Commission Decision of 8 July 2002 on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from the Russian Federation (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 2480)
Date: 2002-07-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Russia, import (EU), import restriction, iron and steel product, originating product, quantitative restriction

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 8 July 2002

on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from the Russian
Federation

(notified under document number C(2002) 2480)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/602/ECSC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

It is necessary to provide the means to administer this
agreement within the Community, taking into account
the experience gained during the previous agreements.

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

Having consulted the Consultative Committee and with the
unanimous assent of the Council,

(5)

It is necessary to ensure that the origin of the products
in question is checked and appropriate methods of
administrative cooperation are set up to this end.

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

For the years 1995 to 2001 trade in certain products
covered by the Treaty establishing the European Coal
and Steel Treaty was the subject of agreements between
the Parties (1).

The Community has concluded a further ECSC steel
agreement with the Russian Federation concerning trade
in certain steel products covered by the European Coal
and Steel Community Treaty which take account of
developments in the relationship between the Parties (2).

This agreement establishes quantitative limits for the
entry into free circulation in the Community of certain
steel products between 2002 to 2004 and provides a
framework for the removal of quantitative restrictions
provided that certain conditions are met and in parti-
cular when compatible disciplines in respect of competi-
tion, state aid and environmental protection have been
established in respect of the steel products covered by
the Agreement.

(1) OJ L 5, 8.1.96, p. 24, OJ L 45, 15.2.97, p. 40, OJ L 300, 4.11.1997,

p. 51

(2) See page 54 of this Official Journal.

(6)

(7)

(8)

The effective application of the agreement requires the
introduction of a requirement of a Community import
licence for the entry into free circulation in the Commu-
nity of the products in question together with a system
for administering the grant of such Community import
licences.

Products placed in a free zone or imported under the
arrangements governing customs warehouses, temporary
importation or inward processing (suspension system)
should not be counted against the limits established for
the products in question.

it

In order to ensure that these quantitative limits are not
is necessary to establish a management
exceeded,
procedure whereby the competent authorities of
the
Member States will not
licences before
obtaining prior confirmation from the Commission that
appropriate amounts remain available within the quanti-
tative limit in question.

issue import

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(9)

The agreement provides for a system of cooperation
between the Russian Federation and the Community
with the aim of preventing circumvention by means of
transhipment,
rerouting or other means; whereas a
consultation procedure is established under which an
agreement can be reached with the country concerned
on an equivalent adjustment to the relevant quantitative
the agreement has been
limit when it appears that
circumvented; whereas
the Russian Federation also
agreed to take the necessary measures to ensure that any
adjustments could be rapidly applied; whereas,
in the
absence of agreement with a supplier country within the
time limit provided, the Community may, where clear
evidence of circumvention is provided, apply the equiva-
lent adjustment.

(10)

Imports of products covered by this Decision as from 1
January 2002 have been subjected to a licence in pursu-
ance of Decision 2002/385/ECSC (1), as amended, that
the ECSC steel agreement foresees that those quantities
are to be counted against the limits established for 2002
in this Decision,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Scope

This Decision applies to imports of the steel products

1.
listed in Annex I, originating in the Russian Federation.

For the purposes of paragraph 1, the steel products shall

2.
be classified in product groups as set out in Annex I.

3.
The classification of products listed in Annex I shall be
based on the Combined Nomenclature (CN). The procedures for
the application of this paragraph are laid down in Part I of
Annex II.

4.
The origin of the products referred to in paragraph 1 shall
be determined in accordance with the rules in force in the
Community.

The procedures for verification of

5.
the
products referred to in paragraph 1 are laid down in Annexes II
and III and in the relevant Community legislation in force.

the origin of

Article 2

Quantitative limits

The importation into the Community of

1.
the steel
products listed in Annex I originating in the Russian Federation
shall be subject to the annual quantitative limits laid down in
Annex IV. The release for free circulation in the Community of
the products set out in Annex I originating in the Russian
Federation shall be subject to the presentation of an import
authorization issued by the Member States’ authorities in accor-
dance with the provisions of Article 4.

(1) OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 71.

The authorized imports shall be counted against the quantita-
tive limits laid down for the year in which the products are
shipped in the exporting country.

In order to ensure that quantities for which import
2.
authorizations are issued do not exceed at any moment the
total quantitative limits for each product group, the competent
authorities shall issue import authorizations only upon confir-
mation by the Commission that there are still quantities avail-
able within the quantitative limits for the relevant product
group of steel products in respect of the supplier country, for
which an importer or importers have submitted applications to
the said authorities.

3.
Imports of products as from 1 January 2002, for which a
licence was required pursuant to Commission Decision 2001/
932/ECSC, as amended, shall be counted against the relevant
limits for 2002 laid down in Annex IV.

4.
For the purposes of this Decision and as from the date of
its application, shipment of products shall be considered as
having taken place on the date on which they were loaded onto
the exporting means of transport.

Article 3

Suspensive arrangements

1.
The quantitative limits referred to in Annex IV shall not
apply to products placed in a free zone or free warehouse or
imported under the arrangements governing customs ware-
houses, temporary importation or inward processing (suspen-
sion system).

2. Where the products referred to in paragraph 1 are subse-
quently released for free circulation, either in the unaltered state
or after working or processing, Article 2(2) shall apply and the
products so released shall be counted against the relevant quan-
titative limit set out in Annex IV.

Article 4

Specific rules for the administration of Community quanti-
tative limits

for

import authorizations,

1.
For the purpose of applying Article 2(2), the competent
authorities of the Member States, before issuing import authori-
zations, shall notify the Commission of the amounts of the
supported by original
requests
export
the
Commission shall notify its confirmation that the requested
amount(s) of quantities are available for importation in the
chronological order in which the notifications of the Member
States have been received (‘first come, first served basis’).

licences, which they have received. By return,

The requests included in the notifications to the Commis-
2.
sion shall be valid if they establish clearly in each case the
exporting country, the product group concerned, the amounts
to be imported, the number of the export licence, the quota
year and the Member State in which the products are intended
to be put into free circulation.

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The notifications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall
3.
be communicated electronically within the integrated network
set up for this purpose, unless for imperative technical reasons
it is necessary to use other means of communication tempora-
rily.

4.
As far as possible, the Commission shall confirm to the
authorities the full amount indicated in the requests notified for
each product group of products. Moreover, the Commission
shall contact the Russian authorities immediately in cases where
requests notified exceed the limits in order to seek clarification
and a rapid solution.

5.
The competent authorities shall notify the Commission
immediately after being informed of any quantity that is not
used during the duration of validity of the import authoriza-
tion. Such unused quantities shall automatically be transferred
into the remaining quantities of the total Community quantita-
tive limit for each product group.

The import authorizations or equivalent documents shall

6.
be issued in accordance with Annex II.

7.
The competent authorities of the Member States shall
notify the Commission of any cancellation of import authoriza-
tions or equivalent documents already issued in cases where the
corresponding export
licences have been withdrawn or
cancelled by the competent Russian authorities. However, if the
Commission or the competent authorities of a Member State
have been informed by the competent Russian authorities of
the withdrawal or cancellation of an export licence after the
related products have been imported into the Community, the
quantities in question shall be set off against the quantitative
limit for the year during which shipment of products took
place.

The Commission may take any measure necessary to

8.
implement the provisions of this Article.

Article 5

Statistics

1.
In respect of the steel products listed in Annex I, Member
States shall notify the Commission monthly, within one month
of the end of each month, of the total quantities that have
entered into free circulation during that month, indicating the
combined nomenclature code and using the statistical units
and, where appropriate, supplementary units used in that code.
Imports shall be broken down in accordance with the statistical
procedures in force.

2.
In order to enable market trends in the products covered
by this Decision to be monitored, Member States shall commu-
nicate to the Commission, before 31 March each year, statistical
data on the imports of the preceding year.

Article 6

Circumvention

1. Where, following the enquiries carried out in accordance
with the procedures set out in Annex III, the Commission notes

that the information in its possession constitutes proof that
products listed in Annex I originating in the Russian Federation
have been transhipped, rerouted or otherwise imported into the
Community through circumvention of such quantitative limits
and that there is a need for the necessary adjustments to be
it shall request that consultations be opened so that
made,
agreement may be reached on an equivalent adjustment of the
corresponding quantitative limits.

2.
Pending the outcome of the consultations referred to in
paragraph 1, the Commission may ask the Russian Federation
to take the necessary precautionary steps to ensure that adjust-
ments to the quantitative limits agreed following such consulta-
tions may be carried out for the year in which the request for
consultations was lodged or for the following year, if the quan-
titative limits for the current year is exhausted, where there is
clear evidence of circumvention.

3.
If the Community and the Russian Federation fail to arrive
at a satisfactory solution and if the Commission notes that there
it shall deduct from the
is clear evidence of circumvention,
quantitative limits an equivalent volume of products originating
in the Russian Federation.

Article 7

Final provisions

Amendments to the Annexes which may be necessary to take
into account the conclusion, amendment or expiry of agree-
ments with the Russian Federation, adjustments to the quantita-
tive limits made in accordance with the relevant provisions of
the ECSC steel agreement with the Russian Federation, or
amendments made to Community rules on statistics, customs
arrangements or common rules for imports, shall be adopted
by the European Commission.

Article 8

This Decision shall not constitute in any way a derogation from
the provisions of the bilateral ECSC steel agreement on trade in
certain steel products which the Community has concluded
with the Russian Federation and which, in all cases of conflict,
shall prevail.

Article 9

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

This Decision shall be binding in its entirety and directly applic-
able in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 8 July 2002.

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

SA FLAT-ROLLED
PRODUCTS

SA1. Coils

7208 10 00
7208 25 00
7208 26 00
7208 27 00
7208 36 00
7208 37 90
7208 38 90
7208 39 90

7211 14 10
7211 19 20

7219 11 00
7219 12 10
7219 12 90
7219 13 10
7219 13 90
7219 14 10
7219 14 90

7225 20 20
7225 30 00

SA1a. Hot rolled coils
for re-rolling

7208 37 10
7208 38 10
7208 39 10

SA2. Heavy plate

7208 40 10
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
7211 13 00

SA3. Other flat-
rolled products

7208 40 90
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 14 90
7211 19 90
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
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
7225 40 80

SA4. Alloyed
products

7226 20 20
7226 91 10

7226 91 90
7226 99 20

SB. LONGS
PRODUCTS

SB1. Beams

7207 19 31
7207 20 71

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

SB2. Wire rod

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

7221 00 10
7221 00 90

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

SB3. Other longs

7207 19 11
7207 19 14
7207 19 16
7207 20 51
7207 20 55
7207 20 57

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 40 10
7216 40 90
7216 50 10
7216 50 91
7216 50 99
7216 99 10

7218 99 20

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

7224 90 31
7224 90 39

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

PART I

CLASSIFICATION

Article 1

The classification of the steel products covered by the Decision is based on the Combined Nomenclature (CN).

Article 2

On the initiative of the Commission or of a Member State, the tariff and statistical nomenclature section of the Customs
Code Committee, which was established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1), as amended by Article 252 of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (2), will examine urgently, in accordance with the provisions of the abovemen-
tioned Regulations, all questions concerning the classification of products covered by this Decision within the Combined
Nomenclature in order to classify them in the appropriate product groups.

The Commission shall inform the Russian Federation of any changes in the Combined Nomenclature (CN) affecting
products covered by this Decision on their adoption by the competent authorities of the Community.

Article 3

The Commission shall
inform the competent Russian authorities of any decisions adopted in accordance with the
procedures in force in the Community relating to classification of products covered by this Decision, within one month at
the latest of their adoption. Such communication shall

include:

Article 4

(a) a description of the products concerned;

(b) the relevant product group, and the Combined Nomenclature code (CN code);

(c) the reasons which have led to the decision.

Article 5

1. Where a classification decision adopted in accordance with Community procedures in force results in a change of
classification practice or a change in the product group of any product covered by this Decision, the competent
authorities of the Member States shall provide 30 days' notice, from the date of the Commission's notification, before the
decision is put into effect.

Products shipped before the date of application of the decision shall remain subject to earlier classification practice,

2.
provided that the goods in question are entered to importation within 60 days of that date.

Article 6

Where a classification decision adopted in accordance with the Community procedures in force referred to in Article 5 of
this Annex involves a product group subject to a quantitative limit, the Commission shall, where necessary, initiate
consultations without delay in accordance with Article 9 of this Decision, in order to reach agreement on any necessary
adjustments to the corresponding quantitative limits provided for in Annex IV.

Article 7

1. Without prejudice to any other provision on this subject, where the classification indicated in the documentation
necessary for importation of the products covered by this Decision differs from the classification determined by the
competent authorities of the Member State into which they are to be imported, the goods in question shall be
provisionally subject to the import arrangements which, in accordance with the provisions of this Decision, are applicable
to them on the basis of the classification determined by the abovementioned authorities.

competent authorities of the Member States shall inform the Commission of the cases referred to in paragraph 1,

2.
indicating in particular:
— the quantities of products involved;
— the product group shown on the import documentation and that retained by the competent authorities;
— the number of the export licence and the category shown.

(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.

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The competent authorities of the Member States shall not issue a new import authorization for steel products
3.
subject to a Community quantitative limit laid down in Annex IV following re-classification until they have obtained
confirmation from the Commission that the amounts to be imported are available in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 4 of the Decision.

4.

The Commission shall notify the exporting countries concerned of the cases referred to in this Article.

In the cases referred to in Article 7, as well as in those cases of a similar nature raised by the competent Russian
authorities, the Commission, if necessary, shall enter into consultations with Russia, in order to reach agreement on the
classification definitively applicable to the products involved in the divergence.

Article 8

The Commission, in agreement with the competent authorities of the importing Member State or States and of Russia,
may, in the cases referred to in Article 8, determine the classification definitively applicable to the products involved in
the divergence.

Article 9

When a case of divergence referred to in Article 7 cannot be resolved in accordance with Article 9, the Commission shall
adopt, in accordance with the provisions of Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, a measure establishing the
classification of the goods in the Combined Nomenclature.

Article 10

PART II

DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM

(for administering quantitative limits)

Article 11

The competent Russian authorities shall issue an export licence in respect of all consignments of steel products

1.
subject to the quantitative limits laid down in Annex IV up to the level of the said limits.

The original of the export licence shall be presented by the importer for the purposes of the issue of the import

2.
authorization referred to in Article 14.

Article 12

The export licence for quantitative limits shall conform to the specimen set out in Appendix I of this Annex and
1.
shall certify, inter alia, that the quantity of goods in question has been set off against the quantitative limit established for
the product group concerned.

2.

Each export licence shall cover only one of the product groups listed in Annex I.

Exports shall be set off against the quantitative limits established for the year in which the products covered by the export
licence have been shipped within the meaning of Article 2 (5) of the Decision.

Article 13

Article 14

1.
To the extent that the Commission pursuant to Article 4 of the Decision has confirmed that the amount requested is
available within the quantitative limit in question, the competent authorities of the Member States shall issue an import
authorization within a maximum of five working days of the presentation by the importer of the original of the
corresponding export licence. This presentation must be effected not later than 31 March of the year following that in
which the goods covered by the licence have been shipped. Import authorizations shall be issued by the competent
authorities of any Member State irrespective of the Member State indicated on the export licence, to the extent that the
Commission, pursuant to Article 4 of the Decision, has confirmed that the amount requested is available within the
quantitative limit in question.

2.
The import authorizations shall be valid for four months from the date of their issue. Upon duly motivated request
by an importer, the competent authorities of a Member State may extend the duration of validity for a further period not
exceeding two months. Such extensions shall be notified to the Commission. In exceptional circumstances, an importer
may request a second period of extension. These exceptional requests may be granted only by a decision taken in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7 of the Decision.

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Import authorizations shall be drawn up in the form set out in Appendix II of this Annex and shall be valid

3.
throughout the customs territory of the Community.

4.

The declaration or request made by the importer in order to obtain the import authorization shall contain:

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

(b) the full name and address of the importer;

(c) the exact description of the goods and the CN code(s);

(d) the country of origin of the goods;

(e) the country of consignment;

(f) the appropriate product group and the quantity in the appropriate unit as indicated in Annex IV of the Decision for

the products in question;

(g) the net weight by CN heading;

(h) the cif value of the products at Community frontier by CN heading (as indicated in box 13 of the export licence);

(i) whether the products concerned are seconds or of substandard quality;

(j) where appropriate, dates of payment and delivery and a copy of the bill of lading and of the purchase contract;

(k) date and number of the export licence;

(l) any internal code used for administrative purposes;

(m) date and signature of importer.

Importers shall not be obliged to import the total quantity covered by an import authorization in a single

5.
consignment.

The validity of import authorizations issued by the authorities of the Member States shall be subject to the validity of and
the quantities indicated in the export licences issued by the competent Russian authorities on the basis of which the
import authorizations have been issued.

Article 15

Article 16

Import authorizations or equivalent documents shall be issued by the competent authorities of the Member States in
conformity with Article 2(2) and without discrimination to any importer in the Community wherever the place of his
establishment may be in the Community, without prejudice to compliance with other conditions required under current
rules.

Article 17

If the Commission finds that the total quantities covered by export licences issued by Russia for a particular product
1.
group in any agreement year exceed the quantitative limit established for that product group, the competent licence
authorities in the Member States shall be informed immediately to suspend the further issue of import authorizations. In
this event, consultations shall be initiated forthwith by the Commission.

The competent authorities of a Member State shall refuse to issue import authorizations for products originating in

2.
Russia which are not covered by export licenses issued in accordance with the provisions of this Annex.

PART III

COMMON PROVISIONS

Article 18

The export licence referred to in Article 11 of this Annex and the certificate of origin (specimen attached) may

1.
include additional copies duly indicated as such. They shall be made out in English.

2.

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The export licences or equivalent documents and certificates of origin shall measure 210 x 297 mm. The paper
3.
shall be white writing paper, sized, not containing mechanical pulp and weighing not less than 25 g/m². Each part shall
have a printed guilloche pattern background making any falsification by mechanical or chemical means apparent to the
eye.

Only the original shall be accepted by the competent authorities in the Community as being valid for import

4.
purposes in accordance with the provisions of this Decision.

Each export licence or equivalent document and the certificate of origin shall bear a standardized serial number,

5.
whether or not printed, by which it can be identified.

6.

This number shall be composed of the following elements:

— two letters identifying the exporting country as follows:

RU = Russian Federation

— two letters identifying the Member State of intended destination as follows:

B =

Belgium

DK = Denmark

DE = Germany

EL = Greece

ES = Spain

FR = France

IE = Ireland

IT = Italy

LU = Luxembourg

NL = Netherlands

AT = Austria

PT = Portugal

FI = Finland

SE = Sweden

GB = United Kingdom

— a one-digit number identifying the quota year corresponding to the last figure in the year in question, e.g. ‘2’ for 2002;

— a two-digit number identifying the issuing office in the exporting country;

— a five-digit number running consecutively from 00001 to 99999 allocated to the specific Member State of destination.

The export licence and the certificate of origin may be issued after the shipment of the products to which they relate. In
such cases they shall bear the endorsement 'issued retrospectively'.

Article 19

Article 20

In the event of the theft, loss or destruction of an export licence or a certificate of origin, the exporter may apply to the
competent authority which issued the document for a duplicate to be made out on the basis of the export documents in
his possession. The duplicate licence or certificate issued in this way shall bear the endorsement ‘duplicate’.

The duplicate shall bear the date of the original

licence or certificate.

PART IV

COMMUNITY IMPORT LICENCE — COMMON FORM

Article 21

1.
The forms to be used by the competent authorities of the Member States (list attached to this Annex) for issuing the
import authorizations referred to in Article 14 shall conform to the specimen of the import licence set out in Appendix II
to this Annex.

2.
Import licence forms and extracts thereof shall be drawn up in duplicate, one copy, marked ‘Holder's copy’ and
bearing the number 1 to be issued to the applicant, and the other, marked ‘Copy for the issuing authority’ and bearing the
number 2, to be kept by the authority issuing the licence. For administrative purposes the competent authorities may add
additional copies to form 2.

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Forms shall be printed on white paper free of mechanical pulp, dressed for writing and weighing between 55 and
3.
65 g/m². Their size shall be 210 x 297 mm; the type space between the lines shall be 4,24 mm (one sixth of an inch);
the layout of the forms shall be followed precisely. Both sides of copy No 1, which is the licence itself, shall in addition
have a red printed guilloche pattern background so as to reveal any falsification by mechanical or chemical means.

4. Member States shall be responsible for having the forms printed. The forms may also be printed by printers
appointed by the Member State in which they are established. In the latter case, reference to the appointment by the
Member State must appear on each form. Each form shall bear an identification of the printer's name and address or a
mark enabling the printer to be identified.

5.
At the time of their issue the import licences or extracts shall be given an issue number determined by the
competent authorities of the Member State. The import licence number shall be notified to the Commission electronically
within the integrated network set up under Article 4.

Licences and extracts shall be completed in the official language, or one of the official languages, of the Member

6.
State of issue.

7.

In. box 10 the competent authorities shall

indicate the appropriate steel product group.

8.
The marks of the issuing agencies and debiting authorities shall be applied by means of a stamp. However, an
embossing press combined with letters or figures obtained by means of perforation, or printing on the licence may be
substituted for the issuing authority's stamp. The issuing authorities shall use any tamper-proof method to record the
quantity allocated in such a way as to make it impossible to insert figures or references (e.g. EUR 1 000).

9.
The reverse of copy No 1 and copy No 2 shall bear a box in which quantities may be entered, either by the customs
authorities when import formalities are completed, or by the competent administrative authorities when an extract is
issued.

If the space set aside for debits on a licence or extract thereof is insufficient, the competent authorities may attach one or
more extension pages bearing boxes matching those on the reverse of copy No 1 and copy No 2 of the licence or extract.
The debiting authorities shall so place their stamp that one half is on the licence or extract thereof and the other half is on
the extension page. If there is more than one extension page, a further stamp shall be placed in like manner across each
page and the preceding page.

10.
Import licences and extracts issued, and entries and endorsements made, by the authorities of one Member State
shall have the same legal effect in each of the other Member States as documents issued, and entries and endorsements
made, by the authorities of such Member States.

11.
The competent authorities of the Member States concerned may, where indispensable, require the contents of
licences or extracts to be translated into the official language or one or the official languages of that Member State.

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LISTA DE LAS AUTORIDADES NACIONALES COMPETENTES
LISTE OVER KOMPETENTE NATIONALE MYNDIGHEDER
LISTE DER ZUSTÄNDIGEN BEHÖRDEN DER MITGLIEDSTAATEN
∆ΙΕΥΘΥΝΣΕΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΑΡΧΩΝ ΕΚ∆ΟΣΗΣ Α∆ΕΙΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΚΡΑΤΩΝ ΜΕΛΩΝ

LIST OF THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES
LISTE DES AUTORITÉS NATIONALES COMPÉTENTES
ELENCO DELLE COMPETENTI AUTORITÀ NAZIONALI
LIJST VAN BEVOEGDE NATIONALE INSTANTIES
LISTA DAS AUTORIDADES NACIONAIS COMPETENTES
LUETTELO TOIMIVALTAISISTA KANSALLISISTA VIRANOMAISISTA
FÖRTECKNING ÖVER BEHÖRIGA NATIONELLA MYNDIGHETER

BELGIQUE/BELGIË
Ministère des affaires économiques
Administration des relations économiques
Services Licences
Rue Général Leman 60
B-1040 Bruxelles
Fax (32-2) 230 83 22

Ministerie van Economische Zaken
Bestuur van de Economische Betrekkingen
Dienst Vergunningen
Generaal Lemanstraat 60
B-1040 Brussel
Fax (32-2) 230 83 22

DANMARK
Erhvervsfremme Styrelsen
Økonomi- og 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 (49-6196) 942 26

ΕΛΛΑ∆Α
Υπουργείο Εθνικής Οικονοµίας
Γενική Γραµµατεία ∆ιεθνών Σχέσεων
∆ιεύθυνση ∆ιεθνών Οικονοµικών Ροών
Κορνάρου 1
GR-105 63 Αθήνα
Φαξ: (30 10) 328 60 94

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
Setice
8, rue de la Tour-des-Dames
F-75436 Paris Cedex 09
Fax (33) 155 07 46 69

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

ITALIA
Ministero delle Attività produttive
Direzione generale per la Politica commerciale e per la gestione del
regime degli scambi
Viale America, 341
I-00144 Roma
Fax (39-06) 59 93 22 35/59 93 26 36

LUXEMBOURG
Ministère des affaires étrangères
Office des licences
BP 113
L-2011 Luxembourg
Fax (352) 46 61 38

NEDERLAND
Belastingdienst/Douane centrale dienst voor in- en uitvoer
Postbus 30003, Engelse Kamp 2
9700 RD Groningen
Nederland
Fax (31) 505 26 06 98
m.i.v. 18.1.2002
Fax (31) 505 23 23 41

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
Alfândega de Lisboa, Largo do Terreiro do Trigo
P-1100 Lisboa
Fax: (351-21) 881 42 61

SUOMI
Tullihallitus
PL 512
FIN-00101 Helsinki
Faksi (358-9) 614 28 52

SVERIGE
Kommerskollegium
Box 6803
S-113 86 Stockholm
Fax: (46-8) 30 67 59

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

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ANNEX III

ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION

Article 1

The Commission shall supply the Member States’ authorities with the names and addresses of authorities in Russia
competent to issue certificates of origin and export licences together with specimens of the stamps used by these authori-
ties.

Article 2

For the steel products subject to a double-checking system Member States shall notify the Commission within the first
ten days of each month of the total quantities, in the appropriate units and by country of origin and group of products,
for which import authorizations have been issued during the preceding month.

Article 3

1.
Subsequent verification of certificates of origin or export licences shall be carried out at random, or whenever the
competent authorities of the Community have reasonable doubt as to the authenticity of the certificate of origin or
export licence or as to the accuracy of the information regarding the true origin of the products in question.

In such cases the competent authorities of the Community shall return the certificate of origin or the export licence or a
copy thereof to the competent Russian governmental authority, giving, where appropriate, the reasons of form or
substance for an enquiry. If the invoice has been submitted, such invoice or a copy thereof shall be attached to the certifi-
cate of origin or export licence or copy thereof. The competent authorities shall also forward any information that has
been offered suggesting that the particulars given on the said certificate or the said licence are inaccurate.

2.

The provisions of paragraph 1 shall also apply to subsequent verifications of declarations of origin.

3.
The results of the subsequent verifications carried out in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be communicated to
the competent authorities of the Community within three months at the latest. The information communicated shall
indicate whether the disputed certificate, licence or declaration applies to the goods actually exported and whether the
goods are eligible for export to the Community under this Decision. The competent authorities of the Community may
also request copies of all documentation necessary to determine the facts fully, including, in particular, the origin of the
goods (1).

Should such verifications reveal abuse or major irregularities in the use of declarations of origin, the Member State
4.
concerned shall inform the Commission of this fact. The Commission shall pass the information on to the other Member
States. The Community may decide that imports of the products in question to the Community shall be accompanied by
a certificate of Russian origin referred to in Article 18(1) of Annex II.

Random recourse to the procedure specified in this Article shall not constitute an obstacle to the release for free

5.
circulation of the products in question.

Article 4

1. Where the verification procedure referred to in Article 2 or where information available to the competent authori-
ties of the Community indicates that the provisions of this Decision are being contravened, the said authorities shall
request Russia to carry out appropriate enquiries or arrange for such enquiries to be carried out concerning operations
which are or appear to be in contravention of the provisions of this Decision. The results of these enquiries shall be
communicated to the competent authorities of the Community together with any other pertinent information enabling
the true origin of the goods to be determined.

2.
In pursuance of the action taken under the terms of this Annex, the competent authorities of the Community may
exchange any information with the competent governmental authorities of Russia which is considered to be of use in
preventing the contravention of the provisions of this Decision.

3. Where it is established that the provisions of this Decision have been contravened, the Commission, acting in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7 of the Decision, may take, with the agreement of Russia, such
measures as are necessary to prevent recurrence of such contravention.

The Commission shall coordinate the action undertaken by the competent authorities of the Member States under the
provisions of this Annex. The competent authorities of the Member States shall inform the Commission and the other
Member States of action which they have undertaken and the results obtained.

Article 5

(1) For the purpose of subsequent verification of certificates of origin, copies of the certificates as well as any export documents referring

to them shall be kept for at least two years by the competent governmental authority in each exporting country.

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ANNEX IV

QUANTITATIVE LIMITS

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Products

2002

2003

2004

(tonnes)

SA. Flat products

SA1. Coils

SA1.a. Hot-rolled coils for re-rolling

SA2. Heavy plate

SA3. Other flat products

SA4. Alloyed products

SB. Long products

SB1.

Beams

SB2. Wire rod

SB3. Other long products

Note: SA and SB are product categories

SA1 to SA4 and SB1 to SB3 are product groups

259 000

485 000

60 000

80 000

90 000

15 000

60 000

165 000

256 250

497 130

61 500

82 000

92 250

15 380

61 500

169 130

262 660

509 550

63 040

84 050

94 560

15 760

63 040

173 350