Steel industry: annual Community statistics on steel for 2003-2009

The amendments accepted by the Commission concern logical consistent, better definition, simplification of the text, updating on the procedure, adding necessary information, clarification and technical amendment. Other amendments have been introduced to extend the period for the transmission of data to twelve months for the first year of transmission. That should be possible for those Member States that have difficulties in the implementation of the regulation. Member States were not involved in steel statistics during the ECSC Treaty. The Commission has accepted another amendment which reassures the Member States that no additional burden (e.g. the obligation to provide additional statistics) will be imposed upon them in the future.�