Council Decisionof 19 December 2002on trade in certain steel products between the European Community and Ukraine(2002/1001/EC)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 between the European Communities and their Member States, on the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part(1), provides in its Article

**Avis juridique important** _|_ # 32002D1001 **2002/1001/EC: Council Decision of 19 December 2002 on trade in certain steel products between the European Community and Ukraine** _ Official Journal L 349 , 24/12/2002 P. 0100 - 0102 _ Council Decision of 19 December 2002 on trade in certain steel products between the European Community and Ukraine (2002/1001/EC) 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 between the European Communities and their Member States, on the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part(1), provides in its Article 22(1), that trade in some steel products shall be the subject of a specific agreement. (2) The previous bilateral agreement between the ECSC and the Government of Ukraine on trade for certain steel products expired on 31 December 2001. (3) The Parties agreed to conclude a new agreement and the negotiations of this new agreement have not yet been completed. (4) The European Community (EC) has taken over the international obligations of the ECSC since the expiry of the ECSC Treaty, and measures relating to trade in steel products with third countries now fall under the competence of the EC in the field of trade policy. (5) Quantitative limits for the year 2002 have been fixed by Decision 2001/933/ECSC of the representatives of the Government of the Member States meeting within the Council of 19 December 2001(2). (6) Pending the signature and the entry into force of the new agreement, quantitative limits for the year 2003 must be established. (7) The Ukrainian Parliament passed a law imposing a tax of EUR 30/tonne on exports of ferrous scrap, to be applied as of 1 January 2003; this proposed tax will constitute an obstacle to the free trade of ferrous scrap and would seriously limit, if not block, exports of ferrous scrap, thereby penalising the Community steel industry and affecting adversely the Community ferrous scrap market. As a consequence, it is appropriate to reduce the quantitative limits for 2003 by 30 % compared to the quantitative limits set for 2002, pending a satisfactory solution to this issue and the conclusion of the negotiations of the new Agreement, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 During the period mentioned in Annex I, imports into the European Community of steel products referred to in Annex II originating in Ukraine shall be subject to licensing. Licenses shall be issued only within the limits defined in Article 2. Article 2 Imports shall be authorised, for each product group and for the whole of the Community, up to the quantitative limits indicated in Annex I. The period of validity of the import licence is hereby fixed at four months. Unused or partially used import licences may be renewed for two months. Article 3 Member States shall issue licences according to rules agreed within the Steel Liaison Committee and inform the Commission thereof immediately. The Commission shall keep the Member States regularly informed of the extent to which the quantities have been used up. The Member States and the Commission shall confer in order to ensure that these quantities are not exceeded. Article 4 The provisions of the agreement on trade in certain steel products together with any measures to give effect to it, shall as from the date of entry into force of the agreement replace the provisions of this Decision. Article 5 This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Done at Brussels, 19 December 2002. For the Council The President L. Espersen (1) OJ L 49, 19.2.1998, p. 3. (2) OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 75. Decision amended by Decision 2002/476/ECSC (OJ L 164, 22.6.2002, p. 37). ANNEX I QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FIXED FOR THE PERIOD 1.1.2002-31.12.2003 >TABLE> ANNEX II SA Flat-rolled products SA1. Coils 7208 10 00 7208 25 00 7208 26 00 7208 27 00 7208 36 00 7208 37 10 7208 37 90 7208 38 10 7208 38 90 7208 39 10 7208 39 90 7211 14 10 7211 19 20 7219 11 00 7219 12 10 7219 12 90 7219 13 10 7219 13 90 7219 14 10 7219 14 90 7225 20 20 7225 30 00 SA2. Heavy Plate 7208 40 10 7208 51 10 7208 51 30 7208 51 50 7208 51 91 7208 51 99 7208 52 10 7208 52 91 7208 52 99 7208 53 10 7211 13 00 7225 40 20 7225 40 50 7225 99 10 SA3. Other flat rolled products 7208 40 90 7208 53 90 7208 54 10 7208 54 90 7208 90 10 7209 15 00 7209 16 10 7209 16 90 7209 17 10 7209 17 90 7209 18 10 7209 18 91 7209 18 99 7209 25 00 7209 26 10 7209 26 90 7209 27 10 7209 27 90 7209 28 10 7209 28 90 7209 90 10 7210 11 10 7210 12 11 7210 12 19 7210 20 10 7210 30 10 7210 41 10 7210 49 10 7210 50 10 7210 61 10 7210 69 10 7210 70 31 7210 70 39 7210 90 31 7210 90 33 7210 90 38 7211 14 90 7211 19 90 7211 23 10 7211 23 51 7211 29 20 7211 90 11 7212 10 10 7212 10 91 7212 20 11 7212 30 11 7212 40 10 7212 40 91 7212 50 31 7212 50 51 7212 60 11 7212 60 91 7219 21 10 7219 21 90 7219 22 10 7219 22 90 7219 23 00 7219 24 00 7219 31 00 7219 32 10 7219 32 90 7219 33 10 7219 33 90 7219 34 10 7219 34 90 7219 35 10 7219 35 90 7225 40 80 SB Longs SB1. Beams 7207 19 31 7207 20 71 7216 31 11 7216 31 19 7216 31 91 7216 31 99 7216 32 11 7216 32 19 7216 32 91 7216 32 99 7216 33 10 7216 33 90 SB2. Wire rod 7213 10 00 7213 20 00 7213 91 10 7213 91 20 7213 91 41 7213 91 49 7213 91 70 7213 91 90 7213 99 10 7213 99 90 7221 00 10 7221 00 90 7227 10 00 7227 20 00 7227 90 10 7227 90 50 7227 90 95 SB3 Other longs 7207 19 11 7207 19 14 7207 19 16 7207 20 51 7207 20 55 7207 20 57 7214 20 00 7214 30 00 7214 91 10 7214 91 90 7214 99 10 7214 99 31 7214 99 39 7214 99 50 7214 99 61 7214 99 69 7214 99 80 7214 99 90 7215 90 10 7216 10 00 7216 21 00 7216 22 00 7216 40 10 7216 40 90 7216 50 10 7216 50 91 7216 50 99 7216 99 10 7218 99 20 7222 11 11 7222 11 19 7222 11 21 7222 11 29 7222 11 91 7222 11 99 7222 19 10 7222 19 90 7222 30 10 7222 40 10 7222 40 30 7224 90 31 7224 90 39 7228 10 10 7228 10 30 7228 20 11 7228 20 19 7228 20 30 7228 30 20 7228 30 41 7228 30 49 7228 30 61 7228 30 69 7228 30 70 7228 30 89 7228 60 10 7228 70 10 7228 70 31 7228 80 10 7228 80 90 7301 10 00