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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2869/82 OF 21 OCTOBER 1982 ON THE CONCLUSION OF AN ARRANGEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA RELATING TO STEEL

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 113 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES HAS TAKEN A SERIES OF MEASURES AFFECTING IMPORTS OF STEEL PRODUCTS FROM THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS THAT COUNTRY HAS HAD RECOURSE TO ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES , COUNTERVAILING DUTIES AND TO OTHER MEASURES WITH REGARD TO THE DISPOSAL OF COMMUNITY PRODUCTION ON THE UNITED STATES MARKET ;

WHEREAS THE COMMISSION OPENED NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOLLOWING THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 24 JULY 1982 , CULMINATING ON 6 AUGUST 1982 IN THE TEXT OF AN ARRANGEMENT WHEREBY , IN PARTICULAR , THE PETITIONS OF THE AMERICAN INDUSTRY WOULD BE WITHDRAWN AND THE MEASURES TAKEN BY THE UNITED STATES ADMINISTRATION TERMINATED IN RETURN FOR THE RESTRICTION OF COMMUNITY EXPORTS , AND IN THE TEXT OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS WHICH THE PARTIES AGREED TO RECOMMEND THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE AUTHORITIES APPROVE ;

WHEREAS THE ARRANGEMENT WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO SAFEGUARD THE ESSENTIAL EXPORT INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY STEEL INDUSTRY ON THE UNITED STATES MARKET ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THIS RESULT AND BECAUSE OF THE RELATION ESTABLISHED , AT NEGOTIATION LEVEL , BETWEEN THE PRODUCTS INVOLVED AND COVERED BY THE ECSC TREATY AND CERTAIN STEEL PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE EEC TREATY , IT HAS APPEARED NECESSARY TO INCLUDE THESE LAST MENTIONED PRODUCTS , WHICH ARE ALSO THE SUBJECT OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED PETITIONS AND MEASURES , IN THE SAID ARRANGEMENT ;

WHEREAS THE COMMISSION DECISION PURSUANT TO THE ECSC TREATY CONCERNING THE CONCLUSION OF THE ARRANGEMENT HAS RECEIVED THE ASSENT OF THE COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT TREATY ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THE ABOVEMENTIONED ARRANGEMENT SHOULD BE APPROVED TO THE EXTENT THAT IT RELATES TO PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE EEC TREATY ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . THE ARRANGEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA RELATING TO TRADE IN CERTAIN STEEL PRODUCTS , TO BE CONCLUDED IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS , IS HEREBY APPROVED ON BEHALF OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY TO THE EXTENT THAT THIS ARRANGEMENT RELATES TO PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE EEC TREATY .

2 . THE TEXTS OF THE ARRANGEMENT AND OF THE EXCHANGE OF LETTERS ARE ATTACHED TO THIS REGULATION ( 1 ) .

ARTICLE 2

THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO DESIGNATE THE PERSON EMPOWERED TO IMPLEMENT THE EXCHANGE OF LETTERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF BINDING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 21 OCTOBER 1982 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

U . ELLEMANN-JENSEN