Council Regulation (EC) No 190/98 of 19 January 1998 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the Community (double-checking system)
27. 1. 98 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities L 20/1 I (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 190/98 of 19 January 1998 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the Community (double-checking system) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas a Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Mace- donia (1) entered into force on 1 January 1998; Whereas the Parties agreed in the Protocol to the Agree- ment on additional trade arrangements for certain iron and steel products to establish a double-checking system, into the without quantitative limits, Community of steel products originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the import for HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. From the date of entry into force of the Cooperation Agreement until further notice, in accordance with the provisions of the Protocol on additional trade arrange- ments for certain iron and steel products, imports into the Community of certain iron and steel products covered by the ECSC and EC Treaties originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, as listed in Annex I, shall be subject to the presentation of a surveillance docu- ment issued by the authorities in the Community. 2. The classification of the products covered by this Regulation is based on the tariff and statistical nomencla- ture of the Community (hereinafter called the ‘Combined Nomenclature’, or in abbreviated form ‘CN’). The origin of the products covered by this Regulation shall be deter- mined in accordance with the rules in force in the Community. From the date of entry into force of the Cooperation 3. Agreement until further notice, imports into the Commu- nity of the products originating in the former Yugoslav (1) OJ L 348, 18. 12. 1997, p. 2. Republic of Macedonia listed in Annex I shall, in addi- tion, be subject to the issue of an export document issued by the competent authorities of the exporting country. Presentation by the importer of the original of the export document must be effected not later than 31 March of the year following that in which the goods covered by the document were shipped. 4. An export document will not be required for goods originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Mace- donia already shipped to the Community before the date of entry into force of the cooperation Agreement, provided that the destination of such products is not changed from a non-Community destination and that those products which, under the prior surveillance regime in force at the time, may be put into free circulation only on presentation of a surveillance document are in fact accompanied by such a document. Shipment is considered to have taken place on the 5. date of loading on to the exporting means of transport. The export document shall conform to the model shall be valid for exports 6. shown in Annex II. throughout the customs territory of the Community. It Article 2 1. The surveillance document referred to in Article 1 (1) shall be issued automatically by the competent auth- ority in the Member States, without charge for any quant- ities 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 not later than three working days after submis- sion, unless it is proved otherwise. A surveillance document 2. the competent national authorities listed in Annex III shall be valid throughout the Community. issued by one of 3. The surveillance document shall be made out on a form corresponding to the model set out in Annex IV. The importer’s application shall include the following elements: L 20/2 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 1. 98 (a) the name and full address of the applicant (including telephone and fax numbers, and possible identifica- tion number used by the competent national autho- rities) and VAT registration number, if subject to VAT; (b) if applicable, the name and full address of the dec- (including the applicant larant or representative of 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 Combined Nomenclature (CN) code(s), — the country of origin, — the country of consignment; (e) the net weight, expressed in kilograms and also quantity in the unit prescribed where other than net weight, by Combined Nomenclature heading; (f) the cif value of the goods in ecus at the Community frontier by Combined Nomenclature heading; (g) whether the products concerned are seconds or of substandard quality, using the criteria laid down in Commission communication 91/C 180/04 (1); (h) the proposed period and place of customs clearance; (i) whether the application is a repeat of a previous appli- cation concerning the same contract; (j) the following declaration, dated and signed by the applicant with the transcription of his name in capital letters: the undersigned, certify that the information ‘I, 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 and of the pro forma invoice. If so requested, for example in cases where the goods are not directly purchased in the country of production, the importer shall present a certificate of production issued by the producing steel mill. 4. Surveillance documents may be used only for such time as arrangements for 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 agree- ment 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 peirod of validity. 6. The competent authorities may, under the condi- tions fixed by them, allow the submission of declarations or requests to be transmitted or printed by electronic means. However, all documents and evidence must be available to the competent authorities. 7. The surveillance document may be issued by elec- tronic means as long as the customs offices involved have access to this document across a computer network. Article 3 1. A finding that the unit price at which the transac- tion is effected varies from that indicated in the surveil- lance document by less than 5 % in either direction or that the total value or quantity of the products presented for import exceeds the value or quantity given in the surveillance document by less than 5 % shall not pre- clude the release for free circulation of the products in question. 2. Applications for surveillance documents and the documents themselves shall be confidential. They shall be restricted to the competent authorities and the applicant. Article 4 1. Member States shall communicate to the Commis- sion: (a) on as regular and up-to-date a basis as possible and at least by the last day of each month, details of the quantities and values (calculated in ecus) for which surveillance documents have been issued; (b) within six weeks of the end of each month, details of in accordance with (EC) imports during that month, Article No 840/96 (2). of Commission Regulation 26 The information provided by Member States shall be broken down by product, CN code and by country. 2. Member States shall give notification of any anom- alies or cases of fraud which they discover and, where relevant, the basis on which they have refused to grant a surveillance document. (1) OJ C 180, 11. 7. 1991, p. 4. (2) OJ L 114, 8. 5. 1996, p. 7. 27. 1. 98 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities L 20/3 Article 5 Any notices to be given hereunder shall be given to the Commission of the European Communities 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. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 6 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 19 January 1998. For the Council The President G. BROWN L 20/4 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 1. 98 ANNEX I FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA LIST OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO DOUBLE-CHECKING Complete CN heading 7208 Complete CN heading 7209 Complete CN heading 7210 Complete CN heading 7211 Complete CN heading 7212 Complete CN heading 7303 Complete CN heading 7304 Complete CN heading 7305 Complete CN heading 7306 1. Exporter (name, full address, country) ORIGINAL 2. No 3. Year 4. Product group ANNEX II 5. Consignee (name, full address, country) EXPORT DOCUMENT (ECSC and EC steel products) 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). t h g i e w t e n n a h t r e h t o e r e h w d e b i r c s e r p t i n u e h t n i y t i t n a u q o s l a d n a ) g k ( t h g e w i t e n w o h S. t c a r t n o c e l a s e h t f o y c n e r r u c e h t n I ) 1 ( ) 2 ( 1. Exporter (name, full address, country) COPY 2. No 3. Year 4. Product group 5. Consignee (name, full address, country) EXPORT DOCUMENT (ECSC and EC steel products) 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). 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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 and full address) 6. Country of origin (and geonomenclature code) 7. Country of consignment (and geonomenclature code) 8. Last day of validity 9. Description of goods 10. CN code and category 1 y p o c s ’ r e d l o H 1 11. Quantity in kilograms (net mass) or in additional units 12. Value in ecus, cif at Community frontier 13. Additional remarks 14. Competent authority’s endorsement Date:. Signature:. Stamp 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) 17. In figures 18. In words for the quantity attributed 19. Customs document (form and number) or extract No and date of attribution 20. Name, Member State, stamp and signa- ture of the attributing authority 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Extension pages to be attached hereto. 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 and full address) 6. Country of origin (and geonomenclature code) 7. Country of consignment (and geonomenclature code) 8. Last day of validity 9. Description of goods 10. CN code and category 2 y t i r o h t u a g n i u s s i e h t r o f y p o C 2 11. Quantity in kilograms (net mass) or in additional units 12. Value in ecus, cif at Community frontier 13. Additional remarks 14. Competent authority’s endorsement Date:. Signature:. Stamp 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) 17. In figures 18. In words for the quantity attributed 19. Customs document (form and number) or extract No and date of attribution 20. Name, Member State, stamp and signa- ture of the attributing authority 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Extension pages to be attached hereto