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COM(1998) 739 final 
98/0338 (ACC) 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL DECISION 
on the position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established 
by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, 
of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, which entered into force on 1 
February 1995, concerning the export of certain steel products from the Slovak Republic 
to the Community 
(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
The aim of the double-checking system is to improve transparency and to avoid possible 
diversions of trade. It is founded on the provision in the EC-Slovak Republic Europe 
Agreement1 which allows either Party to introduce an administrative procedure having as 
its purpose the rapid provision of information on the trend of trade flows. The Parties 
agreed to establish such a system in 1998 in respect of certain ECSC and EC steel 
products by means of Association Council Decision N° 3/972. Council Regulation (EC) 
N° 85/983 established the corresponding implementing legislation for the Community. 
At its meeting on 1 October 1998, the Contact Group agreed to recommend that the 
Association Council should extend the double-checking system, with amended product 
coverage, for the period between 1 January and 31 December 1999. 
The attached proposal consequently seeks to extend Association Council Decision N° 
3/97 with amended product coverage, for the period between 1 January arid 31 December 
1999. 
1 OJN°L 359, 31.12.94, p. 2. 
2OJN°L 13,19.01.98, p. 71. 
3OJN°L13,19.01.98, p. 15. 
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Proposal for a Council Decision 
on the position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established 
by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, 
of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, which entered into force on 1 
February 1995, concerning the export of certain steel products from the Slovak Republic 
to the Community 
The Council of the European Union, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular 
Article 113 together with Article 228, para 2, first sentence, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the Decision of the Council and the Commission of 19 December 1994 
on the conclusion of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and 
their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, and in 
particular Article 2(1) thereof, 
Whereas the Contact Group referred to in Article 10 of Protocol 2 of the Europe 
Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States of the one part 
and the Slovak Republic of the other part, which entered into force on 1 February 19951, 
met on 1 October 1998 to discuss trends in imports of ECSC and EC products from the 
Slovak Republic into the Community and recognised the need to find appropriate 
solutions in the framework of Article 34.2 of the Agreement in order to ensure that the 
attainment of the objectives of the Agreement will not be jeopardised; 
Whereas the Contact Group therefore agreed to recommend to the Association Council 
established under Article 104 of the Agreement that the double-checking system 
introduced in 1998 by Association Council Decision N° 3/972 should be renewed for the 
period between 1 January and 31 December 1999 with amended product coverage; 
Whereas the Parties are desirous to promote the orderly and equitable development of 
trade in steel between the Community and the Slovak Republic; 
Whereas the Association Council, having been supplied with all relevant information, has 
determined that the solution acceptable to the two parties which least disturbs the 
functioning of the Agreement is the renewal of the double-checking system, without 
quantitative limits, for the import into the Community of certain steel products covered 
by the ECSC and EC Treaties between 1 January and 31 December 1999, 
•OJ^L 359, 31.12.94, p. 1 
2OJN°L13, 19.01.98, p. 71. 
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 
The position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established 
by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, 
of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, concerning the export of 
certain steel products from the Slovak Republic to the European Communities, and in 
particular the renewal of the double-checking system, shall be based on the draft decision 
of the Association Council annexed to this Decision. 
Done at Brussels 
For the Council 
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Decision N° /98 of the Association Council, 
established under the Europe Agreement, 
between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the 
Slovak Republic, of the other part 
of 1998 
extending the double-checking system established by Decision N° 3/97 of the 
Association Council for the period 1 January to 31 December 1999 
(98/ /EC) 
THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL 
Whereas the Contact Group referred to in Article 10 of Protocol 2 of the 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, which entered 
into force on 1 February 1995 , met on 1 October 1998 and agreed to recommend to the 
Association Council established under Article 104 of the Agreement that the double-
checking system introduced in 1998 by Association Council Decision N° 3/97 should be 
extended for the period between 1 January and 31 December 1999; 
Whereas the Association Council, having been supplied with all relevant information, has 
agreed with this recommendation, 
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS : 
Article 1 
1. The double-checking system established by Association Council Decision N° 3/97 for 
the period 1 January to 31 December 1998 shall continue to apply for the period between 
1 January and 31 December 1999. In the Preamble and Article 1 (1) and (3) of the 
Decision, references to the period 1 January to 31 December 1998 are hereby replaced by 
references to 1 January to 31 December 1999. 
2. Annex I to the Decision shall be replaced by the text contained in the Annex to this 
Decision. 
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Article 2 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. 
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1999. 
For the Association Council 
The President Article 2 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. 
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1999. 
For the Association Council 
The President Article 2 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. 
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1999. 
For the Association Council 
The President Done at 
ANNEX 
ANNEXI 
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 1100 
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 5199 
7208 52 10 
7208 52 99 
1 7208 53 10 
7208 53 90 
7208 54 10 
7208 54 90 
7208 90 10 
1 7208 90 90 
J Cold-rolled 
1 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 
720990 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 9110 
7226 91 90 
7226 93 20 
7226 94 20 
7226 99 20 
Cold-rolled strip 
And hoop 
721123 10 
721123 51 
721123 99 
721129 20 
721190 19 
721190 90 
7226 92 90 
7226 93 80 
7226 94 80 
7226 99 80 
Hot dip Galvanized 
Sheets, coils 
And strip 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 
721123 91 
Other products 
7208 5130 
7208 51 50 
7208 5191 
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 
1 7213 13 00 
7210 11 90 
721041 10 
7210 4190 
7210 49 10 
7210 49 90 
7210 61 10 721129 50 
721129 90 
721190 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 9141 
7213 91 49 
7213 91 70 
7213 9190 
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 2100 
7216 22 00 
7216 31 11 
721631 19 
7216 3191 
7216 3199 
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 1110 
7226 1190 
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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