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Council Regulation (EC) No 1762/2004

of 24 September 2004

on administering of the double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products from the Republic of Moldova to the European Community

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part [1], entered into force on 1 July 1998.

(2) The situation relating to imports of certain steel products from the Republic of Moldova to the European Community has been the subject of thorough examination and, on the basis of relevant information supplied to them, the Parties have concluded an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters [2], which establishes a double-checking system without quantitative limits for the period between the date of entry into force of this Regulation and 31 December 2006, unless both Parties agree to terminate the system earlier.

(3) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission [3],

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. For the period 29 October 2004 to 31 December 2006, in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova establishing a double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products from the Republic of Moldova to the European Community, imports into the Community of certain steel products originating in the Republic of Moldova, as listed in Annex I, shall be subject to the presentation of a surveillance document conforming to the model shown in Annex II issued by the authorities in the Community.

2. For the period referred to in paragraph 1, imports into the Community of the steel products originating in the Republic of Moldova and listed in Annex I shall, in addition, be subject to the issue of an export document issued by the competent Moldovan authorities. The export document shall conform to the model shown in Annex III. It shall be valid for exports throughout the customs territory of the Community. In order to obtain the surveillance document referred to in paragraph 1, the importer must present the original of the export document fully completed. In any case, the importer must present the original of the export document not later than 31 March of the year following that in which the goods covered by the document were shipped.

3. The classification of the products covered by this Regulation is based on the tariff and statistical nomenclature of the Community (hereinafter referred to as the CN). The origin of the products covered by this Regulation shall be determined in accordance with the rules in force in the Community.

4. The competent authorities of the Community shall inform the Republic of Moldova of any amendments in the CN in respect of products covered by this Regulation before the date of entry into force of such amendments in the Community.

5. Goods shipped before the 29 October 2004 shall be excluded from the scope of this Regulation. Shipment is considered to have taken place on the date of loading on to the exporting means of transport.

Article 2

1. The surveillance document referred to in Article 1 shall be issued automatically by the competent authority in the Member States, without charge for any quantities requested, within five working days of presentation of an application by any Community importer, wherever established in the Community. This application shall be deemed to have been received by the competent national authority no later than three working days after submission, unless it is proven otherwise.

2. A surveillance document issued by one of the competent national authorities listed in Annex IV shall be valid throughout the Community.

3. The importer’s application for a surveillance document shall include the following elements:

(a) the name and full address of the applicant (including telephone and telefax numbers, and possible identification number used by the competent national authorities) and VAT registration number, if subject to VAT;

(b) if applicable, the name and full address of the declaring person or representative of the applicant (including telephone and fax numbers);

(c) the full name and address of the exporter;

(d) the exact description of the goods, including:

- their trade name,

- the CN code(s),

- the country of origin,

- the country of consignment;

(e) the net weight, expressed in kg and also quantity in the unit prescribed where other than net weight, by CN heading;

(f) the cif value of the goods in euro at the Community frontier by Combined Nomenclature heading;

(g) whether the products concerned are downgraded or of non-standard quality [4];

(h) the proposed period and place of customs clearance;

(i) whether the application is a repeat of a previous application concerning the same contract;

(j) the following declaration, dated and signed by the applicant with the transcription of his name in capital letters:

"I, the undersigned, certify that the information provided in this application is true and given in good faith, and that I am established in the Community."

The importer shall also submit a copy of the contract of sale or purchase, the pro forma invoice and/or, in cases where the goods are not directly purchased in the country of production, a certificate of production issued by the producing steel mill.

4. Surveillance documents may be used only for such time as arrangements for the liberalisation of imports remain in force in respect of the transactions concerned. Without prejudice to possible changes in the import regulations in force or decisions taken in the framework of an agreement or the management of a quota:

- the period of validity of the surveillance document is hereby fixed at four months,

- unused or partly used surveillance documents may be renewed for an equal period.

5. The importer shall return surveillance documents to the issuing authority at the end of their period of validity.

Article 3

1. A finding that the unit price at which the transaction is effected exceeds that indicated in the import document by less than 5 % or that the total value or quantity of the products presented for import exceeds the value or quantity given in the import document by less than 5 % shall not preclude the release for free circulation of the products in question.

2. Applications for import documents and the documents themselves shall be confidential. They shall be restricted to the competent authorities and the applicant.

Article 4

1. Within the first 10 days of each month, the Member States shall communicate to the Commission:

(a) details of the quantities and values (calculated in euro) for which import documents were issued during the preceding month;

(b) details of imports during the month preceding the month referred to in (a).

The information provided by Member States shall be broken down by product, CN code and by country.

2. The Member States shall give notification of any anomalies or cases of fraud which they discover and, where relevant, the basis on which they have refused to grant an import document.

Article 5

Any notices to be given hereunder shall be given to the Commission and shall be communicated electronically within the integrated network set up for this purpose, unless for imperative technical reasons it is necessary to use other means of communication temporarily.

Article 6

1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.

3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

Article 7

Amendments to the Annexes which may be necessary to take into account modifications to the Annex or Appendices attached to the Agreement in the Form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova, or amendments made to Community rules on statistics, customs arrangements, common rules for imports or import surveillance, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 6(2).

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 15th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 September 2004.

For the Council

The President

L. J. Brinkhorst

[1] OJ L 181, 24.6.1998, p. 3.

[2] See p. 33 of this Official Journal.

[3] OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

[4] Under the criteria given in the Commission communication concerning identification criteria of non-prime steel products from third countries applied by customs services of Member States (OJ C 180, 11.7.1991, p. 4).

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ANNEX I

LIST OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO DOUBLE-CHECKING WITHOUT QUANTITATIVE LIMITS

MOLDOVA

7202

7203

7206

7207

7208

7209

7210

7211

7212

7213

7214

7215

7216

7217

7218

7219

7220

7221

7222

7223

7224

7225

7226

7227

7228

7229

7301

7303

7304

7305

7306

7307

7312

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ANNEX II

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

SURVEILLANCE DOCUMENT

1. Consignee (name, full address, country, VAT number)

2. Issue number

3. Proposed place and date of import

4. Authority responsible for issue (name, address and telephone No)

5. Declarant/representative as applicable (name, address and telephone No)

6. Country of origin (and nomenclature code)

7. Country of consignment (and nomenclature code)

8. Last day of validity

9. Description of goods

10. CN code and category

11. Quantity in kilograms (net mass) or in additional units

12. Value in euro, cif at European Community frontier

13. Additional remarks

14. Competent authority's endorsement

Date:

Signature:

Stamp:

Holder's copy

1

1

+++++ TIFF +++++

15. ATTRIBUTIONS Indicate the quantity available in part 1 of column 17 and the quantity attributed in part 2 thereof

16. Net quantity (net mass or other unit of measure stating the unit)

19. Customs document (form and number) or extract No and date of attribution

20. Name, Member State, stamp and signature of the attributing authority

17. In figures

18. In words for the quantity attributed

1.

2.

1.

2.

1.

2.

1.

2.

1.

2.

1.

2.

1.

2.

Extension pages to be attached hereto

+++++ TIFF +++++

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

SURVEILLANCE DOCUMENT

1. Consignee (name, full address, country, VAT number)

2. Issue number

3. Proposed place and date of import

4. Authority responsible for issue (name, address and telephone)

5. Declarant/representative as applicable (name and full address)

6. Country of origin (and nomenclature code)

7. Country of consignment (and nomenclature code)

8. Last day of validity

9. Description of goods

10. CN code and category

11. Quantity in kilograms (net mass) or in additional units

12. Value in euro, cif at European Community frontier

13. Additional remarks

14. Competent authority's endorsement

Date:

Signature:

Stamp:

Copy for the issuing authority

2

2

+++++ TIFF +++++

15. ATTRIBUTIONS Indicate the quantity available in part 1 of column 17 and the quantity attributed in part 2 thereof

16. Net quantity (net mass or other unit of measure stating the unit)

19. Customs document (form and number) or extract No and date of attribution

20. Name, Member State, stamp and signature of the attributing authority

17. In figures

18. In words for the quantity attributed

1.

2.

1.

2.

1.

2.

1.

2.

1.

2.

1.

2.

1.

2.

Extension pages to be attached hereto

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ANNEX III

1. Exporter (name, full address, country)

ORIGINAL

2. Number

3. Year

4. Product group

EXPORT DOCUMENT (steel products)

5. Consignee (name, full address, country)

6. Country of origin

7. Country of destination

8. Place and date of shipment means of transport

9. Supplementary details

10. Description of goods manufacturer

11. CN code

12. Quantity (1)

13. Fob value (2)

14. CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY

15. Competent authority (name, full address, country)

At on (Signature)(Stamp)

(1) Show net weight (kg) and also quantity in the unit prescribed where other than net weight.

(2) In the currency of the sale contract.

+++++ TIFF +++++

1. Exporter (name, full address, country)

COPY

2. Number

3. Year

4. Product group

EXPORT DOCUMENT (steel products)

5. Consignee (name, full address, country)

6. Country of origin

7. Country of destination

8. Place and date of shipment means of transport

9. Supplementary details

10. Description of goods manufacturer

11. CN code

12. Quantity (1)

13. Fob value (2)

14. CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY

15. Competent authority (name, full address, country)

At on (Signature)(Stamp)

(1) Show net weight (kg) and also quantity in the unit prescribed where other than net weight.

(2) In the currency of the sale contract.

+++++ TIFF +++++

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ANNEX IV

LISTA DE LAS AUTORIDADES NACIONALES COMPETENTES

SEZNAM P??SLU?N?CH VNITROST?TN?CH ORG?N?

LISTE OVER KOMPETENTE NATIONALE MYNDIGHEDER

LISTE DER ZUST?NDIGEN BEH?RDEN DER MITGLIEDSTAATEN

P?DEVATE RIIKLIKE ASUTUSTE NIMEKIRI

ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΣΕΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΑΡΧΩΝ ΕΚΔΟΣΗΣ ΑΔΕΙΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΚΡΑΤΩΝ ΜΕΛΩΝ

LIST OF THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES

LISTE DES AUTORIT?S NATIONALES COMP?TENTES

ELENCO DELLE AUTORIT? NAZIONALI COMPETENTI

VALSTU KOMPETENTO IEST??U SARAKSTS

ATSAKING? NACIONALINI? INSTITUCIJ? S?RA?AS

AZ ILLET?KES NEMZETI HAT?S?GOK LIST?JA

LISTA TA' L-AWTORITAJIET KOMPETENTI NAZZJONALI

LIJST VAN BEVOEGDE NATIONALE INSTANTIES

LISTA W?A?CIWYCH ORGAN?W KRAJOWYCH

LISTA DAS AUTORIDADES NACIONAIS COMPETENTES

ZOZNAM PR?SLU?N?CH ?T?TNYCH ORG?NOV

SEZNAM PRISTOJNIH NACIONALNIH ORGANOV

LUETTELO TOIMIVALTAISISTA KANSALLISISTA VIRANOMAISISTA

F?RTECKNING ?VER BEH?RIGA NATIONELLA MYNDIGHETER

BELGIQUE/BELGI?

Service public fédéral économie, PME, classes moyennes et énergie

Administration du potentiel économique

Politiques d'accès aux marchés, services licences

Rue Général Leman 60

B-1040 Bruxelles

Télécopieur: (32-2) 230 83 22

Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, KMO,

Middenstand & Energie

Bestuur Economisch Potentieel

Markttoegangsbeleid, Dienst Vergunningen

Generaal Lemanstraat 60

B-1040 Brussel

Fax (32-2) 230 83 22

?ESK? REPUBLIKA

Ministerstvo pr?myslu a obchodu

Licen?ní správa

Na Franti?ku 32

CZ-110 15 Praha 1

Fax: + 420-22421 21 33

DANMARK

Erhvervs- og Boligstyrelsen

?konomi- og Erhvervsministeriet

Vejls?vej 29

DK-8600 Silkeborg

Fax (45) 35 46 64 01

DEUTSCHLAND

Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle

(BAFA)

Frankfurter Stra?e 29—35

D-65760 Eschborn 1

Fax: + 49-61-969 42 26

EESTI

Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium

Harju 11

EE-15072 Tallinn

Fax: + 372-6313 660

ΕΛΛΑΔΑ

Υπουργε?ο Οικονομ?α? και Οικονομικ?ν

Διε?θυνση Διεθν?ν Οικονομικ?ν Ρο?ν

Κορν?ρου 1

GR-105 63 Αθ?να

Φαξ (30-210) 32 86 094

ESPA?A

Ministerio de Economía

Secretaría General de Comercio Exterior

Subdirección General de Productos Industriales

Paseo de la Castellana 162

E-28046 Madrid

Fax (34) 91 349 38 31

FRANCE

SETICE

8, rue de la Tour-des-Dames

F-75436 Paris Cedex 09

Télécopieur (33) 155 07 46 69

IRELAND

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Import/Export Licensing, Block C

Earlsfort Centre

Hatch Street

Dublin 2

Ireland

Fax (353-1) 631 25 62

ITALIA

Ministero delle Attività produttive

Direzione generale per la Politica commerciale e per

la gestione del regime degli scambi

Viale America 341

I-00144 Roma

Fax (39-06) 59 93 22 35/59 93 26 36

ΚΥΠΡΟΣ

Υπουργε?ο Εμπορ?ου, Βιομηχαν?α? και Τουρισμο?

Υπηρεσ?α Εμπορ?ου

Μον?δα ?κδοση? Αδει?ν Εισαγωγ??/Εξαγωγ??

Οδ?? Ανδρ?α Αραο?ζου αρ.6

CY-1421 Λευκωσ?α

Φαξ: (357-22) 37 51 20

LATVIJA

Latvijas Republikas Ekonomikas ministrija

Brīvības iela 55

LV-1519 Rīga

Fakss: + 371-728 08 82

LIETUVA

Lietuvos Respublikos ūkio ministerija

Prekybos departamentas

Gedimino pr. 38/2

LT-01104 Vilnius

Faksas (370-5) 26 23 974

LUXEMBOURG

Ministère des affaires étrangères

Office des licences

BP 113

L-2011 Luxembourg

Télécopieur (352) 46 61 38

MAGYARORSZ?G

Magyar Kereskedelmi Engedélyezési Hivatal

Margit krt. 85.

H-1024 Budapest

Fax: (36-1) 336 73 02

MALTA

Divi?joni ghall-Kummer?

Servizzi Kummer?jali

Lascaris

MT-Valletta CMR02

Fax: + 356-25-69 02 99

NEDERLAND

Belastingdienst/Douane centrale dienst voor in- en

uitvoer

Postbus 30003, Engelse Kamp 2

9700 RD Groningen

Nederland

Fax (31-50) 523 23 41

?STERREICH

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit

Au?enwirtschaftsadministration

Abteilung C2/2

Stubenring 1

A-1011 Wien

Fax: + 43-1-711 00/83 86

POLSKA

Ministerstwo Gospodarki, Pracy i Polityki

Spo?ecznej

pl. Trzech Krzy?y 3/5

PL 00-507 Warszawa

Fax: (48-22) 693 40 21 / 693 40 22

PORTUGAL

Ministério das Finan?as

Direc??o-Geral das Alf?ndegas e dos Impostos

Especiais sobre o Consumo

Rua Terreiro do Trigo

Edifício da Alf?ndega de Lisboa

P-1140-060 Lisboa

Fax: (351-21) 88142 61

SLOVENIJA

Ministrstvo za gospodarstvo

Podro?je za ekonomske odnose s tujino

Kotnikova 5

SI-1000 Ljubljana

Fax: + 386-1-478 36 11

SLOVENSK? REPUBLIKA

Ministerstvo hospodárstva SR

Odbor licencií

Mierová 19

SK-827 15 Bratislava 212

Fax: + 421-2-43 42 39 19

SUOMI/FINLAND

Tullihallitus

PL 512

FIN-00101 Helsinki

Faksi (358) 20 492 28 52

Tullstyrelsen

PB 512

FIN-00101 Helsingfors

Fax (358) 20 492 28 52

SVERIGE

Kommerskollegium

Box 6803

S-113 86 Stockholm

Fax (46-8) 30 67 59

UNITED KINGDOM

Department of Trade and Industry

Import Licensing Branch

Queensway House — West Precinct

Billingham TS23 2NF

United Kingdom

Fax (44-1642) 36 42 69

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