Council Regulation (EC) No 152/2002 of 21 January 2002 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the European Community (double-checking system) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 190/98
Date: 2002-01-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: North Macedonia, customs document, export, interim agreement (EU), iron and steel product, transport document

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 152/2002

of 21 January 2002

concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia to the European Community (double-checking system) and repealing Regulation (EC)
No 190/98

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

subject to the presentation of a surveillance document issued
by the authorities in the Community.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

An Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related
matters between the European Community, of the one
part, and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
of
(hereinafter referred to as the
‘Interim Agreement’) entered into force on 1 June 2001.

the other part (1),

The Parties agreed in Protocol 2 to the Interim Agree-
ment on steel products, to establish, immediately upon
the entry into force of the said Agreement, a double-
for the
checking system, without quantitative limits,
import into the Community of steel products originating
in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Council Regulation (EC) No 190/98 of 19 January 1998
concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel
products from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Mace-
donia to the Community (double-checking system) (2)
should be repealed and replaced by a new Regulation,

2.
The classification of the products covered by this Regula-
tion is based on the tariff and statistical nomenclature of the
Community (hereinafter called the ‘Combined Nomenclature’,
the products
or in abbreviated form ‘CN’). The origin of
covered by this Regulation shall be determined in accordance
with the rules in force in the Community.

From the date of entry into force of the Interim Agree-
3.
ment and until further notice, imports into the Community of
steel products originating in the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia as listed in Annex I shall also be subject to the issue
of an export document by the competent authorities of the
exporting country. The importer shall present the original of
the export document not later than 31 March of the year
following that in which the goods covered by the document
were shipped.

Shipment shall be considered to have taken place on the

4.
date of loading on to the exporting means of transport.

The export document shall conform to the model shown
the

It shall be valid for exports throughout

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
From the date of entry into force of the Interim Agree-
ment and until further notice, in accordance with Protocol 2 to
the Interim Agreement on steel products,
imports into the
Community of certain iron and steel products covered by the
ECSC and EC Treaties originating in the Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, as listed in Annex I hereto, shall be

(1) OJ L 124, 4.5.2001, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 20, 27.1.1998, p. 1.

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 presentation of an application by
any Community
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 other-
wise.

importer, wherever

2.
A surveillance document issued by one of the competent
national authorities listed in Annex III shall be valid throughout
the Community.

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The surveillance document shall be made out on a form
3.
corresponding to the model set out in Annex IV. The impor-
ter's application shall

include the following:

(a) the name and full address of the applicant (including tele-
phone 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
telefax numbers);

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

(d) the exact description of the goods,

including:

— their trade name,

— the CN code,

— the country of origin,

— the country of consignment;

(e) the net weight expressed in kg, or a quantity expressed in
another unit of measure, as required, for each Combined
Nomenclature heading;

(f) the cif value of the goods in euro at the Community

frontier by Combined Nomenclature heading;

(g) whether the products concerned are seconds or of substan-

dard quality;

(h) the proposed period and place of customs clearance;

(i) whether the application is a repeat of a previous applica-

tion concerning the same contract;

— the period of validity of

the surveillance document

is

hereby fixed at four months,

— unused or partly used surveillance documents may be

renewed for an equal period.

Article 3

If

1.
the unit price at which the transaction is effected
exceeds that indicated in the surveillance document by less
than 5 % or if 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 %, this shall not preclude the
release for free circulation of the products in question.

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

Article 4

1. Within the first ten days of each month, the Member
States shall communicate to the Commission:

(a) details of the quantities and values (calculated in euro) for
which surveillance 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 country. It shall be communi-
cated electronically in the form agreed for this purpose.

2.
The Member States shall notify any anomalies or cases of
fraud which they discover and, where relevant, the basis on
which they have refused to grant a surveillance document.

(j) the following declaration, dated and signed by the applicant

and bearing his name in capital

letters:

Article 5

‘I, the undersigned, certify that the information provided in
this application is accurate and given in good faith, and
that I am established in the Community.’

The notification provided for in this Regulation shall be given
to the Commission of the European Communities (DG Trade
E/2 and DG Enterprise E/2).

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.

Article 6

Regulation (EC) No 190/98 is hereby repealed.

Surveillance documents may be used only for such time
4.
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 agreement or the management of
a quota:

Article 7

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion 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, 21 January 2002.

For the Council

The President

M. ARIAS CAÑETE

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ANNEX I

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

List of products subject to double-checking

Complete CN heading 7208

Complete CN heading 7209

Complete CN heading 7210

Complete CN heading 7211

Complete CN heading 7212

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ANNEX III

LISTA DE LAS AUTORIDADES NACIONALES COMPETENTES
LISTE OVER KOMPETENTE NATIONALE MYNDIGHEDER
LISTE DER ZUSTÄNDIGEN BEHÖRDEN DER MITGLIEDSTAATEN
∆ΙΕΥΘΥΝΣΕΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΑΡΧΩΝ ΕΚ∆ΟΣΗΣ Α∆ΕΙΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΚΡΑΤΩΝ ΜΕΛΩΝ
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/BELGIË
Ministère des affaires économiques
Administration des relations économiques
Services Licences
Rue Général Leman 60
B-1040 Bruxelles
Fax + 32-2-230 83 22
Ministerie van Economische Zaken
Bestuur van de Economische Betrekkingen
Dienst Vergunningen
Generaal Lemanstraat 60
B-1040 Brussel
Fax: + 32-2-230 83 22

DANMARK
Erhvervsfremme Styrelsen
Søndergade 25
DK-8600 Silkeborg
Fax + 45-35 46 64 01

DEUTSCHLAND
Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle
Frankfurter Straße, 29-35
D-65760 Eschborn 1
Fax + 49-61 96 90 88 00

ΕΛΛΑΣ
Υπουργείο Εθνικής Οικονοµίας
Γενική Γραµµατεία ∆.Ο.Σ
∆ιεύθυνση ∆ιαδικασιών Εξωτερικού Εµπορίου
Κορνάρου 1
GR-105 63 Αθήνα
Fax: + 301-32 86 094

ESPAÑA
Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda
Dirección General de Comercio Exterior
Paseo de la Castellana 162
E-28046 Madrid
Fax: + 34-1-563 18 23/349 38 31

FRANCE
Service des industries manufacturières
DIGITIP
12, rue Villiot — Bâtiment LE BERVIL
F-75572 Paris cedex 12
Fax + 33-1-53 44 91 93

IRELAND
Licensing Unit
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Kildare Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
Fax: 353-1-631 28 26

ITALIA
Ministero del Commercio con l'Estero
Direzione generale per la politica commerciale e per la gesione del
regime degli scambi
Viale America 341
I-00144 Roma
Fax + 39-06-59 93 22 35/59 93 26 36

LUXEMBOURG
Ministère des affaires étrangères
Office des licences
BP 113
L-2011 Luxembourg
Téléfax + 352-46 61 38

NEDERLAND
Centrale Dienst voor In- en Uitvoer
Postbus 30003, Engelse Kamp 2
9700 RD Groningen
Nederland
Fax: 31-50 526 06 98

ÖSTERREICH
Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten
Aussenwirtschaftsadministration
Landstrasser Hauptstraße 55-57
A-1030 Wien
Fax 43-1-715 83 47

PORTUGAL
Ministério da Economia
Direcção-Geral das Relações Económicas Internacionais
Av. da República, 79
P-1000 Lisboa
Fax: 351-1-793 22 10

SUOMI/FINLAND
Tullihallitus/Tullstyrelsen
PL/PB 512
FIN-00101 Helsinki/Helsingfors
Telekopio/fax: + 358 9 614 28 52

SVERIGE
Kommerskollegium
Box 6803
S-11386 Stockholm
Fax 46-8-30 67 59

UNITED KINGDOM
Department of Trade and Industry
Import Licensing Branch
Queensway House — West Precinct
Billingham, Cleveland
TS23 2NF
United Kingdom
Fax: 44-1642-533 557

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