CELEX: 31980D1078
Language: en
Date: 1980-11-03 00:00:00
Title: 80/1078/ECSC: Commission Decision of 3 November 1980 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 (105th derogation)

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31980D1078

80/1078/ECSC: Commission Decision of 3 November 1980 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 (105th derogation)  

Official Journal L 316 , 25/11/1980 P. 0014

****( 1 ) OJ NO 8 , 22 . 1 . 1964 , P . 99/64 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO L 217 , 8 . 8 . 1978 , P . 5 .       COMMISSION DECISION   OF 3 NOVEMBER 1980   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  ( 105TH DEROGATION )  ( 80/1078/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 15 JULY 1980 HAVE UNANIMOUSLY AGREED ON SIX-MONTHLY DEROGATIONS FROM THE HARMONIZED COMMUNITY CUSTOMS DUTIES FOR STEEL TO BE TAKEN FOR THE SECOND HALF-YEAR 1980 ;   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 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 JULY 1980 AND SHALL REMAIN IN FORCE UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1980 .   ARTICLE 4   THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 3 NOVEMBER 1980 .   FOR THE COMMISSION   WILHELM HAFERKAMP   VICE-PRESIDENT