Communication from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs No 234 / 1996 Coll.
Communication from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the negotiation of Decision No 2 / 96 Association Councils between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part, on the export of certain steel products from the Czech Republic to the European Communities of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and the European Community (EC)
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02.09.1996
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COMMUNICATION
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces that Decision No 2 / 96 was signed in Prague on 4 April 1996 Association Council between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part, of 4 April 1996 concerning the export of certain steel products from the Czech Republic to the European Communities of certain steel products of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and of the European Community (EC).
Decision No 2 / 96, pursuant to Article 6 thereof, entered into force on the date of signature and is provisionally implemented as from 1 January 1996.
Czech version The decision shall be made simultaneously.
DECISION No 2 / 96
Association Council
between the European Communities and their Member States
of the one part, and the Czech Republic
of the other part,
of 4 April 1996
concerning exports of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Czech Republic
to the European Communities
The Association Council,
Since 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 Czech Republic, of the other part, which entered into force on 1 February 1995,1) met on 25-26 September 1995 to discuss the development of imports into the Community of ECSC and EC products from the Czech Republic and recognised the need to find appropriate solutions within the framework of Article 34.2 of the Agreement in order to ensure that the objectives of the Agreement are not jeopardised;
Since, in view of the need for both parties to have rapid information on the development of trade flows in order to increase transparency and avoid possible changes in trade routes, the Contact Group has decided to refer the matter to the Association Council established under Article 104 of the Agreement;
As the parties are interested in promoting the proper and uniform development of steel trade between the Community and the Czech Republic;
Since the Association Council, having provided it with all relevant information, has established that the solution acceptable to both parties is a double-checking system without quantitative restrictions on imports into the Community of certain steel products covered by the ECSC and EC Treaties for the initial period between 1 January and 31 December 1996;
The decision was as follows:
1. Imports into the Community of the products listed in Annex I originating in the Czech Republic from 1 January to 31 December 1996 shall be subject to presentation of an import document issued by the Community authorities in accordance with the model set out in Annex II.
2. The classification of the products covered by this Decision is based on the tariff and statistical nomenclature of the Community (hereinafter referred to as the Combined Nomenclature or CN). The origin of the products covered by this Decision shall be determined in accordance with the rules in force in the Community.
3. Moreover, for the period 1 January to 31 December 1996, imports of iron and steel products listed in Annex I originating in the Czech Republic shall be subject to the issue of an export document by the competent Czech authorities. The presentation by the importer of the original of the export document shall take place no later than 31 March of the year following that in which the goods referred to in the document were dispatched.
4. An export document shall not be required for goods already dispatched to the Community before 1 January 1996, provided that the destination for these products is not changed and that those products which can only be imported when the import document is presented are actually accompanied by such document.
5. Sent means the date of loading on the exporting means of transport.
6. The export document shall conform to the model set out in Annex III. The document will apply to exports to the entire customs territory of the Community.
7. The Czech Republic shall notify the Commission of the European Community of the names and addresses of the competent Czech government authorities which are entitled to issue and verify export documents together with the stamp and signature designs they use. The Czech Republic shall also notify the Commission of any changes to these formalities.
8. Certain technical provisions concerning the implementation of the double checking system are set out in Annex IV.
1. The Czech Republic undertakes to provide the Community with accurate statistical information on export documents issued by the Czech authorities pursuant to Article 1. This information shall be transmitted to the Community by the end of the month following the month to which the statistics relate.
2. The Community undertakes to provide the Czech authorities with accurate statistical information on the import documents issued by the Member States for the products listed in Annex I. This information shall be forwarded to the Czech authorities by the end of the month following the month to which the statistics relate.
If necessary, consultations shall be held at the request of either Party on any problem arising from the implementation of this Decision. Such consultation shall take place immediately. Any consultations conducted under this Article shall be treated by both Parties in a spirit of cooperation and with a desire to settle disagreements between themselves.
Any reports submitted under this Agreement shall be transmitted:
- as regards the Community,
Commission of the European Communities (DG I / D / 2 and DG III / C / 2),
- as regards the Czech Republic,
Mission of the Czech Republic to the European Communities and
Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic.
This Decision shall be binding on the Community and the Czech Republic, which shall take the necessary measures to implement it.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its signature.
This Decision shall apply with effect from 1 January 1996.
Dane in Prague on 4 April 1996
G. Testa v. r.
J. Final v. r.
The Secretaries
For the Association Council:
J. Zieleniec v. r.
The President
Příloha I
Annex I
CZECH REPUBLIC: LIST OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO TWO CHECKS (1996)
Thick sheets
(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 53 90
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
Hot rolled strip
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 91 10
7226 91 90
7226 99 20
Wire rod
7213 10 00
7213 20 00
7313 91 10
7213 91 20
7213 91 41
7213 91 49
7213 91 70
7213 91 90
7213 99 10
7213 99 90
7221 00 10
7221 00 90
7227 10 00
7227 20 00
7227 90 10
7227 90 50
7227 90 95
Hematite pig iron
7201 10 19
Shape steel
7216 31 11
7216 31 19
7216 31 91
7216 31 99
7216 32 11
7216 32 19
7216 32 91
7216 32 99
Seamless tubes
Complete nomenclature CN 7304
Welded tubes
Complete nomenclature CN 7306
Příloha II
Annex II
Příloha III
Annex III
Příloha IV
Annex IV
CZECH REPUBLIC
TECHNICAL ANNEX TO THE SYSTEM
TWO CHECKS
1. The export document shall have a dimension of 210 x 297 mm. The paper used shall be white writing paper, sized, not containing wood and weighing less than 25 g / m2. Documents shall be drawn up in English. If they are completed manually, the records shall be made in ink and in printed characters. Those documents may contain additional copies, as such appropriately labelled. If the documents include several copies, the original shall be the top copy only. This copy must be clearly marked as "original 'and other copies as" copy'. Only the original shall be accepted by the competent Community authorities as valid for the control of exports to the Community under the provisions of the double checking system.
2. Each document shall contain a standardised serial number, either printed or not, by which the document can be identified. This number shall be composed of the following elements:
- two letters identifying the exporting country as follows:
CZ;
- two letters identifying the Member State for which the customs procedure is foreseen as follows:
BE = Belgium
DE = Germany
DK = Denmark
EL = Greece
ES = Spain
FR = France
IT = Italy
IE = Ireland
LU = Luxembourg
NL = Netherlands
AT = Austria
PT = Portugal
FI = Finland
SE = Sweden
GB = United Kingdom
- a single digit identifying the year corresponding to the last digit of the year in question, e.g. 6 for 1996;
- a two-digit number from 01 to 99 identifying a specific office in the exporting country issuing the documents;
- a five-digit number, in turn from 00001 to 99999, allocated to the Member State to which the customs procedure is foreseen.
3. Export documents shall be valid for four months from the date of issue. Export documents may be renewed or renewed.
4. As the importer must submit the original export document when submitting an application for an import document, export documents should be issued, where possible, on a case-by-case basis and not on total contracts.
5. The Czech Republic does not have to fill in the price information on the export document if there is a real need to protect trade secrets. In such cases, box 9 of the export document shall include the reason for the non-disclosure of the price information and the statement that the price information will be communicated to the competent authorities of the European Communities upon request.
6. Export documents may be issued after dispatch of the goods to which they relate. In such cases they shall be marked "retroactive '.
7. In the event of theft, loss or damage to an export document, the exporter may request a duplicate made on the basis of the export documents he owns from the competent governmental authority which issued the document. The duplicate of any document issued in this way shall bear the indication "duplicate '. The date of the original export document shall be indicated on the duplicate.
8. The competent authorities of the Community shall immediately be informed of the withdrawal or modification of any export documents already issued and, where relevant, of the reason for such action.
1) OJ L 360, 31.12.1994, p. 1.
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| Citation | Communication from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs No 234 / 1996 Coll., on the negotiation of Decision No 2 / 96 Association Councils between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part, on the export of certain steel products from the Czech Republic to the European Communities of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and the European Community (EC) |
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| Regulation Type | International Treaty |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 02.09.1996 |
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| Effective from | 04.04.1996 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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