Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1262/2011 of 5 December 2011 amending Annex V to Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2007 as regards the quantitative limits of certain steel products from the Russian Federation
Date: 2011-12-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Russia, import (EU), import restriction, iron and steel product, originating product, quantitative restriction




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6.12.2011   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 322/1








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1262/2011
of 5 December 2011
         
amending Annex V to Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2007 as regards the quantitative limits of certain steel products from the Russian Federation


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


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

Whereas:







(1)


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












(2)


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












(3)


Pursuant to Article 3(4) of the Agreement transfers between product groups may be made up to 7 % of the quantitative limit of a given product group.












(4)


Russia has notified the European Union of its intent to make use of the provisions in Article 3(3) and (4) within the time limits set by the Agreement. It is appropriate to make the necessary adjustments to the quantitative limits for the year 2011 resulting from Russia’s request.












(5)


Article 10 of the Agreement stipulates that with each yearly renewal, quantities in every product group shall be increased by 2,5 %.












(6)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1342/2007 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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, 5 December 2011.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





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

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




ANNEX




                     ‘ANNEX V

QUANTITATIVE LIMITS








(tonnes)




Products


Year 2011


Year 2012





SA. Flat products






SA1. Coils


1 230 897 


1 142 446 




SA2. Heavy plate


297 127 


303 549 




SA3. Other flat products


676 140 


656 769 




SA4. Alloyed products


113 444 


115 900 




SA5. Alloyed quarto plates


27 011 


27 595 




SA6. Alloyed cold-rolled and coated sheets


121 096 


121 419 





SB. Long products






SB1. Beams


63 570 


60 710 




SB2. Wire rod


374 481 


357 635 




SB3. Other long products


586 180 


559 633 











Note


:


SA and SB are product categories
SA1 to SA6 and SB1 to SB3 are product groups.’