Proposal for a Council Regulation concerning the export of certain ECSC steel products from Poland to the Community for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2001 (extension of the double-checking system)
Date: 2000-12-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, cooperation policy, export monitoring, iron and steel product, trade agreement (EU)

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 4.12.2000
COM(2000) 800 final

2000/0322 (ACC)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

concerning the export of certain ECSC steel products from Poland 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-Poland 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 1999 in respect of certain ECSC steel products by means of Decision N° 2/992 of
the Association Council. By Decision N° 1/20003 of the Association Council the system was
extended for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2000. Council Regulation (EC)
N° 1093/19994, extended by Council Regulation (EC) N° 541/20005 established the
corresponding implementing legislation for the Community.

At its meeting on 21 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° 1093/1999
for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2001.

1 OJ L 348, 31.12.93, p. 2.
2 OJ L 133, 28.05.99,p. 44.
3 OJ L 67, 15.03.00, p. 34.
4 OJ L 133, 28.05.99,p. 6.
5 OJ L 67, 15.03.00, p. 1.

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Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

concerning the export of certain ECSC steel products from Poland 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)

establishing an association between the European
The Europe Agreement
Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Poland, of the other part,
entered into force on 1 February 19946;

The Parties decided by Decision N° ..../20007 of the Association Council to extend the
double-checking system introduced by Decision N° 2/998 of the Association Council
for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2001;

is consequently necessary to extend the Community implementing legislation
It
introduced by Council Regulation (EC) N° 1093/19999 of 30 March 1999 establishing
a double-checking system for exports of certain ECSC steel products from Poland to
the Community for the period from 1 April to 31 December 1999,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) N° 1093/1999 shall continue to apply for the period from 1 January to
in accordance with the provisions of Decision N° ..../2000 of the
31 December 2001,
Association Council between the European Communities and their Member States, of, the one
part, and Poland, of the other part.

6 OJ L 348, 31.12.93, p. 2.
7 See page ... of this Official Journal.
8 OJ L 133, 28.05.99,p. 44.
9 OJ L 133, 28.05.99,p. 6.

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Article 2

In the title, preamble and Article 1(1) and (3) of the Regulation, 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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