NoL356/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.12.73
REGULATION (EEC)No3470/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of17December1973
establishingCommunitysupervisionofimportsofcertainproductsoriginatinginFinland
measurestoreintroduce customstariffduties
wheneveroneoftheceilingshasbeenreached,
Whereas,fortheproductswhich,inaccordancewith
Articles2and3oftheAgreement,aresubjecttothe
normaltimetablefortheabolitionofcustomsduties
itisnecessarytofollowthetrendofimports,whereas
tothisendtheCommunityshouldbeempoweredto
take,whereappropriate,measurestoavoidany
prejudicetoindustryintheCommunityandwhereas
itis,therefore,desirablethatimportsofthese
productsalsobesubjectedtoasystemofsupervision,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasanAgreement(*)betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofFinland
wassignedon5October1973;
WhereasArticles2and3ofthatAgreementmake
provisionfortheprogressiveabolitionofcustoms
dutiesinrespectoftheproductstowhichthe
Agreementapplies;whereasbywayofderogation
fromtheseArticles,Articles1,2and3ofProtocol
No1annexedtotheAgreementlaydownthat,for
importsofcertainproductslistedinAnnexCtothat
Protocol,thereductionofdutiesshallbelimitedto
indicativeceilingsabovewhichthecustomsduties
applicabletothirdcountriesmaybereintroduced ;
whereasapplicationofthislastprovisionrequires
thattheCommunityberegularlyinformedofthe
trendofimportsoftheproductsinquestion
originatinginFinland;whereasitis,therefore,
desirablethatimportsoftheseproductsbesubjected
toasystemofsupervision ;
Whereasthisobjectivemaybeachievedbymeansof
anadministrative procedurebasedonsettingoff
importsoftheproductsinquestionagainstthe
indicativeceilingsatCommunitylevel,asandwhen
theseproductsaresubmittedtothecustoms
authoritiesundercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhave
beenmadeavailableforconsumption ;whereasthis
administrative proceduremustmakeprovisionforthe
reintroduction ofcustomstariffdutiesassoonasthe
ceilingshavebeenreachedatCommunitylevel;
Whereasthisadministrative procedurerequiresclose
andparticularlyrapidcooperationbetweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommissionandwhereasthe
lattermust,inparticular,beabletofollowthe
progressofamountssetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsandkeeptheMemberStatesinformed;
whereasthiscooperationmustbealltheclosersince
theCommissionmustbeabletotakeadequate1.From1January1974to31December1974,
importsofproductsoriginatinginFinlandtowhich
annualindicativeceilingsareappliedinaccordance
withArticles1,2and3andAnnexCtoProtocolNo
1totheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofFinlandshallbe
subjectedtoCommunitysupervision .
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhe
precedingsubparagraph ,theirtariffheadingsand
statisticnumbersandthelevelsoftheindicative
ceilingsaregiveninAnnexI.
2.Amountsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicative
ceilingsasandwhenproductsaresubmittedtothe
customsauthoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthat
theyhjivebeenmadeavailableforconsumptionand
accompaniedbyamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocolNo3tothe
Agreementreferredtoinparagraph1.
Goodsshallbesetoffagainsttheindicativeceiling
onlyifthemovementcertificatehasbeensubmitted
beforethedateonwhichcustomsdutiesare
reimposed .
Thereachingofaceilingshallbedeterminedat
Communitylevelonthebasisofimportssetoff
againstitinthemannerdefinedinthepreceding
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end,onlyproductssubmittedtothecustoms
authoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthatthey
havebeenmadeavailableforconsumption and
accompaniedbyamovementcertificateconforming
totherulescontainedinProtocolNo3tothe
AgreementreferredtoinArticle1shallbetakeninto
consideration .TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportseffectedinaccordance .with
theaboverules.
3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
Commissionmayissuearegulationreimposingthe
customsdutiesprovidedforinArticle3(f)of
ProtocolNo1totheAgreementuntiltheendofthe
calendaryear. Article3
Article2 Fortheimplementation ofthisRegulationthe
Commissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresinclose
cooperationwiththeMemberStates.
Article4Duringtheperiodfrom1January1974until31
December1974,importsoftheproductsreferredto
inAnnexIIwhichoriginateinFinlandshallbe
subjectedtoCommunitysupervision .
TheMemberStatesshallperiodicallyinformthe
Commissionofimportsoftheseproducts;tothisThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17December1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
LN0RGAARD

NoL356/38 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.12.73
ANNEXI
LISTOFPRODUCTS SUBJECTTOINDICATIVE CEILINGSUPONIMPORTATION
IN1974
OrderNoCCT
headingNo Description NimexeCodeLevel
ofceiling
—metrictons—
1 2 3 4 5
ISF1
ISF2
ISF3
ISF4
ISF5
ISF6
ISF7
ISF8
ISF9
ISF1048.01
48.03
48.05Paperandpaperboard (includingcellulose
wadding),machine-made ,inrollsorsheets:
C.Kraftpaperandkraftboard:
II.Other:
—Kraftliner(a)
—Kraftpaperforlargebags(a)
—Other
exE.Other:
—Biblepaper(Indiapaper),copying
tissue;otherprintingpaperandother
writingpaper,notcontaining
mechanicalwoodpulporinwhich
mechanicalwoodpulpdoesnot
representmorethan5%(a)
—Printingpaperandwritingpaper,
containingmechanicalwoodpulp(a),
excludingcopyingtissue
—Flutingpaperforcorrugated
paperboard (a)
—Sulphitepaperforwrappingpurposes
(a)
—Other,excludingcellulosewadding
andtissues
Parchmentorgreaseproofpaperandpaperboard,
andimitationsthereof,andglazedtransparent
paper,inrollsorsheets
Paperandpaperboard,corrugated (withor
withoutflatsurfacesheets),creped,crinkled,
embossedorperforated,inrollsorsheets:
B.Other48.01-15,21,31
48.01-16,23
48.01-08,09,11,12,13,
17,19,25,26,27,
28,29,33
48.01-58,61,62,66
48.01-64,68
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
48.03-allNos
48.05-21,29,30,50,80219970
151796
156453
28782
362219
238350
15688.
188108
11093
40880
(a)Subjecttocompliancewiththedefinitionsinfine.

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OrderNoCCT
headingNo Description NimexeCodeLevel
ofceiling
—metrictons—
1 2 3 4 5
ISF11
ISF12
ISF13
ISF1448.07
48.15
.73.02Paperandpaperboard,impregnated ,coated,
surface-coloured ,surface-decorated orprinted
(notbeingmerelyrules,linedorsquaredand
notconstitutingprintedmatterwithinChapter
49),inrollsorsheets:
B.Other:
—Coatedprintingorwritingpaper
—Other
Otherpaperandpaperboard,cuttosizeor
shape:
B.Other
Ferro-alloys :
E.Ferro-chromium andferro-silico-chromium48.07-57,58,59
48.07-55,56,64,65,66,
68,70,81,85,91,
97,99
48.15-10,21,29,30,40,
50,61,65,95,99
73.02-51,5539522
156893
12435
10245

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DEFINITIONS
ex48.01CIIKraftliner
'Kraftliner'meansmachine-finished ormachine-glazed paperorpaperboard,in
rolls,containingnotlessthan80%ofchemicalsulphatesoftwoodpulp
calculatedontotalfibrecontent,weighingmorethan110g/m2andhavinga
Mullenburstratioofnotlessthan35.
ex48.01CIIKraftpaperforlargesacks
'Kraftpaperforlargesacks'meansmachine-finished paper,inrolls,containing
notlessthan80%ofchemicalsulphatesoftwoodpulpcalculatedontotal
fibrecontent,weighingnotlessthan60g/m2butnotmorethan115g/m2,
havingaMullenburstratioofnotlessthan38,andhavingastretchfactorof
morethan4.5%inthecrossdirectionandofmorethan2%inthemachine
direction.
ex48.01EOtherprintingpaperandotherwritingpaper,notcontainingmechanicalwood
pulporcontainingnotmorethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulp
'Otherprintingpaperandotherwritingpaper,notcontainingmechanical
woodpulporcontainingnotmorethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulp'means
paperotherthanmachine-glazed ,usedforprintingorwriting,whichcontains
notmorethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulpcalculatedontotalfibrecontent.
ex48.01EPrintingpaperandwritingpaper,containingmechanicalwoodpulp
'Printingpaperandwritingpapercontainingmechanicalwoodpulp'means,
paperotherthanmachine-glazed ,usedforprintingandwriting,containing
morethan5%ofmechanicalwoodpulpcalculatedontotalfibrecontent.
ex48.01EFlutingpaperforcorrugatedpaperboard
'Flutingpaperforcorrugatedpaperboard'meanspaper,inrolls,containingnot
lessthan65%ofunbleachedsemi-chemicalhardwoodpulp(pulpobtained
fromwoodbylightchemicaltreatmentfollowedbymechanicaltreatment)
calculatedontotalfibrecontentandhavingaCMT(ConcoraMediumTest)
crushresistanceexceeding20kp.
ex48.01ESulphitepaperwrappingpurposes
'Sulphitepaperforwrappingpurposes'meansmachine-glazed paper,
containingmorethan40%ofchemicalbisulphitewoodpulp,calculatedon
totalfibrecontent,havinganashcontentofnotmorethan8%andhavinga
Mullenburstratioofnotlessthan15.

27.12.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL356/41
ANNEX 11
LISTOFPRODUCTS REFERRED TOINARTICLE2
COMMENCEMENT OFSUPERVISION :1JANUARY1973
OrderNoCCT
headingNo Description NimexeCode
1 2 3 ' 4
IISF1
IISF2
IISF3
IISF4
IISF5
IISF6
IISF7
IISF8
IISF9
IISF10
IISF11
IISF12
IISF13
IISF14
IISF1544.15
44.18
48.09
56.01
56.02
74.03
74.04
74.05
74.06
74.07
78.01
79.01
81.01
81.02
81.03Plywood,blockboard,laminboard,battenboardandsimilarlaminated
woodproducts(includingveneeredpanelsandsheets);inlaidwood
andwoodmarquetry
Reconstituted wood,beingwoodshavings,woodchips,sawdust,
woodflourorotherligneouswasteagglomerated withnaturalor
artificialresinsorotherorganicbindingsubstances,insheets,blocks
orthelike
Buildingboardofwoodpulporofvegetablefibre,whetherornot
bondedwithnaturalorartificialresinsorwithsimilarbinders
Man-madefibres(discontinuous ),notcarded,combedorotherwise
preparedforspinning:
B.Regeneratedtextilefibres
Continuousfilamenttowforthemanufacture ofman-madefibres
(discontinuous ):
B.Ofregeneratedtextilefibres
Wroughtbars,rods,angles,shapesandsections,ofcopper;copper
wire
Wroughtplates,sheetsandstrips,ofcopper
f
Copperfoil(whetherornotembossed,cuttoshape,perforated,
coated,printedorbackedwithpaperorotherreinforcingmaterial),
ofathickness(excludinganybacking)notexceeding0.15mm
Copperpowdersandflakes
Tubesandpipesandblankstherefor,ofcopper;hollowbarsof
copper
Unwroughtlead(includingargentiferouslead);leadwasteandscrap:
A.Unwrought :
II.Other
Unwroughtzinc;zincwasteandscrap:
A.Unwrought
Tungsten (wolfram),unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof
Molybdenum ,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof
Tantalum,unwroughtorwrought,andarticlesthereof44.15-allNos
44.18-allNos
48.09-allNos
56.01-21,23,25,29
56.02-21,23,25,29
74.03-allNos
74.04-allNos
74.05-allNos
74.06-allNos
74.07-allNos
78.01-12,13,15,19
79.01-11,15
81.01-allNos
81.02-allNos
81.03-allNos

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OrderNoCCT
headingNo Description NimexeCode
1 2 3 4
IISF16
IISF17
IISF18
IISF19
IISF20
IISF21
IISF22
IISF23
IISF24
IISF25
IISF26
IISF27
IISF28.
IISF29
IISF3081.04Otherbasemetals,unwroughtorwrought,cermets,unwroughtor
wrought:
B.Cadmium
C.Cobalt:
II.Wrought
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