COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 706/98 of 30 March 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 2604/97 concerning prior Community surveillance of imports of certain iron and steel products covered by the ECSC and EC Treaties originating in certain third countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3285/94 of 22 December 1994 on the common rules for imports and repealing Regulation (EC) No 518/94 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2315/96 (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94 of 7 March 1994 on common rules for imports from certain third countries and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 1765/82, (EEC) No 1766/82 and (EEC) No 3420/83 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 847/97 (4), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,

Consultations having taken place within the committees set up under the Regulations referred to above,

Whereas by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2604/97 (5), imports into the Community of certain iron and steel products covered by the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community and the Treaty establishing the European Community are subject to a priori Community surveillance for the period 1 January to 31 December 1998;

Whereas by Decision No 1/95 of the EC-Turkey Association Council (6), the Association Council laid down the rules for implementing the final phase of the Customs Union in respect of products subject to the EC Treaty;

Whereas in view of that Decision it is appropriate to remove from the scope of Regulation (EC) No 2604/97 all steel products subject to the EC Treaty, which originate in Turkey;

Whereas consultations have taken place within the EC-Turkey Customs Union Joint Committee; whereas Turkey has agreed to establish corresponding arrangements in respect of imports into Turkey from third countries of those products listed in Annex I to the Regulation which are subject to the EC Treaty;

Whereas Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2604/97 should be amended in order to distinguish those products which are subject to the EC Treaty,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 1(1) Regulation (EC) No 2604/97 is hereby amended as follows:

'1. From 1 January 1998, the release for free circulation in the Community of iron and steel products covered by the ECSC and EC Treaties listed in Annex I shall be subject to prior Community surveillance in accordance with Articles 11 and 12 of Regulation (EC) No 3285/94 and Articles 9 and 10 of Regulation (EC) No 519/94. This applies to imports originating in all non-member countries other than in respect of (a) products originating in countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) or in countries which are parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA), and (b) EC Treaty products originating in Turkey, which are subject to the provisions of the EC-Turkey Customs Union. Products which are subject to a double-checking surveillance agreement established between a non-member country and the Community shall be subject to the conditions established by that agreement and not to the present Regulation.`

Article 2

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2604/97 is amended by the Annex hereto which identifies those products that are covered by the EC Treaty.

Article 3

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2604/97 is amended in respect of the details for the Portuguese licensing office as follows:

- delete: 'Direcção-Geral do Comércio`,

- insert: 'Ministério da Economia

Direcção-Geral das Relações Económicas Internacionais`.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 30 March 1998.

For the Commission

Leon BRITTAN

Vice-President

(1) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 53.

(2) OJ L 314, 4. 12. 1996, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 67, 10. 3. 1994, p. 89.

(4) OJ L 122, 14. 5. 1997, p. 1.

(5) OJ L 351, 23. 12. 1997, p. 28.

(6) OJ L 35, 13. 2. 1996, p. 1.

ANNEX

'ANNEX I

LIST OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO PRIOR SURVEILLANCE (1998)

7208 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

7208 40 10

7208 40 90

7208 51 10

7208 51 30

7208 51 50

7208 51 91

7208 51 99

7208 52 10

7208 52 91

7208 52 99

7208 53 10

7208 53 90

7208 54 10

7208 54 90

7208 90 10

7209 15 00

7209 16 10

7209 16 90

7209 17 10

7209 17 90

7209 18 10

7209 18 91

7209 18 99

7209 25 00

7209 26 10

7209 26 90

7209 27 10

7209 27 90

7209 28 10

7209 28 90

7209 90 10

7210 11 10

7210 12 11

7210 12 19

7210 20 10

7210 30 10

7210 41 10

7210 49 10

7210 50 10

7210 61 10

7210 69 10

7210 70 31

7210 70 39

7210 90 31

7210 90 33

7210 90 38

7211 13 00

7211 14 10

7211 14 90

7211 19 20

7211 19 90

7211 23 10

7211 23 51

7211 23 91 (1)7211 23 99 (1)7211 29 20

7211 29 50 (1)7211 29 90 (1)7211 90 11

7211 90 90 (1)7212 10 10

7212 10 91

7212 20 11

7212 30 11

7212 40 10

7212 40 91

7212 50 31

7212 50 51

7212 60 11

7212 60 91

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 10

7213 99 90

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

7215 90 10

7216 10 00

7216 21 00

7216 22 00

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 10

7216 33 90

7216 40 10

7216 40 90

7216 50 10

7216 50 91

7216 50 99

7216 99 10

7225 11 00

7225 19 10

7225 19 90

7225 20 20

7225 30 00

7225 40 80

7226 11 10

7226 11 90 (1)7226 19 10

7226 19 30

7226 19 90 (1)7228 10 10

7228 10 30

7228 20 11

7228 20 19

7228 20 30

7228 30 20

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

7228 80 90

7301 10 00

Complete CN heading 7304 (1)Complete CN heading 7306 (1)7307 93 11 (1)7307 93 19 (1)7307 99 30 (1)7307 99 90 (1)(1) Products covered by the EC Treaty.`