75/569/ECSC: Commission Decision of 3 July 1975 authorizing an agreement between several steel industry undertakings concerning the joint buying of prereduced iron ore (Only the French text is authentic)

• Articles: 3

Article 1

The agreement between the following undertakings:

USINOR - Union Sidérurgique du Nord et de l'Est de la France S.A., Paris,

SACILOR - Aciéries et Laminoirs de Lorraine S.A., Hayange, Châtillon-Commentry-Biache, S.A., Paris, S.A. des hauts fourneaux de la Chiers, Longwy-Bas, Creusot-Loire S.A., Paris, Ugine Aciers S.A., Paris, Société des aciéries et tréfileries de Neuves-Maisons, Châtillon S.A., Neuves-Maisons, Forges d'Allevard, Paris, S.A. Cockerill Ougrée-Providence et Espérance-Longdoz, Seraing, S.A. Fabrique de fer de Maubeuge, Louvroil, S.A. Marrel Frères, Les Étaings-Chateauneuf (Loire), Société nouvelle des aciéries de Pompey S.A., Neuilly-sur-Seine, Société des aciers fins de l'Est (SAFE), Paris, Hauts fourneaux réunis de Saulnes et Uckange, Paris, Société métallurgique de Normandie S.A., Paris, Société lorraine de laminage continu Sollac S.A., Paris, Société lorraine et méridionale de laminage continu (Solmer), Paris, Vallourec S.A., Paris, Pont-à-Mousson S.A., Paris,

notified to the Commission by letter of 10 December 1974 and concerning the joint buying of prereduced iron ore is hereby authorized.

Article 2

The following conditions are attached to the authorization: 1. Société Française des Minerais Préréduits S.A. and its member undertakings shall without delay inform the Commission of: (a) any proposal for building or operating a direct reduction plant within the Community;

(b) any change in the number of shareholders of Société Française des Minerais Préréduits S.A.;

(c) any change or addition to their agreement or to the Memorandum and Articles of Association of Société Française des Minerais Préréduits S.A.

2. The proposals, changes and additions to be notified pursuant to paragraph 1 may not become operational until the Commission has confirmed that they are within the terms of the authorization given by this Decision or has authorized them under Article 65 (2) or, as the case may be, Article 66 (2) of the Treaty.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the undertakings named in Article 1 and to Société Française des Minerais Préréduits S.A.

Done at Brussels, 3 July 1975.

For the Commission

The President

François-Xavier ORTOLI