EUR-Lex - 31980D1078 - EN

EUR-Lex - 31980D1078 - EN Avis juridique important | 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 )