3.6.2003 Official Journal of the European Union L 135/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 952/2003 of 21 January 2003 concerning the export of certain steel products from Poland to the Community for the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation to the date of accession by Poland to the European Union (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 Republic of Poland, of the other part, entered into force on 1 February 1994 (!). (2)  The Parties decided by Decision No 2/2003 (%) of the Association Council to extend the double-checking system introduced by Decision No 2/1999 () of the Association Council for the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation to the date of acces- sion by Poland to the European Union. (3) It is consequently necessary to extend the Community implementing legislation introduced by Council Regula- tion (EC) No 1093/1999 of 30 March 1999 establishing a double-checking system for exports of certain ECSC products from the Republic of Poland to the European Community for the period from 1 April to 31 December 1999, () HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 1093/1999 shall continue to apply for the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation to the date of accession by Poland to the European Union, in 1 OJ L 348, 31.12.1993, p. 2. ?) See page 18 of this Official Journal. OJ L 133, 28.5.1999, p. 44. OJ L 133, 28.5.1999, p. 6. 4 () () () () accordance with the provisions of Decision No 2/2003 of the Association Council between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part. Atticle 2 Regulation (EC) No 1093/1999 shall in consequence be amended as follows: 1. In the title, preamble and Article 1(1) and (3) of the Regula- tion, references to the period ‘1 January to 31 December 2002’ shall be replaced by references to ‘13 June 2003 to the date of accession by Poland to the European Union’. 2. Annex III to that Regulation shall be replaced by the text contained in the Annex to this Regulation. Atticle 3 Goods shipped to the Community from 1 January 2003 to the date of entry into force of this Regulation shall be excluded from the scope of this Regulation. Atrticle 4 This Regulation shall enter into force on the 10th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.