CELEX: 31985D0637
Language: en
Date: 1985-12-20 00:00:00
Title: 85/637/ECSC: Commission Decision of 20 December 1985 derogating from High Authority recommendation No 1-64 on tariff protection in order to enable the generalized tariff preferences to be applied to certain iron and steel products originating in the developing countries

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31985D0637

85/637/ECSC: Commission Decision of 20 December 1985 derogating from High Authority recommendation No 1-64 on tariff protection in order to enable the generalized tariff preferences to be applied to certain iron and steel products originating in the developing countries  

Official Journal L 379 , 31/12/1985 P. 0054 - 0054 Spanish special edition: Chapter 11 Volume 26 P. 0132  Portuguese special edition Chapter 11 Volume 26 P. 0132 

COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 1985 derogating from High Authority  recommendation No 1-64 on tariff protection in order to enable the generalized tariff preferences  to be applied to certain iron and steel products originating in the developing countries (119th  derogation) (85/637/ECSC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEANCOMMUNITIES, Having regard  to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, Having regard to High Authority  recommendation No 1-64 of 15 January 1964 to the Governments of the Member States concerning the  protective duty on iron and steel products at the external frontiers of the Community  (1), as last  amended by recommendation 81/772/ECSC  (2), Whereas, for a number of years, the Governments of the  Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community meeting within the Council have granted  non-member countries covered by the generalized preferences scheme tariff advantages in respect of  imports into the Community of certain ECSC iron and steel products in the form of total tariff  suspensions without quantitative limits for certain types of product or total tariff suspensions  within the limits of quotas either fixed or to be calculated for other types of product; Whereas  the Commission is involved in the negotiation of such concessions and in the decisions of the  representatives of the Governments implementing them; whereas the decisions in question are taken  with the Commission's full agreement; Whereas such concessions are covered by Article 3 of High  Authority recommendation No 1-64, under which the Commission, after consulting the Member States,  can for reasons of commercial policy derogate from the tariff obligations laid down by the  recommendation; Whereas the most recent decision of the Member States establishing tariff  concessions was adopted, with the Commission's agreement, on 17 December 1985  (3) and meets the  requirements laid down in Article 3 of the recommendation for the granting of a derogation, that as  a consequence it is appropriate to grant the derogation for the concessions in question; Whereas  the Member States have been consulted on the draft of this Decision, HAS ADOPTED THIS  DECISION:Article 1The Member States are hereby authorized to derogate from  obligations arising under Article 1 of High Authority recommendation No 1-64 to the extent  necessary to apply, on imports from non-member countries of iron and steel products covered by the  ECSC Treaty, the duty suspensions resulting from the Decision of the representatives of the  Governments of the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community of 17 December 1985.  Article 2This Decision is applicable with effect from 1 January 1986. It shall remain in force  until 31 December 1986. Article 3This Decision is addressed to the Member States.  Done at Brussels, 20 December 1985. For the Commission Willy DE CLERCQ Member of the  Commission                                                  (1)  OJ No 8, 22.  1. 1964, p. 99/64. (2)  OJ No L 285, 7. 10. 1981, p. 33. (3)  OJ No L 352, 30. 12. 1985, p. 235.  COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 1985 derogating from High Authority  recommendation No 1-64 on tariff protection in order to enable the generalized tariff preferences  to be applied to certain iron and steel products originating in the developing countries (119th  derogation) (85/637/ECSC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEANCOMMUNITIES, Having regard  to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, Having regard to High Authority  recommendation No 1-64 of 15 January 1964 to the Governments of the Member States concerning the  protective duty on iron and steel products at the external frontiers of the Community  (1), as last  amended by recommendation 81/772/ECSC  (2), Whereas, for a number of years, the Governments of the  Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community meeting within the Council have granted  non-member countries covered by the generalized preferences scheme tariff advantages in respect of  imports into the Community of certain ECSC iron and steel products in the form of total tariff  suspensions without quantitative limits for certain types of product or total tariff suspensions  within the limits of quotas either fixed or to be calculated for other types of product; Whereas  the Commission is involved in the negotiation of such concessions and in the decisions of the  representatives of the Governments implementing them; whereas the decisions in question are taken  with the Commission's full agreement; Whereas such concessions are covered by Article 3 of High  Authority recommendation No 1-64, under which the Commission, after consulting the Member States,  can for reasons of commercial policy derogate from the tariff obligations laid down by the  recommendation; Whereas the most recent decision of the Member States establishing tariff  concessions was adopted, with the Commission's agreement, on 17 December 1985  (3) and meets the  requirements laid down in Article 3 of the recommendation for the granting of a derogation, that as  a consequence it is appropriate to grant the derogation for the concessions in question; Whereas  the Member States have been consulted on the draft of this Decision, HAS ADOPTED THIS  DECISION:Article 1The Member States are hereby authorized to derogate from  obligations arising under Article 1 of High Authority recommendation No 1-64 to the extent  necessary to apply, on imports from non-member countries of iron and steel products covered by the  ECSC Treaty, the duty suspensions resulting from the Decision of the representatives of the  Governments of the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community of 17 December 1985.  Article 2This Decision is applicable with effect from 1 January 1986. It shall remain in force  until 31 December 1986. Article 3This Decision is addressed to the Member States.  Done at Brussels, 20 December 1985. For the Commission Willy DE CLERCQ Member of the  Commission                                                  (1)  OJ No 8, 22.  1. 1964, p. 99/64. (2)  OJ No L 285, 7. 10. 1981, p. 33. (3)  OJ No L 352, 30. 12. 1985, p. 235.