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REGULATION (EEC)No3473/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of17December1973
establishingCommunitysupervisionofimportsofcertainproductsoriginating
inPortugal
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,whereasthiscooperationmustbealltheclosersince
theCommissionmustbeabletotakeadequate
measurestoreintroduce customstariffduties
wheneveroneoftheceilingshasbeenreached;
Whereas,fortheproductswhich,inaccordancewith
Articles2and3oftheAgreement,aresubjecttothe
normaltimetablefortheabolitionofcustomsduties
itisnecessarytofollowthetrendofimports;whereas
tothisendtheCommunityshouldbeempoweredto
take,whereappropriate,measurestoavoidany
prejudicetoindustryintheCommunityandwhereas
itis,therefore,desirablethatimportsofthese
productsalsobesubjectedtoasystemofsupervision,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasanAgreement(*)betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandthePortugueseRepublic
wassignedon22July1972;
WhereasArticles2and3ofthatAgreementmake
provisionfortheprogressiveabolitionofcustoms
dutiesinrespectoftheproductstowhichthe
Agreementapplies;whereasbywayofderogation
fromtheseArticles,Articles1and2ofProtocolNo1
annexedtotheAgreementlaydownthat,forimports
ofcertainproductslistedinAnnexBtothat
Protocol,thereductionofdutiesshallbelimitedto
indicativeceilingsabovewhichthecustomsduties
applicabletothirdcountriesmaybereintroduced ;
whereasapplicationofthislastprovisionrequires
thattheCommunityberegularlyinformedofthe
trendofimportsoftheproductsinquestion
originatinginPortugal,whereasitis,therefore,
desirablethatimportsoftheseproductsbesubjected
toasystemofsupervision ;
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;1.From1January1974to31December1974,
importsofproductsoriginatinginPortugaltowhich
annualindicativeceilingsareappliedinaccordance
withArticles1and2andAnnexBtoProtocolNo1
totheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandthePortugueseRepublicshallbe
subjectedtoCommunitysupervision .
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhe
precedingsubparagraph ,theirtariffheadingsand
statisticnumbersandthelevelsoftheindicative
ceilingsaregiveninAnnexI.
2.Amountsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsasandwhenproductsaresubmittedtothe
customsauthoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthat
theyhavebeenmadeavailableforconsumptionand
accompanied byamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocolNo3tothe
Agreementreferredtoinparagraph1.
Goodsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicativeceiling
onlyifthemovementcertificatehasbeensubmitted
beforethedateonwhichcustomsdutiesare
reimposed .
Thereachingofaceilingshallbedeterminedat
Communitylevelonthebasisofimportssetoff
againstitinthemannerdefinedinthepreceding
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end,onlyproductssubmittedtothecustoms
authoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthatthey
havebeenmadeavailableforconsumption and
accompaniedbyamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocolNo3tothe
AgreementreferredtoinArticle1shallbetakeninto
consideration .TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportseffectedinaccordancewith
theaboverules.
3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
Commissionmayissuearegulationreimposingthe
customsdutiesprovidedforinArticle2(7)of
ProtocolNo1totheAgreementuntiltheendofthe
calendaryear.Article3
Article2 Fortheimplementation ofthisRegulationthe
Commissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresinclose
cooperationwiththeMemberStates. Duringtheperiodfrom1January1974until31
December1974,importsoftheproductsreferredto
inAnnexIIwhichoriginateinPortugalshallbe
subjectedtoCommunitysupervision .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportsoftheseproducts;tothisArticle4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17December1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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ANNEX 1
LISTOFPRODUCTS SUBJECTTOINDICATIVE CEILINGSUPONIMPORTATION
IN1974
OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCodeLevel
ofceiling
—metrictons
i 2 3 4 5
IP1
IP2
IP3
IP4
IP5
IP6
IP7
IP8
IP9
IP10
IP11
IP12
IP1345.02
45.03
45.04
55.05
56.07
57.10
59.04
60.04
60.05
61.01
61.02
61.03
61.04Naturalcorkinblocks,plates,sheetsorstrips
(includingcubesorsquareslabs,cuttosizeforcorks
orstoppers)
Articlesofnaturalcork
Agglomerated cork(beingcorkagglomeratedwithor
withoutabindingsubstance)andarticlesof
agglomeratedcork
Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale
Wovenfabricsofman-madefibres(discontinuous or
waste)
Wovenfabricsofjuteorofothertextilebastfibresof
headingNo57.03
Twine,cordage,ropesandcables,plaitedornot
Undergarments,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticor
rubberized
Outergarmentsandotherarticles,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticorrubberized
Men'sandboys'outergarments
Women's,girls'andinfants'outergarments
Men'sandboys'undergarments,includingcollars,
shirtfrontsandcuffs
Women's,girls'andinfants'undergarments45.02-allNos
45.03-allNos
45.04-allNos
55.05-allNos
56.07-allNos
57.10-allNos
59.04-allNos
60.04-allNos
60.05-allNos
61.01-allNos
61.02-allNos
61.03-allNos
61.04-allNos1315
10815
11755
8460
2395
3970
8470
3025
730
915
280
1060
90

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ANNEX 11
LISTOFPRODUCTS REFERRED TOINARTICLE2
OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCode
1 2 3 4
IIP1
IIP2
IIP3
IIP4
IIP5
IIP6
IIP7
IIP8
IIP9
IIP10
IIP1144.15
44.18
48.09
55.08
56.05
57.06
62.02
62.03
68.01
68.03•Plywood,blockboard,laminboard ,battenboardandsimilarlaminated
woodproducts(includingveneeredpanelsandsheets);inlaidwood
andwoodmarquetry
Reconstituted wood,beingwoodshavings,woodchips,sawdust,
woodflourorotherligneouswasteagglomerated withnaturalor
artificialresinsorotherorganicbindingsubstances,insheets,blocks
orthelike
Buildingboardofwoodpulporofvegetablefibre,whetherornot
bondedwithnaturalorartificialresinsorwithsimilarbinders
Terrytowellingandsimilarterryfabrics,ofcotton
Yarnofman-madefibres(discontinuous orwaste),notputupfor
retailsale
YarnofjuteorofothertextilebastfibresofheadingNo57.03
Bedlinen,tablelinen,toiletlinenandkitchenlinen;curtainsand
otherfurnishingarticles
Sacksandbags,ofakindusedforthepackingofgoods:
A.OfjuteorofothertextilebastfibresofheadingNo57.03
B.Ofothertextilematerials :
II.Other
Roadandpavingsetts,curbsandflagstones,ofnaturalstone(except
slate)
Workedslateandarticlesofslate,includingarticlesofagglomerated
slate44.15-allNos
44.18-allNos
48.09-allNos
55.08-allNos
56.05-allNos
57.06-allNos
62.02-allNos
62.03-11,13,15,17
62.03-95,96,97,98
68.01-allNos
68.03-allNos