Council Regulation (EC) No 1440/2005 of 12 July 2005 on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from Ukraine and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2266/2004
Date: 2005-07-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU customs procedure, Ukraine, administrative cooperation, export licence, import licence, iron and steel product, originating product, quantitative restriction

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1440/2005

of 12 July 2005

on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from Ukraine and
repealing Regulation (EC) No 2266/2004

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between
the European Communities and their Member States and
Ukraine (1), hereinafter referred to as ‘the PCA’, entered
into force on 1 March 1998.

Article 22(1) of the PCA provides that trade in certain
steel products shall be governed by Title III thereof, with
the exception of Article 14 thereof, and by the provi-
sions of an Agreement on quantitative arrangements.

system for administering the granting of such Com-
munity import authorisations.

(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
issue import authorisations
before obtaining prior confirmation from the Commis-
sion that appropriate amounts remain available within
the quantitative limit in question.

On 29 July 2005, the European Community and the
Government of Ukraine concluded such an Agreement
on trade in certain steel products (2), hereinafter referred
to as ‘the Agreement’.

(10)

It is necessary to provide the means for administering
the terms of
the Agreement within the Community,
taking into account the experience gained from previous
Agreements concerning a similar regime.

It is appropriate to classify the products in question on
the basis of the combined nomenclature (CN) established
by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July
1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on
the Common Customs Tariff (3).

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

The effective application of the Agreement requires the
introduction of a requirement of a Community import
authorisation for entry into free circulation in the Com-
the products in question together with a
munity of

(1) OJ L 49, 19.2.1998, p. 3.
(2) See page 43 of this Official Journal.
(3) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 493/2005 (OJ L 82, 31.3.2005, p. 1).

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
should be 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 agreed to take the necessary measures to
ensure that any adjustments could be rapidly applied. In
the absence of agreement within the time limit provided,
the Community should, where there is clear evidence of
circumvention, have the possibility to apply the equiva-
lent adjustment.

(11)

From 1 January 2005 imports into the Community of
products covered by this Regulation have been subjected
to a licence pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No
2266/2004 of 20 December 2004 on trade in certain
steel products between the Community and Ukraine (4).
The Agreement provides that those imports are to be
counted against the limits established for 2005 in this
Regulation.

(4) OJ L 395, 31.12.2004, p. 20.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

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(12)

For reasons of clarity it is therefore necessary to replace
Regulation (EC) No 2266/2004 by this Regulation,

Imports of products as from 1 January 2005, for which a
3.
licence was
to Regulation (EC) No
2266/2004 shall be counted against the relevant limits for
2005 laid down in Annex V.

required pursuant

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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 on
to the exporting means of transport.

CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1

This Regulation applies to imports into the Community

1.
of steel products listed in Annex I, originating in Ukraine.

The steel products shall be classified in product groups as

2.
set out in Annex I.

3.
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 for verification of

4.
the
products referred to in paragraph 1 are laid down in Chapters
II and III.

the origin of

Article 2

1.
The importation into the Community of the 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 presenta-
tion of a certificate of origin, as set out in Annex II, and of an
import authorisation issued by the Member States' authorities
in accordance with the provisions of Article 4.

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

2.
In order to ensure that quantities for which import
authorisations are issued do not exceed at any moment the
total quantitative limits for each product group, the competent
authorities of the Member States shall issue import authorisa-
tions 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 those authorities. The competent
authorities of the Member States for the purposes of this Regu-
lation are listed in Annex IV.

Article 3

1.
The quantitative limits referred to in Annex V shall not
apply to products placed in a free zone or free warehouse or
imported under the arrangements governing customs ware-
houses,
processing
temporary
(suspension system).

importation

inward

or

2. Where the products referred to in paragraph 1 are subse-
quently 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 rele-
vant quantitative limit set out in Annex V.

Article 4

the

competent

authorisations,

authorities of

For the purpose of applying Article 2(2), before issuing
1.
import
the
Member States shall notify the Commission of the amounts of
the requests for import authorisations, supported by original
the
export
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.

licences, which they have received. By return,

2.
The requests included in the notifications to the Commis-
sion shall be valid if they establish clearly in each case the
exporting country, the product group concerned, 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.

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

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4.
The competent authorities of the Member States 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 automa-
tically be transferred into the remaining quantities of the total
Community quantitative limit for each product group.

3.
If the Community and Ukraine fail to arrive at a satisfac-
tory solution and if the Commission notes that there is clear
evidence of circumvention, the Commission shall deduct from
the quantitative limits an equivalent volume of products origin-
ating in Ukraine.

5.
The notifications referred to in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4
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.

Article 7

This Regulation shall not constitute in any way a derogation
from the provisions of the Agreement which, in all cases of
conflict, shall prevail.

The import authorisations or equivalent documents shall

6.
be issued in accordance with Chapter II.

CHAPTER II

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

MODALITIES APPLICABLE TO THE MANAGEMENT OF THE
QUANTITATIVE LIMITS

SECTION 1

Classification

Article 8

The classification of the products covered by this Regulation is
based on the combined nomenclature established by Regulation
(EEC) No 2658/87.

Article 5

Article 9

For the purposes of applying Article 3(3) and 3(4) of the Agree-
ment, the Commission is hereby authorised to make the neces-
sary adjustments.

Article 6

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 transhipped, rerouted or otherwise imported into the
Community through circumvention of the quantitative limits
referred to in Article 2 and that there is a need for the neces-
sary 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.

On the initiative of the Commission or of a Member State, the
Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature Section of
the Customs
Code Committee, established by Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87
will examine urgently,
in accordance with the provisions of
that 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
CN and TARIC codes affecting products covered by this Regu-
lation at least one month before the date of their entry into
force in the Community.

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.

The Commission shall
inform the competent authorities of
Ukraine of any decisions adopted in accordance with the proce-
dures 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;

Article 11

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(b) the relevant product group, the CN and TARIC code;

(c) the reasons which have led to the decision.

Article 12

1. Where a classification decision adopted in accordance
with Community procedures in force results in a change of
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.

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

3.
The competent authorities of the Member States shall not
issue a new import authorisation 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 in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 4 that the amounts to be imported are available.

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 authorities of
Ukraine, the Commission, if necessary, shall enter into consul-
tations with Ukraine, in order to reach agreement on the classi-
fication definitively applicable to the products involved in the
divergence.

Article 13

Article 16

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

Article 14

1. Without prejudice to any other provision on this subject,
where the classification indicated in the documentation neces-
sary for importation of the products covered by this 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.

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

(a) the quantities of products involved;

(b) the product group shown on the import documentation

and that retained by the competent authorities;

(c) the number of the export licence and the category shown.

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 classifica-
tion definitively applicable to the products involved in the
divergence.

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 Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2658/87, a measure establishing the classifica-
tion of the goods in the combined nomenclature.

SECTION 2

Double-checking system for administering quantitative limits

Article 18

The competent authorities of Ukraine shall

issue an
1.
export licence in respect of all consignments of steel products
subject to the quantitative limits laid down in Annex V up to
the level of those limits.

The importer shall present

2.
the original of the export
licence for the purposes of the issue of the import authorisation
referred to in Article 21.

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Article 19

(e) the country of consignment;

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

(f) the appropriate product group and the quantity for the

products in question;

(g) the net weight by CN heading;

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

Each export licence shall cover only one of the product

2.
groups listed in Annex I.

heading;

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

Article 20

(j) date and number of the export licence;

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

(l) date and signature of importer.

(k) any internal code used for administrative purposes;

Article 21

1.
To the extent that the Commission pursuant to Article 4
has confirmed 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
maximum of 10 working days of
the presentation by the
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
export licence have been 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 has confirmed, in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 4, that the
amount requested is available within the quantitative limit in
question.

The import authorisations shall be valid for four months
2.
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.

Import authorisations shall be drawn up in accordance
in Annex III and shall be valid

3.
with the model set out
throughout the customs territory of the Community.

Importers shall not be obliged to import the total quan-
5.
tity covered by an import authorisation in a single consign-
ment.

The import authorisation may be issued by electronic
6.
means as long as the customs offices involved have access to
the document via a computer network.

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 authorities of Ukraine on the basis of
which the import authorisations have been issued.

Article 23

Import authorisations or equivalent documents shall be issued
by the competent authorities of the Member States in confor-
mity with Article 2(2) and without discrimination to any
importer in the Community, wherever the place of his estab-
lishment may be in the Community, without prejudice to other
conditions required under the current rules.

The declaration or request made by the importer in order

4.
to obtain the import authorisation shall contain:

Article 24

(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 their TARIC code(s);

(d) the country of origin of the goods;

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

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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 licences issued in
accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

FI

= Finland

FR = France

SECTION 3

Common provisions

Article 25

1.
The export licence referred to in Article 18 and the certi-
ficate of origin referred to in Article 2 may include additional
copies duly indicated as such. The original and the copies of
these documents shall be drawn up in English.

If

2.
referred to in paragraph 1 are
completed by hand, entries must be in ink and in block letters.

the documents

3.
The export licences or equivalent documents and certifi-
cates of origin shall measure 210 x 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.

Only the original shall be accepted by the competent
4.
authorities of the Member States as being valid for import
purposes in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation.

Each export licence or equivalent document and the certi-
5.
ficate of origin shall bear a standardised serial number, whether
or not printed, by which it can be identified.

This number

6.
elements:

shall be

composed of

the

following

— two letters identifying the exporting country as follows:

UA = Ukraine,

— two letters identifying the Member State of intended desti-

nation as follows:

AT = Austria

BE = Belgium

CY = Cyprus

CZ = Czech Republic

DE = Germany

DK = Denmark

EE = Estonia

EL = Greece

ES = Spain

GB = United Kingdom

HU = Hungary

IE

= Ireland

IT = Italy

LT = Lithuania

LU = Luxembourg

LV = Latvia

MT = Malta

NL = Netherlands

PL = Poland

PT = Portugal

SE = Sweden

SI

= Slovenia

SK = Slovakia,

— a one-digit number

identifying the quota year corre-
sponding to the last figure in the year in question, e.g. ‘5’
for 2005,

— 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 destina-
tion.

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 theft,

1.
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’.

The duplicate shall bear the date of the original licence or

2.
certificate.

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SECTION 4

Community import authorisation — 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 model of the import authori-
sation set out in Annex III.

Import authorisation forms and extracts thereof shall be
2.
drawn 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 2, to be kept by the authority issuing the licence. For
administrative purposes the competent authorities may add
additional copies to form 2.

3.
Forms shall be printed on white paper free of mechanical
pulp, dressed for writing and weighing between 55 and 65 g/
m2. Their size shall be 210 x 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 making any falsification by
mechanical or chemical means apparent to the eye.

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 the printer's name
and address or a mark enabling the printer to be identified.

5.
At the time of their issue the import authorisations or
extracts shall be given an issue number determined by the
competent authorities of the Member State. The import author-
isation number shall be notified to the Commission electroni-
cally within the integrated network set up under Article 4.

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

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 impossible to insert figures or refer-
ences.

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 place their stamp so that one half is
on the licence or extract thereof and the other half is on the
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 authorisations and extracts issued, and entries
10.
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 endorse-
ments made, by the authorities of such Member States.

The

competent

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

CHAPTER III

ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION

Article 29

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

Article 30

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

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

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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 authorities of Ukraine, 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 certificate of origin or the
export licence are inaccurate.

The provisions of paragraph 1 shall also apply to subse-

2.
quent 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.

4.
Should such verifications reveal abuse or major irregulari-
ties in the use of declarations of origin, the Member State
concerned shall
this fact. The
inform the Commission of
the information on to the other
Commission shall pass
Member States.

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.

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 these enquiries shall be communicated to the
competent authorities of the Community together with any
other pertinent information enabling the true origin of the
goods to be determined.

In pursuance of the action taken in accordance with the
2.
provisions of this Chapter, the competent authorities of the
Community may exchange any information with the compe-
tent authorities 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
have been contravened,
the Commission may take such
measures as are necessary to prevent recurrence of such contra-
vention.

Article 32

The Commission shall coordinate the action undertaken by the
competent authorities of the Member States under the provi-
sions of this Chapter. The competent authorities of the Member
States shall
inform the Commission and the other Member
States of action which they have undertaken and the results
obtained.

CHAPTER IV

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 33

Article 31

Regulation (EC) No 2266/2004 is hereby repealed.

1. Where the verification procedure referred to in Article 30
or where information available to the competent authorities of
the Community indicates that the provisions of this Chapter
request
are being contravened,

the said authorities

shall

Article 34

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion 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, 12 July 2005.

For the Council

The President

G. BROWN

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ANNEX I

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 91 10
7208 52 91 90
7208 52 10 00
7208 52 99 00
7208 53 10 00
7211 13 00 00
7225 40 12 30
7225 40 40 00
7225 40 60 00
7225 99 00 10

SA3. (other flat rolled products)

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

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

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 13

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 00

7219 32 10 00

7219 32 90 00

7219 33 10 00

7219 33 90 00

7219 34 10 00
7219 34 90 00

7219 35 10 00

7219 35 90 00

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 00

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

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SB3. (other longs)

7207 19 12 10
7207 19 12 91
7207 19 12 99
7207 20 52 00
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 10
7214 99 71 90
7214 99 79 10
7214 99 79 90
7214 99 95 10
7214 99 95 90
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 10
7222 11 81 90
7222 11 89 10
7222 11 89 90
7222 19 10 00
7222 19 90 00
7222 30 97 10
7222 40 10 00
7222 40 90 10
7224 90 02 89

7224 90 31 00
7224 90 38 00
7228 10 20 00
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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EXPORT LICENCE

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EXPORT LICENCE

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CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN

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CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN

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ANNEX III

European Community import authorisation

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European Community import authorisation

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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

∆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 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
Service public fédéral, économie, PME,
classes moyennes et énergie
Administration du potentiel économique
Direction «Industries» (Textile, diamant et autres secteurs)
Rue du Progrès 50
B-1210 Bruxelles
Fax (32-2) 277 53 09

Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, K.M.O.,
Middenstand & Energie
Bestuur Economisch Potentieel
Directie Nijverheid (Textiel – Diamant en andere sectoren)
Vooruitgangsstraat 50
B-1210 Brussel
Fax (32-2) 277 53 09

EESTI
Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium
Harju 11
EE-15072 Tallinn
Faks: (372-6) 31 36 60

ΕΛΛΑ∆Α
Υπουργείο Οικονοµίας και Οικονοµικών
∆ιεύθυνση ∆ιεθνών Οικονοµικών Ροών
Κορνάρου 1
GR-105 63 Αθήνα
Φαξ: (30-210) 328 60 94

ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA
Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu
Licenční správa
Na Františku 32
110 15 Praha 1
Česká republika
Fax: (420) 224 212 133

DANMARK
Erhvervs- og Boligstyrelsen
Økonomi- og Erhvervsministeriet
Vejlsøvej 29
DK-8600 Silkeborg
Fax (45) 35 46 64 01

ESPAÑA
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) 913 49 38 31

FRANCE
Ministère de l'économie des finances et de l'industrie
Direction générale des entreprises
Sous-direction des biens de consommation
Bureau textile-importations
Le Bervil, 12, rue Villiot
F-75572 Paris Cedex 12
Fax (33-1) 53 44 91 81

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DEUTSCHLAND
Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle
(BAFA)
Frankfurter Straße 29-35
D-65760 Eschborn 1
Fax: (+ 49) 6196 942 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 35/06 59 93 26 36

ΚΥΠΡΟΣ
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
Fakss: + 371-728 08 82

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

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.
H-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
Nederland
Fax (31-50) 523 23 41

IRELAND
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Import/ Export Licensing, Block C
Earlsfort Centre
Hatch Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
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

POLSKA
Ministerstwo Gospodarki, Pracy i Polityki
Społecznej
Plac Trzech Krzyży 3/5
PL-00-507 Warszawa
Faks: + 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
P-1140-060 Lisboa
Fax: (351) 218 814 261

SLOVENIJA
Ministrstvo za gospodarstvo
Področje ekonomskih odnosov s tujino
Kotnikova 5
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Faks (386-1) 478 36 11

SLOVENSKÁ REPUBLIKA
Ministerstvo hospodárstva SR
Odbor licencií
Mierová 19
SK-827 15 Bratislava 212
Fax: (421-2) 43 42 39 19

SUOMI
Tullihallitus
PL 512
FI-00101 Helsinki
Faksi (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
TS23 2NF
United Kingdom
Fax (44-1642) 36 42 69

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ANNEX V

QUANTITATIVE LIMITS

Products

2005

2006

(tonnes)

SA. Flat-rolled products

SA1. Coils

SA2. Heavy plate

SA3. Other flat-rolled products

SB. Long products

SB1. Beams

SB2. Wire rod

SB3. Other long products

150 000

348 000

97 000

30 000

125 000

230 000

153 750

356 700

99 425

30 750

128 125

235 750

Note: SA and SB are the ‘categories’.

SA1, SA2, SA3, SB1, SB2 and SB3 are the ‘product groups’.