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"B COMMISSION DECISION No 1401/97/ECSC
of 7 July 1997
on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from Ukraine
(OJ L 193, 22.7.1997, p. 12)
Corrected by:
"C1 Corrigendum, OJ L 211, 5.8.1997, p. 68 (1401/97)1997S1401 — EN — 01.07.1997 — 000.001 — 1
COMMISSION DECISION No 1401/97/ECSC
of 7 July 1997
on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products
from Ukraine
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 for the years 1995, 1996 and the first six months of 1997 trade in
certain products covered by the Treaty establishing the European Coal and
Steel Treaty was the subject of agreements between the Parties (1); and
whereas the Community has concluded a further agreement with Ukraineconcerning trade in certain steel products covered by the European Coal andSteel Community Treaty which take account of developments in the
relationship between the Parties (
2);
Whereas this agreement establishes quantitative limits for the entry into free
circulation in the Community of certain steel products between 1997 to 2001
and provides a framework for the removal of quantitative restrictions providedthat certain conditions are met and in particular when equivalent disciplines inrespect of competition, public aid and environmental protection have been
established in respect of the steel products covered by the Agreement;
Whereas it is necessary to provide the means to administer this agreement
within the Community, taking into account the experience gained during the
previous agreement by the application of Commission DecisionNo 3/96/ECSC (
3), as amended for the period 1 January to 30 June 1997 by
Decision No 2510/96/ECSC (4) (Ukraine);
Whereas it is necessary to ensure that the origin of the products in question is
checked and appropriate methods of administrative cooperation are set up to
this end;
Whereas the effective application of the agreement requires the introduction
of a requirement of a Community import licence for the entry into freecirculation in the Community of the products in question together with asystem for administering the grant of such Community import licences;
Whereas products placed in a free zone or imported under the arrangements
governing customs warehouses, temporary importation or inward processing
(suspension system) should not be counted against the limits established for
the products in question; whereas, in order to ensure that these quantitativelimits are not exceeded, it is necessary to establish a management procedurewhereby the competent authorities of the Member States will not issue import
licences before obtaining prior confirmation from the Commission that
appropriate amounts remain available within the quantitative limit inquestion;
Whereas the agreement provides for a system of cooperation between Ukraine
and the Community with the aim of preventing circumvention by means oftranshipment, rerouting or other means; whereas a consultation procedure is
established under which an agreement can be reached with the country
concerned on an equivalent adjustment to the relevant quantitative limit whenit appears that the agreement has been circumvented; whereas Ukraine also
agreed to take the necessary measures to ensure that any adjustments could be
rapidly applied; whereas, in the absence of agreement with a supplier countrywithin the time limit provided, the Community may, where clear evidence ofcircumvention is provided, apply the equivalent adjustment;!B
(1) OJ No L 5, 8. 1. 1996, p. 47 and OJ No L 345, 31. 12. 1996, p. 88.
(2) Not yet published in the Official Journal.
(3) OJ No L 5, 8. 1. 1996, p. 1.
(4) OJ No L 345, 31. 12. 1996, p. 19.1997S1401 — EN — 01.07.1997 — 000.001 — 2
Whereas it is necessary, in order to ensure an effective application of the
Community licensing system and to ensure coherence and continuity thatexport licences and import authorisations issued during the period 1 Januaryto 30 June 1997 should be counted against the limits established for 1997 in
this Decision,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Scope
1. This Decision applies to imports of the steel products listed in Annex I,
originating in Ukraine.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the steel products shall be classified 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
paragraph 1 are laid down in Annexes II and III and in the relevantCommunity legislation in force.
Article 2
Quantitative limits
1. The importation into the Community of the steel products listed in Annex
I originating in Ukraine shall be subject to the annual quantitative limits laid
down in Annex IV . The release for free circulation in the Community of theproducts set out in Annex I originating in Ukraine shall be subject to thepresentation 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 for eachproduct group, the competent authorities shall issue import authorizationsonly upon confirmation by the Commission that there are still quantities
available within the quantitative limits for the relevant product group of steel
products in respect of the supplier country, for which an importer or importershave submitted applications to the said authorities.
3. Imports of products after 1 January 1997, for which an export licence was
required pursuant to Commission Decision No 2510/96/ECSC, shall becounted against the relevant limits for 1997 laid down in Annex IV .
4. For the purposes of this Decision, shipment of products shall be
considered as having taken place on the date on which they were loaded onto
the exporting means of transport.
Article 3
Suspensive arrangements
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 the arrangements
governing customs warehouses, temporary importation or inward 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 so released shall be
counted against the relevant quantitative limit set out in Annex IV .!B1997S1401 — EN — 01.07.1997 — 000.001 — 3
Article 4
Specific rules for the administration of Community quantitative limits
1. For the purpose of applying Article 2 (2), the competent authorities of the
Member States, before issuing import authorizations, shall notify theCommission 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 that the requested amount(s) of
quantities are available for importation in the chronological order in which thenotifications of the Member States have been received (‘first come, firstserved basis’).
2. The requests included in the notifications to the Commission shall be
valid if they establish clearly in each case the exporting country, the product
group concerned, the amounts to be imported, the number of the export
licence, the quota year and the Member State in which the products areintended 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 for thispurpose, unless for imperative technical reasons it is necessary to use other
means of communication temporarily.
4. As far as possible, the Commission shall confirm to the authorities the
full amount indicated in the requests notified for each product group of
products. Moreover, the Commission shall contact the Ukrainian authoritiesimmediately in cases where requests notified exceed the limits in order toseek clarification and a rapid solution.
5. The competent authorities shall notify the Commission immediately after
being informed of any quantity that is not used during the duration of validityof the import authorization. Such unused quantities shall automatically be
transferred into the remaining quantities of the total Community quanitative
limit for each product group.
6. The import authorizations or equivalent documents shall be issued in
accordance with Annex II.
7. The competent authorities of the Member States shall notify the
Commission of any cancellation of import authorizations or equivalentdocuments already issued in cases where the corresponding export licenceshave been withdrawn or cancelled by the competent Ukrainian authorities.
However, if the Commission or the competent authorities of a Member State
have been informed by the competent Ukrainian authorities of the withdrawalor cancellation of an export licence after the related products have beenimported into the Community, the quantities in question shall be set off
against the quantitative limit for the year during which shipment of products
took place.
8. The Commission may, in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 7, take any measure necessary to implement the provisions of thisArticle.
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 circulation during that month,indicating the combined nomenclature code and using the statistical units and,where appropriate, supplementary units used in that code. Imports shall be
broken down in accordance with the 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 March each year, statistical data on the imports of the precedingyear.!B1997S1401 — EN — 01.07.1997 — 000.001 — 4
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 information in
its possession constitutes proof that products listed in Annex I originating inUkraine have been transhipped, rerouted or otherwise imported into theCommunity through circumvention of such quantitative limits and that there
is a need for the necessary adjustments to be made, it shall request that
consultations be opened so that agreement may be reached on an equivalentadjustment of the corresponding quantitative limits.
2. Pending the outcome of the consultations referred to in paragraph 1, the
Commission may ask Ukraine concerned to take the necessary precautionarysteps to ensure that adjustments to the quantitative limits agreed following
such consultations may be carried out for the year in which the request for
consultations was lodged or for the following year, if the quantitative limitsfor the current year are exhausted, where there is clear evidence ofcircumvention.
3. If the Community and Ukraine fail to arrive at a satisfactory solution and
if the Commission notes that there is clear evidence of circumvention, it shall,
in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7, deduct from the
quantitative limits an equivalent volume of products originating in Ukraine.
Article 7
Committee
1. In the implementation of this Decision the Commission shall be assisted
by a Committee composed of representatives of the Member States andchaired by a representative of the Commission.
2. Where reference is made to the procedure laid down in this Article, the
Chairman shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken.The Committee shall deliver its unanimous assent on the draft measures
within a period which may be fixed by the chairman in accordance with the
degree of urgency of the matter.
The Commission shall adopt the measures proposed where they are in
conformity with the Committee’s opinion.
Where the measures proposed are not in conformity with the Committee’s
opinion, or where no opinion has been given, the Commission shall present
them to the Council, without delay. Should the Council fail to deliver itsunanimous assent within one month of the date on which the proposal waslaid before it, the Commission shall adopt the proposed measures.
3. The chairman may, on his own initiative or at the request of one of the
Member States’ representatives, request that the Committee consider anyother matter relating to the operation or application of this Decision.
Article 8
Final provisions
Amendments to the Annexes which may be necessary to take into account the
conclusion, amendment or expiry of agreements with Ukraine, adjustments to
the quantitative limits made in accordance with the provisions contained inArticle 2 (5) or Article 3 (4) of the ECSC steel agreement with Ukraine, oramendments made to Community rules on statistics, customs arrangements or
common rules for imports, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 7.
Article 9
This Decision shall not constitute in any way a derogation from the provisions
of the bilateral agreements on trade in certain steel products which the
Community has concluded with Ukraine and which, in all cases of conflict,shall prevail.!B1997S1401 — EN — 01.07.1997 — 000.001 — 5
Article 10
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication
in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Decision shall apply from 1 July 1997.This Decision shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
Member States.!B1997S1401 — EN — 01.07.1997 — 000.001 — 6
ANNEX I
UKRAINE
A. Flat-rolled products
1. Coils
7208 10 00
7208 25 00
7208 26 00
7208 27 007208 36 007208 37 10
7208 37 90
7208 38 107208 38 907208 39 10
7208 39 90
7211 14 10
7211 19 20
7219 11 00
7219 12 10
7219 12 907219 13 10
7219 13 90
7219 14 107219 14 90
7225 20 207225 30 00
2. Heavy plate
7208 40 10
7208 51 10
7208 51 307208 51 507208 51 91
7208 51 99
7208 52 107208 52 917208 52 99
7208 53 10
7211 13 00
3. Other flat-rolled products
7208 40 90
7208 53 90
7208 54 10
7208 54 907208 90 10
7209 15 00
7209 16 10
7209 16 907209 17 10!
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7209 17 90
7209 18 107209 18 917209 18 997209 25 00
7209 26 10
7209 26 907209 27 107209 27 907209 28 107209 28 907209 90 10
7210 11 10
7210 12 117210 12 197210 20 107210 30 107210 41 107210 49 107210 50 107210 61 107210 69 107210 70 317210 70 397210 90 317210 90 337210 90 38
7211 14 90
7211 19 907211 23 107211 23 517211 29 207211 90 11
7212 10 10
7212 10 917212 20 117212 30 117212 40 10
7212 40 91
7212 50 317212 50 517212 60 117212 60 91
7219 21 10
7219 21 907219 22 107219 22 907219 23 007219 24 007219 31 007219 32 107219 32 907219 33 107219 33 907219 34 107219 34 90!
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7219 35 10
7219 35 90
7225 40 80
B. Longs
1. Beams
7207 19 31
7207 20 71
7216 31 11
7216 31 19
7216 31 91
7216 31 99
7216 32 11
7216 32 19
7216 32 91
7216 32 99
7216 33 107216 33 90
2. Wire rod
7213 10 00
7213 20 00
7213 91 10
7213 91 20
7213 91 41
7213 91 49
7213 91 70
7213 91 90
7213 99 107213 99 90
7221 00 10
7221 00 90
7227 10 00
7227 20 00
7227 90 10
7227 90 50
7227 90 95
3. Other longs
7207 19 11
7207 19 14
7207 19 16
7207 20 51
7207 20 55
7207 20 57
7214 20 00
7214 30 00
7214 91 10
7214 91 90
7214 99 10
7214 99 31
7214 99 39
7214 99 50
7214 99 61
7214 99 69
7214 99 80
7214 99 90!
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7215 90 10
7216 10 00
7216 21 00
7216 22 00
7216 40 10
7216 40 90
7216 50 10
7216 50 91
7216 50 997216 99 10
7218 99 20
7222 11 11
7222 11 19
7222 11 21
7222 11 29
7222 11 91
7222 11 997222 19 10
7222 19 90
7222 30 10
7222 40 10
7222 40 30
7224 90 31
7224 90 39
7228 10 10
7228 10 30
7228 20 11
7228 20 19
7228 20 30
7228 30 20
7228 30 41
7228 30 497228 30 61
7228 30 69
7228 30 70
7228 30 89
7228 60 10
7228 70 10
7228 70 31
7228 80 10
7228 80 90
7301 10 00!
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ANNEX II
PART I
CLASSIFICA TION
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 statistical
nomenclature section of the Customs Code Committee, which was established byCouncil 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 aforementioned Regulations, all questions concerning the classifi-
cation of products covered by this Decision within the combined nomenclature in orderto classify them in the appropriate product groups.
Article 3
The Commission shall inform Ukraine of any changes in the combined nomenclature
(CN) affecting products covered by this Decision on their adoption by the competentauthorities of the Community.
Article 4
The Commission shall inform the competent Ukrainian authorities of any decisions
adopted in accordance with the procedures in force in the Community relating toclassification of products covered by this Decision, within one month at the latest oftheir 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 theproduct group of any product covered by this Decision, the competent authorities of theMember States shall provide 30 days’ notice, from the date of the Commission’ snotification, 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 question 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 withoutdelay in accordance with Article 9 of this Decision, in order to reach agreement on anynecessary adjustments to the corresponding quantitative limits provided for in Annex IV .
Article 7
1. Without prejudice to any other provision on this subject, where the classification
indicated in the documentation necessary for importation of the products covered by thisDecision differs from the classification determined by the competent authorities of theMember State into which they are to be imported, the goods in question shall beprovisionally 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 aforementioned authorities.!
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(1) OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.1997S1401 — EN — 01.07.1997 — 000.001 — 11
2. The 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 inAnnex IV following re-classification until they have obtained confirmation from theCommission that the amounts to be imported are available in accordance with theprocedure 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 Ukrainian authorities, the Commission, if necessary, shall enter intoconsultations with Ukraine, in order to reach agreement on the classificationdefinitively 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 Ukraine, may, in the cases referred to in Article 8, determine theclassification 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 accordance
with Article 9, the Commission shall adopt, in accordance with the provisions of Article10 of Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, a measure establishing the classification of thegoods in the Combined Nomenclature.
PART II
DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM
(for administering quantitative limits)
Article 11
1. The competent Ukrainian 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 ofArticle 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 inquestion, the competent authorities of the Member States shall issue an importauthorization within a maximum of five working days of the presentation by the
importer of the original of the corresponding export licence. This presentation must be
effected not later than 31 March of the year following that in which the goods coveredby the licence have been shipped. Import authorizations shall be issued by the!
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competent authorities of any Member State irrespective of the Member State indicated
on the export licence, to the extent that the Commission, pursuant to Article 4 of theDecision, has confirmed that the amount requested is available within the quantitativelimit 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 authorities of a
Member State may extend the duration of validity for a further period not exceeding twomonths. Such extensions shall be notified to the Commission. In exceptionalcircumstances, an importer may request a second period of extension. These exceptionalrequests may be granted only by a decision taken in accordance with the procedure laiddown in Article 7 of the Decision.
3. Import authorizations shall be drawn up in the form set out in Appendix 2 of this
Annex and shall be valid throughout the customs territory of the Community.
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 indicated 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 licencesissued by the competent Ukrainian authorities on the basis of which the importauthorizations 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 withoutdiscrimination to any importer in the Community wherever the place of hisestablishment may be in the Community, without prejudice to compliance with otherconditions required under current rules.
Article 17
1. If the Commission finds that the total quantities covered by export licences issued
by Ukraine for a particular product group in any agreement year exceed the quantitativelimit established for that product group, the competent licence authorities in theMember States shall be informed immediately to suspend the further issue of importauthorizations. In this event, consultations shall be initiated forthwith by theCommission.
2. The competent authorities of a Member State shall refuse to issue import
authorizations for products originating in Ukraine which are not covered by exportlicences issued in accordance with the provisions of this Annex.!
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PART III
COMMON PROVISIONS
Article 18
1. The export licence referred to in Article 11 of this Annex and the certificate 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 × 297 mm. The paper shall be white writing paper, sized, not containingmechanical pulp and weighing not less than 25 g/m
2. Each part shall have a printed
guilloche pattern background making any falsification by mechanical or chemicalmeans 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 with the provisions of this Decision.
5. Each export licence or equivalent document and the 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:
UA = Ukraine,
— two letters identifying the Member State of intended destination as follows:
BE = BelgiumDK = DenmarkDE = GermanyEL = GreeceES = SpainFR = FranceIE = Ireland
IT = Italy
LU = LuxembourgNL = NetherlandsAT = AustriaPT = PortugalFI = FinlandSE = SwedenGB = United Kingdom,
— a one-digit number identifying the quota year corresponding to the last figure in
the year in question, e.g. ‘7’ for 1997,
— 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 endorsement ‘issuedretrospectively’.
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. Theduplicate licence or certificate issued in this way shall bear the endorsement ‘duplicate’.!
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The duplicate shall bear the date of the original licence or certificate.
PART IV
COMMUNITY IMPORT LICENCE — COMMON FORM
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 14shall conform to the specimen of the import licence set out in Appendix 2 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 theother, marked ‘Copy for the issuing authority’ and bearing the number 2, to be kept bythe authority issuing the licence. For administrative purposes the competent authoritiesmay 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/m
2. Their size shall be 210 × 297 mm; the type space
between the lines shall be 4,24 mm (one sixth of an inch); the layout of the forms shallbe followed precisely. Both sides of copy No 1, which is the licence itself, shall inaddition have a red printed guilloche pattern background 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
each form. Each form shall bear an identification of the printer’ s name and address or amark 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 importlicence number shall be notified to the Commission electronically within the integratednetwork 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 with letters 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 use any tamper-proof method torecord the quantity allocated in such a way as to make it impossible to insert figures orreferences (e.g. ECU 1 000).
9. The reverse of copy No 1 and copy No 2 shall bear a box in which quantities may
be entered, either by the customs authorities when import formalities are completed, orby 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 matchingthose on the reverse of copy No 1 and copy No 2 of the licence or extract. The debitingauthorities shall so place their stamp that one half is on the licence or extract thereof andthe other half is on the extension page. If there is more than one extension page, afurther stamp shall be placed in like manner across each page and the 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 otherMember 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 of the official languages of that Member State.!
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Appendix 1
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Specimen of certificate of origin referred to in Article 18 (1)
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Appendix 2
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LISTA DE LAS AUTORIDADES NACIONALES COMPETENTES
LISTE OVER KOMPETENTE NATIONALE MYNDIGHEDER
LISTE DER ZUSTÄNDIGEN BEHÖRDEN DER MITGLIEDSTAATEN
∆ΙΕΥΘΥΝΣΕΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΑΡ/KhiΩΝ ΕΚ∆/OmikronΣΗΣ Α∆ΕΙΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΚΡΑΤΩΝ
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LIST OF THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES
LISTE DES AUTORITÉS NATIONALES COMPÉTENTES
ELENCO DELLE COMPETENTI AUTORITÀ NAZIONALI
LIJST V AN BEVOEGDE NATIONALE INSTANTIES
LISTA DAS AUTORIDADES NACIONAIS COMPETENTES
LUETTELO TOIMIV ALTAISISTA KANSALLISISTA VIRANOMAISISTA
LISTA ÖVER BEHÖRIGA NATIONELLA MYNDIGHETER
BELGIQUE — BELGIË
Administration des relations économiquesQuatrième division: mise en œuvre des politiques commerciales internationales— Services ‘Licences’Rue Général Leman 60B-1040 Bruxelles
Télécopieur: (32-2) 230 83 22
Bestuur van de Economische Betrekkingen
Vierde Afdeling: Toepassing van het Internationaal Handelsbeleid — Dienst
VergunningenGeneraal Lemanstraat 60B-1040 BrusselFax: (32-2) 230 83 22
DANMARK
Erhvervsfremme StyrelsenSøndergade 25
DK-8600 Silkeborg
Fax: (45) 87 20 40 77
DEUTSCHLAND
Bundesamt für Wirtschaft, Dienst 01Postfach 5171D-65762 Eschborn 1Fax: (49) 6196/40 42 12
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GR-105 63Αθήνα
Τέλεφα6ksi:(301)3286029/3286059/3286039
ESPAÑA
Ministerio de Economía y HaciendaDirección General de Comercio ExteriorPaseo de la Castellana, 162E-28046 Madrid
Fax: (34 1) 563 18 23/349 38 31
FRANCE
Setice
8, rue de la Tour des DamesF-75436 Paris Cedex 09Télécopieur: (33 1) 44 63 26 59
IRELAND
Licensing UnitDepartment of Tourism and TradeKildare Street
IRL-Dublin 2
Fax: (353 1) 676 61 54
ITALIA
Ministero del Commercio con L ’EsteroDirezione generale per la politica commerciale e per la gestione del regimedegli scambiViale America 341 00144 RomaTelefax: (39 6) 59 93 22 35 - 59 93 26 36!
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LUXEMBOURG
Ministère des affaires étrangèresOffice des licencesBoîte postale 113L-2011 LuxembourgTélécopieur: (352) 46 61 38
NEDERLAND
Centrale Dienst voor In- en Uitvoer
Postbus 30003Engelse Kamp 2NL-9700 RD GroningenFax: (31-50) 526 06 98
ÖSTERREICH
Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche
Angelegenheiten
AußenwirtschaftsadministrationLandstrasser Hauptstraße 55-57A-1030 WienFax: (43-1) 715 83 47
PORTUGAL
Direcção-Geral do Comércio Externo
Avenida da República, 79
P-1000 LisboaTelefax: (351-1) 793 22 10
SUOMI
TullihallitusPL 512FIN-00101 Helsinki
Telekopio: + "
C1+ 358-9 614 2852 3
SVERIGE
KommerskollegiumBox 6803S-113 86 StockholmFax: (46 8) 30 67 59
UNITED KINGDOM
Department of Trade and Industry
Import Licensing BranchQueensway House, West PrecinctBillingham, Cleveland
UK-TS23 2NF Fax: (44) 1642 533 557!
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ANNEX III
ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION
Article 1
The Commission shall supply the Member States’ authorities with the names and
addresses of authorities in Ukraine competent to issue certificates of origin and exportlicences 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 quantities, in theappropriate units and by country of origin and group of products, for which importauthorizations 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 havereasonable doubt as to the authenticity of the certificate of origin or export licence or asto 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 certificate of
origin or the export licence or a copy thereof to the competent Ukrainian governmentalauthority, giving, where appropriate, the reasons of form or substance for an enquiry. Ifthe invoice has been submitted, such invoice or a copy thereof shall be attached to thecertificate 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 Communitywithin three months at the latest. The information communicated shall indicate whetherthe disputed certificate, licence or declaration applies to the goods actually exported andwhether the goods are eligible for export to the Community under this Decision. Thecompetent 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 thisfact. The Commission shall pass the information on to the other Member States.
At the request of a Member State or on the initiative of the Commission, the Customs
Code Committee shall, as soon as possible and in accordance with the procedurespecified in Article 249 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (
2), examine whether
it is desirable to require the production of a certificate of origin in respect of theproducts and the exporting country concerned.
The decision shall be taken in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14 of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 802/68 (
3).
5. Random recourse to the procedure specified in this Article shall not constitute 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 information
available to the competent authorities of the Community indicates that the provisions ofthis Decision are being contravened, the said authorities shall request Ukraine to carryout appropriate enquiries or arrange for such enquiries to be carried out concerning
operations which are or appear to be in contravention of the provisions of this Decision.
The results of these enquiries shall be communicated to the competent authorities of theCommunity together with any other pertinent information enabling the true origin of thegoods to be determined.!
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(1) For the purpose of subsequent verification of certificates of origin, copies of the
certificates 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.
(2) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.
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2. In pursuance of the action taken under the terms of this Annex, the competent
authorities of the Community may exchange any information with the competentgovernmental authorities of Ukraine which is considered to be of use in preventing thecontravention of the provisions of this Decision.
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 theDecision, may take, with the agreement of Ukraine, such measures as are necessary toprevent recurrence of such contravention.
Article 5
The Commission shall coordinate the action undertaken by the competent authorities of
the Member States under the provisions of this Annex. The competent authorities of the
Member Sates shall inform the Commission and the other Member States of actionwhich they have undertaken and the results obtained.!
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ANNEX IV
QUANTITATIVE LIMITS
Ukraine
Products 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
A. Flat products
1. Coils 29 762 31 250 32 032 32 832 33 6532. Heavy plate 102 707 107 843 110 539 113 302 116 135
3. Other flat products 13 462 14 135 14 488 14 850 15 222
B. Long products
1. Beams 8 359 8 777 8 996 9 221 9 452
2. Wire rod 22 000 23 100 23 677 24 269 24 876
3. Other long products 56 864 59 707 61 200 62 730 64 298!
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