25.11.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL313/17
REGULATION (EEC)No2904/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of7November1974
establishingCommunitysupervisionofimportsofcertainproductsoriginatingin
Norway
Whereas,fortheproductswhich,inaccordancewith
Articles2and3oftheAgreement,aresubjecttothe
normaltimetablefortheabolitionofcustomsduties
itisnecessarytofollowthetrendofimports;
whereastothisendtheCommunityshouldbe
empoweredtotakemeasures,whereappropriate ,to
avoidanyprejudicetoindustryintheCommunity ;
whereasitis,therefore,desirablethatimportsof
theseproductsalsobesubjectedtoasystemof
supervision ,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article113thereof;
Havingregardtotheproposalfromthe
Commission ;
WhereasanAgreement(*)betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheKingdomofNorway
wassignedon14May1973;
WhereasArticles2and3ofthatAgreementmake
provisionfortheprogressiveabolitionofcustoms
dutiesinrespectoftheproductstowhichthe
Agreementapplies;whereasbywayofderogation
fromtheseArticles,Articles1,2and3ofProtocol 1
annexedtotheAgreementlaydownthat,for
importsofcertainproductslistedinAnnexCtothat
Protocol,thereductionofdutiesshallbelimitedto
indicativeceilingsabovewhichthecustomsduties
applicabletothirdcountriesmaybereintroduced ;
whereasapplicationofthislastprovisionrequires
thattheCommunityberegularlyinformedofthe
trendofimportsoftheproductsinquestion
originatinginNorway;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,
importsofproductsoriginatinginNorwaytowhich
annualindicativeceilingsareappliedinaccordance
withArticles1,2,3and4andAnnexCtoProtocol1
oftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheKingdomofNorwayshallbe
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. (!)OJNoL171,27.6.1973,p.2.

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3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
CommissionmayissueaRegulationreimposingthe
customsdutiesprovidedforinArticle4(f)of
Protocol1oftheAgreementuntiltheendofthe
calendaryear.
Article2
Duringtheperiodfrom1Januaryuntil31December
1975,importsoftheproductsreferredtoinAnnexII
whichoriginateinNorwayaresubjectedto
Communitysupervision .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportsoftheseproducts;tothis
end,onlyproductssubmittedtothecustoms
authoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthattheyhavebeenmadeavailableforconsumption and
accompaniedbyamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocol3ofthe
AgreementreferredtoinArticle1shallbetakeninto
consideration .
Article3
Fortheimplementation ofthisRegulationthe
Commission shalltakeallnecessarymeasuresin
closecooperationwiththeMemberStates.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7November1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.JARROT

25.11.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL313/19
ANNEXI
LISTOFPRODUCTS SUBJECTTOINDICATIVE CEILINGSUPONIMPORTATION
IN1975
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCodeLevel
ofceiling
-metrictons—
1 2 3 4 5
28.56Carbides(forexample,siliconcarbide,boron
carbide,metalcarbides):
INI
48.01A.Ofsilicon
Paperandpaperboard (includingcellulose
wadding),machine-made ,inrollsorsheets:
C.KraftpaperandKraftboard:
II.Other:28.56-10 38036
IN2 —Kraftliner (a) 48.01-15,21,31 16537
IN3 —Kraftpaperforlargebags(a)48.01-16,23 31421
IN4 —Other
exE.Other:48.01-08,09 ,11,12,13,
17,19,25,26,27,
28,29,3329767
IN5 —Biblepaper(Indiapaper),copying
tissue;otherprintingpaperandother
writingpaper,notcontaining
mechanicalwoodpulporinwhich
mechanicalwoodpulpdoesnot
representmorethan5°/o(a)48.01-58,61,62,66 38587
IN6 —Printingpaperandwritingpaper,
containingmechanicalwoodpulp(a),
excludingcopyingtissue48.01-64,68 125685
IN7 —Flutingpaperforcorrugated
paperboard (a)48.01-75 47959
IN8 —Sulphitepaperforwrappingpurposes 48.01-71,73 22050
IN9 —other,excludingcellulosewadding
andtissues48.01-41,43,45,52 ,53,
54,55,56,77,82,
84,86,88,91,93,
95,9736382
IN1048.03
48.07Parchmentorgreaseproof paperand
paperboard ,andimitationsthereof,andglazed
transparentpaper,inrollsorsheets
Paperandpaperboard,impregnated,coated,
surface-coloured ,surface-decorated orprinted
(notbeingmerelyruled,linedorsquaredand
notconstitutingprintedmatterwithinChapter
49),inrollsorsheets:
B.Other:48.03-allNos 23152
IN11 —Other,excluding
Coatedprintingorwritingpaper48.07-55,56,64,65,66,
68,70,81,85,91 ,
97,9924255
(a)Subjecttocompliancewiththedefinitionsinfine.

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Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCodeLevel
ofceiling
—metrictons—
1 2 3 4 5
73.02Ferro-alloys :
IN12A.Ferro-manganese :j
II.Other
D.Ferro-silico-manganese j73.02-19,40 148837
IN13 C.Ferro-silicon 73.02-30 198450
IN14 E.Ferro-chromium andferro-silico-chromium
G.Other:73.02-51,55 25357
IN15 —Ferro-vanadium 73.02-83 540
IN16 —Other,excludingferro-molybdenum 73.02-60,70,98 12127
IN1776.01Unwroughtaluminium ;aluminiumwasteand
scrap:
A.Unwrought 76.01-11,15 201571
IN1876.02Wroughtbars,rods,angles,shapesand
sections,ofaluminium ;aluminiumwire76.02-allNos 13230
IN1976.03Wroughtplates,sheetsandstrip,ofaluminium,
ofathicknessnotexceeding0-20mm76.03-allNos 19845

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DEFINITIONS
ex48.01CIIKraftliner
'Kraftliner'meansmachine-finished ormachine-glazed paperor
paperboard,inrolls,containingnotlessthan80°/oofchemicalsulphate
softwoodpulpcalculatedontotalfibrecontent,weighingmorethan110
g/m2andhavingaMullenburstratioofnotlessthan35.
ex48.01CIIKraftpaperforlargesacks
'Kraftpaperforlargesacks'meansmachine-finished paper,inrolls,
containingnotlessthan80%ofchemicalsulphatesoftwoodpulp
calculatedontotalfibrecontent,weighingnotlessthan60g/m2butnot
morethan115g/m2,havingaMullenburstratioofnotlessthan38,and
havingastretchfactorofmorethan4-5°/ointhecrossdirectionandof
morethan2%inthemachinedirection.
ex48.01EOtherprintingpaperandotherwritingpaper,notcontainingmechanical
woodpulporcontainingnotmorethan5#/oofmechanicalwoodpulp
'Otherprintingpaperandotherwritingpaper,notcontainingmechanical
woodpulporcontainingnotmorethan5°/oofmechanicalwoodpulp'
meanspaperotherthanmachine-glazed ,usedforprintingandwriting,
whichcontainsnotmorethan5°/oofmechanicalwoodpulpcalculated
ontotalfibrecontent.
ex48.01EPrintingpaperandwritingpaper,containingmechanicalwoodpulp
'Printingpaperandwritingpapercontainingmechanicalwoodpulp'
meanspaperotherthanmachine-glazed ,usedforprintingandwriting,
containingmorethan5°/oofmechanicalwoodpulpcalculatedontotal
fibrecontent.
ex48.01EFlutingpaperforcorrugatedpaperboard
'Flutingpaperforcorrugatedpaperboard'meanspaper,inrolls,
containingnotlessthan65%ofunbleachedsemi-chemical hardwood
pulp(pulpobtainedfromwoodbylightchemicaltreatmentfollowedby
mechanicaltreatment)calculatedontotalfibrecontentandhavingaCMT
(ConcoraMediumTest)crushresistanceexceeding20kp.
ex48.01ESulphitepaperforwrappingpurposes
'Sulphitepaperforwrappingpurposes'meansmachine-glazed paper,
containingmorethan40%ofchemicalbisulphitewoodpulp,calculated
ontotalfibrecontent,havinganashcontentofnotmorethan8°/oand
havingaMullenburstratioofnotlessthan15.

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ANNEXU
LISTOFPRODUCTS REFERRED TOINARTICLE2
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCode
1|2| 3 I4
Hydrogen,raregasesandothernon-metals :
C.Othernon-metals :
exV.Silicon 28.04-93,95
44.15-allNosUN1
UN2
IIN3Plywood,blockboard,laminboard,battenboard andsimilar
laminatedwoodproducts(includingveneeredpanelsandsheets);
inlaidwoodandwoodmarquetry
44.18-allNosReconstituted wood,beingwoodshavings,woodchips,sawdust,
woodflourorotherligneouswasteagglomerated withnaturalor
artificalresinsorotherorganicbindingsubstances,insheets,blocks
orthelike
Paperandpaperboard,corrugated (withorwithoutflatsurface
sheets),creped,crinkled,embossedorperforated,inrollsorsheets:
B.Other 48.05-21,29,30,50,
80IIN4
UN5 48.09-allNosBuildingboardofwoodpulporofvegetable,fibre,whetheror
notbondedwithnaturalorartificalresinsorwithsimilarbinders28.04
44.15
44.18
48.05
48.09
56.01
56.02
74.03
74.04
74.05
74.06
74.0756.01-21,23,25,29
56.02-21,23,25,29Man-madefibres(discontinuous ),notcarded,combedor
otherwisepreparedforspinning:
B.Regeneratedtextilefibres
Continuousfilamenttowforthemanufacture ofman-madefibres
(discontinuous ):
B.Ofregeneratedtextilefibres
"Wroughtbars,rods,angles,shapesandsections,ofcopper;copper
wire
Wroughtplates,sheetsandstrip,ofcopperiin6
IIN7
IIN8
IIN9
IIN10
IINil
IIN1274.03-allNos
74.04-allNos
74.05-allNos
74.06-allNos
74.07-allNosCopperfoil(whetherornotembossed,cuttoshape,perforated,
coated,printed,orbackedwithpaperorotherreinforcing
material),ofathickness(excludinganybacking)notexceeding
0-15mm
Copperpowderandflakes
Tubesandpipesandblankstherefor,ofcopper;hollowbarsof
copper

25.11.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL313/23
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCode
1 2 3 4
78.01.Unwroughtlead(includingargentiforous lead);leadwasteand
scrap:
A.Unwrought :
IIN13
79.01II.Other
Unwroughtzinc;zincwasteandscrap:78.01-12,13,15,19
IIN14 A.Unwrought 79.01-11,15
IIN1581.01Tungsten (wolfram),unwroughtorwroughtandarticlesthereof81.01-allNos
IIN1681.02Molybdenum ,unwroughtorwroughtandarticlesthereof 81.02-allNos
IIN1781.03
81.04Tantalum,unwroughtorwroughtandarticlesthereof
Otherbasemetals,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof;
Cermets,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof:81.03-allNos
IIN18 B.Cadmium
C.Cobalt:81.04-16,18
IIN19 II.Other 81.04-23
IIN20 D.Chromium 81.04-26,28
IIN21 E.Germanium 81.04-31,33
IIN22 F.Hafnium(celtium) 81.04-36,38
IIN23 G.Manganese 81.04-41,43
IIN24 H.Niobium(columbium ) 81.04-46,48
IIN25 IJ.Antimony 81.04-51,53
IIN26 K.Titanium 81.04-56,58
IIN27 L.Vanadium 81.04-61,63
IIN28 M.UraniumdepletedinU235 81.04-69
IIN29 O.Zirconium 81.04-81,83
IIN30 P.Rhenium 81.04-91,93
IIN31 Q.Gallium;indium;thallium 81.04-94,95
IIN32 R.Cermets 81.04-97,98