Commission Regulation (EC) No 560/2002 of 27 March 2002 imposing provisional safeguard measures against imports of certain steel products
Date: 2002-03-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United States, customs duties, import, iron and steel product, originating product, protective clause, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 560/2002

of 27 March 2002

imposing provisional safeguard measures against imports of certain steel products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3285/94 of 22
December 1994 on common rules for imports and repealing
Regulation (EC) No 518/94 (1), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 2474/2000 (2), and in particular Articles 6 and 8
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) 3420/83 (3), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1138/98 (4), and in particular Articles 5 and 6
thereof,

After consultations within the Advisory Committee established
under Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3285/94 and of Regula-
tion (EC) No 519/94 respectively,

Whereas:

PROCEDURE

(1)

(2)

Several Member States (‘the Member States concerned’)
have informed the Commission that trends in imports
appear to call for safeguard measures; submitted infor-
mation containing the evidence available as determined
on the basis of Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 3285/
94 and Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 519/94; and
asked the Commission to impose provisional safeguard
measures and to open a safeguard investigation.

The Member States concerned claim that there have
been recent substantial increases in imports of certain
steel products and that the closure of the US market
implied by US measures not only substantially denies
the Community producers an important outlet for their
exports, but also creates the conditions for a huge diver-

(1) OJ L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 53.
(2) OJ L 286, 11.11.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 67, 10.3.1994, p. 89.
(4) OJ L 159, 3.6.1998, p. 1.

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

sion of imports from the US to the Community market.
They claim that this could lead to a dramatic increase in
the existing high level of imports at low prices, exacer-
bating the already serious disruption on the Community
steel market which threatens serious injury to the
Community producers.

States

advise

concerned

the
The Member
Community producers have submitted relevant informa-
tion and urge the adoption of Community safeguard
measures as a matter of urgency because any delay in
their adoption would cause damage which it would be
difficult to repair.

that

The Commission has informed all Member States of the
situation and consulted the Advisory Committee on
Safeguards on the terms and conditions of
imports,
import trends and the threat of serious injury to each of
the sectors concerned,
the
economic and commercial situation with regard to the
products in question, and the measures to be taken.

the various aspects of

On 28 March 2002, the Commission published Notice
of Initiation of a safeguard investigation concerning the
products concerned.

In order to make a preliminary determination as to
whether there exists a threat of serious injury to the
Community producers caused by increased imports
arising from unforeseen developments, and a critical
situation justifying the urgent adoption of provisional
safeguard measures;
the Commission has considered
both the evidence submitted, and that already obtained
from its own sources. In particular, it has examined the
evidence submitted by the Member States concerned,
and carried out on the spot investigations at the prem-
ises of the main Community producers.

The Commission notes the recent announcement by the
this
US of safeguard measures and the threat
presents
the
current
Community producers.

that
situation of

to the

critical

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(9)

PRODUCTS CONCERNED

(other

sheets

electrical

The products concerned are non alloy hot rolled coils,
non alloy hot rolled sheets and plates, non alloy hot
rolled narrow strip, alloy hot rolled flat products, cold
rolled sheets,
than GOES),
metallic coated sheets, organic coated sheets, tin mill
products, quarto plates, wide flats, non alloy merchant
bars and light sections, alloy merchant bars and light
sections, rebars, stainless bars and light shapes, stainless
wire rod, stainless steel wire,
fittings (< 609,6 mm),
flanges (other than of stainless steel), gas pipes and
hollow sections. The products concerned, together with
the CN codes under which they are currently classified,
are listed in Annex 1.

LIKE OR DIRECTLY COMPETING PRODUCTS

The Commission's preliminary determination is that the
products produced by the Community producers (here-
inafter referred to as ‘the like products’) are like or
directly competing with the products concerned. That is
to say that despite differences in the production process,
and some differences in terms of quality, they have the
same basic physical characteristics and the same uses
and are sold via similar or identical sales channels. Price
information is
readily available and the products
concerned and the products of the Community produ-
cers compete mainly on price.

THE COMMUNITY PRODUCERS

(10)

The Community producers are the members of
the
following industry associations: the European Confedera-
tion of the Iron and Steel Industry (‘Eurofer’), the Euro-
pean Steel Tube Association (‘ESTA’), Fachvereinigung
Stahlflanschen e.V. (‘FS’) and the Defence Committee of
the EU steel butt-welding fittings industry (‘DCEU’). On
behalf of their members, these industry associations have
informed the Member States
and the
Commission, of their concerns, in particular, as to the
impact of
imports of
the safeguard measure against
certain steel products adopted on 5 March 2002 by the
US President following an investigation under s.201 of
the US Trade Act of 1974.

concerned,

— Eurofer

represents almost 95 % of Community
production of iron and steel products. The associated
industries are located in almost all Member States;
— ESTA represents about 50 % of the tube producers in
the Community, including eleven major producers.
The associated industries are located in Greece, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and
the United Kingdom;

— FS represents about 50 % of Community production
of carbon steel flanges. The associated industries are
located in Germany,
Italy, France, Spain and the
United Kingdom;

— DCEU represents over 70 % of relevant Community
production. The associated industries are located in
Austria, France, Germany,
Italy and the United
Kingdom.

UNFORESEEN DEVELOPMENTS

(12)

From 1998 onwards, in reaction to the Asian crisis (1),
the US, which represents around one eighth of world
steel consumption, began to make greater use of trade
defence instruments in the steel sector with a view to
protecting their domestic producers from competition,
in a manner considered by many economic operators to
be legally unjustified and economically excessive. Indeed,
each of these measures which has been adjudicated in
the WTO has been declared to be illegal.

(13)

Table 1 shows the annual number of anti-dumping and
countervailing duty final determinations made by the US
between 1997 and 2001 in relation to the steel sector,
and illustrates the increase in activity in the last three
years.

Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Anti-dumping
duty

Countervailing
duty

5

6

16

14

26

0

1

7

5

5

(14) Of

these measures, around half

relate to products
covered by this Regulation. As far as the year 2001 is
concerned, around 82 % of the measures concern prod-
ucts under consideration in this Regulation. These meas-
ures had an increasingly discouraging effect on imports
of steel products to the US. As a result of this increase in
activity, the US had in place or pending some 164
anti-dumping measures, 41 countervailing duty meas-
ures and 2 safeguard measures relating to the steel sector
by the end of 2001.

(11)

These industry associations are representative of a major
proportion of total Community production of the like
and/or directly competing products.

(1) The effects of the Asian crisis were felt around the world in 1998
and 1999. In particular, as Asian steel producers fought to maintain
sales volumes in the face of the collapse of their domestic markets,
they sought to open up new markets by offering low prices, and
found the Community market to be an important outlet for their
goods. In consequence, imports of the products concerned increased
markedly in 1998, and prices fell sharply in 1999.

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(15)

In the course of 2001, the US also announced further
broadly based, action in the steel sector. In January, the
US opened an investigation into steel under section 223
of the US Trade Act of 1974.
In July, the US ITC
announced a broad ranging investigation into steel
under section 202 of the Trade Act of 1974; and in
December,
the ITC recommended import restrictions
across a broad range of steel products. These actions,
which culminated in the import restrictions announced
by the US President on 5 March 2002, further discour-
aged imports of steel products to the US.

(20)

Imports of the 15 products concerned, taken as a whole,
increased by 2,5 % between 1998 and 2000, and by
13 % between 2000 and 2001 (the latest period for
which statistics are available). Individual analysis of the
increase in imports of each of these products clearly
shows a recent increase in imports of each of the 15
products except 1 (product 9) in absolute terms. For all
products (including product 9) there is a recent and
sharp increase in imports relative to production. This
recent
increase ranges from 7,3 % to 209,7 % (see
Annex 2).

(16)

The increasingly protectionist stance adopted by the US
in recent years in relation to steel led to a decrease in US
imports of 33 % between 1998 and 2001.
steel

(21)

INCREASE IN IMPORTS

(17)

(18)

The Commission has carried out a preliminary analysis
of the increase in imports to the Community of each of
the products concerned over the same period (1998 to
2001), both in absolute
to
Community production and consumption. Imports of
each of the products concerned increased considerably
in that period.

and relative

terms,

The Commission has made a preliminary determination
that there is clear evidence that imports of 15 of the
products concerned have recently increased in a manner
which is sudden, sharp and significant. These are non
alloy hot rolled coils, non alloy hot rolled sheets and
plates, non alloy hot rolled narrow strip, alloy hot rolled
flat products, cold rolled sheets, electrical sheets (other
than GOES), tin mill products, quarto plates, wide flats,
sections, alloy
non alloy merchant bars and light
merchant bars and light sections, rebars, stainless steel
wire, fittings (< 609,6 mm) and flanges (other than of
stainless steel). These products are referred to as ‘the 15
products concerned’.

(19)

In concrete terms, total
imports of the 15 products
concerned (specified in Annex 2) increased as follows.

Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Imports of the 15 products
concerned (mt)

8,7

12,1

10,6

12,5

14,2

The Community steel market is characterised by long
term relationships between producers and users;
long
term supply contracts; and the attachment of significant
importance to security of supply. Given the nature of
that market and its sensitivity to increased supplies,
which lead immediately to price depression, and conse-
quently losses for
these
increases in imports, either in absolute and/or relative
terms, in respect of each of the 15 products concerned,
must be considered sharp. In the context of imports
having already reached historically high levels in 2000,
the further increase in imports shown in Annex 2 in
relation to each product is also significant.

the Community producers,

THREAT OF SERIOUS INJURY

(22)

In order to make a preliminary determination as to
whether there is clear evidence of serious injury or threat
of serious injury to the Community producers of each of
the like products,
the Commission has evaluated all
relevant factors of an objective and quantifiable nature
having a bearing on the situation of the Community
producers. In particular, for each product concerned, the
Commission has evaluated the development of imports,
consumption, production, productivity, capacity utilisa-
tion,
share, prices, profitability and
for the years 1997 to 2001. The key
employment
factors are provided in Annex 1.

sales, market

(23)

Imports of 14 out of 15 of the products concerned grew
in absolute terms between 2000 and 2001. The amount
of growth varied as between products from 1 067
tonnes to 512 000 tonnes. The rate of growth in abso-
lute terms varied between less than 1 % and 302 %
depending on the product. For the 1 product whose
imports fell marginally, the market share of imports
increased substantially (by 8 %).

(24)

Imports of each of the 15 products concerned also grew
relative to consumption between 2000 and 2001. Rela-
tive growth varied between 2 % and 285 % depending
on the product.

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(26)

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(28)

(29)

(30)

(31)

(32)

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Imports of each of the 15 products concerned also grew
relative to production of the like or directly competing
products by the community producers between 2000
and 2001.

In general, consumption of the products concerned and
the like products was stagnant or declining between
2000 and 2001. Consumption of 9 of the products fell
in this period, whilst consumption of the remaining 6
grew.

Production of the like products generally fell. Production
of 11 of the like products fell, production of 3 of the
like products increased marginally (less than 2 %) and
production of 1 of the like products increased markedly.

available on employment relating to each of the like
products.

(35)

For each of the 15 products concerned, the Commission
has analysed the factors mentioned in recital 22 to
determine what effect increased imports at low prices
are having on the Community producers of the corre-
sponding like product. In particular, the Commission
notes that imports of each of the products concerned
grew in absolute terms, and relative to consumption and
production. The Community producers are suffering loss
of market share in relation to each product and the
prices of their products have also generally fallen or
remain depressed. Further, in relation to most products
their profitability has significantly declined in the last
year although in relation to some it merely remains low.

the 15 products
Productivity increased for 14 of
concerned. For the 1 product for which productivity fell,
the Commission's preliminary analysis indicates that this
was due to a fall

in the volume of production.

(36)

Based on its preliminary analysis, the Commission has
made a preliminary determination that,
in relation to
each of the 15 products concerned, the Community
producers are threatened with significant overall impair-
ment in their position which is clearly imminent. It is
anticipated that actual serious injury will occur even
more rapidly both as a result of the announcement of
US measures on 5 March, and of those measures being
brought into force.

Capacity utilisation in relation to production of each of
the like products generally decreased by between 5 %
and 10 % from 2000 to 2001, although in 1 case it was
virtually stagnant and in 2 cases it actually increased.

Sales of
the like products in the EU generally fell
between 2000 and 2001. Nevertheless, in the case of 2
products sales increased (although in relation to each of
those products, the Community producers suffered loss
of market share).

In each relation to each product, the Community produ-
cers suffered a loss of market share of between 1 % and
10 %.

The price of most products fell between 2000 and 2001.
In addition, of those products whose price rose in this
period, in all but 3 cases, 2001 prices were lower than
the price in 1997. In normal conditions of international
trade,
in the Community
improvement
consumer sector would enable the industry to improve
its situation by raising prices. However,
low priced
imports, resulting from trade deviation, have prevented
Community producers from doing so.

the forecast

the profitability of

Between 2000 and 2001,
the
Community producers in relation to each like product
has declined dramatically in all but 3 cases. In 2 of those
cases, the Community producers are making a marginal
profit (less than 2 %), and in 1 other they are incurring a
material loss (− 8,2 %). This situation occurs against a
background of already poor levels of profitability in
previous years.

(34)

Employment in the Community steel industry in relation
to ECSC products has declined by 20 000 since 1997;
and from 276 300 in 2000 to 270 000 in 2001. These
trends appear to be broadly reflected in the information

CAUSATION

(37) On the basis of the available information, the Commis-
sion has made a preliminary determination that there is
clear evidence of a causal link between the reduction in
US imports and growth in Community imports. This
can best be explained by the fact that, for many steel
producers, the US and the Community are their only
viable export markets. In consequence, as both markets
have the same types of industrial users, it is reasonable
imports diverted from the US
to conclude that steel
market have been diverted to the Community market.
Most of the third country producers affected by the US
measures have exported to the Community for a
number of years, and, more and more after the Asian
crisis and the abovementioned US activities.

(38)

The Commission has also made a preliminary deter-
mination that there is clear evidence of a causal
link
between increased volumes of imports of each of the 15
products concerned and reduced sales volumes of each
of the like products. Despite minor differences in the
production process, and some differences in terms of
quality, both products have the same basic physical
characteristics and the same uses and are sold via similar
or identical sales channels. Price information is readily
available and the products concerned and the like prod-
ucts compete mainly on price.

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(39) Given those causal links, the Commission has made a
preliminary determination that the Community produ-
cers are suffering reduced sales volumes and market
shares due to increased imports arising as a result of
trade deviation from the US.

These include the general downturn in the world
economy in 2001; the short term economic slowdown
resulting from the events of 11 September; and reduced
exports by Community producers to the US.

(40)

(41)

(42)

(43)

The Commission has made a preliminary determination
that there is a causal link between the reduction in sales
revenues achieved by the Community producers and the
reduction in their profitability. Any reduction in capacity
utilisation increases the unit cost of production. There-
fore, any reduction in the quantity of goods produced
and sold reduces profitability. In addition, fixed costs
cannot be reduced quickly or on a short term basis.

(45)

The Commission has also made a preliminary deter-
mination that there is a causal link between undercutting
by the products concerned (i.e. selling at less than the
actual price of
the like products) and loss of sales
revenues by the Community producers. In almost all
sold on the
cases,
Community market at lower prices than the like prod-
ucts. Undercutting margins range up to 31 %.

concerned were

the products

That preliminary analysis indicates that the increase in
imports is the substantial cause of the threat of serious
injury to the Community producers. Under normal
market conditions,
the Community industry has no
excess capacity due to the deep restructuring it has
undergone in recent years. The reduction in exports to
the US market resulting from the actions of the US may
have had an impact on the Community industry, but it
clearly does not break the causal link between the devia-
tion of traffic from the US and the serious injury which
it threatens. This is clearly shown by a comparison of
Community import volumes to export volumes. Never-
theless, a detailed examination of all factors which have,
or may have, contributed to the injury will be under-
taken in the course of the Commission's investigation.

The Commission has also made a preliminary deter-
mination that there is a causal link between underselling
of the products concerned (i.e. selling at less than a
constructed price for the like product based on cost plus
a reasonable profit margin) and loss of sales revenues by
the Community producers. In the few cases where no
undercutting was
the
Community prices were depressed and sales earned no
or only minimal profit (underselling margins range from
15 % upwards).

this was

because

found,

the preliminary
The Commission therefore draws
conclusion that, in relation to each of the 15 products
concerned, imports at low prices have caused and are
causing — (1) a reduction in the volume of the like
product sold by the Community producers; (2) a reduc-
tion in the prices at which the Community producers
sold the like product; (3) a consequent reduction in the
sales revenues of the Community producers and (4) a
drastic reduction in the profitability of the Community
producers. This has resulted in threat of serious injury to
the Community producers.

CRITICAL SITUATION

(46)

(47)

The Commission has made a preliminary determination
that critical circumstances exist in which delay would
cause damage which it would be difficult to repair. As
indicated above and illustrated in detail by Annex 1,
threat of serious injury is clearly imminent. Community
producers are already suffering a decline, notably in
production,
sales and profitability, as a result of
increased imports of the 15 products concerned.

In relation to the like or directly competing products,
production has fallen by 3 % between 2000 and 2001.
Sales have fallen by 4 % in the same period, and the
Community producers market share has declined. Profit-
ability has also declined sharply in this period, and in
many cases sales are being made at a loss. This decline is
also reflected in a loss of employment in relation to
production of the 15 products concerned. Employment
across the industry has fallen from 276 500 in 2000 to
270 000 in 2001.

OTHER FACTORS

(44)

To ensure that the threat of serious injury is not attribut-
able to other factors than the increase in imports, the
Commission has carried out a preliminary analysis of
other factors that may have contributed to the threat of
serious injury suffered by the Community producers.

(48) Available information relating to the performance of the
Community producers in the first quarter of 2002 indi-
cates that production, sales and profitability continue to
decline. Prior to 5 March, the Community producers
were clearly already in a weak position. The existing
increase in imports had lead to oversupply on the
Community market; reductions in prices and threat of
serious injury.

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(49)

These developments will be dramatically exacerbated by
the announcement of US measures on 5 March, and by
the bringing into force of those measures.

For the reasons explained at recital 17, the US and the
Community markets constitute the only viable export
markets for many steel producers. For products subject
to a 15 % or 30 % duty under US safeguard measures,
the US market is effectively closed.

The Commission has made a preliminary assessment of
the possible destination of the huge volume of goods
diverted from the US market. It notes that, given the
weakness of other markets (notably Japan, South East
Asia and South America), it is very unlikely that a signif-
icant quantity has been, or will be, diverted to such
markets. Furthermore, producers in third countries suffer
a difficult situation in their domestic markets, which are
unable to absorb goods previously destined for the US
market. Given the openness of the Community market,
it may constitute the only opportunity for
foreign
producers to find an outlet for goods excluded from the
US market.
the Commission
concludes that a substantial proportion of the exports
excluded from the US market have been, and will be,
diverted to the Community.

In these circumstances,

Therefore, it can be anticipated that the application of
import restrictions to the US market will result in a
significant further increase in imports of the products
concerned into the Community. Analysis indicates that
around 15 million tonnes of steel products (worth
around $4,1 billion), equivalent
to total Community
imports of the products concerned in 2000, are covered
by the US measures and risk being diverted to the
Community market.

(50)

(51)

(52)

(53)

The situation of the Community producers has been
significantly worsened by the US measures announced
on 5 March 2002 because these measures have forced
the Community producers to revise their projections
further reductions in earnings
downwards to reflect
(from both domestic sales and exports), and further
damage to profitability. This is compromising current
reorganisation within the Community industry. It is also
undermining earlier
restructuring and modernisation
within the industry.

(58)

(59)

(54)

Because the Community producers' projections have
been revised downwards, in order to cut costs, tempo-
rary or permanent closure of production facilities will be
difficult to avoid. These closures may affect production
not only of the like products, but also of other products
impact,
produced using the same facilities. The social

(55)

(56)

according to industry estimates, could be the disappear-
ance of a further 20 000 jobs in the next few years. The
negative impact could also extend to those activities
which are dependent on the Community producers
affected by the measure.

Bearing in mind that domestic consumption of the 15
products concerned is stagnant or declining and the rate
at which imports were growing prior to the announce-
ment of US measures, the situation of the Community
producers was weak.

imports
The considerable increase in the growth of
which the US measures promise has
forced the
Community producers to revise sales and profits projec-
tions downwards. These revised projections demand
immediate measures by Community producers to reduce
costs and stem anticipated losses,
including closing
production facilities and laying off employees. The
damage caused to the Community producers by taking
such action would be difficult to repair. If such action is
to be avoided, provisional safeguard measures must
quickly be taken.

(57)

Therefore, the Commission considers that there exists a
critical situation in which any delay in the adoption of
provisional safeguard measures would cause damage
which would be difficult to repair. It therefore concludes
that provisional safeguard measures should be adopted
without delay.

COMMUNITY INTEREST

The Commission has carried out a provisional exam-
ination of the interests of the different economic opera-
tors — Community producers, users,
importers and
other economic operators.

The Community producers are generally acknowledged
to be world class manufacturing industries. They have
highly skilled workforces; enjoy high levels of produc-
tivity; and are able to meet the quality requirements of
the most demanding customers. Any delay in the adop-
tion of measures would seriously jeopardise their viabi-
lity. The strategic importance of the steel industry has
long been recognised. It is in the Community interest to
have a healthy and competitive steel industry. It is clear
that if no measures are taken, both the prices and the
market share of the Community producers will further
decrease resulting in reduced production,
increased
financial
losses and loss of employment, both in the
steel

industry and in related industries.

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(60) Users, in general, seek the lowest possible price for steel,
and it is clear that, without measures, prices would be
lower. However, it is also in the interests of users to
have a competitive and viable Community steel industry,
able to meet their needs and ensure security of supply.
Without measures, that cannot be guaranteed. Further,
given the conservative nature of the provisional meas-
ures, which have been constructed so as only to prevent
further large increases in imports, major changes in the
conditions of imports of the 15 products concerned are
not expected.

Importers have intervened and protested against
the
imposition of provisional measures stating that provi-
sional measures could cause serious injury to them.
submissions have been carefully considered.
Their
Nevertheless,
it is considered that, as the provisional
measures preserve existing flows of imports at histori-
cally high levels, their concerns are met for the time
being and considering that provisional measures can
only last for six months. During this period, their argu-
ments will be further investigated.

Therefore, on balance,
the Commission's preliminary
determination is that the Community interest requires
the adoption of provisional measures. The interests of
interested
producers, users,
economic operators will be further considered in the
course of the investigation.

and other

importers

PROVISIONAL MEASURES — FORM AND LEVEL

(65)

(66)

By taking provisional safeguard measures, the Commis-
sion seeks to prevent the occurrence of serious injury,
and damage which it would be difficult to repair, to the
Community producers arising from diverted trade,
whilst preserving, insofar as possible, the openness of
the Community market, and maintaining the flow of
imports at their current historically high levels.

In conformity with the Community's international obli-
gations, the provisional measures should take the form
of tariff measures relative to each of the 15 products
concerned. To preserve the flow of
imports to the
Community at their current historically high levels, they
should take the form of tariff quotas in excess of which
an additional duty requires to be paid. To ensure access
to the Community market to all traditional suppliers,
such tariff quotas should be based on the average of the
annual level of imports in the years 1999, 2000 and
2001, plus 10 % thereof. As the tariff quotas will be in
operation for six months, they should be set at one half
of that annual figure.

(67)

The additional duty should be fixed at a level which is
consistent with the aim of preventing serious injury to
the Community producers.

CONCLUSION

(68)

The Commission has made a preliminary determination
that there is clear evidence that increased imports of the
15 products concerned, at low prices, are threatening to
cause serious injury to the Community producers. On
the basis of its analysis of the available information, the
Commission also concludes that the increased imports
have been caused by trade deviation resulting from the
the US. Taking
increasingly protectionist
account of
the Commission
the overall
considers that the Community producers are currently in
a critical situation in which any delay in taking provi-
sional measures would result in damage which it would
be difficult to repair.

stance of
situation,

The additional duty for each individual product has been
calculated on the basis of the constructed average non
injurious price per tonne of the Community producers
product. This price was constructed by taking the
respective cost of production for each product to which
was added a profit margin of 8 %. This profit margin
was considered reasonable as it refers to profits of the
Community producers in a normal
trading situation
unaffected by rising imports. This price was compared
with the average price per
the imported
product concerned. The difference between these two
prices was expressed as a percentage of
the cif/
Community border price of the imported product, and
resulted in the additional duty per product at the rates
set out in Annex 3. In order to avoid rates at a prohibi-
tive level, a ceiling has been fixed at 26 %. The appro-
priate levels of additional duty will be further considered
in the course of the investigation.

tonne of

ADOPTION OF PROVISIONAL MEASURES

(64) On the basis of its preliminary determination that there
is clear evidence of an increase in imports arising as a
result of US action leading to deviation of traffic; that
those increases threaten to cause serious injury to the
Community producers; and that a critical situation exists
in which any delay would cause injury which it would
be difficult to remedy, the Commission considers that
the adoption of provisional safeguard measures is justi-
fied.

(69)

Certain of the 15 products concerned are subject to
existing trade defence measures by the Community.
These measures will be examined in the course of the
investigation to establish what steps, if any, require to be
taken to avoid the combination of the different types of
measure giving a higher level of protection than is
necessary.

(70)

Provision should be made to deal with the possibility of
a surge in imports of the products concerned (or any of
them) during the period of the provisional measures.

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DURATION

(77)

(71)

The provisional measures should apply for six months
from the date on which this regulation enters into force.

The eligibility of imported goods from developing coun-
tries to be excluded from the tariff quotas is dependent
on the origin of the goods. The criteria for determining
origin currently in force in the Community should there-
fore be applied, and in order to ensure that the tariff
quotas are administered efficiently, presentation of a
certificate of origin at the Community frontier should be
required for imports of the products concerned,

PRODUCTS COVERED

(72)

The provisional measures should apply to the 15 prod-
ucts concerned.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(73)

(74)

(75)

(76)

The provisional measures should apply without preju-
dice to the specific measures applicable in accordance
with the Decision of the Representatives of the Govern-
ments of the Member States meeting within the Council
of 19 December 2001, which provides that imports of
ECSC products from certain countries are to be subject
to quantitative quotas which may not be exceeded and
are to be managed by a separate system of licensing. The
products concerned by this decision originate in coun-
tries which are not members of the WTO, and have
therefore been made subject to quantitative quotas for
ECSC products. However, non ECSC products from
these countries fall within the scope of this Regulation.

In conformity with EU legislation and the international
obligations of the EU, the provisional measures should
not apply to any product originating in a developing
country as long as its share of imports of that product
into the Community does not exceed 3 %.

The preliminary determination made by the Commission
on a product by product basis shows that certain of the
15 products concerned originating in certain developing
countries, do not meet the requirements to benefit from
the abovementioned derogation. For each of
the 15
products concerned, the developing countries to which
the provisional measures apply should therefore be spec-
ified. Annex 4 specifies the developing countries for the
purposes of this Regulation; and, for each of the 15
products concerned, the developing countries to which
the provisional measures apply.

ADMINISTRATION OF THE QUOTAS

The best way of ensuring optimal use of the tariff quotas
is to allocate them in the chronological order of the
dates on which declarations of release for free circula-
tion are accepted, as foreseen in Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provi-
sions for the implementation of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs
Code (1). Equal and continuous access to the quotas
should be ensured for all Community importers. This
method of administration calls for close cooperation
between the Member States and the Commission.

(1) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.

Article 1

A tariff quota is hereby opened in relation to imports
1.
into the Community of each of the 15 products concerned
specified in Annex 3 (defined by reference to the CN codes
specified in relation to it) from the date on which this Regula-
tion enters into force until the day before the corresponding
date of the sixth month following.

2.
The conventional rate of duty provided for these products
in Council Regulation (EC) No 2658/97, or any preferential
rate of duty, shall continue to apply.

3.
Imports of those products which are in excess of the
volume of the relevant tariff quota specified in Annex 3, or
without a request for benefit, shall be subject to an additional
duty at the rate specified in Annex 3 for that product. That
additional duty shall apply to the customs value of the product
being imported.

4.
During the period to which the provisional measures
apply, if the Commission considers that imports in any month
in 2002 are substantially higher than imports in the corre-
sponding month in 2001, the Commission may review the
form and/or level of the provisional measures.

Article 2

The origin of any product

1.
to which this Regulation
applies shall be determined in accordance with the provisions
in force in the Community.

2.
Qualification for any tariff quota opened under Article 1
or for the exemption under Article 7 shall be subject to presen-
tation of a certificate of origin meeting the conditions laid
down in Article 47 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

3.
The certificate of origin referred to in paragraph 2 shall
not be required for imports of products covered by a proof of
origin issued or made out in accordance with the relevant rules
established in order to qualify for preferential tariff measures.

4.
Proof of origin shall be accepted only if the products
meet the criteria for determining origin set out in the provi-
sions in force in the Community.

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Article 3

The tariff quotas shall be managed by the Commission and the
Member States in accordance with the management system for
tariff quotas provided for in Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of
Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 993/2001. This may be adapted if the Commission
considers it desirable, as a result of experience gained during
the period of validity of the provisional measures.

be attributed to the tariff quotas, or subject to the additional
duty specified in Annex 3, and may be put into free circulation.

Article 6

The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely
to ensure compliance with this Regulation.

Article 4

Article 7

This Regulation shall be without prejudice to the specific meas-
ures applicable to imports of ECSC products by virtue of
— the Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of
the Member States meeting within the Council of 19
December 2001 on certain measures concerning trade in
certain steel products covered by the ECSC Treaty origin-
ating in the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan and Ukraine (1),
or

— an agreement such as is referred to in Article 4 of that

Decision.

Article 5

Imports of the 15 products concerned which are already on
their way to the Community on the date of entry into force of
this Regulation, whose destination cannot be changed, shall not

Subject

to paragraph 2,

1.
the 15 products
concerned originating in one of the developing countries speci-
fied in Annex 4 shall not be subject, or allocated, to the tariff
quotas, or subject to the additional duty specified in Annex 3.

imports of

2.
For each of the 15 products concerned, Annex 4 specifies
the developing countries to which the provisional measures
apply.

Article 8

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

This Regulation shall apply from 29 March 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 March 2002.

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 71, p. 78 and p. 75.

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ANNEX 1

PRODUCTS CONCERNED

Product
Number

Product Description

CN Codes

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Non Alloy Hot Rolled
Coils

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

Non Alloy Hot Rolled
Sheets and Plates

7208 40 10, 7208 40 90, 7208 52 99, 7208 53 90, 7208 54 10, 7208 54 90

Non Alloy Hot Rolled
Narrow Strip

7211 14 10, 7211 14 90, 7211 19 20, 7211 19 90, 7212 60 11, 7212 60 19,
7212 60 91

Alloy Hot Rolled
Products

Flat

7225 19 10, 7225 30 00, 7225 40 80, 7226 19 10, 7226 91 10, 7226 91 90,
7226 99 20

Cold Rolled Sheets

7209 15 00, 7209 16 90, 7209 17 90, 7209 18 91, 7209 25 00, 7209 26 90,
7209 27 90, 7209 28 90, 7209 90 10, 7209 90 90, 7225 20 90, 7225 50 00,
7211 23 10, 7211 23 99, 7211 29 20, 7211 29 50, 7211 29 90, 7211 90 11,
7211 90 19, 7211 90 90, 7212 60 93, 7212 60 99, 7226 92 10, 7226 92 90

Electrical
than GOES)

Sheets

(other

7209 16 10, 7209 17 10, 7209 18 10, 7209 26 10, 7209 27 10, 7209 28 10,
7211 23 91, 7225 19 90, 7226 19 30, 7226 19 90

Metallic Coated Sheets

7210 20 10, 7210 20 90, 7210 30 10, 7210 30 90, 7210 41 10, 7210 41 90,
7210 49 10, 7210 49 90, 7210 61 10, 7210 61 90, 7210 69 10, 7210 69 90,
7210 90 38, 7210 90 90, 7212 20 11, 7212 20 19, 7212 20 90, 7212 30 11,
7212 30 19, 7212 30 90, 7212 50 31, 7212 50 51, 7212 50 58, 7212 50 75,
7212 50 91, 7212 50 93, 7212 50 97, 7212 50 99, 7225 91 10, 7225 91 90,
7225 92 10, 7225 92 90, 7225 99 90, 7226 93 20, 7226 93 80, 7226 94 20,
7226 94 80, 7226 99 80

Organic Coated Sheet

7210 70 39, 7210 70 90, 7212 40 91, 7212 40 93, 7212 40 98

Tin Mill Products

7209 18 99, 7210 11 10, 7210 11 90, 7210 12 11, 7210 12 19, 7210 12 90,
7210 50 10, 7210 50 90, 7210 70 31, 7210 90 33, 7211 23 51, 7212 10 10,
7212 10 91, 7212 10 93, 7212 10 99, 7212 40 10, 7212 40 95

10

Quarto Plates

7208 51 30, 7208 51 50, 7208 51 91, 7208 51 99, 7208 52 91, 7208 90 10,
7208 90 90, 7210 90 31, 7225 40 20, 7225 40 50, 7225 99 10

11

12

13

14

15

Wide Flats

7208 51 10, 7208 52 10, 7208 53 10, 7211 13 00

Non Alloy Merchant Bars
and Light Sections

7214 30 00, 7214 91 10, 7214 91 90, 7214 99 31, 7214 99 39, 7214 99 50,
7214 99 61, 7214 99 69, 7214 99 80, 7214 99 90, 7215 90 10, 7228 80 90,
7216 10 00, 7216 21 00, 7216 22 00, 7216 40 10, 7216 40 90, 7216 50 10,
7216 50 91, 7216 50 99, 7216 99 10

Alloy Merchant Bars and
Light Sections

7228 20 11, 7228 20 19, 7228 20 30, 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

Rebars

7214 20 00, 7214 99 10

Stainless Bars and Light
Shapes

7222 11 11, 7222 11 19, 7222 11 21, 7222 11 29, 7222 11 91, 7222 11 99,
7222 19 10, 7222 19 90, 7222 20 11, 7222 20 19, 7222 20 21, 7222 20 29,
7222 20 31, 7222 20 39, 7222 20 81, 7222 20 89, 7222 30 10, 7222 30 51,
7222 30 91, 7222 30 98, 7222 40 10, 7222 40 30, 7222 40 91, 7222 40 93,
7222 40 99

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Product
Number

Product Description

CN Codes

16

17

18

19

20

21

Stainless Wire Rod

7221 00 10, 7221 00 90

Stainless Steel Wire

7223 00 11, 7223 00 91, 7223 00 19, 7223 00 99

Fittings (< 609,6 mm)

7307 93 11, 7307 93 19

Flanges (other than stain-
less steel)

7307 91 00

Gas Pipes

7306 30 51, 7306 30 59, 7306 30 71, 7306 30 78

Hollow Sections

7306 60 31, 7306 60 39

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ECONOMIC INDICATORS — (Provisional Determination)

Product 1 Non alloy Hot Rolled Coils

Data per Calendar Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Consumption (tonnes)

20 861 808 21 568 786 21 891 755 22 421 967 21 936 000

Imports (1)

Volume (tonnes)

Market share (%)

3 281 808

4 816 786

3 843 755

4 829 967

5 112 000

15,7 %

22,3 %

17,6 %

21,5 %

23,3 %

Unit prices (EUR/tonne)

253

269

208

308

254

Situation of EU producers (2)

Utilisation of capacity (%) (3)

87,4 %

85,9 %

87,3 %

86,0 %

80,3 %

Production (tonnes)

20 028 000 18 924 000 19 932 000 19 428 000 18 660 000

Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)

17 580 000 16 752 000 18 048 000 17 592 000 16 824 000

Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes)

2 448 000

2 172 000

1 884 000

1 836 000

1 836 000

Market share (%)

84,3 %

77,7 %

82,4 %

78,5 %

76,7 %

Unit sales prise (EUR/tonne)

281

298

245

300

277

Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)

6,5 %

9,0 %

– 6,9 %

10,9 %

– 3,6 %

Employment (end of period) — Index (4)

100

93

87

90

89

Data per quarter

Q1 2001

Q2 2001

Q3 2001

Q4 2001

Q1 2002

EU sales price (EUR/tonne)

283

277

277

271

267

Net profit/loss on EU sales (%)

0,0 %

– 3,5 %

– 3,1 %

– 8,2 %

– 7,9 %

Price comparison for 2001

Price undercutting

Price underselling

9,3 %

18,4 %

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ECONOMIC INDICATORS — (Provisional Determination)

Product 2 Non alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Plates

Data per Calendar Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Consumption (tonnes)

2 097 598

2 346 224

2 456 947

2 151 111

2 055 600

Imports (1)

Volume (tonnes)

Market share (%)

417 598

510 224

476 947

531 111

591 600

19,9 %

21,7 %

19,4 %

24,7 %

28,8 %

Unit prices (EUR/tonne)

284

305

236

320

286

Situation of EU producers (2)

Utilisation of capacity (%) (3)

87,4 %

85,9 %

87,3 %

86,0 %

80,3 %

Production (tonnes)

1 920 000

2 052 000

2 160 000

1 776 000

1 620 000

Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)

1 680 000

1 836 000

1 980 000

1 620 000

1 464 000

Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes)

240 000

216 000

180 000

156 000

156 000

Market share (%)

80,1 %

78,3 %

80,6 %

75,3 %

71,2 %

Unit sales prise (EUR/tonne)

337

357

293

371

342

Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)

7,1 %

11,1 %

– 4,5 %

10,7 %

– 0,6 %

Employment (end of period) — Index (4)

100

100

97

98

95

Data per quarter

Q1 2001

Q2 2001

Q3 2001

Q4 2001

Q1 2002

EU sales price (EUR/tonne)

345

332

333

328

321

Net profit/loss on EU sales (%)

1,4 %

– 1,7 %

– 0,9 %

– 3,4 %

– 2,4 %

Price comparison for 2001

Price undercutting

Price underselling

19,5 %

26,2 %

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ECONOMIC INDICATORS — (Provisional Determination)

Product 3 Non alloy H.R. Narrow Strip

Data per Calendar Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Consumption (tonnes)

2 293 864

2 373 678

2 402 296

2 324 786

2 227 200

Imports (1)

Volume (tonnes)

Market share (%)

85 864

129 678

146 296

176 786

223 200

3,7 %

5,5 %

6,1 %

7,6 %

10,0 %

Unit prices (EUR/tonne)

295

308

264

322

274

Situation of EU producers (2)

Utilisation of capacity (%) (3)

87,4 %

85,9 %

87,3 %

86,0 %

80,3 %

Production (tonnes)

2 448 000

2 484 000

2 484 000

2 364 000

2 208 000

Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)

2 208 000

2 244 000

2 256 000

2 148 000

2 004 000

Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes)

240 000

240 000

228 000

216 000

204 000

Market share (%)

96,3 %

94,5 %

93,9 %

92,4 %

90,0 %

Unit sales prise (EUR/tonne)

340

353

304

351

338

Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)

3,0 %

4,2 %

– 4,2 %

7,0 %

– 3,1 %

Employment (end of period) — Index (4)

100

101

81

70

65

Data per quarter

Q1 2001

Q2 2001

Q3 2001

Q4 2001

Q1 2002

EU sales price (EUR/tonne)

344

341

335

330

318

Net profit/loss on EU sales (%)

– 0,3 %

– 3,0 %

– 3,7 %

– 6,6 %

– 7,6 %

Price comparison for 2001

Price undercutting

Price underselling

23,6 %

34,0 %

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ECONOMIC INDICATORS — (Provisional Determination)

Product 4 Alloy Hot Rolled Flat Products

Data per Calendar Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Consumption (tonnes)

2 391 374

2 644 994

2 845 719

3 238 916

3 420 000

Imports (1)

Volume (tonnes)

Market share (%)

3 374

4 994

25 719

154 916

468 000

0,1 %

0,2 %

0,9 %

4,8 %

13,7 %

Unit prices (EUR/tonne)

950

979

402

358

263

Situation of EU producers (2)

Utilisation of capacity (%) (3)

87,4 %

85,9 %

87,3 %

86,0 %

80,3 %

Production (tonnes)

2 796 000

3 024 000

3 132 000

3 408 000

3 324 000

Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)

2 388 000

2 640 000

2 820 000

3 084 000

2 952 000

Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes)

408 000

384 000

312 000

324 000

372 000

Market share (%)

99,9 %

99,8 %

99,1 %

95,2 %

86,3 %

Unit sales prise (EUR/tonne)

364

372

309

381

347

Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)

6,7 %

7,1 %

2,1 %

6,0 %

0,5 %

Employment (end of period) — Index (4)

100

93

78

82

75

Data per quarter

Q1 2001

Q2 2001

Q3 2001

Q4 2001

Q1 2002

EU sales price (EUR/tonne)

330

325

335

329

311

Net profit/loss on EU sales (%)

3,6 %

– 1,9 %

2,8 %

– 4,1 %

– 5,4 %

Price comparison for 2001

Price undercutting

Price underselling

31,7 %

37,7 %

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ECONOMIC INDICATORS — (Provisional Determination)

Product 5 (Alloy and non alloy) Cold Rolled Sheets

Data per Calendar Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Consumption (tonnes)

12 639 826 12 875 495 12 170 720 13 294 031 12 049 200

Imports (1)

Volume (tonnes)

Market share (%)

1 227 826

1 835 495

1 310 720

2 458 031

2 461 200

9,7 %

14,3 %

10,8 %

18,5 %

20,4 %

Unit prices (EUR/tonne)

386

369

322

423

355

Situation of EU producers (2)

Utilisation of capacity (%) (3)

79,6 %

78,9 %

79,0 %

84,0 %

76,9 %

Production (tonnes)

13 488 000 12 660 000 12 564 000 12 348 000 10 776 000

Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)

11 412 000 11 040 000 10 860 000 10 836 000

9 588 000

Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes)

2 076 000

1 620 000

1 704 000

1 512 000

1 188 000

Market share (%)

90,3 %

85,7 %

89,2 %

81,5 %

79,6 %

Unit sales prise (EUR/tonne)

357

375

309

376

365

Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)

1,7 %

4,0 %

– 10,4 %

– 4,6 %

– 6,9 %

Employment (end of period) — Index (4)

100

96

91

86

81

Data per quarter

Q1 2001

Q2 2001

Q3 2001

Q4 2001

Q1 2002

EU sales price (EUR/tonne)

382

360

347

337

334

Net profit/loss on EU sales (%)

0,6 %

– 9,0 %

– 10,4 %

– 16,3 %

– 13,5 %

Price comparison for 2001

Price undercutting

Price underselling

2,9 %

16,3 %

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ECONOMIC INDICATORS — (Provisional Determination)

Product 6 Electrical Sheets (other than GOES)

Data per Calendar Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Consumption (tonnes)

1 232 924

1 251 528

1 185 928

1 375 496

1 315 200

Imports (1)

Volume (tonnes)

Market share (%)

104 924

135 528

93 928

139 496

175 200

8,5 %

10,8 %

7,9 %

10,1 %

13,3 %

Unit prices (EUR/tonne)

507

483

469

491

478

Situation of EU producers (2)

Utilisation of capacity (%) (3)

81,9 %

86,3 %

93,6 %

105,0 %

97,9 %

Production (tonnes)

1 296 000

1 284 000

1 224 000

1 392 000

1 296 000

Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)

1 128 000

1 116 000

1 092 000

1 236 000

1 140 000

Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes)

168 000

168 000

132 000

156 000

156 000

Market share (%)

91,5 %

89,2 %

92,1 %

89,9 %

86,7 %

Unit sales prise (EUR/tonne)

439

443

423

469

522

Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)

– 3,2 %

– 2,1 %

– 5,6 %

1,1 %

– 1,7 %

Employment (end of period) — Index (4)

100

94

77

80

82

Data per quarter

Q1 2001

Q2 2001

Q3 2001

Q4 2001

Q1 2002

EU sales price (EUR/tonne)

481

498

513

522

481

Net profit/loss on EU sales (%)

2,3 %

1,2 %

2,7 %

0,2 %

– 4,3 %

Price comparison for 2001

Price undercutting

Price underselling

9,3 %

17,7 %

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ECONOMIC INDICATORS — (Provisional Determination)

Product 7 (Alloy and non alloy) Metalic Coated Sheets

Data per Calendar Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Consumption (tonnes)

15 806 656 17 877 303 18 455 169 21 337 105 20 124 000

Imports (1)

Volume (tonnes)

Market share (%)

578 656

1 641 303

1 319 169

2 101 105

1 284 000

3,7 %

9,2 %

7,1 %

9,8 %

6,4 %

Unit prices (EUR/tonne)

531

503

432

547

484

Situation of EU producers (2)

Utilisation of capacity (%) (3)

90,3 %

91,5 %

87,9 %

97,1 %

86,2 %

Production (tonnes)

16 812 000 17 592 000 18 684 000 20 940 000 20 724 000

Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)

15 228 000 16 236 000 17 136 000 19 236 000 18 840 000

Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes)

1 584 000

1 356 000

1 548 000

1 704 000

1 884 000

Market share (%)

96,3 %

90,8 %

92,9 %

90,2 %

93,6 %

Unit sales prise (EUR/tonne)

481

510

462

483

462

Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)

10,6 %

13,3 %

9,1 %

10,9 %

1,3 %

Employment (end of period) — Index (4)

100

100

97

98

95

Data per quarter

Q1 2001

Q2 2001

Q3 2001

Q4 2001

Q1 2002

EU sales price (EUR/tonne)

483

466

452

444

449

Net profit/loss on EU sales (%)

6,2 %

1,3 %

0,1 %

– 4,1 %

– 1,9 %

Price comparison for 2001

Price undercutting

Price underselling

– 4,4 %

Non available

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Annex 1.8

ECONOMIC INDICATORS — (Provisional Determination)

Product 8 Organic Coated Sheets

Data per Calendar Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Consumption (tonnes)

3 039 270

3 411 388

3 590 345

4 173 811

4 046 400

Imports (1)

Volume (tonnes)

Market share (%)

39 270

195 388

218 345

285 811

242 400

1,3 %

5,7 %

6,1 %

6,8 %

6,0 %

Unit prices (EUR/tonne)

884

702

621

761

675

Situation of EU producers (2)

Utilisation of capacity (%) (3)

75,5 %

79,2 %

81,2 %

91,9 %

81,0 %

Production (tonnes)

3 396 000

3 528 000

3 696 000

4 248 000

4 188 000

Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)

3 000 000

3 216 000

3 372 000

3 888 000

3 804 000

Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes)

396 000

312 000

324 000

360 000

384 000

Market share (%)

98,7 %

94,3 %

93,9 %

93,2 %

94,0 %

Unit sales prise (EUR/tonne)

715

749

665

743

710

Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)

6,1 %

7,3 %

0,8 %

8,1 %

1,6 %

Employment (end of period) — Index (4)

100

104

99

102

96

Data per quarter

Q1 2001

Q2 2001

Q3 2001

Q4 2001

Q1 2002

EU sales price (EUR/tonne)

736

704

682

682

691

Net profit/loss on EU sales (%)

5,4 %

2,1 %

1,2 %

– 3,2 %

– 1,7 %

Price comparison for 2001

Price undercutting

Price underselling

5,2 %

Non available

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28.3.2002

Annex 1.9

ECONOMIC INDICATORS — (Provisional Determination)

Product 9 Tin Mill Products

Data per Calendar Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Consumption (tonnes)

4 234 317

4 397 638

4 222 063

4 525 984

4 137 600

Imports (1)

Volume (tonnes)

Market share (%)

334 317

473 638

610 063

529 984

525 600

7,9 %

10,8 %

14,4 %

11,7 %

12,7 %

Unit prices (EUR/tonne)

642

600

564

577

580

Situation of EU producers (2)

Utilisation of capacity (%) (3)

80,2 %

81,5 %

75,1 %

79,1 %

73,3 %

Production (tonnes)

5 232 000

5 016 000

4 752 000

5 124 000

4 656 000

Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)

3 900 000

3 924 000

3 612 000

3 996 000

3 612 000

Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes)

1 332 000

1 092 000

1 140 000

1 128 000

1 044 000

Market share (%)

92,1 %

89,2 %

85,6 %

88,3 %

87,3 %

Unit sales prise (EUR/tonne)

675

678

623

582

589

Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)

16,8 %

15,5 %

8,5 %

– 1,9 %

– 7,9 %

Employment (end of period) — Index (4)

100

94

83

69

64

Data per quarter

Q1 2001

Q2 2001

Q3 2001

Q4 2001

Q1 2002

EU sales price (EUR/tonne)

586

594

593

580

599

Net profit/loss on EU sales (%)

– 9,2 %

– 2,9 %

– 8,5 %

– 13,0 %

– 4,7 %

Price comparison for 2001

Price undercutting

Price underselling

1,6 %

17,1 %

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L 85/21

Annex 1.10

ECONOMIC INDICATORS — (Provisional Determination)

Product 10 Alloy and non alloy quarto plate

Data per Calendar Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Consumption (tonnes)

9 227 787

10 157 151

9 018 967

9 027 044

9 489 483

Imports (1)

Volume (tonnes)

Market share (%)

1 811 787

2 285 151

1 422 967

1 167 044

1 689 483

19,6 %

22,5 %

15,8 %

12,9 %

17,8 %

Unit prices (EUR/tonne)

318

338

259

322

318

Situation of EU producers (2)

Utilisation of capacity (%) (3)

69,8 %

71,9 %

66,3 %

68,3 %

68,0 %

Production (tonnes)

9 060 000

9 312 000

8 724 000

9 000 000

9 144 000

Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)

7 416 000

7 872 000

7 596 000

7 860 000

7 800 000

Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes)

1 644 000

1 440 000

1 128 000

1 140 000

1 344 000

Market share (%)

80,4 %

77,5 %

84,2 %

87,1 %

82,2 %

Unit sales prise (EUR/tonne)

402

426

336

337

383

Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)

13,7 %

16,9 %

1,5 %

– 1,2 %

0,3 %

Employment (end of period) — Index (4)

100

128

146

123

95

Data per quarter

Q1 2001

Q2 2001

Q3 2001

Q4 2001

Q1 2002

EU sales price (EUR/tonne)

382

386

384

379

360

Net profit/loss on EU sales (%)

3,6 %

– 2,2 %

0,1 %

– 1,4 %

– 7,8 %

Price comparison for 2001

Price undercutting

Price underselling

20,3 %

26,2 %

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28.3.2002

Annex 1.11

ECONOMIC INDICATORS — (Provisional Determination)

Product 11 Wide flats

Data per Calendar Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Consumption (tonnes)

532 233

590 410

571 041

576 076

637 200

Imports (1)

Volume (tonnes)

Market share (%)

112 233

134 410

127 041

108 076

169 200

21,1 %

22,8 %

22,2 %

18,8 %

26,6 %

Unit prices (EUR/tonne)

300

315

276

291

309

Situation of EU producers (2)

Utilisation of capacity (%) (3)

69,8 %

71,9 %

66,3 %

68,3 %

68,0 %

Production (tonnes)

444 000

480 000

456 000

492 000

504 000

Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)

420 000

456 000

444 000

468 000

468 000

Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes)

24 000

24 000

12 000

24 000

36 000

Market share (%)

78,9 %

77,2 %

77,8 %

81,2 %

73,4 %

Unit sales prise (EUR/tonne)

309

353

278

345

337

Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)

9,0 %

11,4 %

– 15,0 %

– 11,4 %

– 8,2 %

Employment (end of period) — Index (4)

100

100

106

95

93

Data per quarter

Q1 2001

Q2 2001

Q3 2001

Q4 2001

Q1 2002

EU sales price (EUR/tonne)

353

332

333

330

330

Net profit/loss on EU sales (%)

– 4,3 %

– 10,9 %

– 9,0 %

– 11,2 %

– 16,0 %

Price comparison for 2001

Price undercutting

Price underselling

8,9 %

24,8 %

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L 85/23

Annex 1.12

ECONOMIC INDICATORS — (Provisional Determination)

Product 12 Non alloy Merchant Bars and Light Sections

Data per Calendar Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Consumption (tonnes)

8 809 708

9 064 016

9 188 928

9 634 745

9 310 800

Imports (1)

Volume (tonnes)

Market share (%)

577 708

796 016

824 928

838 745

862 800

6,6 %

8,8 %

9,0 %

8,7 %

9,3 %

Unit prices (EUR/tonne)

286

297

255

279

296

Situation of EU producers (2)

Utilisation of capacity (%) (3)

63,3 %

64,4 %

61,8 %

65,6 %

61,6 %

Production (tonnes)

9 036 000

9 024 000

8 988 000

9 528 000

9 132 000

Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)

8 232 000

8 268 000

8 364 000

8 796 000

8 448 000

Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes)

804 000

756 000

624 000

732 000

684 000

Market share (%)

93,4 %

91,2 %

91,0 %

91,3 %

90,7 %

Unit sales prise (EUR/tonne)

306

343

299

316

337

Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)

0,2 %

0,4 %

0,4 %

0,3 %

0,1 %

Employment (end of period) — Index (4)

100

99

97

94

90

Data per quarter

Q1 2001

Q2 2001

Q3 2001

Q4 2001

Q1 2002

EU sales price (EUR/tonne)

334

342

336

336

336

Net profit/loss on EU sales (%)

0,4 %

0,3 %

– 0,1 %

– 0,1 %

0,2 %

Price comparison for 2001

Price undercutting

Price underselling

14,0 %

19,4 %

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28.3.2002

Annex 1.13

ECONOMIC INDICATORS — (Provisional Determination)

Product 13 Alloy Merchant Bars and Light Sections

Data per Calendar Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Consumption (tonnes)

2 496 459

2 747 936

2 496 688

2 859 101

2 829 600

Imports (1)

Volume (tonnes)

Market share (%)

120 459

179 936

168 688

195 101

237 600

4,8 %

6,5 %

6,8 %

6,8 %

8,4 %

Unit prices (EUR/tonne)

484

494

440

412

462

Situation of EU producers (2)

Utilisation of capacity (%) (3)

63,3 %

64,4 %

61,8 %

65,6 %

61,6 %

Production (tonnes)

2 604 000

2 820 000

2 484 000

2 880 000

2 820 000

Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)

2 376 000

2 568 000

2 328 000

2 664 000

2 592 000

Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes)

228 000

252 000

156 000

216 000

228 000

Market share (%)

95,2 %

93,5 %

93,2 %

93,2 %

91,6 %

Unit sales prise (EUR/tonne)

532

554

510

513

550

Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)

3,4 %

3,3 %

1,9 %

1,5 %

– 0,3 %

Employment (end of period) — Index (4)

100

100

97

98

95

Data per quarter

Q1 2001

Q2 2001

Q3 2001

Q4 2001

Q1 2002

EU sales price (EUR/tonne)

535

544

554

587

587

Net profit/loss on EU sales (%)

0,6 %

0,3 %

0,1 %

– 1,4 %

– 1,4 %

Price comparison for 2001

Price undercutting

Price underselling

19,1 %

26,7 %

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L 85/25

Annex 1.14

ECONOMIC INDICATORS — (Provisional Determination)

Product 14 Rebars

Data per Calendar Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Consumption (tonnes)

11 107 842 11 524 556 12 315 861 12 939 643 13 428 000

Imports (1)

Volume (tonnes)

Market share (%)

475 842

676 556

1 455 861

1 215 643

1 488 000

4,3 %

5,9 %

11,8 %

9,4 %

11,1 %

Unit prices (EUR/tonne)

243

242

220

244

250

Situation of EU producers (2)

Utilisation of capacity (%) (3)

61,2 %

64,3 %

68,2 %

73,7 %

80,5 %

Production (tonnes)

11 508 000 11 544 000 11 436 000 12 552 000 12 576 000

Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)

10 632 000 10 848 000 10 860 000 11 724 000 11 940 000

Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes)

876 000

696 000

576 000

828 000

636 000

Market share (%)

95,7 %

94,1 %

88,2 %

90,6 %

88,9 %

Unit sales prise (EUR/tonne)

275

248

250

264

270

Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)

– 1,5 %

– 1,0 %

3,5 %

3,0 %

– 2,1 %

Employment (end of period) — Index (4)

100

100

97

98

95

Data per quarter

Q1 2001

Q2 2001

Q3 2001

Q4 2001

Q1 2002

EU sales price (EUR/tonne)

267

268

285

265

251

Net profit/loss on EU sales (%)

– 1,3 %

– 2,3 %

– 2,9 %

– 1,9 %

– 1,2 %

Price comparison for 2001

Price undercutting

Price underselling

8,0 %

14,9 %

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28.3.2002

Annex 1.15

ECONOMIC INDICATORS — (Provisional Determination)

Product 15 Stainless Bars and Light Shapes

Data per Calendar Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Consumption (tonnes)

510 059

613 549

571 129

616 897

638 412

Imports (1)

Volume (tonnes)

Market share (%)

64 211

70 405

62 161

71 833

67 956

12,6 %

11,5 %

10,9 %

11,6 %

10,6 %

Unit prices (EUR/tonne)

1 935

1 715

1 468

1 783

1 807

Situation of EU producers (2)

Utilisation of capacity (%) (3)

70,1 %

80,2 %

75,3 %

80,0 %

75,4 %

Production (tonnes)

571 608

654 120

614 256

684 888

713 856

Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)

445 848

543 144

508 968

545 064

570 456

Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes)

125 760

110 976

105 288

139 824

143 400

Market share (%)

87,4 %

88,5 %

89,1 %

88,4 %

89,8 %

Unit sales prise (EUR/tonne)

2 151

1 898

1 759

2 142

2 056

Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)

14,3 %

8,0 %

6,7 %

11,7 %

5,7 %

Employment (end of period) — Index (4)

100

100

97

98

95

Data per quarter

Q1 2001

Q2 2001

Q3 2001

Q4 2001

Q1 2002

EU sales price (EUR/tonne)

2 114

2 001

2 093

2 008

2 008

Net profit/loss on EU sales (%)

10,6 %

9,8 %

7,7 %

5,3 %

5,3 %

Price comparison for 2001

Price undercutting

Price underselling

13,8 %

15,5 %

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L 85/27

Annex 1.16

ECONOMIC INDICATORS — (Provisional Determination)

Product 16 Stainless Wire Rod

Data per Calendar Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Consumption (tonnes)

357 729

383 943

373 530

441 841

387 236

Imports (1)

Volume (tonnes)

Market share (%)

9 909

26 151

16 218

19 441

17 540

2,8 %

6,8 %

4,3 %

4,4 %

4,5 %

Unit prices (EUR/tonne)

1 683

1 467

1 289

1 998

1 761

Situation of EU producers (2)

Utilisation of capacity (%) (3)

90,9 %

89,4 %

89,1 %

87,4 %

80,4 %

Production (tonnes)

423 336

418 296

443 628

528 312

455 256

Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)

347 820

357 792

357 312

422 400

369 696

Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes)

75 516

60 504

86 316

105 912

85 560

Market share (%)

97,2 %

93,2 %

95,7 %

95,6 %

95,5 %

Unit sales prise (EUR/tonne)

1 752

1 633

1 496

1 970

1 818

Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)

2,0 %

– 1,0 %

– 4,0 %

4,3 %

2,5 %

Employment (end of period) — Index (4)

100

100

97

98

95

Data per quarter

Q1 2001

Q2 2001

Q3 2001

Q4 2001

Q1 2002

EU sales price (EUR/tonne)

1 921

1 803

1 780

1 680

1 680

Net profit/loss on EU sales (%)

5,0 %

3,1 %

3,0 %

– 2,9 %

– 2,9 %

Price comparison for 2001

Price undercutting

Price underselling

3,2 %

Not available

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28.3.2002

Annex 1.17

ECONOMIC INDICATORS — (Provisional Determination)

Product 17 Stainless Steel Wire

Data per Calendar Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Consumption (tonnes)

126 908

138 262

133 267

136 873

133 596

Imports (1)

Volume (tonnes)

Market share (%)

28 112

36 742

32 959

33 673

34 740

22,2 %

26,6 %

24,7 %

24,6 %

26,0 %

Unit prices (EUR/tonne)

2 852

2 669

2 432

3 194

3 354

Situation of EU producers (2)

Utilisation of capacity (%) (3)

83,5 %

83,6 %

80,6 %

82,6 %

77,3 %

Production (tonnes)

126 816

129 384

128 208

134 040

127 932

Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)

98 796

101 520

100 308

103 200

98 856

Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes)

28 020

27 864

27 900

30 840

29 076

Market share (%)

77,8 %

73,4 %

75,3 %

75,4 %

74,0 %

Unit sales prise (EUR/tonne)

3 540

3 381

3 166

3 501

3 410

Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)

0,0 %

1,0 %

– 0,5 %

– 2,0 %

– 5,0 %

Employment (end of period) — Index (4)

100

99

98

97

95

Data per quarter

Q1 2001

Q2 2001

Q3 2001

Q4 2001

Q1 2002

EU sales price (EUR/tonne)

3 564

3 417

3 351

3 175

3 175

Net profit/loss on EU sales (%)

3,5 %

3,6 %

3,0 %

2,3 %

2,3 %

Price comparison for 2001

Price undercutting

Price underselling

1,7 %

15,0 %

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L 85/29

Annex 1.18

ECONOMIC INDICATORS — (Provisional Determination)

Product 18 Fittings (< 609,6 mm)

Data per Calendar Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Consumption (tonnes)

70 077

70 003

64 800

61 390

63 225

Imports (1)

Volume (tonnes)

Market share (%)

9 910

9 427

9 483

9 859

13 794

14,1 %

13,5 %

14,6 %

16,1 %

21,8 %

Unit prices (EUR/tonne)

1 784

1 762

1 739

1 658

1 581

Situation of EU producers (2)

Utilisation of capacity (%) (3)

51,4 %

50,1 %

47,0 %

48,4 %

53,0 %

Production (tonnes)

87 300

85 200

79 900

79 900

79 500

Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)

60 167

60 576

55 317

51 531

49 431

Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes)

27 133

24 624

24 583

28 369

30 069

Market share (%)

85,9 %

86,5 %

85,4 %

83,9 %

78,2 %

Unit sales prise (EUR/tonne)

1 720

1 694

1 583

1 503

1 582

Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)

Employment (end of period) — Index (4)

3 %

100

3 %

96

1 %

92

– 2 %

– 7 %

77

75

Data per quarter

Q1 2001

Q2 2001

Q3 2001

Q4 2001

Q1 2002

EU sales price (EUR/tonne)

Net profit/loss on EU sales (%)

Price comparison for 2001

Price undercutting

Price underselling

0,1 %

15,3 %

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Annex 1.19

ECONOMIC INDICATORS — (Provisional Determination)

Product 19 Flanges other than Stainless

Data per Calendar Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Consumption (tonnes)

376 161

399 690

312 867

320 214

391 855

Imports (1)

Volume (tonnes)

Market share (%)

69 555

77 754

76 781

77 995

97 514

18,5 %

19,5 %

24,5 %

24,4 %

24,9 %

Unit prices (EUR/tonne)

1 047

1 155

1 151

1 167

1 147

Situation of EU producers (2)

Utilisation of capacity (%) (3)

70,1 %

80,2 %

75,3 %

80,0 %

75,4 %

Production (tonnes)

394 428

413 271

314 248

359 900

418 170

Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)

306 606

321 936

236 086

242 219

294 341

Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes)

87 822

91 335

78 161

117 681

123 828

Market share (%)

81,5 %

80,5 %

75,5 %

75,6 %

75,1 %

Unit sales prise (EUR/tonne)

1 622

1 701

1 526

1 369

1 430

Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)

Employment (end of period) — Index (4)

100

100

110

102

97

93

74

96

57

98

Data per quarter

Q1 2001

Q2 2001

Q3 2001

Q4 2001

Q1 2002

EU sales price (EUR/tonne)

Net profit/loss on EU sales (%)

Price comparison for 2001

Price undercutting

Price underselling

24,7 %

31,8 %

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L 85/31

Annex 1.20

ECONOMIC INDICATORS — (Provisional Determination)

Product 20 Gas Pipes

Data per Calendar Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Consumption (tonnes)

955 734

923 608

910 780

931 122

831 915

Imports (1)

Volume (tonnes)

Market share (%)

334 734

382 608

327 780

394 122

336 915

35,0 %

41,4 %

36,0 %

42,3 %

40,5 %

Unit prices (EUR/tonne)

435

443

382

447

438

Situation of EU producers (2)

Utilisation of capacity (%) (3)

43,0 %

38,2 %

40,0 %

37,1 %

34,3 %

Production (tonnes)

706 000

627 000

664 000

616 000

557 000

Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)

621 000

541 000

583 000

537 000

495 000

Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes)

85 000

86 000

81 000

79 000

62 000

Market share (%)

65,0 %

58,6 %

64,0 %

57,7 %

59,5 %

Unit sales prise (EUR/tonne)

515

551

476

540

520

Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)

4,8 %

2,7 %

5,2 %

2,5 %

– 1,0 %

Employment (end of period) — Index (4)

100

90

89

84

80

Data per quarter

Q1 2001

Q2 2001

Q3 2001

Q4 2001

Q1 2002

EU sales price (EUR/tonne)

Net profit/loss on EU sales (%)

Price comparison for 2001

Price undercutting

Price underselling

18,7 %

27,0 %

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Annex 1.21

ECONOMIC INDICATORS — (Provisional Determination)

Product 21 Hollow Sections

Data per Calendar Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Consumption (tonnes)

2 191 695

2 214 769

2 447 930

2 472 272

2 515 087

Imports (1)

Volume (tonnes)

Market share (%)

294 695

363 769

407 930

509 272

454 087

13,4 %

16,4 %

16,7 %

20,6 %

18,1 %

Unit prices (EUR/tonne)

416

401

331

400

373

Situation of EU producers (2)

Utilisation of capacity (%) (3)

52,5 %

49,9 %

52,5 %

50,2 %

50,8 %

Production (tonnes)

2 128 000

2 077 000

2 293 000

2 223 000

2 248 000

Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)

1 897 000

1 851 000

2 040 000

1 963 000

2 061 000

Sales volume outside the EU (tonnes)

231 000

226 000

253 000

260 000

187 000

Market share (%)

86,6 %

83,6 %

83,3 %

79,4 %

81,9 %

Unit sales prise (EUR/tonne)

409

411

368

433

383

Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)

0,0 %

0,0 %

0,0 %

0,0 %

0,0 %

Employment (end of period) — Index (4)

100

95

93

88

89

Data per quarter

Q1 2001

Q2 2001

Q3 2001

Q4 2001

Q1 2002

EU sales price (EUR/tonne)

Net profit/loss on EU sales (%)

Price comparison for 2001

Price undercutting

Price underselling

2,8 %

Not available

(1) Import volumes and prices were obtained from Eurostat.
(2) Community industry data was obtained from company returns to the relevant industry association except for unit prices, profit/loss and

employment figures which were obtained direct from companies themselves and verified on spot.

(3) Different steel products are manufactured on the same production line. In order to assess utilisation of capacity global percentages

covering the different products manufactured have been reported.

(4) At this provisional stage employment figures are shown in index form as they relate to a representative sample of Community producers.

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Growth in imports of the 15 products concerned

Product number

1999

2000

2001

1

2

3

4

5

6

9

Import volume (*)

Import/Production (**)

3 843 755

19,3 %

4 829 967

24,9 %

5 112 000

27,4 %

Import volume (*)

Import/Production (**)

Import volume (*)

Import/Production (**)

Import volume (*)

Import/Production (**)

476 947

22,1 %

146 296

5,9 %

25 719

0,8 %

531 111

29,9 %

176 786

7,5 %

154 916

4,5 %

591 600

36,5 %

223 200

10,1 %

468 000

14,1 %

Import volume (*)

Import/Production (**)

1 310 720

10,4 %

2 458 031

19,9 %

2 461 200

22,8 %

Import volume (*)

Import/Production (**)

Import volume (*)

Import/Production (**)

93 928

7,7 %

610 063

12,8 %

139 496

10,0 %

529 984

10,3 %

175 200

13,5 %

525 600

11,3 %

10

Import volume (*)

Import/Production (**)

1 422 967

16,3 %

1 167 044

13,0 %

1 689 483

18,5 %

11

Import volume (*)

Import/Production (**)

12

Import volume (*)

Import/Production (**)

13

Import volume (*)

Import/Production (**)

127 041

27,9 %

824 928

9,2 %

168 688

6,8 %

108 076

22,0 %

838 745

8,8 %

195 101

6,8 %

169 200

33,6 %

862 800

9,4 %

237 600

8,4 %

14

Import volume (*)

Import/Production (**)

1 455 861

12,7 %

1 215 643

9,7 %

1 488 000

11,8 %

17

Import volume (*)

Import/Production (**)

18

Import volume (*)

Import/Production (**)

19

Import volume (*)

Import/Production (**)

32 959

25,7 %

9 483

11,9 %

76 781

24,4 %

33 673

25,1 %

9 859

12,3 %

77 995

21,7 %

34 740

27,2 %

13 794

17,4 %

97 514

23,3 %

Growth in the
Import/Production
ratio between 2000
and 2001 (***)

10,2 %

22,1 %

35,2 %

209,7 %

14,7 %

34,9 %

9,1 %

42,5 %

52,8 %

7,3 %

24,4 %

22,2 %

8,1 %

40,6 %

7,6 %

Import volume is expressed in tonnes.

(*)
(**) The ratio Import/Production expresses the amount of imports in tonnes as a percentage of production in tonnes.
(***) This column shows the relative growth in imports from 2000 to 2001 with imports being expressed as a percentage of production of

the corresponding year.

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ANNEX 3

Tariff quotas referred to in Article 1

Product
number

Designation of the product

CN codes

1

Non Alloy Hot/Rolled Coils

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

Volume of
tariff quota
(tonnes net) (1)

Additional
duty rate

Order numbers

1 910 944

18,4 %

09.0410

Non Alloy Hot Rolled
Sheets and Plates

7208 40 10, 7208 40 90,
7208 52 99, 7208 53 90,
7208 54 10, 7208 54 90

281 912

26 %

09.0411

2

3

4

Non Alloy Hot Rolled
Narrow Strip

Alloy Hot Rolled Flat Prod-
ucts

5

Cold Rolled Sheets

6

Electrical Sheets (other than
GOES)

9

Tin Mill Products

10

Quarto Plates

99 031

26 %

09.0412

23 778

26 %

09.0413

935 630

16,3 %

09.0414

41 444

17,7 %

09.0415

308 697

17,1 %

09.0416

700 446

26 %

09.0417

7211 14 10, 7211 14 90,
7211 19 20, 7211 19 90,
7212 60 11, 7212 60 19,
7212 60 91

7225 19 10, 7225 30 00,
7225 40 80, 7226 19 10,
7226 91 10, 7226 91 90,
7226 99 20

7209 15 00, 7209 16 90,
7209 17 90, 7209 18 91,
7209 25 00, 7209 26 90,
7209 27 90, 7209 28 90,
7209 90 10, 7209 90 90,
7225 20 90, 7225 50 00,
7211 23 10, 7211 23 99,
7211 29 20, 7211 29 50,
7211 29 90, 7211 90 11,
7211 90 19, 7211 90 90,
7212 60 93, 7212 60 99,
7226 92 10, 7226 92 90

7209 16 10, 7209 17 10,
7209 18 10, 7209 26 10,
7209 27 10, 7209 28 10,
7211 23 91, 7225 19 90,
7226 19 30, 7226 19 90

7209 18 99, 7210 11 10,
7210 11 90, 7210 12 11,
7210 12 19, 7210 12 90,
7210 50 10, 7210 50 90,
7210 70 31, 7210 90 33,
7211 23 51, 7212 10 10,
7212 10 91, 7212 10 93,
7212 10 99, 7212 40 10,
7212 40 95

7208 51 30, 7208 51 50,
7208 51 91, 7208 51 99,
7208 52 91, 7208 90 10,
7208 90 90, 7210 90 31,
7225 40 20, 7225 40 50,
7225 99 10

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Product
number

Designation of the product

CN codes

11

Wide Flats

12

Non Alloy Merchant Bars
and Light Sections

13

Alloy Merchant Bars and
Light Sections

7208 51 10, 7208 52 10,
7208 53 10, 7211 13 00

7214 30 00, 7214 91 10,
7214 91 90, 7214 99 31,
7214 99 39, 7214 99 50,
7214 99 61, 7214 99 69,
7214 99 80, 7214 99 90,
7215 90 10, 7228 80 90,
7216 10 00, 7216 21 00,
7216 22 00, 7216 40 10,
7216 40 90, 7216 50 10,
7216 50 91, 7216 50 99,
7216 99 10,

7228 20 11, 7228 20 19,
7228 20 30, 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

Volume of
tariff quota
(tonnes net) (1)

Additional
duty rate

Order numbers

74 016

24,8 %

09.0418

415 723

19,4 %

09.0419

99 823

26 %

09.0420

14

17

18

19

Rebars

7214 20 00, 7214 99 10

737 083

14,9 %

09.0421

Stainless Steel Wire

7223 00 11, 7223 00 91,
7223 00 19, 7223 00 99

18 547

15 %

09.0422

Fittings (< 609,6 mm)

7307 93 11, 7307 93 19

6 076

15,3 %

09.0423

Flanges (other than stain-
less steel)

7307 91 00

46 253

26 %

09.0424

(1) The tariff quotas do not apply to

— ECSC products originating in the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan and Ukraine,
— products originating in the developing countries listed in Annex 4, apart from those marked with an ‘x’ in relation to that product.

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ANNEX 4

List of products originating in developing countries to which the provisional measures apply

1

2

3

4

5

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

17

18

19

AE

AF

United Arab Emirates

Afghanistan

AG

Antigua and Barbuda

AO Angola

AR

BB

BD

BF

BH

BI

BJ

BN

BO

BR

BS

BT

Argentina

Barbados

Bangladesh

Burkina Faso

Bahrain

Burundi

Benin

Brunei Darussalam

Bolivia

Brazil

Bahamas

Bhutan

X

X

X

X

X

BW Botswana

BZ

CD

CF

CG

CI

CL

Belize

Democratic Republic of
Congo

Central African Republic

Congo

Côte d'Ivoire

Chile

CM Cameroon

CN

People's Republic of
China

X

CO

Colombia

CR

CU

CV

CY

DJ

Costa Rica

Cuba

Cape Verde

Cyprus

Djibouti

DM Dominica

DO Dominican Republic

DZ

Algeria

EC

Ecuador

X

X

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2

3

4

5

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

17

18

19

1

X

EG

ER

ET

FJ

FM

GA

GD

GH

Egypt

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Fiji

Federated States of
Micronesia

Gabon

Grenada

Ghana

GM Gambia

GN

Guinea

GQ Equatorial Guinea

GT

Guatemala

GW Guinea-Bissau

GY

Guyana

HN

Honduras

Hong Kong

HT

Haiti

X

X

X

ID

IN

IQ

IR

JM

JO

KE

Indonesia

India

Iraq

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

X

Jamaica

Jordan

Kenya

KH

Cambodia

KI

Kiribati

KM Comoros

KN

St Kitts and Nevis

KW Kuwait

LA

LB

LC

LK

LR

LS

LY

Lao People's Democratic
Republic

Lebanon

St Lucia

Sri Lanka

Liberia

Lesotho

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

X

MA Morocco

MG Madagascar

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1

2

3

4

5

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

17

18

19

X

MH Marshall Islands

ML

Mali

MM Myanmar

MN Mongolia

MR Mauritania

MU Mauritius

MV Maldives

MW Malawi

MX Mexico

MY Malaysia

MZ Mozambique

NA

Namibia

NE

Niger

NG

Nigeria

NI

NP

Nicaragua

Nepal

NR

Nauru

OM Oman

PA

PE

PG

PH

PK

Panama

Peru

Papua New Guinea

Philippines

Pakistan

PW Palau

PY

Paraguay

QA Qatar

RW Rwanda

SA

SB

SC

SD

SL

SN

SO

SR

ST

SV

SY

SZ

Saudi Arabia

Solomon Islands

Seychelles

Sudan

Sierra Leone

Senegal

Somalia

Suriname

São Tomé and Principe

El Salvador

Syrian Arab Republic

Swaziland

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1

2

3

4

5

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

17

18

19

TD

TG

TH

TN

TO

TP

TT

TV

TZ

UG

UY

VC

VE

VN

VU

Chad

Togo

Thailand

Tunisia

Tonga

East Timor

Trinidad and Tobago

Tuvalu

Tanzania (United
Republic of)

Taiwan

Uganda

Uruguay

St Vincent and Northern
Grenadines

Venezuela

Vietnam

Vanuatu

WS

Samoa

YE

ZA

Yemen

South Africa

X

X

ZM Zambia

ZW Zimbabwe

X

X

X

X

X