COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 40/97 of 20 December 1996 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from Slovakia to the Community for the period 1 January to 31 December 1997 (extension of the double-checking system)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas a Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic (1), of the other part, entered into force on 1 February 1995;

Whereas the Parties decided, in Decision No . . . ./96 of the Association Council, association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part (2), to extend the double-checking system introduced by Decision No 2/95 (3) for the period between 1 January and 31 December 1997 subject to certain amendments;

Whereas it is consequently appropriate to amend Council Regulation (EC) No 3054/95 of 22 December 1995 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from certain third countries to the European Communities (4),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 3054/95 shall continue to apply for the period between 1 January and 31 December 1997, in accordance with Decision No . . . ./96 of the Association Council (5), subject to the amendments shown in Article 2 of this Regulation. In the preamble and Article 1 (1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 3054/95, references to the period 1 January to 31 December 1996 shall be replaced by references to 1 January to 31 December 1997. Article 1 (4) of that Regulation shall be deleted.

Article 2

1. Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 3054/95 shall be replaced by the text contained in the Annex to this Regulation.

2. In Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 3054/95, 'Export Licence` shall be replaced by 'Export Document`.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1997.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 December 1996.

For the Council

The President

S. BARRETT

(1) OJ No L 359, 31. 12. 1994, p. 2.

(2) Decision at present being published.

(3) OJ No L 325, 30. 12. 1995, p. 65.

(4) OJ No L 325, 30. 12. 1995, p. 1.

ANNEX

'ANNEX III

SLOVAKIA

List of products subject to double checking (1997)

Hot-rolled coils and pickled coils

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

7219 11 00

7219 12 10

7219 12 90

7219 13 10

7219 14 10

7219 14 90

7225 19 10

7225 20 20

7225 30 00

Cut lengths

7208 40 10

7208 40 90

7208 51 10

7208 51 99

7208 52 10

7208 52 99

7208 53 10

7208 53 90

7208 54 10

7208 54 90

7208 90 10

7208 90 90

Cold-rolled sheets and coils

7209 15 00

7209 16 90

7209 17 90

7209 18 91

7209 18 99

7209 25 00

7209 26 90

7209 27 90

7209 28 90

7209 90 10

7209 90 90

Hot-rolled strip and hoop

7211 14 10

7211 14 90

7211 19 20

7211 19 90

7212 60 91

7220 11 00

7220 12 00

7220 90 31

7226 19 10

7226 20 20

7226 91 10

7226 91 90

7226 93 20

7226 94 20

7226 99 20

Cold-rolled strip and hoop

7211 23 10

7211 23 51

7211 23 99

7211 29 20

7211 90 19

7211 90 90

7226 92 90

7226 93 80

7226 94 80

7226 99 80

Hot dip galvanised sheets, coils and strip

7210 11 90

7210 41 10

7210 41 90

7210 49 10

7210 49 90

7210 61 10

7212 30 90

Tinplate in coils, sheet and strip

7210 11 10

7210 12 11

7210 70 31

7210 70 39

7212 10 99

Non oriented grain steel sheets, coils and strip for electrotechnics

7209 17 10

7209 27 10

7211 23 91`