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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 6-K
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the month of June, 2005

Commission File Number 1-14732
 
 
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

National Steel Company
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 

Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima 3400, 20º andar
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
04538-132
(Address of principal executive office)
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. 

Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______

 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  

Yes _______ No ___X____

COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
Publicly Held Corporation
CNPJ/MF 33.042.730/0001-04
NIRE nº 3330001159-5


SECOND NOTICE OF CALL
SPECIAL MEETING



The Shareholders of COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL are invited to attend the Special Meeting, to be held, in second call, on June 23, 2005, at 10 a.m., at the head offices of the Company, located at Rua São José nº 20 - Grupo 1602, Centro, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, in order to decide about the following Agenda:

1.

Amend the By-laws of the Company with the purpose of creating the Audit Committee.

According to the provisions of Article 135 of Law 6,404/76, the meeting will be installed, in this second call, upon the presence of any number of shareholders.

The documentation related to the matter contained in the Agenda will be available for analysis of the Shareholders at the head offices of the Company.

The Shareholders, whose shares are under custody, are requested to present updated extract provided by the custodian entity, with the respective shareholding participation, and those who intend to be represented by attorney-in-fact are requested to comply with the provisions of Article 126, Paragraph 1st, of Law 6,404/76, with the deposit at the head offices of the Company of the powers-of-attorney with specific powers for representation at the Special Meeting referred in this notice of call, three (3) working days prior to the date determined for its holding.


Rio de Janeiro, June 7, 2005.


Benjamin Steinbruch
President of the Board of Directors

 

 

 
SIGNATURE
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 07, 2005

 
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
By:
/S/  Lauro Henrique Rezende
 
Lauro Henrique Rezende
Investments Executive Officer
 

 

 
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