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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels.13May1976*
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Draft
COMMISSION DECISION ECSC
amendingDecision2/52of23December1952determining
themodeofassessmentandcollectionoftheleviesprovidedfor
inArticle4950oftheTreaty
CC;.T(76)207final.

Explanatory Memorandum
ThepurposeofthedraftdeoisionappendedheretoistoempowertheCom–
miGBion,insofarasitexercisesthepowersconferredontheHighAuthority
bythe;3CSCTreaty,toadoptfigureslowerthantheseactuallyrecordedwhen
itdeterminestheaveragevaluesonvihichthecalculation ofthescaleofECvC
leviesisbased. .
ThispowerisconferredontheCommissionbyArticle3ofDecision
N°2/52,asamendedbyDecisionn°2691/72/ECSCof18December1572.
Thetextreadsasfollovs:
"However,cheHighAuthorityinthelightofchangesinmarketcon­
ditions,canrestrictmodifioationsmadetothescaleincompari­
sonwiththepreviousscaleinsuchawaythattheydonotexceed
15c/cofthevaluespreviouslyrecorded".
Intheprice-inflation situation©fthepastfewyears,thisprovision
hasdeniedtheCommissionanypossibilityofexercisingthepowerofrestric­
tioninquestion.Inflationitselfhassometimesledt®pricesincreasesofthe
sameorderasthe15'£ceiling.
I
ToenabletheCommissiontotakeaccountofmajorchangesintrendswhen
itdetermines -theaveragevaluesUBedtofixthescale,Article'3ofDecisionN°
2/52shouldbeamendedandtherestrictiveceilingabolished.
Thisisthepurposeoftheattacheddraftdecision.
ThedraftdecisionissubmittedtotheCouncilforconsultation underto
Article50(2)oftheParisTreaty.

I
I
Draft
COMMISSION DECISION ECSC
amendingDecision2/52of23December1952determining
themodeofassessmentandcollectionoftheleviesprovidedfor
inArticles4950ofthetreaty
THECOMMISSION OPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,,
HavingregardtoArticles4950°ftheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunity,andinparticularArticles49fcnd-50thereof,
HavingconsultedtheCouncil,
Whereas,inordertoenabletheCommissiontotakeintoaocountmajorohanges
intheaveragevaluesusedtofixthescale,Artiole3ofSealsion2/52should
beamended,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article 1
Artiole3ofDecision2/52determiningthemodeofassessmentandcollection
oftheleviesprovidedforinArticles49and50oftheTreaty^\aslast
amendedbyDeoision269l/72/ECSC^\isherebyamendedtoreadasfollowsI
"Article3
TheHighAuthorityshallfixthescaleannually,takinginto
accountvariationsintheaveragevalueoftheproductsincom­
parisonwiththevaluespreviouslyrecorded.
However,theHighAuthoritymayrestrictanincreaseinthe
scaleforonefinanoialyearifourrentmarkettrendspoint
toasharpfallinaveragevaluesforthefollowingfinancial
year.M I
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplytothefixingofaveragevaluesfoj*thepurpose
ofcalculatingtheleviestobechargedonooalandsteelproductsasfrom
1January1977*
DoneatBrussels,....... 1976
\i(1)OJNo.1,30.12.1952,p.3.
(2)OJNo.L286,23.12.1972,p.3FortheCommission
ThePresident