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
Date: 2004-07-26
Institutions: European Community, Russia
Subjects: Russia, enlargement of the Union, iron and steel product, quantitative restriction, trade agreement (EU)

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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

AGREEMENT

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 of promoting 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 is to be governed by Title III, save for Article 15 thereof, and by the provisions of an Agreement on
trade in certain steel products;

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

WHEREAS the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community 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 Declaration No 1 of the Agreement,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

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The list of the competent national authorities attached to
2.
Protocol A to the Agreement shall be replaced by Annex III to
this Agreement.

Article 3

This Agreement shall enter
signature.

into force on the day of

its

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 Moscow, 26 July 2004.

Article 1

1.
The quantitative limits for the year 2004 set out in Annex
II to the Agreement, as last amended, shall be increased as
stipulated in Annex I to this Agreement.

The Parties agree that

2.
the exports from the Russian
Federation to the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia,
Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia of
shipped
products
before 1 May 2004 shall not be deducted from the quantitative
limits set out in Annex II to the Agreement.

included in Annex I

to the Agreement

3.
For the purpose of applying paragraph 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 Protocol A to the Agreement shall be

1.
replaced as specified in Annex II to this Agreement.

Por la Comunidad Europea
Za Evropské společenství
For Det Europæiske Fællesskab
Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft
Euroopa Ühenduse nimel
Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα

For the European Community
Pour la Communauté européenne
Per la Comunità europea
Eiropas Kopienas vārdā
Europos bendrijos vardu
az Európai Közösség részéről
Ghall-Komunità Ewropea
Voor de Europese Gemeenschap
W imieniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej
Pela Comunidade Europeai
Za Európske spoločenstvo
za Evropsko skupnost
Euroopan yhteisön puolesta
På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar
за Европейское сообщество

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Por el Gobierno de la Federación de Rusia
Za vládu Ruské federace
For regeringen for Den Russiske Føderation
Für die Regierung der Russischen Föderation
Venemaa Föderatsiooni valitsuse nimel
Για την Κυβέρνηση της Ρωσικής Οποσπονδίας

For the Government of the Russian Federation
Pour le gouvernement de la Fédération de Russie
Per il Governo della Federazione russa
Krievijas Federācijas valdības vārdā
Rusijos Federacijos Vyriausybės vardu
Az Orosz Föderáció részéről
Ghall-Gvern tal-Federazzjoni Russa
Voor de regering van de Russische Federatie
W imieniu rządu Federacji Rosyjskiej
Pelo Governo da Federação da rússia
Za vládu Ruskej federácie
Za vlado Ruske federacije
Venäjän federaation hallituksen puolesta
För Ryska federationens regering
за Правительство Российской федерации

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ANNEX I

(tonnes)

Products

SA. Flat products

SA1. Coils

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

SA2. Heavy plate

SA3. Other flat products

SA4. Alloyed products

SA5. Alloyed quarto plates

SA6. Alloyed cold-rolled and coated sheets

SB. Long products

SB1. Beams

SB2. Wire rod

SB3. Other long products

Note: SA and SB are product categories.

SA1 to SA6 and SB1 to SB3 are product groups.

2004

48 107

28 094

80 614

163 996

102

308

186

14 603

54 438

47 768

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ANNEX II

Article 12(2) of Protocol A shall be replaced by the following:

Each document shall bear a standardised serial number, whether or not printed, by which it can be identified.

‘2.
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

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 in the exporting country,
— a five-digit number running consecutively from 00001 to 99999 allocated to the 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

ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΣΕΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΑΡΧΩΝ ΕΚΔΟΣΗΣ ΑΔΕΙΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΚΡΑΤΩΝ ΜΕΛΩΝ

LIST OF THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES

LISTE DES AUTORITÉS NATIONALES COMPÉTENTES

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

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

EESTI

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DANMARK

Erhvervs- og Boligstyrelsen
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DEUTSCHLAND

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ΕΛΛΑΣ

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ESPAÑA

Ministerio de Economía
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FRANCE

SETICE
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IRELAND

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
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ITALIA

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la gestione del regime degli scambi
Viale America 341
I-00144 Roma
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ΚΥΠΡΟΣ

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LATVIJA

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Brīvības iela 55
LV-1519 Rīga
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LIETUVA
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LUXEMBOURG

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MAGYARORSZÁG

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MALTA
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NEDERLAND

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ÖSTERREICH

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POLSKA

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PORTUGAL

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SLOVENIJA

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SLOVENSKÁ REPUBLIKA

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SUOMI

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SVERIGE

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UNITED KINGDOM

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