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of8July2002
on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from the Russian
Federation
(notified under document number C(2002) 2480)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2002/602/ECSC)
(OJ L 195, 24.7.2002, p. 38)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Council Regulation (EC) No 57/2004 of 27 October 2003 L 9 1 15.1.2004
NB: This consolidated version contains references to the European unit of account and/or the ecu, which from 1 January 1999
should be understood as references to the euro — Council Regulation (EEC) No 3308/80 (OJ L 345, 20.12.1980, p. 1) andCouncil Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 (OJ L 162, 19.6.1997, p. 1).
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of8July2002
on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel
productsfromtheRussianFederation
(notified under document number C(2002) 2480)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2002/602/ECSC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel
Community and in particular the first paragraph of Article 95 thereof,
Having consulted the Consultative Committee and with the unanimous
assent of the Council,
Whereas:
(1)For the years 1995 to 2001 trade in certain products covered by
the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Treaty wasthe subject of agreements between the Parties (
1).
(2)The Community has concluded a further ECSC steel agreementwithth e Russian Federation concerning trade in certain steel
products covered by the European Coal and Steel Community
Treaty which take account of developments in the relationshipbetween the Parties (
2).
(3)This agreement establishes quantitative limits for the entry intofree circulation in the Community of certain steel productsbetween 2002 to 2004 and provides a framework for the removalof quantitative restrictions provided that certain conditions are
met and in particular when compatible disciplines in respect of
competition, state aid and environmental protection have beenestablished in respect of the steel products covered by the Agree-ment.
(4)It is necessary to provide the means to administer this agreementwithin the Community, taking into account the experiencegained during the previous agreements.
(5)It is necessary to ensure that the origin of the products in ques-tion is checked and appropriate methods of administrative
cooperation are set up to this end.
(6)The effective application of the agreement requires the introduc-
tion of a requirement of a Community import licence for theentry into free circulation in the Community of the products inquestion together with a system for administering the grant ofsuchCommunity import licences.
(7)Products placed in a free zone or imported under the arrange-ments governing customs warehouses, temporary importation or
inward processing (suspension system) should not be counted
against the limits established for the products in question.
(8)In order to ensure that these quantitative limits are not exceeded,it is necessary to establish a management procedure whereby thecompetent authorities of the Member States will not issue importlicences before obtaining prior confirmation from the Commis-sion that appropriate amounts remain available within the
quantitative limit in question.
(9)The agreement provides for a system of cooperation between theRussian Federation and the Community with the aim of
preventing circumvention by means of transhipment, reroutingor other means; whereas a consultation procedure is established2002D0602 — EN — 25.01.2004 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 5, 8.1.96, p. 24, OJ L 45, 15.2.97, p. 40, OJ L 300, 4.11.1997, p. 51
(2) See page 54 of this Official Journal.
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under which an agreement can be reached with the country
concerned on an equivalent adjustment to the relevant quantita-tive limit when it appears that the agreement has been
circumvented; whereas the Russian Federation also agreed to
take the necessary measures to ensure that any adjustments couldbe rapidly applied; whereas, in the absence of agreement with asupplier country within the time limit provided, the Communitymay, where clear evidence of circumvention is provided, apply
the equivalent adjustment.
(10)Imports of products covered by this Decision as from 1 January
2002 have been subjected to a licence in pursuance of Decision2002/385/ECSC (
1), as amended, that the ECSC steel agreement
foresees that those quantities are to be counted against the limits
established for 2002 in this Decision,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Scope
1. This Decision applies to imports of the steel products listed in
Annex I, originating in the Russian Federation.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the steel products shall be clas-
sified in product groups as set out in Annex I.
3. The classification of products listed in Annex I shall be based on
the Combined Nomenclature (CN). The procedures for the application
of this paragraph are laid down in Part I of Annex II.
4. The origin of the products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be
determined in accordance with the rules in force in the Community.
5. The procedures for verification of the origin of the products
referred to in paragraph1 are laid down in Annexes II and III and inthe relevant Community legislation in force.
Article 2
Quantitativelimits
1. The importation into the Community of the steel products listed
in Annex I originating in the Russian Federation shall be subject tothe annual quantitative limits laid down in Annex IV. The release for
free circulation in the Community of the products set out in Annex I
originating in the Russian Federation shall be subject to the presenta-tion of an import authorization issued by the Member States'authorities in accordance with the provisions of Article 4.
The authorized imports shall be counted against the quantitative limits
laid down for the year in which the products are shipped in the
exporting country.
2. In order to ensure that quantities for which import authorizations
are issued do not exceed at any moment the total quantitative limits foreach product group, the competent authorities shall issue import author-izations only upon confirmation by the Commission that there are stillquantities available within the quantitative limits for the relevantproduct group of steel products in respect of the supplier country, for
which an importer or importers have submitted applications to the
said authorities.
3. Imports of products as from 1 January 2002, for which a licence
was required pursuant to Commission Decision 2001/932/ECSC, asamended, shall be counted against the relevant limits for 2002 laiddown in Annex IV.2002D0602 — EN — 25.01.2004 — 001.001 — 3
(1) OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 71.
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4. For the purposes of this Decision and as from the date of its
application, shipment of products shall be considered as having takenplace on the date on which they were loaded onto the exporting means
of transport.
Article 3
Suspensivearrangements
1. The quantitative limits referred to in Annex IV shall not apply to
products placed in a free zone or free warehouse or imported under thearrangements governing customs warehouses, temporary importation orinward processing (suspension system).
2. Where the products referred to in paragraph 1 are subsequently
released for free circulation, either in the unaltered state or after
working or processing, Article 2(2) shall apply and the products soreleased shall be counted against the relevant quantitative limit set outin Annex IV.
Article 4
Specific rules for the administration of Community quantitative
limits
1. For the purpose of applying Article 2(2), the competent authori-
ties of the Member States, before issuing import authorizations, shallnotify the Commission of the amounts of the requests for import
authorizations, supported by original export licences, which they have
received. By return, the Commission shall notify its confirmation thatthe requested amount(s) of quantities are available for importation inthe chronological order in which the notifications of the Member Stateshave been received (‘first come, first served basis’).
2. The requests included in the notifications to the Commission shall
be valid if they establish clearly in each case the exporting country, theproduct group concerned, the amounts to be imported, the number ofthe export licence, the quota year and the Member State in which theproducts are intended to be put into free circulation.
3. The notifications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be
communicated electronically within the integrated network set up forthis purpose, unless for imperative technical reasons it is necessary touse other means of communication temporarily.
4. As far as possible, the Commission shall confirm to the authori-
ties the full amount indicated in the requests notified for each productgroup of products. Moreover, the Commission shall contact the Russianauthorities immediately in cases where requests notified exceed thelimits in order to seek clarification and a rapid solution.
5. The competent authorities shall notify the Commission immedi-
ately after being informed of any quantity that is not used during theduration of validity of the import authorization. Such unused quantitiesshall automatically be transferred into the remaining quantities of thetotal Community quantitative limit for eachproduct group.
6. The import authorizations or equivalent documents shall be issued
in accordance withAnnex II.
7. The competent authorities of the Member States shall notify the
Commission of any cancellation of import authorizations or equivalent
documents already issued in cases where the corresponding export
licences have been withdrawn or cancelled by the competent Russianauthorities. However, if the Commission or the competent authoritiesof a Member State have been informed by the competent Russianauthorities of the withdrawal or cancellation of an export licence after
the related products have been imported into the Community, the quan-
tities in question shall be set off against the quantitative limit for theyear during which shipment of products took place.
8. The Commission may take any measure necessary to implement
the provisions of this Article.2002D0602 — EN — 25.01.2004 — 001.001 — 4
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Article 5
Statistics
1. In respect of the steel products listed in Annex I, Member States
shall notify the Commission monthly, within one month of the end of
each month, of the total quantities that have entered into free circula-
tion during that month, indicating the combined nomenclature code andusing the statistical units and, where appropriate, supplementary unitsused in that code. Imports shall be broken down in accordance withthe statistical procedures in force.
2. In order to enable market trends in the products covered by this
Decision to be monitored, Member States shall communicate to the
Commission, before 31 Marcheachyear, statistical data on th e imports
of the preceding year.
Article 6
Circumvention
1. Where, following the enquiries carried out in accordance with the
procedures set out in Annex III, the Commission notes that the infor-mation in its possession constitutes proof that products listed inAnnex I originating in the Russian Federation have been transhipped,rerouted or otherwise imported into the Community through circum-
vention of such quantitative limits and that there is a need for the
necessary adjustments to be made, it shall request that consultationsbe opened so that agreement may be reached on an equivalent adjust-ment of the corresponding quantitative limits.
2. Pending the outcome of the consultations referred to in paragraph
1, the Commission may ask the Russian Federation to take the neces-sary precautionary steps to ensure that adjustments to the quantitative
limits agreed following suchconsultations may be carried out for th e
year in which the request for consultations was lodged or for thefollowing year, if the quantitative limits for the current year isexhausted, where there is clear evidence of circumvention.
3. If the Community and the Russian Federation fail to arrive at a
satisfactory solution and if the Commission notes that there is clear
evidence of circumvention, it shall deduct from the quantitative limits
an equivalent volume of products originating in the Russian Federation.
Article 7
Finalprovisions
Amendments to the Annexes which may be necessary to take into
account the conclusion, amendment or expiry of agreements with theRussian Federation, adjustments to the quantitative limits made inaccordance with the relevant provisions of the ECSC steel agreementwithth e Russian Federation, or amendments made to Community rules
on statistics, customs arrangements or common rules for imports, shall
be adopted by the European Commission.
Article 8
This Decision shall not constitute in any way a derogation from the
provisions of the bilateral ECSC steel agreement on trade in certainsteel products which the Community has concluded with the RussianFederation and which, in all cases of conflict, shall prevail.
Article 9
This Decision shall enter into force and shall apply on the day
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities .
This Decision shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.2002D0602 — EN — 25.01.2004 — 001.001 — 5
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ANNEX I
SA — FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS
SA1— Coils
7208 1000
7208 2500
7208 2600
7208 2700
7208 3600
7208 3790
7208 3890
7208 3990
7211 1410
7211 1920
7219 1100
7219 1210
7219 1290
7219 1310
7219 1390
7219 1410
7219 1490
7225 2020
7225 3000
SA1a — Hot-rolled coils for re-rolling
7208 3710
7208 3810
7208 3910
SA2— Heavyplate
7208 4010
7208 5110
7208 5130
7208 5150
7208 5191
7208 5199
7208 5210
7208 5291
7208 5299
7208 5310
7211 1300
SA3— Otherflat-rolled products
7208 4090
7208 5390
7208 5410
7208 5490
7208 9010
7209 1500
7209 1610
7209 1690
7209 1710
7209 1790
7209 1810
7209 1891
7209 1899
7209 2500
7209 2610
7209 2690
7209 2710
7209 2790
7209 2810
7209 2890
7209 9010
7210 1110
7210 1211
7210 1219
7210 2010
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7210 4110
7210 4910
7210 5010
7210 6110
7210 6910
7210 7031
7210 7039
7210 9031
7210 9033
7210 9038
7211 1490
7211 1990
7211 2351
7211 2920
7211 9011
7212 1010
7212 1091
7212 2011
7212 3011
7212 4010
7212 4091
7212 5031
7212 5051
7212 6011
7212 6091
7219 2110
7219 2190
7219 2210
7219 2290
7219 2300
7219 2400
7219 3100
7219 3210
7219 3290
7219 3310
7219 3390
7219 3410
7219 3490
7219 3510
7219 3590
7225 4080
SA4— Alloyedproducts
7226 2020
7226 9110
7226 9190
7226 9920
SA5— Alloyedquartoplates
7225 4020
7225 4050
7225 9910
SA6— Alloyedcold-rolled andcoatedsheets
7225 5000
7225 9110
7225 9210
7226 9210
SB — LONG PRODUCTS
SB1— Beams
7207 1931
7207 2071
7216 3111
7216 3119
7216 3191
7216 3199
7216 3211
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7216 3291
7216 3299
7216 3310
7216 3390
SB2— Wirerod
7213 1000
7213 2000
7213 9110
7213 9120
7213 9141
7213 9149
7213 9170
7213 9190
7213 9910
7213 9990
7221 0010
7221 0090
7227 1000
7227 2000
7227 9010
7227 9050
7227 9095
SB3— Otherlongproducts
7207 1911
7207 1914
7207 1916
7207 2051
7207 2055
7207 2057
7214 2000
7214 3000
7214 9110
7214 9190
7214 9910
7214 9931
7214 9939
7214 9950
7214 9961
7214 9969
7214 9980
7214 9990
7215 9010
7216 1000
7216 2100
7216 2200
7216 4010
7216 4090
7216 5010
7216 5091
7216 5099
7216 9910
7218 9920
7222 1111
7222 1119
7222 1121
7222 1129
7222 1191
7222 1199
7222 1910
7222 1990
7222 3010
7222 4010
7222 4030
7224 9031
7224 9039
7228 1010
7228 1030
7228 2011
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7228 2030
7228 3020
7228 3041
7228 3049
7228 3061
7228 3069
7228 3070
7228 3089
7228 6010
7228 7010
7228 7031
7228 8010
7228 8090
7301 10002002D0602 — EN — 25.01.2004 — 001.001 — 9
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ANNEX II
PART I
CLASSIFICATION
Article 1
The classification of the steel products covered by the Decision is based on the
Combined Nomenclature (CN).
Article 2
On the initiative of the Commission or of a Member State, the tariff and statis-
tical nomenclature section of the Customs Code Committee, which was
established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1), as amended by Article
252 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (2), will examine urgently, in
accordance with the provisions of the abovementioned Regulations, all questions
concerning the classification of products covered by this Decision within the
Combined Nomenclature in order to classify them in the appropriate product
groups.
Article 3
The Commission shall inform the Russian Federation of any changes in the
Combined Nomenclature (CN) affecting products covered by this Decision on
their adoption by the competent authorities of the Community.
Article 4
The Commission shall inform the competent Russian authorities of any deci-
sions adopted in accordance with the procedures in force in the Community
relating to classification of products covered by this Decision, within one month
at the latest of their adoption. Such communication shall include:
(a) a description of the products concerned;
(b) the relevant product group, and the Combined Nomenclature code (CN
code);
(c) the reasons which have led to the decision.
Article 5
1. Where a classification decision adopted in accordance with Community
procedures in force results in a change of classification practice or a change in
the product group of any product covered by this Decision, the competent autho-
rities of the Member States shall provide 30 days' notice, from the date of the
Commission's notification, before the decision is put into effect.
2. Products shipped before the date of application of the decision shall
remain subject to earlier classification practice, provided that the goods in ques-
tion are entered to importation within 60 days of that date.
Article 6
Where a classification decision adopted in accordance with the Community
procedures in force referred to in Article 5 of this Annex involves a product
group subject to a quantitative limit, the Commission shall, where necessary,
initiate consultations without delay in accordance with Article 9 of this Deci-
sion, in order to reachagreement on any necessary adjustments to th e
corresponding quantitative limits provided for in Annex IV.
Article 7
1. Without prejudice to any other provision on this subject, where the classi-
fication indicated in the documentation necessary for importation of the products
covered by this Decision differs from the classification determined by the
competent authorities of the Member State into which they are to be imported,
the goods in question shall be provisionally subject to the import arrangements
which, in accordance with the provisions of this Decision, are applicable to
them on the basis of the classification determined by the abovementioned autho-
rities.2002D0602 — EN — 25.01.2004 — 001.001 — 10
(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.
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2. competent authorities of the Member States shall inform the Commission
of the cases referred to in paragraph 1, indicating in particular:
— the quantities of products involved;
— the product group shown on the import documentation and that retained by
the competent authorities;
— the number of the export licence and the category shown.
3. The competent authorities of the Member States shall not issue a new
import authorization for steel products subject to a Community quantitative limit
laid down in Annex IV following re-classification until they have obtained
confirmation from the Commission that the amounts to be imported are avail-
able in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 4 of the Decision.
4. The Commission shall notify the exporting countries concerned of the
cases referred to in this Article.
Article 8
In the cases referred to in Article 7, as well as in those cases of a similar nature
raised by the competent Russian authorities, the Commission, if necessary, shall
enter into consultations withRussia, in order to reachagreement on th e classifi-
cation definitively applicable to the products involved in the divergence.
Article 9
The Commission, in agreement with the competent authorities of the importing
Member State or States and of Russia, may, in the cases referred to in Article 8,
determine the classification definitively applicable to the products involved in
the divergence.
Article 10
When a case of divergence referred to in Article 7 cannot be resolved in accor-
dance with Article 9, the Commission shall adopt, in accordance with the
provisions of Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, a measure estab-
lishing the classification of the goods in the Combined Nomenclature.
PART II
DOUBLE-CHECKINGSYSTEM
(for administering quantitative limits)
Article 11
1. The competent Russian authorities shall issue an export licence in respect
of all consignments of steel products subject to the quantitative limits laid down
in Annex IV up to the level of the said limits.
2. The original of the export licence shall be presented by the importer for
the purposes of the issue of the import authorization referred to in Article 14.
Article 12
1. The export licence for quantitative limits shall conform to the specimen set
out in Appendix I of this Annex and shall certify, inter alia , that the quantity of
goods in question has been set off against the quantitative limit established for
the product group concerned.
2. Each export licence shall cover only one of the product groups listed in
Annex I.
Article 13
Exports shall be set off against the quantitative limits established for the year in
which the products covered by the export licence have been shipped within the
meaning of Article 2 (5) of the Decision.
Article 14
1. To the extent that the Commission pursuant to Article 4 of the Decision
has confirmed that the amount requested is available within the quantitative
limit in question, the competent authorities of the Member States shall issue an
import authorization within a maximum of five working days of the presentation
by the importer of the original of the corresponding export licence. This presen-
tation must be effected not later than 31 March of the year following that in
which the goods covered by the licence have been shipped. Import authoriza-
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irrespective of the Member State indicated on the export licence, to the extent
that the Commission, pursuant to Article 4 of the Decision, has confirmed that
the amount requested is available within the quantitative limit in question.
2. The import authorizations shall be valid for four months from the date of
their issue. Upon duly motivated request by an importer, the competent authori-
ties of a Member State may extend the duration of validity for a further period
not exceeding two months. Such extensions shall be notified to the Commission.
In exceptional circumstances, an importer may request a second period of exten-
sion. These exceptional requests may be granted only by a decision taken in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7 of the Decision.
3. Import authorizations shall be drawn up in the form set out in Appendix II
of this Annex and shall be valid throughout the customs territory of the Commu-
nity.
4. The declaration or request made by the importer in order to obtain the
import authorization shall contain:
(a) the full name and address of the exporter;
(b) the full name and address of the importer;
(c) the exact description of the goods and the CN code(s);
(d) the country of origin of the goods;
(e) the country of consignment;
(f) the appropriate product group and the quantity in the appropriate unit as
indicated in Annex IV of the Decision for the products in question;
(g) the net weight by CN heading;(h) the cif value of the products at Community frontier by CN heading (as indi-
cated in box 13 of the export licence);
(i) whether the products concerned are seconds or of substandard quality;(j) where appropriate, dates of payment and delivery and a copy of the bill of
lading and of the purchase contract;
(k) date and number of the export licence;
(l) any internal code used for administrative purposes;
(m) date and signature of importer.
5. Importers shall not be obliged to import the total quantity covered by an
import authorization in a single consignment.
Article 15
The validity of import authorizations issued by the authorities of the Member
States shall be subject to the validity of and the quantities indicated in the
export licences issued by the competent Russian authorities on the basis of
which the import authorizations have been issued.
Article 16
Import authorizations or equivalent documents shall be issued by the competent
authorities of the Member States in conformity with Article 2(2) and without
discrimination to any importer in the Community wherever the place of his
establishment may be in the Community, without prejudice to compliance with
other conditions required under current rules.
Article 17
1. If the Commission finds that the total quantities covered by export licences
issued by Russia for a particular product group in any agreement year exceed
the quantitative limit established for that product group, the competent licence
authorities in the Member States shall be informed immediately to suspend the
further issue of import authorizations. In this event, consultations shall be
initiated forthwith by the Commission.
2. The competent authorities of a Member State shall refuse to issue import
authorizations for products originating in Russia which are not covered by
export licenses issued in accordance with the provisions of this Annex.2002D0602 — EN — 25.01.2004 — 001.001 — 12
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PART III
COMMONPROVISIONS
Article 18
1. The export licence referred to in Article 11 of this Annex and the certifi-
cate of origin (specimen attached) may include additional copies duly indicated
as such. They shall be made out in English.
2. If the documents referred to above are completed by hand, entries must be
in ink and in block letters.
3. The export licences or equivalent documents and certificates of origin shall
measure 210 x 297 mm. The paper shall be white writing paper, sized, not
containing mechanical pulp and weighing not less than 25 g/m². Each part shall
have a printed guilloche pattern background making any falsification by
mechanical or chemical means apparent to the eye.
4. Only the original shall be accepted by the competent authorities in the
Community as being valid for import purposes in accordance withth e provi-
sions of this Decision.
5. Eachexport licence or equivalent document and th e certificate of origin
shall bear a standardized serial number, whether or not printed, by which it
can be identified.
6. This number shall be composed of the following elements:
— two letters identifying the exporting country as follows:
RU = Russian Federation
— two letters identifying the Member State of intended destination as follows:
B = Belgium
DK = DenmarkDE = GermanyEL = Greece
ES = Spain
FR = FranceIE = IrelandIT = ItalyLU = LuxembourgNL = NetherlandsAT = AustriaPT = PortugalFI = Finland
SE = Sweden
GB = United Kingdom
— a one-digit number identifying the quota year corresponding to the last
figure in the year in question, e.g. ‘2’ for 2002;
— a two-digit number identifying the issuing office in the exporting country;
— a five-digit number running consecutively from 00001 to 99999 allocated to
the specific Member State of destination.
Article 19
The export licence and the certificate of origin may be issued after the shipment
of the products to which they relate. In such cases they shall bear the endorse-
ment 'issued retrospectively'.
Article 20
In the event of the theft, loss or destruction of an export licence or a certificate
of origin, the exporter may apply to the competent authority which issued the
document for a duplicate to be made out on the basis of the export documents
in his possession. The duplicate licence or certificate issued in this way shall
bear the endorsement ‘duplicate’.
The duplicate shall bear the date of the original licence or certificate.2002D0602 — EN — 25.01.2004 — 001.001 — 13
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PART IV
COMMUNITYIMPORTLICENCE—COMMONFORM
Article 21
1. The forms to be used by the competent authorities of the Member States
(list attached to this Annex) for issuing the import authorizations referred to in
Article 14 shall conform to the specimen of the import licence set out in
Appendix II to this Annex.
2. Import licence forms and extracts thereof shall be drawn up in duplicate,
one copy, marked ‘Holder's copy’ and bearing the number 1 to be issued to the
applicant, and the other, marked ‘Copy for the issuing authority’ and bearing the
number 2, to be kept by the authority issuing the licence. For administrative
purposes the competent authorities may add additional copies to form 2.
3. Forms shall be printed on white paper free of mechanical pulp, dressed for
writing and weighing between 55 and 65 g/m². Their size shall be 210 x 297 mm;
the type space between the lines shall be 4,24 mm (one sixth of an inch); the
layout of the forms shall be followed precisely. Both sides of copy No 1, which
is the licence itself, shall in addition have a red printed guilloche pattern back-
ground so as to reveal any falsification by mechanical or chemical means.
4. Member States shall be responsible for having the forms printed. The
forms may also be printed by printers appointed by the Member State in which
they are established. In the latter case, reference to the appointment by the
Member State must appear on eachform. Eachform sh all bear an identification
of the printer's name and address or a mark enabling the printer to be identified.
5. At the time of their issue the import licences or extracts shall be given an
issue number determined by the competent authorities of the Member State. The
import licence number shall be notified to the Commission electronically within
the integrated network set up under Article 4.
6. Licences and extracts shall be completed in the official language, or one of
the official languages, of the Member State of issue.
7. In. box 10 the competent authorities shall indicate the appropriate steel
product group.
8. The marks of the issuing agencies and debiting authorities shall be applied
by means of a stamp. However, an embossing press combined withletters or
figures obtained by means of perforation, or printing on the licence may be
substituted for the issuing authority's stamp. The issuing authorities shall useany tamper-proof method to record the quantity allocated in such a way as to
make it impossible to insert figures or references (e.g. EUR 1 000).
9. The reverse of copy No 1 and copy No 2 shall bear a box in which quan-
tities may be entered, either by the customs authorities when import formalities
are completed, or by the competent administrative authorities when an extract is
issued.
If the space set aside for debits on a licence or extract thereof is insufficient, the
competent authorities may attach one or more extension pages bearing boxes
matching those on the reverse of copy No 1 and copy No 2 of the licence or
extract. The debiting authorities shall so place their stamp that one half is on
the licence or extract thereof and the other half is on the extension page. If there
is more than one extension page, a further stamp shall be placed in like manner
across eachpage and th e preceding page.
10. Import licences and extracts issued, and entries and endorsements made,
by the authorities of one Member State shall have the same legal effect in each
of the other Member States as documents issued, and entries and endorsements
made, by the authorities of such Member States.
11. The competent authorities of the Member States concerned may, where
indispensable, require the contents of licences or extracts to be translated into
the official language or one or the official languages of that Member State.2002D0602 — EN — 25.01.2004 — 001.001 — 14
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LISTA DE LAS AUTORIDADES NACIONALES COMPETENTES
LISTE OVER KOMPETENTE NATIONALE MYNDIGHEDER
LISTE DER ZUSTÄNDIGEN BEHÖRDEN DER MITGLIEDSTAATEN
∆ΙΕΥΘΥΝΣΕΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΑΡΧΩΝ ΕΚ∆ΟΣΗΣ Α∆ΕΙΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΚΡΑΤΩΝ
ΜΕΛΩΝ
LIST OF THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES
LISTE DES AUTORITÉS NATIONALES COMPÉTENTES
ELENCO DELLE COMPETENTI AUTORITÀ NAZIONALI
LIJST VAN BEVOEGDE NATIONALE INSTANTIES
LISTA DAS AUTORIDADES NACIONAIS COMPETENTES
LUETTELO TOIMIVALTAISISTA KANSALLISISTA VIRANOMAISISTA
FÖRTECKNING ÖVER BEHÖRIGA NATIONELLA MYNDIGHETER
BELGIQUE/BELGIË
Ministère des affaires économiques
Administration des relations économiques
Services LicencesRue Général Leman 60B-1040 BruxellesFax (32-2) 230 83 22
Ministerie van Economische Zaken
Bestuur van de Economische BetrekkingenDienst VergunningenGeneraal Lemanstraat 60
B-1040 Brussel
Fax (32-2) 230 83 22
DANMARK
Erhvervsfremme Styrelsen
Økonomi- og ErhvervsministerietVejlsøvej 29DK-8600 Silkeborg
Fax: (45) 35 46 64 01
DEUTSCHLAND
Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle, (BAFA)
Frankfurter Straße 29-35D-65760 Eschborn 1Fax (49-6196) 942 26
ΕΛΛΑ∆Α
Υπουργείο Εθνικής Οικονοµίας
Γενική Γραµµατεία ∆ιεθνών Σχέσεων∆ιεύθυνση ∆ιεθνών Οικονοµικών Ροών
Κορνάρου 1
GR-105 63 Αθήνα
Φαξ: (30 10) 328 60 94
ESPAÑA
Ministerio de Economía
Secretaría General de Comercio ExteriorPaseo de la Castellana 162
E-28046 Madrid
Fax: +34-1-563 18 23/349 38 31
FRANCE
Setice
8, rue de la Tour-des-DamesF-75436 Paris Cedex 09Fax (33) 155 07 46 69
IRELAND
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Import/Export Licensing, Block C
Earlsfort CentreHatchStreetDublin 2Ireland
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ITALIA
Ministero delle Attività produttive
Direzione generale per la Politica commerciale e per la gestione del regime
degli scambi
Viale America, 341
I-00144 Roma
Fax (39-06) 59 93 22 35/59 93 26 36
LUXEMBOURG
Ministère des affaires étrangères
Office des licences
BP 113
L-2011 Luxembourg
Fax (352) 46 61 38
NEDERLAND
Belastingdienst/Douane centrale dienst voor in- en uitvoer
Postbus 30003, Engelse Kamp 2
9700 RD Groningen
Nederland
Fax (31) 505 26 06 98
m.i.v. 18.1.2002
Fax (31) 505 23 23 41
ÖSTERREICH
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit
Aussenwirtschaftsadministration
Landstrasser Hauptstraße 55-57
A-1030 Wien
Fax + 43-1-711 00/8386
PORTUGAL
Ministério da Economia
Direcção-Geral das Relações Económicas Internacionais
Alfândega de Lisboa, Largo do Terreiro do Trigo
P-1100 Lisboa
Fax: (351-21) 881 42 61
SUOMI
Tullihallitus
PL 512
FIN-00101 Helsinki
Faksi (358-9) 614 28 52
SVERIGE
Kommerskollegium
Box 6803
S-113 86 Stockholm
Fax: (46-8) 30 67 59
UNITEDKINGDOM
Department of Trade and Industry
Import Licensing BranchQueensway House, West Precinct
Billingham
Cleveland
TS23 2NF
United Kingdom
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ANNEX III
ADMINISTRATIVECOOPERATION
Article 1
The Commission shall supply the Member States' authorities with the names and
addresses of authorities in Russia competent to issue certificates of origin and
export licences together with specimens of the stamps used by these authorities.
Article 2
For the steel products subject to a double-checking system Member States shall
notify the Commission within the first ten days of each month of the total quan-
tities, in the appropriate units and by country of origin and group of products,
for which import authorizations have been issued during the preceding month.
Article 3
1. Subsequent verification of certificates of origin or export licences shall be
carried out at random, or whenever the competent authorities of the Community
have reasonable doubt as to the authenticity of the certificate of origin or export
licence or as to the accuracy of the information regarding the true origin of the
products in question.
In such cases the competent authorities of the Community shall return the certi-
ficate of origin or the export licence or a copy thereof to the competent Russian
governmental authority, giving, where appropriate, the reasons of form or
substance for an enquiry. If the invoice has been submitted, such invoice or a
copy thereof shall be attached to the certificate of origin or export licence or
copy thereof. The competent authorities shall also forward any information that
has been offered suggesting that the particulars given on the said certificate or
the said licence are inaccurate.
2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall also apply to subsequent verifications
of declarations of origin.
3. The results of the subsequent verifications carried out in accordance with
paragraph 1 shall be communicated to the competent authorities of the Commu-
nity within three months at the latest. The information communicated shall
indicate whether the disputed certificate, licence or declaration applies to the
goods actually exported and whether the goods are eligible for export to the
Community under this Decision. The competent authorities of the Community
may also request copies of all documentation necessary to determine the facts
fully, including, in particular, the origin of the goods(1).
4. Should such verifications reveal abuse or major irregularities in the use of
declarations of origin, the Member State concerned shall inform the Commission
of this fact. The Commission shall pass the information on to the other Member
States. The Community may decide that imports of the products in question to
the Community shall be accompanied by a certificate of Russian origin referred
to in Article 18(1) of Annex II.
5. Random recourse to the procedure specified in this Article shall not consti-
tute an obstacle to the release for free circulation of the products in question.
Article 4
1. Where the verification procedure referred to in Article 2 or where informa-
tion available to the competent authorities of the Community indicates that the
provisions of this Decision are being contravened, the said authorities shall
request Russia to carry out appropriate enquiries or arrange for suchenquiries
to be carried out concerning operations which are or appear to be in contraven-
tion of the provisions of this Decision. The results of these enquiries shall be
communicated to the competent authorities of the Community together with
any other pertinent information enabling the true origin of the goods to be deter-
mined.
2. In pursuance of the action taken under the terms of this Annex, the compe-
tent authorities of the Community may exchange any information with the
competent governmental authorities of Russia which is considered to be of use
in preventing the contravention of the provisions of this Decision.2002D0602 — EN — 25.01.2004 — 001.001 — 21
(1) For the purpose of subsequent verification of certificates of origin, copies of the certi-
ficates as well as any export documents referring to them shall be kept for at least two
years by the competent governmental authority in each exporting country.
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3. Where it is established that the provisions of this Decision have been
contravened, the Commission, acting in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 7 of the Decision, may take, with the agreement of Russia,
suchmeasures as are necessary to prevent recurrence of suchcontravention.
Article 5
The Commission shall coordinate the action undertaken by the competent autho-
rities of the Member States under the provisions of this Annex. The competent
authorities of the Member States shall inform the Commission and the other
Member States of action which they have undertaken and the results obtained.2002D0602 — EN — 25.01.2004 — 001.001 — 22
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ANNEX IV
QUANTITATIVELIMITS
(kg)
Products 2002 2003 2004
SA—Flatproducts
SA1 — Coils 259000 000 258436980 262660000
SA1.a — Hot-rolled coils for re-rolling 485000 000 517932830 509550000
SA2 — Heavy plate 60000 000 65700000 63040000
SA3 — Other flat products 80000 000 84505046 84050000
SA4 — Alloyed products 90000 000 92250000 94560000
SA5 — Alloyed quarto plates — 20000000 20500000
SA6 — Alloyed cold rolled and coated
sheets— 95000000 97375000
SB— Longproducts
SB1 — Beams 15000 000 15652850 15760000
SB2 — Wire rod 60000 000 61700000 63040000
SB3 — Other long products 165000 000 174680000 173350000
Note:
SA and SB are product categories
SA1 to SA6 and SB1 to SB3 are product groups.2002D0602 — EN — 25.01.2004 — 001.001 — 23