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
Date: 1998-03-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ECSC Treaty, import policy, iron and steel product, third country

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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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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
to a priori
the European Community are subject
Community surveillance for the period 1 January to 31
December 1998;

Whereas by Decision No 1/95 of the EC-Turkey Associa-
tion 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 arrange-
ments in respect of imports into Turkey from third coun-
tries 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,

(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.

Article 1

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

‘1.
From 1 January 1998, the release for free circu-
lation 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 es-
tablished 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:

‘Direc(cid:135)˜ao-Geral do Com(cid:130)rcio’,

— insert:

‘Minist(cid:130)rio da Economia

Direc(cid:135)˜ao-Geral das Rela(cid:135)˜oes Econ(cid:155)micas
Internacionais’.

Article 4

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

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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

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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

(1) Products covered by the EC Treaty.’

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)