Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, which entered into force on 1 February 1995, concerning the export of certain steel products from the Slovak Republic to the Community
ft*ft ft ft ft ft ft *ft* COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES it Brussels, 11. 12. 1998 COM(1998) 739 final 98/0338 (ACC) Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, which entered into force on 1 February 1995, concerning the export of certain steel products from the Slovak Republic to the Community (presented by the Commission) EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM The aim of the double-checking system is to improve transparency and to avoid possible diversions of trade. It is founded on the provision in the EC-Slovak Republic Europe Agreement1 which allows either Party to introduce an administrative procedure having as its purpose the rapid provision of information on the trend of trade flows. The Parties agreed to establish such a system in 1998 in respect of certain ECSC and EC steel products by means of Association Council Decision N° 3/972. Council Regulation (EC) N° 85/983 established the corresponding implementing legislation for the Community. At its meeting on 1 October 1998, the Contact Group agreed to recommend that the Association Council should extend the double-checking system, with amended product coverage, for the period between 1 January and 31 December 1999. The attached proposal consequently seeks to extend Association Council Decision N° 3/97 with amended product coverage, for the period between 1 January arid 31 December 1999. 1 OJN°L 359, 31. 12. 94, p. 2. 2OJN°L 13,19. 01. 98, p. 71. 3OJN°L13,19. 01. 98, p. 15. St Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, which entered into force on 1 February 1995, concerning the export of certain steel products from the Slovak Republic to the Community The Council of the European Union, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 together with Article 228, para 2, first sentence, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the Decision of the Council and the Commission of 19 December 1994 on the conclusion of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, and in particular Article 2(1) thereof, Whereas the Contact Group referred to in Article 10 of Protocol 2 of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States of the one part and the Slovak Republic of the other part, which entered into force on 1 February 19951, met on 1 October 1998 to discuss trends in imports of ECSC and EC products from the Slovak Republic into the Community and recognised the need to find appropriate solutions in the framework of Article 34. 2 of the Agreement in order to ensure that the attainment of the objectives of the Agreement will not be jeopardised; Whereas the Contact Group therefore agreed to recommend to the Association Council established under Article 104 of the Agreement that the double-checking system introduced in 1998 by Association Council Decision N° 3/972 should be renewed for the period between 1 January and 31 December 1999 with amended product coverage; Whereas the Parties are desirous to promote the orderly and equitable development of trade in steel between the Community and the Slovak Republic; Whereas the Association Council, having been supplied with all relevant information, has determined that the solution acceptable to the two parties which least disturbs the functioning of the Agreement is the renewal of the double-checking system, without quantitative limits, for the import into the Community of certain steel products covered by the ECSC and EC Treaties between 1 January and 31 December 1999, • O J ^L 359, 31. 12. 94, p. 1 2O J N ° L 1 3, 19. 01. 98, p. 71. HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: The position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, concerning the export of certain steel products from the Slovak Republic to the European Communities, and in particular the renewal of the double-checking system, shall be based on the draft decision of the Association Council annexed to this Decision. Done at Brussels For the Council iniiiii i •irHi<Miiiill(iiii i nu i •- i T-Mt"«rtff-i"*-—T—-—• WtlrflWMiaw<a Decision N° /98 of the Association Council, established under the Europe Agreement, between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part of 1998 extending the double-checking system established by Decision N° 3/97 of the Association Council for the period 1 January to 31 December 1999 (98/ /EC) THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL Whereas the Contact Group referred to in Article 10 of Protocol 2 of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, which entered into force on 1 February 1995 , met on 1 October 1998 and agreed to recommend to the Association Council established under Article 104 of the Agreement that the double- checking system introduced in 1998 by Association Council Decision N° 3/97 should be extended for the period between 1 January and 31 December 1999; Whereas the Association Council, having been supplied with all relevant information, has agreed with this recommendation, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS : Article 1 1. The double-checking system established by Association Council Decision N° 3/97 for the period 1 January to 31 December 1998 shall continue to apply for the period between 1 January and 31 December 1999. In the Preamble and Article 1 (1) and (3) of the Decision, references to the period 1 January to 31 December 1998 are hereby replaced by references to 1 January to 31 December 1999. 2. Annex I to the Decision shall be replaced by the text contained in the Annex to this Decision. s This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. Article 2 Article 2 Article 2 It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1999. It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1999. It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1999. Done at For the Association Council For the Association Council For the Association Council The President The President The President ANNEX ANNEXI SLOVAK REPUBLIC List of products subject to double-checking (1999) Hot-rolled coils and pickled coils 7209 28 90 720990 10 7209 90 90 7208 10 00 7208 25 00 7208 26 00 7208 27 00 7208 36 00 7208 37 10 7208 37 90 7208 38 10 7208 38 90 7208 39 10 7208 39 90 7219 1100 7219 12 10 7219 12 90 7219 13 10 7219 14 10 7219 14 90 7225 19 10 7225 20 20 7225 30 00 Cut lengths 7208 40 10 7208 40 90 7208 51 10 7208 5199 7208 52 10 7208 52 99 1 7208 53 10 7208 53 90 7208 54 10 7208 54 90 7208 90 10 1 7208 90 90 Hot-rolled strip And hoop 7211 14 10 7211 14 90 7211 19 20 7211 19 90 7212 60 91 7220 11 00 7220 12 00 7220 90 31 7226 19 10 7226 20 20 7226 9110 7226 91 90 7226 93 20 7226 94 20 7226 99 20 Cold-rolled strip And hoop 721123 10 721123 51 721123 99 721129 20 721190 19 721190 90 7226 92 90 7226 93 80 7226 94 80 7226 99 80 J Cold-rolled 1 Sheets and coils Hot dip Galvanized Sheets, coils And strip 7209 15 00 7209 16 90 7209 17 90 7209 18 91 7209 18 99 7209 25 00 7209 26 90 7209 27 90 7210 11 90 721041 10 7210 4190 7210 49 10 7210 49 90 7210 61 10 7212 30 90 Tinplate in Coils, sheet And strip 7210 11 10 7210 12 11 7210 70 31 7210 70 39 7212 10 99 Non-oriented Grain steel Sheets, coils And strips for Electrotechnics 7209 17 10 7209 27 10 721123 91 Other products 7208 5130 7208 51 50 7208 5191 7208 52 91 7209 16 10 7209 18 10 7209 26 10 7209 28 10 7210 12 19 7210 20 10 7210 30 10 7210 50 10 7210 69 10 7210 90 31 7210 90 33 7210 90 38 1 7213 13 00 721129 50 721129 90 721190 11 7212 10 10 7212 10 91 7212 20 11 7212 30 11 7212 40 10 7212 40 91 7212 50 31 7212 50 51 7212 60 11 7213 10 00 7213 20 00 7213 91 10 7213 91 20 7213 9141 7213 91 49 7213 91 70 7213 9190 7213 99 10 7213 99 90 7214 20 00 7214 30 00 7214 91 10 7214 91 90 7214 99 10 7214 99 31 7214 99 39 7214 99 50 7214 99 61 7214 99 69 7214 99 80 7214 99 90 7215 90 10 7216 10 00 7216 2100 7216 22 00 7216 31 11 721631 19 7216 3191 7216 3199 7216 32 11 7216 32 19 7216 32 91 7216 32 99 7216 33 10 7216 33 90 7216 40 10 7216 40 90 7216 50 10 7216 50 91 7216 50 99 7216 99 10 7225 11 00 7225 19 90 7225 40 80 7226 1110 7226 1190 7226 19 30 7226 19 90 7228 10 10 7228 10 30 7228 20 11 7228 20 19 7228 20 30 7228 30 20 7228 30 41 7228 30 49 7228 30 61 7228 30 69 7228 30 70 7228 30 89 7228 60 10 7228 70 10 7228 70 31 7228 80 10 7228 80 90 7301 10 00 Complete CN heading 7306 1 " 1 ¥ ISSN 0254-1475 COM(98) 739 final DOCUMENTS 1 EN 11 02 08 06 Catalogue number : CB-CO-98-739-EN-C Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg €