L 133/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 28.5.1999 (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 (3) to establish a double-checking system for the period between 1 April and 31 December 1999; Whereas it is consequently necessary to establish the Community’s implementing legislation, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. For the period 1 April to 31 December 1999, in 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. () OJ L 348, 31.12.1993, p. 2. () See page 44 of this Official Journal. 3.  For the period 1 April to 31 December 1999, 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 export document must be effected not later than 31 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. 5. The export document shall conform to the model shown in Annex II. It shall be valid for exports throughout the customs territory of the Community. 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. 2. A surveillance document issued by one of the competent national authorities listed in Annex III shall be valid throughout the Community.