WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/LIC/N/2/HUN/2
6 May 2002
(02-2540)
Committee on Import Licensing Original:  English
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES
Notification under Article 5
HUNGARY
The following communication, dated 23 April 2002, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Hungary.
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Pursuant to Article 5 of the Agreement on Im port Licensing Procedures, we hereby submit a
notification on a prior surveillance system for the import of certain steel products introduced by the
Government of Hungary with effect from 11 April 2002.
(a) List of products subject to licensing procedures:
See Annex 1.
(b) Contact point for information on eligibility:
Not applicable (all persons, firms and institutions are eligible to apply for licences).
(c) Administrative bodies for submission of applications:
Licensing and Administration Office of  the Ministry of Economic Affairs,
Margit körút 85, Budapest-1024, Hungary
(d) Date and name of publication where licensing procedures are published:
Announcement of the Minister of Economic Affairs of 26 March 2002, published in the
Economic and Employment Journal (Gazdasági és Foglalkoztatási Közlöny) No. 6, on 9 April 2002
under position 10/2002.
(e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is automatic or non-automatic according to
definitions contained in Articles 2 and 3:
The procedure is automatic.
(f) In the case of automatic import licensing procedures, their administrative purpose:
The licensing procedure enables Hungary to monitor the import of certain iron and steel
products (Annex 1), which is considered to be necessary in the present situation of the world marketG/LIC/N/2/HUN/2
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of steel.  The purpose of the procedure is to receive rapid and reliable information on the trends in
trade flows.
(g) In the case of non-automatic import licensing procedures, indication of the measure being
implemented through the licensing procedure:
Not applicable.
(h) Expected duration of the licensing procedure if this can be estimated with some probability,
and if not, reason why this information cannot be provided:
In view of the turbulent situation on the world steel market, the duration of the licensing
procedure cannot be specified.G/LIC/N/2/HUN/2
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ANNEX 1
CN Code Description
7208 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm. or more,
hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated
7208.40
7208.51
7208.52
7208.53
7208.54
7208.90
7209 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm. or more,
cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated
7209.25
7209.26
7209.277209.28
7209.90
7210 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm. or more,
clad, plated or coated
7210.30
7210.49
7211 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm.,
non clad, plated or coated
7211.13
7211.147211.19
7211.23
7211.29
7211.90
7212 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm.,
clad, plated or coated
7212.30
7213 Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or non-iron steel
7213.10
7213.20
7213.91.10
7214 Other bars and rods of iron or non-allo y steel, not further worked than forged,
hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling
7214.10
7214.20
7214.30
7214.917214.99
7215 Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel
7215.10
7215.50
7215.90
7216 Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel
7216.10
7216.21
7216.22G/LIC/N/2/HUN/2
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CN Code Description
7216.31
7216.32
7216.33
7216.617216.69
7216.91
7216.99
7217 Wire of iron or non-alloy steel
7217.10
7217.20
7217.307217.90
7228 Other bars and rods of other alloy steel;   angles, shapes and sections, of other
alloy steel;  hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel
7228.10
7228.207228.30
7228.40
7228.50
7228.60
7228.707228.80
7306 Other tubes and pipes and hollow profiles (for example, open seam or welded,
riveted or similarly closed), of iron or steel
7306.10
7306.207306.30
7306.40
7306.50
7306.60
7306.90
7312 Stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings and the like, of iron or steel,
not electrically insulated
7312.10
7312.90
7314 Cloth (including endless bands), grill, ne tting and fencing, of iron or steel wire;
expanded metal of iron or steel
7314.12
7314.13
7314.14
7314.19
7314.20
7314.317314.39
7314.41
7314.42
7314.49
7314.50
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