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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 of 31 January 2019 imposing definitive safeguard measures against imports of certain steel products

Type Implementing Regulation
Publication 2019-01-31
State In force
Department European Commission, TRADE
Source EUR-Lex
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Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

The tariff-rate quotas set out in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission and the Member States in accordance with the management system for tariff-rate quotas provided for in Articles 49 to 54 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447.

Article 4

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

Article 5

Article 6

Article 7

Prior surveillance measures in force by means of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/670 (1) shall be suspended for the products mentioned in Annex IV during the time of the imposition of safeguard measures set out in Article 1.

Article 8

During the period set out in Annexes IV.1 and IV.2 the Commission may review the measures in case of change of circumstances.

Article 9

Any amounts paid in respect of additional duties imposed pursuant to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1013 in relation to the products specified in Annex IV of this Regulation shall be definitively collected at the level set in Article 1(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1013.

Article 10

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

It shall apply until 30 June 2026.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

ANNEX I

Product concerned

Product Number Product category CN Codes
1 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips 7208 10 00 , 7208 25 00 , 7208 26 00 , 7208 27 00 , 7208 36 00 , 7208 37 00 , 7208 38 00 , 7208 39 00 , 7208 40 00 , 7208 52 10 , 7208 52 99 , 7208 53 10 , 7208 53 90 , 7208 54 00 , 7211 13 00 , 7211 14 00 , 7211 19 00 , 7212 60 00 , 7225 19 10 , 7225 30 10 , 7225 30 30 , 7225 30 90 , 7225 40 15 , 7225 40 90 , 7226 19 10 , 7226 91 20 , 7226 91 91 , 7226 91 99
2 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Rolled Sheets 7209 15 00 , 7209 16 90 , 7209 17 90 , 7209 18 91 , 7209 25 00 , 7209 26 90 , 7209 27 90 , 7209 28 90 , 7209 90 20 , 7209 90 80 , 7211 23 20 , 7211 23 30 , 7211 23 80 , 7211 29 00 , 7211 90 20 , 7211 90 80 , 7225 50 20 , 7225 50 80 , 7226 20 00 , 7226 92 00
3 Electrical Sheets (other than GOES) 7209 16 10 , 7209 17 10 , 7209 18 10 , 7209 26 10 , 7209 27 10 , 7209 28 10 , 7225 19 90 , 7226 19 80
4 Metallic Coated Sheets 7210 20 00 , 7210 30 00 , 7210 41 00 , 7210 49 00 , 7210 61 00 , 7210 69 00 , 7210 90 80 , 7212 20 00 , 7212 30 00 , 7212 50 20 , 7212 50 30 , 7212 50 40 , 7212 50 61 , 7212 50 69 , 7212 50 90 , 7225 91 00 , 7225 92 00 , 7225 99 00 , 7226 99 10 , 7226 99 30 , 7226 99 70
5 Organic Coated Sheets 7210 70 80 , 7212 40 80
6 Tin Mill products 7209 18 99 , 7210 11 00 , 7210 12 20 , 7210 12 80 , 7210 50 00 , 7210 70 10 , 7210 90 40 , 7212 10 10 , 7212 10 90 , 7212 40 20
7 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto Plates 7208 51 20 , 7208 51 91 , 7208 51 98 , 7208 52 91 , 7208 90 20 , 7208 90 80 , 7210 90 30 , 7225 40 12 , 7225 40 40 , 7225 40 60
8 Stainless Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips 7219 11 00 , 7219 12 10 , 7219 12 90 , 7219 13 10 , 7219 13 90 , 7219 14 10 , 7219 14 90 , 7219 22 10 , 7219 22 90 , 7219 23 00 , 7219 24 00 , 7220 11 00 , 7220 12 00
9 Stainless Cold Rolled Sheets and Strips 7219 31 00 , 7219 32 10 , 7219 32 90 , 7219 33 10 , 7219 33 90 , 7219 34 10 , 7219 34 90 , 7219 35 10 , 7219 35 90 , 7219 90 20 , 7219 90 80 , 7220 20 21 , 7220 20 29 , 7220 20 41 , 7220 20 49 , 7220 20 81 , 7220 20 89 , 7220 90 20 , 7220 90 80
10 Stainless Hot Rolled Quarto Plates 7219 21 10 , 7219 21 90
11 Grain-Oriented Electrical Sheet 7225 11 00 , 7226 11 00
12 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Merchant Bars and Light Sections 7214 30 00 , 7214 91 10 , 7214 91 90 , 7214 99 31 , 7214 99 39 , 7214 99 50 , 7214 99 71 , 7214 99 79 , 7214 99 95 , 7215 90 00 , 7216 10 00 , 7216 21 00 , 7216 22 00 , 7216 40 10 , 7216 40 90 , 7216 50 10 , 7216 50 91 , 7216 50 99 , 7216 99 00 , 7228 10 20 , 7228 20 10 , 7228 20 91 , 7228 30 20 , 7228 30 41 , 7228 30 49 , 7228 30 61 , 7228 30 69 , 7228 30 70 , 7228 30 89 , 7228 60 20 , 7228 60 80 , 7228 70 10 , 7228 70 90 , 7228 80 00
13 Rebars 7214 20 00 , 7214 99 10
14 Stainless Bars and Light Sections 7222 11 11 , 7222 11 19 , 7222 11 81 , 7222 11 89 , 7222 19 10 , 7222 19 90 , 7222 20 11 , 7222 20 19 , 7222 20 21 , 7222 20 29 , 7222 20 31 , 7222 20 39 , 7222 20 81 , 7222 20 89 , 7222 30 51 , 7222 30 91 , 7222 30 97 , 7222 40 10 , 7222 40 50 , 7222 40 90
15 Stainless Wire Rod 7221 00 10 , 7221 00 90
16 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire Rod 7213 10 00 , 7213 20 00 , 7213 91 10 , 7213 91 20 , 7213 91 41 , 7213 91 49 , 7213 91 70 , 7213 91 90 , 7213 99 10 , 7213 99 90 , 7227 10 00 , 7227 20 00 , 7227 90 10 , 7227 90 50 , 7227 90 95
17 Angles, Shapes and Sections of Iron or Non Alloy Steel 7216 31 10 , 7216 31 90 , 7216 32 11 , 7216 32 19 , 7216 32 91 , 7216 32 99 , 7216 33 10 , 7216 33 90
18 Sheet Piling 7301 10 00
19 Railway Material 7302 10 22 , 7302 10 28 , 7302 10 40 , 7302 10 50 , 7302 40 00
20 Gas pipes 7306 30 41 , 7306 30 49 , 7306 30 72 , 7306 30 77
21 Hollow sections 7306 61 10 , 7306 61 92 , 7306 61 99
22 Seamless Stainless Tubes and Pipes 7304 11 00 , 7304 22 00 , 7304 24 00 , 7304 41 00 , 7304 49 10 , 7304 49 93 , 7304 49 95 , 7304 49 99
23 Bearing Tubes and Pipes 7304 51 12 , 7304 51 18 , 7304 59 32 , 7304 59 38
24 Other Seamless Tubes 7304 19 10 , 7304 19 30 , 7304 19 90 , 7304 23 00 , 7304 29 10 , 7304 29 30 , 7304 29 90 , 7304 31 20 , 7304 31 80 , 7304 39 10 , 7304 39 52 , 7304 39 58 , 7304 39 92 , 7304 39 93 , 7304 39 98 , 7304 51 81 , 7304 51 89 , 7304 59 10 , 7304 59 92 , 7304 59 93 , 7304 59 99 , 7304 90 00
25 Large welded tubes 7305 11 00 , 7305 12 00 , 7305 19 00 , 7305 20 00 , 7305 31 00 , 7305 39 00 , 7305 90 00
26 Other Welded Pipes 7306 11 10 , 7306 11 90 , 7306 19 10 , 7306 19 90 , 7306 21 00 , 7306 29 00 , 7306 30 11 , 7306 30 19 , 7306 30 80 , 7306 40 20 , 7306 40 80 , 7306 50 20 , 7306 50 80 , 7306 69 10 , 7306 69 90 , 7306 90 00
27 Non-alloy and other alloy cold finished bars 7215 10 00 , 7215 50 11 , 7215 50 19 , 7215 50 80 , 7228 10 90 , 7228 20 99 , 7228 50 20 , 7228 50 40 , 7228 50 61 , 7228 50 69 , 7228 50 80
28 Non Alloy Wire 7217 10 10 , 7217 10 31 , 7217 10 39 , 7217 10 50 , 7217 10 90 , 7217 20 10 , 7217 20 30 , 7217 20 50 , 7217 20 90 , 7217 30 41 , 7217 30 49 , 7217 30 50 , 7217 30 90 , 7217 90 20 , 7217 90 50 , 7217 90 90

ANNEX II

II.1 — Growth in imports for the 26 product categories (in tonnes)

Product Number Product category 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 MRP Growth MRP compared to 2013
1 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips 4 867 242 5 263 815 7 854 395 8 610 847 7 048 217 7 209 718 48 %
2 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Rolled Sheets 1 837 875 1 906 067 2 761 337 2 007 299 2 463 937 2 463 941 34 %
3 Electrical Sheets (other than GOES) 266 355 284 376 279 777 312 647 377 744 433 526 63 %
4 Metallic Coated Sheets 1 855 325 2 203 135 2 688 830 3 924 906 5 019 132 4 637 052 150 %
5 Organic Coated Sheets 681 646 725 004 622 482 730 619 919 000 937 693 38 %
6 Tin Mill products 549 941 660 743 634 722 754 638 616 810 735 928 34 %
7 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto Plates 1 439 430 1 968 634 2 573 220 2 834 744 2 549 694 2 374 170 65 %
8 Stainless Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips 157 197 213 885 247 090 326 631 407 886 408 468 160 %
9 Stainless Cold Rolled Sheets and Strips 645 004 954 179 697 199 753 058 869 091 972 415 51 %
10 Stainless Hot Rolled Quarto Plates 26 799 34 700 31 586 25 995 27 704 28 677 7 %
12 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Merchant Bars and Light Sections 942 999 1 265 397 1 233 328 1 429 511 1 419 973 1 792 392 90 %
13 Rebars 528 702 972 572 1 430 000 1 292 936 1 191 379 1 755 338 232 %
14 Stainless Bars and Light Sections 114 638 149 670 144 875 149 499 161 973 184 811 61 %
15 Stainless Wire Rod 52 068 71 209 57 542 58 659 63 022 69 786 34 %
16 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire Rod 1 107 169 1 267 308 1 694 707 2 001 322 2 093 877 2 354 164 113 %
17 Angles, Shapes and Sections of Iron or Non Alloy Steel 222 797 274 863 267 851 387 353 262 759 373 732 68 %
18 Sheet Piling 15 871 16 497 14 051 36 683 84 549 83 502 426 %
19 Railway Material 14 587 25 532 23 202 12 494 18 232 23 013 58 %
20 Gas pipes 275 378 349 078 314 471 354 261 401 410 445 569 62 %
21 Hollow sections 485 038 578 426 602 190 757 274 862 889 956 360 97 %
22 Seamless Stainless Tubes and Pipes 42 417 55 590 54 948 51 614 49 593 49 781 17 %
24 Other Seamless Tubes 440 696 509 052 448 761 448 333 410 822 480 600 9 %
25 Large welded tubes 295 502 418 808 218 549 171 512 1 053 049 720 886 144 %
26 Other Welded Pipes 462 137 484 915 494 914 526 634 551 764 558 457 21 %
27 Non-alloy and other alloy cold finished bars 446 086 514 066 479 271 454 924 454 921 501 232 12 %
28 Non Alloy Wire 555 798 700 560 683 041 726 158 714 480 762 600 37 %

II.2 — Growth in imports for the 2 product categories (in tonnes)

Product Number Product category 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 MRP Growth MRP compared to 2013
11 Grain-Oriented Electrical Sheet 114 388 112 258 101 737 109 518 99 917 106 570 – 7 %
23 Bearing Tubes and Pipes 7 475 8 998 8 337 7 035 6 137 6 265 – 16 %

ANNEX III

III.1 — List of developing countries, members of the WTO

Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Liberia, Macao, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

ANNEX III.2

List of product categories originating in developing countries to which the definitive measures apply

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