CELEX: 52001PC0716
Language: en
Date: 2001-12-05
Title: Proposal for a Council Regulation concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the European Community (double-checking system) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 190/98

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52001PC0716

Proposal for a Council Regulation concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the European Community (double-checking system) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 190/98  /* COM/2001/0716 final - ACC 2001/0283 */  

Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the European Community (double-checking system) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 190/98(presented by the Commission)EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUMThe Interim Agreement on trade on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, which entered into force on 1 June 2001, includes a Protocol 2 on steel products.This Protocol introduces a double-checking system, without quantitative limits, which replaces the similar system initially created by the previous cooperation agreement between the Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The aim of the system is to increase transparency and avoid possible deflections of trade.The Commission requests the Council to adopt the attached draft Council regulation which authorises the Community to implement the double-checking system for certain steel products.2001/0283 (ACC)Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the European Community (double-checking system) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 190/98THE 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 Commission, [1][1]  OJ C [...], [...], p. [...].Whereas:(1) An Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia [2] (hereinafter referred to as the "Interim Agreement" ) entered into force on 1 June 2001.[2]  OJ L 124, 4.5.2001, p. 2.(2) The Parties agreed in Protocol 2 to the Interim Agreement, on steel products, to establish, immediately upon the entry into force of the said Agreement, a double-checking system, without quantitative limits, for the import into the Community of steel products originating in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.(3) Council Regulation (EC) No 190/98 of 19 January 1998 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the Community (double-checking system) [3] should be repealed and replaced by a new regulation,[3]  OJ L 20, 27.1.1998, p. 1.HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 11.  From the date of entry into force of the Interim Agreement and until further notice, in accordance with Protocol 2 to the Interim Agreement on steel products, imports into the Community of certain iron and steel products covered by the ECSC and EC Treaties originating in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, as listed in Annex I, shall be subject to the presentation of a surveillance document issued by the authorities in the Community.2.  The classification of the products covered by this Regulation is based on the tariff and statistical nomenclature of the Community (hereinafter called the "Combined Nomenclature", or in abbreviated form "CN"). The origin of the products covered by this Regulation shall be determined in accordance with the rules in force in the Community.3.  From the date of entry into force of the Interim Agreement and until further notice, imports into the Community of steel products originating in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as listed in Annex I are also subject to the issue of an export document by the competent authorities of the exporting country. The importer shall present the original of the export document not later than 31 March of the year following that in which the goods covered by the document were shipped.4.  Shipment shall be considered to have taken place on the date of loading on to the exporting means of transport.5.  The export document shall conform to the model shown in Annex II. It shall be valid for exports throughout the customs territory of the Community.Article 21.  The surveillance document referred to in Article 1(1) shall be issued automatically by the competent authority in the Member States, without charge, for any quantities requested, within five working days of presentation of an application by any Community importer, wherever established in the Community. This application shall be deemed to have been received by the competent national authority no later than three working days after submission, unless it is proven otherwise.2.  A surveillance document issued by one of the competent national authorities listed in Annex III shall be valid throughout the Community.3.  The surveillance document shall be made out on a form corresponding to the model set out in Annex IV. The importer's application shall include the following:(a) the name and full address of the applicant (including telephone and telefax numbers, and possible identification number used by the competent national author ities) and VAT registration number, if subject to VAT;(b) if applicable, the name and full address of the declarant or representative of the applicant (including telephone and telefax numbers);(c) the full name and address of the exporter;(d) the exact description of the goods, including- their trade name,- the CN code,- the country of origin,- the country of consignment;(e) the net weight expressed in kg, or a quantity expressed in another unit of measure, as required, for each Combined Nomenclature heading;(f) the cif value of the goods in euro at the Community frontier by Combined Nomenclature heading;(g) whether the products concerned are seconds or of substandard quality ;(h) the proposed period and place of customs clearance;(i) whether the application is a repeat of a previous application concerning the same contract;(j) the following declaration, dated and signed by the applicant and bearing his name in capital letters:"I, the undersigned, certify that the information provided in this application is accurate and given in good faith, and that I am established in the Community."The importer shall also submit a copy of the contract of sale or purchase, the pro forma invoice and/or, in cases where the goods are not directly purchased in the country of production, a certificate of production issued by the producing steel mill.4.  Surveillance documents may be used only for such time as arrangements for liberalisation of imports remain in force in respect of the transactions concerned. Without prejudice to possible changes in the import regulations in force or decisions taken in the framework of an agreement or the management of a quota:- the period of validity of the surveillance document is hereby fixed at four months,- unused or partly used surveillance documents may be renewed for an equal period.Article 31.  If the unit price at which the transaction is effected exceeds that indicated in the surveillance document by less than 5% or if the total value or quantity of the products presented for import exceeds the value or quantity given in the import document by less than 5%, this shall not preclude the release for free circulation of the products in question.2.  Applications for surveillance documents and the documents themselves shall be confidential. They shall be restricted to the competent authorities and the applicant.Article 41.  Within the first ten days of each month, the Member States shall communicate to the Commission:(a) details of the quantities and values (calculated in euro) for which surveillance documents were issued during the preceding month;(b) details of imports during the month preceding the month referred to in subparagraph (a).The information provided by Member States shall be broken down by product, CN code and country. It shall be communicated electronically in the form agreed for this purpose.2.  The Member States shall notify any anomalies or cases of fraud which they discover and, where relevant, the basis on which they have refused to grant a surveillance document.Article 5The notification provided for in this Regulation shall be given to the Commission of the European Communities (DG Trade E/2 and DG Enterprise E/2).Article 6Regulation (EC) No 190/98 is repealed.Article 7This 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, [...]For the CouncilThe President[...]Annex IFormer Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia List of products subject to double-checkingComplete CN heading 7208Complete CN heading 7209Complete CN heading 7210Complete CN heading 7211Complete CN heading 7212Annex II&gt;TABLE POSITION&gt;&gt;TABLE POSITION&gt;EXPORT DOCUMENT (Steel products)1. Exporter (name, full address, country)2. No3. Year4. Product group5. Consignee (name, full address, country)6. Country of origin7. Country of destination8. Place and date of shipment - Means of transport9. Supplementary details10. Description of goods - Manufacturer11. CN code12. Quantity (1)13. FOB value (2)14. CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY15. Competent authority (name, full address, country)At .........................., on .........................(Signature) (Stamp)(1) Show net weight (kg) and also quantity in the unit laid down where other than net weight.(2) In the currency of the sale contract.Annex IIILISTE OVER KOMPETENTE NATIONALE MYNDIGHEDERLISTE DER ZUSTÄNDIGEN BEHÖRDEN DER MITGLIEDSTAATENÄÉÅÕÈÕÍÓÅÉÓ ÔÙÍ ÁÑ×ÙÍ ÅÊÄÏÓÇÓ ÁÄÅÉÙÍ ÔÙÍ ÊÑÁÔÙÍ ÌÅËÙÍLISTA DE LAS AUTORIDADES NACIONALES COMPETENTESLISTE DES AUTORITES NATIONALES COMPETENTESELENCO DELLE COMPETENTI AUTORITA NAZIONALILIJST VAN BEVOEGDE NATIONALE INSTANTIESLISTA DAS AUTORIDADES NACIONAIS COMPETENTESLUETTELO TOIMIVALTAISISTA KANSALLISISTA VIRANOMAISISTALISTA ÖVER KOMPETENTA NATIONELLA MYNDIGHETERLIST OF THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIESBELGIQUE/BELGIËMinistère des Affaires EconomiquesAdministration des Relations EconomiquesServices LicencesRue Général Leman 60B-1040 BruxellesFax: +32-2-230 83 22FRANCEService des Industries ManufacturièresDIGITIP12, rue Villiot - Bâtiment LE BERVILF-75572 Paris cedex 12Fax: +33-1-53 44 91 93Ministerie van Economische ZakenBestuur van de Economische BetrekkingenDienst VergunningenGeneraal Lemanstraat 60B-1040 BrusselFax: +32-2-230 83 22  //  IRELANDLicensing UnitDepartment of Enterprise, Trade and EmploymentKildare StreetIRL-Dublin 2Fax : +353-1-631 28 26DANMARKErhvervsfremme StyrelsenSøndergade 25DK-8600 SilkeborgFax : +45-35 46 64 01  //ITALIAMinistero del Commercio con l'EsteroDirezione gnerale per la politica commerciale e per la gestione del regime degli scambiViale America 341I-00144 RomaFax : +39-6-59 93 22 35 / 59 93 26 36DEUTSCHLANDBundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle, Frankfurter Strasse, 29-35D-65760 Eschborn 1Fax : +49-61 96 90 88 00   //  LUXEMBOURGMinistère des affaires étrangèresOffice des licencesBP 113L-2011 LuxembourgTéléfax : +352-46 61 38ÅËËÁÓÕðïõñãåßï ÅèíéêÞò ÏéêïíïìßáòÃåíéêÞ Ãñáììáôåßá Ä.Ï.ÓÄéåýèõíóç Äéáäéêáóéþí ÅîùôåñéêïýÅìðïñßïõÊïñíáñïõ 1GR-105 63 ÁèÞíáFax : +301-3286094  //  NEDERLANDCentrale Dienst voor In- en UitvoerPostbus 30003, Engelse Kamp 2NL-9700 RD GroningenFax : 31-50 526 06 98ESPAÑAMinisterio de Economía y HaciendaDirección General de Comercio ExteriorPaseo de la Castellana 162E-28046 MadridFax : +34-1-563 18 23/349 38 31  //  ÖSTERREICHBundesministerium für wirtschaftliche AngelegenheitenAussenwirtschaftsadministrationLandstrasser Hauptstrasse 55-57A-1030 WienFax: 43-1-715 83 47PORTUGALMinistério da EconomiaDirecção-Geral das Relações Económicas InternacionaisAv. da República, 79P-1000 LisboaFax : 351-1-793 22 10  //  SVERIGEKommerskollegiumBox 6803S-11386 StockholmFax: 46-8-30 67 59SUOMITullihallitusPL 512FIN-00101 HelsinkiTelekopio: + 358 9 614 28 52  //  UNITED KINGDOMDepartment of Trade and IndustryImport Licensing BranchQueensway House - West PrecinctBillingham, ClevelandUK-TS23 2NFFax : 44-1642-533 557Annex IV&gt;TABLE POSITION&gt;&gt;TABLE POSITION&gt;Extension pages to be attached hereto&gt;TABLE POSITION&gt;&gt;TABLE POSITION&gt;Extension pages to be attached heretoEUROPEAN COMMUNITY/SURVEILLANCE DOCUMENT1 Holder's copy2 Copy for the issuing authority1. Consignee (name, full address, country, VAT number)2. Issue number3. Proposed place and date of import4. Authority responsible for issue (name, address and telephone)5. Declarant/representative as applicable (name and full address)6. Country of origin (and geonomenclature code)7. Country of consignment (and geonomenclature code)8. Last day of validity9. Description of goods10. CN code and category11. Quantity in kg (net mass) or in additional units12. Value in euro, cif at Community frontier13. Additional remarks14. Competent authority's endorsementDate: ........................................................Signature:  Stamp:15. ATTRIBUTIONSIndicate the quantity available in part 1 of column 17 and the quantity attributed in part 2 thereof16. Net quantity (net mass or other unit of measure stating the unit)17. In figures18. In words for the quantity attributed19. Customs document (form and number) or extract No and date of attribution20. Name, Member State, stamp and signature of the attributing authorityExtension pages to be attached hereto.