Regulation (EC) No 1840/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 September 2002 on the prolongation of the ECSC steel statistics system after the expiry of the ECSC Treaty

Regulation (EC) No 1840/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 30 September 2002
on the prolongation of the ECSC steel statistics system after the expiry of the ECSC Treaty
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 285(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty(1),
Whereas:
(1) It is necessary to have statistics on the steel industry in order to implement Community policies on the steel industry.
(2) The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) Treaty expires on 23 July 2002.
(3) Community steel statistics are collected within the ECSC statistics system until the expiry of the ECSC Treaty.
(4) Users of steel statistics need continuous series for the second half of the year 2002.
(5) Declaration 24 annexed to the Final Act of 26 February 2001 of the Conference of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States has invited the Council to ensure, under Article 2 of the Protocol on the financial consequences of the expiry of the ECSC Treaty and on the Research Fund for Coal and Steel, the prolongation of the ECSC statistics system after the expiry of the ECSC Treaty until 31 December 2002.
(6) The Statistical Programme Committee (SPC), set up by Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom(2) has been consulted in accordance with Article 3 of the aforesaid Decision,