Regulation (EC) No 48/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 December 2003 on the production of annual Community statistics on the steel industry for the reference years 2003-2009
Date: 2003-12-05
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: EU statistics, data collection, iron and steel industry, statistical method

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

REGULATION (EC) No 48/2004 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 5 December 2003

on the production of annual Community statistics on the steel industry for the reference years
2003-2009

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EURO-
PEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity, and in particular Article 285(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and
Social Committee (2),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
251 of the Treaty (3),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

The statistics on the steel industry were based on the
Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Com-
munity (ECSC) which came to an end on 23 July 2002.

Regulation (EC) No 1840/2002 (4) of
the European
Parliament and of the Council of 30 September 2002
was adopted to ensure the prolongation until 31
December 2002 of the ECSC steel statistics system after
the expiry of the ECSC Treaty.

It is necessary to continue collecting statistics on the
steel industry in order to implement future Community
policies on the steel industry. No other existing statistical
system at a European level is able to satisfy the need for
such statistics. A new Regulation based on the EC Treaty
is therefore needed on the collection of Community
statistics on the steel industry.

Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 of 17 February
1997 on Community Statistics (5) constitutes the refer-
ence framework for the provisions of this Regulation.

A transitional phase running from 2003 to 2009 is
needed to determine whether steel statistics can be inte-
grated into other statistical systems.

Enterprises in the steel industry need worldwide infor-
mation on investment and capacity in order to assess
possible future undercapacity or overcapacity for par-

(1) OJ C 45 E, 25.2.2003, p. 154.
(2) OJ C 133, 6.6.2003, p. 88.
(3) Opinion of the European Parliament of 13 May 2003 (not yet
Journal) and Council Decision of 17

published in the Official
November 2003.

(4) OJ L 279, 17.10.2002, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 52, 22.2.1997, p. 1.

ticular classes of steel products. Community statistics on
investment and capacity contribute to a global network
of information on world steel capacity, organised under
the auspices of the OECD.

Statistics on energy consumption in the steel
industry
yield information not only on energy use and produc-
tion within the steel industry but indirectly also on emis-
sion of pollutants.

Statistics on the availability of stocks of iron and steel
scrap are needed to monitor the use of this important
raw material for steel making.

The measures necessary for the implementation of this
Regulation should be adopted in accordance with
Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying
down the procedures for the exercise of implementing
powers conferred on the Commission (6).

Statistical

been
The
consulted in accordance with Article 3 of Council Deci-
sion 89/382/EEC, Euratom (7),

Programme Committee

has

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Objective

The objective of this Regulation is to establish a common
framework for the systematic production of Community statis-
tics on the steel industry for the reference years 2003-2009.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purpose of this Regulation,
the terms ‘Community
statistics’ and ‘production of statistics’ shall bear the meanings
given to them by Regulation (EC) No 322/97.

(6) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
(7) OJ L 181, 28.6.1989, p. 47.

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Article 3

Scope

Article 7

Implementing measures

This Regulation shall cover data on the steel industry, which is
the statistical classification of
defined as group 27.1 of
economic activities in the European Community, (NACE Rev.
1), established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 (1).

Where the value-added at factor cost of the enterprises in a
Member State's steel industry represents less than 1 % of the
Community total, the data on the characteristics need not be
collected.

The following measures for the implementation of this Regu-
lation shall be laid down in accordance with the procedure
referred to in Article 8(2):

(a) any alteration to the list of characteristics, provided that no
significant additional burden is imposed upon the Member
States;

(b) transmission formats and the first transmission period.

Article 4

Characteristics

The data supplied, which shall conform to the format set out in
the Annex, shall relate to kind-of-activity unit characteristics as
defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 696/93 of 15 March
1993 on the statistical units for the observation and analysis of
the production system in the Community (2) and to enterprises
having 50 or more employees.

Article 5

Time reference and periodicity

Member States shall compile on an annual basis the data speci-
fied in the Annex for the first time for the year 2003 and for
each year thereafter until 2009.

Article 6

Transmission of data

1. Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Euro-
stat) data and metadata on the steel industry aggregated over
the units referred to in Article 4. The transmission shall include
confidential data in accordance with the existing Community
provisions on the transmission of data subject to confidenti-
ality.

2. Member States shall transmit the data and metadata in
electronic form. Transmission shall conform to an appropriate
interchange standard approved in accordance with the proce-
dure referred to in Article 8(2). Eurostat shall make available
detailed documentation in relation to approved standards and
shall supply guidelines on how to implement these standards
according to the requirements of this Regulation.

3. Member States shall transmit data and metadata within
six months from the end of the reference year. However, in
accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 8(2), the
Commission may extend this period to 12 months for the first
transmission for those Member States who have difficulties
implementing this Regulation.

(1) OJ L 293, 24.10.1990, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the
Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 76, 30.3.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1882/2003.

Article 8

Procedure

1.
The Commission shall be assisted by the Statistical
Programme Committee, instituted by Article 1 of Decision 89/
382/EEC, Euratom.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and
7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the
provisions of Article 8 thereof.

The period referred to in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC
shall be set at three months.

3.

The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

Article 9

Reports

Within five years of the entry into force of this Regulation, the
Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament
and the Council on its implementation.

In particular, the report shall:

(a) assess the benefits accruing to the Community, the Member
States and the providers and users of statistical information
of the statistics produced in relation to their costs;

(b) assess the quality of the statistics produced;

(c) verify synergy with other Community activities;

(d) propose any changes considered necessary to improve the

operation of this Regulation.

Article 10

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the 20th day
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 December 2003.

For the European Parliament

The President

P. COX

For the Council

The President

P. LUNARDI

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ANNEX

DATA REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 4, 5 AND 6 TO BE TRANSMITTED TO EUROSTAT

1. Yearly statistics on the steel and cast iron scrap balance sheet

Title

(Unit: tonnes)

Code

1010

1020

1030

1031

1032

1033

1040

1050

1051

1052

1060

1070

Steel and cast iron scrap balance sheet

Stocks on first day of year

Arising within the works

Receipts (1031+1032+1033)

— from home sources

— from other Community Member States

— from third countries

Total available (1010+1020+1030)

Consumption total …

… of which electric furnaces

… of which stainless scrap

Deliveries

Stocks on last day of year (1040-1050-1060)

2. Fuel and Energy Consumption and Balance Sheet for Electrical Energy in the Steel Industry

Part A: Annual statistics on the Fuel and Energy Consumption broken down by type of plant (*)

Title

Comment

(Unit: tonnes or Giga Joules (GJ))

Fuel and energy consumption

Solid fuels (2011+2012)

Coke

Other solid fuels

Liquid fuels

Gas (2031+2032+2033+2034)

Blast furnace gas

Coke oven gas

Converter gas

Other gas

External deliveries of blast furnace gas

External deliveries of converter gas

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

GJ

GJ

GJ

GJ

GJ

GJ

GJ

Code

2010

2011

2012

2020

2030

2031

2032

2033

2034

2040

2050

(*) Plant for load preparation: Rolling mill departments

Blast furnaces and electric iron making furnaces: Electricity generating stations
Melting shops: Other plant

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Part B: Annual statistics on the balance sheet for electrical energy in the steel industry

(Unit: MWh)

Code

3100

3101

3102

3200

3210

3211

3212

3213

3214

3215

3216

3217

3220

3230

Balance sheet for electrical energy in the steel industry

Title

Resources (3101+3102)

Gross production

Receipts from outside

Used (3210+3220+3230)

Consumption by plant (3211+3212+3213+3214+3215+3216+3217)

Sinter plant and plant for preparation of burden

Blast furnaces and electric iron making furnaces

Electric melting shops and continuing casting

Other melting shops and continuing casting

Rolling mill departments

Electricity generating stations

Other plant

Deliveries to outside

Losses

3. Enquiry on investments in the iron and steel industry

(Expenditure and capacity)

Part A: Annual statistics on expenditure

Title

(Unit: millions of EUR)

Investment expenditure in the iron and steel industry

Coking plant

Plant for load preparation

Plant for ironmaking and ferro-alloys (including blast furnaces)

Steelworks melting shops

… of which electric

Continuous casting

Rolling mills (4061+4062+4063+4064)

Flat products

Long products

Cold wide strip mills

Coating installations

Other plant

General total (4010+4020+4030+4040+4050+4060+4070)

… of which to combat pollution

Code

4010

4020

4030

4040

4041

4050

4060

4061

4062

4063

4064

4070

4100

4200

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Part B: Annual statistics on capacity

Title

(Unit: 1 000 tonnes per year)

Maximum possible production in the iron and steel industry (capacity)

Coke

Load preparation

Pig iron and ferro-alloys

Crude steel

— of which electric

— of which continuous casting

Products obtained directly by hot rolling (5051+5052)

Flat products

Long products

Products obtained from hot rolling products (excluding coated products)

… of which products obtained by cold rolling

Coated products

Code

5010

5020

5030

5040

5041

5042

5050

5051

5052

5060

5061

5070