98/694/ECSC: Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council of 30 November 1998 on certain measures applicable with regard to Kazakhstan concerning trade in certain steel products covered by the ECSC Treaty
8. 12. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 332/7 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL of 30 November 1998 on certain measures applicable with regard to Kazakhstan concerning trade in certain steel products covered by the ECSC Treaty (98/694/ECSC) THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL, In agreement with the Commission, HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 During the period from 1 January to 30 June 1999, imports into all the Member States of steel products covered by the ECSC Treaty referred to in Annex I originating in Kazakhstan shall be subject to licensing. Licences shall be issued only within the limits defined in Article 2. Steel products originating in Kazakhstan, covered by a valid import licence or licences issued pursuant to Decision 98/402/ECSC (1), and which had already been sent to the Community before the date of entry into force of this Decision, shall be admitted within the limits applicable for the period from 1 July to 31 December 1998. Article 2 Quantities of authorised imports shall be determined, for each product group and for the whole of the Community, according to the quotas indicated in Annex II. 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 issue licences 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. shall The Member States and the Commission shall confer in order to ensure that these quantities are not exceeded. Article 4 Should an agreement between the European Coal and Steel Community and Kazakhstan on trade in certain steel products be concluded and enter into force during the period of application of this Decision, the provisions of that agreement together with any measures taken to give effect to it, shall, as from the date on which the agreement enters into force, replace the provisions of this Decision. Article 5 This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 January 1999. Done at Brussels, 30 November 1998. The President B. FERRERO-WALDNER (1) OJ L 178, 23. 6. 1998, p. 36. L 332/8 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 8. 12. 98 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 ANNEX I 7208 52 99 7208 53 10 7211 13 00 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 ANNEX II QUOTAS 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 Flat-rolled products SA1 (coils): SA2 (heavy plate): SA3 (other flat products): (tonnes) 14 629 5 123 4 140