Council Regulation (EC) No 2222/2004 of 19 November 2004 on administering imports of certain steel products from UkraineText with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-11-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Ukraine, administrative cooperation, export licence, import, import licence, iron and steel product, originating product, quantitative restriction, trade agreement (EU)

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2222/2004

of 19 November 2004

on administering imports of certain steel products from Ukraine

(Text with EEA relevance)

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)

(4)

(5)

(6)

The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing
a partnership between the European Communities and
their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the
other part (1), entered into force on 1 March 1998.

Article 22(1) of
the Partnership and Cooperation
Agreement provides that trade in certain steel products
shall be governed by Title III, save for Article 14 thereof,
and by the provisions of an agreement.

Such an Agreement on trade in certain steel products
was concluded between the European Community and
the Government of Ukraine on 22 November 2004 (2).

It is necessary to provide the means to administer this
Agreement within the Community, taking into account
the experience gained during the previous agreements.

It is necessary to ensure that the origin of the products in
question is checked and that appropriate methods of
administrative cooperation are set up to this end.

The effective application of the Agreement requires the
introduction of a requirement for a Community import
licence
circulation in the
Community of the products in question together with a
system for administering the grant of such Community
import licences.

entry into free

the

for

(7)

(8)

(9)

Products placed in a free zone or imported under the
arrangements governing customs warehouses, temporary
importation or inward processing (suspension system)
should not be counted against the limits established for
the products in question.

it

In order to ensure that these quantitative limits are not
is necessary to establish a management
exceeded,
procedure whereby the competent authorities of
the
Member States will not
licences before
obtaining prior confirmation from the Commission that
appropriate
remain available within the
quantitative limit in question.

issue import

amounts

The Agreement provides for a system of cooperation
between Ukraine and the Community with the aim of
preventing circumvention by means of
transhipment,
rerouting or other means. A consultation procedure is
established under which an agreement can be reached
with the country concerned on an equivalent adjustment
to the relevant quantitative limit when it appears that the
Agreement has been circumvented. Ukraine has also
agreed to take the necessary measures to ensure that any
adjustments can be rapidly applied. In the absence of
agreement with a supplier country within the time limit
provided, the Community may, where clear evidence of
circumvention
equivalent
adjustment.

provided,

apply

the

is

(10)

As from 1 January 2004 imports of products covered by
this Regulation have been subject
to a licence in
pursuance of Council Decision 2003/893/EC of 15
December 2003 on trade in certain steel products
between the European Community and Ukraine (3). The
Agreement provides
those quantities are to be
counted against the limits established for 2004 in this
Regulation.

that

(1) OJ L 49, 19.2.1998, p. 3.
(2)

See page 23 of this Official Journal.

(3) OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 84.

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(11)

that

this Regulation is implementing
The Agreement
enters into force on the day of its publication in the
this
Official
Regulation must enter into force on that same day,

the European Union. Therefore,

Journal of

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1

Scope

This Regulation applies to imports of steel products listed

1.
in Annex I, originating in Ukraine.

The steel products shall be classified in product groups as

2.
set out in Annex I.

The classification of products listed in Annex I shall be
3.
based on the combined nomenclature (CN) established by
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1). The procedures for
the application of this paragraph are laid down in Chapter II
section 1.

4.
The origin of the products referred to in paragraph 1 shall
be determined in accordance with the rules in force in the
Community.

The procedures

5.
the
for verification of
products referred to in paragraph 1 are laid down in Chapters II
and III.

the origin of

Article 2

Quantitative limits

1.
The importation into the Community of the steel products
listed in Annex I originating in Ukraine shall be subject to the
annual quantitative limits laid down in Annex V. The release for
free circulation in the Community of the products listed in
Annex I originating in Ukraine shall be subject
to the
presentation of an import authorisation issued by the Member
in accordance with the provisions of
States'
Article 4.

authorities

The authorised imports shall be counted against the quantitative
limits laid down for the year in which the products are shipped
in the exporting country.

(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2344/2003 (OJ
31.12.2003, p. 38).

last amended by
L 346,

shall

In order

to ensure that quantities

for which import
2.
authorisations are issued do not at any time exceed the total
quantitative limits for each product group,
the competent
authorities
authorisations only upon
confirmation by the Commission that there are still quantities
available within the quantitative limits for the relevant product
group of steel products in respect of the supplier country, for
which an importer or importers have submitted applications to
the said authorities.

import

issue

3.
Imports of products as from 1 January 2004 for which a
licence was required pursuant to Council Decision 2003/893/EC
shall be counted against the relevant limits for 2004 laid down
in Annex V.

4.
For the purposes of this Regulation and as from the date of
its application, shipment of products shall be considered as
having taken place on the date on which they were loaded onto
the exporting means of transport.

Article 3

Suspensive arrangements

1.
The quantitative limits referred to in Annex V shall not
apply to products placed in a free zone or free warehouse or
imported
customs
warehouses,
inward processing
(suspension system).

temporary importation or

arrangements

governing

under

the

2. Where the products
referred to in paragraph 1 are
subsequently released for free circulation, either in the unaltered
state or after working or processing, Article 2(2) shall apply and
the products so released shall be counted against the relevant
quantitative limit set out in Annex V.

Article 4

Specific rules for the administration of Community
quantitative limits

1.
For the purpose of applying Article 2(2), before issuing
import authorisations, the competent authorities of the Member
States shall notify the Commission of
the
requests for import authorisations, supported by original export
licences, which they have received. By return, the Commission
shall notify its confirmation that the requested amount(s) of
quantities are available for importation in the chronological
order in which the notifications of the Member States have been
received (‘first come, first served basis’).

the amounts of

The

requests

included in the notifications

2.
to the
Commission shall be valid if they establish clearly in each case
the exporting country,
the
amounts to be imported, the number of the export licence, the
quota year and the Member State in which the products are
intended to be put into free circulation.

the product group concerned,

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3. As far as possible, the Commission shall confirm to the
authorities the full amount indicated in the requests notified for
each product group of products. Moreover, the Commission
shall contact
the Ukrainian authorities immediately in cases
where requests notified exceed the limits in order to seek
clarification and a rapid solution.

4.
The competent authorities shall notify the Commission
immediately after being informed of any quantity that is not
used during the duration of validity of the import authorisation.
Such unused quantities shall automatically be transferred into
the remaining quantities of the total Community quantitative
limit for each product group.

5.
The notifications referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 above
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.

The import authorisations or equivalent documents shall

6.
be issued in accordance with Chapter II.

export

7.
The competent authorities of the Member States shall notify
the Commission of any cancellation of import authorisations or
equivalent documents already issued in cases where
the
licences have been withdrawn or
corresponding
cancelled by the competent Ukrainian authorities. However, if
the Commission or the competent authorities of a Member
State have been informed by the
competent Ukrainian
the withdrawal or cancellation of an export
authorities of
licence after the related products have been imported into the
Community, the quantities in question shall be set off against
the quantitative limit for the year during which shipment of
products took place.

Article 6

Circumvention

1. Where, following the enquiries carried out in accordance
with the procedures set out in Chapter III, the Commission
notes that the information in its possession constitutes proof
that products listed in Annex I originating in Ukraine have been
the
transhipped,
Community in circumvention of the quantitative limits referred
to in Article 2 and that there is a need for the necessary
adjustments to be made, it shall request that consultations be
opened so that agreement may be reached on an equivalent
adjustment of the corresponding quantitative limits.

otherwise

imported

rerouted

into

or

2.
Pending the outcome of the consultations referred to in
paragraph 1, the Commission may ask Ukraine to take the
necessary precautionary steps to ensure that adjustments to the
quantitative limits agreed following such consultations may be
carried out for the year in which the request for consultations
was lodged or for the following year, if the quantitative limits
for the current year are exhausted, where there is clear evidence
of circumvention.

If

the Community and Ukraine fail

3.
to arrive at a
satisfactory solution and if the Commission notes that there is
from the
clear evidence of circumvention,
quantitative limits an equivalent volume of products originating
in Ukraine.

it shall deduct

Article 7

This Regulation shall not constitute in any way a derogation
the bilateral Agreement on trade in
from the provisions of
certain steel products (1) which the Community has concluded
with Ukraine and which, in all cases of conflict, shall prevail.

Article 5

Statistics

CHAPTER II

MODALITIES APPLICABLE TO THE MANAGEMENT OF THE
QUANTITATIVE-LIMITS

the end of each month, of

shall notify the Commission monthly,
1. Member States
within one month of
the total
quantities of the steel products listed in Annex I that have
entered into free circulation during that month, indicating the
combined nomenclature code and using the statistical units and,
where appropriate, supplementary units used in that code.
Imports shall be broken down in accordance with the statistical
procedures in force.

In order to enable market trends in the products covered
2.
by this Regulation to be monitored, Member States
shall
communicate to the Commission, before 31 March of each year,
statistical data on the imports of the preceding year.

SECTION 1

Classification

Article 8

classification of

The
Regulation shall be based on the combined nomenclature (CN).

steel products

covered by this

the

(1)

See footnote 3.

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Article 9

Article 14

On the initiative of the Commission or of a Member State, the
tariff and statistical nomenclature section of the Customs Code
Committee, which was established by Council Regulation (EEC)
No 2658/87 shall examine urgently,
in accordance with the
provisions of
the aforementioned Regulation, all questions
concerning the classification of products covered by this
Regulation within the combined nomenclature in order
to
classify them in the appropriate product groups.

Article 10

The Commission shall
inform Ukraine of any changes in the
combined nomenclature (CN) affecting products covered by this
Regulation on their adoption by the competent authorities of
the Community.

the

1. Without prejudice to any other provision on this subject,
classification indicated in the documentation
where
the products covered by this
necessary for importation of
Regulation differs from the classification determined by the
competent authorities of the Member State into which they are
to be imported, the goods in question shall be provisionally
subject to the import arrangements which, in accordance with
the provisions of this Regulation, are applicable to them on the
basis of the classification determined by the aforementioned
authorities.

The competent authorities of

the Member States shall
2.
inform the Commission of the cases referred to in paragraph 1,
indicating in particular:

(a)

the quantities of products involved;

Article 11

(b) the product group shown on the import documentation

and that retained by the competent authorities;

inform the

The Commission shall
competent Ukrainian
authorities of any decisions adopted in accordance with the
procedures in force in the Community relating to classification
of products covered by this Regulation, within one month at
the latest of their adoption. Such communication shall include:

(a) a description of the products concerned;

(b) the relevant product group, and the combined nomenclature

code (CN code);

(c)

the reasons which have led to the decision.

Article 12

1. Where a classification decision adopted in accordance with
Community procedures
in a change of
in force
classification practice or a change in the product group of any
product covered by this Regulation, the competent authorities
of the Member States shall provide 30 days' notice, from the
date of the Commission's notification, before the decision is put
into effect.

results

the
Products shipped before the date of application of
2.
decision shall remain subject to earlier classification practice,
provided that the goods in question are entered to importation
within 60 days of that date.

Article 13

Where a classification decision adopted in accordance with the
Community procedures in force referred to in Article 12
involves a product group subject to a quantitative limit, the
Commission shall, where necessary,
consultations
without delay in accordance with Article 9, in order to reach
agreement on any necessary adjustments to the corresponding
quantitative limits provided for in Annex V.

initiate

(c)

the number of the export licence and the category shown.

3.
The competent authorities of the Member States shall not
issue a new import authorization for steel products subject to a
Community quantitative limit laid down in Annex V following
re-classification until they have obtained confirmation from the
Commission that the amounts to be imported are available in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 4.

The Commission shall notify the exporting countries

4.
concerned of the cases referred to in this Article.

Article 15

In the cases referred to in Article 14, as well as in those cases of
a similar nature raised by the competent Ukrainian authorities,
the Commission, if necessary, shall enter into consultations with
to reach agreement on the classification
Ukraine,
definitively
involved in the
divergence.

to the products

applicable

in order

Article 16

The Commission, in agreement with the competent authorities
of the importing Member State or States and of Ukraine, may,
in the cases referred to in Article 15, determine the classification
definitively
involved in the
divergence.

to the products

applicable

Article 17

When a case of divergence referred to in Article 14 cannot be
resolved in accordance with Article 15, the Commission shall
adopt,
in accordance with the provisions of Article 10 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, a measure establishing the
classification of the goods in the Combined Nomenclature.

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SECTION 2

Double-checking system

(for administering quantitative limits)

Article 18

The competent Ukrainian authorities shall issue an export
1.
licence in respect of all consignments of steel products subject
to the quantitative limits laid down in Annex V up to the level
of the said limits.

The original of the export licence shall be presented by the
import

2.
importer
the
authorisation referred to in Article 21.

the purposes of

issue of

the

for

The declaration or request made by the importer in order

4.
to obtain the import authorisation shall contain:

(a)

the full name and address of the exporter;

(b) the full name and address of the importer;

(c)

the exact description of the goods and the CN code(s);

(d) the country of origin of the goods;

(e)

the country of consignment;

(f)

the appropriate product group and the quantity for the
products in question;

Article 19

(g) the net weight by CN heading;

1.
The export licence for quantitative limits shall conform to
the specimen set out in Annex II and shall certify, inter alia, that
the quantity of goods in question has been set off against the
quantitative limit established for the product group concerned.

(h) the cif value of the products at Community frontier by CN

heading;

Each export licence shall cover only one of the product

2.
groups listed in Annex I.

(i) whether

the products

concerned are

seconds or of

substandard quality;

Article 20

(j) where appropriate, dates of payment and delivery and a
copy of the bill of lading and of the purchase contract;

Exports shall be set off against the quantitative limits established
for the year in which the products covered by the export licence
have been shipped within the meaning of Article 2(4).

(k) date and number of the export licence;

(l) any internal code used for administrative purposes;

Article 21

(m) date and signature of importer.

five working days of

1.
To the extent that the Commission has confirmed, pursuant
to Article 4, that the amount requested is available within the
quantitative limit in question, the competent authorities of the
issue an import authorisation within a
Member States shall
the presentation by the
maximum of
importer of the original of the corresponding export licence.
This presentation must be effected not later than 31 March of
the year following that in which the goods covered by the
licence were shipped. Import authorisations shall be issued by
the competent authorities of any Member State, irrespective of
the Member State indicated on the export licence, to the extent
that the Commission, pursuant to Article 4, has confirmed that
the amount requested is available within the quantitative limit in
question.

2.
The import authorisations shall be valid for four months
from the date of their issue. Upon duly motivated request by an
importer, the competent authorities of a Member State may
extend the duration of validity for a further period not
exceeding four months.

3.
Import authorisations shall be drawn up in the form set
out in Annex III and shall be valid throughout the customs
territory of the Community.

Importers shall not be obliged to import the total quantity

5.
covered by an import authorisation in a single consignment.

Article 22

The validity of import authorisations issued by the authorities
of the Member States shall be subject to the validity of export
licences and the quantities indicated in the export
licences
issued by the competent Ukrainian authorities on the basis of
which the import authorisations have been issued.

Article 23

competent

authorities of

Import authorisations or equivalent documents shall be issued
by the
in
conformity with Article 2(2) and without discrimination to any
importer
the place of his
establishment may be in the Community, without prejudice to
compliance with other conditions required under current rules.

in the Community wherever

the Member States

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Article 24

1.
If the Commission finds that the total quantities covered by
export licences issued by Ukraine for a particular product group
in any agreement year exceed the quantitative limit established
for that product group, the competent licence authorities in the
Member States shall be informed immediately in order that they
may suspend the further issue of import authorisations. In this
event,
initiated forthwith by the
Commission.

consultations

shall be

2.
The competent authorities of a Member State shall refuse to
issue import authorisations for products originating in Ukraine
which are not covered by export licenses issued in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter.

SECTION 3

Common provisions

Article 25

The export

licence referred to in Article 18 and the
1.
certificate of origin referred to in Annex II may include
additional copies duly indicated as such. They shall be drawn up
in English.

If the documents referred to above are completed by hand,

2.
entries must be in ink and in block letters.

The

export

equivalent

licences or

and
3.
certificates of origin shall measure 210 × 297 mm. The paper
shall be white writing paper, sized, not containing mechanical
pulp and weighing not less than 25 g/m². Each part shall have a
printed guilloche pattern background making any falsification
by mechanical or chemical means apparent to the eye.

documents

4. Only the original shall be accepted by the competent
authorities
import
purposes in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation.

in the Community as being valid for

Each export

5.
licence or equivalent document and the
certificate of origin shall bear a standardized serial number,
whether or not printed, by which it can be identified.

6.

This number shall be composed of the following elements:

— two letters identifying the exporting country as follows:

UA = Ukraine;

— two letters

identifying the Member State of

intended

destination as follows:

BE = Belgium

CZ = Czech Republic

DK = Denmark

DE = Germany

EE = Estonia

EL = Greece

ES = Spain

FR = France

IE

IT

= Ireland

= Italy

CY = Cyprus

LV = Latvia

LT = Lithuania

LU = Luxembourg

HU = Hungary

MT = Malta

NL = Netherlands

AT = Austria

PL

= Poland

PT = Portugal

SL

= Slovenia

SK = Slovakia

FI

= Finland

SE = Sweden

GB = United Kingdom;

— a one-digit number identifying the quota year corresponding
to the last figure in the year in question, e.g. ‘4’ for 2004;

— a two-digit number identifying the issuing office in the

exporting country;

— a five-digit number running consecutively from 00001 to
99999 allocated to the specific Member State of destination.

Article 26

The export licence and the certificate of origin may be issued
after the shipment of the products to which they relate. In such
cases they shall bear the endorsement ‘issued retrospectively’.

Article 27

In the event of the theft, loss or destruction of an export licence
or a certificate of origin,
the exporter may apply to the
competent authority which issued the document for a duplicate
to be made out on the basis of the export documents in his
possession. The duplicate licence or certificate issued in this way
shall bear the endorsement ‘duplicate’.

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The duplicate shall bear the date of
certificate.

the original

licence or

SECTION 4

Community import licence —
Common form

Article 28

1.
The forms to be used by the competent authorities of the
Member States for issuing the import authorisations referred to
in Article 21 shall conform to the specimen of the import
licence set out in Annex III.

Import licence forms and extracts thereof shall be drawn
2.
up in duplicate, one copy, marked ‘Holder's copy’ and bearing
the number 1 to be issued to the applicant, and the other,
marked ‘Copy for the issuing authority’ and bearing the number
to be kept by the authority issuing the licence. For
2,
administrative purposes the competent authorities may add
additional copies to form 2.

Forms shall be printed on white paper free of mechanical
3.
pulp, dressed for writing and weighing between 55 and 65
g/m². Their size shall be 210 × 297 mm;
the type space
between the lines shall be 4,24 mm (one sixth of an inch); the
layout of the forms shall be followed precisely. Both sides of
copy No 1, which is the licence itself, shall in addition have a
red printed guilloche pattern background so as to reveal any
falsification by mechanical or chemical means.

4. Member States shall be responsible for having the forms
printed. The forms may also be printed by printers appointed
by the Member State in which they are established. In the latter
case, reference to the appointment by the Member State must
appear on each form. Each form shall bear an identification of
the printer's name and address or a mark enabling the printer to
be identified.

5. At the time of their issue the import licences or extracts
shall be given an issue number determined by the competent
authorities of the Member State. The import licence number
shall be notified to the Commission electronically within the
integrated network set up under Article 4.

The marks of the issuing agencies and debiting authorities
8.
shall be applied by means of a stamp. However, an embossing
press combined with letters or figures obtained by means of
perforation, or printing on the licence may be substituted for
the issuing authority's stamp. The issuing authorities shall use
any tamper-proof method to record the quantity allocated in
such a way as to make it
figures or
references.

impossible to insert

9.
The reverse of copy No 1 and copy No 2 shall bear a box
in which quantities may be entered, either by the customs
authorities when import formalities are completed, or by the
competent administrative authorities when an extract is issued.
If the space set aside for debits on a licence or extract thereof is
insufficient, the competent authorities may attach one or more
extension pages bearing boxes matching those on the reverse of
copy No 1 and copy No 2 of
the licence or extract. The
debiting authorities shall so place their stamp that one half is on
is on the
the licence or extract thereof and the other half
extension page. If there is more than one extension page, a
further stamp shall be placed in like manner across each page
and the preceding page.

Import

licences and extracts

10.
issued, and entries and
endorsements made, by the authorities of one Member State
shall have the same legal effect in each of the other Member
States as documents issued, and entries and endorsements
made, by the authorities of such Member States.

The

competent

States
authorities of
11.
concerned may, where indispensable, require the contents of
licences or extracts to be translated into the official language or
one or the official languages of that Member State.

the Member

CHAPTER III

ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION

Article 29

The Commission shall supply the Member States' authorities
in Ukraine
with the names and addresses of authorities
competent to issue certificates of origin and export licences
together with specimens of
stamps used by these
authorities.

the

6.
Licences and extracts shall be completed in the official
language, or one of the official languages, of the Member State
of issue.

In box 10 the competent authorities shall

7.
appropriate steel product group.

indicate the

For the steel products subject
to a double-checking system
Member States shall notify the Commission within the first ten
days of each month of the total quantities, in the appropriate
units and by country of origin and group of products, for which
import authorisations have been issued during the preceding
month.

Article 30

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Article 31

Subsequent verification of certificates of origin or export
1.
licences shall be carried out at random, or whenever
the
competent authorities of the Community have reasonable doubt
the certificate of origin or export
as to the authenticity of
licence or as to the accuracy of the information regarding the
true origin of the products in question.

In such cases the competent authorities of the Community shall
return the certificate of origin or the export licence or a copy
thereof
to the competent Ukrainian governmental authority,
giving, where appropriate, the reasons of form or substance for
an enquiry. If the invoice has been submitted, such invoice or a
copy thereof shall be attached to the certificate of origin or
export licence or copy thereof. The competent authorities shall
also forward any information that has been offered suggesting
that the particulars given on the said certificate or the said
licence are inaccurate.

The provisions of paragraph 1 shall also apply to

2.
subsequent verifications of declarations of origin.

the latest. The information communicated shall

3.
The results of the subsequent verifications carried out in
accordance with paragraph 1 shall be communicated to the
competent authorities of the Community within three months
at
indicate
whether the disputed certificate, licence or declaration applies to
the goods actually exported and whether the goods are eligible
for export to the Community under this chapter. The competent
authorities of the Community may also request copies of all
documentation necessary to determine the facts fully, including,
in particular, the origin of the goods.

the Community indicates that the provisions of this chapter are
being contravened, the said authorities shall request Ukraine to
carry out appropriate enquiries or arrange for such enquiries to
be carried out concerning operations which are or appear to be
in contravention of the provisions of this chapter. The results of
shall be communicated to the competent
these enquiries
authorities of the Community together with any other pertinent
information enabling the true origin of
the goods to be
determined.

the competent authorities of

In pursuance of the action taken under the terms of this
2.
chapter,
the Community may
exchange any information with the competent governmental
authorities of the Republic of Ukraine which is considered to be
of use in preventing the contravention of the provisions of this
chapter.

3. Where it is established that the provisions of this chapter
the Commission may take such
have been contravened,
such
measures as are necessary to prevent
contravention.

recurrence of

Article 33

authorities of

The Commission shall coordinate the action undertaken by the
competent
the
provisions of this chapter. The competent authorities of the
inform the Commission and the other
Member States shall
Member States of action which they have undertaken and the
results obtained.

the Member States under

such

abuse

reveal

Should

verifications

4.
or major
irregularities in the use of declarations of origin, the Member
State concerned shall inform the Commission of this fact. The
Commission shall pass the information on to the other Member
States. The Community may decide that imports of the products
in question to the Community shall be accompanied by a
certificate of Ukrainian origin referred to in Article 25(1).

CHAPTER IV

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 34

Repeal

5. Random recourse to the procedure specified in this Article
shall not constitute an obstacle to the release for free circulation
of the products in question.

Council Decision 2003/893/EC is hereby repealed.

Article 32

Article 35

Entry into force

1. Where the verification procedure referred to in Article 31
or where information available to the competent authorities of

This Regulation shall enter
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

into force on the day of

its

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

Done at Brussels, 19 November 2004.

For the Council

President

J. P. H. DONNER

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SA Flat-rolled products

SA1. (coils)

7208 10 00 00
7208 25 00 00
7208 26 00 00
7208 27 00 00
7208 36 00 00
7208 37 00 10
7208 37 00 90
7208 38 00 10
7208 38 00 90
7208 39 00 10
7208 39 00 90

7211 14 00 10
7211 19 00 10

7219 11 00 00
7219 12 10 00
7219 12 90 00
7219 13 10 00
7219 13 90 00
7219 14 10 00
7219 14 90 00

7225 20 00 10
7225 30 10 00
7225 30 90 00

SA2. (heavy plate)

7208 40 00 10
7208 51 20 10
7208 51 20 91
7208 51 20 93
7208 51 20 97
7208 51 20 98
7208 51 91 10
7208 51 91 90
7208 51 98 10
7208 51 98 91
7208 51 98 99
7208 52 20 10
7208 52 20 90
7208 52 80 10
7208 52 80 90
7208 53 00 10

7211 13 00 00

7225 40 12 10
7225 40 12 20
7225 40 40 10
7225 40 40 90
7225 40 60 00
7225 99 00 10

SA3.
(SB Longs)

7208 40 00 90
7208 53 00 90
7208 54 00 10
7208 54 00 90
7208 90 00 10

7209 15 00 00
7209 16 10 00
7209 16 90 00
7209 17 10 00
7209 17 90 00
7209 18 10 00
7209 18 91 00
7209 18 99 00
7209 25 00 00
7209 26 10 00
7209 26 90 00
7209 27 10 00
7209 27 90 00
7209 28 10 00
7209 28 90 00
7209 90 00 10

7210 11 00 10
7210 12 20 10
7210 12 80 10
7210 20 00 10
7210 30 00 10
7210 41 00 10
7210 49 00 10
7210 50 00 10
7210 61 00 10
7210 69 00 10
7210 70 10 10
7210 70 80 10
7210 90 30 10
7210 90 40 10
7210 90 80 91

7211 14 00 90
7211 19 00 90
7211 23 20 10
7211 23 30 10
7211 23 30 91
7211 23 80 10
7211 23 80 91
7211 29 00 10
7211 90 00 11

7212 10 10 00
7212 10 90 11
7212 20 00 11
7212 30 00 11
7212 40 20 10

ANNEX I

7212 40 20 91
7212 40 80 11
7212 50 20 11
7212 50 30 11
7212 50 40 11
7212 50 61 11
7212 50 69 11
7212 50 90 15
7212 50 90 17
7212 60 00 11
7212 60 00 91

7219 21 10 00
7219 21 90 00
7219 22 10 00
7219 22 90 00
7219 23 00 00
7219 24 00 00
7219 31 00 10
7219 31 00 90
7219 32 10 00
7219 32 90 10
7219 32 90 90
7219 33 10 00
7219 33 90 10
7219 33 90 90
7219 34 10 00
7219 34 90 10
7219 34 90 90
7219 35 10 00
7219 35 90 10
7219 35 90 90

7225 40 12 90
7225 40 90 00

SB Longs

SB1. (beams)

7207 19 80 10
7207 20 80 10

7216 31 10 10
7216 31 10 90
7216 31 90 10
7216 31 90 90
7216 32 11 00
7216 32 19 00
7216 32 91 00
7216 32 99 00
7216 33 10 00
7216 33 90 00

SB2. (wire rod)

7213 10 00 00
7213 20 00 00

7213 91 10 00
7213 91 20 00
7213 91 41 00
7213 91 49 00
7213 91 70 00
7213 91 90 00
7213 99 10 00
7213 99 90 00

7221 00 10 00
7221 00 90 00
7227 10 00 00
7227 20 00 00
7227 90 10 00
7227 90 50 00
7227 90 95 00

SB3.
(other longs)

7207 19 12 10
7207 19 12 91
7207 19 12 99
7207 20 52 10
7207 20 52 91
7207 20 52 99

7214 20 00 00
7214 30 00 00
7214 91 10 00
7214 91 90 00
7214 99 10 00
7214 99 31 00
7214 99 39 00
7214 99 50 00
7214 99 71 00
7214 99 79 00
7214 99 95 00

7215 90 00 10

7216 10 00 00
7216 21 00 00
7216 22 00 00
7216 40 10 00
7216 40 90 00
7216 50 10 00
7216 50 91 00
7216 50 99 00
7216 99 00 10

7218 99 20 00

7222 11 11 00
7222 11 19 00
7222 11 81 00
7222 11 89 00
7222 19 10 00

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7222 19 90 00
7222 30 97 10
7222 40 10 00
7222 40 90 10
7224 90 02 95
7224 90 31 00
7224 90 38 00

7228 10 20 10
7228 10 20 90
7228 20 10 10
7228 20 10 91
7228 20 91 10
7228 20 91 90
7228 30 20 00

7228 30 41 00
7228 30 49 00
7228 30 61 00
7228 30 69 00
7228 30 70 00
7228 30 89 00
7228 60 20 10

7228 60 80 10

7228 70 10 00

7228 70 90 10

7228 80 00 10

7228 80 00 90

7301 10 00 00

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ANNEX II

EXPORT LICENCE

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EXPORT LICENCE

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ORIGINAL

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ORIGINAL

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ANNEX III

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY IMPORT LICENCE

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EUROPEAN COMMUNITY IMPORT LICENCE

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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 COMPETENTI AUTORITÀ 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 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

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

ESPAÑA

Service public fédéral économie, PME, Classes moyennes & énergie
Administration du potentiel économique
Politiques d'accès aux marchés, Services Licences
Rue Général Leman 60
B-1040 Bruxelles
Fax: (32-2) 230 83 22

Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio
Secretaría General de Comercio Exterior
Subdirección General de Comercio Exterior de Productos Industriales
Paseo de la Castellana 162
E- 28046 Madrid
Fax: + 34-91-349 38 31

Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, KMO,
Middenstand & Energie
Bestuur Economisch Potentieel
Markttoegangsbeleid, Dienst Vergunningen
Generaal Lemanstraat 60
B-1040 Brussel
Fax: (32-2) 230 83 22

ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA
Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu
Licenční správa
Na Františku 32
CZ-110 15 Praha 1
Fax: + 420-22421 21 33

EESTI

Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium
Harju 11
EE-15072 Tallinn
Fax: + 372-6313 660

ΕΛΛΑΣ

Υπουργείο Οικονομίας & Οικονομικών
Διεύθυνση Διεθνών Οικονομικών Ροών
Κορνάρου 1
GR-105 63 Αθήνα
Fax : + 30210-328 60 94

DANMARK

Erhvervs- og Boligstyrelsen
Økonomi- og Erhvervsministeriet
Vejlsøvej 29
DK-8600 Silkeborg
Fax: + 45-35-46 64 01

DEUTSCHLAND

Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA)
Frankfurter Straße 29-35
D-65760 Eschborn 1
Fax: + 49-61-96 9 42 26

ITALIA

Ministero delle Attività Produttive
Direzione generale per la politica commerciale e per la gestione del
regime degli scambi
Viale America 341
I-00144 Roma
Fax: +39-06-59 93 22 35 / 59 93 26 36

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FRANCE

SETICE
8, rue de la Tour-des-Dames
F-75436 Paris Cedex 09
Fax: + 33-1-55 07 46 69

IRELAND

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Import/Export Licensing, Block C
Earlsfort Centre
Hatch Street
IE-Dublin 2
Fax: + 353-1-631 25 62

ÖSTERREICH

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit
Außenwirtschaftsadministration
Abteilung C2/2
Stubenring 1
A-1011 Wien
Fax: + 43-1-7 11 00/83 86

KYPROS
Υπουργείο Εμπορίου, Βιομηχανίας και Τουρισμού
Υπηρεσία Εμπορίου
Μονάδα Έκδοσης Αδειών Εισαγωγής/Εξαγωγής
Οδός Ανδρέα Αραούζου Αρ.6
CY-1421 Λευκωσία
Φαξ: + 357-22-37 51 20

LATVIJA

Latvijas Republikas Ekonomikas ministrija
Brīvības iela 55
LV-1519 Rīga
Fax: + 371-728 08 82

LIETUVA
Lietuvos Respublikos ūkio ministerija
Prekybos departamentas
Gedimino pr. 38/2
LT-01104 Vilnius
Fax: + 370-5-26 23 974

POLSKA

Ministerstwo Gospodarki, Pracy i Polityki
Społecznej
Plac Trzech Krzyży 3/5
PL-00-507 Warszawa
Fax: + 48-22-693 40 21/693 40 22

PORTUGAL

Ministério das Finanças
Direcção-Geral das Alfândegas e dos Impostos Especiais sobre
o Consumo
Rua Terreiro do Trigo, Edifício da Alfândega de Lisboa
PT-1140-060 Lisboa
Fax: + (351) 21 88 14 261

SLOVENIJA

Ministrstvo za gospodarstvo
Področje ekonomskih odnosov s tujino
Kotnikova 5
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Fax: + 386-1-478 36 11

LUXEMBOURG

Ministère des affaires étrangères
Office des licences
BP 113
L-2011 Luxembourg
Fax: + 352-46 61 38

MAGYARORSZÁG

Magyar Kereskedelmi Engedélyezési Hivatal
Margit krt. 85.
HU-1024 Budapest
Fax: + 36-1-336 73 02

MALTA
Diviżjoni għall -Kummerċ
Servizzi Kummerċjali
Lascaris
MT-Valletta CMR02
Fax: + 356-25-69 02 99

NEDERLAND

Belastingdienst/Douane centrale dienst voor in- en uitvoer
Postbus 30003, Engelse Kamp 2
9700 RD Groningen
Fax: (31-50) 523 23 41

SLOVENSKÁ REPUBLIKA

Ministerstvo hospodárstva SR
Odbor licencií
Mierová 19
SK-827 15 Bratislava212
Fax: + 421-2-43 42 39 19

SUOMI

Tullihallitus
PL 512
FIN-00101 Helsinki
Telekopio: + 358-20-492 28 52

SVERIGE

Kommerskollegium
Box 6803
S-113 86 Stockholm
Fax: + (46) 8-30 67 59

UNITED KINGDOM

Department of Trade and Industry
Import Licensing Branch
Queensway House — West Precinct
Billingham
UK-TS23 2NF
Fax: + 44-1642-36 42 69

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ANNEX V

QUANTITATIVE LIMITS

(tonnes)

Products

SA. Flat products

SA1. Coils

SA2. Heavy plate

SA3. Other flat products

SB. Long products

SB1. Beams

SB2. Wire rod

SB3. Other long products

2004

80 007

230 879

66 608

13 481

93 679

122 170