Proposal for a Council Regulation concerning the export of certain steel products from Romania to the European Community for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2002 (double-checking system)
Date: 2002-04-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Romania, agreement (EU), customs inspection, export, iron and steel product

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Proposal for a Council Regulation concerning the export of certain steel products from Romania
to the European Community for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2002 (double-checking
system)

(2002/C 262 E/11)

COM(2002) 189 final — 2002/0088(ACC)

(Submitted by the Commission on 15 April 2002)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

The purpose of the double-checking system is to improve transparency and to avoid possible diversions of
trade. It is founded on the provision in the EU-Romania Europe Agreement (1) allowing either Party to
introduce an administrative procedure having as its purpose the rapid provision of information on the
trend of trade flows. In 1996 the Parties agreed to introduce such a system for exports of certain steel
products from Romania to the Community.

Until 2001 this double-checking system was each year renewed by common agreement for the period
It ended on 31 December 2001 with the expiry of Regulation (EC)
1 January-31 December.
No 237/2001 (2).

At its meeting of 22 January 2002 the bilateral contact group agreed to recommend that the Association
Council reintroduce the double-checking system in 2002.

The attached proposal is therefore aimed at reintroducing the double-checking system for the period 1 July
to 31 December 2002.

(1) OJ L 357, 31.12.1994, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 35, 6.2.2001, p. 1.

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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) The Europe Agreement establishing an association between
the European Communities and their Member States, of the
one part, and Romania, of the other part, entered into force
on 1 February 1995 (1).

(2) The Parties have agreed, by Association Council Decision
No . . ./2002, to reintroduce the double-checking system
for the period 1 July-31 December 2002,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
For the period 1 July-31 December 2002, in accordance
with the provisions of Association Council Decision No
. . ./2002,
imports into the Community of certain iron and
steel products originating in Romania, as listed in Annex I,
shall be subject to the presentation of an import document
issued by the authorities in the Community.

The import document shall be made out on a form

2.
corresponding to the model set out in Annex II.

(1) OJ L 357, 31.12.1994, p. 2.

3.
The classification of the products covered by this Regu-
lation is based on the tariff and statistical nomenclature of the
Community (hereinafter referred to as the ‘combined nomen-
clature’ or,
the
products covered by this Regulation shall be determined in
accordance with the rules in force in the Community.

in abbreviated form,

‘CN’). The origin of

4.
For the period specified in paragraph 1, imports into the
Community of the products listed in Annex I shall also be
subject
to the issue of an export document issued by the
competent Romanian authorities. The importer must present
the original of the export document no later than 31 March of
the year following that in which the goods covered by the
document were shipped.

Shipment is considered to have taken place on the date of

5.
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

6.
at Annex III.
customs territory of the Community.

Goods shipped before 1 July 2002 shall be excluded from

7.
the scope of this Regulation.

Article 2

1.
The import 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 importer, wherever established in the Community.
This application shall be deemed to have been received by the
competent national authority no later than three working days
after submission, unless it is proven otherwise.

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An import document issued by one of the competent
listed in Annex IV shall be valid

2.
national
authorities
throughout the Community.

The importer's application shall

3.
elements:

include the following

(a)

(including
the name and full address of
telephone
identification
and fax numbers,
number used by the competent national authorities) and
VAT registration number, if subject to VAT;

the applicant
and any

(b) if applicable, the name and full address of the declarant or
representative of the applicant (including telephone and fax
numbers);

(c)

the full name and address of the exporter;

(d) the exact description of the goods, including

— their trade name,

— the combined nomenclature (CN) code(s),

— the country of origin,

— the country of consignment;

(e)

(f)

the net weight, expressed in kg, and the quantity in the
unit prescribed where other than net weight, by combined
nomenclature heading;

the cif value of
frontier by combined nomenclature heading;

the goods in euro at

the Community

(g) whether

the products
substandard quality (1);

concerned are

seconds or of

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

(i) whether

the

application is

a

repeat of

a previous

application concerning the same contract;

(j)

the following declaration, dated and signed by the applicant
with the transcription of his name in capital letters:

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

The importer shall also submit a copy of the contract of sale or
purchase, the 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.

4.
Import documents may be used only for such time as
arrangements for liberalisation of imports remain in force in
respect of the transactions concerned. Without prejudice to
in force or
possible changes
measures taken in the framework of an agreement or the
management of a quota:

in the import

regulations

— the period of validity of the import document is hereby

fixed at four months,

— unused or partly used import documents may be renewed

for an equal period.

The importer shall

5.
issuing authority at the end of their period of validity.

return import documents to the

Article 3

1.
A finding that the unit price at which the transaction is
effected exceeds that indicated in the import document by less
than 5 % or that the total value or quantity of the products
presented for import exceeds the value or quantity given in the
import document by less than 5 % shall not preclude the
release for free circulation of the products in question.

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

Article 4

1. Within the first 10 days of each month, the Member
States shall communicate to the Commission:

(a) details of the quantities and values (calculated in euro) for
which import 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 by country.

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

Article 5

All reports provided for in these provisions shall be addressed
to the Commission of the European Communities and sent
this
electronically via the integrated network set up for
purpose, save where overriding technical reasons provisionally
make it necessary to use another means of communication.

Article 6

This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publi-
cation in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 July 2002.

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

(1) Under the criteria given in OJ C 180, 11.7.1991, p. 4.

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ANNEX I

ROMANIA

List of products subject to double-checking (2002)

7202 11 20
7202 11 80
7202 99 11

7203 90 00

7206 10 00
7206 90 00

7208 10 00
7208 25 00
7208 26 00
7208 27 00
7208 36 00
7208 37 10
7208 37 90
7208 38 10
7208 38 90
7208 39 10
7208 39 90
7208 40 10
7208 40 90
7208 51 10
7208 51 30
7208 51 50
7208 51 91
7208 51 99
7208 52 10
7208 52 91
7208 52 99
7208 53 10
7208 53 90
7208 54 10
7208 54 90
7208 90 10

7209 15 00
7209 16 10
7209 16 90
7209 17 10
7209 17 90
7209 18 10
7209 18 91
7209 18 99
7209 25 00
7209 26 10

7209 26 90
7209 27 10
7209 27 90
7209 28 10
7209 28 90
7209 90 10

7210 11 10
7210 12 11
7210 12 19
7210 20 10
7210 30 10
7210 41 10
7210 49 10
7210 50 10
7210 61 10
7210 69 10
7210 70 31
7210 70 39
7210 90 31
7210 90 33
7210 90 38

7211 13 00
7211 14 10
7211 14 90
7211 19 20
7211 19 90
7211 23 10
7211 23 51
7211 29 20
7211 90 11

7212 10 10
7212 10 91
7212 20 11
7212 30 11
7212 40 10
7212 40 91
7212 50 31
7212 50 51
7212 60 11
7212 60 91

7213 10 00
7213 20 00

7213 91 10
7213 91 20
7213 91 41
7213 91 49
7213 91 70
7213 91 90
7213 99 10
7213 99 90

7214 20 00
7214 30 00
7214 91 10
7214 91 90
7214 99 10
7214 99 31
7214 99 39
7214 99 50
7214 99 61
7214 99 69
7214 99 80
7214 99 90

7215 90 10

7216 10 00
7216 21 00
7216 22 00
7216 31 11
7216 31 19
7216 31 91
7216 31 99
7216 32 11
7216 32 19
7216 32 91
7216 32 99
7216 33 10
7216 33 90
7216 40 10
7216 40 90
7216 50 10
7216 50 91
7216 50 99
7216 99 10

7219 11 00
7219 12 10

7219 12 90
7219 13 10
7219 13 90
7219 14 10
7219 14 90
7219 21 10
7219 21 90
7219 22 10
7219 22 90
7219 23 00
7219 24 00
7219 31 00
7219 32 10
7219 32 90
7219 33 10
7219 33 90
7219 34 10
7219 34 90
7219 35 10
7219 35 90
7219 90 10

7220 11 00
7220 12 00
7220 20 10
7220 90 11
7220 90 31

7221 00 10
7221 00 90

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 30 10
7222 40 10
7222 40 30

7225 11 00
7225 19 10
7225 19 90

7225 20 20
7225 30 00
7225 40 20
7225 40 50
7225 40 80
7225 50 00
7225 91 10
7225 92 10
7225 99 10

7226 11 10
7226 19 10
7226 19 30
7226 20 20
7226 91 10
7226 91 90
7226 92 10
7226 93 20
7226 94 20
7226 99 20

7227 10 00
7227 20 00
7227 90 10
7227 90 50
7227 90 95

7228 10 10
7228 10 30
7228 20 11
7228 20 19
7228 20 30
7228 30 20
7228 30 41
7228 30 49
7228 30 61
7228 30 69
7228 30 70
7228 30 89
7228 60 10
7228 70 10
7228 70 31
7228 80 10
7228 80 90

7301 10 00

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ANNEX II

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ANNEX III

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ANNEX IV

LIST OF THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

ITALIA

Ministère des Affaires Economiques
Administration des Relations Economiques
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
Erhvervsministeriet
Vejlsøvej 29
DK-8600 Silkeborg
Fax: +45 35 46 64 01

DEUTSCHLAND

Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle,
(BAFA)
Frankfurter Straße 29-35
D-65760 Eschborn 1
Fax: +49-61 96 9 42 26

ΕΛΛΑΣ

Υπουργείο Εθνικής Οικονοµίας
Γενική Γραµµατεία ∆ιεθνών Σχέσεων
∆ιεύθυνση ∆ιεθνών Οικονοµικών Ροών
Κορνάρου 1
GR-105 63 Αθήνα
Fax: +301-3286094

ESPAÑA

Ministerio de Economía
Secretaría 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 81

IRELAND

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Import/Export Licensing, Block C
Earlsfort Centre
Hatch Street
Dublin 2
Fax: +353-1-631 28 26

Ministero delle Attivita Produttive
Direzione generale per la politica commerciale e per la gestione del
regime degli scambi
Viale America 341
I-00144 Roma
Fax: +39-6-59 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

Belastingdienst/Douane centrale dienst voor in- en uitvoer
Postbus 30003, Engelse Kamp 2
NL-9700 RD Groningen
Fax: +31-50 5232341

ÖSTERREICH

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit
Außenwirtschaftsadministration
Landstrasser Hauptstraße 55-57
A-1030 Wien
Fax: +43-1-711 00/8386

PORTUGAL

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

SUOMI

Tullihallitus
PL 512
FIN-00101 Helsinki
Telekopio: +358 9 614 2852

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
UK-TS23 2NF
Fax: 44-1642-533 557