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REGULATION (EEC)No2905/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of7November1974
establishingCommunitysupervisionofimportsofcertainproductsoriginatingin
Portugal
Whereas,fortheproductswhich,inaccordancewith
Articles2and3oftheAgreement,aresubjecttothe
normaltimetablefortheabolitionofcustomsduties
itisnecessarytofollowthetrendofimports;
whereastothisendtheCommunityshouldbe
empoweredtotake,whereappropriate,measuresto
avoidanyprejudicetoindustryintheCommunity ;
whereasitis,therefore,desirablethatimportsof
theseproductsalsobesubjectedtoasystemof
supervision,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasanAgreement(*)betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandthePortugueseRepublic
wassignedon22July1972;
WhereasArticles2and3ofthatAgreementmake
provisionfortheprogressiveabolitionofcustoms
dutiesinrespectoftheproductstowhichthe
Agreementapplies;whereasbywayofderogation
fromtheseArticles,Articles1and2ofProtocol1
annexedtotheAgreementlaydownthat,for
importsofcertainproductslistedinAnnexBtothat
Protocol,thereductionofdutiesshallbelimitedto
indicativeceilingsabovewhichthecustomsduties
applicabletothirdcountriesmaybereintroduced ;
whereasapplicationofthislastprovisionrequires
thattheCommunityberegularlyinformedofthe
trendofimportsoftheproductsinquestion
originatinginPortugal,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
progressofamounts "setoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsandkeeptheMemberStatesinformed;
whereasthiscooperationmustbealltheclosersince
theCommissionmustbeabletotakeadequate
measurestoreintroduce customstariffduties
wheneveroneoftheceilingshasbeenreached;1.From1Januaryuntil31December1975
importsofproductsoriginatinginPortugaltowhich
annualindicativeceilingsareappliedinaccordance
withArticles1and2andAnnexBtoProtocol1of
theAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandthePortugueseRepublicshallbe
subjectedtoCommunitysupervision .
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhe
precedingsubparagraph ,theirtariffheadingsand
statisticnumbersandthelevelsoftheindicative
ceilingsaregiveninAnnexI.
2.Amountsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsasandwhenproductsaresubmittedtothe
customsauthoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthat
theyhavebeenmadeavailableforconsumptionand
accompanied byamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocol3ofthe
Agreementreferredtoinparagraph1.
Goodsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicativeceiling
onlyifthemovementcertificatehasbeensubmitted
beforethedateonwhichcustomsdutiesare
reimposed .
Thereachingofaceilingshallbedeterminedat
Communitylevelonthebasisofimportssetoff
againstitinthemannerdefinedinthepreceding
subparagraphs .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportseffectedinaccordancewith
theaboverules. (!)OJNoL301,31.12.1972,p.10.

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3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
Commissionmayissuearegulationreimposingthe
customsdutiesprovidedforinArticle2(7)of
Protocol1oftheAgreementuntiltheendofthe
calendaryear.
Article2
Duringtheperiodfrom1Januaryuntil31December
1975,importsoftheproductsreferredtoinAnnexII
whichoriginateinPortugalshallbesubjectedto
Communitysupervision .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportsoftheseproducts;tothis
end,onlyproductssubmittedtothecustoms
authoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthattheyhavebeenmadeavailableforconsumption and
accompanied byamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocol3ofthe
AgreementreferredtoinArticle1shallbetakeninto
consideration .
Article3
Fortheimplementation ofthisRegulationthe
Commissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresin
closecooperationwiththeMemberStates.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7November1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.JARROT

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ANNEX 1
LISTOFPRODUCTS SUBJECTTOINDICATIVE CEILINGSUPONIMPORTATION
IN1975
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCodeLevel
ofceiling
metrictons
1 2 3 4 5
IP145.02Naturalcorkinblocks,plates,sheetsorstrips
(includingcubesorsquareslabs,cuttosizefor
corksorstoppers)45.02-allNos 1354
IP245.03 Articlesofnaturalcork 45.03-allNos 11139
IP345.04Agglomerated cork(beingcorkagglomerated
withorwithoutabindingsubstance)and
articlesofagglomeratedcork45.04-allNos 12108
IP455.05Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale 55.05-allNos 8883
IP556.07Wovenfabricsofman-made fibres
(discontinuous orwaste)56.07-allNos 2515
IP657.10Wovenfabricsofjuteorofothertextilebast
fibresofheadingNo57.0357.10-allNos 4168
IP759.04Twine,cordage,ropesandcables,plaitedornot59.04-allNos 8893
IP860.04Undergarments,knittedorcrocheted,not
elasticnorrubberized60.04-allNos 3176
IP960.05Outergarmentsandotherarticles,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticnorrubberized60.05-allNos 766
IP10 61.01Men'sandboys'outergarments 61.01-allNos 961
IP11 61.02Women's,girls'andinfants'outergarments 61.02-allNos 294
IP12 61.03Men'sandboys'undergarments,including
collars,shirtfrontsandcuffs61.03-allNos 1113
IP1361.04Women's,girls'andinfants'undergarments 61.04-allNos 94

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ANNEXU
LISTOFPRODUCTS REFERRED TOINARTICLE2
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCode
1 I2 I 3 I 4
IIP144.15Plywood,blockboard,laminboard,battenboard andsimilar
laminatedwoodproducts(includingveneeredpanelsandsheets);
inlaidwoodandwoodmarquetry44.15-allNos
IIP244.18Reconstituted wood,beingwoodshavings,woodchips,sawdust,
woodflourorotherligneouswasteagglomeratedwithnaturalor
artificialresinsorotherorganicbindingsubstances,insheets,
blocksorthelike44.18-allNos
IIP348.09Buildingboardofwoodpulporofvegetablefibre,whetherornot
bondedwithnaturalorartificialresinsorwithsimilarbinders48.09-allNos
IIP455.08Terrytowellingandsimilarterryfabrics,ofcotton 55.08-allNos
IIP556.05Yarnofman-madefibres(discontinuous orwaste),notputupfor
retailsale56.05-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
(exceptslate)68.01-allNos
IIP1168.03Workedslateandarticlesofslate,includingarticlesofagglomerated
slate68.03-allNos