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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)582final.
Brussels ,November 1976.
Draf t
modifications todecision 73/287/FKSCconcerning coalandcoke
fortheironandsteelindustry intheCommunity
kCœ(76)582final.

Economic considerations relevant xo t.-ie extension or.d
amendment of'Decision Ko73/2fc7/ECoG of25July 19
concerning coal andcoke forthe1roilrmd steel ina -,--
try intheCommunity (l)
A.SlMhW .
Appropriate measures must beadopted iftrieooectxves ofCommunity
energypolicy a.retobeachieved .
Security ofsupply onecor:.omically satisfactory terms ,ofblast-fur­
nace coke ,arawmaterial indispensable toiron and steel making requires the
Community 'scoal production capability tobemaintained inthelong term -
i.e. both thecapacity andthelabour needed torun itproperly .Mining ca­
pacitor isusually linked with equally large coking capacity .
Financial aids tothe coal industry are still essential ifitis
tobeinaposition tosell coking coal ,especially inareas far away from
the coalfields ,without anyrisk oftriggering arise inworld coking-coal
prices *,
Itistherefore inthe "common interest "cftho Member States and of
the coal and steel industries totake part inanoperation designed toachieve
several ofthe objectives laid down inArticles 2and 3oftheECSC Treaty ,
Bythis ismeant theextension to1985 ofthearrangements forcoking
ccal provided upto1978® Theperiod originally planned hasproved tooshort
inview ofthe structural changes inthe energy sector since 1974 »
The extension would beaccompanied byfinancial adjustments better
suited tothe new duration and which could have been examined under Article 10
oftheexisting Decision .
(l)O.J. n°L259/36du15.9.73-A

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13.Tirsl!WGOALGlïTTV-TLINprî
1.Likeitsforerunners ,Decision 73/287ismeanttohelpthecoalin­
dustrytoproducethenecessary amountofcokingcoalandsellitasblast-
furnacecoke,whereas-intheabsenceofanysuchmeasure-asubstantial
reduction ofcapacity couldstillprovenecessary .
2.Theexpirydateis31December I978.InI977andI97Qtheamountof
Community finanoeinaidofintra-Community tradewilleachyearbereduced
by15"prelative totheprevious yearinlinewiththeobjective thatthe
steelindustry shouldcoveritstotalcokesupplycostswhenthesystemcomes
toanend.
3.Atthetimethisdecision wastaken,a,periodofsixyearswasdeemed
sufficient forthecoalandsteelindustries toputtheirrelations ona
footingconsistent withtheprinciples laiddownbytheTreaty.
Intervening events,anddecisions orguidelines adoptedinthemean­
time,havechangedtheoutlookinseveralrespects .
Intheenergysector,the"Medium-term guidelines forcoal1975-1985 "
(lJandtheCouncilResolution of17December 1974(2)envisagethemainte­
nanceofahighlevelofCommunity coalproduction overthisperiodasa
contribution toCommunity energysupplies .Thislevelcanbeachieve .;1onlyif
thereisstable,steadydisposal ofproduction .
Asregardscokingcoal,thisinvolves firm,long-term commitments on
thepartoftheironandsteelindustry .
Asregardsthisindustry ,recentexperience underlines thedesirabi­
lityofitstakingalong.viewofthepossibilities andconditions ofits
supplies ofCommunity cokingcoal.
0..FP'IAnSOFIKPLH.nU?THTCJ TIIEGUIPELTNES
'i.TheCommunity hasalreadytakenorplanned anumberofmeasures to
aidimplementation oftheguidelines forthecoalindustry .On25February
1976theCommission adoptedanewdecision onCommunity arrangements regar­
dingaidsgrantedbytheMemberStatestothecoalmining industry (528/76/ECSCX;'
ThisDecisionwillbeinforceuntil31December 19$5»Commission consi­
dersthatthereisnocertainty thatinviewofitsfinancial situation ,the
coalindustry canimplement theguidelines onitsown.
(1)C0M(Y4)l860 finalof21November 1974
(2)o.j.Noc153of9J'uiy1975;P»2
(3)O.J.NoL63of11March1916.P*1

Initsoommunxoation totheCouncil »implementation .n-noenwr /
-y ;guidelines drawn upbytheEuropean Gounoii atitsmee'^ag inilosne
on1and2Deoewber 1975 "(l)»+-heCommission propose that ,with some
adjustments ,thedecision oncoking coalshould beextended to19 Other
measures areplanned fortheprotection ordevelopment o?Community coal ,
none ofwhich should duplicate thesystem applying tocoking coal .Inparti­
cular ,Decision 528/76doesnottake intoaccount thefactthatthere are
sizeable intra-Conurmnity trade flows incoking coal andthat theexistence
ofCommunity coking-coal production isofconcern toalltheKember States .
Inlinewith the"guidelines forcoal",itappears essential that
producers andconsumers ofCommunity coking coalandcokeshould begiven
theopportunity ofkeeping orplacing their contractual relations onamore
permanent basis thanwasenvisaged in1973 ,byextending thevalidity ofthe
présent syst&nu
«
5. Thefollowing considerations showthedesirability ofsuchasystem :
5.1.Upto1985 ,theoverall volume andbreakdown ofCommunity supplies of
coking coalandcokeshould notdiffer essentially fromthepattern ofrecent
years .
Theincrease intheproduction ofpigironwill becompensated bya
reduction inthespecific consumption ofcoke .Theintroduction offormed
cokeandother processes willeffectively widen therange ofcoals suitable
forcoking ;thiswillonlybeagradual development .Theworld market for
classic coking coals ,though important ,will remain limited interms ofvo­
lume and elasticity .
Community production -eventhough itmaybeaffected byeconomic ,and
geological considerations incertain coalfields -willcontinue tooffer im­
portant coverage ofrequirements inconditions ofsecurity ,regularity and
quality which arestill important considerations .
Intra-Community trade will continue toplay anessential role interms
ofquantity and .quality while helping therecipient countries toimprove
thevalue oftheir resources .Inthis way,intra -Community trade will
remain animportant factor forcross-penetration .ofenergy markets .
(l)0011(76)20 of16January 1976

').2.'f-ieCommunrty coalindustry ,winchgenerally produces cokingcoals
andsteamcoalst-jgether can-byaccurately programming the
tonnagesofcokingcoalandcokecontracted overthelongtermbythe
ironantsteelindustry ~optimizeitscapitalandoperating costs
fortheentireoutputofcoalandofmine-owned cokingplants,thus
limiting theprotection anddevelopment costswhichtheCommunity asawhole
andeach ,oftheproducercountries wouldotherwise havetoenvisage .
Despitetheconsiderable pricerisesontheworldmarket,Community cokinq
coalisstillnotalwayscompetitive .
5.3.Theironandsteelindustry canobtaincokingcoalonalong-term
"basisatCommunity pricesascloseaspossibletoworldpricesforcomparable
transactions .Itcantakealongerviewoftheneedforordesirability of
goihgtotheworldmarketforaproportion ofitsrequirements ,Ithas,
withintheCommunity ,stocksor,shouldtheoccasionarise,storagecapaci­
tiesenablingittocountertheeffectsofpeaksandtroughsinthebusiness
cycle-asoccurred in1974and1975.Itcanthuslimituncertainties sur­
roundingitssupplies ofanessential rawmaterial.
Alltheseconsiderations fitinwiththebasicobjectives laiddown
inArticles 2and3oftheTreaty.
5.4.Thespecific arrangements forcoking-coal areintendedtoensureequa­
lityoftreatment ,asregardsaids,ofCommunity coalmining companies where
thecostofproducing cokingcoalexceedsacommonreference level.Theyalso
permittheapplication ofpricesbasedonthereference levelbybroadening ,
inrespectofalignment ,thepossibilities opentocoalundertakings under
thefinalsub-paragraph ofArticle60(2)(b)oftheTreaty.Thisoffsets
remaining restrictions incommercial policywhichtendtoimpede
inteqration .
D.PRINCIPAL AIŒFIDLIETTTS
6«A3statedabove,thereisnointention ofchangingthegenerallines
ofthearrangements ,merelyofextendingtheirapplication andadaptingcer­
tainfinancial pointsinlinewiththespiritofArticle10ofDecision
73/287.

('.I-Thofollowing provision awouldremainunchanged inoubstH&oe;
~production aidfixodannuallyforeachcoalfield ,limitedtothedifference
betweencostsandthecorresponding priceataorldlevel;
-salesaid.intendedtofacilitate intra-Community t^:ide&nderdoainareas
remotefromthecoalfield ;giventhedifference trcisVlnginthesecases
betweentheworldlevelandtheCommunity delivered prices,theaidshould
represent apermanentincentivetorationalise production andimprovethe
costsituation ;
-production aidpaidbytheproducing MemberStateandsalesaidfordeli­
veriesinthesamecountry ;
-aspecialfundforfinancingsalesaidsapplyingtointra-Gommunity trade;
throughitscontribution relatedtoitsuseofblast–furnacecoke,the.
steelindustrywouldexpressitsinterestinmaintaining Community coking
coalproduction .
Inkeepingwithitslong-termobjectives thedecisionwillmaintain
thedispositions relatingtolong–termcontractsforsuppliesfromwithin
theCommunity andtoguidepriceswhichtracethelong-term evolution of
conditions relevanttosupplies fromoutsidetheCommunity .Inordertocon­
firmthepracticewhichhasbeenfollowedsince1970?disposition relating
tothedetermination ofratesofproduction aidwillreferexpressly tothe
xleprices.Long-termcontractsconstitute thebaseforassessment ofboth
production andsalesaid;withtheirreasonable degreeof
flexibility ,theyenablebothsidestoplanforthelongtermandtheyhelp
toreducethestocksproblem.Alsotheamendmentclause(Article10)would
bemaintained ;theintroduction oftheSUAfrom1January197°appearslikely
toalleviatetheconsequence ofanymonetarymeasures (l).
6.2.Theamendments wouldrelatetothefollowing points :
-extension oftheperiodofapplication uptotheendofI985,"the
limitforthe".guidelines forcoal"andDecision520/76>
-maintenance ofthesalesaidratesapplyingin1976(3and1.6.u.a.,depen­
dingontheconsumer'slocation)until1983;postponement until1984and
1985ofthereducedratesplannedfor1977and1978underthepresentarran­
gements ;
-raisingtheintervention ceilingofthespecialfundforintra-Community
salesaids:thisceilingwouldrisefrom15"tothemorerealisticlevel
of18milliontonnesayear(itwassetat17milliontonnesbetweenIJ
and1973andthetradeshowsnotendencyto'decline).Thistornagewould
alsobeconsidered asanannualaveragefortheperiodl£77-i9°3 |
(1)Alltheratesexpressedinu.a.inuheDecisionasnovvmrdedwouldhave
tobeconverted intoISITAfollowing publication of"'hoDeo:.uion.ontiiio:
question planned bytheCommission .

contribution notneededin.yearsoflowsteelproduotion couldthusoe
usedinyearsofstrongdemand ;
-financing :iftheabovemeasuresareadopted ,thefundwouldincrease
from30millionu.a.in1976to36millionu.a.for1977-19*83.The
difference of6muawouldhavetobesplitamongthethreesourcesof
contriDutions,sayasfollows :
Asregardtheironandsteelindustry ,itwouldbeenoughforthe
FundtobecreditedwiththeBritishSteelcontribution currently paidto
theUKgovernment .
Thedegression plannedfor19$4 19^5modelled onthatcurrently
plannedfor1977and1978,butaccentuated slightlyfortheironandsteel
industry *SteelindustryStatesECSC +1mua
+1,9mua
+3,1mua

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Braftmodifications todecision 73/287/EC30
concerning coalsxidcokefortheironandsteelir;dyst::yin
thoCommunity
Comparative textshowingthemodifications proposed bytheCommission
(right-hand column)andtheexistingtext(loft-hand column)(l)
sr.cnoN 1
AidsbyMemberSlates
ArlnItI
TheMemberSlnlesarciHitltorireil togranttocoal
undertakings undertheirjurisdiction v/hiihsupply
coiningcoo!andl>l:>sf-luniace cokelotheCommunity
ironandsteelindustry .tillslol.uiht.iieproduction ,
marketing inregionsfarawayfromtheproduction
areasandirilia-Community Irade..nuttheconclusion
andimplementation oflong-termcontractslorsupply
anilolUction .Tothisendthefollowingaidsmaybe
Cî.mîro :
(«)aproduction nicl,forwlmlithe^uvernmvtUN shall
each)c.\rdetermine aratepercoalfield,while Article 1a)takingparticularaccountoftheaveragecostsof 4
production inthatcoalfieUH -[hepriceofcoking+Insteadof"thepriceo«.»»conditions "
coalinilsprincipalsalesareaandthelong-term read"andthepriceofcokingCOalinits
supplyconditions ; principalsalesareacalculated fromtheguide
(b)asalesaidapplyingtodeliveriestoareasremotecifpricesreferredtoinarticle5»1"»
from(liecoalfieldoreffectedbywayofintra-
Contmunity trade.Theraleofanysuchaidmay
notexceedIu.a.permetrictonofcokingcoalin Article 1b)
thecaseofdeliveries toinstallations whichcanhe
supplieddirectviamaritimetransporrf-and i-f>o_A-Ttor"nsaritimotransport "add"orcanonlyb©
u.a.permetrictonillallothercases.Ilieseratessuppliedaftermaritime transport"®
shallbereducedto2-60andI411u.a.respectively
forthcHifthyearand2amiIu.a.respectively lor-f.Insteadof"fifthyear"reod"lastyearbutone5'Article 1a)
+.fontendof"theprice«...conditions "
read"andthepriceofcokingcoalinits
principal salesareacalculated fromtheguidecifpricesreferred toinarticle5.1"»
Article 1b)
After"nsaritimotransport "add"orcanonlyb©
suppliedaftermaritimetransport ".
thc+sixthyearofthetermoftheDecision .These
levelsaredetermined onthebasisoftherates
applicable forthefirstyearofapplication ,without
prejudicetotheprovisions ofArticle10.Noscale
adoptedbyagovernment shallintroduce any
elementofdiscrimination intotheaidsrelatingto
thedeliveries madebythecoalundertakings .+Insteadof"sixth"read"last"
(l)06J.lîo.L259/36of15*9.1973

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Attitle2
t.WhereaMemberStatemakesuseoIitsoption
underArticleI,thefollowingrulesshallapply:
(a)theaidsshallhepaidtothecoking-coal producer
undertakings inrespectoftheirdisposalsoftheir
owncoal;
(b)theaidsmayhepaidonlywherethecoalisused
forcokingandthecokeinquestionisactually
consumed inthehlastfurnacesoftheCommunity
ironamisteelindustry ;
(c)theaidstnavhepaidonlywheredeliveriesof
cokingio.ilandMast-furnacc cokearemadeunder
along-term contract .
2.Theproduction aidsuferredtoinArticle I(a)of
thisDecisionmavhepaidonlyaftertheratesthereof
ha\ehematiihon/edbytheCommission '1heauthori­
sationshallbegivenbvtheCommission withdue
regardtothetiiicnareferredtoinAilide I(a)For
thispurposeMemberStatesshall.hv+'iHSeptember of
eachlear.submitthenapplications torthefollowing
calendaryear,togctlictWillisupporting documents .
'IheCommission shallgiveitsrulingwithintwo
mouthsalterrecuptoltheapplication .
$.ThesatesaidreferredtoinArticle I(b)maybe
grantedordvifitispassedoninthefoimofprice
rebatetothepurchaser ofcokingcoalorblasthmi.icc
coke.Whenacoalundertaking passestheproduction
aidontohisbuyers.thisshallnotgiverisetodiscrimi­
nationbetweenthe\ariouslongtermconiiactstobe
performed bythatundertaking .
Sl.criON I!
Pricingrules
ArtiiïtJ
1.Coalumfetakings areauthorized ,v.hereneces­
sary.tograntrebatesontheirlistprices,(ordisposals
ofcokingcoalandhlasi-furnace cokefortheCommu­
nityironiindsteelindustryunderlong-termcontract,
evenwherethereisnoactualcompetition fromcoal
orcokefromnon-member countries atthepointof
consumption .Article 2«2
+Insteadof"30September "
read"31December "

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2Therebatesallowedunder(1)aboveshallnot
causethedeliveredpricesofComn.un.ry coaland
coketoworkoutlowerthanthosewinchwouldbe
charged(orcokingcoalfromnon-member countries
andcokemadefromnon-membercountrycoking
coal.
3Allotherprovisionsconcerning thealignment
providedforbvArlicle602(b)lastsubparagraph of
tl.cTreaty,anddecisionsinimplementation theieof.
shallapplytothetransactions referredtoin(1)above,
inparticularthosewhichallowtheCommission ,in
theeventofabuse,toabrogateorrestricttherightof
theundertakings concernedtograntsuchrebates.
Article4
Shouldanundertaking infringetheruleslaiddown.n
ArticleXtheprovisionsofArticle64oftheTreaty
shallapply.
Artidef
|Thedeliveredpricesofcokingcoalfromnon-
membercountriesreferredtoinArticle(2)shallbe
calculatedfromthepricesc.fCommunity portsfor
comparable transactions .TheCommission mayfix
guidecifprices.
2Thedeliveredpricesofblast-furnace cokefrom
non-membercountriesreferredtoinArlicle*(2)shal
|,c<nictitatedfromthecifpricesforcokingcoal
referredtoin(I)aboveinsuchawayastocoverin
(nilthenetcokingcostsofthesupplyingcoking
plants.Standardvaluesthereformaybelaiddownby
theCommission .
J.TheCommission maylaydowncriteriaforthe
assessment ofdifferences ingradeincokingcoaland
coke.
SUCTION III
Community financingarrangements
Article6
Community financingarrangements shallbesetup
for:
_salesaidspaidinpursuanceofSectionIofthis Article6
Decisioninrespectofintra-Community trade,+seoon4indent -to~hcdeleted
+'–theamountofthecontributions bytheironand
steelindustriesofmembercountriesnotengaged
inintra-Community trade,insofarastheirproduc­
tionofcokingcoalcoversatleast75Voofthe
requirements oftheirblast-furnaces .
Aspecialfundadministered bytheCommission shall
beinstituted forthispurpose .

Articlc1*1
torcadi
tTheC:-wr.n^ie>finsmcinr arrdnpor.K-r.t ?shMi
rowficjuantityofo.-l:itl;<unìamomttiiy ?te«to
th.»nISmillionrk.ictt-iispernnm;m.^uc5'h€
L.nnymlo'thecon?//,UfO?*srcfc.TcrftoinArur'x6
fihc-.e. '••"TheCommunity financing arrangements c-iallt>e
limitedtoonaverageannualtonnageof'J8Dillion
metric toursandtothecontributions dotoiledin
paragraph 2.Theaboveaverageannualtonnage
andthe-annualcontributionsdetailed belowmay
'beexceeded inagivenyeartotheextentof
anytonnageandcontribution nottakenupin
anotheryear<>Theratesofcontribution per
metrictonofcoaldetailed belowmaynotbe
exceeded ".
2.Thespcci.ilfundshallbefinancialasfollcws:
(a'»Thecontribution of(heEuropeanCoalandSterl
Community shalibe:
{orihefirs!year,0-2fi'u.a.permetrictorsoi
coal,ie,no*merefh.iri4miHronu.a.;
–forthetccondyear,0-"?.Uti.a.permetric'on
ofrail,ic.nntmorethan1milliontrjt.;
+Jorsir>cqumtyv."»rs>G-'*00u.;i.furmoineton
os R\notnvjreeban <•»nrJitonu.?.pe:
tînn*5'*i.
4-Article7*2,i)
4Insteadof"forsubsequent years'",eroad"forthe
years1975and1976"
+■Adda4t'nindent J"from1977?0-3,88588u,s.»per
metrictonofcoal;ie?rniilioftu«iii2®rerav.vn''®
ij]TheMctMbciStatesshallprovidethefollowing
ovev^i !r>.«mril'.;itic»is ,o\ishescr»!eshownfnpn?a-
graph3below:
–for?hefirstyear,,0-62?ua.perrm*tricionof
cool,se.n.AnuncElwn nuiiionu.a..
–forihesecondyear,0-')60u.a,permeinc'on
ofcoal,ic,f'O?morethan8-4rn«51ionu.a.;
–fo/(he(.bird..idlonf'Jivesrs,049;iu.a,per
mcirr;tor.-c? ie,po'moreshsn7
niillIonu..i.pc-rvr.-itm;
4ìì:*5^,,yC--.-02.7}permetrìc «ono$
-e,re::ro;,i!»;•ì<!-!ni-hnn v/i.,
---lor'hes»*?hyerr,>.<'.0'/u.,?>e:wc^r-.r:.ono(
te.^T''.r^rc •:JXJI3-'.n^;cf :Article 7*2bî
4'Pelotethelaattvroindent .s:
X'TTindents 4j5 'oasi'oilOvrn:
+fortheyeav&1577to U u,a.ptr
metrictonofcoal•ic9».im'l_opr.ra-_P"J"
4-"5}fortheyear1934 -.0,J32ji?''-J- '
permetrictonofl'oj.:.,:i.e?.■®i.'.r.o-1Ue£-.
pera'rvnui/J;
"6)forthe;.rea.rlyk5,0-2''7("■'*! 1,j
efcoal.;ic5triii'jon pt-r.it."»

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(c)Theoverallcontribution oftheironandsteel
industrynotreferredtoinArticle6,second
indent,shallbe:Articles 7.2.c)
for(liefirstfouryears,I-107u.a.permetric
tonofcoal,it,notmorethan166millionu.a.
perannum ;
forthefifthyear,I027u.a.permetrictonof
coal,ie,notmorethanIVSmillionu.a.:
forthesixthyear,0.S9.1u.a.permetrictonof
coal,ie,notmorethanKHmillionu.a.
+-+deletethelasttwoindents ;
addindents 2,3and4aofollows :7"2)fortheyears1977to1983,I.O9444 iwj.per
metrictonofcoal,io19.7millionu.a,per
\ - cuiiiCua m+"3;fortheyear1984,1.02222u.a.permotric
tonofcoal,ie18.4millionu.a*perannum;+"4)fortheyear1985,0.622222u.a.permetric
tonofcoal,ie11.2millionu.a.perannum".
Ilieoverallamountofthecontribution shallheappor-
tinnednnionj?theironandsteelundertakings onthe
oftheircon>urni>tioi >ofbhist-furiuee tola*.
--- Article 7.2.
+hecontribution oftheiron.»ndsu-elindustries + sentence t
ref.nedtom.Articlea,secondnuKnt.calculatedon "Thecontribution ........otherundertakings ".
|M-,S,l,t'"«<■■|H-rmetrictonofconsumptionapplicable totheotherimdvrt.ikini 's.

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3.ThecontributontobeprovidedbytheMember
Statesshallbeonthefollowing scale:
Germanv
Kclgium
l'itlIKO
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands31%
1.1%
2K%
12%
10%
6%
Article S
1.ThesupplierStatesmayapplyforreimburse­
mentfrom(liespecialfundofaidsactuallypaid.
2.TheCommission shallcheck(lieapplications
anddetermine tl?eamount 1,toliereimbursed from
[hespecial(uncitotheMemberSlatesconcerned' -,'lf
thetoim-ipcsconcerned exceedthelimittixedill
Article7(I),thereimbursements shallbecoirespond-
inpjyreduced .Iliepercentage ofthereductionisthe
sameforeachofthesupplierStates.+Article 8.2
Inr.teadof"Ifthetonna^oo.Article7(l)»
road:"Ifthe-totaltonnageoramountsconcerned .exceedthoannuallimitsfixedinArticle ^(l)
ancl(2)".
After:"supplier States",arid%"afterapplica­
tionwhenappropriate oftheprovisions
ofArticle 7tfirstparagraph ,second
sentence ".
3.IhcCommission shallfixthecontributions to
bepaidintothespecialfundonthebasisofHhese
+amountsandthecontributions bytheironandsteel
industries refenedtoinArticle7(I)above.Article8.3
+Insteadof"oftheseamounts".read"theamounts
111 tobereimourocd •–––
Pelcte"andthocontributions bytheironand
oteolindustries referred toinArticle
7(l)above.
4.TospeedupCommunity financing ,thesupplier
fmmliics sh.illnotifytheCommission ofthedeliv­
eriesofcokingcoalqualifying foraidmadeduring
thepietcdingquarterunderArticle6.Onthebasisof
thesenotifications ,theCommission shallrequestthe
MemberStalestopay'hecorresponding amounts .
TheCommission shallforthwith apportion these
amountsbetweenthesupplierStates,atthesametime
asthecorresponding contribution oftheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunity .TheCommission shall
callforcontributions fromthesteehnaking undertak­
ingsandimmediately apportion thepaymentsamong
theSlatesconcerned .
5.Thefinalaccountsshallbesettledatthebegin­
ningofeachcalendaryearinrespectofthepreceding
year.
SFCTION IV
Generalandfinalprovisions
Artiilt9
I.TheCommiv ionshalltakeintoaccounttheaids
providedforinth;.Decisioninassessingwhetherthe
aidsrelerredtoi--$*Articles £to9oftJeciMon No
.V7I/ILCSCol11.J-cemher I(*70areiiyhlolointer­
ferewiththepreperfunctioning of'.lieCommon
Mmkct .Article 9*1
Insteadof"Articles 6to9ofDsciaion
Tio~rff£f&SC Of22December19?0",read
"Articles 6to12ofDecision Ho«
of25February V)76"a

s
2.TheCommission shallalsoensurethattheaids
providedforinthisDecisiondonothavetheeffectof
distorting conditions ofcompetition betweencoal,
cokeandironorsteelundertakings .
Article10
1.Inanemergency ,awlotherwiseattheendofthe
firstyearofapplication ofthisDecisionandthen
everytwoyears,theCommission may.bydecisions
takenafterconsultation withtheConsultative
Committee andaftertheunanimous assentofthe
Councilhasbeengiven,amend:
–therateofthesalesaids,
–theceilingtointra-Comimmity trade.
–therulesgoverning thefinancing ofthespecial
fund.
–thescalereferredtoinArticle7,paragraph 3.
Theseamendments shalltakeaccountofthelong-
tcrmtrendofsupplyconditions amithesupply
patternwithintheenlargedCommunity .
2.IfattherequestofaMemberStateoronitsown
initiative theCommission findsthat:
(a)theimplementation ofthisDecision isliableto
giverisetoseriousdisturbances inthecommon
marketforcoalandsteel,ortodifficulties which
mayresultinadeterioration intheregional
economy ,orthat
(b)appreciable changesaretakingplaceinthecondi­
tions,volumeorpatternofinfra-Community
trade,thusalteringtheeconomic conditions
prompting theadoptionofthisDecision ,»tmay
suspendapplication ofthisDecision .Ii:>ha!Irefer
themattertotheCouncilforthwith .
3.IfattherequestofaMemberStateoractingon
itsowninitiativetheCommission findsthatperfor­
manceofthelong-term contracts isjeopardizing (he
attainment oftheobjectives ofthisDecision ,itmay,
inrespectoftheundertakings inquestion ,limitthe
benefitsderivingfromtheapplication ofArticle 1.
4.Inanemergency ,theCommission shall,onthe
requestofaMemberState,laydownwithoutdelaythe
necessary safeguarding measures ,notifytheother
MemberStatesaccordingly andreferthemattertothe
Council forthwith .
Article\l
TheCommission shallperiodically reporttothe
Councilontheapplication ofthisDecisionandon
developments inthesupplysituation,inparticular in
connection withintra-Community trade.

-8-
Arlith }?-
Afterconsulting tlu'Council .met(lieConsultative
Committee ,theCommission shalltakeallmeasures
nctf'.iryforthe.ifplicationoftinsDecision .
Arlitft13
+THISDecisionshallcntefintoforceon1August I'>73.
SetlionsI.IIandI'llapplyretrospectively IromI
January197.?todeliveriesofcokingcoalamicokeeffectedsincethatdate.Theapplications providedfor
inArmIt2(1)inrespectof!'>'.)shallhesiihmitted
by31October1">73.lortheyearI*>7.1theprovisions
concerning thepaymentofaids(Aiticlc2(1)(c)),Article 13
+refd"Thisdecicicm shallenterintoforceon
lotJanuary1977.Itceasestobooperative
after31stDscembor 1983.ThisIncision
shall "bebinding'initsentirety snd
directlyapplicable inallMemberStates"#
possiblerebatesintheabsenceofnttn.ilcompetition
(Armle?(I)),andCommunity financinp (Annie7)
shallapplynotwithstanding theabsenceofaloitg-
termcontract .
ThisDecisionceasestobeoperative after31
December IV7X.
DoneatBrussels ,ItJuly1973.
/orthiCommission
T?)tPrçfiJiDt
François-Xovicf ORTOLIDaneat
fortheCommiosion
ThePresident .

Commentary onproposed modifications totheText
ofDecision 73/287/ECSCof25July1973concer­
ningcokingcoalandcokefortheironandsteel
industry intheCommunity
Article 1a)infine:Itwillbeexpressly providedthatthe"price"crite­
riontobeusedindetermining production aidshall
relatedirectly totheguidecifpricesreferred to
inarticle'j.l.
Thiswillconfirmthepractice followed since1970;
theguidepricetracestheevolution of"long-term
supplyconditions ".Thenewwordingisattherequest
ofamemberStategovernment .
Article 1b):Themaximumrateofsalesaidwillbeapplicable notonlyto
coastalinstallations ,butequallytoinlandinstallations for
whichmaritimetransport isessentially partofthesupply
route(continental suppliesinthecaseoftheUnitedKingdom).
Article 1b):Thedegression insalesaidoriginally providedforinyears
(continuation )_r .5and6(1977and-1978)willbetransferred totheendofthe
newperiodofvalidity (198/JandI985)theratesapplicable
in1976beingmaintained uptoI983.
Article2.2:Applications willbecalledforthreemonthslaterthanat
present.Inthiswaythemarketinformation relevant to1Ja­
nuaryoftheyearunderconsideration willbeavailable tothe
Commission aswillbetheinformation provided byMemberStates
regarding measures takentoassistthecoal-mining industry
underdecision 528/76/ECSCof25.2.76(information notified
by1November).
Arbicle 6,2ndindent:Bydeletionofthistextthespecialarrangements for
theBritishsteelindustrycontribution willbeterminated ,The
amountconcerned (+3mua)willbetransferred tothespecial
fundinsteadoftotheBritishgovernment .
Article7«1'•Theintervention tonnageforaidinrespectofintra–1Community
tradewillbeincreased from15.to18mtandconsidered o.san
annualaverageinsteadofaceiling.Provision istherefore
madeforanycontribution nnotneededinslackearytobe
inyearsofstrongdemand. „

Tne .ct::,3"toartJcie6willued-p::<ea
Article 7*2*a,'o,c,-Increasing 'theceiling anu;iiaii)tainiii£ *ratesofaidat
the197-levelrequires anincrease inthefundandadjustment
ofthethreeannualcontributions ;aswiththeexisting
system,thedegression for1984and1985reducestheState
andSteelindustrycontributions ,(seeattachedtable).
Article 7«2.infine:Thissentence referstotheBritishSteelIndustry and
nolongerapplies.
Article8.2:Thenewwordingneedstocoverbothpossible casesofthelimit
beingexceeded (tonnageandamounts). ismadetothe
possibility ofcarrying overasprovided forinArticleJ,l»
Article B-3sRephrased and.referrence totheBritishsteelindustry deleted.
Article9.1:Modified torelatetotheprovisions ofthenewdecision re­
gardingmeasures takenbytheMemberStatestoassistthecoal
miningindustry (Decision 528/76).
Article 13:Extension ofvalidityto31December I985.

ΰνΊΕΧ
Cokingcoal-FinancingtheCoranur.it7Fund-Yearlyamounts
Years(Forcomparison )
1976 1977-1933 1934
Aidspertonua/t 3/1,60 3/1,60 2,6
Contributions mua 7°ua/t mua 7°ua/t mua 7°ua/t
ECSC 6200,400 7190,388888 7 220,388888
States 7,4250,493 9,3 260,5166666190,333333
Steelindustry 16,6551,107 19,7 551,094444 18,4 591,02222
301002,0 36100 2 31,4 1001,74
Tonnage18mt(maritime :5.16
1muamtOthers :12.84mt)
ECSC:Participates with in6(16io)te3wardstheincrease incharges.Samepercenta30ofthe
periodto1983-1985
2/1ua.A
mua. ua/t
7 300,388858
5 22 0,277777
11,2 48 0,622222
23,2100 1,29
Sates:Participate with2.3muain6towardstheincreaseincharges-Samepercentage ^ofthetota_(-0,»<).
In1984,degression benefitof3*3mu.a(9*3-3.3=6)asprovidedforfrom197° "t°1977*
In1984degression ',1mua.)asprovidedforfrom1977"k°1978.
SteelindE-try :1976percentare(55'/>)maintained throughto19^3• ^ .
InI984,degression of1.3rnua(against1muaprovidedforfrom197°to1977)«
InI985:degression-7.20mua(against6.70providedforfrom1977to197-0•