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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) No 2305 / 85

of 9 August 1985

on the monitoring by the Community of exports of steel products to the United States of America

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , 2 . Export certificates must be made out as follows :

( a ) each certificate may refer to only one licence or to only Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European one extract from a licence : Economic Community ,

( b ) the category of product, as provided for in Annex I , Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No 2302 / 85 should be inserted in box 5 of each certificate ; of 6 August 1985 on the restriction of exports of certain steel products to the United States of America (*), and in (c ) the product description in box 5 of the copies of the particular Article 4 ( 6 ) thereof, certificates must include NIMEXE codes ;

Whereas detailed arrangements should be laid down for (d ) the quantity in tonnes must be indicated by means of a monitoring exports of certain steel products to the United letter T after the figures representing the tonnes and States ; before any fractions of tonnes ;

Whereas to allow for optimum utilization of all the export ( e ) no more than one total may be indicated on each opportunities provided for in the Arrangement , the certificate ; licensing system should be designed so that the development of exports can be monitored as closely as possible ; ( f) the stamp affixed by the customs office which accepted the export declaration must show legibly , on the original and the copies of the certificate , the name of Whereas it is necessary to authorize the competent the office and the date of acceptance ; authorities of the Member States to take the appropriate measures in cases of loss , theft or destruction of a licence or certificate , ( g) the number of each certificate must be indicated in box 13 of the licence or extract from a licence to which the certificate refers .

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 3 . The export licence must be issued within 15 working days of the day of receipt of the exporter's application .

Article 1 4 . The licence shall be valid for three months from the 1 . For the products originating in the Community and date of issue . However , each export licence shall be valid listed in Annex I , export licences as provided for in only for exports to be effected up to 31 December 1985 . Article 4 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 2302 / 85 shall be issued free of charge by the competent authorities in the Member States ( hereinafter referred to as 'the issuing authorities') Where , however , supplementary allocations are made in subject to the conditions laid down in the abovementioned cases of shortage , licences with a period of validity Article 4 . Licences shall be made out on forms conforming exceeding three months may be issued ; the words to the specimen set out in Annex II and respecting the ' SPECIAL ISSUE ' shall be entered on such licences and on provisions laid down in Annex IV . the certificates relating thereto .

For each export of these products , the exporter must make out a certificate on a form conforming to the specimen set Article 2 out in Annex III and respecting the provisions laid down in Annex IV . At the request of the titular holder of the export licence and upon production of the licence , the competent authorities of the Member States may issue one or more extracts from (') See page 17 of this Official Journal . the export licence . These extracts shall be made out on

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forms conforming to the specimen set out in Annex II and 2 . Unused or partially used licences shall be returned at respecting the provisions of Annex IV . Extracts may not be the latest on the eighth working day following the expiry of used as a basis for issuing further extracts . their period of validity to the authority in the Member State which issued them .

When an extract is issued , the quantities of products covered by the said extract shall be deducted from the quantities indicated on the licence from which it has been Article 6 issued . 1 . The original and the necessary copies of the export licences and of the certificate must be presented in support Extracts shall have the same legal effects as the export of the export declaration to the customs office in the licences from which they have been issued and to which Community in which formalities regarding exports of steel they refer . products to the United States of America are completed .

Article3¶

1 . Export licences may be transferred in whole or in part by their titular holder ( hereinafter referred to as 'the ( a ) deduct the quantity to be exported from the original of transferer') to other producing undertakings or distribution the licence ; undertakings ( hereinafter referred to as 'the transferees') subject to the conditions laid down in Article 4 ( 3 ) of ( b ) endorse the original and copies of the certificate , return Regulation ( EEC ) No 2302 / 85 . the original to the titular holder of the licence or to his representative so that it may be presented to the 2 . The authority which issued the licence must be customs authorities of the United States of America on informed of such transfer by both the transferer and the importation , keep its own copy and send the authority transferee . That authority shall , without delay , certify the which issued the export licence and the Commission the transfer on the export licence or on the extract and inform copies intended for them . the Commission . Transfer shall take effect from the date of this certification . 2 . The copies of the certificates must reach the Commission within three working days following the week 3 . Where only a part of an export licence is transferred , in which the customs office endorsed them . an extract from export licence should be issued in respect of this part.

3 . Where certificates are amended or cancelled with the 4 . Where a licence has been transferred to a transferee in a authorization of the customs office which endorsed them , Member State other than that which issued the licence , the that office shall also forward copies of th£ amended authority which certified the transfer shall , without delay , cancelled certificates to the authority which issued the inform the competent authority of the Member State in export licence and to the Commission , within three which the transferee is situated . working days following the week in which it authorized the amendment or the cancellation . 5 . Each licence my be transferred only once .

4 . Member Sates may provide for the forwarding of copies to the Commission to take place through a central Article 4 organization appointed for this purpose .

Licences or extracts from licences issued by the authorities of a Member State , as well as certificates , declarations and certifications accompanied by the stamp of these Article 7 authorities , shall have the same legal value in each of the other Member States as such documents issued by the 1 . The licence application must include the following authorities of these Member States as well as certificates , information : declarations and certifications accompanied by the stamp of these authorities . — a description of the products , specifying the category and the NIMEXE code , in accordance with Annex I ; however , the NIMEXE code is not required if the Article 5 applicant declares that he wishes to transfer the requested licence , in which case the code must be given 1 . Fully used licences shall be returned at the latest on the by the transferee , eighth working day following their last use to the competent authority in the Member State which issued them . — the quantity of products ( in tonnes),

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2 . The notifications from the Member States shall — the exporter's name or trade-name , address and include : telephone and telex numbers ,

— the consignee's name or trade-name and address ; ( a ) a breakdown of the products by category in accordance however , this information is not required if the with Annex I , and in respect of the information referred applicant declares that he wishes to transfer the licence to in paragraph 1 ( b ), by NIMEXE code also ; requested , in which case this information must be ( b ) a breakdown by licence-holder ; provided by the transferee , ( c) an indication of the amounts of each product to be — the schedule date(s ) of export , temporarily imported into the United States of America — where appropriate , an indication that the products are for re-export in the same state or without having intended for temporary importation into the United undergone substantial processing there . States of America and re-export in the same state or without having undergone substantial processing . 3 . Within the first 15 days of each month the Members States shall inform the Commission of the amounts in 2 . The exporter must declare that the goods are of respect of which licences expired in the preceding month . Community origin and that the information on his licence application is accurate . 4 . The Member States shall forward to the Commission , within eight days of issue , a copy of each licence and any 3 . The issue of a licence pursuant to Article 4 ( 1 ) of extracts therefrom . Regulation ( EEC) No 2302 / 85 is subject to the submission of a copy of the contract of sale , except where the applicant They shall also forward a copy of each amended or declares that he wishes to transfer the requested licence , in cancelled licence and of amended or cancelled extracts as which case the copy must be provided by the transferee . soon as they have been amended or cancelled .

5 . Where the Commission ascertains that a Member State has issued licences in excess of its allocation for a specific Article 8 category , it shall notify the State in question that such lincences are in breach of the requirements in force and that In the case of loss , theft or destruction of the original of an the certificates issued on the basis of those licences cannot export licence or certificate , the competent authorities be considered as certificates within the meaning of the which issued or endorsed the said documents may issue or Arrangement . endorse a duplicate . 6 . At the same time as they submit the monthly Licences issued and certificates endorsed in this way shall notifications provided for in paragraph 1 , Member States bear the endorsement 'DUPLICATA' in red . shall send to the Commission all relevant information concerning infringements of Regulation (EEC ) No 2302 / 85 and of this Regulation and any penalties thereby imposed . Article 9

1 . Within the first 10 days of each month the Member Article 10 Sates shall notify the Commission of: This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its ( a ) the amounts in respect of which» licences were issued publication in the Official Journal of the European during the preceding month ; Communities . ( b) the amounts exported in the month preceding that referred to in subparagraph ( a) above . 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 , 9 August 1985 .

For the Commission

The President

Jacques DELORS

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ANNEX I

LIST OF PRODUCTS

NIMEXE code TS USA number Description

CATEGORY 11

Alloy wire rod

ex 73.10-11 ( 4 )( 25 )( 190 ) Wire rods of other alloy iron or steel than stainless 15 ( 4 ) ( 25 ) ( 19 ° ) steel or tool steel ex 73.63-21 ( 4 )( 2S )( 190 ) 607.4100 — not tempered , not treated , and not partly 29 ( 4 ) ( 25 ) ( 19° ) manufactured ex 73.73-23 ( 4 )( 25 )( 68 )( 190 ) 607.5900 — tempered , treated or partly manufactured 24 ( 4 ) ( 25 ) ( 68 ) ( I 'D ) 25 ( 4 ) ( 25 ) ( 190 ) 26 ( 4 )( 2S )(> 9 ° ) 29 ( 4 ) ( 25 ) ( 19 ° ) 33 ( 4 )( 2S )( 68 )( 190 ) 34 ( 4 ) ( 25 ) ( 190 ) 35 ( 4 )( 2S )( 190 ) 36 ( 4 ) ( 25 ) ( 19 ° ) 39 ( 4 ) ( 2S ) ( 190 )

CATEGORY 12

Round and flat wire

Wire of iron or steel : ex 73.10-30 ( 4 )( 68 )( 7S ) 45 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 ) Flat wire : 49 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 7jS ) ex 73.12-21 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) Other than alloy iron or steel : 25 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) Not coated or plated with metal : 29 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) 609.2000 — not over 0,01 inch in thickness 40 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 7S ) 609.2100 — over 0,01 inch but not over 0,05 inch in 51 ( 4 )( 68 )( 7S ) thickness 59 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) 61 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 ) 609.2200 — over 0,05 inch in thickness 63 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 ) Coated or plated with metal : 65 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) 609.2500 — not over 0,01 inch in thickness 75 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 7S ) 609.2800 — over 0,01 inch in thickness 77 ( 4 ) («) ( 75 ) 81 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 ) Alloy iron or steel : 85 ( 4 )(* 8 )( 75 ) Not coated or plated with metal : 87 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) 88 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 ) — not over 0,01 inch in thickness 89 ( 4 ) («.) ( 75 ) 609.3040 — other than stainless steel ex 73.14-01 ( 4 )( 68 )( 7i )( 147 ) Over 0,01 inch in thickness : 11 ( 4 )( 68 )( 7S )( 147 ) 609.3340 — other than stainless steel 13 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) ( 147 ) 15 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 )( 147 ) Coated or plated with metal : 19 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) ( 147 ) 609.3500 — not over 0,01 inch in thickness 21 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) ( 147 ) 609.3600 — over 0,01 inch but not over 0,05 inch in 41 ( 4 )( 68 )( 7S )( 147 ) thickness 43 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 )( 147 ) 45 ( 4 ) ( 6S ) ( 7S ) ( 147 ) 609.3700 — over 0,05 inch in thickness 49 ( 4 ) ( 6a ) ( 7S ) ( 14 ? ) Round wire : 81 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 )( 147 ) Other than alloy iron or steel : 91 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 7S ) ( 147 )

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NIMEXE code TS USA number Description

99 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) ( 147 ) Under 0,060 inch in diameter ex 73.63-50 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) 74 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) Containing not over 0,25 percent by weight of carbon : 79 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) ex 73.64-50 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) { 7S ) 609.4010 — not coated or plated with metal 75 (<) (<*) (") 609.4040 — coated or plated with metal 79 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) Containing over 0,25 percent by weight of ex 73.66-40 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 7S ) ( 147 ) carbon : 81 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) ( 147 ) 609.4055 — not coated or plated with metal 86 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 )( 147 ) 89 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 7S ) (I 47 ) 609.4065 — coated or plated with metal ex 73.73-53 ( 4 ) ( 6S ) ( 7S ) 0,060 inch or more in diameter 55 n c ) n 59 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 7S ) Containing not over 0,25 percent by weight of 74 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) carbon 83 ( 4 ) ( 6S ) ( 7S ) Not coated or plated with metal : 8 9 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 ) 609.4120 — baling wire ex 73.74-51 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) 609.4125 — other 52 ( 4 ) («) n 53 (<)( 6S )( 7S ) 609.4165 — coated or plated with metal 59 C )( 6S )( 7S ) Containing over 0,25 percent by weight of carbon 74 («)(")(") 609.4315 — not coated or plated with metal 83 ( 4 )( 68 )( 75 ) 89 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 7J ) 609.4365 — coated or plated with metal ex 73.76-13 ( 4 )( 68 )( 7S )( 147 ) Alloy iron or steel 15 ( 4 )( 68 )( 7S )( 147 ) 16 ( 4 ) ( 68 ) ( 75 ) ( 147 ) Under 0,060 inch in diameter : 19 ( 4 )( 68 )( 7 5)(14 7 ) 609.4530 — other than stainless steel or high-speed tool steel 0,060 inch or more in diameter : 609.4560 — other than stainless steel or high-speed tool steel Other wire : Other than alloy iron or steel : 609.7000 — not coated or plated with metal 609.7200 — coated or plated with metal Alloy iron or steel : 609.7500 — not coated or plated with metal 609.7600 — coated or plated with metal Milliners' wire and other wire covered with textile or other material not wholly of metal : 642.9600 — galvanized wire wholly of round iron or steel wire measuring not over 0,20 inch and not under 0,075 inch in diameter , if covered with plastics 642.9700 — other

CATEGORY 13

Wire products

A. Barbed wire

73.26-00 642.0200 Barbed wire

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B. Galvanized wire fencing

ex 73.27-20 ( 28 ) Galvanized wire fencing wholly of round iron or 31 ( 28 ) steel wire measuring not over 0,20 inch and not 41 ( 28 ) under 0,075 inch in diameter , whether or not such 91 ( 28 ) wire is covered with plastics Chain-link fencing : 642.3510 — plastic covered 642.3530 — other 642.3560 — welded 642.3570 — other

C. Wire nails

ex 73.31-92 ( I21 ) Brads , nails , spikes , staples , and tacks of base 96 ( 121 ) metal : 97 ( m ) Of iron or steel ( except articles with heads of 98 ( 121 ) non-ferrous metals ): Of one piece construction : made of round wire : 646.2500 — under 1 inch in length and under 0,065 inch in diameter 1 inch or more in length and 0,065 inch or more in diameter smooth shank : 646.2622 — not coated , plated or painted Coated , plated or painted : 646.2624 — galvanized 646.2626 — vinyl , resin , or cement coated 646.2628 — other Other : 646.2642 — not coated , plated , or painted Coated , plated or painted : 646.2644 — galvanized 646.2646 — vinyl , resin , or cement coated 646.2648 — other

D. Bale ties

ex 73.14-01 ( 148 ) Bale ties , of iron or steel , with or without buckles 11 ( 148 ) or fastenings and whether or not coated with paint 13 ( 148 ) or other substance : 15 ( 148 ) Made from wire : 19 ( 148 ) 642.9000 — single loop ties made of round wire over 0,055 21 ( 148 ) but not over 0,082 inch in diameter , and 7,5 or 41 ( 14S ) more but not over 10,5 feet in length 43 ( 148 ) 642.9100 — other 45 ( 148 ) 49 ( 148 ) 81 ( 148 ) 91 ( 148 ) 99 ( 148 ) ex 73.66-40 ( 148 ) 81 ( 148 ) 86 ( 148 ) 89 ( 148 )

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NIMEXE code TS USA number Description

ex 73.76-13 ( 148 ) 15 ( 148 ) 16 ( 148 ) 19 ( 148 ) ex 83.13-90 ( 148 )

CATEGORY 14

Black plate

ex 73.12-21 ( 18 «) Black plate , not cut , not pressed , and not stamped 25 ( 186 ) to non-rectangular shape not coated or plated with 29 ( 186 ) metal and not clad 88 ( 186 ) 607.6200 — corrugated or crimped 89 ( 186 ) 607.6400 — other ex 73.13-49 ( 18€ ) 50 ( 186 ) 88 ( 186 ) 89 ( 186 ) ex 73.64-50 ( 186 ) 79 ( 186 ) ex 73.65-55 ( 186 ) 70 ( 18s ) ex 73.74-51 ( 186 ) 52 ( 186 ) 53 ( 186 ) 54(186 ) 59 ( 186 ) 83 ( 186 ) 89 ( 186 ) ex 73.75-11 ( 186 ) 19 ( 186 ) 63 ( 186 ) 64 ( 18S ) 69 ( 186 ) 73 ( 186 ) 79 ( 186 )

CATEGORY 15

Electrical sheet and strip

Sheets of silicon electrical steel , not cut , hot ex 73.08-01 ( 51 ) ( 124 ) 03 ( 51 )( 124 ) pressed , and not stamped to non-rectangular shape , 05 ( 51 ) ( 124 ) not coated or plated with metal and not clad : 07 ( 51 ) ( 124 ) 607.9205 — pickled but not cold-rolled 21 ( 51 )( 124 ) 607.9210 — other 25 ( 51 ) ( 124 ) 608.3900 — strip , of silicon electrical steel , not cut , not 29 ( J1 ) ( , 24 ) pressed , and not stamped to non-rectangular 41 (»)( 124 ) shape , over 0,01 but not over 0,05 inch in 45 ( 51 ) ( 124 ) thickness 49 ( 5i )( 124 ) ex 73.12-11 ( 51 )( 124 ) 19(51 )(, 24 ) 25 ( 51 ) ( 124 ) 29 ( 5i )( 124 ) 88 ( S1 )( 124 ) 89 ( si ) (i 24 ) ex 73.13-11 ( 51 )( 124 ) 16 ( 51 ) ( 124 ) 19 ( 51 )( 124 ) 23 ( S1 ) ( 124 ) 26 ( 51 )( 124 )

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NIMEXE code TS USA number Description

32 ( 51 ) ( 124 ) 34 ( 51 )( 124 ) 36 ( sl )(i 24 ) 41 ( 51 ) ( 124 ) 43 ( 51 ) ( I24 ) 45 ( 51 )( 124 ) 47(5i )( i24 ) 49 ( 51 ) ( 124 ) 50 ( S1 ) ( 124 ) 88 ( 51 ) ( 124 ) 89 ( si ) (i 24 ) ex 73.62-10 ( S1 )( 124 ) ex 73.64-20 ( 51 )( 124 ) 50 ( S1 ) ( 124 ) 79 ( S1 ) ( 124 ) ex 73.65-21 ( 51 ) ( 124 ) 23 ( 51 ) ( 124 ) 25 ( S1 )( 124 ) 53 ( 51 ) ( I24 ) 55 ( 51 ) ( 124 ) 70 ( 51 ) ( 124 ) ex 73.72-11 ( J1 )( 124 ) 19 ( 51 ) ( 124 ) ex 73.74-21 ( 51 )( 124 ) 29 ( S1 ) ( , 24 ) 51 ( 51 )0 24 ) 52 ( 51 ) ( 124 ) 59 ( 51 ) ( 124 ) 89 ( 5I ) ( I24 ) ex 73.75-11 ( 51 )( 124 ) 19 ( 51 ) ( 124 ) 29 ( S1 ) ( 124 ) 39 ( 51 ) ( 124 ) 49 ( 51 ) ( 124 ) 59 ( S1 ) ( 124 ) 69 (»)( 124 ) 79 ( 51 ) ( 124 )

CATEGORY 16

Tin free steel

ex 73.12-77 ( 163 ) Plates , sheets , and strip , all the foregoing , of iron or 81 ( 163 ) steel , whether or not cut , pressed , or stamped to 85 ( 163 ) non-rectangular shape , if electrolytically coated or 87 ( 163 ) plated with base metal other than tin , lead or zinc 89 ( 163 ) 609.1710 — plated or covered with chromium oxide or with ex 73.13-82 ( 163 ) chromium and chromium oxide 84 ( 163 ) 609.1790 — other 86 ( 163 ) 87 ( , 63 ) 8 9 ( 163 ) 95 ( 163 ) 97(165 ) ex 73.64-79 ( 163 ) 90 ( 163 ) ex 73.65-70 ( I63 ) 81 ( 163 ) 83 ( 163 ) ex 73.74-83 ( 163 ) 89 ( 163 ) ex 73.75-73 ( , 63 ) 79 ( 163 ) 83 ( 163 ) 84 ( 163 ) 89 ( 163 ) 93 ( , 63 ) 99 ( 163 )

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NIMEXE code TS USA number Description

CATEGORY 17

Cold rolled strip

ex 73.12-21 ( 5 ) (") ( 60 ) Strip , of iron or steel , not cut , not pressed , and not 29 ( 5 ) ( 59 ) ( 60 ) stamped to non-rectangular shape : 30 ( s ) ( S9 ) ( 60 ) Other than alloy iron or steel : 40 ( 5 ) ( 59 ) ( 60 ) 59 ( s ) ( S9 ) ( 60 ) Not over 0,01 inch in thickness: 6i (5) (59) (60) 608.1940 — cold rolled 63 (*)(»)(") Over 0,01 but not over 0,05 inch in thickness , 65 ( s ) nn cold-rolled : 75 ( s )( s9 )n 608.2145 — under 2 inches in width , in coils 81 ( 5 ) ( 59 ) ( 60 ) ( 131 ) 85 ( 5 ) ( 59 ) ( 60 ) (, 31 ) 608.2150 — other 87 ( 5 ) ( 59 ) ( 60 ) ( 131 ) Over 0,05 inch in thickness : m ( s ) ( s9 ) n 608.2340 — cold rolled 89 ( 5 ) ( 59 ) ( 60 ) ( 13 .) ex 73.64-50 ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 59 ) ( 60 ) Alloy iron or steel : 75(V ( S )( S9 )( 60 ) Not over 0,01 inch in thickness : 79 ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 59 ) ( 60 ) ( 131 ) 608.3820 — other than stainless steel , tool steel , or ex 73.74-59 ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( S9 ) ( 60 ) ( 68 ) ( ] 93 ) heat-resisting steel 74 ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 59 ) ( 6° ) ( 68 ) ( 193 ) 89(V ( S )( S9 )( 60 )( 68 )( 131 )( 193 ) Over 0,01 but not over 0,05 inch in thickness : 608.5520 — other than silicon electrical steel , tool steel , heat-resisting steel or stainless steel Over 0,05 inch in thickness : 608.6720 — other than stainless steel , tool steel or heat-resisting steel

CATEGORY 18

Cold finished and other bar

A. Not cold formed

ex 73.10-49 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 1SS ) ( 191 ) 606.8600 I — other bars than deformed concrete reinforcing ex 73.12-61 ( 29s ) ( 29b) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) bars , other than alloy , not cold-formed , coated 63 ("a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) or plated with metal 65 ( 29a )( 29b )( 29d )( 76 )( I88 )( 191 ) 81 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) 85 ("a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) 87 ( 29a )( 29b )( 29d )( 76 )( 188 )( 191 ) 89 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) ex 73.14-11 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) 13 ( 29a )( 29b )( 29d )( 76 )( , 88 )( 191 ) 19 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) 41 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 ) 43 ( 29a )( 29b )( 29d )( 76 )( , 88 )( 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 ) ( 7S ) ( , 8S ) ( 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 )( 191 ) 19 ( 29a ) ( 29b ) ( 29d ) ( 76 ) ( 188 ) ( 191 )

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NIMEXE code TS USA number Description

B. Cold formed.

ex 73.10-30 ( 29a) ( 29c) ( 76 ) Other bars of steel than deformed concrete 45 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 ) reinforcing bars , cold-formed : 49 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 ) Other than alloy steel : ex 73.12-29 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 ) 606.8805 — containing over 0,1 % by weight of either 40 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 ) sulphur or lead 61 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 ) 606.8815 — other 63 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 ) 65 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 7<s ) Alloy steel : 75 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 7S ) 606.9900 — other than stainless steel or tool steel 81 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 ) 85 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 ) 87 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 ) 88 (29a ) ( 29c) ( 7S ) 89 (29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 ) ex 73.14-01 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 7S ) 11 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 ) 13 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 ) 15 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 ) 19 ( 29a)(29c)(76 ) 21 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 7S ) 41 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 ) 43 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 ) 45 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 ) 49 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 ) 81 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 76 ) 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 ) ( 76 ) 79 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 ) ex 73.66-40 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 ) 81 ( 29a )( 29c)( 76 ) 86 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 76 ) 89 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) { 76 ) ex 73.73-53 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 6g ) ( 76 ) ( 4 ) 54 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 ) 55 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 ) 59 ( 29a) ( 29c) ( 68 ) i 76 ) ( 4 ) 74 ( 29a )( 29c )( 68 )( 76)(4 ) 83 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 68 ) i 76 ) ( 4 ) 89 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 ) ex 73.74-51 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 ) 52 ( 2»a)(29c)(M)(76)(4 ) 53 ( 29a) ( 29c) ( 6S ) ( 7S ) ( 4 ) 59 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 68 )( 76 )( 4 ) 74 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 ) 83 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 ) 89 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 68 ) ( 76 ) ( 4 ) ex 73.76-13 ( 29a )( 29c )( 68 )( 76 )( 4 ) 14 ( 29a ) ( 29c) ( 6S ) ( 76 ) ( 4 ) 15 ( 29a )( 29c )( 68 )( 76 )( 4 ) 16 ( 29a ) ( 29c ) ( 68 )( 76 )(4 ) 19 ( 29a )( 29c)( 68 )( 76 )( 4 )

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NIMEXE code TS USA number Description

C. Hollow drill steel:

ex 73.10-18 ( 187 ) Hollow drill steel : ex 73.63-29 ( 187 ) Other than alloy steel : 50 ( 187 ) 607.0500 72 ( 187 ) — valued not over 8 cents per pound 74 ( 187 ) 607.0700 — valued over 8 cents per pound 79 ( 187 ) 607.0900 — alloy steel ex 73.73-53 ( 187 ) 54 ( 187 ) 55 ( 187 ) 59 ( 187 ) 72(is7 ) 74 ( 18 7 ) 83 ( 187 ) 89 ( 187 )

CATEGORY 19

Bar shapes under 3 inches

ex 73.11-11 ( 77 )( 191 ) Angles , shapes and sections of iron or steel , 12 ( 77 ) ( 191 ) hot-rolled ; or , cold-formed and weighing over 0,29 14 ( 7 7 ) ( 191 ) pound per linear foot: 16 ( 77 ) ( 191 ) Not drilled , not punched , and not otherwise 19 ( 7 7)(191 ) advanced : 31 ( 77 )( 191 ) 39 (7 7 ) ( 191 ) Other than alloy iron or steel : 41 ( 77 )( 191 ) Having a maximum cross-sectional dimension of 43 ( 77 ) ( 191 ) less than 3 inches 49 ( 77 )( 191 ) 609.8050 — angles ex 73.63-29 ( 77 )( 191 ) 609.8070 — channels 50 ( 77 )( 191 ) 72 ( 77 )( 191 ) 609.8090 — other 74 ( 77 ) ( m ) 79 ( 77 ) ( 191 ) ex 73.73.33 ( 77 )( 191 ) 34 ( 77 )( 191 ) 35 ( 77 ) ( 191 ) 36 ( 77 )( 191 ) 39 ( 77 ) ( 191 ) 43 ( 77 )( 191 ) 49 ( 77 )( 191 ) 53 ( 77 )( 191 ) 54 ( 77 ) ( 191 ) 55 ( 77 ) ( 191 ) 59 ( 77 )( i9i ) 72 ( 77 ) (1 91 ) 74 ( 77 ) (1 91 ) 83 ( 77 )( 191 ) 89 ( 77 ) ( I91 )

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NIMEXE code TS USA number Description

CATEGORY 20

Reinforcing bars

ex 73.10-12 Deformed concrete reinforcing bars : 14 606.7900 — other than alloy steel ex 73.63-29 ( 71 ) 606.8100 — alloy steel ex 73.73-33 ( 71 ) 34 D 35 D 36 ( 71 ) 39 ( 71 )

CATEGORY 23

Rail and track accessories — wheels and axles

A. Rail and track accessories

ex 73.16-51 ( 192 ) Joint bars and tie plates : 95 ( 192 ) 610.2500 — other than alloy steel 99 ( 192 ) 610.2600 — alloy steel ex 73.31-97 (") 646.3020 — Railway track spikes 98 ( 2S )

B. Wheels and axles

ex 86.09-51 Parts of rail locomotives and rolling-stock : 59 690.2500 — Axles and parts thereof, and axle bars , all of the foregoing of iron or steel 690.3000 — Wheels and parts thereof, of iron or steel ; and any of such wheels or parts imported with iron or steel axles fitted in them

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FOOTNOTES AND DEFINITIONS

A. Footnotes

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

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

( 14 ) Covered if not in coil .

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

( 26 ) Covered if railway track spikes .

( 2S ) 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 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

( 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 greater than 0,50 inch ( 1,27 cm ) in width , covered if not in coil .

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

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

( 19° ) 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 .

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY ANNEX II

ATTRIBUTION OF QUANTITIES EXPORTED OR FOR WHICH AN EXTRACT IS ISSUED

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY ANNEX III

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

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ANNEX IV

Technical provisions relating to export licences , extracts thereof, and certificate forms

1 . Licences , extracts thereof and forms shall be made up in sets containing at least one original , a copy for the issuing authority and a copy for the Commission .

Certificate forms shall be made up in sets containing at least one original , a copy for the customs , a copy for the authority issuing the export licence or the extract thereof and a copy for the Commission .

2 . Forms referred to in point 1 shall be printed on white paper , dressed for writing , and weighing at least 40 g / m2 . Their size shall be 210 x 297 mm .

3 . The Member States shall be responsible for having the forms referred to in point 1 printed . These may also be printed by printers appointed by the Member State in which they are established . In the latter case , reference to the appointment by the Member State must appear on each form . Each form shall bear an indication of the printer's name and address , or a mark enabling the printer to be identified , and an individual serial number .

The number shall be preceded by the following letters according to the country in which the forms are utilized : 'BE ' for Belgium , 'DK' for Denmark , 'DE ' for the Federal Republic of Germany , 'FR' for France , 'GR' for Greece , 'IE ' for Ireland , 'IT' for Italy , 'LU' for Luxembourg , 'NL' for the Netherlands and 'GB' for the United Kingdom .

4 . Licences , extracts thereof and forms shall be printed in one of the official languages of the Community , as specified by the competent authorities of the issuing Member State .

Certificates shall be printed in English .