81/235/ECSC: Commission Decision of 25 March 1981 derogating from High Authority recommendation No 1-64 concerning an increase in the protective duty on iron and steel products at the external frontiers of the Community (107th derogation)
Official Journal L 110 , 22/04/1981 P. 0021 - 0022
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( 1 ) OJ NO 8 , 22 . 1 . 1964 , P . 99/64 .
( 2 ) OJ NO L 217 , 8 . 9 . 1978 , P . 5 .
COMMISSION DECISION
OF 25 MARCH 1981
DEROGATING FROM HIGH AUTHORITY RECOMMENDATION NO 1-64 CONCERNING AN INCREASE IN THE PROTECTIVE DUTY ON IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS AT THE EXTERNAL FRONTIERS OF THE COMMUNITY
( 107TH DEROGATION )
( 81/235/ECSC )
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY ,
HAVING REGARD TO HIGH AUTHORITY RECOMMENDATION NO 1-64 TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNING AN INCREASE IN THE PROTECTIVE DUTY ON IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS AT THE EXTERNAL FRONTIERS OF THE COMMUNITY ( 1 ), AS AMENDED BY RECOMMENDATION NO 1905/78/ECSC ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3 THEREOF ,
WHEREAS THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL ON 16 DECEMBER 1980 HAVE UNANIMOUSLY AGREED ON SIX-MONTHLY DEROGATIONS FROM THE HARMONIZED COMMUNITY CUSTOMS DUTIES FOR STEEL TO BE TAKEN FOR THE FIRST HALF-YEAR 1981 ;
WHEREAS SUCH MEASURES ARE JUSTIFIED BY THE FACT THAT THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ARE NOT MANUFACTURED , OR ARE MANUFACTURED IN INSUFFICIENT QUANTITIES , IN THE COMMUNITY AND THAT THEIR IMPORTATION ON PREFERENTIAL TERMS IS NOT INJURIOUS TO IRON AND STEEL UNDERTAKINGS IN THE COMMUNITY WHICH PRODUCE DIRECTLY COMPETING PRODUCTS ;
WHEREAS NEITHER THIS SUSPENSION OF DUTIES NOR THESE TARIFF QUOTAS ARE LIKELY TO JEOPARDIZE THE OBJECTIVES OF RECOMMENDATION NO 1-64 , BUT HELP TO MAINTAIN EXISTING TRADE FLOWS BETWEEN MEMBER STATES AND THIRD COUNTRIES ;
WHEREAS THESE ARE SPECIAL CASES IN THE COMMERCIAL POLICY FIELD JUSTIFYING THE AUTHORIZATION OF DEROGATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 3 OF RECOMMENDATION NO 1-64 ;
WHEREAS PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE TO ENSURE THAT THE QUOTAS GRANTED WILL BE USED SOLELY TO SUPPLY THE NEEDS OF INDUSTRIES IN THE IMPORTING COUNTRIES AND THAT RE- EXPORTATION IN THE UNALTERED STATE TO OTHER MEMBER STATES OF IMPORTED IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS WILL BE PREVENTED ;
WHEREAS THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES HAVE BEEN CONSULTED ON THE TARIFF QUOTAS SET OUT BELOW ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
ARTICLE 1
THE MEMBER STATES ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO DEROGATE FROM THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING UNDER ARTICLE 1 OF HIGH AUTHORITY RECOMMENDATION NO 1-64 OF 15 JANUARY 1964 TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO SUSPEND , IN RESPECT OF IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES OF THE IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS SET OUT BELOW , DUTIES OR TARIFF QUOTAS IN RESPECT OF THE QUANTITIES AND AT THE LEVELS INDICATED :
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