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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No698/78
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establishingindicativeceilingsandCommunitysupervisionforimportsofcertainproducts
originatinginAustria(1978)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,enteredwithcustomsauthoritiesforhomeuse;whereas
thisadministrative proceduremustmakeprovisionfor
thereintroduction ofCommonCustomsTariffdutiesas
soonastheceilingshavebeenreachedatCommunity
level;
Whereasthisadministrative procedurerequiresclose
andparticularlyrapidcooperationbetweentheMember
StatesandtheCommission ;whereasthelattermust,in
particular,beabletofollowtheprogressofamountsset
offagainsttheindicativeceilingsandkeeptheMember
Statesinformed;whereasthiscooperationmustbeall
theclosersincetheCommission mustbeabletotake
adequatemeasurestoreintroduceCommonCustoms
Tariffdutieswheneveroneoftheceilingshasbeen
reached;
Whereasthetrendofimportsshouldbefollowedfor
certainproductsforwhich,underArticle3ofProto­
col1,theCommunityhassuspendedtheapplicationof
ceilingsandforproductswhicharenotsubjecttothe
ceilingsystem;whereasitisthereforedesirablethat
importsofsuchproductsshouldbesubjecttosupervi­
sion,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasanAgreement (J)betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofAustriawas
signedon22July1972;
WhereasArticles1and2ofProtocol1annexedtothat
Agreementmakeprovisionforaspecifictimetablefor
theprogressiveabolitionofcustomsdutiesinrespectof
theproductstowhichtheAgreementapplies;whereas
underArticle3ofthatProtocoltheimportsofthese
productsarelimitedtoannualindicativeceilingsabove
whichthecustomsdutiesapplicabletothirdcountries
maybereintroduced ;whereas,however,underArticle3
(b),theCommunityhastosuspendtheapplicationof
certainceilings;whereas,ontheotherhand,intheevent
ofshort-termeconomicdifficulties,theCommunity
may,underArticle3(c)ofProtocol1,maintaintheceil­
ingamountsoftheprecedingyear;whereas,however,
applicationofthismeasuremustbelimitedtoproducts
mostaffectedbytheshort-termdifficulties;whereas,
therefore,theceilingstobeappliedin1978mustbe
established ;whereasinthissituationitisalsonecessary
thattheCommissionberegularlyinformedofthetrend
oftheimportsoftheproductsinquestionand,incon­
sequence,itisnecessarytosubjecttheseimportsto
supervision ;
Whereasthisobjectivemaybeachievedbymeansofan
administrativeprocedurebasedonsettingoffimportsof
theproductsinquestionagainsttheindicativeceilings
atCommunitylevel,asandwhentheseproductsareHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1978,importsof
productsoriginatinginAustriaandindicatedinAnnexI
tothisRegulationshallbesubjecttoindicativeceilings
andtoCommunitysupervision .
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhepre­
cedingsubparagraphs ,theirtariffheadingsandstatisti­
calnumbersandthelevelsoftheindicativeceilingsare
giveninAnnexI. (!)OJNoL300,31.12.1972,p.1.

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themwithinfivecleardaysofexpiryofthepreceding
10-dayperiod.
Article2
From1Januaryto31December1978,importsofthe
productsreferredtoinAnnexIIwhichoriginatein
AustriashallbesubjecttoCommunitysupervision .
MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission ,not
laterthanthe15thdayofeachmonth,statementsof
importsoftheproductsinquestioneffectedduringthe
precedingmonth;tothisend,onlyproductssubmitted
tothecustomsauthoritiesundercoverofanentryfor
homeuseandaccompaniedbyamovementcertificate
conformingtotherulescontainedinProtocol3tothe
Agreementshallbetakenintoconsideration .2.Amountsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicativeceil­
ingsasandwhenthegoodsareenteredwithcustoms
authoritiesforhomeuseandaccompaniedbyamove­
mentcertificateconformingtotherulescontainedin
Protocol3totheAgreement .
Goodsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicativeceilingonly
ifthemovementcertificatehasbeensubmittedbefore
thedateonwhichcustomsdutiesarereimposed .
ThereachingofaceilingshallbedeterminedatCom­
munitylevelonthebasisofimportssetoffagainstitin
themannerdefinedintheprecedingsubparagraphs .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformtheCom­
missionofimportseffectedinaccordancewiththe
aboverules;suchinformationshallbesuppliedunder
theconditionslaiddowninparagraph4.
3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
CommissionmayissueaRegulationreimposingthe
customsdutiesprovidedforinArticle3(f)ofProtocol1
totheAgreementuntiltheendofthecalendaryear.
4.MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission ,
notlaterthanthe15thdayofeachmonth,statements
oftheamountssetoffduringtheprecedingmonth.
Theyshall,iftheCommissionsorequests,makeup
suchstatementsforperiodsof10daysandforwardArticle3
Fortheimplementation ofthisRegulationtheCom­
missionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresinclosecoop­
erationwiththeMemberStates.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterforceonthethirddayfol­
lowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,20March1978.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
K.HEINESEN

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ANNEXI
LISTOFPRODUCTSSUBJECTTOINDICATIVE CEILINGSUPONIMPORTATION IN1978
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NIMEXEcodeLevel
ofceiling
(tonnes)
1 2 3 4 5
IA1
IA2
IA3
IA4
IA5
IA6
IA748.01
48.07
48.15
73.02Paperandpaperboard (includingcellulose
wadding),inrollsorsheets:
C.Kraftpaperandkraftboard:
exII.Other:
—Excludingkraftlinerpaper(a)
andkraftpaperforlarge-ca­
pacitysacks(a)
exF.Other:
—Biblepaper,manifold (thintyping)
paper;printingpaperandwriting
paper,containingnotmorethan5%
ofmechanicalwoodpulp(a)
—Printingpaperandwritingpaper,
containingmorethan5%of
mechanicalwoodpulp(a),excluding
manifold(thintyping)paper
Paperandpaperboard,impregnated ,coated,
surface-coloured ,surface-decorated orprinted
(notconstitutingprintedmatterwithinChapter
49),inrollsorsheets:
C.Other:
—Coatedprintingorwritingpaper
—Other
Otherpaperandpaperboard,cuttosizeor
shape:
B.Other
Ferro-alloys :
exG.Other:
—Ferro-molybdenum48.01-08,09,11,12,
13,17,19,25,
26,29,33
48.01-58,61,62,66
48.01-64,65,69
48.07-57,58,59
48.07-55,56,64,65,
66,68,70,81,
85,91,97,99
48.15-10,21,29,30,
40,50,61,65,
95,99
73.02-81Ceiling
delayed
66836
59559
38280
12687
18717
309
(a)SubjecttocompliancewiththedefinitionsgiveninAnnexIII.

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Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NIMEXEcodeLevel
ofceiling
(tonnes)
1 2 3 4 5
IA8
IA973.15 Alloysteelandhigh-carbonsteelintheforms
mentionedinheadingNos73.06to73.14:
B.Alloysteel:
—High-speed (a)
—Other73.71-14,24,54,94
73.73-14,24,34,54
73.74-54
73.75-24,34,44,54,
64,84
73.76-14
73.71-19,21,29,55,
56,59',99
73.72-11,19,39
73.73-19,25,26,29,
35,36,39,49,
55,59,72,74,
89
73.74-21,29,51,52,
59,72,74,89,
90
73.75-11,19,29,39 ,
49,59,69,79,
89,99
73.76-15,16,194083(!)
62260(!)
(a)SubjecttocompliancewiththedefinitionsgiveninAnnexIII.
(')IncludingproductscoveredbytheECSCTreaty.

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ANNEXII
LISTOFPRODUCTS REFERREDTOINARTICLE2
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NIMEXEcode
1 2 3 4
44.18 44.18allNos IIA1
48.01Reconstituted wood,beingwoodshavings,woodchips,
sawdust,woodflourorotherligneouswasteagglomerated
withnaturalorartificialresinsorotherorganicbinding
substances,insheets,blocksorthelike
Paperandpaperboard (includingcellulosewadding),inrolls
orsheets:
exF.Other:
—Other,excludingcellulosewadding,websofcellulose
fibres(softtissues),semi-chemical fluting
paper(a)andsulphitewrappingandpackaging
paper(a)IIA2 48.01-41,43,45,52,
53,54,55,56,
77,82,84,86,
88,91,93,95,
97
56.01
56.01-21,23,25,29
73.02Man-madefibres(discontinuous ),notcarded,combedor
otherwisepreparedforspinning:
B.Regeneratedtextilefibres
Ferro-alloys :
exG.Other:
—Ferro-vanadium
Alloysteelandhighcarbonsteelintheformsmentionedin
headingNos73.06to73.14:
A.HighcarbonsteelIIA3
IIA4
IIA573.02-83
73.15
73.61-10,20,50,90
73.62-10,30
73.63-10,21,29,50,
72,74,79
73.64-20,50,72,75,
79,90
73.65-21,23,25,53,
55,70,81,83
73.66-40,81,86,89
B.Alloysteel:
—Stainlessorrefractory(*)(a) IIA6 73.71-13,23,53,93
73.72-13,33
73.73-13,23,33,43,
53,83
73.74-23,53,83
73.75-23,33,43,53,
63,73,83,93
73.76-13
76.01 Unwroughtaluminium,aluminiumwasteandscrap:
A.Unwrought IIA776.01-11,15
(a)SubjecttocompliancewiththedefinitionsgiveninAnnexIII.
(*)IncludingproductscoveredbytheECSCTreaty.

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ANNEXIII
DEFINITIONS
ex48.01CII Kraftliner
'Kraftliner'meansmachine-finishedormachine-glazed paperorpaperboard,
inrolls,containingnotlessthan80%ofchemicalsulphatesoftwoodpulp
calculatedontotalfibrecontent,weighingmorethan115g/m2andhavinga
Mullenburstratioofnotlessthan35.
ex48.01CIIKraftpaperforlarge-capacity sacks
'Kraftpaperforlarge-capacity sacks'meansmachine-finished paper,inrolls,
containingnotlessthan80%ofchemicalsulphatesoftwoodpulpcalculated
ontotalfibrecontent,weighingnotlessthan60g/m2butnotmorethan
115g/m2,havingaMullenburstratioofnotlessthan38,andhavinga
stretchfactorofmorethan4.5%inthecrossdirectionandofmorethan2%
inthemachinedirection.
ex48.01F Printingpaperandwritingpaper,containingnotmorethan5%ofmechan­
icalwoodpulp
'Printingpaperandwritingpaper,containingnotmorethan5%ofmechan­
icalwoodpulp'meanspaperotherthanmachine-glazed ,usedforprintingor
writing,whichcontainsnotmorethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulpcalcu­
latedontotalfibrecontent.
ex48.01F Printingpaperandwritingpaper,containingmechanicalwoodpulp
'Printingpaperandwritingpapercontainingmechanicalwoodpulp'means
paperotherthanmachine-glazed ,usedforprintingandwriting,containing
morethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulpcalculatedontotalfibrecontent.
ex48.01F Semi-chemical flutingpaper
'Semi-chemical flutingpaper'meanspaper,inrolls,containingnotlessthan
65%ofunbleachedsemi-chemicalhardwoodpulp(pulpobtainedfromwood
bylightchemicaltreatmentfollowedbymechanicaltreatment)calculatedon
totalfibrecontentandhavingaCMT(ConcoraMediumTest)crushresist­
anceexceeding20kgf.
ex48.01F Sulphitewrappingandpackagingpaper
'Sulphitewrappingandpackagingpaper'meansmachine-glazed paper,con­
tainingmorethan40%ofchemicalbisulphitewoodpulp,calculatedontotal
fibrecontent,havinganashcontentofnotmorethan8%andhavingaMul­
lenburstratioofnotlessthan15.
ex73.15B Alloysteel,stainlessorheat-resisting
'Alloysteel,stainlessorheat-resisting'meansalloysteel,containingbyweight
12%ormoreofchromium,withorwithoutotheralloyelements,andless
than1%ofcarbon.
ex73.15B High-speedalloysteel
'High-speedalloysteel'meansalloysteelcontaining,withorwithoutother
alloyelements,atleasttwoofthefollowingthreeelements:tungsten(wolf­
ram),molybdenumandvanadiumwithatotalcontent,byweight,ofnotless
than7%oftheseelementstakentogether,andcontainingmorethan0.6%,
byweight,ofcarbon.