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( 1 ) OJ NO L 7 , 14 . 1 . 1976 , P . 15 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 231 , 13 . 9 . 1979 , P . 15 .

COMMISSION DECISION NO 588/80/ECSC

OF 7 MARCH 1980

ON RETROSPECTIVE COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE IN RESPECT OF THE IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE ECSC TREATY ORIGINATING IN CERTAIN NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 74 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS BY DECISION 76/32/ECSC ( 1 ) THE COMMISSION INSTITUTED RETROSPECTIVE COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE OF IMPORTS OF CERTAIN ECSC TREATY PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN CERTAIN NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES ;

WHEREAS SINCE 5 MAY 1977 COMMUNITY IMPORTS OF CERTAIN ECSC IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN COVERED BY COMMUNITY ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADVANCE SURVEILLANCE , WHICH HAVE BEEN CONSOLIDATED AND AMENDED BY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION NO 2002/79/ECSC ( 2 );

WHEREAS , HAVING REGARD TO THE PARTICULAR FORM OF THESE ADVANCE SURVEILLANCE ARRANGEMENTS , THE PROVISIONS OF DECISION 76/32/ECSC CAN NO LONGER ENSURE THOROUGH AND CONSISTENT INFORMATION ON THE TRENDS IN ACTUAL IMPORTS AND THEIR PRICES , AND THESE PROVISIONS SHOULD THEREFORE BE AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF THE IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS SPECIFIED IN ANNEX I ORIGINATING IN THE NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES SPECIFIED IN ANNEX II SHALL BE SUBJECT TO RETROSPECTIVE COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE .

ARTICLE 2

1 . THE MEMBER STATES SHALL NOTIFY THE COMMISSION , WITHIN THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF EACH MONTH , OF :

( A ) THE QUANTITIES , EXPRESSED IN TONNES , IMPORTED DURING THE LAST MONTH BUT ONE PRECEDING THE MONTH IN QUESTION ;

( B ) THE PRICES PER TONNE OF THE PRODUCTS IMPORTED , CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF CIF FREE-AT-FRONTIER PRICES .

2 . THE INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY MEMBER STATES SHALL INCLUDE :

( A ) A BREAKDOWN BY PRODUCT ( CCT SUBHEADING AND NIMEXE CODE );

( B ) A BREAKDOWN BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN ;

( C ) WITHIN THE TOTAL OF ANY ONE PRODUCT ORIGINATING IN ANY ONE COUNTRY , THE QUANTITIES NOT IMPORTED DIRECTLY FROM THAT COUNTRY , AND , WHERE APPROPRIATE , A BREAKDOWN BY COUNTRY OR COUNTRIES OF CONSIGNMENT , SUCH INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED AS SOON AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE ;

( D ) THE QUANTITIES OF EACH PRODUCT RE-EXPORTED OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY AFTER INWARD PROCESSING , SUCH INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED AS SOON AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE .

3 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS DECISION , THE COUNTRY OF CONSIGNMENT IS DEEMED TO BE THE LAST INTERMEDIATE NON-MEMBER COUNTRY IN WHICH THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION WAS THE SUBJECT OF ' ENTREPOT ' OPERATIONS OR LEGAL TRANSACTIONS NOT CONNECTED WITH ITS TRANSPORTATION .

ARTICLE 3

DECISION 76/32/ECSC IS HEREBY REPEALED .

ARTICLE 4

THIS DECISION SHALL BE NOTIFIED TO THE MEMBER STATES AND PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE FOR EACH MEMBER STATE ON THE DATE OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES . IT SHALL APPLY UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1980 .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 7 MARCH 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

WILHELM HAFERKAMP

VICE-PRESIDENT

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ANNEX I

LIST OF PRODUCTS

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CCT HEADING NO // NIMEXE CODE // PRODUCTS //

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73.01 B // 73.01-21 ; 23 ; 25 ; 27 // HAEMATITE PIG IRON AND CAST IRON //

73.01 C // 73.01-31 ; 35 // PHOSPHORIC PIG IRON AND CAST IRON //

73.01 D // 73.01-41 ; 49 // PIG IRON AND CAST IRON OTHER THAN SPIEGELEISEN , HAEMATITE AND PHOSPHORIC PIG IRON AND CAST IRON //

73.02 A I // 73.02-11 // FERRO-MANGANESE CONTAINING MORE THAN 2 % BY WEIGHT OF CARBON ( HIGH CARBON FERRO-MANGANESE ) //

73.06 B // 73.06-20 // INGOTS //

73.07 A I // 73.07-12 // BLOOMS AND BILLETS , OF IRON OR STEEL , ROLLED ( 1 ) //

73.07 B I // 73.07-21 ; 24 // SLABS AND SHEET BARS , OF IRON OR STEEL , ROLLED ( 1 ) //

73.08 // 73.08-01 ; 03 ; 05 ; 07 ; 21 ; 25 ; 29 ; 41 ; 45 ; 49 // IRON OR STEEL COILS FOR RE-ROLLING //

73.10 A I // 73.10-11 // WIRE ROD OF IRON OR STEEL //

73.10 A II // 73.10-13 // CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS OF IRON OR STEEL WITH MINOR INDENTATIONS , FLAN- //

// // GES , GROOVES OR OTHER DEFORMATIONS PRODUCED DURING THE ROLLING PROCESS , //

// // WHETHER OR NOT TWISTED AFTER ROLLING //

// 73.10-16 // CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS OF IRON OR STEEL OTHER THAN THOSE WITH MINOR INDENTATIONS , FLANGES , GROOVES OR OTHER DEFORMATIONS PRODUCED DURING THE ROLLING PROCESS //

// // BARS AND RODS OF IRON OR STEEL , NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED OR EXTRUDED OTHER THAN CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS //

73.11 A I // 73.11-11 ; 12 ; 14 ; 16 ; 19 // ANGLES , SHAPES AND SECTIONS OF IRON OR STEEL , NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED OR EXTRUDED //

73.12 A // 73.12-11 ; 19 // HOOP AND STRIP OF IRON OR STEEL , NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED //

73.13 A II // 73.13-16 // ' ELECTRICAL ' SHEETS AND PLATES OF IRON OR STEEL , OTHER THAN WITH A WATT-LOSS , //

// // REGARDLESS OF THICKNESS , OF 0.75 WATT OR LESS //

73.13 B I A ) // 73.13-17 ; 19 ; 21 ; 23 ; 26 // SHEETS AND PLATES , OTHER THAN ' ELECTRICAL ' , NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED , OF A THICKNESS OF 2 MM OR MORE //

73.13 B II B ) // 73.13-43 ; 45 // SHEETS AND PLATES , OTHER THAN ' ELECTRICAL ' , NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN COLD- //

// // ROLLED , OF A THICKNESS OF MORE THAN 1 MM BUT LESS THAN 3 MM //

73.13 B II C ) // 73.13-47 ; 49 // SHEETS AND PLATES , OTHER THAN ' ELECTRICAL ' , NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN COLD-ROLLED , OF A THICKNESS OF 1 MM OR LESS //

73.13 B IV B ) 1 // 73.13-64 // TINPLATE //

73.13 B IV C ) // 73.13-67 ; 68 ; 72 ; 74 // SHEETS AND PLATES , OTHER THAN ' ELECTRICAL ' , ZINC-COATED OR LEAD-COATED //

73.15 A I B ) 2 // 73.61-50 // BLOOMS , BILLETS , SLABS AND SHEET BARS OF HIGH CARBON STEEL , OTHER THAN FORGED ( 1 ) //

73.15 A V B ) 1 // 73.63-21 // WIRE ROD OF HIGH CARBON STEEL //

73.15 B I B ) 2 ( AA ) // 73.71-53 // BLOOMS , BILLETS , SLABS , SHEET BARS , OTHER THAN FORGED : //

// // - STAINLESS OR HEAT-RESISTING STEEL ( 1 ) //

73.15 B I B ) 2 ( BB ) // 73.71-54 // BLOOMS , BILLETS , SLABS AND SHEET BARS : //

// // - HIGH SPEED STEEL ( 1 ) //

73.15 B I B ) 2 ( CC ) // 73.71-55 // BLOOMS , BILLETS , SLABS AND SHEET BARS : //

// // - S , PB AND P STEELS ( 1 ) //

73.15 B I B ) 2 ( DD ) // 73.71-56 // BLOOMS , BILLETS , SLABS AND SHEET BARS : //

// // - MANGANO-SILICON STEEL ( 1 ) //

73.15 B I B ) 2 ( EE ) // 73.71-59 // BLOOMS , BILLETS , SLABS AND SHEET BARS : //

// // - OTHER ALLOY STEEL ( 1 ) //

//

( 1 ) INCLUDES PRODUCTS OF THE SAME FORM IN CONTINUOUS CASTING // //

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73.15 B V B ) 1 ( AA ) // 73.73-23 // WIRE ROD : //

// // - STAINLESS OR HEAT-RESISTING STEEL //

73.15 B V B ) 1 ( BB ) // 73.73-24 // WIRE ROD OF HIGH SPEED STEEL //

73.15 B V B ) 1 ( CC ) // 73.73-25 // WIRE ROD : //

// // - S , PB AND P STEELS //

73.15 B V B ) 1 ( DD ) // 73.73-26 // WIRE ROD : //

// // - MANGANO-SILICON //

73.15 B V B ) 1 ( EE ) // 73.73-29 // WIRE ROD : //

// // - OTHER //

73.15 B V B ) 2 ( AA ) // 73.73-33 // HOT ROLLED OR EXTRUDED BARS , RODS , ANGLES , SHAPES AND SECTIONS : //

// // - STAINLESS OR HEAT-RESISTING STEEL //

73.15 B V B ) 2 ( BB ) // 73.73-34 // HOT-ROLLED OR EXTRUDED BAR , ROD , ANGLES , SHAPES AND SECTIONS OF HIGH SPEED STEEL //

73.15 B V B ) 2 ( CC ) // 73.73-35 // HOT-ROLLED OR EXTRUDED BARS , RODS , ANGLES , SHAPES AND SECTIONS : //

// // - S , PB AND P STEELS //

73.15 B V B ) 2 ( DD ) // 73.73-36 // HOT-ROLLED OR EXTRUDED BARS , RODS , ANGLES , SHAPES AND SECTIONS : //

// // - MANGANO-SILICON //

73.15 B V B ) 2 ( EE ) // 73.73-39 // HOT-ROLLED OR EXTRUDED BARS , RODS , ANGLES , SHAPES AND SECTIONS : //

// // - OTHER ALLOY //

73.15 B VII A ) 2 // 73.75-19 // ELECTRICAL SHEET AND PLATE IN ALLOY STEEL WITH A WATT LOSS REGARDLESS OF THICKNESS OF GREATER THAN 0.75 WATT //

73.15 B VII B ) 1 ( AA ) 11 // 73.75-23 // HOT-ROLLED SHEETS AND PLATES OF A THICKNESS MORE THAN 4.75 MM : //

// // - STAINLESS OR HEAT-RESISTING //

73.15 B VII B ) 1 ( AA ) 22 // 73.75-24 // HOT-ROLLED PLATE AND SHEET OF A THICKNESS MORE THAN 4.75 MM : //

// // - HIGH SPEED STEEL //

73.15 B VII B ) 1 ( AA ) 33 // 73.75-29 // HOT-ROLLED PLATE AND SHEET OF A THICKNESS MORE THAN 4.75 MM : //

// // - OTHER ALLOY //

73.15 B VII B ) 1 ( BB ) 11 // 73.75-33 // HOT-ROLLED SHEETS AND PLATES OF A THICKNESS NOT LESS THAN 3 MM BUT NOT //

// // MORE THAN 4.75 MM : //

// // - STAINLESS OR HEAT-RESISTING //

73.15 B VII B ) 1 ( BB ) 22 // 73.75-34 // HOT-ROLLED PLATE AND SHEET OF A THICKNESS NOT LESS THAN 3 MM BUT NOT //

// // MORE THAN 4.75 MM : //

// // - HIGH SPEED STEEL //

73.15 B VII B ) 1 ( BB ) 33 // 73.75-39 // HOT-ROLLED PLATE AND SHEET OF A THICKNESS NOT LESS THAN 3 MM BUT NOT //

// // MORE THAN 4.75 MM : //

// // - OTHER ALLOY //

73.15 B VII B ) 1 ( CC ) 11 // 73.75-43 // HOT-ROLLED SHEETS AND PLATES OF A THICKNESS LESS THAN 3 MM : //

// // - STAINLESS OR HEAT-RESISTING //

73.15 B VII B ) 1 ( CC ) 22 // 73.75-44 // HOT-ROLLED SHEET OF A THICKNESS LESS THAN 3 MM : //

// // - HIGH SPEED STEEL //

73.15 B VII B ) 1 ( CC ) 33 // 73.75-49 // HOT-ROLLED SHEET OF A THICKNESS LESS THAN 3 MM : //

// // - OTHER ALLOY //

73.15 B VII B ) 2 ( BB ) 11 // 73.75-63 // COLD-ROLLED SHEET OF A THICKNESS LESS THAN 3 MM : //

// // - STAINLESS OR HEAT-RESISTING //

73.15 B VII B ) 2 ( BB ) 22 // 73.75-64 // COLD-ROLLED SHEET OF A THICKNESS LESS THAN 3 MM : //

// // - HIGH SPEED STEEL //

73.15 B VII B ) 2 ( BB ) 33 // 73.75-69 // COLD-ROLLED SHEET OF A THICKNESS LESS THAN 3 MM : //

// // - OTHER ALLOY //

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ANNEX II

LIST OF COUNTRIES

ALGERIA

ARGENTINA

AUSTRALIA

AUSTRIA

BRAZIL

BULGARIA

CANADA

CHINA

CZECHOSLOVAKIA

EGYPT

FINLAND

GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

GREECE

HUNGARY

JAPAN

NORWAY

POLAND

PORTUGAL

ROMANIA

SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH KOREA

SPAIN

SWEDEN

SWITZERLAND

TAIWAN

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

USSR

VENEZUELA

YUGOSLAVIA