CELEX: 31974S1307
Language: en
Date: 1974-05-22 00:00:00
Title: Decision No 1307/74/ECSC of the Commission of 22 May 1974 amending Decision Nos 31-53 and 37-54 on the publication of price lists and conditions of sale applied by undertakings in the steel industry

28 . 5. 74                          Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 143/9
                            DECISION No 1307 / 74/ECSC OF THE COMMISSION
                                                    of 22 May 1974
              amending Decision Nos 31-53 and 37-54 on the publication of price lists and
                       conditions of sale applied by undertakings in the steel industry
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                Whereas for these reasons it is desirable that in the
COMMUNITIES,                                                   case of price increases the period between notification
                                                               and application of the new prices be extended ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European         whereas a period of 15 days appears adequate for this
Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article
                                                               purpose ;
60 thereof ;
Having regard to High Authority Decision No 31-53,            Whereas, without prejudice to an early repeal of the
                                                               Decision, this measure must be of limited duration
as amended by Decision No 72/441 /ECSC (') of 22
December 1972, and to Decision No 37/54, as                    and whereas 31 January 1975 appears an appropriate
amended by Decision No 21-63 (2) of 11 December                date for the expiry of this Decision,
1963 ;
After consulting the Consultative Committee ;                  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Whereas in the present situation it is necessary to take
measures in the Community to combat the rise in­                                         Article 1
prices and to maintain a high level of employment ;
whereas the Commission is responsible for observing            The following is added to Article 4 ( 1 ) (a) of Decision
the trend and formation of coal and steel prices in            No 31-53 and to Article 6 ( 1 ) of Decision No 37-54 :
order to be able to intervene if necessary ; whereas in
a communication published in Official Journal No C                 'Where the price lists and conditions of sale
115     of  28   December      1973     the   Commission           involve increases over the prices shown in the
announced measures for this purpose ;                              price lists in force they shall apply not earlier than
                                                                    1 5 clear days after they have been addressed to the
Whereas, to this end, the Commission must have suffi­              Commission . Prices thus addressed to the Commis­
cient time to examine the situation when price                     sion may not be amended before being applied.'
increases are envisaged ;
Whereas under the rules in force undertakings may                                        Article 2
alter the prices of ordinary steel at two days' notice
and of special steels at one day's notice ; whereas these      This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its
rules at present have as their effect that certain under­      publication in the Official Journal of the European
takings increase their prices at frequent intervals ;          Communities and shall apply until 31 January 1975.
              This Decision shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
               Done at Brussels, 22 May 1974.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                              The President
                                                                         Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(') OJ No L 297, 30. 12. 1972, p. 42.
(2) OJ No 187, 24. 12. 1963 , p. 2973/ 63 .