13.5.78 NoL126/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
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(Actswhosepublicationisnotobligatory)
COMMISSION
COMMUNICATION FROMTHECOMMISSION
amendingthecommunication of31December1977concerningthebasicprices
ofcertainironandsteelproducts
Initscommunication of31December1977('),asamendedbythecommunication of1
April1978(2),theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities published,withinthe
termsofrecommendation 77/329/ECSCof15April1977onprotectionagainstdumping
orthegrantingofbountiesorsubsidiesbycountrieswhicharenotmembersoftheEuro­
peanCoalandSteelCommunity (3),as-amendedbyrecommendation No3004/77/
ECSC(4),andinparticularwithinthetermsofArticle19(3)(b)thereof,basicpricesfor
certainironandsteelproducts.
Thesecommunications donotcoverthebasicpricesforimportsofsemi-finished
productsfromnon-memberStates.Moreover,suchimportsincreasedconsiderablyduring
thefirstmonthsof1978andhavecontributed,becauseoftheirprices,tothedeterioration
inthelevelofinternalprices.Themaincauseseemstobetheincreasingimportsofsemi­
finishedproductsintheformofdumpingand/orbenefitingfromsubsidies.
Inconsequence ,publishedbelow,withinthetermsofrecommendation 77/329/ECSC,as
amendedbyrecommendation No3004/77/ECSC,arethebasicpricesoftheironand
steelproductssetoutbelow.
Thesebasicpricesareeffectivefrom16May1978.
(!)OJNoL353,31.12.1977,p.1.
(2)OJNoL87,1.4.1978,p.4.
(3)OJNoL114,5.5.1977,p.6.
(4)OJNoL352,31.12.1977,p.13.

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NoDescriptionEffective'price
(basic+extra)
cifdutypaid
73.07 Blooms,billetsandslabs:
AI Bloomsandbillets:
1.NottoapplyintheUK
2.Allbalanced,rimmedandsemi-killedsteelswithamaximumsilicon
contentof0.10%:
Dimensions :
(a)50<60mm
(b)60<70mm
(c)70<150mm
(d)150<200mm
(e)>200<250mm260.20
252.40
236-85
231.05
225.20
3.Killedsteels,i.e.steelshavingaminimumtensilestrengthof50kg/mm2
or490N/mm2:
Extraovertheeffectivepriceincategory2above 22.95
AIandBI4.KilledsteelstobeanalyzedinaccordancewithBS970,Part1,1972:
Extraovertheeffectivepriceincategory2above
5.Allsteelsguaranteedtobesuitableforheat-treatment with
S+P<0.70%22.95
288.00
Extraonthebasic
priceabove:
Steelswithaboroncontent
Steelswithaleadaddition
Steelswithamanganeseover1-50%
Resulphurized steels(inadditiontothehighmanganeseextraabove)-+-20.00)
+30.00>
+20-00)
+10.00
Sizeextras:
(a)<50mm
(b)50<60mm
(c)60<70mm
(d)70<80mm
(e)80<100mm
(f)>100mmBarbasicprice
+40.00
+35.00
+25.00
+15.00
Basic
BI Slabs:
Withathicknessofmorethan50mm:
1.NottoapplyintheUK
2.Allbalanced,rimmedandsemi-killedsteelswithamaximumsilicon
contentof0.10%
3.Killedsteels,i.e.steelshavingaminimumtensilestrengthof50kg/mm2
or490N/mm2229.10
252.05

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NoDescriptionEffectiveprice
(basic+extra)
atdutypaid
a)
b)
73.15
A
lb)2
B
lb)24.KilledsteelstobeanalyzedinaccordancewithBS970,Part1,1972
5.Allsteelsguaranteedtobesuitableforheat-treatment withS+P
0.70%(seepriceandextrasundersubheading73.07AI(5))
Withathickness50mmandless:
1.NottoapplyintheUK
2.Allbalanced,rimmedandsemi-killedsteelswithamaximumsilicon
contentof0.10%
3.Killedsteels,i.e.steelshavingaminimumtensilestrengthof50kg/mm2
or490N/mm2
4.KilledsteelstobeanalyzedinaccordancewithBS970,Part1,1972
5.Allsteelsguaranteedtobesuitableforheat-treatment with
S+P<0.0.70%(seepriceandextrasundersubheading73.07AI(5))
Alloysteelsandspecialcarbonsteelswiththeexceptionofthosecovered
byheadingNos73.06to73.14inclusive:
Specialcarbonsteels>0.6C:
Blooms,billetsandslabs
Thesizeextrasandextrasforspecialanalysisarethoseindicatedforsemis
undersubheading73.07AI(5)
Alloyconstructional steels:
Thesealloyconstructional steelsaredesignatedbytheiranalysiswhich
mustbeclearlystatedontheimportlicenceandontheinvoice
1.Blooms,billetsandslabsinalloyconstructional steels:252-05
244-65
267.60
267-60
303.00
Alloyingelements
Specification
Cr Mn Mo Ni
(')
r')
O41Cr4
16Mn
Cr5
42Cr
Mo4
15Cr
Ni6
31Ni
Cr14
20NCD2
30CrNi
Mo8
EN16
38NiCr
Mo40.9—1.2
0.8—1.1
0.9—1.2
1.4—1.7
0.55—0.95
0.4—0.65
1-8—2-2
0.7—1.00-5—0-8
1.0—1.3
0.5—0.8
0.4—0-6
0.4—0.8
0-65—0-95
0-3—0-6
1.3—1.8
0-5—0-80.15—0.3
0.15—0.25
0.3—0.5
0.2—0.35
0.15—0.251.4—1.7
3-25—3-75
0.4—0.7
1.8—2.2
0-7—1-2332.00
339-00
363.00
426.00
647.00
381.00
588.00
363.00
413.00
Thespecifications aboveareGermanstandardswiththeexceptionof:
(')Frenchstandard,
(2)Britishstandard,
(3)Italianstandard.

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NoDescriptionEffectiveprice
(basic+extra)
cifdutypaid
73.15Bib)2
(cont'd)Thepriceforspecificationswithaspecialanalysisotherthanthose
abovemaybeconstructedfromthecorresponding alloybarpricewith
theapplicationofthefollowingcoefficients :
—0.83forprices<500UCE/tonne
—0.84forprices>500UCE/tonne
(seesubheading73.15BVb)2)
Sizeextras:
<50mm
50to<60mm
60to<70mm
70to<80mm
80to<100mm
>100mmBarbasicprice
+40.00
+35.00
+25.00
,+15.00
Basic
2.Springsteelsemis:
SpecificationAlloyingelements
Cr Mn Va Si
56SiCr7
46Si7
55Cr3
50CrV40.2—0.4
0.6—0.9
0.9—1.20.7—1.1
0.5—0.8
0.7—1.0
0-7—1-1 0.1—0.21.5—1.8
1.5—1.8
0.15—0.40
0-15—0-40324.00
320.00
328.00
349.00
Sizeextras:
Theextrasforsizearethesameasthoseapplicabletoalloyconstruc­
tionalsteels(seeabove)
3.Bearingsteels:
Bearingsteelsaredesignatedbytheiranalysiswhichmustbeclearly
statedontheimportlicenceandontheinvoice
1.Bloomsandbilletsforbearings: lb)2
SpecificationAlloyingelements
C Mn S+P Si Cr
100C60.98—1.10 0-25—0-45 <0.0250.15—0.30 1.3—1.6332.00
Thepriceforspecificationswithaspecialanalysisotherthanthatabove
maybeconstructedfromthecorresponding barpricewiththeapplica­
tionofthecoefficient0.79(seesubheading73.15BVb)2)

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(cont'd)
4700
39.00Theextrasforsizearethesameasthoseapplicabletoalloyconstruc­
tionalsteels(seeabove)
Heattreatment :
—annealing
—softeningforshearing
Stainlesssteels:
Stainlesssteelsaredesignatedbyanalysiswhichmustbeclearlystatedon
theimportlicenceandontheinvoice
Blooms,billetsandslabs: lb)2
AISI
csAlloyingelements
Cr Ni Mo Ti
420
430
431
304
316
3210.15
012
<0.16
>0.04
>0-04
>0-04<0.03
<0.03
<0.03
<0-05
<0-05
<0.0513±0.5
17±0.5
16-5±0-5
19±0-5
17±0-5
18±0-52±0.25
9±0-5
12±0.5
10±0-52.3±0-25
>5C677.00
80200
86600
1174.00
1521.00
1256-00
Thepriceforspecificationswithaspecialanalysisotherthanthoseabove
maybeconstructedfromthecorresponding barpricewiththeapplication
ofthefollowingcoefficients :
—0-825forthe400series
—0-85forthe300series
(seesubheading73.15BVb)2)
Sizeextras:
<50mm
50to<60mm
60to<70mm
70to<80mm
80to<250mm
>250mmBarbasic
+100.00
+50.00
+40.00
Basic
+40.00