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establishingindicativeceilingsandCommunitysupervisionforimportsofcertain
productsoriginatinginAustria(1977)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereasthisobjectivemaybeachievedbymeansof
anadministrative procedurebasedonsettingoff
importsoftheproductsinquestionagainstthe
indicativeceilingsatCommunitylevel,asandwhen
theseproductsaresubmittedto'thecustomsauth­
oritiesundercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhave
beenmadeavailableforconsumption ;whereasthis
administrative proceduremustmakeprovisionfor
thereintroduction ofcustomstariffdutiesassoonais
theceilingshavebeenreachedatCommunitylevel;
Whereasthisadministrative procedurerequiresclose
andparticularlyrapidcooperationbetweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommission ;whereasthe
lattermust,inparticular,beabletofollowthe
progressofamountssetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsandkeeptheMemberStatesinformed;
whereasthiscooperationmustbealltheclosersince
theCommissionmustbeabletotakeadequate
measurestoreintroducecustomstariffdutieswhen­
everoneoftheceilingsihasbeenreadhed;
Whereasthetrendofimportsshould'befollowedfor
certainproducts (forwhich,underArticle3of
Protocol1,theCommunityhassuspendedthe
applicationofceilingsandforproductswhichare
notsubjecttotheceilingsystem;whereasitisthere­
foredesirablethatimportsofsuchproductsshould
besubjecttosupervision,HavingregartdtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,anddnparticular
Article113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasanAgreement(')betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofAustria
wassignedon22July1972;
WhereasArticles1and2ofProtocoll1annexedto
thisAgreementmakeprovisionforaspecifictime­
tablefortheprogressiveabolition,ofcustomsduties
inrespectoftheproductstowhichtheAgreement
applies;whereasunderArticle3ofthatProtocol
theimportsoftheseproductsarelimitedtoannual
indicativeceilingsabovewhichthecustomsduties
applicabletothirdcountriesmaybereintroduced ;
whereas,however,underArticle3(b)theCommunity
hastosuspendtheapplicationofcertainceilings;
whereas,ontheotherhand,intheeventofshort­
termeconomicdifficulties,theCommunitymay,
underArticle3(c)ofProtocol1,maintaintheceiling
amountsoftheprecedingyear;whereas,however,
applicationofthismeasuremustbelimitedtoprod­
uctsmostaffectedbytheshort-termdifficulties;
whereas,therefore,theceilingstobeappliedin1977
mustbeestablished;whereasinthissituationitis
alsonecessarythattheCommission iberegularlyin­
formedofthetrendoftheimportsoftheproductsin
questionand,inconsequence ,itisnecessaryto
subjeottheseimportstosupervision;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryuntil31December1977,imports
ofproductsoriginatinginAustriaandindicatedin
AnnexItothisRegulationshallbesubjecttoindi­
cativeceilingsandtoCommunitysupervision. 0)OJNoL300,31.12.1972,p.1.

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mentsoftheamountssetoffdiuringthepreceding
month.Theyshalll,iftheCommissionsorequests,
maikeupsuchstatementsforperiodsof10daysand
forwardthemwithinfivecleardaysofexpiryof
thepreceding10-dayperiod.
Article2
From1Januaryuntil31Deoember1977,imports
oftheproductsreferredtoinAnnexIIwhich
originateinAustriashallbesubjecttoCommunity
supervision .
MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommissionnot
laterthanthe15thdayofeachmonthstatementsof
importsoftheproductsinquestioneffectedduring
theprecedingmonth;tothisend,onlyproducts
submittedtothecustomsauthoritiesundercover
ofadeclarationthattheyhavebeenmadeavailable
forconsumptionandaccompanied byamovement
certificateconformingtotherullescontainedin
Protocol3totheAgreementshallbetakeninto
consideration .Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhe
precedingsubparagraphs ,theirtariffheadingsand
statisticnunaibersandthelevelsoftheindicative
ceilingsaregiveninAnnexI.
2.Amountsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsasandwhenproductsaresubmittedtothe
customsauthoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthat
theyhavebeenmadeavailableforconsumptionand
accompanied byamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtcol3oftheAgreement.
Goodsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicativeceiling
onlyifthemovement ,certificatehasbeensubmitted
beforethedateonwhichcustomsdutiesare
reimposed.
Thereachingofaceilingshallbedeterminedat
Communitylevelonthebasisofimportssetoff
againstitinthemannerdefinedinthepreceding
subparagraphs .
TheMemberStatesshalllperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportseffectedinaccordancewith
theaboverules;suchinformationshallbesupplied
undertheconditionslaiddowninparagraph4.
3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
CommissionmayissueaRegulationreimposingthe
customsdutiesprovidedforinArticle3(f)of
Protocol1totheAgreementuntiltheendofthe
calendaryear.
4.MemlberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission
notlaterthanthe15thdayofeachmonthstate­Article3
Fortheimplementation ofthisRegulationthe
Commissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresin
closecooperationwiththeMemberStates.
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
headingNo Description NIMEXEcodeLevel
ofceiling
(metrictons)
1 2 3 4 5
48.01Paperandpaperboard (includingcellulose
wadding),machine-made ,inrollsorsheets:
C.KraftpaperandKraftboard:
exII.£)ther:
IAl —ExcludingKraftliner (a)and
Kraftpaperforlargebags(a)
exE.Other:48.01-08,09,11,12,
13,17,19,25,
26,29,3317013
IA2 —Biblepaper(Indiapaper),copying
tissue;otherprintingpaperandother
writingpaper,notcontainingmech­
anicalwoodpulporinwhichmech­
anicalwoodpulpdoesnotrepresent
morethan5%(a)48.01-58,61,62,6663653
IA3
48.07—Printingpaperandwritingpaper,
containingmechanicalwoodpulp(a),
excludingcopyingtissue
Paperandpaperboard ,impregnated,coated,
surface-coloured ,surface-decorated orprinted
(notbeingmerelyruled,linedorsquaredand
notconstitutingprintedmatterwithinChapter
49),inrollsorsheets:
B.Other:48.01-64,65,69 56723
IA4 —Coatedprintingorwritingpaper 48.07-57,58,59 36457
IA5
48.15—Other
Otherpaperandpaperboard,cuttosizeor
shape:48.07-55,56,64,65,
66,68,70,81,
85,91,97,9912687
IA6
73.02B.Other
Ferro-alloys :
exG.Other:48.15-10,21,29,30,
40,50,61,65,
95,9917826
IA7 —Ferro-molybdenum 73.02-81 294
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Order CCTLevel
NoheadingNoDescription NIMEXEcode ofceiling
(metrictons)
1 2 3 4 5
73.15Alloysteelandhigh-carbonsteelintheforms
mentionedin:headingNos73.06to73.14:
B.Alloysteel:
IA8 —High-speed (a) 73.71-14,24,54,943889i1)
73.73-14,24,34,54
73.74-54
73.75-24,34,44,54,
64,84
73.76-14
IA9 —Other 73.71-19,21,29,55,59295i1)
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
73.76-15,16,19
(a)SubjecttocompliancewiththedefinitionsgiveninAnnexIII.
i1)IncludingproductscoveredbytheECSC-Treaty .

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ANNEXII
LISTOFPRODUCTS REFERRED TOINARTICLE2
Order CCTDescription NIMEXEcodeNoheadingNo
1 2 3 4
IIA144.18 Reconstituted wood,beingwoodshavings,woodchips,44.18-allNos
sawdust,woodflourorotherligneouswasteagglomerated
withnaturalorartificialresinsorotherorganicbinding
substances,insheets,blocksorthelike
48.01Paperand.paperboard (includingcellulosewadding),machine
made,inrollsorsheets:
exE.Other:
IIA2 —Other,excludingcellulosewadding,tissues,fluting48.01-41,43,45,52,
paperforcorrugatedpaperboard (a)andsulphite 53,54,55,56,
paperforwrappingpurposes(a) 77,82,84,86,
88,91,93,95,
56.01 Man-madefibres(discontinuous ),notcarded,combedor97
otherwisepreparedforspinning:
IIA3 B.Regeneratedtextilefibres 56.01-21,23,25,29
73.02 Ferro-alloys :
exG.Other:
IIA4 —Ferro-vanadium 73.02-83
73.15 Alloysteelandhighcarbonsteelintheformsmentionedin
headingNos73.06to73.14:
IIA5 A.Highcarbonsteel 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:
IIA6 —Stainlessorrefractory(1)(a) 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
76.01Unwroughtaluminium,aluminiumwasteandscrap:
IIA7 A.Unwrought 76.01-11,15
(a)SubjecttocompliancewiththedefinitionsgiveninAnnexIII.
I1)IncludingproductscoveredbytheECSCTreaty.

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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°/ointhemachinedirection.
I
ex48.01EOtherprintingpaperandotherwritingpaper,notcontainingmechanical
woodpulporcontainingnotmorethan5°/oofmechanicalwoodpulp
'Otherprintingpaperandotherwritingpaper,notcontainingmechanical
woodpulporcontainingnotmorethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulp'
meanspaperotherthanmachine-glazed ,usedforprintingorwriting,
whichcontainsnotmorethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulpcalculated
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%and
havingaMullenburstratioofnotlessthan15.
ex73.15BAlloysteel,stainlessorheat-resisting
'Alloysteel,stainlessorheat-resisting'meansalloysteel,containingby
weight12%ormoreofchromium,withorwithoutotheralloy
elements,andlessthan1%ofcarbon.
ex73.15BHigh-speedalloysteel
'High-speedalloysteermeansalloysteelcontaining,withorwithout
otheralloyelements,atleasttwoofthefollowingthreeelements:tungsten
(wolfram),molybdenumandvanadiumwithatotalcontent,byweight,of
notlessthan7%oftheseelementstakentogether,andcontainingmore
than0*6%,byweight,ofcarbon.