L 35)2 Official Journal of the European Communities 6.2.2001 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 238/2001 of 22 December 2000 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Slovak Republic to the Community for the period 1 January to 31 December 2001 (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 ('); entered into force on 1 February 1995. (2)  The Parties decided by Decision No 1/2001 of the Asso- ciation Council () to extend the double-checking system, introduced by Decision No 3/97 of the Association Council (%), for the period between 1 January and 31 December 2001. (3) It is consequently necessary to extend the Community implementing legislation introduced by Council Regula- tion (EC) No 85/98 of 19 December 1997, concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Slovak Republic to the Community for the period 1 January to 31 December 2000 (extension of the double- checking system) (4, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 85/98 shall continue to apply for the period between 1 January and 31 December 2001, in accord- ance with the provisions of Decision No 1/2001 of the Asso- ciation Council between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part. Article 2 Regulation (EC) No 85/98 shall in consequence be amended as follows: In the title preamble and Article 1(1) and (4) references to the period ‘1 January to 31 December 2000’ shall be replaced by references to ‘1 January to 31 December 2001’ Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica- tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from 1 January 2001. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 2000. () O] L 359, 31.12.1994, p. 2. (¥) See page 38 of this Offlijcial Journal. () OJ L 13, 19.1.1998, p. 71. Decision as amended by Decision No 1/99 of the Association Council (O] L 36, 10.2.1999, p. 18.). () O] L 13, 19.1.1998, p. 15. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 543/2000 (O] L 67, 15.3.2000, p. 3. For the Council The President C. PIERRET