Council Regulation (EC) No 57/2004 of 27 October 2003 amending Commission Decision 2002/602/ECSC on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from the Russian Federation
Date: 2003-10-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Russia, import restriction, iron and steel product, originating product

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 57/2004

of 27 October 2003

amending Commission Decision 2002/602/ECSC on administering certain restrictions on imports
of certain steel products from the Russian Federation

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing
a partnership between the European Communities and
their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian
Federation, of the other part (1), entered into force on 1
December 1997.

Article 21 of the Partnership and Cooperation Agree-
ment provides that trade in European Coal and Steel
‘the ECSC’)
Community (hereinafter
products shall be governed by Title III, save for Article
15 thereof, and by the provisions of an agreement.

referred to as

On 9 July 2002 the ECSC and the Government of the
Russian Federation concluded such an Agreement on
trade in certain steel products (2), approved on behalf of
the ECSC by Commission Decision 2002/603/ECSC (3).

The ECSC Treaty expired on 23 July 2002. The Parties
agreed pursuant to Article 10(2) of the Agreement on
trade in certain steel products
should be
continued and that all rights and obligations should be
maintained after such expiry.

that

it

The Government of
the Russian Federation has
requested, in accordance with Article 3(3) of the Agree-
ment, to carry over certain amounts of the quantitative
limits not used during the year 2002; the authorised
carryover
follows:
2 186 980 kg for SA1, 10 802 830 kg for SA1a,
4 200 000 kg for SA2, 2 505 046 kg for SA3, 0 for
SA4, 272 850 kg for SB1, 4 200 000 for SB2 and
11 550 000 for SB3.

each product group is

for

as

(1) OJ L 327, 28.11.1997, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 195, 24.7.2002, p. 55.
(3) OJ L 195, 24.7.2002, p. 54.

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

In accordance with Article 3(4) of the Agreement, the
Government of the Russian Federation has requested the
transfer of 4 000 tonnes from product group SB2 and
6 000 tonnes from product group SB3 to product group
SA1a.

The Parties entered into consultations as provided for in
Agreed Minute No 2 of the abovementioned Agreement
and concluded that the product coverage of the Agree-
ment has to be extended to include also product groups
SA5 and SA6, such extension being the subject of a new
agreement amending the previous Agreement.

The Community approved the conclusion of the new
Agreement, which entered into force on the day of its
signature (4).

It is necessary to amend accordingly Commission Deci-
sion 2002/602/ECSC on administering certain restric-
tions on imports of certain steel products from the
Russian Federation (5) to take account of the request for
for the transfer and the new
carryover,
Agreement,

the request

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Decision 2002/602/ECSC shall be amended as follows:

1. Annex I is replaced by the text of Annex I hereto.

2. Annex IV is replaced by the text of Annex II hereto.

Article 2

Imports into the Community of goods falling within product
groups SA5 and SA6 accompanied by a surveillance docu-
ment (6) issued before the date of entry into force of this Regu-
lation shall not require an import authorisation as referred to
in Commission Decision 2002/602/ECSC, notably in Article 2
thereof.

(4) See page 21 of this Official Journal.
(5) OJ L 195, 24.7.2002, p. 38.
(6) Issued in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 76/2002
(OJ L 16, 18.1.2002, p. 3). Regulation as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 2385/2002 (OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 125).

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Article 3

The products listed in product groups SA5 and SA6 as defined in Annex I originating in the Russian
Federation and imported into the Community as from 1 January 2003 shall be counted against the respec-
tive quantitative limits set out in Annex II for the year 2003.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 10th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Article 4

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

Done at Luxembourg, 27 October 2003.

For the Council

The President

A. MATTEOLI

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ANNEX I

‘ANNEX I

SA5 — Alloyed
quarto plates

7225 40 20
7225 40 50
7225 99 10

SA6 — Alloyed cold-
rolled and coated
sheets

7225 50 00
7225 91 10
7225 92 10

7226 92 10

SB — LONG
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

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

SB3 — Other long
products

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’

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

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ANNEX II

‘ANNEX IV

QUANTITATIVE LIMITS

Products

2002

2003

2004

(kg)

SA — Flat products

SA1 — Coils

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

SA2 — Heavy plate

SA3 — Other flat products

SA4 — Alloyed products

SA5 — Alloyed quarto plates

SA6 — Alloyed cold rolled and coated sheets

SB — Long products

SB1 — Beams

SB2 — Wire rod

259 000 000

485 000 000

60 000 000

80 000 000

90 000 000

—

—

258 436 980

517 932 830

65 700 000

84 505 046

92 250 000

20 000 000

95 000 000

262 660 000

509 550 000

63 040 000

84 050 000

94 560 000

20 500 000

97 375 000

15 000 000

60 000 000

15 652 850

61 700 000

15 760 000

63 040 000

SB3 — Other long products

165 000 000

174 680 000

173 350 000

Note:
SA and SB are product categories
SA1 to SA6 and SB1 to SB3 are product groups.’