Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION 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 2000 (extension of the double-checking system)
Date: 2000-01-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovakia, association agreement (EU), export monitoring, iron and steel product

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 07.01.2000
COM(1999) 736 final

2000/0011 (ACC)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

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 2000 (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-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
Decision N° 3/972 of the Association Council. By means of Decision N° 1/993 of the
the period between 1 January to
Association Council
31 December 1999 with amended product coverage. Council Regulation (EC) N° 85/984,
amended by Council Regulation (EC) N° 288/995 established the corresponding implementing
legislation for the Community.

the system was extended for

At
the
its meeting on 7 October 1999, the Contact Group agreed to recommend that
Association Council should extend the double-checking system for the period between
1 January and 31 December 2000.

The attached proposal consequently seeks to extend Council Regulation (EC) N° 85/98,
the period between 1 January and
amended by Council Regulation N° 288/99,
31 December 2000.

for

1 OJ N° L 359, 31.12.94, p. 2.
2 OJ N° L 13, 19.01.98, p. 71.
3 OJ L 36, 10.02.99, p. 18.
4 OJ L 13, 19.01.98, p. 15.
5 OJ L 36, 10.02.99, p. 1.

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2000/0011 (ACC)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

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 2000 (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 133 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

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 19956;

The Parties decided by Decision N° ..../997 of the Association Council to extend the
double-checking system introduced by Decision N° 3/978 amended by Decision
N° 1/999 of
the period between 1 January and
31 December 2000;

the Association Council,

for

It
is consequently necessary to extend the Community implementing legislation
introduced by Council Regulation (EC) N° 85/9810, amended by Council Regulation
(EC) N° 288/9911;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Council Regulation (EC) N° 85/98, amended by Council Regulation (EC) N° 288/99, shall
continue to apply for the period between 1 January and 31 December 2000, in accordance
with the provisions of Decision N° ..../99 of the Association Council between the European
Communities and their Member States, of, the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other

6 OJ L 359, 31.12.94, p. 2.
7 See page ... of this Official Journal.
8 OJ L 13, 19.01.98, p. 71.
9 OJ L 36, 10.02.99, p. 18.
10 OJ L 13, 19.01.98, p. 15.
11 OJ L 36, 10.02.99, p. 1.

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part. In the Preamble and Article 1 (1) and (4) of Council Regulation (EC) N° 85/98,
references to the period 1 January to 31 December 1999 are hereby replaced by references to
1 January to 31 December 2000.

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 apply with effect from 1 January 2000.

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

Done at Brussels,

For the Council
The President

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