234/1996 Coll.
The COMMUNICATION FROM the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Change: 70/1997 Coll.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs communicates the day 4. April 1996 was in
Prague signed decision No 2/96 of the Association Council between the European
communities and their Member States, on the one hand, and the Czech
Republic, of the other part of 4 November. April 1996, concerning the export
some steel products of the European coal and Steel Community
(ECSC) and the European Community (EC) from the United Kingdom to the European
the community.
Decision No 2/96, pursuant to article 6 to enter into force on the date of
the signature and is tentatively carried out from 1. January 1996.
The Czech version of the decision shall be published at the same time.
Decision No 2/96
Association Council between the European communities and their Member States,
on the one hand, and the Czech Republic of the other part of 4 November. April
1996 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the United
Republic to the European communities
The Association Council,
Since the contact group referred to in article 10 of Protocol 2 of the Europe
the 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 February 1, 1995, ^ 1) met 25. -26. September 1995, to discuss the development of the
ECSC and EC imports of products from the United Kingdom to the community, and to recognise the
the need to find appropriate solutions in the framework of article 21.3 of the agreement, in order to
ensure that the achievement of the objectives of the agreement is not threatened;
Since, due to the need for both parties to have instant information about development
trade flows, in order to increase transparency and prevent
possible changes to the trade routes, the contact group decided to refer the
the matter to the Association Council established by article 104 of the agreement;
As the parties have an interest in promoting a sound and steady development of trade
steel between the community and the Czech Republic;
However, the Council of the Association after it was provided with all relevant
information, provided that an acceptable solution for both sides, the system is
Double-checking without quantitative limits for imports of certain
steel products covered by the ECSC and EC Treaties into the community,
for an initial period of between 1. January and March 31. December 1996;
Has decided as follows:
Article 1
1. in the period from 1. January to 31. December 1996 imports products into the
The community listed in annex I, originating in the Czech Republic,
be subject to presentation of an import document issued by the authorities in the community
According to the model set out in annex II.
2. the Classification of products covered by this decision shall be based on
tariff and statistical nomenclature of the Community (hereinafter referred to as the "combined
nomenclature ", or in short" CN "). The origin of the products covered by this
The decision will be determined in accordance with the rules in force in the community.
3. In addition, for the period from 1. January to 31. December 1996 imports
iron and steel products listed in annex I, originating in the United
Republic, subject to the issue of an export document by the competent Czech
authorities. Presentation of the original of the export document importer must
to take place not later than 31 December 2006. March of the year following the year in
where the goods referred to in the document was sent.
4. the export document will not be required for goods already sent to the
The community before 1. in January 1996, provided that it does not change location
destination for these products and that these products may be imported only
during the production of an import document are in fact in such a
document accompanied by.
5. Sending means the date of loading on to the exporting transport
resource.
6. the export document will conform to the specimen in annex III.
The document shall be valid for exports throughout the customs territory of the community.
7. the Czech Republic shall notify the Commission of the European communities the names and addresses of the
the relevant Czech Government offices, which are authorised to issue and
to verify export documents together with specimens of the stamps and specimen signatures,
they use. Also, the Czech Republic shall notify the Commission of any changes in
These terms.
8. Certain technical provisions on the implementation of the double
control, are listed in annex IV.
Article 2
1. the Czech Republic is committed to providing the community with precise
statistical information on the export documents issued by the Czech authorities
referred to in article 1. This information will 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 precise statistical
information on import documents issued by the Member States in relation to the
the export documents issued by the Czech authorities referred to in article 1. This information
Czech authorities will be passed by the end of the month following the month to
which the statistics relate.
Article 3
If necessary, at the request of either party, shall hold consultations
for any problem arising from the use of the implementation of this decision. These
consultations shall take place immediately. Any consultations held
the basis of this article will be accessed by both parties in a spirit of cooperation and
with a desire to reconcile differences among themselves.
Article 4
Any reports submitted pursuant to this agreement will be forwarded to:
-as regards the community, the Commission of the European Communities (DG I/D/2 and
DG III/C/2),
-as regards the Czech Republic, the Mission of the United Kingdom to the European
communities and the Ministry of industry and trade of the Czech Republic.
Article 5
This decision shall be binding for the community and for the Czech Republic,
which shall take the necessary measures for its implementation.
Article 6
This decision shall enter into force on the date of signature.
This decision shall apply with effect from 1 January. January 1996. Given in the
Prague, may 4. April 1996.
Annex I To The
CZECH REPUBLIC: LIST OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO DOUBLE-CHECKING
(1997)
Plates
(in addition to 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 sheets
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
Tape hot rolled
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
Rolled wire
7213 10 00
7213 20 00
7213 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
Welded tubes
The complete Nomenclature CN 7306
Annex II To The
Annex III
Annex IV
CZECH REPUBLIC IN THE TECHNICAL ANNEX TO THE DOUBLE CHECKING SYSTEM
1. the export document must have the size 210 x 297 mm. The paper used shall
be white writing paper, sized, not containing mechanical pulp and weigh less
than 25 g/m2. Documents must be drawn up in English. If you will be
are completed by hand, entries must be in ink and in block
font. Those documents may contain additional copies, as such
properly marked. If the documents include several copies, the original
It is only the top copy. This copy shall be clearly marked as
"original" and the other copies as "copies". Only the original shall be accepted
the competent authorities of the community as being valid for the control of exports to
Community in accordance with the provisions of the double-checking system.
2. Each document must contain standardized serial number printed
or Extras, according to which the document can be identified. This number must
be made up of the following elements:
-two letters identifying the exporting country as follows: CZ;
-two letters identifying the Member State in which it is calculated with
Customs discussion 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 number that identifies the year, corresponding to the last figure in the
that year, for example. 6 for the year 1996;
-a two-digit number from 01 to 99, identifying the particular Office in
the exporting country issuing documents;
--five-digit number, consecutively from 00001 to 99999 allocated to the Member
the State, which is calculated with the Customs discussion.
3. export documents will be valid for six months from their date of issue.
4. Because the importer must present the original of the export document
applying for an import document, export documents should be
issued, if possible, to individual business cases, and not on the
of the total contracts.
5. the Czech Republic does not need to export the document to fill out information about the
the price, if there is a real need to protect trade secrets. In
such cases must be in box 9 of the export document written
the reason for the omission of the price information and a statement that the price information will be
on request, to the competent authorities of the European communities communicated.
6. export documents may be issued after the shipment of the goods to which the
apply. In such cases, they must be marked "issued to
retroactive effect ".
7. in the event of theft, loss or damage to the export document can
the exporter may request the competent governmental authority which issued the document, on the
a duplicate prepared on the basis of the export documents in their possession. On
the duplicate of any document issued in this way must be
"duplicate". The duplicate shall bear the date of the original export
the document.
8. the Competent authorities of the community must be informed immediately of the
the withdrawal or modification of any export documents already issued and,
where relevant, of the reason for such a procedure.
1) the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the Czech Republic on
one part, and the European communities and their Member States, of the
the other part of 4 November. October 1993 was promulgated under no. 7/1995 Sb.
