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of22January1973
establishingCommunitysupervisionofimportsofcertainproductsoriginating
inPortugal
whereasthiscooperationmustbealltheclosersince
theCommissionmustbeabletotakeadequate
measurestoreintroduce customstariffduties
wheneveroneoftheceilingshasbeenreached;
Whereastheindicativeceilingsfortheproductslisted
inAnnexBtotheaboveProtocolhavebeen
calculatedfor1973byreferencetothesituationof
thecustomsdutiestobeappliedbytheCommunity
asoriginallyconstitutedontheonehand,andbythe
newMemberStatesontheother;whereas,
consequently ,supervisionofimportsofcertain
productsmustbeginon1January1973incertain
MemberStatesandon1April1973inothers;
Whereas,fortheproductswhich,inaccordancewith
Articles2and3oftheAgreement,aresubjecttothe
normaltimetablefortheabolitionofcustomsduties
itisnecessarytofollowthetrendofimports;whereas
tothisendtheCommunityshouldbeempoweredto
take,whereappropriate,measurestoavoidany
prejudicetoindustryintheCommunityandwhereas
itis,therefore,desirablethatimportsofthese
productsalsobesubjectedtoasystemofsupervision ;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasanAgreement (1)betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandthePortugueseRepublic
wassignedon22July1972;
WhereasArticles2-and3ofthatAgreementmake
provisionfortheprogressiveabolitionofcustoms
dutiesinrespectoftheproductstowhichthe
Agreementapplies;whereasbywayofderogation
fromtheseArticles,Articles1and2ofProtocolNo1
annexedtotheAgreementlaydownthat,forimports
ofcertainproductslistedinAnnexBtothat
Protocol,thereductionofdutiesshallbelimitedin
1973toindicativeceilingsabovewhichthecustoms
dutiesapplicabletothirdcountriesmaybe
reintroduced ;whereasapplicationofthislast
provisionrequiresthattheCommunityberegularly
informedofthetrendofimportsoftheproductsin
questionoriginatinginPortugal,whereasitis,
therefore,desirablethatimportsoftheseproductsbe
subjectedtoasystemofsupervision ;
Whereasthisobjectivemaybeachievedbymeansof
anadministrative procedurebasedonsettingoff
importsoftheproductsinquestionagainstthe
indicativeceilingsatCommunitylevel,asandwhen
theseproductsaresubmittedtothecustoms
authoritiesundercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhave
beenmadeavailableforconsumption ;whereasthis
administrative proceduremustmakeprovisionforthe
reintroduction ofcustomstariffdutiesassoonasthe
ceilingshavebeenreachedatCommunitylevel;
Whereasthisadministrative procedurerequiresclose
andparticularlyrapidcooperationbetweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommission andwhereasthe
lattermust,inparticular,beabletofollowthe
progressofamountssetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsandkeeptheMemberStatesinformed;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.ImportsofproductsoriginatinginPortugalto
whichannualindicativeceilingsareappliedin
accordancewithArticles1and2andAnnexBto
ProtocolNo1totheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePortuguese
RepublicshallbesubjectedtoCommunity
supervisionin1973.
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhe
precedingsubparagraph ,theirtariffheadingsand
statisticnumbers,thelevelsoftheindicativeceilings
andthedatesonwhichCommunitysupervisionshall
beginaregiveninAnnexI.
2.Amountsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsasandwhenproductsaresubmittedtothe
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theyhavebeenmadeavailableforconsumptionand
accompaniedbyamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocolNo3tothe
Agreementreferredtoinparagraph1.
Goodsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicativeceiling
onlyifthemovementcertificatehasbeensubmitted
beforethedateonwhichcustomsdutiesare
reimposed.
Thereachingofaceilingshallbedeterminedat
Communitylevelonthebasisofimportssetoff
againstitinthemannerdefinedinthepreceding
subparagraphs .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportseffectedinaccordancewith
theaboverules.Article2
Duringtheperiodfrom1January1973until31
December1973,importsoftheproductsreferredto
inAnnexIIwhichoriginateinPortugalshallbe
subjectedtoCommunitysupervision .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportsoftheseproducts;tothis
end,onlyproductssubmittedtothecustoms
authoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthatthey
havebeenmadeavailableforconsumption and
accompaniedbyamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocolNo3tothe
AgreementreferredtoinArticle1shallbetakeninto
consideration .
Article3
Fortheimplementation ofthisRegulationthe
Commissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresinclose
cooperationwiththeMemberStates.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallapplyfrom1January1973.3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
Commissionmayissuearegulationreimposingthe
customsdutiesapplicabletothirdcountriesforthe
wholeCommunityuntiltheendofthecalendaryear.
ThenewMemberStatesshallsimultaneously
reimposethedutiesprovidedforinArticle2(7)of
ProtocolNo1totheAgreementreferredtoin
paragraph1.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22January1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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ANNEX 1
LISTOFPRODUCTS SUBJECTTOINDICATIVE CEILINGSUPONIMPORTATION
IN1973
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCodeLevel
ofceiling
—metrictons—
1 2 3 4 5
IPI 45.02Naturalcorkinblocks,plates,sheetsorstrips
(includingcubesorsquareslabs,cuttosizeforcorks
orstoppers) 45.02-allNos 1100
IP245.03Articlesofnaturalcork 45.03-allNos 8200
IP345.04Agglomerated cork(beingcorkagglomeratedwithor
withoutabindingsubstance)andarticlesof
agglomerated cork 45.04-allNos 10000
IP455.05Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale 55.05-allNos 8000
IP556.07Wovenfabricsofman-madefibres(discontinuous or
waste) 56.07-allNos 2400
IP657.10Wovenfabricsofjuteorofothertextilebastfibresof
headingNo57.03 57.10-allNos 4100
IP759.04Twine,cordage,ropesandcables,plaitedornot59.04-allNos 7700
IP860.04Undergarments,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticnor
rubberized 60.04-allNos 3000
IP960.05Outergarmentsandotherarticles,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticnorrubberized 60.05-allNos 720
IP1061.01Men'sandboys'outergarments 61.01-allNos 980
IP1161.02Women's,girls'andinfants'outergarments 61.02-allNos 290
IP1261.03Men'sandboys'undergarments,includingcollars,
shirtfrontsandcuffs 61.03-allNos 970
IP1361.04Women's,girls'andinfants'undergarments 61.04-allNos 110
Datesonwhichsupervisioncommences :
—intheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted :1April1973,
—intheUnitedKingdomandDenmark:1January1973,
—inIreland:1April1973.

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LISTOFPRODUCTS REFERRED TOINARTICLE2
Dateonwhichsupervisioncommences :1January1973
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCode
1 2 3 4
IIP144.15Plywood,blockboard ,laminboard ,battenboard andsimilar
laminatedwoodproducts(includingveneeredpanelsandsheets);
inlaidwoodandwoodmarquetry 44.15-allNos
IIP244.18Reconstituted wood,beingwoodshavings,woodchips,sawdust,
woodflourorotherligneouswasteagglomeratedwithnaturalor
artificialresinsorotherorganicbindingsubstances,insheets,blocks
orthelike 44.18-allNos
IIP348.09Buildingboardofwoodpulporofvegetablefibre,whetherornot
bondedwithnaturalorartificialresinsorwithsimilarbinders 48.09-allNos
IIP455.08Terrytowellingandsimilarterryfabrics,ofcotton 55.08-allNos
IIP556.05Yarnofman-madefibres(discontinuous orwaste),notputupfor
retailsale 56.05-allNos
IIP657.06YarnofjuteorofothertextilebastfibresofheadingNo57.03 57.06-allNos
IIP762.02
62.03Bedlinen,tablelinen,toiletlinenandkitchenlinen;curtainsand
otherfurnishingarticles
Sacksandbags,ofakindusedforthepackingofgoods:62.02-allNos
IIP8 A.OfjuteorofothertextilebastfibresofheadingNo57.03
B.Ofothertextilematerials :62.03-11,13,15,17
IIP9 II.Other 62.03-95,96,97,98
IIP1068.01Roadandpavingsetts,curbsandflagstones,ofnaturalstone(except
slate) 68.01-allNos
IIP1168.03Workedslateandarticlesofslate,includingarticlesofagglomerated
slate 68.03-allNos