S.I. No. 106/1991 - European Communities (Surveillance of Imports of Certain Iron and Steel Products) Regulations, 1991.

S.I. No. 106 of 1991.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (SURVEILLANCE OF IMPORTS OF CERTAIN IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS) REGULATIONS, 1991.

WHEREAS the State has been authorised under the Recommendation of the Commission of the European Communities dated 7 March 1991 (No. 556/91/ECSC)⁽¹⁾ authorising Member States of the European Communities to apply Community surveillance to imports of certain iron and steel products originating in non-Member States other than members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) (the conditions and details of which the Commission has determined in that Recommendation);

NOW, I, DESMOND O'MALLEY, Minister for Industry and Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Surveillance of Imports of Certain Iron and Steel Products) Regulations, 1991.

2. (1) In these Regulations "the Minister" means the Minister for Industry and Commerce.

(2) A reference in these Regulations to a CN code number shall be taken to be a reference to that code number in the integrated tariff of the European Communities (TARIC), as amended from time to time, which said tariff is based on the codes of the combined nomenclature in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3174/88 of 21 September 1988⁽²⁾ as amended or replaced by any subsequent regulations or decisions of an institution of the European Communities.

3. (1) These Regulations apply to the goods which are specified at a tariff heading and CN code number mentioned in column (1) of the Schedule to these Regulations.

⁽¹⁾OJ No. L 62, 8/3/91, p. 18.

⁽²⁾OJ No. L298, 31/10/1988, p. 1.

(2) The particulars mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule to these Regulations are inserted solely to facilitate identification of the goods specified at the tariff heading and CN code number mentioned in column (1) of that Schedule opposite the insertion in column (2), and accordingly nothing contained in column (2) shall affect the construction or limit or control the operation of any provision of these Regulations (including the mention of the tariff heading and CN code number in column (1)).

4. With the exception of goods in free circulation in other Member States of the European Community or goods originating in EFTA countries, the importation into the State of any goods under these Regulations shall be subject to the production by the importer of an import document issued by the Minister on the application of the importer made in compliance with the provisions of Commission Recommendation No. 566/91/ECSC, Articles 1 and 2 whereof are set out for information in the Annex to these Regulations.

5. Any person who for the purpose of obtaining for himself or any other person an import document, makes any statement or representation or presents or lodges any document in respect of an application for any such import document which is to his knowledge false in any material respect shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.

SCHEDULE

Tariff Heading and CN Code No.

(1)

Short Description of Goods

(2)

72.01 (code numbers

7201 10 11, 2701 10 19, 7201 10 30, 7201 10 90, 7201 20 00, 7201 30 10, 7201 30 90, 7201 40 00)

Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs blocks or other primary forms.

72.02 (code numbers

7202 11 20, 7202 11 80, 7202 99 11)

Ferro-alloys.

72.03 (code number

7203 90 00)

Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products.

72.04 (code numbers

7204 50 10, 7204 50 90)

Ferrous waste and scrap.

72.06 (code numbers

7206 10 00, 7206 90 00)

Iron and non-alloy steel.

72.07 (code numbers

7207 11 11, 7207 11 19, 7207 12 11, 7207 12 19, 7207 19 11, 7207 19 15, 7207 19 31, 7207 20 11, 7207 20 15, 7207 20 17, 7207 20 31, 7207 20 33, 7207 20 51, 7207 20 55, 7207 20 57, 7207 20 71)

Semi finished products of iron or non-alloy steel.

72.08 (code numbers

7208 11 00, 7208 12 10, 7208 12 91, 7208 12 95, 7208 12 98, 7208 13 10, 7208 13 91, 7208 13 95, 7208 13 98, 7208 14 10, 7208 14 91, 7208 14 99, 7208 21 10, 7208 21 90, 7208 22 10, 7208 22 91, 7208 22 95, 7208 22 98, 7208 23 10, 7208 23 91, 7208 23 95, 7208 23 98, 7208 24 10, 7208 24 91, 7208 24 99, 7208 31 00, 7208 32 10, 7208 32 30, 7208 32 51, 7208 32 59, 7208 32 91, 7208 32 99, 7208 33 10, 7208 33 91, 7208 33 99, 7208 34 10, 7208 34 90, 7208 35 10, 7208 35 90, 7208 41 00, 7208 42 10, 7208 42 30, 7208 42 51, 7208 42 59, 7208 42 91, 7208 42 99, 7208 43 10, 7208 43 91, 7208 43 99, 7208 44 10, 7208 44 90, 7208 45 10, 7208 90 10, 7208 45 90).

Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated.

72.09 (code numbers

7209 11 00, 7209 12 10, 7209 12 90, 7209 13 10, 7209 13 90, 7209 14 10, 7209 14 90, 7209 21 00, 7209 22 10, 7209 22 90, 7209 23 10, 7209 23 90, 7209 24 10, 7209 24 91, 7209 24 99, 7209 31 00, 7209 32 10, 7209 32 90, 7209 33 10, 7209 33 90, 7209 34 10, 7209 34 90, 7209 41 00, 7209 42 10, 7209 42 90, 7209 43 10, 7209 43 90, 7209 44 10, 7209 44 90, 7209 90 10)

Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600mm or more, cold-rolled, not clad, plated or coated.

72.10 (code numbers

7210 11 10, 7210 12 11,7210 12 19, 7210 20 10, 7210 31 10, 7210 39 10, 7210 41 10, 7210 49 10, 7210 50 10, 7210 60 11, 7210 60 19, 7210 70 21, 7210 70 29, 7210 90 31, 7210 90 33, 7210 90 35, 7210 90 39)

Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600mm or more, clad, plated or coated.

72.11 (code numbers

7211 11 00, 7211 12 10, 7211 12 90, 7211 19 10, 7211 19 91, 7211 19 99, 7211 21 00, 7211 22 10, 7211 22 90, 7211 29 10, 7211 29 91, 7211 29 99, 7211 30 10, 7211 41 10, 7211 41 91, 7211 49 10, 7211 90 11)

Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600mm, not clad, plated or coated.

72.12 (code numbers

7212 10 10, 7212 10 91, 7212 21 11, 7212 29 11, 7212 30 11, 7212 40 10, 7212 40 91,7212 50 31, 7212 50 51, 7212 60 11, 7212 60 91)

Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 60mm, clad, plated or coated.

72.13 (code numbers

7213 10 00, 7213 20 00, 7213 31 00, 7213 39 00, 7213 41 00, 7213 49 00, 7213 50 10, 7213 50 90)

Bars and rods, hot rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or non-alloy steel.

72.14 (code numbers

7214 20 00, 7214 30 00, 7214 40 10, 7214 40 91, 7214 40 99, 7214 50 10, 7214 50 91, 7214 50 99, 7214 60 00)

Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot extruded, but incl. those twisted after rolling.

72.15 (code number

7215 90 10)

Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel.

72.16 (code numbers

7216 10 00, 7216 21 00, 7216 22 00, 7216 31 11, 7216 31 19, 7216 31 91, 7216 31 99, 7216 32 11, 7216 32 19, 7216 32 91, 7216 32 99, 7216 33 10, 7216 33 90, 7216 40 10, 7216 40 90, 7216 50 10, 7216 50 90, 7216 90 10)

Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel.

72.18 (code numbers

7218 10 00, 7218 90 11, 7218 90 13, 7218 90 15, 7218 90 19, 7218 90 50)

Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of stainless steel.

72.19 (code numbers

7219 11 10, 7219 11 90, 7219 12 10, 7219 12 90, 7219 13 10, 7219 13 90, 7219 14 10, 7219 14 90, 7219 21 11, 7219 21 19, 7219 21 90, 7219 22 10, 7219 22 90, 7219 23 10, 7219 23 90, 7219 24 10, 7219 24 90, 7219 31 10, 7219 31 90, 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 11, 7219 90 19)

Flat-rolled products of stainless steel of a width of 600mm or more.

72.20 (code numbers

7220 11 00, 7220 12 00, 7220 20 10, 7220 90 11, 7220 90 31)

Flat-rolled products of stainless steel of a width less than 600mm.

72.21 (code numbers

7221 00 10, 7221 00 90)

Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils of stainless steel.

72.22 (code numbers

7222 10 11, 7222 10 19, 7222 10 51, 7222 10 59, 7222 10 99, 7222 30 10, 7222 40 11, 7222 40 19, 7222 40 30)

Other bars and rods of stainless steel; angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel.

72.24 (code numbers

7224 10 00, 7224 90 01, 7224 90 09, 7224 90 15, 7224 90 30)

Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of other alloy steel.

72.25 (code numbers

7225 10 10, 7225 10 91, 7225 10 99, 7225 20 10, 7225 20 30, 7225 30 00, 7225 40 10, 7225 40 30, 7225 40 50, 7225 40 70, 7225 40 90, 7225 50 10, 7225 50 90, 7225 90 10)

Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel of a width of 600mm or more.

72.26 (code numbers

7226 10 10, 7226 10 30, 7226 20 10, 7226 20 31, 7226 20 51, 7226 20 71, 7226 91 10, 7226 91 90, 7226 92 10, 7226 99 11, 7226 99 31)

Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel of width of less than 600mm.

72.27 (code numbers

7227 10 00, 7227 20 00, 7227 90 10, 7227 90 30, 7227 90 80)

Bars and rods; hot-rolled in irregularly wound coils of other alloy steel.

72.28 (code numbers

7228 10 10, 7228 10 30, 7228 20 11, 7228 20 19, 7228 20 30, 7228 30 10, 7228 30 30, 7228 30 80, 7228 60 10, 7228 70 10, 7228 70 31, 7228 80 10, 7228 80 90)

Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections of other alloy steel; hollow drill bars and rods of alloy or non-alloy steel.

73.01 (code number

7301 10 00)

Sheet piling of iron or steel whether or not drilled, punched or made from assembled elements; welded angles, shapes and sections of iron or steel.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 25th day of April, 1991.

DESMOND O'MALLEY,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The Instrument allows the Minister to operate a system of surveillance on specific imports of iron and steel products originating in nonmembers States of the European Community other than members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).