Article 3

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/724 is amended as follows:

1. (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. (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. (3)

   in Annex I, the additional duty for CN 9504 40 00 is amended as follows:

   ‘25 %’ is replaced by ‘10 %’.