Proposal for a Council Regulation on trade in certain steel products between the European Community and the Republic of Kazakhstan
Date: 2008-10-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Kazakhstan, import licence, iron and steel product, originating product, quantitative restriction, trade agreement (EU)

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 15.10.2008 
COM(2008) 643 final 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

on trade in certain steel products between the European Community and the Republic 
of Kazakhstan 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

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Grounds for and objectives of the proposal 

The  Community's  Partnership  and  Cooperation  Agreement  with  Kazakhstan  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  autonomous  measures  will  expire  on  31  December  2008.  Commission 
initiatives  to  conclude  a  new  Agreement  have  remained  unanswered.  Therefore, 
pending  a  new  agreement  or  Kazakhstan's  accession  to  the  WTO,  autonomous 
measures setting quotas as from 1 January 2009 have to be taken.  

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Existing provisions in the area of the proposal 

Council Regulation (EC) No 1531/2007 (OJ L 337, 21.12.2006, p. 2).  

Consistency with the other policies and objectives of the Union 

Not applicable. 

CONSULTATION OF INTERESTED PARTIES AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT 

Consultation of interested parties 

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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 

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. 

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Subsidiarity principle 

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

Proportionality principle 

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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. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION 

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The proposal has no implication for the Community budget. 

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

on trade in certain steel products between the European Community and the Republic 
of Kazakhstan 

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: 

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Article  17(1)  of  the  Partnership  and  Cooperation  Agreement  between  the  European 
Communities and their Member States, and the Republic of Kazakhstan1 provides that 
trade in certain steel products are to be subject to a specific Agreement on quantitative 
arrangements. 

The  bilateral  Agreement  between  the  European  Community  and  the  Government  of 
the  Republic  of  Kazakhstan  on  trade  in  certain  steel  products2  concluded  on  19  July 
2005  has  expired  on  31  December  2006.  In  2007  and  2008  autonomous  measures 
established by Council Regulation (EC) 1870/20063 and Council Regulation (EC) No 
1531/20074 respectively have governed the trade in certain steel products between the 
European Community and Kazakhstan. 

Pending  the  signature  and  entry  into  force  of  a  new  Agreement  or  Kazakhstan's 
accession to the WTO, quantitative limits starting in 2009 should be established. 

Given that the conditions that led to the fixing of the quantitative limits for 2007 and 
2008 remain largely in place, it is appropriate to set the quantitative limits for 2009 at 
the same level as that of 2007 and 2008. 

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. 

OJ L 196, 28.7.1999, p. 3. 
OJ L 232, 8.9.2005, p. 64. 
OJ L 360, 19.12.2006, p. 1. 
OJ L 337, 21.12.2007, p. 2. 

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(9) 

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

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  do  not  issue  import  licences  before  obtaining  confirmation  from  the 
Commission that appropriate amounts remain available within the quantitative limit in 
question, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

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Article 1 

This Regulation shall apply from 1 January 2009 to imports into the Community of 
steel  products  listed  in  Annex  I  originating  in  the  Republic  of  Kazakhstan.  In  the 
event that an Agreement between the European Community and Kazakhstan on the 
trade in these steel products enters into force or that Kazakhstan accedes to the WTO 
this  Regulation  shall  be  terminated  as  of  the  date  of  entry  into  force  or  the  date  of 
accession respectively. 

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

The  classification  of  products  listed  in  Annex  I  shall  be  based  on  the  Combined 
Nomenclature (CN) established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/875.  

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 

The  importation  into  the  Community  of  the  steel  products  listed  in  Annex  I 
originating in the Republic of Kazakhstan 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  Republic  of  Kazakhstan  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. 

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 

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OJ L 256, 7.9.1987 p. 1.  

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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. 

The authorised 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 

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). 

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 

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'). 

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. 

As far as possible, the Commission shall confirm to the authorities the full amount 
indicated in the requests notified for each group of products. 

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. 

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. 

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

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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 Republic of Kazakhstan. However, if the Commission or 
the competent authorities of a Member State have been informed by the competent 
authorities  of  the  Republic  of  Kazakhstan  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 

Where the Commission has indications that products listed in Annex I originating in 
the  Republic  of  Kazakhstan  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. 

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

Should the Community and the Republic of Kazakhstan 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 Republic of Kazakhstan. 

Article 6 

An  export  licence  (to  be  issued  by  the  competent  authorities  of  the  Republic  of 
Kazakhstan) 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. 

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 

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. 

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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 

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Article 9 

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. 

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

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. 

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. 

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

The serial number shall be composed of the following elements:  

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two letters identifying the exporting country as follows: 

KZ = Republic of Kazakhstan 

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

BE  = 

Belgium 

BG  = 

Bulgaria 

CZ  = 

Czech Republic 

DK  = 

Denmark 

DE  = 

Germany 

EE  = 

Estonia 

GR  = 

Greece 

ES  = 

Spain 

FR  = 

France 

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Ireland 

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Italy 

CY  = 

Cyprus 

LV  = 

Latvia 

LT  = 

Lithuania 

LU  = 

Luxembourg 

HU  = 

Hungary 

MT  =  Malta 

NL  = 

Netherlands 

AT  = 

Austria 

PL  = 

Poland 

PT  = 

Portugal 

RO  = 

Romania 

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Slovenia 

SK  = 

Slovakia 

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Finland 

SE  = 

Sweden 

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. ‘9’ for 2009; 

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 

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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. 

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. 

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. 

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; 

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

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(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. 

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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  Republic  of  Kazakhstan  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. 

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Article 15 

If the Commission finds that the total quantities covered by export licences issued by 
the  Republic  of  Kazakhstan  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. 

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

Article 16 

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. 

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 

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kept by the authority issuing the licence. For administrative purposes the competent 
authorities may add additional copies to form 2. 

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. 

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. 

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  language,  or  one  of  the 
official languages, of the Member State of issue. 

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

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. 

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  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. 

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. 

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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 

SA2. 
Plate 

Heavy 

  SA3.  Other  flat 
rolled products 

7208 10 00 00 

7208 40 00 10 

7208 25 00 00 

7208 51 20 00 

7208 26 00 00 

7208 51 91 00 

7208 27 00 00 

7208 51 98 00 

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

7210 49 00 10

7212 50 40 11

7210 50 00 10

7212 50 61 11

7210 61 00 10

7212 50 69 11

7210 69 00 10

7212 50 90 13

7208 36 00 00 

7208 52 91 00 

  7208 90 80 10

7210 70 10 10

7212 60 00 11

7208 37 00 10 

7208 52 10 00 

7210 70 80 10

7212 60 00 91

7208 37 00 90 

7208 52 99 00 

  7209 15 00 00

7210 90 30 10

7219 21 10 00

7208 38 00 10 

7208 53 10 00 

7210 90 40 10

7219 21 90 00

7208 38 00 90 

7211 13 00 00 

  7209 16 10 00

7210 90 80 91

7219 22 10 00

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 

  7209 16 90 00
  7209 17 10 00
  7209 17 90 00
  7209 18 10 00
  7209 18 91 00
  7209 18 99 00

7211 14 00 90

7219 22 90 00

7211 19 00 90

7219 23 00 00

7211 23 20 10

7219 24 00 00

7211 23 30 10

7219 31 00 00

7211 23 30 91

7219 32 10 00

7211 23 80 10

7219 32 90 00

7211 23 80 91

7219 33 10 00

7209 25 00 00

7211 29 00 10

7219 33 90 00

7209 26 10 00

7211 90 80 10

7219 34 10 00

7209 26 90 00

7212 10 10 00

7219 34 90 00

7209 27 10 00

7212 10 90 11

7219 35 10 00

7209 27 90 00

7212 20 00 11

7219 35 90 00

7209 28 10 00

7212 30 00 11

7225 40 12 90

7209 28 90 00

7212 40 20 10

7225 40 90 00

7209 90 80 10

7212 40 20 91

  7210 11 00 10 

7212 40 80 11 

7210 12 20 10

7212 50 20 11

7210 12 80 10

7212 50 30 11

7210 20 00 10

7210 30 00 10

7210 41 00 10

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ANNEX II 

EXPORT LICENCE 

1 Exporter (name, full address, country) 

ORIGINAL 

2 No 

3 Year 

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 
transport 

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 
year shown in box No 3 in respect of the Product group shown in box No 4 by the provisions regulating trade in certain steel 
products with the European Community. 

15  Competent  authority 
address, country) 

(name, 

full 

At …………………………………. on ……………………………………… 

(Signature) 

(Stamp) 

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1 Exporter (name, full address, country) 

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10 Description of goods – manufacturer 

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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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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 
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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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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 
∆ΙΕΥΘΥΝΣΕΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΑΡΧΩΝ ΕΚ∆ΟΣΗΣ Α∆ΕΙΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΚΡΑΤΩΝ ΜΕΛΩΝ  
LIST OF THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES 
LISTE DES AUTORITES NATIONALES COMPETENTES 
ELENCO DELLE COMPETENTI AUTORITA NAZIONALI 
VALSTU KOMPETENTO IESTAŽU SARAKSTS 
ATSAKINGŲ NACIONALINIŲ INSTITUCIJŲ SĄRAŠAS 
AZ ILLETÉKES NEMZETI HATÓSÁGOK LISTÁJA 
LISTA TA' L-AWTORITAJIET KOMPETENTI NAZZJONALI 
LIJST VAN BEVOEGDE NATIONALE INSTANTIES 
LISTA 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 de l'économie, des PME, 
des classes moyennes et de l'énergie 
Direction générale du potentiel économique 
Service des licences 
Rue de Louvain 44 
B-1000 Bruxelles 
Fax (32-2) 277 50 63 

Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, KMO, 
Middenstand & Energie 
Algemene Directie Economisch Potentieel 
Dienst Vergunningen 
Leuvenseweg 44 
B-1000 Brussel 
Fax (32-2) 277 50 63 

БЪЛГАРИЯ 
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 

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

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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: + 372 631 3660 

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

ΕΛΛΑΣ 
Υπουργείο Οικονοµίας & Οικονοµικών 
Γενική ∆ιεύθυνση ∆ιεθνούς Οικονοµικής Πολιτικής 
∆ιεύθυνση 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: + 34-91 349 38 31 

FRANCE 
Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de 
l'industrie 
Direction générale des entreprises 
Sous-direction des biens de consommation 
Bureau textile-importations 
Le Bervil 
12, rue Villiot 
F-75572 Paris Cedex 12 
Fax (33) 153 44 91 81 

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

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 
Fakss: + 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'économie et du commerce extérieur 
Office des licences 
BP 113 
L-2011 Luxembourg 
Fax (352) 46 61 38 

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

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

NEDERLAND 
Belastingdienst/Douane centrale dienst voor in- en 
uitvoer 
Postbus 30003, Engelse Kamp 2 
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 
00-507 Warszawa 
Polska 
Fax: (48-22) 693 40 21/693 40 22 

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 
Faks (386-4) 297 44 56 

SLOVENSKO 
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 

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

PORTUGAL 
Ministério das Finanças e da Administração Pública 
Direcção-Geral das Alfândegas e dos Impostos 
Especiais sobre o Consumo 
Rua da Alfândega, n.o 5, r/c 
P-1149-006 Lisboa 
Fax: (+ 351) 218 81 39 90 

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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QUANTITATIVE LIMITS 

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Products 

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