CELEX: 52002PC0316
Language: en
Date: 2002-06-06
Title: Amended proposal for a Council Regulation establishing additional customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                 Brussels, 06.06.2002
                                                 COM(2002) 316 final
                                                 2002/0095 (ACC)
                                Amended proposal for a
                              COUNCIL REGULATION
establishing additional customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the
                               United States of America
 ---pagebreak---                              EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
On 5 March 2002, the United States of America (US) imposed a safeguard measure on a wide
range of steel products grouped in 11 categories, with effect on 20 March 2002. The measure
takes the form of an additional duty of 30% on most flat and long steel products, a tariff quota
on slabs, and an additional duty of 15% for other steel products such as rebar, tubes and
stainless steel, 13% on fittings and 8% on stainless steel wire.
The exporting interests most hit by the US safeguard measure are those of the European
Communities (EC), Japan, Korea, China and to a lesser extent Russia.
As far as the EC interests are concerned, this measure is causing considerable injury to the
Community producers concerned and it substantially disturbs the balance of concessions and
obligations resulting from the WTO Agreement; indeed, it will significantly limit Community
exports of the steel products concerned to the United States, which amounted to at least an
average of 2407 million euro per year over the last three years for which complete statistics
are available (1999 to 2001).
The Commission considers that this US safeguard measure is blatantly in violation of the
WTO Agreement on Safeguard and of the GATT 1994, and it has consequently initiated
dispute settlement procedure in the WTO by requesting consultations under the relevant WTO
provisions on 7 March 2002.
Furthermore, as the EC and the US have failed to agree on any adequate means of
compensation in accordance with the provisions of the WTO Agreement, the EC has also the
right to adopt re-balancing measures in the form of suspension of trade concessions against
the United States up to the level of adverse trade effect caused to the EC by the US safeguard
measure.
It is considered that additional import duties of 100%, 30%, 15%, 13% or 8% on imports of
US origin is an appropriate re-balancing measure, to be applied on selected US manufactured
products on which the EC is not substantially dependent for its supply, but which are likely to
have a substantially equivalent impact on the US to that of the US measure on the EC .
On these selected products, the tariff concessions granted by the Community to the US shall
be suspended from 18 June 2002 and such suspension of tariff concessions shall be notified to
the WTO by that date.
The application of the additional import duty can be immediate to the extent that the US
measure is not based on an absolute increase in imports. This is the case for the “certain flat
steel products” category, representing 1290 million euro of affected trade, where imports into
the US have declined between 1996 and 2001, the last year for which full statistics were
available at the time of adoption of the US measure. A limited suspension of concessions
equivalent to the US measure in terms of collected duties on “certain flat steel products” in
the form of an additional 100% duty on mainly steel products could therefore apply at the end
of the 90-day period provided in Article 8(2) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards.
However, in the short term, the primary objective of the Community remains to reach an
agreement with the US on both compensation and product exclusions from the safeguard
action. The application of the additional 100% duty should be decided in the light of the
results achieved on both compensation and products exclusions.
                                                2
 ---pagebreak--- For the remainder, additional import duties mirroring the US measure in terms of collected
duties will be applied five days after the date of a decision from the WTO Dispute Settlement
Body that the safeguard measure imposed by the United States of America is incompatible
with the WTO Agreement, and in any event 3 years after the entry into force of the US
measure, that is 20 March 2005.
                                                 3
 ---pagebreak---                                                       2002/0095 (ACC)
                                    Amended proposal for a
                                  COUNCIL REGULATION
  establishing additional customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the
                                   United States of America
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 Commission1,
Whereas:
(1)     The United States of America has imposed a safeguard measure in the form of tariff
        increases or tariff quotas on imports of steel products from, inter alia, the European
        Community as from 20 March 2002.
(2)     This measure is causing considerable injury to the Community producers concerned
        and disturbs the balance of concessions and obligations resulting from the WTO
        Agreement; the measure will significantly limit Community exports of the steel
        products concerned to the United States of America affecting Community exports
        worth at least 2407 million euro per year.
(3)     The consultations which were held between the United States of America and the
        Community as envisaged in the WTO Agreement did not reach any satisfactory
        solution.
(4)     The WTO Agreement gives any affected exporting Member the right to suspend the
        application of substantially equivalent concessions or other obligations, provided the
        WTO Council for Trade in Goods does not disapprove.
(5)     The imposition of additional customs duties of 100%, 30%, 15%, 13% and 8% on
        selected products originating in the United States of America imported each year into
        the Community represents the suspension of a substantially equivalent trade
        concessions, in that the duties collected will not exceed the amount of duties to be
        collected on Community exports of the products covered by the US safeguard
        measure, i.e. 626 million euro per year.
(6)     The suspension of substantially equivalent concessions should be applied by priority
        with respect to the steel sector, and to other sectors where appropriate; in particular,
        the manufactured products originating in the United States of America which have
1
        OJ C […], […], p. […].
                                                4
 ---pagebreak---      been selected are those on which the Community is not substantially dependent for its
     supply, but on which the imposition of additional customs duties will have an impact
     substantially equivalent to the impact on Community exports of the safeguard measure
     imposed by the United States of America.
(7)  For some products designated as “certain flat steel products” the safeguard measure
     adopted by the United States of America has not been taken as a result of an absolute
     increase in imports.
(8)  As allowed by the WTO Agreement, a part of the Community’s concessions
     corresponding to that part of the safeguard measure that was not taken as a result of an
     absolute increase of imports and representing an amount of applicable duties of 379
     million euro should therefore be suspended on products of particular relevance to the
     United States of America from 18 June 2002 until the safeguard measure imposed by
     the United States of America is lifted.
(9)  However, the primary objective of the Community in the short term remains to reach
     an agreement with the United States of America on both compensation and product
     exclusions from the safeguard action. If the United States of America were to decide
     economically meaningful product exclusions and present an acceptable offer on trade
     compensation, the application of additional duty in the short term could be
     reconsidered.
(10) This Regulation is without prejudice to the question of the compatibility of the
     safeguard measure applied by the United States of America with the WTO Agreement;
     in any event, the additional duty should apply in full from 20 March 2005 until the
     safeguard measure imposed by the United States of America is lifted; it should
     however apply immediately after a decision by the WTO Dispute Settlement Body that
     the safeguard measure imposed by the United States of America is incompatible with
     the WTO Agreement;
(11) Products for which an import licence with an exemption from or a reduction of duty
     has been issued prior to the date entry into force of this regulation should not be
     subject to these additional customs duties.
(12) Products for which it can be proved that they have been exported from the United
     States of America to the Community prior to the date of application of the additional
     customs duties should not be subject to these additional customs duties.
(13) Products affected by the suspension of concessions should be placed under the
     customs procedure “processing under customs control” only pursuant to an
     examination in the Committee of the Customs Code.
(14) The Community provided written notice of the suspension to the Council for Trade in
     Goods on 14 May 2002; the Council for Trade in Goods has not disagreed with such
     suspension;
                                             5
 ---pagebreak--- HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                            Article 1
The tariff concessions granted by the Community to the United States of America in respect
of the products listed in Annex I and II to this Regulation are hereby suspended from 18 June
2002.
                                            Article 2
1.      The customs duties applicable to the products originating in the United States of
        America listed in Annex I and II shall be increased by an additional ad valorem duty
        of 100%, 30%, 15%, 13% or 8%, as indicated in the Annexes.
2.      The application of the additional duties listed in Annex I shall be decided in
        accordance with the procedure and the modalities set out in Article 3 paragraph 2.
3.      The additional duties listed in Annex II shall be applied in accordance with Article 4.
                                            Article 3
1.      Prior to 19 July 2002, the Commission shall present a report to the Council on the
        state of discussions with the United States of America, in particular on the issue of
        products exclusions and on trade compensation, together with any necessary proposal
        for a Council decision.
2.      The Council, acting in each case by qualified majority on a proposal from the
        Commission, shall decide on the application of the additional duties listed in Annex I,
        including on the date of application and definitive content of Annex I
        a)      not later than 12 October 2002, if, prior to 19 July 2002, the United States of
                America has decided on economically meaningful product exclusions and has
                started its domestic process to present an acceptable offer on trade
                compensation;
        b)      not later than 1 August 2002, if the criteria under a) are not fulfilled.
3.      The additional duties listed in Annex I shall apply until the additional duties in Annex
        II apply.
                                            Article 4
The additional duties listed in Annex II shall apply
        a)      from 20 March 2005, or
        b)      from the fifth day following the date of a decision by the WTO Dispute
                Settlement Body that the safeguard measure imposed by the United States of
                America is incompatible with the WTO Agreement, if that is earlier. In this
                event, the Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European
                                                6
 ---pagebreak---                   Communities a notice indicating the date of the decision of the WTO Dispute
                  Settlement Body.
                                              Article 5
This Regulation shall apply until the safeguard measure of the United States of America is
lifted. The Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Communities a
notice indicating the date on which the safeguard measure imposed by the United States of
America is lifted.
                                              Article 6
1.       Products listed in Annex I for which an import licence with an exemption from or a
         reduction of duty has been issued prior to the date of entry into force of this regulation
         shall not be subject to the additional duty laid down in Annex I.
2.       Products listed in Annex I for which it can be proved that they are already on their
         way to the Community on the date of application of this Annex, whose destination
         cannot be changed, shall not be subject to the additional duty laid down therein.
         Products listed in Annex II and not covered by Annex I for which it can be proved that
         they are already on their way to the Community on the date of application of Annex II,
         whose destination cannot be changed, shall not be subject to the additional duty laid
         down in Annex II.
3.       Products listed in Annex I and II may be placed under the customs procedure
         “processing under customs control” in accordance with Article 551(1) first
         subparagraph of the Commission Regulation (EEC) n° 2454/932 only where the
         examination of the economic conditions has taken place in the Committee of the
         Customs Code unless the products and operations are mentioned in Annex 76, Part A
         of that Regulation.
                                              Article 7
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of
the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
2
  OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.
                                                  7
 ---pagebreak--- Done at Brussels, […]
                      For the Council
                      The President
                      […]
                        8
 ---pagebreak---                                              ANNEX I
The products covered by this Annex are determined by the product description of the
Combined Nomenclature3 for the CN codes listed below. The product descriptions in this
Annex are only for information.
Description and CN codes                                                                Additional
                                                                                               duty
Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared
falling under CN code:
07122000                                                                                      100%
Apples, pears and quinces, fresh
falling under CN code:
08081090                                                                                      100%
Rice
falling under CN codes:
10063098                                                                                      100%
10064000                                                                                      100%
Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not
containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening
matter
falling under CN codes:
20091199                                                                                      100%
20091200                                                                                      100%
20091998                                                                                      100%
T-shirts, singlets and other vests, knitted or crocheted
falling under CN codes:
61091000                                                                                      100%
61099010                                                                                      100%
61099030                                                                                      100%
61099090                                                                                      100%
Men's or boys' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace overalls,
breeches and shorts (other than swimwear)
falling under CN codes:
62034290                                                                                      100%
3
        Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the
        Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 279, 23.10.2001, p. 1).
                                                  9
 ---pagebreak--- 62034311                                                                               100%
62034319                                                                               100%
Women's or girls' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, dresses, skirts, divided skirts,
trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear)
falling under CN code:
62046290                                                                               100%
Men's or boys' shirts
falling under CN code:
62053000                                                                               100%
Blankets and travelling rugs
falling under CN code:
63013010                                                                               100%
Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, clad,
plated or coated
falling under CN code:
72101211                                                                               100%
Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of less than 600 mm
falling under CN codes:
72202031                                                                               100%
72209011                                                                               100%
72209039                                                                               100%
72209090                                                                               100%
Other bars and rods of stainless steel; angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel
falling under CN codes:
72222081                                                                               100%
72222089                                                                               100%
Structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 9406) and parts of structures
(for example, bridges and bridge-sections, lock-gates, towers, lattice masts, roofs,
roofing frameworks, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors,
shutters, balustrades, pillars and columns), of iron or steel; plates, rods, angles, shapes,
sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of iron or steel
falling under CN code:
73083000                                                                               100%
                                                 10
 ---pagebreak--- Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any material (other than
compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of a capacity not exceeding 300 litres,
whether or not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal
equipment
falling under CN code:
73102990                                                                              100%
Other cast articles of iron or steel
falling under CN code:
73259990                                                                              100%
Other articles of iron or steel
falling under CN code:
73262090                                                                              100%
Printing machinery used for printing by means of the printing type, blocks, plates,
cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442; ink-jet printing machines,
other than those of heading 8471; machines for uses ancillary to printing
falling under CN codes:
84431100                                                                              100%
84431990                                                                              100%
Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other
falling under CN codes:
90041091                                                                              100%
90041099                                                                              100%
Articles for funfair, table or parlour games, including pintables, billiards, special tables
for casino games and automatic bowling alley equipment
falling under CN code:
95041000                                                                              100%
                                                11
 ---pagebreak---                                              ANNEX II
The products covered by this Annex are determined by the product description of the
Combined Nomenclature4 for the CN codes listed below. The product descriptions in this
Annex are only for information.
Description and CN codes                                                                 Additional
                                                                                                 duty
Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen
falling under CN code:
07104000                                                                                         13%
Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared
falling under CN codes:
07122000                                                                                         15%
07129090                                                                                         13%
Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned or split
falling under CN codes:
07133390                                                                                         13%
07134000                                                                                         13%
Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled
falling under CN codes:
08023200                                                                                         15%
Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried
falling under CN code:
08045000                                                                                         15%
Citrus fruit, fresh or dried
falling under CN code:
08054000                                                                                         15%
Grapes, fresh or dried
falling under CN code:
08061010                                                                                         15%
4
        Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the
        Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 279, 23.10.2001, p. 1).
                                                  12
 ---pagebreak--- Apples, pears and quinces, fresh
falling under CN codes:
08081090                                                                            15%
08082050                                                                            15%
Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh
falling under CN code:
08092095                                                                            15%
Rice
falling under CN codes:
10062098                                                                             8%
10063098                                                                             8%
10064000                                                                             8%
Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not
frozen, other than products of heading 2006
falling under CN code:
20058000                                                                            15%
Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing
added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
falling under CN codes:
20091199                                                                            15%
20091200                                                                            15%
20091998                                                                            15%
20092100                                                                            15%
20092999                                                                            15%
Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes
falling under CN code:
24022090                                                                            30%
Uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic
purposes, and non perforated punch cards and punch tape paper, in rolls or rectangular
(including square) sheets, of any size, other than paper of heading 4801 or 4803; hand-
made paper and paperboard
falling under CN code:
48025610                                                                            15%
                                                 13
 ---pagebreak--- Toilet or facial tissue stock, towel or napkin stock and similar paper of a kind used for
household or sanitary purposes, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, whether
or not creped, crinkled, embossed, perforated, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or
printed, in rolls or sheets
falling under CN code:
48030031                                                                                15%
Toilet paper and similar paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, of a kind
used for household or sanitary purposes, in rolls of a width not exceeding 36 cm, or cut
to size or shape; handkerchiefs, cleansing tissues, towels, tablecloths, serviettes, napkins
for babies, tampons, bed sheets and similar household, sanitary or hospital articles,
articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or
webs of cellulose fibres
falling under CN codes:
48182010                                                                                15%
48183000                                                                                15%
48185000                                                                                15%
Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose
wadding or webs of cellulose fibres; box files, letter trays, and similar articles, of paper
or paperboard of a kind used in offices, shops or the like
falling under CN codes:
48191000                                                                                15%
48192010                                                                                15%
48192090                                                                                15%
48193000                                                                                15%
48194000                                                                                15%
48195000                                                                                15%
48196000                                                                                15%
Registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads,
memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, exercise-books, blotting-pads, binders
(loose-leaf or other), folders, file covers, manifold business forms, interleaved carbon
sets and other articles of stationery, of paper or paperboard; albums for samples or for
collections and book covers, of paper or paperboard
falling under CN codes:
48201030                                                                                15%
48201050                                                                                15%
48201090                                                                                15%
48203000                                                                                15%
48205000                                                                                15%
48209000                                                                                15%
Men's or boys' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks (including ski-jackets), wind-
cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, knitted or crocheted, other than those of
heading 6103
falling under CN codes:
                                               14
 ---pagebreak--- 61013010                                                                              30%
61013090                                                                              30%
Women's or girls' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks (including ski-jackets),
wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, knitted or crocheted, other than those of
heading 6104
falling under CN codes:
61023010                                                                              30%
61023090                                                                              30%
Men's or boys' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace overalls,
breeches and shorts (other than swimwear), knitted or crocheted
falling under CN codes:
61034210                                                                              30%
61034290                                                                              30%
61034310                                                                              30%
61034390                                                                              30%
Women's or girls' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, dresses, skirts, divided skirts,
trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear), knitted or
crocheted
falling under CN codes:
61044300                                                                              30%
61046210                                                                              30%
61046290                                                                              30%
61046310                                                                              30%
61046390                                                                              30%
Men's or boys' shirts, knitted or crocheted
falling under CN codes:
61051000                                                                              30%
61052010                                                                              30%
61052090                                                                              30%
Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, knitted or crocheted
falling under CN code:
61061000                                                                              30%
Men's or boys' underpants, briefs, nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and
similar articles, knitted or crocheted
falling under CN code:
61071100                                                                              30%
                                               15
 ---pagebreak--- Women's or girls' slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, nightdresses, pyjamas, négligés,
bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted
falling under CN code:
61082200                                                                             30%
T-shirts, singlets and other vests, knitted or crocheted
falling under CN codes:
61091000                                                                             30%
61099010                                                                             30%
61099030                                                                             30%
61099090                                                                             30%
Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, knitted or crocheted
falling under CN codes:
61101110                                                                             30%
61101130                                                                             30%
61101190                                                                             30%
61101210                                                                             30%
61101290                                                                             30%
61101910                                                                             30%
61101990                                                                             30%
61102010                                                                             30%
61102091                                                                             30%
61102099                                                                             30%
61103010                                                                             30%
61103091                                                                             30%
61103099                                                                             30%
61109010                                                                             30%
61109090                                                                             30%
Track suits, ski suits and swimwear, knitted or crocheted
falling under CN codes:
61124110                                                                             30%
61124190                                                                             30%
Garments, made up of knitted or crocheted fabrics of heading 5903, 5906, or 5907
falling under CN codes:
61130010                                                                             30%
61130090                                                                             30%
Other garments, knitted or crocheted
falling under CN codes:
61142000                                                                             30%
61143000                                                                             30%
61149000                                                                             30%
                                                 16
 ---pagebreak--- Panty hose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, including stockings for varicose
veins and footwear without applied soles, knitted or crocheted
falling under CN codes:
61151100                                                                              30%
61151200                                                                              30%
61151900                                                                              30%
61159200                                                                              30%
61159310                                                                              30%
61159330                                                                              30%
61159391                                                                              30%
61159399                                                                              30%
61159900                                                                              30%
Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted
falling under CN codes:
61161020                                                                              30%
61169300                                                                              30%
Men's or boys' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks (including ski-jackets), wind-
cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, other than those of heading 6203
falling under CN codes:
62011210                                                                              30%
62011290                                                                              30%
62011310                                                                              30%
62011390                                                                              30%
62019200                                                                              30%
62019300                                                                              30%
Women's or girls' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks (including ski-jackets),
wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, other than those of heading 6204
falling under CN codes:
62021100                                                                              30%
62029300                                                                              30%
Men's or boys' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace overalls,
breeches and shorts (other than swimwear)
falling under CN codes:
62031100                                                                              30%
62033919                                                                              30%
62033990                                                                              30%
62034211                                                                              30%
62034231                                                                              30%
62034235                                                                              30%
62034290                                                                              30%
62034311                                                                              30%
                                                17
 ---pagebreak--- 62034319                                                                        30%
62034390                                                                        30%
Women's or girls' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, dresses, skirts, divided skirts,
trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear)
falling under CN codes:
62042918                                                                        30%
62042990                                                                        30%
62043100                                                                        30%
62043390                                                                        30%
62044200                                                                        30%
62044300                                                                        30%
62044400                                                                        30%
62044910                                                                        30%
62046211                                                                        30%
62046231                                                                        30%
62046239                                                                        30%
62046290                                                                        30%
62046311                                                                        30%
62046318                                                                        30%
62046390                                                                        30%
62046918                                                                        30%
62046990                                                                        30%
Men's or boys' shirts
falling under CN codes:
62052000                                                                        30%
62053000                                                                        30%
Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses
falling under CN codes:
62063000                                                                        30%
62064000                                                                        30%
Garments, made up of fabrics of headings 5602, 5603, 5903, 5906 or 5907
falling under CN codes:
62104000                                                                        30%
62105000                                                                        30%
Track suits, ski suits and swimwear; other garments
falling under CN codes:
62113210                                                                        30%
62113290                                                                        30%
62113310                                                                        30%
62113341                                                                        30%
62113390                                                                        30%
                                               18
 ---pagebreak--- 62114210                                                                               30%
62114290                                                                               30%
62114310                                                                               30%
62114341                                                                               30%
62114390                                                                               30%
62114900                                                                               30%
Brassières, girdles, corsets, braces, suspenders, garters and similar articles and parts
thereof, whether or not knitted or crocheted
falling under CN codes:
62121010                                                                               30%
62121090                                                                               30%
62122000                                                                               30%
62129000                                                                               30%
Ties, bow ties and cravats
falling under CN code:
62151000                                                                               30%
Gloves, mittens and mitts
falling under CN code:
62160000                                                                               30%
Other made up clothing accessories; parts of garments or of clothing accessories, other
than those of heading 6212
falling under CN code:
62171000                                                                               30%
Blankets and travelling rugs
falling under CN codes:
63013010                                                                               30%
63013090                                                                               30%
63014010                                                                               30%
63014090                                                                               30%
Tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds; tents; sails for boats, sailboards or landcraft; camping
goods
falling under CN code:
63062900                                                                               30%
Other made up articles, including dress patterns
falling under CN codes:
63071010                                                                               30%
63071090                                                                               30%
                                               19
 ---pagebreak--- 63079099                                                                            30%
Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics
falling under CN codes:
64021900                                                                            30%
64029910                                                                            30%
64029939                                                                            30%
64029993                                                                            30%
64029996                                                                            30%
64029998                                                                            30%
Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers
of leather
falling under CN codes:
64031900                                                                            30%
64035111                                                                            30%
64035115                                                                            30%
64035119                                                                            30%
64035195                                                                            30%
64035199                                                                            30%
64035935                                                                            30%
64035939                                                                            30%
64035995                                                                            30%
64035999                                                                            30%
64039111                                                                            30%
64039113                                                                            30%
64039116                                                                            30%
64039118                                                                            30%
64039193                                                                            30%
64039198                                                                            30%
64039911                                                                            30%
64039933                                                                            30%
64039936                                                                            30%
64039938                                                                            30%
64039950                                                                            30%
64039991                                                                            30%
64039993                                                                            30%
64039998                                                                            30%
Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers
of textile materials
falling under CN codes:
64041100                                                                            30%
64041910                                                                            30%
64041990                                                                            30%
Other footwear
falling under CN codes:
                                              20
 ---pagebreak--- 64059010                                                                               30%
64059090                                                                               30%
Parts of footwear (including uppers whether or not attached to soles other than outer
soles); removable in-soles, heel cushions and similar articles; gaiters, leggings and
similar articles, and parts thereof
falling under CN code:
64069980                                                                               30%
Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, clad, plated
or coated
falling under CN codes:
72101211                                                                               30%
72101219                                                                               30%
72101290                                                                               30%
72103010                                                                               30%
72103090                                                                               30%
Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of 600 mm or more
falling under CN codes:
72191210                                                                               30%
72191290                                                                               30%
72191310                                                                               30%
72191390                                                                               30%
72193210                                                                               30%
72193310                                                                               30%
72193390                                                                               30%
72193410                                                                               30%
72193490                                                                               30%
72193590                                                                               30%
72199010                                                                               30%
72199090                                                                               30%
Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of less than 600 mm
falling under CN codes:
72202031                                                                               30%
72209011                                                                               30%
72209039                                                                               30%
72209090                                                                               30%
Other bars and rods of stainless steel; angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel
falling under CN codes:
72222011                                                                               30%
72222019                                                                               30%
72222021                                                                               30%
                                                 21
 ---pagebreak--- 72222031                                                                               30%
72222039                                                                               30%
72222081                                                                               30%
72222089                                                                               30%
72223098                                                                               30%
72224099                                                                               30%
Wire of stainless steel
falling under CN codes:
72230011                                                                               30%
72230099                                                                               30%
Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm
falling under CN codes:
72269210                                                                               30%
72269290                                                                               30%
72269980                                                                               30%
Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, of other alloy steel;
hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel
falling under CN codes:
72283061                                                                               30%
72283069                                                                               30%
72285061                                                                               30%
72285069                                                                               30%
72285089                                                                               30%
72286089                                                                               30%
Wire of other alloy steel
falling under CN code:
72299090                                                                               30%
Sheet piling of iron or steel, whether or not drilled, punched or made from assembled
elements; welded angles, shapes and sections, of iron or steel
falling under CN code:
73012000                                                                               30%
Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel
falling under CN codes:
73042911                                                                               30%
73042919                                                                               30%
73043191                                                                               30%
73043199                                                                               30%
73044190                                                                               30%
73044991                                                                               30%
                                                 22
 ---pagebreak--- 73045991                                                                                 30%
73049090                                                                                 30%
Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (for example, open seam or welded, riveted or
similarly closed), of iron or steel
falling under CN codes:
73062000                                                                                 30%
73063029                                                                                 30%
73064091                                                                                 30%
73064099                                                                                 30%
Tube or pipe fittings (for example couplings, elbows, sleeves), of iron or steel
falling under CN codes:
73071110                                                                                 30%
73071190                                                                                 30%
73071910                                                                                 30%
73071990                                                                                 30%
Structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 9406) and parts of structures
(for example, bridges and bridge-sections, lock-gates, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing
frameworks, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, shutters,
balustrades, pillars and columns), of iron or steel; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections,
tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of iron or steel
falling under CN codes:
73081000                                                                                 30%
73082000                                                                                 30%
73083000                                                                                 30%
73084090                                                                                 30%
73089051                                                                                 30%
73089059                                                                                 30%
73089099                                                                                 30%
Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers for any material (other than compressed or
liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of a capacity exceeding 300 litres, whether or not lined or
heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment
falling under CN codes:
73090010                                                                                 30%
73090030                                                                                 30%
73090051                                                                                 30%
73090059                                                                                 30%
73090090                                                                                 30%
Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any material (other than
compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of a capacity not exceeding 300 litres,
whether or not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal
equipment
falling under CN codes:
                                                 23
 ---pagebreak--- 73101000                                                                                30%
73102910                                                                                30%
73102990                                                                                30%
Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel
falling under CN codes:
73110010                                                                                30%
73110099                                                                                30%
Stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings and the like, of iron or steel, not
electrically insulated
falling under CN codes:
73121051                                                                                30%
73121059                                                                                30%
73121071                                                                                30%
73121099                                                                                30%
73129090                                                                                30%
Cloth (including endless bands), grill, netting and fencing, of iron or steel wire; expanded
metal of iron or steel
falling under CN codes:
73141400                                                                                30%
73141900                                                                                30%
73144290                                                                                30%
73144900                                                                                30%
Chain and parts thereof, of iron or steel
falling under CN codes:
73151190                                                                                30%
73151200                                                                                30%
73151900                                                                                30%
73158900                                                                                30%
73159000                                                                                30%
Screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers
(including spring washers) and similar articles, of iron or steel
falling under CN codes:
73181499                                                                                30%
73181699                                                                                30%
Springs and leaves for springs, of iron or steel
falling under CN code:
73209090                                                                                30%
                                                24
 ---pagebreak--- Stoves, ranges, grates, cookers (including those with subsidiary boilers for central
heating), barbecues, braziers, gas-rings, plate warmers and similar non-electric domestic
appliances, and parts thereof, of iron or steel
falling under CN codes:
73211190                                                                                  30%
73211300                                                                                  30%
Radiators for central heating, not electrically heated, and parts thereof, of iron or steel; air
heaters and hot air distributors (including distributors which can also distribute fresh or
conditioned air), not electrically heated, incorporating a motor-driven fan or blower, and
parts thereof, of iron or steel
falling under CN code:
73229090                                                                                  30%
Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of iron or steel; iron or steel
wool; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of iron or steel
falling under CN codes:
73239310                                                                                  30%
73239390                                                                                  30%
73239999                                                                                  30%
Sanitary ware and parts thereof, of iron or steel
falling under CN codes:
73241090                                                                                  30%
73249090                                                                                  30%
Other cast articles of iron or steel
falling under CN codes:
73251099                                                                                  30%
73259910                                                                                  30%
73259990                                                                                  30%
Other articles of iron or steel
falling under CN codes:
73262090                                                                                  30%
73269010                                                                                  30%
73269030                                                                                  30%
73269040                                                                                  30%
73269050                                                                                  30%
73269060                                                                                  30%
73269091                                                                                  30%
73269093                                                                                  30%
73269095                                                                                  30%
73269097                                                                                  30%
                                                 25
 ---pagebreak--- Harvesting or threshing machinery, including straw or fodder balers; grass or hay
mowers; machines for cleaning, sorting or grading eggs, fruit or other agricultural
produce, other than machinery of heading 8437
falling under CN codes:
84331110                                                                             30%
84331159                                                                             30%
84331190                                                                             30%
84331990                                                                             30%
Printing machinery used for printing by means of the printing type, blocks, plates,
cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442; ink-jet printing machines,
other than those of heading 8471; machines for uses ancillary to printing
falling under CN codes:
84431100                                                                             30%
84431990                                                                             30%
Tools for working in the hand, pneumatic, hydraulic or with self-contained electric or
non-electric motor
falling under CN code:
84672199                                                                             30%
Special purpose motor vehicles, other than those principally designed for the transport of
persons or goods (for example, breakdown lorries, crane lorries, fire fighting vehicles,
concrete-mixer lorries, road sweeper lorries, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile
radiological units)
falling under CN codes:
87051000                                                                             30%
87059090                                                                             30%
Yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports; rowing boats and canoes
falling under CN codes:
89031010                                                                             30%
89031090                                                                             30%
89039110                                                                             30%
89039191                                                                             30%
89039193                                                                             30%
89039199                                                                             30%
89039210                                                                             30%
89039299                                                                             30%
89039910                                                                             30%
89039991                                                                             30%
89039999                                                                             30%
Frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles or the like, and parts thereof
falling under CN code:
                                               26
 ---pagebreak--- 90031930                                                                               30%
Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other
falling under CN codes:
90041091                                                                               30%
90041099                                                                               30%
Photocopying apparatus incorporating an optical system or of the contact type and
thermo-copying apparatus
falling under CN codes:
90091100                                                                               30%
90091200                                                                               30%
Wrist-watches, pocket-watches and other watches, including stop-watches, other than
those of heading 9101
falling under CN code:
91021100                                                                               30%
Percussion musical instruments (for example, drums, xylophones, cymbals, castanets,
maraccas)
falling under CN code:
92060000                                                                               30%
Seats (other than those of heading No. 9402), whether or not convertible into beds, and
parts thereof
falling under CN codes:
94016100                                                                               30%
94017100                                                                               30%
Other furniture and parts thereof
falling under CN codes:
94036010                                                                               30%
94037090                                                                               30%
Prefabricated buildings
falling under CN code:
94060039                                                                               30%
Articles for funfair, table or parlour games, including pintables, billiards, special tables
for casino games and automatic bowling alley equipment
falling under CN code:
95041000                                                                               30%
                                               27
 ---pagebreak--- Brooms, brushes (including brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or
vehicles), hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not motorised, mops and feather
dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers;
squeegees (other than roller squeegees)
falling under CN code:
96032100                                                                           30%
Ball point pens; felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers; fountain pens,
stylograph pens and other pens; duplicating stylos; propelling or sliding pencils; pen-
holders, pencil-holders and similar holders; parts (including caps and clips) of the
foregoing articles, other than those of heading 9609
falling under CN code:
96081010                                                                           30%
                                               28
 ---pagebreak---              FINANCIAL STATEMENT
                                                                                          DATE 24 March 2002
1.     BUDGET HEADING:                                                                    APPROPRIATIONS:
       1.2.0                                                                              […]
2.     TITLE: COUNCIL REGULATION establishing additional customs duties on imports of certain products
       originating in the United States of America
3.     LEGAL BASIS: Article 133
4.     AIMS:
       Rebalance the WTO concessions as a result of the US safeguard measure on steel products
5.     FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS                            12 MONTH             CURRENT         FOLLOWING
                                                           PERIOD            FINANCIAL         FINANCIAL
                                                                                YEAR              YEAR
                                                                                2002               2003
                                                        (EUR million)       (EUR million)     (EUR million)
5.0    EXPENDITURE
       -        CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET
       (REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS)
       -        NATIONAL AUTHORITIES
       -        OTHER
5.1    REVENUE                                           379 million €      189 million €      493 million €
       -        OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC
       (LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES)
       -        NATIONAL
                                                             2004            2005
5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
5.1.1 ESTIMATED REVENUE                                 607 million € 607 million €
5.2    METHOD OF CALCULATION:
       Increased duties on certain US products multiplied by trade value
6.0    CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE
       RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET?                                                      YES NO
6.1    CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF
       THE CURRENT BUDGET?                                                                          YES NO
6.2    WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY?                                                    YES NO
6.3    WILL APPROPRIATIONS NEED TO BE ENTERED IN FUTURE BUDGETS?                                    YES NO
OBSERVATIONS:
The re-balancing measure will stop when the US safeguard measure will stop. Revenue collection may be lower
as US exports may decrease as a result of the imposition of additional duties.
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