Commission Decision No 2123/98/ECSC of 2 October 1998 amending Annex IV to Commission Decision No 1401/97/ECSC on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from Ukraine
3. 10. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 268/29 COMMISSION DECISION No 2123/98/ECSC of 2 October 1998 amending Annex IV to Commission Decision No 1401/97/ECSC on adminis- tering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from Ukraine THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, Having regard to Commission Decision No 1401/97/ ECSC of 7 July 1997 on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from Ukraine (1), as previously amended by Commission Decision No 2233/ 97/ECSC of 10 November 1997 (2) and in particular Article 8 in conjunction with Article 7 thereof, Whereas Ukraine has, in accordance with Article 3(4) of the Agreement on trade in certain ECSC steel products (3), requested the transfer of certain quantitative limits for 1998 between different product groups, and whereas the European Coal and Steel Community consents to this request; Whereas it is therefore necessary to amend Annex IV to the Decision No 1401/97/ECSC to take account of amended quantitative limits; 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 1401/97/ECSC, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Annex IV to Decision No 1401/97/ECSC is replaced by the text contained in the Annex to this Decision. Article 2 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 193, 22. 7. 1997, p. 12. (2) OJ L 306, 11. 11. 1997, p. 7. (3) OJ L 210, 4. 8. 1997, p. 32. L 268/30 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 3. 10. 98 ANNEX ‘ANNEX IV QUANTITATIVE LIMITS Ukraine Products 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 (tonnes) SA. Flat products 1. Coils 2. Heavy plate 30 362 31 250 32 032 32 832 33 653 102 707 107 843 110 539 113 302 116 135 3. Other flat products 12 862 14 135 14 488 14 850 15 222 SB. Long products 1. Beams 2. Wire rod 8 359 8 163 (1) 8 996 22 000 27 894 (2) 23 677 3. Other long products 56 864 55 527 (3) 61 200 9 221 24 269 62 730 9 452 24 876 64 298 (1) This figure has been reduced by 614 tonnes. (2) This figure has been increased by 4 794 tonnes. (3) This figure has been reduced by 4 180 tonnes. '