CELEX: 31974D0371
Language: en
Date: 1974-06-24 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 24 June 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-second derogation)

19 . 7. 74                          Official Journal of the European Communities                                  No L 196/29
                                                COMMISSION DECISION
                                                         of 24 June 1974
               derogation 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-second derogation)
                                             ( Only the English text is authentic)
                                                         (74/371 / ECSC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                              Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Coal and Steel Community, and in                           The Government of the United Kingdom is
particular Articles 2 to 5 , 8 , 71 and 74 thereof;                  authorized to derogate from the obligations arising
                                                                     under Article 1 of High Authority recommendation
Having regard to High Authority recommendation                       No 1 /64 of 15 January 1964 to the extent necessary
No 1/64 (*) of 15 January 1964 to the Governments                    to import at zero duty, from third countries, 50 000
of the Member States concerning an increase in the                   metric tons of iron and steel coils for re-rolling,
protective duty on iron and steel products at the                    under heading No 73.08 of the Common Customs
external    frontiers   of   the   Community,        and    in       Tariff.
particular Article 3 thereof;
Whereas the Government of the United Kingdom                                                   Article 2
has requested the Commission to authorize, for the
third quarter of 1974, duty free imports of 50 000                   1 . The Government of the United Kingdom shall
metric tons of coils for re-rolling from third                       be required to ensure, in liaison with the
countries ;                                                          Commission, that the quota is distributed on a
                                                                     non-discriminatory basis among third countries.
Whereas the United Kingdom has established the
continued inadequacy of its national supplies of                     2.    It shall be required to take all necessary steps
coils, an inadequacy still attributable to exceptional               to rule out the possibility of iron and steel products
economic      and   social  circumstances      which     have        imported under the tariff quota being re-exported to
recently affected the United Kingdom iron and steel                  other Member States in the same state as that in
market; whereas it appears impossible for users to                   which it was imported .
find the necessary supply on the Community
market; whereas the duty-free import of 50 000
metric tons of coils during a three-month period                                               Article 3
would facilitate the return of normal conditions in
the United Kingdom iron and steel market ;                           1.   This     Decision   is   addressed   to  the United
                                                                     Kingdom.
Whereas this exceptional importation is justified for
reasons of commercial policy provided for in Article                 2.    It shall be valid until 30 September 1974.
3 of High Authority recommendation No 1/64 ;
whereas the Commission consequently considers it                     Done at Brussels, 24 June 1974.
necessary       to    grant      a    derogation         from
recommendation No 1/64 ;                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                                                     The President
Whereas the Governments of the Member States
 have been consulted on the abovementioned request,                                            Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
 (») OJ No 8, 22. 1 . 1964, p. 99/64.