28. 12. 96 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 338/5 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2486/96 of 20 December 1996 concerning the export of certain ECSC steel products from Bulgaria to the Community for the period 1 January to 31 December 1997 (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 113 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas a Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part ('), entered into force on 1 February 1995; Whereas the Parties decided, in Decision No .../96 of the Association Council, association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part (), to extend the double-checking sytem introduced by De- cision No 3/95 (%) for the period between 1 January and 31 December 1997 subject to certain amendments; Whereas it is consequently appropriate to amend Council Regulation (EC) No 3054/95 of 22 December 1995 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products form certain third countries to the European Communities (), HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 3054/95 shall continue to apply for the period between 1 January and 31 December 1997, in accordance with Decision No .../96 of the Association Council, subject to the amendments shown in Article 2 of this Regulation. In the preamble and Article 1 (1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 3054/95, references to the period 1 January to 31 December 1996 shall be replaced by references to 1 January to 31 December 1997. Article 2 1.  Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 3054/95 shall be replaced by the text contained in the Annex to this Regu- lation. 2. In Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 3054/95, ‘Export Licence’ shall be replaced by ‘Export Document’. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official jJournal of the Furopean Communities. It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1997. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 December 1996. () OJ No L 358, 31. 12. 1994, p. 3. (&) Decision at present being published. () OJ No L 325, 30. 12. 1995, p. 37. () OJ No L 325, 30. 12. 1995, p. 1. For the Council The President S. BARRETT