Commission Regulation (EC) No 1204/2006 of  9 August 2006  amending Annex V to Council Regulation (EC) No 1899/2005 as regards the quantitative limits of certain steel products

10.8.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 219/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1204/2006
of 9 August 2006
amending Annex V to Council Regulation (EC) No 1899/2005 as regards the quantitative limits of certain steel products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1899/2005 of 27 June 2005 on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from the Russian Federation (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The European Community and the Russian Federation signed an agreement on trade in certain steel products on 3 November 2005 (2) (‘the Agreement’).
(2) Article 3(3) of the Agreement provides that unused quantities for a given year may be carried over to the following year up to a maximum of 7 % of the relevant quantitative limit set out in Annex II to the Agreement.
(3) Pursuant to Article 3(4) of the Agreement transfers between product groups may be made up to 7 % of the quantitative limit of a given product group and transfers between product categories are permitted up to a maximum of 25 000 tonnes.
(4) Russia has notified the Community of its intent to make use of the provisions in Article 3(3) and (4) within the time-limits set by the Agreement. It is appropriate to make the necessary adjustments to the quantitative limits for the year 2006 resulting from Russia’s request.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 1899/2005 should be amended accordingly,