77/707/ECSC: Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community, meeting within the Council of 7 November 1977 concerning Community surveillance of imports of hard coal originating in third countries

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DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL

of 7 November 1977

concerning Community surveillance of imports of hard coal originating in third countries

(77/707/ECSC)

THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,

In agreement with the Commission,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Without prejudice to the provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, this Decision shall apply to imports of hard coal (Code No 3,100 in Annex I to the Treaty) into the Member States.

Article 2

Imports of hard coal originating in third countries into the Member States shall be subject to Community surveillance in order that the Commission may be able regularly and better to judge developments in all Community coal markets, with particular regard to imports of hard coal originating in third countries.

Article 3

—hard coal imports in tonnes (units of mass, t = t) with indication, if possible precise, of the net lower calorific value as received (net lower calorific value as received) expressed as kilojoules per kilogram (kj/kg), for use in electric power stations or installations for the combined production of heat and electricity, —average quarterly cif free-at-frontier prices of these hard coal imports per tonne (t = t).

Article 4

The Commission shall ensure that the information supplied pursuant to Article 3 remains confidential and is handled by officials who are bound by professional secrecy.

This provision shall not, however, prevent the Commission from publishing general or summary information, but at the earliest on the expiry of 80 days following the end of each quarter, in a form which, in respect of statistical secrecy, meets the following requirements:

—no financial data shall be published if less than four companies undertake more than 75 % of the imports from the country of origin in each quarter, —publication of information must be in such terms as to preclude the reconstruction of financial information about individual deliveries.

Article 5

Member States shall take all necessary measures for the application of this Decision.