
Article 1 

1. The release for free circulation in the Union of certain iron and steel products listed in Annex I to this Regulation shall be subject to prior Union surveillance in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/478 and Regulation (EU) 2015/755. This applies to imports whose net weight exceeds 2 500 kg established for each individual TARIC code and 5 000 kg for each individual TARIC code subject to prior surveillance and falling under HS heading 7318.
2. The classification of the products covered by this Regulation is based on the tariff and statistical nomenclature of the Union (‘TARIC’). The origin of the products covered by this Regulation shall be determined in accordance with Article 60 of the Union Customs Code.
3. Products originating in Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein are exempted.
Article 2 

1. The release for free circulation in the Union of the products referred to in Article 1 shall be subject to presentation of a surveillance document issued by the competent authorities of a Member State.
2. Paragraph 1 shall start to apply 21 working days after the entry into force of this Regulation.
3. The surveillance document referred to in paragraph 1 shall be issued automatically by the competent authorities in the Member States, without charge and for any quantities requested, within 5 working days of presentation of an application by any importer into the Union, wherever it may be established in the Union. This application shall be deemed to have been received by the competent national authority no later than 3 working days after submission, unless it is proven otherwise.
4. A surveillance document issued by one of the authorities listed in Annex II shall be valid throughout the Union.
5. The surveillance document shall be made out on a form corresponding to the model in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2015/478 or Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2015/755 for imports from the third countries listed in Annex I to that Regulation.
6. The importer's application shall include the following elements:
(a) the full name and address of the applicant (including telephone and e-mail or fax numbers and any number identifying the applicant to the competent national authority), plus the applicant's VAT registration number if he is liable for VAT;
(b) where appropriate, the full name and address of the declarant or of any representative appointed by the applicant (including telephone and e-mail or fax numbers);
(c) a description of the goods giving their:
((1)) trade name;
((2)) the TARIC code;
((3)) place of origin and place of consignment;
(d) the quantity declared, in kilograms, and, where appropriate, any other additional unit (pairs, items, etc.);
(e) the value of the goods, CIF at the Union frontier, in euro;
(f) the following statement, dated and signed by the applicant, with the applicant's name spelt out in capital letters: ‘I, the undersigned, certify that the information provided in this application is true and given in good faith, and that I am established in the Union.’The importer shall also submit commercial evidence of the intention to import, such as a copy of the contract of sale or purchase or of the pro forma invoice. If so requested, for example in cases where the goods are not directly purchased in the country of production, the importer shall present a certificate of production issued by the producing steel mill.
7. Without prejudice to possible changes in the import regulations in force or decisions taken in the framework of an agreement or the management of a quota:
(a) the period of validity of the surveillance document is hereby fixed at 4 months;
(b) unused or partly used surveillance documents may be renewed for an equal period.
8. The competent authorities may allow the submission of declarations or requests to be transmitted or printed by electronic means, under the conditions fixed by them. However, all documents and evidence must be made available to the competent authorities upon request.
9. In addition to the paper version, national authorities may create electronic versions of the surveillance document to facilitate its handling and transmission.
Article 3 

1. A finding that the unit price at which the transaction is effected varies from that indicated in the surveillance document by less than 5 % in either direction or that the total quantity of the products presented for import exceeds the quantity given in the surveillance document by less than 5 % shall not preclude the release for free circulation of the products in question.
2. Applications for surveillance documents and the documents themselves shall be confidential. They shall be restricted to the competent authorities and the applicant.
Article 4 

1. The Member States shall communicate to the Commission on as regular and up-to-date a basis as possible and at least by the last day of each month, details of the quantities and values (calculated in euro) for which surveillance documents have been issued.The information provided by Member States shall be broken down by product, TARIC code and by country.
2. The Member States shall give notification of any anomalies or cases of fraud which they discover and, where relevant, the basis on which they have refused to grant a surveillance document.
Article 5 
Any notices to be given under this Regulation shall be given to the Commission and shall be communicated electronically via the integrated network set up for this purpose, unless for imperative technical reasons it is necessary to use other means of communication temporarily.
Article 6 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall apply from the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union until 15 May 2020.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
ANNEX I

7207 11 14
7208
7209
7210
7211
7212
7213
7214
7215
7216
7217
7219
7220
7221
7222
7223
7225
7226
7227
7228
7229
7301
7302
7304
7305
7306
7307 19 10
7307 23
7307 91 00
7307 93 11
7307 93 19
7307 99 80
7318 12 90
7318 14 91
7318 14 99
7318 15 42
7318 15 58
7318 15 68
7318 15 82
7318 15 88
7318 15 95
7318 16 40
7318 16 92
7318 16 99
7318 19 00
7318 21 00
7318 22 00

ANNEX II
Service public fédéral de l'économie, des PME, des classes moyennes et de l'énergieDirection générale du potentiel économiqueService des licencesrue du Progrès 50B-1210 BruxellesFax (32-2) 277 50 63

Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, KMO,Middenstand & EnergieAlgemene Directie Economisch PotentieelDienst VergunningenVooruitgangstraat 50B-1210 BrusselFax (32-2) 277 50 63

Министерство на икономикатадирекция ‘Регистриране, лицензиране и контрол’ул. ‘Славянска’ № 81052 СофияФакс: (359-2) 981 50 41Fax (359-2) 980 47 10

Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchoduLicenční správaNa Františku 32CZ-110 15 Praha 1Fax (420) 224 21 21 33

Danish Business AuthorityMinistry of Industry, Business and Financial AffairsLangelinie Allé 17DK-2100 Copenhagen OPhone: +45 3529 1500Email: importregistreri@erst.dk

Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle,(BAFA)Frankfurter Straße 29—35D-65760 Eschborn 1Fax (49) 6196 90 88 00Email: einfuhr@bafa.bund.de

Majandus- ja KommunikatsiooniministeeriumHarju 11EE-15072 TallinnFaks: +372 631 3660

Department of Jobs, Enterprise and InnovationImport/Export Licensing Unit23 Kildare StreetIE- Dublin 2Fax + 353-1-631 25 62

Υπουργείο Οικονομίας και ΑνάπτυξηςΓενική Διεύθυνση Διεθνούς Οικονομικής και Εμπορικής ΠολιτικήςΔ/νση Συντονισμού Εμπορίου και Εμπορικών ΚαθεστώτωνΤμήμα Β': Ειδικών Καθεστώτων ΕισαγωγώνΟδός Κορνάρου 1GR 105 63 ΑθήναΤηλ..: +30 210 3286041-43Φαξ: +30 210 3286094Email: e3a@mnec.gr

Ministerio de Economía y CompetitividadSecretaría de Estado de ComercioSubdirección General de Política Comercial de la Unión Europea y Comercio Internacional de Productos IndustrialesPaseo de la Castellana 162, 28046 Madrid(+ 34) 91 349 36 70vigilanciasiderurgica@comercio.mineco.es

Ministère de l'économie, de l'industrie et du numériqueDirection générale des entreprisesBureau des matériaux67, rue BarbèsBP 8000194201 Ivry-sur-Seine CedexTél +33.1.79.84.33.52surveillance-acier.dge@finances.gouv.fr

Ministarstvo financijaCarinska upravaAlexandera von Humboldta 4a10000 ZagrebTel. (385) 1 6211321Fax (385) 1 6211014

Ministero dello Sviluppo EconomicoDirezione Generale per la Politica CommercialeDIV. IIIViale America, 341I-00144 RomaFax (39) 06 59 93 26 36Email: dgpci.div3@mise.gov.it

Υπουργείο Ενέργειας, Εμπορίου, Βιομηχανίας και ΤουρισμούΥπηρεσία ΕμπορίουΚλάδος Έκδοσης Αδειών Εισαγωγής/ΕξαγωγήςΟδός Ανδρέα Αραούζου Αρ. 6CY-1421 ΛευκωσίαΦαξ (357) 22 37 54 43, (357) 22 37 51 20pevgeniou@mcit.gov.cy

Latvijas Republikas Ārlietu ministrijaK. Valdemāra iela 3LV-1395 RīgaFakss: +371-67 828 121licencesana@mfa.gov.lv

Lietuvos Respublikos ūkio ministerijaInvesticijų ir eksporto departamentasGedimino pr. 38/2LT-01104 VilniusFaks. +370 706 64 762vienaslangelis@ukmin.lt

Ministère de l'économie et du commerce extérieurOffice des licencesBP 113L-2011 LuxembourgFax (352) 46 61 38

Magyar Kereskedelmi Engedélyezési HivatalNémetvölgyi út 37-39.HU-1124 BudapestFax +36-1 4585 828Email: keo@mkeh.gov.hu

Commerce DepartmentTrade Services DirectorateLascaris BastionsDaħlet Ġnien is-SultanVallettaVLT 1933

Belastingdienst/Douane GroningenCentrale Dienst voor In- en Uitvoer (CDIU)Postadres: Postbus 3070, 6401 DN HeerlenBezoekadres: Kempkensberg 12, GroningenTelefoonnummer: 088 — 1512122

Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und WirtschaftAbteilung C2/9 — AußenwirtschaftskontrolleA- 1011 Wien, Stubenring 1POST.C29@bmwfw.gv.atFax 01/71100/8048366

Ministerstwo RozwojuPlac Trzech Krzyży 3/500-507 WarszawaPolskaFax (48-22) 693 40 21/693 40 22

Ministério das FinançasAutoridade Tributária e AduaneiraRua da Alfândega, n.o 5, r/cP-1149-006 LisboaTel. (+ 351)218813843Fax(+ 351) 218813986dsl@at.gov.pt

Ministerul pentru Mediul de Afaceri, Comerț și AntreprenoriatDirecția Politici Comerciale și Afaceri EuropeneCalea Victoriei nr. 152, sector 1București cod 010096Tel. +40 21 40 10 552Fax +40 21 40 10 594Email: cristi.diaconeasa@dce.gov.ropaul.onucu@dce.gov.ro

Ministrstvo za financeFinančna uprava Republike SlovenijeFinančni urad KranjOddelek za TARICSpodnji Plavž 6cSI-4270 JeseniceTel. +386 4 202 75 83Fax +386 4 202 49 69Email: taric.fu@gov.si

Ministerstvo hospodárstvaMierová 19827 15 Bratislava 212Slovenská republikaFax (421-2) 43 42 39 15

TulliPL 512FI-00101 HelsinkiSähköposti: ennakkotarkkailu@tulli.fi

TullenPB 512FI-00101 HelsingforsEmail: ennokkotarkkailu@tulli.fi

KommerskollegiumBox 6803S-113 86 StockholmFax (46-8) 30 67 59registrator@kommers.se

Department for International Trade

Import Licensing Branch

enquiries.ilb@trade.gsi.gov.uk
