Council Regulation (EC) No 790/96 of 29 April 1996 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Czech Republic to the Community
Date: 1996-04-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Czechia, import licence, import policy, iron and steel product, originating product













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31996R0790

Council Regulation (EC) No 790/96 of 29 April 1996 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Czech Republic to the Community  


Official Journal L 108 , 01/05/1996 P. 0012 - 0024 





COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 790/96 of 29 April 1996 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Czech Republic to the CommunityTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas a Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part (1), entered into force on 1 February 1995;Whereas the situation relating to imports of certain steel products from the Czech Republic into the Community has been the subject of thorough examination and whereas, on the basis of relevant information supplied to them, the parties decided in Association Council Decision No 2/96 (2) that the solution acceptable to both parties is a double-checking system, without quantitative limits, for the import into the Community of certain steel products covered by the ECSC and EC Treaties for an initial period running from the date on which this Regulation enters into force to 31 December 1996,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1 1. For the period running from the date on which this Regulation enters into force to 31 December 1996, in accordance with the provisions of Association Council Decision No 2/96, imports into the Community of certain iron and steel products covered by the ECSC and EC Treaties originating in the Czech Republic, as listed in Annex I, shall be subject to the presentation of an import document issued by the authorities in the Community.2. The classification of the products covered by this Regulation is based on the tariff and statistical nomenclature of the Community (hereinafter called the 'combined nomenclature`, or in abbreviated form 'CN`). The origin of the products covered by this Regulation shall be determined in accordance with the rules in force in the Community.3. For the period running from the date on which this Regulation enters into force to 31 December 1996, imports into the Community of the iron and steel products originating in the Czech Republic and listed in Annex I shall, in addition, be subject to the issue of an export document issued by the competent authorities of the exporting country. Presentation by the importer of the original of the export document must be effected not later than 31 March of the year following that in which the goods covered by the document were shipped.4. An export document will not be required for goods originating in the Czech Republic already shipped before the date on which this Regulation enters into force, provided that the destination of such products is not changed and that those products which, under the prior surveillance regime applicable in 1995, may be put into free circulation only on production of an import document are in fact accompanied by such a document.5. Shipment is considered to have taken place on the date of loading on to the exporting means of transport.6. The export document shall conform to the model shown in Annex II. It shall be valid for exports throughout the customs territory of the Community.Article 2 1. The import document referred to in Article 1 shall be issued automatically by the competent authority in the Member States, without charge for any quantities requested, within five working days of presentation of an application by any Community importer, wherever established in the Community. This application shall be deemed to have been received by the competent national authority no later than three working days after submission, unless it is proven otherwise.2. An import document issued by one of the competent national authorities listed in Annex III shall be valid throughout the Community.3. The import document shall be made out on a form corresponding to the model set out in Annex IV. The importer's application shall include the following elements:(a) the name and full address of the applicant (including telephone and telefax numbers, and possible identification number used by the competent national authorities) and VAT registration number, if subject to VAT;(b) if applicable, the name and full address of the declarant or representative of the applicant (including telephone and fax numbers);(c) the full name and address of the exporter;(d) the exact description of the goods, including- their trade name,- the combined nomenclature (CN) code(s),- the country of origin,- the country of consignment;(e) the net weight, expressed in kg and also quantity in the unit prescribed where other than net weight, by combined nomenclature heading;(f) the cif value of the goods in ECU at the Community frontier by combined nomenclature heading;(g) whether the products concerned are seconds or of substandard quality (3);(h) the proposed period and place of customs clearance;(i) whether the application is a repeat of a previous application concerning the same contract;(j) the following declaration, dated and signed by the applicant with the transcription of his name in capital letters:'I, the undersigned, certify that the information provided in this application is true and given in good faith, and that I am established in the Community.`The importer shall also submit a copy of the contract of sale or purchase, the pro forma invoice and/or, in cases where the goods are not directly purchased in the country of production, a certificate of production issued by the producing steel mill.4. Import documents may be used only for such time as arrangements for liberalization of imports remain in force in respect of the transactions concerned. Without prejudice to possible changes in the import regulations in force or decisions taken in the framework of an agreement or the management of a quota:- the period of validity of the import document is hereby fixed at four months,- unused or partly used import documents may be renewed for an equal period.Article 3 1. A finding that the unit price at which the transaction is effected exceeds that indicated in the import document by less than 5 % or that the total value or quantity of the products presented for import exceeds the value or quantity given in the import document by less than 5 % shall not preclude the release for free circulation of the products in question.2. Applications for import documents and the documents themselves shall be confidential. They shall be restricted to the competent authorities and the applicant.Article 4 1. Within the first 10 days of each month, the Member States shall communicate to the Commission:(a) details of the quantities and values (calculated in ECU) for which import documents were issued during the preceding month;(b) details of imports during the month preceding the month referred to in subparagraph (a).The information provided by Member States shall be broken down by product, CN code and by country. It shall be communicated electronically in the form agreed for this purpose.2. The Member States shall give notification of any anomalies or cases of fraud which they discover and, where relevant, the basis on which they have refused to grant an import document.Article 5 Any notices to be given hereunder shall be given to the Commission of the European Communities (DG I/D/2 and DG III/C/2).Article 6 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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 Luxembourg, 29 April 1996.For the CouncilThe PresidentW. LUCHETTI(1) OJ No L 360, 31. 12. 1994, p. 2.(2) Cf doc. UE-CZ 1705/91 + COR 1.(3) Under the criteria given in Commission communication concerning identification criteria of non-prime steel products from third countries applied by customs services of Member States (OJ No C 180, 11. 7. 1991, p. 4).ANNEX I CZECH REPUBLIC List of products subject to double-checking (1996) Heavy plates(excluding ex-CN codes)7208 40 107208 51 307208 51 507208 51 917208 51 997208 52 917208 52 997208 54 107208 90 107208 90 90Cold-rolled sheet7209 15 007209 16 907209 17 907209 18 917209 18 997209 25 007209 26 907209 27 907209 28 907211 23 107211 23 517211 29 20Hot-rolled strip and hoop7211 14 107211 14 907211 19 207211 19 907212 60 917220 11 007220 12 007220 90 317226 19 107226 20 207226 91 107226 91 907226 99 20Wire rod7213 10 007213 20 007213 91 107213 91 207213 91 417213 91 497213 91 707213 91 907213 99 107213 99 907221 00 107221 00 907227 10 007227 20 007227 90 107227 90 507227 90 95Hematite pig iron7201 10 19Beams and sections7216 31 117216 31 197216 31 917216 31 997216 32 117216 32 197216 32 917216 32 99Seamless tubesComplete CN heading 7304Welded tubesComplete CN heading 7306ANNEX II >REFERENCE TO A FILM>>REFERENCE TO A FILM>ANEXO III - BILAG III - ANHANG III - ÐÁÑÁÑÔÇÌÁ III - ANNEX III - ANNEXE III - ALLEGATO III - BIJLAGE III - ANEXO III - LIITE III - BILAGA III LISTA DE LAS AUTORIDADES NACIONALES COMPETENTES LISTE OVER KOMPETENTE NATIONALE MYNDIGHEDER LISTE DER ZUSTÄNDIGEN BEHÖRDEN DER MITGLIEDSTAATEN ÄÉÅÕÈÕÍÓÅÉÓ ÔÙÍ ÁÑ×ÙÍ ÅÊÄÏÓÇÓ ÁÄÅÉÙÍ ÔÙÍ ÊÑÁÔÙÍ ÌÅËÙÍ LIST OF THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES LISTE DES AUTORITÉS NATIONALES COMPÉTENTES ELENCO DELLE COMPETENTI AUTORITÀ NAZIONALI LIJST VAN BEVOEGDE NATIONALE INSTANTIES LISTA DAS AUTORIDADES NACIONAIS COMPETENTES LUETTELO TOIMIVALTAISISTA KANSALLISISTA VIRANOMAISISTA LISTA ÖVER KOMPETENTA NATIONELLA MYNDIGHETER BELGIQUE/BELGIËAdministration des relations économiquesQuatrième division: mise en oeuvre des politiques commerciales internationales - Services 'Licences`Rue Général Leman 60B-1040 BruxellesTélécopieur: (32 2) 230 83 22Bestuur van de Economische BetrekkingenVierde Afdeling: Toepassing van het Internationaal Handelsbeleid - Dienst VergunningenGeneraal Lemanstraat 60B-1040 BrusselFax (32-2) 230 83 22DANMARKErhvervsfremme StyrelsenSøndergade 25DK-8600 SilkeborgFax (45) 87 20 40 77DEUTSCHLANDBundesamt für Wirtschaft, Dienst 01Postfach 5171D-65762 Eschborn 1Fax: (49) (61 96) 40 42 12ÅËËÁÄÁÕðïõñãåßï ÅèíéêÞò ÏéêïíïìßáòÃåíéêÞ Ãñáììáôåßá ÄÏÓÄéåýèõíóç Äéáäéêáóéþí Åîùôåñéêïý ÅìðïñßïõÊïñíÜñïõ 1GR-105 63 ÁèÞíáÔÝëåöáî: (30-1) 328 60 29/328 60 59/328 60 39ESPAÑAMinisterio de Comercio y TurismoDirección General de Comercio ExteriorPaseo de la Castellana, 162E-28046 MadridFax: (34 1) 563 18 23FRANCESERIBE3-5, rue Barbet-de-JouyF-75357 Paris 07 SPTélécopieur: (33 1) 43 19 43 69IRELANDLicensing UnitDepartment of Tourism and TradeKildare StreetIRL-Dublin 2Fax: (353 1) 676 61 54ITALIAMinistero per il Commercio esteroD.G. Import-export, Division VViale BostonI-00144 RomaFax: (39-6) 59 93 26 36/59 93 26 37LUXEMBOURGMinistère des affaires étrangèresOffice des LicencesBoîte postale 113L-2011 LuxembourgTélécopieur: (352) 46 61 38NEDERLANDCentrale Dienst voor In- en UitvoerPostbus 30.003, Engelse Kamp 2NL-9700 RD GroningenFax: (31-50) 526 06 98ÖSTERREICHBundesministerium für wirtschaftliche AngelegenheitenAußenwirtschaftsadministrationLandstrasser Hauptstraße 55-57A-1030 WienFax: (43-1) 715 83 47PORTUGALDirecção-Geral do ComércioAvenida da República, 79P-1000 LisboaTelefax: (351-1) 793 22 10SUOMITullihallitusPL 512FIN-00101 HelsinkiFax: + 358 0 614 2852SVERIGEKommerskollegiumBox 1209S-111 82 StockholmFax: + 46 8 20 03 24UNITED KINGDOMDepartment of Trade and IndustryImport Licensing BranchQueensway House - West PrecinctBillingham, ClevelandUK-TS23 2NVFax (44 1642) 533 557ANNEX IV >REFERENCE TO A FILM>>REFERENCE TO A FILM>>REFERENCE TO A FILM>>REFERENCE TO A FILM>