CELEX: 31985S2304
Language: en
Date: 1985-08-09 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision No 2304/85/ECSC of 9 August 1985 on the restriction of exports of certain steel products to the United States of America

12 . 8 . 85                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No L 215 / 31
                                            COMMISSION DECISION No 2304 / 85 / ECSC
                                                           of 9 August 1985
                        on the restriction of exports of certain steel products to the United States of America
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
                                                                        Whereas it is necessary to provide that export licences
COMMUNITIES ,                                                           issued to undertakings shall indicate the undertaking
                                                                        engaged in production of certain steel products within the
                                                                        Community and established in the issuing Member State
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                   which holds the allocation against which the licence is
Coal and Steel Community , and in particular the first and              issued ;
second paragraphs of Article 95 thereof,
                                                                        Whereas , in order to take account of the interests of
Whereas the Community has concluded a complementary                     distributive undertakings , it must be possible for these
Arrangement ( x ), hereinafter referred to as 'the                      licences to be transferred not only between producing
Arrangement', with the United States of America under                   undertakings but also by producing undertakings to
which exports to the United States of certain steel products            distributive undertakings, in particular where the
originating in the Community are to be limited to certain               producing undertakings decide to sell their products to
levels for the period from 1 August to 31 December 1985 ;               such distributive undertakings ;
whereas moreover , it is necessary , pursuant to this
Arrangement , to introduce in the Community measures to
restrict the amount of these products exported to the
United States ;
                                                                        Whereas it appears necessary , and for the moment
                                                                        sufficient , that Member States ensure compliance with the
                                                                        different provisions of the regime laid down by applying
                                                                        the various penalties provided for in their laws ;
Whereas , in accordance with the Arrangement , the export
restrictions cover certain steel products originating in the
Community ; whereas the origin of these products is
determined in accordance with applicable Community                      Whereas the Arrangement contains special provisions
legislation , that is to say Council Regulation ( EEC )                 regarding products exported from the Community between
No 802 / 68 of 27 June 1968 on the common definition of                 1 August and 11 August 1985 ;
the concept of the origin of goods ( 2 ), as last amended by
the 1979 Act of Accession ;
                                                                        Whereas , in order to facilitate the application of these
                                                                        provisions , it is appropriate to set up a procedure
Whereas , for practical and management reasons , the                    establishing close cooperation between the Member States
quantitative export limits agreed by the Community must                 and the Commission within the committee set up by
be allocated among the Member States ; whereas an                       Decision No 84 / 59 / ECSC , EEC ( 3 ) ( hereinafter referred to
allocation scale must therefore be established ; whereas the            as the 'Arrangement Committee');
Member States must then share out the amounts allocated
to them among undertakings in accordance with objective
criteria ;
                                                                        Having consulted the Consultative Committee and with the
                                                                        unanimous assent of the Council ,
Whereas utilization of the Community limits , based on
allocations among Member States made in this way , would
seem to be in keeping with the Community nature of these
limits ;                                                                HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Whereas the allocation among the Member States of the                                                  Article 1
total export possibilities which the Arrangement affords
should take account of traditional trade patterns ;                     1 . Community export limits are hereby established for the
                                                                        period 1 August 1985 to 31 December 1985 for exports
                                                                        effected after 31 July 1985 from the Community to the
Whereas , in order to monitor exports , a system of export              United States of America ( hereinafter referred to as 'the
licences and certificates should be introduced ;                        United States') of certain steel products originating in the
                                                                        Community which are listed in Annex I.
( ! ) See page 2 of this Official Journal .
( 2 ) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 1 .                              ( 3 ) OJ No L 35 , 7 . 2 . 1984 , p. 23 .
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  For the purposes of this Decision , the United States shall             3 . The Commission shall hold regular consultations with
  comprise United States customs territory and United States              the Arrangement Committee on the situation regarding
  foreign trade zones as described in Annex II .                          licences issued and on the measures to be taken with a view
                                                                          to ensuring the best use of the overall limit.
  2 . The origin of the products covered by this Decision
  shall be determined in accordance with the rules in force in
  the Community .                                                                                       Article 4
                                                                           1 . The Community exports described in Article 1 shall ,
                                                                          from 12 August 1985 to 31 December 1985 , be subject to
                                Article 2
                                                                          the production to the competent Community customs
                                                                          office where the export formalities are carried out of an
  1 . The Community export limits by category of product                  export licence and an export certificate. The export
 are as follows , subject to Article 4 :                                  licences shall be issued by the competent authorities of each
                                                                          Member State within the limits of the amounts allocated to
                                                           ( Tonnes)      it pursuant to Article 3 .
 — alloy wire rod                                             8 383
 — round and flat wire                                       66 306      Member States may issue further licences in respect of the
 — black plate                                               21 641      unused part of licences issued which have been returned to
                                                                         their competent authorities .
 — electrical sheet and strip                                 9 861
 — tin-free steel                                            15 873
 — cold-rolled strip                                         12 150      2 . Until 30 September 1985 , Member States shall not
                                                                         issue    licences  for    more     than  three fifths of   their
 — cold-finished and other bar                               29 279
                                                                          allocations .
 — bar shapes under 3 inches                                  8 357
 — rebars                                                       707
                                                              2 302
                                                                         Licences and certificates may not be issued for the
 — rail products                                                         remaining two fifths , less any deductions made under
                                                                         paragraph 4 , until after 20 October 1985 .
 These quantities also include products in the corresponding
categories referred to in Article 2 of Council Regulation
No 2302 / 85 (*).                                                        3 . For all quantities of the products referred to in Article 1
                                                                         exported by each Member State between 1 and 1 1 August
                                                                         1985 , the competent authorities of each Member State
2 . These limits may be adjusted by the Commission after                 shall be required , in accordance with paragraph 3 of the
consulting the Arrangement Committee :                                   Arrangement , to issue specially marked licences and
— to enable transfers to be made between the product                     certificates to be requested by economic operators , by way
      categories covered by this Decision and between such               of derogation from paragraph 8 , before 15 September
                                                                         1985 .
      categories and those covered by Regulation ( EEC ) No
      2870 / 82 ( 2 ) and by Decision No 2872 / 82 / ECSC ( 3 );
                                                                         4 . If, on 1 October 1985 , the quantities of products
— to provide additional quotas in the event of a                         referred to in Article 1 for which licences and certificates
      shortage ,                                                         have been issued exceed three fifths of any one Member
under the conditions provided for in the Arrangement .                   State's allocation for any one product , the Commission
                                                                         shall , in accordance with paragraph 3 of the Arrangement ,
                                                                         deduct the excess either from the remaining two fifths or
                                                                         from the ceilings for the other categories of products
                               Article 3                                 referred to in this Regulation or for the categories referred
                                                                         to in Regulation (EEC ) No 2870 / 82 or Decision No
1 . The      Commission        shall   allocate the    Community         2872 / 82 / ECSC or Regulation ( EEC ) No 60 / 85 ( 4 ).
quantitative export limits in accordance with Annex III .
                                                                         5 . Each licence shall indicate the producing undertaking
2 . A Community reserve of 1 % of these ceilings shall be                in the Community , established in the issuing Member State
set up . This Community reserve shall be allocated by the                which holds the allocation against which the licence is
Commission in the light of the latest available export                   issued .
figures , including the figures for July 1985 , and bearing in
mind any disproportionale detriment suffered by some
Member States under the allocation of the ceilings set out               6 . Transfers of export licences between producing
in Annex III .                                                           undertakings , or by producing undertakings to distributive
                                                                         undertakings , may take place after prior notification to the
(') See page 17 of this Official Journal .
( 2 ) OJ No L 307 , 1 . 11 . 1982 , p. 3 .
( 3 ) OJ No L 307 , 1 . 11 . 1982 , p. 27 .                              («) OJ No L 9 , 10 . 1 . 1985 , p. 13 .
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authorities of the Member State in which the undertaking            deemed to be exported on the date of acceptance , by the
transferring the licence is established . Such transfers may        customs office of the Member State of export , of the export
take place between undertakings established in different            declaration or of the document provided for in Article 18
Member States .                                                     of Council Directive 81 / 177 / EEC of 24 February 1981 on
                                                                    the harmonization of procedures for the export of
7 . Licences issued in one Member State of the Community            Community goods ( J ).
shall be valid throughout the Community .
                                                                    3 . The extent to which a Member State has used up its
                                                                    allocation shall be determined on the basis of licences
8 . Member States shall ensure that appropriate penalties
                                                                    issued in accordance with Article 4 .
are applied in respect of all exports effected without
production of the licence referred to in this Article and in
respect of any other breaches of the provisions relating to
such licences . Member States shall keep the Commission                                         Article 6
informed of all breaches of the abovementioned rules and
of all penalties imposed in respect thereof, at intervals to be     Exports to the United States of products which are to be
specified by the Commission .                                       re-exported from the United States in the same state or
                                                                    without having undergone substantial transformation shall
9 . The detailed rules for the application of this Decision         be charged against the allocation of the Member State
and the information to be supplied to the Commission                where the licence was issued . Upon production to the
concerning the licences and exports shall be laid down by           authorities of such Member State of proof of such
the Commission .                                                    re-exportation from the United States , the allocation of
                                                                    that Member State for the period within which such proof
                                                                    is presented shall be increased by the same amount .
                          Article 5
1 . Member States shall charge the amounts set out on the
licences issued by them against their respective allocations                                    Article 7
made pursuant to Article 3 , including all licences
subsequently transferred to an undertaking in another               This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its
Member State .                                                      publication in the Official Journal of the European
                                                                    Communities .
2 . Member States shall keep records of the exports of the
products covered by this Decision . The products shall be           It shall apply with effect from 1 August 1985 .
                  This Decision shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
                  Done at Brussels , 9 August 1985 .
                                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                                         The President
                                                                                       Jacques DELORS
                                                                        OJ No L 83 , 30 . 3 . 1981 , p. 40 .
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                                                              ANNEX 1
                                                     LIST OF PRODUCTS — EEC
                              Description                                     NIMEXE code            TS USA number
          Round and flat wire                               ex 73.10-30 ( 4 )( 68 )( 7J )               609.2000
                                                                     45 ( 4 )( 68 )( 7S )               609.2100
                                                                     49 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 )             609.2200
                                                            ex 73.12-25 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 )             609.2500
                                                                     29 ( 4 )(' 8 )( 7 *)               609.2800
                                                                     40 ( 4 ) ( 6S ) ( 7J )             609.3040
                                                                     59 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 )             609.3340
                                                                     61 ( 4 )( 68 )( 7J )               609.3500
                                                                     63 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 )               609.3600
                                                                     65 ( 4 )( S8 )( 7S )               609.3700
                                                                     75 ( 4 )(* 8 )( 7i )               609.4010
                                                                     77 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 7J )             609.4040
                                                                     81 ( 4 )(< 8 )( 7S )               609.4055
                                                                     85 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 )               609.4065
                                                                     87 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 )             609.4120
                                                                     88 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 )             609.4125
                                                                     89 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 )             609.4165
                                                            ex 73.14-01 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 )( 147 )        609.4315
                                                                     1 1 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 )( 147 )       609.4365
                                                                     13 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) ( 147 )     609.4530
                                                                     15 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) ( 147 )     609.4560
                                                                     19 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) ( 147 )     609.7000
                                                                     21 ( 4 ) (« 8 ) ( 75 ) ( 147 )     609.7200
                                                                     41 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 )( 147 )        609.7500
                                                                     43 ( 4 ) ( 6 .) ( 75 ) ( 147 )     609.7600
                                                                     45 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) (, 47 )     642.9600
                                                                     49 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) ( 147 )     642.9700
                                                                     81 ( 4 )( 68 )( 7J )( 147 )        609.7000
                                                                     91 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) (, 47 )     609.7200
                                                                     99 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) ( 147 )     609.7500
                                                            ex 73.63-50 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 )               609.7600
                                                                     74 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 )             642.9600
                                                                     79 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 )             642.9700
                                                            ex 73.64-50 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 )
                                                                     75 nn ( 7s )
                                                                     79 ( 4 )(6 8 )( 7 5 )
                                                            ex 73.66-40 ( 4 )( 68 )( 7S )( 147 )
                                                                     81 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 )( 147 )
                                                                     86 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 7S ) ( 147 )
                                                                     89 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 7S ) ( 147 )
                                                            ex 73.73-53 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 )
                                                                     55 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 )
                                                                     59 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 )
                                                                     74 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 )
                                                                     83 ( 4 )( 68 )( 7S )
                                                                     89 ( 4)(6S )( 7S )
                                                            ex 73.74-51 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) (")
                                                                     52 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 )
                                                                     53 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 )
                                                                     59 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 7S )
                                                                     74 ( 4 )( 68 )( 7S )
                                                                     83 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 )
                                                                     89 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 )
                                                            ex 73.76-13 ( 4 )( 68 )( 7S )( 147 )
                                                                      15 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) ( 147 )
                                                                      1 6 ( 4 )( 68 )( 7S )( 147 )
                                                                      19 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) ( 147 )
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                                  Description                                     NIMEXE code TS USA number
            Wire products                                           73.26-00                     642.0200
                                                                ex 73.27-20 ( 28 )               642.3510
                                                                          31 ( 28 )              642.3530
                                                                          41 ( 28 )              642.3560
                                                                          91 ( 28 )              642.3570
                                                                ex 73.31-92 ( , 21 )             646.2500 ( 193 )
                                                                          96 ( 121 )             646.2622 ( 193 )
                                                                          97 (i 21 )             646.2624 ( 193 )
                                                                          98 ( , 21 )            646.2626 ( 193 )
                                                                ex 73.14-01 ( 148 )              646.2628 ( 193 )
                                                                          11 ( 148 )             646.2642 ( 193 )
                                                                          13 ( ,4«)              646.2644 ( 193 )
                                                                          15 ( , 48 )            646.2646 ( 193 )
                                                                          19 0 48 )              646.2648 ( 193 )
                                                                          21 ( 148 )             642.9000
                                                                          41 ( 148 )             642.9100
                                                                          43 ( 14s )
                                                                          45 ( 148 )
                                                                          49 ( , 4S )
                                                                          81 ( 148 )
                                                                          91 ( 148 )
                                                                          99 ( 148 )
                                                               ex 73.66-40 ( 148 )
                                                                          81 ( 148 )
                                                                          86 ( 148 )
                                                                          89 ( 148 )
                                                               ex 73.76-13 ( , 48 )
                                                                          15 ( 148 )
                                                                          16 ( ) 48 )
                                                                          19(14S )
                                                               ex 83.13-90 ( 148 )
            Black plate                                        ex 73.64-50   ( 18«)              607.6200
                                                                         79  ( 186 )             607.6400
                                                               ex 73.12-25   ( 186 )
                                                                         29  ( 186 )
                                                                         88  ( 18<s )
                                                                          89 ( , 86 )
                                                               ex 73.74-51   ( 186 )
                                                                         52  ( 186 )
                                                                         53  ( 186 )
                                                                         54  ( 186 )
                                                                         59  ( 186 )
                                                                         83  ( 186 )
                                                                         89  ( 186 )
            Electrical sheet and strip                         ex 73.12-25   ( 51 ) ( 124 )      607.9205
                                                                         29  ( 5i )( 124 )       607.9210
                                                                         88  ( Sl )( 124 )       608.3900
                                                                         89  ( 51)(124 )
                                                               ex 73.64-50   ( 51 )( 124 )
                                                                         79  ( 51 ) ( 124 )
                                                               ex 73.74-51   ( 51 )( 124 )
                                                                         52  ( S1 ) ( 124 )
                                                                         59  ( 51 ) ( 124 )
                                                                         89  ( 51 ) ( 124 )
            Tin-free steel                                     ex 73.12-77   ( 163 )             609.1710
                                                                         81  ( 163 )             609.1790
                                                                         85  ( 163 )
                                                                         87  ( 163 )
                                                                          89 ( 163 )
                                                               ex 73.13-95   ( 163 )
                                                                         97  ( 163 )
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                              Description                                     NIMEXE code                                 TS USA number
        Tin-free steel (cont'd)                            ex 73.64-79 ( 163 )
                                                                    90(163 )
                                                           ex 73.65-83 ( 163 )
                                                           ex 73.74-83 ( 163 )
                                                                    89 ( 163 )
                                                           ex 73.7^-93 ( 163 )
                                                                    99 ( 163 )
        Cold-rolled strip                                  ex 73.12-29   ( 5 ) ( 59 ) ( 60 )                                 608.1940
                                                                    30   (')(»)(«)                                           608.2145
                                                                    40   ( 5 ) ( 59 ) ( 60 )                                 608.2150
                                                                    59   H (»)(«)                                            608.2340
                                                                    61   ( 5 )( 59 )( 60 )                                   608.3820
                                                                    63   ( 5 ) ( 59 ) ( 60 )                                 608.5520
                                                                    65   H (")(")                                            608.6720
                                                                    75   (*) (»)(«)
                                                                    81   ( 5 )( s ')( so )( 131 )
                                                                    85   ( 5 ) ( 59 ) ( 60 ) ( 131 )
                                                                    87   ( s ) ( 59 ) ( 60 ) ( 131 )
                                                                    88   H (»)(")
                                                                    89   ( 5 ) ( 59 ) ( 6° ) ( 131 )
                                                           ex 73.64-50   ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 59 ) ( 60 )
                                                                    75   («)(*)(")(")
                                                                    79   ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 59 ) ( 60 ) ( 13 .)
                                                           ex 73.74-59   ( 4 ) ( s ) ( S9 ) ( 60 ) ( 68 ) ( 194 )
                                                                    74   ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 59 ) ( 60 ) ( 68 ) ( 194 )
                                                                    g9   ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 59 ) ( 60 ) ( 68 ) ( 131 ) ( 194 )
        Cold-finished and other bar                        ex 73.10-49 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 )        606.8600
                                                           ex 73.12-61 ( 29a ) (29b) ( 29c) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 )           606.8805
                                                                    63 ( 29a) ( 29b) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 )          606.8815
                                                                    (.<: ( 29a ) ( 29b \ / 29d \ ( 76 ) fl88 \ ( 19 \)       606.9900
                                                                    81 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 )        607.0500
                                                                    85 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 )        607.0700
                                                                    87 ( 29a) ( 29b) ( 29d) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 )           607.0900
                                                                    89 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 )
                                                           ex 73.14-11 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 )
                                                                    23 ( 29a) ( 29b) ( 29d) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 )
                                                                    19 ( 29a) ( 29b) ( 29d) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 )
                                                                    41 (29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 )
                                                                    43 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 18S ) ( 191 )
                                                                    49 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 )
                                                                    91 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 )
                                                                    99 ( 29a) ( 29b) ( 29d) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 )
                                                           ex 73.63-79 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 )
                                                           ex 73.64-79 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 )
                                                           ex 73.66-81 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d) ( 76 ) ( 18S ) ( 191 )
                                                                    86 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 2?d ) ( 76 ) (I 88 ) ( 191 )
                                                                    89 ( 29a) ( 29b) ( 29d) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 )
                                                           ex 73.73-89 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 )
                                                           ex 73.74-89 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 )
                                                           ex 73.76-15 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 )
                                                                     16 (29a ) (29b ) (29d ) ( 76 ) ( , 88 ) ( 191 )
                                                                     19 ( 29a) ( 29b ) ( 29d) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 )
                                                           ex 73.10-30 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 )
                                                                    45 ( 2*a)(29c)(76 )
                                                                    49 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 )
                                                           ex 73.12-29 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 )
                                                                     40 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 )
                                                                     61 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 )
                                                                     63 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 )
                                                                     65 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 )
                                                                     75 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 )
                                                                     81 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) i 76 )
                                                                     85 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 )
                                                                     87 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 )
                                                                     88 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 )
                                                                     89 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 )
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                                Description                                    NIMEXE code                    TS USA number
            Cold-finished and other bar (cont'd)             ex 73.14-01 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 7«)
                                                                       11 (29a) ("c) (76 j
                                                                       13 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 )
                                                                       15 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 )
                                                                       19 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 7 «)
                                                                       21 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 )
                                                                       41 ( 29a ) ( 29C) ( 7 6 )
                                                                       43 ( 29a ) ( 29C) ( 7S )
                                                                       45 ( 29a ) ( 29C ) ( 7«)
                                                                       49 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 )
                                                                       81 ( 29a ) ( 29C) ( 76 )
                                                                       91 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 7«)
                                                                       99 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 )
                                                             ex 73.63-50 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 7«)
                                                                      74 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 )
                                                                      79 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 )
                                                             ex 73.64-50 ( 29a)( 29c)( 76 )
                                                                      75 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 )
                                                                      79 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 )
                                                            ex  73.66-40 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 )
                                                                      81 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 )
                                                                      86 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 7«)
                                                                      89 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 )
                                                            ex  73.73-53 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 )
                                                                      54 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 )
                                                                      55 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 68 ) ( 7S ) C )
                                                                      59 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 )
                                                                      74 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 )
                                                                      83 ( 29a ) ( 29C) ( 68 ) ( 7 6 ) ( 4 )
                                                                      89 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) (« 8 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 )
                                                            ex  73.74-51 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 68 ) ( 7<s ) ( 4 )
                                                                      52 ( 29a)(29c)(68)(76)(4 )
                                                                      53 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 68 ) ( 7<s ) ( 4 )
                                                                      59 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 )
                                                                      74 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 )
                                                                      83 ( 29a ) ( 29C ) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 )
                                                                      89 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 )
                                                            ex  73.76-13 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 )
                                                                      14 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 )
                                                                      15 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 )
                                                                      16 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 )
                                                                      19 ( 29a ) ( 29C ) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 )
                                                            ex  73.63-50 ( 187 )
                                                                      74 ( 187 )
                                                                      79 ( 187 )
                                                            ex  73.73-53 ( 187 )
                                                                      54 ( 187 )
                                                                      55 ( 187 )
                                                                      59 ( 187 )
                                                                      74 (> 87 )
                                                                      83 ( 187 )
                                                                      89 ( 187 )
           Bar shapes under 3 inches                        ex 73.11-31   ( 77 )( 191 )                          609.8050
                                                                      39  ( 77 ) ( 191 )                         609.8070
                                                                      43 ( 77 )( 191 )                           609.8090
                                                                      49  ( 77 ) ( 191 )
                                                            ex 73.63-50   ( 77 )( 191 )
                                                                      74 ( 77 ) ( 191 )
                                                                      79 ( 77 ) ( 191 )
                                                            ex 73.73-43  ( 77 ) ( 191 )
                                                                      49 ( 77 )( 191 )
                                                                      53 ( 77 ) ( 191 )
                                                                      54 ( 77 ) ( 191 )
                                                                      55 ( 77 ) ( 191 )
                                                                      59 ( 77 ) ( 191 )
                                                                      74  ( 77 ) ( 191 )
                                                                      83 ( 77 )( 191 )
                                                                      89 ( 77 ) ( 191 )
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                            Description                                  NIMEXE code TS USA number
        Rail and track accessories — wheels and axles    ex 73.16-95 ( 192 )            610.2500
                                                                  99 ( 19z )            610.2600
                                                         ex 73.31-97 ( 26 )             646.3020
                                                                  98 i 26 )             690.2500
                                                         ex 86.09-51                    690.3000
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                                                     FOOTNOTES AND DEFINITIONS
                                                                  A. Footnotes
               ( 4 ) Excluding 'tool steel', 'high-speed tool steel', 'tool steel of the type described in headnote 2 (H )
                     ( vii )', and 'chipper knife steel' as defined in schedule 6 , part 2 , subpart B , 2 (H), ( v), (vi ), (vii ) and
                     ( viii ) of the Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated .
               (5)   Covered if less than 3 / 16 inch ( 0,48 cm ) in thickness .
             ( 14 )  Covered if not in coil .
             ( 25 ) Covered if hot-rolled , semi-finished of approximately circular section , in coil and not under
                     0,20 inch ( 0,51 cm ) nor over 0,74 inch ( 1,88 cm ) in diameter .
             ( 26 ) Covered if railway track spikes .
             ( 28 ) Covered if galvanized wire fencing 'wholly of round iron or steel wire measuring not over
                     0.20 inch ( 0,51 cm ) and not under 0.075 inch ( 0,19 cm ) in diameter , whether or not such wire is
                     covered with plastics .'
             ( 29a ) Covered if cross-section in the form of circles, segments of circles, ovals, isosceles triangles ,
                     rectangles , hexagons , octagons , or quadrilaterals with only two sides parallel and the other two
                     sides equal .
             ( 29b ) If of rectangular section and hot-rolled covered if 3 / 16 inch (0,48 cm) or more in thickness and
                     8 inches ( 20,32 cm ) or less in width .
             ( 29c ) If of rectangular section and cold-rolled covered if 3 / 16 inch ( 0,48 cm ) or more in thickness and
                     12 inches ( 30,48 cm ) or less in width .
             ( 29d ) If of approximately circular section and hot-rolled , excluded if in coils , not under 0,20 inch
                     ( 0,51 cm ) in diameter and not over 0,74 inch ( 1,88 cm ) in diameter.
             ( 33 ) Covered if cold-rolled .
             ( 34 ) Covered if cold- formed or cold finished .
             ( 5I ) Covered if 'silicon electrical steel ' as defined in schedule 6 , part 2 , subpart B , 2 ( h ) ( ix ) of the
                     Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated .
             ( 59 )  Covered if cover 0,5 inch ( 1,27 cm ) in width and cold-rolled .
             ( 60 ) Covered if 12 inches ( 30,48 cm ), or under in width .
             ( 68 ) Excluded if containing by weight over 11,5 percent chromium and less than 1 percent carbon .
             ( 71 ) Covered if 'deformed concrete reinforcing bars', as defined in schedule 6 , part 2 , subpart B , 3 ( d)
                     of the Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated .
             ( 75 ) Covered if 'wire' as defined in schedule 6 , part 2 , subpart B , 3 ( i ) of the Tariff Schedules of the
                     United States Annotated .
              ( 76 ) Excluded if 'wire' as defined in schedule 6 , part 2 , subpart B , 3 ( i ) of the Tariff Schedules of the
                      United States Annotated .
             ( 77 ) Covered if structural shape having a maximum cross-section dimension of less than 3 inches
                     ( 7,62 cm ). If cold-formed , excluded if weighing 0,29 pound ( 0,13 kg ) or less per linear foot
                      ( 0,30 m ). Excluded if drilled , punched or otherwise advanced .
            ( 121 ) Excluded if thumb tacks ; drive pins , studs and other fasteners suitable for use in powder-actuated
                     hand tools ; staples in strip form ; corrugated fasteners , glaziers point , hook nails and ring nails ; or
                     railway track spikes . Also excluded if cut nails . Also excluded if coated or plated with precious
                      metals .
            ( I24 ) Covered if pickled or cold-rolled and over 12 inches ( 30,48 cm ) in width and less than 3 / 16 inch
                      ( 0,48 cm ) in thickness . Also covered if not over 12 inches ( 30,48 cm ) in width and over 0,01 inch
                      ( 0,025 cm ) not over 0,05 inch ( 0,127 cm ) in thickness . Also , if cold-rolled , product must be over
                      0,5 inch ( 1,27 cm ) in width .
            ( I31 ) Excluded if electrolytically coated or plated with base metal other than tin , lead , or zinc or
                      chromium .
            ( 147 ) Excluded if bale ties .
            ( 148 ) Covered if bale ties .
            ( 163 ) Covered if plates , sheets or strip of iron or steel , as defined in schedule 6 , part 2 , subpart B , 3 ( g)
                      and ( h ) of the Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated .
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              ( 164 ) Covered either if 3 / 16 inch ( 0,48 cm ) or more in thickness and 12 inches ( 30,48 cm ) or less in
                         width or if not greater than 0,50 inch ( 1,27 cm ) in width , covered if not in coil .
              ( 186 ) Covered if 'black plate', as defined in schedule 6 , part 2 , subpart B , 3 ( g ) ( i ) of the Tariff
                         Schedules of the United States Annotated .
              ( 187 ) Covered if 'hollow drill steel' as defined in schedule 6 , part 2 , subpart B , 3 (e ) of the Tariff
                         Schedules of the United States Annotated .
              ( 190 ) Covered if 'alloy iron or steel' as defined in schedule 6 , part 2 , subpart B , 2 ( h ) ( i ) or ( ii ) of the
                         Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated .
              ( 191 ) Excluded if 'alloy iron or steel ' as defined in schedule 6 , part 2 , subpart B , 2 ( h ) ( i ) or ( ii ) of the
                         Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated .
              ( 192 ) Covered if joint bars or tie plates as defined in schedule 6 , part 2 , subpart B , 3 ( e ) and ( m ) of the
                         Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated .
              ( 193 ) Excluded if containing by weight less than 0,3 % carbon and 4 % to 11,5 % chronium .
                                                                    B. Definitions
              Extracts from schedule 6 , part 2 , subpart B of the Tariff schedules of the United States Annotated :
              2 . ( h ). Alloy iron or steel :
                    (i ) iron which contains one or more of the following elements in the quantity , by weight , respectively
                         indicated :
                         over   3,00  percent of manganese , or
                         over   5,00  percent of phosphorus , or
                         over   5,00  percent of sulphur , or
                         over   3,00  percent of silicon , or
                         over   0,20  percent of chromium , or
                         over   0,10  percent of molybdenum , or
                         over   0,30  percent of tungsten , or
                         over   0,10  percent of vanadium , or
                         over 0,60 percent of any other metallic element ; and
                  ( ii ) steel which contains one or more of the following elements in the quantity , by weight, respectively
                         indicated :
                         over   1,65  percent of manganese , or
                         over   0,25  percent of phosphorus , or
                         over   0,35  percent of sulphur , or
                         over   0,60  percent of silicon , or
                         over   0,60  percent of copper , or
                         over   0,30  percent of aluminium , or
                         over   0,20  percent of chromium , or
                         over   0,30  percent of cobalt , or
                         over   0,35  percent of lead , or
                         over   0,50  percent of nickel , or
                         over   0,30  percent of tungsten , or
                         over 0,10    percent of any other metallic element .
                 ( iii ) 'iron or steel' includes alloy iron and steel ;
                 ( iv ) 'stainless steel' refers to any alloy steel which contains by weight less than 1 percent of carbon and
                         over 11,5 percent of chromium ;
                   ( v) 'tool steel' refers to alloy steel which contains the following combinations of elements in the
                          quantity , by weight , respectively indicated :
                          (A ) not less than 1,0 percent carbon and over 11,0 percent chromium ; or
                          ( B ) not less than 0,3 percent carbon and 1,25 percent to 11,0 percent inclusive chromium ; or
                          ( C ) not less than 0,85 percent carbon and 1,0 percent to 1,8 percent inclusive manganese; or
                          (D) 0,9 percent to 1,2 percent inclusive chromium and 0,9 percent to 1,4 percent inclusive
                                molybdenum ; or
                          ( E ) not less than 0,5 percent carbon and not less than 3,5 percent tungsten ;
                          (F) not less than 0,5 percent carbon and not less than 5,5 percent tungsten ;
                  (vi ) 'high-speed tool steel' refers to all tool steel which contains by weight, not less than 0,5 percent
                          carbon and not less than 3,5 percent molybdenum ; or not less than 0,5 percent carbon and not
                          less than 5,5 percent tungsten ;
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              (vii ) tool steel of the type described in headnote 2 (h) (vii )' refers to alloy tool steel which contains , in
                        addition to iron , each of the following elements by weight in the amounts specified:
                       carbon:             not less than 0,95 nor more than 1,13 percent;
                       manganese:          not less than 0,22 nor more than 0,48 percent;
                       sulfur:             none, or not more than 0,03 percent;
                       phosphorus:         none, or not more than 0,03 percent;
                        silicon:           not less than 0,18 nor more than 0,37 percent;
                       chromium :          not less than 1,25 nor more than 1,65 percent
                       nickel :            none , or not more than 0,28 percent;
                       copper:             none, or not more than 0,38 percent;
                        molybdenum : none , or not more than 0,09 percent;
            ( viii ) 'chipper knife steel' refers to alloy tool steel which contains , in addition to iron , each of the
                        following elements by weight in the amount specified :
                       carbon :            not less than 0,48 nor more than 0,55 percent;
                       manganese:          not less than 0,20 nor more than 0,50    percent;
                       silicon :           not less than 0,75 nor more than 1,05    percent;
                       chromium:           not less than 7,25 nor more than 8,75    percent;
                       molybdenum :        not less than 1,25 nor more than 1,75    percent;
                       tungsten :          none, or not more than 1,75 percent;
                       vanadium :          not less than 0,20 nor more than 0,55    percent;
               ( ix ) 'silicon electrical steel' refers to alloy steel containing, by weight, not over 6,0 percent of silicon ,
                       which may also contain aluminium not in excess of 0,5 percent by weight, but containing no
                       other metallic elements that would render the steel an alloy steel as defined in headnote 2 (h) (ii )
                       of this subpart ;
            3 . Forms and condition of iron and steel
            ( d) Bars: Products of solid section not conforming completely to the respective specifications set forth
                     herein for blooms, billets , slabs , sheet bars , wire rods, plates , sheets, strip , wire, rails, joint bars ,
                     or tie plates and which have cross sections in the shape of circles , segments of circles , ovals ,
                     triangles, rectangles , hexagons, or octagons. Deformed concrete reinforcing bars are hot-rolled
                     steel bars , of solid cross section , having deformations of various patterns on their surfaces .
            (e) Hollow drill steel: A hollow steel product in any cross section suitable for use in making mining
                     drills or mining drill rods, with the largest internal cross-sectional dimension not greater than
                     one-third of the largest external cross-sectional dimension .
            ( f) Wire rods: A coiled , semifinished , hot-rolled product of solid cross section , approximately round
                     in cross section , not under 0,20 inch nor over 0,74 inch in diameter .
            (g) Plates and sheets: Plates are flat-rolled products whether or not corrugated or crimped, in coils or
                     cut to length 0,1875 inch or more in thickness and , if not cold-rolled , over 8 inches in width , or , if
                     cold-rolled , over 12 inches in width . Sheets are flat-rolled products whether or not corrugated or
                     crimped , in coils or cut to length , under 0,1875 inch in thickness and over 12 inches in width . For
                     the purposes of this subpart —
                     ( i ) the term 'black plate' refers to cold-rolled steel sheets , not coated under 0,0142 inch in
                             thickness ;
            ( h ) Strip: A flat-rolled product whether or not corrugated or crimped , in coils or cut to length , under
                     0,175 inch in thickness , and , if cold-rolled , over 0,50 inch but not over 12 inches in width or , if
                     not cold-rolled , not over 12 inches in width .
             ( i ) Wire: A finished , drawn , non-tubular product , of any cross-sectional configuration , in coils , and
                     not over 0,703 inch in maximum cross-sectional dimension . The term also includes a product of
                     solid rectangular cross section , in coils , with a cold-rolled finish , and not over 0,25 inch thick and
                      not over 0,50 inch wide .
             (j )    Angles, shapes and sections: Products which do not conform completely to the respective
                      specifications set forth herein for blooms, billets , slabs , sheet bars , bars, wire rods , plates, sheets ,
                      strip , wire, caits , joint bars, or tie plates, and do not include any tubular products .
             (1 ) Joint bars: Hot-rolled steel products designed to connect the ends of adjacent rails in track . Joint
                      bars are usually punched or slotted .
             ( m ) Tie plates : Hot-rolled steel products used to support rails in track , to maintain track gauge and
                      protect the ties. Tie plates are punched to provide roles for spikes and have one or two shoulder
                      sections as rail guides .
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                                                                ANNEX 11
               UNITED STATES CUSTOMS TERRITORY AND UNITED STATES FOREIGN TRADE ZONES
              The United States customs territory shall comprise the States , the district of Columbia and Puerto
              Rico .
              A United States foreign zone shall be defined as follows :
              It is an isolated , enclosed and policed area , operated as a public utility , in or adjacent to a port of entry ,
              furnished with facilities for lading , unlading , handling , storing , manipulating , manufacturing and
              exhibiting goods and for reshipping them by land , water or air . Any foreign and domestic merchandise ,
              except such as is prohibited by laws or such as the Board may order to be excluded as detrimental to the
              public interest , health or safety , may be brought into a zone without being subject to the customs laws
              of the United States governing the entry of goods or the payment of duty thereon ; and such merchandise
              permitted in a zone may be stored , exhibited , manufactured , mixed or manipulated in any manner ,
              except as provided in the act and other applicable laws or regulations . The merchandise may be
              exported , destroyed or sent into customs territory from the zone , in the original package or otherwise . It
              is subject to customs duties if sent into customs territory , but not if reshipped to foreign points .
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                                                              ANNEX 111
                                           ALLOCATION AMONG MEMBER STATES
                                                                                            Cold­
                                                         Electrical
            Alloy wire Round and    Wire                            Tin-free Cold-rolled  finished Bar shapes            Rail
                rod     flat wire            Black plate sheet and                                             Rebar
                                  products                            steel     strip    and other  under 3 "          products
                                                           strip                             bar
                  1         2         3           4          5          6         7           8         9       10        11
D               7,48      14,82      4,80       11,60      47,12     77,92     66,44         8,13    12,43     42,96    10,57
F             40,74       27,15      6,85       10,64       1,02     18,71       8,08      53,22       1,91    52,86    75,83
I             10,40        4,03      2,26        —
                                                           45,65       —
                                                                                 0,50        4,52      1,24     0,18      4,25
NL            27,74         1,11     5,18       16,54        —
                                                                       0,88      0,17        0,09      1,37     —
                                                                                                                          0,13
BLEU            0,92      39,39    60,85        30,66       1,22       0,98      5,09        0,75    74,47      —
                                                                                                                          1,55
UK            11,72       12,41      9,84        0,16       3,99       0,51    10,85       32,29       7,58     3,00      6,67
IRL              —          —        —           —           —         —         —           —         —        —         —
DK               —
                           0,09      9,22        —           —         —         —           —         —        —         —
GR               —          —        —
                                                29,40        —         —
                                                                                 7,87        —         —        —         —
Reserve          1,00       1,00     1,00        1,00       1,00       1,00      1,00        1,00      1,00     1,00      1,00
EC Total     100,00     100,00    100,00      100,00      100,00    100,00    100,00      100,00    100,00    100,00   100,00