Commission Decision No 2124/98/ECSC of 2 October 1998 amending Annex IV to Commission Decision No 2136/97/ECSC on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from the Russian Federation
3. 10. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 268/31 COMMISSION DECISION No 2124/98/ECSC of 2 October 1998 amending Annex IV to Commission Decision No 2136/97/ECSC on adminis- tering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from the Russian Federation THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, Having regard to Commission Decision No 2136/97/ ECSC of 12 September 1997 on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from the Russian Federation (1) and in particular Article 8 in conjunction with Article 7 thereof, Whereas the Russian Federation has, in accordance with Article 3(4) of the Agreement on trade in certain ECSC steel products (2), requested the transfer of certain quantit- ative limits for 1998 between different product groups, and whereas the European Coal and Steel Community consents to this request; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in conformity with the opinion of the Committee estab- lished under Article 7 of Decision No 2136/97/ECSC, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Annex IV to Decision No 2136/97/ECSC is replaced by the text contained in the Annex to this Decision. Article 2 Whereas it is therefore necessary to amend Annex IV to Decision No 2136/97/ECSC to take account of the amended quantitative limits; This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Decision shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 2 October 1998. For the Commission Leon BRITTAN Vice-President (1) OJ L 300, 4. 11. 1997, p. 15. (2) OJ L 300, 4. 11. 1997, p. 52. L 268/32 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 3. 10. 98 ANNEX ‘ANNEX IV QUANTITATIVE LIMITS Russian Federation Products 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 (tonnes) SA. Flat products 1. Coils 207 487 204 861 (1) 223 308 228 890 234 613 1. a. Hot-rolled coils for re-rolling 430 000 430 000 440 750 451 769 463 063 2. Heavy plate 31 115 42 671 (2) 33 488 3. Other flat products 28 265 32 678 (3) 30 420 34 325 31 180 35 183 31 960 SB. Long products 1. Beams 2. Wire rod 12 000 11 718 (4) 12 915 28 000 27 342 (5) 30 135 13 238 30 889 13 569 31 661 3. Other long products 104 357 112 515 (6) 112 314 115 122 118 000 (1) This figure has been reduced by 13 000 tonnes. (2) This figure has been increased by 10 000 tonnes. (3) This figure has been increased by 3 000 tonnes. (4) This figure has been reduced by 882 tonnes. (5) This figure has been reduced by 2 058 tonnes. (6) This figure has been increased by 2 940 tonnes. '