Council Regulation (EC) No 1093/1999 of 30 March 1999 establishing a double-checking system for exports of certain ECSC steel products from the Republic of Poland to the European Community for the period 1 April to 31 December 1999
Date: 1999-03-30
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: ECSC, Poland, export licence, export monitoring, iron and steel product

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1093/1999

of 30 March 1999

establishing a double-checking system for exports of certain ECSC steel products
from the Republic of Poland to the European Community for the period 1 April
to 31 December 1999

THE 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 the Europe Agreement establishing an associa-
tion between the European Communities and their
Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of
Poland, of the other part, entered into force on 1 February
1994 (1);

Whereas
the Parties decided in Association Council
Decision No 2/1999 (2) to establish a double-checking
system for the period between 1 April and 31 December
1999;

Whereas it
Community’s implementing legislation,

is consequently necessary to establish the

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the period 1 April to 31 December 1999, in
1.
accordance with the provisions of Association Council
Decision No 2/1999,
imports into the Community of
certain iron and steel products covered by the ECSC
Treaty and originating in Poland, as listed in Annex I,
shall be subject to the presentation of a surveillance docu-
ment issued by the authorities in the Community.

2.
The classification of the products covered by this
Regulation is based on the tariff and statistical nomenclat-
ure of the Community (hereinafter called the ‘Combined
Nomenclature', or in abbreviated form ‘CN'). The origin
of the products covered by this Regulation shall be deter-
mined in accordance with the rules in force in the
Community.

(1) OJ L 348, 31.12.1993, p. 2.
(2) See page 44 of this Official Journal.

For

the period 1 April

to 31 December 1999,
3.
imports into the Community of the products listed in
Annex I shall, in addition, be subject to the issue of an
export document issued by the competent Polish authori-
ties. Presentation by the importer of the original of the
later than 31
export document must be effected not
March of the year following that in which the goods
covered by the document were shipped. Shipment
is
considered to have taken place on the date of loading
onto the exporting means of transport.

4.
An export document will not be required for goods
already shipped to the Community before the date of
application of this agreement, provided that their des-
tination has not changed from a non-Community to a
Community destination and provided that those goods
which, under the prior surveillance regime applicable in
1999, could be imported only on presentation of a surveil-
lance document are in fact accompanied by such a docu-
ment.

The export document shall conform to the model
shall be valid for exports

5.
shown in Annex II.
throughout the customs territory of the Community.

It

Article 2

1.
The surveillance document referred to in Article
1(1) shall be issued automatically by the competent
authority in the Member States, without charge for any
quantities requested, within five working days of presenta-
tion of an application by any Community importer, wher-
ever 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.

A surveillance document

2.
the
competent national authorities listed in Annex III shall
be valid throughout the Community.

issued by one of

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The surveillance document shall be made out on a
3.
form corresponding to the model set out in Annex I to
Council Regulation (EC) No 3285/94 (1) and taking into
account the provisions of Article 2 of Council Regulation
(EC) No 1103/97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions
relating to the introduction of the euro (2). 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 identifi-
cation 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 telefax numbers);

(c) the full name and address of the exporter;

(d) the exact description of the goods, including:

(cid:190) their trade name,

(cid:190) the Combined Nomenclature (CN) code(s),

(cid:190) the country of origin,

(cid:190) 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 euros at the Community

frontier by Combined Nomenclature heading;

(g) whether the products concerned are seconds or of
substandard quality, in accordance with the criteria set
out in the Commission communication concerning
identification criteria of non-prime steel products
from third countries applied by customs services of
Member States (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:

the undersigned, certify that

‘I,
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 proforma invoice and/or, in cases
where the goods are not directly purchased in the country

(1) OJ L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 53.
(2) OJ L 162, 19.6.1997, p. 1.
(3) OJ C 180, 11.7.1991, p. 4.

of production, a certificate of production issued by the
producing steel mill.

4.
Surveillance documents may be used only for such
time as arrangements for liberalisation 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 agree-
ment or the management of a quota:

(cid:190) the period of validity of the surveillance document is

hereby fixed at four months,

(cid:190) unused or partly used surveillance documents may be

renewed for an equal period.

5.
The importer shall return surveillance documents to
the issuing authority at the end of their period of validity.

Article 3

A finding that the unit price at which the transac-
1.
tion is effected exceeds that indicated in the surveillance
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 surveillance document by
less than 5 % shall not preclude the release for free
circulation of the products in question.

2.
Applications for surveillance documents and the
documents themselves shall be confidential. They shall be
restricted to the competent authorities and the applicant.

Article 4

1. Member States shall communicate to the Commis-
sion:

(a) on as regular and up-to-date a basis as possible and at
least by the last day of each month, details of the
quantities and values (calculated in euros) for which
surveillance documents have been issued;

(b) within six weeks of the end of each month, details of
imports during that month, in accordance with Article
26 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 840/96 of 7
May 1996 laying down certain provisions for the
implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/
95 as regards statistics on external trade (4).

The information provided by Member States shall be
broken down by product, CN code and by country.

2. Member States shall give notification of any anoma-
lies or cases of fraud which they discover and, where
relevant, the basis on which they have refused to grant a
surveillance document.

(4) OJ L 114, 8.5.1996, p. 7.

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Article 5

Any notices to be given hereunder shall be given to the Commission of the European
Communities and shall be communicated electrinically within the integrated network set
up for this purpose, unless for imperative technical reasons it is necessary to use other
means of communication temporarily.

Article 6

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

This Regulation shall apply with effect from 1 April 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 March 1999.

For the Council

The President

K.-H. FUNKE

ANNEX I

POLAND

LIST OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO DOUBLE-CHECKING (1999)

Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel

U Sections

7216 31 11

7216 31 19

7216 31 91

7216 31 99

I Sections

7216 32 11

7216 32 19

7216 32 91

7216 32 99

H Sections

7216 33 10

7216 33 90

1. Eksporter (nazwa, pełny adres, kraj) / Exporter (name, full address, country)

ORYGINAŁ / ORIGINAL

2. Nr / No

ANNEX II

5. Odbiorca (nazwa, pełny adres, kraj) / Consignee (name, full address, country)

3. Rok / Year

4. Grupa wyrob(cid:155)w /
Product group

DOKUMENT WYWOZOWY / EXPORT DOCUMENT

(wyroby stalowe EWWiS i WE) / (ECSC and EC steel products)

6. Kraj pochodzenia /
Country of origin

7. Kraj przeznaczenia /

Country of destination

8. Miejsce i data wysyłki – S´ rodek transportu / Place and date of shipment –

9. Dodatkowe informacje / Supplementary details

Means of transport

10. Opis towar(cid:155)w – Producent / Description of goods – Manufacturer

11. Kod CN /
CN code

12. Ilos´c´ (1) /
Quantity

13. Wartos´c´
FOB (2) /
FOB value

14. POS´ WIADCZENIE PRZEZ WŁAS´ CIWE WŁADZE /

CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY

15. Władze włas´ciwe (nazwa, pełny adres, kraj) / Competent

Miejscowos´c´ / Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

authority (name, full address, country)

data / Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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ANEXO III (cid:190) BILAG III (cid:190) ANHANG III (cid:190) PAQAQTGLA III (cid:190) ANNEX III (cid:190) ANNEXE III (cid:190) ALLEGATO III (cid:190)
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LISTA DE LAS AUTORIDADES NACIONALES COMPETENTES
LISTE OVER KOMPETENTE NATIONALE MYNDIGHEDER
LISTE DER ZUST(cid:142)NDIGEN BEH(cid:153)RDEN DER MITGLIEDSTAATEN
DIEUHUMSEIS TYM AQWYM EJDOSGS ADEIYM TYM JQATYM LEKYM
LIST OF THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES
LISTE DES AUTORIT(cid:144)S NATIONALES COMP(cid:144)TENTES
ELENCO DELLE COMPETENTI AUTORIT(cid:211) NAZIONALI
L(cid:246)ST VAN BEVOEGDE NATIONALE INSTANTIES
LISTA DAS AUTORIDADES NACIONAIS COMPETENTES
LUETTELO TOIMIVALTAISISTA KANSALLISISTA VIRANOMAISISTA
LISTA (cid:153)VER KOMPETENTA NATIONELLA MYNDIGHETER

BELGIQUE/BELGI(cid:220)

FRANCE

Minist(cid:138)re des affaires (cid:130)conomiques
Administration des relations (cid:130)conomiques
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internationales (cid:190) Services des licences
Rue G(cid:130)n(cid:130)ral Leman 60
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Bestuur van de Economische Betrekkingen
Vierde Afdeling: Toepassing van het Internationaal Handelsbeleid
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DANMARK

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(301) 328 60 29/328 60 59/328 60 39

ITALIA

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D.G. Import-export, Divisione V
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I-00144 Roma
Telefax: 39 6-59 93 26 36 / 59 93 26 37

LUXEMBOURG

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Office des licences
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PORTUGAL

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Avenida da Rep(cid:156)blica, 79
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Telefax:

(351-1) 793 22 10

SVERIGE

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Fax:

SUOMI

Tullihallitus
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FIN-00101 Helsinki
Telekopio: +358 9 614 2852

UNITED KINDGOM

Department of Trade and Industry
Import Licensing Branch
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UK-TS23 2NF
Fax:

(44 1642) 533 557