Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2007 of 22 October 2007 on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from the Russian Federation
Date: 2007-10-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Russia, administrative cooperation, customs regulations, import restriction, iron and steel product, originating product, quantitative restriction

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I

REGULATIONS

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1342/2007

of 22 October 2007

on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from the Russian
Federation

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

establishing the European

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the
European Communities and their Member States and the
Russian Federation (1), hereinafter referred to as ‘the PCA’,
entered into force on 1 December 1997.

Article 21(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 15 thereof,
and by the provisions of an agreement on quantitative
arrangements.

On 26 October 2007, the European Community and the
Russian Federation concluded,
in that connection, an
Agreement on trade in certain steel products (2), here-
inafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’.

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

the

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

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 that 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
licence
circulation in the
Community of the products in question together with
a
such
Community import licences.

administering the granting of

entry into free

system for

the

for

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

issue import

(1) OJ L 327, 28.11.1997, p. 3.
(2) See page 52 of this Official Journal.

(3) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 733/2007 (OJ L 169, 29.6.2007, p. 1).

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(10)

should be

The Agreement provides for a system of cooperation
between the Russian Federation and the Community
with the aim of preventing circumvention by means of
transhipment, rerouting or other means. A consultation
established under which an
procedure
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. The Russian Federation has agreed to
any
take
adjustments could be rapidly applied. In the absence of
agreement within
the
Community should, where there is clear evidence of
circumvention, have
the
equivalent adjustment.

the necessary measures

the possibility

to ensure

to apply

provided,

limit

time

that

the

(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
1872/2006 of 11 December 2006 on trade in certain
steel products between the European Community and the
Russian Federation (1). The Agreement provides
that
those imports are to be counted against the limits estab-
lished for 2007 in this Regulation.

(12)

For reasons of clarity it is therefore necessary to replace
Regulation (EC) No 1872/2006 by this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1

Article 2

The importation into the Community of

1.
the products
listed in Annex I originating in the Russian Federation 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 the Russian
Federation shall be subject to the presentation of a certificate
of origin, 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 quantitative
limits laid down for the year in which the products are shipped
in the exporting country.

for

each

limits

product

In order

quantitative

2.
to ensure that quantities for which import
authorisations are issued do not exceed at any moment the
the
total
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 Regu-
lation are listed in Annex IV.

group,

Imports of products as from 1 January 2007, for which a
to Regulation (EC) No
limits for

3.
licence was
1872/2006 shall be counted against
2007 laid down in Annex V.

required pursuant

the relevant

1.
This Regulation applies to imports into the Community of
steel products listed in Annex I, originating in the Russian
Federation.

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.

The steel products shall be classified in product groups as

2.
set out in Annex I.

Article 3

3.
The origin of the products referred to in paragraph 1 shall
be determined in accordance with the rules in force in the
Community.

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-
processing
temporary
houses,
(suspension system).

importation

inward

or

The procedures

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

for verification of

the origin of

(1) OJ L 360, 19.12.2006, p. 41.

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 relevant quan-
titative limit set out in Annex V.

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Article 4

Article 5

for

import authorisations,

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
the amounts of
supported by original
requests
export
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.

licences, which they have received. By return,

The

included in the notifications

to the
requests
2.
Commission 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.

As far as possible, the Commission shall confirm to the
3.
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 autho-
rities of
the Russian Federation immediately in cases where
requests notified exceed the limits in order to seek clarification
and a rapid solution.

For the purposes of applying Article 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 products listed in Annex I originating in the Russian
Federation have been transhipped,
rerouted or otherwise
imported into the Community in circumvention of the quanti-
tative limits referred to in Article 2 and that there is a need for
the necessary adjustments to be made,
that
consultations be opened so that agreement may be reached
on an equivalent adjustment of the corresponding quantitative
limits.

it shall request

Pending the outcome of the consultations referred to in
2.
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 for the year in which the
the following
request
year,
the current year are
if
exhausted, where there is clear evidence of circumvention.

for consultations was lodged or
the quantitative limits

for

for

The competent authorities of

4.
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 auto-
matically be transferred into the remaining quantities of the
total Community quantitative limit for each product group.

3.
If the Community and the Russian Federation fail to arrive
at a satisfactory 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
originating in the Russian Federation.

The notifications referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 shall be
5.
communicated electronically within the integrated network set
up for this purpose, unless for imperative technical reasons it is
necessary to use other means of communication temporarily.

The import authorisations or equivalent documents shall

6.
be issued in accordance with Chapter II.

the

competent

The competent authorities of

7.
the Member States shall
notify the Commission of any cancellation of import authori-
sations or equivalent documents already issued in cases where
licences have been withdrawn or
the corresponding export
cancelled by
the Russian
Federation. However,
the Commission or the competent
authorities of a Member State have been informed by the
competent authorities of the Russian Federation of the with-
drawal or cancellation of an export licence after the related
products have been imported into the Community, the quan-
tities in question shall be counted against the quantitative limit
for the year during which shipment of products took place.

authorities of

if

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.

Article 8

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

examine urgently,

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Article 9

The Commission shall
inform the Russian Federation 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.

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.

Article 10

The Commission shall inform the competent authorities of the
Russian Federation of any decisions adopted in accordance with
the procedures in force in the Community relating to classifi-
cation 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;

The competent authorities of

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

(a)

the quantities of products involved;

(b) the product group shown on the import documentation and

that retained by the competent authorities;

(b) the relevant product group,

the combined nomenclature

code (CN code) and the TARIC code;

(c)

the number of the export licence and the category shown.

(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 classifi-
cation 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.

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,
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 13

the

1. Without prejudice to any other provision on this subject,
where
classification indicated in the documentation
necessary for importation of the products covered by this Regu-
classification determined by the
lation differs

from the

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 14

In the cases referred to in Article 13, as well as in those cases of
a similar nature raised by the competent authorities of the
if necessary, shall enter
Russian Federation, the Commission,
into consultations with the Russian Federation,
in order to
reach agreement on the classification definitively 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 the Russian
Federation, 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 the provisions of Article 10 of Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2658/87, a measure establishing the classifi-
cation of the goods in the combined nomenclature.

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SECTION 2

Double-checking system for administering quantitative limits

The declaration or request made by the importer in order

4.
to obtain the import authorisation shall contain:

Article 17

1.
The competent authorities of the Russian Federation shall
issue an 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.

(a)

the full name and address of the exporter;

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

The importer shall present

2.
the export
licence for the purposes of the issue of the import authorisation
referred to in Article 20.

the original of

(c)

the exact description of the goods and their TARIC code(s);

(d) the country of origin of the goods;

Article 18

(e)

the country of consignment;

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
quantitative limit established for the product group concerned.

(f)

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

Each export licence shall cover only one of the product

2.
groups listed in Annex I.

(g) the net weight by CN heading;

Article 19

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

heading;

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).

(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;

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.

(k) any internal code used for administrative purposes;

(l) date and signature of importer.

5.
Importers shall not be obliged to import the total quantity
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 the Russian Federation
on the basis of which the import authorisations have been
issued.

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Article 22

— two letters identifying the Member State of intended desti-

competent

authorities of

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

the Member States

Article 23

If the Commission finds that the total quantities covered
1.
by export
licences issued by the Russian Federation for a
particular product group in any year exceed the quantitative
limit established for that product group, the competent autho-
rities in the Member States shall be informed immediately in
order to suspend the further 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 the
Russian Federation which are not covered by export licences
issued in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

SECTION 3

Common provisions

Article 24

The export licence referred to in Article 17 and the certi-
1.
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 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 certi-
3.
ficates 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.

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

5.
Each export licence or equivalent document and the certi-
ficate 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:

nation as follows:

BE = Belgium

BG = Bulgaria

CZ = Czech Republic

DK = Denmark

DE = Germany

EE = Estonia

EL = Greece

ES = Spain

FR = France

IE = Ireland

IT = 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

RU = the Russian Federation

GB = United Kingdom,

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— a one-digit number identifying the quota year corresponding
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,

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.

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

Article 25

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 26

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

authority which issued the document
the

to be made out on the basis of

The duplicate shall bear the date of the original
certificate.

licence or

SECTION 4

Community import licence — common form

Article 27

The forms to be used by the competent authorities of the
1.
Member States for issuing the import authorisations referred to
in Article 20 shall conform to the model 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,
the issuing authority’ and bearing the
marked ‘Copy for
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 × 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.

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.

Licences and extracts shall be completed in the official
the Member

languages, of

the official

6.
language, or one of
State of issue.

In box 10 the competent authorities shall

7.
appropriate steel product group.

indicate the

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

impossible to insert

9.
The reverse of copy No 1 and copy No 2 shall bear a box
in which quantities may be entered, either by the customs
authorities when import formalities are completed, or by the
competent administrative authorities when an extract is issued.
If the space set aside for debits on a licence or extract thereof is
insufficient, the competent authorities may attach one or more
extension pages bearing boxes matching those on the reverse of
the licence or extract. The
copy No 1 and copy No 2 of
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

10.
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.

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The

competent

the Member States
authorities of
11.
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.

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

CHAPTER III

ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION

Article 28

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

Article 29

Article 30

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 the Russian
Federation 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.

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

random, or whenever

to the accuracy of

licence or as

In pursuance of the action taken in accordance with the
2.
provisions of this Chapter, the competent authorities of the
Community may
the
competent authorities of
the Russian Federation which is
considered to be of use in preventing the contravention of
the provisions of this Chapter.

information with

exchange

any

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 the Russian Federation,
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
licence or copy thereof. The competent authorities
export
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

2.
subsequent verifications of declarations of origin.

the latest. The information communicated shall

3.
The results of the subsequent verifications carried out in
accordance with paragraph 1 shall be communicated to the
competent authorities of the Community within three months
indicate
at
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
the Community may also request
competent authorities of
copies of all documentation necessary to determine the facts
fully, including, in particular, the origin of the goods.

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 31

authorities of

The Commission shall coordinate the action undertaken by the
competent
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.

the Member States under

CHAPTER IV

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 32

Regulation (EC) No 1872/2006 is hereby repealed.

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

Article 33

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

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

Done at Brussels, 22 October 2007.

For the Council
The President

J. SILVA

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SA4. Alloyed products

7226 20 00 10

7226 91 20 00
7226 91 91 00

7226 91 99 00
7226 99 70 10

SA5. Alloyed quarto plates

7225 40 12 30

7225 40 40 00

7225 40 60 00
7225 99 00 10

SA6. Alloyed cold-rolled and
coated sheets

7225 50 80 00
7225 91 00 10
7225 92 00 10
7226 92 00 10

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SA3. Other flat-rolled
products

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
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 30 91

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

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

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 30 10
7225 40 15 10
7225 50 20 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 00
7208 51 98 10
7208 51 98 91
7208 51 98 99
7208 52 91 00
7208 52 10 00
7208 52 99 00

7208 53 10 00

7211 13 00 00

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SB Long products

SB1. Beams

7207 19 80 10
7207 20 80 10

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

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
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
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 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
LISTA AUTORITĂȚILOR NAȚIONALE COMPETENTE
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 & Énergie
Direction générale du potentiel économique
Service licences
Rue de Louvain 44
B-1000 Bruxelles
Fax 32-2 548 65 70

Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, K.M.O., Middenstand en Energie
Algemene Directie Economisch Potentieel
Dienst Vergunningen
Leuvenseweg 44
B-1000 Brussel
Fax +32-2-5486570

БЪЛГАРИЯ
Министерство на икономиката и енергетиката
Дирекция ‘Регистриране, лицензиране и контрол’
ул. ‘Славянска’ № 8
1052 София
Факс: +35929815041
(Fax) +35929804710
+35929883654

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

DANMARK

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

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

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

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

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ΕΛΛΑΔΑ

Υπουργείο Οικονομίας & Οικονομικών
Γενική Διεύθυνση Διεθνούς Οικονομικής Πολιτικής
Διεύθυνση Καθεστώτων Εισαγωγών-Εξαγωγών,
Εμπορικής Άμυνας
Κορνάρου 1
GR-105 63 Αθήνα
Φαξ (30) 210-328 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) 913 49 38 31

MAGYARORSZÁG

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

MALTA

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

NEDERLAND

FRANCE

Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de l'Emploi
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

ITALIA

Ministero del Commercio internazionale
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

KYΠPOΣ

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
Faksas +370-5 262 39 74

LUXEMBOURG

Ministère de l'Économie et du Commerce extérieur
Office des licences
BP 113
L-2011 Luxembourg
Fax +352 46 61 38

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

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
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
PT-1140-060 Lisboa
Fax: + 351-218 814 261

ROMÂNIA

Ministerul pentru Întreprinderi Mici și Mijlocii, Comerț, Turism și
Profesii Liberale
Direcția Generală Politici Comerciale
Str. Ion Câmpineanu, nr. 16
București, sector 1
Cod poștal 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

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SLOVENSKO

Odbor obchodnej politiky
Ministerstvo hospodárstva
Mierová 19
SK-827 15 Bratislava 212
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

SVERIGE

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

UNITED KINGDOM

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

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ANNEX V

QUANTITATIVE LIMITS

Products

Year 2007

Year 2008

(tonnes)

SA. Flat products

SA1. Coils

SA2. Heavy plate

SA3. Other flat products

SA4. Alloyed products

SA5. Alloyed quarto plates

SA6. Alloyed cold-rolled and coated sheets

SB. Long products

SB1. Beams

SB2. Wire rod

SB3. Other long products

Note: SA and SB are product categories.

SA1 to SA6 and SB1 to SB3 are product groups.

1 042 090

1 035 000

270 820

565 770

94 860

20 460

105 000

55 800

275 000

474 200

275 000

595 000

105 000

25 000

110 000

55 000

324 000

507 000