Information from the Commission - Opening to the public of documents and files from the historical archives of the Commission which are covered by the obligation of professional or business secrecy
Date: 2000-02-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, access to information, archives, industrial secret, professional secret

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Opening to the public of documents and files from the historical archives of the Commission
which are covered by the obligation of professional or business secrecy

(2000/C 46/07)

Under the 30-year rule (Article 1 of Commission Decision No 359/83/ECSC of 8 February 1983 and of
Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83 of 1 February 1983 concerning the opening to the public
of the historical archives of the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Economic Community
and the European Atomic Energy Community (1), the Commission is required to open to the public, year
by year, the files of the ECSC (from 1983) and those of the EEC and Euratom (from 1989) kept in its
historical archives. Opening the files to the public serves three purposes: to encourage research into the
history of the Communities; to foster public interest in progress towards European integration; and to
throw more light on the operation of the Community institutions.

The Commission considers that, under Article 4 of the Decision and of the Regulation, there is, as a
general rule, nothing to prevent a file from being opened to the public at the end of the 30-year period
even when there are documents in it that contain information which, at the time, was covered by the
obligation of professional or business secrecy.

However, the Decision of 30 November 1990 (2), requires the Commission to publish a notice in the
Official Journal of the European Communities to inform the persons or firms concerned or their successor(s) in
title that it intends to release to the public a document covered by the obligation of professional or
business secrecy.

Documents containing professional or business secrets in which reference is made to the firms mentioned
below will, provided 30 years have elapsed (30-year rule mentioned above) from the date on which the
documents were produced, be released to the public eight weeks after publication of this notice unless a
reasoned objection, based on the obligation of professional or business secrecy, is submitted in writing to
the Commission by that time. Objections should be addressed to Mr Hofmann, Historical Archives, rue de
la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels, JECL 03/40 (Tel: (32-2) 295 20 53; fax: (32-2) 296 10 95, E-mail:
archis@cec.eu.int).

(1) OJ L 43, 15.2.1983.
(2) OJ L 340, 6.12.1990, p. 24.

Main areas dealt with in documents and files covered by the obligation of professional and business secrecy (Article 4
of Commission Decision No 359/83/ECSC and of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83

FIRMS CONCERNED BY THE OBLIGATION OF PROFESSIONAL OR BUSINESS SECRECY FOR THE PERIOD
1952-1968 (cid:151) 21st PART

A. TRADE

Belgium

A.3. COAL SELLING AGENCIES (cid:151) organisation, selling arrange-

Cobechar: Comptoir belge des charbons

ments, reorganisation of coal sales:

France

Documents concerning the organisational aspects of coal sales.

Sorema: SociØtØ rhØnane d’exploitation et de manutention

Federal Republic of Germany

OKU: Oberrheinische Kohlenunion
RBV: Rheinischer Braunkohlenbrikett-Verkauf GmbH
Ruhrkohlenkontor Gemeinschaftliches B(cid:252)ro der Pr(cid:228)sident,
Geitling, Mausegatt
Walzstahlkontor West GmbH

A.4. RESTRICTIVE AGREEMENTS AND MERGERS (cid:151) policy of the

High Authority, business agreements and mergers:

Documents
concerning the High Authority’s policy on
restrictive agreements and mergers (Articles 65 and 66, ECSC
Treaty).

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Federal Republic of Germany

ATH: August Thyssen-H(cid:252)tte AG
Atlas Werke AG
Bergbau AG Lothringen
Betonwerk Taben Mandt-Rauch KG
Braunschweigische Kohlen-Bergwerke
Braunschweigische Kohlenhandelsgesellschaft Ring & C
B(cid:252)ssing Automobilwerke AG
DEA Brennstoffhandel GmbH
DHH: Dortmund H(cid:246)rder-H(cid:252)ttenunion AG
Deutsche Erd(cid:246)l AG
Dillinger H(cid:252)ttenwerke
Dittmann & Neuhaus AG
Eisenhandel Ferrostaal-Haniel GmbH
Eisenhandelsgesellschaft Richard Auffermann KG
Erzbergbau Salzgitter AG
Eschweiler Bergwerks Verein
Ferrostaal AG
Firma Carl Hermann Schmidt Nachf.
Firma Schrotthandel, vorm. Albert Sonnenberg GmbH
Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH
Friedrich Flick Kommanditgesellschaft
Friedrich Krupp
Gebr(cid:252)der Haldy Kohlenhandelsgesellschaft GmbH
Gebr(cid:252)der Hoffmann Werkzeug-Maschinen GmbH
Gebr(cid:252)der Kiessel
Geraldy Kohlen- und Baumaterialien GmbH
Gewerkschaft Carl Alexander
Gewerkschaft Erd(cid:246)lwerke FRISIA
Gewerkschaft Heckel GmbH
Gewerkschaft Opfermann und Rudolph GmbH
Gruppe Schliecker
Handelsunion
Hansen, Neuerburg & Co
Heinrich August Schulte Eisenhandlung GmbH
Henschel-Werke AG
Hoesch AG Bergbau
Hoesch Westfalenh(cid:252)tte
Hugo Stinnes Corporation
H(cid:252)ttenwerk Oberhausen AG
H(cid:252)ttenwerk Rheinhausen AG
H(cid:252)ttenwerk Salzgitter AG
Ilseder H(cid:252)tte
KOEG: Kohleeinkaufsgesellschaft der Saarh(cid:252)tten mbH
Kl(cid:246)ckner & Co
Kl(cid:246)ckner Reederei und Kohlenhandel GmbH
Kl(cid:246)ckner-Werke AG
Kohlengro(cid:223)handel Karl Thiel
Krupp H(cid:252)ttenwerke AG
Mannesmann AG
Otto Wolff
Phoenix-Rheinrohr AG
Rheinischen Stahlwerke
Saarbergwerke AG
Spinnbau GmbH
Stabstahl-Vereinigung
Stahl- und Walzwerke Rasselstein
Stahlring GmbH
Stra(cid:223)burger Stahlkontor GmbH
S(cid:252)ddeutsche Drahtverarbeitungswerke GmbH
VEBA: Vereinigte Elektrizit(cid:228)ts- und Bergwerke AG
Walzstahlkontor Nord GmbH
Walzstahlkontor S(cid:252)d
Walzstahlkontor Westfalen GmbH
Walzwerk Neviges GmbH

Westf(cid:228)lische Drahtindustrie
Winschermann GmbH
Ziegler

Belgium

Charbonnages AndrØ Dumont
Charbonnages d’Houthalen
Charbonnages de Beeringen
Charbonnages du Hainaut SA
Charbonnages du Levant et des produits du FlØnu SA
Charbonnages du Rieu du C(cid:156)ur et de la Boule rØunis SA
Charbonnages Helchteren-Zolder SA
Charbonnages Limbourg-Meuse SA
Charbonnages unis de l’ouest de Mons
Cockerill-OugrØe SA
(cid:201)tablissements Carlos Leduc
Forges de la providence
Groupe Evence CoppØe et Cie
NV Kempense Steenkolenmijnen
SA Chantier metallurgique de Cha(cid:136)telineau (CMC)
SA MØtallurgique d’EspØrance-Longdoz
SA Papeteries de Belgique
SociØtØ mØtallurgique Hainaut-Sambre

United States of America

Deutsche Texaco Ltd

France

ATNMC: AciØries et trØfileries de Neuves-Maisons-Cha(cid:136)tillon
AciØries de Longwy
CAFL: Compagnie des ateliers et forges de la Loire
CCNM: Compagnie des forges de Cha(cid:136)tillon, Commentry et
Neuves-Maisons
CFEM: Compagnie fran(cid:231)aise d’entreprises mØtalliques
CFPD: Compagnie fran(cid:231)aise Powell-Duffryn
CICT: Compagnie industrielle et commerciale de tubes SA
Coloracier
Charbonnage et Cokerie Erin
Charbonnages de France
Compagnie des forges et aciØries de la marine, de Firminy et de
Saint-(cid:201)tienne
Davum
Davum-Exportation
De Wendel & Cie
Denain Nord-Est
ECJB: (cid:201)tablissements Cleeves Jacqueline et Brizay
(cid:201)tablissements Aubagnac
(cid:201)tablissements Demangel et Manestamp
(cid:201)tablissements J. J. Carnaud et forges de Basse-Indre
(cid:201)tablissements Tallavignes, Deloche & Cie
FH: SA des forges d’Haironville
Forges d’Hennebont
Forges de Bar-sur-Aube
Forges et aciØries de Nord et Lorraine
Galvanor: SA de construction et de galvanisation Denain
Groupe Rousseaux
HouillŁres unies du bassin de Lorraine
Laminoirs de Strasbourg
Mine de fer de Moutiers
Mine de fer de Sancy
Mines de fer de Godbrange et de Hussigny
Neunkircher Eisenwerk

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PUM: produits d’usines mØtallurgiques
SA (cid:145)Chaudronnerie industrielle de Bezons(cid:146)
Saarlor: union charbonniŁre Sarro-Lorraine
Sacem: sociØtØ pour l’agglomØration, le conditionnement et
l’enrichissement des minerais
Sacilor: sociØtØ des aciØries de Lorraine
SCDV: sociØtØ des combustibles Delmas-Vieljeux
SECD: sociØtØ des Øtablissements Chatel et Dollfus
Sidelor: union sidØrurgique Lorraine SA
SILPAC: sociØtØ industrielle de laquage et produits anticorrosion
SMK: SociØtØ mØtallurgique de Knutange
SMS: SociØtØ mosellane de sidØrurgie
Sollac: SociØtØ lorraine de laminage continu SA
SociØtØ Denain-Anzin
SociØtØ des forges de Gueugnon
SociØtØ des forges et aciØries du Nord et de l’(cid:201)st
SociØtØ des forges et ateliers du Creusot
SociØtØ des hauts-fourneaux de la Chiers
SociØtØ des hauts-fourneaux et forges de Saulnes et Gorcy
SociØtØ des mines d’`nderny-Chevillon
SociØtØ Etilam-Gravigny
SociØtØ Lefort & Cie
SociØtØ Lorraine-Escaut
SociØtØ nouvelle des aciØries de Pompey
SociØtØ TissmØtal, Lionel-Dupont, Teste & Cie
SociØtØ trØfilerie et ca(cid:136)blerie de Bourg
SociØtØ le phØnix
Trefilacier
UCPMI: union des consommateurs de produits mØtallurgiques
et industriels
Usinor: union sidØrurgique du Nord et la France

Luxembourg

ARBED: aciØries rØunies de Burbach-Eich-Dudelange

HADIR: hauts-fourneaux et aciØries de Differdange

Italy

Acciaierie R(cid:246)chling SpA
Acciaierie e ferriere Giuseppe e Fratello Redaelli
Acciaierie e ferriere lombarde Falck SpA
Italsider SpA
Magona d’Italia
Montecatini
Soc. Redaelli
Societ(cid:224) Edison SpA

Netherlands

Fisser & V. Doornum
Koninklijke Nederlandsche Hoogovens en Staalfabrieken NV
NV Financierings- en Beleggings-Maatschappij (cid:145)Nijkerk(cid:146)
NV Simons Metaalhandel
Verenigde Utrechtsche IJzerhandel NV (VUIJ)

A.5. PRICING:

Documents concerning: regulations, arrangements, harmon-
isation, fluctuation, alignment, costs, price scales, publishing
of prices, discriminatory pricing, exportation of a product at
a price below its normal value.

Federal Republic of Germany

Hermann Wiedemann. Rethen-Hannover
Phoenix-Rheinrohr AG
Wirtschaftsvereinigung Eisen- und Stahlindustrie

France

Charbonnages de France

Italy

Societ(cid:224) ILVA: Alti Forni e Acciaierie d’Italia SpA

B. PRODUCTION

B.1. EQUALISATION SCHEME (cid:151) equalisation for coal and scrap,
fraud and

to the scheme,

selection of
firms
complaints relating to equalisation:

subject

Documents concerning coal and/or scrap equalisation.

Federal Republic of Germany

H(cid:252)ttenwerk Rheinhausen AG
Mannesmann AG

Belgium

CPFI: caisse de pØrØquation des ferrailles importØes

France

Forges de Niaux

B.2. THE MARKET IN COAL, STEEL AND SCRAP: SUPPLIES AND

PRODUCTION:

Documents concerning: general objectives, production, policy
on coal, supply, consumption, stocks, costs and income, grants
and loans, business situation and forward programmes.

Federal Republic of Germany

ATH: August Thyssen-H(cid:252)tte AG
Bergische Stahl-, Walz- u. Hammerwerke
Bochumer Bergbau AG
Dillinger H(cid:252)ttenwerke
Emscher Lippe Bergbau
Eschweiler Bergwerks Verein
Gu(cid:223)stahlwerke Witten AG
HWS-H(cid:252)ttenwerke Siegerland
Hansa-Rohstoff
Hibernia Bergbaugesellschaft AG
Hoesch AG Bergbau
Hoesch Westfalenh(cid:252)tte
H(cid:252)ttenwerk Oberhausen AG
H(cid:252)ttenwerk Rheinhausen AG
H(cid:252)ttenwerk Salzgitter AG
Ilseder H(cid:252)tte
Mannesmann AG
Metallh(cid:252)ttenwerk L(cid:252)beck AG
Niederrheinische H(cid:252)tte AG
Phoenix-Rheinrohr AG
Rheinelbe Bergbau AG

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Rheinpreussen AG f(cid:252)r Bergbau und Chemie
Rheinstahl Eisenwerke
R(cid:246)chling’sche Eisen- und Stahlwerke GmbH
Saarbergwerke AG
Stahl- und Walzwerke Rasselstein
Stahlwerke Bochum AG
Stahlwerke S(cid:252)dwestfalen AG
Steinkohlenbergwerk Heinrich Robert AG
Theodor Wuppermann GmbH

Belgium

Charbonnages de Monceau-Fontaine
Charbonnages Helchteren-Zolder SA
Cockerill-OugrØe SA
Fabrique de fer de Charleroi
Groupement des hauts-fourneaux et aciØries belges
Laminoirs et usines du Ruau SA
SA MØtallurgique d’EspØrance-Longdoz
SociØte mØtallurgique Hainaut-Sambre

France

CCNM: compagnie des forges de Cha(cid:136)tillon, Commentry et
Neuves-Maisons
Charbonnages de France
(cid:201)tablissements Experton-Revollier
Forges et aciØries de Nord et Lorraine
Neunkircher Eisenwerk
SA Usines Gilson
Sidelor: union sidØrurgique lorraine SA
Sollac: sociØtØ lorraine de laminage continu SA
SociØtØ commentryenne des aciers fins vanadium alloys
SociØtØ d’Ølectro-chimie, d’Ølectro-mØtallurgie et des aciØries
Ølectriques d’Ugine
SociØtØ des hauts-fourneaux de la Chiers
SociØtØ Lorraine Escaut
SociØtØ miniŁre et mØtallurgique de Rodange
Usinor: union sidØrurgique du Nord de la France

Luxembourg

ARBED: AciØries rØunies de Burbach-Eich-Dudelange

Italy

AFIM: Acciaierie Ferriere Industrie Metallurgiche
Acciaieria Metallurgica Settimese
Acciaierie Ferriere Malpaga di Barroni Ing. Luigi & C.SAS
Acciaierie e Ferriere Stefana Fratelli Fu Girolamo SpA
Breda Siderurgica di Sesto S. Giovanni
Campsider: Consorzio Approvvigionamenti Materie Prime
Siderurgiche
Carbosarda: SociØt(cid:224) Mineraria Carbonifera Sarda
Ferriere S. Anna SpA
IRO: Industrie Riunite Odolesi
Italsider SpA
Laminatoio Predalva di Pisogne
Merisider: Societ(cid:224) Meridionale Siderurgica SpA
ORI: Officine Riunite Italiane
Pietro Maria Ceretti SpA

Selva: Societ(cid:224) per azioni Elettrosiderurgica di Valle Camonica
Societ(cid:224) Ilmar
Societ(cid:224) Napoletane
Societ(cid:224) Riva & Cie

Netherlands

Koninklijke Nederlandsche Hoogovens en Staalfabrieken NV

B.3. REORGANISATION

OF

COALMINES (cid:151) inspection,

rationalisation, conversion:

Documents concerning the inspection,
conversion of coalmines.

rationalisation and

Belgium

Charbonnages De Monceau-Fontaine

B.5. WORKFORCE-RELATED PROBLEMS:

Documents concerning housing policy, pay, health and readap-
tation of workers.

Federal Republic of Germany

Erzbergbau Salzgitter AG
Eschweiler Bergwerks Verein
Essener Steinkohlenbergwerke
Ewald-Kohle AG
Friedrich Krupp
Gew. Kleiner Johannes
HWS-H(cid:252)ttenwerke Siegerland
Harpener Bergbau AG
Heinrich Bergbau AG
H(cid:252)ttenwerk Oberhausen AG
Ilseder H(cid:252)tte
Rheinelbe Bergbau AG
Saarbergwerke AG
Zeche Ruhrtal-Dipl.-Berging.-Ernst Mittmann

Belgium

Charbonnages de WØrister SA
SociØtØ des charbonnages du Borinage

France

De Wendel & Cie
Forges d’audincourt
Mine de fer de la MouriŁre
Mine de fer de Valleroy
Mines de fer de Giraumont
SCAC: SociØtØ commerciale d’affrŒtements et de commission
Sidelor: Union sidØrurgique lorraine SA
SociØtØ mØtallurgique de l’Escaut
SociØtØ des hauts-fourneaux de la Chiers
SociØtØ des hauts-fourneaux et forges de Saulnes et Gorcy

Italy

Stabilimenti S. Eustacchio SpA