DECISION No 1/96 OF THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL, ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND THEIR MEMBER STATES, OF THE ONE PART, AND THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA, OF THE OTHER PART of 17 December 1996 concerning the export of certain ECSC steel products from Bulgaria to the Community for the period 1 January to 31 December 1997 (extension of the double-checking system established by Decision No 3/95 of the Association Council) (97/83/ECSC)

THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Whereas the Contact Group referred to in Article 11 of Protocol 2 to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part (1), which entered into force on 1 February 1995, met on 25 September 1996 and agreed to recommend to the Association Council established under Article 105 of the Agreement that the double-checking system introduced in 1996 by Association Council Decision No 3/95 (2) should be extended for the period between 1 January and 31 December 1997 subject to certain amendments;

Whereas the Association Council, having been supplied with all relevant information, has agreed with this recommendation,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The double-checking system established by Association Council Decision No 3/95 for the period 1 January to 31 December 1996 shall continue to apply for the period between 1 January and 31 December 1997, subject to the amendments shown in Article 2. In the preamble and Article 1 (1) and (3) of the Decision, references to the period 1 January to 31 December 1996 are hereby replaced by references to 1 January to 31 December 1997. Article 1 (4) shall be repealed.

Article 2

1. The first sentence of Article 2 (2) of the Decision shall be amended to read as follows:

'The Community undertakes to supply the Bulgarian authorities with precise statistical information on import documents issued by Member States in respect of the export documents issued by the Bulgarian authorities pursuant to Article 1.`

2. Annex I to the Decision shall be replaced by the text contained in the Annex to this Decision.

3. In Annex III to the Decision 'Export Licence` shall be replaced by 'Export Document`.

4. In Annex IV to the Decision, paragraph 3 shall be amended to read as follows:

'The export documents shall be valid for six months from the date of their issue.`

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of signature thereof.

It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1997.

Done at Brussels, 17 December 1996.

For the Association Council

The President

I. BOKOVA

(1) OJ No L 358, 31. 12. 1994, p. 3.

(2) OJ No L 325, 30. 12. 1995, p. 37.

ANNEX

'ANNEX I

BULGARIA

List of products subject to double-checking (1997)

7206 10 00

7206 90 00

7208 10 00

7208 25 00

7208 26 00

7208 27 00

7208 36 00

7208 37 10

7208 37 90

7208 38 10

7208 38 90

7208 39 10

7208 39 90

7208 40 10

7208 40 90

7208 51 10

7208 51 30

7208 51 50

7208 51 91

7208 51 99

7208 52 10

7208 52 91

7208 52 99

7208 53 10

7208 53 90

7208 54 10

7208 54 90

7208 90 10

7209 15 00

7209 16 10

7209 16 90

7209 17 10

7209 17 90

7209 18 10

7209 18 91

7209 18 99

7209 25 00

7209 26 10

7209 26 90

7209 27 10

7209 27 90

7209 28 10

7209 28 90

7209 90 10

7210 11 10

7210 12 11

7210 12 19

7210 20 10

7210 30 10

7210 41 10

7210 49 10

7210 50 10

7210 61 10

7210 69 10

7210 70 31

7210 70 39

7210 90 31

7210 90 33

7210 90 38

7211 13 00

7211 14 10

7211 14 90

7211 19 20

7211 19 90

7211 23 10

7211 23 51

7211 29 20

7211 90 11

7212 10 10

7212 10 91

7212 20 11

7212 30 11

7212 40 10

7212 40 91

7212 50 31

7212 50 51

7212 60 11

7212 60 91

7213 10 00

7213 20 00

7213 91 10

7213 91 20

7213 91 41

7213 91 49

7213 91 70

7213 91 90

7213 99 10

7213 99 90

7214 20 00

7214 30 00

7214 91 10

7214 91 90

7214 99 10

7214 99 31

7214 99 39

7214 99 50

7214 99 61

7214 99 69

7214 99 80

7214 99 90

7215 90 10

7216 10 00

7216 21 00

7216 22 00

7216 31 11

7216 31 19

7216 31 91

7216 31 99

7216 32 11

7216 32 19

7216 32 91

7216 32 99

7216 33 10

7216 33 90

7216 40 10

7216 40 90

7216 50 10

7216 50 91

7216 50 99

7216 99 10

7225 11 00

7225 19 10

7225 19 90

7225 20 20

7225 30 00

7225 40 20

7225 40 50

7225 40 80

7225 50 00

7225 91 10

7225 92 10

7225 99 10

7226 11 10

7226 19 10

7226 19 30

7226 20 20

7226 91 10

7226 91 90

7226 92 10

7226 93 20

7226 94 20

7226 99 20

7227 10 00

7227 20 00

7227 90 10

7227 90 50

7227 90 95

7228 10 10

7228 10 30

7228 20 11

7228 20 19

7228 20 30

7228 30 20

7228 30 41

7228 30 49

7228 30 61

7228 30 69

7228 30 70

7228 30 89

7228 60 10

7228 70 10

7228 70 31

7228 80 10

7228 80 90`