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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1507/76
of24June1976
establishingceilingsandCommunitysupervisionforimportsofcertainproducts
originatinginAlgeria,MoroccoandTunisia(1976)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,Whereasthisobjectivemaybeachievedbymeansof
anadministrative procedurebasedonsettingoff
importsoftheproductsinquestionagainstthe
ceilingsatCommunitylevel,asandwhentheseprod­
uctsaresubmittedtothecustomsauthoritiesunder
coverofdeclarationsthattheyhavebeenmade
availableforconsumption ;whereasthisadministra­
tiveproceduremustmakeprovisionforthe
reintroduction ofcustomstariffdutiesassoonasthe
ceilingshavebeenreachedatCommunitylevel;
Whereasthisadministrative procedurerequiresclose
andparticularlyrapidcooperationbetweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommission ;whereasthe
lattermust,inparticular,beabletofollowthe
progressofamountssetoffagainsttheceilingsand
keeptheMemberStatesinformed;whereasthisco­
operationmustbeallthecloserinthattheCom­
missionmustbeabletotakeadequatemeasuresto
reintroducecustomstariffdutieswheneveroneofthe
ceilingsisreached.HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheCooperationAgreementsbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityoftheonepartand
thePeople'sDemocraticRepublicofAlgeria,the
KingdomofMoroccoandtheRepublicofTunisia
oftheotherparteachstipulateinArticle9that
productsoriginatinginthesecountriesshallbe
importedintotheCommunityfreeofcustomsduties;
whereas,bywayofderogationtherefrom,Article12
ofeachoftheseAgreementsprovidesthatthereduc­
tionofdutiesshallapplytoimportsoftheproducts
listedthereinonlyuptoceilingsabovewhichthe
customsdutiesapplicabletothirdcountriesmaybe
reimposed;
Whereas,pendingtheentryintoforceoftheseAgree­
ments,theInterimAgreements (x)ontradeingoods
betweentheCommunityandAlgeria,Moroccoand
Tunisiaprovidefortheadvanceapplicationofthese
tariffmeasuresprobablywitheffectfrom1July1976;
whereastheproratatemporisclauseshallapply;
whereastheceilingstobeappliedinthesecondhalf
of1976shouldthereforebedetermined ;whereasthe
applicationofceilingsrequirestheCommunitytobe
regularlyinformedofthetrendofimportsofthe
relevantproductsoriginatinginthesecountries;
whereasimportsshouldthereforebemadesubjectto
asystemofsupervision;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Julyto31December1976importsofthe
productsoriginatinginAlgeria,MoroccoandTunisia
whicharelistedinAnnexesI,IIandIIIrespectively
shallbesubjecttoannualceilingsandCommunity
supervision .
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhe
firstparagraph,theirtariffheadingsandstatistical
numbersandthelevelsoftheceilingsaregivenin
AnriexesI,IIandIII. HOJNoL141,28.5.1976.

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2.Amountsshallbesetoffagainsttheceilingsas
andwhenproductsaresubmittedtothecustoms
authoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthatthey
havebeenmadeavailableforconsumption and
accompanied byamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedintheProtocolsonrulesof
originannexedtotheCooperationandInterim
AgreementsbetweentheCommunityoftheonepart
andAlgeria,MoroccoandTunisiaoftheotherpart.
However,inthecaseofproductsfallingwithin
Chapter27,acertificateoforiginmaybesubstituted
forthemovementcertificate.
Goodsshallbesetoffagainsttheceilingonlyifthe
movementcertificateor,inthecaseofgoodsfalling
withinChapter27,thecertificateoforiginhasbeen
submittedbeforethedateonwhichcustomsduties
arereimposed.
Thereachingofaceilingshallbedeterminedat
Communitylevelonthebasisofimportssetoff
againstitasdefinedintheprecedingsubparagraphs .
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission atthe
intervalsandwithinthetimelimitsspecifiedinpara­graph4ofimportseffectedinaccordancewiththe
aboverules.
3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
CommissionmayissueaRegulationreimposingthe
customsdutiesapplicabletothirdcountriesuntilthe
endofthecalendaryear.
4.MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission
notlaterthanthe15thdayofeachmonthstatements
oftheamountssetoffduringtheprecedingmonth.
Theyshall,iftheCommissionsorequests,makeup
suchstatementsforperiodsof10daysandforward
themwithinfivecleardaysfromtheexpiryofthe
preceding10-dayperiod.
Article2
Fortheimplementation ofthisRegulationtheCom­
missionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresinclose
cooperationwiththeMemberStates.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24June1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.THORN

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ANNEX 1
ListofproductsoriginatinginAlgeriasubjecttoimportceilingsin1976
OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionNimexe
CodeLevelof
ceiling
(metrictons)
1 2 3 4 5
27.10Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminous
minerals,otherthancrude;preparationsnotelsewhere
specifiedorincluded,containingnotlessthan70%
byweightofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrom
bituminousminerals,theseoilsbeingthebasicconstitu­
entsofthepreparations :
A.Lightoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Mediumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
C.Heavyoils:
I.Gasoils:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Fueloils:
c)Forotherpurposes
III.Lubricatingoils;otheroils:
c)Tobemixedinaccordancewiththeterms
ofAdditionalNote7tothisChapter(a)
d)Forotherpurposes27.10—15,
17,21,25,29
27.10—34,
38,39
27.10—59
27.10—69
27.10—75
27.10—79
IDZ1 27.11
27.12
27.13Petroleumgasesandothergaseoushydrocarbons :
A.Propaneofapuritynotlessthan99%:
I.Foruseaspowerorheatingfuel
B.Other:
I.Commercialpropaneandcommercialbutane:
c)Forotherpurposes
Petroleumjelly
A.Crude:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Other
Paraffinwax,micro-crystalline wax,slackwax,ozokerite,
lignitewax,peatwaxandothermineralwaxes,whether
ornotcoloured :
B.Other:
I.Crude:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Other27.11—03
27.11—19
27.12—19
27.12—90
27.13—89
27.13—90550000
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities .

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OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionNimexe
CodeLevelof
ceilng
(metrictons)
1 2 3 4 5
IDZ1
(cont'd)27.14Petroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandotherresidues
ofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminous
minerals :
C.Other:
II.Other 27.14—99
IDZ2 45.02Naturalcorkinblocks,plates,sheetsorstrips(including
cubesorsquareslabs,cuttosizeforcorksorstoppers)45.02
allNos25
IDZ3 45.03Articlesofnaturalcork 45.03
allNos75
IDZ4 45.04Agglomerated cork(beingcorkagglomerated withor
withoutabindingsubstance)andarticlesofagglomer­
atedcork45.04
allNos1000

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ANNEXII
ListofproductsoriginatinginMoroccosubjecttoimportceilingsin1976
OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionNimexe
CodeLevelof
ceiling
(metrictons)
1 2 3 4 5
27.10Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminous
minerals,otherthancrude;preparationsnotelsewhere
specifiedorincluded,containingnotlessthan70%
byweightofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrom
bituminousminerals,theseoilsbeingthebasicconstitu­
entsofthepreparations :
A.Lightoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Mediumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
C.Heavyoils:
I.Gasoils:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Fueloils:
c)Forotherpurposes
III.Lubricatingoils;otheroils:
c)Tobemixedinaccordancewiththeterms
ofAdditionalNote7tothisChapter(a)
d)Forotherpurposes27.10—15,
17,21,25,29
27.10—34,
38,39
27.10—59
27.10—69
27.10—75
27.10—791
IMA1 27.11
27.12
27.13Petroleumgasesandothergaseoushydrocarbons :
A.Propaneofapuritynotlessthan99%:
I.Foruseaspowerorheatingfuel
B.Other:
I.Commercialpropaneandcommercialbutane:
c)Forotherpurposes
Petroleumjelly:
A.Crude:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Other
Paraffinwax,micro-crystalline wax,slackwax,ozokerite,
lignitewax,peatwaxandothermineralwaxes,whether
ornotcoloured :
B.Other:
I.Crude:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Other27.11—03
27.11—19
27.12—19
27.12—90
27.13—89
27.13—9087500
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities .

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OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionNimexe
CodeLevelof
ceilng
(metrictons)
1 2 3 4 5
IMA1
(cont'd)27.14Petroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandotherresidues
ofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminous
minerals :
C.Other:
II.Other 27.14—99
IMA2 45.02Naturalcorkinblocks,plates,sheetsorstrips(including
cubesorsquareslabs,cuttosizeforcorksorstoppers)45.02
allNos25
IMA3 45.03Articlesofnaturalcork 45.03
allNos300
IMA4 45.04Agglomerated cork(beingcorkagglomerated withor
withoutabindingsubstance)andarticlesofagglomer­
atedcork45.04
allNos1000

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ANNEXIII
ListofproductsoriginatinginTunisiasubjecttoimportceilingsin1976
OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionNimexe
CodeLevelof
ceiling
(metrictons)
1 2 3 4 5
27.10
27.10—15,
17,21,25,29
27.10—34,
38,39
27.10—59
27.10—69
27.10—75
27.10—79
ITN1 27.11Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminous
minerals,otherthancrude;preparationsnotelsewhere
specifiedorincluded,containingnotlessthan70%
byweightofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrom
bituminousminerals,theseoilsbeingthebasicconstitu­
entsofthepreparations :
A.Lightoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Mediumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
C.Heavyoils:
I.Gasoils:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Fueloils:
c)Forotherpurposes
III.Lubricatingoils;other,oils:
c)Tobemixedinaccordancewiththeterms
ofAdditionalNote7tothisChapter(a)
d)Forotherpurposes
Petroleumgasesandothergaseoushydrocarbons :
A.Propaneofapuritynotlessthan99%:
I.Foruseaspowerorheatingfuel
B.Other:
I.Commercialpropaneandcommercialbutane:
c)Forotherpurposes
Petroleumjelly:
A.Crude:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Other
Paraffinwax,micro-crystalline wax,slackwax,ozokerite,
lignitewax,peatwaxandothermineralwaxes,whether
ornotcoloured :
B.Other:
I.Crude:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Other87500
27.11—03
27.11—19
27.12
27.12—19
27.12—90
27.13
27.13—89
27.13—90
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities .

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OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionNimexe
CodeLevelof
ceiling
(metrictons)
1 2 3 4 5
ITN1
(cont'd)27.14Petroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandotherresidues
ofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminous
minerals :
C.Other:
II.Other 27.14—99
ITN2 45.02Naturalcorkinblocks,plates,sheetsorstrips(including
cubesorsquareslabs,cuttosizeforcorksorstoppers)45.02
allNos25
ITN3 45.03Articlesofnaturalcork 45.03
allNos25
ITN4 45.04Agglomerated cork(beingcorkagglomerated withor
withoutabindingsubstance)andarticlesofagglomer­
atedcork45.04
allNos400