Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation amending the Agreement between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Government of the Russian Federation on trade in certain steel products
Date: 2004-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Russia, enlargement of the Union, iron and steel product, quantitative restriction, trade agreement (EU)

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 7.7.2004 
COM(2004) 460 final 

2004/0138 (ACC) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and the 
Russian Federation amending the Agreement between the European Coal and Steel 
Community and the Government of the Russian Federation on trade in certain steel 
products 

 (presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

The  European  Coal  and  Steel  Community  and  the  Government  of  the  Russian  Federation 
concluded an Agreement on 9 July 2002 on trade in certain steel products. 

Article  2  paragraph  4  stipulates  that  “In  the  case  where  the  candidate  countries  to  EU 
membership  would  accede  before  the  termination  of  this  Agreement,  the  Parties  agree  to 
consider  the  increase  of  quantitative  limits  set  out  in  Annex  II”.  Consequently,  the  Parties 
agreed to increase the quantitative limits. 

Moreover,  further  to  declaration  n°  1  to  the  Agreement  on  the  service  centres,  the  Parties 
agreed to further increase the quantitative limits in 2 specific cases.  

This  proposal  for  a  Council  Decision  approves  the  new  Agreement  incorporating  these  two 
modifications. 

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2004/0138 (ACC) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and the 
Russian Federation amending the Agreement between the European Coal and Steel 
Community and the Government of the Russian Federation on trade in certain steel 
products 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 
133 in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 300(2) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission1, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

The  Partnership  and  Cooperation  Agreement  establishing  a  partnership  between  the 
European  Communities  and  their  Member  States,  of  one  part,  and  the  Russian 
Federation, of the other part 2, entered into force on 1 December 1997. 

Article  21  of  the  Partnership  and  Cooperation  Agreement  provides  that  trade  in 
European Coal and Steel Community ( hereinafter referred to as the ‘ECSC’) products 
shall be governed by Title III of that Agreement, save for Article 15 thereof, and by 
the provisions of an Agreement on quantitative arrangements concerning exchanges of 
ECSC steel products. 

On  the  9  July  2002  the  ECSC  and  the  Government  of  the  Russian  Federation 
concluded such an Agreement on trade in certain steel products3(hereinafter referred to 
as  ‘the  Agreement’),  approved  on  behalf  of  the  ECSC  by  Commission  Decision 
2002/603/ECSC of 8 July 20024.  

The ECSC Treaty expired on 23 July 2002 and the European Community took over all 
rights and obligations contracted by the European Coal and Steel Community. 

The  Parties  agreed  pursuant  to  Article  10  (2)  of  the  Agreement  that  it  should  be 
continued and that all rights and obligations of the Parties should be maintained after 
such expiry. 

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OJ C , , p. . 
OJ L 327, 28.11.1997, p.3 
OJ L 195, 24.7.2002, p. 55 
OJ L 195, 24.7.2002, p. 54 

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(6) 

(7) 

The Parties entered into consultations as provided for in Article 2 paragraph 4 of the 
Agreement and agreed to increase the quantitative limits set out in the Agreement to 
take into account the enlargement of the European Union. 

Furthermore, the Parties agreed to increase the quantitative limits also with regard to 
Declaration n° 1 of the Agreement on the setting up of service centres in the European 
Union, 

(8) 

The amending Agreement should be approved, 

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  

Article 1 

1.  The  Agreement  between  the  European  Community  and  the  Government  of  the  Russian 
Federation  amending  the  Agreement  between  the  European  Coal  and  Steel  Community  and 
the Government of the Russian Federation concerning trade in certain steel products is hereby 
approved on behalf of the Community. 

2. The text of the Agreement5 is attached to this Decision. 

Article 2 

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign 
the Agreementin order to bind the Community. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the Council 
The President 

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See page … of this Official Journal 

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AGREEMENT 

between the European Community and the Government of the Russian Federation  
amending the Agreement between the European Coal and Steel Community and the 
Government of the Russian Federation on trade in certain steel products of 9 July 2002 

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY,  

of the one part, and 

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, 

of the other part, 

being the Parties to this Agreement, 

Whereas the Parties are desirous to promote the orderly and equitable development of trade in 
steel between the European Community and the Russian Federation; 

Whereas 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, entered into force on 1 December 1997; 

Whereas  Article  21  of  the  Partnership  and  Cooperation  Agreement  provides  that  trade  in 
European Coal and Steel Community products shall be governed by Title III, save for Article 
15 thereof, and by the provisions of an Agreement on trade in certain steel products; 

Whereas  the  European  Coal  and  Steel  Community  and  the  Government  of  the  Russian 
Federation  concluded  on  9  July  2002  such  an  Agreement  on  trade  in  certain  steel  products, 
hereinafter referred to as “the Agreement”; 

Whereas  the  European  Coal  and  Steel  Community  Treaty  expired  on  23  July  2002 and  the 
European  Community  took  over  all  rights  and  obligations  contracted  by  the  European  Coal 
and Steel Community; 

Whereas  according  to  Article  10(2)  of  the  Agreement  the  Parties  agreed  that  it  will  be 
continued and that all rights and obligations of the Parties under it shall be maintained after 
such expiry; 

Whereas  the  Agreement  has  been  amended  by  an  Agreement  between  the  European 
Community and the Government of the Russian Federation signed on 26 December 2003; 

Whereas, further to Article 2(4) of the Agreement, the Parties agreed to consider the increase 
of  the  quantitative  limits  of  the  Agreement  to  take  into  account  the  enlargement  of  the 
European Union; 

Whereas  the  European  Community  has  considered  positively  the  request  of  the  Russian 
Federation to increase the quantitative limits of the Agreement in pursuance of the declaration 
n° 1 of the Agreement, 

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HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS: 

Article 1 

The quantitative limits for the year 2004 set out in the Annex II of the Agreement, as 

1.1 
last amended, shall be increased as stipulated in the attached Annex I to this Agreement. 

The Parties agree that the exports from the Russian Federation to the Czech Republic, 
1.2 
Estonia,  Cyprus,  Latvia,  Lithuania,  Hungary,  Malta,  Poland,  Slovenia  and  Slovakia  of 
products  included  in  Annex  I  of  the  Agreement  shipped  before  1  May  2004  shall  not  be 
deducted from the quantitative limits set out in Annex II of the Agreement. 

1.3 
For  the  purpose  of  applying  paragraph  1.2,  such  shipments  are  considered  to  have 
taken place on the date of their loading onto the exporting transport as evidenced by the bill of 
lading or other transport documents. 

Article 2 

Article  12(2)  of  the  Protocol  A  of  the  Agreement  is  replaced  as  specified  in  the 

2.1 
attached Annex II to this Agreement. 

The  list  of  the  competent  national  authorities  attached  to  the  Protocol  A  of  the 

2.2 
Agreement is replaced by the attached Annex III to this Agreement. 

This Agreement shall enter into force on the day of its signature. 

Article 3 

Article 4 

This  Agreement  shall  be  drawn  up  in  duplicate  in  the  Czech,  Danish,  Dutch,  English, 
Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, 
Polish,  Portuguese,  Slovak,  Slovenian,  Spanish,  Swedish  and  Russian  languages,  each  of 
these texts being equally authentic. 

Done at ...........……………….. on .....………….. 

For the European Community 

For the Government of the Russian Federation 

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ANNEX I 

(tonnes) 

Products 

2004 

SA. Flat products 

SA1. Coils 

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

48.107 

28.094 

SA2. Heavy plate 

80.614 

SA3. Other flat products 

163.996 

SA4. Alloyed products 

SA  5.  Alloyed  quarto 
plates 

SA  6.  Alloyed  cold 
rolled and coated sheets 

102 

308 

186 

SB. Long products 

SB1. Beams 

SB2. Wire rod 

14.603 

54.438 

SB3. 
products 

Other 

long 

47.768 

Notes: 

SA and SB are product categories 

SA1 to SA6 and SB1 to SB3 are product groups 

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Article 12(2) of the Protocol A is replaced as follows : 

Annex II 

Each  document  shall  bear  a  standardised  serial  number,  whether  or  not  printed,  by 

« 2. 
which it can be identified. This number shall be composed of the following elements: 

– 

– 

two letters identifying the exporting country as follows: RU = Russia, 

two letters identifying the intended Member State of customs clearance as follows: 

BE  =  Belgium 

CZ  =  Czech Republic 

DK =  Denmark 

DE  =  Germany 

EE  =  Estonia 

EL  =  Greece 

ES  =  Spain 

FR  =  France 

IE  =  Ireland 

IT  =  Italy 

CY  =  Cyprus 

LV  =  Latvia 

LT  =  Lithuania 

LU  =  Luxembourg 

HU =  Hungary 

MT =  Malta 

NL  =  Netherlands 

AT  =  Austria 

PL  =  Poland 

PT  =  Portugal 

SI  =  Slovenia 

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SK  =  Slovakia 

FI  =  Finland 

SE  =  Sweden 

GB  =  United Kingdom" 

a  one-digit  number  identifying  the  year,  corresponding  to  the  last  figure  in  the 

– 
respective year, e.g. "3" for 2003, 

a two-digit number from 01 to 99, identifying the particular issuing office concerned 

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in the exporting country, 

a  five-digit  number  running  consecutively  from  00001  to  99999  allocated  to  the 

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intended Member State of customs clearance. » 

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Annex III 

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 AUTORITES NATIONALES COMPETENTES 
ELENCO DELLE COMPETENTI AUTORITA NAZIONALI 
VALSTU KOMPETENTO IESTAŽU SARAKSTS 
ATSAKINGŲ NACIONALINIŲ INSTITUCIJŲ SĄRAŠAS 
AZ ILLETÉKES NEMZETI HATÓSÁGOK LISTÁJA 
LISTA TA' L-AWTORITAJIET KOMPETENTI NAZZJONALI 
LIJST VAN BEVOEGDE NATIONALE INSTANTIES 
LISTA WLAŒCIWYCH 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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ITALIA 
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PORTUGAL 
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SUOMI 
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SVERIGE 
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UNITED KINGDOM 
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