Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1013 of 17 July 2018 imposing provisional safeguard measures with regard to imports of certain steel products
1. Tariff quotas are hereby opened in relation to imports into the Union of each of the 23 product categories listed in Annex I for a period of 200 days from the entry into force of this Regulation.
2. Tariff quotas are specified in Annex V (defined by reference to the CN codes specified in relation to it).
3. Where the relevant tariff quota is exhausted or where imports of the product categories do not benefit from the relevant tariff quota, an additional duty at the rate of 25 % shall be levied. That additional duty shall apply to the customs value of the product being imported.
1. The origin of any product to which this Regulation applies shall be determined in accordance with the provisions in force in the Union relating to non-preferential origin.
2. Unless otherwise specified, the relevant provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
The tariff quotas shall be managed by the Commission and the Member States in accordance with the management system for tariff quotas provided for in Articles 49 to 54 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447.
Imports of the product categories referred to in Article 1, which are already on their way to the Union on the date of entry into force of this Regulation, whose destination cannot be changed, shall not be attributed to the tariff quotas, or subject to the additional duty specified in Article 1, and may be put into free circulation.
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure compliance with this Regulation.
1. Subject to paragraph 2, imports of the 23 product categories specified in Annex I originating in one of the developing countries shall, as specified in Annex IV, not be subject to the tariff quotas or subject to the additional duty referred to in Article 1.
2. For each of the 23 product categories, Annex IV specifies the originating developing countries which shall be subject to the measures set out in Article 1.
Products originating in Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein shall not be subject to the measures set out in Article 1.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Supplementary provisions
ANNEX IISupplementary provisions
ANNEX II
II.1 — Growth in imports for the 23 product categories (in tonnes)
Product Number
Product category
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
growth 2017 compared to 2013
1
Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips
4 814 207
5 212 268
7 807 441
8 574 007
6 991 376
45 %
2
Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Rolled Sheets
1 832 159
1 903 092
2 759 877
1 998 437
2 462 471
34 %
3
Electrical Sheets (other than GOES)
266 559
285 132
280 256
318 496
379 649
42 %
4
Metallic Coated Sheets
1 854 963
2 202 856
2 687 715
3 911 752
4 980 452
168 %
5
Organic Coated Sheets
681 698
725 296
622 553
730 625
915 248
34 %
6
Tin Mill products
552 384
662 861
638 316
756 016
617 567
12 %
7
Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto Plates
1 419 767
1 959 605
2 554 930
2 814 802
2 530 630
78 %
8
Stainless Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips
175 836
233 028
269 697
351 075
436 173
148 %
9
Stainless Cold Rolled Sheets and Strips
697 457
1 017 613
787 521
843 352
976 108
40 %
12
Non Alloy and Other Alloy Merchant Bars and Light Sections
911 115
1 219 800
1 200 627
1 400 824
1 385 829
52 %
13
Rebars
527 008
972 602
1 430 014
1 292 971
1 191 445
126 %
14
Stainless Bars and Light Sections
113 071
147 453
142 416
147 811
159 577
41 %
15
Stainless Wire Rod
52 082
71 229
57 627
58 670
62 978
21 %
16
Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire Rod
1 125 730
1 289 953
1 697 912
2 000 967
2 094 274
86 %
17
Angles, Shapes and Sections of Iron or Non Alloy Steel
223 669
277 507
268 014
388 041
262 745
17 %
18
Sheet Piling
15 870
16 503
14 051
36 970
85 054
436 %
20
Gas pipes
266 467
340 051
298 103
336 050
380 257
43 %
21
Hollow sections
461 263
552 874
574 490
725 545
820 667
78 %
22
Seamless Stainless Tubes and Pipes
32 581
38 782
39 719
42 510
42 701
31 %
23
Bearing Tubes and Pipes
7 489
9 426
11 944
9 773
8 663
16 %
25
Large welded tubes
286 939
411 273
209 524
159 219
1 044 534
264 %
26
Other Welded Pipes
474 949
491 934
510 548
540 386
571 167
20 %
28
Non Alloy Wire
573 988
722 719
692 714
736 500
722 633
26 %
II.2 — Growth in imports for the 23 product categories (in tonnes)
Product Number
Product category
Q1 2017
Q1 2018
growth Q1 2017 vs. Q1 2018
1
Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips
1 810 764
2 079 408
15 %
2
Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Rolled Sheets
679 628
630 459
– 7 %
3
Electrical Sheets (other than GOES)
80 836
114 451
42 %
4
Metallic Coated Sheets
1 482 049
1 190 741
– 20 %
5
Organic Coated Sheets
212 209
201 838
– 5 %
6
Tin Mill products
146 457
168 583
15 %
7
Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto Plates
676 207
640 176
– 5 %
8
Stainless Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips
122 092
107 577
– 12 %
9
Stainless Cold Rolled Sheets and Strips
229 981
280 549
22 %
12
Non Alloy and Other Alloy Merchant Bars and Light Sections
319 420
466 154
46 %
13
Rebars
210 505
551 316
162 %
14
Stainless Bars and Light Sections
40 602
49 988
23 %
15
Stainless Wire Rod
14 956
19 642
31 %
16
Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire Rod
560 863
641 668
14 %
17
Angles, Shapes and Sections of Iron or Non Alloy Steel
73 733
139 670
89 %
18
Sheet Piling
19 947
20 326
2 %
20
Gas pipes
94 430
120 512
28 %
21
Hollow sections
223 618
256 998
15 %
22
Seamless Stainless Tubes and Pipes
12 411
12 399
0 %
23
Bearing Tubes and Pipes
1 316
1 498
14 %
25
Large welded tubes
48 791
51 285
5 %
26
Other Welded Pipes
145 059
153 106
6 %
28
Non Alloy Wire
176 299
202 450
15 %
II.3 — Growth in imports for the 5 product categories (in tonnes)
Product Number
Product category
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
growth 2017 compared to 2013
10
Stainless Hot Rolled Quarto Plate
34 319
40 218
37 542
31 407
32 917
– 4 %
11
Grain-oriented electrical sheet
147 565
160 580
150 047
156 477
121 947
– 17 %
19
Railway Material
1 376
1 096
1 240
1 521
1 342
– 2 %
24
Other Seamless tubes
456 167
528 245
475 132
464 876
402 600
– 12 %
27
Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Finished Bars
456 791
521 976
484 927
459 327
458 310
0 %
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