NoL313/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.11.74
REGULATION (EEC)No2906/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of7November1974
establishingCommunitysupervisionofimportsofcertainproductsoriginatingin
Sweden
Whereas,fortheproductswhich,inaccordancewith
Articles2and3oftheAgreement,aresubjecttothe
normaltimetablefortheabolitionofcustomsduties
itisnecessarytofollowthetrendofimports;
whereastothisendtheCommunityshouldbe
empoweredtotake,whereappropriate ,measuresto
avoidanyprejudicetoindustryintheCommunity ;
whereasitis,therefore,desirablethatimportsof
theseproductsalsobesubjectedtoasystemof
supervision,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article113thereof;
Havingregardtotheproposalfromthe
Commission ;
WhereasanAgreement(*)betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheKingdomofSweden
wassignedon22July1972;
WhereasArticles2and3ofthatAgreementmake
provisionfortheprogressiveabolitionofcustoms
dutiesinrespectoftheproductstowhichthe
Agreementapplies;whereasbywayofderogation
fromtheseArticles,Articles1,2and3ofProtocol1
annexedtotheAgreementlaydownthat,for
importsofcertainproductslistedinAnnexCtothat
Protocol,thereductionofdutiesshallbelimitedto
indicativeceilingsaboutwhichthecustomsduties
applicabletothirdcountriesmaybereintroduced ;
whereasapplicationofthislastprovisionrequires
thattheCommunityberegularlyinformedofthe
trendofimportsoftheproductsinquestion
originatinginSweden;whereasitis,therefore,
desirablethatimportsoftheseproductsbesubjected
toasystemofsupervision ;
Whereasthisobjectivemaybeachievedbymeansof
anadministrative procedurebasedonsettingoff
importsoftheproductsinquestionagainstthe
indicativeceilingsatCommunitylevel,asandwhen
theseproductsaresubmittedtothecustoms
authoritiesundercoverofdeclarationsthatthey
havebeenmadeavailableforconsumption ;whereas
thisadministrative proceduremustmakeprovision
forthereintroduction ofcustomstariffdutiesas
soonastheceilingshavebeenreachedat
Communitylevel;
Whereasthisadministrative procedurerequiresclose
andparticularlyrapidcooperationbetweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommission ;whereasthe
lattermust,inparticular,beabletofollowthe
progressofamountssetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsandkeeptheMemberStatesinformed;
whereasthiscooperationmustbealltheclosersince
theCommissionmustbeabletotakeadequate
measurestoreintroduce customstariffduties
wheneveroneoftheceilingshasbeenreached;1.From1Januaryuntil31December1975,
importsofproductsoriginatinginSwedentowhich
annualindicativeceilingsareappliedinaccordance
withArticles1,2and3andAnnexCtoProtocol1
oftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheKingdomofSwedenshallbe
subjectedtoCommunitysupervision .
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhe
precedingsubparagraph ,theirtariffheadingsand
statisticnumbersandthelevelsoftheindicative
ceilingsaregiveninAnnexI.
2.Amountsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsasandwhenproductsaresubmittedtothe
customsauthoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthat
theyhavebeenmadeavailableforconsumptionand
accompaniedbyamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocol3ofthe
Agreementreferredtoinparagraph1.
Goodsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicativeceiling
onlyifthemovementcertificatehasbeensubmitted
beforethedateonwhichcustomsdutiesare
reimposed.
Thereachingofaceilingshallbedeterminedat
Communitylevelsonthebasisofimportssetoff
againstitinthemannerdefinedinthepreceding
subparagraphs .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportseffectedinaccordancewith
theaboverules. (^OJNoL300,31.12.1972,p.96.

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3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
CommissionmayissueaRegulationreimposingthe
customsdutiesprovidedforinArticle3(f)of
Protocol1oftheAgreementuntiltheendofthe
calendaryear.
Article2
Duringtheperiodfrom1Januaryuntil31December
1975,importsoftheproductsreferredtoinAnnexII
whichoriginateinSwedenshallbesubjectedto
Communitysupervision .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportsoftheseproducts;tothis
end,onlyproductssubmittedtothecustoms
authoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthattheyhavebeenmadeavailableforconsumption and
accompaniedbyamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocol3ofthe
AgreementreferredtoinArticle1shallbetakeninto
consideration .
Article3
Fortheimplementation ofthisRegulationthe
Commissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresin
closecooperationwiththeMemberStates.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7November1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.JARROT

NoL313/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.11.74
ANNEX 1
LISTOFPRODUCTS SUBJECTTOINDICATIVE CEILINGSUPONIMPORTATION
IN1975
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexcCodeLevel
ofceiling
—metrictons—
1 2 3 4 5
48.01Paperandpaperboard (includingcellulose
wadding),machine-made ,inrollsorsheets:
C.KraftpaperandKraftboard:
II.Other:
IS1 —Kraftliner (a) 48.01-15,21,31 400897
IS2 —Kraftpaperforlargebags(a)48.01-16,23 468283
IS3 —Other
exE.Other:48.01-08,09 ,11,12,13,
17,19,25,26,27,
28,29,33213764
IS4 —Biblepaper(Indiapaper),copying
tissue;otherprintingpaperandother
writingpaper,notcontaining
mechanicalwoodpulporinwhich
mechanicalwoodpulpdoesnot
representmorethan5%(a)48.01-58,61,62,66 32312
IS5 —Printingpaperandwritingpaper,
containingmechanicalwoodpulp(a),
excludingcopyingtissue48.01-64,68 124573
IS6 —Flutingpaperforcorrugated
paperboard (a)48.01-75 174057
IS7 —Sulphitepaperforwrappingpurposes 48.01-71,73 41959
IS8 —Other,excludingcellulosewadding
andtissues48.01-41,43,45,52 ,53,
54,55,56,77,82,
84,86,88,91,93,
95,97159315
is9t48.03Parchmentorgreaseproofpaperandpaperboard,
andimitationsthereof,andglazedtransparent
paper,inrollsorsheets48.03-allNos 18185
IS10 48.04
48.05Compositepaperorpaperboard (madeby
stickingflatlayerstogetherwithanadhesive),
notsurface-coated orimpregnated ,whetheror
notinternallyreinforced,inrollsorsheets
Paperandpaperboard,corrugated (withor
withoutflatsurfacesheets),creped,crinkled,
embossedorperforated,inrollsorsheets:48.04-allNos 21278
IS11 B.Other 48.05-21,29,30,50,8049266
(a)Subjecttocompliancewiththedefinitionsinfine.

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Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCodeLevel
ofceiling
metrictons—
1 2 3 4 5
IS12
IS1348.07Paperandpaperboard ,impregnated ,coated,
surface-coloured ,surface-decorated orprinted
(notbeingmerelyruled,linedorsquaredand
notconstituting printedmatterwithin
Chapter49),inrollsorsheets:
B.Other:
—■Coatedprintingorwritingpaper
—Other48.07-57,58,59
48.07-55,56,64,65,
66,68,70,81,
85,91,97,9940862
114789
IS1448.15Otherpaperandpaperboard,cuttosizeor
shape:
B.Other 48.15-10,21,29 ,30,
40,50,61,65,
95,9912613
IS15 48.16Boxes,bagsandotherpackingcontainers,of
paperorpaperboard48.16-allNos 21270
IS1648.21Otherarticlesofpaperpulp,paper,paperboard
orcellulosewadding:
B.Napkinsandnapkinliner ,forbabies,putup
forretailsale
C.Other48.21-11
48.21-15,21,25 ,
31,33,37,
40,50,60,
70,80,9113840
IS17j
IS18
IS19
IS20
IS21
IS2273.02Ferro-alloys :
A.Ferro-manganese :j
II.Other >
D.Ferro-silico-manganese J
C.Ferro-silicon
E.Ferro-chromium andferro-silico-chromium
G.Other:
—Ferro-molybdenum
—Ferro-vanadium
—Other73.02-19,40
73.02-30
73.02-51,55
73.02-81
73.02-83
73.02-60,70,988428
15350
20063
541
198
220
IS2373.15Alloysteelandhighcarbonsteelintheforms
mentionedinheadingNos73.06to73.14:
A.Highcarbonsteel 73.61-10,20,50,90
73.62-10,30
73.63-10,21,29,
50,72,74,79
73.64-20,50,72,75,
79,90
73.65-21,23,25,53,
55,70,81,83
73.66-40,81,86,8992792(*)
0)IncludingproductscoveredbytheECSCTreaty.

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Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCodeLevel
ofceiling
—merrietons—
1 2 3 4 5
73.15
(cont'd)
B.Alloysteel:
IS24 —Stainlessorrefractory (a) 73.71-13,23,53,93
73.72-13,33
73.73-13,23,33,43,53,
83
73.74-23,53,83
73.75-23,33,43,53,63,
73,83,93
73.76-1378191i1)
IS25 —Highspeed(a) 73.71-14,24,54,94
73.73-14,24,34,54
73.74-54
73.75-24,34,44,54,64,
84
73.76-145286i1)
IS26
73.18—Other
Tubesandpipesandblankstherefor,ofiron
(otherthanofcastiron)orsteel,excluding
high-pressurehydro-electricconduits:
B.Straightandofuniformwall-thickness,
otherthanthosefallinginAabove,ofa
maximumlengthof4-50m,ofalloy
steelcontainingbyweightnotlessthan
0-90%butnotmorethan1·15%of
carbon,notlessthan0-50%butnot
morethan2°/oofchromiumandnot
morethan0-50°/oofmolybdenum73.71-19,21,29 ,55,
56,59,99
73.72-11,19,39
73.73-19,25,26,29,35,
36,39,49,55,59,
72,74,89
73.74-21,29,51,52 ,59,
72,74,89,90
73.75-11,19,29,39,49,
59,69,79,89,99
73.76-15,16,19
73.18-1575864i1)
IS27 exC.Other:
—Tubesandpipes,straight,andof
uniformwall-thickness ,otherthan
thosefallinginAabove,ofalength
ofmorethan4-50m,ofalloysteel
containingbyweightnotlessthan
0-90°/obutnotmorethan1-15%of
carbon,notlessthan0*50%butnot
morethan2%ofchromiumandnot
morethan0-50°/oofmolybdenum73.18-21'38955
IS28 —Tubesandpipes,ofstainlessor
refractorysteel(a)73.18-44,51,66,76 16784
(a)Subjecttocompliancewiththedefinitionsinfine.
HIncludingproductscoveredbytheECSCTreaty.

25.11.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL313/33
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCodeLevel
ofceiling
—metrictons—
1 2 3 4 5
76.01Unwroughtaluminium;aluminiumwasteand
scrap:
IS29
81.04A.Unwrought
Otherbasemetals,unwroughtorwrought,and
articlesthereof;cermets,unwroughtorwrought,
andarticlesthereof:
K.Titanium :76.01-11,15 6211
IS30 I.Unwrought,wasteandscrap 81.04-56 37
IS31 II.Other 81.04-58 42

NoL313/34 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.11.74
DEFINITIONS
ex48.01CIIKraftliner
'Kraftliner'meansmachine-finished ormachine-glazed paperor
paperboard,inrolls,containingnotlessthan80%ofchemicalsulphate
softwoodpulpcalculatedontotalfibrecontent,weighingmorethan110
g/m2andhavingaMullenburstratioofnotlessthan35.
ex48.01CIIKraftpaperforlargesacks
'Kraftpaperforlargesacks'meansmachine-finished paper,inrolls,
containingnotlessthan80°/oofchemicalsulphatesoftwoodpulp
calculatedontotalfibrecontent,weighingnotlessthan60g/m2butnot
morethan115g/m2,havingaMullenburstratioofnotlessthan38,and
havingastretchfactorofmorethan4-5°/ointhecrossdirectionandof
morethan2%inthemachinedirection.
ex48.01EOtherprintingpaperandotherwritingpaper,notcontainingmechanical
woodpulporcontainingnotmorethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulp
'Otherprintingpaperandotherwritingpaper,notcontainingmechanical
woodpulporcontainingnotmorethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulp'
meanspaperotherthanmachine-glazed ,usedforprintingorwriting,
whichcontainsnotmorethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulpcalculated
ontotalfibrecontent.
ex48.01EPrintingpaperandwritingpaper,containingmechanicalwoodpulp
'Printingpaperandwritingpapercontainingmechanicalwoodpulp'
means,paperotherthanmachine-glazed ,usedforprintingandwriting,
containingmorethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulpcalculatedontotal
fibrecontent.
ex48.01EFlutingpaperforcorrugatedpaperboard
'Flutingpaperforcorrugatedpaperboard'meanspaper,inrolls,
containingnotlessthan65°/oofunbleachedsemi-chemical hardwood
pulp(pulpobtainedfromwoodbylightchemicaltreatmentfollowedby
mechanicaltreatment)calculatedontotalfibrecontentandhavingaCMT
(ConcoraMediumTest)crushresistanceexceeding20kp.
ex48.01ESulphitepaperforwrappingpurposes
'Sulphitepaperforwrappingpurposes'meansmachine-glazed paper,
containingmorethan40°/oofchemicalbisulphitewoodpulp,calculated
ontotalfibrecontent,havinganashcontentofnotmorethan8%>and
havingaMullenburstratioofnotlessthan15.
ex73.15BAlloysteel,stainlessorheat-resisting
ex73.18C'Alloysteel,stainlessorheat-resisting'meansalloysteel,containing,by
weight,12%ormoreofchromium,withorwithoutotheralloy
elements,andlessthan1%ofcarbon.
ex73.15BHigh-speedalloysteel
'Highspeedalloysteel'meansalloysteelcontaining,withorwithout
otheralloyelements,atleasttwoofthefollowingthreeelements:tungsten
(wolfram),molybdenumandvanadiumwithatotalcontent,byweight,of
notlessthan7%oftheseelementstakentogether,andcontainingmore
than0-6%,byweight,ofcarbon.

25.11.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL313/35
ANNEXII
LISTOFPRODUCTS REFERRED TOINARTICLE2
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexcCode
1 2 3 4
28.04Hydrogen,raregasesandothernon-metals
C.Othernon-metals :
IISI exV.Silicon 28.04-93,95
IIS244.15Plywood,blockboard,laminboard,battenboard andsimilar
laminatedwoodproducts(includingveneeredpanelsandsheets);
inlaidwoodandwoodmarquetry44.15-allNos
IIS344.18Reconstituted wood,beingwoodshavings,woodchips,sawdust,
woodflourorotherligneouswasteagglomeratedwithnaturalor
artificialresinsorotherorganicbindingsubstances,insheets,
blocksorthelike44.18-allNos
48.09Buildingboardofwoodpulporofvegetablefibre,whetherornot
bondedwithnaturalorartificialresinsorwithsimilarbinders48.09-allNos
IIS456.01Man-madefibres(discontinuous ),notcarded,combedorotherwise
preparedforspinning:
IIS5
56.02B.Regeneratedtextilefibres
Continuousfilamenttowforthemanufacture ofman-madefibres
(discontinuous ):56.01-21,23,25,29
IIS6 B.Ofregeneratedtextilefibres 56.02-21,23,25,29
IIS768.04Millstones,grindstones,grindingwheelsandthelike(including
grinding,sharpening,polishing,trueingandcuttingwheels,heads,
discsandpoints),ofnaturalstone(agglomeratedornot),of
agglomeratednaturalorartificialabrasives,orofpottery,withor
withoutcores,shanks,sockets,axlesandthelikeofothermaterials,
butwithoutframeworks ;segmentsandotherfinishedpartsofsuch
stonesandwheels,ofnaturalstone(agglomerated ornot),of
agglomeratednaturalofartificialabrasives,orofpottery68.04-allNos
IIS868.06Naturalorartificialabrasivepowderorgrain,onabaseofwoven
fabric,ofpaper,ofpaperboardorofothermaterials,whetheror
notcuttoshapeorsewnorotherwisemadeup68.06-allNos
6SII68.08Articlesofasphaltorofsimilarmaterial(forexample,ofpetroleum
bitumenorcoaltarpitch)68.08-allNos
IISIO 68.16Articlesofstoneorofothermineralsubstances(includingarticles
ofpeat),notelsewherespecifiedorincluded68.16-allNos

NoL313/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.11.74
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCode
1 2 3 4
IIS1169.02Refractorybricks,blocks,tilesandsimilarrefractoryconstructional
goods,otherthangoodsfallingwithinheadingNo69.0169.02-allNos
IIS1274.03Wroughtbars,rods,angles,shapesandsections,ofcopper;copper
wire74.03-allNos
IIS1374.04Wroughtplates,sheetsandstrip,ofcopper 74.04-allNos
IIS1474.05Copperfoil(whetherornotembossed,cuttoshape,perforated,
coated,printed,orbackedwithpaperorotherreinforcing
material),ofathickness(excludinganybacking)notexceeding
0-15mm74.05-allNos
IIS1574.06Copperpowderandflakes 74.06-allNos
IIS1674.07
78.01Tubesandpipesandblankstherefor,ofcopper;hollowbarsof
copper
Unwroughtlead(includingargentiferous lead);leadwasteand
scrap:
A.Unwrought :74.07-allNos
IIS17
79.01II.Other
Unwroughtzinc;zincwasteandscrap:78.01-12,13,15,19
IIS18 A.Unwrought 79.01-11,15
IIS19 81.01Tungsten(wolfram),unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof 81.01-allNos
IIS2081.02Molybdenum ,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof 81.02-allNos
IIS21 81.03
81.04Tantalum,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof
Otherbasemetals,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof;
cermets,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof:81.03-allNos
IIS22 B.Cadmium
C.Cobalt:81.04-16,18
IIS23 II.Other 81.04-23
IIS24 D.Chromium 81.04-26,28
IIS25 E.Germanium 81.04,31,33
IIS26 F.Hafnium(celtium) 81.04-36,38
IIS27 G.Manganese 81.04-41,43
IIS28 H.Niobium(columbium ) 81.04-46,48
IIS29 IJ.Antimony 81.04-51,53
IIS30 L.Vanadium81.04-61,63
IIS31 M.UraniumdepletedinU235 81.04-69
IIS32 O.Zirconium81.04-81,83

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Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCode
1 2 3 4
IIS33
IIS3481.04
(cont'd)P.Rhenium
Q.Gallium;indium;thallium81.04-91,93
81.04-94,95
IIS35 R.Cermets 81.04-97,98
IIS3684.62
85.24Ball,rollerorneedlerollerbearings
Carbonbrushes,arc-lampcarbons,batterycarbons,carbon
electrodesandothercarbonarticlesofakindusedforelectrical
purposes :84.62-allNos
IIS37
87.01A.Electrodesforelectrolysisinstallations
Tractors (otherthanthosefallingwithinheadingNo87.07),
whetherornotfittedwithpowertake-offs,winchesorpulleys:85.24-10
IlS38 exC.Roadtractors 87.01-96,97