EUR-Lex - 31971D0293 - EN

ARTICLE 1

APPLICATION OF THE " DEUTSCHE BUNDESBAHN " SPECIAL TARIFF NOS 188 , 196 , 197 , 263 , 270 , 273 AND TARIFF NO 9133 IN FAVOUR OF COAL AND STEEL PRODUCERS IN THE SAAR IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED :

1 . UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1975 ON CONDITION :

• THAT THE PERCENTAGE REDUCTION ON EXISTING TARIFFS NORMALLY APPLICABLE IS NOT GREATER THAN THAT REPRESENTED BY THE SPECIAL TARIFFS AUTHORIZED UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1970 BY DECISION NO 69/238/ECSC OF 9 JULY 1969 ; AND

• THAT THE CONSEQUENT ADJUSTMENT OF THE PRESENT SPECIAL TARIFFS FOR IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS SHALL BE MADE NOT LATER THAN 1 DECEMBER 1971 ;

2 . DURING A FURTHER PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS , ON CONDITION THAT THE SAID REDUCTIONS SHALL BE DECREASED BY AT LEAST 20 % ON 1 JANUARY EACH YEAR FROM 1976 TO 1979 AND COMPLETELY ABOLISHED BY 1 JANUARY 1980 .

ARTICLE 2

THE " DEUTSCHE BUNDESBAHN " SPECIAL TARIFFS NOS 207 , 208 , 209 , 280 , 281 AND THE SPECIAL RATES OF TARIFF NO 1231 , EXTENDING THE SPECIAL TARIFFS MENTIONED IN ARTICLE 1 TO THE RELEVANT FRONTIER POINTS , SHALL BE APPLIED DURING THE SAME PERIODS AT CORRESPONDING RATES .

ARTICLE 3

SHOULD THE COMMISSION FIND THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE SPECIAL TARIFFS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 1 AND 2 , OR OF SOME OF THEM , IS AFFECTING THE SMOOTH FUNCTIONING OF THE ECSC COMMON MARKET , APPROPRIATE ALTERATIONS SHALL BE MADE TO THOSE TARIFFS .

ARTICLE 4

IF THE COMMISSION FINDS THAT THIS DECISION IS NO LONGER JUSTIFIED , IT SHALL BE AMENDED OR REPEALED .

ARTICLE 5

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 22 JULY 1971 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

THE PRESIDENT

FRANCO M . MALFATTI