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REGULATION (EEC)No2901/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of7November1974
establishingCommunitysupervisionofimportsofcertainproductsoriginatingin
Austria
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article113thereof;
Havingregardtotheproposalfromthe
Commission ;
WhereasanAgreement(')betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofAustria
wassignedon22July1972;
WhereasArticles2and3ofthatAgreementmake
provisionfortheprogressiveabolitionofcustoms
dutiesinrespectoftheproductstowhichthe
Agreementapplies;whereasbywayofderogation
fromtheseArticles,Articles1,2and3ofProtocol1
annexedtotheAgreementlaydownthat,for
importsofcertainproductslistedinAnnexCtothat
Protocol,thereductionofdutiesshallbelimitedto
indicativeceilingsabovewhichthecustomsduties
applicabletothirdcountriesmaybereintroduced ;
whereasapplicationofthislastprovisionrequires
thattheCommunityberegularlyinformedofthe
trendofimportsoftheproductsinquestion
originatinginAustria;whereasitis,therefore,
desirablethatimportsoftheseproductsbesubjected
toasystemofsupervision ;
Whereasthisobjectivemaybeachievedbymeansof
anadministrative procedurebasedonsettingoff
importsoftheproductsinquestionagainstthe
indicativeceilingsatCommunitylevel,asandwhen
theseproductsaresubmittedtothecustoms
authoritiesundercoverofdeclarationsthatthey
havebeenmadeavailableforconsumption ;whereas
thisadministrative proceduremustmakeprovision
forthereintroduction ofcustomstariffdutiesas
soonastheceilingshavebeenreachedat
Communitylevel;
Whereasthisadministrative procedurerequiresclose
andparticularlyrapidcooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandtheCommission ;whereasthe
lattermust,inparticular,beabletofollowthe
progressofamountssetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsandkeeptheMemberStatesinformed;
whereasthiscooperationmustbealltheclosersince
theCommission mustbeabletotakeadequate
measurestoreintroduce customstariffduties
wheneveroneoftheceilingshasbeenreached;
Whereas,fortheproductswhich,inaccordancewith
Articles2and3oftheAgreement,aresubjecttothe
normaltimetablefortheabolitionofcustomsduties
itisnecessarytofollowthetrendofimports;
whereastothisendtheCommunityshouldbe
empoweredtotake,whereappropriate,measuresto
avoidanyprejudicetoindustryintheCommunity ;
whereasitis,therefore,desirablethatimportsof
theseproductsalsobesubjectedtoasystemof
supervision ,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryuntil31December1975,
importsofproductsoriginatinginAustriatowhich
annualindicativeceilingsareappliedinaccordance
withArticles1,2and3andAnnexCtoProtocol1
oftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofAustriashallbe
subjectedtoCommunitysupervision .
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhe
precedingsubparagraphs ,theirtariffheadingsand
statisticnumbersandthelevelsoftheindicative
ceilingsaregiveninAnnexI.
2.Amountsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsasandwhenproductsaresubmittedtothe
customsauthoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthat
theyhavebeenmadeavailableforconsumptionand
accompanied byamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocol3ofthe
Agreementreferredtoinparagraph1. 0)OJNoL300,31.12.1972,p.1.

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Goodsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicativeceiling
onlyifthemovementcertificatehasbeensubmitted
beforethedateonwhichcustomsdutiesare
reimposed.
Thereachingofaceilingshallbedeterminedat
Communitylevelonthebasisofimportssetoff
againstitinthemannerdefinedinthepreceding
subparagraphs .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportseffectedinaccordancewith
theaboverules.
3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
CommissionmayissueaRegulationreimposingthe
customsdutiesprovidedforinArticle3(f)of
Protocol1oftheAgreementuntiltheendofthe
calendaryear.
Article2
Duringtheperiodfrom1Januaryuntil31December
1975,importsoftheproductsreferredtoinAnnexIIwhichoriginateinAustriashallbesubjectedto
Communitysupervision .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportsoftheseproducts;tothis
end,onlyproductssubmittedtothecustoms
authoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthatthey
havebeenmadeavailableforconsumption and
accompaniedbyamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocol3oftheAgreement
referredtoinArticle1shallbetakeninto
consideration .
Article3
Fortheimplementation ofthisRegulationthe
Commissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresin
closecooperationwiththeMemberStates.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7November1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.JARROT

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ANNEX 1
LISTOFPRODUCTS SUBJECTTOINDICATIVE CEILINGSUPONIMPORTATION
IN1975
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCodeLevel
ofceiling
—metrictons—
1 2 3 4 5
48.01Paperandpaperboard (includingcellulose
wadding),machine-made ,inrollsorsheets:
C.KraftpaperandKraftboard:
exII.Other:
IA1 —ExcludingKraftliner (a)and
Kraftpaperforlargebags(a)
exE.Other:48.01-08,09,11,12,13,
17,19,25,26,27,
28,29,3315431
IA2 —Biblepaper(Indiapaper),copying
tissue;otherprintingpaperandother
writingpaper,notcontaining
mechanicalwoodpulporinwhich
mechanicalwoodpulpdoesnot
representmorethan5%(a)48.01-58,61,62,66 60622
IA3 —Printingpaperandwritingpaper,
containingmechanicalwoodpulp(a),
excludingcopyingtissue48.01-64,68 54022
IA4
48.07—Other,excludingcellulosewadding,
tissues,flutingpaperforcorrugated
paperboard (a)andsulphitepaperfor
wrappingpurposes(a)
Paperandpaperboard,impregnated,coated,
surface-coloured ,surface-decorated orprinted
(notbeingmerelyruled,linedorsquaredand
notconstitutingprintedmatterwithinChapter
49),inrollsorsheets:
B.Other:84.01-41,43,45,52,53,
54,55,56,77,82,
84,86,88,91,93,
95,9724149
IA5 —Coatedprintingorwritingpaper 48.07-57,58,59 33068
IA6
48.15—Other
Otherpaperandpaperboard,cuttosizeor
shape:48.07-55,56,64,65,66
68,70,81,85,91,
97,9912083
IA7
73.02B.Other
Ferro-alloys :
exG.Other:48.15-10,21,29,30,40,
50,61,65,95,9916977
IA8 —Ferro-molybdenum 73.02-81 267
IA9 —Ferro-vanadium 73.02-83 551
(a)Subjecttocompliancewiththedefinitionsinfine.

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Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCodeLevel
ofceiling
—metrictons—
1 2 3 4 5
73.15Alloysteelandhigh-carbonsteelintheforms
mentionedin:headingNos73.06to73.14
IAIO A.Highcarbonsteel
B.Alloysteel: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
73.66-40,81,86,897357(!)
IA11 —Stainlessorrefractory (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
73.76-1317019(»)
IA12 —High-speed (a) 73.71-14,24,54,94
73.73-14,24,34,54
73.74-54
73.75-24,34,44,54,64,
84
73.76-143528i1)
IA13
76.01—Other
Unwroughtaluminium;aluminiumwasteand
scrap:73.71-19,21,29,55,56 ,
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
73.76-15,16,1953782(!)
IA14A.Unwrought 76.01-11,15 31856
(a)Subjecttocompliancewiththedefinitionsinfine.
(.1)IncludingproductscoveredbytheECSCTreaty.

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DEFINITIONS
ex48.01CIIKraftliner
'Kraftliner'meansmachine-finished ormachine-glazed paperor
paperboard,inrolls,containingnotlessthan80%ofchemicalsulphate
softwoodpulpcalculatedontotalfibrecontent,weighingmorethan110
g/m2andhavingaMullenburstratioofnotlessthan35.
ex48.01CIIKraftpaperforlargesacks
'Kraftpaperforlargesacks'meansmachine-finished paper,inrolls,
containingnotlessthan80°/oofchemicalsulphatesoftwoodpulp
calculatedontotalfibrecontent,weighingnotlessthan60g/m2butnot
morethan115g/m2,havingaMullenburstratioofnotlessthan38,and
havingastretchfactorofmorethan4-5°/ointhecrossdirectionandof
morethan2%inthemachinedirection.
ex48.01EOtherprintingpaperandotherwritingpaper,notcontainingmechanical
woodpulporcontainingnotmorethan5°/oofmechanicalwoodpulp
'Otherprintingpaperandotherwritingpaper,notcontainingmechanical
woodpulporcontainingnotmorethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulp'
meanspaperotherthanmachine-glazed ,usedforprintingorwriting,which
containsnotmorethan5°/oofmechanicalwoodpulpcalculatedontotal
fibrecontent.
ex48.01EPrintingpaperandwritingpaper,containingmechanicalwoodpulp
'Printingpaperandwritingpapercontainingmechanicalwoodpulp'
meanspaperotherthanmachine-glazed ,usedforprintingandwriting,
containingmorethan5°/oofmechanicalwoodpulpcalculatedontotal
fibrecontent.
ex48.01EFlutingpaperforcorrugatedpaperboard
'Flutingpaperforcorrugatedpaperboard'meanspaper,inrolls,
containingnotlessthan65%ofunbleachedsemi-chemical hardwood
pulp(pulpobtainedfromwoodbylightchemicaltreatmentfollowedby
mechanicaltreatment)calculatedontotalfibrecontentandhavingaCMT
(ConcoraMediumTest)crushresistanceexceeding20kp.
ex48.01ESulphitepaperforwrappingpurposes
'Sulphitepaperforwrappingpurposes'meansmachine-glazed paper,
containingmorethan40°/oofchemicalbisulphitewoodpulp,calculated
ontotalfibrecontent,havinganashcontentofnotmorethan8°/oand
havingaMullenburstratioofnotlessthan15.
ex73.15BAlloysteel,stainlessorheat-resisting
'Alloysteel,stainlessorheat-resisting'meansalloysteel,containing,by
weight,12%>ormoreofchromium,withorwithoutotheralloy
elements,andlessthan1%ofcarbon.
ex73.15BHigh-speedalloysteel
'High-speedalloysteel'meansalloysteelcontaining,withorwithout
otheralloyelements,atleasttwoofthefollowingthreeelements:tungsten
(wolfram),molybdenumandvanadiumwithatotalcontent,byweight,of
notlessthan7%oftheseelementstakentogether,andcontainingmore
than0-6%>,byweight,ofcarbon.

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ANNEX 11
LISTOFPRODUCTS REFERREDTOINARTICLE2
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCode
1 2 3 4
28.04Hydrogen,raregasesandothernon-metals :
C.Othernon-metals :
IIAl exV.Silicon 28.04-93,95
IIA244.15Plywood,blockboard,laminboard,battenboard andsimilar
laminatedwoodproducts(includingveneeredpanelsandsheets);
inlaidwoodandwoodmarquetry44.15-allNos
IIA344.18Reconstituted wood,beingwoodshavings,woodchips,sawdust,
woodflourorotherligneouswasteagglomeratedwithnaturalor
artificialresinsorotherorganicbindingsubstances,insheets,
blocksorthelike44.18-allNos
IIA4 48.09
56.01Buildingboardofwoodpulporofvegetablefibre,whetherornot
bondedwithnaturalorartificialresinsorwithsimilarbinders
Man-madefibres(discontinuous ),notcarded,combedorotherwise
preparedforspinning:48.09-allNos
IIA5
56.02B.Regeneratedtextilefibres
Continuousfilamenttowforthemanufacture ofman-madefibres:56.01-21,23,25,29
IIA6 B.Ofregeneratedtextilefibres 56.02-21,23,25,29
IIA768.04Millstones,grindstones,grindingwheelsandthelike(including
grinding,sharpening,polishing,trueingandcuttingwheels,heads,
discsandpoints),ofnaturalstone(agglomerated ornot),of
agglomeratednaturalorartificialabrasives,orofpottery,withor
withoutcores,shanks,sockets,axlesandthelikeofothermaterials,
butwithoutframeworks ;segmentsandotherfinishedpartsofsuch
stonesandwheels,ofnaturalstone(agglomerated ornot),of
agglomeratednaturalorartificialabrasives,orofpottery68.04-allNos
IIA868.06Naturalorartificialabrasivepowderorgrain,onabaseofwoven
fabric,ofpaper,ofpaperboardorofothermaterials,whetheror
notcuttoshapeorsewnorotherwisemadeup68.06-allNos
IIA968.08Articlesofasphaltorofsimilarmaterial(forexample,ofpetroleum
bitumenorcoaltarpitch)68.08-allNos
IIAIO 68.16Articlesofstoneorofothermineralsubstances (includingarticles
ofpeat),notelsewherespecifiedorincluded68.16-allNos
IIA11 69.02Refractorybricks,blocks,tilesandsimilarrefractoryconstructional
goods,otherthangoodsfallingwithinheadingNo69.0169.02-allNos
IIA1274.03Wroughtbars,rods,angles,shapesandsectionsofcopper;copper
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Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCode
1 2 3 4
IIA1374.04Wroughtplates,sheetsandstrip,ofcopper,ofathickness
(excludinganybacking)exceeding0-15mm74.04-allNos
IIA1474.05Copperfoil(whetherornotembossed,cuttoshape,perforated,
coated,printedorbackedwithpaperorotherreinforcingmaterial),
ofathickness(excludinganybacking)notexceeding0-15mm74.05-allNos
IIA1574.06Copperpowderandflakes 74.06-allNos
IIA1674.07
78.01Tubesandpipesandblankstherefor,ofcopper;hollowbarsof
copper
Unwroughtlead(includingargentiferous lead);leadwasteand
scrap:
A.Unwrought :74.07-allNos
IIA17
79.01II.Other
Unwroughtzinc;zincwasteandscrap:78.01-12,13,15,19
IIA18 A.Unwrought 79.01-11,15
IIA1981.01Tungsten (wolfram),unwroughtorwroughtandarticlesthereof81.01-allNos
IIA2081.02Molybdenum ,unwroughtorwroughtandarticlesthereof 81.02-allNos
IIA2181.03
81.04Tantalum,unwroughtorwroughtandarticlesthereof
Otherbasemetals,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof;
unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof:81.03-allNos
IIA22 B.Cadmium
C.Cobalt:81.04-16,18
IIA23 II.Other 81.04-23
IIA24 D.Chromium 81.04-26,28
IIA25 E.Germanium 81.04-31,39
IIA26 F.Hafnium(celtium) 81.04-36,38
IIA27 G.Manganese 81.04-41,43
IIA28 H.Niobium(columbium ) 81.04-46,48
IIA29 IJ.Antimony 81.04-51,53
IIA30 K.Titanium 81.04-56,58
IIA31 L.Vanadium81.04-61,63
IIA32 M.UraniumdepletedinU235 81.04-69
IIA33 O.Zirconium81.04-81,83
IIA34 P.Rhenium81.04-91,93
IIA35 Q.Gallium;indium;thallium81.04-94,95
IIA36
85.24R.Cermets
Carbonbrushes,arc-lampcarbons,batterycarbons,carbon
electrodesandothercarbonarticlesofakindusedforelectrical
purposes :81.04-97,98
IIA37 A.Electrodesforelectrolysisinstallations 85.24-10