Article 8
The classification of the steel products covered by this Regulation shall be based on the combined nomenclature (CN).
Council Regulation (EC) No 2222/2004 SECTION 1 — Classification
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Article 9
On the initiative of the Commission or of a Member State, the tariff and statistical nomenclature section of the Customs Code Committee, which was established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 shall examine urgently, in accordance with the provisions of the aforementioned Regulation, all questions concerning the classification of products covered by this Regulation within the combined nomenclature in order to classify them in the appropriate product groups.
Article 10
The Commission shall inform Ukraine of any changes in the combined nomenclature (CN) affecting products covered by this Regulation on their adoption by the competent authorities of the Community.
Article 11
The Commission shall inform the competent Ukrainian authorities of any decisions adopted in accordance with the procedures in force in the Community relating to classification of products covered by this Regulation, within one month at the latest of their adoption. Such communication shall include: (a) a description of the products concerned; (b) the relevant product group, and the combined nomenclature code (CN code); (c) the reasons which have led to the decision.
Article 12
1. Where a classification decision adopted in accordance with Community procedures in force results in a change of classification practice or a change in the product group of any product covered by this Regulation, the competent authorities of the Member States shall provide 30 days' notice, from the date of the Commission's notification, before the decision is put into effect. 2. Products shipped before the date of application of the decision shall remain subject to earlier classification practice, provided that the goods in question are entered to importation within 60 days of that date.
Article 13
Where a classification decision adopted in accordance with the Community procedures in force referred to in Article 12 involves a product group subject to a quantitative limit, the Commission shall, where necessary, initiate consultations without delay in accordance with Article 9, in order to reach agreement on any necessary adjustments to the corresponding quantitative limits provided for in Annex V.
Article 14
1. Without prejudice to any other provision on this subject, where the classification indicated in the documentation necessary for importation of the products covered by this Regulation differs from the classification determined by the competent authorities of the Member State into which they are to be imported, the goods in question shall be provisionally subject to the import arrangements which, in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation, are applicable to them on the basis of the classification determined by the aforementioned authorities. 2. The competent authorities of the Member States shall inform the Commission of the cases referred to in paragraph 1, indicating in particular: (a) the quantities of products involved; (b) the product group shown on the import documentation and that retained by the competent authorities; (c) the number of the export licence and the category shown. 3. The competent authorities of the Member States shall not issue a new import authorization for steel products subject to a Community quantitative limit laid down in Annex V following re-classification until they have obtained confirmation from the Commission that the amounts to be imported are available in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 4. 4. The Commission shall notify the exporting countries concerned of the cases referred to in this Article.
Article 15
In the cases referred to in Article 14, as well as in those cases of a similar nature raised by the competent Ukrainian authorities, the Commission, if necessary, shall enter into consultations with Ukraine, in order to reach agreement on the classification definitively applicable to the products involved in the divergence.
Article 16
The Commission, in agreement with the competent authorities of the importing Member State or States and of Ukraine, may, in the cases referred to in Article 15, determine the classification definitively applicable to the products involved in the divergence.
Article 17
When a case of divergence referred to in Article 14 cannot be resolved in accordance with Article 15, the Commission shall adopt, in accordance with the provisions of Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, a measure establishing the classification of the goods in the Combined Nomenclature.
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