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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No702/78
of20March1978
establishingindicativeceilingsandCommunitysupervisionforimportsofcertainproducts
originatinginPortugal(1978)
adequatemeasurestoreintroducecustomstariffduties
wheneveroneoftheceilingshasbeenreached;
Whereasthetrendofimportsshouldbefollowedfor
certainproductsforwhich,underArticle2ofProtocol
1,theCommunityhassuspendedtheapplicationofceil­
ingsandforproductswhicharenotsubjecttotheceil­
ingsystem;whereasitisthereforedesirablethatimports
ofsuchproductsshouldbesubjecttosupervision,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasanAgreement (1)betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandthePortugueseRepublicwas
signedon22July1972;
WhereasArticles1and2ofProtocol1annexedtothat
Agreementmakeprovisionforaspecifictimetablefor
theprogressiveabolitionofcustomsdutiesinrespectof
theproductstowhichtheAgreementapplies;whereas
underArticle2ofthatProtocoltheimportsofthese
productsarelimitedtoannualindicativeceilingsabove
whichthecustomsdutiesapplicabletothirdcountries
maybereintroduced ;whereas,however,underArticle2
(2),theCommunityhastosuspendtheapplicationof
certainceilings;whereas,therefore,theceilingstobe
appliedin1978mustbeestablished ;whereasinthis
situationitisalsonecessarythattheCommissionbe
regularlyinformedofthetrendoftheimportsofthe
productsinquestionand,inconsequence ,itisnecessary
tosubjecttheseimportstosupervision;
Whereasthisobjectivemaybeachievedbymeansofan
administrativeprocedurebasedonsettingoffimportsof
theproductsinquestionagainsttheindicativeceilings
atCommunitylevel,asandwhentheseproductsare
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforhomeuse;
whereasthisadministrative proceduremustmakepro­
visionforthereintroduction ofCommonCustoms
Tariffdutiesassoonastheceilingshavebeenreachedat
Communitylevel;
Whereasthisadministrative procedurerequiresclose
andparticularlyrapidcooperationbetweentheMember
StatesandtheCommission ;whereasthelattermust,in
particular,beabletofollowtheprogressofamountsset
offagainsttheindicativeceilingsandkeeptheMember
Statesinformed;whereasthiscooperationmustbeall
theclosersincetheCommission mustbeabletotakeHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1978,importsof
productsoriginatinginPortugalandindicatedinAnnex
ItothisRegulationshallbesubjecttoindicativeceilings
andtoCommunitysupervision .
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhepre­
cedingsubparagraphs ,theirtariffheadingsandstatisti­
calnumbersandthelevelsoftheindicativeceilingsare
giveninAnnexI.
2.Amountsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicativeceil­
ingsasandwhenproductsareenteredwithcustoms
authoritiesforhomeuseandaccompaniedbyamove­
mentcertificateconformingtotherulescontainedin
Protocol3totheAgreement .
Goodsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicativeceilingonly
ifthemovementcertificatehasbeensubmittedbefore
thedateonwhichcustomsdutiesarereimposed.
ThereachingofaceilingshallbedeterminedatCom­
munitylevelonthebasisofimportssetoffagainstitin
themannerdefinedintheprecedingsubparagraphs .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformtheCom­
missionofimportseffectedinaccordancewiththe
aboverules;suchinformationshallbesuppliedunder
theconditionslaiddowninparagraph4.
3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
CommissionmayissueaRegulationreimposingthe
customsdutiesprovidedforinArticle2(7)ofProtocol
1totheAgreementuntiltheendofthecalendaryear. (*)OJNoL301,31.12.1972,p.10.

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precedingmonth;tothisend,onlyproductssubmitted
tothecustomsauthoritiesundercoverofanentryfor
homeuseandaccompaniedbyamovementcertificate
conformingtotherulescontainedinProtocol3tothe
Agreementshallbetakenintoconsideration .4.MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission ,
notlaterthanthe15thdayofeachmonth,statementsof
theamountssetoffduringtheprecedingmonth.They
shall,iftheCommissionsorequests,makeupsuch
statementsforperiodsof10daysandforwardthem
withinfivecleardaysofexpiryofthepreceding10-day
period.
Article3
Fortheimplementation ofthisRegulationtheCom­
missionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresinclosecoop­
erationwiththeMemberStates.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .Article2
From1Januaryto31December1978,importsofthe
productsreferredtoinAnnexIIwhichoriginatein
PortugalshallbesubjecttoCommunitysupervision .
MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission ,not
laterthanthe15thdayofeachmonth,statementsof
importsoftheproductsinquestioneffectedduringthe
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,20March1978.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
K.HEINESEN

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ANNEXI
LISTOFPRODUCTSSUBJECTTOINDICATIVE CEILINGSUPONIMPORTATION IN1978
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NIMEXEcodeLevel
ofceiling
(tonnes)
1 2 3 4 5
IP1
IP2
1P3
IP4
IP5
IP6
IP7
IP8
IP9
IP10
IP1145.02
45.03
55.05
56.07
59.04
60.04
60.05
61.01
61.02
61.03
61.04Naturalcorkinblocks,plates,sheetsorstrips
(includingcubesorsquareslabs,cuttosizefor
corksorstoppers)
Articlesofnaturalcork
Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale
Wovenfabricsofman-madefibres(discon­
tinuousorwaste)
Twine,cordage,ropesandcables,plaitedornot
Undergarments,knittedorcrocheted,not
elasticorrubberized
Outergarmentsandotherarticles,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticorrubberized
Men'sandboys'outergarments
Women's,girls'andinfants'outergarments
Men'sandboys'undergarments,including
collars,shirtfrontsandcuffs
Women's,girls'andinfants'undergarments45.02allNos
45.03allNos
55.05allNos
56.07allNos
59.04allNos
60.04allNos
60.05allNos
61.01allNos
61.02allNos
61.03allNos
61.04allNosCeiling
delayed
Ceiling
delayed
10773
3050
10785
Ceiling
delayed
929
1166
356
Ceiling
delayed
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ANNEXII
LISTOFPRODUCTS REFERREDTOINARTICLE2
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NIMEXEcode
1 2 3 4
IIP1
IIP2
IIP3
IIP445.04
56.05
57.10
62.02Agglomerated cork(beingcorkagglomerated withorwithout
abindingsubstance)andarticlesofagglomeratedcork
Yarnofman-madefibres(discontinuous orwaste),notput
upforretailsale
Wovenfabricsofjuteorofothertextilebastfibresofheading
No57.03
Bedlinen,tablelinen,toiletlinenandkitchenlinen;curtains
andotherfurnishingarticles45.04allNos
56.05allNos
57.10allNos
62.02allNos