1.8.81 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL216/1
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(Actswhosepublicationisnotobligatory)
COMMISSION
COMMUNICATION FROMTHECOMMISSION
amendingthebasicpricesforcertainironandsteelproducts
Initscommunication of31October1980('),theCommissionoftheEuropean
Communitiespublishedbasicpricesforcertainironandsteelproducts,amongstothers
pigiron,ferromanganese andspecialsteels.
Thebasicpricesfortheselatterproductshavesincebeenreviewedonthebasisof
Article2(6)(b)ofCommissionrecommendation No3018/79/ECSCof21December
1979onprotectionagainstdumpedorsubsidizedimportsfromcountrieswhicharenot
membersoftheEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity(2).Thereviewofthenormalcosts
forsteelproductsinthesupplyingcountryorcountrieswheretherearenormal
conditionsofcompetitionindicatedthattherehadbeenanincrease.Consequentlythe
Commissionhasdecidedtoamendthebasicpricesforpigiron,ferromanganese and
specialsteelspublishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitieson
31October1980('•).
FortheequivalentvalueofECU,theratesofexchangewerepublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunitieson4July1981(3).
Thebasicpricessetoutbelowareeffectivefrom15August1981.
(')OJNoL290,31.10.1980,p.1.
OOJNoL339,31.12.1979,p.15.
OOJNoL184,4.7.1981,p.19.

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cifduty-paid
73.01B 1.Hematitepigironwithacontentoflessthan0-5%phosphorusand
0-1%ormoremanganeseand:
(a)1-0to<3-0%includedsilicon 165
(b)>3·0to<3·5%includedsilicon 171
(c)>3·5to<4·0%includedsilicon 175
2.Basicsteelmakingpigironwithacontentoflessthan0-5%phos­
phorusand1-0%orlesssiliconand:'
(a)0·4to<2·0%includedmanganese 156
(b)>2■0to<6-0%includedmanganese 162
I
3.Specialhematitepigironforthepreparationofspheroidalgraphitepig
ironwithacontentoflessthan0-5%phosphorusandlessthan0-1%
manganese 170
73.01C Highphosphorusfoundrypigironwithacontentof0-5%ormore
phosphorusand0-5%ormorephosphorusand
(a)1·0<3·0%includedsilicon 170
(b)>3·0to<3·5°/oincludedsilicon 175
(c)>3·5to<4·0%includedsilicon 178
.73.01D Otherpigiron(toananalysisnotcoveredbytheaboveheadings) 178
73.02AIFerromanganesewithacontentofmorethan2%carbon(highcarbon
ferro-manganese )andwithacontentofmanganeseof:
(a)>75% 327
(b)75%to<76% 330
(c)76%to<77% 334
(d)77%to<78% 339
(e)78%to<79% 342
(f)>79% 347
ex73.02AIHigh-carbonferro-manganese fines(73.02AI)withgranulometry 0to
10mminclusiveandmanganesecontentover65% 281

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(basic+extra)
cifduty-paid
73.15BIb)2aa)Stainlesssteels.
Stainlesssteelsaredesignatedbyanalysiswhichmustbeclearlystatedonthe
importlicenceandontheinvoice
Blooms,billetsandslabsf1):
Alloyingelements
AIS1
C S Cr Ni Mo It
420
430
431
304
316
321015
012
<016
>004
>004
>004<0-03
<003
<003
<005
<005
<00513±0-5
17±0-5
16-5±0-5
19±0-5
17±0-5
18±0-5744
882
1030
1699
2492
18342±0-25
9±0-5
12±0-5
10±0-52-3±0-25
>5C
Thepriceforspecificationswithaspecialanalysisotherthanthoseabove
maybeconstructedfromthecorrespondingbarpricewiththeapplicationof
thefollowingcoefficients :
—0-825forthe400series
—0-85forthe300series
(seesubheading73.15BVb)2)
Sizeextras:
<50mm Likecorresponding
roundbarsee
73.15BVb)2aa)
50to<60mm
60to<70mm
70to<80mm
80to<250mm
>250mm+100
+50
+40
Basic
+40
Basicprice
withoutextra
73.15BVb)1
aa)I.Stainlesssteels
Wirerod—pricewithoutextraforrolling,softening,pickling:
A1S1Alloyingelements
C SCrjNiMo Ti
420
430
431
304Seeanalysis,subheading73.15BIb)2aa)
316
321884
1048
1215
1877
2753
2025
(')Includingthosebycontinuouscasting.

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NoDescriptionBasicprice
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73.15BVb)1aa)Thepriceforspecificationswithaspecialanalysismaybeconstructedfrom
thecorrespondingbarpricewiththeapplicationofthecoefficient:
—0-98fortheseries400
—0-95fortheseries300
(subheading73.15BVb)2)
Extra
Sizeextras:
50to<5-5mm
5-5to<·60mm
60to<70mm
70to<80mm
80to'<130mm+150
+100
+75
+25
Wirerod
basicprice
cc)II.S,PbandPalloysteelwirerod(freecuttingandother)
A.Qualities9S20-9SMN28-S250-EN1AEffectiveprice
(basic+extra)
cifduty-paid
(a)ofroundsections
8mm
>8to<13mm362
351
(b)ofsquareandhexagonalsection
<8mm
>8to<13mm391
381
(c)othertypesofsection 414
Extra
B.Qualities:9SMN-S300-ENIB
supplementontopofItemApricesof: +12
C.Pbstructuralqualities:E24~2Pb,E26-2Pb,A50-2Pb,A60-2Pb
supplementontopofItemApricesof: +14
D.Qualities:10S20,15S20,22S20,35S20,45S20,60S20,
EN32M,EN202,EN7,EN7A,
EN8AM,EN8M,EN8BM,EN8DM,
supplementontopofItemApricesof: +34
E.QualitiesC10Pb,C15Pb,C22Pb,C35Pb,
C45Pb,C55Pb,C60Pb,orsimilar
supplementontopofItemApricesof:
ExtraforadditionofPbtoqualitiesunderItemsA,BandD+38
+15

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NoDescriptionBasicprice
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73.15BVb)1dd)III.Wirerodinspringqualities
Alloyingelements
Cr Μη Va Si
56SiCr7 0-2-0-4 0-7-1-1 1-5-1-8
46Si7 0-5-0-8 1-5-1-8
55Cr3 0-6-0-9 0-7-1-0 0-15-0-40
50CrV4 0-9-1-2 0-7-1-1 0-1-0-20-15-0-40
Λ427
421
431
459
Sizeandheattreatmentextras
Thesize,annealingandtreatmentextrasarethesameasthosefor
constructuralsteelqualities(seeabove).
ee)IV.Other
A.Alloysteelwireforsolidandgaseousfluxwelding
withMo
withTi321
386
378
B.Bearingsteels
Wirerodinbearingsteels:
Alloyingelements
C Μη SandP Si Cr
100C6 0-98-1-100-25-0-45<00250-15—0·10130-1-60 473
Thepriceforspecificationswithaspecialanalysismaybeconstructedfrom
thecorresponding barpricewiththeapplicationofthecoefficient0-98(see
subheading73.15BVb)2)
Thesizeextrastobeappliedforwirerodaresimilartothoseforstructural
steels(seeabove).
Heattreatments :
annealingExtra
+56
+42
+26picklingandcoating
pickling

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NoDescriptionBasicprice
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73.15BYb)1Wirerod—alloyconstructional steelqualities
Alloyingelements
Cr Mn IMo Ni
41Cr4
16MnCr5437
446
509
618
986
551
900
515
60842CrMo4
15CrNi6
31NiCr14
20NCD2(!)
30CrNiMo8
EN16(Mn-Mo)(2)
38NiCrMo4(3)Seeanalysissubheading73.15BVb)2ee)
The^pecifications aboveareGermanstandardswiththeexceptionof:
(MFrenchstandard,
(2)Britishstandard,
(3)Italianstandard.
Thepriceforspecificationswithaspecialanalysismaybeconstructedfrom
thecorrespondingbarpricewiththeapplicationofthecoefficient0-95(see
subheading73.15BVb)2)Extra
+136
+105
+77Sizeextras:
5to<5-5mm
5-5to<160mm
6to<6-5mm
6-5to<70mm
7to<18mm
8to<10mm
10to<12mm
12to<13mm62
47
31
18
14
Heattreatmentandotherextras:
pickling +26
+42
+56picklingandcoating
annealing

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NoDescriptionBasicprice
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73.15BVb)2aa)Stainlessbars
Pricewithoutextraforrolling,softening,pickling
A1SIAlloyingelements
CsCrNiMo Ti
420
430
431
304
316
321Seeanalysis,subheading73.15B1b)2902
1069
1239
1966
2883
2120
Extra
Extrafortreatment +100
Extraorreductionforspecialanalyses:
lowcarbonC0-030%andless
titanium
niobiumortantalum
resulphurized steelS>015%+139
+119
+199
+97
+15
+97Crperadditional1%abovestandardanalysis
Niperadditional1%abovestandardanalysis
Moperadditional1%abovestandardanalysis +280
Sizeextras:
rounds:
<7mm
7to<8mm
8to<12mm
12to<16mm
16to<20mm+220
+210
+205
+200
+180
+136
+97
+58
Base
+40-20to<C25mm
25to<40mm
40to<60mm
60to^150mm
>150mm
coiledbars:
>13mmWirerod
basicprice
squarebars,hexagonalandoctagonalbars:
13-5to<25mm
25to<40mm
40to•<60mm
60to<150mm+311
+272
+233
+175
+215 >150mm

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73.15BVb)2aa)
(cont'd)Flats
(ECU/tonne)
^sThickness (mm)
Width(mm)4to
<55to
<66to
<88to
<1010to
<2020to
<4040
and
over
14to<17 860680680
17to<20 1000680613613
20to<25 694627584467
25to<30953599584437394
30to<40762568482394365365
40to<50572496394350321321
50to<70817653394350321292292
70to<100735599437394350350292
100to<150 482350350
cc)Thesepricesareforbarsofdiameter16mmto90mm
S,PbandPsteelbars(freecuttingandother):
A.Qualities9S20-9SMN28-S250-EN1A:
(a)ofroundsectionlessthanorequalto13mm
(b)ofroundsectionmorethan13mm
(c)ofsquaresectionandhexagonalsection13mm
(d)ofsquareandhexagonalsection>13mm346
333
376
348
395
345
336
395(e)flatbarsofwidth:
<20mm
20to<50mm
>50mm
(f)othertypesofsection
Extra
11B.Qualities9SMN36-S300-ENIB
SupplementontopofItemApricesof
C.Pbstructuralqualities:E24-2PB-E26-2Pb-A50-2PB,-A60-2Pb
SupplementontopofItemApricesof +13
D.Qualities10S20-15S20-22S20-35S20-45S20-60S20
EN32M-EN202-EN7-EN7A-
EN8AM-EN8M-EN8HM-EN8DM
+34
+15SupplementontopofItemApricesof
ExtraforadditionofPbtoqualitiesunderItemsA,BandD

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73.15BVb)2dd)Springsteelbars
Alloyingelements
Cr Mn Va Si
Rounds
56SiCr7 0-2-0-4 0-7-1-1 — 1-5-1-8 449
46Si7 0-5-0-8 — 1-5-1-8 443
55Cr3 0-6-0-9 0-7-1-0 —0-15-0-40 454
50CrV4 0-9-1-2 0-7-1-1 0'1-0-20-15-0-40 483
Flatsfrom:
46Si7to61SiCr7 409
55Cr3 429
50CrV4 438
Extra
Sizeandheattreatmentextras:
rounds:
theextrasapplicabletorounds(size,annealing,treatments)arethesameas
thoseforconstructional steels(seebelow)
flats:
forspringsteelflatsofwidthuptoandincluding50mmwideinall
thicknesses,theextraapplicableis +10
othersizes noextra
73.15BVb)2ee)Alloyconstructional steelqualitybars
Alloyingelements
Cr Mn Mo Ni
41Cr4 0-9-1-20-5-0-8. 460
16MnCr50-8-1-11-0-1-3 — 469
42CrMo40-9-1-20-5-0-80-15-0-3 536
15CrNi61-4-1-70-4-0-6— 1-4-1-7 649
31NiCr140-55-0-95 0-4-0-8 —3-25-3-75 1034
20NCD2(!)0-4-0-650-65-0-95 0-15-0-25 0-4-0-7 579
30CrNi
Mo8 1-8-2-20-3-0-60-3-0-5.1-8-2-2 945
EN16(2)— 1-3-1-80-2-0-35 — 542
38NiCr
Mo4(3)0-7-1-00-5-0-80-15-0-25 0-7-1-2 639
Thespecificationsabov
(·)Frenchstandard,
(J)Britishstandard,
(3)Italianstandard.areGermanstandardswiththeexceptionof:

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Extra
73.15BVb)2Thepriceswithoutextrasstatedaboveenablethepriceswithoutextrastobe
fcont'd) determinedforthedifferentspecificationstakingintoaccountthefollowing
values:
Ni:97ECU/tonne/1%
Mo:280ECU/tonne/1%
Cr:15ECU/tonne/1°/o
Va:222ECU/tonne/1%
Mn:6ECU/tonne/1%
Forboron-treated steels,therewillbeastandardextraof20ECU/tonne
appliedtothepricesofthespecificationswithoutboron.
Forlead-treatedsteels,therewillbeastandardextraof30ECU/tonne
appliedtothepricesofthespecificationswithoutlead.
Sizeandheattreatmentextras
Withtheexceptionofcoiledbarslessthan13mm,theextrastobeapplied
(size,annealing,treatmentextras)areasfollows:
Forcoiledbarslessthan13mm,thebasicpriceforwirerodplustheextras
forheattreatmentofw.irerodwillbeapplied.
RoundsSquares
Sizeextras:
>10to12mm +150^
>12to14mm
>14to16mm
>16to18mm+117
+93
+70Extra
for
round
sections:
>18to20mm +54+12
>20to25mm +35.
>25to30mm +20^Extra
for
round>30to40mm +10
>40to50mm +4sections:
>50to60mm Base +8
>60to70mm +4'
>70to80mm +8
>80to120mm +12Extra
>120to150mm +18for
>150to170mm +19"round
sections:>170to200mm +31+4
>200to230mm +39
>230mm +60
HexagonaisOctagonals
>18to20mm '+214
>20to25mm +171
>25to30mm +148
>30to40mm +120
>40to60mm +113
>60to70mm +120
>70to80mm +140
_>80to100mm +171

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Flats 73.15BVb)2
(cont'd)(ECU/tonne)
N.Thickness
(mm)
WidthN.
(mm)Nv4to<5I5to<h-5I
6'Vto<8'8to<10;10to<12i
12to<1515to<.2020to<2525to<·?0i30to<40140to<,5050to<6060andover
10to<12380330260290290
12to<15350290250250250260
15to<20320270245240240210220
20to<25310260240200170160150160
25to<30310260235190160140130130150 — —
30to<352902552101601501301159595120 — —
35to<402602101901401401151109090120 — —
40to<160210170170130130100909090120120 —
60to<802101701701201209090909090120120.—
80to<100210170155100100909080707090100100'
100to<1202101701551101109595808090100110110
120to^200 —200170130130110110959590120130130
Extra
Heattreatments (extras)
(a)asboughtconditionG(softannealing)
(b)asboughtconditionN(normalizing):
Q>35mm
<35mm+40
+40
+60
+40
+60
+60
+63
+90
+130
+40(c)asboughtconditionBF(heattreatmenttoproducespecifiedtensile
strength)
(d)asboughtconditionBC(heattreatmenttoproducepearliticorferritic
structure)
(e)asboughtconditionB(heattreatmenttoproduceimprovedworkability )
(f)asboughtconditionGKZ(heattreatmenttoproducespheroidal
cementite)
(g)asboughtconditionV(hardeningandtempering):
o>35mm
<35mm
(h)stress-freeannealing
Bearingsteelbars
Basicprice
withoutextraAlloyingelements
C Mn SandP Si Cr
100C60-98-110 0-25-0-45<0-0250-15-0-30 1-30-1-60 483
Thepricewithoutextrasstatedaboveenablesthepriceswithoutextrasfor
thedifferentspecificationstobedeterminedtakingintoaccountthealloying
valuespublishedforstructuralsteelbars(seesubheading73.15BVb)2).
Sizeextras
Thesizeextrastobeappliedforthebarsarethesameasthoseforstructural
steels(seeabove).

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NoDescription Basicprice
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73.15BVb)2Coiledbars:>13mm Wirerodbasicprice
(cont'd)Heattreatments :
annealing
softeningforshearingExtra
+52
+44
Effectiveprice
(basic+extra)
cifduty-paid
73.15BVIIa)2Electricalsheets,other
(a)Sheetsinthicknessesof0-5mmandover:
Sheetswithamaximumwattlossof2W6 542
Sheetswithamaximumwattlossof2W3 564
Sheetswithamaximumwattlossof2W 589
Sheetswithamaximumwattlossof1W7 675
Sheetswithamaximumwattlossof1W5 710
Sheetswithamaximumwattlossof1W3 755
Sheetswithamaximumwattlossof1W25 774
(b)Sheets0-35mmthick:
Sheetswithamaximumwattlossof1W55 725
Sheetswithamaximumwattlossof1W3 770
Sheetswithamaximumwattlossof1W2 789
Sheetswithamaximumwattlossof1W1 828
Extra
Extras:
forwidthsof500to<1000mm +24
forinsulation +34
forcuttingtolength +26
Basicprice
withoutextra
73.15
BVIIb)1aa)115.Hot-rolledstainlessorrefractorysteelplates/sheets
(a)
bb)11
cc)11
A1S1 WorksNo
. 4713 1145
410S-430 4000-4016 1180
— 4724 1255
304 4301 1892
321-304L 4541-4306 2084
302B-309 4828 2447
316 4401 2894
316L-316Ti 4404-4571 2964
316MoSup. 4436 3265
316LMoSup. 4435 3346
310-314 4841 3525
— 4539 6585

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NoDescription Extra
73.15BVIIb)1
(cont'd)Sizeextras:
3to<4mm +145
+69
Base
+25
+304to•<6mm
6to<8mm
>30mm
Width>2500mm
Forprovisionofdiscs,supplementof30%.
(b)Forplates/sheetsobtainedfrombroadstripsinthicknessesfrom3to8
mmandinlengthsfrom<1800mm,allowancestobeappliedonbasic
pricesincludedin(a)areasfollows:
410S-430-420 -35
-47
-60304-304L-321-302B)-309-310-314
316-316L-316Ti-316MoSup-316LMoSup
Thesepricesrefertoonesinglequality,formatandthicknessper5tonnes
andoverinstandardformat,or10tonnesandoverinnon-standard
format.
Pricesincludealloyextras.
Forprovisionofdiscs,asupplementof30%isapplicable.
73.15BVHb)2bb)Coldrolledstainlesssteelcoilandsheetlessthan3mmthickandofwidth
equaltoorgreaterthan500mm
(ECU/tonne)
WidthAISI430
WorksNo4016AISI304
WorksNo4301AISI316
WorksNo4401
(mm)
CoilsPlates/
sheetsCoilsPlates/
sheetsCoilsPlates/
sheets
0-4to<0-5 145515142250230933243383
0-5to<0-6 136514242170222931943253
0-6to<0-7 130513642090214931043163
0-7to<0-8 126513242030208930443103
0-8to<10 122512841970202929743033
10to<1-2 120512641950200929543013
1-2to<1-5 118512441930198929342993
1-5to<20116512241910196929142973
20to<30114512041890194928942953

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73.15BVIIb)2bb)
(cont'd)
(onbasic
priceAISI
430Works
No4016)Qualityextras:pricesoffollowingqualitiesarecalculatedfromaboveprices,
reducedorincreasedasfollows:
AISI sWorksNo
409 4512
410S 4000
434 4113
304L-321 4306-4541
316L-316Ti 4404-4571
316MoSup 4436
316LMoSup 44350
20
353
187(onbasic
priceAISI
304Works
No4301)
(onbasic
priceAISI
316Works
No4401)50
356
426
Pricesincludealloyextras
Extrasforsurfacetreatmentorcoating
(onesideonly)
(ECU/tonne)
ThicknessBrushedor
ground
grain<180Ground
grain
180to300Coating
0-4to<0-5 438 532 328
0-5to<0-6 350 425 263
0-6to·<0-7 292 354 219
0-7to<0-8 250 304 188
0-8to<10 219 266 164
10to<1-2 175 213 131
1-2to<C1-5 146 177 109
1-5to<2-0 117 142 88
20to<2-5 88 106 66
2-5to<C30 70 85 53
Forsurfacetreatmentorcoatingontwosides,abovepriceswillbedoubled.