CELEX: 31974D0043
Language: en
Date: 1973-12-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 21 December 1973 derogating from High Authority Recommendation No 1/64 on an increase in the protective duty on iron and steel products at the external frontiers of the Community (fifty-sixth derogation)

No L 30/32                           Official Journal of the European Communities                                  4. 2. 74
                                                COMMISSION DECISION
                                                  of 21 December 1973
              derogating from High Authority Recommendation No 1 /64 on an increase in the
              protective duty on iron and steel products at the external frontiers of the Community
                                                  (fifty-sixth derogation)
                                                        (74/43 /ECSC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    commercial policy or customs procedure so requires,
COMMUNITIES ,                                                     Article 3 of the Recommendation makes provision for
                                                                  derogations from the minimum rates, such
                                                                  derogations to be made by Commission Decision ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                      whereas such a special commercial policy situation
                                                                  arises from the conclusion of trade Agreements or
European Coal and Steel Community ;
                                                                  from the adoption of autonomous Decisions
                                                                  implementing the provisions thereof relating to
Having regard to High Authority Recommendation                    tariffs on the date provided for in the Agreements,
No 1 /64 ( x ) of the 15 January 1964 to the
Governments of the Member States on an increase
in the protective duty on iron and steel products at
the external frontiers of the Community, and in                   HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
particular Article 3 thereof;
                                                                                           Article I
Whereas by the Decision of 10 December 1973 the re­
presentatives of the Governments of the Member
States of the European Coal and Steel Community                   The Member States are authorized to derogate from
meeting within the Council acting in agreement with               the obligations arising under High Authority
                                                                  Recommendation No 1 /64 to the extent necessary
the Commission decided to reduce autonomously,
for the period from 1 January 1974 to 31 December                 for the application of the reduced duties, provided
1974 at the latest, the import duties on products                 for by the Decision of 10 December 1973 of the re­
covered by the Treaty originating in the Republic of              presentatives of the Governments of the Member
Finland ;                                                         States of the European Coal and Steel Community
                                                                  meeting within the Council, to imported iron and
                                                                  steel products originating in the Republic of
 Whereas the purpose of that Decision was to                      Finland .
implement, on the date originally envisaged, the
tariff reductions resulting from the Agreement
signed on 5 October 1973 between the third country                                         Article 2
specified above of the one part and the Member
States of the Community, and the Community itself,                 1 . This Decision is addressed to all Member States .
on the other part; whereas notification of
completion of the procedures required to bring that               2. This Decision shall apply until 31 December
Agreement into force has in fact not yet been made;                1974.
Whereas the products affected include pig-iron, high
 carbon ferro-manganese and the iron and steel pro­                Done at Brussels, 21 December 1973 .
 ducts falling within Chapter 73 of the Common
 Customs Tariff for which minimum duties were                                                      For the Commission
 created by High Authority Recommendation No 1 /64                                                     The President
 and by the instruments amending it ; whereas,
 however, in irespect of special cases, such as where                                             Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
 (M OJ No 8, 22. 1 . 1964, p. 99/64.