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Date: 1982-11-01 00:00:00
Title: Decisione n. 2871/82/CECA della Commissione, del 21 ottobre 1982, relativa alla conclusione di un accordo in materia di acciaio con gli Stati Uniti d'America

1 . 11 . 82                               Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunità europee                              N. L 307 / 11
                                DECISIONE N. 2871 / 82 / CECA DELLA COMMISSIONE
                                                     del 21 ottobre 1982
                relativa alla conclusione di un accordo in materia di acciaio con gli Stati Uniti d'America
LA COMMISSIONE DELLE COMUNITÀ EUROPEE ,                            considerando che la decisione di concludere tale accor­
                                                                   do è necessaria se si vogliono realizzare nel funziona­
                                                                   mento del mercato comune gli obiettivi del trattato ,
                                                                   definiti in particolare all'articolo 2 , secondo comma , e
visto il trattato che istituisce la Comunità europea del           che il trattato non ha previsto tutti i casi ai quali si
carbone e dell'acciaio , in particolare l'articolo 95 ,             applica la presente decisione ; che la presènte decisione
                                                                   non reca inoltre pregiudizio alla competenza degli Stati
considerando che l'industria siderurgica comunitaria                membri in materia di politica commerciale di cui all'ar­
attraversa una grave crisi e che per favorirne la ristrut­          ticolo 71 del trattato ;
turazione in condizioni sociali accettabili la Comunità
ha dovuto prendere tutta una serie di misure , in partico­          previa consultazione del Comitato consultivo e su pare­
lare per taluni prodotti una disciplina di quote di                 re conforme del Consiglio , che delibera all'unanimità ,
produzione accompagnata da una regolamentazione
dello smercio sul mercato comunitario e un irrigidimen­
to delle norme riguardanti le pratiche ed i prezzi non             HA ADOTTATO LA PRESENTE DECISIONE :
discriminatori e la loro applicazione anche nei riguardi
di taluni commercianti ed infine introdurre norme
comunitarie in materia di aiuti ;                                                            Articolo 1
considerando che gli Stati Uniti hanno preso una serie di           1 . A nome della Comunità europea del carbone e
provvedimenti che colpiscono lo smercio dei prodotti                dell'acciaio è approvato l'accordo tra la Comunità euro­
siderurgici comunitari sui loro mercati ; che a tal fine            pea del carbone e dell'acciaio e gli Stati Uniti d'America ,
hanno fatto ricorso a dazi antidumping, a dazi compen­              relativo agli scambi, di taluni prodotti siderurgici , che
sativi e ad altre misure ; che tali misure hanno l'effetto di       sarà concluso in forma di scambio di lettere .
dirottare quantità importanti di prodotti siderurgici dai
loro mercati americani tradizionali verso altri mercati ,           2.   I testi dell'accordo e dello scambio di lettere sono
tra cui quello comunitario ;                                        allegati alla presente decisione.
considerando che tale situazione rende necessario man­
tenere un ragionevole smercio dei prodotti siderurgici                                       Articolo 2
sul mercato statunitense , il più importante mercato
d'esportazione dell'industria comunitaria ; che a tal fine          La Commissione designa , tra i suoi membri , quello
a seguito della decisione del Consiglio del 24 luglio               autorizzato a procedere allo scambio di lettere allo
 1982 la Commissione ha avviato negoziati con gli Stati             scopo di impegnare la Comunità europea del carbone e
Uniti d'America conclusisi il 6 agosto 1982 con un testo            dell'acciaio .
di accordo in base al quale è previsto in particolare il
ritiro dei ricorsi dell'industria americana e la revoca dei
provvedimenti delle autorità statunitensi quale contro­                                      Articolo 3
partita ad una limitazione delle esportazioni comunita­
 rie, nonché con il testo di uno scambio di lettere la cui          La presente decisione entra in vigore il giorno della
 approvazione sarà raccomandata dalle parti alle rispetti­          pubblicazione nella Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunità
ve autorità ;                                                       europee .
               La presente decisione è obbligatoria in tutti i suoi elementi e direttamente applicabile in
               ciascuno degli Stati membri.
               Fatto a Bruxelles , il 21 ottobre 1982 .
                                                                                             Per la Commissione
                                                                                              É tienne DAVIGNON
                                                                                                  Vicepresidente
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                                                                      The Honorable . Malcolm Baldridge,
                                                                      Secretary ,
                                                                      Department of Commerce ,
                                                                      Washington DC 20230 ,
                                                                      USA
                                                                                 Brussels , 21 October 1982
              Dear Mr Secretary,
              As we have discussed , the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic
              Community ( EC ) are prepared to restrain certain steel exports to the United States .
              It is our understanding that , in conjunction with such action by the EC , the United States
              Government is prepared to undertake certain other actions vis-à-vis trade in these
              products.
              The elements of our programme and a description of the complementary US actions are set
              forth in the enclosed text (the Arrangement).
              In entering into this Arrangement , the EC does not admit to having bestowed subsidies on
              the manufacture , production or exportation of the products that are the subject of the
              countervailing duty petitions to be withdrawn or that any such subsidies have caused any
              material injury in the USA. Neither does it admit that its enterprises have engaged in
              dumping practices which are the subject of the anti-dumping duty petitions to be withdrawn
              or that any such practices have caused any material injury in the USA.
              This Arrangement is entered into without prejudice to the rights of the US Government and
              of the EC under GATT .
              We understand that the US Government recognizes the implications of this Arrangement
              vis-à-vis trade in certain steel products, as defined in the Arrangement with the EC , for
              international competitiveness , national economic and security interests , and trade in capital
              goods , and will be fully cognizant of these implications in exercising its discretionary
              authority under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 , Sections 201 and 301 of the Trade
              Act of 1974 , Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, and Section 103 of the
              Revenue Act of 1971 with regard to such products and shall do so only after consultations
              with the EC .
              The independent forecaster for the purposes of Article 5 of the Arrangement shall be Data
              Resources , Inc.
              Consultations between the EC and the US will be held in 1985 to review the desirability of
              extending and possibly modifying the Arrangement.
              I look forward to hearing from you at your early convenience .
              Yours faithfully ,
                                                                              Etienne DAVIGNON
                                                                                  Vice Président
                                                       ( ENCLOSURE )
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                                                        ARRANGEMENT
                        concerning trade in certain steel products between the European Coal and Steel
                      Community (hereinafter referred to as 'the ECSC') and the United States (hereinafter
                                                      referred to as 'the US')
                  1 . Basis of the Arrangement                                   duty , Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974
                                                                                 ( other than Section 301 'Petitions relating to
Recognizing the policy of the ECSC of restructuring its                          third-country sales by US exporters'), or Section
steel industry including the progressive elimination of                          337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 , on the
State aids pursuant to the ECSC State Aids Code ;                                Arrangement products during the period in
recognizing also the process of modernization and                                which this Arrangement is in effect.
structural change in the United States of America
(hereinafter referred to as 'the USA'); recognizing the
importance as concluded by the OECD of restoring the                   (b ) If, during the period in which this Arrangement is in
competitiveness of OECD steel industries; and                               effect, any such investigations ( 2 ) or investigations
recognizing, therefore , the importance of stability in                     under Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974 , Section
trade in certain steel products between the European                        232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 , or Section
Economic Community (hereinafter referred to as 'the                         301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (other than Section
Community') and the USA.                                                    301 'Petitions relating to third-country sales by US
                                                                            exporters') are initiated or petitions filed or litigation
The objective of this Arrangement is to give time to                        ( including anti-trust litigation) instituted with
permit restructuring and therefore to create a period of                    respect to the Arrangement products , and the
trade stability.                                                            petitioner or litigant is one of those referred to in
                                                                            Article 2 ( a), the ECSC shall be entitled to terminate
To this effect the ECSC 0 ) shall restrain exports to or                    the Arrangement with respect to some or all of the
destined for consumption in the USA of products                             Arrangement products , after consultations with the
described in Article 3 ( a), originating in the Community                   US , at the earliest 15 days after such consultation.
(such exports hereinafter referred to as 'the
Arrangement products'), for the period 1 November                           If such petitions are filed or litigation commenced by
1982 to 31 December 1985 .                                                  petitioners or litigants other than those referred to in
                                                                            the previous paragraph , or investigations initiated,
The ECSC shall ensure that , in , regard to exports                         on any of the Arrangement products, the ECSC will
effected between 1 August and 31 October 1982 ,                              be entitled to terminate the Arrangement with
aberrations from seasonal trade patterns of                                  respect to the Arrangement product which is the
Arrangement products will be accommodated in the                             subject of the petition , litigation or investigation ,
ensuing licensing period .                                                   after consultation with the US , at the earliest
                                                                             15 days after such consultation . In addition , if
                                                                             during these consultations it is determined that the
       2. Condition — Withdrawal of petitions; new                           petition, litigation or investigation threatens to
                             petitions                                       impair the attainment of the objectives of the
                                                                             Arrangement, then the ECSC shall be entitled to
(a ) The entry into effect of this Arrangement is                            terminate the Arrangement, with respect to some or
     conditional upon :                                                      all Arrangement products, at the earliest 15 days
                                                                             after such consultations .
      1 . the withdrawal of the petitions and termination
          of all investigations concerning all countervailing                These consultations will take into account the nature
          duty and anti-dumping duty petitions listed in                     of the petitions or litigation , the identity of the
          Appendix A at the latest by 21 October 1982 ;                      petitioner or litigant, the amount of trade involved,
          and                                                                the scope of relief sought and other relevant
                                                                             factors .
     2 . receipt by the US at the same time of an
          undertaking from all such petitioners not to file
          any petitions seeking import relief under US law,           ( c) If, during the term of this Arrangement, any of the
          including countervailing duty, anti-dumping                       above mentioned proceedings or litigation is
                                                                            instituted in the USA against certain steel products
                                                                            as defined in Article 3 (b ), imported from the
(') To the extent that the Arrangement products are subject to
     the Treaty establishing the European Economic
     Community (the EEC ), the term 'ECSC' should be                  ( 2 ) With respect to any Section 337 investigation , the parties
     substituted by 'EEC'.                                                  shall consult to determine the basis for the investigation .
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       Community , which are not subject to this                          — rails : 8*90 % ,
       Arrangement and which substantially threaten its
       objective , then the ECSC and the US , before taking               — sheet piling: 21 • 85 % .
       any other measure , shall consult to consider
       appropriate remedial measures .                                    For the purposes of this Arrangement, 'US apparent
                                                                          consumption' shall mean shipments ( deliveries)
                                                                          minus exports plus imports , as described in
                      3 . Product description                             Appendix D.
( a) The products are :                                              (b) Where Arrangement products imported into the
      — hot-rolled sheet and strip ,                                     USA are subsequently re-exported therefrom ,
                                                                         without having been subject to substantial
      — cold-rolled sheet ,                                              transformation , the export ceiling for such products
                                                                         for the period corresponding to the time of such
      — piate,                                                           re-export shall be increased by the same amount.
      — structurals ,
      — wire rods ,                                                  (c) For the purposes of this Arrangement , the USA shall
                                                                         comprise both the US customs territory and US
      — hot-rolled bars ,                                                foreign trade zones . In consequence , the entry into
      — coated sheet ,                                                   the US customs territory of Arrangement products
                                                                         which have already entered into a foreign trade zone
      — tin piate ,                                                      shall not then be again taken into account as imports
                                                                         of Arrangement products .
      — rails ,
      — sheet piling,
       as described and classified in Appendix B by                  5 . Calculation and revision of US apparent
       reference to corresponding Tariff Schedules of the                    consumption forecast and of export limits
       United States Annotated (TSUSA) item numbers
       and EC NIMEXE classification numbers .                        The US , in agreement with ECSC , will select an
                                                                     independent forecaster which will provide the estimate
 (b ) For purposes of this Arrangement , the term 'certain           of US apparent consumption for the purposes of this
       steel products' refers to the products described in           Arrangement.
       Appendix E.
                                                                     For the initial period , a first projection of the US
                                                                     apparent consumption, by product, will be established
                          4 . Export limits                          as early as possible and in any event before 20 October
                                                                     1982 . A provisional export ceiling for each product will
  ( a) For the period 1 November 1982 to 31 December                 then be calculated for that period by multiplying the US
        1983 ( hereinafter referred to as 'the initial period'),     apparent consumption of each product by the
        and thereafter for each of the years 1984 and 1985 ,         percentage indicated in Article 4 for that product. These
        export licences shall be required for the                    figures for projected consumption will be revised , in
        Arrangement products . Such licences shall be issued         December 1982 , February , May , August and October
        to Community exporters for each product , in                 of 1983 , by the said independent forecasters , and
        quantities no greater than the following percentages,        appropriate adjustments will be made to the export
        of the projected US apparent consumption                     ceilings for each product taking into account licences
        ( hereinafter referred to as 'export ceilings') for the      already issued under Article 4 .
        relevant period :
        — hot-rolled sheet and strip : 6-81 % ,                      The same procedure will be followed to calculate and
                                                                     revise the US apparent consumption and export ceilings
        — cold-rolled sheet: 5-11 % ,                                for 1984 and for 1985 , the first projection being
                                                                     established by the independent forecasters by 1 October
        — piate : 5 • 36 % ,                                         of 1983 and 1984 respectively .
        — structurals: 9-91 % ,
        — wire rods : 4-29 % ,                                       In February of each year , as from 1984 , adjustments to
                                                                     that year's export ceiling for each product will be made
        — hot-rolled bars : 2-38 % ,                                 for differences between the forecasted US apparent
        — coated sheet: 3 • 27 % ,                                   consumption and actual US apparent consumption of
                                                                     that product in the previous year or ( in February 1984)
        — tin piate : 2-20 % ,                                       in the initial period .
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                         6 . Export licences                              paragraph or use of licences in December or
                                                                          January/ February under Artide 6 ( a). Accordingly,
 ( a) By Decisions and Regulations to be published in the                 changes in a given year or the initial period by use of
       Official Journal of the European Communities, the                  more than one of those three provisions may be
       ECSC will require an export licence for all                        made only upon agreement between the ECSC and
       Arrangement products . Such export licences will be                the US .
       issued in a manner that will avoid abnormal
      concentration in exports of Arrangement products
       to the USA , taking into account seasonal trade
       patterns. The ECSC shall take such action , including                                8 . Short supply
       the imposition of penalties, as may be necessary to
       make effective the obligations resulting from the              On the occasion of each quarterly consultation provided
       èxport licences. The ECSC will inform the US of any            for in Article 10, the US and the ECSC will examine the
       violations concerning the export licences which                supply and demand situation in the USA for each of the
       come to its attention and the action taken with                products listed in Appendix B. If the US in consultation
       respect thereto .                                              with the ECSC determines that, because of abnormal
                                                                      supply or demand factors , the US steel industry, will be
       Export licences will provide that shipment must be             unable to meet demand in the USA for a particular
       made within a period of three months .                         product (including substantial objective evidence such
                                                                      as allocation, extended delivery periods or other
       Export licences will be issued against the export              relevant factors), an additional tonnage shall be allowed
       ceiling for the initial period or a specific calendar          for such product or products, by a special issue of
       year, as the case may be. Export licences may be               licences , limited to 10 % of the ECSC's unadjusted
       used as early as 1 December of the previous year               export ceiling for that product or products.
       within a limit of 8 % of the ceiling for the given
       year. Export licences may not be used after                    In extraordinary circumstances, as determined by the
       31 December of the year for which they are issued ,            US in consultation with the ECSC , the US will increase
       except that licences not so used may be used during            the allowable level of special licences .
       the first two months of the following year with a
       limit of 8 % of the export ceiling of the previous             Each authorized special issue export licence and
       year or of 8 % of 86 % of the export ceiling of the            certificate derived therefrom shall be so marked . Each
       initial period , as the case may be.                           such licence must be used within 1 80 days after the start
                                                                      of the quarter when that special issue began .
( b ) The ECSC will require that the Arrangement
      products shall be accompanied by a certificate,
      substantially in the form set out in Appendix C ,
      endorsed in relation to such a licence . The US shall                                  9 . Monitoring
      require presentation of such certificate as a condition
      for entry into the USA of the Arrangement products .            The ECSC will , within one month of each quarter and
      The US shall prohibit entry of such products not                for the first time by 31 January 1983 , supply the US
      accompanied by such a certificate .                             with such non-confidential information on all export
                                                                      licences issued for Arrangement products as is required
                                                                      for the proper functioning of this Arrangement .
                    7 . Technical adjustments                         The US will collect and transmit quarterly to the ECSC
                                                                      all non-confidential information relating to certificates
( a) The specific product export ceilings provided for in             received during the preceding quarter in respect of the
      Article 4 may be adjusted by the ECSC with notice               Arrangement products , and relating to actions taken in
      to the US . Adjustments to increase the volume of               respect of Arrangement products for violations of
      one product must be offset by an equivalent volume              customs laws .
      reduction for another product for the same period .
      Notwithstanding the preceding sentences, no
      adjustment may be made under this paragraph
      which results in an increase or a decrease in a                                          10 . General
      specific product limitation under Article 4 by more
      than 5 % by volume for the relevant period.                     Quarterly consultations shall take place between the
                                                                      ECSC and the US on any matter arising out of the
      The ECSC and the US may agree to increase the                   operation of the Arrangement . Consultations shall be
      above percentage limit.                                         held at any other time at the request of either the ECSC
                                                                      or the US to discuss any matters , including trends in the
(b ) Normally, only one change in a specific product                  importation of certain steel products , which impair or
      export ceiling in a given year or the initial period            threaten to impair the attainment of the objectives of
      may be made by an adjustment under the preceding                this Arrangement .
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In particular, if imports from the ECSC of certain steel        and to the territories to which the Treaty establishing
products other than Arrangement products or of alloy            the ECSC as presently constituted applies on the
Arrangement products show a significant increase ,              conditions laid down in that Treaty .
indicating the possibility of diversion of trade from
Arrangement products to certain steel products other
than Arrangement products or from carbon to alloy
within the same Arrangement product, consultations                                        12 . Notices
will be held between the US and the ECSC with the
objective of preventing such diversion , taking into             For all purposes hereunder, the US and the ECSC shall
account the ECSC 1981 US market-share levels .                   be represented by and all communications and notices
                                                                 shall be given and addressed to :
Should these consultations demonstrate that there has
indeed been a diversion of trade which is such as to             — for the ECSC:
impair the attainment of the objectives of the
Arrangement , then within 60 days of the request for                 The Commission of the European Communities
consultations both sides will take the necessary                     (Directorates General for External Relations (I) and
measures for the products concerned in order to prevent              for Internal Market and Industrial Affairs ( III)),
such a diversion. For alloy Arrangement products , such
measures will include the creation of separate products              rue de la Loi , 200 ,
for purposes of Articles 3 and 4 at the ECSC 1981 US                 B-1049 Brussels
market-share levels. For certain steel products, other
than Arrangement products , such measures may include                (tel . 235 11 11 ; telex 21877 COMEU B );
the creation of products for purposes of Articles 3
and 4 .                                                          — for the US:
Consultations will also be held if there are indications             US Department of Commerce,
that imports from third countries are replacing imports              Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Adminis­
from the ECSC .                                                      tration ,
                                                                     International Tråde Administration,
              1 1 . Scope of the Arrangement                         Washington DC 20230
This Arrangement shall apply to the US customs                       (tel . 202 / 377 17 80 ; telex 892536 USDOC WSH
territory ( except as otherwise provided in Article 4 (c))           DAS / IA / ITA).
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                                                           Appendix A
            List of countervailing duty (CVD ) and anti-dumping duty (AD ) petitions ( 1 ) to be withdrawn:
            — CVD petitions, filed on 11 January 1982 by 1 . United States Steel Corporation , 2. Bethlehem Steel
                Corporation , and 3 . Republic Steel Corporation , Inland Steel Company , Jones and Laughlin Steel ,
                Inc., National Steel Corporation , and Cyclops Corporation , concerning certain steel products from
                Belgium , France , the Federal Republic of Germany , Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands , the United
                Kingdom and the European Communities.
            — AD petitions , filed on 11 January 1982 by 1 . United States Steel Corporation , and 2 . Bethlehem
                Steel Corporation, concerning certain steel products from Belgium , France , the Federal Republic of
                Germany , Italy , Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom .
            — CVD petitions, filed on 8 February 1982 by Atlantic Steel Corporation , Georgetown Steel
                Corporation , Georgetown Texas Steel Corporation, Keystone Consolidated, Inc., Korf Industries,
                Inc., Penn Dixie Steel Corporation and Raritan River Steel Company, concernintg carbon steel wire
                rod from Belgium and France .
            — CVD petitions, filed on 7 May 1982 by United States Steel Corporation , concerning carbon steel
                welded pipe from France, the Federal Republic of Germany and Italy.
            — CVD petition, filed on 3 September 1982 by CF and I Steel Corporation , concerning steel rails from
                the European Communities .
            — AD petitions, filed on 3 September 1982 by CF and I Steel Corporation , concerning steel rails from
                France, the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Kingdom.
            (') For purposes of this Arrangement, the term 'petitions' covers all matters included in the petitions
                filed on the dates listed, whether or not the DOC initiated investigations on the products or
                countries concerned .
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                                                            Appendix B
                                                         Product coverage
                                                                               NIMEXE
                                      Description                                                TSUSA number
                                                                                code (*)
             Hot-rolled carbon steel sheet and strip                          73.08-03             607.6610
                                                                                      05           607.6700
                                                                                      07           607.8342
                                                                                      21           608.1920
                                                                                      25           608.2120
                                                                                      29           608.2320
                                                                                      41
                                                                                      45
                                                                                      49
                                                                              73.12-19
                                                                              73.13-21
                                                                                      23
                                                                                      26
                                                                                      32
                                                                                      34
                                                                                      36
                                                                               73.62-10
                                                                               73.64-20
                                                                               73.65-23
                                                                                      25
              Hot-rolled alloy steel sheet and strip                           73.72-19             607.8100
                                                                               73.74-29             608.3820 H
                                                                               73.75-34             608.5520 H
                                                                                      39            608.6720 (*)
                                                                                      44
                                                                                      49
              Cold-rolled carbon steel sheet                                   73.12-29 ( 2 )       607.8320
                                                                               73.13-41             607.8344
                                                                                      43
                                                                                      45
                                                                                      47
                                                                                      49
                                                                                      50
                                                                               73.64-50 ( 2 )
                                                                               73.65-53
                                                                                      55
              Cold-rolled alloy steel sheet                                    73.74-54 ( 2 )       607.9320
                                                                                       59. ( 2 )
                                                                               73.75-54
                                                                                       59
                                                                                       64
                                                                                       69
              (*) Subject to further verification and amendments to be agreed upon by experts of both parties before
                    1 November 1982 .
              (M Covered if hot-rolled .
              ( 2 ) Covered if over 12 inches in width .
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                                                                             NIMEXE
                                     Description                                                 TSUSA number
                                                                                 code
             Carbon steel plate                                              73.09-00 '            607.6615 (»)
                                                                             73.13-17              607.9400
                                                                                      19           608.0710
                                                                                      78           608.1100
                                                                                      79
                                                                             73.62-30
                                                                             73.64-72
                                                                                      75
                                                                             73.65-21
            Alloy steel plate                                                73.72-39              607.7800 i 1 )
                                                                             73.75-24              607.9100
                                                                                      29           608.1420
             Carbon coated sheet (galvanized carbon steel sheet and          73.12-40 H            608.0730
             other carbon coated sheet)                                               61 ( 2 )     608.1300
                                                                                      63 ( 2 )
                                                                                      71 (2 )
                                                                                      75 (η
                                                                                      88 (η
                                                                             73.13-67
                                                                                      68
                                                                                      72
                                                                                      88
                                                                             73.64-79 ( 2 )
                                                                             73.65-70
             Alloy coated sheet and terne plate and sheet                    73.12-65 ( 2 )        608.0100
                                                                             73.13-74              608.1440
                                                                             73.74-72 ( 2 )
                                                                                      74 (2 )
                                                                                    ' 89 (2)
                                                                             73.75-79
             Tinplate (not including blackplate)                             73.12-51 ( 2 )        607.9600
                                                                                      59           607.9700
                                                                             73.13-64              607.9900
                                                                                      65
             Carbon steel structural shapes                                  73.11-12              609.8005
                                                                                      14           609.8015
                                                                                      16           609.8035
                                                                                      19           609.8041
                                                                                      20           609.8045
                                                                                      31
                                                                                      39
                                                                             73.63-10
                                                                                      29 ( 3 )
                                                                                      50
             Alloy steel structural shapes                                   73.73-14 ( 3 )        609.8200
                                                                                      19 ( 3 )
                                                                                      34 ( 3 )
                                                                                      35 ( 3 )
                                                                                      36 ( 3 )
                                                                                      39 ( 3 )
                                                                                      49
                                                                                      54
                                                                                      55 ( 3 )
                                                                                      59
            (*) Excluding semi-finished products, over six inches in thickness , produced by rolling on a primary
                  ( slabbing) mill .
            ( 2 ) Covered if over 12 inches in width .
            ( 3 ) Covered if strutturai shapes .
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                                                                                 NIMEXE
                                       Description                                                      TSUSA number
                                                                                    code
              Carbon wire rod                                                    73.10-11                 607.1400
                                                                                         16 0 )           607.1700
                                                                                 73.63-21                 607.2200
                                                                                         29(i )           607.2300
                                                                                 73.73-25 ( 2 )
                                                                                         35 i 1 ) ( 2 )
              Hot-rolled carbon steel bar                                        73.10.16 ( 3 )           606.8310
                                                                                         42 H             606.8330
                                                                                         49 ( s )         606.8350
                                                                                 73.63-29 ( 6 )
                                                                                         72 («)
                                                                                         79 ( s )
                                                                                 73.73-35 ( 2 )( 3 )
              Hot-rolled alloy bar                                               73.73-34 ( 7 )           606.9700
                                                                                         35 H
                                                                                         36 D
                                                                                         39 D
                                                                                         72 (η
                                                                                         89 ( 4 )
               Carbon and alloy rails                                            73.16-11                 610.2010
                                                                                         14               610.2020
                                                                                         16               610.2100
                                                                                         17
                                                                                         20
               Carbon and alloy sheet piling                                     73.11-50                 609.9600
                                                                                                          609.9800
              i 1 ) Covered if coiled bar from 13 to 18*8 mm in diameter .
              ( 2 ) Covered if contains up to 0 · 35 % of lead or sulphur .
              ( 3 ) Excluding coiled bar from 13 to 18· 8 mm in diameter .
              ( 4 ) Not covered if coated , plated or clad .
              ( s ) Excluded if cold-finished .
              ( 6 ) Covered if hot-rolled bar , excluding coiled bar from 13 to 18-8 mm in diameter .
              ( 7 ) Covered if hot-rolled bar.
              ( 8 ) Covered if hot-rolled bar , and 0· 35 % or more of lead or sulphur .
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  1 Exporter (full name and address)                                                                                    CERTIFICATE
                                                                                                             FOR THE EXPORT OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS
                                                                                                                    TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                                                                                               No                                                                 COPY
  2 Consignee (full name and address)                                                       3 Export licence
                                                                                               No        /
                                                                                               issued in                                               (Member State)
                                                                                            4 Extract No         /
                                                                                               issued in                                               (Member State)
                                                                                               of export licence No      /
                                                                                               issued in                                               (Member State)
NOTES
A. This certificate must be completed on a typewriter and in English .
B. This certificate and the export licence or the extract thereof to which it refers must be produced at the Customs office at which Customs formalities for export to the
   United States of America are completed .
C. This certificate, duly endorsed by the Customs office shown in box no 7 , must be produced to the competent authorities in the United States of America at the time
   of importation.
  5 Marks and numbers - Number and kind of packages - Category and detailed description of iron and steel products                    6 Quantity (metric tonnes)
  7 ENDORSEMENT BY THE COMPETENT CUSTOMS OFFICE IN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
     The quantity (metric tonnes) of iron and steel products shown above has been attributed | | to the export licence shown in box no 3
    1 1 to the extract shown in box no 4. *)
     Customs export document :                                                            Signature :                               Stamp :
          type :
          number :
          date :    I       I      I       I
    Customs office :
    Member State :
     *) The appropriate box to be indicated like this : [ xj
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                                                             Appendix D
            Concordance between shipment, import and export categories for selected groups of steel mill
                                                               products
                                                          1965 to 1981       1979 to 1981             1981
                           Description                     Shipments            Exports              Imports
                                                       (AISI-10 category) (Schedule B number)   (TSUSA number)
              1.    Hot-rolled carbon sheet and     31 ; 36                    608.8610             607.6610
                    strip                           ( carbon only)             609.0910            607.6700
                                                                                                    607.8342
                                                                                                    608.1920
                                                                                                    608.2120
                                                                                                    608.2320
                    Hot-rolled alloy sheet and      31 ; 36                    608.8620             607.8100
                    strip                           ( alloy only)              609.0920             608.3820 (*)
                                                                                                    608.5520 0 )
                                                                                                    608.6720 0 )
              2.    Cold-rolled carbon sheet        32                         608.9120             607.8344
                                                    ( carbon only)                                  607.8320
                    Cold-rolled alloy sheet         32                         608.9135             607.9320
                                                    ( alloy only)
               3.   Carbon plate                     6                         608.8112             607.6615 ( 2 )
                                                    ( carbon only )                                 607.9400
                                                                                                    608.0710
                                                                                                    608.1100
                    Alloy plate                      6                         608.8121             607.7800 ( 2 )
                                                     (alloy only)                                   607.9100
                                                                                                    608.1420
               4.   Carbon structural shapes         4                         609.8110             609.8005
                                                     (carbon only)             609.8120             609.8015
                                                                                                    609.8035
                                                                                                    609.8041
                                                                                                    609.8045
                    Alloy structural shapes          4                         609.8130             609.8200
                                                     ( alloy only)
               5.    Carbon wire rods                3                         608.7400             607.1400
                                                     ( carbon only)                                 607.1700
                                                                                                    607.2200
                                                                                                    607.2300
               6.    Hot-rolled carbon bar           14                        608.4310             606.8310
                                                     (carbon only)                                  606.8330
                                                                                                    606.8350
                     Hot-rolled alloy bar            14                        608.4340             606.9700
                                                     ( alloy only)
            (') Hot-rolled only .
            ( 2 ) Excluding semi-finished products, over six inches in thickness, produced by rolling on a primary
                  ( slabbing) mill .
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                                                       1965 to 1981        1979 to 1981          1981
                          Description                    Shipments            Exports           Imports
                                                     (AISI-10 category) (Schedule B number) (TSUSA number)
               7 . Carbon and alloy coated         33A; 33B ; 34             609.1605          608.0100
                   sheet and terne plate and                                 609.1620          608.0730
                   sheet                                                     609.1625          608.1300
                                                                             609.1615          608.1440
               8 . Tin plate                       29                        609.1613          607.9600
                                                                             609.1610          607.9700
                                                                                               607.9900
               9 . Carbon and alloy rails          7; 8                      610.2205          610.2010
                                                                             610.2215          610.2020
                                                                                               610.2100
              10 . Carbon    and    alloy sheet    5                         609.9700          609.9600
                                                                 \
                   piling                                                                      609.9800
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                                                          Appendix E
                                               'Certain steel products' definition
            'Certain steel products' means all products included in the 1982 AISI import categories 1 to 36 ,
            excluding categories 14 to 19 (inclusive), and also excluding the following TSUSA item numbers:
                             606.6920                       606.9010                    607.8820
                             607.2600                       606.9510                    607.9020
                             607.2800                       606.9110                    607.9315
                             607.3200                       606.9400                    608.2600
                             607.3405                       606.9525                    608.2900
                             607.3420                       606.9540                    608.3100
                             607.4300                       609.4510                    608.3405
                             607.4600                       609.4520                    608.3420
                             607.4800                       609.4540                    608.3810
                              607.5405                      609.4550                    608.4300
                             607.5420                       609.3020                    608.4700
                             607.7605                       609.3320                    608.4905
                             607.9005                       607.7205                    608.4920
                              606.9005                      607.6900                    608.5510
                              606.9505                      607.7220                    608.5700
                              606.9105                      607.7610                    608.5900
                              606.9300                      607.9010                    608.6405
                              606.9520                      607.8805                    608.6420
                              606.9535                      607.8600                    608.6710
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                                                              Vicomte Etienne Davignon ,
                                                               Vice-President of the Commission of
                                                               the European Communities ,
                                                               rue de la Loi , 200 ,
                                                               B-1049 Brussels
                                                                                Washington, 21 October 1982
              Dear Mr Vice President,
              I have received your letter of 21 October 1982 worded as follows:
                  'As we have discussed , the European Coal and Steel Community and the European
                  Economic Community (EC ) are prepared to restrain certain steel exports to the United
                  States .
                  It is our understanding that, in conjunction with such action by the EC , the United
                  States Government is prepared to undertake certain other actions vis-à-vis trade in these
                  products .
                  The elements of our programme and a description of the complementary US actions are
                  set forth in the enclosed text (the Arrangement).
                  In entering into this Arrangement , the EC does not admit to having bestowed subsidies
                  on the manufacture , production or exportation of the products that are the subject of the
                  countervailing duty petitions to be withdrawn or that any such subsidies have caused any
                  material injury in the USA. Neither does it admit that its enterprises have engaged in
                  dumping practices which are the subject of the anti-dumping duty petitions to be
                  withdrawn or that any such practices have caused any material injury in the USA.
                  This Arrangement is entered into without prejudice to the rights of the US Government
                  and of the EC under GATT .
                  We understand that the US Government recognizes the implications of this Arrangement
                  vis-à-vis trade in certain steel products, as defined in the Arrangement with the EC , for
                  international competitiveness, national economic and security interests, and trade in
                  capital goods , and will be fully cognizant of these implications in exercising its
                  discretionary authority under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 , Sections 201 and
                  301 of the Trade Act of 1974 , Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 , and
                  Section 103 of the Revenue Act of 1971 with regard to such products and shall do so only
                  after consultations with the EC .
                  The independent forecaster for the purposes of Article 5 of the Arrangement shall be
                  Data Resources, Inc.
                  Consultations between the EC and the US will be held in 1985 to review the desirability
                  of extending and possibly modifying the Arrangement .
                  I look forward to hearing from you at your early convenience .'
              I have the honour to confirm the agreement of the US Government with the contents of your
              letter .
              Very truly yours,
                                                                                 Malcolm BALDRIDGE
                                                                                Secretary of Commerce