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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/886 of 20 June 2018 on certain commercial policy measures concerning certain products originating in the United States of America and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/724

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Contents
  1. Preamble
  2. (4)
    1. Article 1
    2. Article 2
    3. Article 3
    4. Article 4
  4. ANNEX
  5. ANNEX I Products subject to additional duties at the first stage
  6. ANNEX II Products subject to further additional duties at the second stage

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 654/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 concerning the exercise of the Union's rights for the application and enforcement of international trade rules, and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/724 mandated the Commission to give written notice, no later than 18 May 2018, to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Council for Trade in Goods that, absent disapproval by the Council for Trade in Goods, the Union suspends the application to the trade of the United States of America (United States) of import duty concessions under the GATT 1994 in respect of the products listed in Annex I and Annex II to that Regulation, so as to allow for an application of additional customs duties on the importation of these products originating in the United States.

(2) On 18 May 2018 the Commission gave the above written notice and the WTO Council for Trade in Goods did not disapprove within 30 days. The Union thereby suspended, in the WTO, the application of import duty concessions to the trade with the United States under GATT 1994 in respect of these products.

(3) On 8 March 2018 the United States adopted safeguard measures in the form of a tariff increase on imports of certain steel and aluminium products, effective from 23 March 2018 and with an unlimited duration. After two deferrals of the effective date of the tariff increase with respect to the European Union, the tariff increase became effective with respect to the European Union on 1 June 2018, with an unlimited duration.

(4) Consequently, having regard to Article 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/724, the Commission should impose additional customs duties on the products listed in Annex I and Annex II, as set out in recitals 6 and 12 to 15 of that Regulation, and having regard to the modalities set out in recitals 7 and 16 to 19 of that Regulation, and reflecting the timing requirements as set out in recital 5 of that Regulation, to the effect that: (a) the additional ad valorem duties of a rate of 10 % and 25 % on imports of the products listed in Annex I, should be applied from the date of entry into force of this Regulation and until the United States ceases to apply its safeguard measures to products from the Union; (b) the additional ad valorem duties of a rate of 10 %, 25 %, 35 % and 50 % on imports of the products listed in Annex II, should be applied from 1 June 2021 or upon the adoption by, or notification to, the WTO Dispute Settlement Body of a ruling that the United States' safeguard measures are inconsistent with the relevant provisions of the WTO Agreement, if that is earlier, until the United States ceases to apply its safeguard measures to the Union.

(4)

(a) the additional ad valorem duties of a rate of 10 % and 25 % on imports of the products listed in Annex I, should be applied from the date of entry into force of this Regulation and until the United States ceases to apply its safeguard measures to products from the Union;

(b) the additional ad valorem duties of a rate of 10 %, 25 %, 35 % and 50 % on imports of the products listed in Annex II, should be applied from 1 June 2021 or upon the adoption by, or notification to, the WTO Dispute Settlement Body of a ruling that the United States' safeguard measures are inconsistent with the relevant provisions of the WTO Agreement, if that is earlier, until the United States ceases to apply its safeguard measures to the Union.

(5) Due to a clerical error, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/724 should be amended. The clerical error concerns the maximum additional duty for CN 95044000 in Annex I, which should be 10 % instead of 25 %. Recital 12, Article 2(a) and Annex I of that Regulation should be amended accordingly. The products and level of additional duties listed in Annex I and Annex II are identical in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/724, as amended, and this Regulation.

(6) This Regulation is without prejudice to the question of the consistency of the United States' safeguard measures with the relevant provisions of the WTO Agreement.

(7) The Commission may amend this Regulation, should it deem that appropriate, to account for any modification of or amendment to the United States' safeguard measures, including through product or company exclusion.

(8) Article 4 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/724 provides that products listed in the Annexes to that Regulation for which an import licence with an exemption from or a reduction of duty has been issued prior to the date of entry into force of that Regulation shall not be subject to additional duty. That Regulation also provides that products listed in the Annexes to that Regulation for which the importers can prove that they have been exported from the United States to the Union prior to the date on which an additional duty is applied with respect to that product shall not be subject to the additional duty.

(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Trade Barriers Committee, established by Regulation (EU) 2015/1843 of the European Parliament and of the Council,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Union shall apply additional customs duties on imports into the Union of the products listed in Annex I and Annex II to this Regulation and originating in the United States of America (United States).

Article 2

The application of additional customs duties on these products shall be as follows: (a) at the first stage, additional ad valorem duty of a rate of 10 % and 25 % shall be applied on imports of products listed in Annex I, as specified therein, from the date of entry into force of this Regulation; (1) from 1 June 2021, or (2) from the fifth day following the date of the adoption by, or notification to, the WTO Dispute Settlement Body of a ruling that the United States' safeguard measures are inconsistent with the relevant provisions of the WTO Agreement, if that is earlier. In the latter event, the Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union a notice indicating the date on which such ruling is adopted or notified. (b) at the second stage, further additional ad valorem duty of a rate of 10 %, 25 %, 35 % and 50 % shall be applied on imports of products listed in Annex II as specified therein:

(a) at the first stage, additional ad valorem duty of a rate of 10 % and 25 % shall be applied on imports of products listed in Annex I, as specified therein, from the date of entry into force of this Regulation;

(b) at the second stage, further additional ad valorem duty of a rate of 10 %, 25 %, 35 % and 50 % shall be applied on imports of products listed in Annex II as specified therein: (1) from 1 June 2021, or (2) from the fifth day following the date of the adoption by, or notification to, the WTO Dispute Settlement Body of a ruling that the United States' safeguard measures are inconsistent with the relevant provisions of the WTO Agreement, if that is earlier. In the latter event, the Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union a notice indicating the date on which such ruling is adopted or notified.

from 1 June 2021, or

from the fifth day following the date of the adoption by, or notification to, the WTO Dispute Settlement Body of a ruling that the United States' safeguard measures are inconsistent with the relevant provisions of the WTO Agreement, if that is earlier. In the latter event, the Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union a notice indicating the date on which such ruling is adopted or notified.

Article 3

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/724 is amended as follows: (1) recital 12 is replaced by the following: Reflecting the timing requirements described in recital 5, the additional customs duties should apply, if necessary or to the extent necessary, in two stages. At the first stage, ad valorem duties of a maximum rate of 10 % and 25 % on imports of the products listed in Annex I, may be applied immediately and until the United States ceases to apply its safeguard measures to products from the Union.; (2) in Article 2, paragraph (a) is replaced by the following: At the first stage, additional ad valorem duty of a maximum rate of 10 % and 25 % shall be applied on imports of products listed in Annex I from 20 June 2018; (3) in Annex I, the additional duty for CN 95044000 is amended as follows: 25 % is replaced by 10 %.

(1) recital 12 is replaced by the following: Reflecting the timing requirements described in recital 5, the additional customs duties should apply, if necessary or to the extent necessary, in two stages. At the first stage, ad valorem duties of a maximum rate of 10 % and 25 % on imports of the products listed in Annex I, may be applied immediately and until the United States ceases to apply its safeguard measures to products from the Union.;

(2) in Article 2, paragraph (a) is replaced by the following: At the first stage, additional ad valorem duty of a maximum rate of 10 % and 25 % shall be applied on imports of products listed in Annex I from 20 June 2018;

(3) in Annex I, the additional duty for CN 95044000 is amended as follows: 25 % is replaced by 10 %.

Article 4

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 be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 June 2018. For the Commission The President Jean-Claude Juncker

ANNEX

Grp_subject_to_additional_duties_at_the_first. stage. CN 2018 Additional duty 07104000 25 % 07119030 25 % 07133390 25 % 10059000 25 % 10063021 25 % 10063023 25 % 10063025 25 % 10063027 25 % 10063042 25 % 10063044 25 % 10063046 25 % 10063048 25 % 10063061 25 % 10063063 25 % 10063065 25 % 10063067 25 % 10063092 25 % 10063094 25 % 10063096 25 % 10063098 25 % 10064000 25 % 19041030 25 % 19049010 25 % 20019030 25 % 20049010 25 % 20058000 25 % 20081110 25 % 20091200 25 % 20091911 25 % 20091919 25 % 20091991 25 % 20091998 25 % 20098111 25 % 20098119 25 % 20098131 25 % 20098159 25 % 20098195 25 % 20098199 25 % 22083011 25 % 22083019 25 % 22083082 25 % 22083088 25 % 24021000 25 % 24022010 25 % 24022090 25 % 24029000 25 % 24031100 25 % 24031910 25 % 24031990 25 % 24039100 25 % 24039910 25 % 24039990 25 % 33042000 25 % 33043000 25 % 33049100 25 % 61091000 25 % 61099020 25 % 61099090 25 % 62034231 25 % 62034290 25 % 62034311 25 % 62046231 25 % 62046290 25 % 63023100 25 % 64035995 25 % 72101220 25 % 72101280 25 % 72191210 25 % 72191290 25 % 72191310 25 % 72191390 25 % 72193210 25 % 72193290 25 % 72193310 25 % 72193390 25 % 72193410 25 % 72193490 25 % 72193590 25 % 72222011 25 % 72222021 25 % 72222029 25 % 72222031 25 % 72222081 25 % 72222089 25 % 72224010 25 % 72224050 25 % 72224090 25 % 72230011 25 % 72230019 25 % 72230091 25 % 72269200 25 % 72283020 25 % 72283041 25 % 72283049 25 % 72283061 25 % 72283069 25 % 72283070 25 % 72283089 25 % 72285020 25 % 72285040 25 % 72285069 25 % 72285080 25 % 72299020 25 % 72299050 25 % 72299090 25 % 73012000 25 % 73043120 25 % 73043180 25 % 73044100 25 % 73063011 25 % 73063019 25 % 73063041 25 % 73063049 25 % 73063072 25 % 73063077 25 % 73063080 25 % 73064020 25 % 73064080 25 % 73071110 25 % 73071190 25 % 73071910 25 % 73071990 25 % 73083000 25 % 73084000 25 % 73089051 25 % 73089059 25 % 73089098 25 % 73090010 25 % 73090051 25 % 73090059 25 % 73102910 25 % 73102990 25 % 73110013 25 % 73110019 25 % 73110099 25 % 73141400 25 % 73141900 25 % 73144900 25 % 73151110 25 % 73151190 25 % 73151200 25 % 73151900 25 % 73158900 25 % 73159000 25 % 73181410 25 % 73181491 25 % 73181499 25 % 73181640 25 % 73181660 25 % 73181692 25 % 73181699 25 % 73211110 25 % 73211190 25 % 73229000 25 % 73239300 25 % 73239900 25 % 73241000 25 % 73251000 25 % 73259910 25 % 73259990 25 % 73269030 25 % 73269040 25 % 73269050 25 % 73269060 25 % 73269092 25 % 73269096 25 % 76061110 25 % 76061191 25 % 76061220 25 % 76061292 25 % 76061293 25 % 87114000 25 % 87115000 25 % 89039110 25 % 89039190 25 % 89039210 25 % 89039291 25 % 89039299 25 % 89039910 25 % 89039991 25 % 89039999 25 % 95044000 10 %

ANNEX I Products subject to additional duties at the first stage

CN 2018 Additional duty 07104000 25 % 07119030 25 % 07133390 25 % 10059000 25 % 10063021 25 % 10063023 25 % 10063025 25 % 10063027 25 % 10063042 25 % 10063044 25 % 10063046 25 % 10063048 25 % 10063061 25 % 10063063 25 % 10063065 25 % 10063067 25 % 10063092 25 % 10063094 25 % 10063096 25 % 10063098 25 % 10064000 25 % 19041030 25 % 19049010 25 % 20019030 25 % 20049010 25 % 20058000 25 % 20081110 25 % 20091200 25 % 20091911 25 % 20091919 25 % 20091991 25 % 20091998 25 % 20098111 25 % 20098119 25 % 20098131 25 % 20098159 25 % 20098195 25 % 20098199 25 % 22083011 25 % 22083019 25 % 22083082 25 % 22083088 25 % 24021000 25 % 24022010 25 % 24022090 25 % 24029000 25 % 24031100 25 % 24031910 25 % 24031990 25 % 24039100 25 % 24039910 25 % 24039990 25 % 33042000 25 % 33043000 25 % 33049100 25 % 61091000 25 % 61099020 25 % 61099090 25 % 62034231 25 % 62034290 25 % 62034311 25 % 62046231 25 % 62046290 25 % 63023100 25 % 64035995 25 % 72101220 25 % 72101280 25 % 72191210 25 % 72191290 25 % 72191310 25 % 72191390 25 % 72193210 25 % 72193290 25 % 72193310 25 % 72193390 25 % 72193410 25 % 72193490 25 % 72193590 25 % 72222011 25 % 72222021 25 % 72222029 25 % 72222031 25 % 72222081 25 % 72222089 25 % 72224010 25 % 72224050 25 % 72224090 25 % 72230011 25 % 72230019 25 % 72230091 25 % 72269200 25 % 72283020 25 % 72283041 25 % 72283049 25 % 72283061 25 % 72283069 25 % 72283070 25 % 72283089 25 % 72285020 25 % 72285040 25 % 72285069 25 % 72285080 25 % 72299020 25 % 72299050 25 % 72299090 25 % 73012000 25 % 73043120 25 % 73043180 25 % 73044100 25 % 73063011 25 % 73063019 25 % 73063041 25 % 73063049 25 % 73063072 25 % 73063077 25 % 73063080 25 % 73064020 25 % 73064080 25 % 73071110 25 % 73071190 25 % 73071910 25 % 73071990 25 % 73083000 25 % 73084000 25 % 73089051 25 % 73089059 25 % 73089098 25 % 73090010 25 % 73090051 25 % 73090059 25 % 73102910 25 % 73102990 25 % 73110013 25 % 73110019 25 % 73110099 25 % 73141400 25 % 73141900 25 % 73144900 25 % 73151110 25 % 73151190 25 % 73151200 25 % 73151900 25 % 73158900 25 % 73159000 25 % 73181410 25 % 73181491 25 % 73181499 25 % 73181640 25 % 73181660 25 % 73181692 25 % 73181699 25 % 73211110 25 % 73211190 25 % 73229000 25 % 73239300 25 % 73239900 25 % 73241000 25 % 73251000 25 % 73259910 25 % 73259990 25 % 73269030 25 % 73269040 25 % 73269050 25 % 73269060 25 % 73269092 25 % 73269096 25 % 76061110 25 % 76061191 25 % 76061220 25 % 76061292 25 % 76061293 25 % 87114000 25 % 87115000 25 % 89039110 25 % 89039190 25 % 89039210 25 % 89039291 25 % 89039299 25 % 89039910 25 % 89039991 25 % 89039999 25 % 95044000 10 %

Grp_subject_to_further_additional_duties_at_the_second. stage. CN 2018 Additional duty 20089311 25 % 20089319 25 % 20089329 25 % 20089391 25 % 20089393 25 % 20089399 25 % 22083011 25 % 22083019 25 % 22083082 25 % 22083088 25 % 33011210 10 % 33011310 10 % 33019010 10 % 33019030 10 % 33019090 10 % 33029010 10 % 33029090 10 % 33041000 10 % 33053000 10 % 48182010 25 % 48182091 35 % 48182099 25 % 48183000 25 % 48185000 35 % 48189010 25 % 48189090 35 % 56060091 10 % 56060099 10 % 59070000 10 % 59111000 10 % 59112000 10 % 59113111 10 % 59113119 10 % 59113190 10 % 59113211 10 % 59113219 10 % 59113290 10 % 62034211 50 % 62034233 50 % 62034235 50 % 62034251 50 % 62034259 50 % 62034319 50 % 62034331 50 % 62034339 50 % 62034390 50 % 62046211 50 % 62046233 50 % 62046239 50 % 62046251 50 % 62046259 50 % 62053000 50 % 63013010 50 % 63013090 50 % 64021900 25 % 64029910 50 % 64029931 25 % 64029939 25 % 64029950 25 % 64029991 25 % 64029993 25 % 64029996 25 % 64029998 25 % 64035905 25 % 64035911 25 % 64035931 25 % 64035935 25 % 64035939 25 % 64035950 25 % 64035991 25 % 64035999 25 % 66011000 50 % 69111000 50 % 69119000 50 % 69120021 50 % 69120023 50 % 69120025 50 % 69120029 50 % 69120081 50 % 69120083 50 % 69120085 50 % 69120089 50 % 69131000 50 % 69139010 50 % 69139093 50 % 69139098 50 % 69141000 50 % 69149000 50 % 70052125 25 % 70052130 25 % 70052180 25 % 70071910 10 % 70071920 10 % 70071980 10 % 70072120 10 % 70072180 10 % 70072900 10 % 70091000 25 % 70099100 10 % 70132810 10 % 70132890 10 % 71023100 10 % 71131100 25 % 71131900 25 % 71132000 25 % 72285061 25 % 73269098 10 % 76042990 25 % 76061193 25 % 76061199 25 % 84221100 50 % 84501111 50 % 84501119 50 % 84501190 50 % 84501200 50 % 84501900 50 % 85061011 10 % 85061018 10 % 85061091 10 % 85061098 10 % 85069000 10 % 85437001 50 % 85437002 50 % 85437003 50 % 85437004 50 % 85437005 50 % 85437006 50 % 85437007 50 % 85437008 50 % 85437009 50 % 85437010 50 % 85437030 50 % 85437050 50 % 85437060 50 % 85437090 25 % 87042110 10 % 87042131 10 % 87042139 10 % 87042191 10 % 87042199 10 % 87114000 25 % 87115000 25 % 89019010 50 % 89019090 50 % 89020010 50 % 89020090 50 % 89031010 10 % 89031090 10 % 89039291 25 % 89039299 25 % 94016100 50 % 94016900 50 % 94017100 50 % 94017900 50 % 94018000 50 % 94049010 25 % 94049090 25 % 94059900 25 %

ANNEX II Products subject to further additional duties at the second stage

CN 2018 Additional duty 20089311 25 % 20089319 25 % 20089329 25 % 20089391 25 % 20089393 25 % 20089399 25 % 22083011 25 % 22083019 25 % 22083082 25 % 22083088 25 % 33011210 10 % 33011310 10 % 33019010 10 % 33019030 10 % 33019090 10 % 33029010 10 % 33029090 10 % 33041000 10 % 33053000 10 % 48182010 25 % 48182091 35 % 48182099 25 % 48183000 25 % 48185000 35 % 48189010 25 % 48189090 35 % 56060091 10 % 56060099 10 % 59070000 10 % 59111000 10 % 59112000 10 % 59113111 10 % 59113119 10 % 59113190 10 % 59113211 10 % 59113219 10 % 59113290 10 % 62034211 50 % 62034233 50 % 62034235 50 % 62034251 50 % 62034259 50 % 62034319 50 % 62034331 50 % 62034339 50 % 62034390 50 % 62046211 50 % 62046233 50 % 62046239 50 % 62046251 50 % 62046259 50 % 62053000 50 % 63013010 50 % 63013090 50 % 64021900 25 % 64029910 50 % 64029931 25 % 64029939 25 % 64029950 25 % 64029991 25 % 64029993 25 % 64029996 25 % 64029998 25 % 64035905 25 % 64035911 25 % 64035931 25 % 64035935 25 % 64035939 25 % 64035950 25 % 64035991 25 % 64035999 25 % 66011000 50 % 69111000 50 % 69119000 50 % 69120021 50 % 69120023 50 % 69120025 50 % 69120029 50 % 69120081 50 % 69120083 50 % 69120085 50 % 69120089 50 % 69131000 50 % 69139010 50 % 69139093 50 % 69139098 50 % 69141000 50 % 69149000 50 % 70052125 25 % 70052130 25 % 70052180 25 % 70071910 10 % 70071920 10 % 70071980 10 % 70072120 10 % 70072180 10 % 70072900 10 % 70091000 25 % 70099100 10 % 70132810 10 % 70132890 10 % 71023100 10 % 71131100 25 % 71131900 25 % 71132000 25 % 72285061 25 % 73269098 10 % 76042990 25 % 76061193 25 % 76061199 25 % 84221100 50 % 84501111 50 % 84501119 50 % 84501190 50 % 84501200 50 % 84501900 50 % 85061011 10 % 85061018 10 % 85061091 10 % 85061098 10 % 85069000 10 % 85437001 50 % 85437002 50 % 85437003 50 % 85437004 50 % 85437005 50 % 85437006 50 % 85437007 50 % 85437008 50 % 85437009 50 % 85437010 50 % 85437030 50 % 85437050 50 % 85437060 50 % 85437090 25 % 87042110 10 % 87042131 10 % 87042139 10 % 87042191 10 % 87042199 10 % 87114000 25 % 87115000 25 % 89019010 50 % 89019090 50 % 89020010 50 % 89020090 50 % 89031010 10 % 89031090 10 % 89039291 25 % 89039299 25 % 94016100 50 % 94016900 50 % 94017100 50 % 94017900 50 % 94018000 50 % 94049010 25 % 94049090 25 % 94059900 25 %

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