10. 1. 85 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 9/19 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 61/85 of 9 January 1985 on the monitoring by the Community of exports of steel tubes and pipes to the United States of America THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 60/85 of 9 January 1985 on the restriction of exports of steel tubes and pipes to the United States of America ('), and in particular Article 5 (8) thereof, Whereas : (1) the application of the Arrangement concluded with the United States of America, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Arrangement’ (), particularly as regards the phasing of exports, makes it necessary to provide for fixed periods during which licences may be issued; (2) to allow for optimum utilization of all the export opportunities provided for in the Arrangement, the licensing system should be designed so that the development of exports can be monitored as closely as possible ; (3) it is necessary to authorize the competent authori- ties of the Member States to take the appropriate measures in cases of loss, theft or destruction of a licence or certificate, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. For the products originating in the Community and listed in Annex 1, export licences as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 60/85 shall be issucd free of charge by the competent authorities in the Member States (hereinafter referred to as ‘the issuing authorities’) subject to the conditions laid down in the abovementioned Article 5. Licences shall be made out on forius conforming to the specimen set out in Annex II and respecting the provisions laid down in Annex IV. For each export of these products, the exporter must make out a certificate on a form conforming to the specimen set out in Annex III and respecting the provisions laid down in Annex IV. (") Sce page 13 of this Official Journal. () Sce page 2 of this Official Journal. 2. Export certificates must be made out as follows : (a) each certificate may refer to only one licence or to only one extract from a licence; (b) the words ‘category 21 pipes and tubes other than OCTG’ or, as appropriate, ‘category 22 OCTG’, as provided for in Annex I, should be inserted in box 5 of each certificate ; (c) the product description in box 5 of the copies of the certificates must include the NIMEXE codes ; (d) the quantity in tonnes must be indicated by means of a letter T after the figures representing the tonnes and before any fractions of tonnes; (¢) no more than one total may be indicated on each certificate ; (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 the office and the date of acceptance; (g) the number of each certificate must be indicated in box 13 of the licence or the extract of the licence to which the certificate refers. 3. The export licence must be issued within 15 working days of the day of receipt of the exporter’s application. The licence may be issued only until the end of the second month of each calendar quarter. 4. The licence shall be valid for threc months from the date of issue. However, each export licence shall be valid only for exports to be effected during the quota year indicated in box 4 of the licencc. Where, however, the Commission decides to apply Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 60/85, and where supplementary allocations are made in cases of shor- tage, licences with a period of validity exceeding three months may be issued ; the words ‘special issue’ shall be entered on such licences and on the certificates realting thereto. Article 2 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 the export licence. These extracts shall be made out on forms conforming to the specimen set out in Annex Il and respecting the provisions of Annex IV. Extracts may not be used as a basis for issuing further extracts.