COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 288/1999 of 22 December 1998 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Slovak Republic to the Community for the period 1 January to 31 December 1999 (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, of the other part, entered into force on 1 February 1995 (1);

Whereas the Parties decided in Association Council Decision No 1/1999 (2) to extend the double-checking system introduced by Decision No 3/97 (3) for the period between 1 January and 31 December 1999;

Whereas it is consequently necessary to extend the Community implementing legislation introduced by Council Regulation (EC) No 85/98 of 19 December 1997 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Slovak Republic to the Community for the period 1 January to 31 December 1998 (renewal of the double-checking system) (4),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. Council Regulation (EC) No 85/98 shall continue to apply for the period between 1 January and 31 December 1999, in accordance with the provisions of Association Council Decision No 1/1999 between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, subject to the amendment to that Regulation referred to in Article 1(2). In the title, preamble and Article 1(1) and (4) of the Regulation, references to the period 1 January to 31 December 1998 shall be replaced by references to 1 January to 31 December 1999.

2. Annex I shall be replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 22 December 1998.

For the Council

The President

C. EINEM

(1) OJ L 359, 31. 12. 1994, p. 2.

(2) See page 18 of this Official Journal.

(3) OJ L 13, 19. 1. 1998, p. 71.

(4) OJ L 13, 19. 1. 1998, p. 15.

ANNEX

'ANNEX I

SLOVAK REPUBLIC

List of products subject to double-checking (1999)

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 strips for electrotechnics

7209 17 10

7209 27 10

7211 23 91

Other products

7208 51 30

7208 51 50

7208 51 91

7208 52 91

7209 16 10

7209 18 10

7209 26 10

7209 28 10

7210 12 19

7210 20 10

7210 30 10

7210 50 10

7210 69 10

7210 90 31

7210 90 33

7210 90 38

7211 13 00

7211 29 50

7211 29 90

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

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 90

7225 40 80

7226 11 10

7226 11 90

7226 19 30

7226 19 90

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

7301 10 00

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