CELEX: 31981D0235
Language: en
Date: 1981-03-25 00:00:00
Title: 81/235/ECSC: Commission Decision of 25 March 1981 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 (107th derogation)

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31981D0235

81/235/ECSC: Commission Decision of 25 March 1981 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 (107th derogation)  

Official Journal L 110 , 22/04/1981 P. 0021 - 0022

****( 1 ) OJ NO 8 , 22 . 1 . 1964 , P . 99/64 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO L 217 , 8 . 9 . 1978 , P . 5 .    COMMISSION DECISION   OF 25 MARCH 1981   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  ( 107TH DEROGATION )  ( 81/235/ECSC )   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN   COMMUNITIES ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY ,   HAVING REGARD TO HIGH AUTHORITY RECOMMENDATION NO 1-64 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 ( 1 ), AS AMENDED BY RECOMMENDATION NO 1905/78/ECSC ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3 THEREOF ,   WHEREAS THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL ON 16 DECEMBER 1980 HAVE UNANIMOUSLY AGREED ON SIX-MONTHLY DEROGATIONS FROM THE HARMONIZED COMMUNITY CUSTOMS DUTIES FOR STEEL TO BE TAKEN FOR THE FIRST HALF-YEAR 1981 ;   WHEREAS SUCH MEASURES ARE JUSTIFIED BY THE FACT THAT THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ARE NOT MANUFACTURED , OR ARE MANUFACTURED IN INSUFFICIENT QUANTITIES , IN THE COMMUNITY AND THAT THEIR IMPORTATION ON PREFERENTIAL TERMS IS NOT INJURIOUS TO IRON AND STEEL UNDERTAKINGS IN THE COMMUNITY WHICH PRODUCE DIRECTLY COMPETING PRODUCTS ;   WHEREAS NEITHER THIS SUSPENSION OF DUTIES NOR THESE TARIFF QUOTAS ARE LIKELY TO JEOPARDIZE THE OBJECTIVES OF RECOMMENDATION NO 1-64 , BUT HELP TO MAINTAIN EXISTING TRADE FLOWS BETWEEN MEMBER STATES AND THIRD COUNTRIES ;   WHEREAS THESE ARE SPECIAL CASES IN THE COMMERCIAL POLICY FIELD JUSTIFYING THE AUTHORIZATION OF DEROGATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 3 OF RECOMMENDATION NO 1-64 ;   WHEREAS PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE TO ENSURE THAT THE QUOTAS GRANTED WILL BE USED SOLELY TO SUPPLY THE NEEDS OF INDUSTRIES IN THE IMPORTING COUNTRIES AND THAT RE- EXPORTATION IN THE UNALTERED STATE TO OTHER MEMBER STATES OF IMPORTED IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS WILL BE PREVENTED ;   WHEREAS THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES HAVE BEEN CONSULTED ON THE TARIFF QUOTAS SET OUT BELOW ,   HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :   ARTICLE 1   THE MEMBER STATES ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO DEROGATE FROM THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING UNDER ARTICLE 1 OF HIGH AUTHORITY RECOMMENDATION NO 1-64 OF 15 JANUARY 1964 TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO SUSPEND , IN RESPECT OF IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES OF THE IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS SET OUT BELOW , DUTIES OR TARIFF QUOTAS IN RESPECT OF THE QUANTITIES AND AT THE LEVELS INDICATED : ****   //   // CCT HEADING NO  //  DESCRIPTION  //  MEMBER STATE  //  QUOTA  ( TONNES ) //  DUTY % //  // EX 73.15 A V B ) 1 //  SPECIAL WIRE ROD ( OF HIGH CARBON STEEL , NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED , BETWEEN 4.5 AND 13 MM IN DIAMETER ) FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF SPRINGS , OF NEEDLES ( KNOWN AS ' NEEDLE WIRE ' ), AND PIANO WIRE : //  GERMANY BENELUX FRANCE //  1 500 1 350 1 400 //  0 0 0 //  //   -  CONTAINING BY WEIGHT : //  //   -  0.60 TO 1.05 % CARBON //  //   -  NOT MORE THAN 0.05 % OF SULPHUR AND PHOSPHORUS TAKEN TOGETHER //  //   -  0.15 TO 0.30 % SILICON //  //   -  NOT MORE THAN 0.10 % OF ALL OTHER ELEMENTS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MANGANESE AND CHROMIUM TAKEN TOGETHER //  //  ( GERMANY AND BENELUX ARE AUTHORIZED TO IMPORT , WITHIN THEIR QUOTAS , SPECIAL WIRE ROD OF ALLOY STEELS , BETWEEN 4.5 AND 13 MM IN DIAMETER , FOR VALVE SPRINGS , WITH THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS : //  //  ( A ) CHROME-VANADIUM PRODUCTS : //  //  0.40 TO 0.65 % C //  //  0.15 TO 0.30 % SI //  //  0.60 TO 0.90 % MN //  //  0.15 TO 1.10 % CR //  //  0.15 TO 0.30 % VA //  //  NOT MORE THAN 0.30 % MO , P AND S CONTENT OF LESS THAN 0.035 % EACH //  //  ( B ) CHROME-SILICON PRODUCTS : //  //  0.50 TO 0.60 % C //  //  1.35 TO 1.60 % SI //  //  0.60 TO 0.80 % MN //  //  0.55 TO 0.80 % CR //  //  P AND S CONTENT OF LESS THAN 0.035 % EACH ) //   ARTICLE 2   1 .  THE MEMBER STATES ACCORDED QUOTAS UNDER ARTICLE 1 OF THIS DECISION SHALL ENSURE , IN LIAISON WITH THE COMMISSION , THAT SUCH QUOTAS ARE APPORTIONED AMONG THIRD COUNTRIES ON A NON-DISCRIMINATORY BASIS .   2 .  THEY SHALL TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO PRECLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS IMPORTED UNDER THE SAID TARIFF QUOTAS BEING RE-EXPORTED TO OTHER MEMBER STATES IN THE SAME STATE AS THAT IN WHICH THEY WERE IMPORTED .   ARTICLE 3   THIS DECISION IS APPLICABLE FROM 1 JANUARY 1981 AND SHALL REMAIN IN FORCE UNTIL 30 JUNE 1981 .   ARTICLE 4   THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 25 MARCH 1981 .   FOR THE COMMISSION   WILHELM HAFERKAMP   VICE-PRESIDENT