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REGULATION (EEC)No420/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of22January1973
establishingCommunitysupervisionofimportsofcertainproductsoriginating
inSwitzerland
whereasthiscooperationmustbealltheclosersince
theCommissionmustbeabletotakeadequate
measurestoreintroduce customstariffduties
wheneveroneoftheceilingshasbeenreached;
Whereastheindicativeceilingsfortheproductslisted
inAnnexBtoProtocolNo1havebeencalculatedfor
1973byreferencetothesituationofthecustoms
dutiestobeappliedbytheCommunityasoriginally
constitutedontheonehand,andbythenewMember
Statesontheother;whereas,consequently ,
supervisionofimportsofcertainproductsmustbegin
on1January1973incertainMemberStatesandon1
April1973inothers;
Whereas,fortheproductswhich,inaccordancewith
Articles2and3oftheAgreement,aresubjecttothe
normaltimetablefortheabolitionofcustomsduties
itisnecessarytofollowthetrendofimports;whereas
tothisendtheCommunityshouldbeempoweredto
take,whereappropriate ,measurestoavoidany
prejudicetoindustryintheCommunityandwhereas
itis,therefore,desirablethatimportsofthese
productsalsobesubjectedtoasystemofsupervision ;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasanAgreement(*)betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheSwissConfederation
wassignedon22July1972;
WhereasArticles2and3ofthatAgreementmake
provisionfortheprogressiveabolitionofcustoms
dutiesinrespectoftheproductstowhichthe
Agreementapplies;whereasbywayofderogation
fromtheseArticles,Articles1,2and3ofProtocol
No1annexedtotheAgreementlaydownthat,for
importsofcertainproductslistedinAnnexBtothat
Protocol,thereductionofdutiesshallbelimitedin
1973toindicativeceilingsabovewhichthecustoms
dutiesapplicabletothirdcountriesmaybe
reintroduced ;whereasapplicationofthislast
provisionrequiresthattheCommunityberegularly
informedofthetrendofimportsoftheproductsin
questionoriginatinginSwitzerland ;whereasitis,
therefore,desirablethatimportsoftheseproductsbe
subjectedtoasystemofsupervision ;
Whereasthisobjectivemaybeachievedbymeansof
anadministrative procedurebasedonsettingoff
importsoftheproductsinquestionagainstthe
indicativeceilings,atCommuntiylevelasandwhen
theseproductsaresubmittedtothecustoms
authoritiesundercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhave
beenmadeavailableforconsumption ;whereasthis
administrative proceduremustmakeprovisionforthe
reintroduction ofcustomstariffdutiesassoonasthe
ceilingshavebeenreachedatCommunitylevel;
Whereasthisadministrative procedurerequiresclose
andparticularlyrapidcooperationbetweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommission andwhereasthe
lattermust,inparticular,beabletofollowthe
progressofamountssetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsandkeep,theMemberStatesinformed;Article1
1.ImportsofproductsoriginatinginSwitzerland
towhichannualindicativeceilingsareappliedin
accordancewithArticles1,2and3andAnnexBto
ProtocolNo1totheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheSwiss
Confederation shallbesubjectedtoCommunity
supervisionin1973.
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhe
precedingsubparagraph ,theirtariffheadingsand
statisticnumbers,thelevelsoftheindicativeceilings
andthedatesonwhichCommunitysupervisionshall
beginaregiveninAnnexI.
2.Amountsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsasandwhenproductsaresubmittedtothe
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theyhavebeenmadeavailableforconsumptionand
accompanied byamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocolNo3tothe
Agreementreferredtoinparagraph1.
Goodsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicativeceiling
onlyifthemovementcertificatehasbeensubmitted
beforethedateonwhichcustomsdutiesare
reimposed .
Thereachingofaceilingshallbedeterminedat
Communitylevelonthebasisofimportssetoff
againstitinthemannerdefinedinthepreceding
subparagraphs .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportseffectedinaccordancewith
theaboverules.
3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
Commissionmayissuearegulationreimposingthe
customsdutiesapplicabletothirdcountriesforthe
wholeCommunityuntiltheendofthecalendaryear.
ThenewMemberStatesshallsimultaneously
reimposethedutiesprovidedforinArticle3(f)of
ProtocolNo1totheAgreementreferredtoin
paragraph1.Article2
Duringtheperiodfrom1January1973until31
December1973,importsoftheproductsreferredto
inAnnexIIwhichoriginateinSwitzerlandshallbe
subjectedtoCommunitysupervision .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportsoftheseproducts;tothis
end,onlyproductssubmittedtothecustoms
authoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthatthey
havebeenmadeavailableforconsumption and
accompanied byamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocolNo3tothe
AgreementreferredtoinArticle1shallbetakeninto
consideration .
Article3
Fortheimplementation ofthisRegulationthe
Commissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresinclose
cooperationwiththeMemberStates.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallapplyfrom1January1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22January1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
L.TINDEMANS

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ANNEX 1
LISTOFPRODUCTS SUBJECTTOINDICATIVE CEILINGSUPONIMPORTATION
IN1973
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCodeLevel
ofceiling
—metrictons—
1 2 3 4 5
ICH173.02Ferro-alloys :
C.Ferro-silicon 73.02-30 6617
ICH276.01Unwroughtaluminium ,aluminium
wasteandscrap:
A.Unwrought 76.01-11,159824
Datesonwhichsupervisioncommences :
—intheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted :1April1973,
—intheUnitedKingdomandDemark:1January1973,
—inIreland:1April1973.

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ANNEXU
LISTOFPRODUCTS REFERRED TOINARTICLE2
Dateonwhichsupervisioncommences :1January1973
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCode
1 2 3 4
28.04Hydrogen,raregasesandothernonmetals:
C.Othernon-metals
IICH1 exV.Silicon 28.04-93,95
IICH244.15Plywood,blockboard,laminboard,battenboard andsimilar
laminatedwoodproducts(includingveneeredpanelsandsheets);
inlaidwoodandwoodmarquetry44.15-allNos
IICH344.18Reconstituted wood,beingwoodshavings,woodchips,sawdust,
woodflourorotherligneouswasteagglomeratedwithnaturalor
artificialresinsorotherorganicbindingsubstances,insheets,blocks
orthelike44.18-allNos
IICH448.09Buildingboardofwoodpulporofvegetablefibre,whetherornot
bondedwithnaturalorartificialresinsorwithsimilarbinders48.09-allNos
IICH574.03Wroughtbars,rods,angles,shapesandsectionsofcopper;copper
wire74.03-allNos
IICH674.04Wroughtplates,sheetsandstrips,ofcopper 74.04-allNos
IICH774.05Copperfoil(whetherornotembossed,cuttoshape,perforated,
coated,printed,orbackedwithpaperorotherreinforcingmaterial),
ofathickness(excludinganybacking)notexceeding0-15mm74.05-allNos
IICH874.06Copperpowdersandflakes 74.06-allNos
IICH974.07
78.01Tubesandpipesandblankstherefor,ofcopper;hollowbarsof
copper
Unwroughtlead(includingargentiferouslead);leadwasteandscrap:
A.Unwrought :74.07-allNos
IICH10
79.01II.Other
Unwroughtzinc;zincwasteandscrap:78.01-12,13,15,19
IICH11 A.Unwrought 79.01-11,15
IICH1281.01Tungsten (wolfram),unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof 81.01-allNos

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Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCode
1 2 3 4
IICH1381.02Molybdenum ,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof 81.02-allNos
IICH1481.03
81.04Tantalum,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof
Otherbasemetals,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof;
cermets,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof:81.03-allNos
IICH15 B.Cadmium
C.Cobalt:81.04-16,18
IICH16 II.wrought 81.04-23
IICH17 D.Chromium 81.04-26,28
IICH18 E.Germanium 81.04-31,33
IICH19 F.Hafnium(celtium) 81.04-36,38
IICH20 G.Manganese 81.04-41,43
IICH21 H.Niobium(columbium ) 81.04-46,48
IICH22 IJ.Antimony 81.04-51,53
IICH23 K.Titanium 81.04-56,58
11CH24 L.Vanadium 81.04-61,63
IICH25 M.UraniumdepletedinU235 81.04-69
IICH26 O.Zirconium 81.04-81,83
IICH27 P.Rhenium 81.04-91,93
IICH28 Q.Gallium;indium;thallium 81.04-94,95
IICH29 R.Cermets 81.04-97,98