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 from 1 January to 31 December 2001 (extension of the double-checking system)
Date: 2000-11-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovakia, cooperation policy, export monitoring, iron and steel product

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 30.11.2000
COM(2000)781 final

2000/0301(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 from 1 January to 31 December 2001 (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° 3/19972 of the Association Council. By Decision N° 1/19993 of the Association
Council the system was extended, with amended product coverage, for the period from 1
January to 31 December 1999. By Decision N° 1/20004 of the Association Council the system
was extended for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2000. Council Regulation (EC)
N° 85/19985, amended by Council Regulation (EC) N° 288/19996 and extended by Council
Regulation (EC) N° 543/20007 established the corresponding implementing legislation for the
Community.

At its meeting on 22 September 2000, the Contact Group agreed to recommend that the
Association Council should extend the double-checking system for the period from 1 January
to 31 December 2001.

The attached proposal consequently seeks to extend Council Regulation (EC) N° 85/1998,
amended by Council Regulation N° 288/1999 and extended by Council Regulation (EC) N°
543/2000, for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2001.

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OJ L 359, 31.12.1994, p. 2.
OJ L 13, 19.01.1998, p. 71.
OJ L 36, 10.02.1999, p. 18.
OJ L 67, 15.03.2000, p. 36.
OJ L 13, 19.01.1998, p. 15.
OJ L 36, 10.02.1999, p. 1.
OJ L 67, 15.03.2000, p. 3.

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2000/0301(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 from 1 January to 31 December 2001 (extension of the
double-checking system)

(Text with EEA relevance)

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 the Slovak Republic, of
the other part, entered into force on 1 February 19958;

The Parties decided by Decision N° ..../20009 of the Association Council to extend the
double-checking system introduced by Decision N° 3/199710, for the period from 1
January to 31 December 2001;

It
is consequently necessary to extend the Community implementing legislation
introduced by Council Regulation (EC) N° 85/199811 of 19 December 1997,
concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Slovak
Republic to the Community for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1999
(extension of the double-checking system);

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) N° 85/1998 shall continue to apply for the period from 1 January to 31
December 2001, 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
the Slovak Republic, of the other part.

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OJ L 359, 31.12.1994, p. 2.
See page ... of this Official Journal.
OJ L 13, 19.01.1998, p. 71.
OJ L 13, 19.01.1998, p. 15.

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Regulation (EC) 58/1998 shall in consequence be amended as follows:

Article 2

In the title, the preamble and Article 1 (1) and (4) references to the period ‘1 January to 31
December 2000’ shall be replaced by references to ‘1 January to 31 December 2001’.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of
the European Communities.

Article 3

It shall apply with effect from 1 January 2001.

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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