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 Membrer States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, which entered into force on 1 February 1995, concerning the export of certain steel products from the Republic of Bulgaria to the European Communities
Date: 1996-11-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, association agreement (EU), export licence, import policy, iron and steel product

COMMISSION  OF THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

Brussels,  05.11.1996 
COM(96) 551  final 

96/0269 (ACC) 
96/0270 (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 Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, 
which entered into force on  1 February  1995, concerning the export of certain 
steel  products from the Republic of Bulgaria to the European Communities 

Proposal  for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
concerning the export of certain ECSC steel  products from the Republic of Bulgaria 
to the European Communities for the period  1 January to 31 December  1997 
(extension of the double-checking system) 

(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-Republic  of Bulgaria 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  1996 in  respect  of  certain  ECSC  steel  products  by 
means of Association  Council  Decision  N° 3/952. Council  Regulation  (EC) N° 3054/953 
established the corresponding  implementing legislation for the Community. 

At its meeting  on 25 September  1996, the Contact  Group agreed  to recommend  that the 
the  double-checking  system,  with  certain 
Association  Council  should  extend 
amendments, for the period between  1  January and 31 December 1997. 

The  attached  proposals  consequently  seek  to  extend  Association  Council  Decision  N° 
3/95  and  Council  Regulation  (EC) N° 3054/95, with certain  amendments,  for  the period 
between  1  January and 31 December 1997. 

In view of the time which these procedures could take, the Contact Group also agreed, if 
necessary,  to  extend  the  double-checking  system  on  a  temporary  basis  by  means  of 
autonomous  measures, pending the entry  into force  of the Association  Council  Decision 
and of the implementing legislation. 

' O J ^L  358, 31.12.94, p. 3. 
2 OJN°L  325, 30.12.95, p. 37. 
3 OJN°L  325, 30.12.95, p. 1. 

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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 Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, 
which entered into force on 1  February  1995, concerning the export of certain 
steel products from  the Republic of Bulgaria to the European Communities 

96/0269 (ACC) 

The Council of the European Union, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community,  and  in  particular 
Article  113 together with Article 228, paragraph 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 Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, and 
in particular Article 2( 1 ) thereof, 

Whereas  the  Contact  Group  referred  to  in  Article  11  of  Protocol  2  of  the  Europe 
Agreement between the European Communities and their Member  States of the one part 
and  the  Republic  of  Bulgaria  of  the  other  part,  which  entered  into  force  on  1 February 
19951  , met on 25 September  1996 to discuss  trends in imports of ECSC products  from 
the  Republic  of  Bulgaria  into  the  Community  and  recognised  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 jeopardised; 

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  1996 by Association Council Decision N° 3/952 should be renewed for the 
period between  1 January and 31 December 1997; 

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  the  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 1997, 

1 OJL  358, 31.12.94, p.3 
2 OJL 325, 30.12.95, p.37 

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 Republic of Bulgaria, of  the other part, concerning  the export of 
certain  steel products  from  the Republic  of  Bulgaria 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. 

Decision N° 

/96 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 

1996 

concerning the export of certain ECSC steel products from the Republic of Bulgaria to 
the European Communities for the period 1 January to 31 December  1997 (extension of 
the double-checking system established by Decision N° 3/95 of the Association Council) 

(96/ 

/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, which 
entered  into  force  on  1  February  19951,  met  on  25  September  1996  and  agreed  to 
recommend to the Association  Council established  under Article  105 of  the Agreement 
that the double-checking system introduced in 1996 by Association Council Decision N° 
3/952  should  be  extended  for  the  period  between  1 January  and  31  December  1997 
subject to certain amendments; 

Whereas the Association Council, having been supplied with all relevant information, has 
agreed with this recommendation, 

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS : 

Article 1 

The double-checking system established by Association Council Decision N° 3/95 for the 
period  1 January to 31 December  1996 shall continue to apply for the period between 1 
January  and 31  December  1997,  subject  to the amendments  to that Decision  shown  in 
Article  2.  In the Preamble  and Article  1(1)  and (3)  of  the  Decision,  references  to the 
period 1 January to 31 December 1996 -are hereby replaced by the words "1 January to 31 
December 1997". 

1 OJN°L  358, 31.12.94, p. 3. 
2 OJ N° L 325, 30.12.95, p. 37. 

Article 2 

1.  In Article 2 of the Decision, the first sentence of paragraph 2 shall be amended to read 

as follows: 

"The  Community  undertakes  to  supply  the  Bulgarian  authorities  with  precise 
statistical information  on import documents issued by Member States in respect of the 
export documents issued by the Bulgarian authorities pursuant to Article 1." 

2.  Annex I shall be replaced by the text contained in the Annex to this Decision. 

3.  In Annex IE, the following  change shall be made: delete "Export Licence" and insert 

"Export Document". 

4.  In Annex IV, paragraph 3 shall be amended to read as follows: 

"The export documents shall be valid for six months from the date of their issue." 

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of signature. 

Article 3 

It shall apply with effect  from  1 January 1997. 

Done at 

For the Association Council 

The President 

ANNEX 

ANNEX I 

REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA 

List of products subject to double-checking (1997) 

- 

7209 26 90 
7209 27 1.0 
7209 27 90 
7209 28 10 
7209 28 90 
7209 90 10 

72101110 
7210 12 11 
7210 1219 
7210 20 10 
7210 3010 
72104110 
7210 49 10 
7210 5010 
7210 6110 
7210 69 10 
7210 70 31 
7210 70 39 
7210 90 31 
7210 90 33 
7210 90 38 

7211 13 00 
72111410 
721114 90 
721119 20 
721119 90 
721123 10 
721123 51 
721129 20 
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 
7212 60 91 

7213 91 10 
721.3 91 20 
7213 91 41 
7213 91 49 
7213 91 70 
7213 9190 
7213 99 10 
72139990 

7214 20 00 
7214 30 00 
7214 9110 
7214 9190 
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 1000 
7216 2100 
7216 22 00 
7216 3111 
7216 3119 
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 

' * 

- 

7213 10 00 
7213 20 00 

7225 11 00 
7225 19 10 
7225 19 90 

7225 20 20 
7225 30 00 
7225 40 20 
7225 40 50 
7225 40 80 
7225 5000 
7225 9110 
7225 92 10 
7225 99 10 

7226 1110 
7226 19 10 
7226 1930 
7226 20 20 
7226 91 10 
7226 9190 
7226 92 10 
7226 93 20 
7226 94 20 
7226 99 20 

7227 10 00 
7227 20 00 
7227 9010 
7227 90 50 
7227 90 95 

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 8010 
7228 80 90 

7206 1000 
72069000 

7208 1000 
7208 25 00 
7208 26 00 
72082700 
7208 36 00 
7208 3710 
7208 37 90 
7208 3810 
7208 38 90 
7208 3910 
7208 39 90 
7208 4010 
7208 40 90 
7208 5110 
7208 51 30 
72085150 
7208 5191 
7208 5199 
7208 52 10 
7208 52 91 
7208 52 99 
7208 53 10 
7208 53 90 
7208 54 10 
720S54 90 
7208 9010 

7209 15 00 
7209 16 10 
7209 16 90 
7209 1710 
7209 17 90 
72091810 
720918 91 
720918 99 
7209 25 00 
7209 2610 

Proposal  for a 
COUNCIL  REGULATION  n=C\ 
concerning the export of certain  ECSC  steel  products from  the Republic  of Bulgaria 
to the European  Communities for  the  period  1 January  to 31 December  1997 
(extension  of the double-checking  system) 

96/0270 (ACC) 
} 

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 Republic of Bulgaria, of 
the other part, entered into force on 1 February 19951; 

Whereas  the  Parties  decided  in  Association  Council  Decision  N°  ..../962 to extend the 
double-checking  system  introduced  by  Decision  N°  3/953  for  the  period  between  1 
January and 31 December 1997 subject to certain amendments; 

Whereas it is consequently  necessary to extend the Community implementing legislation 
introduced by Council Regulation (EC) N° 3054/954, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

Council  Regulation  (EC) N°  3054/95  shall  continue  to apply  for the period between 1 
January  and  31  December  1997,  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  Association 
Council  Decision  N°  ...796  between  the  European  Communities  and  their  Member 
States,  of,  the  one  part,  and the  Republic  of  Bulgaria,  of  the  other part,  subject  to the 
amendments to that Regulation shown in Article 2. In the Preamble and Article  1(1) and 
(3) of the Regulation, references to the period  1  January to 31 December  1996 are hereby 
replaced by the words "1 January to 31 December 1997". Article 1  (4) shall be deleted. 

^ J ^L  358, 31.12.94, p. 3. 
2 See page ... of this Official Journal. 
3 OJ N° L 325, 30.12.95, p. 37. 
4 OJN°L 325, 30.12.95, p. 1. 

Article 2 

1.  Annex I shall be replaced by the text contained in the Annex to this Regulation. 

2.  In Annex IV, the following change shall be made: delete "Export Licence" and insert 

"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 

For the Council 

The President 

ANNEX 

ANNEX I 

REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA 

List of products subject to double-checking (1997) 

.7209 26 90 
7209 27 1,0 
7209 27 90 
7209 28 10 
7209 28 90 
7209 90 10 

7210 11 10 
7210 12 11 
7210  1219 
7210 20 10 
7210 30 10 
7210 41 10 
7210 4910 
7210 5010 
7210 61 10 
7210 69 10 
7210 70 31 
7210 70 39 
7210 90 31 
7210 90 33 
7210 90 38 

7211 13 00 
7211 14 10 
7211 14 90 
7211 19 20 
7211 19 90 
721123 10 
721123 51 
7211 29 20 
7211 9011 

7212 
7212 
7212 
7212 
7212 
7212 
7212 
7212 
7212 
7212 

1010 
10 91 
20 11 
3011 
40 10 
40 91 
50 31 
50 51 
6011 
60 91 

7213 10 00 
7213 20 00 

7206 10 00 
7206 90 00 

7208 10 00 
7208 25 00 
7208 26 00 
7208 27 00 
7208 36 00 
7208 37 10 
7208 37 90 
7208 3810 
7208 38 90 
7208 3910 
72Ô8 39 90 
7208 4010 
7208 40 90 
7208 51 10 
7208 51 30 
7208 51  SO 
7208 51 91 
7208 51 99 
7208 5210 
7208 52 91 
7208 52 99 
7208 53 10 
7208 53 90 
7208 54 10 
7208 54 90 
7208 90 10 

7209 15 00 
7209 1610 
7209 16 90 
72091710 
720917 90 
72091810 
720918 91 
720918 99 
720925 00 
7209 26 10 

7225 
7225 
7225 
7225 
7225 
7225 
7225 
7225 
7225 

20 20 
30 00 
40 20 
40 50 
40 80 
50 00 
91 10 
92 10 
99 10 

7226 11 10 
7226 19 10 
7226 19 30 
7226 20 20 
7226 91 10 
7226 91 90 
7226 9210 
7226 93 20 
7226 94 20 
7226 99 20 

722710 00 
7227 20 00 
7227 90 10 
7227 90 50 
7227 90 95 

7228 
7228 
7228 
7228 
7228 
7228 
7228 
7228 
7228 
7228 
7228 
7228 
7228 
7228 
7228 
7228 
7228 

1010 
10 30 
20 11 
20 19 
20 30 
30 20 
3041 
30 49 
30 61 
30 69 
30 70 
30 89 
6010 
7010 
70 31 
8010 
80 90 

72251100 
7225 19 10 
7225 19 90 

7213 91 10 
721.5 91 20 
7213 91 41 
7213 91 49 
7213 91 70 
7213 91 90 
7213 99 10 
7213 99 90 

7214 
7214 
7214 
7214 
7214 
7214 
7214 
7214 
7214 
7214 
7214 
7214 

20 00 
30 00 
91 10 
91 90 
99 10 
99 31 
99 39 
99 50 
99 61 
99 69 
99 80 
99 90 

7215 9010 

7216 
7216 
7216 
7216 
7216 
7216 
7216 
7216 
7216 
7216 
7216 
7216 
7216 
7216 
7216 
7216 
7216 
7216 
7216 

10 00 
21 00 
22 00 
31 11 
31 19 
31 91 
3\ 99 
32 11 
32 19 
32 91 
32 99 
33 10 
33 90 
40 10 
40 90 
5010 
50 91 
50 99 
99 10 

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