Council Regulation (EC) No 1385/2004 of 29 April 2004 on administering the double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products from Kazakhstan to the European Community
Date: 2004-04-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Kazakhstan, customs document, customs inspection, export monitoring, iron and steel product, trade agreement (EU)

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1385/2004

of 29 April 2004

on administering the double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export
of certain steel products from Kazakhstan to the European Community

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(4)

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

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 (5),

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing
a partnership between the European Communities and
their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic
of Kazakhstan, of the other part (1), entered into force on
1 July 1999.

The European Community and the Republic of Kazakh-
stan agreed to establish a double-checking system in
respect of certain steel products for the period from
1 January 2000 to 31 December 2001. This Agreement
in the form of an Exchange of Letters was approved on
behalf of the European Community by means of Deci-
sion 1999/865/EC (2). Regulation (EC) No 2743/1999 (3)
established the corresponding implementing legislation
for the Community.

information supplied to them,

The situation relating to imports of certain steel products
from the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Community has
been the subject of thorough examination and, on the
basis of relevant
the
Parties have concluded an Agreement in the form of an
Exchange of Letters (4) which establishes a double-
the
checking system without quantitative limits for
period between the date of entry into force of this Regu-
lation and 31 December 2004, unless both Parties agree
to terminate the system earlier.

(1) OJ L 196, 28.7.1999, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 342, 31.12.1999, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 342, 31.12.1999, p. 1.
(4) See page 49 of this Official Journal.

Article 1

1.
For the period running from the date on which this Regu-
lation enters into force to 31 December 2004, in accordance
with the provisions of the abovementioned Agreement in the
form of an Exchange of Letters, imports into the Community
of certain steel products originating in the Republic of Kazakh-
stan, as listed in Appendix I, shall be subject to the presentation
of a surveillance document conforming to the model shown in
Appendix II issued by the authorities in the Community.

For the period running from the date on which this Regu-
2.
lation enters into force to 31 December 2004, imports into the
Community of the steel products originating in the Republic of
Kazakhstan and listed in Appendix I shall,
in addition, be
subject to the issue of an export document issued by the
competent Kazakhstan authorities. The export document shall
conform to the model shown in Appendix III. It shall be valid
for exports throughout
the Com-
munity. The importer must present the original of the export
document not later than 31 March of the year following that in
which the goods covered by the document were shipped.

the customs territory of

Shipment is considered to have taken place on the date of

3.
loading on to the exporting means of transport.

(5) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

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4.
The classification of the products covered by this Regu-
lation is based on the tariff and statistical nomenclature of the
Community (hereinafter called the CN). The origin of
the
products covered by this Regulation shall be determined in
accordance with the rules in force in the Community.

The competent authorities of

5.
the Community shall
inform the Republic of Kazakhstan of any changes in the CN in
respect of products covered by this Regulation before their date
of entry into force in the Community.

Goods shipped before the entry into force of this Regu-

6.
lation shall be excluded from the scope of this Regulation.

Article 2

The surveillance document referred to in Article 1 shall
1.
be issued automatically by the competent authority in the
Member States, without charge for any quantities requested,
within five working days of presentation of an application by
any Community importer, wherever established in the Com-
munity. This application shall be deemed to have been received
by the competent national authority no later
than three
working days after submission, unless it is proven otherwise.

A surveillance document issued by one of the competent
listed in Appendix IV shall be valid

2.
national authorities
throughout the Community.

The importer's application for a surveillance document

3.
shall include the following elements:

(a) the name and full address of the applicant (including tele-
phone and telefax numbers, and possible identification
number used by the competent national authorities) and
VAT registration number, if subject to VAT;

(b) if applicable, the name and full address of the declarant or
representative of the applicant (including telephone and fax
numbers);

(c) the full name and address of the exporter;

(d) the exact description of the goods, including:

— their trade name,

— the CN code(s),

— the country of origin,

— the country of consignment;

(e) the net weight, expressed in kg and also quantity in the
unit prescribed where other than net weight, by combined
nomenclature heading;

(f) the cif value of the goods in euros at the Community fron-

tier by combined nomenclature heading;

(g) whether the products concerned are seconds or of substan-

dard quality (1);

(h) the proposed period and place of customs clearance;

(i) whether the application is a repeat of a previous applica-

tion concerning the same contract;

(j) the following declaration, dated and signed by the applicant

with the transcription of his name in capital letters:

‘I, the undersigned, certify that the information provided in
this application is true and given in good faith, and that I
am established in the Community.’;

The importer shall also submit a copy of the contract of sale or
purchase, the pro forma invoice and/or,
in cases where the
goods are not directly purchased in the country of production,
a certificate of production issued by the producing steel mill.

4.
Surveillance documents may be used only for such time
as arrangements for the liberalisation of imports remain in
force in respect of the transactions concerned. Without preju-
dice to possible changes in the import regulations in force or
decisions taken in the framework of an agreement or the
management of a quota:

— the period of validity of
hereby fixed at four months,

the surveillance document

is

— unused or partly used surveillance documents may be

renewed for an equal period.

The importer shall return surveillance documents to the

5.
issuing authority at the end of their period of validity.

Article 3

1.
A finding that the unit price at which the transaction is
effected exceeds that indicated in the import document by less
than 5 % or that the total value or quantity of the products
presented for import exceeds the value or quantity given in the
import document by less than 5 % shall not preclude the
release for free circulation of the products in question.

2.
Applications for import documents and the documents
themselves shall be confidential. They shall be restricted to the
competent authorities and the applicant.

(1) Under

the criteria given in the Commission communication
concerning identification criteria of non-prime steel products from
third countries applied by customs services of Member States (OJ C
180, 11.7.1991, p. 4).

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Article 4

1. Within the first 10 days of each month, the Member
States shall communicate to the Commission:

(a) details of the quantities and values (calculated in euros) for
which import documents were issued during the preceding
month;

(b) details of imports during the month preceding the month

referred to in (a).

The information provided by Member States shall be broken
down by product, CN code and by country.

2.
The Member States shall give notification of any anoma-
lies or cases of fraud which they discover and, where relevant,
the basis on which they have refused to grant an import docu-
ment.

Article 5

Any notices to be given hereunder shall be given to the
Commission and shall be communicated electronically within
the integrated network set up for this purpose, unless for
imperative technical reasons it is necessary to use other means
of communication temporarily.

Article 6

Committee

The Commission shall be assisted by a committee
1.
composed of the representatives of the Member States and
chaired by a representative of the Commission.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and
7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC
shall be set at three months.

3.

The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

Article 7

Final provisions

Amendments to the Appendices which may be necessary to
take into account modifications to the Annex or Appendices
attached to the Agreement in the Form of an Exchange of
Letters between the European Community and the Republic of
Kazakhstan, or amendments made to Community rules on
statistics, customs arrangements, common rules for imports or
import surveillance, shall be adopted in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 6(2).

into force on the 15th day
This Regulation shall enter
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 29 April 2004.

For the Council

The President

M. McDOWELL

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Appendix I

List of products subject to double-checking without quantitative limits

KAZAKHSTAN

ex 7211 23 30 (TARIC code 7211 23 30 99)

ex 7211 23 80 (TARIC code 7211 23 80 99)

ex 7211 29 00 (TARIC code 7211 29 00 91)

ex 7211 29 00 (TARIC code 7211 29 00 99)

ex 7211 90 00 (TARIC code 7211 90 00 90)

ex 7211 23 20 (TARIC code 7211 23 20 90)

ex 7225 19 10 (TARIC code 7225 19 10 00)

ex 7225 19 90 (TARIC code 7225 19 90 00)

ex 7226 19 10 (TARIC code 7226 19 10 00)

ex 7226 19 80 (TARIC code 7226 19 80 10)

ex 7226 19 80 (TARIC code 7226 19 80 90)

ex 7226 11 00 (TARIC code 7226 11 00 90)

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Appendix II

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE DOCUMENT

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EUROPEAN COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE DOCUMENT

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Appendix III

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Appendix IV

LISTA DE LAS AUTORIDADES NACIONALES COMPETENTES

SEZNAM PŘÍSLUŠNÝCH VNITROSTÁTNÍCH ORGÁNŮ

LISTE OVER KOMPETENTE NATIONALE MYNDIGHEDER

LISTE DER ZUSTÄNDIGEN BEHÖRDEN DER MITGLIEDSTAATEN

PÄDEVATE RIIKLIKE ASUTUSTE NIMEKIRI

∆ΙΕΥΘΥΝΣΕΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΑΡΧΩΝ ΕΚ∆ΟΣΗΣ Α∆ΕΙΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΚΡΑΤΩΝ ΜΕΛΩΝ

LIST OF THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES

LISTE DES AUTORITÉS NATIONALES COMPÉTENTES

ELENCO DELLE COMPETENTI AUTORITÀ NAZIONALI

VALSTU KOMPETENTO IESTĀŽU SARAKSTS

ATSAKINGŲ NACIONALINIŲ INSTITUCIJŲ SĄRAŠAS

AZ ILLETÉKES NEMZETI HATÓSÁGOK LISTÁJA

LISTA TA' L-AWTORITAJIET KOMPETENTI NAZZJONALI

LIJST VAN BEVOEGDE NATIONALE INSTANTIES

LISTA WŁAŚCIWYCH ORGANÓW KRAJOWYCH

LISTA DAS AUTORIDADES NACIONAIS COMPETENTES

ZOZNAM PRÍSLUŠNÝCH ŠTÁTNYCH ORGÁNOV

SEZNAM PRISTOJNIH NACIONALNIH ORGANOV

LUETTELO TOIMIVALTAISISTA KANSALLISISTA VIRANOMAISISTA

FÖRTECKNING ÖVER BEHÖRIGA NATIONELLA MYNDIGHETER

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