Council Regulation (EC) No 2743/1999 of 17 December 1999 on administering the double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products covered by the EC and ECSC Treaties from the Republic of Kazakhstan to the European Community

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2743/1999
of 17 December 1999
on administering the double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products covered by the EC and ECSC Treaties from the Republic of Kazakhstan to the European Community
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) The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States and the Republic of Kazakhstan(1) (the "Parties") signed on 23 January 1995 entered into force on 1 July 1999;
(2) The situation relating to imports of certain steel products from the Republic of Kazakhstan into the Community has been the subject of thorough examination and, on the basis of relevant information supplied to them, the Parties have concluded an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters(2) which establishes a double-checking system without quantitative limits for the period between the date of entry into force of this Regulation and 31 December 2001, unless both Parties agree to terminate the system earlier;
(3) The measures necessary for the implementation of this instrument should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission(3),