CELEX: 32011R1262
Language: en
Date: 2011-12-05 00:00:00
Title: 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

6.12.2011   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               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.’