G/LIC/N/2/EU/5  
 
14 August 2013  
(13-4352)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
  AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5.1-5.4 OF THE AGREEMENTi 
EUROPEAN UNION 
The following notification, dated 29 July 2013, is be ing circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the European Union*. 
 
 
1.  (a) Title / number / date of the law or regulation establishing / changing 
the import licensing procedure: 
 Regulation (EU) No 529/2012 of the Eu ropean Parliament and of the Council of 13  
June 2012 repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2007 on administering  
certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from the Russian  
Federation.    
(b) If the notified measure refers to a change in an already notified import 
licensing procedure, please indica te the document symbol of the 
notification to which change(s) has(ve) been introduced. (In this case 
please also indicate in Section 3, below, the nature of the changes (i.e. inclusion 
or exclusion of some goods and a list thereof; contact point for information 
and/or administrative body(ies) for submission of applications, etc.)): 
G/LIC/N/3/EU/1 
2. Information concerning the institution / change of import licensing procedure: 
(a) List of products subject to the licensing procedure  (Exact name of the 
products and/or whenever possible HS code and indication of the exact HS 
Nomenclature (i.e. 1996; 2002 or 2007).  Abbreviations should be avoided.  In 
the case of a long list of products, please attach the list as an Annex in Microsoft 
Word or compatible software.  Plea se do not use PDF, or photocopies .) 
N/A 
 
(b) Contact point for information on eligibility  
European Commission, Directorate General for Trade, Unit G.3 
Address: 170, Rue de la Loi B – 1049 Brussels  
Belgium 
    Email Address  : violeta.mitova@ec.europa.eu  
 Website  : http://ec.europa.eu/trade/  
 
                                               
* Further information on notified changes can be found in document G/LIC/N/1/EU/2. G/LIC/N/2/EU/5 
 
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  (c) Administrative body(ies) fo r submission of applications  (If more than one 
please include the same information for each body.)  
NA/ 
(d) Date and name of publication wher e licensing procedures are published  
Date of publication:  30.06.2012 
 Source of publication: Official Journa l of the European Union, L 172, 30.06.2012, 
page 1   
(e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is  
 [] automatic.   If so please indicate:  (f) the administrative purpose:   
    
 [ ] non-automatic.  If so please  indicate:  (g) the measure being  
implemented through the import licensing procedure:  In the case of  
non-automatic licensing procedures , their administrative purpose :   
 N/A  
(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 
 N/A 
 
3. Other relevant data or information:  (i.e. complete title and data concerning the 
legislation, inclusion or exclusion of certain products from the import licensing regime and list thereof; changes related to the ad ministrative body(ies) for submission of 
applications, etc.) 
 Regulation (EU) No 529/2012 of the European  Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 
2012 repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2007 on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from the Russian Federation (The 
Regulation (EU) No 529/2012 took effect on the date when the Russian Federation 
acceded to the World Trade Organisation) abolishes the quantitative restrictions on bilateral trade in certain steel products.    
 
 
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 i "Members which institute licensing procedures or changes in these procedures shall notify the 
Committee of such within 60 days of publication [...]" (Art. 5.1).