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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-13-002190
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130930
FILED AS OF DATE:		20131001
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130930

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NATIONAL STEEL CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001049659
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES & ROLLING & FINISHING MILLS [3310]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14732
		FILM NUMBER:		131124717

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		STREET 1:		RUA LAURO MULLER
		STREET 2:		116 36 ANDAR
		CITY:			RIO DE JANEIRO RJ BR
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			00000
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<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=5 face="Times New Roman"><B>FORM 6-K </B></FONT></DIV>

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<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Times New Roman">Report of Foreign Private Issuer<BR>Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the</FONT></DIV>

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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Times New Roman"><B>For the month of September, 2013</B></FONT></DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Times New Roman"><B>Commission File Number 1-14732 </B></FONT></DIV>

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<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=5 face="Times New Roman"><B>COMPANHIA SIDER&#218;RGICA NACIONAL </B></FONT></DIV>

<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face="Times New Roman">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></DIV>

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<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=5 face="Times New Roman"><B>National Steel Company </B></FONT></DIV>

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<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Times New Roman"><B>Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima 3400, 20&#186; andar<BR>S&#227;o Paulo, SP, Brazil<BR>04538-132 </B></FONT></DIV>

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<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports<BR>under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.&nbsp;</FONT> Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______

<P>&nbsp;<FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif">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. </FONT>&nbsp;</P>Yes _______ No ___X____ </DIV>

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<H1 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: avoid; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">SUMMARY OF THE RESOLUTIONS TAKEN AT THE EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING OF COMPANHIA SIDER&#218;RGICA NACIONAL HELD ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 </FONT></B></H1>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: -21.3pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">The majority of attending shareholders resolved on the:</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: -21.3pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Approval of the Florestal Protocol and Justification, entered into on September 10, 2013 between representatives of the Company and Florestal Nacional S.A., whose articles of association are filed at the S&#227;o Paulo State Commercial Registry (JUCESP) under no. (NIRE) 35-3.0039121.7, headquartered at Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima n. 3.400, 20&#186; andar, sala Volta Redonda, parte, Itaim Bibi, CEP 04538-132, in the city and state of S&#227;o Paulo, and inscribed in the roll of corporate taxpayers (CNPJ/MF) under no. 09.295.323/0001-24 (&#8220;</FONT><U><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Florestal</FONT></U><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">&#8221;). &nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: -21.3pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Approval of the Cimentos Protocol and Justification, entered into on September 10, 2013 between representatives of the Company and CSN Cimentos S.A. whose articles of association are filed at the Rio de Janeiro State Commercial Registry (JUCERJA) under no. (NIRE) 333.000.897.72, headquartered at Rodovia BR 393 (L&#250;cio Meira) s/n., Km 5,001, Vila Santa Cec&#237;lia, CEP 27260-390, in the city of Volta Redonda, state of Rio de Janeiro, and inscribed in the roll of corporate taxpayers (CNPJ/MF) under no. 42.564.807/0001-05 (&#8220;</FONT><U><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Cimentos</FONT></U><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">&#8221;).&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: -21.3pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Approval of the Prada Protocol and Justification, entered into on September 10, 2013 between representatives of the Company and Companhia Metal&#250;rgica Prada, whose articles of association are filed at the S&#227;o Paulo State Commercial Registry (JUCESP) under no. (NIRE) 35-3.0004858.0, headquartered at Rua Engenheiro Francisco Pita Brito n. 138, CEP 04753-900, in the city and state of S&#227;o Paulo, and inscribed in the roll of corporate taxpayers (CNPJ/MF) under no. 56.993.900/0001-31 (&#8220;</FONT><U><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Prada</FONT></U><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">&#8221;).&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: -21.3pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Approval and ratification of the hiring of the specialized company APSIS Consultoria e Avalia&#231;&#245;es Ltda., a privately-held company, headquartered at Rua da Assembleia n&#186; 35, 12&#186; andar, in the city and state of Rio de Janeiro, inscribed in the roll of corporate taxpayers (CNPJ/MF) under no. 08.681.365/0001-30 and registered with the Rio de Janeiro State Regional Accounting Council (CRC/RJ) under no. 005112/O-9 (&#8220;APSIS&#8221;), responsible for the appraisal of Florestal&#8217;s net equity and Cimentos and Prada&#8217;s net assets to be spun-off, evaluated at their book value based on the specific balance sheets of each company&nbsp; involved on August 31, 2013 (&#8220;Appraisal Report&#8221;). </FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: -21.3pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Approval of the (i) Appraisal Report of Florestal&#8217;s net equity, (ii) Cimentos&#8217; Appraisal Report, with the net assets to be transferred to the Company and (iii) Prada&#8217;s Appraisal Report, with the net assets to be transferred to the Company.</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: -21.3pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Approval of the merger of Florestal by the Company and the extinction of all Florestal&#8217;s shares owned by the Company, based on Article 226, Paragraph 1 of Law 6404/76, the Company therefore succeeding Florestal in all its rights and obligations, fixed and non-fixed </FONT>

<FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">assets and liabilities, without interruption, as per Article 227 of Law 6404/76 and the approved Florestal Protocol and Justification.</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: -21.3pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 42.6pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">6.1. Considering that the Company holds all the shares issued by Florestal and that this ownership is fully reflected in its equity through the equity accounting method, there will be no increase in the Company&#8217;s capital, no issue of shares and no amendments to the Company&#8217;s Bylaws or changes in its shareholders&#8217; interests due to the merger mentioned in this item.</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: -21.3pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 42.6pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">6.2. Variations in Florestal&#8217;s net equity between August 31, 2013, the reference date of the Appraisal Report, and the present date, will be automatically absorbed by the Company's equity. </FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: -21.3pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Approval of the merger of Cimentos&#8217; spun-off net assets by the Company, the&nbsp; Company to succeed Cimentos in all its rights and obligations related to the assets spun-off and merged by the Company, as per Article 229, Paragraph 1 of Law 6404/76. Therefore, the Company will be the successor only of those Cimentos obligations transferred to it with the respective net assets spun off and merged by the Company, and will not be jointly liable for Cimentos&#8217; other obligations, as per Article 233, Sole Paragraph of Law 6404/76. </FONT><I><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US color=#1f497d face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></I></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: -21.3pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 42.6pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">7.1. Considering that the Company holds all the shares issued by Cimentos and this interest is fully reflected in its equity through the equity accounting method, there will be no increase in the Company&#8217;s capital representing its capital stock nor in the issue of shares, as well as no amendment to the Bylaws or change in the Company&#8217;s shareholders&#8217; interest due to the partial spin-off. </FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: -21.3pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 42.6pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">7.2. Equity variations in Cimentos&#8217; net assets between August 31, 2013, the reference date of the Appraisal Report, and the present date, will be automatically absorbed by the Company's equity. </FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: -21.3pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Approval of the merger of Prada&#8217;s spun-off net assets by the Company, given that the Company will succeed Prada in all its rights and obligations related to spun-off assets and merged by the Company, as per Article 229, Paragraph 1 of Law 6404/76. Therefore, the Company will be responsible solely for Prada&#8217;s obligations that may be transferred to it with the respective spun-off net assets merged by the Company, without joint liability to Prada in relation to other obligations, as per Article 233, Sole Paragraph of Law 6404/76. </FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: -21.3pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 42.6pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">8.1. Considering that the Company holds all the shares issued by Prada and that this ownership is fully reflected in its equity through the equity accounting method, there will be no increase in the Company&#8217;s capital, no issue of shares and no amendments to the Company&#8217;s Bylaws or changes in its shareholders&#8217; interests due to the merger of the net assets spun off by Prada. </FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: -21.3pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 42.6pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">8.2. Equity variations in Prada&#8217;s net assets between August 31, 2013, the reference date of the Appraisal Report, and the present date, will be automatically absorbed by the Company's equity. </FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: -21.3pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Board of Executive Officers is authorized to sign all documents and perform all acts necessary for compliance with the resolutions taken at this Meeting. </FONT></P></DIV>

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   <DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face="Times New Roman">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;Benjamin Steinbruch </FONT></DIV>

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   <DIV align=left><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face="Times New Roman"><B>Benjamin Steinbruch </B></FONT></DIV>

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   <DIV align=left><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face="Times New Roman"><B>David Moise Salama </B></FONT></DIV>

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