Proposal for a Council Regulation concerning the export of certain steel products from Poland to the Community for the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation up to the date of accession by Poland to the European Union (extension of the double-checking system)
Date: 2002-12-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, association agreement (EU), customs regulations, import (EU), iron and steel product, trading operation

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 2.12.2002
COM(2002) 674 final

2002/0282 (ACC)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

concerning the export of certain steel products from Poland to the Community for the
period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation up to the date of accession by
Poland to the European Union (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 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. By Decision N°2/20025 of the Association Council the system was extended for the
period from 1 January to 31 December 2002. Council Regulation (EC) N° 1093/996, extended
by Council Regulations (EC) N° 541/20007, N°335/20018 and N°570/20029 established the
corresponding implementing legislation for the Community.

At its meeting on 22 October 2002 , the Contact Group agreed to recommend that the
Association Council should extend the double-checking system for the period from the date of
entry into force of this Regulation up to the date of accession by Poland to the European
Union.

The attached proposal consequently seeks to extend Council Regulation (EC) N° 1093/99, for
the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation up to the date of accession by
Poland to the European Union.

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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° L87, 4.4.2002, p. 52.
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
OJ N° L 87, 4.4.2002, p. 1.

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2002/0282 (ACC)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

concerning the export of certain steel products from Poland to the Community for the
period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation up to the date of accession by
Poland to the European Union (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)

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 199410;

The Parties decided by Decision N° ..../200211 of the Association Council to extend
the double-checking system introduced by Decision N° 2/9912 of the Association
Council for the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation up to the
date of accession by Poland to the European Union;

It
is consequently necessary to extend the Community implementing legislation
introduced by Council Regulation (EC) N° 1093/9913 of 30 March 1999 establishing a
double-checking system for exports of certain steel products from Poland to the
Community for the period from 1 April to 31 December 1999,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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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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Article 1

Regulation (EC) N° 1093/99 shall continue to apply for the period from the date of entry into
force of this Regulation up to the date of accession by Poland to the European Union, in
accordance with the provisions of Decision N° ..../2002 of the Association Council between
the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Poland, of the other
part.

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

Article 2

1.
In the title, preamble and Article 1(1) and (3) of the Regulation, references to the
period ‘1 January to 31 December 2002’ shall be replaced by references to ‘the date of entry
into force of this Regulation up to the date of accession by Poland to the European Union’.

Annex III to that Regulation shall be replaced by the text contained in the Annex to

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this Regulation.

Goods shipped to the EC as from 1 January 2003 until the date of entry into force of this
Regulation shall be excluded from the scope of this Regulation.

Article 3

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 10th day following its publication in the Official
Journal of the European Communities.

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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ANNEX

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LISTA DE LAS AUTORIDADES NACIONALES COMPETENTES
LISTE DES AUTORITES NATIONALES COMPETENTES
ELENCO DELLE COMPETENTI AUTORITA NAZIONALI
LIJST VAN BEVOEGDE NATIONALE INSTANTIES
LISTA DAS AUTORIDADES NACIONAIS COMPETENTES
LUETTELO TOIMIVALTAISISTA KANSALLISISTA VIRANOMAISISTA
FÖRTECKNING ÖVER BEHÖRIGA NATIONELLA MYNDIGHETER
LIST OF THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES

BELGIQUE/BELGIË
Ministère des Affaires Economiques
Administration des Relations Economiques
Services Licences
Rue Général Leman 60
B-1040 Bruxelles
Fax: +32-2-230 83 22

Ministerie van Economische Zaken
Bestuur van de Economische Betrekkingen
Dienst Vergunningen
Generaal Lemanstraat 60
B-1040 Brussel
Fax: +32-2-230 83 22

DANMARK
Erhvervsfremme Styrelsen
Økonomi- og Erhvervsministeriet
Vejlsøvej 29
DK-8600 Silkeborg
Fax: +45 35 46 64 01

DEUTSCHLAND
Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle,
(BAFA)
Frankfurter Strasse 29-35
D-65760 Eschborn 1
Fax : +49-61 96 9 42 26
ΕΛΛΑΣ
Υπουργείο Εθνικής Οικονοµίας
Γενική Γραµµατεία ∆ιεθνών Σχέσεων
∆ιεύθυνση ∆ιεθνών Οικονοµικών Ροών
Κορνάρου

1
Αθήνα
GR-105 63
Fax : +301-3286094

FRANCE
Service des Industries Manufacturières
DIGITIP
12, rue Villiot – Bâtiment LE BERVIL
F-75572 Paris cedex 12
Fax: +33-1-53 44 91 81

IRELAND
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Import/ Export Licensing, Block C
Earlsfort Centre
Hatch Street
Dublin 2
Fax : +353-1-631 28 26

ITALIA
Ministero delle Attivita Produttive
Direzione generale per la politica commerciale e per
la gestione del regime degli scambi
Viale America 341
I-00144 Roma
Fax : +39-6-59 93 22 35 / 59 93 26 36

LUXEMBOURG
Ministère des affaires étrangères
Office des licences
BP 113
L-2011 Luxembourg
Téléfax : +352-46 61 38

NEDERLAND
Belastingdienst/Douane centrale dienst voor in- en
uitvoer
Postbus 30003, Engelse Kamp 2
NL-9700 RD Groningen
Fax : +31-50 526 06 98
m.i.v. 18.01.2002
Fax : +31-50 5232341

ESPAÑA
Ministerio de Economía
Secretaría General de Comercio Exterior
Paseo de la Castellana 162
E-28046 Madrid
Fax : +34-1-563 18 23/349 38 31

ÖSTERREICH
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit
Aussenwirtschaftsadministration
Landstrasser Hauptstrasse 55-57
A-1030 Wien
Fax: +43-1-711 00/8386

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PORTUGAL
Ministério das Finanças
Direcção Geral das Alfândegas e dos Impostos
Especiais sobre o Consumo
Rua Terreiro do Trigo, Edifício da Alfândega de
Lisboa
1140-060 Lisboa - Portugal
Fax: (351) 218 814 261

SVERIGE
Kommerskollegium
Box 6803
S-11386 Stockholm
Fax: 46-8-30 67 59

SUOMI
Tullihallitus
PL 512
FIN-00101 Helsinki
Telekopio: + 358 9 614 2852

UNITED KINGDOM
Department of Trade and Industry
Import Licensing Branch
Queensway House - West Precinct
Billingham, Cleveland
UK-TS23 2NF
Fax : 44-1642-533 557

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