Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2037 of 10 December 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 imposing definitive safeguard measures against imports of certain steel products

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2037 of 10 December 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 imposing definitive safeguard measures against imports of certain steel products THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2015/478 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2015 on common rules for imports OJ L 83, 27.3.2015, p. 16. , and in particular Articles 16 and 20 thereof, Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2015/755 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on common rules for imports from certain third countries OJ L 123, 19.5.2015, p. 33. , and in particular Articles 13 and 16 thereof, Whereas:

1. BACKGROUND (1) On 31 January 2019, the Commission imposed definitive safeguard measures on certain steel products (the Definitive Safeguard Regulation) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 of 31 January 2019 imposing definitive safeguard measures against imports of certain steel products (OJ L 31, 1.2.2019, p. 27). . (2) The Commission amended the measures twice pursuant to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1590 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1590 of 26 September 2019 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 imposing definitive safeguard measures against imports of certain steel products (OJ L 248, 27.9.2019, p. 28). and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/894 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/894 of 29 June 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 imposing definitive safeguard measures against imports of certain steel products (OJ L 206, 30.6.2020, p. 27). respectively. (3) Pursuant to the Withdrawal Agreement Council Decision (EU) 2020/135 of 30 January 2020 on the conclusion of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 29, 31.1.2020, p. 1). between the Union and the United Kingdom (UK), as of 1 January 2021, the UK will no longer be part of the Union customs territory. Therefore, as of that date the territorial scope where safeguard measures are applicable will change. Since the level of the safeguard measures on certain steel products was established on the basis of the average imports into the Union of 28 Member States, i.e. including imports into the UK, during the reference period 2015-2017, the Commission finds it appropriate to adapt the volume of Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs) accordingly as well as the list of developing countries subject to the current safeguard measures. (4) On 30 October 2020, the Commission published a Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union Notice 2020/C 366/12 concerning the adaptation of the level of Tariff Rate Quotas under the safeguard measures on certain steel products following the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union as of 1 January 2021 (OJ C 366, 30.10.2020, p. 36).

explaining the rationale of the proposal and the methodology it envisaged to apply, and invited interested parties to comment. The Notice also contained the volume of recalculated TRQs that would be in place for the period 1 January to 30 June 2021. 2. DUE PROCESS (5) The Commission received nineteen submissions from interested parties within the deadline. The Commission also undertook consultations with nine third country governments. 3. ASSESSMENT OF THE COMMENTS RECEIVED (6) The Commission addressed the comments received, concerning either specific product categories or general aspects of the adaptation, as follows: 3.1. Category 4 – metallic coated sheets (7) Several interested parties submitted comments with regard to the volumes calculated for categories 4A and 4B (including automotive grades) and requested the Commission to review its calculation. In particular, during consultations with third country authorities, an interested party pointed to a clerical error in the calculation. Another interested party identified a specific calculation issue or proposed a slightly different allocation between the two product categories, which better reflects its situation with respect to the volumes concerning its country-specific TRQs, having regard to the counterfactual situation in this case, namely how TRQs would have been allocated had the UK not been part of the customs territory at the time the original safeguard measures were adopted. After assessing these claims the Commission found that they were warranted and revised the volumes included in the notice of 30 October accordingly. (8) It should be underlined that these adjustments only concern the distribution of the TRQs between sub-product categories 4A and 4B, but does not affect the level of the TRQs for the overall product category 4. (9) The updated volumes are reflected in the TRQ volumes in Annex I. 3.2. Impact of the adaptation on TRQ volumes (10) Some parties argued that the Commission should preserve the existing TRQ volumes and, in addition, either grant the UK its own country-specific TRQ or, where it falls under the residual TRQs, the volumes of these TRQs would need to be increased so as to include the UK’s traditional trade flows. (11) Some parties also argued that they would be negatively affected by the inclusion of the UK under the residual section of given TRQs, as it would increase the competition for a smaller TRQ volume. (12) Other parties noted that for certain origins, the overall volume of TRQs calculated would be reduced, making the measure more restrictive. (13) Finally, certain exporting countries complained that under the Commission’s proposal, they would lose their country-specific TRQ for some specific product categories. These parties argued that the Commission should preserve their country-specific TRQ and that failing to do so would amount to making the measures more restrictive, thus breaching WTO rules. (14) The Commission disagreed that the proposed adjustment would make the safeguard measure stricter. As stated in the Notice of 30 October, the result of the adaptation, in very few cases, would lead to some countries losing their country-specific TRQs (and vice-versa) in certain product categories. However, the Commission does not consider that the adaptation, as such, results in a more restrictive measure. The Commission explained in the Notice of 30 October the rationale of the adaptation, namely to have a volume of TRQs (both globally as well as per product category) that is proportionate to the reduction of the geographical scope of the territory where the Union’s safeguard measure applies as of 1 January 2021. Furthermore, the Commission notes that the overall TRQ volumes resulting from the adaptation are 3 % higher than the ones currently in place, and that this cannot be seen as making the measure more restrictive.

(15) Moreover the Commission wishes to emphasize that if it were to accept the claims from those countries that would lose a certain country-specific TRQ, it would be discriminating them vis-a-vis any other interested parties by departing from its basic principle of granting a country-specific TRQ only when a certain threshold (5 % share of imports), in a specific period, is met In this particular case, the threshold refers to the 5 % share of imports in the reference period in a given product category to qualify for a country-specific TRQ. . It is the result from the application of the counterfactual that countries which had a country-specific TRQ no longer meet the objective criterion, whereas others do. (16) The unused volumes of quotas laid down in Annex II of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/894, of those countries that, as a result of this adaptation would lose their country-specific quotas in a product category, were allocated to the residual tariff-rate quotas in the relevant product categories. 3.3. Request to carry out an analysis based on EU-27 data (17) Some interested parties argued that if the Union is adapting its measures, it must re-assess whether all the requirements to impose safeguard measures continue to be met under a EU-27 scenario. One interested party noted in particular that such approach would lead the Union to determine that for several product categories, there would not have been an increase in imports, and therefore these should be excluded from the measures. (18) The Commission observed in this respect that the conditions to impose a safeguard measure need to be met when a safeguard measure is imposed for the first time. In the case of this measure, the conditions were met as explained in detail in the Definitive Safeguard Regulation. (19) The Commission disagrees with the views expressed by some interested parties that in a situation like the one at hand requires carrying out a full reassessment. In fact, as explained in the Notice of 30 October, the current proceeding is limited to adapting the TRQ volumes to the change in scope of the territory where the Union’s safeguard measure applies. In this regard, the Commission insists that this proceeding by no means constitute a fully-fledged review of the measures, and therefore, it is under no legal obligation to carry out the analysis that some interested parties requested. 3.4. Category 18 – sheet piles (20) Some interested parties contested the Commission’s proposal to grant a country-specific TRQ to the UK in this product category on the grounds that there is allegedly no production of this product category in the UK. As a result, the volumes allocated to the UK would not be used. These companies also claimed that the reduction in TRQ volumes resulting from the adaptation did not have any justification and that the Commission should maintain the same level of TRQs as provided by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/894. (21) In this respect, the Commission had explained in its Notice of 30 October the methodology and rationale behind the adaptation and the implications it could entail. If there is a reduction in overall TRQ volumes in this category, it is because imports into the UK in the reference period were deducted from the TRQ volume. Furthermore, in its Notice of 30 October the Commission explained how it established the level of UK imports into EU-27 during the reference period. The claim with respect to the absence of production in the UK was not properly substantiated and does not correspond with the statistics used by the Commission. No interested party provided any data of whether imports into the UK were consumed, further processed or subsequently sold within the Union. In any event, the volume allocated to the UK could not be transferred to other origins because this would artificially inflate the TRQ volume. Therefore this claim is immaterial to users. The Commission also rejected the claim to preserve the current TRQ volumes as it would ignore the reduction in the geographical scope of the territory covered by the safeguard measure, and it would equally result in an artificially inflated TRQ volume. Accordingly, the Commission rejects these arguments.

3.5. Product category 9 – stainless steel cold-rolled flat products (22) Some interested parties noted that due to the Commission’s proposal, Vietnam would lose its country-specific TRQ in this product category. These parties warned the Commission that these volumes, which will accordingly belong to the other countries section of the TRQ, would likely be quickly used, in particular, by a certain origin. Accordingly these parties requested the Commission to limit the volumes that any country could use under the residual TRQ in this category. (23) The Commission noted that the request to limit the access to incumbent exporting countries under the residual TRQ Incumbent exporting countries under the residual TRQ are those who do not benefit from a country-specific TRQ in a given product category. falls outside the scope of this adaptation exercise, as it would amount to modifying the functioning of the measures. In any event, the Commission recalled that the same claim was made in previous proceedings and it was rejected. Therefore, the Commission does not further address the merits of this claim. 3.6. Update of list of developing countries subject to measures (24) The list of product categories originating in developing countries to which the definitive measures apply needs to be updated to reflect the territorial adaptation. The Commission based its calculation on the updated data concerning the year 2019 imports dataset (i.e the same period used in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/894, but excluding imports into the UK). (25) With respect to categories 4A and 4B, the Commission described in Section 4, paragraph 3 of the Notice of 30 October its provisional approach with respect to the treatment of UK imports for the purpose of the respective TRQs calculation. Following the assessment of the comments received and the consultations with third countries regarding this approach, the Commission decided to apply the same methodology for the purpose of updating the list of developing countries subject to measures in Annex II to this Regulation. In the absence of any other reliable information or documented alternative proposal by any interested party, the Commission assumed that UK imports in the year 2019 should be equally distributed between the two product categories. (26) The volumes of country-specific tariff-rate quotas allocated to developing countries that will be excluded from the safeguard measure laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 upon the entry into force of this Regulation, were allocated to the residual tariff-rate quotas in the relevant product categories. (27) The changes to the list of developing countries subject to the measures is as follows: China becomes subject to the measures in product category 22, Turkey becomes excluded from measures in product category 25A, United Arab Emirates becomes excluded from measures in product categories 21 and 26. (28) No comments were made by any interested party on this adaptation. (29) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Safeguards established under Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 and Article 22(3) of Regulation (EU) 2015/755 respectively,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 is amended as follows: Annex IV is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation, Annex III.2 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2021. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 10 December 2020. For the Commission The President Ursula von der Leyen

Annex

ANNEX I

Annex

ANNEX IV IV.1 – Volumes of tariff–rate quotas From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8601 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8602 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Russia: 09.8571, for Turkey: 09.8572, for India: 09.8573, for Korea (Republic of): 09.8574, for Serbia: 09.8575 and for United Kingdom: 09.8599 In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5 From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8603 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8604 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For India, Korea (Republic of), Ukraine, Brazil, Serbia and United Kingdom: 09.8567 In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5 From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8605 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8606 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Korea (Republic of), Russia, Iran (Islamic republic of) and United Kingdom: 09.8568 In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5 From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8607 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8608 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Russia, Korea (Republic of), China and Taiwan: 09.8569 In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5 From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8609 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8610 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For India, Korea (Republic of) and United Kingdom: 09.8570 In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5 From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8611 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8612 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For China: 09.8581, for Korea (Republic of): 09.8582, for India: 09.8583, for United Kingdom: 09.8584 In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5 From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8613 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8614 From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8615 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8616 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For China, Korea (Republic of), Taiwan, Serbia and United Kingdom: 09.8576 In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5 From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8617 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8618 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Ukraine, Korea (Republic of), Russia, India and United Kingdom: 09.8577 In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5 From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8619 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8620 From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8621 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8622 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Korea (Republic of), Taiwan, India, United States of America, Turkey and Malaysia: 09.8578

In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5 From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8623 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8624 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For China, India, Taiwan and United Kingdom: 09.8591 In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5 From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8625 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8626 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For China, Turkey, Russia, Switzerland, Belarus and United Kingdom: 09.8592 In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5 From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8627 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8628 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Moldova: 09.8593 In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5 From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8629 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8630 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For India, Switzerland, Ukraine and United Kingdom: 09.8594 In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5 From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8631 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8632 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For India, Taiwan, Korea (Republic of), China, Japan and United Kingdom: 09.8595 In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5 From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8633 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8634 From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8635 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8636 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Turkey, Ukraine, Korea (Republic of) and United Kingdom: 09.8579 In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5 From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8637 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8638 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For China, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom: 09.8580 In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5 From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8639 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8640 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Russia, China, Turkey and United Kingdom: 09.8585 In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5 From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8641 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8642 From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8643 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8644 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, North Macedonia, Switzerland, Belarus and United Kingdom: 09.8596 In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5 From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8645 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8646 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For India, Ukraine, Korea (Republic of), Japan, China and United Kingdom: 09.8597 In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5 From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8647 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8648 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For China, Ukraine, Belarus, United States of America and United Kingdom: 09.8586 In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5 From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8657 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8658

From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8659 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8660 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Turkey, China, Russia, Korea (Republic of) and United Kingdom: 09.8587 In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5 From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8651 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8652 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Switzerland, Turkey, Taiwan, China, Russia and United Kingdom: 09.8588 In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5 From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8653 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8654 From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8655 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8656 From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, China and Belarus: 09.8598 In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5 Product NumberProduct categoryCN CodesAllocation by country (Where Applicable)From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021Additional duty rateOrder numbersVolume of tariff quota (net tonnes)1Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips72081000, 72082500, 72082600, 72082700, 72083600, 72083700, 72083800, 72083900, 72084000, 72085299, 72085390, 72085400, 72111400, 72111900, 72126000, 72251910, 72253010, 72253030, 72253090, 72254015, 72254090, 72261910, 72269120, 72269191, 72269199Russian Federation395909,00400307,9825 %09.8966Turkey313791,59317278,1625 %09.8967India161191,83162982,8525 %09.8968Korea, Republic of129042,60130476,4025 %09.8969United Kingdom114460,48115732,2625 %09.8976Serbia113624,87114887,3725 %09.8970Other countries969690,07980464,4125 %2Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Rolled Sheets72091500, 72091690, 72091790, 72091891, 72092500, 72092690, 72092790, 72092890, 72099020, 72099080, 72112320, 72112330, 72112380, 72112900, 72119020, 72119080, 72255020, 72255080, 72262000, 72269200India143355,40144948,2425 %09.8801Korea, Republic of83143,2684067,0825 %09.8802United Kingdom76842,6077696,4125 %09.8977Ukraine63833,8164543,0725 %09.8803Brazil40842,7541296,5625 %09.8804Serbia36193,2036595,3525 %09.8805Other countries252391,11255195,4525 %3.AElectrical Sheets (other than GOES)72091610, 72091710, 72091810, 72092610, 72092710, 72092810Russian Federation333,03336,7325 %09.8808United Kingdom285,37288,5425 %09.8978Iran, Islamic Republic of145,80147,4225 %09.8809Korea, Republic of118,68119,9925 %09.8806Other countries719,47727,4625 %3.B72251990, 72261980Russian Federation33685,7634060,0525 %09.8811Korea, Republic of20132,8920356,5925 %09.8812China15498,0715670,2725 %09.8813Taiwan11627,4311756,6225 %09.8814Other countries6024,766091,7025 % 4.AMetallic Coated Sheets TARIC Codes: 7210410020, 7210490020, 7210610020, 7210690020, 7212300020, 7212506120, 7212506920, 7225920020, 7225990011, 7225990022, 7225990045, 7225990091, 7225990092, 7226993010, 7226997011, 7226997091, 7226997094 Korea (Republic of)32981,9433348,4125 %09.8816India47144,9247668,7525 %09.8817United Kingdom31075,9931421,2825 %09.8979Other countries417545,50422184,9025 %4.B CN Codes:

72102000, 72103000, 72109080, 72122000, 72125020, 72125030, 72125040, 72125090, 72259100, 72269910 TARIC codes: 7210410030, 7210410080, 7210490030, 7210490080, 7210610030, 7210610080, 7210690030, 7210690080, 7212300030, 7212300080, 7212506130, 7212506180, 7212506930, 7212506980, 7225920030, 7225920080, 7225990023, 7225990041, 7225990093, 7225990095, 7226993030, 7226993090, 7226997013, 7226997019, 7226997093, 7226997096 China112702,10113954,3425 %09.8821Korea (Republic of)146267,74147892,9325 %09.8822India67313,8568061,7825 %09.8823United Kingdom31075,9931421,2825 %09.8980Other countries94312,9495360,8625 %5Organic Coated Sheets72107080, 72124080India69079,9669847,5125 %09.8826Korea, Republic of62432,0863125,7725 %09.8827United Kingdom30651,8830992,4525 %09.8981Taiwan20009,2020231,5225 %09.8828Turkey13814,3613967,8525 %09.8829Other countries37843,9638264,4425 % 6Tin Mill products72091899, 72101100, 72101220, 72101280, 72105000, 72107010, 72109040, 72121010, 72121090, 72124020China97495,4998578,7725 %09.8831United Kingdom35561,8435956,9725 %09.8982Serbia19570,1319787,5825 %09.8832Korea, Republic of14156,1514313,4425 %09.8833Taiwan11769,8111900,5825 %09.8834Other countries32623,1032985,5825 %7Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto Plates72085120, 72085191, 72085198, 72085291, 72089020, 72089080, 72109030, 72254012, 72254040, 72254060, 72259900Ukraine209860,26212192,0425 %09.8836Korea, Republic of85938,8986893,7725 %09.8837Russian Federation72574,8373381,2225 %09.8838India47696,1748226,1325 %09.8839United Kingdom47679,9548209,7225 %09.8983Other countries289237,24292450,9925 %8Stainless Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips72191100, 72191210, 72191290, 72191310, 72191390, 72191410, 72191490, 72192210, 72192290, 72192300, 72192400, 72201100, 72201200Other countries90629,9191636,9025 %9Stainless Cold Rolled Sheets and Strips72193100, 72193210, 72193290, 72193310, 72193390, 72193410, 72193490, 72193510, 72193590, 72199020, 72199080, 72202021, 72202029, 72202041, 72202049, 72202081, 72202089, 72209020, 72209080Korea, Republic of43629,0044113,7725 %09.8846Taiwan40458,6340908,1825 %09.8847India27041,1927341,6525 %09.8848United States22000,7622245,2125 %09.8849Turkey18307,3818510,7925 %09.8850Malaysia11598,5411727,4125 %09.8851Other countries46526,2047043,1625 %10Stainless Hot Rolled Quarto Plates72192110, 72192190China4320,804368,8125 %09.8856India1832,921853,2825 %09.8857United Kingdom756,12764,5325 %09.8984Taiwan698,09705,8425 %09.8858Other countries915,93926,1125 % 12Non Alloy and Other Alloy Merchant Bars and Light Sections 72143000, 72149110, 72149190, 72149931, 72149939, 72149950, 72149971, 72149979, 72149995, 72159000, 72161000, 72162100, 72162200, 72164010, 72164090, 72165010, 72165091, 72165099, 72169900, 72281020, 72282010, 72282091, 72283020, 72283041, 72283049, 72283061, 72283069, 72283070, 72283089, 72286020, 72286080, 72287010, 72287090, 72288000 China103601,87104753,0125 %09.8861United Kingdom86672,4387635,4625 %09.8985Turkey62288,2462980,3325 %09.8862Russian Federation57825,5658468,0625 %09.8863Switzerland46358,9046874,0025 %09.8864Belarus37104,0837516,3525 %09.8865Other countries47142,1247665,9225 %13Rebars72142000, 72149910Turkey58826,7559480,3825 %09.8866Russian Federation56951,1157583,9025 %09.8867Ukraine28798,8429118,8325 %09.8868Bosnia and Herzegovina25219,8725500,0925 %09.8869Moldova, Republic of18125,1118326,5025 %09.8870Other countries109637,11110855,3025 %14Stainless Bars and Light Sections

72221111, 72221119, 72221181, 72221189, 72221910, 72221990, 72222011, 72222019, 72222021, 72222029, 72222031, 72222039, 72222081, 72222089, 72223051, 72223091, 72223097, 72224010, 72224050, 72224090 India27892,9628202,8825 %09.8871United Kingdom4076,214121,5125 %09.8986Switzerland4012,284056,8625 %09.8872Ukraine3098,903133,3325 %09.8873Other countries4521,804572,0525 % 15Stainless Wire Rod72210010, 72210090India6487,416559,4925 %09.8876Taiwan4182,824229,3025 %09.8877United Kingdom3360,433397,7725 %09.8987Korea, Republic of2088,342111,5425 %09.8878China1414,371430,0825 %09.8879Japan1403,631419,2325 %09.8880Other countries698,10705,8525 %16Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire Rod 72131000, 72132000, 72139110, 72139120, 72139141, 72139149, 72139170, 72139190, 72139910, 72139990, 72271000, 72272000, 72279010, 72279050, 72279095 United Kingdom133112,45134591,4825 %09.8988Ukraine93132,2694167,0725 %09.8881Switzerland90980,5891991,4725 %09.8882Russian Federation78745,3279620,2625 %09.8883Turkey76362,9677211,4425 %09.8884Belarus62438,4663132,2225 %09.8885Moldova, Republic of46799,5647319,5625 %09.8886Other countries77881,7178747,0625 %17Angles, Shapes and Sections of Iron or Non Alloy Steel 72163110, 72163190, 72163211, 72163219, 72163291, 72163299, 72163310, 72163390 Ukraine27500,5727806,1425 %09.8891United Kingdom23890,8524156,3125 %09.8989Turkey19883,0920104,0225 %09.8892Korea, Republic of4633,854685,3425 %09.8893Other countries10905,0311026,2025 %18Sheet Piling73011000China6151,986220,3325 %09.8901United Arab Emirates3044,653078,4825 %09.8902United Kingdom789,54798,3225 %09.8990Other countries224,06226,5525 %19Railway Material 73021022, 73021028, 73021040, 73021050, 73024000 United Kingdom3788,713830,8025 %09.8991Russian Federation1375,951391,2425 %09.8906Turkey1117,601130,0225 %09.8908China989,921000,9225 %09.8907Other countries1024,651036,0425 % 20Gas pipes 73063041, 73063049, 73063072, 73063077 Turkey43450,1843932,9625 %09.8911India16721,0016906,7825 %09.8912North Macedonia6175,816244,4325 %09.8913United Kingdom5874,825940,0925 %09.8992Other countries12635,2612775,6525 %21Hollow sections 73066110, 73066192, 73066199 Turkey66577,9167317,6725 %09.8916United Kingdom40001,6140446,0725 %09.8993Russian Federation22664,3422916,1725 %09.8917North Macedonia21621,7021861,9425 %09.8918Ukraine16174,5716354,2925 %09.8919Switzerland13600,5813751,7025 %09.8920Belarus13392,2013541,0025 %09.8921Other countries15230,4215399,6425 %22Seamless Stainless Tubes and Pipes 73041100, 73042200, 73042400, 73044100, 73044910, 73044993, 73044995, 73044999 India5168,745226,1725 %09.8926Ukraine3236,473272,4325 %09.8927United Kingdom1642,831661,0825 %09.8994Korea, Republic of1017,411028,7125 %09.8928Japan946,14956,6525 %09.8929China811,77820,7925 %09.8931Other countries2360,852387,0825 %24Other Seamless Tubes 73041910, 73041930, 73041990, 73042300, 73042910, 73042930, 73042990, 73043120, 73043180, 73043910, 73043952, 73043958, 73043992, 73043993, 73043998, 73045181, 73045189, 73045910, 73045992, 73045993,

73045999, 73049000 China30152,1730487,1925 %09.8936Ukraine23541,2123802,7825 %09.8937Belarus12595,3612735,3125 %09.8938United Kingdom9557,389663,5825 %09.8995United States6714,216788,8225 %09.8940Other countries35461,4435855,4525 % 25.ALarge welded tubes73051100, 73051200Other countries106330,19107511,6325 %25.BLarge welded tubes 73051900, 73052000, 73053100, 73053900, 73059000 Turkey9347,699451,5525 %09.8971China6323,276393,5325 %09.8972Russian Federation6278,076347,8325 %09.8973United Kingdom4248,974296,1825 %09.8996Korea, Republic of2488,392516,0425 %09.8974Other countries5771,545835,6725 %26Other Welded Pipes 73061110, 73061190, 73061910, 73061990, 73062100, 73062900, 73063011, 73063019, 73063080, 73064020, 73064080, 73065020, 73065080, 73066910, 73066990, 73069000 Switzerland40668,0441119,9025 %09.8946Turkey31126,1831472,0325 %09.8947United Kingdom9655,609762,8825 %09.8997Taiwan7510,157593,5925 %09.8950China6540,696613,3725 %09.8949Russian Federation6402,836473,9725 %09.8952Other countries20849,1121080,7725 %27Non-alloy and other alloy cold finished bars 72151000, 72155011, 72155019, 72155080, 72281090, 72282099, 72285020, 72285040, 72285061, 72285069, 72285080 Russian Federation74594,1275422,9425 %09.8956Switzerland17399,9817593,3225 %09.8957United Kingdom13012,4613157,0525 %09.8998China12561,0112700,5825 %09.8958Ukraine10233,1410346,8425 %09.8959Other countries9702,379810,1825 %28Non Alloy Wire 72171010, 72171031, 72171039, 72171050, 72171090, 72172010, 72172030, 72172050, 72172090, 72173041, 72173049, 72173050, 72173090, 72179020, 72179050, 72179090 Belarus56580,1957208,8625 %09.8961China39836,9940279,6225 %09.8962Russian Federation26657,3526953,5425 %09.8963Turkey21490,1021728,8725 %09.8964Ukraine17144,9917335,4925 %09.8965Other countries29751,0830081,6525 % IV.2 – Volumes of global tariff–rate quotas per trimester Product numberFrom 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021Volume of tariff quota (net tonnes)1Other countries969690,07980464,412Other countries252391,11255195,453AOther countries719,47727,463BOther countries6024,766091,704AOther countries417545,50422184,904BOther countries94312,9495360,865Other countries37843,9638264,446Other countries32623,1032985,587Other countries289237,24292450,998Other countries90629,9191636,90 9Other countries46526,2047043,1610Other countries915,93926,1112Other countries47142,1247665,9213Other countries109637,11110855,3014Other countries4521,804572,0515Other countries698,10705,8516Other countries77881,7178747,0617Other countries10905,0311026,2018Other countries224,06226,5519Other countries1024,651036,0420Other countries12635,2612775,6521Other countries15230,4215399,6422Other countries2360,852387,0824Other countries35461,4435855,4525AOther countries106330,19107511,6325BOther countries5771,545835,6726Other countries20849,1121080,7727Other countries9702,379810,1828Other countries29751,0830081,65 IV.3 – Maximum volume of residual quota accessible from 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021 to countries with a country specific quota

Product categoryNew allocated quota from 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021 in tonnes1Special regime2255195,453.A727,463.B6091,704.A422184,904.BSpecial regime5No access to the residual quota in Q4632985,587292450,998Not applicable947043,1610277,831228599,551328822,38 142514,6315522,3316No access to the residual quota in Q41711026,2018226,55191036,0420No access to the residual quota in Q4213233,93221933,532435855,4525.ANot applicable25.B5835,672621080,7727No access to the residual quota in Q42821357,97

Annex

ANNEX II List of product categories originating in developing countries to which the definitive measures apply Annex III.2 is amended as follows: List of product categories originating in developing countries to which the definitive measures applyCountry/Product group123A3B4A4B567891012131415161718192021222425A25B262728BrazilXXXChinaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXIndiaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXIndonesiaXXXXMalaysiaXXMexicoXMoldovaXXXNorth MacedoniaXXXXXXThailandXXTunisiaXXTurkeyXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUkraineXXXXXXXXXXXXUnited Arab EmiratesXXXXVietnamXXXXAll other developing countriesX