CELEX: 31985S2303
Language: en
Date: 1985-08-09 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision No 2303/85/ECSC of 9 August 1985 on the conclusion of a complementary Arrangement with the United States of America concerning steel

No L 215 / 30                             Official Journal of the European Communities                              12 . 8 . 85
                                          COMMISSION DECISION No 2303 / 85 / ECSC
                                                          of 9 August 1985
                  on the conclusion of a complementary Arrangement with the United States of America
                                                           concerning steel
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
 COMMUNITIES ,
                                                                                                    Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 1 . The complementary Arrangement between the United
Economic Community , and in particular Article 9.S                    States of America and the European Coal and Steel
thereof,                                                              Community concerning trade in certain steel products , to
                                                                      be concluded in the form of an exchange of letters , is
                                                                      hereby approved on behalf of the European Coal and Steel
Whereas by Decision No 2871 / 82 / ECSC I 1 ) the                    Community in so far as it relates to products covered by
Commission approved the Arrangement with the United                   the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel
States of America on steel ;                                          Community .
                                                                     2 . The text of the complementary Arrangement is
Whereas the Commission carried on negotiations with the               attached to this Decision ( 2 ).
United States of America , following the Council Decision
of 7 June 1985 , culminating on 5 August 1985 in a                                                  Article 2
complementary Arrangement concerning trade in certain
steel products ;                                                     The Commission shall designate which of its members is
                                                                     empowered to implement the exchange of letters for the
                                                                     purpose of binding the European Coal and Steel
Whereas the complementary Arrangement will make it                   Community .
possible to safeguard the essential interests of Community
producers exporting the products in question to the United
States market;                                                                                      Article 3
                                                                     This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its
Having consulted the Consultative Committee and with the             publication in the Official Journal of the European
unanimous assent of the Council ,                                    Communities .
                 This Decision shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
                 Done at Brussels , 9 August 1985 .
                                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                                             The President
                                                                                           Jacques DELORS
(») OJ No L 307 , 1 . 11 . 1982 , p. 11 .                            ( 2 ) See page 2 of this Official Journal .