CELEX: 31978D0103
Language: en
Date: 1977-12-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 23 December 1977 extending Decision 75/356/ECSC of 24 April 1975 authorizing the application of special tariff measures to the carriage by rail of iron ore from Lorraine and western France to Belgium, Luxembourg and the Saar

No L 38 /20                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                  8 . 2. 78
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                     of 23 December 1977
                  extending Decision 75/356/ECSC of 24 April 1975 authorizing the application of
                  special tariff measures to the carriage by rail of iron ore from Lorraine and
                               western France to Belgium , Luxembourg and the Saar
                                      (Only the German and French texts are authentic)
                                                          (78/ 103/ECSC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       Whereas in their requests the governments concerned
COMMUNITIES,                                                         have pointed out that the circumstances which gave
                                                                     rise to previous authorizations granted by the Commis­
                                                                     sion still prevail today, and that, especially since the
                                                                     last Decision , the situation of French iron ore has
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                worsened because of the difficulties encountered by
Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Articles                 the Community iron and steel industry ;
2 to 5 and 70 thereof,
                                                                     Whereas the circumstances invoked by the govern­
                                                                     ments concerned appear to be beyond question ;
                                                                     whereas, despite the efforts of rationalization and
Whereas the application of reduced rates to the
                                                                     modernization undertaken by the French iron ore
carriage by rail of French iron ore to Belgium, Luxem­
                                                                     mines, they are not able to overcome the negative
bourg and the Saar has been authorized and extended
                                                                     repercussions resulting from the conjunctural and
by a number of decisions of the High Authority of the
                                                                     structural crisis currently affecting the iron and steel
ECSC and of the Commission ('), of which the most
                                                                     industry ;
recent, dated 24 April 1975, expired on 31 December
1976 :
                                                                     Whereas, in the context of the supply of Community
                                                                     raw materials, it is clearly of interest to the Commu­
                                                                     nity iron and steel industry that the French iron ore
Whereas, by letters dated 24 August 1977, 26 October                 mines should continue to be worked, so that its
1977 and 23 November 1977, from the offices of the                   sources of supply are, to a certain extent, guaranteed
Permanent Representatives of France, Germany and                     against the risks associated with imports from non­
Luxembourg respectively to the European Communi­                     member countries ;
ties, the French, German and Luxembourg Govern­
ments addressed a request to the Commission to
extend until 31 December 1977, with the same tariff                  Whereas the extension of the tariff measures in ques­
reductions as those applied until 31 December 1976,                  tion helps to avoid disturbances in the employment
                                                                     market ;
the special tariff measures which had been authorized
by Commission Decision 75/356/ ECSC of 24 April
1975 (2) ;                                                           Whereas the application of the said measures is not
(') Lorraine — Saar :                                                liable to affect the common market in coal and steel ;
    Decision No 13/67 of 7. 6. 1967, (OJ No 116, 17. 6.              whereas, consequently, they are not contrary to the
    1967),                                                           principles of the ECSC Treaty ;
    Decision 74/302/ ECSC of 22. 5 . 1974 (OJ No L 171 , 27.
    6 . 1 974, p. 2) ;
    Lorraine — Belgium :                                             Whereas the Commission must reserve the right to
    Decision 68 /349/ ECSC of 31 . 7 . 1968 (OJ No L 230 , 19 .      review its Decision whenever the circumstances giving
    9 . 1968 , p. 8),                                                rise to it vary or no longer apply,
    Decision 73 /48 / ECSC of 4. 1 . 1973 , (OJ No L 83 , 30 . 3 .
    1973 , p . 36 .);
    Lorraine — Luxemoourg :
    Decision 69/268 / ECSC of 28 . 7. 1969 , (OJ No L 220, 1 . 9 .   HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
    1969, p . 5),
    Decision 73/48 / ECSC of 4. 1 . 1973 (OJ No L 83 , 30 . 3 .                               Article 1
    1 973 , p . 36) ;
     Western France to Belgium, Luxembourg and the Saar :            In Article 1 of Decision 75/356/ECSC of 24 April
    Decision 73/49/ ECSC of 4. 1 . 1973, (OJ No L 83, 30 . 3 .       1975,    the  dates   '31   December     1976'  and    '31
    1973 , p. 38).                                                   December 1974' are replaced by '31 December 1977'
(2) OJ No L 159, 21 . 6. 1975, p. 17.                                and '31 December 1976' respectively.
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                      Article 2                            Done at Brussels, 23 December 1977 .
                                                                                  For the Commission
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of                               Richard BURKE
Germany, the French Republic and the Grand Duchy
of Luxembourg.                                                                 Member of the Commission