Regulation (EC) No 48/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 December 2003 on the production of annual Community statistics on the steel industry for the reference years 2003-2009
Modified by
  • Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 20 December 2006establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2 and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 as well as certain EC Regulations on specific statistical domains(Text with EEA relevance), 306R1893, December 30, 2006
  • Regulation (EC) No 219/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 11 March 2009adapting a number of instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty to Council Decision 1999/468/EC with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutinyAdaptation to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny — Part Two, 309R0219, March 31, 2009
Regulation (EC) No 48/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 5 December 2003on the production of annual Community statistics on the steel industry for the reference years 2003-2009 THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 285(1) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the CommissionOJ C 45 E, 25.2.2003, p. 154.,Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social CommitteeOJ C 133, 6.6.2003, p. 88.,Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the TreatyOpinion of the European Parliament of 13 May 2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 17 November 2003.,Whereas:(1)The statistics on the steel industry were based on the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) which came to an end on 23 July 2002.(2)Regulation (EC) No 1840/2002OJ L 279, 17.10.2002, p. 1. of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 September 2002 was adopted to ensure the prolongation until 31 December 2002 of the ECSC steel statistics system after the expiry of the ECSC Treaty.(3)It is necessary to continue collecting statistics on the steel industry in order to implement future Community policies on the steel industry. No other existing statistical system at a European level is able to satisfy the need for such statistics. A new Regulation based on the EC Treaty is therefore needed on the collection of Community statistics on the steel industry.(4)Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 of 17 February 1997 on Community StatisticsOJ L 52, 22.2.1997, p. 1. constitutes the reference framework for the provisions of this Regulation.(5)A transitional phase running from 2003 to 2009 is needed to determine whether steel statistics can be integrated into other statistical systems.(6)Enterprises in the steel industry need worldwide information on investment and capacity in order to assess possible future undercapacity or overcapacity for particular classes of steel products. Community statistics on investment and capacity contribute to a global network of information on world steel capacity, organised under the auspices of the OECD.(7)Statistics on energy consumption in the steel industry yield information not only on energy use and production within the steel industry but indirectly also on emission of pollutants.(8)Statistics on the availability of stocks of iron and steel scrap are needed to monitor the use of this important raw material for steel making.(9)The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the CommissionOJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23..(10)The Statistical Programme Committee has been consulted in accordance with Article 3 of Council Decision 89/382/EEC, EuratomOJ L 181, 28.6.1989, p. 47.,HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1ObjectiveThe objective of this Regulation is to establish a common framework for the systematic production of Community statistics on the steel industry for the reference years 2003-2009.
Article 2DefinitionsFor the purpose of this Regulation, the terms "Community statistics" and "production of statistics" shall bear the meanings given to them by Regulation (EC) No 322/97.
Article 3ScopeThis Regulation shall cover data on the steel industry, which is defined as group 24.1 of the statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community (NACE Rev. 2).Where the value-added at factor cost of the enterprises in a Member State's steel industry represents less than 1 % of the Community total, the data on the characteristics need not be collected.
Article 4CharacteristicsThe data supplied, which shall conform to the format set out in the Annex, shall relate to kind-of-activity unit characteristics as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 696/93 of 15 March 1993 on the statistical units for the observation and analysis of the production system in the CommunityOJ L 76, 30.3.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003. and to enterprises having 50 or more employees.
Article 5Time reference and periodicityMember States shall compile on an annual basis the data specified in the Annex for the first time for the year 2003 and for each year thereafter until 2009.
Article 6Transmission of data1.Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) data and metadata on the steel industry aggregated over the units referred to in Article 4. The transmission shall include confidential data in accordance with the existing Community provisions on the transmission of data subject to confidentiality.2.Member States shall transmit the data and metadata in electronic form. Transmission shall conform to an appropriate interchange standard approved in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 8(2). Eurostat shall make available detailed documentation in relation to approved standards and shall supply guidelines on how to implement these standards according to the requirements of this Regulation.3.Member States shall transmit data and metadata within six months from the end of the reference year. However, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 8(2), the Commission may extend this period to 12 months for the first transmission for those Member States who have difficulties implementing this Regulation.
Article 7Implementing measures1.The measures for the implementation of this Regulation concerning transmission formats and the first transmission period shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 8(2).2.The measures for the implementation of this Regulation concerning the updating of the list of characteristics, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, inter alia, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 8(3), provided that no significant additional burden is imposed upon the Member States.
Article 8Procedure1.The Commission shall be assisted by the Statistical Programme Committee, instituted by Article 1 of Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom.2.Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.The period referred to in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.3.Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
Article 9ReportsWithin five years of the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on its implementation.In particular, the report shall:(a)assess the benefits accruing to the Community, the Member States and the providers and users of statistical information of the statistics produced in relation to their costs;(b)assess the quality of the statistics produced;(c)verify synergy with other Community activities;(d)propose any changes considered necessary to improve the operation of this Regulation.
Article 10Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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.ANNEXDATA REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 4, 5 AND 6 TO BE TRANSMITTED TO EUROSTAT1.Yearly statistics on the steel and cast iron scrap balance sheet
Steel and cast iron scrap balance sheet
(Unit: tonnes)
CodeTitle
1010Stocks on first day of year
1020Arising within the works
1030Receipts (1031+1032+1033)
1031—from home sources
1032—from other Community Member States
1033—from third countries
1040Total available (1010+1020+1030)
1050Consumption total …
1051… of which electric furnaces
1052… of which stainless scrap
1060Deliveries
1070Stocks on last day of year (1040-1050-1060)
2.Fuel and Energy Consumption and Balance Sheet for Electrical Energy in the Steel IndustryPart A:Annual statistics on the Fuel and Energy Consumption broken down by type of plantPlant for load preparation: Rolling mill departmentsBlast furnaces and electric iron making furnaces: Electricity generating stationsMelting shops: Other plant
Fuel and energy consumption
(Unit: tonnes or Giga Joules (GJ))
CodeTitleComment
2010Solid fuels (2011+2012)tonnes
2011Coketonnes
2012Other solid fuelstonnes
2020Liquid fuelstonnes
2030Gas (2031+2032+2033+2034)GJ
2031Blast furnace gasGJ
2032Coke oven gasGJ
2033Converter gasGJ
2034Other gasGJ
2040External deliveries of blast furnace gasGJ
2050External deliveries of converter gasGJ
Part B:Annual statistics on the balance sheet for electrical energy in the steel industry
Balance sheet for electrical energy in the steel industry
(Unit: MWh)
CodeTitle
3100Resources (3101+3102)
3101Gross production
3102Receipts from outside
3200Used (3210+3220+3230)
3210Consumption by plant (3211+3212+3213+3214+3215+3216+3217)
3211Sinter plant and plant for preparation of burden
3212Blast furnaces and electric iron making furnaces
3213Electric melting shops and continuing casting
3214Other melting shops and continuing casting
3215Rolling mill departments
3216Electricity generating stations
3217Other plant
3220Deliveries to outside
3230Losses
3.Enquiry on investments in the iron and steel industry(Expenditure and capacity)Part A:Annual statistics on expenditure
Investment expenditure in the iron and steel industry
(Unit: millions of EUR)
CodeTitle
4010Coking plant
4020Plant for load preparation
4030Plant for ironmaking and ferro-alloys (including blast furnaces)
4040Steelworks melting shops
4041… of which electric
4050Continuous casting
4060Rolling mills (4061+4062+4063+4064)
4061Flat products
4062Long products
4063Cold wide strip mills
4064Coating installations
4070Other plant
4100General total (4010+4020+4030+4040+4050+4060+4070)
4200… of which to combat pollution
Part B:Annual statistics on capacity
Maximum possible production in the iron and steel industry (capacity)
(Unit: 1000 tonnes per year)
CodeTitle
5010Coke
5020Load preparation
5030Pig iron and ferro-alloys
5040Crude steel
5041—of which electric
5042—of which continuous casting
5050Products obtained directly by hot rolling (5051+5052)
5051Flat products
5052Long products
5060Products obtained from hot rolling products (excluding coated products)
5061… of which products obtained by cold rolling
5070Coated products