Commission Regulation (EC) No 1051/2008 of 24 October 2008 amending Annex V to Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2007 as regards the quantitative limits of certain steel products from the Russian Federation
Date: 2008-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Russia, import restriction, iron and steel product, originating product, quantitative restriction

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1051/2008

of 24 October 2008

amending Annex V to Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2007 as regards the quantitative limits of
certain steel products from the Russian Federation

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2007 of
22 October 2007 on administering certain restrictions on
imports
from the Russian
Federation (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

products

certain

steel

of

time limits set by the Agreement. It is appropriate to
make the necessary adjustments
to the quantitative
limits for the year 2008 resulting from Russia’s request.

(5)

(6)

Article 10 stipulates that with each yearly renewal, quan­
tities in every product group shall be increased by 2,5 %.

Regulation (EC) No 1342/2007 should be amended
accordingly,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The European Community and the Russian Federation
signed an agreement on trade in certain steel products
on 26 October 2007 (2) (the Agreement).

Article 3(3) of the Agreement provides that unused quan­
to the
tities for a given year may be carried over
following year up to a maximum of 7 % of
the
relevant quantitative limit set out in Annex II to the
Agreement.

the Agreement

to Article 3(4) of

transfers
Pursuant
between product groups may be made up to 7 % of
the quantitative limit of a given product group and
transfers between product categories are permitted up
to a maximum of 25 000 tonnes.

Article 1

The quantitative limits for the year 2008 set out in Annex V to
Regulation (EC) No 1342/2007 are replaced by those set out in
the Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2

The quantitative limits for the year 2009 resulting from the
application of Article 10(1) of the 2007 Agreement between
the European Community and the Russian Federation on trade
in certain steel products are set out
to this
Regulation.

in Annex II

(4)

Russia has notified the Community of its intent to make
use of the provisions in Article 3(3) and (4) within the

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

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 24 October 2008.

For the Commission

Catherine ASHTON
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 300, 17.11.2007, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 300, 17.11.2007, p. 52.

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ANNEX I

QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FOR 2008

(tonnes)

(tonnes)

Products

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.

ANNEX II

QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FOR 2009

Products

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.

2008

1 113 993

308 907

600 454

104 290

27 932

109 650

58 906

329 010

529 434

2009

1 060 875

281 875

609 875

107 625

25 625

112 750

56 375

332 100

519 675