NoL313/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.11.74
REGULATION (EEC)No2902/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of7November1974
establishingCommunitysupervisionofimportsofcertainproductsoriginatingin
Finland
Whereas,fortheproductswhich,inaccordancewith
Articles2and3oftheAgreement,aresubjecttothe
normaltimetablefortheabolitionofcustomsduties
itisnecessarytofollowthetrendofimports;
whereastothisendtheCommunityshouldbe
empoweredtotake,whereappropriate,measuresto
avoidanyprejudicetoindustryintheCommunity ;
whereasitis,therefore,desirablethatimportsof
theseproductsalsobesubjectedtoasystemof
supervision ,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article113thereof;
Havingregardtotheproposalfromthe
Commission ;
WhereasanAgreement(*)betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofFinland
wassignedon5October1973;
WhereasArticles2and3ofthatAgreementmake
provisionfortheprogressiveabolitionofcustoms
dutiesinrespectoftheproductstowhichthe
Agreementapplies,whereasbywayofderogation
fromtheseArticles,Articles1,2and3ofProtocol1
annexedtotheAgreementlaydownthat,for
importsofcertainproductslistedinAnnexCtothat
Protocol,thereductionofdutiesshallbelimitedto
indicativeceilingsabovewhichthecustomsduties
applicabletothirdcountriesmaybereintroduced ;
whereasapplicationofthislastprovisionrequires
thattheCommunityberegularlyinformedofthe
trendofimportsoftheproductsinquestion
originatinginFinland;whereasitis,therefore,
desirablethatimportsoftheseproductsbesubjected
toasystemofsupervision ;
Whereasthisobjectivemaybeachievedbymeansof
anadministrative procedurebasedonsettingoff
importsoftheproductsinquestionagainstthe
indicativeceilingsatCommunitylevel,asandwhen
theseproductsaresubmittedtothecustoms
authoritiesundercoverofdeclarationsthatthey
havebeenmadeavailableforconsumption ;whereas
thisadministrative proceduremustmakeprovision
forthereintroduction ofcustomstariffdutiesas
soonastheceilingshavebeenreachedat
Communitylevel;
Whereasthisadministrative procedurerequiresclose
andparticularlyrapidcooperationbetweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommission ;whereasthe
lattermust,inparticular,beabletofollowthe
progressofamountssetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsandkeeptheMemberStatesinformed;
whereasthiscooperationmustbealltheclosersince
theCommissionmustbeabletotakeadequate
measurestoreintroduce customstariffduties
wheneveroneoftheceilingshasbeenreached;1.From1Januaryuntil31December1975,
importsofproductsoriginatinginFinlandtowhich
annualindicativeceilingsareappliedinaccordance
withArticles1,2and3andAnnexCtoProtocol1
oftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofFinlandshallbe
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. HOJNoL328,28.11.1973,p.2.

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accompanied byamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocol3ofthe
AgreementreferredtoinArticle1shallbetakeninto
consideration .3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
CommissionmayissueaRegulationreimposingthe
customsdutiesprovidedforinArticle3(f)of
Protocol1oftheAgreementuntiltheendofthe
calendaryear.
Article2
Duringtheperiodfrom1Januaryuntil31December
1975,importsoftheproductsreferredtoinAnnexII
whichoriginateinFinlandshallbesubjectedto
Communitysupervision .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportsoftheseproducts;tothis
end,onlyproductssubmittedtothecustoms
authoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthatthey
havebeenmadeavailableforconsumption andArticle3
Fortheimplementation ofthisRegulationthe
Commissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresin
closecooperationwiththeMemberStates.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7November1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.JARROT

NoL313/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.11.74
ANNEX 1
LISTOFPRODUCTS SUBJECTTOINDICATIVE CEILINGSUPONIMPORTATION
IN1975
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCodeLevelofceiling
—metretons—
1 2 3 4
48.01Paperandpaperboard (includingcellulose
wadding),machine-made ,inrollsorsheets:
C.KraftpaperandKraftboard:
II.Other:
ISF1 —Kraftliner (a) 48.01-15,21,31 230968
ISF2 —Kraftpaperforlargebags(a) 48.01-16,23 159386
ISF3 —Other
exE.Other:48.01-08,09,11,12,13,
17,19,25,26,27,
28,29,33164276
ISF4 —Biblepaper(Indiapaper),copying48.01-58,61,62,66 30221
tissue;otherprintingpaperand
otherwritingpaper,notcontaining
mechanicalwoodpulporinwhich
mechanicalwoodpùlpdoesnot
representmorethan5°/o(a)
ISF5 —Printingpaperandwritingpaper,
containingmechanicalwoodpulp(a),
excludingcopyingtissue48.01-64,68 475504
ISF6 —Flutingpaperforcorrugated 48.01-75 250267
paperboard (a)
ISF7 —Sulphitepaperforwrapping
purposes(a)48.01-71,73 16472
ISF8 —Other,excludingcellulosewadding
andtissues48.01-41,43,45,52 ,53,
54,55,56,77,82,
84,86,88,91,93,
95,97197513
ISF948.03
48.05Parchmentorgreaseproof paperand
paperboard,andimitationsthereof,andglazed
transparentpaper,inrollsorsheets
Paperandpaperboard,corrugated (withor
withoutflatsurfacesheets),creped,crinkled,
embossedorperforated,inrollsorsheets:48.03-allNos 11648
ISF10
48.07B.Other
Paperandpaperboard,impregnated ,coated,
surface-coloured ,surface-decorated orprinted
(notbeingmerelyruled,linedorsquaredand
notconstituting printedmatterwithin
Chapter49),inrollsorsheets:
B.Other:48.05-21,29,30,50,8042924
ISF11 —Coatedprintingorwritingpaper 48.07-57,58,59 41498
ISF12
48.15—Other
Otherpaperandpaperboard ,cuttosizeor
shape:48.07-55,56,64,65,66,
68,70,81,85,91,
97,99164738
ISF13
73.02B.Other
Ferro-alloys :48.15-10,21,29,30,40,
50,61,65,95,9913057
ISF14 E.Ferro-chromium andferro-silicochromium 73.02-51,55 10757
(a)Subjecttocompliancewiththedefinitionsinfine.

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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%inthecrossdirectionandof
morethan2°/ointhemachinedirection.
ex48.01EOtherprintingpaperandotherwritingpaper,notcontainingmechanical
woodpulporcontainingnotmorethan5°/oofmechanicalwoodpulp
'Otherprintingpaperandotherwritingpaper,notcontainingmechanical
woodpulporcontainingnotmorethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulp'
meanspaperotherthanmachine-glazed ,usedforprintingorwriting,
whichcontainsnotmorethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulpcalculated
ontotalfibrecontent.
ex48.01EPrintingpaperandwritingpaper,containingmechanicalwoodpulp
'Printingpaperandwritingpapercontainingmechanicalwoodpulp'
meanspaperotherthanmachine-glazed ,usedforprintingandwriting,
containingmorethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulpcalculatedontotal
fibrecontent.
ex48.01EFlutingpaperforcorrugatedpaperboard
'Flutingpaperforcorrugatedpaperboard'meanspaper,inrolls,
containingnotlessthan65°/oofunbleachedsemi-chemical hardwood
pulp(pulpobtainedfromwoodbylightchemicaltreatmentfollowedby
mechanicaltreatment)calculatedontotalfibrecontentandhavingaCMT
(ConcoraMediumTest)crushresistanceexceeding20kp.
ex48.01ESulphitepaperforwrappingpurposes
'Sulphitepaperforwrappingpurposes'meansmachine-glazed paper,
containingmorethan40%ofchemicalbisulphitewoodpulp,calculated
ontotalfibrecontent,havinganashcontentofnotmorethan8°/oand
havingaMullenburstratioofnotlessthan15.

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ANNEXII
LISTOFPRODUCTS REFERRED TOINARTICLE2
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCode
1 2 3 4
IISF144.15Plywood,blockboard,laminboard,battenboard andsimilar
laminatedwoodproducts(includingveneeredpanelsandsheets);
inlaidwoodandwoodmarquetry44.15-allNos
IISF244.18Reconstituted wood,beingwoodshavings,woodchips,sawdust,
woodflourorotherligneouswasteagglomerated withnaturalor
artificialresinsorotherorganicbindingsubstances,insheets,
blocksorthelike44.18-allNos
IISF348.09
56.01Buildingboardofwoodpulporofvegetablefibre,whetherornot
bondedwithnaturalorartificialresinsorwithsimilarbinders
Man-madefibres(discontinuous ),notcarded,combedorotherwise
preparedforspinning:48.09-allNos
IISF4
56.02B.Regeneratedtextilefibres
Continuousfilamenttowforthemanufacture ofman-madefibres
(discontinuous ):56.01-21,23,25,29
IISF5 B.Ofregeneratedtextilefibres 56.02-21,23,25,29
IISF674.03Wroughtbars,rods,angles,shapesandsections,ofcopper;copper
wire74.03-allNos
IISF774.04Wroughtplates,sheetsandstrips,ofcopper 74.04-allNos
IISF874.05Copperfoil(whetherornotembossed,cuttoshape,perforated,
coated,printedorbackedwithpaperorotherreinforcing
material)ofathickness (excludinganybacking)notexceeding
0-15mm74.05-allNos
IISF974.06Copperpowdersandflakes 74.06-allNos
IISF1074.07
78.01Tubesandpipesandblankstherefor,ofcopper;hollowbarsof
copper
Unwroughtlead(includingargentiferous lead);leadwasteand
scrap:
A.Unwrought :74.07-allNos
IISF11
79.01II.Other
Unwroughtzinc;zincwasteandscrap:78.01-12,13,15,19
IISF12 A.Unwrought 79.01-11,15
IISF1381.01Tungsten(wolfram),unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof 81.01-allNos
IISF1481.02Molybdenum ,unwroughtorwrought,andarticles,thereof 81.02-allNos
IISF1581.03Tantalum,unwroughtorwrought,and.articlesthereof 81.03-allNos

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Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NimexeCode
1 2 3 4
81.04Otherbasemetals,unwroughtorwrought,cermets,unwroughtor
wrought:
IISF16 B.Cadmium
C.Cobalt:81.04-16,18
IISF17 II.Wrought 81.04-23
IISF18 D.Chromium 81.04-26,28
IISF19 E.Germanium 81.04-31,33
IISF20 F.Hafnium(celtium) 81.04-36,38
IISF21 G.Manganese 81.04-41,43
IISF22 H.Niobium(columbium ) 81.04-46,48
IISF23 IJ.Antimony 81.04-51,53
IISF24 K.Titanium 81.04-56,58
IISF25 L.Vanadium 81.04-61,63
IISF26 M.UraniumdepletedinU235 81.04-69
IISF27 O.Zirconium 81.04-81,83-
IISF28 P.Rhenium 81.04-91,93
IISF29 Q.Gallium;indium;thallium 81.04-94,95
IISF30 R.Cermets 81.04-97,98