Explanatory note

This Order, which comes into force on 24th October 1992, amends the Customs Duties (ECSC) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/2184), which, with exceptions for certain countries, charges customs duties in accordance with the unified European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) tariff on certain ECSC products imported into the United Kingdom, other than any imported from another Member State of the Community.

The Order reimposes customs duty on the importation into the United Kingdom of all products to which it applies originating in the Republic of Montenegro (other than any in free circulation in another Member State), and implements Decision 92/286/ECSC of the representatives of the governments of the European Coal and Steel Community meeting within the Council on 1st June 1992 (OJ No. L151 of 3rd June 1992). The Decision came into force on 4th June 1992.

The Order applies to all iron and steel products covered by the ECSC Treaty and included in the Schedule of customs duties to the Combined Nomenclature forming part of the common customs tariff of the European Economic Community.

As from 31st May 1992, the importation into the Community of any such products originating in the Republic of Montenegro has been prohibited by Decision 92/285/ECSC of the representatives of the governments of the European Coal and Steel Community meeting within the Council on 1st June 1992 (OJ No. L151 of 3rd June 1992). Decision 92/285/ECSC was implemented in the United Kingdom by Article 5(1) of the Serbia and Montenegro (United Nations Sanctions) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/1302), which came into force on 5th June 1992. So long as the latter Order remains in force, this Order is unlikely to have any practical effect, and is principally clarificatory in removing the reference to the Republic of Montenegro from the list of countries exempted from customs duty under the Customs Duties (ECSC) Order 1987.