CELEX: 31974D0534
Language: en
Date: 1974-10-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 18 October 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-fourth derogation)

7 . 11 . 74                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 299 / 17
                                                      COMMISSION DECISION
                                                            of 18 October 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-fourth derogation)
                                                    (Only the English text is authentic)
                                                               (74/534/ECSC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                            Article 1 of High Authority recommendation No 1 /64
COMMUNITIES,                                                              of 15 January 1964 to the extent necessary to import
                                                                          at zero duty from third countries 50 000 metric tons
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                     of iron and steel coils for re-rolling falling within
Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Articles                      heading No 73.08 of the Common Customs Tariff.
2 to 5, 8 , 71 and 74 thereof ;
Having regard to High Authority recommendation
No 1 / 64 (') of 15 January 1964 to the Governments of                                              Article 2
the Member States concerning an increase in the
protective duty on iron and steel products at the                         1.      The Government of the United Kingdom shall
external frontiers of the Community, and in particular                    ensure , in liaison with the Commission , that this
Article 3 thereof ;
                                                                          quota is apportioned among third countries on a non­
Whereas the Government of the United Kingdom has                          discriminatory basis .
requested the Commission to authorize, for the fourth
quarter of 1974, the importation duty-free from third ,                   2.      It shall take all necessary steps to prevent iron
countries of 50 000 metric tons of coils for re-rolling ;                 and steel products imported under the quota from
                                                                          being re-exported, in the same state as that in which
Whereas the United           Kingdom finds its domestic                   they were imported, to other Member States .
supplies of coils are at     present inadequate ; whereas it
has proved impossible        in the short term for users to
obtain the necessary         tonnage on the Community
market ;                                                                                            Article 3
Whereas this exceptional importation is justified for
reasons of commercial policy as referred to in Article                     1 . This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom .
3 of High Authority recommendation No 1 / 64 ;
                                                                           2 . It shall remain in force until 31 December 1974.
whereas the Commission may accordingly authorize a
derogation from recommendation No 1 /64 ;
Whereas the Governments of the Member States have
been consulted on the abovementioned request,
                                                                           Done at Brussels, 18 October 1974 .
 HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                                                                                       For the Com mission
                            Article 1
                                                                                                           The President
 The Government of the United Kingdom is autho­
 rized to derogate from the obligations arising under                                                 Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
 (') OJ No 8 , 22 . 1 . 1964, p . 99 / 64 .