Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (CE) modifying Regulation (EEC) No 1968/93 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in respect of certain EEC steel products originating in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic imported into the Community (1 June 1993 to 31 December 1995)
Date: 1995-02-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechoslovakia, export licence, free circulation, iron and steel product, tariff quota, tube

COMMISSION  OF THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

COM(95)  9 final 

Brussels,  02.02.1995 

95/0019  (ACC) 

Proposal  for  a 
COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC) 

95/0019  (ACC) 

modifying  Regulation  (EEC)  No  1968/93  opening  and  providing  for  the 
administration  of tariff  quotas  in  respect  of  certain  EEC  steel  products  originating 
in  the Czech  Republic  and  the  Slovak  Republic  imported  into the  Community 
(1  June  1993 to  31 December  1995) 

Draft 
DECISION  No 2/94  OF  THE  EC-CZECH  REPUBLIC  JOINT  COMMITTEE 

concerning  modifications  to Decision  1/93  of the  EC-Czech  Republic  and  Slovak  Republic 
Joint  Committee  of  28 May  1993 concerning  the  export  of  certain  steel  products 
from  the  Czech  Republic  to the  Community 

-  Draft  common  position  of  the  Community  -

Draft 
DECISION  No  3/94  OF  THE  EC-SLOVAK  REPUBLIC  JOINT  COMMITTEE 

concerning  modifications  to  Decision  1/93  of the EC-Czech  Republic  and  Slovak  Republic 
Joint  Committee  of  28  May  1993 concerning  the  export  of  certain  steel  products 
from  the  Slovak  Republic to the  Community 

-  Draft  common  position  of  the  Community  -

(presented  by  the  Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1.  By  Decisions  No  1/93(C)1  and  1/93 (S)2  of  the  EC-Czech  Republic  and  Slovak 
Republic  Joint  Committee  of  28  May  1993  a  system  of  tariff  quotas  was  agreed 
between the Community and the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic concerning 
the export of certain steel products to the Community. 

2.  In  its  Communication  to  the  Council  of  21  October  1994  on  Community  steel 
restructuring3,  the  Commission  recommended,  inter  alia,  that  the  tariff  quotas 
applicable to imports from the Czech and Slovak Republics should not be maintained 
in  1995.  At  the  Council  session  on  8  November  1994  there  was,  however,  no 
unanimity for  the removal of tariff  quotas.  In these circumstances, it is necessary to 
maintain the tariff quotas for  1995 and to amend them to take account, in particular, 
of the accession of the new Member States. In addition, the attached  draft  Decisions 
take  account  of  Germany's  request  to  prolong  the  transitional  measures,  i.e.  the 
suspension  of  tariffs  applying  to  certain  products  in  respect  of 
imports  into  the 
territory of the new German Bundeslânder for the year 1995. 

3.  The EC-Czech Republic and EC-Slovak Republic Joint Committees have agreed these 
amendments,  which  are  recorded  in  the  initialed  Joint  Committee  Decisions  No 
2794(C) and 3/94(S) which must be formally signed by the respective parties. 

4.  The  EC  customs  legislation  implementing  the  Joint  Decisions  must  be  amended 

accordingly. 

]OJ  N° L  157, 29.6.1993, p.67 
2OJ N° L  157, 29.6  1993, p 59 
3COM(94)466/2' 

: 

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eOïMÇH,REGULATION  (EC) N° 

' 

• 95/0.019  (ACC) 

-modifying Regulation,(EEC)  M° 1968/93 opening and  providing for the 
: -administration of tariff'quotas-in  respect of. certain EEC steel  products 
originating'in the Czech Republic and  the Slovak Republic imported  into 
the Community (1 June  1993 to 31 December 1995) 

:  . 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ONION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular  the 
first paragraph of Article 113 thereof, 

•^'•-

Having regard to the proposal from 

Whereas a tariff quota system was established by Decisions N°  1/93  (C)1 and N°  1/93  (S)2 
of the EC-Czech Republic and Slovak Republic Joint Committee referred  to in Article 37 
of  the  Interim  Agreement  on  trade  and  trade-related  matters  between  the  European 
Economic Community and the European Coal and  Steel Community, of the one part, and 
the  Czech  and  Slovak  Federal  Republic,  of  the  other  part,  ('the  Interim  Agreement1), 
signed in Brussels on  16 December  19913 ; 

Whereas,  following  the  dissolution  of  the  Czech  and  Slovak  Federal  Republic  on  31 
December  1992, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic assumed all the  obligations 
deriving from the Interim Agreement; whereas this has resulted  in the creation of an EC-
Czech Republic Joint Committee and an ÉC-Slovak Republic Joint Committee; 

Whereas certain amendments were made by Decisions N°  1/94  and 2/94 of the EC-Czech 
Republic  Joint  Committee  and  Decisions  N°  1/94,  2/94  and  3/94  of  the  EC-Slovak 
Republic Joint Committee; 

Whereas arrangements for the implementation  of the above mentioned tariff  quota  system 
were  laid  down by Regulation (EEC) Nq  1968/934  and  modified  by Regulation  (EC)  N° 
224S/945;  whereas,  following  the  annual  review,  it  is  necessary  to  further  modify 
Regulation (EEC) N°  1968/93  in order  to  take  account  in  particular  of the  accession  of 
new Member States to the EC; 

Whereas  foilowirig  the  exclusion  of  certain  measures  under  the  common  commercial 
policy from the transitional  arrangements in favour  of the new German Bundeslander  by 
Regulation  (EG)  N°  6Ô5/946  it  is  appropriate  to  suspend  tariffs  in  respect  of  certain 
products covered by  Decisions N°  1/93  (C)  and  1/94 (C)  and N°  1/93  (S), N°  1/94  (S), 
2/94 (S) and 3/94 (S) for imports to the territory of the new Bundeslander of the German 
Federal  Republic  for  the  year  1995  and  the  Czech  and  Slovak  Republics  have-'been 
informed  of this, 

1  OJ N°L  157, 29.6.1993, p. 67. 
2  OJN° L157,296.1993,p. 59. 
3  OJN°L  115, 30.4.1992, p.  2. 
4  OJ N° L  180, 23.7.1993,  p i. 
5  OJNGL241,  16.9.1994, p. 17; 
6  O J N ° L 8 3,  26.3.1994, p.  I. 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 

Article 1 

The limits established  under  Article  1 of Regulation  (EEC)  N°  1968/93  for  imports  into 
the  Community  from  1 January  to  31  December  1995  from  the  Czech  Republic  of  the 
products  identified  by  the  CN  codes  set  out  in  the  table  therein  shall  be  amended  as 
follows : 

. 

Seamless tubes 
Welded tubes 

For 1995 
77 774 
94 601 

-afr. 

^"^ 

(in tonneS) 
(increased by 19 702) 
(increased by 24 601) 

The limits established  under Article 2  of Regulation  (EEC)  N°  1968/93  for  imports into 
the  Community  from  1 January  to  31  December  1995  from  the  Slovak  Republic  of  the 
products  identified  by  the  CN  codes  set  out  in  the  table  contained  therein  shall  be 
amended as follows : 

Seamless tubes 

For 1995 

36 024 

(in tonnes) 

(increased by 9 096) 

Artide2 

1.  From  1  January to 31 December  1995 the duties applied to the products set out in the 
following  table originating  in the Czech Republic  shall  be  suspended  up to  the  maximum 
volumes as set out in the said table : 

CNcode 

Description 

ex 7306 

Welded tubes  (under  406,4 mm) 

Volume 
(tonnes) 

9 000 

2.  Paragraph  1 shall apply only if : 

- 

- 

the  goods  in  question  are  released  for  free  circulation  on  the  territory  of  the  former 
German  Democratic  Republic  and  are  consumed  there  or  undergo  processing 
conferring  Community origin there, and 

a licence issued  by the relevant  German  authorities  stating  that  the goods  in  question 
fall within the scope of the provisions contained  in paragraph  1 is submitted  in support 
of the declaration for release for free  circulation. 

3. 
The  Commission  and  the  competent  German  authorities  shall  take  whatever. 
measures are needed  to  ensure that  the final  consumption  of the  products  in  question,  or 
the  processing  by which  they  acquire  Community  origin  , takes  place  on  the  territory  of 
the former  German Democratic Republic. 

Article 3 

1.  From  1  January to 31 December  1995 the duties applied to the products set out in the 
following table originating in the Slovak Republic shall be suspended  up to the maximum 
volumes as set out in the said table : 

••""*" 

# 

CNcode 

" 

Description 

7304 

Seamless tubes 

Volume 
(tonnes) 

5 000 

2.  Paragraph  1 shall apply only if : 

- 

- 

the  goods  in question  are  released  for  free  circulation  on  the  territory  of the  former 
German  Democratic  Republic  and  are  consumed  there  or  undergo  processing 
conferring Community origin there, and 

a licence issued  by the relevant  German  authorities  stating that  the  goods  in  question 
fall within the scope of the provisions contained in paragraph  1 is submitted in support 
of the declaration for release for free  circulation. 

3.  The Commission  and the competent  German authorities  shall take whatever  measures 
are  needed  to  ensure  that  the  final  consumption  of  the  products  in  question,  or  the 
processing by which they acquire Community origin, takes place on the territory of the 
former German Democratic Republic. 

Articte4 

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

It shall apply with effect  from  1  January 1995. 

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

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 

Draft 
DECISION  No  2/94  OF  THE EC-CZECH  REPUBLIC  JOINT  COMMITTEE 

concerning  modifications  to Decision  1/93 of the EC-Czech  Republic and  Slovak 
Republic Joint Committee of 28 May  1993 concerning the export of certain  steel 
products from  the Czech Republic to the  Community 

THE JOINT COMMITTEE, 

Whereas  by  Decision  N°  1/93  of  the  EC-Czech  Republic  and  Slovak  Republic  Joint 
Committee  of  28  May  1993,  the  Parties  agreed  on  the  introduction  of  a  tariff  quota 
system  concerning  the  export  of  certain  products  from  the  Czech  Republic  to  the 
Community ; 

Whereas Article  1 paragraph  1 of that Decision  established  tariff  quotas for  certain ECSC 
and EC products; 

Whereas, following  the annual review , it is necessary to  amend the quotas applicable  for 
the period  1 January to  31 December  1995 to take  account  in particular  of the  accession 
of new Member States to the EC; 

Whereas  following  consultations  in  the  framework  of  the  Joint  Committee  the  Parties 
consider that Decision N° 1/93  should, therefore, be amended, 

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS 

Article 1 

The  limits established  under  Article  1 paragraph  1 of Decision  N°  1/93  for  imports  into 
the  Community  from  the  Czech  Republic  effected  between  1 January  and  31  December 
1995 of the products set out in the table therein shall be amended as follows : 

. 

Cold-rolled sheet 
Wire rod 
Hot-rolled strip and hoop 
Seamless tubes 
Welded tubes (under 406,4 
mm) 

For 1995 
20 452 
269 820 
6 600 
77 774 
94 601 
.  . 

• ' : . ,. 

Article 2 

(in tonnes) 
(increased by 5  152) 
(increased by 27 820) 
(increased by 1 800) 
(increased by 19 702 ) 
(increased by 24 601) 

' 

. 

; . 

" 

•  • 

From the date of entry into force  of this Decision  imports  into the  Community  of  quarto 
plates produced by a reversible rolling mill process falling  within the CN  codes  set  out in 
the following  table  shall be  subject  to  the  duties  applicable under  the  Interim  Agreement 
and, in addition, to the further  rates  of duty,  in percentage  of their  customs value, as  set 
out in that table 

t-

The  duties  applicable  to  imports  of  quarto  plates  produced  by  reversible  rolling  miil 
process which are : 

-  within the limits of the quotas set out in the table, and 

- 

accompanied by both a movement certificate EUR  1 and a licence issued by the Czech 
authorities set out in the form  set out in Annex I to Decision N°  1970/93/ECSC, 

shall be those of the Interim Agreement without the additional rates of duty set out  in the 
following table : 

f' 

Order N° 

CN codes 

Description 

p. 
* 

; 

/

-

*• 

Volume of 
quota 
(tonnes) 

Rate of 
additional 
duty 

09 5065 

7208 33 99 
7208 43 99 
7208 45 10 

Quarto plates produced by a 
reversible rolling mill process 

16 000 

25% 

Article 3 

This Decision shall be binding on both the Community and the Czech Republic which shall 
take the measures necessary to implement it. 

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of signature. 

Done at 

on 

For the Community 

For the Czech Republic 

i-

DECLARATION 

In  the  context  of Decision  N°  1/93  (C)  of  the  EC/Czech  Republic  and  Slovak  Republic 
Joint  Committee  of  28  May  1993  concerning  trade  problems  in  respect  of  certain  steel 
products  the  parties  agreed  that  the  Czech  Republic  would  use  its  best  endeavours  to 
prevent  sudden  and prejudicial  changes in trade flows  resulting in regional  concentrations 
in imports to the Community and to ensure an even rate of delivery of such exports. 

In  the  context  of  Decision  N°  2/94  of  the  EC/Czech  .Republic  Joint  Committee  of 
.".... concerning modifications to Decision N°  1 /93 (C) the parties agreed to increase 

the limits of the said tariff quotas to take account of the accession of new Member States. 

The Czech Republic declares that based on traditional  trade  flows  and the  assessment  by 
the new Member States of demand in 1995 for  the products covered by Decision N°  1/93 
(C) (which respective  estimates are annexed  hereto), it  does not  foresee  deliveries  of the 
said amounts outside new Member States in 1995. 

The  Czech  Republic  further  declares  that  it  will  use  its  best  endeavours  to  avoid 
concentration  on  certain  regional  markets  of the  Community  of  exports  of the  products 
covered by Decision N°  1/93 (C). 

Community Tariff Quotas for the Czech Republic, 1995 

/ 

, #• 

Sweden 

Finland 

EU(12) 

Total  EU (15) 

led by new Member States 

(-ton * «_s ) 

-Request 
Austria 

-

1. ECSC products 
Cold-rolled sheet 
Hot-rolled strip and hoop 
Wire  rod 
Total 1 
2. EC products 
Seamless tubes 
Welded tubes 
Total 2 
TOTAL  1 + 2 

700 
100 
10000 
10800 

970 
4855 
5825 
16625 

4062 
1200 
15312 
20574 

16324 
11810 
28134 
48708 

390 
500 
2508 
3398 

2408 
7936 
10344 
13742 

24300 
4800 
242000 
271100 

58072 
70000 
128072 
399172 

29452 
6600 
269820 
305872 I 

77774 ! 
94601 i 
172375 
478247 

NOTE VERBALE 

The  Directorate  General  for  External  Economic  Relations  of  the  Commission  of  the 
European Communities presents its compliments to the Mission of the Czech Republic to 
the  European  Communities  and  has  the  honour  to  refer  to  the  export  of  certain  steel 
products from the Czech Republic to the New Bundeslander of Germany. 

The  Directorate  General  for  External  Economic  Relations  of  the  Commission  of  the 
European Communities has the honour to inform the Czech Republic that further amounts 
for  such  exports  to  the  new  Bundeslander,  at  zero-dufy  subject  to  the* terms  and 
conditions hitherto applicable to the said system, have been set for  1995 as shown on the 
table  annexed  hereto.  The  Commission  will  in  the  near  future  make  proposals  for  the 
legislation necessary to implement the said decision within the Community. 

The  Directorate  General  for  External  Economic  Relations  of  the  Commission  of  the 
European  Communities  avails itself  of  this  opportunity  to  renew  to  the  Mission  of  the 
Czech Republic to the European Communities the assurance of its highest consideration.. 

Brussels, 

I,  » 

CZECH REPUBLIC - New Bundeslander 1995 

1. ECSC Products 
Wire rod 
Cold-rolled sheet 
Hot-rolled strip and hoop 

2. EC Products 
Welded tubes 

TOTAL 1 + 2 

Total 1 

total 2 

(Tonnes) 
45000 
10000 
20000 
75000 

9000 
9000 
84000 

It 

DECISION N° 3/94 OF THE EC-SLOVAK REPUBLIC JOINT  COMMITTEE 

Draft 

concerning modifications  to Decision  1/93 of the EC-Czech Republic and Slovak 
Republic Joint Committee of 28 May  1993 concerning the export of certain steel 
products from the Slovak Republic to the Community 

THE JOINT COMMITTEE : 

Whereas  by Decision N°  1/93(S)  of the EC-Czech  Republic  and  Slovak  Republic Joint 
Committee  of  28  May  1993,  the  Parties  agreed  on  the introduction  of  a^tariff  quota 
system" concerning  the  export  of  certain  products  from  the  Slovak  Republic  to  the 
Community ; 

Whereas Article 1 paragraph 1 of that Decision established tariff quotas for certain ECSC 
and EC products; 

Whereas, following the annual review, it is necessary to amend the quotas applicable for 
the period  1 January to 31 December  1995 to take account in particular of the  accession 
of new Member States to the EC; 

Whereas  following  consultations  in  the  framework  of  the  Joint  Committee  the  Parties 
consider that Decision N°  1/93 should, therefore, be amended, 

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS : 

Article 1 

The limits established under Article  1 paragraph 1 of Decision N°  1/93(S) for imports into 
the Community from the  Slovak Republic  effected  between  1 January and 31  December 
1995 of the products set out in the table therein shall be amended as follows : 

Hot-rolled coils 
Cold-rolled sheet 
Hot-rolled strip and hoop 
Cut lengths 
Seamless tubes 

(in tonnes) 
(increased by 67 000) 
(increased by 21852) 
(increased by 662) 
(increased by 40 340) 
(increased by 9 096) 

For 1995 
,  267 000 
132 552 
43 862 
152 340 
36 024 

Article 2 

This  Decision  shall  be  binding  on both  the  Community  and the  Slovak  Republic  which 
shall take the measures necessary to implement it. 

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of signature. 

Done at 

on 

For the Community 

For the Slovak  Republic 

12-

DECLARATION 

In  the  context  of  Decision  N°  1/93  (S)  of  the  EC/Czech  Republic  and  Slovak  Republic 
Joint  Committee  of  28  May  1993  concerning  trade  problems  in  respect  of  certain  steel 
products  the  parties  agreed  that  the  Slovak  Republic  would  use  its  best  endeavours  to 
prevent  sudden and prejudicial  changes in trade flows  resulting in regional  concentrations 
in imports to the Community and to ensure an even rate of delivery of such exports. 

In  the  context  of  Decision  N°  3/94  of  the  EC/Slovak Jtepublic  Joint  Committee  of 
".....  concerning modifications to Decision N°  1/93-(S) the parties agreed to increase 

the limits of the said tariff quotas to take account of the accession of new Member States. 

The Slovak Republic declares that based  on traditional trade flows and the assessment  by 
the new Member States of demand in  1995 for  the products covered by Decision N°  1/93 
(S) (which respective  estimates  are annexed  hereto), it  does not  foresee  deliveries  of the 
said amounts outside new Member States in 1995. 

The  Slovak  Republic further  declares that  within  the  estimate  for  Finland  set  out  in the 
annexed  tables  it  foresees  deliveries  of  20,000  tonnes  of  hot-rolled  coils  directly  from 
Kosice  to  Rautarukki  in Finland  and  that  this  amount  shall  not  be  utilised  for  any  other 
deliveries. 

ti 

Community Tariff Quotas for the Slovak Republic, 1995 

y 

& 

.* 

1. ECSC  products 
Cold-rolled sheet. 
Hot-rolled strip and hoop 
Hot-rolled colls 
Cut lengths 
Total  1 
2. EC  products 
Seamless tubes 
Total 2 
TOTAL  1 + 2 

Requested by new Member States 

f-fS/>**_{ ) 

Swede/7 

Austria 

Finland 

EU (12) 

Total  EU (15) 

10000 
50 
20000 
25000 
55050 

558 
558 
55608 

11500 
0 
25000 
14000 
50500 

7263 
7263 
57763 

352 
612 
22000 
1340 
24304 

1275 
1275 
25579 

110700 
43200 
200000 
112000 
465900 

26928 
26928 
492828 

132552 
43862 
267000 
152340 
595754 

36024 
36024 
631778 

ECSC products requested by Finland: 4304 tonnes, to which could be added the direct 
delivery of 20000 tonnes of coils from Kosice to Rautarukki 

NOTE VERBALE 

The  Directorate  General  for  External  Economic  Relations  of  the  Commission  of  the 
European Communities presents its compliments to the Mission of the Slovak Republic to 
the  European  Communities  and  has  the  honour  to  refer  to  the  export  of  certain  steel 
products from the Slovak Republic to the New Bundeslander of Germany. 

The  Directorate  General  for  External  Economic  Relations  of  the  Commission  of  the 
European  Communities  has  the  honour  to  inform  the  Slovak  Republic  that  further 
amounts for  such exports to the new Bundeslander, at zerc&duty subject  to.the terms  and 
conditions hitherto applicable to the said system, have been  set for  1995 as shown on  the 
table  annexed  hereto.  The  Commission  will  in  the  near  future  make  proposals  for  the 
legislation necessary to implement the said decision within the Community. 

The  Directorate  General  for  External  Economic  Relations  of  the  Commission  of  the 
European  Communities  avails itself  of  this  opportunity  to  renew  to  the  Mission  of  the 
Slovak Republic to the European Communities the assurance of its highest  consideration. 

Brussels, 

t* 

SLOVAK  REPUBLIC - New Bundeslander  1995 

1. ECSC  Products 
Hot-rolled  coils 
Cold-rolled  sheet 
Hot-rolled  strip and  hoop 

2. EC Products 
Seamless tubes 

TOTAL 1 + 2 

Total 1 

Total 2 

(Tonnes) 
80000 
20000 

60000 
160000 

5000 
5000 
165000 

ifo 

FINANCIAL  STATEMENT 

1.  Budget heading involved: 
Chapter  12, Article 120. 

2.  Legal Basis: 

Article 95 ECSC  (Decision) 
Article  113  EC (Regulation). 

.3.  Title of tariff measure: 

S. 

. =-* 

Draft  Commission  Decision  (ECSC)  and  draft  proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation 
amending respectively  Commission  Décision  1970/93/ECSC  and  Council  Regulation 
(EEC) No  1968/93 concerning the administration  of tariff  quotas in respect  of certain 
steel  products  originating  in the  Czech  Republic  and  Slovak Republic  imported  into 
the Community (1 June  1993 to 31 December 1995). 

4.  Purpose: 

To  amend  the  customs  implementing  legislation  to  take  account  of  subsequent 
decisions  of the EC-Czech  Republic Joint  Committee  and  EC-Slovak  Republic  Joint 
Committee  concerning  the  operation  of  the  tariff  quota  system  in  1995.  The  main 
amendments  concern  an increase in the tariff  quotas to  take account  of the  accession 
of new Member  States and the suspension  of duties for  certain products  in respect  of 
imports into the territory of the new German Bundeslander for the year  1995. 

5.  Method of calculation: 

On  the  basis  of  the  average  prices  for  ECSC  and  EC  products  imported  into  the 
Community  in  1993, the  amended  tariff  quotas  applicable for  1995  and  the  average 
level of tariff  duty  (additional  rate less normal rate), the theoretical  estimated  loss  of 
duty  to  the  Community  arising  from  EC  enlargement  is  approximately  13.200.000 
ECU.  The  suspension  of duties  for  the  new  German Bundeslander  has  already  been 
taken into account in the financial statement  concerning the renewal of the decision  to 
suspend duties for import into the NBL from the ex-COMECON countries for 1995. 

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