NoL368/60 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 18.12.89
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3726/89
of11December1989
onthemonitoringbytheCommunityofexportsofsteeltubesandpipestothe
UnitedStatesofAmerica
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,2.Exportcertificatesshallbedrawnupasfollows:
(a)eachcertificatemayrefertoonlyonelicenceortoonly
oneextractfromalicence;
(b)thewords'category35pipesandtubesotherthan
OCTG'or,asappropriate,'category36OCTG',as
providedforinAnnexI,shouldbeinsertedinbox5of
eachcertificate;
(c)theproductdescriptioninbox5ofthecopiesofthe
certificatesmustincludetheCNcodes;
(d)thequantityintonnesmustbeindicatedbymeansofa
letterTafterthefiguresrepresentingthetonnesand
beforeanyfractionsoftonnes;
(e)nomorethanonetotalmaybeindicatedoneach
certificate;
(f)thestampaffixedbythecustomsofficewhichaccepted
theexportdeclarationmustshowlegibly,onthe
originalandthecopiesofthecertificate *thenameof
theofficeandthedateofacceptance;
(g)thenumberofeachcertificatemustbeindicatedinbox
13ofthelicenceortheextractofthelicencetowhich
thecertificaterefers.HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3723/89
of6November1989ontherestrictionofexportsofsteel
tubesandpipestotheUnitedStatesofAmerica(*),andin
particularArticle4thereof,
Whereas:
1.theapplicationoftheArrangementconcludedwiththe
UnitedStatesofAmerica,hereinafterreferredtoas'the
Arrangement'(2),particularlyasregardsthephasingof
exports,makesitnecessarytoprovideforfixedperiods
duringwhichlicencesmaybeissued;
2.toallowforoptimumutilizationofalltheexport
opportunitiesprovidedforintheArrangement ,the
licensingsystemshouldbedesignedsothatthe
developmentofexportscanbemonitoredascloselyas
possible;
3.itisnecessarytoauthorizethecompetentauthoritiesof
theMemberStatestotaketheappropriatemeasuresin
casesofloss,theftordestructionofalicenceor
certificate,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :3.Theexportlicencemustbeissuedwithin15working
daysofthedayofreceiptoftheexporter'sapplication.The
licencemaybeissuedonlyuntiltheendofthesecond
monthofeachcalendarquarter.
4.Thelicenceshallbevalidforthreemonthsfromthe
dateofissue.However,eachexportlicenceshallbevalid
onlyforexportstobeeffectedduringthequotayear
indicatedinbox4ofthelicence.Article1
1.FortheproductsoriginatingintheCommunityand
listedinAnnexI,exportlicencesasprovidedforin
Article4ofRegulation (EEC)No3723/89shallbeissued
freeofchargebythecompetentauthoritiesintheMember
States^hereinafterreferredtoas'theissuingauthorities')
subjecttotheconditionslaiddownintheabovementioned
Article4.Licencesshallbemadeoutonformsconforming
tothespecimensetoutinAnnexIIandrespectingthe
provisionslaiddowninAnnexIV.
Foreachexportoftheseproducts,theexportermustmake
outacertificateonaformconformingtothespecimenset
outinAnnexIIIandrespectingtheprovisionslaiddownin
AnnexIV.Where,however,theCommissiondecidestoapply
Article2(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No3723/89,andwhere
supplementary allocationsaremadeincasesofshortage,
licenceswithaperiodofvalidityexceedingthreemonths
maybeissued;thewords'specialissue'shallbeenteredon
suchlicencesandonthecertificatesrelatingthereto.
Article2
Attherequestofthetitularholderoftheexportlicenceand
uponproductionofthelicence,thecompetentauthorities
oftheMemberStatesmayissueoneorseveralextracts(*)Seepage16ofthisOfficialJournal.
(2)Seepage126ofthisOfficialJournal.

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2.Unusedorpartiallyusedlicencesshallbereturnedat
thelatestontheeighthworkingdayfollowingexpiryof
theirperiodofvaliditytotheauthorityintheMemberState
whichissuedthem.
Article6
1.Theoriginalandthenecessarycopiesoftheexport
licencesandofthecertificatemustbepresentedinsupport
oftheexportdeclarationstothecustomsofficeinthe
Communityinwhichformalitiesregardingexportsofsteel
productstotheUnitedStatesofAmericaarecompleted.
Thisofficeshall:
(a)deductthequantitytobeexportedfromtheoriginalof
thelicence;
(b)endorsetheoriginalandcopyofthecertificate,return
theoriginaltothetitularholderofthelicenceortohis
representative sothatitmaybepresentedtothe
customsauthoritiesoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaon
importation,keepitsowncopyandsendtothe
authoritywhichissuedtheexportlicenceandtothe
Commissionthecopiesintendedforthem.
2.Thecopiesofthecertificatesmustreachthe
Commissionwithinthreeworkingdaysfollowingtheweek
inwhichtheabovementioned customsofficeendorsed
them.
3.Wherecertificatesareamendedorcancelledwiththe
authorizationofthecustomsofficewhichendorsedthem,
thatofficeshallalsoforwardcopiesoftheamendedor
cancelledcertificatestotheauthoritywhichissuedthe
exportlicenceandtotheCommission ,withinthree
workingdaysfollowingtheweekinwhichitauthorizedthe
amendmentorthecancellation .
4.MemberStatesmayprovidefortheforwardingof
copiestotheCommissiontotakeplacethroughacentral
organizationappointedforthispurpose.fromtheexportlicence.Theseextractsshallbemadeout
onformsconformingtothespecimensetoutinAnnexII
andrespectingtheprovisionsofAnnexIV.
Extractsmaynotbeusedasabasisforissuingfurther
extracts.
Atthetimetheextractsareissued,thequantitiesof
productscoveredbythesaidextractsshallbededucted
fromthequantitiesindicatedonthelicencefromwhichit
hasbeenissued.
Extractsshallhavethesamelegaleffectsastheexport
licencesfromwhichtheyhavebeenissuedandtowhich
theyrefer.
Article3
1.Exportlicencesmaybetransferredinwholeorinpart
bytheirtitularholder(hereinafterreferredtoas'the
transferer')toothersteelundertakingsordistribution
undertakings (hereinafterreferredtoas'thetransferees')
subjecttotheconditionslaiddowninArticle4(3)of
Regulation (EEC)No3723/89.
2.Theauthoritywhichissuedthelicencemustbe
informedofsuchtransferbyboththetransfererand
transferee.Thatauthorityshall,withoutdelay,certifythe
transferontheexportlicenceorontheextractandinform
theCommission .Transfershalltakeeffectfromthedateof
thiscertification .
3.Incaseswhereonlyapartofanexportlicenceis
transferred,anextractfromtheexportlicenceshouldbe
issuedinrespectofthispart.
4.Wherealicencehasbeentransferredtoatransfereeina
MemberStateotherthanthatwhichissuedthelicence,the
authoritywhichcertifiedthetransfershall,withoutdelay,
informthecompetentauthorityoftheMemberStatein
whichthetransfereeissituated.
5.Eachlicencemaybetransferredonlyonce.
Article4
Licencesorextractsfromlicencesissuedbytheauthorities
ofaMemberState,aswellascertificates,declarationsand
certifications accompanied bythestampofthese
authorities,shallhavethesamelegalvalueineachofthe
otherMemberStatesassuchdocumentsissuedbythe
authoritiesoftheseMemberStatesaswellascertificates,
declarationsandcertificationsaccompaniedbythestamp
oftheseauthorities .
Article5
1.Fullyusedlicencesshallbereturnedatthelatestonthe
eighthworkingdayfollowingtheircompleteusetothe
competentauthorityintheMemberStatewhichissued
them.Article7
1.Licenceapplicationsmustincludethefollowing
information :
—adescriptionoftheproducts,specifyingthecategory
andtheCNcode,inaccordancewithAnnexI;
however,theCNcodeisnotrequirediftheapplicant
declaresthathewishestotransfertherequestedlicence,
inwhichcasethecodemustbegivenbythe
transferee,
—thequantityofproducts(intonnes),
—theexporter'snameortrade-name,addressand
telephoneandtelexnumbers,

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(b)abreakdownbylicence-holder ;
(c)anindicationoftheamountsforeachproducttobe
temporarilyimportedintotheUnitedStatesofAmerica
forre-exportinthesamestateorwithouthaving
undergonesubstantialprocessingthereorhavingbeen
subjecttodoublesubstantialtransformation asdefined
inAppendixDoftheArrangement .
3.Withinthefirst15daysofeachmonthMemberStates
shallinformtheCommissionoftheamountsinrespectof
whichlicencesexpiredintheprecedingmonth.
4.TheMemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission,
withineightdays,acopyofeachlicenceandanyextracts
oncetheyhavebeenissued.
Theyshallalsoforwardacopyofeachamendedor
cancelledlicenceandofamendedorcancelledextractsas
soonastheyhavebeenamendedorcancelled.
5.WheretheCommission ascertainsthataMemberState
hadissuedlicencesinexcessofitsallocationforaspecific
category,itshallnotifytheStateinquestionthatsuch
licencesareinbreachoftherequirementsinforceandthat
thecertificatesissuedonthebasisofthoselicencescannot
beconsideredascertificateswithinthemeaningofArticle4
oftheArrangement .
6.Atthesametimeastheysubmitthemonthly
notificationsprovidedforinparagraph1,MemberStates
shallsendtotheCommission allrelevantinformation
concerninginfringements ofRegulation (EEC)No
3723/89andofthisRegulationandanypenaltiesthereby
imposed.—theconsignee'snameortrade-nameandaddress;
however,thisinformation isnotrequiredifthe
applicantdeclaresthathewishestotransferthelicence
requested,inwhichcasethisinformationmustbe
providedbythetransferee,
—scheduleddate(s)ofexport,
—whereappropriate,anindicationthattheproductsare
intendedfortemporaryimportationintotheUnited
StatesofAmericaandre-exportinthesamestateor
withouthavingundergonesubstantialprocessingor
havingbeensubjecttodoublesubstantial
transformation asdefinedinAppendixDofthe
Arrangement (1).
2.Theexportermustdeclarethatthegoodsareof
Communityoriginandthattheinformationonhislicence
applicationisaccurate.
Article8
Inthecaseofloss,theftordestructionoftheoriginalofan
exportlicenceorcertificate,thecompetentauthorities
whichissuedorendorsedthesaiddocumentsmayissueor
endorseaduplicate.
Licencesissuedandcertificatesendorsedinthiswayshall
beartheendorsement"Duplicata"inred.
Article9
1.Withinthefirst10daysofeachmonththeMember
StatesshallnotifytheCommissionof:
(a)theamountsinrespectofwhichlicenceswereissued
duringtheprecedingmonth;
(b)theamountsexportedinthemonthprecedingthat
referredtoinpoint(a)above.
2.Thenotification fromtheMemberStatesshall
include:
(a)abreakdownoftheproductsbycategoryinaccordance
withAnnexI,andinrespectoftheinformationreferred
toinparagraph1(b),byCNcodealso;Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowing
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11December1989
FortheCommission
MartinBANGEMANN
Vice-President
(J)Seepage99ofthisOfficialJournal.

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ANNEXI
ListofProducts
Product HTS(*) CombinedNomenclature
—Category35:
Pipeandtube 7304.10 0) 730410
otherthanOCTG 7304.31H 730431(»)
7304.39 (») 730439(!)
7304.41 (M 7304410)
7304.490) 730449
7304.51 (») 730451(>)
7304.590) 730459(»)
7304.900) 730490■(»•)
7305.11 73051100
7305.12 73051200
7305.19 73051900
'7305.31.40 C1) 73053100(2)
l 7305.31.60 (») 730539000)
7305.39 '(») 73059000(»)
7305.90 (»)
I \ 730610
7306.10 730630(*)(2)
7306.30.10H 730640(»)
7306.30.50 (») 730650(M(2)
7306.40 (») 730660(»)
7306.50.10H 73069000(»)
I 7306.50.50 i1)
7306.60 (») 85479000(3)
7306.90 (J)
8547.90.0020
—Category36:
OCTG 7304.20 730420
7305.20 730520
7306.20 73062000
(*)ThesubheadingsanditemnumbersreferredtoabovearesubjecttorevisionwhentheEuropeanCommunityortheUnited
Statesadoptmodificationstotheirrespectiveimportnomenclatures .Whensuchmodificationsareadopted,prior
notificationshallbegiventotheotherparty.HTSrepresentstheHarmonizedTariffScheduleoftheUnitedStates.
0)Excludedifdrillpipeofakindusedindrillingforearth,mineralsorores.
(2)Excludediftaperedpipesandtubesprincipallyusedaspartsofilluminatingarticles.
(3)Coveredifconduittubing.


EUROPEAN COMMUNITY ANNEXII
1Exporter(fullnameandaddress)EXPORTLICENCE
EXPORTOFIRONANDSTEELPRODUCTS
TOTHEUNITEDSTATESOFAMERICA
No ORIGINAL
(Quotayear 2EXTRACT
otexportlicenceNo3Periodofvalidity
from
until 5Licencetransferredto(fullnameandaddress) included
6AUTHORITYISSUINGTHELICENCEORTHEEXTRACT
witheffectfrom
Signature : Stampofcompetentauthority:
NOTE
Thislicenceandacertificatefortheexportofironandsteelproductsmust
beproducedatthecustomsofficeatwhichcustomsformalitiesforexport
totheUnitedStatesofAmericaarecompleted.
7Categoryanddetaileddescriptionofironandsteelproducts8CNcodes 9Quantity(metrictonnes)
10Placeofissue:
Dateofissue:
Signature :11Periodofvalidityextended
until
Signature :included
Stampofcompetentauthority: Stampofcompetentauthority:.

ATTRIBUTION OFQUANTITIESEXPORTEDORFORWHICHANEXTRACTISISSUED
12Quantities(metrictonnes) 13Customsexportdocument(type,numberanddate)
orextract(numberanddate)14Name,MemberState,signatureandstampofattributing
authority
Available
Attributed
Available
Attributed
Available
Attributed
Available
Attributed
Available
Attributed
Available
Attributed

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
1Exporter(fullnameandaddress)EXPORTLICENCE
EXPORTOFIRONANDSTEELPRODUCTS
TOTHEUNITEDSTATESOFAMERICA
No COPY
2EXTRACT
ofexportlicenceNo/4Quotayearill3Periodofvalidity
from
until SLicencetransferredto(fullnameandaddress) included
6AUTHORITYISSUINGTHELICENCEORTHEEXTRACT
witheffectfrom
Signature: Stampofcompetentauthority:
NOTE
Thislicenceandacertificatefortheexportofironandsteelproductsmust
beproducedatthecustomsofficeatwhichcustomsformalitiesforexport
totheUnitedStatesofAmericaarecompleted .
7Categoryanddetaileddescriptionofironandsteelproducts 8CNcodes 9Quantity(metrictonnes)
10Placeofissue:
Dateofissue:
Signature :11Periodofvalidityextended
until
Signature :included
Stampofcompetentauthority: Stampofcompetentauthority:


EUROPEAN COMMUNITY ANNEXIII
1Exporter(fullnameandaddress)CERTIFICATE
FORTHEEXPORTOFIRONANDSTEELPRODUCTS
TOTHEUNITEDSTATESOFAMERICA
No ORIGINAL
2Consignee(fullnameandaddress) 3Exportlicence
NoI
issuedin (MemberState)
4ExtractNoI
issuedin
ofexportlicenceNo
issuedin(MemberState)
(MemberState)
NOTES
A.ThiscertificatemustbecompletedonatypewriterandinEnglish.
B.Thiscertificateandtheexportlicenceortheextractthereoftowhichitrefersmustbeproducedatthecustomsofficeatwhichcustomsformalitiesforexporttothe
UnitedStatesofAmericaarecompleted.
C.Thiscertificate,dulyendorsedbythecustomsofficeshowninbox7.mustbeproducedtothecompetentauthoritiesintheUnitedStatesofAmericaatthetimeof
importation .
SMarksandnumbers-Numberandkindofpackages-Categoryanddetaileddescriptionofironandsteelproducts 6Quantity(metrictonnes)
7ENDORSEMENT BYTHECOMPETENT CUSTOMSOFFICEINTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITY
Thequantity(metrictonnes)ofironandsteelproductsshownabovehasbeenattributed
f~Itotheextractshowninbox4.*)totheexportlicenceshowninbox3
Signature : Stamp; Customsexportdocument :
type:
number:
date:
Customsoffice:
MemberState:
(*)Theappropriateboxtobeindicatedlikethis


EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
1Exporter(fullnameandaddress) CERTIFICATE
FORTHEEXPORTOFIRONANDSTEELPRODUCTS
TOTHEUNITEDSTATESOFAMERICA
No COPY
2Consignee(fullnameandaddress) 3Exportlicence
No/
issuedin (MemberState)
4ExtractNo/
issuedin (MemberState)
ofexportlicenceNo/
issuedin (MemberState)
NOTES
A.ThiscertificatemustbecompletedonatypewriterandinEnglish.
B..Thiscertificateandtheexportlicenceortheextractthereoftowhichitrefersmustbeproducedatthecustomsofficeatwhichcustomsformalitiesforexporttothe
UnitedStatesofAmericaarecompleted .
C.Thiscertificate ,dulyendorsedbythecustomsofficeshowninbox7.mustbeproducedtothecompetentauthoritiesintheUnitedStatesofAmericaatthetimeof
importation .
5Marksandnumbers-Numberandkindofpackages-Categoryanddetaileddescriptionofironandsteelproducts 6Quantity(metrictonnes)
7ENDORSEMENT BYTHECOMPETENT CUSTOMSOFFICEINTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNIW
Thequantity(metrictonnes)ofironandsteelproductsshownabovehasbeenattributed||totheexportlicenceshowninbox3
||totheextractshowninbox4.*)
Customsexportdocument: Signature : Stamp:
type:
numte'
date:||.||
Customsoffice:
MemberState .
(')Theappropriateboxtobeindicatedlikethis:[x]


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ANNEXIV
Technicalprovisionsrelatingtoexportlicences,extractsthereof,andcertificateforms
1.Licences,extractsthereofincludinganyextensionsandformsshallbemadeupinsetscontainingatleast
oneoriginal,acopyfortheissuingauthorityandacopyfortheCommission .
Certificateformsshallbemadeupinsetscontainingatleastoneoriginal,acopyforthecustoms,acopyfor
theauthorityissuingtheexportlicenceortheextractthereofandacopyfortheCommission .
2.Formsreferredtoinpoint1shallbeprintedonwhitepaperdressedforwritingandweighingatleast
40g/m2.Theirsizeshallbe210x297mm.
3.TheMemberStatesshallberesponsibleforhavingtheformsreferredtoinpoint1printed.Thesemayalso
beprintedbyprintersappointedbytheMemberStateinwhichtheyareestablished.Inthelattercase,
referencetotheappointmentbytheMemberStatemustappearoneachform.Eachformshallbearan
indicationoftheprinter'snameandaddress,oramarkenablingtheprintertobeidentified,andan
individualserialnumber.
Thenumberwhichshallbecomposedofsixdigitsshallbeprecededbythefollowinglettersaccordingtothe
countryinwhichtheformsareutilized:'BE'forBelgium,'DK'forDenmark,'DE'fortheFederalRepublic
ofGermany,'ES'forSpain,'FR'forFrance,'GR'forGreece,'IE'forIreland,'IT'forItaly,'LU'for
Luxembourg ,'NL'fortheNetherlands,'PO'forPortugaland'GB'fortheUnitedKingdom.Itmaybe
followedbyadditionalnumberswhichMemberStatesmaydeemnecessaryforstatisticalpurposes.
4.Licences,extractsthereofincludinganyextensionsandformsshallbeprintedinoneoftheofficial
languagesoftheCommunity,asspecifiedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheissuingMemberState.
CertificatesshallbeprintedinEnglish.