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of20January1976
establishingindicativeceilingsandCommunitysupervisionforimportsofcertain
productsoriginatinginNorway(1976)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,thereintroduction ofcustomstariffdutiesassoonas
theceilingshavebeenreachedatCommunitylevel;
Whereasthisadministrative procedurerequiresclose
andparticularlyrapidcooperationbetweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommission ;whereasthe
lattermust,inparticular,beabletofollowthepro­
gressofamountssetoffagainsttheindicativeceilings
andkeeptheMemberStatesinformed;whereasthis
cooperationmustbealltheclosersincetheCom­
missionmustbeabletotakeadequatemeasuresto
re-introducecustomstariffdutieswheneveroneofthe
ceilingshasbeenreached;
Whereasthetrendofimportsshouldbefollowed
forcertainproductsforwhich,underArticle4of
Protocol1,theCommunityhassuspendedthe
applicationofceilingsandforproductswhichare
notsubjecttotheceilingsystem;whereasitisthere­
foredesirablethatimportsofsuchproductsshould
besubjecttosupervision,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasanAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheKingdomofNor­
wayi1)wassignedon14May1973;
WhereasArticles1,2and3ofProtocol1annexedto
thisAgreementmakeprovisionforaspecifictime­
tablefortheprogressiveabolitionofcustomsduties
inrespectoftheproductstowhichtheAgreement
applies;whereasunderArticle4ofthatProtocolthe
importsoftheseproductsarelimitedtoannual
indicativeceilingsabovewhichthecustomsduties
applicabletothirdcountriesmaybere-introduced ;
whereas,however,underArticle4(b)theCommunity
hastosuspendtheapplicationofcertainceilings;
whereas,ontheotherhand,intheeventofshort­
termeconomicdifficulties,theCommunitymay,
underArticle4(c)ofProtocol1,maintaintheceiling
amountsoftheprecedingyear;whereas,however,
applicationofthismeasuremustbelimitedtoprod­
uctsmostaffectedbytheshort-termdifficulties;
whereas,therefore,theceilingstobeappliedin1976
mustbeestablished ;whereasinthissituationitis
alsonecessarythattheCommission beregularly
informedofthetrendoftheimportsoftheproducts
inquestionand,inconsequence ,itisnecessaryto
subjecttheseimportstosupervision ;
Whereasthisobjectivemaybeachievedbymeansof
anadministrative procedurebasedonsettingoff
importsoftheproductsinquestionagainstthe
indicativeceilingsatCommunitylevel,asandwhen
theseproductsaresubmittedtothecustomsauth­
oritiesundercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhave
beenmadeavailableforconsumption ;whereasthis
administrative proceduremustmakeprovisionforHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryuntil31December1976,imports
ofproductsoriginatinginNorwayandindicatedin
AnnexItothisRegulationshallbesubjectto
indicativeceilingsandtoCommunitysupervision.
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhe
precedingsubparagraphs ,theirtariffheadingsand
statisticnumbersandthelevelsoftheindicative
ceilingsaregiveninAnnexI.
2.Amountsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsasandwhenproductsaresubmittedtothe
customsauthoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthat
theyhavebeenmadeavailableforconsumptionand
accompanied byamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocol3totheAgreement.
Goodsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicativeceiling
onlyifthemovementcertificatehasbeensubmitted (*)OJNoL171,27.6.1973,p.2.

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Article2
From1Januaryuntil31December1976,imports
oftheproductsreferredtoinAnnexIIwhich
originateinNorwayshallbesubjecttoCommunity
supervision .
MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission not
laterthanthe15thdayofeachmonthstatementsof
importsoftheproductsinquestioneffectedduring
theprecedingmonth;tothisend,onlyproducts
submittedtothecustomsauthoritiesundercover
ofadeclarationthattheyhavebeenmadeavailable
forconsumptionandaccompanied byamovement
certificateconformingtotherulescontainedin
Protocol3totheAgreementshallbetakeninto
consideration .beforethedateonwhichcustomsdutiesare
reimposed .
Thereachingofaceilingshallbedeterminedat
Communitylevelonthebasisofimportssetoff
againstitinthemannerdefinedinthepreceding
subparagraphs .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportseffectedinaccordancewith
theaboverules;suchinformationshallbesupplied
undertheconditionslaiddowninparagraph4.
3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
CommissionmayissueaRegulationreimposingthe
customsdutiesprovidedforinArticle4(f)of
Protocol1totheAgreementuntiltheendofthe
calendaryear.
4.MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission
notlaterthanthe15thdayofeachmonthstatements
oftheamountssetoffduringtheprecedingmonth.
Theyshall,iftheCommission sorequests,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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ANNEX 1
LISTOFPRODUCTS SUBJECTTOINDICATIVE CEILINGSUPONIMPORTATION
IN1976
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexecodeLevel
ofceiling
(metrictons)
1 2 3 4 5
28.56Carbides (forexample,siliconcarbide,boron
carbide,metalcarbides):
INI
48.01A.Ofsilicon
Paperandpaperboard (includingcellulose
wadding),machine-made ,inrollsorsheets:
C.KraftpaperandKraftboard:
II.Other:28.56-10 39938
IN2 —Kraftliner (a) 48.01-15,21,31 17364
IN3 —Kraftpaperforlargebags(a)48.01-16,23 32992
IN4 —Other
exE.Other:48.01-08,09 ,11,12,
13,17,19,25,
26,27,18,29,
3331255
IN5 —Biblepaper(Indiapaper),copying
tissue;otherprintingpaperandother
writingpaper,notcontaining
mechanicalwoodpulporinwhich
mechanicalwoodpulpdoesnot
representmorethan5%>(a)48.01-58,61,62,6638587
IN6 —Printingpaperandwritingpaper,
containingmechanicalwoodpulp(a),
excludingcopyingtissue48.01-64,68 131969
IN7 —Flutingpaperforcorrugated
paperboard (a)48.01-75 50357
IN8 —Sulphitepaperforwrappingpurposes 48.01-71,73 23153
IN9 —other,excludingcellulosewadding
andtissues48.01-41,43,45,52,
53,54,55,56,
77,82,84,86,
88,91,93,95,
97,36382
IN10 48.03Parchmentorgreaseproof paperand
paperboard,andimitationsthereof,andglazed
transparentpaper,inrollsorsheets48.03-allNos 23152
(a)SubjecttocompliancewiththedefinitionsgiveninAnnexIII.

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Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexecodeLevel
ofceiling
(metrictons)
1 2 3 4 5
48.07Paperandpaperboard,impregnated ,coated,
surface-coloured ,surface-decorated orprinted
(notbeingmerelyruled,linedorsquaredand
notconstitutingprintedmatterwithinChapter
49),inrollsorsheets:
B.Other:
IN11 —Other,excludingcoatedprintingor
writingpaper48.07-55,56,64,65,
66,68,70,81,
85,91,97,9925468
73.02Ferro-alloys :
IN12·A.Ferro-manganese :
II.Other
D.Ferro-silico-manganese73.02-19,40 156279
IN13 C.Ferro-silicon ' 73.02-30 208373
IN14 E.Ferro-chromium andferro-silico-chromium 73.02-51,55 26625
G.Other:
IN15 —Ferro-vanadium 73.02-83 567
IN16
76.01—Other,excludingferro-molybdenum
Unwroughtaluminium;aluminiumwasteand
scrap:73.02-60,70,98 12733
IN17 A.Unwrought 76.01-11,15 207618
IN18 76.02Wroughtbars,rods,angles,shapesand
sections,ofaluminium ;aluminiumwire76.02-allNos 13892
IN19 76.03Wroughtplates,sheetsandstrip,ofaluminium,
ofathicknessnotexceeding0-20mm76-03-allNos 20837

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ANNEX 11
LISTOFPRODUCTS REFERRED TOINARTICLE2
Order
NoCCT
headingNo Description Nimcxecode
1 2 3 4
UNI 44.18
48.05Reconstituted wood,beingwoodshavings,woodchips,
sawdust,woodflourorotherligneouswasteagglomerated
withnaturalorartificalresinsorotherorganicbinding
substances,insheets,blocksorthelike
Paperandpaperboard,corrugated (withorwithoutflatsur­
facesheets),creped,crinkled,embossedorperforated,inrolls
orsheets:44.18-allNos
IIN2 B.Other 48.05-21,29,30,50,
80
IIN3 48.09
56.01Buildingboardofwoodpulporofvegetable,fibre,whether
ornotbondedwithnaturalorartificalresinsorwithsimilar
binders
Man-madefibres(discontinuous ),notcarded,combedor
otherwisepreparedforspinning:48.09-allNos
IIN4 B.Regeneratedtextilefibres 56.01-21,23,25,29

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ANNEX 111
DEFINITIONS
Kraftliner ex48.01CII
'Kraftliner'meansmachine-finished ormachine-glazed paperor
paperboard,inrolls,containingnotlessthan80%ofchemicalsulphate
softwoodpulpcalculatedontotalfibrecontent,weighingmorethan115
g/m2andhavingaMullenburstratioofnotlessthan35.
ex48.01CIIKraftpaperforlargesacks
'Kraftpaperforlargesacks'meansmachine-finished paper,inrolls,
containingnotlessthan80%ofchemicalsulphatesoftwoodpulp
calculatedontotalfibrecontent,weighingnotlessthan60g/m2butnot
morethan115g/m2,havingaMullenburstratioofnotlessthan38,and
havingastretchfactorofmorethan4-5%inthecrossdirectionandof
morethan2%inthemachinedirection.
ex48.01EOtherprintingpaperandotherwritingpaper,notcontainingmechanical
woodpulporcontainingnotmorethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulp
'Otherprintingpaperandotherwritingpaper,notcontainingmechanical
woodpulporcontainingnotmorethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulp'
meanspaperotherthanmachine-glazed ,usedforprintingandwriting,which
containsnotmorethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulpcalculatedontotal
fibrecontent.
Printingpaperandwritingpaper,containingmechanicalwoodpulp
'Printingpaperandwritingpapercontainingmechanicalwoodpulp'
meanspaperotherthanmachine-glazed ,usedforprintingandwriting,
containingmorethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulpcalculatedontotal
fibrecontent.ex48.01E
ex48.01EFlutingpaperforcorrugatedpaperboard
'Flutingpaperforcorrugatedpaperboard'meanspaper,inrolls,
containingnotlessthan65%ofunbleachedsemi-chemical hardwood
pulp(pulpobtainedfromwoodbylightchemicaltreatmentfollowedby
mechanicaltreatment)calculatedontotalfibrecontentandhavingaCMT
(ConcoraMediumTest)crushresistanceexceeding20kp.
ex48.01ESulphitepaperforwrappingpurposes
'Sulphitepaperforwrappingpurposes'meansmachine-glazed paper,
containingmorethan40%ofchemicalbisulphitewoodpulp,calculated
ontotalfibrecontent,havinganashcontentofnotmorethan8%and
havingaMullenburstratioofnotlessthan15.