Coal and steel
8(1)The Chapter I prohibition does not apply to an agreement which relates to a coal or steel product to the extent to which the ECSC Treaty gives the Commission exclusive jurisdiction in the matter.
(2)Sub-paragraph (1) ceases to have effect on the date on which the ECSC Treaty expires (“the expiry date”).
(3)The Chapter II prohibition does not apply to conduct which relates to a coal or steel product to the extent to which the ECSC Treaty gives the Commission exclusive jurisdiction in the matter.
(4)Sub-paragraph (3) ceases to have effect on the expiry date.
(5)In this paragraph—
“coal or steel product” means any product of a kind listed in Annex I to the ECSC Treaty; and
“ECSC Treaty” means the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community.