Proposal for a Council Regulation amending the Commission Decision No 1469/2002/ECSC on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from the Republic of Kazakhstan
Date: 2004-07-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Kazakhstan, import restriction, iron and steel product, quantitative restriction, trade agreement (EU)

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 22.7.2004 
COM(2004) 513 final 

2004/0174 (ACC) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

amending the Commission Decision No 1469/2002/ECSC on administering certain 
restrictions on imports of certain steel products from the Republic of Kazakhstan 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

The European Coal and Steel Community and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan 
concluded an Agreement on 22 July 2002 on trade in certain steel products. 

Article  2  paragraph  6  of  the  Agreement  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  and  a  new  Agreement 
incorporating these increases has been signed by the Parties. 

This  proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  provides  for  the  necessary  implementing  legislation 
for the new Agreement. 

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2004/0174 (ACC) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

amending the Commission Decision No 1469/2002/ECSC on administering certain 
restrictions on imports of certain steel products from the Republic of Kazakhstan 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission1, 

Whereas: 

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(4) 

(5) 

The  Partnership  and  Cooperation  Agreement  establishing  a  partnership  between  the 
European  Communities  and  their  Member  States,  of  one  part,  and  the  Republic  of 
Kazakhstan, of the other part 2, entered into force on 1 July 1999. 

Article  17(1)  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 11 thereof, and by 
the provisions of an agreement on quantitative arrangements concerning exchanges of 
ECSC steel products. 

On  22  July  2002  the  ECSC  and  the  Government  of  the  Republic  of  Kazakhstan 
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 
2002/654/ECSC4.  

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  11(2)  of  the  Agreement  that  it  should  be 
continued  and  that  all  rights  and  obligations  of  the  Parties  under  it  should  be 
maintained after such expiry. 

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OJ C , , p. . 
OJ L196, 28.7.1999, p.3 
OJ L 222, 19.8.2002, p. 20 
OJ L 222, 19.8.2002, p. 19 

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The Parties entered into consultations as provided for in Article 2(6) of the Agreement 
and  agreed  to  increase  the  quantitative  limits  set  out  therein  to  take  into  account  the 
enlargement  of  the  European  Union.  The  increases  have  been  the  subject  of  a  new 
agreement that entered into force on the day of its signature5. 

Commission  Decision  No  1469/2002/ECSC  of  8  July  2002  on  administering  certain 
restrictions  on  imports  of  certain  steel  products  from  the  Republic  of  Kazakhstan6 
should be amended accordingly, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

In  Annex  IV  to  Decision  No  1469/2002/ECSC,  the  quantitative  limits  set  out  for  the  year 
2004 are replaced by the quantitative limits appearing in the Annex to this Regulation. 

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 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 Brussels,  

For the Council 
The President 

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See page …of this Official Journal. 
OJ L 222, 19.8.2002, p. 1. 

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ANNEX 
QUANTITATIVE LIMITS  

Unit: tonnes 

Products 

2004 

SA. Flat products 

SA1. Coils 

55 228 

SA1a. Coils for re-rolling 

5 500 

SA2. Heavy plate 

852 

SA3. Other flat products 

80 082 

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