CELEX: 31974D0044
Language: en
Date: 1973-12-21 00:00:00
Title: 74/44/ECSC: Commission Decision of 21 December 1973 derogating from High Authority Recommendation No 1/64 on an increase in the protective duty on iron and steel products at the external frontiers of the Community (fifty-ninth derogation)

4. 2 . 74                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 30/33
                                                     COMMISSION DECISION
                                                        of 21 December 1973
                derogating from High Authority Recommendation No 1 /64 on an increase in the
                protective duty on iron and steel products at the external frontiers of the Community
                                                       (fifty-ninth derogation)
                                                             (74/44/ECSC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         derogations from the minimum rates, such
 COMMUNITIES,                                                          derogations to be made by Commission Decision ;
                                                                       whereas such a special commercial policy situation
                                                                       arises from the conclusion of Trade Agreements
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                           such as those referred to above,
 European Coal and Steel Community;
Having regard to High Authority Recommendation                         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
 No 1/64 (*) of the 15 January 1964 to the
Governments of the Member States on an increase
in the protective duty on iron and steel products at                                           Article 1
the external frontiers of the Community, and in
particular Article 3 thereof;                                          The Member States are authorized to derogate from
                                                                       the obligations arising under High Authority
 Whereas on 22 July 1972, the Member States signed                     Recommendation No 1 /64 to the extent necessary
Agreements with the Swiss Confederation and the                        for the application to imported iron and steel
Principality of Liechtenstein involving, inter alia, the               products originating in the Swiss Confederation and
reduction of import duties on products covered by                       the Principality of Liechtenstein of the reduced
the ECSC Treaty and originating in those States ;                      duties provided for by the Agreement signed on
                                                                       22 July 1972 between the Member States of the
 Whereas on 29 November 1973 , the parties notified                    European Coal and Steel Community of the one
each other that the procedures required to bring                       part, and the Swiss Confederation and the
these Agreements into force had been completed ;                       Principality of Liechtenstein of the other part.
 whereas under Articles 2 and 31 of the Agreement
 with     the     Swiss       Confederation         which     are
 incorporated as reference into the Agreement with                                             Article 2
 the Principality of Liechtenstein, the tariff reductions
provided for by that Agreement must take effect                         1.   This Decision is addressed to all Member States .
 from 1 January 1974;
                                                                        2.   This   Decision    shall  enter   into  force  on
 Whereas the products affected include pig-iron, high                   1 January 1974.
 carbon ferro-manganese and the iron and steel pro­
 ducts falling within Chapter 73 of the Common
 Customs Tariff for which minimum duties were                           Done at Brussels, 21 December 1973 .
 created by High Authority Recommendation No 1 /64
 and by the instruments amending it; whereas, how­                                                     For the Commission
 ever, in respect of special cases, such as where                                                           The President
 commercial policy or customs procedure so requires,
 Article 3 of the Recommendation makes provision for                                                  Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
  (!) OJ No 8 , 22 . 1 . 1964, p . 99/64.