CELEX: 31974D0213
Language: en
Date: 1974-04-09 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 9 April 1974 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 (sixty-first derogation)

27. 4. 74                            Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 114/29
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                                        (Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                                 COMMISSION
                                               COMMISSION DECISION
                                                       of 9 April 1974
              derogating from High Authority Recommendation No 1 /64 concerning an
              increase in the protective duty on iron and steel products at the external fron­
                                                 tiers of the Community
                                                   (sixty-first derogation)
                                             (Only the English text is authentic)
                                                        (74/21 3/ECSC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     Whereas this exceptional importation is justified for
COMMUNITIES,                                                       reasons of commercial policy provided for in Article 3
                                                                   of Recommendation No 1 /64 of the High Authority ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              whereas the Commission consequently considers it
Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Articles               necessary to grant a derogation from Recommenda­
2 to 5, 8 , 71 and 74 thereof ;                                    tion No 1 / 64 ;
                                                                   Whereas the Governments of the Member States have
Having regard to High Authority Recommendation                     been consulted on the abovementioned request,
No 1 /64 of 15 January 1964 ( ! ) 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, and in particular             HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Article 3 thereof ;
Whereas the Government of the United Kingdom has                                          Article 1
requested the Commission to authorize, for the
second quarter of 1974, duty-free imports of 50 000                The Government of the United Kingdom is autho­
metric tons of coils for re-rolling from third coun­               rized to derogate from the obligations arising under
tries ;                                                            Article 1 of High Authority Recommendation No
                                                                   1 /64 of 15 January 1964 to the extent necessary to
Whereas the United Kingdom has established the                     import at zero duty; from third countries, 50 000
continued inadequacy of its national supplies of coils,            metric tons of iron and steel coils for re-rolling, under
an inadequacy aggravated by exceptional economic                   heading No 73.08 of the Common Customs Tariff.
and social circumstances ; whereas it appears impos­
sible for users to find the necessary supply on the
Community market ; whereas the duty-free import of                                        Article 2
 50 000 metric tons of coils during a three-month
 period would facilitate the return of normal condi­                1 . The Government of the United Kingdom shall
tions in the United Kingdom iron and steel market ;                be required to ensure, in liaison with the Commission,
                                                                   that the quota is distributed on a non-discriminatory
(') OJ No 8, 22. 1 . 1964, p. 99/64.                               basis among third countries.
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2. It shall be required to take all necessary steps to       2. It shall be valid until 30 June 1974.
rule out the possibility of iron and steel products
imported under the tariff quota being re-exported to
other Member States in the same state as that in             Done at Brussels, 9 April 1974.
which it was imported.                                                                 For the Commission
                        Article 3                                                          The President
1 . This decision is addressed to the United Kingdom .                                Francois-Xavier ORTOLI