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Date: 1982-11-01 00:00:00
Title: Απόφαση αριθ. 2871/82/ΕΚΑΧ της Επιτροπής της 21ης Οκτωβρίου 1982 σχετικά με τη σύναψη διακανονισμού με τις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες της Αμερικής όσον άφορά το χάλυβα

1 . 11 . 82                    Επίσημη Εφημερίδα των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων                           'Αριθ . L 307/ 11
                                ΑΠΟΦΑΣΗ άριθ. 2871/82/ΕΚΑΧ ΤΗΣ ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΗΣ
                                               της 21ης 'Οκτωβρίου 1982
             σχετικά μέ τή σύναψη διακανονισμού μέ τίς Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες της 'Αμερικής δσον άφορα
                                                      τό χάλυβα
H ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΗ ΤΩΝ ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΩΝ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΩΝ,                         σύνταξη κειμένου ανταλλαγής έπιστολών, του όποιου
                                                              τήν έγκριση τά μέρη συμφώνησαν νά συστήσουν στις
"Εχοντας ύπόψη :                                              άντίστοιχες άρχές τους"
τή συνθήκη περί Ιδρύσεως της Εύρωπαϊκής Κοινότητας            δτι ή άπόφαση γιά τή σύναψη ένός τέτοιου διακανονι­
"Ανθρακα καί Χάλυβα, καί ιδίως τό άρθρο 95 ,                  σμού είναι άπαραίτητη γιά τήν πραγματοποίηση , μέ τή
                                                              λειτουργία της κοινής άγοράς σιδήρου καί χάλυβα, των
 Εκτιμώντας:                                                  στόχων της συνθήκης, όπως καθορίζονται Ιδίως στό
                                                              άρθρο 2 παράγραφος 2 της συνθήκης, καί δτι ή συνθήκη
δτι ή κοινοτική βιομηχανία σιδήρου καί χάλυβα διανύει         δέν προέβλεψε δλες τίς περιπτώσεις στίς όποιες έφαρ­
σημαντική κρίση καί γιά νά βοηθηθεί στήν άναδιάρθρω­          μόζεται ή παρούσα άπόφαση " δτι ή παρούσα άπόφαση
σή της, ύπό δρους κοινωνικά άποδεκτούς, ή Κοινότητα           δέν θίγει, άλλωστε, τήν άρμοδιότητα τών Κρατών μελών
κατέληξε στή λήψη σειράς μέτρων, ιδίως, γιά όρισμένα          σέ θέματα έμπορικής πολιτικής πού άναφέρεται στό
προϊόντα, καθόρισε καθεστώς ποσοστώσεων παραγω­               άρθρο 71 της συνθήκης'
γής σέ συνδυασμό μέ όρισμένη πειθαρχία δσον άφορα τή
διάθεση στήν κοινοτική άγορά, καθώς καί τήν ένίσχυση          μετά άπό διαβούλευση μέ τή Συμβουλευτική Επιτροπή
τών κανόνων σέ θέματα άμερόληπτων πρακτικών καί               καί μέ τή σύμφωνη γνώμη τοϋ Συμβουλίου,
τιμών, καί τήν έπέκτασή τους σέ όρισμένους έμπόρους,
καί τόν καθορισμό κοινοτικών κανόνων σέ θέματα ένι­
                                                              ΕΞΕΔΩΣΕ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΑ ΑΠΟΦΑΣΗ :
σχύσεων'
δτι οί Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες έλαβαν σειρά μέτρων πού                                     "Αρθρο 1
πλήττουν τή διάθεση τών κοινοτικών προϊόντων σιδήρου
καί χάλυβα στίς άγορές τους' δτι, στήν πραγματικότη­          1 . Εγκρίνεται, εν όνόματι της Εύρωπαϊκής Κοινότητας
τα, προσέτρεξαν σέ δικαιώματα άντιντάμπινγκ, σέ               "Ανθρακα καί Χάλυβα, ό διακανονισμός μεταξύ της
άντισταθμιστικά δικαιώματα καί σέ άλλα μέτρα έναντι           Εύρωπαϊκής Κοινότητας "Ανθρακα καί Χάλυβα καί τών
τής διάθεσης τής κοινοτικής παραγωγής στήν έν λόγω            Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών τής 'Αμερικής δσον άφορα τίς
άγορά' δτι τά μέτρα αύτά δύνανται νά προξενήσουν              συναλλαγές όρισμένων προϊόντων σιδήρου καί χάλυβα,
παρέκκλιση σημαντικών ποσοτήτων προϊόντων σιδήρου             πού θά συναφθεί μέ τή μορφή άνταλλαγής έπιστολών.
καί χάλυβα άπό τίς παραδοσιακές άμερικανικές άγορές
τους πρός άλλες άγορές, συμπεριλαμβανομένης τής κοι­          2. Τά κείμενα τοϋ διακανονισμού καί τής άνταλλαγής
νοτικής άγοράς'                                               έπιστολών άποτελούν παράρτημα τής παρούσας άπόφα­
                                                              σης .
δτι, έν όψει τής κατάστασης αυτής, είναι άναγκαΐο νά
διατηρηθεί λογική διάθεση τών προϊόντων σιδήρου καί                                   Άρθρο 2
χάλυβα στήν άγορά τών Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών, πού
άποτελεΐ τήν πρώτη έξαγωγική άγορά τής κοινοτικής             Ή 'Επιτροπή ύποδεικνύει εκείνο άπό τά μέλη της στό
 βιομηχανίας' δτι πρός τό σκοπό αύτό, μετά τήν άπόφα­         όποιο θά άνατεθεϊ ή έντολή νά προχωρήσει στήν άνταλ­
ση τοϋ Συμβουλίου τής 24ης 'Ιουλίου 1982, πραγματο­           λαγή έπιστολών γιά λογαριασμό τής Εύρωπαϊκής Κοινό­
 ποιήθηκαν διαπραγματεύσεις μεταξύ τής Επιτροπής καί          τητας "Ανθρακα καί Χάλυβα .
τών Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών τής 'Αμερικής,, οί όποιες
 κατέληξαν στίς 6 Αύγούστου 1982 στή σύνταξη διακανο­                                  Άρθρο 3
νισμού πού προβλέπει δτι θά άποσυρθοϋν οί καταγγελίες
 τής άμερικανικής βιομηχανίας καί δτι τά μέτρα τών            Ή παρούσα άπόφαση άρχίζει νά ισχύει τήν ημέρα τής
 άμερικανικών άρχών θά άρθοϋν μέ άντάλλαγμα τόν               δημοσίευσής της στήν 'Επίσημη Εφημερίδα τών Ευρω­
 περιορισμό τών κοινοτικών έξαγωγών, καθώς καί στή            παϊκών Κοινοτήτων.
              Ή παρούσα άπόφαση είναι δεσμευτική ώς πρός δλα τά μέρη της καί ισχύει άμεσα σέ κάθε
              Κράτος μέλος.
              "Εγινε στίς Βρυξέλλες, στίς 21 'Οκτωβρίου 1982.
                                                                                        Γιά τήν Επιτροπή
                                                                                        Étienne DAVIGNON
                                                                                           Αντιπρόεδρος
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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 193Q , 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 (') 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
      — plate,                                                        re-export shall be increased by the same amount.
      — structurais ,
      — 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 plate ,                                                   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
        — plate: 5 · 36 % ,                                      of 1983 and 1984 respectively .
        — structurais : 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 plate: 2 · 20 % ,                                  in the initial period .
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                         6 . Export licences                       paragraph or use of licences in December or
                                                                   January / February under Article 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
        export 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 mây be .                  such licence must be used within 180 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 . Monitonng
       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 adiustments                 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- 1 049 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 Trade Administration ,
               11 . 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 (') 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
                                                            v,
                                                                                    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 0 )
                                                                             73.75-34             608.5520 (')
                                                                                    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 1 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 ( 2 )         608.0730
            other carbon coated sheet )                                               61 ( 2 )      608.1300
                                                                                      63 (η
                                                                                      71 ( 2 )
                                                                                      75 H
                                                                                      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 i 1 )
                                                                                      74 (η
                                                                                       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 n
                                                                                       50
             Alloy steel structural shapes                                    73.73-14 ( 3 )         609.8200
                                                                                       19 ( 3 )
                                                                                       34 ( 3 )
                                                                                       35 n
                                                                                       36 ( 3 )
                                                                                       39 n
                                                                                       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 structural shapes .
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                                                                               NIMEXE
                                      Description                                                     TSUSA number
                                                                                 code
            Carbon wire rod                                                    73.10-11                 607.1400
                                                                                       16 (')           607.1700
                                                                               73.63-21                 607.2200
                                                                                       29 (>)           607.2300
                                                                               73.73-25 ( 2 )
                                                                                       35 i 1 ) ( 2 )
             Hot-rolled carbon steel bar                                       73.10.16 ( 3 )           606.8310
                                                                                       42 r )           606.8330
                                                                                       49 H             606.8350
                                                                               73.63-29 ( 6 )
                                                                                       72 n
                                                                                       79 (η
                                                                               73.73-35 ( 2 )( 3 )
             Hot-rolled alloy bar                                              73.73-34 ( 7 )           606.9700
                                                                                       35 (**)
                                                                                       36 n
                                                                                       39 Γ )
                                                                                       72(3 )
                                                                                       89 ( 4 )
             Caibon 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
            (') 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 .
 ---pagebreak--- EUROPEAN COMMUNITY                                                                                                                                               Appert*c
  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
    I 1 to the extract shown in box no 4. *)
     Customs export document :                                                            Signature :                             - Stamp :
          type :
          number :
          date : j
     Customs office :
     Member State :
     *) The appropriate box to be indicated like this : fx]
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                                                               Appendix D
            Concordance between shipment, import and export categories for selected groups of steel mill
                                                                 products
                                                          196Í5 to 1981         1979 to 1981            1981
                           Description                       Shipments             Exports             Imports
                                                       ( A1S1-10 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 (')
               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 )
            C ) 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 Président ,
            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