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REGULATION (EEC)No3475/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of17December1973
establishingCommunitysupervisionofimportsofcertainproductsoriginating
inSwitzerland
theCommissionmustbeabletotakeadequate
measurestoreintroduce customstariffduties
wheneveroneoftheceilingshasbeenreached.
Whereas,fortheproductswhich,inaccordancewith
Articles2and3oftheAgreement,aresubjecttothe
normaltimetablefortheabolitionofcustomsduties
itisnecessarytofollowthetrendofimports;whereas
tothisendtheCommunityshouldbeempoweredto
take,whereappropriate,measurestoavoidany
prejudicetoindustryintheCommunityandwhereas
itis,therefore,desirablethatimportsofthese
productsalsobesubjectedtoasystemofsupervision,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasanAgreement(*)betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheSwissConfederation
wassignedon22July1972;
WhereasArticles2and3ofthatAgreementmake
provisionfortheprogressiveabolitionofcustoms
dutiesinrespectoftheproductstowhichthe
Agreementapplies;whereasbywayofderogation
fromtheseArticles,Articles1,2and3ofProtocol
No1annexedtotheAgreementlaydownthat,for
importsofcertainproductslistedinAnnexBtothat
Protocol,thereductionofdutiesshallbelimitedto
indicativeceilingsabovewhich,thecustomsduties
applicabletothirdcountriesmaybereintroduced ;
whereasapplicationofthislastprovisionrequires
thattheCommunityberegularlyinformedofthe
trendofimportsoftheproductsinquestion
originatinginSwitzerland;whereasitis,therefore,
desirablethatimportsoftheseproductsbesubjected
toasystemofsupervision ;
Whereasthisobjectivemaybeachievedbymeansof
anadministrative procedurebasedonsettingoff
importsoftheproductsinquestionagainstthe
indicativeceilings,atCommunitylevelasandwhen
theseproductsaresubmittedtothecustoms
authoritiesundercoverofdeclarationthattheyhave
beenmadeavailableforconsumption ;whereasthis
administrativeproceduremustmakeprovisionforthe
reintroduction ofcustomstariffdutiesassoonasthe
ceilingshavebeenreachedatCommunitylevel;
Whereasthisadministrative procedurerequiresclose
andparticularlyrapidcooperationbetweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommissionandwhereasthe
lattermust,inparticular,beabletofollowthe
progressofamountssetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsandkeeptheMemberStatesinformed;
whereasthiscooperationmustbealltheclosersince1.From1January1974to31December1974,
importsofproductsoriginatinginSwitzerlandto
whichannualindicativeceilingsareappliedin
accordancewithArticles1,2and3andAnnexBto
ProtocolNo1totheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheSwiss
Confederation shallbesubjectedtoCommunity
supervision.
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhe
precedingsubparagraph ,theirtariffheadingsand
statisticnumbersandthelevelsoftheindicative
ceilingsaregiveninAnnexI.
2.Amountsshallbesetoffagainsltheindicative
ceilingsasandwhenproductsaresubmittedtothe
customsauthoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthat
theyhavebeenmadeavailableforconsumptionand
accompaniedbyamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocolNo3tothe
Agreementreferredtoinparagraph1.
Goodsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicativeceiling
onlyifthemovementcertificatehasbeensubmitted
beforethedateonwhichcustomsdutiesare
reimposed.
Thereachingofaceilingshallbedeterminedat
Communitylevelonthebasisofimportssetoff
againstitinthemannerdefinedinthepreceding
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end,onlyproductssubmittedtothecustoms
authoritiesundercoverofadelcarationthatthey
havebeenmadeavailableforconsumption and
accompanied byamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocolNo3tothe
AgreementreferredtoinArticle1shallbetakeninto
consideration .TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportseffectedinaccordancewith
theaboverules.
3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
Commissionmayissuearegulationimposingthe
customsdutiesprovidedforinArticle3(f)of
ProtocolNo1totheAgreementuntiltheendofthe
calendaryear.Article3
Article2 Fortheimplementation ofthisRegulationthe
Commissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresinclose
cooperationwiththeMemberStates.Duringtheperiodfrom1January1974until31
December1974,importsoftheproductsreferredto
inAnnexIIwhichoriginateinSwitzerlandshallbe
subjectedtoCommunitysupervision .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportsoftheseproducts;tothisArticle4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17December1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
I.N0RGAARD

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ANNEXI
LISTOFPRODUCTS SUBJECTTOINDICATIVE CEILINGSUPONIMPORTATION
IN1974
OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCodeLevel
ofceiling
metrictons
1 2 3 4 5
ICHI
ICH273.02
76.01Ferro-alloys :
C.Ferro-silicon
Unwroughtaluminium,aluminiumwasteandscrap:
A.Unwrought73.02-30
76.01-11,159240
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ANNEX11
LISTOFPRODUCTS REFERRED TOINARTICLE2
OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCode
1 2 4
IICHI
IICH2
IICH3
IICH4
IICH5
IICH6
IICH7
IICH8
IICH9
IICH10
IICH11
IICH12
IICH13
IICH1428.04
44.15
44.18
48.09
.74.03
74.04
74.05
74.06
74.07
78.01
79.01
81.01
81.02
81.03Hydrogen,raregasesandothernonmetals:
C.Othernon-metals :
exV.Silicon
Plywood,blockboard ,laminboard,battenboard andsimilar
laminatedwoodproducts (includingveneeredpanelsandsheets);
inlaidwoodandwoodmarquetry
Reconstituted wood,beingwoodshavings,woodchips,sawdust,
woodflourorotherligneouswasteagglomerated withnaturalor
artificialresinsorotherorganicbindingsubstances,insheets,blocks
orthelike
Buildingboardofwoodpulporofvegetablefibre,whetherornot
bondedwithnaturalorartificialresinsorwithsimilarbinders
Wroughtbars,rods,angles,shapesandsectionsofcopper;copper
wire
Wroughtplates,sheetsandstrips,ofcopper
Copperfoil(whetherornotembossed,cuttoshape,perforated,
coated,printed,orbackedwithpaperorotherreinforcingmaterial),
ofathickness(excludinganybacking)notexceeding0.15mm
Copperpowdersandflakes
Tubesandpipesandblankstherefor,ofcopper;hollowbarsof
copper
Unwroughtlead(includingargentiferouslead);leadwasteandscrap:
A.Unwrought :
II.Other
Unwroughtzinc;zincwasteandscrap:
A.Unwrought
Tungsten (wolfram),unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof
Molybdenum ,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof
Tantalum,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof28.04-93,95
44.15-allNos
44.18-allNos
48.09-allNos
74.03-allNos
74.04-allNos
74.05-allNos
74.06-allNos
74.07-allNos
78.01-12,13,15,19
79.01-11,15
81.01-allNos
81.02-allNos
81.03-allNos

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OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCode
1 2 3 4
IICH15
IICH16
IICH17
IICH18
IICH19
IICH20
IICH21
IICH22
IICH23
IICH24
IICH25
IICH26
IICH27
IICH28
IICH2981.04Otherbasemetals,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof;
cermets,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof:
B.Cadmium
C.Cobalt:
II.Wrought
D.Chromium
E.Germanium
F.Hafnium (celtium)
G.Manganese
H.Niobium(columbium )
IJ.Antimony
K.Titanium
L.Vanadium
M.UraniumdepletedinU235
O.Zirconium
P.Rhenium
Q.Gallium;indium;thallium
R.Cermets81.04-16,18
81.04-23
81.04-26,28
81.04-31,33
81.04-36,38
81.04-41,43
81.04-46,48
81.04-51,53
81.04-56,58
81.04-61,63
81.04-69
81.04-81,83
81.04-91,93
.81.04-94,95
81.04-97,98