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establishingindicativeceilingsandCommunitysupervisionforimportsofcertain
productsoriginatinginFinland(1976)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,thereintroduction ofcustomstariffdutiesassoonas
theceilingshavebeenreachedatCommunitylevel;
Whereasthisadministrative procedurerequiresclose
andparticularlyrapidcooperationbetweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommission ;whereasthe
lattermust,inparticular,beabletofollowthepro­
gressofamountssetoffagainsttheindicativeceilings
andkeeptheMemberStatesinformed;whereasthis
cooperationmustbealltheclosersincetheCom­
missionmustbeabletotakeadequatemeasuresto
re-introducecustomstariffdutieswheneveroneofthe
ceilingshasbeenreached;
Whereasthetrendofimportsshouldbefollowed
forcertainproductsforwhich,underArticle3of
Protocol1,theCommunityhassuspendedthe
applicationofceilingsandforproductswhichare
notsubjecttotheceilingsystem;whereasitisthere­
foredesirablethatimportsofsuchproductsshould
besubjecttosupervision,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasanAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofFinland(1)
wassignedon5October1973;
WhereasArticles1and2ofProtocol1annexedto
thisAgreementmakeprovisionforaspecifictime­
tablefortheprogressiveabolitionofcustomsduties
inrespectoftheproductstowhichtheAgreement
applies;whereasunderArticle3ofthatProtocolthe
importsoftheseproductsarelimitedtoannual
indicativeceilingsabovewhichthecustomsduties
applicabletothirdcountriesmaybere-introduced ;
whereas,however,underArticle3(b)theCommunity
hastosuspendtheapplicationofcertainceilings;
whereas,ontheotherhand,intheeventofshort­
termeconomicdifficulties,theCommunitymay,
underArticle3(c)ofProtocol1,maintaintheceiling
amountsoftheprecedingyear;whereas,however,
applicationofthismeasuremustbelimitedto
productsmostaffectedbytheshort-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.From1Januaryuntil31December1976imports
ofproductsoriginatinginFinlandandindicatedin
AnnexItothisRegulationshallbesubjectto
indicativeceilingsandtoCommunitysupervision .
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhe
precedingsubparagraphs ,theirtariffheadingsand
statisticnumbersandthelevelsoftheindicative
ceilingsaregiveninAnnexI.
2.Amountsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsasandwhenproductsaresubmittedtothe
customsauthoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthat
theyhavebeenmadeavailableforconsumptionand
accompaniedbyamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocol3totheAgreement.
Goodsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicativeceiling
onlyifthemovementcertificatehasbeensubmitted C1)OJNoL328,28.11.1973,p.2.

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Article2
From1Januaryuntil31December1976,imports
oftheproductsreferredtoinAnnexIIwhich
originateinFinlandshallbesubjecttoCommunity
supervision .
MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommissionnot
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
customsdutiesprovidedforinArticle3(f)of
Protocol1totheAgreementuntiltheendofthe
calendaryear.
4.MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission
notlaterthanthe15thdayofeachmonthstatements
oftheamountssetoffduringtheprecedingmonth.
Theyshall,iftheCommissionsorequests,make
upsuchstatementsforperiodsof10daysandfor­
wardthemwithinfivecleardaysofexpiryofthe
preceding10-dayperiod.Article3
Fortheimplementation ofthisRegulationtheCom­
missionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresinclose
cooperationwiththeMemberStates.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20January1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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ANNEXI
LISTOFPRODUCTS SUBJECTTOINDICATIVE CEILINGSUPONIMPORTATION
IN1976
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexecodeLevel
ofceiling
(metrictons)
1 2 3 4 5
48.01Paperandpaperboard (includingcellulose
wadding),machine-made ,inrollsorsheets:
C.KraftpaperandKraftboard:
II.Other:
ISF1 —Kraftliner (a) 48.01-15,21,31 242516
ISF2 —Kraftpaperforlargebags(a)48.01-16 ,23 167355
ISF3 —Other
exE.Other:48.01-08,09,11,12,
13,17,19,25,
26,27,28,29,
33172490
ISF4 —Biblepaper(Indiapaper),copying
tissue;otherprintingpaperand
otherwritingpaper,notcontaining
mechanicalwoodpulporinwhich
mechanicalwoodpulpdoesnot
representmorethan5%(a)48.01-58,61,62,6631732
ISF5 —Printingpaperandwritingpaper,
containingmechanicalwoodpulp(a),
excludingcopyingtissue48.01-64,68 480379
ISF6 —Flutingpaperforcorrugated
paperboard (a)48.01-75 262780
ISF7 —Sulphitepaperforwrapping
purposes(a)48.01-71,73 17296
ISF8 —Other,excludingcellulosewadding
andtissues48.01-41,43,45,52,
53,54,55,56,
77,82,84,86,
88,91,93,95 ,
97197513
ISF9 48.03
48.05Parchmentorgreaseproof paperand
paperboard,andimitationsthereof,andglazed
transparentpaper,inrollsorsheets
Paperandpaperboard,corrugated (withor
withoutflatsurfacesheets),creped,crinkled,
embossedorperforated,inrollsorsheets:48.03-allNos 12230
ISF10 B.Other48.05-21,29,30,50,
8042924
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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
notconstituting printedmatterwithin
Chapter49),inrollsorsheets:
B.Other:
ISF11 —Coatedprintingorwritingpaper 48.07-57,58,59 43573
ISF12
48.15—Other
Otherpaperandpaperboard,cuttosizeor
shape:48.07-55,56,64,65,
66,68,70,81,
85,91,97,99172975
ISF13
73.02B.Other
Ferro-alloys :48.15-10,21,29,30,
40,50,61,65,
95,9913710
ISF14 E.Ferro-chromium andferro-silicochromium 73.02-51,55 11295

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ANNEXII
LISTOFPRODUCTS REFERRED TOINARTICLE2
Order
NoCCT
headingNo Description Nimexecode
1 2 3 4
IISF1 44.15Plywood,blockboard,laminboard,battenboardandsimilar
laminatedwoodproducts(includingveneeredpanelsand
sheets);inlaidwoodandwoodmarquetry44.15-allNos
IISF2 44.18Reconstitutedwood,beingwoodshavings,woodchips,saw­
dust,woodflourorotherligneouswasteagglomeratedwith
naturalorartificialresinsorotherorganicbindingsubstances,
insheets,blocksorthelike44.18-allNos
IISF3 48.09
56.01Buildingboardofwoodpulporofvegetablefibre,whether
ornotbondedwithnaturalorartificialresinsorwithsimilar
binders
Man-madefibres(discontinuous ),notcarded,combedor
otherwisepreparedforspinning:48.09-allNos
IISF4 B.Regeneratedtextilefibres 56.01-21,23,25,29

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ANNEX 111
DEFINITIONS
ex48.01CIIKraftliner
'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 ,usedforprintingorwriting,which
containsnotmorethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulpcalculatedontotal
fibrecontent.
ex48.01EPrintingpaperandwritingpaper,containingmechanicalwoodpulp
'Printingpaperandwritingpapercontainingmechanicalwoodpulp'
meanspaperotherthanmachine-glazed ,usedforprintingandwriting,
containingmorethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulpcalculatedontotal
fibrecontent.
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.