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31998Y0806(01)

Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 19 June 1998 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditor of the European Central Bank (ECB/1998/3)

Official Journal C 246 , 06/08/1998 P. 0005 - 0005

RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK of 19 June 1998 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditor of the European Central Bank (ECB/1998/3) (98/C 246/05)THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK (hereinafter referred to as the 'Governing Council`),Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,Whereas the accounts of the European Central Bank (hereinafter referred to as the 'ECB`) and of the national central banks shall be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union;Whereas the Council of the European Monetary Institute agreed to recommend Coopers & Lybrand as the external auditor of the ECB;HEREBY RECOMMENDS:Coopers & Lybrand as the external auditor of the ECB.This recommendation shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.Done at Frankfurt on Main, 19 June 1998.The President of the ECBWillem F. DUISENBERG


title: Council recommendation of 14 July 2015 on the 2015 National Reform Programme of Germany and delivering a Council opinion on the 2015 Stability Programme of Germany

text:
               18.8.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 271/1

         COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION
   of 14 July 2015
   on the 2015 National Reform Programme of Germany and delivering a Council opinion on the 2015 Stability Programme of Germany
   (2015/C 271/01)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 121(2) and 148(4) thereof,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 of 7 July 1997 on the strengthening of the surveillance of budgetary positions and the surveillance and coordination of economic policies (1), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2011 on the prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances (2), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
   Having regard to the recommendation of the European Commission,
   Having regard to the resolutions of the European Parliament,
   Having regard to the conclusions of the European Council,
   Having regard to the opinion of the Employment Committee,
   Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Financial Committee,
   Having regard to the opinion of the Social Protection Committee,
   Having regard to the opinion of the Economic Policy Committee,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 26 March 2010, the European Council agreed to the Commission’s proposal to launch a new strategy for growth and jobs, Europe 2020, based on enhanced coordination of economic policies. The strategy focuses on the key areas where action is needed to boost Europe’s potential for sustainable growth and competitiveness.

               (2)

               On 14 July 2015, the Council, on the basis of the Commission’s proposals, adopted a recommendation on the broad guidelines for the economic policies of the Member States and the Union and, on 21 October 2010, it adopted a decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (3). Together these form the ‘integrated guidelines’ which Member States were invited to take into account in their national economic and employment policies.

               (3)

               On 8 July 2014, the Council adopted a recommendation (4) on Germany’s national reform programme for 2014 and delivered its opinion on Germany’s updated stability programme for 2014. On 28 November 2014, in line with Regulation (EU) No 473/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5), the Commission presented its opinion on Germany’s draft budgetary plan for 2015.

               (4)

               On 28 November 2014, the Commission adopted the Annual Growth Survey, marking the start of the 2015 European Semester for economic policy coordination. On the same day, on the basis of Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011, the Commission adopted the Alert Mechanism Report, in which Germany was identified as one of the Member States for which an in-depth review would be carried out.

               (5)

               On 18 December 2014, the European Council endorsed the priorities for fostering investment, intensifying structural reforms and pursuing responsible growth-friendly fiscal consolidation.

               (6)

               On 26 February 2015, the Commission published its 2015 country report for Germany. This assessed Germany’s progress in addressing the country-specific recommendations adopted on 8 July 2014. The country report also includes the results of the in-depth review under Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011. The Commission’s analysis leads it to conclude that Germany is experiencing macroeconomic imbalances which require decisive policy action and monitoring. Risks have increased in light of the persistence of insufficient private and public investment, which represents a drag on growth and contributes to the very high current account surplus which continues to require close attention. The need for action to reduce the risk of adverse effects on the German economy and, given its size, on the economic and monetary union more widely, is particularly great.

               (7)

               On 28 April 2015, Germany submitted its 2015 National Reform Programme and, on 16 April 2015, its 2015 Stability Programme. In order to take account of their interlinkages, the two programmes have been assessed at the same time.

               (8)

               Germany is currently in the preventive arm of the Stability and Growth Pact and subject to the debt rule. In its 2015 Stability Programme, the Government plans to maintain a budgetary surplus. The medium-term objective — a structural deficit of 0,5 % of GDP — continues to be met throughout the programme period. The government debt-to-GDP ratio is expected to gradually decline to 61,5 % in 2019. The macroeconomic scenario underpinning these budgetary projections, which has not been endorsed by an independent body, uses cautious growth assumptions. Based on the Commission’s 2015 spring forecast, the structural balance is projected to remain above the medium-term objective. Gross debt is forecast to remain on a firm downward path beyond the requirement of the debt rule. This creates scope to boost investment. Based on its assessment of the Stability Programme and taking into account the Commission’s 2015 spring forecast, the Council is of the opinion that Germany is expected to comply with the provisions of the Stability and Growth Pact.

               (9)

               The Federal Government has increased expenditure on education and research, but the share of public spending on education as a proportion of GDP is still below the EU average and total expenditure on education and research may fall short of the national target of 10 % of GDP by 2015. Germany intends to increase public investment until 2018, including additional amounts of EUR 10 billion for infrastructure and EUR 5 billion to support investment by financially weak municipalities. However, these positive steps appear insufficient to address the overall investment backlog. Taking advantage of its fiscal space would enable Germany to invest in the economy’s future growth potential and to address the public investment backlog, which is particularly evident in infrastructure and at municipal level. Germany has made no progress in improving the efficiency of the tax system. Overall, the scope for shifting taxes to more growth-friendly revenue sources appears underused. The revenues from recurrent property taxes remain comparatively low (0,5 % of GDP in 2012 v 1,5 % in EU-28) and the valuation of property is outdated, dating back to market values of 1963/1964 in the western Länder and 1935 in the eastern Länder. Although a reform of the municipal real estate tax (Grundsteuer) was part of the coalition agreement and announced in the 2014 and 2015 National Reform Programmes, no concrete action has been taken so far. Instead of focussing more on less distortive recurrent property taxes, the trend towards increasing real estate transfer taxes has continued. The local trade tax (Gewerbesteuer) has not been reviewed. Inefficiencies arise due to the inclusion of non-profit elements in the tax base.
               The administrative burden of taxation for companies and the cost of tax collection remain comparatively high in Germany, while electronic filing is less used in personal and corporate income tax than on average in the Union. The ongoing review of fiscal relations between the federation, Länder and municipalities provides the opportunity to strengthen the framework for sustainable fiscal policies, including ensuring adequate public investment at all levels of government. The review is also an opportunity to improve the allocation of revenue and expenditure competences as well as the efficiency of the horizontal fiscal equalisation system and of tax administration.

               (10)

               No measures have been specified to increase incentives for later retirement, which appear indispensable in view of the projected strong decline in Germany’s working-age population and a possible shortage of skilled workers in the medium term. The tax wedge for workers earning between 50 % and 67 % of the average wage has remained largely unchanged since 2001 and remains among the highest in the Union. The recent reforms to social insurance systems are likely to involve a further rise in contribution rates and increase the tax wedge further. This would have potentially negative effects on labour market participation and disposable income. The impact of fiscal drag is currently mitigated by low inflation. However, with dynamic wage growth and somewhat higher inflation rates in the coming years, fiscal drag could lead to significant non-discretionary tax increases. These could, in turn, also affect disposable income. Limited progress has been made in improving the educational achievement of disadvantaged people. Young people with a migrant background are twice as likely to leave school early. Fiscal disincentives are likely to be an important factor in discouraging second earners from taking up a job or working longer hours. This contributes to the low proportion of women working full-time and one of the lowest number of hours worked on average by women in the Union. The exemption of mini-jobs from personal income tax and in many cases from all employee social contributions also discourages workers from moving into jobs with earnings above the mini-job threshold of EUR 450 per month.

               (11)

               Policy action to stimulate competition in the services sectors, especially in professional services, has been limited. Labour productivity growth rates in professional services in Germany have been negative or close to zero for more than a decade. Germany is also among the Member States where regulation is least conducive to competition in the professional services sector. The restrictions include professional qualifications requirements, legal form and shareholding requirements. On the latter, limited changes are under way in some Länder, but there is still no broad review of such restrictions. Germany is participating in the mutual evaluation exercise provided for in Directive 2013/55/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (6) amending the Professional Qualifications Directive but has not yet taken any measures as a result of this review. The competitive situation in the German railway markets has not significantly improved since last year. In particular, in the long-distance rail passenger segment, the difficult competitive environment is discouraging for new entrants. Track access charges for long-distance passenger transport are among the highest in the Union. The market share of new entrants in the long-distance rail passenger market remains below 1 % and is falling.

               (12)

               In the context of the European Semester, the Commission has carried out a comprehensive analysis of Germany’s economic policy and published it in the 2015 country report. It has also assessed the Stability Programme and the National Reform Programme and the follow-up given to the recommendations addressed to Germany in previous years. It has taken into account not only their relevance for sustainable fiscal and socioeconomic policy in Germany but also their compliance with EU rules and guidance, given the need to strengthen the overall economic governance of the Union by providing EU-level input into future national decisions. The recommendations under the European Semester are reflected in recommendations (1) to (3) below.

               (13)

               In the light of this assessment, the Council has examined the Stability Programme, and is of the opinion (7) that Germany complies with the Stability and Growth Pact.

               (14)

               In the light of the Commission’s in-depth review and this assessment, the Council has examined the National Reform Programme and the Stability Programme. Its recommendations under Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011 are reflected in recommendations (1) to (3) below.

               (15)

               In the context of the European Semester, the Commission has also carried out an analysis of the economic policy of the euro area as a whole. On the basis of this analysis, the Council has issued specific recommendations addressed to the Member States whose currency is the euro (8). As a country whose currency is the euro, Germany should also ensure the full and timely implementation of these recommendations,

         HEREBY RECOMMENDS that Germany take action in 2015 and 2016 to:

               1.

               Further increase public investment in infrastructure, education and research. To foster private investment, take measures to improve the efficiency of the tax system, in particular by reviewing the local trade tax and corporate taxation and by modernising the tax administration. Use the ongoing review to improve the design of fiscal relations between the federation, Länder and municipalities, particularly with a view to ensuring adequate public investment at all levels of government.

               2.

               Increase incentives for later retirement. Take measures to reduce high labour taxes and social security contributions, especially for low-wage earners, and address the impact of fiscal drag. Revise the fiscal treatment of mini-jobs to facilitate the transition to other forms of employment.

               3.

               Take more ambitious measures to stimulate competition in the services sector, in particular in professional services, by eliminating unjustified restrictions such as legal form and shareholding requirements and fixed tariffs. To this end, conclude the ongoing domestic review of these barriers and take follow-up measures. Remove the remaining barriers to competition in the railway markets, in particular in long-distance rail passenger transport.

      Done at Brussels, 14 July 2015.

            For the Council

            The President

         P. GRAMEGNA

      (1)  OJ L 209, 2.8.1997, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 306, 23.11.2011, p. 25.

      (3)  Maintained by Council Decision 2014/322/EU of 6 May 2014 on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States for 2014 (OJ L 165, 4.6.2014, p. 49).

      (4)  Council Recommendation of 8 July 2014 on the National Reform Programme 2014 of Germany and delivering a Council opinion on the Stability Programme of Germany, 2014 (OJ C 247, 29.7.2014, p. 20).

      (5)  Regulation (EU) No 473/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on common provisions for monitoring and assessing draft budgetary plans and ensuring the correction of excessive deficit of the Member States in the euro area (OJ L 140, 27.5.2013, p. 11).

      (6)  Directive 2013/55/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 amending Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications and Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (‘the IMI Regulation’) (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 132).

      (7)  Under Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1466/97.

      (8)  OJ C 272, 18.8.2015, p. 98.


title: Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 2 August 2016 on the data quality management framework for statistics on holdings of securities (ECB/2016/24)

text:
               17.8.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 297/1

         RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
   of 2 August 2016
   on the data quality management framework for statistics on holdings of securities
   (ECB/2016/24)
   (2016/C 297/01)
   THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
   Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 5.1 and the third indent of Article 34.1 thereof,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2533/98 of 23 November 1998 concerning the collection of statistical information by the European Central Bank (1),
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Regulation (EU) No 1011/2012 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2012/24) (2) provides that reporting agents resident in a euro area Member State must report positions, transactions and, where available, other changes in the volume of securities they hold on a security-by-security basis. National central banks (NCBs) of Member States whose currency is the euro are required to classify and aggregate these data.

               (2)

               The overall quality of the data on securities holdings needs to be assessed at the level of input (individual securities) data as well as output (both individual and aggregate) data. To ensure the completeness, accuracy and consistency of securities holdings statistics, Guideline ECB/2013/7 of the European Central Bank (3) lays down a framework for data quality management (DQM) of those statistics.

               (3)

               The DQM framework sets out the responsibilities of the euro area NCBs for the quality of output data on securities holdings and, where relevant, those of the operators of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) Securities Holdings Statistics Database (hereinafter the ‘SHSDB’), i.e. the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Deutsche Bundesbank.

               (4)

               In order to ensure consistent quality, all participating ESCB members reporting data to the ECB for the purposes of the SHSDB should follow the same DQM standards. Moreover, non-euro area NCBs are in the best position to carry out DQM of the data related to investors residing in their respective Member States. While it is recognised that guidelines adopted by the ECB may not impose any obligations on non-euro area NCBs, Article 5 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank applies to both euro area and non-euro area NCBs. Non-euro area NCBs reporting data to the ECB for the purposes of the SHSDB should therefore outline and implement all the measures that they consider appropriate in order to carry out DQM in accordance with Guideline ECB/2013/7. Non-euro area NCBs should cooperate with each other, with euro area NCBs and with the ECB in applying the DQM framework in accordance with that Guideline,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:
   For the purposes of this Recommendation, the terms ‘statistics on holdings of securities’ and ‘DQM’ have the same meaning as those set out in Guideline ECB/2013/7.
   The addressees of this Recommendation should apply the DQM framework for statistics on holdings of securities set out in Article 11(3) to (6) of Guideline ECB/2013/7 and cooperate in a timely manner with the operators of the SHSDB.
   This Recommendation is addressed to NCBs of non-euro area Member States reporting data to the ECB for the purposes of the SHSDB.

      Done at Frankfurt am Main, 2 August 2016.

            The President of the ECB

         Mario DRAGHI

      (1)  OJ L 318, 27.11.1998, p. 8.

      (2)  Regulation (EU) No 1011/2012 of the European Central Bank of 17 October 2012 concerning statistics on holdings of securities (ECB/2012/24) (OJ L 305, 1.11.2012, p. 6).

      (3)  Guideline ECB/2013/7 of the European Central Bank of 22 March 2013 concerning statistics on holdings of securities (OJ L 125, 7.5.2013, p. 17).


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31985K3658

Commission Recommendation No 3658/85/ECSC of 23 December 1985 on Community surveillance in respect of the importation of certain iron and steel products covered by the ECSC Treaty and originating in certain non-member countries

Official Journal L 348 , 24/12/1985 P. 0032 - 0036 Spanish special edition: Chapter 11 Volume 23 P. 0027  Portuguese special edition Chapter 11 Volume 23 P. 0027

*****COMMISSION  RECOMMENDATION No 3658/85/ECSC  of 23 December 1985  on Community surveillance in respect of the importation of certain iron and steel products covered by the ECSC Treaty and originating in certain non-member countries  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 74 thereof,  Whereas by recommendation No 41/85/ECSC (1), as amended by recommendation No 2575/85/ECSC (2), the Commission has subjected to a Community monitoring system the imports into the Community of certain iron and steel products covered by the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community;  Whereas the reasons which originally led the Commission to introduce these measures, namely the need to ensure fuller information on both expected imports and the terms under which they are made, continue to apply,  MAKES THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATION:  Article 1  1. The free circulation in the Community of iron and steel products covered by the ECSC Treaty, listed in Annexes III A and III B and originating in non-member countries, shall be subject to the issue of an import licence.  2. The products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be considered as being of first-choice quality until proof to the contrary is supplied by the importer.  3. The import licence shall be issued or endorsed by the Member States, free of charge and for any quantities requested, upon receipt of the application and in any case within not more than 10 working days from the submission of the completed application and presentation of two duplicates of the relevant purchase contract(s) and the vendor's order confirmation(s). The originals of these documents as well as the pro-forma bill must be produced if required by the licence-issuing authority. If the products in question are declared as being seconds or of substandard quality, the import licence shall indicate the precise characteristics which justify the said classification of the products.  4. Paragraph 1 shall apply without prejudice to the maintenance of existing quantitative restrictions imposed by certain Member States on certain iron and steel products in respect of certain non-member countries.  5. The period of validity of the import licence is hereby fixed at two months, without prejudice to possible changes in the import arrangements in force.  6. Completely used import licences shall be returned immediately to the issuing office. Licences not, or incompletely, used two months after their date of issue shall be returned to the issuing office within five working days of their date of expiry.  Article 2  1. The importer's application must state for goods listed in Annexes III A and III B:  (a) the country of origin and the country of consignment;  (b) a description of the goods and an indication of the Common Customs Tariff subheading and the NIMEXE code;  (c) the characteristics establishing any claim that the goods are seconds or of substandard quality;  (d) the quantity of the goods in tonnes, by individual lots;  (e) the name, address, telephone number and telex number of the vendor;  (f) the name, address, telephone number and telex number of the importer;  (g) the name, address, telephone number and telex number of any final purchaser, where known;  (h) the proposed date and place (customs office) of importation;  (i) the point of delivery used for the calculation of the invoiced price;  (j) the date of the contract for the purchase of the goods and the contract number or any other reference given by the vendor by which the delivery in question may be identified.  2. The following additional information shall also be supplied when a licence to import goods listed in Annex III A is applied for:  A. For goods originating in and consigned directly from one of the countries listed in Annex I (direct importation):  (a) a full commercial description of the goods, including exact specifications;  (b) the delivered price per tonne, including transport costs to point of delivery and all extras, rebates and any other factors relevant to calculation of the delivered price;  (c) details of:  (i) the price lists of the producer in the non-member country of origin, chosen for calculating the delivered price, stating the date of the chosen lists; or  (ii) the Community producer's price lists chosen for calculating the delivered price, stating the date of the chosen lists; or  (iii) where appropriate, the non-member country offer on which the terms of the delivery have been aligned, giving details sufficient to identify the offer, including its date.  B. For goods originating in and consigned directly from one of the countries listed in Annex II (direct importation):  (a) a full commercial description of the goods, including exact specifications;  (b) the delivered price per tonne, including customs duties, transport costs to point of delivery and all extras, rebates and any other factors relevant to calculation of the delivered price;  (c) details of:  (i) the Community producer's price lists chosen for calculating the delivered price, stating the date of the chosen lists; or  (ii) where appropriate, the non-member country offer on which the terms of the delivery have been aligned, giving details sufficient to identify the offer, including its date.  C. For goods originating in one of the countries listed in Annexes I or II but consigned from any non-member country other than the country of origin (indirect importation), and for goods originating in a non-member country not listed in Annexes I or II:  (a) a complete description corresponding to that appearing in the list of products subject to the basic prices in force;  (b) the cif price at the Community frontier, per tonne, in the currency of the contract, plus customs duties applicable and unloading costs.  3. The importer shall declare that neither he nor the purchaser will be granted any reduction, rebate or other form of refund not mentioned in the contract for the transaction, either at the time of the transaction or subsequently.  4. The importer shall certify that his application for an import licence is accurate.  5. The importer shall state whether his application is a repeat of a previous application concerning the same  delivery.  Article 3  1. The Member States shall communicate to the Commission, as soon as such information is established by the competent authorities, any difference between:  - the delivered price calculated according to the provisions on prices applicable to the non-member countries listed in Annexes I and II on the date scheduled for importation, and  - the price used on the basis of the chosen Community producer's price list pursuant to Article 2 (2) (B) (c) or justified otherwise.  They shall also furnish all necessary documents, notably the duplicates of licence applications, purchase contracts and vendor's order confirmations, whenever the price difference noted is considerable or relates to a large quantity.  2. The Member States shall communicate to the Commission, as soon as such information is established by the competent authorities, any difference between:  - the basic price as published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, plus any extras, and  - the cif price at the Community frontier, including customs duties applicable and unloading costs, in ECU per tonne, for the following goods:  (i) goods originating in one of the countries listed in Annexes I and II, but consigned from a non-member country other than the country of origin;  (ii) goods originating in non-member countries, or those listed in Annexes I and II.  3. Within the first 10 days of each month, Member States shall notify the Commission of the tonnage and amounts (calculated on the basis of the cif prices) for which import licences were issued during the preceding month.  4. The information supplied by Member States shall include:  (a) a breakdown by product (Common Customs Tariff subheading and NIMEXE code) with separate declaration of the quantities declared as being seconds or of substandard quality;  (b) a breakdown by country of origin;  (c) within the total of any one product originating in any one country, the quantities not imported directly from that country and, where appropriate, a breakdown by country or countries of consignment. 5. Within the first 10 days of each month, Member States shall communicate to the Commission:  (a) the tonnage and the amounts (calculated on the basis of the cif price) for which the import licenses have fully or partially expired during the preceding month without having been used by importers;  (b) the tonnage and the amounts (calculated on the basis of the cif price) which in the preceding month have been the subject of a complete partial renewal of a previously issued license.  Article 4  For the purposes of this recommendation, the country of consignment is deemed to be the last intermediate non-member country in which the product in question was the subject of entrepôt operations or legal transactions not connected with its transportation.  Article 5  This recommendation shall enter into force on 1 January 1986.  It shall apply until 31 December 1986.  Done at Brussels, 23 December 1985.  For the Commission  Willy DE CLERCQ  Member of the Commission  (1) OJ No L 7, 9. 1. 1985, p. 5.  (2) OJ No L 246, 13. 9. 1985, p. 15.  ANNEX I  Austria  Finland  Norway  Sweden  ANNEX II  1.2 // Australia Brazil Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Hungary  // Japan Korea Poland Romania South Africa  ANNEX III A  List of products the importation of which is subject to the issue of an import document  (quantity and price surveillance)  1.2.3 //  //  //  // CCT heading No  // NIMEXE code  // Description  //  //  //  //  //  //  // 73.01 B  // 73.01-21, 23, 25, 27   // Haematite pig iron and cast iron  // 73.01 C   // 73.01-31, 35   // Phosphoric pig iron and cast iron   // 73.01 D   // 73.01-41, 49   // Pig iron and cast iron other than spiegeleisen, haematite and phosphoric pig iron and cast iron   // 73.02 A I   // 73.02-01, 09   // Ferro-manganese containing more than 2 % by weight of carbon (high carbon ferro-manganese)   // 73.07 A I   // 73.07-12   // Blooms and billets, of iron or steel, rolled (1)   // 73.07 B I  // 73.07-21, 24   // Slabs and sheet bars, of iron or steel, rolled (1)   // 73.08   // 73.08-03, 05, 07, 21, 25, 29, 41, 45, 49   // Iron or steel coils for re-rolling other than 'electrical'   // 73.10 A I   // 73.10-11   // Wire rod of iron or steel   // 73.10 A II   // 73.10-12, 14   // Concrete reinforcing bars of iron or steel with minor indentations, flanges, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process, whether or not twisted after rolling   //  // 73.10-15, 17   // Other bars and rods   // 73.11 A I  // 73.11-11, 12, 14, 16, 19   // Angles, shapes and sections of iron or steel, not further worked than hot-rolled or extruded   // 73.12 A II   // 73.12-19   // Hoop and strip of iron or steel, other than 'electrical', not further worked than hot-rolled   // 73.13 A II   // 73.13-16   // 'Electrical' sheets and plates of iron or steel, other than with a watt-loss,  regardless of thickness, of 0,75 watt or less  // 73.13 B I a)   // 73.13-17, 19, 21, 23, 26   // Sheets and plates, other than 'electrical', not further worked than hot-rolled, of a thickness of 2 mm or more   // 73.13 B II a)  // 73.13-41   // Sheets and plates, other than 'electrical', not further worked than cold-rolled, of a thickness of 3 mm or more   // 73.13 B II b)   // 73.13-43, 45   // Sheets and plates, other than 'electrical', not further worked than cold-rolled, of a thickness of more than 1 mm but less than 3 mm   // 73.13 B II c)   // 73.13-47, 49   // Sheets and plates, other than 'electrical', not further worked than cold-rolled, of a thickness of 1 mm or less   // 73.13 B IV c) 1 and 2  // 73.13-67, 72   // Sheets and plates, other than 'electrical', non-corrugated, zinc-coated   // 73.15 A V b) 1  // 73.63-21   // High carbon wire rod   // 73.15 B I b) 2 (aa)   // 73.71-53   // Blooms, billets, slabs, sheet bars, other than forged (1): - Stainless or heat-resisting steel   // 73.15 B V b) 1 (aa)   // 73.73-23   // Wire rod: - Stainless or heat-resisting steel   // 73.15 B V b) 1 (cc)   // 73.73-25  // Wire rod: - S, Pb and P steels   // 73.15 B V b) 1 (dd)  // 73.73-26   // Wire rod: - Mangano-silicon   // 73.15 B V b) 1 (ee)   // 73.73-29   // Wire rod: - Other (excluding high-speed)   // 73.15 B V b) 2 (aa)   // 73.73-33  // Hot-rolled or extruded bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections: - Stainless or heat-resisting steel   // 73.15 B V b) 2 (cc)   // 73.73-35   // Hot-rolled or extruded bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections: - S, Pb and P steels   // 73.15 B V b) 2 (dd)   // 73.73-36   // Hot-rolled or extruded bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections: - Mangano-silicon   //   //  //   //   //   //  (1) Includes products of the same form in continuous casting. 1.2.3 //  //  //  //  //  //  // CCT heading No  // NIMEXE code  // Description  //  //  //  //  // 73.15 B V b) 2 (ee)  // 73.73-39   // Hot-rolled or extruded bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections: - Other alloy (excluding high-speed)  // 73.15 B VII a) 2   // 73.75-19   // 'Electrical' sheets and plates in alloy steel with a watt-loss, regardless of thickness, of greater than 0,75 watt   // 73.15 B VII b) 1 (aa) 11   // 73.75-23   // Hot-rolled sheets and plates of a thickness more than 4,75 mm: - Stainless or heat-resisting  // 73.15 B VII b) 1 (aa) 33   // 73.75-29   // Sheets and plates of a thickness of more than 4,75 mm other than stainless, heat-resisting or high-speed steel   // 73.15 B VII b) 1 (bb) 11   // 73.75-33   // Hot-rolled sheets and plates of a thickness not less than 3 mm but not more than 4,75 mm: - Stainless or heat-resisting   // 73.15 B VII b) 1 (cc) 11  // 73.75-43   // Hot-rolled sheets and plates of a thickness less than 3 mm: - Stainless or heat-resisting   // 73.15 B VII b) 2 (aa) 11   // 73.75-53   // Sheets and plates, other than 'electrical', not further worked than cold-rolled, of a thickness of 3 mm or more, stainless or heat-resisting  // 73.15 B VII b) 2 (bb) 11   // 73.75-63   // Cold-rolled sheet of a thickness less than 3 mm: - Stainless or heat-resisting   //    //   //  ANNEX III B  List of products for which import is subject to the issue of an import document (quantity monitoring)  1.2.3 //  //  //  // CCT heading No  // NIMEXE code  // Description  //  //  //  // 73.13 B IV b) 1   // 73.13-64  // Tinplate   // 73.13 B IV c) 2 (aa)   // 73.13-68  // Sheets and plates, other than 'electrical', corrugated, otherwise zinc-coated   // 73.13 B IV d) 3 (bb) 33  // 73.13-87   // Sheets and plates, other than 'electrical', aluminium-coated   // 73.15 A I b) 2   // 73.61-50   // Blooms, billets, slabs and sheet bars of high carbon steel, other than forged (1)   // 73.15 B I b) 2 (cc)   // 73.71-55   // Blooms, billets, slabs and sheet bars: - S, Pb and P steels (1)  // 73.15 B I b) 2 (dd)   // 73.71-56   // Blooms, billets, slabs and sheet bars: - Mangano-silicon steel (1)   // 73.15 B I b) 2 (ee)   // 73.71-59   // Blooms, billets, slabs and sheet bars: - Other alloy steel (1)   // 73.15 B V b) 1 (bb)  // 73.73-24   // Wire rod of high-speed steel   // 73.15 B V b) 2 (bb)   // 73.73-34   // Hot-rolled or extruded bar, rod, angles, shapes and sections of high-speed steel   // 73.15 B VII b) 1 (bb) 33   // 73.75-39   // Hot-rolled plate and sheet of a thickness not less than 3 mm but not more than 4,75 mm: - Other alloy (excluding stainless)   // 73.15 B VII b) 1 (cc) 33   // 73.75-49   // Hot-rolled sheet of a thickness less than 3 mm: - Other alloy (excluding stainless)   // 73.15 B VII b) 2 (aa) 33   // 73.75-79   // Sheets and plates, other than 'electrical', not further worked than cold-rolled, of a thickness of  3 mm or more: - Other   // 73.15 B VII b) 2 (bb) 33   // 73.75-69   // Cold-rolled sheet of a thickness less than 3 mm: - Other alloy (excluding stainless)   //    //   //  (1) Includes products of the same form in continuous casting.