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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) No 2302 / 85

of 6 August 1985

on the restriction of exports of certain steel products to the United States of America

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Whereas it is necessary to provide that export licences issued to undertakings shall indicate the undertaking engaged in production of certain steel products within the Community and established in the issuing Member State Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European which holds the allocation against which the licence is Economic Community , and in particular Article 113 issued ; thereof,

Whereas , in order to take account of the interests of Having regard to the proposal from the Commission , distributive undertakings , it must be possible for these licences to be transferred not only between producing Whereas the Community has concluded a complementary undertakings but also by producing undertakings to Arrangement ( J ), hereinafter referred to as 'the distributive undertakings , in particular where the Arrangement', with the United States of America under producing undertakings decide to sell their products to which exports to the United States of certain steel products such distributive undertakings ; originating in the Community are to be limited to certain levels for the period from 1 August to 31 December 1985 ; Whereas it appears necessary , and for the moment whereas moreover , it is necessary , pursuant to the sufficient , that Member States ensure compliance with the Arrangement , to introduce in the Community measures to different provisions of the regime laid down by applying restrict the amount of these products exported to the the various penalties provided for in their laws ; United States ;

Whereas , in accordance with the Arrangement , the export Whereas the Arrangement contains special provisions regarding products exported from the Community between restrictions cover certain steel products originating in the 1 August and 11 August 1985 ; Community ; whereas the origin of these products is determined in accordance with applicable Community legislation , that is to say Council Regulation ( EEC ) Whereas , in order to facilitate the application of these No 802 / 68 of 27 June 1968 on the common definition of provisions , it is appropriate to set up a procedure the concept of the origin of goods ( 2 ), as last amended by establishing close cooperation between the Member States the 1979 Act of Accession ; and the Commission within the? Committee set up by Decision No 84 / 59 / ECSC , EEC ( 3 ) ( hereinafter referred to Whereas , for practical and management reasons , the as the 'Arrangement Committee'); whereas it is sufficient quantitative export limits agreed by the Community must for this purpose to apply the procedure set up by Council be allocated among the Member States ; whereas an Regulation ( EEC ) No 1023 / 70 of 25 May 1970 allocation scale must therefore be established ; whereas the establishing a common procedure for administering Member States must then share out the amounts allocated quantitative quotas ( 4 ), to them among undertakings in accordance with objective criteria ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas utilization of the Community limits , based on allocations among Member States made in this way , would seem to be in keeping with the Community nature of these limits ; Article 1

Whereas the allocation among the Member States of the 1 . Community export limits are hereby established for the total export possibilities which the Arrangement affords period 1 August 1985 to 31 December 1985 for exports should take account of traditional trade patterns ; effected after 31 July 1985 from the Community to the United States of America ( hereinafter referred to as 'the Whereas , in order to monitor exports , a system of export United States') of certain steel products originating in the licences and certificates should be introduced ; Community which are listed in Annex I.

( J ) See page 2 of this Official Journal . (■') OJ No L 35 , 7 . 2 . 1984 , p . 23 . ( 2 ) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 1 . ( 4 ) OJ No L 124 , 8 . 6 . 1970 , p . 1 .

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For the purposes of this Regulation , the United States shall figures , including the figures for July 1985 , and bearing in comprise United States customs territory and United States mind any disproportionate detriment suffered by some foreign trade zones as described in Annex II . Member States under the allocation of the ceilings set out in Annex III . 2 . The origin of the products covered by this Regulation shall be determined in accordance with the rules in force in the Community . 3 . The Commission shall hold regular consultations with the Arrangement Committee on the situation regarding licences issued and on the measures to be taken with a view to ensuring the best use of the overall limit . Article 2

1 . The Community export limits by category of product are as follows , Article 4 ( Tonnes) — round and flat wire 66 306 1 . The Community exports described in Article 1 shall , — wire products 4 684 from 12 August 1985 to 31 December 1985 , be subject to 21 641 the production to the competent Community customs — black plate office where the export formalities are carried out of an 12 150 — electrical sheet and strip export licence and an export certificate . The export — tin-free steel 15 873 licences shall be issued by the competent authorities of each 12 150 Member State within the limits of the amounts allocated to — cold-rolled strip — cold-finished and other bar 29 279 it pursuant to Article 3 . 8 357 — bar shapes and 3 inches 2 302 — rail products Member States may issue further licences in respect of the unused part of licences issued which have been returned to These quantities also include products in the corresponding their competent authorities . categories referred to in Article 2 of Decision No 2304 / 85 / ECSC (»).

2 . Until 30 September 1985 , Member States shall not 2 . These limits may be adjusted by the Commission after issue licences for more than three fifths of their allocations . consulting the Arrangement Committee : Licences and certificates may not be issued for the remaining two fifths , less any deductions made under — to enable transfers to be made between the product paragraph 4 , until after 20 October 1985 . categories covered by this Regulation and between such categories and those covered by Regulation ( EEC ) No 2870 / 82 ( 2 ) and by Decision No 2872 / 82 / 3 . For all quantities of the products referred to in Article 1 ECSC ( 3 ); exported by each Member State between 1 and 11 August 1985 , the competent authorities of each Member State — to provide additional quotas in the event of a shall be required , in accordance with paragraph 3 of the shortage , Arrangement , to issue specially marked licences and certificates to be requested by economic operators , by way under the conditions provided for in the Arrangement . of derogation from paragraph 8 , before 15 September 1985 .

Article 3 4 . If, on 1 October 1985 , the quantities of products referred to in Article 1 for which licences and certificates 1 . The Commission shall allocate the Community have been isssued exceed three fifths of any one Member quantitative export limits referred to in Article 2 in accordance with Annex III . State's allocation for any one product , the Commission shall , in accordance with paragraph 3 of the Arrangement, deduct the excess either from the remaining two fifths or 2 . A Community reserve of 1 % of these ceilings shall be from the ceilings for the other categories of products set up . This Community reserve shall be allocated by the referred to in this Regulation or for the categories referred Commission in the light of the latest available export to in Regulation ( EEC ) No 2870 / 82 or Decision No 2872 / 82 / ECSC or Regulation ( EEC ) No 60 / 85 ( 4 ).

( ! ) See page 31 of this Official Journal . ( 2 ) OJ No L 307 , 1 . 11 . 1982 , p. 3 . ( 4 ) OJ No L 9 , 10 . 1 . 1985 , p. 13 . ( 3 ) OJ No L 307 , 1 . 11 . 1982 , p. 27 .

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5 . Each licence shall indicate the producing undertaking 2 . Member States shall keep records of the exports of the in the Community , established in the issuing Member State products covered by this Regulation . The products shall be which holds the allocation against which the licence is deemed to be exported on the date of acceptance , by the issued . customs office of the Member State of export , of the export declaration or of the document provided for in Article 18 6 . Transfers of export licences between producing of Council Directive 81 / 177 / EEC of 24 February 1981 on undertakings , or by producing undertakings to distributive the harmonization of procedures for the export of undertakings , may take place after prior notification to the Community goods ( 1 ). authorities of the Member State in which the undertaking transferring the licence is established . Such transfers may 3 . The extent to which a Member State has used up its allocation shall be determined on the basis of licences take place between undertakings established in different Member States . issued in accordance with Article 4 .

7 . Licences issued in one Member State of the Community Article 6 shall be valid throughout the Community .

Exports to the United States of products which are to be 8 . Member States shall ensure that appropriate penalties re-exported from the United States in the same state or are applied in respect of all exports effected without without having undergone substantial transformation shall production of the licence referred to in this Article and in be charged against the allocation of the Member State respect of any other breaches of the provisions relating to where the licence was issued . Upon production to the such licences . Member States shall keep the Commission informed of all breaches of the abovementioned rules and authorities of such Member State of proof of such re-exportation from the United States , the allocation of of all penalties imposed in respect thereof, at intervals to be that Member State for the period within which such proof specified by the Commission . is presented shall be increased by the same amount . 9 . The detailed rules for the application of this Regulation and the information to be supplied to the Commission Article 7 concerning the licences and exports shall be laid down by the Commission . Cooperation between the Commission and the Member States for the application of thes Regulation shall be subject to Article 11 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1023 / 70 .

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1 . Member States shall charge the amounts set out on the This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of licences issued by them against their respective allocations its publication in the Official Journal of the European made pursuant to Article 3 , including all licences Communities . subsequently transferred to an undertaking of another Member State . It shall apply with effect from 1 August 1985 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels , 6 August 1985 .

For the Council

The President

R. GOEBBELS

(») OJ No L 83 , 30 . 3 . 1981 , p. 40 .

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ANNEX 1

LIST OF PRODUCTS — EEC

Description NIMEXE code TS USA number

Round and flat wire ex 73.10-30 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 ) 609.2000 45 ( 4 )( 68 )( 7S ) 609.2100 49 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) 609.2200 ex 73.12-25 ( 4 )( 68 )( 7S ) 609.2500 29 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 7J ) 609.2800 40 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) 609.3040 59 ( 4 )(* 8 ) P ) 609.3340 61 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 ) 609.3500 63 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) 609.3600 65 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 ) 609.3700 75 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) 609.4010 77 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) 609.4040 81 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 ) 609.4055 85 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 7S ) 609.4065 87 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) 609.4120 88 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) 609.4125 89 ( 4 )( 68 )( 7S ) 609.4165 ex 73.14-01 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 )( 147 ) 609.4315 1 1 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 )( 147 ) 609.4365 l 3 ( 4)(6.)(7i)(147 ) 609.4530 15 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) (, 47 ) 609.4560 1 9 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) ( M7 ) 609.7000 21 ( 4 ) (« 8 ) ( 75 ) ( 147 ) 609.7200 41 ( 4 )( 68 )( 7J )( 147 ) 609.7500 43 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 )( 147 ) 609.7600 45 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) ( 147 ) 642.9600 49 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 ) (1 47 ) 642.9700 81 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) ( 147 ) 609.7000 91 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) (, 47 ) 609.7200 99 ( 4)(68 ) ( 75 ) ( 1 47 ) 609.7500 ex 73.63-50 ( 4 )( 68 )( 7S ) 609.7600 74 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 7S ) 642.9600 79 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) 642.9700 ex 73.64-50 ( 4 )( 68 )( 7S ) 75 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 ) 79 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) ex 73.66-40 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 )( 147 ) 81 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 )( 147 ) 86 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 7S ) ( 147 ) 89 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) ( 147 ) ex 73.73-53 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 ) 55 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 7S ) 59(V ( 68 )( 75 ) 74 ( 4 )( 68 )( 7S ) 83 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 ) 89 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) ex 73.74-51 ( 4 ) ( 6S ) ( 75 ) 52 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) 53 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 ) 59 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 7S ) 74 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) 83 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 ) 89 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 ) ex 73.76-13 ( 4 )( 68 )( 7S )( 147 ) 15 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) (I 47 ) 16 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) ( 147 ) 19 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) ( 147 )

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Description NIMEXE code TS USA number

Wire products 73.26-00 642.0200 ex 73.27-20 ( 28 ) 642.3510 31 ( 28 ) 642.3530 41 ( 28 ) 642.3560 91 ( 28 ) 642.3570 ex 73.31-92 ( 121 ) 646.2500 ( 193 ) 96 ( 121 ) 646.2622 ( 193 ) 97 ( 121 ) 646.2624 ( 193 ) 98 ( 121 ) 646.2626 ( 193 ) ex 73.14-01 ( 148 ) 646.2628 ( 193 ) 11 ( 148 ) 646.2642 ( 193 ) 13 ( 148 ) 646.2644 ( 193 ) 15 ( 148 ) 646.2646 ( 193 ) 19 ( 14S ) 646.2648 ( 193 ) 21 ( 148 ) 642.9000 41 ( 148 ) 642.9100 43 ( 148 ) 45 ( 148 ) 49 ( 148 ) 81 ( , 48 ) 91 ( I48 ) 99 ( 148 ) ex 73.66-40 ( 148 ) 81 ( i48 ) 86 ( 148 ) 89 ( 148 ) ex 73.76-13 ( 148 ) 15 ( 148 ) 16 ( 148 ) 19 ( 148 ) ex 83.13-90 ( 148 )

ex 73.64-50 ( 186 ) 607.6200 Black plate 79 ( , 86 ) 607.6400 ex 73.12-25 ( , 86 ) 29 ( 186 ) 88 ( 186 ) 89(is6 ) ex 73.74-51 ( 186 ) 52 ( 186 ) 53 ( 186 ) 54 ( 186 ) 59 ( 186 ) 83 ( 186 ) 89 ( 186 )

607.9205 Electrical sheet and strip ex 73.12-25 ( S1 )( 124 ) 29 ( 51 ) ( 124 ) 607.9210 88 ( 51 ) ( 124 ) 608.3900 89 ( 5i )( 124 ) ex 73.64-50 ( 51 )( 124 ) 79 ( 51 )( 124 ) ex 73.74-51 ( S1 )( 124 ) 52 ( 51 ) ( 124 ) 59 ( 51 ) ( 124 ) 89 ( S1 ) ( 124 )

Tin-free steel ex 73.12-77 ( 163 ) 609.1710 609.1790 81 ( 163 ) 85 ( 163 ) 87 ( 163 ) 89 ( 163 ) ex 73.13-95 ( 163 ) 97 ( 163 )

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Description NIMEXE code TS USA number

Tin-free steel (cont'd) ex 73.64-79 ( 163 ) 90(163 ) ex 73.65-83 ( 163 ) ex 73.74-83 (>") 89(163 ) ex 73.75-93 ( 163 ) 99 ( 163 )

Cold-rolled strip ex 73.12-29 ( s ) ( 59 ) ( 60 ) 608.1940 30 (*)(»)(") 608.2145 40 ( 5 ) ( 59 ) ( 60 ) 608.2150 59 ( 5 ) ( s9 ) ( 60 ) 608.2340 6i ( s )( s9 )n 608.3820 63 ( 5 ) ( 59 ) ( 60 ) 608.5520 65 n nn 608.6720 75 (')(»)(«») 81 ( 5 )( 59 )( 60 )( 131 ) 85 ( 5 ) ( 59 ) ( 60 ) ( 13 !) 87 ( 5 ) ( 59 ) ( 60 ) ( 131 ) 88 ( 5 ) ( 59 ) ( 60 ) 89 ( 5 ) ( 59 ) ( 60 ) ( 13 ,) ex 73.64-50 ( 4 )( s )( 59 )( 60 ) 75 nn (59) (60 ) 79 ( 4 ) ( 5 ) (5 9 ) ( 60 ) ( 131 ) ex 73.74-59 ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 59 ) ( 60 ) ( 68 ) ( 194 ) 74 ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 59 ) ( 60 ) ( 68 ) ( 194 ) 89 ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 59 ) ( 60 ) ( 68 ) ( 131 ) ( 194 )

Cold-finished and other bar ex 73.10-49 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) 606.8600 ex 73.12-61 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29c) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) 606.8805 53 ( 29a ) ( 29b) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) 606.8815 65 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 2?d ) ( 76 ) ( , 88 ) ( 191 ) 606.9900 81 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) 607.0500 OC ( 29a \ ( 29b \ ( 19& \ ( 76 \ / 1 88 N ( 191 ) 607.0700 87 (29aj(29b)(29d)(76)(188)(191 ) 607.0900 89 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) ex 73.14-11 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) [f ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) 13 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) 19 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) 41 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) 43 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) 49 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) 91 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) 99 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) ex 73.63-79 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) ex 73.64-79 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 7«) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) ex 73.66-81 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) 86 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) 89 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) ex 73.73-89 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) ex 73.74-89 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) ex 73.76-15 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) 16 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( , 91 ) 19 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) ex 73.10-30 ( 29a )( 29c)( 76 ) 45 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 ) 49 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 ) ex 73.12-29 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 ) 40 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 ) 61 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) i 76 ) 63 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 ) 65 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 ) 75 ( 29a ) ( 29c) i 76 ) 81 ( 29a ) ( 29C ) ( 76 ) 85 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) i 76 ) 87 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 ) 88 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 ) 89 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 )

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Description NIMEXE code TS USA number

Cold-finished and other bar (cont 'd) ex 73.14-01 ( 29a ) ( 2 *) (76 ) 11 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 7«) 13 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 7<s ) 15 (29a) (29c) I 76 ) 19 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 ) 21 ( 29a ) ( 29C ) ( 76 ) 41 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 7«) 43 ( 29a ) ( 29<=) ( 7«) 45 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 ) 49 ( 29a) ( 29c) ( 76 ) 81 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 7 «) 91 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 ) 99 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 ) ex 73.63-50 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 ) 74 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 ) 79 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 ) ex 73.64-50 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 ) 75 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 7S ) 79 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 ) ex 73.66-40 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 ) 81 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 ) 86 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 7S ) 89 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 ) ex 73.73-53 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 ) 54 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 ) 55 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) (<) 59 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 ) 74 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 ) 83 ( 29a )( 29c)( 68 )( 76 )( 4 ) 89 (29a) (29c) i68 ) i76) (4 ) ex 73.74-51 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 ) 52 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 ) 53 ( 29a )( 29c )( 68 )( 76 )( 4 ) 59 ( 29a ) ( 29C ) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 ) 74 ( 29a) ( 29c) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 ) 83 ( 29a )( 29c )( 68 )( 76 )( 4 ) 89 ( 29a ) ( 29C) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 ) ex 73.76-13 ( 29a) ( 29c) (« 8 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 ) 14 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 ) 15 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 ) 16 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 ) 19 ( 29a)(29c)(68)(76)(4 ) ex 73.63-50 ( 187 ) 74 ( 187 ) 79 ( 187 ) ex 73.73-53 ( 187 ) 54 ( 187 ) 55 ( I87 ) 59 ( 187 ) 74 ( I87 ) 83 ( , 87 ) 89 ( 187 )

Bar shapes under 3 inches ex 73.11-31 ( 77 )( 191 ) 609.8050 39 ( 77 ) ( i9i ) 609.8070 43 ( 77 ) ( 191 ) 609.8090 49 ( 77 ) ( m ) ex 73.63-50 ( 77 )( 191 ) 74 ( 77 ) ( ! 91 ) 79 ( 77 ) ( 191 ) ex 73.73-43 ( 77 )( 191 ) 49 ( 77 )( i9 i ) 53 ( 77 ) ( 191 ) 54 ( 77 ) ( 191 ) 55 ( 77 )( 191 ) 59 ( 77 )( 191 ) 74 ( 77 ) (1 91 ) 83 ( 77 ) ( 191 ) 89 ( 77 ) ( 191 )

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Description NIMEXE code TS USA number

Rail and track accessories — wheels and axles ex 73.16-95 ( 192 ) 610.2500 99 ( 192 ) 610.2600 ex 73.31-97 ( 26 ) 646.3020 98 ( 2 «) 690.2500 ex 86.09-51 690.3000 59

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FOOTNOTES AND DEFINITIONS

A. Footnotes ( 4 ) Excluding 'tool steel', 'high-speed tool steel', 'tool steel of the type described in headnote 2 (H) ( vii )', and 'chipper knife steel' as defined in schedule 6 , part 2 , subpart B , 2 ( H ), ( v ), ( vi ), ( vii ) and ( viii ) of the Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated .

( 5 ) Covered if less than 3 / 16 inch ( 0,48 cm ) in thickness .

( 14 ) Covered if not in coil .

( 25 ) Covered if hot-rolled , semi-finished of approximately circular section , in coil and not under 0,20 inch ( 0,51 cm ) nor over 0,74 inch ( 1,88 cm ) in diameter .

( 2<5 ) Covered if railway track spikes .

( 28 ) Covered if galvanized wire fencing 'wholly of round iron or steel wire measuring not over 0.20 inch ( 0,51 cm ) and not under 0.075 inch ( 0,19 cm ) in diameter , whether or not such wire is covered with plastics .'

( 29a ) Covered if cross-section in the form of circles , segments of circles , ovals , isosceles triangles , rectangles , hexagons , octagons , or quadrilaterals with only two sides parallel and the other two sides equal .

( 29b) If of rectangular section and hot-rolled covered if 3 / 16 inch ( 0,48 cm ) or more in thickness and 8 inches ( 20,32 cm ) or less in width .

( 29c ) If of rectangular section and cold-rolled covered if 3 / 16 inch ( 0,48 cm ) or more in thickness and 12 inches ( 30,48 cm ) or less in width . ( 29d ) If of approximately circular section and hot-rolled , excluded if in coils , not under 0,20 inch ( 0,51 cm ) in diameter and not over 0,74 inch ( 1,88 cm ) in diameter .

( 33 ) Covered if cold-rolled .

( 34 ) Covered if cold- formed or cold finished .

( S1 ) Covered if 'silicon electrical steel' as defined in schedule 6 , part 2 , subpart B , 2 ( h ) ( ix ) of the Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated. j

( 59 ) Covered if cover 0,5 inch ( 1,27 cm ) in width and cold-rolled .

( 60 ) Covered if 12 inches ( 30,48 cm ), or under in width .

( 68 ) Excluded if containing by weight over 11,5 percent chromium and less than 1 percent carbon .

( 71 ) Covered if 'deformed concrete reinforcing bars', as defined in schedule 6 , part 2 , subpart B , 3 ( d ) of the Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated .

( 75 ) Covered if 'wire' as defined in schedule 6 , part 2 , subpart B , 3 ( i ) of the Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated .

( 7S ) Excluded if 'wire' as defined in schedule 6 , part 2 , subpart B , 3 ( i ) of the Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated .

( 77 ) Covered if structural shape having a maximum cross-section dimension of less than 3 inches ( 7,62 cm ). If cold-formed , excluded if weighing 0,29 pound ( 0,13 kg ) or less per linear foot ( 0,30 m ). Excluded if drilled , punched or otherwise advanced .

( 121 ) Excluded if thumb tacks ; drive pins , studs and other fasteners suitable for use in powder-actuated hand tools ; staples in strip form ; corrugated fasteners , glaziers point , hook nails and ring nails ; or railway track spikes . Also excluded if cut nails . Also excluded if coated or plated with precious metals .

( 124 ) Covered if pickled or cold-rolled and over 12 inches ( 30,48 cm ) in width and less than 3 / 16 inch ( 0,48 cm ) in thickness . Also covered if not over 12 inches ( 30,48 cm ) in width and over 0,01 inch ( 0,025 cm ) not over 0,05 inch ( 0,127 cm ) in thickness . Also , if cold-rolled , product must be over 0,5 inch ( 1,27 cm ) in width .

( 131 ) Excluded if electrolytically coated or plated with base metal other than tin , lead , or zinc or chromium .

( 147 ) Excluded if bale ties .

( 148 ) Covered if bale ties .

( 163 ) Covered if plates , sheets or strip of iron or steel , as defined in schedule 6 , part 2 , subpart B , 3 ( g ) and ( h ) of the Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated .

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( 164 ) Covered either if 3 / 16 inch ( 0,48 cm ) or more in thickness and 12 inches ( 30,48 cm ) or less in width or if not gi eater than 0,50 inch ( 1,27 cm ) in width , covered if not in coil .

( 186 ) Covered if 'black plate ', as defined in schedule 6 , part 2 , subpart B , 3 (g ) ( i ) of the Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated .

( 187 ) Covered if 'hollow drill steel' as defined in schedule 6 , part 2 , subpart B , 3 ( e ) of the Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated .

( 190 ) Covered if 'alloy iron or steel' as defined in schedule 6 , part 2 , subpart B , 2 ( h ) ( i ) or ( ii ) of the Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated .

( 191 ) Excluded if 'alloy iron or steel ' as defined in schedule 6 , part 2 , subpart B , 2 ( h ) ( i ) or ( ii ) of the Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated .

( 192 ) Covered if joint bars or tie plates as defined in schedule 6 , part 2 , subpart B , 3 ( e ) and ( m ) of the Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated .

( 193 ) Excluded if containing by weight less than 0,3 % carbon and 4 % to 11,5 % chronium .

B. Definitions

Extracts from schedule 6 , part 2 , subpart B of the Tariff schedules of the United States Annotated :

2 . ( h ). Alloy iron or steel :

( i ) iron which contains one or more of the following elements in the quantity , by weight , respectively indicated : over 3,00 percent of manganese , or over 5,00 percent of phosphorus , or over 5,00 percent of sulphur , or over 3,00 percent of silicon , or over 0,20 percent of chromium , or over 0,10 percent of molybdenum , or over 0,30 percent of tungsten , or over 0,10 percent of vanadium , or over 0,60 percent of any other metallic element ; and

( ii ) steel which contains one or more of the following elements in the quantity , by weight , respectively indicated : over 1,65 percent of manganese , or over 0,25 percent of phosphorus , or over 0,35 percent of sulphur , or over 0,60 percent of silicon , or over 0,60 percent of copper , or over 0,30 percent of aluminium , or over 0,20 percent of chromium , or over 0,30 percent of cobalt , or over 0,35 percent of lead , or over 0,50 percent of nickel , or over 0,30 percent of tungsten , or over 0,10 percent of any other metallic element .

( iii ) 'iron or steel' includes alloy iron and steel ;

( iv ) 'stainless steel' refers to any alloy steel which contains by weight less than 1 percent of carbon and over 11,5 percent of chromium ; ( v ) 'tool steel' refers to alloy steel which contains the following combinations of elements in the quantity , by weight , respectively indicated : ( A ) not less than 1,0 percent carbon and over 11,0 percent chromium ; or ( B ) not less than 0,3 percent carbon and 1,25 percent to 11,0 percent inclusive chromium ; or ( C ) not less than 0,85 percent carbon and 1,0 percent to 1,8 percent inclusive manganese ; or ( D ) 0,9 percent to 1,2 percent inclusive chromium and 0,9 percent to 1,4 percent inclusive molybdenum ; or ( E ) not less than 0,5 percent carbon and not less than 3,5 percent tungsten ; ( F ) not less than 0,5 percent carbon and not less than 5,5 percent tungsten ;

( vi ) 'high-speed tool steel' refers to all tool steel which contains by weight , not less than 0,5 percent carbon and not less than 3,5 percent molybdenum ; or not less than 0,5 percent carbon and not less than 5,5 percent tungsten ;

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(vii ) 'tool steel of the type described in headnote 2 ( h ) (vii)' refers to alloy tool steel which contains, in addition to iron , each of the following elements by weight in the amounts specified : carbon : not less than 0,95 nor more than 1,13 percent; manganese : not less than 0,22 nor more than 0,48 percent ; sulfur : none , or not more than 0,03 percent ; phosphorus : none , or not more than 0,03 percent; silicon : not less than 0,18 nor more than 0,37 percent; chromium : not less than 1,25 nor more than 1,65 percent nickel : none , or not more than 0,28 percent; copper : none , or not more than 0,38 percent ; molybdenum : none , or not more than 0,09 percent ; ( viii ) 'chipper knife steel' refers to alloy tool steel which contains , in addition to iron , each of the following elements by weight in the amount specified : carbon : not less than 0,48 nor more than 0,55 percent; manganese : not less than 0,20 nor more than 0,50 percent ; silicon : not less than 0,75 nor more than 1,05 percent ; chromium : not less than 7,25 nor more than 8,75 percent ; molybdenum : not less than 1,25 nor more than 1,75 percent ; tungsten : none , or not more than 1,75 percent ; vanadium : not less than 0,20 nor more than 0,55 percent ; ( ix) 'silicon electrical steel' refers to alloy steel containing, by weight , not over 6,0 percent of silicon , which may also contain aluminium not in excess of 0,5 percent by weight, but containing no other metallic elements that would render the steel an alloy steel as defined in headnote 2 ( h ) ( ii ) of this subpart ;

3 . Forms and condition of iron and steel ( d ) Bars: Products of solid section not conforming completely to the respective specifications set forth herein for blooms , billets , slabs , sheet bars , wire rods , plates , sheets , strip , wire , rails , joint bars , or tie plates and which have cross sections in the shape of circles , segments of circles , ovals , triangles , rectangles , hexagons , or octagons . Deformed concrete reinforcing bars are hot-rolled steel bars , of solid cross section , having deformations of various patterns on their surfaces . ( e ) Hollow drill steel: A hollow steel product in any cross section suitable for use in making mining drills or mining drill rods , with the largest internal cross-sectional dimension not greater than one-third of the largest external cross-sectional dimension . ( f) Wire rods : A coiled , semifinished , hot-rolled product of solid cross section , approximately round in cross section , not under 0,20 inch nor over 0,74 inch in diameter . ( g ) Plates and sheets: Plates are flat-rolled products whether or not corrugated or crimped , in coils or cut to length 0,1875 inch or more in thickness and , if not cold-rolled , over 8 inches in width , or , if cold-rolled , over 12 inches in width . Sheets are flat- rolled products whether or not corrugated or crimped , in coils or cut to length , under 0,1875 inch in thickness and over 12 inches in width . For the purposes of this subpart — ( i ) the term 'black plate' refers to cold-rolled steel sheets , not coated under 0,0142 inch in thickness ; ( h ) Strip : A flat-rolled product whether or not corrugated or crimped , in coils or cut to length , under 0,175 inch in thickness , and , if cold-rolled , over 0,50 inch but not over 12 inches in width or , if not cold-rolled , not over 12 inches in width . ( i ) Wire: A finished , drawn , non-tubular product , of any cross-sectional configuration , in coils , and not over 0,703 inch in maximum cross-sectional dimension . The term also includes a product of solid rectangular cross section , in coils , with a cold-rolled finish , and not over 0,25 inch thick and not over 0,50 inch wide . ( j ) Angles, shapes and sections : Products which do not conform completely to the respective specifications set forth herein for blooms , billets , slabs , sheet bars , bars , wire rods , plates , sheets , strip , wire , caits , joint bars , or tie plates , and do not include any tubular products . ( 1 ) Joint bars : Hot-rolled steel products designed to connect the ends of adjacent rails in track . Joint bars are usually punched or slotted . ( m ) Tie plates: Hot-rolled steel products used to support rails in track , to maintain track gauge and protect the ties . Tie plates are punched to provide roles for spikes and have one or two shoulder sections as rail guides .

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ANNEX II

UNITED STATES CUSTOMS TERRITORY AND UNITED STATES FOREIGN TRADE ZONES

The United States customs territory shall comprise the States , the district of Columbia and Puerto Rico .

A United States foreign zone shall be defined as follows:

It is an isolated , enclosed and policed area , operated as a public utility , in or adjacent to a port of entry , furnished with facilities for lading, unlading, handling , storing , manipulating , manufacturing and exhibiting goods and for reshipping them by land , water or air . Any foreign and domestic merchandise , except such as is prohibited by laws or such as the Board may order to be excluded as detrimental to the public interest , health or safety , may be brought into a zone without being subject to the customs laws of the United States governing the entry of goods or the payment of duty thereon ; and such merchandise permitted in a zone may be stored , exhibited , manufactured , mixed or manipulated in any manner , except as provided in the act and other applicable laws or regulations . The merchandise may be exported , destroyed or sent into customs territory from the zone , in the original package or otherwise . It is subject to customs duties if sent into customs territory , but not if reshipped to foreign points .

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ANNEX III

ALLOCATION AMONG MEMBER STATES

Cold­ Electrical Alloy wire Round and Wire Tin-free Cold-rolled finished Rail sheet and Bar shapes Black plate Rebar rod flat wire products steel strip and other under 3 " products strip bar

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

D 7,48 14,82 4,80 11,60 47,12 77,92 66,44 8,13 12,43 42,96 10,57

F 40,74 27,15 6,85 10,64 1,02 18,71 8,08 53,22 1,91 52,86 75,83

— — I 10,40 4,03 2,26 45,65 0,50 4,52 1,24 0,18 4,25

NL — — 27,74 1,11 5,18 16,54 0,88 0,17 0,09 1,37 0,13

BLEU — 0,92 39,39 60,85 30,66 1,22 0,98 5,09 0,75 74,47 1,55

UK 11,72 12,41 9,84 0,16 3,99 0,51 10,85 32,29 7,58 3,00 6,67

IRL — _ — — — — — — — — —

— — — — — — — — — DK 0,09 9,22

— — — — — — — — — GR 29,40 7,87

Reserve 1,00 1,00 1,00 1,00 1,00 1,00 1,00 1,00 1,00 1,00 1,00

EC Total 100,00 100,00 100,00 100,00 100,00 100,00 100,00 100,00 100,00 100,00 100,00