Decision No 3/95 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 20 December 1995 concerning the export of certain ECSC steel products from the Republic of Bulgaria to the Community
Date: 1995-12-20
Institutions: EC–Bulgaria Association Council
Subjects: Bulgaria, ECSC Treaty, export licence, import policy, iron and steel product, market supervision













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21995D1230(04)

Decision No 3/95 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 20 December 1995 concerning the export of certain ECSC steel products from the Republic of Bulgaria to the Community  


Official Journal L 325 , 30/12/1995 P. 0037 - 0050 





DECISION No 3/95 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 partof 20 December 1995concerning the export of certain ECSC  steel products from the Republic of Bulgaria to the Community(95/573/ECSC)THE  ASSOCIATION COUNCIL, Whereas the Contact Group referred to in Article 11 of Protocol 2 of 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 30 October 1995 to discuss trends in imports of ECSC products from the Republic of  Bulgaria into the Community and recognized the need for an administrative procedure, having as its  purpose the rapid provision of information on the trend of trade flows, in order to ensure that the  attainment of the objectives of the Agreement will not be jeopardized; Whereas such an administrative procedure would help to increase transparency and avoid possible  diversions of trade; Whereas the Contact Group therefore agreed to recommend to the Association Council established  under Article 105 of the Agreement that the double-checking system introduced in 1995 by  Association Council Decision No 2/95 (2) should be renewed for the period between 1 January and 31  December 1996; Whereas the Parties are desirous to promote the orderly and equitable development of trade in steel  between the Community and the Republic of Bulgaria; 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 a double-checking system, without quantitative limits, for the import  into the Community of certain steel products covered by the ECSC Treaty between 1 January and 31  December 1996, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 1. For the period 1 January to 31 December 1996, imports into the  Community of the products listed in Annex I originating in the Republic of Bulgaria shall be  subject to the presentation of an import document conforming the model shown at Annex II issued by  the authorities in the Community. 2. The classification of the products covered by this decision is based on the tariff and  statisticalnomenclature of the Community (hereinafter called the 'combined nomenclature', or in  abbreviated from 'CN'). The origin of the products covered by this Decision shall be determined in  accordance with the rules in force in the Community. 3. For the period 1 January to 31 December 1996, imports into the Community of the iron and steel  products listed in Annex I and which originate in the Republic of Bulgaria shall, in addition, be  subject to the issue of an export document by the competent Bulgarian authorities. Presentation by  the importer of the original of the export document must be effected not later than 31 March of the  year following that in which the goods covered by the document were shipped. Shipment is considered  to have taken place on the date of loading onto the exporting means of transport. 4. The export document shall conform to the model shown in Annex III. It shall be valid for exports  throughout the customs territory of the Community. 5. The Republic of Bulgaria shall notify the Commission of the European Communities of the names  and addresses of the appropriate Bulgarian governmental authorities which are authorized to issue  and to verify export documents together with specimens of the stamps and signatures they use. The  Republic of Bulgaria shall also notify the Commission of any change in these particulars. 6. Certain technical provisions on the implementation of the double-checking system are set out in  Annex IV. Article 2 1. The Republic of Bulgaria undertakes to supply the Community with precise statistical  information on the export licences issued by the Bulgarian authorities pursuant to Article 1. Such  information shall be transmitted to the Community by the end of the period following the month to  which the statistics relate. 2. The Community undertakes to supply the Bulgarian authorities with precise statistical  information on import authorizations issued by Member States in respect of the products listed in  Annex I. Such information shall be transmitted to the Bulgarian authorities by the end of the  period following the month to which the statistics relate. Article 3 If necessary, at the request of either of the Parties, consultations shall be held on  any problems arising from the operation of this Decision. Such consultations shall be held  promptly. Any consultations held under this Article shall be approached by both Parties in a spirit  of cooperation and with a desire to reconcile the difference between them. Article 4 Any notices to be given hereunder shall be given: - in respect of the Community, to the Commission of the European Communities (DG I.D.2 and DG  III.C.2), - in respect of the Republic of Bulgaria, to the Mission of the Republic of Bulgaria to the  European Communities; and the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Cooperation of the Republic of  Bulgaria. Article 5 This Decision shall be binding on both the Community and the Republic of Bulgaria which  shall take the measures necessary to implement it. Article 6 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of signature. It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1996. Done at Brussels, 20 December 1995. For the Association CouncilThe PresidentL. ATIENZA SERNA(1) OJ No L 358, 31.  12. 1994, p. 3. (2) See page 27 of this Official Journal. ANNEX I REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA List of products subject to double-checking (1996) 7202 11  207202 11 807202 99 117203 90 007206 10 007206 90 007208 10 007208 25 007208 26 007208 27  007208 36 007208 37 107208 37 907208 38 107208 38 907208 39 107208 39 907208 40 107208 40  907208 51 107208 51 307208 51 507208 51 917208 51 997208 52 107208 52 917208 52 997208 53  107208 53 907208 54 107208 54 907208 90 107209 15 007209 16 107209 16 907209 17 107209 17  907209 18 107209 18 917209 18 997209 25 007209 26 107209 26 907209 27 107209 27 907209 28  107209 28 907209 90 107210 11 107210 12 117210 12 197210 20 107210 30 107210 41 107210 49  107210 50 107210 61 107210 69 107210 70 317210 70 397210 90 317210 90 337210 90 387211 13  007211 14 107211 14 907211 19 207211 19 907211 23 107211 23 517211 29 207211 90 117212 10  107212 10 917212 20 117212 30 117212 40 107212 40 917212 50 317212 50 517212 60 117212 60  917213 10 007213 20 007213 91 107213 91 207213 91 417213 91 497213 91 707213 91 907213 99  107213 99 907214 20 007214 30 007214 91 107214 91 907214 99 107214 99 317214 99 397214 99  507214 99 617214 99 697214 99 807214 99 907215 90 107216 10 007216 21 007216 22 007216 31  117216 31 197216 31 917216 31 997216 32 117216 32 197216 32 917216 32 997216 33 107216 33  907216 40 107216 40 907216 50 107216 50 917216 50 997216 99 107219 11 007219 12 107219 12  907219 13 107219 13 907219 14 107219 14 907219 21 107219 21 907219 22 107219 22 907219 23  007219 24 007219 31 007219 32 107219 32 907219 33 107219 33 907219 34 107219 34 907219 35  107219 35 907219 90 107220 11 007220 12 007220 20 107220 90 117220 90 317221 00 107221 00  907222 11 117222 11 197222 11 217222 11 297222 11 917222 11 997222 19 107222 19 907222 30  107222 40 107222 40 307225 11 007225 19 107225 19 907225 20 207225 30 007225 40 207225 40  507225 40 807225 50 007225 91 107225 92 107225 99 107226 11 107226 19 107226 19 307226 20  207226 91 107226 91 907226 92 107226 93 207226 94 207226 99 207227 10 007227 20 007227 90  107227 90 507227 90 957228 10 107228 10 307228 20 117228 20 197228 20 307228 30 207228 30  417228 30 497228 30 617228 30 697228 30 707228 30 897228 60 107228 70 107228 70 317228 80  107228 80 907301 10 00 ANNEX II >REFERENCE TO A FILM> ANNEX III >REFERENCE TO A FILM> ANNEX IV REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA TECHNICAL ANNEX ON THE DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM 1. The  export documents shall measure 210 × 297 mm. The paper used shall be white writing paper, sized,  not containing mechanical pulp, and weighing not less than 25 g/m2. They shall be printed in  English. If they are completed by hand, entries must be in ink and in printed script. These  documents may comprise additional copies duly indicated as such. If the documents have several  copies only the top copy is the original. This copy shall be clearly marked as 'original' and other  copies as 'copies'. Only the original shall be accepted by the competent authorities of the  Community as being valid for the control of export to the Community in accordance with the  provisions of the double-checking system. 2. Each document shall bear a standardized serial number, whether or not printed, by which it can  be identified. This number shall be composed of the following elements: - two letters identifying the exporting country as follows: BG, - two letters identifying the intended Member State of customs clearance as follows: BE = BelgiumDK = DenmarkDE = GermanyEL = GreeceES = SpainFR = FranceIE = IrelandIT =  ItalyLU = LuxembourgNL = NetherlandsAT = AustriaPT = PortugalFI = FinlandSE = SwedenGB =  United Kingdom. - a one-digit number identifying the year, corresponding to the last figure in the respective year,  e. g. 6 for 1996, - a two-digit number from 01 to 99, identifying the particular issuing office concerned in the  exporting country, - a five-digit number running consecutively from 00001 to 99999 allocated to the intended Member  State of customs clearance. 3. The export documents shall be valid for four months from the date of their issue. Export  documents may be renewed or prolonged. 4. Each export document may be used for one or more consignments of the products in question.  However, since the importer needs to present the original export document when requesting an import  document, export documents should, as far as possible, be issued in respect of individual  commercial transactions, not global contracts. 5. The Republic of Bulgaria need not show price information on the export document if there is a  genuine need to protect commercial confidentiality. In such cases, box 9 of the export document  should indicate the reason for not showing the price information and that it is available to the  competent authorities of the Community on request. 6. Export documents may be issued after the shipment of the products to which they relate. In such  cases they must bear the endorsement 'issued retrospectively'. 7. In the event of a theft, loss or destruction of an export document, the exporter may apply to  the competent governmental authority which issued the document for a duplicate to be made out on  the basis of the export documents in his possession. The duplicate of any such document so issued  shall bear the endorsement 'duplicate'. The duplicate shall bear the date of the original export  document. 8. The competent authorities of the Community shall be informed immediately of the withdrawal or  modification of any export documents already issued and, where relevant, of the basis for such  action. 9. The Republic of Bulgaria intends to include a description of the classification of the goods  (i.e. first or second choice or other sub-standard products) in box 10 of the export document.