2002/1001/EC: Council Decision of 19 December 2002 on trade in certain steel products between the European Community and Ukraine
Date: 2002-12-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Ukraine, import (EU), iron and steel product, quantitative restriction, trade agreement (EU)

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COUNCIL DECISION
of 19 December 2002
on trade in certain steel products between the European Community and Ukraine

(2002/1001/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between
the European Communities and their Member States, on
the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part (1), provides
in its Article 22(1), that trade in some steel products
shall be the subject of a specific agreement.

The previous bilateral agreement between the ECSC and
the Government of Ukraine on trade for certain steel
products expired on 31 December 2001.

The Parties agreed to conclude a new agreement and the
negotiations of this new agreement have not yet been
completed.

The European Community (EC) has taken over the inter-
national obligations of the ECSC since the expiry of the
ECSC Treaty, and measures relating to trade in steel
products with third countries now fall under the compe-
tence of the EC in the field of trade policy.

Quantitative limits for the year 2002 have been fixed by
Decision 2001/933/ECSC of the representatives of the
Government of the Member States meeting within the
Council of 19 December 2001 (2).

Pending the signature and the entry into force of the
new agreement, quantitative limits for the year 2003
must be established.

The Ukrainian Parliament passed a law imposing a tax of
EUR 30/tonne on exports of ferrous scrap, to be applied
as of 1 January 2003; this proposed tax will constitute
an obstacle to the free trade of ferrous scrap and would
if not block, exports of ferrous scrap,
seriously limit,
thereby penalising the Community steel
industry and
affecting adversely the Community ferrous scrap market.
As a consequence, it is appropriate to reduce the quanti-
tative limits for 2003 by 30 % compared to the quantita-
tive limits set for 2002, pending a satisfactory solution
to this issue and the conclusion of the negotiations of
the new Agreement,

Article 1

During the period mentioned in Annex I,
imports into the
European Community of steel products referred to in Annex II
originating in Ukraine shall be subject to licensing. Licenses
shall be issued only within the limits defined in Article 2.

Article 2

Imports shall be authorised, for each product group and for the
whole of the Community, up to the quantitative limits indi-
cated in Annex I.

The period of validity of the import licence is hereby fixed at
four months. Unused or partially used import licences may be
renewed for two months.

Article 3

issue licences according to rules agreed
Member States shall
within the Steel Liaison Committee and inform the Commis-
sion thereof
immediately. The Commission shall keep the
Member States regularly informed of the extent to which the
quantities have been used up.

The Member States and the Commission shall confer in order
to ensure that these quantities are not exceeded.

Article 4

the agreement on trade in certain steel
The provisions of
products together with any measures to give effect to it, shall
as from the date of entry into force of the agreement replace
the provisions of this Decision.

Article 5

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

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2002.

For the Council
The President
L. ESPERSEN

(1) OJ L 49, 19.2.1998, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 75. Decision amended by Decision 2002/

476/ECSC (OJ L 164, 22.6.2002, p. 37).

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ANNEX I

QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FIXED FOR THE PERIOD 1.1.2002-31.12.2003

Products

Tonnes

SA. Flat products

SA1. Coils

SA2. Heavy plate

SA3. Other flat products

SB. Long products

SB1. Beams

SB2. Wire rod

SB3. Other long products

46 604

178 364

14 391

6 273

89 624

112 926

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ANNEX II

SA Flat-rolled
products

SA1. Coils

7208 10 00
7208 25 00
7208 26 00
7208 27 00

7208 36 00
7208 37 10
7208 37 90
7208 38 10
7208 38 90
7208 39 10
7208 39 90

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

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
7225 40 20
7225 40 50
7225 99 10

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 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

SB Longs

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