WORLD TRADE
ORGANISATIONG/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
2 April 2002
(02-1624)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(A) OF THE
AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS ON INITIATION OF
AN INVESTIGATION AND THE REASONS FOR IT
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.4 OF THE AGREEMENT
ON SAFEGUARDS BEFORE TAKING A PROVISIONAL
SAFEGUARD MEASURE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
The following communication, dated 27 March 2002, has been received from the Permanent
Delegation of the European Commission.
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We enclose a notification pursuant to Article 12.1(a) of the Agreement on Safeguards , on
taking a decision to initiate an investigatory process relating to serious injury or threat thereof (‘a
safeguard investigation’);  a notification pursuant to Article 12.4 of the Agreement on Safeguards ,
before taking provisional safeguard measures for imports of certain steel products (incorporating anoffer of consultations under that Article); and a notification pursuant to Article 9, footnote 2 of the
Agreement on Safeguards,  on taking a decision not to apply those measures to products originating in
developing countries. We also enclose a copy of the Commission Decision and Commission
Regulation.
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A. NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1( A) ON TAKING A DECISION TO INITIATE AN
INVESTIGATORY PROCESS RELATING TO SERIOUS INJURY OR THREAT THEREOF
1. Specify the date when the investigation was initiated
On 28 March 2002, the European Commission is initiating an investigatory process relating to
serious injury to the domestic producers of products like or directly competing with certain imported
steel products.  Public notice of the investigation will be provided on 28 March 2002.
2. Specify the product subject to the investigation
The steel products covered by the investigation are non alloy hot rolled coils, non alloy hot
rolled sheets and plates, non alloy hot rolled narrow strip, alloy hot rolled flat products, cold rolled
sheets, electrical sheets (other than GOES), metallic coated sheets, organic coated sheets, tin mill
products, quarto plates, wide flats, non alloy merchant bars and light sections, alloy merchant bars and
light sections, rebars, stainless bars and light shapes, stainless wire rod, stainless steel wire, fittings
(<609,6mm), flanges (other than of stainless steel), gas pipes and hollow sections.
The products concerned, together with the European Community Combined Nomenclature
(CN) codes under which they are currently classified, are listed in Annex 1.
3. Provide the reasons for the initiation of investigation
(a) Information provided to the Commission
The Commission has been informed by certain Member States (‘the Member States
concerned’), pursuant to Article 2 of Council Regulations (EC) No 3285/942 and 519/943 respectively,
that trends in imports of certain steel products appear to call for safeguard measures.  The Member
States concerned have submitted the evidence available to them in relation to the indicators specifiedin Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 3285/94 and Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 519/94, and asked
the Commission to open a safeguard investigation and to impose provisional measures.
(b) Increase in imports
The information currently available to the Commission indicates that  there have been recent
sharp increases in imports of each of the products concerned either in absolute terms, and/or relative
to Community production or consumption.
Annexes 1.1 to 1.21 and 2 contain detailed information as to the increases in imports which
form the basis for the initiation of the investigation.
                                                     
2 OJ L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 53.
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(c) Serious injury or threat of serious injury
The information currently available to the Commission includes data in relation to certain
economic indicators specified in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 3285/94 and in Article 8 of
Regulation (EC) No 519/94 for the main Community producers of each product which is like or
directly competing with one of the products concer ned.  In general, the data shows a situation of
stagnant or declining consumption in the Community market in the last 12 months; together with
growing imports at low prices, and reduced sales volumes, prices and profitability for Community
producers.
Annexes 1.1 to 1.21 and 2 contain detailed information as to the evidence which forms the
basis for the initiation of the investigation
(d) Procedure
Following the provisions of Article 6 Regulation (EC) No 3285/94 and Article 5 of
Regulation (EC) No 519/94; the Commission has consulted the Advisory Committee established
under Article 4 of each of those regulations. Following that consultation, it is apparent to the
Commission that there is sufficient evidence to justif y the initiation of an investigation in relation to
the products concerned and the Commission has decided to open an investigation, in cooperation withthe Member States, to determine whether the necessary conditions exist for the adoption of definitive
safeguard measures in relation to those products.
4. Further information
A copy of the Notice of Initiation which will appear in the Official Journal of the European
Communities is being submitted to the Committee.  This document will also be available in the WTO
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B. NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.4 BEFORE TAKING PROVISIONAL SAFEGUARD MEASURES
1. Specify the product subject to the proposed provisional safeguard measure
The products subject to the proposed provisional safeguard measures are non alloy hot rolled
coils, non alloy hot rolled sheets and plates, non alloy hot rolled narrow strip, alloy hot rolled flat
products, cold rolled sheets, electrical sheets (other than GOES), tin mill products, quarto plates, wide
flats, non alloy merchant bars and light sections, alloy merchant bars and light sections, rebars,
stainless steel wire, fittings (<609,6mm) and flanges (other than of stainless steel).
The products subject to the proposed provisional safeguard measures, together with the
European Community Combined Nomenclature (CN) codes under which they are currently classified,are listed in Annex 3.
2. Specify the proposed provisional safeguard measure
The proposed provisional safeguard measures are the establishment of temporary tariff quotas
in respect of the 15 products which it is proposed will be subject to measures, in excess of which an
additional duty will require to be paid.  The tariff quota and additional duty proposed in respect ofeach product is specified in Annex 3.
3. Specify the date of introduction of  th e proposed provisional safeguard measure
The proposed date of introduction of the provisional safeguard measures is 29 March 2002.
4. Specify the expected duration of the provisional safeguard measure
The provisional safeguard measures will apply for six months from the date of its
introduction.
5. Provide the basis for:
(i) making a preliminary determination, as provided for in Article 6, that increased
imports have caused or are threatening to cause serious injury; and
UNFORESEEN DEVELOPMENTS
From 1998 onwards, in reaction to the Asian crisis
4, the US, which represents around one
eighth of world steel consumption, began to make greater use of trade defence instruments in the steel
sector with a view to protecting their domestic producers from competition, in a manner considered
by many economic operators to be legally unjustified and economically excessive.  Indeed, each of
these measures which has been adjudicated in the WTO has been declared to be illegal.
                                                     
4 The effects of the Asian crisis were felt around the world in 1998 and 1999. In particular, as Asian
steel producers fought to maintain sales volumes in the face of the collapse of their domestic markets, theysought to open up new markets by offering low prices, and found the Community market to be an importantoutlet for their goods.  In consequence, imports of the products concerned increased markedly in 1998, and
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Table 1 shows the annual number of anti-dumping and countervailing duty final
determinations made by the US between 1997 and 2001 in relation to the steel sector, and illustrates
the increase in activity in the last three years.
Year Anti-dumping
dutyCountervailing
duty
1997 5 0
1998 6 1
1999 16 7
2000 14 5
2001 26 5
Of these measures, around half relate to products covered by this Regulation.  As far as the
year 2001 is concerned, around 82 per cent of the measures concern products under consideration in
this Regulation. These measures had an increasingly discouraging effect on imports of steel products
to the US.  As a result of this increase in activity, the US had in place or pending some 164 anti-
dumping measures, 41 countervailing duty measures and 2 safeguard measures relating to the steelsector by the end of 2001.
In the course of 2001, the US also announced further broadly based, action in the steel sector.
In January, the US opened an investigation into steel under section 223 of the US Trade Act of 1974.
In July, the US ITC announced a broad ranging investigation into steel under section 202 of the TradeAct of 1974; and in December, the ITC recommended import restrictions across a broad range of steel
products.  These actions, which culminated in the import restrictions announced by the US President
on 5 March 2002, further discouraged imports of steel products to the US.
The increasingly protectionist stance adopted by the US in recent years in relation to steel led
to a decrease in US steel imports of 33 per cent between 1998 and 2001.
INCREASE IN IMPORTS
The Commission has carried out a preliminary analysis of the increase in imports to the
Community of each of the products concerned over the same period (1998 to 2001), both in absolute
terms, and relative to Community production and consumption. Imports of each of the products
concerned increased considerably in that period.
The Commission has made a preliminary determination that there is clear evidence that
imports of 15 of the products concerned have recently increased in a manner which is sudden, sharp
and significant.  These are non alloy hot rolled coils, non alloy hot rolled sheets and plates, non alloyhot rolled narrow strip, alloy hot rolled flat products , cold rolled sheets, electrical sheets (other than
GOES), tin mill products, quarto plates, wide flats, non alloy merchant bars and light sections, alloy
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In concrete terms, total imports of the 15 products concerned (specified in Annex 2) increased
as follows.
Year Imports of the 15 products
concerned (mt)
1997 8.7
1998 12.1
1999 10.6
2000 12.5
2001 14.2
Imports of the 15 products concerned, taken as a whole, increased by 2.5 per cent between
1998 and 2000, and by 13 per cent between 2000 and 2001 (the latest period for which statistics are
available).  Individual analysis of the increase in imports of each of these products clearly shows a
recent increase in imports of each of the 15 products except 1 (product 9) in absolute terms.  For all
products (including product 9) there is a recent and sharp increase in imports relative to production.
This recent increase ranges from 7.3 per cent to 209.7 per cent (see Annex 2).
The Community steel market is characterised by long term relationships between producers
and users; long term supply contracts; and the attachment of significant importance to security of
supply.  Given the nature of that market and its sensitivity to increased supplies, which lead
immediately to price depression, and consequently losses for the Community producers, theseincreases in imports, either in absolute and/or re lative terms, in respect of each of the 15 products
concerned, must be considered sharp.. In the context of imports having already reached historically
high levels in 2000, the further increase in imports  shown in Annex 2 in relation to each product is
also significant.
THREAT OF SERIOUS INJURY
In order to make a preliminary determination as to whether there is clear evidence of serious
injury or threat of serious injury to the Community producers of each of the like products, the
Commission has evaluated all relevant factors of an objective and quantifiable nature having a bearingon the situation of the Community producers. In particular, for each product concerned, the
Commission has evaluated the development of imports, consumption, production, productivity,
capacity utilization, sales, market share, prices, profitability and employment for the years 1997 to
2001.  The key factors are provided in Annexes 1.1 to 1.21.
Imports of 14 out of 15 of the products concerned grew in absolute terms between 2000 and
2001.  The amount of growth varied as between products from 1,067 tonnes to 512,000 tonnes.  Therate of growth in absolute terms varied between less than 1 per cent and 302 per cent depending on the
product.  For the 1 product whose imports fell marginally, the market share of imports increased
substantially (by 8 per cent).
Imports of each of the 15 products concerned also grew relative to consumption between
2000 and 2001.  Relative growth varied between 2 per cent and 285 per cent depending on the
product.
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In general, consumption of the products concerned and the like products was stagnant or
declining between 2000 and 2001.  Consumption of 9 of the products fell in this period, whilst
consumption of the remaining 6 grew.
Production of the like products generally fell.  Production of 11 of the like products fell,
production of 3 of the like products increased marginally (less than 2 per cent) and production of 1 of
the like products increased markedly.
Productivity increased for 14 of the 15 products concerned. For the 1 product for which
productivity fell, the Commission’s preliminary analys is indicates that this was due to a fall in the
volume of production.
Capacity utilization in relation to production of each of the like products generally decreased
by between 5 per cent and 10 per cent from 2000 to 2001, although in 1 case it was virtually stagnant
and in 2 cases it actually increased.
Sales of the like products in the EU generally fell between 2000 and 2001.  Nevertheless, in
the case of 2 products sales increased (although in relation to each of those products, the Community
producers suffered loss of market share).
In each relation to each product, the Community producers suffered a loss of market share of
between 1 per cent and 10 per cent.
The price of most products fell between 2000 and 2001.  In addition, of those products whose
price rose in this period, in all but 3 cases, 2001 prices were lower than the price in 1997.  In normalconditions of international trade, the forecast im provement in the Community consumer sector would
enable the industry to improve its situation by raising prices.  However, low priced imports, resulting
from trade deviation, have prevented Community producers from doing so.
Between 2000 and 2001, the profitability of the Community producers in relation to each like
product has declined dramatically in all but 3 cases.  In 2 of those cases, the Community producers are
making a marginal profit (less than 2 per cent), and in 1 other they are incurring a material loss(─ 8.2%).  This situation occurs against a background of already poor levels of profitability in
previous years.
Employment in the Community steel industry in  relation to ECSC products has declined by
20,000 since 1997; and from 276,300 in 2000 to 270,000 in 2001.  These trends appear to be broadlyreflected in the information available on employment relating to each of the like products.
For each of the 15 products concerned, the Commission has analysed the factors mentioned
above to determine what effect increased imports at low prices are having on the Community
producers of the corresponding like product. In particular, the Commission notes that imports of eachof the products concerned grew in absolute terms, and relative to consumption and production.  The
Community producers are suffering loss of market share in relation to each product and the prices of
their products have also generally fallen or remain depressed.  Further, in relation to most products
their profitability has significantly declined in th e last year although in relation to some it merely
remains low.
Based on its preliminary analysis, the Commission has made a preliminary determination that,
in relation to each of the 15 products concerned, the Community producers are threatened with
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serious injury will occur even more rapidly both as a result of the announcement of US measures on
5 March, and of those measures being brought into force.
CAUSATION
On the basis of the available information, the Commission has made a preliminary
determination that there is clear evidence of a causal link between the reduction in US imports and
growth in Community imports.  This can best be explained by the fact that, for many steel producers,
the US and the Community are their only viable export markets.  In consequence, as both markets
have the same types of industrial users, it is reasonable to conclude that steel imports diverted fromthe US market have been diverted to the Community market. Most of the third country producers
affected by the US measures have exported to the Community for a number of years, and, more and
more after the Asian crisis and the above mentioned US activities.
The Commission has also made a preliminary determination that there is clear evidence of a
causal link between increased volumes of imports of each of the 15 products concerned and reduced
sales volumes of each of the like products.  Despite minor differences in the production process, and
some differences in terms of quality, both products have the same basic physical characteristics and
the same uses and are sold via similar or identical sales channels.  Price information is readily
available and the products concerned and the like products compete mainly on price.
Given those causal links, the Commission has made a preliminary determination that the
Community producers are suffering reduced sales volumes and market shares due to increased
imports arising as a result of trade deviation from the US.
The Commission has made a preliminary determination that there is a causal link between the
reduction in sales revenues achieved by the Community producers and the reduction in their
profitability.  Any reduction in capacity utilization increases the unit cost of production.  Therefore,
any reduction in the quantity of goods produced and sold reduces profitability.  In addition, fixed
costs cannot be reduced quickly or on a short term basis.
The Commission has also made a preliminary determination that there is a causal link
between undercutting by the products concerned (i.e. selling at less than the actual price of the like
products) and loss of sales revenues by the Community producers.  In almost all cases, the products
concerned were sold on the Community market at lower prices than the like products.  Undercutting
margins range up to 31 per cent.
The Commission has also made a preliminary determination that there is a causal link
between underselling of the products concerned (i.e. selling at less than a constructed price for the like
product based on cost plus a reasonable profit margin) and loss of sales revenues by the Community
producers.  In the few cases where no undercutting was found, this was because the Community
prices were depressed and sales earned no or only minimal profit (underselling margins range from15 per cent upwards).
The Commission therefore draws the preliminary conclusion that, in relation to each of the
15 products concerned, imports at low prices have caused and are causing – (1) a reduction in the
volume of the like product sold by the Community producers;  (2) a reduction in the prices at whichthe Community producers sold the like product;  (3) a consequent reduction in the sales revenues of
the Community producers and (4) a drastic reduction in the profitability of the Community producers.
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OTHER FACTORS
To ensure that the threat of serious injury is not attributable to other factors than the increase
in imports, the Commission has carried out a preliminary analysis of other factors that may have
contributed to the threat of serious injury suffered by the Community producers.  These include the
general downturn in the world economy in 2001; th e short term economic slowdown resulting from
the events of 11 September; and reduced exports by Community producers to the US.
That preliminary analysis indicates that the incr ease in imports is the substantial cause of the
threat of serious injury to the Community producers.  Under normal market conditions, theCommunity industry has no excess capacity due to the deep restructuring it has undergone in recent
years.  The reduction in exports to the US market resulting from the actions of the US may have had
an impact on the Community industry, but it clearly does not break the causal link between the
deviation of traffic from the US and the serious injury which it threatens.  This is clearly shown by a
comparison of Community import volumes to export volumes.  Nevertheless, a detailed examination
of all factors which have, or may have, contributed to the injury will be undertaken in the course of
the Commission’s investigation.
(ii) determining that there are critical  circumstances where delay would cause
damage which it would be difficult to repair
CRITICAL SITUATION
The Commission has made a preliminary determination that critical circumstances exist in
which delay would cause damage which it would be difficult to repair.  As indicated above and
illustrated in detail by Annexes 1.1 to1.21, threat of serious injury is clearly imminent. Communityproducers are already suffering a decline, notably in production, sales and profitability, as a result of
increased imports of the 15 products concerned.
In relation to the like or directly competing products, production has fallen by 3 per cent
between 2000 and 2001.  Sales have fallen by 4 per cent in the same period, and the Community
producers market share has declined.  Profitability has also declined sharply in this period, and in
many cases sales are being made at a loss.  This decline is also reflected in a loss of employment inrelation to production of the 15 products concerned.  Employment across the industry has fallen from
276,500 in 2000 to 270,000 in 2001.
Available information relating to the performance of the Community producers in the first
quarter of 2002 indicates that production, sales and profitability continue to decline.  Prior to 5 Marchthe Community producers were clearly already in a weak position.  The existing increase in imports
had lead to oversupply on the Community market; reductions in prices and threat of serious injury.
These developments will be dramatically exacerbated by the announcement of US measures
on 5 March, and by the bringing into force of those measures.
For the reasons explained above, the US and the Community markets constitute the only
viable export markets for many steel producers.  For products subject to a 15 per cent or 30 per cent
duty under US safeguard measures, the US market is effectively closed.
The Commission has made a preliminary assessment of the possible destination of the huge
volume of goods diverted from the US market.  It  notes that, given the weakness of other markets
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been, or will be, diverted to such markets.  Furthermore, producers in third countries suffer a difficult
situation in their domestic markets, which are unable to absorb goods previously destined for the US
market.  Given the openness of the Community market, it may constitute the only opportunity forforeign producers to find an outlet for goods excluded from the US market.  In these circumstances,
the Commission concludes that a substantial proportion of the exports excluded from the US market
have been, and will be, diverted to the Community.
Therefore, it can be anticipated that the application of import restrictions to the US market
will result in a significant further increase in im ports of the products concerned into the Community.
Analysis indicates that around 15 million tonnes of steel products (worth around $4.1 billion),equivalent to total Community imports of the products concerned in 2000, are covered by the US
measures and risk being diverted to the Community market.
The situation of the Community producers has been significantly worsened by the US
measures announced on 5 March 2002 because these measures have forced the Community producersto revise their projections downwards to reflect further reductions in earnings (from both domestic
sales and exports), and further damage to profitability.  This is compromising current reorganization
within the Community industry.  It is also underm ining earlier restructuring and modernization within
the industry.
Because the Community producers’ projections have been revised downwards, in order to cut
costs, temporary or permanent closure of production facilities will be difficult to avoid.  These
closures may affect production not only of the like products, but also of other products produced using
the same facilities.  The social impact, according to industry estimates, could be the disappearance of
a further 20,000 jobs in the next few years.  The negative impact could also extend to those activitieswhich are dependent on the Community producers affected by the measure.
Bearing in mind that domestic consumption of the 15 products concerned is stagnant or
declining and the rate at which imports were growing prior to the announcement of US measures, the
situation of the Community producers was weak.
The considerable increase in the growth of imports which the US measures promise has
forced the Community producers to revise sales a nd profits projections downwards.  These revised
projections demand immediate measures by Community producers to reduce costs and stem
anticipated losses, including closing production facilities and laying off employees.  The damage
caused to the Community producers by taking such actio n would be difficult to repair.  If such action
is to be avoided, provisional safeguard measures must quickly be taken.
Therefore, the Commission considers that there exists a critical situation in which any delay
in the adoption of provisional safeguard measures would cause damage which it would be difficult to
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6. Offer of consultations under Article 12.4
The European Community offers consultations on the provisional safeguard measures at any
time after 29 March 2002.
7. Other information
A copy of the Commission Regulation which wi ll appear in the Official Journal of the
European Communities is being submitted to the Committee.  This document will also be available in
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NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2 UPON TAKING A DECISION NOT TO APPLY THOSE
PROVISIONAL SAFEGUARD MEASURES TO CERTAIN PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES
1. Specify the measure
The measures consist of temporary tariff quotas in excess of which additional duty requires to
be paid, described in the notification under Article 12.4 above.
2. Specify the product subject to the measure
The measures apply to the products described in paragraph 1 of the notification under
Article 12.4 above, and more particularly described in Annex 3.
3. Specify the developing countries to which the measure is not applied under Article 9.1 of
the Agreement on Safeguards, and the import shares of these countries individually and
collectively
(a) 
Imports of the products concerned originating in any of the developing countries specified in
Annex 4 shall not be subject to the provisional safeguard measures, except in the case of those
products originating in those countries against which an ‘x’ appears in that annex.
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ANNEX 1
PRODUCTS CONCERNED
Product
NumberProduct
DescriptionCN Codes
1 Non Alloy Hot
Rolled Coils7208.10.00, 7208.25.00, 7208.26.00, 7208.27.00, 7208.36.00,
7208.37.10, 7208.37.90, 7208.38.10, 7208.38.90, 7208.39.10,
7208.39.90
2 Non Alloy Hot
Rolled Sheets and
Plates7208.40.10, 7208.40.90, 7208.52.99, 7208.53.90, 7208.54.10,
7208.54.90
3 Non Alloy Hot
Rolled Narrow
Strip7211.14.10, 7211.14.90, 7211.19.20, 7211.19.90, 7212.60.11,
7212.60.19, 7212.60.91
4 Alloy Hot Rolled
Flat Products7225.19.10, 7225.30.00, 7225.40.80, 7226.19.10, 7226.91.10,
7226.91.90, 7226.99.20
5 Cold Rolled
Sheets7209.15.00, 7209.16.90, 7209.17.90, 7209.18.91, 7209.25.00,
7209.26.90, 7209.27.90, 7209.28.90, 7209.90.10, 7209.90.90,
7225.20.90, 7225.50.00, 7211.23.10, 7211.23.99, 7211.29.20,7211.29.50, 7211.29.90, 7211.90.11, 7211.90.19, 7211.90.90,
7212.60.93, 7212.60.99, 7226.92.10, 7226.92.90
6 Electrical Sheets
(other than
GOES)7209.16.10, 7209.17.10, 7209.18.10, 7209.26.10, 7209.27.10,
7209.28.10, 7211.23.91, 7225.19.90, 7226.19.30, 7226.19.90
7 Metallic Coated
Sheets7210.20.10, 7210.20.90, 7210.30.10, 7210.30.90, 7210.41.10,
7210.41.90, 7210.49.10, 7210.49.90, 7210.61.10, 7210.61.90,
7210.69.10, 7210.69.90, 7210.90.38, 7210.90.90, 7212.20.11,
7212.20.19, 7212.20.90, 7212.30.11, 7212.30.19, 7212.30.90,7212.50.31, 7212.50.51, 7212.50.58, 7212.50.75, 7212.50.91,
7212.50.93, 7212.50.97, 7212.50.99, 7225.91.10, 7225.91.90,
7225.92.10, 7225.92.90, 7225.99.90, 7226.93.20, 7226.93.80,
7226.94.20, 7226.94.80, 7226.99.80
8 Organic Coated
Sheets7210.70.39, 7210.70.90, 7212.40.91, 7212.40.93, 7212.40.98
9 Tin Mill Products 7209.18.99, 7210.11.10, 7210.11.90, 7210.12.11, 7210.12.19,
7210.12.90, 7210.50.10, 7210.50.90, 7210.70.31, 7210.90.33,
7211.23.51, 7212.10.10, 7212.10.91, 7212.10.93, 7212.10.99,7212.40.10, 7212.40.95
10 Quarto Plates 7208.51.30, 7208.51.50, 7208.51.91, 7208.51.99, 7208.52.91,
7208.90.10, 7208.90.90, 7210.90.31, 7225.40.20, 7225.40.50,
7225.99.10
11 Wide Flats 7208.51.10, 7208.52.10, 7208.53.10, 7211.13.00
12 Non Alloy
Merchant Bars
and Light
Sections7214.30.00, 7214.91.10, 7214.91.90, 7214.99.31, 7214.99.39,
7214.99.50, 7214.99.61, 7214.99.69, 7214.99.80, 7214.99.90,
7215.90.10, 7228.80.90, 7216.10.00, 7216.21.00, 7216.22.00,
7216.40.10, 7216.40.90, 7216.50.10, 7216.50.91, 7216.50.99,
7216.99.10G/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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13 Alloy Merchant
Bars and LightSections7228.20.11, 7228.20.19, 7228.20.30, 7228.30.41, 7228.30.49,
7228.30.61, 7228.30.69, 7228.30.70, 7228.30.89, 7228.60.10,7228.70.10, 7228.70.31, 7228.80.10
14 Rebars 7214.20.00, 7214.99.10
15 Stainless Bars and
Light Shapes7222.11.11, 7222.11.19, 7222.11.21, 7222.11.29, 7222.11.91,
7222.11.99, 7222.19.10, 7222.19.90, 7222.20.11, 7222.20.19,
7222.20.21, 7222.20.29, 7222.20.31, 7222.20.39, 7222.20.81,
7222.20.89, 7222.30.10, 7222.30.51, 7222.30.91, 7222.30.98,
7222.40.10, 7222.40.30, 7222.40.91, 7222.40.93, 7222.40.99
16 Stainless Wire
Rod7221.00.10, 7221.00.90
17 Stainless Steel
Wire7223.00.11, 7223.00.91, 7223.00.19, 7223.00.99
18 Fittings
(<609,6mm)7307.93.11, 7307.93.19
19 Flanges (other
than stainlesssteel)7307.91.00
20 Gas Pipes 7306.30.51, 7306.30.59, 7306.30.71, 7306.30.78
21 Hollow Sections 7306.60.31, 7306.60.39G/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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Annex 1.1
ECONOMIC INDICATORS - (Provisional Determination)
Product 1 Non alloy Hot Rolled Coils
DATA PER CALENDAR YEAR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
CONSUMPTION (tonnes) 20,861,808 21,568,786 21,891,755 22,421,967 21,936,000
IMPORTS5
Volume (tonnes) 3,281,808 4,816,786 3,843,755 4,829,967 5,112,000
Market share (%) 15.7% 22.3% 17.6% 21.5% 23.3%
Unit prices (Euro/tonne) 253 269 208 308 254
SITUATION OF EU PRODUCERS6
Utilization of capacity (%)787.4% 85.9% 87.3% 86.0% 80.3%
Production (Tonnes) 20,028,000 18,924,000 19,932,000 19,428,000 18,660,000
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 17,580,000 16,752,000 18,048,000 17,592,000 16,824,000
Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes) 2,448,000 2,172,000 1,884,000 1,836,000 1,836,000
Market share (%) 84.3% 77.7% 82.4% 78.5% 76.7%
Unit sales price (Euro/tonne) 281 298 245 300 277
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 6.5% 9.0% -6.9% 10.9% -3.6%
Employment (end of period) – Index8100 93 87 90 89
DATA PER QUARTER Q1 2001 Q2 2001 Q3 2001 Q4 2001 Q1 2002
EU sales price (Euro/tonne) 283 277 277 271 267
Net profit/loss on EU sales (%) 0.0% -3.5% -3.1% -8.2% -7.9%
Price comparison for 2001
Price undercutting 9,3%
Price underselling 18,4%
                                                     
5 Import volumes and prices were obtained from Eurostat.
6 Community industry data was obtained from company returns to the relevant industry association except for unit
prices, profit/loss and employment figures which were obtained direct from companies themselves and verified on spot .
7 Different steel products are manufactured on the same production line.  In order to assess utilization of capacity
global percentages covering the different products manufactured have been reported.
8 At this provisional stage employment figures are shown in index form as they relate to a representative sample of
Community producers.G/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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Annex 1.2
ECONOMIC INDICATORS - (Provisional Determination)
Product 2 Non alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Plates
DATA PER CALENDAR YEAR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
CONSUMPTION (tonnes) 2.097.598 2.346.224 2.456.947 2.151.111 2.055.600
IMPORTS9
Volume (tonnes) 417.598 510.224 476.947 531.111 591.600
Market share (%) 19,9% 21,7% 19,4% 24,7% 28,8%
Unit prices (Euro/tonne) 284 305 236 320 286
SITUATION OF EU PRODUCERS10
Utilization of capacity (%)1187,4% 85,9% 87,3% 86,0% 80,3%
Production (Tonnes) 1.920.000 2.052.000 2.160.000 1.776.000 1.620.000
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 1.680.000 1.836.000 1.980.000 1.620.000 1.464.000
Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes) 240.000 216.000 180.000 156.000 156.000
Market share (%) 80,1% 78,3% 80,6% 75,3% 71,2%
Unit sales price (Euro/tonne) 337 357 293 371 342
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 7,1% 11,1% -4,5% 10,7% -0,6%
Employment (end of period) –
Index12100 100 97 98 95
DATA PER QUARTER Q1 2001 Q2 2001 Q3 2001 Q4 2001 Q1 2002
EU sales price (Euro/tonne) 345 332 333 328 321
Net profit/loss on EU sales (%) 1,4% -1,7% -0,9% -3,4% -2,4%
Price comparison for 2001
Price undercutting 19,5%
Price underselling 26,2%
                                                     
9 Import volumes and prices were obtained from Eurostat.
10 Community industry data was obtained from company returns to the relevant industry association except for unit
prices, profit/loss and employment figures which were obtained direct from companies themselves and verified on spot .
11 Different steel products are manufactured on the same production line.  In order to assess utilization of capacity
global percentages covering the different products manufactured have been reported.
12 At this provisional stage employment figures are shown in  index form as they relate to a representative sample
of Community producers.G/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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Annex 1.3
ECONOMIC INDICATORS - (Provisional Determination)
Product 3 Non alloy H.R. Narrow Strip
DATA PER CALENDAR YEAR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
CONSUMPTION (tonnes) 2.293.864 2.373.678 2.402.296 2.324.786 2.227.200
IMPORTS13
Volume (tonnes) 85.864 129.678 146.296 176.786 223.200
Market share (%) 3,7% 5,5% 6,1% 7,6% 10,0%
Unit prices (Euro/tonne) 295 308 264 322 274
SITUATION OF EU PRODUCERS14
Utilization of capacity (%)1587,4% 85,9% 87,3% 86,0% 80,3%
Production (Tonnes) 2.448.000 2.484.000 2.484.000 2.364.000 2.208.000
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 2.208.000 2.244.000 2.256.000 2.148.000 2.004.000
Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes) 240.000 240.000 228.000 216.000 204.000
Market share (%) 96,3% 94,5% 93,9% 92,4% 90,0%
Unit sales price (Euro/tonne) 340 353 304 351 338
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 3,0% 4,2% -4,2% 7,0% -3,1%
Employment (end of period) –
Index16100 101 81 70 65
DATA PER QUARTER Q1 2001 Q2 2001 Q3 2001 Q4 2001 Q1 2002
EU sales price (Euro/tonne) 344 341 335 330 318
Net profit/loss on EU sales (%) -0,3% -3,0% -3,7% -6,6% -7,6%
Price comparison for 2001
Price undercutting 23,6%
Price underselling 34,0%
                                                     
13 Import volumes and prices were obtained from Eurostat.
14 Community industry data was obtained from company returns to the relevant industry association except for unit
prices, profit/loss and employment figures which were obtained direct from companies themselves and verified on spot .
15 Different steel products are manufactured on the same production line.  In order to assess utilization of capacity
global percentages covering the different products manufactured have been reported.
16 At this provisional stage employment figures are shown in  index form as they relate to a representative sample
of Community producers.G/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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Annex 1.4
ECONOMIC INDICATORS - (Provisional Determination)
Product 4 Alloy Hot Rolled Flat Products
DATA PER CALENDAR YEAR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
CONSUMPTION (tonnes) 2.391.374 2.644.994 2.845.719 3.238.916 3.420.000
IMPORTS17
Volume (tonnes) 3.374 4.994 25.719 154.916 468.000
Market share (%) 0,1% 0,2% 0,9% 4,8% 13,7%
Unit prices (Euro/tonne) 950 979 402 358 263
SITUATION OF EU PRODUCERS18
Utilization of capacity (%)1987,4% 85,9% 87,3% 86,0% 80,3%
Production (Tonnes) 2.796.000 3.024.000 3.132.000 3.408.000 3.324.000
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 2.388.000 2.640.000 2.820.000 3.084.000 2.952.000
Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes) 408.000 384.000 312.000 324.000 372.000
Market share (%) 99,9% 99,8% 99,1% 95,2% 86,3%
Unit sales price (Euro/tonne) 364 372 309 381 347
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 6,7% 7,1% 2,1% 6,0% 0,5%
Employment (end of period) –
Index20100 93 78 82 75
DATA PER QUARTER Q1 2001 Q2 2001 Q3 2001 Q4 2001 Q1 2002
EU sales price (Euro/tonne) 330 325 335 329 311
Net profit/loss on EU sales (%) 3,6% -1,9% 2,8% -4,1% -5,4%
Price comparison for 2001
Price undercutting 31,7%
Price underselling 37,7%
                                                     
17 Import volumes and prices were obtained from Eurostat.
18 Community industry data was obtained from company returns to the relevant industry association except for unit
prices, profit/loss and employment figures which were obtained direct from companies themselves and verified on spot .
19 Different steel products are manufactured on the same production line.  In order to assess utilization of capacity
global percentages covering the different products manufactured have been reported.
20 At this provisional stage employment figures are shown in  index form as they relate to a representative sample
of Community producers.G/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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Annex 1.5
ECONOMIC INDICATORS - (Provisional Determination)
Product 5 (Alloy and non alloy) Cold Rolled Sheets
DATA PER CALENDAR YEAR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
CONSUMPTION (tonnes) 12.639.826 12.875.495 12.170.720 13.294.031 12.049.200
IMPORTS21
Volume (tonnes) 1.227.826 1.835.495 1.310.720 2.458.031 2.461.200
Market share (%) 9,7% 14,3% 10,8% 18,5% 20,4%
Unit prices (Euro/tonne) 386 369 322 423 355
SITUATION OF EU PRODUCERS22
Utilization of capacity (%)2379,6% 78,9% 79,0% 84,0% 76,9%
Production (Tonnes) 13.488.000 12.660.000 12.564.000 12.348.000 10.776.000
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 11.412.000 11.040.000 10.860.000 10.836.000 9.588.000
Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes) 2.076.000 1.620.000 1.704.000 1.512.000 1.188.000
Market share (%) 90,3% 85,7% 89,2% 81,5% 79,6%
Unit sales price (Euro/tonne) 357 375 309 376 365
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 1,7% 4,0% -10,4% 4,6% -6,9%
Employment (end of period) –
Index24100 96 91 86 81
DATA PER QUARTER Q1 2001 Q2 2001 Q3 2001 Q4 2001 Q1 2002
EU sales price (Euro/tonne) 382 360 347 337 334
Net profit/loss on EU sales (%) 0,6% -9,0% -10,4% -16,3% -13,5%
Price comparison for 2001
Price undercutting 2,9%
Price underselling 16,3%
                                                     
21 Import volumes and prices were obtained from Eurostat.
22 Community industry data was obtained from company returns to the relevant industry association except for unit
prices, profit/loss and employment figures which were obtained direct from companies themselves and verified on spot .
23 Different steel products are manufactured on the same production line.  In order to assess utilization of capacity
global percentages covering the different products manufactured have been reported.
24 At this provisional stage employment figures are shown in  index form as they relate to a representative sample
of Community producers.G/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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Annex 1.6
ECONOMIC INDICATORS - (Provisional Determination)
Product 6 Electrical Sheets (other than GOES)
DATA PER CALENDAR YEAR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
CONSUMPTION (tonnes) 1.232.924 1.251.528 1.185.928 1.375.496 1.315.200
IMPORTS25
Volume (tonnes) 104.924 135.528 93.928 139.496 175.200
Market share (%) 8,5% 10,8% 7,9% 10,1% 13,3%
Unit prices (Euro/tonne) 507 483 469 491 478
SITUATION OF EU PRODUCERS26
Utilization of capacity (%)2781,9% 86,3% 93,6% 105,0% 97,9%
Production (Tonnes) 1.296.000 1.284.000 1.224.000 1.392.000 1.296.000
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 1.128.000 1.116.000 1.092.000 1.236.000 1.140.000
Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes) 168.000 168.000 132.000 156.000 156.000
Market share (%) 91,5% 89,2% 92,1% 89,9% 86,7%
Unit sales price (Euro/tonne) 439 443 423 469 522
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) -3,2% -2,1% -5,6% 1,1% -1,7%
Employment (end of period) –
Index28100 94 77 80 82
DATA PER QUARTER Q1 2001 Q2 2001 Q3 2001 Q4 2001 Q1 2002
EU sales price (Euro/tonne) 481 498 513 522 481
Net profit/loss on EU sales (%) 2,3% 1,2% 2,7% 0,2% -4,3%
Price comparison for 2001
Price undercutting 9,3%
Price underselling 17.7%
                                                     
25 Import volumes and prices were obtained from Eurostat.
26 Community industry data was obtained from company returns to the relevant industry association except for unit
prices, profit/loss and employment figures which were obtained direct from companies themselves and verified on spot .
27 Different steel products are manufactured on the same production line.  In order to assess utilization of capacity
global percentages covering the different products manufactured have been reported.
28 At this provisional stage employment figures are shown in  index form as they relate to a representative sample
of Community producers.G/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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Annex 1.7
ECONOMIC INDICATORS - (Provisional Determination)
Product 7 (Alloy and non alloy) Metallic Coated Sheets
DATA PER CALENDAR YEAR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
CONSUMPTION (tonnes) 15.806.656 17.877.303 18.455.169 21.337.105 20.124.000
IMPORTS29
Volume (tonnes) 578.656 1.641.303 1.319.169 2.101.105 1.284.000
Market share (%) 3,7% 9,2% 7,1% 9,8% 6,4%
Unit prices (Euro/tonne) 531 503 432 547 484
SITUATION OF EU PRODUCERS30
Utilization of capacity (%)3190,3% 91,5% 87,9% 97,1% 86,2%
Production (Tonnes) 16.812.000 17.592.000 18.684.000 20.940.000 20.724.000
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 15.228.000 16.236.000 17.136.000 19.236.000 18.840.000
Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes) 1.584.000 1.356.000 1.548.000 1.704.000 1.884.000
Market share (%) 96,3% 90,8% 92,9% 90,2% 93,6%
Unit sales price (Euro/tonne) 481 510 462 483 462
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 10,6% 13,3% 9,1% 10,9% 1,3%
Employment (end of period) –
Index32100 100 97 98 95
DATA PER QUARTER Q1 2001 Q2 2001 Q3 2001 Q4 2001 Q1 2002
EU sales price (Euro/tonne) 483 466 452 444 449
Net profit/loss on EU sales (%) 6,2% 1,3% 0,1% -4,1% -1,9%
Price comparison for 2001
Price undercutting -4,4%
Price underselling Not available
                                                     
29 Import volumes and prices were obtained from Eurostat.
30 Community industry data was obtained from company returns to the relevant industry association except for unit
prices, profit/loss and employment figures which were obtained direct from companies themselves and verified on spot .
31 Different steel products are manufactured on the same production line.  In order to assess utilization of capacity
global percentages covering the different products manufactured have been reported.
32 At this provisional stage employment figures are shown in  index form as they relate to a representative sample
of Community producers.G/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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Annex 1.8
ECONOMIC INDICATORS - (Provisional Determination)
Product 8 Organic Coated Sheets
DATA PER CALENDAR YEAR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
CONSUMPTION (tonnes) 3.039.270 3.411.388 3.590.345 4.173.811 4.046.400
IMPORTS33
Volume (tonnes) 39.270 195.388 218.345 285.811 242.400
Market share (%) 1,3% 5,7% 6,1% 6,8% 6,0%
Unit prices (Euro/tonne) 884 702 621 761 675
SITUATION OF EU PRODUCERS34
Utilization of capacity (%)3575,5% 79,2% 81,2% 91,9% 81,0%
Production (Tonnes) 3.396.000 3.528.000 3.696.000 4.248.000 4.188.000
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 3.000.000 3.216.000 3.372.000 3.888.000 3.804.000
Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes) 396.000 312.000 324.000 360.000 384.000
Market share (%) 98,7% 94,3% 93,9% 93,2% 94,0%
Unit sales price (Euro/tonne) 715 749 665 743 710
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 6,1% 7,3% 0,8% 8,1% 1,6%
Employment (end of period) –
Index36100 104 99 102 96
DATA PER QUARTER Q1 2001 Q2 2001 Q3 2001 Q4 2001 Q1 2002
EU sales price (Euro/tonne) 736 704 682 682 691
Net profit/loss on EU sales (%) 5,4% 2,1% 1,2% -3,2% -1,7%
Price comparison for 2001
Price undercutting 5,2%
Price underselling Not available
                                                     
33 Import volumes and prices were obtained from Eurostat.
34 Community industry data was obtained from company returns to the relevant industry association except for unit
prices, profit/loss and employment figures which were obtained direct from companies themselves and verified on spot .
35 Different steel products are manufactured on the same production line.  In order to assess utilization of capacity
global percentages covering the different products manufactured have been reported.
36 At this provisional stage employment figures are shown in  index form as they relate to a representative sample
of Community producers.G/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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Annex 1.9
ECONOMIC INDICATORS - (Provisional Determination)
Product 9 Tin Mill Products
DATA PER CALENDAR YEAR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
CONSUMPTION (tonnes) 4.234.317 4.397.638 4.222.063 4.525.984 4.137.600
IMPORTS37
Volume (tonnes) 334.317 473.638 610.063 529.984 525.600
Market share (%) 7,9% 10,8% 14,4% 11,7% 12,7%
Unit prices (Euro/tonne) 642 600 564 577 580
SITUATION OF EU PRODUCERS38
Utilization of capacity (%)3980,2% 81,5% 75,1% 79,1% 73,3%
Production (Tonnes) 5.232.000 5.016.000 4.752.000 5.124.000 4.656.000
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 3.900.000 3.924.000 3.612.000 3.996.000 3.612.000
Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes) 1.332.000 1.092.000 1.140.000 1.128.000 1.044.000
Market share (%) 92,1% 89,2% 85,6% 88,3% 87,3%
Unit sales price (Euro/tonne) 675 678 623 582 589
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 16,8% 15,5% 8,5% -1,9% -7,9%
Employment (end of period) –
Index40100 94 83 69 64
DATA PER QUARTER Q1 2001 Q2 2001 Q3 2001 Q4 2001 Q1 2002
EU sales price (Euro/tonne) 586 594 593 580 599
Net profit/loss on EU sales (%) -9,2% -2,9% -8,5% -13,0% -4,7%
Price comparison for 2001
Price undercutting 1,6%
Price underselling 17,1%
                                                     
37 Import volumes and prices were obtained from Eurostat.
38 Community industry data was obtained from company returns to the relevant industry association except for unit
prices, profit/loss and employment figures which were obtained direct from companies themselves and verified on spot .
39 Different steel products are manufactured on the same production line.  In order to assess utilization of capacity
global percentages covering the different products manufactured have been reported.
40 At this provisional stage employment figures are shown in  index form as they relate to a representative sample
of Community producers.G/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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Annex 1.10
ECONOMIC INDICATORS - (Provisional Determination)
Product 10 Alloy and non alloy quarto plate
DATA PER CALENDAR YEAR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
CONSUMPTION (tonnes) 9.227.787 10.157.151 9.018.967 9.027.044 9.489.483
IMPORTS41
Volume (tonnes) 1.811.787 2.285.151 1.422.967 1.167.044 1.689.483
Market share (%) 19,6% 22,5% 15,8% 12,9% 17,8%
Unit prices (Euro/tonne) 318 338 259 322 318
SITUATION OF EU PRODUCERS42
Utilization of capacity (%)4369,8% 71,9% 66,3% 68,3% 68,0%
Production (Tonnes) 9.060.000 9.312.000 8.724.000 9.000.000 9.144.000
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 7.416.000 7.872.000 7.596.000 7.860.000 7.800.000
Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes) 1.644.000 1.440.000 1.128.000 1.140.000 1.344.000
Market share (%) 80,4% 77,5% 84,2% 87,1% 82,2%
Unit sales price (Euro/tonne) 402 426 336 337 383
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 13,7% 16,9% 1,5% -1,2% 0,3%
Employment (end of period) –
Index44100 128 146 123 95
DATA PER QUARTER Q1 2001 Q2 2001 Q3 2001 Q4 2001 Q1 2002
EU sales price (Euro/tonne) 382 386 384 379 360
Net profit/loss on EU sales (%) 3,6% -2,2% 0,1% -1,4% -7,8%
Price comparison for 2001
Price undercutting 20,3%
Price underselling 26,2%
                                                     
41 Import volumes and prices were obtained from Eurostat.
42 Community industry data was obtained from company returns to the relevant industry association except for unit
prices, profit/loss and employment figures which were obtained direct from companies themselves and verified on spot .
43 Different steel products are manufactured on the same production line.  In order to assess utilization of capacity
global percentages covering the different products manufactured have been reported.
44 At this provisional stage employment figures are shown in  index form as they relate to a representative sample
of Community producers.G/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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Annex 1.11
ECONOMIC INDICATORS - (Provisional Determination)
Product 11 Wide flats
DATA PER CALENDAR YEAR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
CONSUMPTION (tonnes) 532.233 590.410 571.041 576.076 637.200
IMPORTS45
Volume (tonnes) 112.233 134.410 127.041 108.076 169.200
Market share (%) 21,1% 22,8% 22,2% 18,8% 26,6%
Unit prices (Euro/tonne) 300 315 276 291 309
SITUATION OF EU PRODUCERS46
Utilization of capacity (%)4769,8% 71,9% 66,3% 68,3% 68,0%
Production (Tonnes) 444.000 480.000 456.000 492.000 504.000
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 420.000 456.000 444.000 468.000 468.000
Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes) 24.000 24.000 12.000 24.000 36.000
Market share (%) 78,9% 77,2% 77,8% 81,2% 73,4%
Unit sales price (Euro/tonne) 309 353 278 345 337
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 9,0% 11,4% -15,0% -11,4% -8,2%
Employment (end of period) –
Index48100 100 106 95 93
DATA PER QUARTER Q1 2001 Q2 2001 Q3 2001 Q4 2001 Q1 2002
EU sales price (Euro/tonne) 353 332 333 330 330
Net profit/loss on EU sales (%) -4,3% -10,9% -9,0% -11,2% -16,0%
Price comparison for 2001
Price undercutting 8,9%
Price underselling 24,8%
                                                     
45 Import volumes and prices were obtained from Eurostat.
46 Community industry data was obtained from company returns to the relevant industry association except for unit
prices, profit/loss and employment figures which were obtained direct from companies themselves and verified on spot .
47 Different steel products are manufactured on the same production line.  In order to assess utilization of capacity
global percentages covering the different products manufactured have been reported.
48 At this provisional stage employment figures are shown in  index form as they relate to a representative sample
of Community producers.G/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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Annex 1.12
ECONOMIC INDICATORS - (Provisional Determination)
Product 12 Non alloy Merchant Bars and Light Sections
DATA PER CALENDAR YEAR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
CONSUMPTION (tonnes) 8.809.708 9.064.016 9.188.928 9.634.745 9.310.800
IMPORTS49
Volume (tonnes) 577.708 796.016 824.928 838.745 862.800
Market share (%) 6,6% 8,8% 9,0% 8,7% 9,3%
Unit prices (Euro/tonne) 286 297 255 279 296
SITUATION OF EU PRODUCERS50
Utilization of capacity (%)5163,3% 64,4% 61,8% 65,6% 61,6%
Production (Tonnes) 9.036.000 9.024.000 8.988.000 9.528.000 9.132.000
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 8.232.000 8.268.000 8.364.000 8.796.000 8.448.000
Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes) 804.000 756.000 624.000 732.000 684.000
Market share (%) 93,4% 91,2% 91,0% 91,3% 90,7%
Unit sales price (Euro/tonne) 306 343 299 316 337
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 0,2% 0,4% 0,4% 0,3% 0,1%
Employment (end of period) –
Index52100 99 97 94 90
DATA PER QUARTER Q1 2001 Q2 2001 Q3 2001 Q4 2001 Q1 2002
EU sales price (Euro/tonne) 334 342 336 336 336
Net profit/loss on EU sales (%) 0,4% 0,3% -0,1% -0,1% 0,2%
Price comparison for 2001
Price undercutting 14,0%
Price underselling 19,4%
                                                     
49 Import volumes and prices were obtained from Eurostat.
50 Community industry data was obtained from company returns to the relevant industry association except for unit
prices, profit/loss and employment figures which were obtained direct from companies themselves and verified on spot .
51 Different steel products are manufactured on the same production line.  In order to assess utilization of capacity
global percentages covering the different products manufactured have been reported.
52 At this provisional stage employment figures are shown in  index form as they relate to a representative sample
of Community producers.G/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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ECONOMIC INDICATORS - (Provisional Determination)
Product 13 Alloy Merchant Bars and Light Sections
DATA PER CALENDAR YEAR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
CONSUMPTION (tonnes) 2.496.459 2.747.936 2.496.688 2.859.101 2.829.600
IMPORTS53
Volume (tonnes) 120.459 179.936 168.688 195.101 237.600
Market share (%) 4,8% 6,5% 6,8% 6,8% 8,4%
Unit prices (Euro/tonne) 484 494 440 412 462
SITUATION OF EU PRODUCERS54
Utilization of capacity (%)5563,3% 64,4% 61,8% 65,6% 61,6%
Production (Tonnes) 2.604.000 2.820.000 2.484.000 2.880.000 2.820.000
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 2.376.000 2.568.000 2.328.000 2.664.000 2.592.000
Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes) 228.000 252.000 156.000 216.000 228.000
Market share (%) 95,2% 93,5% 93,2% 93,2% 91,6%
Unit sales price (Euro/tonne) 532 554 510 513 550
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 3,4% 3,3% 1,9% 1,5% -0,3%
Employment (end of period) –
Index56100 100 97 98 95
DATA PER QUARTER Q1 2001 Q2 2001 Q3 2001 Q4 2001 Q1 2002
EU sales price (Euro/tonne) 535 544 554 587 587
Net profit/loss on EU sales (%) 0,6% 0,3% 0,1% -1,4% -1,4%
Price comparison for 2001
Price undercutting 19,1%
Price underselling 26,7%
                                                     
53 Import volumes and prices were obtained from Eurostat.
54 Community industry data was obtained from company returns to the relevant industry association except for unit
prices, profit/loss and employment figures which were obtained direct from companies themselves and verified on spot .
55 Different steel products are manufactured on the same production line.  In order to assess utilization of capacity
global percentages covering the different products manufactured have been reported.
56 At this provisional stage employment figures are shown in  index form as they relate to a representative sample
of Community producers.G/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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Annex 1.14
ECONOMIC INDICATORS - (Provisional Determination)
Product 14 Rebars
DATA PER CALENDAR YEAR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
CONSUMPTION (tonnes) 11.107.842 11.524.556 12.315.861 12.939.643 13.428.000
IMPORTS57
Volume (tonnes) 475.842 676.556 1.455.861 1.215.643 1.488.000
Market share (%) 4,3% 5,9% 11,8% 9,4% 11,1%
Unit prices (Euro/tonne) 243 242 220 244 250
SITUATION OF EU PRODUCERS58
Utilization of capacity (%)5961,2% 64,3% 68,2% 73,7% 80,5%
Production (Tonnes) 11.508.000 11.544.000 11.436.000 12.552.000 12.576.000
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 10.632.000 10.848.000 10.860.000 11.724.000 11.940.000
Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes) 876.000 696.000 576.000 828.000 636.000
Market share (%) 95,7% 94,1% 88,2% 90,6% 88,9%
Unit sales price (Euro/tonne) 275 248 250 264 270
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) -1,5% -1,0% 3,5% 3,0% -2,1%
Employment (end of period) –
Index60100 100 97 98 95
DATA PER QUARTER Q1 2001 Q2 2001 Q3 2001 Q4 2001 Q1 2002
EU sales price (Euro/tonne) 267 268 285 265 251
Net profit/loss on EU sales (%) -1,3% -2,3% -2,9% -1,9% -1,2%
Price comparison for 2001
Price undercutting 8,0%
Price underselling 14,9%
                                                     
57 Import volumes and prices were obtained from Eurostat.
58 Community industry data was obtained from company returns to the relevant industry association except for unit
prices, profit/loss and employment figures which were obtained direct from companies themselves and verified on spot .
59 Different steel products are manufactured on the same production line.  In order to assess utilization of capacity
global percentages covering the different products manufactured have been reported.
60 At this provisional stage employment figures are shown in  index form as they relate to a representative sample
of Community producers.G/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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Annex 1.15
ECONOMIC INDICATORS - (Provisional Determination)
Product 15 Stainless Bars and Light Shapes
DATA PER CALENDAR YEAR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
CONSUMPTION (tonnes) 510.059 613.549 571.129 616.897 638.412
IMPORTS61
Volume (tonnes) 64.211 70.405 62.161 71.833 67.956
Market share (%) 12.6% 11.5% 10.9% 11.6% 10.6%
Unit prices (Euro/tonne) 1.935 1.715 1.468 1.783 1.807
SITUATION OF EU PRODUCERS62
Utilization of capacity (%)6370,1% 80,2% 75,3% 80,0% 75,4%
Production (Tonnes) 571.608 654.120 614.256 684.888 713.856
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 445.848 543.144 508.968 545.064 570.456
Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes) 125.760 110.976 105.288 139.824 143.400
Market share (%) 87,4% 88,5% 89,1% 88,4% 89,8%
Unit sales price (Euro/tonne) 2.151 1.898 1.759 2.142 2.056
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 14,3% 8,0% 6,7% 11,7% 5.7%
Employment (end of period) –
Index64100 100 97 98 95
DATA PER QUARTER Q1 2001 Q2 2001 Q3 2001 Q4 2001 Q1 2002
EU sales price (Euro/tonne) 2.114 2.001 2.093 2.008 2.008
Net profit/loss on EU sales (%) 10,6% 9,8% 7,7% 5,3% 5,3%
Price comparison for 2001
Price undercutting 13,8%
Price underselling 15,5%
                                                     
61 Import volumes and prices were obtained from Eurostat.
62 Community industry data was obtained from company returns to the relevant industry association except for unit
prices, profit/loss and employment figures which were obtained direct from companies themselves and verified on spot .
63 Different steel products are manufactured on the same production line.  In order to assess utilization of capacity
global percentages covering the different products manufactured have been reported.
64 At this provisional stage employment figures are shown in  index form as they relate to a representative sample
of Community producers.G/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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Annex 1.16
ECONOMIC INDICATORS - (Provisional Determination)
Product 16 Stainless Wire Rod
DATA PER CALENDAR YEAR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
CONSUMPTION (tonnes) 357.729 383.943 373.530 441.841 387.236
IMPORTS65
Volume (tonnes) 9.909 26.151 16.218 19.441 17.540
Market share (%) 2,8% 6,8% 4,3% 4,4% 4,5%
Unit prices (Euro/tonne) 1.683 1.467 1.289 1.998 1.761
SITUATION OF EU PRODUCERS66
Utilization of capacity (%)6790,9% 89,4% 89,1% 87,4% 80,4%
Production (Tonnes) 423.336 418.296 443.628 528.312 455.256
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 347.820 357.792 357.312 422.400 369.696
Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes) 75.516 60.504 86.316 105.912 85.560
Market share (%) 97,2% 93,2% 95,7% 95,6% 95,5%
Unit sales price (Euro/tonne) 1.752 1.633 1.496 1.970 1.818
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 2,0% -1,0% -4,0% 4,3% 2,5%
Employment (end of period) –
Index68100 100 97 98 95
DATA PER QUARTER Q1 2001 Q2 2001 Q3 2001 Q4 2001 Q1 2002
EU sales price (Euro/tonne) 1.921 1.803 1.780 1.680 1.680
Net profit/loss on EU sales (%) 5,0% 3,1% 3,0% -2,9% -2,9%
Price comparison for 2001
Price undercutting 3,2%
Price underselling Not available
                                                     
65 Import volumes and prices were obtained from Eurostat.
66 Community industry data was obtained from company returns to the relevant industry association except for unit
prices, profit/loss and employment figures which were obtained direct from companies themselves and verified on spot .
67 Different steel products are manufactured on the same production line.  In order to assess utilization of capacity
global percentages covering the different products manufactured have been reported.
68 At this provisional stage employment figures are shown in  index form as they relate to a representative sample
of Community producers.G/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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Annex 1.17
ECONOMIC INDICATORS - (Provisional Determination)
Product 17 Stainless Steel Wire
DATA PER CALENDAR YEAR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
CONSUMPTION (tonnes) 126.908 138.262 133.267 136.873 133.596
IMPORTS69
Volume (tonnes) 28.112 36.742 32.959 33.673 34.740
Market share (%) 22,2% 26,6% 24,7% 24,6% 26,0%
Unit prices (Euro/tonne) 2.852 2.669 2.432 3.194 3.354
SITUATION OF EU PRODUCERS70
Utilization of capacity (%)7183,5% 83,6% 80,6% 82,6% 77,3%
Production (Tonnes) 126.816 129.384 128.208 134.040 127.932
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 98.796 101.520 100.308 103.200 98.856
Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes) 28.020 27.864 27.900 30.840 29.076
Market share (%) 77,8% 73,4% 75,3% 75,4% 74,0%
Unit sales price (Euro/tonne) 3.540 3.381 3.166 3.501 3.410
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 0,0% 1,0% -0,5% -2,0% -5,0%
Employment (end of period) –
Index72100 99 98 97 95
DATA PER QUARTER Q1 2001 Q2 2001 Q3 2001 Q4 2001 Q1 2002
EU sales price (Euro/tonne) 3.564 3.417 3.351 3.175 3.175
Net profit/loss on EU sales (%) 3,5% 3,6% 3,0% 2,3% 2,3%
Price comparison for 2001
Price undercutting 1,7%
Price underselling 15,0%
                                                     
69 Import volumes and prices were obtained from Eurostat.
70 Community industry data was obtained from company returns to the relevant industry association except for unit
prices, profit/loss and employment figures which were obtained direct from companies themselves and verified on spot .
71 Different steel products are manufactured on the same production line.  In order to assess utilization of capacity
global percentages covering the different products manufactured have been reported.
72 At this provisional stage employment figures are shown in  index form as they relate to a representative sample
of Community producers.G/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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Annex 1.18
ECONOMIC INDICATORS - (Provisional Determination)
Product 18 Fittings (< 609.6)
DATA PER CALENDAR YEAR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
CONSUMPTION (tonnes) 70.077 70.003 64.800 61.390 63.225
IMPORTS73
Volume (tonnes) 9.910 9.427 9.483 9.859 13.794
Market share (%) 14,1% 13,5% 14,6% 16,1% 21,8%
Unit prices (Euro/tonne) 1.784 1.762 1.739 1.658 1.581
SITUATION OF EU PRODUCERS74
Utilization of capacity (%)7551,4% 50,1% 47,0% 48,4% 53,0%
Production (Tonnes) 87.300 85.200 79.900 79.900 79.500
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 60.167 60.576 55.317 51.531 49.431
Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes) 27.133 24.624 24.583 28.369 30.069
Market share (%) 85,9% 86,5% 85,4% 83,9% 78,2%
Unit sales price (Euro/tonne) 1.720 1.694 1.583 1.503 1.582
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 3% 3% 1% -2% -7%
Employment (end of period) –
Index76100 96 92 77 75
DATA PER QUARTER Q1 2001 Q2 2001 Q3 2001 Q4 2001 Q1 2002
EU sales price (Euro/tonne)
Net profit/loss on EU sales (%)
Price comparison for 2001
Price undercutting 0,1%
Price underselling 15,3%
                                                     
73 Import volumes and prices were obtained from Eurostat.
74 Community industry data was obtained from company returns to the relevant industry association except for unit
prices, profit/loss and employment figures which were obtained direct from companies themselves and verified on spot .
75 Different steel products are manufactured on the same production line.  In order to assess utilization of capacity
global percentages covering the different products manufactured have been reported.
76 At this provisional stage employment figures are shown in  index form as they relate to a representative sample
of Community producers.G/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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Annex 1.19
ECONOMIC INDICATORS - (Provisional Determination)
Product 19 Flanges other than Stainless
DATA PER CALENDAR YEAR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
CONSUMPTION (tonnes) 376.161 399.690 312.867 320.214 391.855
IMPORTS77
Volume (tonnes) 69.555 77.754 76.781 77.995 97.514
Market share (%) 18,5% 19,5% 24,5% 24,4% 24,9%
Unit prices (Euro/tonne) 1.047 1.155 1.151 1.167 1.147
SITUATION OF EU PRODUCERS78
Utilization of capacity (%)7970.1% 80.2% 75.3% 80.0% 75.4%
Production (Tonnes) 394.428 413.271 314.248 359.900 418.170
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 306.606 321.936 236.086 242.219 294.341
Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes) 87.822 91.335 78.161 117.681 123.828
Market share (%) 81,5% 80,5% 75,5% 75,6% 75,1%
Unit sales price (Euro/tonne) 1.622 1.701 1.526 1.369 1.430
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 100 110 97 74 57
Employment (end of period) –
Index80100 102 93 96 98
DATA PER QUARTER Q1 2001 Q2 2001 Q3 2001 Q4 2001 Q1 2002
EU sales price (Euro/tonne)
Net profit/loss on EU sales (%)
Price comparison for 2001
Price undercutting 24,7%
Price underselling 31,8%
                                                     
77 Import volumes and prices were obtained from Eurostat.
78 Community industry data was obtained from company returns to the relevant industry association except for unit
prices, profit/loss and employment figures which were obtained direct from companies themselves and verified on spot .
79 Different steel products are manufactured on the same production line.  In order to assess utilization of capacity
global percentages covering the different products manufactured have been reported.
80 At this provisional stage employment figures are shown in  index form as they relate to a representative sample
of Community producers.G/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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Annex 1.20
ECONOMIC INDICATORS - (Provisional Determination)
Product 20 Gas Pipes
DATA PER CALENDAR YEAR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
CONSUMPTION (tonnes) 955.734 923.608 910.780 931.122 831.915
IMPORTS81
Volume (tonnes) 334.734 382.608 327.780 394.122 336.915
Market share (%) 35,0% 41,4% 36,0% 42,3% 40,5%
Unit prices (Euro/tonne) 435 443 382 447 438
SITUATION OF EU PRODUCERS82
Utilization of capacity (%)8343,0% 38,2% 40,0% 37,1% 34,3%
Production (Tonnes) 706.000 627.000 664.000 616.000 557.000
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 621.000 541.000 583.000 537.000 495.000
Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes) 85.000 86.000 81.000 79.000 62.000
Market share (%) 65,0% 58,6% 64,0% 57,7% 59,5%
Unit sales price (Euro/tonne) 515 551 476 540 520
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 4,8% 2,7% 5,2% 2,5% -1,0%
Employment (end of period) –
Index84100 90 89 84 80
DATA PER QUARTER Q1 2001 Q2 2001 Q3 2001 Q4 2001 Q1 2002
EU sales price (Euro/tonne)
Net profit/loss on EU sales (%)
Price comparison for 2001
Price undercutting 18,7%
Price underselling 27,0%
                                                     
81 Import volumes and prices were obtained from Eurostat.
82 Community industry data was obtained from company returns to the relevant industry association except for unit
prices, profit/loss and employment figures which were obtained direct from companies themselves and verified on spot .
83 Different steel products are manufactured on the same production line.  In order to assess utilization of capacity
global percentages covering the different products manufactured have been reported.
84 At this provisional stage employment figures are shown in  index form as they relate to a representative sample
of Community producers.G/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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Annex 1.21
ECONOMIC INDICATORS - (Provisional Determination)
Product 21 Hollow Sections
DATA PER CALENDAR YEAR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
CONSUMPTION (tonnes) 2.191.695 2.214.769 2.447.930 2.472.272 2.515.087
IMPORTS85
Volume (tonnes) 294.695 363.769 407.930 509.272 454.087
Market share (%) 13,4% 16,4% 16,7% 20,6% 18,1%
Unit prices (Euro/tonne) 416 401 331 400 373
SITUATION OF EU PRODUCERS86
Utilization of capacity (%)8752,5% 49,9% 52,5% 50,2% 50,8%
Production (Tonnes) 2.128.000 2.077.000 2.293.000 2.223.000 2.248.000
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 1.897.000 1.851.000 2.040.000 1.963.000 2.061.000
Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes) 231.000 226.000 253.000 260.000 187.000
Market share (%) 86,6% 83,6% 83,3% 79,4% 81,9%
Unit sales price (Euro/tonne) 409 411 368 433 383
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 0,0% 0,0% 0,0% 0,0% 0,0%
Employment (end of period) -
Index88100 95 93 88 89
DATA PER QUARTER Q1 2001 Q2 2001 Q3 2001 Q4 2001 Q1 2002
EU sales price (Euro/tonne)
Net profit/loss on EU sales (%)
Price comparison for 2001
Price undercutting 2,8%
Price underselling Not available
                                                     
85 Import volumes and prices were obtained from Eurostat.
86 Community industry data was obtained from company returns to the relevant industry association except for unit
prices, profit/loss and employment figures which were obtained direct from companies themselves and verified on spot .
87 Different steel products are manufactured on the same production line.  In order to assess utilization of capacity
global percentages covering the different products manufactured have been reported.
88 At this provisional stage employment figures are shown in  index form as they relate to a representative sample
of Community producers.G/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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Annex 2
Growth in imports of the 15 products concerned
Product number 1999 2000 2001 Growth in the
Import/Production
ratio between 2000
and 2001***
1 Import volume*
Import/Production**3,843,755
19.3%4,829,967
24.9%5,112,000
27.4% 10,2%
2 Import volume*
Import/Production**476,947
22.1%531,111
29.9%591,600
36.5% 22,1%
3 Import volume*
Import/Production**146,296
5.9%176,786
7.5%223,200
10.1% 35,2%
4 Import volume*
Import/Production**25,719
0.8%154,916
4.5%468,000
14.1% 209,7%
5 Import volume*
Import/Production**1,310,720
10.4%2,458,031
19.9%2,461,200
22.8% 14,7%
6 Import volume*
Import/Production**93,928
7.7%139,496
10.0%175,200
13.5% 34,9%
9 Import volume*
Import/Production**610,063
12.8%529,984
10.3%525,600
11.3% 9,1%
10 Import volume*
Import/Production**1,422,967
16.3%1,167,044
13.0%1,689,483
18.5% 42,5%
11 Import volume*
Import/Production**127,041
27.9%108,076
22.0%169,200
33.6% 52,8%
12 Import volume*
Import/Production**824,928
9.2%838,745
8.8%862,800
9.4% 7,3%
13 Import volume*
Import/Production**168,688
6.8%195,101
6.8%237,600
8.4% 24,4%
14 Import volume*
Import/Production**1,455,861
12.7%1,215,643
9.7%1,488,000
11.8% 22,2%
17 Import volume*
Import/Production**32,959
25.7%33,673
25.1%34,740
27.2% 8,1%
18 Import volume*
Import/Production**9,483
11.9%9,859
12.3%13,794
17.4% 40,6%
19 Import volume*
Import/Production**76,781
24.4%77,995
21.7%97,514
23.3% 7,6%G/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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Annex 3
Product
numberDesignation of the
productCN codes Volume of
tariff quota
(tonnes
net)89Additional
duty rateOrder
numbers
1 Non Alloy Hot Rolled
Coils7208.10.00 7208.25.00
7208.26.00 7208.27.00
7208.36.00 7208.37.10
7208.37.90 7208.38.10
7208.38.90 7208.39.107208.39.901.910.944 18,4% 09.0410
2 Non Alloy Hot Rolled
Sheets and Plates7208.40.10 7208.40.90
7208.52.99 7208.53.90
7208.54.10 7208.54.90281.912 26% 09.0411
3 Non Alloy Hot Rolled
Narrow Strip7211.14.10 7211.14.90
7211.19.20 7211.19.90
7212.60.11 7212.60.19
7212.60.9199.031 26% 09.0412
4 Alloy Hot Rolled Flat
Products7225.19.10 7225.30.00
7225.40.80 7226.19.10
7226.91.10 7226.91.907226.99.2023.778 26% 09.0413
5 Cold Rolled Sheets 7209.15.00 7209.16.90
7209.17.90 7209.18.91
7209.25.00 7209.26.90
7209.27.90 7209.28.90
7209.90.10 7209.90.90
7225.20.90 7225.50.007211.23.10 7211.23.99
7211.29.20 7211.29.50
7211.29.90 7211.90.11
7211.90.19 7211.90.90
7212.60.93 7212.60.997226.92.10 7226.92.90935.630 16,3% 09.0414
6 Electrical Sheets (other
than GOES)7209.16.10 7209.17.10
7209.18.10 7209.26.10
7209.27.10 7209.28.10
7211.23.91 7225.19.90
7226.19.30 7226.19.9041.444 17,7% 09.0415
                                                     
89 The tariff quotas do not apply to
-ECSC products originating in the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan and Ukraine,- products originating in the developing countries listed in Annex 3, apart from those marked with an
‘x’ in relation to that product.G/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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Product
numberDesignation of the
productCN codes Volume of
tariff quota
(tonnes net)5Additional
duty rateOrder
numbers
9 Tin Mill Products 7209.18.99, 7210.11.10,
7210.11.90, 7210.12.11,
7210.12.19, 7210.12.90,
7210.50.10, 7210.50.90,
7210.70.31, 7210.90.33,
7211.23.51, 7212.10.10,
7212.10.91, 7212.10.93,
7212.10.99, 7212.40.10,7212.40.95308.697 17,1% 09.0416
10 Quarto Plates 7208.51.30 7208.51.50
7208.51.91 7208.51.99
7208.52.91 7208.90.10
7208.90.90 7210.90.31
7225.40.20 7225.40.50
7225.99.10700.446 26% 09.0417
11 Wide Flats 7208.51.10 7208.52.10
7208.53.10 7211.13.0074.016 24,8% 09.0418
12 Non Alloy Merchant
Bars and Light
Sections7214.30.00 7214.91.10
7214.91.90 7214.99.31
7214.99.39 7214.99.50
7214.99.61 7214.99.69
7214.99.80 7214.99.90
7215.90.10 7228.80.90
7216.10.00 7216.21.007216.22.00 7216.40.10
7216.40.90 7216.50.10
7216.50.91 7216.50.99
7216.99.10415.723 19,4% 09.0419
13 Alloy Merchant Bars
and Light Sections7228.20.11 7228.20.19
7228.20.30 7228.30.41
7228.30.49 7228.30.617228.30.69 7228.30.70
7228.30.89 7228.60.10
7228.70.10 7228.70.31
7228.80.1099.823 26% 09.0420
14 Rebars 7214.20.00 7214.99.10 737.083 14,9% 09.0421
17 Stainless Steel Wire 7223.00.11 7223.00.91
7223.00.19 7223.00.9918.547 15% 09.0422
18 Fittings (<609,6mm) 7307.93.11 7307.93.19 6.076 15,3% 09.0423
19 Flanges (other than
stainless steel)7307.91.00 46.253 26% 09.0424G/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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ANNEX 4
List of products originat ing in developing countrie s to which the provisional
measures apply
12345691 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 7 1 8 1 9
AE United Arab
Emirates
AF Afghanistan
AG Antigua and
Barbuda
AO Angola
AR Argentina X X X
BB Barbados
BD Bangladesh
BF Burkina Faso
BH Bahrain
BI Burundi
BJ Benin
BN Brunei Darussalam
BO Bolivia
BR Brazil X X
BS Bahamas
BT Bhutan
BW Botswana
BZ Belize
CD Democratic
Republic of Congo
CF Central African
Republic
CG Congo
CI Côte d’Ivoire
CL Chile
CM Cameroon
CN People’s Republic
of ChinaXX X
CO Colombia
CR Costa Rica
CU Cuba
CV Cape Verde
CY Cyprus
DJ Djibouti
DM Dominica
DO Dominican
Republic
DZ Algeria
EC Ecuador
EG Egypt XG/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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ER Eritrea
ET Ethiopia
FJ Fiji
FM Federated States of
Micronesia
GA Gabon
GD Grenada
GH Ghana
GM Gambia
GN Guinea
GQ Equatorial Guinea
GT Guatemala
GW Guinea-Bissau
GY Guyana
HN Honduras
Hong Kong
HT Haiti
ID Indonesia X
IN India X X
IQ Iraq
IR Iran (Islamic
Republic of)X
JM Jamaica
JO Jordan
KE Kenya
KH Cambodia
KI Kiribati
KM Comoros
KN St Kitts and Nevis
KW Kuwait
LA Lao People’s
DemocraticRepublic
LB Lebanon
LC St Lucia
LK Sri Lanka
LR Liberia
LS Lesotho
LY Libyan Arab
JamahiriyaX
MA Morocco
MG Madagascar
MH Marshall Islands
ML Mali
MM Myanmar
MN Mongolia
MR MauritaniaG/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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MU Mauritius
MV Maldives
MW Malawi
MX Mexico
MY Malaysia X
MZ Mozambique
NA Namibia
NE Niger
NG Nigeria
NI Nicaragua
NP Nepal
NR Nauru
OM Oman
PA Panama
PE Peru
PG Papua New Guinea
PH Philippines
PK Pakistan
PW Palau
PY Paraguay
QA Qatar
RW Rwanda
SA Saudi Arabia
SB Solomon Islands
SC Seychelles
SD Sudan
SL Sierra Leone
SN Senegal
SO Somalia
SR Suriname
ST Sao Tomé and
Principe
SV El Salvador
SY Syrian Arab
Republic
SZ Swaziland
TD Chad
TG Togo
TH Thailand X
TN Tunisia
TO Tonga
TP East Timor
TT Trinidad and
Tobago
TV Tuvalu
TZ Tanzania (United
Republic of)G/SG/N/6/EEC/1
G/SG/N/7/EEC/1
G/SG/N/11/EEC/1
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Taiwan X X
UG Uganda
UY Uruguay
VC St Vincent and
Northern
Grenadines
VE Venezuela X
VN Viet Nam X
VU Vanuatu
WS Samoa
YE Yemen
ZA South Africa X X
ZM Zambia
ZW Zimbabwe
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