No L 190/16 Official Journal of the Buropean Communities 11. 8. 95 COMMISSION DECISION of 26 July 1995 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 (160th derogation) (95/325/ECSC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 71 thereof, Having regard to High Authority recommendation No 1/64 of 15 January 1964 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 ('), as last amended by recommendation 88/27/ECSC (), and in particular Article 3 thereof, Whereas certain iron and steel products indispensable to the manufacture of certain goods and having very special physical and chemical characteristics are not produced in the Community, or produced in insufficient quantities ; whereas for a number of years insufficiency has been overcome by duty-free tariff quotas ; whereas Community producers are still not in a position to comply with the present quality requirements put forward by the users; whereas duty-free quotas at a level securing the supply of users is consequently required ; Whereas import of these products 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 this tariff quota is likely to jeopardize the objectives of recommen- dation No 1/64, but will help to maintain existing trade flows between Member States and non-member coun- tries ; Whereas these are special cases in the commercial policy field justifying the authorization of derogations pursuant to Article 3 of recommendation No 1/64; Whereas it is necessary to make sure that the tariff quota granted will have no other function than meeting the specific needs of certain transforming industries ; Whereas the Governments of the Member States have been consulted on the tariff quota set out below, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 1. Member States are hereby authorized to derogate from the obligations arising pursuant to Article 1 of High Authority recommendation No 1/64 to the extent neces- sary to suspend at the levels indicated the customs duties on the products set out below, within tariff quota of the amounts indicated for the Member States concerned : L. Quota Du CN code Description (tonnes) (%t)y Special wire rod for the manufacture of valve 20 000 0 exceeding 15 mm: (a) ex 7213 5010 Of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight : carbon — 0,30 % or less of silicon manganese — 0,03 % or less of sulphur — 0,06 % or less of copper () OJ No 8, 22. 1. 1964, p. 99/64. () OJ No L 15, 20. 1. 1988, p. 13. springs with a diameter of § mm or more but not — 0,6 % or more but not more than 0,8 % of — 0,5 % or more but not more than 0,9 % of — 0,03 % or less of phosphorus