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( 1 ) OJ NO L 114 , 5 . 5 . 1977 , P . 6 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 352 , 31 . 12 . 1977 , P . 13 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 17 , 21 . 1 . 1978 , P . 27 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 19 , 24 . 1 . 1978 , P . 5 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 19 , 24 . 1 . 1978 , P . 7 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 19 , 24 . 1 . 1978 , P . 9 .

COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION NO 859/78/ECSC

OF 27 APRIL 1978

PROVIDING FOR THE SUSPENSION OF PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ESTABLISHED IN RELATION TO IMPORTS OF STEEL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 74 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 77/329/ECSC OF 15 APRIL 1977 ON PROTECTION AGAINST DUMPING OR THE GRANTING OF BOUNTIES OR SUBSIDIES BY COUNTRIES WHICH ARE NOT MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY ( 1 ), AS AMENDED BY RECOMMENDATION NO 3004/77/ECSC ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 15 AND 19 THEREOF ,

HAVING HEARD THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED WITHIN THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROVIDED FOR BY RECOMMENDATION 77/329/ECSC ,

WHEREAS THE COMMISSION HAS ESTABLISHED , BY RECOMMENDATIONS NO 112/78/ECSC ( 3 ), NO 119/78/ECSC ( 4 ), NO 120/78/ECSC ( 5 ) AND NO 121/78/ECSC ( 6 ), PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES IN RELATION TO IMPORTS OF STEEL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA ;

WHEREAS SINCE THAT TIME CERTAIN ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA WITH RESPECT TO TRADE IN STEEL PRODUCTS ;

WHEREAS THESE ARRANGEMENTS , WHICH THE COMMISSION DEEMS REASONABLE , ALLOW THE FURTHER APPLICATION OF PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES TO BE SUSPENDED , WITHOUT PREJUDICE HOWEVER TO THE SUBSEQUENT DECISION OF THE COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO THE TREATMENT TO BE ACCORDED TO THE AMOUNTS GUARANTEED BY WAY OF PROVISIONAL DUTY ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE APPLICATION OF PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ESTABLISHED BY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS NO 112/78/ECSC , NO 119/78/ECSC , NO 120/78/ECSC AND NO 121/78/ECSC , IN RELATION TO IMPORTS OF STEEL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA , IS SUSPENDED FROM THE DATE OF THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS RECOMMENDATION .

THIS RECOMMENDATION DOES NOT PREJUDICE THE DECISION WHICH THE COMMISSION MAY TAKE SUBSEQUENTLY WITH RESPECT TO THE TREATMENT TO BE ACCORDED TO THE SUMS GUARANTEED UP TO THIS DATE BY WAY OF PROVISIONAL DUTIES .

NO OTHER ANTI-DUMPING DUTY OR OTHER SIMILAR MEASURES WILL BE APPLIED TO IMPORTS OF STEEL PRODUCTS FALLING UNDER THE ECSC TREATY AND ORIGINATING IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA UNLESS A COUNTER-RECOMMENDATION IS MADE BY THE COMMISSION .

ARTICLE 2

THIS RECOMMENDATION IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES . IT WILL ENTER INTO FORCE IN RESPECT OF EACH MEMBER STATE FROM THE DATE OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 27 APRIL 1978 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

WILHELM HAFERKAMP

VICE-PRESIDENT