CELEX: 31998R0706
Language: en
Date: 1998-03-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 706/98 of 30 March 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 2604/97 concerning prior Community surveillance of imports of certain iron and steel products covered by the ECSC and EC Treaties originating in certain third countries

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31998R0706

Commission Regulation (EC) No 706/98 of 30 March 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 2604/97 concerning prior Community surveillance of imports of certain iron and steel products covered by the ECSC and EC Treaties originating in certain third countries  

Official Journal L 098 , 31/03/1998 P. 0008 - 0010

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 706/98 of 30 March 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 2604/97 concerning prior Community surveillance of imports of certain iron and steel products covered by the ECSC and EC Treaties originating in certain third countriesTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3285/94 of 22 December 1994 on the common rules for imports and repealing Regulation (EC) No 518/94 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2315/96 (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94 of 7 March 1994 on common rules for imports from certain third countries and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 1765/82, (EEC) No 1766/82 and (EEC) No 3420/83 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 847/97 (4), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,Consultations having taken place within the committees set up under the Regulations referred to above,Whereas by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2604/97 (5), imports into the Community of certain iron and steel products covered by the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community and the Treaty establishing the European Community are subject to a priori Community surveillance for the period 1 January to 31 December 1998;Whereas by Decision No 1/95 of the EC-Turkey Association Council (6), the Association Council laid down the rules for implementing the final phase of the Customs Union in respect of products subject to the EC Treaty;Whereas in view of that Decision it is appropriate to remove from the scope of Regulation (EC) No 2604/97 all steel products subject to the EC Treaty, which originate in Turkey;Whereas consultations have taken place within the EC-Turkey Customs Union Joint Committee; whereas Turkey has agreed to establish corresponding arrangements in respect of imports into Turkey from third countries of those products listed in Annex I to the Regulation which are subject to the EC Treaty;Whereas Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2604/97 should be amended in order to distinguish those products which are subject to the EC Treaty,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1 Article 1(1) Regulation (EC) No 2604/97 is hereby amended as follows:'1. From 1 January 1998, the release for free circulation in the Community of iron and steel products covered by the ECSC and EC Treaties listed in Annex I shall be subject to prior Community surveillance in accordance with Articles 11 and 12 of Regulation (EC) No 3285/94 and Articles 9 and 10 of Regulation (EC) No 519/94. This applies to imports originating in all non-member countries other than in respect of (a) products originating in countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) or in countries which are parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA), and (b) EC Treaty products originating in Turkey, which are subject to the provisions of the EC-Turkey Customs Union. Products which are subject to a double-checking surveillance agreement established between a non-member country and the Community shall be subject to the conditions established by that agreement and not to the present Regulation.`Article 2 Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2604/97 is amended by the Annex hereto which identifies those products that are covered by the EC Treaty.Article 3 Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2604/97 is amended in respect of the details for the Portuguese licensing office as follows:- delete: 'Direcção-Geral do Comércio`,- insert: 'Ministério da EconomiaDirecção-Geral das Relações Económicas Internacionais`.Article 4 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.Done at Brussels, 30 March 1998.For the CommissionLeon BRITTANVice-President(1) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 53.(2) OJ L 314, 4. 12. 1996, p. 1.(3) OJ L 67, 10. 3. 1994, p. 89.(4) OJ L 122, 14. 5. 1997, p. 1.(5) OJ L 351, 23. 12. 1997, p. 28.(6) OJ L 35, 13. 2. 1996, p. 1.ANNEX 'ANNEX ILIST OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO PRIOR SURVEILLANCE (1998)7208 10 007208 25 007208 26 007208 27 007208 36 007208 37 107208 37 907208 38 107208 38 907208 39 107208 39 907208 40 107208 40 907208 51 107208 51 307208 51 507208 51 917208 51 997208 52 107208 52 917208 52 997208 53 107208 53 907208 54 107208 54 907208 90 107209 15 007209 16 107209 16 907209 17 107209 17 907209 18 107209 18 917209 18 997209 25 007209 26 107209 26 907209 27 107209 27 907209 28 107209 28 907209 90 107210 11 107210 12 117210 12 197210 20 107210 30 107210 41 107210 49 107210 50 107210 61 107210 69 107210 70 317210 70 397210 90 317210 90 337210 90 387211 13 007211 14 107211 14 907211 19 207211 19 907211 23 107211 23 517211 23 91 (1)7211 23 99 (1)7211 29 207211 29 50 (1)7211 29 90 (1)7211 90 117211 90 90 (1)7212 10 107212 10 917212 20 117212 30 117212 40 107212 40 917212 50 317212 50 517212 60 117212 60 917213 10 007213 20 007213 91 107213 91 207213 91 417213 91 497213 91 707213 91 907213 99 107213 99 907214 20 007214 30 007214 91 107214 91 907214 99 107214 99 317214 99 397214 99 507214 99 617214 99 697214 99 807214 99 907215 90 107216 10 007216 21 007216 22 007216 31 117216 31 197216 31 917216 31 997216 32 117216 32 197216 32 917216 32 997216 33 107216 33 907216 40 107216 40 907216 50 107216 50 917216 50 997216 99 107225 11 007225 19 107225 19 907225 20 207225 30 007225 40 807226 11 107226 11 90 (1)7226 19 107226 19 307226 19 90 (1)7228 10 107228 10 307228 20 117228 20 197228 20 307228 30 207228 30 417228 30 497228 30 617228 30 697228 30 707228 30 897228 60 107228 70 107228 70 317228 80 107228 80 907301 10 00Complete CN heading 7304 (1)Complete CN heading 7306 (1)7307 93 11 (1)7307 93 19 (1)7307 99 30 (1)7307 99 90 (1)(1) Products covered by the EC Treaty.`