Council Regulation (EC) No 1129/2003 of 21 January 2003 concerning the export of certain steel products from the Slovak Republic to the Community for the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation to the date of accession by the Slovak Republic to the European Union (extension of the double-checking system)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1129/2003
of 21 January 2003
concerning the export of certain steel products from the Slovak Republic to the Community for the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation to the date of accession by the Slovak Republic 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) The Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part(1), entered into force on 1 February 1995.
(2) The Parties decided by Decision No 2/2003 of the Association Council(2) to extend the double-checking system introduced by Decision No 3/97 of the Association Council(3), for the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation to the date of accession by the Slovak Republic to the European Union.
(3) It is consequently necessary to extend the Community implementing legislation introduced by Council Regulation (EC) No 85/98 of 19 December 1997 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from Slovakia to the Community for the period 1 January to 31 December 1998 (double-checking system)(4),