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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2817/77
of28November1977
establishingceilingsandCommunitysupervisionforimportsofcertainproducts
originatinginAlgeria,MoroccoandTunisia(1978)
beabletotakeadequatemeasurestoreintroduce
customstariffdutieswheneveroneoftheceilingsis
reached,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle
113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheCooperationAgreementsbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityoftheonepartand
thePeople'sDemocraticRepublicofAlgeria,the
KingdomofMoroccoandtheRepublicofTunisiaof
theotherparteachstipulateinArticle9thatproducts
originatinginthesecountriesshallbeimported
intotheCommunityfreeofcustomsduties;whereas,
bywayofderogationtherefrom,Article12ofeachof
theseAgreementsprovidesthatthereductionof
dutiesshallapplytoimportsoftheproductslisted
thereinonlyuptoceilingsabovewhichthecustoms
dutiesapplicabletothirdcountriesmaybereim­
posed;whereastheceilingstobeappliedin1978
shouldthereforebeestablished ;
WhereastheapplicationofceilingsrequirestheCom­
munitytoberegularlyinformedofthetrendofim­
portsoftherelevantproductsoriginatinginthese
countries;whereasimportsshouldthereforebemade
subjecttoasystemofsupervision ;
Whereasthisobjectivemaybeachievedbymeansof
anadministrative procedurebasedonchargingim­
portsoftheproductsinquestionagainsttheceilings
atCommunitylevel,asandwhentheseproductsare
submittedtothecustomsauthoritiesundercoverof
declarationsthattheyhavebeenmadeavailablefor
consumption ;whereasthisadministrative procedure
mustmakeprovisionforthereintroduction ofcus­
tomstariffdutiesassoonastheceilingshavebeen
reachedatCommunitylevel;
Whereasthisadministrative procedurerequiresclose
andparticularlyrapidcooperationbetweentheMem­
berStatesandtheCommission ;whereasthelatter
must,inparticular,beabletofollowtheprogressof
amountssetoffagainsttheceilingsandkeepthe
MemberStatesinformed;whereasthiscooperation
mustbeallthecloserinthattheCommission mustHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1978,imports
oftheproductsoriginatinginAlgeria,Moroccoand
TunisiawhicharelistedinAnnexesI,IIandIIIre­
spectivelyshallbesubjecttoannualceilingsandCom­
munitysupervision .
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhefirst
paragraph,theirtariffheadingsandstatisticalnum­
bersandthelevelsoftheceilingsaregivenin
AnnexesI,IIandIII.
2.Amountsshallbesetoffagainsttheceilingsas
andwhenproductsaresubmittedtothecustoms
authoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthattheyhave
beenmadeavailableforconsumption and
accompaniedbyamovementcertificateconformingto
therulescontainedintheProtocolsonrulesoforigin
annexedtotheCooperationAgreementsbetweenthe
CommunityoftheonepartandAlgeria,Moroccoand
Tunisiaoftheotherpart.However,inthecaseof
productsfallingwithinChapter27,acertificateof
originmaybesubstitutedforthemovementcertificate.
Goodsshallbesetoffagainsttheceilingonlyifthe
movementcertificateor,inthecaseofgoodsfalling
withinChapter27,thecertificateoforiginhasbeen
submittedbeforethedateonwhichcustomsduties
arereimposed .
Thereachingofaceilingshallbedeterminedat
Communitylevelonthebasisofimportssetoff
againstitasdefinedintheprecedingsubparagraphs .
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission atthe
intervalsandwithinthetimelimitsspecifiedinpara­
graph4ofimportseffectedinaccordancewiththe
aboverules.
3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
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customsdutiesapplicabletothirdcountriesuntilthe
endofthecalendaryear.
4.MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission
notlaterthanthe15thdayofeachmonthstatements
oftheamountssetoffduringtheprecedingmonth.
Theyshall,iftheCommissionsorequests,makeup
suchstatementsforperiodsof10daysandforward
themwithinfivecleardaysfromtheexpiryofthe
preceding10-dayperiod.Article2
Fortheimplementation ofthisRegulationtheCom­
missionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresinclose
cooperationwiththeMemberStates.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28November1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
L.OUTERS

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ANNEX 1
ListofproductsoriginatinginAlgeriasubjecttoimportceilingsin1978
OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionNIMEXE
codeLevelof
ceiling
(tonnes)
1 2 3 4 5
27.10Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminous
minerals,otherthancrude;preparationsnotelsewhere
specifiedorincluded,containingnotlessthan70%
byweightofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrom
bituminousminerals,theseoilsbeingthebasicconstitu­
entsofthepreparations :
A.Lightoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Mediumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
C.Heavyoils:
I.Gasoils:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Fueloils:
c)Forotherpurposes
III.Lubricatingoils;otheroils:
c)Tobemixedinaccordancewiththeterms
ofAdditionalNote7tothisChapter(a)
d)Forotherpurposes27.10-15,17,.
21,25,29
27.10-34,38,39
27.10-59
27.10-69
27.10-75
27.10-79
IDZ1 27.11
27.12
27.13Petroleumgasesandothergaseoushydrocarbons :
A.Propaneofapuritynotlessthan99%:
I.Foruseaspowerorheatingfuel
B.Other:
I.Commercialpropaneandcommercialbutane:
c)Forotherpurposes
Petroleumjelly:
A.Crude:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Other
Paraffinwax,micro-crystalline wax,slackwax,ozo­
kerite,lignitewax,peatwaxandothermineralwaxes,
whetherornotcoloured :
B.Other:
I.Crude:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Other27.11-03
27.11-19
27.12-19
27.12-90
27.13-89
27.13-90•1155000
(a)Entryunderthesubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities .

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OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionNIMEXE
codeLevelof
ceiling
(tonnes)
1 2 3 4 5
IDZ1
(cont'd)
.27.14Petroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandotherresidues
ofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminous
minerals :
C.Other:
II.Other 27.14-99
IDZ2 45.02Naturalcorkinblocks,plates,sheetsorstrips
(includingcubesorsquareslabs,cuttosizeforcorks
orstoppers) 45.02-allNos 52
IDZ3 45.03Articlesofnaturalcork 45.03-allNos 155
IDZ4 45.04Agglomerated cork(beingcorkagglomerated withor
withoutabindingsubstance)andarticlesofagglomer­
atedcork 45.04-allNos 2060

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ANNEX11
ListofproductsoriginatinginMoroccosubjecttoimportceilingsin1978
OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionNIMEXE
codeLevelof
ceiling
(tonnes)
1 2 3 4 5
27.10Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminous
minerals,otherthancrude;preparationsnotelsewhere
specifiedorincluded,containingnotlessthan70%
byweightofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrom
bituminousminerals,theseoilsbeingthebasicconstitu­
entsofthepreparations :
A.Lightoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Mediumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
C.Heavyoils:
I.Gasoils:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Fueloils:
c)Forotherpurposes
III.Lubricatingoils;otheroils:
c)Tobemixedinaccordancewiththeterms
ofAdditionalNote7tothisChapter(a)
d)Forotherpurposes27.10-15,
17,21,25,29
27.10-34,
38,39
27.10-59
27.10-69
27.10-75
27.10-79
IMA1 27.11
27.12
27.13Petroleumgasesandothergaseoushydrocarbons :
A.Propaneofapuritynotlessthan99%:
I.Foruseaspowerorheatingfuel
B.Other:
I.Commercialpropaneandcommercialbutane:
c)Forotherpurposes
Petroleumjelly:
A.Crude:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Other
Paraffinwax,micro-crystalline wax,slackwax,ozoke­
rite,lignitewax,peatwaxandothermineralwaxes,
whetherornotcoloured:
B.Other:
I.Crude:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Other27.11-03
27.11-19
27.12-19
27.12-90
27.13-89
27.13-90183750
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities .

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OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionNIMEXE
CodeLevelof
ceiling
(tonnes)
1 2 3 4 5
IMA1
(cont'd)27.14Petroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandotherresi­
duesofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombitu­
minousminerals :
C.Other:
II.Other 27.14-99
IMA2 45.02Naturalcorkinblocks,plates,sheetsorstrips(in­
cludingcubesorsquareslabs,cuttosizeforcorksor
stoppers) 45.02-allNos 52
IMA3 45.03Articlesofnaturalcork 45.03-allNos 618
IMA4 45.04Agglomerated cork(beingcorkagglomeratedwithor
withoutabindingsubstance)andarticlesofagglomer­
atedcork 45.04-allNos 2060

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ANNEX111
ListofproductsoriginatinginTunisiasubjecttoimportceilingsin1978
OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionNIMEXE
codeLevelof
ceiling
(tonnes)
1 2 3 4 5
27.10Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminous
minerals,otherthancrude;preparationsnotelsewhere
specifiedorincluded,containingnotlessthan70%
byweightofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrom
bituminousminerals,theseoilsbeingthebasicconstitu­
entsofthepreparations :
A.Lightoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Mediumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
C.Heavyoils:
I.Gasoil:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Fueloil:
c)Forotherpurposes
III.Lubricatingoils;otheroils:
c)Tobemixedinaccordancewiththeterms
ofAdditionalNote7tothisChapter(a)
d)Forotherpurposes27.10-15,
17,21,25,29
27.10-34,
38,39
27.10-59
27.10-69
27.10-75
27.10-79
ITN127.11
27.12
27.13Petroleumgasesandothergaseoushydrocarbons :
A.Propaneofapuritynotlessthan99%:
I.Foruseaspowerorheatingfuel
B.Other:
I.Commercialpropaneandcommercialbutane:
c)Forotherpurposes
Petroleumjelly:
A.Crude:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Other
Paraffinwax,micro-crystalline wax,slackwax,ozo­
kerite,lignitewax,peatwaxandothermineralwaxes,
whetherornotcoloured :
B.Other:
I.Crude:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Other27.11-03
27.11-19
27.12-19
27.12-90
27.13-89
27.13-90•183750
(a)Entryunderthesubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities.

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OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionNIMEXE
c»deLevelof
ceiling
(tonnes)
1 2 3 4 5
ITN1
(cont'd)27.14Petroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandotherresidues
ofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminous
minerals:
C.Other:
II.Other 27.14-99
ITN2 45.02Naturalcorkinblocks,plates,sheetsorstrips(including
cubesorsquareslabs,cuttosizeforcorksorstoppers)45.02-allNos 52
ITN3 45.03Articlesofnaturalcork 45.03-allNos 52
ITN4 45.04Agglomerated cork(beingcorkagglomeratedwithor
withoutabindingsubstance)andarticlesofagglomer­
atedcork 45.04-allNos 824