Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1013 of 17 July 2018 imposing provisional safeguard measures with regard to imports of certain steel products

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1013
• Articles: 9

Article 1

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.

Article 2

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.

Article 3

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.

Article 4

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.

Article 5

The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure compliance with this Regulation.

Article 6

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.

Article 7

Products originating in Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein shall not be subject to the measures set out in Article 1.

Article 8

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX II

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 %