73/152/ECSC: Commission Decision of 23 May 1973 obliging undertakings of the steel industry to publish schedules of transport charges for routes involving intra- Community sea links

• Articles: 7

Article 1

The undertakings of the Iron and Steel industry which sell iron and steel products in the Common Market under Article 81 of the ECSC Treaty to destinations which involve carriage by sea are required to publish sea-freight schedules for their main trade routes.

The undertakings may satisfy this obligation by publishing schedules of transport charges from basing point to sea-port of unloading.

Article 2

1. The sea freight schedules shall include handling charges in the port of loading, sea freight, port dues in the ports of loading and unloading, and insurance.

If the schedules published contain other factors these must be specified.

2. If the undertakings choose to publish sea-freight schedules from basing point to the sea-port of unloading, these schedules shall include, in addition to the factors mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article, the transport charges up to the port of loading.

3. The schedules may relate to a specific sea-port or to various sea-ports grouped in a limited geographical area having special characteristics.

4. The freight schedules may be drawn up by main categories of products and by tonnage groups.

5. The undertakings must ensure that the schedules which they publish reflect as exactly as possible the real costs involved.

Article 3

The undertakings which take in hand the transport of their products must invoice this transport according to the conditions of the schedules published.

Article 4

1. The schedules of transport charges shall apply not earlier than two clear days after being addressed to the Commission.

2. The schedules of transport charges must be communicated by the undertakings, upon request, to anyone interested.

3. The Commission may decide to circulate them itself.

Article 5

1. The undertakings and their selling agencies shall require middlemen, according to Article 8 of Decision 30/53, to respect the rules set out in Article 3 above.

2. The undertakings shall be held liable for any infringements of these rules by their middlemen.

Article 6

In the event of infringement of the rules of this Decision by an undertaking, the provisions of Article 64 of the Treaty shall apply.

Article 7

This Decision shall come into force on 1 June 1973.

Done at Brussels, 23 May 1973.

For the Commission

The President

François-Xavier ORTOLI