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of20January1976
establishingindicativeceilingsandCommunitysupervisionforimportsofcertain
productsoriginatinginPortugal(1976)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,thereintroduction ofcustomstariffdutiesassoonas
theceilingshavebeenreachedatCommunitylevel;
Wheresthisadministrative procedurerequiresclose
andparticularlyrapidcooperationbetweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommission ;whereasthe
lattermust,inparticular,beabletofollowthepro­
gressofamountssetoffagainsttheindicativeceilings
andkeeptheMemberStatesinformed;whereasthis
cooperationmustbealltheclosersincetheCom­
missionmustbeabletotakeadequatemeasuresto
re-introducecustomstariffdutieswheneveroneofthe
ceilingshasbeenreached;
Whereasthetrendofimportsshouldbefollowed
forcertainproductsforwhich,underArticle2of
Protocol1,theCommunityhassuspendedthe
applicationofceilingsandforproductswhichare
notsubjecttotheceilingsystem;whereasitisthere­
foredesirablethatimportsofsuchproudctsshould
besubjecttosupervision,WhereasanAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandthePortugueseRepub­
lic(*)wassignedon22July1972;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1WhereasArticles1and2ofProtocol1annexedto
thisAgreementmakeprovisionforaspecifictime­
tablefortheprogressiveabolitionofcustomsduties
inrespectoftheproductstowhichtheAgreement
applies;whereasunderArticle2ofthatProtocolthe
importsoftheseproductsarelimitedtoannual
indicativeceilingsabovewhichthecustomsduties
applicabletothirdcountriesmaybere-introduced ;
whereas,however,underArticle2(2)theCommunity
hastosuspendtheapplicationofcertainceilings;
whereas,therefore,theceilingstobeappliedin1976
mustbeestablished;whereasinthissituationitis
alsonecessarythattheCommission beregularly
informedofthetrendoftheimportsoftheproducts
inquestionand,inconsequence ,itisnecessaryto
subjecttheseimportstosupervision ;1.From1Januaryuntil31December1976,imports
ofproductsoriginatinginPortugalandindicatedin
AnnexItothisRegulationshallbesubjectto
indicativeceilingsandtoCommunitysupervision.
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhe
precedingsubparagraphs ,theirtariffheadingsand
statisticnumbersandthelevelsoftheindicative
ceilingsaregiveninAnnexI.
2.Amountsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsasandwhenproductsaresubmittedtothe
customsauthoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthat
theyhavebeenmadeavailableforconsumptionand
accompanied byamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocol3totheAgreement .Whereasthisobjectivemaybeachievedbymeansof
anadministrative procedurebasedonsettingoff
importsoftheproductsinquestionagainstthe
indicativeceilingsatCommunitylevel,asandwhen
theseproductsaresubmittedtothecustomsauth­
oritiesundercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhave
beenmadeavailableforconsumption ;whereasthis
administrative proceduremustmakeprovisionfor
HOJNoL301,31.12.1972,p.10.Goodsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicativeceiling
onlyifthemovementcertificatehasbeensubmitted

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Article2
From1Januaryuntil31December1976,imports
oftheproductsreferredtoinAnnexIIwhich
originateinAustriashallbesubjecttoCommunity
supervision .
MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommissionnot
laterthanthe15thdayofeachmonthstatementsof
importsoftheproductsinquestioneffectedduring
theprecedingmonth;tothisend,onlyproducts
submittedtothecustomsauthoritiesundercover
ofadeclarationthattheyhavebeenmadeavailable
forconsumptionandaccompaniedbyamovement
certificateconformingtotherulescontainedin
Protocol3totheAgreementshallbetakeninto
consideration .beforethedateonwhichcustomsdutiesare
reimposed .
Thereachingofaceilingshallbedeterminedat
Communitylevelonthebasisofimportssetoff
againstitinthemannerdefinedinthepreceding
subparagraphs .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportseffectedinaccordancewith
theaboverules;suchinformationshallbesupplied
undertheconditionslaiddowninparagraph4.
3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
CommissionmayissueaRegulationreimposingthe
customsdutiesprovidedforinArticle2(7)of
Protocol1totheAgreementuntiltheendofthe
calendaryear.
4.MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission
notlaterthanthe15thdayofeachmonthstatements
oftheamountssetoffduringtheprecedingmonth.
Theyshall,iftheCommissionsorequests,make
upsuchstatementsforperiodsof10daysandfor­
wardthemwithinfivecleardaysofexpiryofthe
preceding10-dayperiod.Article3
Fortheimplementation ofthisRegulationtheCom­
missionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresinclose
cooperationwiththeMemberStates.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20January1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.THORN

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ANNEXI
LISTOFPRODUCTSSUBJECTTOINDICATIVE CEILINGSUPONIMPORTATION IN1976
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexecodeLevel
ofceiling
(metrictons)
1 2 3 4 5
IP1 45.02Naturalcorkinblocks,plates,sheetsorstrips
(includingcubesorsquareslabs,cuttosizefor
corksorstoppers)45.02-allNos 1395
IP2 45.03 Articlesofnaturalcork 45.03-allNos 11473
IP3 55.05Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale 55.05-allNos 9327
IP4 56.07 Wovenfabricsofman-made fibres
(discontinuous orwaste)56.07-allNos 2641
IP5 59.04Twine,cordage,ropesandcables,plaitedornot59.04-allNos 9338
IP6 60.04Undergarments,knittedorcrocheted,not
elasticorrubberized60.04-allNos 3335
IP7 60.05Outergarmentsandotherarticles,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticorrubberized60.05-allNos 804
IP8 61.01Men'sandboys'outergarments 61.01-allNos 1009
IP9 61.02Women's,girls'andinfants'outergarments 61.02-allNos 309
IP10 61.03Men'sandboys'undergarments,including
collars,shirtfrontsandcuffs61.03-allNos 1169
IP11 61.04Women's,girls'andinfants'undergarments 61.04-allNos 99

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LISTOFPRODUCTS REFERRED TOINARTICLE2
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription Nimexecode
1 2 3 4
IIP1 45.04Agglomerated cork(beingcorkagglomerated withor
withoutabindingsubstance)andarticlesofagglomerated
cork45.04-allNos
IIP2 56.05Yarnofman-madefibres(discontinuous orwaste),notput
upforretailsale56.05-allNos
IIP3 57.10 Wovenfabricsofjuteorofothertextilesbastfibresof
headingNo57.0357.10-allNos
IIP4 62.02 Bedlinen,tablelinen,toiletlinenandkitchenlinen;curtains
andotherfurnishingarticles62.02-allNos