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REGULATION (EEC)No419/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of22January1973
establishingCommunitysupervisionofimportsofcertainproductsoriginating
inSweden
whereasthiscooperationmustbealltheclosersince
theCommissionmustbeabletotakeadequate
measurestoreintroduce customstariffduties
wheneveroneoftheceilingshasbeenreached;
Whereastheindicativeceilingsfortheproductslisted
inAnnexCtoProtocolNo1havebeencalculated
for1973byreferencetothesituationofthecustoms
dutiestobeappliedbytheCommunityasoriginally
constitutedontheonehand,andbythenewMember
Statesontheother;whereas,consequently ,
supervisionofimportsofcertainproductsmustbegin
on1January1973incertainMemberStatesandon1
April1973inothers;
%
Whereas,fortheproductswhich,inaccordancewith
Articles2and3oftheAgreement,aresubjecttothe
normaltimetablefortheabolitionofcustomsduties
itisnecessarytofollowthetrendofimports;whereas
tothisendtheCommunityshouldbeempoweredto
take,whereappropriate,measurestoavoidany
prejudicetoindustryintheCommunityandwhereas
itis,therefore,desirablethatimportsofthese
productsalsobesubjectedtoasystemofsupervision ;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasanAgreement (1)betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheKingdomofSweden
wassignedon22July1972;
WhereasArticles2and3ofthatAgreementmake
provisionfortheprogressiveabolitionofcustoms
dutiesinrespectoftheproductstowhichthe
Agreementapplies;whereasbywayofderogation
fromtheseArticles,Articles1,2and3ofProtocol
No1annexedtotheAgreementlaydownthat,for
importsofcertainproductslistedinAnnexCtothat
Protocol,thereductionofdutiesshallbelimitedin
1973toindicativeceilingsaboutwhichthecustoms
dutiesapplicabletothirdcountriesmaybe
reintroduced ;whereasapplicationofthislast
provisionrequiresthattheCommunityberegularly
informedofthetrendofimportsoftheproductsin
questionoriginatinginSweden;whereasitis,
therefore,desirablethatimportsoftheseproductsbe
subjectedtoasystemofsupervision ;
Whereasthisobjectivemaybeachievedbymeansof
anadministrative procedurebasedonsettingoff
importsoftheproducts'inquestionagainstthe
indicativeceilingsatCommunitylevel,asandwhen
theseproductsaresubrrilttedtothecustoms
authoritiesundercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhave
beenmadeavailableforconsumption ;whereasthis
administrative proceduremustmakeprovisionforthe
reintroduction ofcustomstariffdutiesassoonasthe
ceilingshavebeenreachedatCommunitylevel;
Whereasthisadministrativeprocedurerequiresclose
andparticularlyrapidcooperationbetweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommissionandwhereasthe
lattermust,inparticular,beabletofollowthe
progressofamountssetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsandkeeptheMemberStatesinformed;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.ImportsofproductsoriginatinginSwedento
whichannualindicativeceilingsareappliedin
accordancewithArticles1,2and3andAnnexCto
ProtocolNo1totheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheKingdomof
SwedenshallbesubjectedtoCommunitysupervision
in1973.
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhe
precedingsubparagraph ,theirtariffheadingsand
statisticnumbers,thelevelsoftheindicativeceilings
andthedatesonwhichCommunitysupervisionshall
beginaregiveninAnnexI.
2.Amountsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsasandwhenproductsaresubmittedtothe
customsauthoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthat
theyhavebeenmadeavailableforconsumptionand (*)OJNoL300,31.12.1972,p.96.

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accompanied byamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocolNo3tothe
Agreementreferredtoinparagraph1.
Goodsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicativeceiling
onlyifthemovementcertificatehasbeensubmitted
beforethedateonwhichcustomsdutiesarereimposed.
Thereachingofaceilingshallbedeterminedat
Communitylevelonthebasisofimportssetoff
againstitinthemannerdefinedinthepreceding
subparagraphs .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportseffectedinaccordancewith
theaboverules.Article2
Duringtheperiodfrom1January1973until31
December1973importsoftheproductsreferredtoin
AnnexIIwhichoriginateinSwedenshallbe
subjectedtoCommunitysupervison.
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportsoftheseproducts;tothis
end,onlyproductssubmittedtothecustoms
authoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthatthey
havebeenmadeavailableforconsumption and
accompaniedbyamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocolNo3to.the
AgreementreferredtoinArticle1shallbetakeninto
consideration .
Article3
Fortheimplementation ofthisRegulationthe
Commissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresinclose
cooperationwiththeMemberStates.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallapplyfrom1January1973.3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
Commissionmayissuearegulationreimposingthe
customsdutiesapplicabletothirdcountriesforthe
wholeCommunityuntiltheendofthecalendaryear.
ThenewMemberStatesshallsimultaneously
reimposethedutiesprovidedforinArticle3(f)of
ProtocolNo1totheAgreementreferredtoin
paragraph1.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22January1973.
For.theCouncil
ThePresident
L.TINDEMANS

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ANNEX 1
LISTOFPRODUCTS SUBJECTTOINDICATIVE CEILINGSUPONIMPORTATION
IN1973
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCodeLevel
ofceiling
—metrictons—
1 2 3 4 5
48.01Paperandpaperboard (includingcellulose
wadding),machine-made ,inrollsorsheets:
C.Kraftpaperandkraftboard:
II.Other:
IS1 —Kraftliner(a) 48.01-15,21,31 309061
IS2 —Kraftpaperforlargebags(a)48.01-16,23 353706
IS3 —Other
exE.Other:48.01-08,09,11,12,13,
17,19,25,26,27,
28,29,33166172
IS4 —Biblepaper(Indiapaper),copying
tissue;otherprintingpaperandother
writingpaper,notcontaining
mechanicalwoodpulporinwhich
mechanicalwoodpulpdoesnot
representmorethan5%(a)48.01-58,61,62 ,63 29397
IS5 —Printingpaperandwritingpaper,
containingmechanicalwoodpulp(a),
excludingcopyingtissue48.01-64,68 99460
IS6 —Flutingpaperforcorrugated
paperboard (a)48.01-75 132272
IS7 —Sulphitepaperforwrappingpurposes 48.01-71,73 35865
IS8 —Other,excludingcellulosewadding
andtissues48.01-41,43,45,52,53,
54,55,56,77,82,
84,86,88,91,93,
95,97133620
IS948.03Parchmentorgreaseproof paperand
paperboard,andimitationsthereof,andglazed
transparentpaper,inrollsorsheets48.03-allNos 15081
IS1048.04
48.05Compositepaperorpaperboard (madeby
stickingflatlayerstogetherwithanadhesive),
notsurface-coated orimpregnated ,whetheror
notinternallyreinforced,inrollsorsheets
Paperandpaperboard,corrugated (withor
withoutflatsurfacesheets),creped,crinkled,
embossedorperforated,inrollsorsheets:48.04-allNos 19099
IS11 B.Other 48.05-21,29,30,50,8039800
(a)Subjecttocompliancewiththedefinitionsinfine.

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Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCodeLevel
ofceiling
—metrictons—
1 2 3 4 5
48.07Paperandpaperboard,impregnated ,coated,
surface-coloured ,surface-decorated orprinted
(notbeingmerelyruled,linedorsquaredand
notconstitutingprintedmatterwithinChapter
49),inrollsorsheets:
B.Other:
IS12 —Coatedprintingorwritingpaper 48.07-57,58,59 35863
IS13 —Other 48.07-55,56,64,65,66,
68,70,81,85,91,
97,9992147
48.15Otherpaperandpaperboard ,cuttosizeor
shape:
IS14 B.Other 48.15-10,21,29,30,40,
50,61,65,95,9910612
IS1548.16
48.21Boxes,bagsandotherpackingcontainers,of
paperorpaperboard
Otherarticlesofpaperpulp,paper,paperboard
orcellulosewadding:48.16-allNos 22379
IS16
73.02B.Other
Ferro-alloys :
A.Ferro-manganese :48.21-21,23,25,31,33 ,
37,40,50,60,70,
80,9114037
IS17 II.Other
D.Ferro-silico-manganese73.02-19,40 6587
IS18 C.Ferro-silicon 73.02-30 12427
IS19 E.Ferro-chromium andferro-silico-chromium 73.02-51,55 19628
G.Other:
IS20 —Ferro-molybdenum 73.02-81 487
IS21 —Ferro-vanadium 73.02-83 180
IS22 —·Other 73.02-60,70,98 199
73.15'Alloysteelandhighcarbonsteelintheforms
mentionedinheadingsNos73.06to73.14:
1S23 A.Highcarbonsteel 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
73.66-40,81,86,8970057(M
(l)IncludingproductscoveredbytheECSCTreaty.

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Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCodeLevel
ofceiling
metrictons—
73.15
(cont'd)
B.Alloysteel:
IS24 —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
73.76-1365910i1)
IS25 —Highspeed(a) 73.71-14,24,54,94
73.73-14,24,34,54
73.74-54
73.75-24,34,44,54,64,
84
73.76-142908(!)
IS26
73.18—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%ofmolybdenum73.71-19,21,29,55,
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
73.18-1559418C)
IS27exC.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%ofmolybdenum73.18-2130075
IS28 —Tubesandpipes,ofstainlessor
refractorysteel(a)73.18-61,71,81,91 13226
(a)Subjecttocompliancewiththedefinitionsinfine
t1)IncludingproductscoveredbytheECSCTreaty.

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Order
NoCCT
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
81.04-5814343
31
30
Datesonwhichsupervisioncommences :
—intheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted :1April1973,
—intheUnitedKingdomandDenmark:1January1973,
—InIreland:
—forproductsfallingwithinnumbersIS1toIS8andIS10toIS13:1January1973,
—forallotherproducts:1April1973.
DEFINITIONS
ex48.01CIIKraftliner
'Kraftliner'istobetakentoapplytomachine-finished ormachine-glazed
paperorpaperboard,inrollsofawidthofnotlessthan110cm,containing
notlessthan90%ofchemicalsulphatesoftwoodpulpcalculatedontotal
fibrecontent,weighingmorethan115g/m2andhavingaMullenburst
ratioofnotlessthan35.
ex48.01CIIKraftpaperforlargebags
'Kraftpaperforlargebags'istobetakentoapplytomachine-finished
paper,inrollsofawidthexceeding70cm,containingnotlessthan90%
ofchemicalsulphatesoftwoodpulpcalculatedontotalfibrecontent,
weighingnotlessthan60g/m2butnotmorethan115g/m2,havinga
Mullenburstratioofnotlessthan38,andhavingastretchfactorofmore
than5%inthecrossdirectionandofmorethan3%inthemachine
direction.

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ex48.01EOtherprintingpaperandotherwritingpaper,notcontainingmechanical
woodpulporcontainingnotmorethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulp
'Otherprintingpaperandotherwritingpaper,notcontainingmechanical
woodpulporcontainingnotmorethan5%ommechanicalwoodpulp'is
tobetakentoapplytopaper,otherthanmachine-glazed ,usedforprinting
orwriting,whichcontainsnotmorethan5%ofchemicalwoodpulp
calculatedontotalfibrecontent.
ex48.01EPrintingpaperandwritingpaper,containingmechanicalwoodpulp
'Printingpaperandwritingpapercontainingmechanicalwoodpulp'isto
betakentoapplytopaper,otherthanmachine-glazed ,usedforprinting
andwriting,containingmorethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulpcalculated
ontotalfibrecontent.
ex48.01EFlutingpaperforcorrugatedpaperboard
'Flutingpaperforcorrugatedpaperboard'istobetakentoapplytopaper,
inrollsofawidthofnotlessthan110cm,containingnotlessthan70%
ofunbleachedsemi-chemical hardwoodpulp(pulpobtainedfromwoodby
lightchemicaltreatmentfollowedbymechanicaltreatment)calculatedon
totalfibrecontent,andhavingaCMT(ConcoraMediumTest)crush
resistanceexceeding20kp.
ex48.01ESulphitepaperforwrappingpurposes
'Sulphitepaperforwrappingpurposes'istobetakentoapplyto
machine-glazed papernotcolouredinthemasscontainingmorethan40%
ofchemicalbisulphitewoodpulp,bleachedorunbleached,calculatedon
totalfibrecontent,havinganashcontentofnotmorethan8%andhaving
aMullenburstratioofnotlessthan25.
ex73.15BStainlesssteel(includingheat-resisting steel)
ex73.18C
'Stainlesssteel(includingheat-resisting steel)'istobetakentoapplyto
alloysteelcontaining,byweight,12%ormoreofchromium,withor
withoutotheralloyelements,andlessthan1%ofcarbon.
ex73.15BHigh-speedsteel
'High-speedsteel'istobetakentoapplytoalloysteelcontaining,withor
withoutotheralloyelements,notlessthantwoofthethreeelements
tungsten,molybdenum andvanadium,representingatotalcontent,by
weight,of7%ormore,andcontainingmorethan0-6%,byweight,of
carbon.

5.3.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL59/19
ANNEX 11
LISTOFPRODUCTS REFERRED TOINARTICLE2
Dateonwhichsupervisioncommences :1January1973
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCode
1 2 3 4
28.04Hydrogen,raregasesandothernon-metals
C.Othernon-metals :
IIS1 exV.Silicon 28.04-93,95
IIS244.15Plywood,blockboard ,laminboard ,battenboard andsimilar
laminatedwoodproducts(inlcudingveneeredpanelsandsheets);
inlaidwoodandwoodmarquetry44.15-allNos
IIS344.18Reconstituted wood,beingwoodshavings,woodchips,sawdust,
woodflourorotherligneouswasteagglomerated withnaturalor
artificialresinsorotherorganicbindingsubstances,insheets,blocks
orthelike44.18-allNos
IIS448.09
56.01Buildingboardofwoodpulporofvegetablefibre,whetherornot
bondedwithnaturalorartificialresinsorwithsimilarbinders
Man-madefibres(discontinuous ),notcarded,combedorotherwise
preparedforspinning:48.09-allNos
IIS5
56.02B.Regeneratedtextilefibres
Continuousfilamenttowforthemanufacture ofman-madefibres
(discontinuous ):56.01-21,23,25,29
IIS6 B.Ofregeneratedtextilefibres 56.02-21,23,25,29
IIS768.04Millstones,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
agglomeratednaturalofartificialabrasives,orofpottery68.04-allNos
IIS868.06Naturalorartificialabrasivepowderorgrain,onabaseofwoven
fabric,ofpaper,ofpaperboardorofothermaterials,whetherornot
cuttoshapeorsewnorotherwisemadeup68.06-allNos
IIS968.08Articlesofasphaltorofsimilarmaterial(forexample,ofpetroleum
bitumenorcoaltarpitch)68.08-allNos
IIS1068.16Articlesofstoneorofothermineralsubstances (includingarticlesof
peat),notelsewherespecifiedorincluded68.16-allNos

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■Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCode
1 2 3 4
IIS1169.02Refractorybricks,blocks,tilesandsimilarrefractoryconstructional
goods,otherthangoodsfallingwithinheadingNo69.0169.02-allNos
IIS1274.03Wroughtbars,rods,angles,shapesandsections,ofcopper;copper
wire74.03-allNos
IIS1374.04Wroughtplates,sheetsandstrip,ofcopper 74.04-allNos
IIS1474.05Copperfoil(whetherornotembossed,cuttoshape,perforated,
coated,printed,orbackedwithpaperorotherreinforcingmaterial),
ofathickness(excludinganybacking)notexceeding0-15mm74.05-allNos
IIS1574.06Copperpowderandflakes 74.06-allNos
IIS1674.07
78.01Tubesandpipesandblankstherefor,ofcopper;hollowbarsof
copper
Unwroughtlead(includingargentiferouslead);leadwasteandscrap:
A.Unwrought :74.07-allNos
IIS17
79.01II.Other
Unwroughtzinc;zincwasteandscrap:78.01-12,13,15,19
IIS18 A.Unwrought 79.01-11,15
IIS1981.01'Tungsten (wolfram),unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof81.01-allNos
IIS2081.02Molybdenum ,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof81.02-allNos
IIS2181.03
81.04Tantalum,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof
Otherbasemetals,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof;
cermets,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof:81.03-allNos
IIS22 B.Cadmium
C.Cobalt:81.04-16,18
IIS23 II.Other 81.04-23
IIS24 D.Chromium 81.04-26,28
IIS25 E.Germanium 81.04-31,33
IIS26 F.Hafnium(celtium) 81.04-36,38
IIS27 G.Manganese 81.04-41,43
IIS28 H.Niobium (columbium ) 81.04-46,48
IIS29 IJ.Antimony 81.04-51,53
IIS30 L.Vanadium 81.04-61,63
IIS31 M.UraniumdepletedinU235 81.04-69
IIS32 O.Zirconium 81.04-81,83
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Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCode
1 2 3 4
IIS33
IIS3481.04
(cont'd)P.Rhenium
Q.Gallium;indium;thallium81.04-91,93
81.04-94,95
IIS35 R.Cermets 81.04-97,98
IIS3684.62Ball,rollerorneedlerollerbearings 84.62-allNos
85.24Carbonbrushes,arc-lampcarbons,batterycarbons,carbon
electrodesandothercarbonarticlesofakindusedforelectrical
purposes :
IIS37 A.Electrodesforelectrolysisinstallations 85.24-10
87.01Tractors(otherthanthosefallingwithinheadingNo87.07),whether
ornotfittedwithpowertake-offs,winchesorpulleys:
IIS38 exC.Roadtractors 87.01-96,97