COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 7/97 of 20 December 1996 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Czech Republic 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 Czech 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 Czech Republic, of the other part (2), to extend the double-checking system introduced by Decision No 2/96 (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 790/96 of 29 April 1996 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Czech Republic to the Community (4),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 790/96 shall continue to apply for the period between 1 January and 31 December 1997, in accordance with Council Decision No . . . ./96 subject to the amendments shown in Article 2 of this Regulation. In the preamble and Article 1 (1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 790/96, 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 Article 1 (4) of the said Regulation shall be repealed.

Article 2

1. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 790/96 shall be replaced by the text contained in the Annex to this Regulation.

2. In Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 790/96, '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 360, 31. 12. 1994, p. 2.

(2) Decision at present being published.

(3) OJ No L 133, 4. 6. 1996, p. 16.

(4) OJ No L 108, 1. 5. 1996, p. 12.

ANNEX

'ANNEX I

CZECH REPUBLIC

List of products subject to double-checking (1997)

Heavy Plates

(excluding ex-CN Codes)

7208 40 10

7208 51 30

7208 51 50

7208 51 91

7208 51 99

7208 52 91

7208 52 99

7208 54 10

7208 90 10

7208 90 90

Cold-rolled sheet

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

7211 23 10

7211 23 51

7211 29 20

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

Wire rod

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

7221 00 10

7221 00 90

7227 10 00

7227 20 00

7227 90 10

7227 90 50

7227 90 95

Hematite pig iron

7201 10 19

Beams and sections

7216 31 11

7216 31 19

7216 31 91

7216 31 99

7216 32 11

7216 32 19

7216 32 91

7216 32 99

Welded Tubes

Complete CN heading 7306`