) 1 // SPECIAL WIRE ROD ( OF HIGH CARBON STEEL , NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED , BETWEEN 4.5 AND 13 MM IN DIAMETER ) FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF SPRINGS , OF NEEDLES ( KNOWN AS ' NEEDLE WIRE ' ), AND PIANO WIRE : // GERMANY BENELUX FRANCE // 1 500 1 350 1 400 // 0 0 0 //
- CONTAINING BY WEIGHT :
- 0.60 TO 1.05 % CARBON
- NOT MORE THAN 0.05 % OF SULPHUR AND PHOSPHORUS TAKEN TOGETHER
- 0.15 TO 0.30 % SILICON
- NOT MORE THAN 0.10 % OF ALL OTHER ELEMENTS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MANGANESE AND CHROMIUM ) TAKEN TOGETHER
( GERMANY AND BENELUX ARE AUTHORIZED TO IMPORT - WITHIN THEIR QUOTAS - SPECIAL WIRE ROD OF ALLOY STEELS , BETWEEN 4.5 AND 13 MM IN DIAMETER , FOR VALVE SPRINGS , WITH THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS :
( A ) CHROME-VANADIUM PRODUCTS :
0.40 TO 0.65 % C
0.15 TO 0.30 % SI
0.60 TO 0.90 % MN
0.15 TO 1.10 % CR
0.15 TO 0.30 % VA
NOT MORE THAN 0.30 % MO , P AND S CONTENT OF LESS THAN 0.035 % EACH
( B ) CHROME-SILICON PRODUCTS :
0.50 TO 0.60 % C
1.35 TO 1.60 % SI
0.60 TO 0.80 % MN
0.55 TO 0.80 CR
P AND S CONTENT OF LESS THAN 0.035 % EACH )
ARTICLE 2
1 . THE MEMBER STATES ACCORDED QUOTAS UNDER ARTICLE 1 OF THIS DECISION SHALL ENSURE , IN LIAISON WITH THE COMMISSION , THAT SUCH QUOTAS ARE APPORTIONED AMONG THIRD COUNTRIES ON A NON-DISCRIMINATORY BASIS .
2 . THEY SHALL TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO PRECLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS IMPORTED UNDER THE SAID TARIFF QUOTAS BEING RE-EXPORTED TO OTHER MEMBER STATES IN THE SAME STATE AS THAT IN WHICH THEY WERE IMPORTED .
ARTICLE 3
THIS DECISION IS APPLICABLE FROM 1 JULY 1980 AND SHALL REMAIN IN FORCE UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1980 .
ARTICLE 4
THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 3 NOVEMBER 1980 .
FOR THE COMMISSION
WILHELM HAFERKAMP
VICE-PRESIDENT