Council Regulation (EC) No 1762/2004 of 24 September 2004 on administering of the double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products from the Republic of Moldova to the European Community
Date: 2004-09-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Moldova, export licence, export monitoring, import licence, iron and steel product

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1762/2004

of 24 September 2004

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

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

establishing the European

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(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 Moldova, of the other part (1), entered into force on 1
July 1998.

The situation relating to imports of certain steel products
from the Republic of Moldova
to the European
Community has been the subject of thorough exami-
information
nation and, on the basis of
supplied to them,
concluded an
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters (2),
which establishes a double-checking system without
quantitative limits for the period between the date of
entry into force of this Regulation and 31 December
2006, unless both Parties agree to terminate the system
earlier.

the Parties have

relevant

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 (3),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the period 29 October 2004 to 31 December 2006,
1.
in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement in the form
of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community
and the Republic of Moldova establishing a double-checking
system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of
certain steel products from the Republic of Moldova to the
European Community, imports into the Community of certain

(1) OJ L 181, 24.6.1998, p. 3.
(2) See p. 33 of this Official Journal.
(3) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

steel products originating in the Republic of Moldova, as listed
in Annex I, shall be subject to the presentation of a surveillance
document conforming to the model shown in Annex II issued
by the authorities in the Community.

2.
For the period referred to in paragraph 1, imports into the
Community of the steel products originating in the Republic of
Moldova and listed in Annex I shall, in addition, be subject to
the issue of an export document
issued by the competent
Moldovan authorities. The export document shall conform to
the model shown in Annex III. It shall be valid for exports
throughout the customs territory of the Community. In order
to obtain the surveillance document referred to in paragraph 1,
the importer must present the original of the export document
fully completed. In any case, 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.

3.
The classification of the products covered by this Regu-
lation is based on the tariff and statistical nomenclature of the
Community (hereinafter referred to as the CN). The origin of the
products covered by this Regulation shall be determined in
accordance with the rules in force in the Community.

4.
The competent authorities of the Community shall inform
the Republic of Moldova of any amendments in the CN in
respect of products covered by this Regulation before the date
of entry into force of such amendments in the Community.

5.
Goods shipped before the 29 October 2004 shall be
is
excluded from the scope of
considered to have taken place on the date of loading on to
the exporting means of transport.

this Regulation. Shipment

Article 2

1.
The surveillance document referred to in Article 1 shall 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 Community.
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.

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A surveillance document issued by one of the competent
2.
national authorities listed in Annex IV shall be valid throughout
the Community.

goods are not directly purchased in the country of production,
a certificate of production issued by the producing steel mill.

The importer’s application for a surveillance document

3.
shall include the following elements:

(a)

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

the applicant

(b) if applicable, the name and full address of the declaring
(including

representative of

applicant

the

person or
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 CN heading;

(f)

the cif value of the goods in euro at the Community frontier
by Combined Nomenclature heading;

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

regulations

changes

in the

— the period of validity of the surveillance document is hereby

fixed at four months,

— 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

A finding that the unit price at which the transaction is
1.
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.

(g) whether the products concerned are downgraded or of non-

standard quality (1);

Article 4

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

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

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
in cases where the
purchase, the pro forma invoice and/or,

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 euro) 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.

(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).

The Member States

2.
any
anomalies or cases of fraud which they discover and, where
relevant, the basis on which they have refused to grant an
import document.

shall give notification of

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Article 5

3.

The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

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
is necessary to use other
it
imperative technical
means of communication temporarily.

reasons

Article 6

1.

The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.

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.

Article 7

Amendments to the Annexes 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 Moldova, 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).

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 15th day following
that of
the European
Union.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

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

Done at Brussels, 24 September 2004.

For the Council
The President

L. J. BRINKHORST

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LIST OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO DOUBLE-CHECKING WITHOUT QUANTITATIVE LIMITS

ANNEX I

MOLDOVA

7301
7303
7304
7305
7306
7307
7312

7202
7203
7206
7207
7208
7209
7210
7211
7212
7213
7214
7215
7216
7217
7218
7219
7220
7221
7222
7223
7224
7225
7226
7227
7228
7229

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ANNEX II

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ANNEX III

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ANNEX 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

ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΣΕΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΑΡΧΩΝ ΕΚΔΟΣΗΣ ΑΔΕΙΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΚΡΑΤΩΝ ΜΕΛΩΝ

LIST OF THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES

LISTE DES AUTORITÉS NATIONALES COMPÉTENTES

ELENCO DELLE AUTORITÀ NAZIONALI COMPETENTI
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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