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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No3233/76
of21December1976
establishingindicativeceilingsandCommunitysupervisionforimportsofcertain
productsoriginatinginNorway(1977)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,MemberStatesandtheCommission ;whereasthe
lattermust,inparticular,beabletofollowthepro­
gressofamountssetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsandkeeiptheMemberStatesinformed;
whereasthiscooperationmustbealltheclosersince
theCommissionmustbeabletotakeadequate
measurestoreintroducecustomstariffdutieswhen­
everoneoftheceilingshasbeenreached;
Whereasthetrendofimportsshouldbefollowedfor
certainproductsforwhich,underArticle4of
Protocol1,theCommunityhassuspendedtheappli­
cationofceilingsandforproductswhicharenot
subjecttotheceilingsystem;whereasitistherefore
desirablethatimportsofsuchproductsshouldbe
subjecttosupervision,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasanAgreement (*)betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheKingdomofNorway
wassignedon14May1973;
WhereasArticles1,2and3ofProtocol1annexed
tothisAgreementmakeprovisionforaspecifictime­
tablefortheprogressiveabolitionofcustomsduties
inrespectoftheproductstowhichtheAgreement
applies;whereasunderArticle4ofthatProtocolthe
importsoftheseproductsarelimitedtoannualindi­
cativeceilingsabovewhichthecustomsdutiesappli­
cabletothirdcountriesmaybereintroduced ;
whereas,however,underArticle4(b)theCommunity
hastosuspendtheapplicationofcertainceilings;
whereas,therefore,theceilingstobeappliedin1977
mustbeestablished';whereasinthissituationitis
alsonecessarythattheCommissionberegularlyin­
formedofthetrendoftheimportsoftheproducts
inquestionand,inconsequence ,itiisnecessaryto
subjecttheseimportstosupervision;
Whereasthisobjectivemaybeachievedbymeansof
anadministrative procedurebasedonsettingoff
importsoftheproductsinquestionagainsttheindi­
cativeceilingsatCommunitylevel,asandwhenthese
productsaresubmittedtothecustomsauthorities
undercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhavebeenmade
availableforconsumption ;whereasthisadministra­
tiveproceduremustmakeprovisionforthe
reintroduction ofcustomstariffdutiesassoonasthe
ceilingshavebeenreachedatCommunitylevel;
Whereasthisadministrative procedurerequiresclose
andparticularlyrapidcooperationbetweenthe1.From1Januaryuntil31December1977,imports
ofproductsoriginatinginNorwayandindicatedin
AnnexItothisRegulationshallbesubjecttoindi­
cativeceilingsandtoCommunitysupervision .
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhe
precedingsubparagraphs ,theirtartiffheadingsand
statisticnumbersandthelevelsoftheindicative
ceilingsaregiveninAnnexI.
2.Amountsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsasandwhenproductsaresubmittedtothe
customsauthoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthat
theyhavebeenmadeavailableforconsumptionand
accompanied byamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocol3tothe
Agreement .
Goodsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicativeceiling
onlyifthemovementcertificatehasbeensubmitted
beforethedateonwhichcustomsdutiesare
redmposed. HOJNoL171,27.6.1973,p.2.

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Article2 Thereachingofaceilingshallbedeterminedat
Communitylevelonthebasisofimportssetoff
againstitinthemannerdefinedinthepreceding
subparagraphs .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportseffectedinaccordancewith
theaboverules;suchinformationshallbesupplied
undertheconditionslaiddowninparagraph4.From1Januaryuntil31December1977,imports
oftheproductsreferredtoinAnnexIIwhich
originateinNorwayshallbesubjecttoCommunity
supervision.
MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission
notlaterthanthe15thdayofeachmonthstatements
ofimportsoftheproductsinquestioneffectedduring
theprecedingmonth;tothisend,onlyproductssub­
mittedtothecustomsauthoritiesundercoverof
adeclarationthattheyhavebeenmadeavailablefor
consumption andaccompanied byamovement
certificateconformingtotherulescontainedin
Protocol3totheAgreementshallbetakeninto
consideration .3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
CommissionmayissueaRegulationreimposingthe
customsdutiesprovidedforinArticle4(f)of
Protocol1totheAgreementuntiltheendofthe
calendaryear.
Article3
Fortheimplementation ofthisRegulationthe
Commissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresin
closecooperationwiththeMemberStates.4.MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission
notlaterthanthe15thdayofeachmonthstatements
oftheamountssetoffduringtheprecedingmonth.
Theyshall,iftheCommissionsorequests,makeup
suchstatementsforperiodsof10daysandforward
themwithinfivecleardaysofexpiryofthepreceding
10-dayperiod.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
28.56Carbides(forexample,siliconcarbide,boron
carbide,metalcarbides):
IN1
48.01A.Ofsilicon
Paperandpaperboard (includingcellulose
wadding),machine-made ,inrollsorsheets:
C.KraftpaperandKraftboard:
II.Other:28.56-10 41935
IN2 —Kraftliner(a) 48.01-15,21,27,3118232
IN3 —Kraftpaperforlargebags(a)48.01-16,23,28ceiling
delayed
IN4 —Other
exE.Other:48.01-08,09,11,12,
13,17,19,25,
26,29,33ceiling
delayed.
IN5 —Biblepaper(Indiapaper),copying
tissue;otherprintingpaperandother
writingpaper,notcontainingmech­
anicalwoodpulporinwhichmech­
anicalwoodpulpdoesnotrep­
resentmorethan5%(a)48.01-58,61,62,6640516
IN6 —Printingpaperandwritingpaper,
containgmechanicalwoodpulp(a),
excludingcopyingtissue48.01-64,65,69ceiling
delayed
IN7 —Flutingpaperforcorrugatedpaper­
board(a)48.01-75 ceiling
delayed
IN8 —Sulphitepaperforwrappingpurposes
(a)48.01-71,73 ceiling
delayed
IN9 —Other,excludingcellulosewadding
andtissues48.01-41,43,45,52,
53,54,55,56,
77,82,84,86,
88,91,93,95,
9738201
IN1048.03Parchmentorgreaseproofpaperandpaperboard,
andimitationsthereof,andglazedtransparent
paper,inrollsorsheets48.03-allNos 24310
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Order
NoCCT
headingNo Description 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,excludingcoatedprinting .or
writingpaper48.07-55,56,64,65,
66,68,70,81,
85,91,97,9926741
73.02Ferro-alloys :
A.Ferro-manganese :
IN12 II.Other
D.Ferro-silico-manganese73.02-19,40 ceiling
delayed
IN13 C.Ferro-silicon 73.02-30 ceiling
delayed
IN14 E.Ferro-chromium andferro-silico-chromium 73.02-51,55 ceiling
delayed
G.Other:
IN15 —Ferro-vanadium 73.02-83 ceiling
delayed
IN16
76.01—Other,excludingferro-molybdenuin
Unwroughtaluminium ;aluminiumwasteand73.02-60,70,98 13370
scrap:
IN17A.Unwrought 76.01-11,15 217999
IN1876.02Wroughtbars,rods,angles,shapesandsections,
ofaluminium ;aluminiumwire76.02-allNos 14587
IN1976.03Wroughtplates,sheetsandstrip,ofaluminium,
ofathicknessnotexceeding0-20mm76.03-allNos ceiling
delayed

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ANNEXU
LISTOFPRODUCTS REFERRED TOINARTICLE2
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NIMEXEcode
1 2 3 4
IIN1 .44.18
48.05Reconstituted wood,beingwoodshavings,woodchips,
sawdust,woodflourorotherligneouswasteagglomerated
withnaturalorartificialresinsorotherorganicbinding
substances,insheets,blocksorthelike
Paperandpaperboard,corrugated (withorwithoutflatsurface
sheets),creped,crinkled,embossedorperforated,inrollsor
sheets:44.18-allNos
IIN2
sB.Other 48.05-21,29,30,50,
80
IIN348.09
56.01Buildingboardofwoodpulporofvegetablefibre,whether
ornotbondedwithnaturalorartificialresinsorwithsimilar
binders
Man-madefibres(discontinuous ),notcarded,combedor
otherwisepreparedforspinning:48.09-allNos
IIN4 B.Regeneratedtextilefibres 56.01-21,23,25,29

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ANNEX111
DEFINITIONS
ex48.01CIIKraftliner
'Kraftliner'meansmachine-finished ormachine-glazed paperorpaperboard,
inrolls,containingnotlessthan80°/oofchemicalsulphatesoftwoodpulp
calculatedontotalfibrecontent,weighingmorethan115g/m2andhaving
aMullenburstratioofnotlessthan35.
ex48.01CIIKraftpaperforlargesacks
'Kraftpaperforlargesacks'meansmachine-finished paper,inrolls,
containingnotlessthan80%ofchemicalsulphatesoftwoodpulpcalculated
ontotalfibrecontent,weighingnotlessthan60g/m2butnotmorethan
115g/m2,havingaMullenburstratioofnotlessthan38,andhaving
astretchfactorofmorethan4-5%inthecrossdirectionandofmorethan
2%inthemachinedirection.
ex48.01EOtherprintingpaperandotherwritingpaper,notcontainingmechanical
woodpulporcontainingnotmorethan5°/oofmechanicalwoodpulp
'Otherprintingpaperandotherwritingpaper,notcontainingmechanical
woodpulporcontainingnotmorethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulp'
meanspaperotherthanmachine-glazed ,usedforprintingorwriting,
whichcontainsnotmorethan5°/oofmechanicalwoodpulpcalculated
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.
L.
ex48.01ESulphitepaperforwrappingpurposes
'Sulphitepaperforwrappingpurposes'meansmachine-glazed paper,
containingmorethan40%ofchemicalbisulphitewoodpulp,calculated
ontotalfibrecontent,havinganashcontentofnotmorethan8°/»and
havingaMullenburstratioofnotlessthan15.