2002/665/EC: Decision No 3/2002 of the EU-Romania Association Council of 21 June 2002 concerning the export of certain steel products from Romania to the Community for the period 1 July to 31 December 2002 (double-checking system)
Official Journal L 227 , 23/08/2002 P. 0038 - 0048
Decision No 3/2002 of the EU-Romania Association Council of 21 June 2002 concerning the export of certain steel products from Romania to the Community for the period 1 July to 31 December 2002 (double-checking system) (2002/665/EC) THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL, Whereas: (1) The Contact Group referred to in Article 11 of Protocol 2 to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part(1), which entered into force on 1 February 1995, met on 22 January 2002 and agreed to recommend to the Association Council established under Article 106 of the Agreement that the double-checking system last extended for 2001 by Decision No 1/2001(2) should be re-introduced for the period 1 July to 31 December 2002. (2) The Association Council, having been supplied with all relevant information, has agreed with this recommendation, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 1. For the period 1 July to 31 December 2002, imports into the Community of the products listed in Annex I originating in Romania shall be subject to the presentation of an import document conforming to the European Community Surveillance Document model shown in Annex II issued by the authorities in the Community. 2. The classification of the products covered by this Decision is based on the tariff and statistical nomenclature of the Community (hereinafter called the Combined Nomenclature, or in abbreviated form CN). The origin of the products covered by this Decision shall be determined in accordance with the rules in force in the Community. 3. For the period stipulated in paragraph 1, imports into the Community of the iron and steel products listed in Annex I originating in Romania shall, in addition, be subject to the issue of an export document by the competent Romanian authorities. The importer must present the original of the export document not later than 31 March of the year following that in which the goods covered by the document were shipped. Shipment is considered to have taken place on the date of loading on to the exporting means of transport. 4. The export document shall conform to the model shown in Annex III. It shall be valid for exports throughout the customs territory of the Community. 5. Romania shall notify the Commission of the European Communities of the names and addresses of the appropriate Romanian governmental authorities which are authorised to issue and to verify export documents, together with specimens of the stamps and signatures they use. Romania shall also notify the Commission of any change in these particulars. 6. Certain technical provisions on the implementation of the double-checking system are set out in Annex IV. 7. Goods shipped before 1 July 2002 are not covered by this Decision. Article 2 1. Romania undertakes to supply the Community with precise statistical information on the export documents issued by the Romanian authorities pursuant to Article 1. Such information shall be transmitted to the Community by the end of the month following the month to which the statistics relate. 2. The Community undertakes to supply the Romanian authorities with precise statistical information on import documents issued by Member States in connection with the export documents issued by the Romanian authorities under Article 1. Such information shall be transmitted to the Romanian authorities by the end of the month following the month to which the statistics relate. Article 3 If necessary, at the request of either of the Parties, consultations shall be held on any problems arising from the operation of this Decision. Such consultations shall be held promptly. Any consultations held under this Article shall be approached by both Parties in a spirit of cooperation and with a desire to reconcile the difference between them. Article 4 Any notifications to be given hereunder shall be given: - in respect of the Community, to the Commission of the European Communities (DG Trade E.2), - in respect of Romania, to the Romanian Mission to the European Communities and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania, Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Promotion. Article 5 This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption. It shall apply from 1 July 2002. Done at Brussels, 21 June 2002. For the Association Council The President M. Geoana (1) OJ L 357, 31.12.1994, p. 2. (2) OJ L 35, 6.2.2001, p. 36. ANNEX I ROMANIA List of products subject to double-checking (2002) 7202 11 20 7202 11 80 7202 99 11 7203 90 00 7206 10 00 7206 90 00 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 7208 40 10 7208 40 90 7208 51 10 7208 51 30 7208 51 50 7208 51 91 7208 51 99 7208 52 10 7208 52 91 7208 52 99 7208 53 10 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 7210 69 10 7210 70 31 7210 70 39 7210 90 31 7210 90 33 7210 90 38 7211 13 00 7211 14 10 7211 14 90 7211 19 20 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 7213 10 00 7213 20 00 7213 91 10 7213 91 20 7213 91 41 7213 91 49 7213 91 70 7213 91 90 7213 99 10 7213 99 90 7214 20 00 7214 30 00 7214 91 10 7214 91 90 7214 99 10 7214 99 31 7214 99 39 7214 99 50 7214 99 61 7214 99 69 7214 99 80 7214 99 90 7215 90 10 7216 10 00 7216 21 00 7216 22 00 7216 31 11 7216 31 19 7216 31 91 7216 31 99 7216 32 11 7216 32 19 7216 32 91 7216 32 99 7216 33 10 7216 33 90 7216 40 10 7216 40 90 7216 50 10 7216 50 91 7216 50 99 7216 99 10 7219 11 00 7219 12 10 7219 12 90 7219 13 10 7219 13 90 7219 14 10 7219 14 90 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 7219 90 10 7220 11 00 7220 12 00 7220 20 10 7220 90 11 7220 90 31 7221 00 10 7221 00 90 7222 11 11 7222 11 19 7222 11 21 7222 11 29 7222 11 91 7222 11 99 7222 19 10 7222 19 90 7222 30 10 7222 40 10 7222 40 30 7225 11 00 7225 19 10 7225 19 90 7225 20 20 7225 30 00 7225 40 20 7225 40 50 7225 40 80 7225 50 00 7225 91 10 7225 92 10 7225 99 10 7226 11 10 7226 19 10 7226 19 30 7226 20 20 7226 91 10 7226 91 90 7226 92 10 7226 93 20 7226 94 20 7226 99 20 7227 10 00 7227 20 00 7227 90 10 7227 90 50 7227 90 95 7228 10 10 7228 10 30 7228 20 11 7228 20 19 7228 20 30 7228 30 20 7228 30 41 7228 30 49 7228 30 61 7228 30 69 7228 30 70 7228 30 89 7228 60 10 7228 70 10 7228 70 31 7228 80 10 7228 80 90 7301 10 00 ANNEX II >PIC FILE= "L_2002227EN.004102.TIF"> >PIC FILE= "L_2002227EN.004201.TIF"> >PIC FILE= "L_2002227EN.004301.TIF"> >PIC FILE= "L_2002227EN.004401.TIF"> ANNEX III >PIC FILE= "L_2002227EN.004502.TIF"> >PIC FILE= "L_2002227EN.004701.TIF"> ANNEX IV ROMANIA Technical provisions on the implementation of the double-checking system referred to in Article 1(6) 1. The export documents shall measure 210 × 297 mm. The paper used shall be white writing paper, sized, not containing mechanical pulp, and weighing not less than 25 g/m2. If they are completed by hand, entries must be in ink and in printed script. These documents may comprise additional copies duly indicated as such. If the documents have several copies only the top copy is the original. This copy shall be clearly marked as "original" and other copies as "copies". Only the original shall be accepted by the competent authorities of the Community as being valid for the control of export to the Community in accordance with the provisions of the double-checking system. 2. Each document shall bear a standardised serial number, whether or not printed, by which it can be identified. This number shall be composed of the following elements: - two letters identifying the exporting country as follows: RO, - two letters identifying the intended Member State of customs clearance as follows: BE= Belgium DK= Denmark DE= Germany EL= Greece ES= Spain FR= France IE= Ireland IT= Italy LU= Luxembourg NL= Netherlands AT= Austria PT= Portugal FI= Finland SE= Sweden GB= United Kingdom, - a one-digit number identifying the year, corresponding to the last figure in the respective year, e. g. 2 for 2002, - a two-digit number from 01 to 99, identifying the particular issuing office concerned in the exporting country, - a five-digit number running consecutively from 00001 to 99999 allocated to the intended Member State of customs clearance. 3. The export documents shall be valid for six months from the date of their issue. They may be renewed or prolonged, but not beyond 31 December of the calendar year appearing in box 3 of the export document. 4. Since the importer needs to present the original export document when requesting an import document, export documents should, as far as possible, be issued in respect of individual commercial transactions, not global contracts. 5. Romania need not show price information on the export document if there is a genuine need to protect commercial confidentiality. In such cases, box 9 of the export document should indicate the reason for not showing the price information and that it is available to the competent authorities of the Community on request. 6. Export documents may be issued after the shipment of the products to which they relate. In such cases they must bear the endorsement "issued retrospectively". 7. In the event of a theft, loss or destruction of an export document, the exporter may apply to the competent governmental authority which issued the document for a duplicate to be made out on the basis of the export documents in his possession. The duplicate of any such document so issued shall bear the endorsement "duplicate". The duplicate shall bear the date of the original export document. 8. The competent authorities of the Community shall be informed immediately of the withdrawal or modification of any export documents already issued and, where relevant, of the basis for such action.