Council Regulation (EC) No 752/2007 of 30 May 2007 on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from Ukraine
Date: 2007-05-30
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Ukraine, certificate of origin, import licence, import policy, import restriction, iron and steel product, originating product, quantitative restriction

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(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory)

REGULATIONS

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 752/2007

of 30 May 2007

on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from Ukraine

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

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), 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 of that Agreement,
with the exception of Article 14 thereof, and by the pro-
visions of an agreement on quantitative arrangements.

On 18 June 2007, the European Community and the Gov-
ernment of Ukraine concluded such an Agreement on
trade in certain steel products (2), hereinafter referred to
as ‘the Agreement’.

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

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

The effective application of the Agreement requires the
introduction of a requirement of a Community import
authorisation for the entry into free circulation in the
Community of the products in question together with a
system for administering the granting of such Commu-
nity import authorisations.

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.

In order to ensure that these quantitative limits are not
exceeded, it is necessary to establish a management pro-
cedure whereby the competent authorities of the Member
States will not issue import authorisations before obtain-
ing prior confirmation from the Commission that appro-
priate amounts remain available within the quantitative
limit in question.

It is necessary to provide the means to administer the
terms of the Agreement within the Community, taking
into account the experience gained from previous agree-
ments concerning a similar regime.

(10)

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 Com-
mon Customs Tariff (3).

(1) OJ L 49, 19.2.1998, p. 3.
(2) See page 24 of this Official Journal.
(3) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 580/2007 (OJ L 138, 30.5.2007, p. 1).

The Agreement provides for a system of cooperation
between Ukraine and the Community with the aim of pre-
venting circumvention by means of transhipment, rerout-
ing 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 Agree-
ment 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 equivalent adjustment.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

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(11)

From 1 January 2007 imports into the Community of
products covered by this Regulation have been subjected
to a licence pursuant
to Council Regulation (EC)
No 1871/2006 of 11 December 2006 on trade in certain
steel products between the European Community and
Ukraine (1). The Agreement provides that those imports
are to be counted against the limits established for 2007
in this Regulation.

(12)

For reasons of clarity it is therefore necessary to replace
Regulation (EC) No 1871/2006 by this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1

This Regulation applies to imports into the Community of

1.
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.

4.
The procedures for verification of the origin of the prod-
ucts referred to in paragraph 1 are laid down in Chapters II
and III.

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 cir-
culation in the Community of the products listed in Annex I
originating in Ukraine shall be subject to the presentation of a
certificate of origin, set out in Annex II, and of an import autho-
risation issued by the Member States’ authorities in accordance
with Article 4.

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.

2.
In order to ensure that quantities for which import autho-
risations are issued do not exceed at any moment the total quan-
titative limits for each product group, the competent authorities
of the Member States shall issue import 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
those authorities. The competent authorities of the Member
States for the purposes of this Regulation are listed in Annex IV.

(1) OJ L 360, 19.12.2006, p. 21.

Imports of products as from 1 January 2007, for which a
3.
licence was required pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1871/2006
shall be counted against the relevant limits for 2007 laid down
in Annex V of 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.

Article 3

1.
The quantitative limits listed in Annex V shall not apply to
products placed in a free zone or free warehouse or imported
under the arrangements governing customs warehouses, tempo-
rary importation or inward processing (suspension system).

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

Article 4

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 amounts 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.

2.
The requests included in the notifications to the Commis-
sion shall be valid if they establish clearly in each case the export-
ing 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 of products. 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.

The competent authorities of the Member States shall notify
4.
the Commission immediately after being informed of any quan-
tity 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 Commu-
nity 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.

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The import authorisations or equivalent documents shall

6.
be issued in accordance with Chapter II.

Article 8

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 corre-
sponding export licences have been withdrawn or cancelled by
the competent authorities of Ukraine. However, if the Commis-
sion or the competent authorities of a Member State have been
informed by the competent authorities of Ukraine of the with-
drawal or cancellation of an export licence after the related prod-
ucts have been imported into the Community, the quantities in
question shall be counted against the quantitative limit for the
year during which shipment of products took place.

Article 5

For the purposes of applying Articles 3(3), 3(4) and 10(1) of the
Agreement, the Commission is hereby authorised to make the
necessary 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 prod-
ucts listed in Annex I originating in Ukraine have been tran-
shipped, 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 an equivalent adjustment of the
corresponding quantitative limits.

2.
Pending the outcome of the consultations referred to in
paragraph 1, the Commission may ask Ukraine to take the nec-
essary 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.

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

CHAPTER II

MODALITIES APPLICABLE TO THE MANAGEMENT OF THE
QUANTITATIVE LIMITS

SECTION 1

Classification

Article 7

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

On the initiative of the Commission or of a Member State, the
Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature Section of the Customs Code
established by Regulation (EEC)
Committee, which was
No 2658/87 will examine urgently, in accordance with the pro-
visions of that Regulation, all questions concerning the classifi-
cation of products covered by this Regulation within the
combined nomenclature in order to classify them in the appro-
priate product groups.

Article 9

The Commission shall inform Ukraine of any changes in the
combined nomenclature (CN) and the TARIC codes affecting
products covered by this Regulation at least one month before
the date of their entry into force in the Community.

Article 10

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 prod-
ucts 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, the combined nomenclature
code (CN code) and the TARIC code;

(c)

the reasons which have led to the decision.

Article 11

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

Products shipped before the date of application of the deci-
2.
sion shall remain subject to earlier classification practice, pro-
vided that the goods in question are entered to importation
within 60 days of that date.

Article 12

Where a classification decision adopted in accordance with the
Community procedures in force referred to in Article 11 involves
a product group subject to a quantitative limit, the Commission
shall, where necessary, initiate consultations without delay in
accordance with Article 8, in order to reach agreement on any
necessary adjustments to the corresponding quantitative limits
provided for in Annex V.

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Article 13

SECTION 2

Double-checking system for administering quantitative limits

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 provi-
sions of this Regulation, are applicable to them on the basis of
the classification determined by the aforementioned authorities.

Article 17

1.
The competent authorities of Ukraine shall issue an export
licence in respect of all consignments of steel products subject
to the quantitative limits set out in Annex V up to the level of
those limits.

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

2.
The importer shall present the original of the export licence
for the purposes of the issue of the import authorisation referred
to in Article 20.

(a)

the quantities of products involved;

Article 18

(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 competent authorities of the Member States shall not
3.
issue a new import authorisation for steel products subject to a
Community quantitative limit
listed 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 con-

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

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

Each export licence shall cover only one of the product

2.
groups listed in Annex I.

Article 19

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).

Article 14

Article 20

In the cases referred to in Article 13, as well as in those cases of
a similar nature raised by the competent authorities of Ukraine,
the Commission, if necessary, shall enter into consultations with
Ukraine, in order to reach agreement on the classification defini-
tively applicable to the products involved in the divergence.

Article 15

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 14, determine the classification
definitively applicable to the products involved in the divergence.

Article 16

When a case of divergence referred to in Article 13 cannot be
resolved in accordance with Article 14, the Commission shall
adopt,
in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EEC)
No 2658/87, a measure establishing the classification of the
goods in the combined nomenclature.

To the extent that the Commission has confirmed that the
1.
amount requested is available within the quantitative limit in
question pursuant to Article 4, the competent authorities of the
Member States shall issue an import authorisation within a maxi-
mum of 10 working days of the presentation by the importer of
the original of the corresponding export licence. This presenta-
tion must be effected not later than 31 March of the year follow-
ing that in which the goods covered by the export licence have
been shipped. Import authorisations shall be issued by the com-
petent authorities of any Member State irrespective of the Mem-
ber 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.

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

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

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The declaration or request made by the importer in order

4.
to obtain the import authorisation shall contain:

Article 23

(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;

(e)

the country of consignment;

(f)

the appropriate product group and the quantity for the prod-
ucts in question;

(g)

the net weight by CN heading;

(h)

the CIF value of the products at Community frontier by CN
heading;

(i) where appropriate, dates of payment and delivery and a copy

of the bill of lading and of the purchase contract;

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 fur-
ther issue of import authorisations. In this event, consultations
shall be initiated forthwith by the Commission.

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.

SECTION 3

Common provisions

Article 24

(j)

date and number of the export licence;

(k) any internal code used for administrative purposes;

1.
The export licence referred to in Article 17 and the certifi-
cate of origin referred to in Article 2 may include additional cop-
ies duly indicated as such. The original and the copies of these
documents shall be drawn up in English.

(l)

date and signature of importer.

Importers shall not be obliged to import the total quantity

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

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

Article 21

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 22

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 establish-
ment may be in the Community, without prejudice to other con-
ditions required under the current rules.

If the documents referred to in paragraph 1 are completed

2.
by hand, entries must be in ink and in block letters.

The export licences or equivalent documents and certifi-
3.
cates 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.

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

5.
Each export licence or equivalent document and the certifi-
cate of origin shall bear a standardised 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,

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— two letters identifying the Member State of intended desti-

Article 26

nation as follows:

BE

=

Belgium

BG =

Bulgaria

CZ =

Czech Republic

DK = Denmark

DE

= Germany

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

=

Estonia

= Greece

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Cyprus

Latvia

Lithuania

LU =

Luxembourg

HU = Hungary

MT = Malta

NL

AT

PL

PT

= Netherlands

= Austria

=

=

Poland

Portugal

RO =

Romania

SI

SK

FI

SE

=

=

=

=

Slovenia

Slovakia

Finland

Sweden

GB

= United Kingdom,

— a one-digit number identifying the quota year correspond-
ing to the last figure in the year in question, e.g. ‘7’ for 2007,

— 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 25

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

The duplicate shall bear the date of the original
certificate.

licence or

SECTION 4

Community import authorisation — common form

Article 27

1.
The forms to be used by the competent authorities of the
Member States for issuing the import authorisation referred to
in Article 20 shall conform to the model of the import authori-
sations set out in Annex III.

2.
Import authorisation 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 num-
ber 2, to be kept by the authority issuing the licence. For admin-
istrative 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 × 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 mechani-
cal 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 the printer’s name and
address or a mark enabling the printer to be identified.

5.
At the time of their issue the import authorisation or
extracts shall be given an issue number determined by the com-
petent authorities of the Member State. The import authorisa-
tion number shall be notified to the Commission electronically
within the integrated network set up under Article 4.

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’.

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

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In box 10 the competent authorities shall indicate the

7.
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 per-
foration, 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 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 preced-
ing page.

Import authorisation and extracts issued, and entries and
10.
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 con-
cerned 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 28

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.

Paragraph 1 shall also apply to subsequent verifications of

2.
declarations of origin.

The results of the subsequent verifications carried out in
3.
accordance with paragraph 1 shall be communicated to the com-
petent authorities of the Community within three months at the
latest. The information communicated shall 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 authori-
ties of the Community may also request copies of all documen-
tation necessary to determine the facts fully,
in
particular, the origin of the goods.

including,

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

Article 30

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

Article 29

1. Where the verification procedure referred to in Article 29
or where information available to the competent authorities of
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
these enquiries shall be communicated to the competent authori-
ties of the Community together with any other pertinent infor-
mation enabling the true origin of the goods to be determined.

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

2.
In pursuance of the action taken in accordance with the
provisions of this Chapter, the competent authorities of the Com-
munity may exchange any information with the competent
authorities of Ukraine which is considered to be of use in pre-
venting the contravention of the provisions of this Chapter.

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3. Where it is established that the provisions of this Chapter
have been contravened, the Commission may take such mea-
sures
such
as
contravention.

are necessary to prevent

recurrence of

CHAPTER IV

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 32

Article 31

Regulation (EC) No 1871/2006 is hereby repealed.

The Commission shall coordinate the action undertaken by the
competent authorities of the Member States under the provisions
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.

Article 33

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, 30 May 2007.

For the Council
The President
F. MÜNTEFERING

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ANNEX I

SA Flat-rolled products

7208 51 20 93
7208 51 20 97
7208 51 20 98
7208 51 91 00

7208 51 98 10
7208 51 98 91
7208 51 98 99
7208 52 10 00
7208 52 91 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)

SB Longs

7208 40 00 90
7208 53 90 00
7208 54 00 00
7208 90 80 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

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 00

7214 99 79 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 80 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 80 10

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
7222 19 90 00
7222 30 97 10
7222 40 10 00
7222 40 90 10

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

SB1. (beams)

7216 31 10 00

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

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

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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ANNEX IV

СПИСЪК НА КОМПЕТЕНТНИТЕ НАЦИОНАЛНИ ВЛАСТИ

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 IESTĀŽU SARAKSTS

ATSAKINGŲ NACIONALINIŲ INSTITUCIJŲ SĄRAŠAS

AZ ILLETÉKES NEMZETI HATÓSÁGOK LISTÁJA

LISTA TA’ L-AWTORITAJIET KOMPETENTI NAZZJONALI

LIJST VAN BEVOEGDE NATIONALE INSTANTIES

LISTA WŁAŚCIWYCH ORGANÓW KRAJOWYCH

LISTA DAS AUTORIDADES NACIONAIS COMPETENTES

LISTA AUTORITĂȚILOR NAȚIONALE COMPETENTE

ZOZNAM PRÍSLUŠNÝCH ŠTÁTNYCH ORGÁNOV

SEZNAM PRISTOJNIH NACIONALNIH ORGANOV

LUETTELO TOIMIVALTAISISTA KANSALLISISTA VIRANOMAISISTA

FÖRTECKNING ÖVER BEHÖRIGA NATIONELLA MYNDIGHETER

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

БЪЛГАРИЯ

Service public fédéral «Économie, PME, classes moyennes et énergie»
Direction générale «Potentiel économique»
Service des licences
Rue de Louvain 44
B-1000 Bruxelles
Fax (32-2) 548 65 70

Министерство на икономиката и енергетиката
Дирекция „Регистриране, лицензиране и контрол“
ул. „Славянска“ № 8
1052 София
Факс: (+359-2) 981 50 41
Fax: (+359-2) 980 47 10
(+359-2) 988 36 54

Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, Kmo, Middenstand en Energie
Algemene directie Economisch potentieel
Dienst Vergunningen
Leuvenseweg 44
B-1000 Brussel
Fax (32-2) 548 65 70

DANMARK

Erhvervs- og Byggestyrelsen
Økonomi- og Erhvervsministeriet
Langelinie Allé 17
DK-2100 København Ø
Fax (45) 35 46 60 01

ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA

Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu
Licenční správa
Na Františku 32
CZ-110 15 Praha 1
Fax: (420) 224 21 21 33

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) 153 44 91 81

DEUTSCHLAND

ITALIA

Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle,
(BAFA)
Frankfurter Straße 29-35
D-65760 Eschborn 1
Fax: (49-6196) 90 88 00

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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EESTI
Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium
Harju 11
EE-15072 Tallinn
Fax: + 372631 3660

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

ΕΛΛΑΔΑ
Υπουργείο Οικονομίας και Οικονομικών
Διεύθυνση Διεθνών Οικονομικών Ροών
Κορνάρου 1
GR-105 63 Αθήνα
Fax: + 301-328 60 94

ΚΥΠΡΟΣ
Υπουργείο Εμπορίου, Βιομηχανίας και Τουρισμού
Υπηρεσία Εμπορίου
Μονάδα Έκδοσης Αδειών Εισαγωγής/Εξαγωγής
Οδός Ανδρέα Αραούζου 6
CY-1421 Λευκωσία
Fax: + 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
Lietuva
Fax: (370-5) 262 39 74

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

LUXEMBOURG

Ministère de l’économie 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.
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

ÖSTERREICH
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit
Außenwirtschaftsadministration
Abteilung C2/2
Stubenring 1
A-1011 Wien
Fax: (43-1) 711 00-83 86

ROMÂNIA

Ministerul pentru Întreprinderi Mici şi Mijlocii, Comerț, Turism şi Profesii
Liberale
Direcția Generală politici comerciale
Str. Ion Câmpineanu, nr. 16
Bucureşti, sector 1
Cod poştal 010036
Tel.: (40) 21 315 00 81
Fax: (40) 21 315 04 54
E-mail: clc@dce.gov.ro

SLOVENIJA

Ministrstvo za finance
Carinska uprava Republike Slovenije
Carinski urad Jesenice
Spodnji plavž 6C
SI-4270 Jesenice
Fax: (386-4) 297 44 56

SLOVENSKO
Odbor obchodnej politiky
Ministerstvo hospodárstva
Mierová 19
827 15 Bratislava 212
Slovenská republika
Fax: (421-2) 48 54 31 16

SUOMI/FINLAND
Tullihallitus
PL 512
FI-00101 Helsinki
Faksi (358-20)-492 28 52

Tullstyrelsen
PB 512
FI-00101 Helsingfors
Fax: (358-20)-492 28 52

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POLSKA

Ministerstwo Gospodarki
plac Trzech Krzyży 3/5
00-507 Warszawa
Polska
Fax: (48) 22 693 40 21/22 693 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

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

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

Note: SA and SB are the ‘categories’.

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

(tonnes)

2007

190 000

390 000

140 000

50 000

195 000

355 000