title: 89/645/ECSC: Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community, meeting within the Council of 18 December 1989 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1990 in respect of certain steel products originating in developing countries

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No L 383 / 128                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                       30. 12. 89
                                                            II
                                        (Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                                   COUNCIL
                   DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF
                       THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL
                                 COMMUNITY, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL
                                                  of 19 December 1989
                   applying generalized tariff preferences for 1990 in respect of certain steel products
                                           originating in developing countries
                                                     (89/645 /ECSC)
THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS                          However, the Community preference arrangements
OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN                            applicable to Yugoslavia shall result exclusively from
COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, MEETING                               the provisions contained in the Agreement with that
WITHIN THE COUNCIL,
                                                                country concerning ECSC products (1).
In agreement with the Commission,
                                                                3 . The preferences granted by this Decision are sus
                                                                pended, on a temporary basis, for products originating
HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :                                       in the Republic of Korea.
                          Article 1                             4. Preferential entry as provided for in this Decision
                                                                shall be subject to conformity with the definition of the
1 . From 1 January to 31 December 1990, the customs             origin of products adopted in accordance with the pro
duties applicable to the products listed in Annexes I           cedure laid down in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC)
and II shall be totally suspended within the framework           No 802/68 (2) and contained in Regulation (EEC)
of tariff quotas and ceilings .                                 No 693/88 (3).
Spain and Portugal shall apply on the imports of prod          5 . The Community tariff quotas and ceilings shall be
ucts referred to above the customs duties established in
                                                                administered in accordance with the provisions set out
accordance with Articles 178 and 365 of the 1985 Act of
                                                                below.
Accession .
2. The arrangements provided for in paragraph 1 shall                                     SECTION I
apply solely :
— to each of the countries or territories listed in col              Provisions concerning the administration of the
    umn 4 of Annex I against each category of products             Community tariff quotas relating to products listed in
    listed in columns 2 and 3,                                                              Annex I
— to each of the other countries or territories listed in                                   Article 2
    Annex III, with the exception of Romania* for the
    same categories of products,
                                                                The total suspension of customs duties within the limits
— to each of the countries or territories listed in             of the Community tariff quotas referred to in Article 1(1 )
    Annex III for the other categories of products in
    Annex II,                                                   (')- OJ No L 41 , 14. 2. 1983 , p. 113 ; OJ No L 237 , 26 . 8 . 1983,
                                                                     p.l .
subject to observance of the concept of originating             (2) OJ No L 148* 28 . 6 . 1968, p. 1 .
products.                                                       P) OJ No L 77, 22. 3 . 1988, p. 1 .
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shall be accorded to each country or territory listed in           under the conditions which it shall determine, of prod
column 4 of Annex I in respect of the products indi               ucts originating in any of the countries or territories
cated against its name in columns 2 and 3 together with            referred to in Article 1 (2), are reached at Community
details in column 5 of the amount of the individual                level, the Member States may at any time, at the
quotas.                                                            request of any one of them or of the Commission and
                                                                   in respect of the whole of the Community, reintroduce
                                                                   the levying of the corresponding duties on imports of
                            Article 3                              the products in question from each of the countries or
                                                                   territories concerned until the end of the period
1.    The Member States shall administer their tariff              referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ).
quotas in accordance with their own provisions.
                                                                   2 . Within the framework of the foregoing provisions,
2. The extent to which a Member State has used up its              the Commission shall coordinate the procedures for
share shall be determined on the basis of imports of the           reintroducing normal customs duties, in particular by
goods in question which have been entered for free cir            notifying the date common to the whole of the Com
culation, on the basis of the customs value of the said            munity and directly applicable in each Member State.
                                                                   This notification shall be published in the Official
goods, and which are accompanied by a certificate of
                                                                   Journal of the European Communities.
origin in accordance with the rules referred to in
Article 1 (4).
                                                                   3.   However, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the
                                                                   countries listed in Annex IV.
                            Article 4
                                                                                Article 7
Each Member State shall reintroduce the levying of
duties which have been suspended in respect of a coun
                                                                   The extent to which ceilings have been used up shall be
try or territory listed in column 4 of Annex I as soon as          determined at Community level on the basis of imports
it finds that the charges against its national quota of the        charged in the manner laid down in Article 8 ( 1 ) and
products concerned originating in that country or terri           (2).
tory have reached the amount laid down in column 6 of
Annex I.
                                                                                SECTION III
                          SECTION II
                                                                                General provisions
       Provisions concerning the administration of the                                          Article 8
  Community tariff ceilings relating to the products listed
                       in Annexes I and II
                                                                    1 . Imports of the products in question shall be
                                                                   charged against the quota shares and Community ceil
                            Article 5
                                                                   ings as and when the products are entered for free cir
                                                                   culation, on the basis of the customs value of the said
Subject to Articles 6 and 7, the preferential tariff ceiling       products, and are accompanied by a certificate of ori
arrangements shall be accorded :                                   gin in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 1
                                                                   (4).
— for products in Annex I, to each of the countries or
     territories listed in Annex III, other than Romania           2. Goods may be charged against a ceiling or admit
     and those which may be listed in column 4 of                  ted under a tariff quota only if the certificate of origin
     Annex I, within the limits of the amounts specified           referred to in paragraph 1 is presented before the date
     in column 7 of Annex I, against each category of              on which the levying of duties is reintroduced.
     products,
— for products in Annex II, to the countries or territo           3 . For the purposes of the application of this Deci
     ries listed in Annex III, considered individually,            sion, the rates of conversion into national currencies of
     within the limits of a Community ceiling corres              the value in ecus in which the preferential amounts are
     ponding to 102 % of the highest maximum amount                expressed shall be those fixed on 2 October 1989 and
     valid for 1980 under each of the preferential ceilings        they shall remain in force from 1 January to 3 1 Decem
     opened for that year.                                         ber 1990 O).
                                                                   4. An amendment to the list of beneficiaries, in parti—
                            Article 6                               cular by the addition of new countries or territories,
                                                                   may entail a corresponding adjustment to Community
                                                                   tariff quotas or ceilings .
 1 . As soon as the individual ceilings fixed or calcu
lated in accordance with the provisions of Article 5,
which are laid down for imports into the Community,                (')   OJ No C 250, 3 . 10. 1989, p. 2.
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                               Article 9                              these lists shall be forwarded within five days of the
                                                                      end of each 10-day period.
 1.  The Member States shall, within six weeks of the
end of each quarter at the latest, forward to the Statisti                                   Article 10
cal Office of the European Communities the relevant
statistical data for the products entered for free circula           The Member States shall, in close cooperation with the
tion in the quarter concerned under generalized prefer               Commission, take all necessary measures to ensure that
ential treatment in accordance with the provisions of                 this Decision is applied.
the present Decision. This data, transmitted according
to the codes of the combined nomenclature and, where
applicable, of the TARIC, shall show the country of                                           Article 11
origin, value, quantity and any supplementary units as
defined by Regulations (EEC) No 1736/75 (») and                       The Member States shall take all measures necessary
(EEC) No 3367/87 0.                                                   for the implementation of this Decision.
2.   However, in the case of products in Annex I sub                                         Article 12
ject to quotas, the Member States shall, by the 11th day
of each month at the latest, forward to the Commission,               This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 1990.
at its request, the list of charges effected during the pre
vious month.
                                                                       Done at Brussels, 19 December 1989
At the Commission's request, when the level of 75 % of
the ceiling is reached, the Member States shall forward                                                     The President
these lists of charges to the Commission every 10 days ;                                                     R. DUMAS
 (>)  OJ No L 183 , 14. 7 . 1975, p . 3 .
 (2)  OJ No L 321 , 11 . 11 . 1987, p. 3 .
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                                                                        ANNEX I
                             List of products subject to duty free Community preferential tariff quotas and ceilings (a) (b)
                                                                                Community tariff quotas                   Ceilings
                                                                                Individual
                                                                                Amount of        ceiling for
   Order          CN                                                                                countries
    No            code                                Description                          Beneficiary       Individual         shares allo
                                                                                or territories
                                                                                countries or     quota amount    cated to Member
                                                                                other than
                                                                                territories         (ECU)              States
                                                                                those under
                                                                                (ECU)           column 4
                                                                                (ECU)
    0               2                                      3)                                    4                5                  6                 7
 60.0010      7207 1 1 19         Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy                                                                    3 324 600
              7207   12  11       steel
              7207   12  19       — Containing by weight less than 0,25 % of
              7207   20  15          carbon
              7207   20  31              Of rectangular (including square)
              7207   20  33              cross-section, the width measuring less
                                         than twice the thickness
                                            Rolled or obtained by continuous
                                            casting
                                               Other
                                         Other, of rectangular (other than
                                         square) cross-section
                                            Rolled or obtained by continuous
                                            casting
                                  — Containing by weight 0,25 % or more of
                                     carbon
                                         Of rectangular (including square)
                                         cross-section, the width measuring less
                                         than twice the thickness
                                            Rolled or obtained by continuous
                                            casting
                                               Other, containing by weight
                                                  0,25% or more but less than
                                                  0,6 % of carbon
                                         Of rectangular (other than square)
                                         cross-section
                                            Rolled or obtained by continuous
                                            casting
  60.0020     7208    11 00       Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy              Brazil               3 237 451      BNL      310  795    3 237 451
    (*)        7208   12  10      steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot              South Korea                         DK       148  923
               7208   12 91       rolled, not clad, plated or coated                     Venezuela                           D        809  363
               7208   12 99       — In coils, not further worked than hot                                                   E        236  334
              7208    13  10          rolled, of a thickness of less than 3 mm                                               GR         58 274
               7208   13 91           and having a minimum yield point of                                                    F        563  316
               7208   13 99           275 MPa or of a thickness of 3 mm or                                                   IRL        16  187
               7208   14  10          more and having a minimum yield point                                                  I        427  344
               7208   14 90           of 355 MPa                                                                             P          45 324
              7208    21  10      — Other, in coils, not further worked than                                                 UK       621  591
              7208    21 90           hot-rolled
              7208 22 10
              7208    22 91
              7208    22 99
              7208    23  10
              7208    23 91
              7208   23  99
              7208   24   10
              7208   24  90
(a) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to be considered as
    having no more than: an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN code.
    Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken
    together.
(b) References are not to be granted in respect of the products marked with one asterisk, originating in China.
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    0)           (2)                             (3)                           (4)       (5)        (6)           (7)
 60.0020    7211   12 10 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy
 (cont'd)    7211  19 10 steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not
            7211   22 10 clad, plated, or coated
            7211   29 10 — Not further worked than hot-rolled of a
                             thickness of less than 3 mm and having a
                             minimum yield point of 275 MPa or of a
                             thickness of 3 mm or more and having a
                             minimum yield point of 355 MPa
                                 Other, of a thickness of 4,75 mm or
                                 more
                                    Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                                 Other
                                    Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                         — Other, not further worked than hot-rolled
                                 Other, of a thickness of 4,75 mm or
                                 more
                                    Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                                 Other
 60.0030     7207 19 15  Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy     Argentina -  2 006 493 BNL   192 623  2 006 493
    (♦)      7207 20 55  steel                                           Brazil                 DK      92 299
                         — Containing by weight less than 0,25 % of      Venezuela              D     501 623
                             carbon                                                             E     146 474
                                    Other                                                       GR      36 117
                                       Of circular or polygonal cross                          F     349  130
                                       section                                                  IRL     10 032
                                          Rolled or obtained by contin                         I     264  857
                                          uous casting                                          P       28 091
                                          Other                                                 UK    385  247
                         — Containing by weight 0,25 % or more of
                              carbon
                                 Of circular or polygonal cross-section
                         —          Rolled or obtained by continuous
                                    casting
                                       Other
                                          Containing by weight 0,25 %
                                          or more but less than 0,6 % of
                                          carbon
              7213 10 00  Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly
              7213 31 00  wound coils of iron or non-alloy steel
              7213 39 00 — Containing identations, ribs, grooves or
              7213 41 00      other deformations produced during the
              7213 49 00      rolling process
                         — Other, containing by weight less than
                              0,25 % of carbon
                         — Other, containing by weight 0,25 % or
                              more but less than 0,6 % of carbon
              7214 20 00  Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy
              7214 40 10  steel, not further worked than forged hot
              7214 40 91  rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded but includ
              7214 40 99  ing those twisted after rolling
              7214 50 10  — Containing indentations, ribs, grooves, or
              7214 50 91      other deformations produced during the
              7214 50 99      rolling process or twisted after rolling
                          — Other, containing by weight less than
                              0,25 % of carbon
                          — Other, containing by weight 0,25 % or
                              more but less than 0,6 % of carbon
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    (1)         (2)                              (3)                        W           (5)        (6)         .    (7).
 60.0030    7215 90 10  Otherbars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel              1
 (cont'd)               — Other
                               Hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded not
                               further worked than clad
            7228 8090   Other bars and rods of other alloy steel, an
                        gles, shapes and sections of other alloy steel
                        — Hollow drill bars and rods
                               Of non-alloy steel
 60.0040    7207 19 31  Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy                                            1 908 900
            7207 20 71  steel
                        — Containing by weight less than 0,25% of
                            carbon
                               Other
                                   Blanks for angles, shapes and sec
                                  tions
                                      Rolled or obtained by continuous
                                      casting
                        — Containing by weight 0,25 % or more of
                            carbon
                        — — Blanks for angles, shapes and sections
                                   Rolled or obtained by continuous
                                   casting
            7216 1000    Angles, shapes and sections of iron of non
            7216 21 00  alloy steel
            7216 22 00  — U, I or H sections, not further worked
            7216 31 11      than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of
            7216 31 19      a height of less than 80 mm
            7216 31 91  — L or T sections, not further worked than
            7216 31 99      hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded of a
            7216 32 11      height of less than 80 mm
            7216 32 19  — U, I or H sections, not further worked
            7216 32 91      than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded of
            7216 32 99      a height of 80 mm or more
            7216 33 10   — L or T sections, not further worked than
            7216 33 90      hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a
            7216 40 10      height of 80 mm or more
            7216 40 90   — Other angles, shapes and sections, not fur
             7216 50 10     ther worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or
             7216 50 90     extruded
             7216 90 10  — Other
                                Hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, not
                                further worked than clad
             7301 10 00  Sheet piling of iron or steel, whether or not
                         drilled, punched or made from assembled
                         elements, welded angles, shapes and sec
                         tions, of iron or steel
                         — Sheet piling
  60.0050    7208 32 10  Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy     Argentina     5 500 000 BNL   528  000    6 276 000
    (*)      7208 32 30  steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot     Brazil                  DK    253  000
             7208 32 51  rolled, not clad, plated or coated            South Korea             D   1 375  000
             7208 32 59  — Not in coils, not further worked than hot                          E     401  500
             7208 32 91     rolled, of a thickness of less than 3 mm                           GR      99 000
             7208 32 99     and having a minimum yield point of                                F     957  000
             7208 33 10     275 MPa or of a thickness of 3 mm or                               IRL     27 500
             7208 33 91     more and having a minimum yield point                              I     726  000
             7208 33 99     of 355 MPa                                                         P       77 000
             7208 34 10 "-      Other, of a thickness exceeding 10 mm                          UK 1  056  000
             7208 34 90
             7208 35 10
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   (i)           (2                             (3)                        4)        (5) 6   (7)
 60.0050     7208  35 91       Other, of a thickness of 4,75 mm or
 (cont 'd)   7208  35 93       more but not exceeding 10 mm
             7208  35 99       Other, of a thickness of 3 mm or more
             7208  42 10       but less than 4,75 mm
             7208  42 30       Other, of a thickness of less than 3 mm
             7208 42 51        Other, not in coils, not further worked
             7208 42 59        than hot-rolled
             7208 42 91        Other, of a thickness exceeding 10 mm
             7208 42 99        Other, of a thickness of 4,75 mm or
             7208 43 10        more but not exceeding 10 mm
             7208 43 91        Other, of a thickness of 3 mm or more
             7208 43 99        but less than 4,75 mm
             7208  44 10       Other, of a thickness of less than 3 mm
             7208  44 90 — Other
             7208  45 10       Not further worked than surface-treated
             7208  45 91       or simply cut into shapes other than
             7208  4593        rectangular (including square)
             7208  45 99
             7208  90 10
             7209 12 10  Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel
             7209 12 90  of a width of 600 mm or more, cold-rolled
             7209 13 10  (cold-reduced) not clad, plated, or coated
             7209 13 90  — In coils, not further worked than cold
             7209 14 10     rolled (cold-reduced) of a thickness of less
             7209 14 90     than 3 mm and having a minimum yield
             7209 22 10     point of 275 MPa or of a thickness of
             7209 22 90     3 mm or more and having a minimum
             7209 23 10     yield point of 355 MPa
             7209 23 90         Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less
             7209 24 10         than 3 mm
             7209 24 91         Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but
              7209 24 99        not exceeding 1 mm
              7209 32 10        Of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm
              7209 32 90 — Other, in coils not further worked than
              7209 33 10    cold-rolled (cold reduced)
              7209 33 90        Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less
              7209 34 10        than 3 mm
              7209 34 90        Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but
              7209 42 10        not exceeding 1 mm
              7209 42 90        Of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm
              7209 43 10 — Not in coils, not further worked than
              7209 43 90    cold-rolled (cold^reduced) of a thickness
              7209 44 10    of less than 3 mm and having a minimum
              7209 44 90    yield point of 275 MPa or of a thickness of
              7209 90 10    3 mm or more and having a minimum
                            yield point of 355 MPa
                                Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less
                                than 3 mm
                                Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but
                                not exceeding 1 mm
                                Of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm
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    (1)        (2)                               (3)                        (4)       (5)   (6)       (7)
 60.0050                 — Other, not in coils, not further worked
 (cont'd)                   than cold-rolled (cold-reduced)
                                Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but not
                                exceeding 3 mm
                                Of a thickness of 0,5mm or more but
                                not exceeding 1 mm
                                Of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm
                         — Other
                                Not further worked than surface-treated
                                or simply cut into shapes other than
                                rectangular (including square)
           7210  11 10   Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy
           7210  12 11   steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, clad,
           7210  12 19   plated or coated
           7210  20 10   — Plated or coated with tin
           7210  31 10          Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more
           7210 3910                Not further worked than surface
           7210 41  10             treated or simply cut into shapes
           7210 49  10              other than rectangular (including
           7210 50  10             square)                                                -
           7210 60  11          Of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm
           7210 60  19              Not further worked than surface
           7210 70 11              treated or simply cut into shapes
           7210 70 19               other than rectangular (including
           7210 90 31               square)
           7210 90 33    — Plated or coated with lead, including
           7210 90 35       terne-plate
           7210 90 39           Not further worked than surface treated
                                or simply cut into shapes other than
                                rectangular (including square)
                         — Electrolytically plated or coated with zinc
                                Of steel of a thickness of less than
                                3 mm and having a minimum yield
                                point of 275 MPa or a thickness of
                                3 mm or more and having a minimum
                                yield point of 355 MPa
                                    Not further worked than surface
                                    treated or simply cut into shapes
                                    other than rectangular (including
                                    square)
                                Other
                                    Not further worked than surface
                                    treated or simply cut into shapes
                                    other thap rectangular (including
                                    square)
                         — Otherwise plated or coated with zinc
                                 Corrugated
                                    Not further worked than surface
                                    treated or simply cut into shapes
                                    other than rectangular (including
                                    square)
                                 Other
                                     Not further worked than surface
                                    treated or simply cut into shapes
                                    other than rectangular (including
                                    square)
                         — Plated or coated with chromium oxides or
                             with chromium and chromium oxides
                                 Not further worked than surface-treated
                                 or simply cut into shapes other than
                                 rectangular (including square)
                         — Plated or coated with aluminium
                       '         Not further worked than surface-treated
                                 or simply cut into shapes other than
                                 rectangular (including square)
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   (1)           (2)                              (3)                         (4)         (5) (6)   (7)
 60.0050                 — Painted, varnished or coated with plastics
 (cont'd)                       Not further worked than surface-treated
                                or simply cut into shapes other than
                                rectangular (including square)
                         — Other
                                Other
                                    Not further worked than surface
                                    treated, including cladding or simply
                                    cut into shapes other than rectangu
                                    lar (including square)
             7211 30 10  Flat-rolled products, of iron or non-alloy
             72114110    steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not
             7211 49 10  clad, plated or coated
             7211 90 11  — Not       further   worked   than  cold-rolled
                            (cold-reduced) of a thickness of less than
                            3 mm and having a minimum yield point
                            of 275 MPa or of a thickness of 3 mm or
                            more and having a minimum yield point
                            of 355 MPa
                                Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                         — Other, not further worked than cold-rolled
                            (cold-reduced)
                                Containing by weight less than 0,25 %
                                of carbon
                                    Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                                Other
                                    Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                         — Other
                         —      Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                                     Not further worked than surface
                                    treated
             7212 10 10  Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy
             7212 10 91  steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, clad,
             7212 21 11  plated or coated
             7212  29 11 — Plated or coated with tin
             7212  30 11        Tinplate, not further worked than sur
             7212  40 10         face-treated
             7212  40 91         Other
             7212 50 31              Of a width exceeding 500 mm
             7212 50 51                 Not further worked than surface
             7212 6011                  treated
                         — Electrolytically plated or coated with zinc
                                 Of steel of a thickness of less than
                                 3 mm and having a minimum yield
                                 point of 275 MPa or of a thickness of
                                 3 mm or more and having a minimum
                                yield point of 355 MPa
                                     Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                                        Not further worked than surface
                                        treated
                                 Other
                                     Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                                        Not further worked than surface
                                        treated
                         — Otherwise plated or coated with zinc
                                 Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                                     Not further worked than surface
                                     treated
                         — Painted, varnished or coated with plastics
                                 Tinplate, not further worked than var
                                 nished
                                 Other
                                     Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                                        Not further worked than surface
                                        treated
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    (1)       (2)                             (3)                            (4)      (5)        (6)             (7)
 60.0050              — Otherwise plated or coated
 (cont'd)                    Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                                Lead-coated
                                   Not further worked than surface
                                   treated
                                Other
                                   Not further worked than surface
                                   treated
                      — Clad
                             Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                                Not further worked than surface
                                treated
 60.0060  7207  11 11 Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy      Brazil      5 564100 BNL    534 154    5 891 400
          7207  19 11 steel                                            South Korea          DK     255 949
          7207  20 11 — Containing by weight less than 0,25 % of                            D   1  391 025
          7207  20 17     carbon                                                            E      406 179
          7207  20 51        Of    rectangular    (including   square)                      GR     100  154
          7207  20 57        cross-section, the width measuring less                        F      968  153
                             than twice the thickness                                       IRL      27 821
                                 Rolled or obtained by continuous                           I      734  461
                                casting                                                     P        77 897
                                    Free-cutting steel                                      UK 1   068  307
                      — Containing by weight 0,25 % or more of
                          carbon
                             Of    rectangular    (including   square)
                             cross-section, the width measuring less
                             than twice the thickness
                                 Rolled or obtained by continuous
                                 casting
                                    Free-cutting steel
                                  — Other, containing by weight
                                       0,6 % or more of carbon
                             Of circular or polygonal cross-section
                                 Rolled or obtained by continuous
                                 casting
                                    Free-cutting steel
                                    Other
                                       Containing by weight 0,6 % or
                                       more of carbon
           7213 20 00  Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly
           7213 50 10 wound coils of iron or non-alloy steel
           7213 50 90 — Of free-cutting steel
                      — Other, containing by weight 0,6 % of more
                          of carbon
           7214 30 00  Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy
           7214 60 00  steel, not further worked than forged, hot
                      rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but in
                       cluding those twisted after rolling
                      — Of free-cutting steel
                      — Other, containing by weight 0,6 % or more
                          of carbon
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    i)           (2                                  (3                          4          5) 6   (7)
 60.0060     7218  90  11   Stainless steel in ingots or other primary
 (cont 'd)   7218  90  13   forms, semi-finished products of stainless
             7218  90  15   steel
             7218  90  19   — Other
             7218  90  50   — — Of        rectangular   (including   square)
                                   cross-section
                                      Rolled or obtained by continuous
                                      casting
             7219 11 10     Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a
             7219   11 90   width of 600 mm or more
             7219   12  10  — Not further worked than hot-rolled in coils
             7219   12 90   — Not further worked than hot-rolled not in
             7219   13  10     coils
             7219 13 90     — Not      further   worked    than   cold-rolled
             7219   14  10     (cold-reduced)
             7219   14 90          Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less
             7219  21   11         than 3 mm
             7219  21   19         Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but
             7219  21  90          not exceeding 1 mm
             7219  22   10         Of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm
             7219  22  90   — Other
             7219  23   10         Not further worked than surface-treat
             7219  23  90          ed, including cladding, or simply cut
             7219  24   10         into shapes other than rectangular (in
             7219  24  90          cluding square)
             7219   33 10
             7219   33 90
             7219   34 10
             7219   34 90
             7219   35 10
             7219   35 90
             7219   90 11
             7219  90 19
                             Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a
                             width of less than 600 mm
             7220 1 1 00     — Not further worked than hot-rolled
              722012 00      — Not      further   worked    than  cold-rolled
              7220 20 10        (cold-reduced)
                                    Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                             — Other
              7220 90 1 1           Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                                       Not further worked, than surface
                                       treated, including cladding
                                    Of a width not exceeding 500 mm
                                       Not further worked than surface
                                       treated, including cladding
              7220 9031                    Hot-rolled, not further worked
                                           than clad
              7221 00 10     Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly
              7221 0090      wound coils, of stainless steel
              7222   10 1 1  Other bars, and rods of stainless steel ; shapes
              7222   10 19   and sections of stainless steel
              7222   10 51   — Bars and rods, not further worked than
              7222   10 59      hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded
              7222   1099    — Other bars and rods
              7222  30 10           Hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded not
              7222  40 1 1          further worked than clad
              7222  40 19    — Angles, shapes and sections
              7222  40 30           Not further worked than hot-rolled,
                                    hot-drawn or extruded
                                    Other
                                        Hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded
                                       not further worked than clad
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    0)         (2)                                3                         (4        (5) (6)       (7)
 60.0060   7224 90   01  Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary
 (cont 'd) 7224 90   09  forms, semi-finished products of other alloy
           7224 90   15  steel
           7224 90   30  — Other
                                Of    rectangular    (including  square)
                                cross-section
                                   Hot-rolled or obtained by contin
                                   uous casting
                                Other
                                   Hot-rolled or obtained by contin
                                   uous casting
           7225  10  10  Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a
           7225  10  91  width of 600 mm or more
           7225  10  99  — Of silicon-electrical steel
           7225  20  11  — Of high speed steel
           7225 20 19           Not further worked than hot-rolled
           7225 20 30           Not further worked than surface-treat
           7225 30 00           ed, including cladding or simply cut
           7225 40 10           into shapes other than rectangular (in
           7225 40 30           cluding square)
           7225 40 50    — Other, not further worked than hot-rolled,
           7225 40 70       in coils
           7225 40 90    — Other, not further worked than hot-rolled,
           7225 50 00        not in coils
           7225 90 10           Other, not further worked than cold
                                rolled (cold-reduced)
                         — Other
                                Not further worked than surface-treated
                                including cladding or simply cut into
                                shapes other than rectangular (includ
                                ing square)
           7226  10   10  Flat-rolled products or other alloy steel, of a
           7226   10  30  width of less than 600 mm =
           7226  20   10  — Of silicon-electrical steel
           7226  20   31         Not further worked than hot-rolled
           7226  20   51         Other
            7226 20   71            Of a width exceeding 500 mm
            7226 91   00  — Of high-speed steel
            7226 92   10         Not further worked than hot-rolled
            7226 99   11         Not further worked than cold-rolled
            7226 99   31         (cold reduced)
                                    Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                                 Other
                                    Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                                       Not further worked than surface
                                       treated, including cladding
                                    Of a width not exceeding 500 mm
                                          Not further worked than sur
                                          face-treated including clad
                                          ding
                                          Hot-rolled, not further worked
                                          than clad
                          — Other
                                 Not further worked than hot-rolled
                                 Not further worked than cold-rolled
                                 (cold-reduced)
                                 — Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                                 Other
                                    Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                                       Not further worked than surface
                                       treated, including cladding
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   (1)           2)                               3                         4         (5) (6)   (7)
 60.0060                           Of a width not exceeding 500 mm
 (cont 'd)                            Not further worked than surface
                                      treated, including cladding
                                         Hot-rolled, not further worked
                                         than clad
               7227      Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly
                         wound coils, of other alloy steel
                         Other bars and rods of other alloy steel ; an
                         gles, shapes and sections, of other alloy steel ;
                         hollow drill bars and rods of alloy or non -
                         alloy steel
                         — Bars and rods, of high-speed steel :
             7228 10 10         Not further worked than hot-rolled,
                                hot-drawn or extruded
                                Other
             7228 1030             Hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded,
                                   not further worked than clad
                         — Bars and rods, of silico-manganese steel :
             7228 20 1 1        Not further worked than hot-rolled,
             7228 20 19         hot-drawn or extruded
                         — — Other
             7228 20 30            Hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded,
                                   not further worked than clad
             7228 30 10  — Other bars and rods, not further worked
             7228 30 30     than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded
             7228 30 80  — Other bars and rods
             7228 60 10         Hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, not
                                further worked than clad
                         — Angles, shapes and sections
             7228 70 10         Not further worked than hot-rolled,
                                hot-drawn or extruded
                                Other
             7228 70 31            Hot-rolled, hot drawn or extruded,
                                   not further worked than clad
                         — Hollow drill bars and rods
             7228 80 10         Of alloy steel
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                                                                     ANNEX II
                List of products in respect of which the Common Customs Tariff duties are completely suspended under the
                              generalized tariff preferences granted to developing countries and territories (a) (b)
     Order
      No
                      CN code                                                             Description
       (1)                (2)                                                                  (3)
   62.0010           7208 31 00              Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-rolled, not
   (*)               7208 41 00             clad, plated or coated
                                            — Not in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3 mm and hav
                                                ing a minimum yield point of 275 MPa or of a thickness of 3 mm or more and having a
                                                minimum yield point of 355 MPa
                                                    Rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width not exceeding 1 250 mm and of
                                                    a thickness of not less than 4 mm, without patterns in relief
                                            — Other, not in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled
                                                    Rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width not exceeding 1 250 mm and of
                                                    a thickness of not less than 4 mm, without patterns in relief
                     7211 1100               Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not clad, plat
                     7211 21 00              ed or coated
                                             — Not further worked than hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3 mm and having a mini
                                                mum yield point of 275 MPa or of a thickness of 3 mm or more and having a minimum
                                                yield point of 355 MPa
                                                    Rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm and of a
                                                    thickness of not less than 4 mm, not in coils and without patterns in relief
                                             — Other, not further worked than hot-rolled
                                                    Rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm and of a
                                                    thickness of not less than 4 mm, not in coils and without patterns in relief
   62.0020           7211   12 90            — Not further worked than hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3 mm and having a mini
   (*)               7211   19 91               mum yield point of 275 MPa or of a thickness of 3 mm or more and having a minimum
                     7211   19 99               yield point of 355 MPa
                     7211   22 90                   Other, of a thickness of 4,75.mm or more
                     7211   29 91                       Of a width nor exceeding 500 mm
                     7211   29 99                   Other
                     7211   41 91                       Of a width not exceeding 500 mm
                     7212   60 91                          Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4,75 mm
                                                           Of a thickness of less than 3 mm
                                             — Other, not further worked than hot-rolled
                                                    Other, of a thickness of 4,75 mm or more
                                                     — Of a width not exceeding 500 mm
                                             — Other, not further worked than hot-rolled
                                                    Other
                                                        Of a width not exceeding 500 mm
                                                           Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4,75 mm
                                                           Of a thickness of less than 3 mm
                                             — Clad
                                                    Of a width not exceeding 500 mm
                                                        Not further worked than surface-treated
                                                           Hot-rolled, not further worked than clad
(a) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to be considered
    as having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN
    code. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description
    taken together.
(b) Preferences are not to be granted in respect of products marked with one asterisk, originating in Romania.
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     (1)           (2)                                                      (3)
  62.0030      7209  1 1 00 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, cold-rolled
               7209 21 00   (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated
               7209 31 00   — In coils, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced), of a thickness of less than
               7209 41 00       3 mm and having a minimum yield point of 275 MPa or of a thickness of 3 mm or more
                                and having a minimum yield point of 355 MPa
                                   Of a thickness of 3 mm or more
                            — Other, in coils, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced)
                                   Of a thickness of 3 mm or more
                            — Not in coils, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced), of a thickness of less than
                                3 mm and having a minimum yield point of 275 MPa or of a thickness of 3 mm or more
                                and having a minimum yield point of 355 MPa
                                   Of a thickness of 3 mm or more
                            — Other, not in coils, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced)
                                   Of a thickness of 3 mm or more
  62.0040      721931    10  Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of 600 mm or more
               7219 31   90 — Not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced)
               7219 32   10        Of a thickness of 4,75 mm or nore
               7219 32   90            Containing by weight 2,5 % or more of nickel
                                       Containing by weight less than 2,5 % of nickel
                                    Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4,75 mm
                                       Containing by weight 2,5 % or more of nickel
                                       Containing by weight less than 2,5 % of nickel
  62.0050      7302   10 31  Railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the following : rails , check
  (*)          7302   10 39  rails and rack rails, switch blades , crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces, slee
               7302   10 90  pers (cross-ties), fish-plates, chairs, chair wedges, sole plates (base plates), rail clips, bed
               7302  20 00   plates, ties and other material specialized for jointing or fixing rails
               7302  40 10  — Rails
               7302  90 10          Other
                                       New
                                          Of a weight per m of 20 kg or more
                                          Of a weight per m of less than 20 kg
                                       Used
                             — Sleepers (cross-ties)
                            — Fish-plates and sole plates
                                    Rolled
                             — Other
                                    Check-rails
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                                                                    ANNEX 1U
                               List of developing countries and territories enjoying generalized tariff preferences (')
                                                      A. INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
048 Yugoslavia                                           373 Mauritius                                  612 Iraq
066 Romania                                              375 Comoros (2)                                616 Iran
204 Morocco                                              378 Zambia                                     628  Jordan
208 Algeria                                              382 Zimbabwe                                   632  Saudi Arabia
212 Tunisia                                              386 Malawi (2)                                 636  Kuwait
216   Libya                                              391 Botswana (2)                               640  Bahrain
220   Egypt                                              393 Swaziland                                  644 Qatar
224   Sudan (2)                                          395 Lesotho (2)                                647 United Arab Emirates
228   Mauritania (2)                                     412  Mexico                                    649 Oman
232   Mali (2)                                           416  Guatemala                                 652 North Yemen (2)
236 Burkina Faso (2)                                     421  Belize                                    656 South Yemen
240 Niger O                                              424  Honduras                                  660 Afghanistan (2)
244 Chad (2)                                             428  El Salvador                               662 Pakistan
247 Republic of Cape Verde (2)                           432 Nicaragua                                  664 India
248 Senegal                                              436 Costa Rica                                 666 Bangladesh (2)
252 Gambia (2)                                           442 Panama                                     667 Maldives (2)
257 Guinea-Bissau (2)                                    448 Cuba                                       669 Sri Lanka
260 Guinea (2)                                           449 St Christopher and Nevis                   672 Nepal (2)
264 Sierra Leone (2)                                     452 Haiti (2)                                  675 Bhutan (2)
268 Liberia                                              453 Bahamas                                    676 Burma (Myanmar) (2)
272 Ivory Coast                                          456 Dominican Republic                         680 Thailand
276 Ghana                                                459 Antigua and Barbuda                        684 Laos (2)
280 Togo (2)                                             460  Dominica                                  690 Vietnam
284 Benin (2)                                            464  Jamaica                                   696 Kampuchea (Cambodia)
288 Nigeria                                              465  St Lucia                                  700 Indonesia
302 Cameroon                                             467  St Vincent                                701 Malaysia
306 Central African Republic (2)                         469  Barbados                                  703 Brunei Darussalam
310 Equatorial Guinea (2)                                472 Trinidad and Tobago                        706 Singapore
3 1 1 Sao Tom6 and Principe (2)                          473 Grenada                                    708 Philippines
314 Gabon                                                480 Colombia                                   720 China
318 Congo                                                484 Venezuela                                  728 South Korea
322 Zaire                                                488 Guyana                                     801 Papua New Guinea
324 Rwanda (2)                                           492 Surinam                                    803 Nauru
328 Burundi (2)                                          500 Ecuador                                    806 Solomon Islands
 330 Angola                                               504 Peru                                      807 Tuvalu (2)
 334 Ethiopia (2)                                         508 Brazil                                    808 Federated States of Micronesia
 338 Djibouti (2)                                         512 Chile                                     808   Republic of the Marshall Islands
 342 Somalia (2)                                          516 Bolivia                                   808   Republic of Palau
 346 Kenya                                                520 Paraguay                                  812   Kiribati (2)
 350  Uganda (2)                                          524 Uruguay                                    815  Fiji
 352  Tanzania (2)                                        528 Argentina                                  816 Vanuatu
 355  Seychelles and dependencies                         600 Cyprus                                     817 Tonga (2)
 366  Mozambique (2)                                      604 Lebanon                                    819 Western Samoa (2)
 370  Madagascar                                          608 Syria
 (')  The code number preceding the name of each beneficiary country or territory is that given in 'Geonomenclature' (Regulation (EEC) No 3639/86
      (OJ No L 336, 29. 1 1 . 1986, p. 46)).
 (2)  This country is also included in Annex IV.
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                                               B. COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES
            dependent or administered, or for whose external relations Member States of the Community or third
                                                countries are wholly or partly responsible
            044 Gibraltar
             329 St Helena and St Helena dependencies
            357 British Indian Ocean Territory
             377 Mayotte
            406 Greenland
             408 St Pierre and Miquelon
            413 Bermuda
             446 Anguilla
             454 Turks and Caicos Islands
             457 Virgin Islands of the United States
            461 British Virgin Islands and Montserrat
            463 Cayman Islands
             474 Aruba
             478 Netherlands Antilles
             529 Falkland Islands and Falkland dependencies
             740 Hong Kong
             743 Macao
             802 Australian Oceania (Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Heard Island and McDonald
                  Islands, Norfolk Island)
             808 American Oceania (')
             809 New Caledonia and dependencies
             81 1 Wallis and Futuna Islands
             813 Pitcairn
             814 New Zealand Oceania (Tokelau and Niue Islands ; Cook Islands)
             822 French Polynesia
             890 Polar regions (French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Australian Antarctic Territories, British
                  Antarctic Territories)
             Note: The above lists may be amended subsequently to take account of changes in the international
                    status of countries or territories .
             (<)  American Oceania includes : Guam, American Samoa^ (including Swain's Island), Midway Islands, Johnston and
                  Sand Islands, Wake Island.
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                                              ANNEX IV
                             List of least-developed developing countries
           224   Sudan                                         350 Uganda
           228   Mauritania                                    352 Tanzania
           232   Mali                                          366 Mozambique
           236   Burkina Faso                                  375 Comoros
           240 Niger                                           386 Malawi
           244 Chad                                            391  Botswana
           247 Republic of Cape Verde                          395  Lesotho
           252   Gambia                                        452  Haiti
           257   Guinea-Bissau                                 652  North Yemen
           260   Guinea                                        656  South Yemen
           264   Sierra Leone                                  660 Afghanistan
           280 Togo                                            666 Bangladesh
           284 Benin                                           667 Maldives
           306 Central African Republic                        672 Nepal
           310 Equatorial Guinea                               675 Bhutan
           3 1 1 Sao Tom6 and Principe                         676 Burma (Myanmar)
           324 Rwanda                                          684 Laos
           328 Burundi                                         807 Tuvalu
           334 Ethiopia                                        812 Kiribati
           338 Djibouti                                        817 Tonga
           342 Somalia                                         819 Western Samoa


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Decision No 1145/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 2002 on Community incentive measures in the field of employment (Text with EEA relevance) - Statement by the Commission

Official Journal L 170 , 29/06/2002 P. 0001 - 0006

Decision No 1145/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 10 June 2002on Community incentive measures in the field of employment(Text with EEA relevance)THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 129 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(2),Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions(3),Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty(4), in the light of the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee on 3 April 2002,Whereas:(1) Article 3 of the Treaty sets out that the activities of the Community shall include the promotion of coordination between employment policies of the Member States with a view to enhancing their effectiveness by developing a coordinated strategy for employment.(2) The Extraordinary European Council Meeting on Employment in Luxembourg on 20 and 21 November 1997 launched an overall strategy for employment, the European Employment Strategy, encompassing the coordination of Member States' employment policies on the basis of commonly-agreed employment guidelines (the Luxembourg process), the continuation and development of a coordinated macroeconomic policy and of an efficient internal market, with a view to laying the foundations for sustainable growth, new dynamism and a climate of confidence conducive to boosting employment. This strategy also involves the harnessing in a more systematic way of all Community policies in support of employment, both framework policies and support policies.(3) The European Council of Lisbon of 23 and 24 March 2000 has agreed on a new strategic goal for the Union to build a competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy capable of sustaining economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion and so to regain the conditions for full employment. To this end, it has set a new range of targets and benchmarks and introduced them in a new open method of coordination at all levels coupled with a stronger guiding and coordination role for the European Council, to ensure more coherent strategic direction and effective monitoring of progress. Moreover, it requested that the mid-term review of the Luxembourg process should give a new impetus by enriching the employment guidelines with more concrete targets establishing closer links with other relevant policy areas.(4) A specific strength of the European Employment Strategy is that Member States cooperate on employment policy, while retaining the right to take decisions appropriate to their individual circumstances. Another strength is that they learn from the experiences of each other, including the ways in which they involve the social partners, and local and regional authorities.(5) The European Council has determined on several occasions that comparable and reliable statistics and indicators in the field of employment and the labour market should be defined and collected.(6) Council Decision 2000/98/EC of 24 January 2000 establishing the Employment Committee(5) aims at promoting coordination between the Member States on employment and labour market policies.(7) Council Decision 98/171/EC of 23 February 1998 on Community activities concerning analysis, research and cooperation in the field of employment and the labour market(6) which provided for such activities ceased to apply on 31 December 2000.(8) This Decision should provide for the continuation and development of the activities launched on the basis of Decision 98/171/EC. In implementing activities under this Decision, the Commission should take full account of the results of the programme carried out under Decision 98/171/EC.(9) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission(7).(10) This Decision lays down, for the entire duration of the activities, a financial framework constituting the prime reference within the meaning of point 33 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure(8) for the budgetary authority during the annual budgetary procedure,HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1Establishment of Community activitiesCommunity activities concerning analysis, research and cooperation among the Member States in the field of employment and the labour market shall be carried out in the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2006.Article 2Principles1. The activities referred to in this Decision are those directly linked to the implementation of Title VIII of the Treaty.2. The activities shall contribute to achieving the new strategic goal set by the European Council at Lisbon of enabling the Community to re-establish the conditions for full employment.Article 3Objectives1. The objectives of these activities are:(a) to underpin a coordinated approach to employment policy in the Community within the overall aim of raising the employment rate set out by the European Council at Lisbon;(b) to contribute to the development of the coordinated strategy for employment through the analysis, monitoring and support of actions carried out in the Member States, with due regard for the latter' responsibilities in this field;(c) to develop, follow up and evaluate the European Employment Strategy with a strong forward-looking emphasis;(d) to foster cooperation between Member States in analysis, research and monitoring of labour market policy;(e) to identify best practices and promote exchanges and transfers of information and experience;(f) to develop the approach and contents of the European Employment Strategy, including ways of cooperating with the social partners and relevant local and regional authorities, and(g) to implement an active information policy responding to the public's need for transparency and recognising the importance of ensuring that European citizens can be fully informed on all aspects of the European Employment strategy. This is achieved in particular by specific information measures to increase the general awareness of the European Employment Strategy and by making the Employment Package including the national action plans on employment, and their evaluations as presented in the Joint Employment Report, accessible to the general public, notably through the use of internet facilities.2. The analysis in the context of these activities shall to the maximum possible extent be gender specific.Article 4Community measures1. Bearing in mind the principles set out in Article 2 and with a view to achieving the objectives referred to in Article 3, the Community measures shall cover the following activities:(a) analysis and evaluation of employment trends and framework policy conditions; prospective analysis on policy areas of importance to the Commission and Member States for the assessment of policy options and the impact of Community policies; forward analysis and research of new policy issues arising in the development of the coordinated strategy for employment;(b) providing support for Member States' efforts in evaluating in a consistent and coordinated manner their National Action Plans for Employment, including the way in which the social partners and relevant regional and local authorities have been and may be involved in their implementation. A special evaluation exercise shall be completed at the end of the first period of application of the annual employment policy guidelines agreed in accordance with the Luxembourg process;(c) a quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the effects of the European Employment Strategy in general, including assessment of the effectiveness of the methodology used, and analysis of the consistency between the European Employment Strategy and general economic policy, as well as other policy areas;(d) bringing together and exchanging experience in the Member States, including the peer review process, in terms of both the pillars and individual guidelines, as defined in the annual Employment Policy Guidelines for the Member States. Increasing this cooperation will help Member States in developing their employment policies in the light of the lessons learned;(e) monitoring of the European Employment Strategy in the Member States, in particular through the European Employment Observatory;(f) technical and scientific work needed to underpin the development of common quantitative and qualitative indicators, improving and completing statistics, benchmarking performances and the exchange of information on best practices;(g) supporting the input of presidencies of the Council of the European Union in order to create a special focus on priority elements of the European Employment Strategy and on special events of high international importance or of general interest to the Community and the Member States.2. Under the activities referred to in paragraph 1, particular attention will be given to people experiencing a combination of disadvantages which inhibit their prospects of participating actively on the labour market. In addition, efforts shall be made to mainstream the principle of gender equality, in particular with regard to equal opportunities for men and women in employment and labour markets and to reconciling working life and family life.3. In implementing the measures referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall take into account the statistical data, studies and project reports available from international organisations such as the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO).4. The activities referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on the objective of ensuring that there is a high level of awareness of the European Employment Strategy at all geographic levels of the European Union so that the general public and interest groups, such as social partners, local and regional authorities and other key local actors, including the mutual and non-profit sector, are aware of their potential to enhance the economic and social prospects of their localities, and encouraged and facilitated in making contributions to that end.The activities aimed at promoting cooperation, best practice and innovative approaches, improving knowledge, developing an exchange of information and evaluating the experience in implementing the National Action Plans at all levels, will include:(a) studies on all innovative approaches and measures relating to the implementation of the Employment strategy including at local and regional level;(b) the exchange of experiences to promote best practices including at local and regional level;(c) studies on measures to encourage local and regional partners in the implementation of the European Employment Strategy;(d) dissemination of the results of the abovementioned studies on the implementation of the European Employment Strategy including at local and regional levels.Article 5OutputsThe output of the activities referred to in Article 4 shall be used or published according to the type of activity involved, including:1. the Employment in Europe report and other publications, working documents, reports to be submitted to the Council, the Commission and the Employment Committee; including reports on the evaluation of the Luxembourg process referred to in Article 4(1)(b);2. national seminars in preparation for the National Action Plans for Employment, seminars on employment policy or the organisation of important international events on priority topics or topics of general importance;3. the use of Internet facilities for the dissemination of results (web publishing, Internet chats and seminars) and as a tool to foster cooperation and the exchange of information.Article 6Consistency and complementarityThe Commission shall take all necessary steps to ensure consistency and the absence of duplication between the measures implemented under this Decision and those of other related and relevant Community programmes and initiatives. In this regard a high priority will be accorded to assessing both positive and negative outcomes of all measures assisted under such related programmes and initiatives and ensuring that lessons learned in one sphere progressively inform activities which are being undertaken in others. To this end the Commission shall ensure the internal links with relevant Community programmes and initiatives and the decentralised agencies.Article 7Participation of third countries1. The activities which may be open to participation by the countries of the European Economic Area, the associated countries of Central and Eastern Europe, Cyprus, Malta and Turkey, and Mediterranean countries which are partners of the European Union shall be defined in the context of the European Union's relations with those countries.2. The cost of the participation referred to in paragraph 1 shall be borne either by the countries concerned or under the Community budget headings covering implementation of the cooperation, association or partnership agreements with those countries in the area concerned.Article 8Implementing measures1. The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision relating to the matters referred to below shall be adopted in accordance with the management procedure referred to in Article 9(2):(a) the general guidelines for the implementation of the activities and the annual plan of work;(b) the breakdown of funding between measures;(c) the Commission proposals for selection criteria for financial support;(d) the criteria for assessing activities receiving such support, and the procedure for disseminating and transferring the results.2. The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision relating to all other matters shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 9(3).Article 9Committee1. The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee.2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at two months.3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.4. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.Article 10Cooperation with other CommitteesTo ensure the consistency and complementarity of these activities with other measures referred to in Article 6, the Commission shall keep the Committee referred to in Article 9 regularly informed about other relevant Community action. Where appropriate, the Commission shall establish regular and structured cooperation between this Committee and the committees established for other relevant policies, instruments and actions.Article 11Links to be establishedWithout prejudice to Articles 8, 9 and 10, the Commission shall establish the necessary links with the Employment Committee, in order to ensure that that Committee is regularly and appropriately informed about the implementation of the activities referred to in this Decision.Furthermore, the Commission shall, within the framework of the activities referred to in this Decision, establish the necessary links with the European Parliament and the social partners and regularly exchange views with them. To that end, the Commission shall make the relevant information available to the European Parliament and the social partners. The Commission shall inform the Employment Committee and the Committee referred to in Article 9 of the views of the European Parliament and the social partners.Article 12Financing1. The financial framework for implementing the Community activities referred to in this Decision for the period 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2006 shall be EUR 55 million.2. The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspective.3. The Commission may have recourse to technical and/or administrative assistance, to the mutual benefit of the Commission and of the beneficiaries, as well as to support expenditure.Article 13Evaluation and reporting1. The Commission shall identify performance indicators for the actions, monitor achievement of interim results, and carry out independent evaluations in the third year (mid-term) and early during the last year (ex-post) of the activities. The evaluations shall assess in particular the impact achieved and the efficiency of the use of resources, and provide decision-oriented recommendations for adjustments and the eventual extension of the activities.2. The Commission shall make the results of the actions undertaken and evaluation reports publicly available.3. In the light of the evaluations, the Commission may propose an extension of the activities.4. The Commission shall submit an interim report on the results of the activities to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions by 31 December 2004 at the latest, and a final report by 31 December 2007 at the latest. It shall incorporate into these reports information on Community financing within the framework of the activities and on consistency and complementarity with other relevant programmes, actions and initiatives, as well as the relevant evaluation results.Article 14Entry into forceThis Decision shall enter into force the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.Done at Luxembourg, 10 June 2002.For the European ParliamentThe PresidentP. CoxFor the CouncilThe PresidentJ. Piqué I Camps(1) OJ C 337 E of 28.11.2000, p. 242.(2) OJ C 139, 11.5.2001, p. 30.(3) OJ C 144, 16.5.2001, p. 30.(4) Opinion of the European Parliament of 14 February 2001 (OJ C 276, 1.10.2001, p. 53), Council Common Position of 25 June 2001 (OJ C 301, 26.10.2001, p. 14) and Decision of the European Parliament of 23 October 2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal). Decision of the European Parliament of 25 April 2002 and Council Decision of 7 May 2002.(5) OJ L 29, 4.2.2000, p. 21.(6) OJ L 63, 4.3.1998, p. 26.(7) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.(8) OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1.Statement by the CommissionThe Commission recalls the importance of the European Social Fund in underpinning the European Employment Strategy. It underlines, inter alia, the importance of innovative measures supported under Article 6 of the European Social Fund Regulation(1) in order to reinforce the implementation of the European Employment Strategy at local level. It equally recalls in this respect its commitment to ensure appropriate dissemination of the results of the activities of the Fund, including Article 6, with a view to providing appropriate input to the European Employment Strategy.Therefore, when implementing the Decision on employment incentive measures, the Commission will ensure the necessary synergies with dissemination activities of the European Social Fund.The Commission will fully inform the European Parliament of the priorities chosen in the framework of Article 6 of the European Social Fund and, in particular, of the local initiatives.(1) Regulation (EC) No 1784/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 1999 on the European Social Fund (OJ L 213, 13.8.1999, p.5).


title: Decision (EU) 2016/1491 of the European Parliament of 28 April 2016 on the closure of the accounts of the Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications for the financial year 2014

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               14.9.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 246/178

         DECISION (EU) 2016/1491 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 28 April 2016
   on the closure of the accounts of the Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications for the financial year 2014
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

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               having regard to the final annual accounts of the Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications for the financial year 2014,

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               having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications for the financial year 2014, together with the Office’s reply (1),

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               having regard to the statement of assurance (2) as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2014, pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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               having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 12 February 2016 on discharge to be given to the Management Committee of the Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2014 (05584/2016 — C8-0090/2016),

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               having regard to Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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               having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (3), and in particular Article 208 thereof,

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               having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1211/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 establishing the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) and the Office (4), and in particular Article 13 thereof,

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               having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5),

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               having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013 of 30 September 2013 on the framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6), and in particular Article 108 thereof,

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               having regard to Rule 94 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

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               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A8-0093/2016),

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               Notes that the final annual accounts of the Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications are as annexed to the Court of Auditors’ report;

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               Approves the closure of the accounts of the Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications for the financial year 2014;

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               Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Management Committee of the Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

            The President

         Martin SCHULZ

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ C 409, 9.12.2015, p. 27.

      (2)  See footnote 1.

      (3)  OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.

      (4)  OJ L 337, 18.12.2009, p. 1.

      (5)  OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.

      (6)  OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.