Proposal for a Council Regulation concerning the export of certain ECSC steel products from Bulgaria to the Community for the period 1 January to 31 December 2000 (extension of the double-checking system)
Date: 2000-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Association Council (EU), Bulgaria, export monitoring, iron and steel product, trade agreement (EU)

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 16.03.2000
COM(2000) 149 final

2000/0041 (ACC)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

concerning the export of certain ECSC steel products from Bulgaria 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-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 1998 in respect of certain ECSC steel products by means of Decision N° 3/972 of
the Association Council. By means of Decision N° 3/993 of the Association Council the
system was extended for the period between 1 January and 31 December 1999. Council
Regulation (EC) N° 86/984 established the corresponding implementing legislation for the
Community.

At its meeting on 2 December 1999, the Contact Group agreed to recommend that the
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° 86/98 for the
period between 1 January and 31 December 2000.

1 OJ L 358, 31.12.94, p. 3.
2 OJ L 13, 19.1.98, p. 85.
3 OJ L 123, 13.5.99, p. 56.
4 OJ L 123, 13.5.99, p. 18.

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2000/0041 (ACC)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

concerning the export of certain ECSC steel products from Bulgaria 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)

The Europe Agreement
establishing an association between the European
Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bulgaria, of the other part,
entered into force on 1 February 19955.

The Parties decided by Decision N° ..../20006 of the Association Council to extend the
double-checking system introduced by Decision N° 3/977 of the Association Council
for the period between 1 January and 31 December 2000.

is consequently necessary to extend the Community implementing legislation

It
introduced by Council Regulation (EC) N° 86/988,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Council Regulation (EC) N° 86/98 shall continue to apply for the period between 1 January
and 31 December 2000, in accordance with the provisions of Decision N° ..../2000 of the
Association Council between the European Communities and their Member States, of, the one
part, and Bulgaria, of the other part. In the Preamble and Article 1 (1) and (4) of the
Regulation, references to the period 1 January to 31 December 1999 are hereby replaced by
references to 1 January to 31 December 2000.

5 OJ L 358, 31.12.94, p. 3
6 See page ... of this Official Journal.
7 OJ L 13, 19.1.98, p. 85.
8 OJ L 13, 19.1.98, p. 1.

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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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