifiedbythefactthat
theproductsinquestionarenotmanufactured ,orare
manufactured ininsufficientquantities,inthe
Community andthattheirimportation on
preferentialtermsisnotinjurioustoironandsteel
undertakings intheCommunitywhichproduce
directlycompetingproducts;HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheGovernments oftheMemberStatesarehereby
authorizedtoderogatefromtheobligationsarising
underArticle1ofHighAuthorityRecommendation
No1/64of15January1964totheextentnecessary
tointroduce,inrespectofimportsfromthird
countriesoftheironandsteelproductssetout
below,suspensionofdutiesortariffquotasuptothe
quantitiesandatthelevelsindicatedinrespectof
eachoftheseproducts: (»)OJNo8,22.1.1964,p.99/64.

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CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods MemberStatesQuota
(tons)Customs
(%)
ex73.15AVb)1Specialwirerodforthetyreindustry(wirerodof
highcarbonsteelnotfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled,
between4·5and6mmindiameterandofacarbon
contentofbetween0·62and0·74%)Germany
Benelux
France
Italy1900
8500
4000
80000
0
0
0
ex73.15AVb)1Specialwirerodforthetyreindustry(wirerodofhigh
carbonsteel,notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled,be­
tween4·5and6mmindiameterandofacarbon
contentofbetween0·62and0·85%)Benelux 1500 0
ex73.15AVb)1Specialwirerodforthemanufactureofspringsand
'pianowire',withthefollowingcharacteristics :
—Offinecarbonsteel
—Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled
—Between45and13mmindiameter
—Containing :
—0·60to105%ofcarbon
—Notmorethan005%ofsulphurandphosphorus
takentogether
—010to0·25%ofsilicon
—Notmorethan010%ofallotherelements
(withtheexceptionofmanganeseandchromium)
takentogether
(GermanyandBeneluxareauthorizedtoimport—
withintheirquotas—specialwirerodofalloysteels
between4·5and13mmindiameterforvalvesprings,
withthefollowingcharacteristics :
a)Chrome-vanadium products:
0·40-0·65%C;0·15-0·30%Si;
0·60-0·90%Mn;0·15-1·10%Cr;
0·15-0·30%Va;notmorethan0·30%Mo
PandScontentoflessthan0·035%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)Germany
Benelux
France8500
1350
12000
0
0
ex73.08AIronorsteelcoilsforre-rolling,cladwithanalloysteel
(notdominatingasregardsweight)whichcontainsless
than0·6%carbonandmorethan10%chromiumby
weight,otheralloyingelementsbeingdisregarded (stain­
lesssteel),annealedandpickled,ofawidthofmore
than900mmandnotmorethan1300mmandofa
thicknessofnotmorethan6mmBenelux 600 0
ex73.16AIIb)Usedrailsforre-rolling France 44000 0

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Article2 Article3
1.ThisDecisionisaddressedtoallMemberStates.
2.Itshallbevaliduntil31December1973.1.MemberStatesaccordedquotasunderArticle1
ofthisDecisionshallberequiredtoensure,inliaison
withtheCommission ,thatthequotasaredistributed
onanon-discriminatory basisamongthirdcountries.
2.Theyshallberequiredtotakeallnecessary
stepstoruleoutthepossibilityofironandsteel
productsimportedunderthetariffquotasbeing
re-exportedtootherMemberStatesinthesamestate
asthatinwhichtheywereimported.DoneatBrussels,10July1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI