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of21December1976
establishingindicativeceilingsandCommunitysupervisionforimportsofcertain
productsoriginatinginPortugal(1977)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,MemberStatesandtheCommission ;whereasthe
lattermust,inparticular,beabletofollowthe
progressofamountssetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsandkeeptheMemberStatesinformed;
whereasithiscooperationmustbealltheclosersince
theCommissionmustbeabletotakeadequate
measurestoreintroduce customstariffduties
wheneveroneoftheceilingshasbeenreached;
Whereasthetrendofimportsshouldbefollowed
forcertainproductsforwhich,underArticle2of
Protocol1,theCommunityhassuspendedthe
applicationofceilingsandforproductswhichare
notsubjecttotheceilingsystem;whereasitis
thereforedesirablethatimportsofsuchproducts
shouldbesubjecttosupervision,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasanAgreement (x)betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandthePortugueseRepublic
wassignedon22July1972;
WhereasArticles1and2ofProtocol1annexedto
thisAgreementmakeprovisionforaspeaifictime­
tablefortheprogressiveabolitionofcustomsduties
inrespectofitheproductstowhichtheAgreement
applies;whereasunderArticle2ofthatProtocolthe
importsoftheseproductsarelimitedtoannualindi­
cativeceilings .abovewhichthecustomsdutiesappli­
cabletothirdcountriesmaybereintroduced ;
whereas,however,underArticle2(2)theCommunity
hastosuspendtheapplicationofcertainceilings;
whereas,therefore,theceilingstobeappliedin1977
mustbeestablished;whereasinthissituationitis
alsonecessarythattheCommissionberegularlyin­
formedofthetrendoftheimportsoftheproductsin
questionand,inconsequence,itisnecessaryto
subjecttheseimportstosupervision;
Whereasthisobjectivemaybeachievedbymeansof
anadministrative procedurebasedonsetringoff
importsoftheproductsinquestionagainsttheindi­
cativeceilingsatCommunitylevel,asandwhenthese
productsaresubmittedtothecustomsauthorities
urudercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhavebeenmade
availableforconsumption ;whereasthisadministra­
tiveproceduremustmakeprovisionforthereinitro­
ductionofcustomstariffdutiesassoonasthe
ceilingshavebeenreachedatCommunitylevel;
Whereasthisadministrative procedurerequiresclose
andparticularlyrapidcooperationbetweenthe1.From1Januaryuntil31December1977,imports
ofproductsoriginatinginPortugalandindicatedin
AnnexItothisRegulationshallbesubjectto
indicativeceilingsandtoCommunity 'supervision.
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhe
precedingsubparagraphs ,theirtariffheadingsand
statisticnumbersandthelevelsofthe'indicative
ceilingsaregiveninAnnexI.
2.Amountsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicative
ceillingsasandwhenproductsaresubmittedtothe
customsauthoritiesundercoverafadeclarationthat
theyhavebeenmadeavailableforconsumptionand
accompaniedbyamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocol3totheAgreement.
Goodsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicativeceiling
onlyifthemovementcertificatehasbeensubmitted
beforethedateonwhichcustomsdutiesare
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Article2 Thereachingofaceilingshallfoedeterminedat
Communitylevelonthebasisofimportssetoff
againstitinthemannerdefinedinthepreceding
subparagraphs .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodically (informthe
Commissionofimportseffectedinaccordancewith
theaboverules;suchinformationshallbesupplied
undertheconditionslaiddowninparagraph4.From1Januaryuntil31December1977,imports
oftheproductsreferredtoinAnnexIIwhich
originateinPortugalshallbesubjecttoCommunity
supervision.
MemberStatessihallforwardtotheCommission
notlaterthanthe15thdayofeachmonthstatements
ofimportsoftiheproductsinquestioneffected
duringtheprecedingmonth;tothisend,only
productssubmittedDOthecustomsauthoritiesunder
coverofadeclarationthattheyhavebeenmade
availableforconsumption andaccompaniedbya
movementcertificateconformingtotherules
containedinProtocol3totheAgreementshallbe
takenintoconsideration .3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
CommissionmayissueaRegulationraimposingthe
customsdutiesprovidedforinArticle2(7)of
Protocol1totheAgreementuntiltheendofthe
calendaryear.
Article3
Fortheimplementation ofthisRegulationthe
Commission shalltakeallnecessarymeasuresin
closecooperationwiththeMemberStates.4.MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission
notlaterthanthe15-tlhdayofeachmonthstatements
oftheamountssetoffduringtheprecedingmonth.
Theysihall,iftheCommissionsorequests,makeup
suchstatementsforperiodsof10daysandforward
themwithinifivecleardaysofexpiryofthepreceding
10-dayperiod.Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
1January1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsehtiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21December1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.P.L.M.M.vanderSTEE

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ANNEX 1
LISTOFPRODUCTS SUBJECTTOINDICATIVE CEILINGSUPONIMPORTATION
IN1977
Order
NoCCT
headingNo Description NIMEXEcodeLevel
ofceiling
(metrictons)
1 2 3 4 5
IP145.02Naturalcorkinblocks,plates,sheetsorstrips
(includingcubesorsquareslabs,cuttosizefor
corksorstoppers)45.02-allNos ceiling
delayed
IP245.03 Articlesofnaturalcork 45.03-allNos 11817
IP355.05Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale 55.05-allNos 10260
IP456.07 Wovenfabricsofman-madefibres(discon­
tinuousorwaste)56.07-allÑos 2905
IP559.04Twine,cordage,ropesandcables,plaitedornot59.04-allNos 10271
IP660.04 Undergarments,knittedorcrocheted,not
elasticorrubberized60.04-allNos ceiling
delayed
IP760.05Outergarmentsandotherarticles,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticorrubberized60.05-allNos 885
IP861.01Men'sandboys'outergarments 61.01-allNos 1110
IP961.02Women's,girls'andinfants'outergarments 61.02-allNos 339
IP1061.03Men'sandboys'undergarments,including
collars,shirtfrontsandcuffs61.03-allNos 1285
IP1161.04Women's,girls'andinfants'undergarments 61.04-allNos 108
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ANNEXII
LISTOFPRODUCTS REFERREDTOINARTICLE2
Order
NoCCT
headingNo Description NIMEXEcode
1 2 3 4
IIP145.04 Agglomerated cork(beingcorkagglomeratedwithorwithout
abindingsubstance)andarticlesofagglomerated cork45.04-allNos
11P256.05 Yarnofman-madefibres(discontinuous orwaste),notput
uptorretailsale56.05-allNos
IIP357.10 Wovenfabricsofjuteorofothertextilebastfibresofheading
No57.0357.10-allNos
IIP462.02 Bedlinen,tablelinen,toiletlinenandkitchenlinen;curtains
andotherfurnishingarticles62.02-allNos