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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No701/78
of20March1978
establishingindicativeceilingsandCommunitysupervisionforimportsofcertainproducts
originatinginNorway(1978)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,particular,beabletofollowtheprogressofamountsset
offagainsttheindicativeceilingsandkeeptheMember
Statesinformed;whereasthiscooperationmustbeall
theclosersincetheCommission mustbeabletotake
adequatemeasurestoreintroduceCommonCustoms
Tariffdutieswheneveroneoftheceilingshasbeen
reached;
Whereasthetrendofimportsshouldbefollowedfor
certainproductsforwhich,underArticle4ofProtocol
1,theCommunityhassuspendedtheapplicationofceil­
ingsandforproductswhicharenotsubjecttotheceil­
ingsystem;whereasitisthereforedesirablethatimports
ofsuchproductsshouldbesubjecttosupervision,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasanAgreement (1)betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheKingdomofNorway
wassignedon14May1973;
WhereasArticles1,2and3ofProtocol1annexedto
thatAgreementmakeprovisionforaspecifictimetable
fortheprogressiveabolitionofcustomsdutiesinrespect
oftheproductstowhichtheAgreementapplies;
whereasunderArticle4ofthatProtocoltheimportsof
theseproductsarelimitedtoannualindicativeceilings
abovewhichthecustomsdutiesapplicabletothird
countriesmaybereintroduced ;whereas,however,
underArticle4(b),theCommunityhastosuspendthe
applicationofcertainceilings;whereas,ontheother
hand,intheeventofshort-termeconomicdifficulties,
theCommunitymay,underArticle4(c)ofProtocol1,
maintaintheceilingamountsoftheprecedingyear;
whereas,however,applicationofthismeasuremustbe
limitedtoproductsmostaffectedbytheshort-termdif­
ficulties;whereas,therefore,theceilingstobeappliedin
1978mustbeestablished;whereasinthissituationitis
alsonecessarythattheCommissionberegularlyin­
formedofthetrendoftheimportsoftheproductsin
questionand,inconsequence,itisnecessarytosubject
theseimportstosupervision ;
Whereasthisobjectivemaybeachievedbymeansofan
administrativeprocedurebasedonsettingoffimportsof
theproductsinquestionagainsttheindicativeceilings
atCommunitylevel,asandwhentheseproductsare
enteredwithcustomsauthoritiesforhomeuse;whereas
thisadministrative proceduremustmakeprovisionfor
thereintroduction ofCommonCustomsTariffdutiesas
soonastheceilingshavebeenreachedatCommunity
level;
Whereasthisadministrative procedurerequiresclose
andparticularlyrapidcooperationbetweentheMember
StatesandtheCommission ;whereasthelattermust,inHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1978,importsof
productsoriginatinginNorwayandindicatedinAnnex
ItothisRegulationshallbesubjecttoindicativeceilings
andtoCommunitysupervision .
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhepre­
cedingsubparagraphs ,theirtariffheadingsandstatisti­
calnumbersandthelevelsoftheindicativeceilingsare
giveninAnnexI.
2.Amountsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicativeceil­
ingsasandwhenthegoodsareenteredwithcustoms
authoritiesforhomeuseandaccompaniedbyamove­
mentcertificateconformingtotherulescontainedin
Protocol3totheAgreement .
Goodsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicativeceilingonly
ifthemovementcertificatehasbeensubmittedbefore
thedateonwhichcustomsdutiesarereimposed .
ThereachingofaceilingshallbedeterminedatCom­
munitylevelonthebasisofimportssetoffagainstitin
themannerdefinedintheprecedingsubparagraphs .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformtheCom­
missionofimportseffectedinaccordancewiththe
aboverules;suchinformationshallbesuppliedunder
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3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
CommissionmayissueaRegulationreimposingthe
customsdutiesprovidedforinArticle4(f)ofProtocol1
totheAgreementuntiltheendofthecalendaryear.
4.MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission ,
notlaterthanthe15thdayofeachmonth,statements
oftheamountssetoffduringtheprecedingmonth.
Theyshall,iftheCommissionsorequests,makeup
suchstatementsforperiodsof10daysandforward
themwithinfivecleardaysofexpiryofthepreceding
10-dayperiod.MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission ,not
laterthanthe15thdayofeachmonth,statementsof
importsoftheproductsinquestioneffectedduringthe
precedingmonth;tothisend,onlyproductssubmitted
tothecustomsauthoritiesundercoverofanentryfor
homeuseandaccompaniedbyamovementcertificate
conformingtotherulescontainedinProtocol3tothe
Agreementshallbetakenintoconsideration .
Article3
Fortheimplementation ofthisRegulationtheCommis­
sionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresinclosecoopera­
tionwiththeMemberStates.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .Article2
From1Januaryto31December1978,importsofthe
productsreferredtoinAnnexIIwhichoriginatein
NorwayshallbesubjecttoCommunitysupervision .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,20March1978.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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ANNEXI
LISTOFPRODUCTSSUBJECTTOINDICATIVE CEILINGSUPONIMPORTATION IN1978
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NIMEXEcodeLevel
ofceiling
(tonnes)
1 2 3 4 5
INI
IN2
IN3
IN4
IN5
IN6
IN7
IN8
IN9
IN1028.56
48.01
48.03Carbides,whetherornotchemicallydefined:
A.Ofsilicon
Paperandpaperboard (includingcellulose
wadding),inrollsorsheets:
C.Kraftpaperandkraftboard:
II.Other:
—Kraftlinerpaperandboard(a)
—Kraftpaperforlarge-capacitysacks(a)
—Other
exF.Other:
—Biblepaper,manifold (thintyping)
paper,printingpaperandwritingpaper,
containingnotmorethan.5%of
mechanicalwoodpulp(a)
—Printingpaperandwritingpaper,con­
tainingmorethan5%ofmechanical
woodpulp(a),excludingmanifold(thin
typingpaper
—Semi-chemical flutingpaper(a)
—Sulphitewrappingandpackaging
paper(a)
—Other,excludingcellulosewaddingand
websofcellulosefibres(softtissues)
Parchmentorgreaseproofpaperandpaperboard ,
andimitationsthereof,andglazedtransparent
paper,inrollsorsheets28.56-10
48.01-15,21,27,31
48.01-16,23,28
48.01-08,09,11,12,
13,17,19,25,
26,29,33
48.01-58,61,62,66
48.01-64,65,69
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
48.03allNosCeiling
delayed
19144
Ceiling
delayed
Ceiling
delayed
Ceiling
delayed
Ceiling
delayed
Ceiling
delayed
Ceiling
delayed
Ceiling
delayed
Ceiling
delayed
(a)SubjecttocompliancewiththedefinitionsgiveninAnnexIII.

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Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NIMEXEcodeLevel
ofceiling
(tonnes)
1 2 3 4 5
IN11
IN12•
IN13
IN14
IN15
IN16
IN17
IN18
IN1948.07
73.02
76.01
76.02
76.03Paperandpaperboard,impregnated ,coated,
surface-coloured ,surface-decorated orprinted
(notconstitutingprintedmatterwithinChapter
49),inrollsorsheets:
C.Other:
;—Other,excludingcoatedprintingor
writingpaper
Ferro-alloys :
A.Ferro-manganese :
II.Other
D.Ferro-silico-manganese
C.Ferro-silicon
E.Ferro-chromium andferro-silico-chromium
G.Other:
—Ferro-vanadium
—Other,excludingferro-molybdenum
Unwroughtaluminium ;aluminiumwasteand
scrap:
A.Unwrought
Wroughtbars,rods,angles,shapesandsections,
ofaluminium ;aluminiumwire
Wroughtplates,sheetsandstrip,ofaluminium,
ofathicknessnotexceeding0.20mm48.07-55,56,64,65,
66,68,70,81,
85,91,97,99
73.02-19,40
73.02-30
73.02-51,55
73.02-83
73.02-60,70,98
76.01-11,15
76.02allNos
76.03allNos26741
Ceiling
delayed
Ceiling
delayed
Ceiling
delayed
Ceiling
delayed
14039
228899
15316
Ceiling
delayed

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ANNEXII
LISTOFPRODUCTS REFERREDTOINARTICLE2
Order
NoCCT
headingNoDescription NIMEXEcode
1 2 3 4
UN1
UN2
UN3
UN444.18
48.05
44.11
56.01Reconstituted wood,beingwoodshavings,woodchips,
sawdust,woodflourorotherligneouswasteagglomerated
withnaturalorartificialresinsorotherorganicbinding
substances,insheets,blocksorthelike
Paperandpaperboard,corrugated (withorwithoutflatsurface
sheets),creped,crinkled,embossedorperforated,inrollsor
sheets:
B.Other
Fibrebuildingboardofwoodorothervegetablematerial,
whetherornotbondedwithnaturalorartificialresinsor
withotherorganicbinders
Man-madefibres(discontinuous ),notcarded,combedor
otherwisepreparedforspinning:
B.Regeneratedtextilefibres44.18allNos
48.05-21,29,30,50,
80
44.11allNos
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ANNEXIII
DEFINITIONS
ex48.01CII Kraftliner
'Kraftliner'meansmachine-finished ormachine-glazed paperorpaperboard,
inrolls,containingnotlessthan80%ofchemicalsulphatesoftwoodpulp
calculatedontotalfibrecontent,weighingmorethan115g/m2andhavinga
Mullenburstratioofnotlessthan35.
ex48.01CIIKraftpaperforlarge-capacity sacks
'Kraftpaperforlarge-capacity sacks'meansmachine-finished paper,inrolls,
containingnotlessthan80%ofchemicalsulphatesoftwoodbutcalculated
ontotalfibrecontent,weighingnotlessthan60g/m2butnotmorethan115
g/m2,havingaMullenburstratioofnotlessthan38,andhavingastretch
factorofmorethan4-5%inthecrossdirectionandofmorethan2%inthe
machinedirection.
ex48.01F Printingpaperandwritingpaper,containingnotmorethan5%ofmechan­
icalwoodpulp
'Printingpaperandwritingpaper,containingnotmorethan5%ofmechan­
icalwoodpulp'meanspaperotherthanmachine-glazed ,usedforprintingor
writing,whichcontainsnotmorethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulpcalcu­
latedontotalfibrecontent.
ex48.01F Printingpaperandwritingpaper,containingmechanicalwoodpulp
'Printingpaperandwritingpapercontainingmechanicalwoodpulp'means
paperotherthanmachine-glazed ,usedforprintingandwriting,containing
morethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulpcalculatedontotalfibrecontent.
ex48.01F Semi-chemical flutingpaper
'Semi-chemical flutingpaper'meanspaper,inrolls,containingnotlessthan
65%ofunbleachedsemi-chemicalhardwoodpulp(pulpobtainedfromwood
bylightchemicaltreatmentfollowedbymechanicaltreatment)calculatedon
totalfibrecontentandhavingaCMT(ConcoraMediumTest)crushresist­
anceexceeding20kgf.
ex48.01F Sulphitewrappingandpackagingpaper
'Sulphitewrappingandpackagingpaper'meansmachine-glazed papercon­
tainingmorethan40%ofchemicalbisulphitewoodpulp,calculatedontotal
fibrecontent,havinganashcontentofnotmorethan8%andhavingaMul­
lenburstratioofnotlessthan15.