Proposal for a Council Regulation on trade in certain steel products between the Community and the Russian Federation
Date: 2006-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Russia, common commercial policy, export licence, import licence, iron and steel product, quantitative restriction

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 25.10.2006 
COM(2006) 630 final 

2006/0205 (ACC) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

on trade in certain steel products between the Community and the Russian Federation 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1)  CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

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•  Grounds for and objectives of the proposal 

The Community's Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the Russian Federation 
provides  that  trade  in  certain  steel  products  must  be  the  subject  of  an  Agreement 
between the Parties. 

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•  General context 

The current Agreement will expire on 31 December 2006. Both Parties are willing to 
conclude  a  new  Agreement  for  2007  and  subsequent  years.  However,  the  new 
Agreement  will  not  be  in  force  by  1  January  2007.  Therefore,  pending  its  entry  into 
force, autonomous measures setting quotas as from 1 January 2007 have to be taken.  

•  Existing provisions in the area of the proposal 

Council Decision 2005/803/EC adopting the Agreement (OJ L 303, 22.11.2005, p. 38) 
and its implementing Council Regulation EC 1889/2005 (OJ L 303, 22.11.2005, p. 1).  

•  Consistency with the other policies and objectives of the Union 

Not applicable. 

2)  CONSULTATION OF INTERESTED PARTIES AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT 

•  Consultation of interested parties 

The parties were consulted on a related proposal. This Regulation actually continues a 
system that is in place since several years. 

•  Collection and use of expertise 

There was no need for external expertise. 

•  Impact assessment 

not applicable 

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3)  LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL 

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•  Summary of the proposed action 

This  Council  Regulation  sets  quantitative  limits  as  from  1  January  and  will  last  until 
the new agreement will enter into force. 

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•  Legal basis 

Article 133 of the Treaty establishing the EC. 

•  Subsidiarity principle 

The proposal falls under the exclusive competence of the Community. The subsidiarity 
principle therefore does not apply. 

•  Proportionality principle 

The proposal complies with the proportionality principle for the following reason(s). 

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The proposal complies with the proportionality principle for the following reason(s). 

Import of steel products covered by this Council Regulation are subject to a quota and 
to an import authorization. EU importers apply for the necessary import authorization 
to  the  Member  States  competent  authorities.  The  competent  authority  checks  the 
conformity of the documentation submitted by the applicant and verifies electronically 
with a central data base that the required quantities are available and then releases the 
import  authorization.  The  implementing  mechanism  is  designed  to  minimize  the 
number of intervening parties. The system is thus rather light, with very limited levels 
involved and no involvement from the Commission services. 

International agreements with the same objective and the same operational rules have 
been concluded since several years. The absence of request for modifications by all the 
parties  involved  may  be  interpreted  as  confirming  that  operators  and  national 
administrations see the system as reasonably light. 

•  Choice of instruments 

Proposed instruments: regulation. 

Other means would not be adequate for the following reason(s). 

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It is the only way to set quantitative limits. 

4)  BUDGETARY IMPLICATION 

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The proposal has no implication for the Community budget. 

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2006/0205 (ACC) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

on trade in certain steel products between the Community and the Russian Federation 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

(7) 

Article  21(1)  of  the  Partnership  and  Cooperation  Agreement  between  the  European 
Communities and their Member States, and the Russian Federation1 
that  trade  in  some  steel  products  shall  be  the  subject  of  a  specific  Agreement  on 
quantitative arrangements 

provides 

The  current  bilateral  Agreement  between  the  European  Community  and  the 
Government of the Russian Federation on trade in certain steel products signed on 3 
November 20052 will expire on 31 December 2006. 

Preliminary  discussions  between  the  Parties  indicate  that  both  of  them  intend  to 
conclude a new Agreement for 2007 and subsequent years. 

Pending the signature and entry into force of the new Agreement, quantitative limits 
for the year 2007 should be established. 

Given  that  the  conditions  that  led  to  the  fixing  of  the  quantitative  limits  for  2006 
remain  in  place,  it  is  appropriate  to  set  the  quantitative  limits  for  2007  at  the  same 
level as for 2006. 

It is necessary to provide the means to administer this regime within the Community in 
such a way as to facilitate the implementation of the new Agreement by envisaging as 
much as possible similar provisions. 

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 this end. 

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OJ L 327, 28.11.1997, p.3. 
OJ L 303, 22.11.2005, p.39. 

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(9) 

(10) 

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. 

The effective application of this Regulation calls for the introduction of a requirement 
for a Community import licence for the entry into free circulation in the Community of 
the products in question.  

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

1. This Regulation shall apply from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007 to imports into the 
Community of steel products listed in Annex I, originating in the Russian Federation. 

2. The steel products shall be classified in product groups as set out in Annex I. 

3.  The  classification  of  products  listed  in  Annex  I  shall  be  based  on  the  Combined 
Nomenclature (CN) established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/873.  

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

Article 2 

1. The importation into the Community of the steel products listed in Annex I originating in 
the Russian Federation shall be subject to the quantitative limits laid down in Annex V. The 
release for free circulation in the Community of the products set out in Annex I originating in 
the Russian Federation shall be subject to the presentation of a certificate of origin, set out in 
Annex  II,  and  of  an  import  licence  issued  by  the  Member  States'  authorities  in  accordance 
with the provisions of Article 4. 

2. In order to ensure that quantities for which import licences are issued do not exceed at any 
moment the total quantitative limits for each product group, the competent authorities listed in 
Annex  IV  shall  issue  import  licences  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. 

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OJ L 256, 7.9.1987 p. 1.  

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3.  The  authorized  imports  shall  be  counted  against  the  relevant  quantitative  limit  set  out  in 
Annex  V.  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 

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 warehouses, 
temporary importation or inward processing (suspension system). 

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 

1.  For  the  purpose  of  applying  Article  2  (2),  before  issuing  import  licences,  the  competent 
authorities  of  the  Member  States  listed  in  Annex  IV  shall  notify  the  Commission  of  the 
amounts of the requests for import licences, supported by original export licences, which they 
have  received.  By  return,  the  Commission  shall  notify  whether  the  requested  amount(s)  of 
quantities are available for importation in the chronological order in which the notifications of 
the Member States are received ('first come, first served basis'). 

2. The requests included in the notifications to the Commission shall be valid if they establish 
clearly  in  each  case  the  exporting  country,  the  product  code  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  the  full  amount 
indicated in the requests notified for each group of products. 

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 licence. 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  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. 

6. The import licences or equivalent documents shall be issued in accordance with Articles 12 
to 16. 

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7.  The  competent  authorities  of  the  Member  States  shall  notify  the  Commission  of  any 
cancellation  of  import  licences  or  equivalent  documents  already  issued  in  cases  where  the 
corresponding export licences have been withdrawn or cancelled by the competent authorities 
of  the  Russian  Federation.  However,  if  the  Commission  or  the  competent  authorities  of  a 
Member State have been informed by the competent authorities of the Russian Federation of 
the  withdrawal  or  cancellation  of  an  export  licence  after  the  related  products  have  been 
imported into the Community, the quantities in question shall be set off against the relevant 
quantitative limit set out in Annex V.  

Article 5 

1.  Where  the  Commission  has  indications  that  products  listed  in  Annex  I  originating  in  the 
Russian  Federation  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 necessary adjustments to be made, it shall request that consultations be 
opened so that agreement may be reached on the necessary adjustment of the corresponding 
quantitative limits to be made. 

2. Pending the outcome of the consultations referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission may 
ask  the  Russian  Federation  to  take  the  necessary  precautionary  steps  to  ensure  that 
adjustments to the quantitative limits agreed following such consultations may be carried out. 

3. Should the Community and the Russian Federation fail to arrive at a satisfactory solution 
and  should  the  Commission  note  that  there  is  clear  evidence  of  circumvention,  the 
Commission  shall  deduct  from  the  quantitative  limits  an  equivalent  volume  of  products 
originating in the Russian Federation. 

Article 6 

1.  An  export  licence  (to  be  issued  by  the  competent  authorities  of  the  Russian  Federation) 
shall  be  required  in  respect  of  any  consignment  of  steel  products  subject  to  the  quantitative 
limits laid down in Annex V up to the level of the said limits. 

2. The original of the export licence shall be presented by the importer for the purposes of the 
issue of the import licence referred to in Article 12. 

Article 7 

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. 

2. Each export licence shall cover only one of the product groups listed in Annex I. 

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Exports shall be set off against the relevant quantitative limits set out in Annex V and shipped 
within the meaning of Article 2 (3). 

Article 8 

Article 9 

1. The export licence referred to in Article 6 may include additional copies duly indicated as 
such.  The  export  licence  and  the  copies  thereof  as  well  as  the  certificate  of  origin  and  the 
copies thereof shall be drawn up in English. 

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

3. The export licences or equivalent documents 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. 

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

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

6. The serial number shall be composed of the following elements: 

- two letters identifying the exporting country as follows:  RU = Russian Federation 

- two letters identifying the Member State of intended destination as follows: 

BE  =  Belgium 

BG  =  Bulgaria 

CZ  =  Czech Republic 

DK  =  Denmark 

DE  =  Germany 

EE  =  Estonia 

EL  =  Greece 

ES  =  Spain 

FR  =  France 

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IT 

= 

= 

Ireland 

Italy 

CY  =  Cyprus 

LV  =  Latvia 

LT  =  Lithuania 

LU  =  Luxembourg 

HU  =  Hungary 

MT  =  Malta 

NL  =  Netherlands 

AT  =  Austria 

PL  =  Poland 

PT  =  Portugal 

RO  =  Romania 

SI 

=  Slovenia 

SK  =  Slovakia 

FI 

=  Finland 

SE  =  Sweden 

UK  =  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 00 001 to 99 999 allocated to the specific 
Member State of destination. 

The  export  licence  may  be  issued  after  the  shipment  of  the  products  to  which  it  relates.  In 
such cases it shall bear the endorsement 'issued retrospectively'. 

Article 10 

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Article 11 

In the event of the theft, loss or destruction of an export licence, 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 issued in this way shall  bear  the  endorsement 'duplicate'. It shall  bear 
the date of the original licence. 

Article 12 

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 Member States shall issue an import licence within a maximum of five 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  licence  have  been  shipped.  Import  licences  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 licences 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  licences  shall  be  drawn  up  in  the  form  set  out  in  Annex  III  and  shall  be  valid 
throughout the customs territory of the Community. 

4. The declaration or request made by the importer in order to obtain the import licence 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 TARIC 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; 

(g) the net weight by TARIC heading; 

(h) the c.i.f. value of the products at Community frontier by TARIC heading; 

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(i) whether the products concerned are seconds or of substandard quality; 

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

(k) date and number of the export licence; 

(l) any internal code used for administrative purposes; 

(m) date and signature of importer. 

5. Importers shall not be obliged to import the total quantity covered by an import licence in a 
single consignment. 

Article 13 

The validity of import licences 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 the Russian Federation on the basis of which the import licences 
have been issued. 

Article 14 

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

Article 15 

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

2.  The  competent  authorities  of  a  Member  State  shall  refuse  to  issue  import  licences  for 
products  originating  in  the  Russian  Federation  which  are  not  covered  by  export  licenses 
issued in accordance with the provisions of Articles 6 to 11. 

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Article 16 

1.  The  forms  to  be  used  by  the  competent  authorities  of  the  Member  States  for  issuing  the 
import licences referred to in Article 12 shall conform to the specimen of the import licence 
set out in Annex III. 

2. Import licence forms and extracts thereof shall be 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  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. 

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

7. In box 10 the competent authorities shall indicate the appropriate steel product group. 

8. The marks of the issuing agencies and debiting authorities 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 impossible to insert figures or references. 

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 in such a way that 
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is more than one extension page, a further stamp shall be placed in like manner across each 
page and the preceding page. 

10. Import licences and extracts 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. 

11.  The  competent  authorities  of  the  Member  States  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.  

Article 17 

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of 
the European Union. 

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

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 
The President 

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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 30 10 00 
7225 30 30 10 
7225 30 90 00 
7225 40 15 10 

7225 50 20 10 

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 

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 

7212 10 10 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 30 91 

7211 23 80 91 
7211 29 00 10 
7211 90 00 11 

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 

7219 35 10 00 
7219 35 90 00 

7225 40 12 90 
7225 40 90 00 

SA4. Alloyed 
products 

7226 20 00 10 
7226 91 20 00 
7226 91 91 00 

7212 60 00 11 
7212 60 00 91 

7226 91 99 00 
7226 99 00 10 

7219 21 10 00 

7219 21 90 00 
7219 22 10 00 
7219 22 90 00 
7219 23 00 00 

SA5. Alloyed 
quarto plates 

7225 40 12 30 

7225 40 40 00 

7219 24 00 00 
7219 31 00 00 

7225 40 60 00 
7225 99 00 10 

SA6. Alloyed 
cold rolled and 
coated sheets 

7225 50 00 00 
7225 91 00 10 
7225 92 00 10 
7226 92 00 10 

7219 32 10 00 
7219 32 90 00 

7219 33 10 00 
7219 33 90 00 

7219 34 10 00 
7219 34 90 00 

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7228 80 00 10 
7228 80 00 90 

7301 10 00 00 

SB Long 
products 

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 

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 
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7228 30 41 00 
7228 30 49 00 
7228 30 61 00 
7228 30 69 00 
7228 30 70 00 
7228 30 89 00 
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7228 70 90 10 

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EXPORT LICENCE 

1 Exporter (name, full address, country) 

ORIGINAL 

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4 Product group 

5 Consignee (name, full address, country) 

EXPORT LICENCE 

6 Country of origin 

7 Country of destination 

8 Place and date of shipment – means of 
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9 Supplementary details 

10 Description of goods – manufacturer 

11 TARIC code 

12 Quantity(1) 

13 Fob value(2) 

14 CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY 

I, the undersigned, certify that the goods described above have been charged against the quantitative limit established for the 
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1 Exporter (name, full address, country) 

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I, the undersigned, certify that the goods described above have been charged against the quantitative limit established for the 
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CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN 

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8 Place and date of shipment – means of 
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10 Description of goods – manufacturer 

11 CN code 

12 Quantity(1) 

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14 CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY 

I, the undersigned, certify that the goods described above originated in the country shown in box No 6, in accordance with the 
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European Community import licence  

1 

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2. Issue number 

3. Year 

4. Authority responsible for issue 

(name, address and telephone No) 

5. Declarant/representative as applicable 

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15. ATTRIBUTIONS 

Indicate the quantity available in part 1 of column 17 and the quantity attributed in part 2 thereof 

16.  Net  quantity  (net  mass  or  other  unit  of 
measure stating the unit) 

19.  Customs  document  (form 
and  number)  or  extract  No 
and date of attribution 

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18.  In  words  for  the  quantity 
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Indicate the quantity available in part 1 of column 17 and the quantity attributed in part 2 thereof 

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19.  Customs  document  (form 
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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 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 WLAŒCIWYCH ORGANÓW KRAJOWYCH 
LISTA DAS AUTORIDADES NACIONAIS COMPETENTES 
ZOZNAM PRÍSLUŠNÝCH ŠTÁTNYCH ORGÁNOV 
SEZNAM PRISTOJNIH NACIONALNIH ORGANOV 
LUETTELO TOIMIVALTAISISTA KANSALLISISTA VIRANOMAISISTA 
FÖRTECKNING ÖVER BEHÖRIGA NATIONELLA MYNDIGHETER 

BELGIQUE/BELGIË 
Service public Fédéral Economie, P.M.E., Classes 
Moyennes & Energie 
Administration du potentiel économique 
Service Licences 
Rue de Louvain 44 
B-1000 Bruxelles 
Fax: +32-2-5486570 
Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, K.M.O., 
Middenstand & Energie 
Bestuur Economisch Potentieel 
Dienst Vergunningen 
Leuvenseweg 44 
B-1000 Brussel 
Fax: +32-2-5486570 
ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA 
Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu 
Licenční správa 
Na Františku 32 
CZ-110 15 Praha 1 
Fax: + 420-22421 21 33 

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)- Referat 421 
Frankfurter Strasse 29-35 
D-65760 Eschborn 

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 : + 301-328 60 94 

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: + 34-91-349 38 31 
FRANCE 
Ministère de l'Economie 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 
IRELAND 
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment 
Import/ Export Licensing, Block C 
Earlsfort Centre 
Hatch Street 

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ITALIA 
Ministero delle Attivita Produttive 
Direzione generale per la politica commerciale e per 
la gestione del regime degli scambi 
Viale America 341 
I-00144 Roma 
Fax: +39-6-59 93 22 35 / 59 93 26 36 
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 
LUXEMBOURG 
Ministère de l’Economie et du Commerce extérieur 
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 
Servizzi ta' Kummerċ 
Diviżjoni għall -Kummerċ 
Lascaris 
MT-Valletta CMR02 
Fax: + 356-21-23 19 19 
NEDERLAND 
Belastingdienst/Douane centrale dienst voor in- en 
uitvoer 
Postbus 30003, Engelse Kamp 2 
NL-9700 RD Groningen 
Fax : + 31-50-52 32 210 

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 
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: + 351-218 814 261 
SLOVENIJA 
Ministrstvo za gospodarstvo 
Direktorat za ekonomsk odnose s tujino 
Kotnikova 5 
SI-1000 Ljubljana 
Fax: + 386-1-400 36 11 
SLOVENSKÁ REPUBLIKA 
Ministerstvo hospodárstva SR 
Odbor licencií 
Mierová 19 
SK-827 15 Bratislava 212 
Fax: + 421-2-43 42 39 19 
SUOMI/FINLAND 
Tullihallitus 
PL 512 
FI-00101 Helsinki 
Telekopio: + 358-20-492 28 52 
SVERIGE 
Kommerskollegium 
Box 6803 
S-11386 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 

Products 

SA. Flat products 
SA1. Coils 
SA2. Heavy plate 
SA3. Other flat products 
SA4. Alloyed products 
SA 5. Alloyed quarto plates 
SA 6. Alloyed cold rolled and coated sheets 

SB. Long products 

SB1. Beams 
SB2. Wire rod 
SB3. Other long products 

NOTE AA-AD: 

(tonnes) 

Year 2007 

930 975 
195 358 
399 485 
99 507 
22 047 
102 597 

46 072 
176 993 
299 685 

* Annex I to this Regulation has been copied from 2005 agreement 

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This Council Regulation should be published as soon as possible so that economic operators 
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