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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 September, 2007

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____

NOTICE TO THE MARKET
COMPANHIA SIDERRGICA NACIONAL
Rua São José, 20, Grupo 1602, parte
Rio de Janeiro/RJ

Corporate Taxpayers ID (CNPJ) 33.042.730/0001 -04

Companhia Siderrgica Nacional (CSN or the Company), informs that tomorrow, September 4, 2007, it will be distributing to its shareholders the outstanding amount of dividends and interests on shareholders equity related to fiscal year 2006, as approved at the Annual Shareholders Meeting of the Company held on April 30, 2007.

Rio de Janeiro, September 3, 2007

COMPANHIA SIDERRGICA NACIONAL
Benjamin Steinbruch
IR Executive Officer

 

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: September 05, 2007

 
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
By:
/S/ Benjamin Steinbruch
 
Benjamin Steinbruch
Chief Executive Officer and Investor Relations Officer
 

 

 
By:
/S/ Otávio de Garcia Lazcano
 
Otávio de Garcia Lazcano
Chief Financial Officer
 

 

 
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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