31999R0248

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 248/1999 of 22 December 1998 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Czech Republic to the Community for the period 1 January to 31 December 1999 (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 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 Czech Republic, of the other part, entered into force on 1 February 1995 (1);

Whereas the Parties decided in Association Council Decision No 7/98 (2) to extend the double-checking system introduced by Decision No 3/97 (3) for the period between 1 January and 31 December 1999;

Whereas it is consequently necessary to extend the Community implementing legislation introduced by Council Regulation (EC) No 87/98 of 19 December 1997 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Czech Republic to the Community for the period 1 January to 31 December 1998 (renewal of the double-checking system) (4),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. Council Regulation (EC) No 87/98 shall continue to apply for the period between 1 January and 31 December 1999, in accordance with the provisions of Association Council Decision No 7/98 between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part, subject to the amendment to that Regulation referred to in Article 1(2). In the title, preamble and Article 1(1) and (4) of the Regulation, references to the period 1 January to 31 December 1998 shall be replaced by references to 1 January to 31 December 1999.

2. Annex I shall be replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1999.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 December 1998.

For the Council

The President

C. EINEM

(1) OJ L 360, 31. 12. 1994, p. 2.

(2) See page 26 of this Official Journal.

(3) OJ L 13, 19. 1. 1998, p. 99.

(4) OJ L 13, 19. 1. 1998, p. 43.

ANNEX

'ANNEX I

CZECH REPUBLIC

List of products subject to double-checking (1999)

Heavy plates

(excluding ex-CN codes)

7208 40 10

7208 51 30

7208 51 50

7208 51 91

7208 51 99

7208 52 91

7208 52 99

7208 54 10

7208 90 10

7208 90 90

Cold-rolled sheet

7209 15 00

7209 16 90

7209 17 90

7209 18 91

7209 18 99

7209 25 00

7209 26 90

7209 27 90

7209 28 90

7211 23 10

7211 23 51

7211 29 20

Beams and sections

7216 31 11

7216 31 19

7216 31 91

7216 31 99

7216 32 11

7216 32 19

7216 32 91

7216 32 99

Welded tubes

Complete CN heading 7306`