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REGULATION (EEC)No2903/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of7November1974
establishingCommunitysupervisionofimportsofcertainproductsoriginatingin
Iceland
Whereas,fortheproductswhich,inaccordancewith
Articles2and3oftheAgreement,aresubjecttothe
normaltimetablefortheabolitionofcustomsduties
itisnecessarytofollowthetrendofimports;
whereastothisendtheCommunityshouldbe
empoweredtotake,whereappropriate,measuresto
avoidanyprejudicetoindustryintheCommunity ;
whereasitis,therefore,desirablethatimportsof
theseproductsalsobesubjectedtoasystemof
supervision ,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article113thereof;
Havingregardtotheproposalfromthe
Commission ;
WhereasanAgreement(*)betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofIceland
wassignedon22July1972;
WhereasArticles2and3ofthatAgreementmake
provisionfortheprogressiveabolitionofcustoms
dutiesinrespectoftheproductstowhichthe
Agreementapplies;whereasbywayofderogation
fromtheseArticles,Articles1,2and3ofProtocol1
annexedtotheAgreementlaydownthat,for
importsofcertainproductslistedinAnnexBtothat
Protocol,thereductionofdutiesshallbelimitedto
indicativeceilingsabovewhichthecustomsduties
applicabletothirdcountriesmaybyreintroduced ;
whereasapplicationofthislastprovisionrequires
thattheCommunityberegularlyinformedofthe
trendofimportsoftheproductsinquestion
originatinginIceland;whereasitis,therefore,
desirablethatimportsoftheseproductsbesubjected
toasystemofsupervison;
Whereasthisobjectivemaybeachievedbymeansof
anadministrative procedurebasedonsettingoff
importsoftheproductsinquestionagainstthe
indicativeceilingsatCommunitylevel,asandwhen
theseproductsaresubmittedtothecustoms
authoritiesundercoverofdeclarationthattheyhave
beenmadeavailableforconsumption ;whereasthis
administrative proceduremustmakeprovisionfor
thereintroduction ofcustomstariffdutiesassoonas
theceilingshavebeenreachedatCommunitylevel;
Whereasthisadministrative procedurerequiresclose
andparticularlyrapidcooperationbetweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommission ;whereasthe
lattermust,inparticular,beabletofollowthe
progressofamountssetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsandkeeptheMemberStatesinformed;
whereasthiscooperationmustbealltheclosersince
theCommissionmustbeabletotakeadequate
measurestoreintroduce customstariffduties
wheneveroneoftheceilingshasbeenreached;1.From1Januaryuntil31December1975,
importsofproductsoriginatinginIcelandtowhich
annualindicativeceilingsareappliedinaccordance
withArticles1,2and3,andAnnexBtoProtocol1
oftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofIcelandshallbe
subjectedtoCommunitysupervision .
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhe
precedingsubparagraph ,theirtariffheadingsand
statisticnumbersandthelevelsoftheindicative
ceilingsaregiveninAnnexI.
2.Amountsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsasandwhenproductsaresubmittedtothe
customsauthoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthat
theyhavebeenmadeavailableforconsumptionand
accompaniedbyamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocol3ofthe
Agreementreferredtoinparagraph1.
Goodsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicativeceiling
onlyifthemovementcertificatehasbeensubmitted
beforethedateonwhichcustomsdutiesare
reimposed.
Thereachingofaceilingshallbedeterminedat
Communitylevelonthebasisofimportssetoff
againstitinthemannerdefinedinthepreceding
subparagraphs .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportseffectedinaccordancewith
theaboverules. (!)OJNoL301,31.12.1972,p.1.

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3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
CommissionmayissueaRegulationreimposingthe
customsdutiesprovidedforinArticle3(f)of
Protocol1oftheAgreementuntiltheendofthe
calendaryear.
Article2
Duringtheperiodfrom1Januaryuntil31December
1975,importsoftheproductsreferredtoinAnnexII
whichoriginateinIcelandshallbesubjectedto
Communitysupervision .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportsoftheseproducts;tothis
end,onlyproductssubmittedtothecustoms
authoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthattheyhavebeenmadeavailableforconsumption and
accompaniedbyamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocol3ofthe
AgreementreferredtoinArticle1shallbetakeninto
consideration .
Article3
Fortheimplementation ofthisRegulationthe
Commissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresin
closecooperationwiththeMemberStates.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7November1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.JARROT

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ANNEXI
LISTOFPRODUCTS SUBJECTTOINDICATIVE CEILINGSUPONIMPORTATION
IN1975
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCodeLevel
ofceiling
—metrictons—
» 2 3 4 5
IISL176.01Unwroughtaluminium ;aluminiumwasteand
scrap:
A.Unwrought 76.01-11,15 33075
ANNEX 11
LISTOFPRODUCTS REFERREDTOINARTICLE2
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCode
1 2 3 4
IIISL178.01Unwroughtlead(includingargentiferous lead);leadwasteand
scrap:
A.Unwrought :
II.Other 78.01-12,13,15,19
IIISL279.01Unwroughtzinc;zincwasteandscrap:
A.Unwrought 79.01-11,15
IIISL381.01Tungsten(wolfram),unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof 81.01-allNos
IIISL481.02Molybdenum ,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof 81.02-allNos
IIISL581.03
81.04Tantalum,unwroughtorwrought
Otherbasemetals,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof;
cermets,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof:81.03-allNos
IIISL6
IIISL7
IIISL8
IIISL9
IIISL10
IIISL11
IIISL12
IIISL13
IIISL14
IIISL15
IIISL16
IIISL17
IIISL18
IIISL19
IIISL20B.Cadmium
C.Cobalt:
II.Other
D.Chromium
E.Germanium
F.Hafnium(celtium)
G.Manganese
H.Niobium(columbium )
IJ.Antimony
K.Titanium
L.Vanadium
M.UraniumdepletedinU235
O.Zirconium
P.Rhenium
Q.Gallium;indium;thallium
R.Cermets81.04-16,18
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
81.04-56,58
81.04-61,63
81.04-69
81.04-81,83
81.04-91,93
81.04-94,95
81.04-97,98