Commission Decision No 1469/2002/ECSC of 8 July 2002 on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from Kazakhstan
Date: 2002-07-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Kazakhstan, import restriction, iron and steel product, originating product, quantitative restriction, trade agreement (EU)

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION DECISION No 1469/2002/ECSC

of 8 July 2002

on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from Kazakhstan

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(6)

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,

(7)

Whereas:

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
Community 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.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

For the years 2000 and 2001 trade in certain products
covered by the Treaty establishing the European Coal
and Steel Treaty with the Republic of Kazakhstan was
the subject of an agreement (1).

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

account

Treaty

takes

This agreement establishes quantitative limits for the
entry into free circulation in the Community of certain
steel products for the years 2002 to 2004 and provides
a framework for the removal of quantitative restrictions
provided that
and in
particular when compatible disciplines in respect of
competition, State aid and environmental protection
have been established in respect of the steel products
covered by the Agreement.

certain conditions

are met

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

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.

(8)

(9)

(10)

it

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

issue import

amounts

The agreement provides for a system of cooperation
between Republic of Kazakhstan 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
limit when it appears that
the agreement has been
circumvented; whereas the Republic of Kazakhstan 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
equivalent adjustment.

Imports of products covered by this Decision as from 1
January 2002 have been subjected to a licence in
pursuance of Decision 2001/934/ECSC (3); as amended,
those
that
quantities
limits
established for 2002 in this Decision,

the ECSC steel agreement
to be

foresees
counted against

that
the

are

(1) OJ L 342, 31.12.1999, p. 54.
(2) See page 20 of this Official Journal.

(3) OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 78.

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HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Scope

This Decision applies to imports of the steel products

1.
listed in Annex I, originating in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

For the purposes of paragraph 1, the steel products shall

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

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

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
customs
warehouses,
inward processing
(suspension system).

temporary importation or

arrangements

governing

under

the

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

circulation,

either

Article 4

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

Specific rules for the administration of Community
quantitative limits

The procedures for verification of

the
5.
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 Republic of
Kazakhstan 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 Republic of Kazakhstan shall be subject to the presentation
of an import authorisation issued by the Member States’
authorities in accordance with the provisions of Article 4.

authorised

The
quantitative limits
the year
products are shipped in the exporting country.

laid down for

shall be

imports

counted

against

the
in which the

shall

In order to ensure that quantities for which import
2.
authorisations are issued do not exceed at any moment the
total quantitative limits for each product group, the competent
authorities
authorisations only upon
confirmation by the Commission that there are still quantities
available 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.

import

issue

3.
Imports of products as from 1 January 2002, for which a
licence was required pursuant to Decision 2001/934/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.

1.
For the purpose of applying Article 2(2), the competent
the Member States, before issuing import
authorities of
authorisations, shall notify the Commission of the amounts of
the requests for import authorisations, supported by original
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 ((cid:145)first come, first served basis(cid:146)).

licences, which they have received. By return,

The

requests

to the
included in the notifications
2.
Commission 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.

3.
The notifications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall
be communicated electronically within the integrated network
set up for this purpose, unless for imperative technical reasons
it
communication
temporarily.

is necessary to use other means of

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

during

5.
The competent authorities shall notify the Commission
immediately after being informed of any quantity that is not
import
used
authorisation. Such unused quantities shall automatically be
transferred into the
total
Community quantitative limit for each product group.

remaining quantities of

duration of

validity of

the

the

the

The import authorisations or equivalent documents shall

6.
be issued in accordance with Annex II.

7.
notify

The competent authorities of the Member States shall
import
any

the Commission of

cancellation of

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authorisations or equivalent documents already issued in cases
where the corresponding export licences have been withdrawn
or cancelled by the competent Kazakh authorities. However, if
the Commission or the competent authorities of a Member
State have been informed by the competent Kazakh 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.
shall be broken down in accordance with the
Imports
statistical procedures in force.

In order to enable market trends in the products covered
2.
shall
by this Decision to be monitored, Member States
communicate 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 Republic of
Kazakhstan 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 made, it shall request that consultations be
opened so that agreement may be reached on an equivalent
adjustment of the corresponding quantitative limits.

2.
Pending the outcome of the consultations referred to in
the Commission may ask the Republic of
paragraph 1,
Kazakhstan to take the necessary precautionary steps to ensure
that adjustments to the quantitative limits agreed following
such consultations may be carried out for the year in which
the request for consultations was lodged or for the following
year,
the current year are
exhausted, where there is clear evidence of circumvention.

the quantitative limits

for

if

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

Article 7

Final provisions

the

conclusion,

amendment or

Amendments to the Annexes which may be necessary to take
into account
expiry of
agreements with the Republic of Kazakhstan, adjustments to
the quantitative limits made in accordance with the relevant
provisions of the ECSC Steel Agreement with the Republic of
Kazakhstan, 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 Republic of Kazakhstan 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 applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 8 July 2002.

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY

Member of the Commission

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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

ANNEX I

KAZAKHSTAN

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 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

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

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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
aforementioned 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 Republic of Kazakhstan 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 Kazakh 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

2.
practice, 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 aforementioned authorities.

(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

2.
paragraph 1, indicating in particular:

inform the Commission of the cases referred to in

(cid:151) the quantities of products involved,

(cid:151) the product group shown on the import documentation and that retained by the competent authorities,

(cid:151) the number of the export licence and the category shown.

3.
The competent authorities of the Member States shall not issue a new import authorisation for steel products
subject to a Community quantitative limit laid down in Annex IV following reclassification 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.

Article 8

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

Article 9

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

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 Kazakh 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.
authorisation referred to in Article 14.

Article 12

The export licence for quantitative limits shall conform to the specimen set out in Appendix I to 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

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

Article 14

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issue an import authorisation 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 authorisations 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 authorisations 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.

Import authorisations shall be drawn up in the form set out in Appendix II to 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 authorisation 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 to 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 authorisation in a single

5.
consignment.

Article 15

The validity of import authorisations 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 Kazakh authorities on the basis of which
the import authorisations have been issued.

Article 16

Import authorisations 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.

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Article 17

1.
If the Commission finds that the total quantities covered by export licences issued by the Republic of Kazakhstan
for a particular product 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 authorisations. In this event, consultations shall be initiated forthwith by the Commission.

2.
The competent authorities of a Member State shall refuse to issue import authorisations for products originating
in the Republic of Kazakhstan 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.

If the documents referred to above are completed by hand, entries must be in ink and in block letters.

3.
The export licences or equivalent documents and certificates of origin shall measure 210 (cid:215) 297 mm. The paper
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 standardised serial number,

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

6.

This number shall be composed of the following elements:

(cid:151) two letters identifying the exporting country as follows: KZ = Republic of Kazakhstan;

(cid:151) two letters identifying the Member State of intended destination as follows:

BE

= Belgium

DK = Denmark

DE

= Germany

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

= Greece

= Spain

= France

= Ireland

= Italy

LU = Luxembourg

NL

= Netherlands

AT = Austria

PT

FI

SE

= Portugal

= Finland

= Sweden

GB = United Kingdom,

(cid:151) a one-digit number identifying the quota year corresponding to the last figure in the year in question, e.g. (cid:145)2(cid:146) for

2002,

(cid:151) a two-digit number identifying the issuing office in the exporting country,

(cid:151) a five-digit number running consecutively from 00001 to 99999 allocated to the specific Member State of

destination.

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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 (cid:145)issued retrospectively(cid:146).

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
(cid:145)duplicate(cid:146).

The duplicate shall bear the date of the original licence or certificate.

PART IV

COMMUNITY IMPORT LICENCE (cid:151) 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 authorisations referred to in Article 14 shall conform to the specimen of the import licence set out in
Appendix II to this Annex.

Import licence forms and extracts thereof shall be drawn up in duplicate, one copy, marked (cid:145)Holder’s copy(cid:146) and
2.
bearing the number 1 to be issued to the applicant, and the other, marked (cid:145)Copy for the issuing authority(cid:146) 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.

3.
Forms shall be printed on white paper free of mechanical pulp, dressed for writing and weighing between 55 and
65 g/m2. Their size shall be 210 (cid:215) 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.

At the time of their issue the import licences or extracts shall be given an issue number determined by the
licence number shall be notified to the Commission

5.
competent authorities of
electronically within the integrated network set up under Article 4.

the Member State. The import

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.

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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.

The competent authorities of the Member States concerned may, where indispensable, require the contents of

11.
licences or extracts to be translated into the official language or one or the official languages of that Member State.

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Appendix I

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Appendix II

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LISTA DE LAS AUTORIDADES NACIONALES COMPETENTES
LISTE OVER KOMPETENTE NATIONALE MYNDIGHEDER
LISTE DER ZUST˜NDIGEN BEH(cid:214)RDEN DER MITGLIEDSTAATEN
DIETHTMREIR SXM AQVXM EJDORGR ADEIXM SXM JQASXM LEKXM
LIST OF THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES
LISTE DES AUTORIT(cid:201)S NATIONALES COMP(cid:201)TENTES
ELENCO DELLE COMPETENTI AUTORIT(cid:192) NAZIONALI
LIJST VAN BEVOEGDE NATIONALE INSTANTIES
LISTA DAS AUTORIDADES NACIONAIS COMPETENTES
LUETTELO TOIMIVALTAISISTA KANSALLISISTA VIRANOMAISISTA
F(cid:214)RTECKNING (cid:214)VER BEH(cid:214)RIGA NATIONELLA MYNDIGHETER

BELGIQUE/BELGI¸
MinistŁre des affaires Øconomiques
Administration des relations Øconomiques
Services licences
Rue GØnØral 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
(cid:216)konomi- og Erhvervsministeriet
Vejlsłvej 29
DK-8600 Silkeborg
Fax (45) 35 45 64 01

DEUTSCHLAND
Bundesamt f(cid:252)r Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle, (BAFA)
Frankfurter Stra(cid:223)e 29-35
D-65760 Eschborn 1
Fax: (49-6196) 942 26

EKKADA
Tpotqce(cid:223)o Ehmij(cid:222)y Oijomol(cid:223)ay
Cemij(cid:222) Cqallase(cid:223)a Diehm(cid:254)m Rv(cid:221)rexm
Die(cid:253)htmrg Diehm(cid:254)m Oijomolij(cid:254)m Qo(cid:254)m
Joqm(cid:220)qot 1
GR-105 63 Ah(cid:222)ma
Uan: (30 10) 328 60 94

ESPA(cid:209)A
Ministerio de Econom(cid:237)a
Direcci(cid:243)n General de Comercio Exterior
Paseo de la Castellana 162
E-28046 Madrid
Fax: + (34) 915 63 18 23/913 49 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 Attivit(cid:224) 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
MinistŁre des affaires ØtrangŁres
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

(cid:214)STERREICH
Bundesministerium f(cid:252)r Wirtschaft und Arbeit
Au(cid:223)enwirtschaftsadministration
Landstrasser Hauptstra(cid:223)e 55-57
A-1030 Wien
Fax: + 43-1-711 00/8386

PORTUGAL
MinistØrio da Economia
Direc(cid:231)ªo-Geral das Rela(cid:231)ıes Econ(cid:243)micas Internacionais
Alf(cid:226)ndega 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 Republic of
Kazakhstan competent to issue certificates of origin and export licences together with specimens of the stamps used by
these authorities.

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 authorisations 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 Kazakh 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
certificate 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).

4.
Should such verifications reveal abuse or major irregularities in the use of declarations of origin, the Member
State 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 Kazakh 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
authorities of the Community indicates that the provisions of this Decision are being contravened, the said authorities
shall request Kazakhstan 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.

(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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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 the Republic of Kazakhstan 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 the Republic of
Kazakhstan, 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

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ANNEX IV

QUANTITATIVE LIMITS

Products

2002

2003

2004

(tonnes)

SA.

Flat products

SA1. Coils

SA1a. Coils for re-rolling

SA2. Heavy plate

SA3. Other flat products

50 000

5 000

0

53 000

50 000

5 000

0

55 700

50 000

5 000

0

58 500