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REGULATION (EEC)No2907/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of7November1974
establishingCommunitysupervisionofimportsofcertainproductsoriginatingin
Switzerland
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 (1)betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheSwissConfederation
wassignedon22July1972;
WhereasArticles2and3ofthatAgreementmake
provisionfortheprogressiveabolitionofcustoms
dutiesanrespectoftheproductstowhichthe
Agreementapplies;whereasbywayofderogation
fromtheseArticles,Articles1,2and3ofProtocol1
annexedtotheAgreementlaydownthat,for
importsofcertainproductslistedinAnnexBtothat
Protocol,thereductionofdutiesshallbelimitedto
indicativeceilingsabovewhich,thecustomsduties
applicabletothirdcountriesmaybereintroduced ;
whereasapplicationofthislastprovisionrequires
thattheCommunityberegularlyinformedofthe
trendofimportsoftheproductsinquestion
originatinginSwitzerland ;whereasitis,therefore,
desirablethatimportsoftheseproductsbesubjected
toasystemofsupervision ;
Whereasthisobjectivemaybeachievedbymeansof
anadministrative procedurebasedonsettingoff
importsoftheproductsinquestionagainstthe
indicativeceilings,atCommunitylevelasandwhen
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,
importsofproductsoriginatinginSwitzerlandto
whichannualindicativeceilingsareappliedin
accordancewithArticles1,2and3andAnnexBof
Protocol1oftheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheSwissConfederation
shallbesubjectedtoCommunitysupervision .
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhe
precedingsubparagraph ,theirtariffheadingsand
statisticnumbersandthelevelsoftheindicative
ceilingsaregiveninAnnexI.
2.Amountsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsasandwhenproductsaresubmittedtothe
customsauthoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthat
theyhavebeenmadeavailableforconsumptionand
accompaniedbyamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocol3oftheAgreement
referredtoinparagraph 1.
Goodsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicativeceiling
onlyifthemovementcertificatehasbeensubmitted
beforethedateonwhichcustomsdutiesare
reimposed.
Thereachingofaceilingshallbedeterminedat
Communitylevelonthebasisofimportssetoff
againstitinthemannerdefinedinthepreceding
subparagraphs .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportseffectedinaccordancewith
theaboverules. (!)OJNoL300,31.12.1972,p.188.

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3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
CommissionmayissueaRegulationimposingthe
customsdutiesprovidedforinArticle3(f)of
Protocol1oftheAgreementuntiltheendofthe
calendaryear.
Article2
Duringtheperiodfrom1Januaryuntil31December
1975,importsoftheproductsreferredtoinAnnexII
whichoriginateinSwitzerlandshallbesubjectedto
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
ANNEX 1
LISTOFPRODUCTS SUBJECTTOINDICATIVE CEILINGSUPONIMPORTATION
IN1975
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCodeLevel
ofceiling
—metrictons
1 2 3 |4 j5
73.02Ferro-alloys :
C.Ferro-silicon ICHI 73.02-30 9702
76.01Unwroughtaluminium,aluminiumwasteand
scrap:
A.Unwrought ICH2 76.01-11,15 12891

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ANNEXII
LISTOFPRODUCTS REFERREDTOINARTICLE2
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCode
1 2 3 4
28.04Hydrogen,raregasesandothernon-metals :
C.Othernon-metals :
IICHIexV.Silicon 28.04-93,95
IICH244.15Plywood,blockboard,laminboard,battenboard andsimilar
laminatedwoodproducts(includingveneeredpanelsandsheets);
inlaidwoodandwoodmarquetry44.15-allNos
IICH344.18Reconstituted wood,beingwoodshavings,woodchips,sawdust,
woodflourorotherligneouswasteagglomeratedwithnaturalor
artificialresinsorotherorganicbindingsubstancesinsheets,blocks
orthelike44.18-allNos
IICH448.09Buildingboardofwoodpulporofvegetablefibre,whetherornot
bondedwithnaturalorartificialresinsorwithsimilarbinders48.09-allNos
IICH574.03Wroughtbars,rods,angles,shapesandsectionsofcopper;copper
wire74.03-allNos
IICH674.04Wroughtplates,sheetsandstrips,ofcopper74.04-allNos
IICH774.05Copperfoil(whetherornotembossed,cuttoshape,perforated,
coated,printed,orbackedwithpaperorotherreinforcingmaterial),
ofathickness(excludinganybacking)notexceeding0-15mm74.05-allNos
IICH874.06Copperpowdersandflakes74.06-allNos
IICH974.07
78.01Tubesandpipesandblankstherefor,ofcopper;hollowbarsof
copper
Unwroughtlead(includingargentiferous lead);leadwasteand
scrap:
A.Unwrought :74.07-allNos
IICH10
79.01II.Other
Unwroughtzinc;zincwasteandscrap:78.01-12,13,15,19
IICH11 A.Unwrought 79.01-11,15
IICH1281.01Tungsten(wolfram),unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof81.01-allNos

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Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCode
1 2 3 4
IICH1381.02Molybdenum ,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof 81.02-allNos
IICH1481.03
81.04Tantalum,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof
Otherbasemetals,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof;
cermets,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof:81.03-allNos
IICH15 B.Cadmium
C.Cobalt:81.04-16,18
IICH16 II.Wrought 81.04-23
IICH17 D.Chromium 81.04-26,28
IICH18 E.Germanium 81.04-31,33
IICH19 F.Hafnium(celtium) 81.04-36,38
IICH20 G.Manganese 81.04-41,43
IICH21 H.Niobium(columbium ) 81.04-46,48
IICH22 IJ.Antimony 81.04-51,53
IICH23 K.Titanium 81.04-56,58
IICH24 L.Vanadium 81.04-61,63
IICH25 M.UraniumdepletedinU235 81.04-69
IICH26 O.Zirconium 81.04-81,83
IICH27 P.Rhenium 81.04-91,93
IICH28 Q.Gallium;indium;thallium 81.04-94,95
IICH29 R.Cermets 81.04-97,98