2003/893/EC: Council Decision of 15 December 2003 on trade in certain steel products between the European Community and Ukraine
Date: 2003-12-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Union, Ukraine, import licence, iron and steel product, trade agreement

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COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 15 December 2003

on trade in certain steel products between the European Community and Ukraine

(2003/893/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

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

The previous bilateral agreement between the European
Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and the Government
of Ukraine on trade for certain steel products expired on
31 December 2001.

The European Community has taken over the interna-
tional 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 Community in the field of trade policy.

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

Pending the signature and the entry into force of the
new agreement, quantitative limits for the year 2004
should be established; these limits should be reviewed in
the light of accession of new Member States to the Com-
munity on 1 May 2004.

Given that
the tax of EUR 30/tonne on exports of
ferrous scrap applied as of 1 January 2003 has not been
lifted nor diminished, it is appropriate to set the quanti-
tative limits for the year 2004 at the same level as for
the year 2003,

(1) OJ L 49, 19.2.1998, p. 3.

Article 1

During the period 1 January to 31 December 2004, imports
into the Community of steel products referred to in Annex I
originating in Ukraine shall be subject to licensing.

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 II.

Licences shall be issued only within these limits.

Article 3

The rules for issuing licences and other relevant provisions shall
be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Member States shall issue licences according to those rules and
inform the Commission 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 provisions of
the agreement on trade in certain steel
products together with any measures to give effect to it, shall
as from the date of entry into force of the said agreement
replace the provisions of this Decision.

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This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 5

Done at Brussels, 15 December 2003.

For the Council

The President

A. MARZANO

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ANNEX I

PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1

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

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ANNEX II

QUANTITATIVE LIMITS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2

Products

SA Flat products

SA1 (Coils)

SA2 (Heavy plate)

SA3 (Other flat products)

SB Long products

SB1 (Beams)

SB2 (Wire rod)

SB3 (Other long products)

Tonnes

19 190

73 444

5 926

2 583

36 904

46 499