27. 1. 98 Official Journal of the European Communities L 20/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 190/98 of 19 January 1998 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the Community (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 Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Mace- donia (") entered into force on 1 January 1998; Whereas the Parties agreed in the Protocol to the Agree- ment on additional trade arrangements for certain iron and steel products to establish a double-checking system, without quantitative limits, for the import into the Community of steel products originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. From the date of entry into force of the Cooperation Agreement until further notice, in accordance with the provisions of the Protocol on additional trade arrange- ments for certain iron and steel products, imports into the Community of certain iron and steel products covered by the ECSC and EC Treaties originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, as listed in Annex I, shall be subject to the presentation of a surveillance docu- ment issued by the authorities in the Community. 2.  The classification of the products covered by this Regulation is based on the tariff and statistical nomencla- ture of the Community (hereinafter called the ‘Combined Nomenclature’, or in abbreviated form ‘CN’). The origin of the products covered by this Regulation shall be deter- mined in accordance with the rules in force in the Community. 3. From the date of entry into force of the Cooperation Agreement until further notice, imports into the Commu- nity of the products originating in the former Yugoslav () OJ L 348, 18. 12. 1997, p. 2. Republic of Macedonia listed in Annex I shall, in addi- tion, be subject to the issue of an export document issued by the competent authorities of the exporting country. Presentation by the importer of the original of the export document must be effected not later than 31 March of the year following that in which the goods covered by the document were shipped. 4. An export document will not be required for goods originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Mace- donia already shipped to the Community before the date of entry into force of the cooperation Agreement, provided that the destination of such products is not changed from a non-Community destination and that those products which, under the prior surveillance regime in force at the time, may be put into free circulation only on presentation of a surveillance document are in fact accompanied by such a document. 5. Shipment is considered to have taken place on the date of loading on to the exporting means of transport. 6. The export document shall conform to the model shown in Annex II. It shall be valid for exports throughout the customs territory of the Community. Article 2 1. The surveillance document referred to in Article 1 (1) shall be issued automatically by the competent auth- ority in the Member States, without charge for any quant- ities requested, within five working days of presentation of an application by any Community importer, wherever established in the Community. This application shall be deemed to have been received by the competent national authority not later than three working days after submis- sion, unless it is proved otherwise. 2. A surveillance document issued by one of the competent national authorities listed in Annex III shall be valid throughout the Community. 3. The surveillance document shall be made out on a form corresponding to the model set out in Annex IV. The importer’s application shall include the following elements: