Proposal for a Council Regulation concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Czech Republic to the Community for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2001 (extension of the double-checking system)
Date: 2000-12-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, cooperation policy, export monitoring, iron and steel product, trade agreement (EU)

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 01.12.2000
COM(2000) 797 final

2000/0312 (ACC)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Czech 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-Czech 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 Decision N° 7/983 of the Association
Council the system was extended, with amended product coverage, for the 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° 87/985, amended by Council Regulation (EC) N° 248/19996 and extended by Council
Regulation (EC) N° 567/20007 established the corresponding implementing legislation for the
Community.

At its meeting on 13 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° 87/98,
amended by Council Regulation (EC) N° 248/1999 and extended by Council Regulation
N° 567/2000 for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2001.

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OJ L 360, 31.12.1994, p. 2.
OJ L 13, 19.1.1998, p. 99.
OJ L 29, 3.2.1999, p. 26.
OJ L 69, 17.3.2000, p. 53.
OJ L 13, 19.1.1998, p. 43.
OJ L 29, 3.2.1999, p. 1.
OJ L 69, 17.3.2000, p. 1.

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2000/0312 (ACC)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Czech 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
Article 133 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

establishing an association between the European
The Europe Agreement
Communities and their Member States, of, the one part, and the Czech 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° 3/9710 of the Association Council,
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° 87/98 of 19 December 1997 concerning the
export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Czech Republic to the
Community for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1998 (extension of the
double-checking system11),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) N° 87/98 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 Czech Republic, of the other part.

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OJ L 360, 31.12.1994, p. 2.
See page …… of this OJ.
OJ L 13, 19.1.1998, p. 99.
OJ L 13, 19.1.1998, p. 43.

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Article2

Regulation (EC) N° 87/98 shall in consequence be amended as follows:

In the title, 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’.

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 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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