No L 319/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 21. 12. 93 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3492/93 of 13 December 1993 on certain procedures for applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part 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 Poland, of the other part, was signed in Brussels on 16 December 1991 ; Whereas pending the entry into force of the Europe Agreement, its provisions on trade and trade-related matters have been given effect since 1 March 1992 by an Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part (), signed in Brussels on 16 December 1991 ; Whereas, pursuant to the conclusions of the European Council meeting in Copenhagen on 21 and 22 June 1993 regarding new trade concessions for the central and eastern European countries, an additional Protocol to the Interim Agreement and to the Europe Agreement has been applied since 1 July 1993 (3), pending completion of the conclusion procedures ; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 518/92(%) provides for the implementation of the said Interim Agreement ; Whereas it is necessary to lay down the procedures for applying certain provisions of the Agreement, incorpora- ting the same provisions as those of Regulation (EEC) No 518/92; Whereas, with regard to trade protection measures, it is appropriate, where the provisions of the Europe Agree- ment render it necessary, to lay down specific provisions concerning the general rules provided for in particular in Council Regulation (EEC) No 288/82 of 5 February 1982 on common rules for imports (*) and in Council Regula- tion (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection () OJ No L 116, 30. 4. 1992, p. 2. () OJ No L 195, 4. 8. 1992, p. 45. () OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 3. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2233/93 (OJ No L 200, 10. 8. 1993, p. 3 * O'J No L 35, 9. 2. 1982, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2875/92 (OJ No L 287, 12. 10. 1992, p. 1) against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (); Whereas account should be taken of the undertakings set out in the Burope Agreement when examining whether a safeguard measure should be introduced ; Whereas the procedures concerning protective clauses provided for in the Treaty establishing the European Community are also applicable ; Whereas specific provisions have been adopted for safe- guard measures concerning the textile products covered by Protocol 1 of the Europe Agreement; Whereas certain special procedures should be introduced for the application of safeguard measures in the agricul- tural sectors, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : TITLE 1 Agricultural products Article 1 Provisions for the application of Article 20 (2) and (4) of the Europe Agreement, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, concerning agricultural products falling within Annex II to the Treaty and subject in the frame- work of the common market organization to a system of levies, and concerning products falling within CN codes 0711 90 50 and 2003 10 10, shall be adopted in accord- ance with the procedure provided for in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 () or in the corresponding provisions of other regulations establishing a common organization of the agricultural markets. These provisions may provide for the introduction of a system of import certificates in those sectors in which such certifi- cates are not provided for by the common organization of agricultural markets. () OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. (%) Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (O] No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21). Regulation as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2193/93 (OJ No L 196, 5. 8. 1993, p. 22).