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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)896final
Brussels,12January 1983
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>Proposai for
"
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
ν<..*...ς .ontheadjustment ofAppiendix B^otheArrangement withtheUnitedStates
ofAmericarelating tosteel
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
amending CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2870/82ontherestriction ofexports
ofcertainsteelproducts totheUnitedStatesofAmerica
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(82)896final

ΓVρI.ΛΝτΟΚΥΜ£ι·10ΚΑΝϋυΜ
Appendix 0oftheArrangement concluded withtheU.S.A.envisones that
theli^tofNimexopositions covered bytheArrangement wouldbesubject
tolaterverification andamendment asnecessary asagreedbyexpertsof
bothparties.Checkscarriedouthaveshownthenecessity ofspecifying
theproducts coveredwithmoreprecision intermsofNimexecodes.These
chantsintheArrangement productcoverage makechangesinburden-scaring
between theMemberStatesnecessary .

Proposalfora
CouncilRegulation (EEC)
ontheadjustmentofAppendix BtotheArrangement withtheUnitedStates
ofAmericarelatingtosteel.
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
1WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No2869/82theCouncilapprovedtheconclusion
nfanArrannpmpnt withtheijnitoHstagesofAmericarelatingtosteel;
WhereasAppendix BtotheArrangementstipulatedthatthelistofNimexecodes
coveredbytheArrangement wouldbesubject10furtherverification and
amendmentstobeagreeduponbyexpertsofbothparties;
Whereasthesaidverification hasrevealedtheneedtodeterminewithgreater
precision,intermsofNimexecodes,theproductscoveredbytheArrangement,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1.
1,TheadjusmentstoAppendix BtotheArrangement withtheUnitedStates
ofAmericarelatingtotradeincertainsteelproductstobeconcluded
intheformofanexchangeoflettersareherebyapprovedonbehalfof
theEuropeanEconomicCommunitytotheextentthattheArrangement
relatestoproductscoveredbytheEECTreaty.
2.ThetextoftheexchangeoflettersisannexedtothisRegulation.
Article2.
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatetheperson
empoweredtocarryouttheexchangeoflettersinordertoDina
theEuropeanEconomicCommunity.
Article3.
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublication in
theOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates
DoneatBrussels,
1O.J.N°L307,1.11.1982,P.1FortheCouncil
ThePresident

D3AF7.
i'.cH'jiior -•-Ïrîux ..:'ci.v.ûRj.G-.
Se;rei.ary
Department ofCommerce
WASHINGTON DC2C230-U.,S.A„
DearMrSecretary .
Asindicated inAppendix BoftheArrangement concerning tradeincertain
steelproducts between theEuropean CoalandSteelCommunity andthe
UnitedStates,thisAppendix hasbeenverified byexpertsofbothparties,
whoagreedoncertain amendments totheNIMEXEcodesreferred tointhe
Appendi x.
Thesechangr^arereflectedintheenclosednewAppendix B,asamended,
Ishouldbegratefulifyouwouldconfirmtheagreement oftheUS
Government withthecontent ofthisletter-
Etienne DAVIGN0N
Vice-Presider.t
(Enclosure)

Proposal fora
CouncilRegulation (EEC)
amending Councv .regulation (EEC)N°2870/82onthe
restriction ofexportsofcertainsteelproducts totheUnitedStates
ofAmerica.
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 113thereof,
Havingregardtotheproposal fromtheCommission ,
WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)N°2870/82theCouncil
established restrictions onexportsofcertainsteelproducts tothe
UnitedStatesofAmerica,
Whereas Appendix BtotheArrangement concluded withtheUnitedStatesof
Americastipulated thatthelistofNimexecodescovered bytheArrangement
wouldbesubjecttofurtherverification andamendments tobeagreedupon
byexpertsofbothparties ;
Whereasthesaidverification hasrevealed theneedtodetermine withgreater
precision ,intermsofNimexecodes,theproducts covered bytheArrangement ;
whereasArticle 2(1)andAnnexesIandIIIofRegulation (EEC)No2870/82
shouldDeamendedaccordingly .
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1-
Regulation (EEC)No2870/82isherebyamended asfollows :
1.Article2(1)is»-eolacpHbyth°following :
"1.Community exportlimitsperproductcategory shallbecalculated by
theCommission fortheinitialperiodandfortheyears1984and1985
byapplication totheUnitedStatesapparent consumption withinthe
meaningofArticle 5oftheArrangement ofthefollowing percentages :
Product category Quota
1.Hot-rolled sheetandstrip 6.81%
2.Cold-rolled sheet 5.11%
3.Plate 5.36%
A.Structural shapes 9.91%
6.Hot-rolled bars 2.38%
7.Coatedsheet 3.27%
8.Tinplate 2.20%"
AnnexesIandIIIarereplaced byAnnexes AandΒto
./.
1O.J.N°L307,1.11.1982 ,p.3.

Article 2-
ihisRegulationshallenterintoforcecrithedayofitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCcmmurntis3 „
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels ,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEXI
LISTOFPRODUCTS
DESCRIPTIONNIMEXE TSUSA
CODE number
Category 1.Hot-rolled sheetandstrip:
Alloysteel 73.73-19(2)(18)607.81-00
608.38-20 (1)
608.55-20 (1)
608.67-20 (1)
Category 2.Cold-rolled sheet: 73.10-30 (21)
73.12-25 (3)(A)
Carbonsteel 73.12-29 (4)(31)607.83-20
73.12-40 (4) 607.83-44
73.12-88 (4)
73.13-41
73.64-50 (4)
73.65-53
Alloysteel 73.73-59(2 )(39)607.93-20
73.74-59(2 )(4)
73.74-89 (41)
73.75-59(2 )(4)(30)
Category 3.Plate:
Carbonsteel 73.64-75(4 ) 607.66-15(5 )
Alloysteel 73.73-19(37 ) 607.94-00
73.74-74(4 )(36)(40)608.07-10
73.74-83(38 )(40)608.11-00
73.74-89(38 )(40)607.78-00(5 )
73.75-59(2 )(36)607.91-00
"6η«.ΐΔ-ρη
Category 4.Structural shapes:
Carbonsteel 73.11-20 (7) 609.80-05
73.11-31 (7) 609.80-15
73.11-39 (7) 609.80-35
73.63-10 (7)(8)609.80-41
73.63-50 (7)(8)609.80-45
73.73-55 (8)(10)
Alloysteel 73.73-14 (8) 609.82-00
73.73-19 (8)
73.73-49
73.73-54 (8)
73.73-55 (8)(32)
73.73.-59 (8)

2.
DESCRIPTIONNIMEXE 1TSUSA
CODE j
jNumber
Category 6.Hot-rolled bar:
Carbonsteel 73.10-49(12 )(2e,)606.83-10
73.63-79(12 )(25)606.S3-30
606.83-50
Alloysteel 73.73-19(2 )(25)606.97-00
73.73-89(2 )(12)(25)
Category 7.Coatedsheet:
Carbonsteel(galvanized 73.12-61(4 ) 608.07-30
andothersteel) 73.12-63(4 )(30)608.13-00
73.12-75(4 )
73.12-81(4 )
73.12-85(4 )
73.12-87(4 )
73.12-89(4 )
73.64-79(4 )
Alloysteelcoatedsheet 73.12-65(4 ) 608.01-00
andterneplateandsheet 73.74-74(4 ) 608.14-40
73.74-89(4 )(40)
Category 8.Tinplate (notincluding 73.12-59(4 ) 607.96-00
blackplate ) 607.97-00
607.99-00

3/1/COVERED IFHOTROLLED '
1/2/EXCLUDING ''TOOLSTEEL 1'HIGHSPEED .TOOLSTEEL
B ''TOOL STEELOFTHETYPEDESCRIBED.INHEADNOTE 2<H)(V11)•*
8 ANDCHIPPER KNIFESTEELASDEFINED INSCHEDULE ,6/PART2/
I SUBPART B,2<H),(V^(VI),(VII)AND.(VIII)OFTHETARIFF"I SCHEDULES OFTHEUNITED STATES ANNOTATED . ',
D/3/EXCLUDING 1'SILICON ELECTRICAL STEELASDEFINED INSCHEDULE 6,
I PART2/SUBPART B,2(H)(IX)OFTHETARIFF SCHEDULES OFTHE
I UNITED STATES ANNOTATED ."
B/4/COVERED IFOVER 12**INWIDTH. ,.V
1/5/EXCLUDING SEMIFINISHED PRODUCTS OVER6INCHES INTHICKNESS
B PRODUCED BY.ROLLING ONAPRIMARY (SLABBING )MILL
B/6/
Β/7/
1/8/
8/9/
B/10/
Β/12/
B/15/COVERED IFCONTAINS OVER0.35 ERCENT LEADORSULFUR ...
I
B/16/COVERED IFINCOIL ;= ~\
B/17/COVERED IFNOTINCOIL ';
8/18/COVERED IFOFRECTANGULAR SECTION .IF3/16INCHOROVER
B•INTHICKNESS ,EXCLUDED IF8INCHES ORLESSINWTDTH ORIF
B NOTINCOILS
B/19/COVERED IFOFCIRCULAR SECTION AND0,2INCHOROVERIN
B DIAMETER
//// .COVERED .IFOVER8"INWIDT
COVERED IFHAVING AMAXIMUM CROSS-SECTIONAL DIMENSION 0/1
3INCHES ORMORE .'X; ; «VW;>V';
COVEREDIFSTRUCTURAL SHAPES 'V. •-"'L F"•
/I."•' ■■ .•.
COVERED IFCOILED ANDIF18.8MM.ORLESSINDIAMETER
COVERED IFCONTAINS 0.35PERCENTORLESSLEADORSULFUR
EXCLUDED IFCOLDFORMED '/". ' •
NNNN./6

3/20/IF3/16INCHORMOREINTHICKNESS ,EXCLUDED IfCUT"TO
1 LENGTH .,OR8INCHES ORLESSINWIDTH'
a/21/COVERED IFOFRECTANGULAR SECTION,OVER12INCHKS IN
H WIDTH ANDNOTCONFORMING TOTHEENTIRETY OFTHENIMEXE
a DEFINITIONS' OFSTRIP ANDSHEET "
0/22/COVERED IF3/16INCHORMOREINTHICKNESS ,IFNOTINCOILS
3 ANDIFOVER8INCHES INWIDTH ...
fi/23/COVERED IFOFRECTANGULAR SECTION IF3/16INTHICKNESS ORMORE,
B IFOVER8INCHES INWIDTH ANDIFNOTINCOILS .
Ï . k
H/24/COVERED IFOFCIRCULAR SECTION
1/2.5/COVERED IFOFRECTANGULAR ,CIRCULAR ORANYOTHERSOLID SEC-
i TION.IFOFRECTANGULAR SECTION ,COVERED IF3/16INCHOR,
I MOREINTHICKNESS AND8INCHES ORLESSINWIDTH *IFOF
U CIRCULAR SECTION,COVERED IFOVER18,8MMIND.IAMETER,-.V-
'B ORIF18,8MMORLESSIN'DIAMETER ANDNOTINCOILS
,/27/COVERED -IF3/16INCHORMOREINTHICKNESSAND8INCHES OR
I LESSINWIDTH
ν'
1/28/COVERED IF8INCHES ORLESSINWIDTH
3/29/COVERED IFOFRECTANGULAR ORANYOTHERSOLIDSECT10'N'<EXCEPT
B 'CIRCULAR .'IFOFRECTANGULAR S.ECTI.ON,COVEREDIf3/16INCH:
I ORMOREINTHICKNESS AND8INCHES ORLESSINWIDTH
"1/30/COVERED IF-LESSTHAN3/16INCHINTHICKNESS ../
0/31/COVERED IF0,0142 INCHOROVERINTHICKNESS ./
1/32/COVERED IFSTRUCTURAL SHAPES ANDCONTAINS OVER0,350/0 ^
I INLEAD ORSULFUR ■ 1"
I ■
EXCLUDING ROUNDBILLET,ASEMIFINISHED PRODUCT .OFCIRCULAR
CROSSSECTION HAVING ALENGTH SEVERAL TIMESGREATER
THANTHEMAXIMUM CROSS SECTIONAL DIMENSION ANDLESSTHAN'
36SQUARE INCHES BUTNOTLESSTHAN3SQUARE INCHES IN
CROSS SECTIONAL AREA
i i
1/36/COVERED IF3/16INCHORMOREINTHICKNESS
1/37/COVERED IFOFRECTANGULAR SECTION ANDIF3/16I^ICHOR
'J MOREINTHICKNE SS
////a/21/
Μ
a
8/22/
£
1/32/
1/33/
I
Β
a
i
1/36/

2..3/COVERED IFj/,6 HORMOREINTHICKNESS ANDIFOVER
1 8INCHES INWITH
8/39/COVERED I?OFcrrANGULAR SECTION ANDLESSTHAN"3/16INCH
D INTHICKNESS ANDIFMORETHAN12''INWIDTH
a/40/COVERED IFCOATED ORPLATED WITHMETAL
J/41/COVERED IFCOATED ORPLATED WITHOTHERMATERIAL THANMETAL.
R::====================================================r===========
NNNN

ANNEXIII
£■IAllocationamongMemberStates(M,
Description
Hot-rolledsheetandstripMemberStat*
Co,d-rollediheet
Plate
Structuraisitapes
Hot-rolledl~ars
CoatedihetjGermany
France
Italy
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
UnitedKingdom
Greece
Denmark
Ireland
Germany
France
Italy
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
UnitedKingdom
Greece
Denmark
Ireland
Germany
France
Italy
Netherlands
Belgium 1
Luxembourg
UnitedKingdom
Greece
Denmark
Ireland
Germany
France
Italy
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
UnitedKingdom
Greece
Denmark
Ireland
Germany
France
Italy
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
UnitedKingdom
Greece
Denmark
Ireland
Germany
France
Italy
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
UnitedKingdom
Greece
Denmarl;
IrelandPercentage
32-06
32-98
-S-81
19-96
75
56
88
43-29
15-98
9-60
16-21
8-99
U»27
37
29
23,35
3,54
12,40
0,92
48.24
9.77
1.78
22.25
11,07
0,54
24,8017^81
23,53
7,54
;26,45
5;8
'-1:1?
50,78
56-89
23-38
8-71
4-lfi
3-89
0-43
2-54

Member State Percentage
8.Tinplace Germany
France
Italy
Neiherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
UnitedKingdom .
Greece
Denmark
Ireland;•54,4134,02
••,
<•.
îi6,88
3,83
0,86
(!)AstheprovisionsofArticle4cannotcomeintoplayforthefirsttWOmonthsoftheArrangement ,
andtoallowfortherequisiteadministrative flexibility,aCommunity aggregateformanoeuvre
equivalentto1%foreachofthecategoriesofproductsshallbeformed.Thisaggregateshallbean
.idv«nceontheCommunity reserve.
(2)Aquantity of1404.tonneshasbeenallocated toGermanyinthelightofthe
provision forflexibility .- ''
471tonnesincategory 1(carbonsteel) '
493tonnesincategory 2(carbonste.el)
116tonnesincategory 3(carbonsteel)
138tonnesincategory 4(carbonsteel) j
186tonnesincategory 7(carbonste.el) I