Council Regulation (EC) No 1093/1999 of 30 March 1999 establishing a double-checking system for exports of certain ECSC steel products from the Republic of Poland to the European Community for the period 1 April to 31 December 1999
L 133/6 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 5. 1999 I (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1093/1999 of 30 March 1999 establishing a double-checking system for exports of certain ECSC steel products from the Republic of Poland to the European Community for the period 1 April to 31 December 1999 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 the Europe Agreement establishing an associa- tion 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 (1); Whereas the Parties decided in Association Council Decision No 2/1999 (2) to establish a double-checking system for the period between 1 April and 31 December 1999; Whereas it Community’s implementing legislation, is consequently necessary to establish the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 For the period 1 April to 31 December 1999, in 1. accordance with the provisions of Association Council Decision No 2/1999, imports into the Community of certain iron and steel products covered by the ECSC Treaty and originating in Poland, 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 nomenclat- ure 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. (1) OJ L 348, 31. 12. 1993, p. 2. (2) See page 44 of this Official Journal. For the period 1 April to 31 December 1999, 3. imports into the Community of the products listed in Annex I shall, in addition, be subject to the issue of an export document issued by the competent Polish authori- ties. Presentation by the importer of the original of the later than 31 export document must be effected not March of the year following that in which the goods covered by the document were shipped. Shipment is considered to have taken place on the date of loading onto the exporting means of transport. 4. An export document will not be required for goods already shipped to the Community before the date of application of this agreement, provided that their des- tination has not changed from a non-Community to a Community destination and provided that those goods which, under the prior surveillance regime applicable in 1999, could be imported only on presentation of a surveil- lance document are in fact accompanied by such a docu- ment. The export document shall conform to the model shall be valid for exports 5. shown in Annex II. throughout the customs territory of the Community. It Article 2 1. The surveillance document referred to in Article 1(1) shall be issued automatically by the competent authority in the Member States, without charge for any quantities requested, within five working days of presenta- tion of an application by any Community importer, wher- ever established in the Community. This application shall be deemed to have been received by the competent national authority no later than three working days after submission, unless it is proven otherwise. A surveillance document 2. the competent national authorities listed in Annex III shall be valid throughout the Community. issued by one of 28. 5. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 133/7 The surveillance document shall be made out on a 3. form corresponding to the model set out in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 3285/94 (1) and taking into account the provisions of Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to the introduction of the euro (2). The importer’s application shall include the following elements: (a) the name and full address of the applicant (including telephone and telefax numbers, and possible identifi- cation number used by the competent national authorities) and VAT registration number, if subject to VAT; (b) if applicable, the name and full address of the declarant or representative of the applicant (including telephone and telefax numbers); (c) the full name and address of the exporter; (d) the exact description of the goods, including: ü their trade name, ü the Combined Nomenclature (CN) code(s), ü the country of origin, ü the country of consignment; (e) the net weight, expressed in kg and also quantity in the unit prescribed where other than net weight, by Combined Nomenclature heading; (f) the cif value of the goods in euros at the Community frontier by Combined Nomenclature heading; (g) whether the products concerned are seconds or of substandard quality, in accordance with the criteria set out in the Commission communication concerning identification criteria of non-prime steel products from third countries applied by customs services of Member States (3); (h) the proposed period and place of customs clearance; (i) whether the application is a repeat of a previous application concerning the same contract; (j) the following declaration, dated and signed by the applicant with the transcription of his name in capital letters: the undersigned, certify that ‘I, the information provided in this application is true and given in good faith, and that I am established in the Community. ' The importer shall also submit a copy of the contract of sale or purchase, the proforma invoice and/or, in cases where the goods are not directly purchased in the country (1) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 53. (2) OJ L 162, 19. 6. 1997, p. 1. (3) OJ C 180, 11. 7. 1991, p. 4. of production, a certificate of production issued by the producing steel mill. 4. Surveillance documents may be used only for such time as arrangements for liberalisation of imports remain in force in respect of the transactions concerned. Without prejudice to possible changes in the import regulations in force or decisions taken in the framework of an agree- ment or the management of a quota: ü the period of validity of the surveillance document is hereby fixed at four months, ü unused or partly used surveillance documents may be renewed for an equal period. 5. The importer shall return surveillance documents to the issuing authority at the end of their period of validity. Article 3 A finding that the unit price at which the transac- 1. tion is effected exceeds that indicated in the surveillance document by less than 5 % or that the total value or quantity of the products presented for import exceeds the value or quantity given in the surveillance document by less than 5 % shall not preclude the release for free circulation of the products in question. 2. Applications for surveillance documents and the documents themselves shall be confidential. They shall be restricted to the competent authorities and the applicant. Article 4 1. Member States shall communicate to the Commis- sion: (a) on as regular and up-to-date a basis as possible and at least by the last day of each month, details of the quantities and values (calculated in euros) for which surveillance documents have been issued; (b) within six weeks of the end of each month, details of imports during that month, in accordance with Article 26 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 840/96 of 7 May 1996 laying down certain provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/ 95 as regards statistics on external trade (4). The information provided by Member States shall be broken down by product, CN code and by country. 2. Member States shall give notification of any anoma- lies or cases of fraud which they discover and, where relevant, the basis on which they have refused to grant a surveillance document. (4) OJ L 114, 8. 5. 1996, p. 7. L 133/8 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 5. 1999 Article 5 Any notices to be given hereunder shall be given to the Commission of the European Communities and shall be communicated electrinically within the integrated network set up for this purpose, unless for imperative technical reasons it is necessary to use other means of communication temporarily. Article 6 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall apply with effect from 1 April 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 30 March 1999. For the Council The President K. -H. FUNKE ANNEX I POLAND LIST OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO DOUBLE-CHECKING (1999) Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel U Sections 7216 31 11 7216 31 19 7216 31 91 7216 31 99 I Sections 7216 32 11 7216 32 19 7216 32 91 7216 32 99 H Sections 7216 33 10 7216 33 90 1. Eksporter (nazwa, pełny adres, kraj) / Exporter (name, full address, country) ORYGINAŁ / ORIGINAL 2. Nr / No ANNEX II 5. Odbiorca (nazwa, pełny adres, kraj) / Consignee (name, full address, country) 3. Rok / Year 4. Grupa wyrobów / Product group DOKUMENT WYWOZOWY / EXPORT DOCUMENT (wyroby stalowe EWWiS i WE) / (ECSC and EC steel products) 6. Kraj pochodzenia / Country of origin 7. Kraj przeznaczenia / Country of destination 8. Miejsce i data wysyłki – S´ rodek transportu / Place and date of shipment – 9. Dodatkowe informacje / Supplementary details Means of transport 10. Opis towarów – Producent / Description of goods – Manufacturer 11. Kod CN / CN code 12. Ilos´c´ (1) / Quantity 13. Wartos´c´ FOB (2) / FOB value 14. POS´ WIADCZENIE PRZEZ WŁAS´ CIWE WŁADZE / CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY 15. Władze włas´ciwe (nazwa, pełny adres, kraj) / Competent Miejscowos´c´ / Place. authority (name, full address, country) data / Date. t c a r t n o c e l a s e h t f o y c n e r r u c e h t n I /. y z´ a d e z r p s i e w o m u w j l e n o s´ e r k o e i c u l a w W (Podpis) / Signature (Piecze¸c´) / Stamp. t h g i e w t e n n a h t r e h t o n e h w d e b i r c s e r p t i n u e h t n i y t i t n a u q o s l a d n a ) g k ( t h g i e w t e n e t a t S /. o t t e n z´ i n j e n n i i i g a w u k d a p y z r p w , h c a k t s o n d e j h c y n a c e a z l w c´ s´ o l i z a r o ) g k w ( o t t e n a g a W ) 1 ( ) 2 (  1. Eksporter (nazwa, pełny adres, kraj) / Exporter (name, full address, country) KOPIA / COPY 2. Nr / No 5. Odbiorca (nazwa, pełny adres, kraj) / Consignee (name, full address, country) 3. Rok / Year 4. Grupa wyrobów / Product group DOKUMENT WYWOZOWY / EXPORT DOCUMENT (wyroby stalowe EWWiS i WE) / (ECSC and EC steel products) 6. Kraj pochodzenia / Country of origin 7. Kraj przeznaczenia / Country of destination 8. Miejsce i data wysyłki – S´ rodek transportu / Place and date of shipment – 9. Dodatkowe informacje / Supplementary details Means of transport 10. Opis towarów – Producent / Description of goods – Manufacturer 11. Kod CN / CN code 12. Ilos´c´ (1) / Quantity 13. Wartos´c´ FOB (2) / FOB value 14. POS´ WIADCZENIE PRZEZ WŁAS´ CIWE WŁADZE / CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY 15. Władze włas´ciwe (nazwa, pełny adres, kraj) / Competent Miejscowos´c´ / Place. authority (name, full address, country) data / Date. (Podpis) / Signature (Piecze¸c´) / Stamp. t h g i e w t e n n a h t r e h t o n e h w d e b i r c s e r p t i n u e h t n i y t i t n a u q o s l a d n a ) g k ( t h g i e w t e n e t a t S /. o t t e n z´ i n j e n n i i i g a w u k d a p y z r p w , h c a k t s o n d e j h c y n a c e a z l w c´ s´ o l i z a r o ) g k w ( o t t e n a g a W. t c a r t n o c e l a s e h t f o y c n e r r u c e h t n I /. y z´ a d e z r p s i e w o m u w j l e n o s´ e r k o i l e c u a w W ) 1 ( ) 2 (  28. 5. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 133/13 ANEXO III ü BILAG III ü ANHANG III ü PAQAQTGLA III ü ANNEX III ü ANNEXE III ü ALLEGATO III ü B LAGE III ü ANEXO ü LIITE III ü BILAGA III LISTA DE LAS AUTORIDADES NACIONALES COMPETENTES LISTE OVER KOMPETENTE NATIONALE MYNDIGHEDER LISTE DER ZUSTÄNDIGEN BEHÖRDEN DER MITGLIEDSTAATEN DIEUHUMSEIS TYM AQWYM EJDOSGS ADEIYM TYM JQATYM LEKYM LIST OF THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES LISTE DES AUTORITÉS NATIONALES COMPÉTENTES ELENCO DELLE COMPETENTI AUTORITÓ NAZIONALI L ST VAN BEVOEGDE NATIONALE INSTANTIES LISTA DAS AUTORIDADES NACIONAIS COMPETENTES LUETTELO TOIMIVALTAISISTA KANSALLISISTA VIRANOMAISISTA LISTA ÖVER KOMPETENTA NATIONELLA MYNDIGHETER BELGIQUE/BELGIÜ FRANCE Ministère des affaires économiques Administration des relations économiques Quatrième division: Mise en œuvre des politiques commerciales internationales ü Services des licences Rue Général Leman 60 B-1040 Bruxelles Télécopieur: (32 2) 230 83 22 Ministerie van Economische Zaken Bestuur van de Economische Betrekkingen Vierde Afdeling: Toepassing van het Internationaal Handelsbeleid ü Dienst Vergunningen Generaal Lemanstraat 60 B-1040 Brussel Fax: (32 2) 230 83 22 Service des industries manufacturières 3-5, rue Barbet-de-Jouy F-75357 Paris 07 SP Télécopieur: (33 1) 43 19 43 69 IRELAND Licensing Unit Departement of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Kildare Street IRL-Dublin 2 Fax: (353 1) 676 61 54 DANMARK Erhvervsfremme Styrelsen Søndergade 25 DK-8600 Silkeborg Fax: (45) 87 20 40 77 DEUTSCHLAND Bundesamt für Wirtschaft, Dienst 01 Postfach 5171 D-65762 Eschborn 1 Fax: 49 (61 96) 40 42 12 EKKADA Upouqceöo Ehmijôr Oijomolöar Cemijô Cqallateöa D. 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