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of21December1976
establishingindicativeceilingsandCommunitysupervisionforimportsofcertain
productsoriginatinginFinland(1977)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,MemberStatesandtheCommission ;whereasthe
lattermust,inparticular,beabletofollowthepro­
gressofamountssetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsandkeeptheMemberStatesinformed;
whereasthiscooperationmustbealltheclosersince
theCommissionmustbea'bletotakeadequate
measurestoreintroducecustomstariffdutieswhen­
everoneoftheceilingshasbeenreached;
Whereasthetrendofimportsshouldbefollowedfor
certainproductsforwhich,underArticle3of
Protocol1,theCommunityhassuspendedtheappli­
cationofceilingsandforproductswhicharenot
subjecttotheceilingsystem;whereasitistherefore
desirablethatimportsofsuchproductsshouldbe
subjecttosupervision,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalifromtheCommission ,
WhereasanAgreement (*)betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofFinland
wassignedon5October1973,
WhereasArticles1and2ofProtocol1annexedto
thisAgreementmakeprovisionforaspecifictime­
tablefortheprogressiveabolitionofcustomsduties
inrespectoftheproductstowhichtheAgreement
applies;whereasunderArtidle3ofthatProtocol
theimportsoftheseproductsarelimitedtoannual
indicativeceilingsabovewhichthecustomsduties
applicabletothirdcountriesmaybereintroduced ;
whereas,however,underArticle3(b)the
Communityhastosuspendtheapplicationofcertain
ceilings;whereas,therefore,theceilingstobeapplied
in1977mustbeestablished ;whereasinthissituation
itisalsonecessarythattheCommissionberegularly
informedofthetrendoftheimportsoftheproducts
inquestionand,inconsequence,itisnecessaryto
subjecttheseimportstosupervision;
Whereasthisobjectivemaybeachievedbymeans
ofanadministrative procedurebasedonsettingoff
importsoftheproductsinquestionagainstthe
indicativeceilingsatCommunitylevel,asandwhen
theseproductsaresubmittedtothecustomsauth­
oritiesundercoverof.declarationsthattheyhave
beenmadeavailableforconsumption ;whereasthis
administrative proceduremustmakeprovisionfor
thereintroduction ofcustomstariffdutiesassoonas
theceilingshavebeenreachedatCommunitylevel;
Whereasthisadministrative procedurerequiresclose
andparticularlyrapidcooperationbetweenthe1.From1Januaryuntil31December1977,imports
ofproductsoriginatinginFiinllandandindicatedin
AnnexItothisRegulationshallbesubjecttoindica­
tiveceilingsandtoCommunitysupervision .
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhe
precedingsubparagraphs ,theirtariffheadingsand
statisticnumbersandthelevelsoftheindicative
ceilingsaregiveninAnnexI.
2.Amountsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsasandwhenproductsaresubmittedtothe
customsauthoritiesundercoverofadeclaration
thattheyhavebeenmadeavailableforconsumption
andaccompanied byamovementcertificate
conformingtotherulescontainedinProtocol3to
theAgreement.
Goodsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicativeceiling
onlyifthemovementcertificatehasbeensubmitted
beforethedateonwhichcustomsdutiesare
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Article2 Thereachingofaceilingshallbedeterminedat
Communitylevelonthebasisolfimportssetoff
againstitinthemannerdefinedinthepreceding
subparagraphs .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportseffectedinaccordancewith
theaboverules;suchinformationshallbesupplied
undertheconditionslaiddowninparagraph4.From1Januaryuntil31December1977,importsof
theproductsreferredtoinAnnexIIwhichoriginate
inFinlandshallbesubjecttoCommunitysupervision .
MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommissionnot
laterthanthe15thdayofeachmonthstatementsof
importsoftheproductsinquestioneffectedduring
theprecedingmonth;tothisend,onlyproducts
submittedtothecustomsauthoritiesundercover
ofadeclarationthattheyhavebeenmadeavailable
forconsumptionandaccompaniedbyamovement
certificateconformingtotherulescontainedin
Protocol3totheAgreementshall'betakeninto
consideration .3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
CommissionmayissueaRegulationreimposingthe
customsdutiesprovidedforinArticle3(f)of.
Protocol1totheAgreementuntiltheendofthe
calendaryear. Article3
Fortheimplementation ofthisRegulationthe
Commission shalltakeallnecessarymeasuresin
closecooperationwiththeMemberStates. 4.MemberStatessh^llforwardtotheCommission
notlaterthanthe15thdayofeachmonthstatements
oftheamountssetoffduringtheprecedingmonth.
Theyshall,iftheCommissionsorequests,makeup
suchstatementsforperiodsof10daysandforward
themwithinfivecleardaysofexipiryofthe
preceding10-dayperiod.Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21December1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.P.L.M.M.vanderSTEE

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ANNEXI
LISTOFPRODUCTS SUBJECTTOINDICATIVE CEILINGSUPONIMPORTATION
IN1977
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NIMEXEcòdeLevel
ofceiling
(metrictons)
1 2 3. 4 5
48.01Paperandpaperboard (includingcellulose
wadding),machine-made ,inrollsorsheets:
C.KraftpaperandKraftboard:
II.Other:
ISF1—Kraftliner(a) 48.01-15*21,27,31254642
ISF2
ISF3—Kraftpaperforlargebags(a)
—Other
exE.Other:48.01-16,23,28
48.01-08,09,11,12,
13,17,19,25,
26,29,33ceiling
delayed
ceiling
delayed
ISF4 —Biblepaper(Indiapaper),copying
tissue;otherprintingpaperand
otherwritingpaper,notcontaining
mechanicalwoodpulporinwhich
mechanicalwoodpulpdoesnot
representmorethan5%(a)48.01-58,61,61,6633319
ISF5 —Printingpaperandwritingpaper,
containingmechanicalwoodpulp(a),
excludingcopyingtissue48.01-64,65,69ceiling
delayed
ISF6 —Flutingpaperforcorrugatedpaper­
board(a)48.01-75ceiling
delayed
ISF7 —Sulphitepaperforwrappingpur­
poses(a)48.01-71,73 ceiling
delayed
ISF8 —Other,excludingcellulosewadding
andtissues48.01-41,43,45,52,
53,54,55,56,
77,82,84,86,
88,91,93,95,
97207389
ISF948.03
48.05Parchmentorgreaseproofpaperandpaper­
board,andimitationsthereof,andglazed
transparentpaper,inrollsorsheets
Paperandpaperboard,corrugated (withor
withoutflatsurfacesheets),creped,crinkled,
embossedorperforated,inrollsorsheets:48.03-allNos ceiling
delayed
ISF10 B.Other 48.05-21,29,30,50,
804507
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Order
NoCCT
headingNo Description NIMEXEcodeLevel
ofceiling
(metrictons)
1 2 3 4 5
48.07Paperandpaperboard,impregnated,coated,
surface-coloured ,surface-decorated orprinted
(notbeingmerelyruled,linedorsquaredand
notconstitutingprintedmatterwithinChapter
49),inrollsorsheets:
B.Other:
ISF11 —Coatedprintingorwritingpaper 48.07-57,58,59 45752
ISF12
48.15—Other
Otherpaperandpaperboard,cuttosizeor
shape:48.07-55,56,64,65,
66,68,70,81,
85,91,97,99181624
ISF13
73.02B.Other
Ferro-alloys :48.15-10,21,29,30,
40,50,61,65,
95,9914396
ISF14 E.Ferro-chromium andferro-silico-chromium 73.02-51,55 11860

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ANNEXII
LISTOFPRODUCTS REFERRED TOINARTICLE2
Order
NoCCT
headingNo Description NIMEXEcode
1 2 3 4
IISF144.15Plywood,blockboard,laminboard,battenboardandsimilar
laminatedwoodproducts(includingveneeredpanelsand
sheets);inlaidwoodandwoodmarquetry44.15-allNos
IISF244.18Reconstituted wood,beingwoodshavings,woodchips,
sawdust,woodflourorotherligneouswasteagglomerated
withnaturalorartificialresinsorotherorganicbinding
substancesinsheets,blocksorthelike44.18-allNos
IISF348.09
56.01Buildingboardofwoodpulporofvegetablefibre,whether
ornotbondedwithnaturalorartificialresinsorwith
similarbinders
Man-madefibres(discontinuous ),notcarded,combedor
otherwisepreparedforspinning:48.09-allNos
IISF4 B.Regeneratedtextilefibres 56.01-21,23,25,29

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ANNEX111
DEFINITIONS
ex48.01CIIKraftliner
/
'Kraftliner'meansmachine-finished ormachine-glazed paperorpaperboard,
inrolls,containingnotlessthan80%ofchemicalsulphatesoftwoodpulp
calculatedontotalfibrecontent,weighingmorethan115g/m2andhaving
aMullenburstratioofnotlessthan35.
ex48.01CIIKraftpaperforlargesacks
'Kraftpaperforlargesacks'meansmachine-finished paper,inrolls,
containingnotlessthan80%.ofchemicalsulphatesoftwoodpulpcalculated
ontotalfibrecontent,weighingnotlessthan60g/m2butnotmorethan
115g/m2,havingaMullenburstratioofnotlessthan38,andhaving
astretchfactorofmorethan4-5%inthecrossdirectionandofmorethan
2%inthemachinedirection.
ex48.01EOtherprintingpaperandotherwritingpaper,notcontainingmechanical
woodpulporcontainingnotmorethan5°/oofmechanicalwoodpulp
'Otherprintingpaperandotherwritingpaper,notcontainingmechanical
woodpulporcontainingnotmorethan5°/oofmechanicalwoodpulp'
meanspaperotherthanmachine-glazed ,usedforprintingorwriting,
whichcontainsnotmorethan5°/oofmechanicalwoodpulpcalculated
ontotalfibrecontent.
ex48.01EPrintingpaperandwritingpaper,containingmechanicalwoodpulp
'Printingpaperandwritingpapercontainingmechanicalwoodpulp'means
paperotherthanmachine-glazed ,usedforprintingandwriting,containing
morethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulpcalculatedontotalfibrecontent.
ex48.01EFlutingpaperforcorrugatedpaperboard
'Flutingpaperforcorrugatedpaperboard'meanspaper,inrolls,containing
notlessthan65%ofunbleachedsemi-chemical hardwoodpulp(pulp
obtainedfromwoodbylightchemicaltreatmentfollowedbymechanical
treatment)calculatedontotalfibrecontentandhavingaCMT(Concora
MediumTest)crushresistanceexceeding20kp.
ex48.01ESulphitepaperforwrappingpurposes
'Sulphitepaperforwrappingpurposes'meansmachine-glazed paper,
containingmorethan40%>ofchemicalbisulphitewoodpulp,calculated
ontotalfibrecontent,havinganashcontentofnotmorethan8°/oand
havingaMullenburstratioofnotlessthan15.