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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1249/77
of17May1977
establishingceilingsandCommunity supervisionforimportsofcertain
productsoriginatinginEgypt,Jordan,LebanonandSyria(1977)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,Whereasthisadministrative procedurerequiresclose
andparticularlyrapidcooperationbetweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommission ;whereasthe
lattermust,inparticular,beabletofollowthe
progressofamountssetoffagainsttheceilingsand
keeptheMemberStatesinformed;whereasthiscoop­
erationmustbeallthecloserinthattheCommission
mustbeabletotakeadequatemeasurestoreintroduce
customstariffdutieswheneveroneoftheceilingsis
reached;
Whereasthetrendofimportsofcertainproductsnot
subjecttoceilingsshouldalsobefollowed;whereasit
isthereforedesirablethatimportsofsuchproducts
shouldalsobesubjecttoasystemofsupervision ,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheInterimAgreementsbetweentheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityoftheonepartandthe
ArabRepublicofEgypt,theHashemiteKingdomof
Jordan,theLebaneseRepublicandtheSyrianArab
RepublicoftheotherparteachstipulateinArticle2
thatproductsoriginatinginthesecountriesshallbe
importedintotheCommunitydutyfreeasfrom1
July1977;whereas,bywayofderogationtherefrom,
Article7ofeachoftheseAgreementsprovidesthat
thereductionofdutiesshallapplytoimportsofthe
productslistedthereinonlyuptoceilingsabove
whichthecustomsdutiesapplicabletothirdcountries
maybereimposed ;whereastheseAgreementsare
scheduledtoenterintoforceon1July1977;whereas
theproratatemporisclauseshallapply;whereasthe
ceilingstobeappliedfrom1July1977shouldthere­
forebedetermined ;whereastheapplicationofceil­
ingsrequirestheCommunitytoberegularlyinformed
ofthetrendofimportsoftherelevantproductsorigi­
natinginthesecountries;whereasimportsshould
thereforebemadesubjecttoasystemofsupervision ;
Whereasthisobjectivemaybeachievedbymeansof
anadministrative procedurebasedonsettingoff
importsoftheproductsinquestionagainsttheceil­
ingsatCommunitylevel,asandwhentheseproducts
aresubmittedtothecustomsauthoritiesundercover
ofadeclarationthattheyarebeingenteredforhome
use;whereasthisadministrative proceduremustmake
provisionforthereintroduction ofcustomstariff
dutiesassoonastheceilingshavebeenreachedat
Communitylevel;1.From1July1977to31December1977imports
oftheproductsoriginatinginEgypt,Jordan,Lebanon
andSyriawhichareenumeratedinlistsAofAnnexes
1,II,IIIandIVrespectivelyshallbesubjecttoannual
ceilingsandCommunitysupervision .
Thedescriptionofthesaidproducts,theirtariffhead­
ingsandstatisticalnumbersandthelevelsoftheceil­
ingsaregivenintheaforementioned lists.
2.Amountsshallbesetoffagainsttheceilingsas
andwhenproductsaresubmittedtothecustoms
authoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthattheyare
beingenteredforhomeuseandaccompanied bya
movementcertificateconforming totherules
containedintheProtocolsonrulesoforigintothe
InterimAgreementsbetweentheCommunityofthe
onepartandEgypt,Jordan,LebanonandSyriaofthe
otherpart.However,inthecaseofproductsfalling
withinChapter27,acertificateoforiginmaybe
substitutedforthemovementcertificate .

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Article2
From1July1977until31December1977,imports
oftheproductsreferredtoinlistsBofAnnexesI,II,
IIIandIVwhichoriginateinEgypt,Jordan,Lebanon
andSyriashallbesubjecttoCommunitysupervision .
MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission ,not
laterthanthe15thdayofeachmonth,statementsof
importsoftheproductsinquestioneffectedduring
theprecedingmonth;forthispurposeonlyproducts
submittedtothecustomsauthoritiesundercoverofa
declarationthattheyarebeingenteredforhomeuse
andaccompanied byamovementcertificate
conformingtotherulescontainedintheProtocolson
rulesoforigintotheInterimAgreementsshallbe
takenintoaccount.Goodsshallbesetoffagainsttheceilingonlyifthe
movementcertificateor,inthecaseofgoodsfalling
withinChapter27,thecertificateoforiginhasbeen
submittedbeforethedateonwhichcustomsduties
arereimposed .
Thereachingofaceilingshallbedeterminedat
Community levelonthebasisofimportssetoff
againstitasdefinedintheprecedingsubparagraphs .
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission atthe
intervalsandwithinthetimelimitsspecifiedinpara­
graph4ofimportseffectedinaccordancewiththe
aboverules.
3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
CommissionmayissueaRegulationreimposingthe
customsdutiesapplicabletothirdcountriesuntilthe
endofthecalendaryear.
4.MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission
notlaterthanthe15thdayofeachmonthstatements
oftheamountssetoffduringtheprecedingmonth.
Theyshall,iftheCommission sorequests,makeup
suchstatementsforperiodsof10daysandforward
themwithinfivecleardaysfromtheexpiryofthe
preceding10-dayperiod.Article3
Fortheimplementation ofthisRegulationthe
Commissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresinclose
cooperationwiththeMemberStates.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17May1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.SILKIN

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ANNEXI
LISTA
ListofproductsoriginatinginEgyptsubjecttoimportceilingsin1977
OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionNIMEXE
codeLevelof
ceiling
(tonnes)
1 2 4 5
*·­27.10 Petroleum oilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminous
minerals,otherthancrude;preparationsnotelsewhere
specifiedorincluded,containingnotlessthan70%by
weightofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombitumi­
nousminerals,theseoilsbeingthebasicconstituentsof
thepreparations :
A.Lightoils:
111.Forotherpurposes
B.Mediumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
C.Heavyoils:
I.Gasoils:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Fueloils:
c)Forotherpurposes
III.Lubricatingoils;otheroils:
c)Tobemixedinaccordancewiththetermsof
AdditionalNote7tothisChapter(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
1ET1<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
27.13-90>225000
(.i)[-ntr\underthissublK.uiinL'issubjccttoconditionstohedeterminedb\tin.'competentauthorities .

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OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionNIMEXE
codeLevelof
ceiling
(tonnes)
1 2 3 4 a
IET1
(cont'd)27.14Petroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandotherresiduesof
petroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminous
minerals :
C.·Other:
II.Other 27.14-99J
1ET2 31.03Mineralorchemicalfertilizers,phosphatic 31.03­
allNos17500
IET3 55.05Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale 55.05­
allNos3500
1ET4 55.09Otherwovenfabricsofcotton 55.09­
allNos1625
LISTB
ListofproductsreferredtoinArticle2originatinginEgypt
OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionNIMEXE
code
I 2 ï 4
IIET1 28.40Phosphites,hypophosphites andphosphates :
B.Phosphates (includingpolyphosphates ):
II.Other 28.40-30,62,65
71,79,81,85
IIET2 76.01Unwroughtaluminium ;aluminiumwasteandscrap 76.01-allNos
IIET3 76.02Wroughtbars,rods,angles,shapesandsections,ofaluminium ;alumi­
niumwire 76.02-allNos
IIET4 76.03Wroughtplates,sheetsandstrip,ofaluminium 76.03-allNos
IIET5 76.04Aluminiumfoil(whetherornotembossed,cuttoshape,perforated,
coated,printed,orbackedwithpaperorotherreinforcingmaterial),ofa
thickness(excludinganybacking)notexceeding020mm 76.04-allNos

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ANNEXII
LISTA
ListofproductsoriginatinginJordansubjecttoimportceilingsin1977
OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionNIMEXE
codeLevelof
ceiling
(tonnes)
1 2 3 4 5
IJOR1 55.09Otherwovenfabricsofcotton 55.09­
allNos50
LISTB
ListofproductsreferredtoinArticle2originatinginJordan
OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionNIMEXE
code
1 2 3 4
IIJOR128.40Phosphites,hypophosphites andphosphates :
B.Phosphates(includingpolyphosphates ):
II.Other 28.40-30,62,65
71,79,81,85
IIJOR2
IIJOR3
IIJOR431.03
31.05Mineralorchemicalfertilizers,phosphatic
Otherfertilizers;goodsofthepresentChapterintablets,lozengesand
similarpreparedformsorinpackingsofagrossweightnotexceeding
10kg:
A.Otherfertilizers :
I.Containingthethreefertilizingsubstances :nitrogen,phosphorus
andpotassium
II.Containingthetwofertilizingsubstances :nitrogenandphosphorus31.03-allNos
31.05-0406
31.05-12,14,16,19
IIJOR555.05Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale 55.05-allNos
IIJOR676.01Unwroughtaluminium ;aluminiumwasteandscrap 76.01-allNos
IIJOR776.02Wroughtbars,rods,angles,shapesandsections,ofaluminium ;alumi­
niumwire 76.02-allNos
IIJOR876.03Wroughtplates,sheetsandstrip,ofaluminium 76.03-allNos
IIJOR976.04Aluminiumfoil(whetherornotembossed,cuttoshape,perforated,
coated,printed,orbackedwithpaperorotherreinforcingmaterial),ofa
thickness(excludinganybacking)notexceeding0-20mm 76.04-allNos

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ANNEXIII
LISTA
ListofproductsoriginatingintheLebanonsubjecttoimportceilingsin1977
OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionNIMEXE
codeLevelof
ceiling
(tonnes)
1 2 3 4 5
IRL1
IRL231.03
55.09Mineralorchemicalfertilizers,phosphatic
Otherwovenfabricsofcotton31.03-allNos
55.09-allNos7500
100
LISTB
ListofproductsreferredtoinArticle2originatingintheLebanon
OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionNIMEXE
code
1 2 3 4
11RL1 28.40Phosphites,hypophosphites andphosphates :
B.Phosphates (includingpolyphosphates ):
II.Other 28.40-30,62,65,71,
79,81,85
IIRL2 42.02Travelgoods(forexample,trunks,suit-cases,hat-boxes,travelling-bags ,
rucksacks),shopping-bags ,handbags,satchels,brief-cases,wallets,
purses,toilet-cases ,tool-cases,tobacco-pouches ,sheaths,cases,boxes(for
example,forarms,musicalinstruments ,binoculars,jewellery,bottles,
collars,footwear,brushes)andsimilarcontainers,ofleatherorofcompo­
sitionleather,ofvulcanizedfibre,ofartificialplasticsheeting,ofpaper­
boardoroftextilefabric 42.02-allNos
IIRL3 55.05Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale 55.05-allNos
IIRL4 76.01Unwroughtaluminium ;aluminiumwasteandscrap 76.01-allNos
IIRL5 76.02Wroughtbars,rods,angles,shapesandsections,ofaluminium ;alumi­
niumwire 76.02-allNos
IIRL6 76.03Wroughtplates,sheetsandstrip,ofaluminium 76.03-allNos
IIRL7 76.04Aluminiumfoil(whetherornotembossed,cuttoshape,perforated,
coated,printed,orbackedwithpaperorotherreinforcingmaterial),ofa
thickness(excludinganybacking)notexceeding0-20mm 76.04-allNos

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ANNEXIV
LISTA
ListofproductsoriginatinginSyriasubjecttoimportceilingsin1977
OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionNIMEXE
codeLevelof
ceiling
(tonnes)
1 2 3 4 5
r27.10Petroleum oilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminous
minerals,otherthancrude;preparationsnotelsewhere
specifiedorincluded,containingnotlessthan70%by
weightofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombitumi­
nousminerals,theseoilsbeingthebasicconstituentsof
thepreparations :
A.Lightoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Mediumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
C.Heavyoils:
I.Gasoils:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Fueloils:
c)Forotherpurposes
III.Lubricatingoils;otheroils:
c)Tobemixedinaccordancewiththetermsof
AdditionalNote7tothisChapter(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
ISYR1«ς27.11
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
27.13-90(
y87500
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities .

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OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionNIMEXE
codeLevelof
ceiling
(tonnes)
1 2 3 4 5
ISYR1
(cont'd)
L27.14Petroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandotherresiduesof
petroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminous
minerals :
C.Other:
II.Other 27.14-99
ISYR2 55.09Otherwovenfabricsofcotton 55.09-allNos 250
LSTB
ListofproductsreferredtoinArticle2originatinginSyria
OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionNIMEXE
code
1 2 3 4
IISYR128.40Phosphites,hypophosphites andphosphates :
B.Phosphates (includingpolyphosphates ):
II.Other 28.40-30,62,65,71,
79,81,85
IISYR231.03Mineralorchemicalfertilizers,phosphatic 31.03-allNos
31.05Otherfertilizers;goodsofthepresentChapterintablets,lozengesand
similarpreparedformsorinpackingsofagrossweightnotexceeding
10kg:
A.Otherfertilizers :
II
IISYR
SYR3
4I.Containingthethreefertilizingsubstances :nitrogen,phosphorus
andpotassium
II.Containingthetwofertilizingsubstances :nitrogenandphos­
phorus31.05-04,06
31.05-12,14,16,19
IISYR555.05Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale 55.05-allNos
(ISYR676.01Unwroughtaluminium ;aluminiumwasteandscrap 76.01-allNos
(ISYR776.02Wroughtbars,rods,angles,shapesandsections,ofaluminium ;alumi­
niumwire 76.02-allNos
IISYR876.03Wroughtplates,sheetsandstrip,ofaluminium 76.03-allNos
[ISYR976.04Aluminiumfoil(whetherornotembossed,cuttoshape,perforated,
coated,printed,orbackedwithpaperorotherreinforcingmaterial),ofa
thickness(excludinganybacking)notexceeding0-20mm 76.04-allNos