30.12. 95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 32511 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3054/95 of 22 December 1995 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from certain third countries to the European Communities 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 following countries, of the other part, entered into force on 1 January 1995: Republic of Bulgaria ('), Romania (?), Slovak Republic (3); Whereas the situation relating to imports of certain steel products from the abovementioned countries into the Community has been the subject of thorough examination and whereas, on the basis of relevant information supplied to them, the Parties decided in Association Council Decisions Nos 2/95 (BG) (%), 3/95 (RO) (%) and 2/95 (SK) (®) that the solution acceptable to both Parties is a double-checking system, without quantitative limits, for the import into the Community of certain steel products covered by the ECSC and EC Treaties for an initial period between 1 January and 31 December 1996, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. For the period 1 January to 31 December 1996, in accordance with the provisions of Association Council Decisions Nos 2/95 (BG), 3/95 (RO) and 2/95 (SK), (") OJ No L 358, 31. 12. 1994, p. 3. (3) OJ No L 357, 31. 12. 1994, p. 2. () O] No L 359, 31. 12. 1994, p. 2. (") See page 27 of this Official Journal. (%) See page 51 of this Official Journal. (8) See page 65 of this Official Journal. imports into the Community of certain iron and steel products covered by the ECSC and EC Treaties originating in certain third countries, as listed in Annexes I to III, shall be subject to the presentation of an import document issued by the authorities in the Community. 2. The classification of the products covered by this Regulation is based on the rtariff and statistical nomenclature of the Community (hereinafter called the ‘combined nomenclature’, or in abbreviated form ‘CN’). The origin of the products covered by this Regulation shall be determined in accordance with the rules in force in the Community. 3. For the period 1 January to 31 December 1996, imports into the Community of the products originating in the exporting countries listed in Annexes I to III shall, in addition, 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 Slovak Republic already shipped to the Community before 1 January 1996, provided that the destination of such products is not changed and that those products which, under the prior surveillance regime applicable in 1995, may be put into free cireulation only on production of an import document are in fact accompanied by such a document. 5. Shipment is considered to have taken place on the date of loading onto the exporting means of transport. 6. The export document shall conform to the model shown in Annex IV. It shall be valid for exports throughout the customs territory of the Community.