27.12.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL356/57
REGULATION (EEC)No3474/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of17December1973
establishingCommunitysupervisionofimportsofcertainproductsoriginating
inSweden
theCommissionmustbeabletotakeadequate
measurestoreintroduce customstariffduties
wheneveroneoftheceilingshasbeenreached;
Whereas,fortheproductswhich,inaccordancewith
Articles2and3oftheAgreement,aresubjecttothe
normaltimetablefortheabolitionofcustomsdutiesit
isnecessarytofollowthetrendofimports;whereas
tothisendtheCommunityshouldbeempoweredto
take,whereappropriate,measurestoavoidany
prejudicetoindustryintheCommunityandwhereas
itis,therefore,desirablethatimportsofthese
productsalsobesubjectedtoasystemofsupervision,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasanAgreement(*)betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheKingdomofSweden
wassignedon22July1972;
WhereasArticles2and3ofthatAgreementmake
provisionfortheprogressiveabolitionofcustoms
dutiesinrespectoftheproductstowhichthe
Agreementapplies;whereasbywayofderogation
fromtheseArticles,Articles1,2and3ofProtocol
No1annexedtotheAgreementlaydownthat,for
importsofcertainproductslistedinAnnexCtothat
Protocol,thereductionofdutiesshallbelimitedto
indicativeceilingsaboutwhichthecustomsduties
applicabletothirdcountriesmaybereintroduced ;
whereasapplicationofthislastprovisionrequires
thattheCommunityberegularlyinformedofthe
trendofimportsoftheproductsinquestion
originatinginSweden;whereasitis,therefore,
desirablethatimportsoftheseproductsbesubjected
toasystemofsupervision ;
Whereasthisobjectivemaybeachievedbymeansof
anadministrative procedurebasedonsettingoff
importsoftheproductsinquestionagainstthe
indicativeceilingsatCommunitylevel,asandwhen
theseproductsaresubmittedtothecustoms
authoritiesundercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhave
beenmadeavailableforconsumption ;whereasthis
administrative proceduremustmakeprovisionforthe
reintroduction ofcustomstariffdutiesassoonasthe
ceilingshavebeenreachedatCommunitylevel;
Whereasthisadministrative procedurerequiresclose
andparticularlyrapidcooperationbetweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommission andwhereasthe
lattermust,inparticular,beabletofollowthe
progressofamountssetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsandkeeptheMemberStatesinformed;
whereasthiscooperationmustbealltheclosersince1.From1January1974to31December1974,
importsofproductsoriginatinginSwedentowhich
annualindicativeceilingsareappliedinaccordance
withArticles1,2and3andAnnexCtoProtocolNo
1totheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheKingdomofSwedenshallbe
subjectedtoCommunitysupervision .
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhe
precedingsubparagraph ,theirtariffheadingsand
statisticnumbersandthelevelsoftheindicative
ceilingsaregiveninAnnexI.
2.Amountsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsasandwhenproductsaresubmittedtothe
customsauthoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthat
theyhavebeenmadeavailableforconsumptionand
accompaniedbyamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocolNo3tothe
Agreementreferredtoinparagraph1.
Goodsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicativeceiling
onlyifthemovementcertificatehasbeensubmitted
beforethedateonwhichcustomsdutiesare
reimposed .
Thereachingofaceilingshallbedeterminedat
Communitylevelonthebasisofimportssetoff
againstitinthemannerdefinedinthepreceding
subparagraphs . HOJNoL300,31.12.1972,p.96.

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end,onlyproductssubmittedtothecustoms
authoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthatthey
havebeenmadeavailableforconsumption and
accompaniedbyamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocolNo3tothe
AgreementreferredtoinArticle1shallbetakeninto
consideration .TJieMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportseffectedinaccordancewith
theaboverules.
3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
Commissionmayissuearegulationreimposingthe
customsdutiesprovidedforinArticle3(f)of
ProtocolNo1totheAgreementuntiltheendofthe
calendaryear.Article3
Article2Fortheimplementation ofthisRegulationthe
Commissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresinclose
cooperationwiththeMemberStates.Duringtheperiodfrom1January1974until31
December1974importsoftheproductsreferredtoin
AnnexIIwhichoriginateinSwedenshallbe
subjectedtoCommunitysupervision .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportsoftheseproducts;tothisArticle4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17December1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
I.N0RGAARD

27.12.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL356/59
ANNEX 1
LISTOFPRODUCTS SUBJECTTOINDICATIVE CEILINGSUPONIMPORTATION
IN1974
OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCodeLevel
ofceiling
—metrictons—
1 2 3 4 5
IS1
IS2
IS3
IS4
IS5
IS6
IS7
IS8
IS9
IS10
IS1148.01
48.03
48.04
48.05Paperandpaperboard (includingcellulose
wadding),machine-made ,inrollsorsheets:
C.Kraftpaperandkraftboard:
II.Other:
—Kraftliner(a)
—Kraftpaperforlargebags(a)
—Other
exE.Other:
—Biblepaper(Indiapaper),copying
tissue;otherprintingpaperandother
writingpaper,notcontaining
mechanicalwoodpulporinwhich
mechanicalwoodpulpdoesnot
representmorethan5%(a)
—Printingpaperandwritingpaper,
containingmechanicalwoodpulp(a),
excludingcopyingtissue
—Flutingpaperforcorrugated
paperboard (a)
—Sulphitepaperforwrappingpur­
poses(a)
—Other,excludingcellulosewadding
andtissues
Parchmentorgreaseproofpaperandpaperboard ,
andimitationsthereof,andglazedtransparent
paper,inrollsorsheets
Compositepaperorpaperboard (madeby
stickingflatlayerstogetherwithanadhesive),
notsurface-coated orimpregnated ,whetheror
notinternallyreinforced,inrollsorsheets
Paperandpaperboard,corrugated (withor
withoutflatsurfacesheets),creped,crinkled,
embossedorperforated,inrollsorsheets:
B.Other48.01-15,21,31
48.01-16,23
48.01-08,09,11,12,13,
17,19,25,26,27,
28,29,33
48.01-58,61,62,66
48.01-64,68
48.01-75
48.01-71,73
48.01-41,43,45,52,53,
54,55,56,77,82,
84,86,88,91,93,
95,97
48.03-allNos
48.04-allNos
48.05-21,29,30,50,80381807
445984
203585
30773
118641
165769
39961
151729
17319
20265
46920
(a)Subjecttocompliancewiththedefinitionsinfine.

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OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCodeLevel
ofceiling
■metrictons•
1 2 3 5 4
48.07Paperandpaperboard,impregnated ,coated,
surface-coloured ,surface-decorated orprinted
(notbeingmerelyruled,linedorsquaredand
notconstitutingprintedmatterwithinChapter
49),inrollsorsheets:
B.Other:
—Coatedprintingorwritingpaper
—OtherIS12
IS1338916
10932348.07-57,58,59
48.07-55,56,64,65,66,
68,70,81,85,91,
97,99
48.15Otherpaperandpaperboard ,cuttosizeor
shape:
B.Other IS14 48.15-10,21,29,30,40,
50,61,65,95,9912012
IS1548.16Boxes,bagsandotherpackingcontainers,of
paperorpaperboard48.16-allNos 20257
48.21Otherarticlesofpaperpulp,paper,paperboard
orcellulosewadding:
B.Other IS16 13181 48.21-21,23,25,31,33,
37,40,50,60,70,
80,91
73.02Ferro-alloys :
A.Ferro-manganese :
II.Other
D.Ferro-silico-manganese
C.Ferro-siliconIS17
IS18
IS19
IS20
IS21
IS22E.Ferro-chromium andferro-silico-chromium
G.Other:73.02-19,40
73.02-30
73.02-51,55
73.02-81
73.02-83
73.02-60,70,988027
14619
19108
515
189
210—Ferro-molybdenum
—Ferro-vanadium
—Other
73.15Alloysteelandhighcarbonsteelintheforms
mentionedinheadingNos73.06to73.14:
A.Highcarbonsteel IS23 88373 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
73.66-40,81,86,89
(*)IncludingproductscoveredbytheECSCTreaty.

27.12.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL356/61
OrderNo CCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCodeLevel
ofceiling
metrictons—
1 2 3 4 5
IS24
IS25
IS26
IS27
IS2873.15
(cont'd)
73.18B.Alloysteel:
—Stainlessorrefractory(a)
—Highspeed(a)
—Other
Tubesandpipesandblankstherefor,ofiron
(otherthanofcastiron)orsteel,excluding
high-pressurehydro-electric conduits:
B.Straightandofuniformwall-thickness ,
otherthanthosefallinginAabove,ofa
maximumlengthof4.50m,ofalloy
steelcontainingbyweightnotlessthan
0.90%butnotmorethan1.15%of
carbon,notlessthan0.50%butnot
morethan2%ofchromiumandnot
morethan0.50%ofmolybdenum
exC.Other:
—Tubesandpipes,straight,andof
uniformwall-thickness ,otherthan
thosefallinginAabove,ofalength
ofmorethan4.50m,ofalloysteel
containingbyweightnotlessthan
0.90%butnotmorethan1.15%of
carbon,notlessthan0.50%butnot
morethan2%ofchromiumandnot
morethan0.50%ofmolybdenum
—Tubesandpipes,ofstainlessor
refractorysteel(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
73.76-13
73.71-14 ,24,54,94
73.73-14 ,24,34,54
73.74-54
73.75-24 ,34,44,54,64,
84
73.76-14
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 ,16,19
73.18-15
73.18-21
73.18-61 ,71,81,9174468
5034 (*'
72251 (*
38052
15985
(a)Subjecttocompliancewiththedefinitionsinfine.
(')IncludingproductscoveredbytheECSCTreaty.

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OrderNo CCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCodeLevel
ofceiling
—metrictons—
1 2 3 4 5
IS29
IS30
IS3176.01
81.04Unwroughtaluminium;aluminiumwasteand
scrap:
A.Unwrought
Otherbasemetals,unwroughtorwrought,and
articlesthereof;cermets,unwroughtor
wrought,andarticlesthereof:
K.Titanium :
I.Unwrought,wasteandscrap
II.Other76.01-11,15
81.04-56
81.04-585915
35
40

27.12.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL356/63
DEFINITIONS
ex48.01CIIKraftliner
'Kraftliner'meansmachine-finished ormachine-glazed paperorpaperboard,in
rolls,containingnotlessthan80%ofchemicalsulphatesoftwoodpulp
calculatedontotalfibrecontent,weighingmorethan110g/m2andhavinga^
Mullenburstratioofnotlessthan35.
ex48.01CIIKraftpaperforlargesacks
'Kraftpaperforlargesacks'meansmachine-finished paper,inrolls,containing
notlessthan80%ofchemicalsulphatesoftwoodpulpcalculatedontotal
fibrecontent,weighingnotlessthan60g/m2butnotmorethan115g/m2,
havingaMullenburstratioofnotlessthan38,andhavingastretchfactorof
morethan4.5%inthecrossdirectionandofmorethan2%inthemachine
direction.
ex48.01EOtherprintingpaperandotherwritingpaper,notcontainingmechanicalwood
pulporcontainingnotmorethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulp
'Otherprintingpaperandotherwritingpaper,notcontainingmechanical
woodpulporcontainingnotmorethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulp'means
paperotherthanmachine-glazed ,usedforprintingorwriting,whichcontains
notmorethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulpcalculatedontotalfibrecontent.
ex48.01EPrintingpaperandwritingpaper,containingmechanicalwoodpulp
'Printingpaperandwritingpapercontainingmechanicalwoodpulp'means,
paperotherthanmachine-glazed ,usedforprintingandwriting,containing
morethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulpcalculatedontotalfibrecontent.
ex48.01EFlutingpaperforcorrugatedpaperboard
'Flutingpaperforcorrugatedpaperboard'meanspaper,inrolls,containingnot
lessthan65%ofunbleachedsemi-chemicalhardwoodpulp(pulpobtained
fromwoodbylightchemicaltreatmentfollowedbymechanicaltreatment)
calculatedontotalfibrecontentandhavingaCMT(ConcoraMediumTest)
crushresistanceexceeding20kp.
ex48.01ESulphitepaperforwrappingpurposes
'Sulphitepaperforwrappingpurposes'meansmachine-glazed paper,
containingmorethan40%ofchemicalbisulphitewoodpulp,calculatedon
totalfibrecontent,havinganashcontentofnotmorethan8%andhavinga
Mullenburstratioofnotlessthan15.
ex73.15BAlloysteel,stainlessorheat-resisting
ex73.18C'Alloysteel,stainlessorheat-resting'meansalloysteel,containing,byweight,
12%ormoreofchromium,withorwithoutotheralloyelements,andless
than1%ofcarbon.
ex73.15BHigh-speedalloysteel
'High-speedalloysteel'meansalloysteelcontaining,withorwithoutother
alloyelements,atleasttwoofthefollowingthreeelements:tungsten
(wolfram),molybdenumandvanadiumwithatotalcontent,byweight,ofnot
lessthan7%oftheseelementstakentogether,andcontainingmorethan
0.6%,byweight,ofcarbon.

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ANNEXII
LISTOFPRODUCTS REFERRED TOINARTICLE2
OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCode
1 2 3 4
IISI
IIS2
IIS3
IIS4
IIS5
IIS6
IIS7
IIS8
IIS9
IIS10
IIS11
IIS12
IIS1328.04
44.15
44.18
48.09
56.01
56.02
68.04
68.06
68.08
68.16
69.02
74.03
74.04Hydrogen,raregasesandothernon-metals :
C.Othernon-metals :
exV.Silicon
Plywood,blockboard,laminboard,battenboard andsimilar
laminatedwoodproducts(includingveneeredpanelsandsheets);
inlaidwoodandwoodmarquetry
Reconstituted wood,beingwoodshavings,woodchips,sawdust,
woodflourorotherligneouswasteagglomerated withnaturalor
artificialresinsorotherorganicbindingsubstances,insheets,blocks
orthelike
Buildingboardofwoodpulporofvegetablefibre,whetherornot
bondedwithnaturalorartificialresinsorwithsimilarbinders
Man-madefibres(discontinuous ),notcarded,comBedorotherwise
preparedforspinning:
B.Regneratedtextilefibres
Continuousfilamenttowforthemanufacture ofman-madefibres
(discontinuous ):
B.Ofregeneratedtextilefibres
Millstones,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
agglomeratednaturalofartificialabrasives,orofpottery
Naturalorartificialabrasivepowderorgrain,onabaseofwoven
fabric,ofpaper,ofpaperboardorofothermaterials,whetherornot
cuttoshapeorsewnorotherwisemadeup
Articlesofasphaltorofsimilarmaterial(forexample,ofpetroleum
bitumenorcoaltarpitch)
Articlesofstoneorofothermineralsubstances (includingarticlesof
peat),notelsewherespecifiedorincluded
Refractorybricks,blocks,tilesandsimilarrefractoryconstructional
goods,otherthangoodsfallingwithinheadingNo69.01
Wroughtbars,rods,angles,shapesandsections,ofcopper;copper
wire
Wroughtplates,sheetsandstrip,ofcopper28.04-93,95
44.15-allNos
44.18-allNos
48.09-allNos
56.01-21,23,25,29
56.02-21,23,25,29
68.04-allNos
68.06-allNos
68.08-allNos
68.16-allNos
69.02-allNos
74.03-allNos
74.04-allNos

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OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCode
1 2 3 4
IIS14
IIS15
IIS16
IIS17
IIS18
IIS19
IIS20
IIS21
IIS22
IIS23
IIS24
IIS25
IIS26
IIS27
IIS28
IIS29
IIS30
IIS31
IIS32
IIS33
IIS34
IIS35
IIS36
IIS37
IIS3874.05
74.06
74.07
78.01
79.01
81.01
81.02
81.03
81.04
84.62
85.24
87.01Copperfoil(whetherornotembossed,cuttoshape,perforated,
coated,printed,orbackedwithpaperorotherreinforcingmaterial),
ofathickness(excludinganybacking)notexceeding0.15mm
Copperpowderandflakes
Tubesandpipesandblankstherefor,ofcopper;hollowbarsof
copper
Unwroughtlead(includingargentiferouslead);leadwasteandscrap:
A.Unwrought :
II.Other
Unwroughtzinc;zincwasteandscrap:
A.Unwrought
Tungsten(wolfram),unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof
Molybdenum ,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof
Tantalum,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof
Otherbasemetals,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof;
cermets,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof:
B.Cadmium
C.Cobalt:
II.Other
D.Chromium
E.Germanium
F.Hafnium(celtium)
G.Manganese
H.Niobium(columbium )
IJ.Antimony
L.Vanadium
M.UraniumdepletedinU235
O.Zirconium
P.Rhenium
Q.Gallium;indium;thallium
R.Cermets
Ball,rollerorneedlerollerbearings
Carbonbrushes,arc-lampcarbons,batterycarbons,carbon
electrodesandothercarbonarticlesofakindusedforelectrical
purposes :
A.Electrodesforelectrolysisinstallations
Tractors(otherthanthosefallingwithinheadingNo87.07),whether
ornotfittedwithpowertake-offs,winchesorpulleys:
exC.Roadtractors74.05-allNos
74.06-allNos
74.07-allNos
78.01-12,13,15,19
79.01-11,15
81.01-allNos
81.02-allNos
81.03-allNos
81.04-16,18
81.04-23
81.04-26,28
81.04-31,33
81.04-36,38
81.04-41,43
81.04-46,48
81.04-51,53
81.04-61,63
81.04-69
81.04-81,83
81.04-91,93
81.04-94,95
81.04-97,98
84.62-allNos
85.24-10
87.01-96,97