Commission Decision No 78/2002/ECSC of 17 January 2002 derogating from High Authority Recommendation No 1/64 concerning an increase in the protective duty on iron and steel products at the external frontiers of the Community (169th derogation)
Date: 2002-01-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: customs duties, derogation from EU law, iron and steel product, tariff quota

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COMMISSION DECISION No 78/2002/ECSC

of 17 January 2002

derogating from High Authority Recommendation No 1/64 concerning an increase in the protec-
tive duty on iron and steel products at the external frontiers of the Community (169th derogation)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

maintain existing trade flows between the Community
and non-member countries.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and
Steel Community, and in particular the third paragraph of
Article 71 thereof,

Having regard to High Authority Recommendation No 1/64 of
15 January 1964 to the Governments of the Member States
concerning an increase in the protective duty on iron and steel
products at the external frontiers of the Community (1), as last
amended by Recommendation 88/27/ECSC (2), and in partic-
ular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Certain iron and steel products indispensable to the
manufacture of certain goods and having very special
physical and chemical characteristics are not produced
in the Community, or are produced in insufficient
quantities. For a number of years this insufficiency has
tariff quotas. Since
been overcome by duty-free
in a position to
Community producers are still not
comply with users' present quality requirements,
it is
necessary to open a duty-free tariff quota at a level
guaranteeing the supply of users.

(2)

is
these products on preferential
Import of
unlikely to cause injury to iron and steel undertakings in
the Community which produce directly competing prod-
ucts.

terms

(3)

These tariff quotas are unlikely to jeopardise the objec-
tives of Recommendation No 1/64, but will help to

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

These are special cases in the commercial policy field
justifying the authorisation of derogations pursuant to
Article 3 of Recommendation No 1/64.

It is necessary to make sure that the tariff quotas granted
will have no other function than to meet the specific
needs of certain processing industries.

The Governments of
consulted on the tariff quota set out below.

the Member States have been

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1427/97 (3), which
amends Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (4) laying down
provisions for the implementation of the Community
Customs Code, fixes rules for managing tariff quotas to
be used in chronological order of the dates of declara-
tions,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1. Member States are hereby authorised to derogate from
the obligations arising pursuant to Article 1 of High Authority
Recommendation No 1/64 to the extent necessary to suspend
at the levels indicated the customs duties on the products set
out below, within the quantities of the tariff quota set out
below:

Order
number

09.2921

(a)

CN code

TARIC code

Description

ex 7209 16 90

ex 7209 17 90

10

10

Flat-rolled products of
iron or non alloy
steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, cold-
rolled (cold-reduced) not clad, plated or
coated:

Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less
than 3 mm

Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but not
exceeding 1 mm

Quota
(tonnes)

Quota duty
(%)

End of quota
period

200

0

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(1) OJ 8, 22.1.1964, p. 99/64.
(2) OJ L 15, 20.1.1988, p. 13.

(3) OJ L 196, 24.7.1997, p. 31.
(4) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.

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Quota
(tonnes)

Quota duty
(%)

End of quota
period

700

0

31.12.2002

1 080

0

31.12.2002

Order
number

09.2922

(b)

09.2927

(c)

CN code

TARIC code

Description

ex 7219 32 10

ex 7219 33 10

ex 7219 34 10

ex 7219 33 10

ex 7219 34 10

Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a
width of 600 mm or more not
further
worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced):

Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but not
exceeding 4,75 mm; containing by weight
2,5 % or more of nickel

Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less
than 3 mm; containing by weight 2,5 % or
more of nickel

Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but not
exceeding 1 mm; containing by weight
2,5 % or more of nickel

Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a
width of 600 mm or more not
further
worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced):

Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less
than 3 mm; containing by weight 2,5 % or
more of nickel

Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but not
exceeding 1 mm; containing by weight
2,5 % or more of nickel

11
12

11
12

11
12

13
14
15
16
17
18

13
14
15
16
17
18

2.

The abovementioned products must, in addition, comply with the following physical specifications:

(a) Products with CN codes ex 7209 16 90 and ex 7209 17 90:

High carbon steel with a carbon content by weight of 0,64-0,70 % for the production of assembly/
conveyor belts with a permissible operating temperature of 400 °C. Tensile strength 1 200 N/mm2
(± 10 %). Other elements or properties following special technical specification (HM 1708).

(b) Products with CN codes ex 7219 32 10 11/12, ex 7219 33 10 11/12 and ex 7219 34 10 11/12:

‘NICRO’ stainless steel for the production of assembly/conveyor belts with a permissible operating
temperature of 350 °C.

Type (i): tensile strength 1 050 N/mm2 (± 10 %). Chemical composition: maximum carbon content
0,06 %, 13 % chromium content, 4 % nickel content.

Other elements or properties following special technical specification (HM 1708).

Type (ii): tensile strength 1 200 N/mm2 (± 15 %). Chemical composition: maximum carbon content
0,15 %, 17 % chromium content, 7 % nickel content.

Other elements or properties following special technical specification (HM 1708).

(c) Products with CN codes ex 7219 33 10 13/14/15/16/17/18 and ex 7219 34 10 13/14/15/16/17/18:

Stainless steel for the production of assembly/conveyor belts.

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Type (i): tensile strength 1 200 N/mm2. Chemical composition: 0,1 % carbon content, 0,6 % silicon
content, 1,4 % manganese content, 17,5 % chromium content, 7,5 % nickel content.

Other elements or properties following special technical specification (HM 1712).

Type (ii): tensile strength 1 200 N/mm2. Chemical composition: 0,06 % carbon content, 0,6 % silicon
content, 1,4 % manganese content, 18,5 % chromium content, 8,5 % nickel content.

Other elements or properties following special technical specification.

Type (iii): tensile strength 1 000 N/mm2. Chemical composition: 0,05 % carbon content, 0,6 % silicon
content, 1,7 % manganese content, 17,5 % chromium content, 12,5 % nickel content, 2,7 % molyb-
denum content.

Other elements or properties following special technical specification.

Type (iv): tensile strength 1 080 N/mm2. Chemical composition: maximum carbon content 0,05 %,
maximum silicon content 1 %, 13 % chromium content, 4 % nickel content, 0,3 % titanium content.

Other elements or properties following special technical specification (HM 1710).

Type (v): tensile strength 1 150 N/mm2. Chemical composition: maximum carbon content 0,08 %,
1,5 % silicon content, 14 % chromium content, 7 % nickel content, 0,7 % copper content.

Other elements or properties following special technical specification (HM 1701).

Type (vi): tensile strength 1 200 N/mm2. Chemical composition: 0,03 % carbon content, 0,6 % silicon
content, 15,25 % chromium content, 4,9 % nickel content, 3,25 % copper content.

Other elements or properties following special technical specification.

NB: the composition of products (a), (b) and (c)(i) to (vi) may vary within the limits of the standards in

force relating to analysis.

Article 2

Member States are hereby authorised to derogate from the obligations arising pursuant to Article 1 of High
Authority Recommendation No 1/64 to the extent necessary to suspend at the levels indicated the customs
duties on the products set out below, within the quantities of the tariff quota set out below:

Quota
(tonnes)

Quota duty
(%)

End of quota
period

5 000

0

31.12.2002

Order
Number

CN code

TARIC code

Description

09.2923

a)

15

ex 7227 90 95

Special wire rod for the manufacture of oil-
tempered valve spring wire with a diameter
of 5 mm or more but not exceeding 15 mm,
of other alloy steel containing by weight:

0,5 % or more but not more than 0,8 % of
carbon

0,1 % or more but not more than 1,7 % of
silicon

0,5 % or more but not more than 0,8 % of
manganese

0,03 % or less of sulphur

0,03 % or less of phosphorus

0,4 % or more but not more than 0,8 % of
chrome

0,1 % or more but not more than 0,3 % of
vanadium

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Article 3

The tariff quotas referred to in Articles 1 and 2 shall be managed by the Commission, in accordance with
Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. The Commission may make any appropriate
administrative measures to ensure that they are managed efficiently.

Article 4

Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products in question have equal and continuous
access to the quotas for as long as the balance of the relevant quota volume so permits.

Following the expiry of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community on 23 July 2002,
the relevant provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Community shall apply.

Article 5

The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Decision is complied
with.

Article 6

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

It shall apply from 1 January until 31 December 2002.

Article 7

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

Done at Brussels, 17 January 2002.

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY

Member of the Commission