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 2002 (extension of the double-checking system)
Date: 2001-12-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, association agreement (EU), export monitoring, iron and steel product, trade policy, transitional period (EU)

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 28.12.2001
COM(2001) 796 final

2001/0309 (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 2002 (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. By Decision N° 1/20014 of the
Association Council the system was extended for the period from 1 January to 31 December
2001.  Council  Regulation  (EC)  N°  1093/995,  extended  by  Council  Regulations  (EC)  N°
541/20006  and  N°335/20017  established  the  corresponding  implementing  legislation  for  the
Community.

At  its  meeting  on  8  October  2001,  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 2002.

The  attached  proposal  consequently  seeks  to  extend  Council  Regulation  (EC)  N°  1093/99,
extended by Council Regulations (EC) N° 541/2000 and N° 335/2001 for the period from 1
January to 31 December 2002.

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OJ N° L 348, 31.12.93, p. 2.
OJ N° L 133, 28.05.99,p. 44.
OJ N° L 67, 15.03.00, p. 34.
OJ N° L 49, 20.2.01, p. 9
OJ N° L 133, 28.05.99,p. 6.
OJ N° L 67, 15.03.00, p. 1.
OJ N° L 49, 20.2.01, p. 1

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2001/0309 (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 2002 (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  European
The  Europe  Agreement  establishing  an  association  between 
Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Poland, of the other part,
entered into force on 1 February 19948;

The Parties decided by Decision N° ..../20019 of the Association Council to extend the
double-checking system introduced by Decision N° 2/9910 of the Association Council
for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2002;

It  is  consequently  necessary  to  extend  the  Community  implementing  legislation
introduced by Council Regulation (EC) N° 1093/9911 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°  1093/99  shall  continue  to  apply  for  the  period  from  1  January  to  31
December 2002, in accordance with the provisions of Decision N° ..../2001 of the Association
Council between the European Communities and  their  Member States,  of,  the one part,  and
Poland, of the other part.

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OJ N° L 348, 31.12.93, p. 2.
See page ... of this Official Journal.
OJ N° L 133, 28.05.99,p. 44.
OJ N° L 133, 28.05.99,p. 6.

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Regulation (EC) N° 1093/99 shall in consequence be amended as follows:

Article 2

In the title, preamble and Article 1(1) and  (3)  of the Regulation,  references to the period ‘1
January to 31 December 2001’ shall be replaced by references to ‘1 January to 31 December
2002’.

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 2002.

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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