On 19 January 1956, at the Tariff Conference held in Geneva as part of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) negotiations, Wilfried Platzer, Austrian Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, discusses the position and the role of Austria.

On 24 February 1956, during the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Conference in Geneva, an internal memorandum from the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) outlines the various offers made by Austria and the High Authority regarding the reduction of customs duties on special steels.

On 8 May 1956, at the end of the Geneva Tariff Conference, Austria and the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) sign two agreements: a Memorandum of Understanding on an anti-dumping clause on trade in steel not covered by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and a tariff agreement on the reduction of customs duties under GATT.

On 8 May 1956, at the end of the Geneva Tariff Conference, Austria and the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) sign two agreements: a Memorandum of Understanding on an anti-dumping clause on steel trade not covered by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and a tariff agreement on the reduction of customs duties under GATT.

On 8 May 1956, at the end of the Geneva Tariff Conference, Austria and the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) sign two agreements: a protocol on an anti-dumping clause on trade in steel outside the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and a tariff agreement on the reduction of customs duties under the GATT.

On 8 May 1956, at the end of the Geneva Tariff Conference, Austria and the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) sign two agreements: a protocol on an anti-dumping clause on trade in steel outside the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and a tariff agreement on the reduction of customs duties under the GATT.

On 8 May 1956, following the agreement between Austria and the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) signed at the Geneva Tariff Conference, an exchange of letters between Heinz Standenat, Head of the Austrian Delegation, and Jean Poincaré, Representative of the High Authority, sets out the Austrian Government’s concerns about some of the provisions of the Tariff Agreement.

On 17 May 1956, as part of the Geneva tariff negotiations, L. Giretti, senior official at the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), outlines the main provisions of the agreement between Austria and the High Authority.