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( 1 ) OJ NO L 65 , 11 . 3 . 1980 , P . 11 .

( 2 ) SEE PAGE 1 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

COMMISSION DECISION NO 2796/80/ECSC

OF 31 OCTOBER 1980

AMENDING DECISION NO 588/80/ECSC AS REGARDS EXTENDING ITS PROVISIONS TO THE STATISTICAL MONITORING OF EXPORTS OF CERTAIN IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 47 THEREOF ;

WHEREAS COMMISSION DECISION NO 588/80/ECSC OF 7 MARCH 1980 ( 1 ) PROVIDES THAT IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF CERTAIN ECSC IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN CERTAIN NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES SHALL BE SUBJECT TO RETROSPECTIVE COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE , AND THAT THE COMMISSION MUST BE PROVIDED RAPIDLY WITH STATISTICS ON IMPORTS ;

WHEREAS COMMISSION DECISION NO 2794/80/ECSC ( 2 ) ESTABLISHED QUOTAS FOR PRODUCTION OF CRUDE STEEL AND FOR FOUR GROUPS OF FINISHED PRODUCTS ;

WHEREAS THE COMMISSION HAS CONCLUDED ARRANGEMENTS ON TRADE IN IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS WITH CERTAIN NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES ;

WHEREAS EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THE NEED TO ENSURE SOUND MONITORING OF THE TRADE FLOWS ; WHEREAS THERE IS IN PARTICULAR A NEED FOR CLEAR AND MORE RAPID INFORMATION ON EXPORT TRENDS ; WHEREAS DECISION NO 588/80/ECSC MUST THEREFORE BE AMENDED TO ENABLE RAPID STATISTICS TO BE OBTAINED ALSO ON EXPORTS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

DECISION NO 588/80/ECSC IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE 2A IS INSERTED :

' ARTICLE 2A

EXPORTS OF THE IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS SPECIFIED IN ANNEX I AND ORIGINATING IN THE COMMUNITY SHALL BE SUBJECT TO COMMUNITY MONITORING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBDIVISIONS OF ANNEX III AND SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING :

1 . THE MEMBER STATES SHALL NOTIFY THE COMMISSION , WITHIN THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF EACH MONTH , OF THE QUANTITIES , EXPRESSED IN TONNES , EXPORTED , INCLUDING SEPARATELY QUANTITIES RE-EXPORTED AFTER HIRE-PROCESSING , DURING THE LAST MONTH BUT ONE PRECEDING THE MONTH IN QUESTION ;

2 . THE INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY MEMBER STATES SHALL INCLUDE :

( A ) A BREAKDOWN BY PRODUCT ( CCT SUBHEADING OF NIMEXE CODE );

( B ) A BREAKDOWN BY DESTINATION AS SPECIFIED IN ANNEX III . '

2 . ANNEX II IS RE-HEADED ' ANNEX II - LIST OF COUNTRIES WHOSE PRODUCTS ARE SUBJECT TO STATISTICAL MONITORING ON IMPORTATION INTO THE COMMUNITY ' .

3 . THE ANNEX HERETO BECOMES ANNEX III .

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

IT SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 NOVEMBER 1980 .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 31 OCTOBER 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

ETIENNE DAVIGNON

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION

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ANNEX

' ANNEX III

LIST OF COUNTRIES TO WHICH THE COMMUNITY EXPORTS PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO STATISTICAL MONITORING ON EXPORTATION

TOTAL EXPORTS TO NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES :

OF WHICH :

ALGERIA

AUSTRIA

CHINA

FINLAND

INDIA

IRAQ

NORWAY

POLAND

ROMANIA

SAUDI ARABIA

SPAIN

SWEDEN

SWITZERLAND

USA

USSR '