Article 1

For the period running from the date on which this Regulation enters into force to 31 December 2004, in accordance with the provisions of the abovementioned Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, imports into the Community of certain steel products originating in the Republic of Kazakhstan, as listed in Appendix I, shall be subject to the presentation of a surveillance document conforming to the model shown in Appendix II issued by the authorities in the Community.

For the period running from the date on which this Regulation enters into force to 31 December 2004, imports into the Community of the steel products originating in the Republic of Kazakhstan and listed in Appendix I shall, in addition, be subject to the issue of an export document issued by the competent Kazakhstan authorities. The export document shall conform to the model shown in Appendix III. It shall be valid for exports throughout the customs territory of the Community. The importer must present the original of the export document 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 on to the exporting means of transport.

The classification of the products covered by this Regulation is based on the tariff and statistical nomenclature of the Community (hereinafter called the CN). The origin of the products covered by this Regulation shall be determined in accordance with the rules in force in the Community.

The competent authorities of the Community shall inform the Republic of Kazakhstan of any changes in the CN in respect of products covered by this Regulation before their date of entry into force in the Community.

Goods shipped before the entry into force of this Regulation shall be excluded from the scope of this Regulation.