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Whereas a Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (CSFR), of the other part, was signed in Brussels on 16 December 1991; Whereas pending the entry into force of the Europe Agreement, its provisions on trade and trade-related matters have been given effect since 1 March 1992 by an Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the CSFR, of the other part (1), signed in Brussels on 16 December 1991; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 520/92 (2) provides for the implementation of the said Interim Agreement; Whereas a separate Europe Agreement with the Slovak Republic was signed in Luxembourg on 4 October 1993, as a consequence of the dissolution of the CSFR on 31 December 1992; Whereas pursuant to the conclusions of the Copenhagen European Council on 21 and 22 June 1993 the Interim Agreement was amended by an Additional Protocol signed on 22 December 1993 in order to increase and accelerate the granting of certain Community concessions;

Whereas a Supplementary Protocol to the Interim Agreement was signed with the Slovak Republic on 21 December 1993 in order to adapt this Agreement to the dissolution of the CSFR and the subsequent succession thereto by the Slovak Republic; Whereas it is necessary to lay down the procedures for applying various provisions of the Europe Agreement, incorporating the same provisions as those of Regulation (EEC) No 520/92; Whereas, with regard to trade protection measures, it is appropriate, where the provisions of the Europe Agreement render it necessary, to lay down specific provisions concerning the general rules provided for in particular in Council Regulation (EC) No 518/94 of 7 March 1994 on common rules for imports (3) and in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (4); Whereas account should be taken of the undertakings set out in the Europe Agreement when examining whether a safeguard measure should be introduced; Whereas the procedures concerning safeguard clauses provided for in the Treaty establishing the European Community are also applicable;

Whereas specific provisions have been adopted for safeguard measures concerning the textile products covered by the additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement; Whereas certain special procedures should be introduced for the application of safeguard measures in the agricultural sectors, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: TITLE I Agricultural products