(15)Therefore, this Regulation should establish a coherent and comprehensive framework to tackle the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market. In view of the serious disturbances in the steel sector and the rapidly worsening situation of the Union steel industry, it is necessary to cover all third countries, including those with which the Union has concluded a free trade agreement and those benefiting from autonomous tariff preferences, such as the Union generalised scheme of tariff preferences under Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Councilnote. The framework established under this Regulation should provide, on the one hand, for the opening of tariff quotas and the setting of an out-of-quota duty and, on the other hand, for the possibility, where appropriate, of applying bilateral safeguard measures in respect of products from third countries with which the Union has concluded a free trade agreement. Where it is not appropriate to apply bilateral safeguard measures, products from third countries with which the Union has concluded a free trade agreement should be subject to the tariff quotas and the out-of-quota duty provided for in this Regulation.
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