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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)647final
Brussels,30November1976
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Proposalamendingtheproposalsfor'
regulations (EEC)establishingindicative
ceilingsandCommunitysupervisionfor
importsofcertainproductsoriginating
inAustriaandSweden
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(presentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncilpursuanttothe
secondparagraphofArticle149oftheEECTreaty)
COM176)647final

Proposal amending theproposals forregulations (EEC )
establishing indicative ceilings andCommunity
supervision forimports ofcertain products originating
inAustria and Sweden
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Background totheproblem :
On24September the Commission put forward proposals for Council
regulations (EEC )establishing indicative ceilings andCommunity
supervision for imports ofcertain products originating inAustria
andSweden (Doc .C0M(76 )489 final of24September 1976 -Council
Document S/1478 /76 (EFTA 40)). Theproducts covered bythese proposals
include certain products ofthepaper industry ,inrespect ofwhich it
isproposed that the 1976 indicative ceilings should beincreased by
5%for 1977 .
Atthetime these proposals were drawn up,thepartial information
available suggested acertain downturn inthepaper industry although
itwasnotpossible atthat stage torecord anactual drop inthe
level ofactivity .Since that time thesituation inthepaper industry
hasbecome worse .Theinformation supplied both bythenational
administrations andtheprofessional organizations ofthepaper industry
shows amarked decline indomestic andexport orders and anincrease in
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factory stocks .Atthesame time there aresigns ofanappreciable
increase inimports ofthese same products from theScandinavian
countries andAustria .There seems tobelittle likelihood inthe
near future ofareversal inthese twophenomena which could lead to
animprovement inthesituation fortheCommunity industry .
2.Conclusion :
Ananalysis oftheproblem leads totheconclusion that itisessential
that measures betaken torestore asfaraspossible some equilibrium

inthissituationinordertohelptheCommunityindustry.One
possibility,theprincipleofwhichisprovidedforinProtocol 1
totheEEC-EFTAAgreements,wouldbetomaintainduring1977certain
indicativeceilingsatthelevelssetfor1976.
Sinceitisheldthatthismeasureshouldbeadoptedonlyinrespect
ofproductswhichareconsideredparticularly sensitiveoronwhich
itwouldhaveasufficient economicimpact,theapplicationofthis
measurecanbejustifiedfortwocategories (i.e.,twoceilings)of
paperoriginating inAustriaandfourcategories (i.e.fourceilings)
ofpaperoriginating inSweden.
PROPOSALS
ItisproposedtoamendasindicatedbelowtheproposalsforCouncil
regulations (EEC)establishing indicativeceilingsandCommunity
supervisionforimportsofcertainproductsoriginating inAustria
andSweden.(C0M(76)489finalof24Septemberforwardedtothe
Councilon24September).
1.Austria (AnnexAoftheabovedocument):
Thefollowingshallbeinsertedinthesecondrecital:
"whereas,ontheotherhand,intheeventofshort-term economic
difficulties,theCommunity may,underArticle3(c)ofProtocol 1
maintaintheceilingamountsoftheprecedingyear;whereas,
however,applicationofthismeasuremustbelimitedtoproducts
mostaffectedbytheshort-termdifficulties;";
Incolumn5ofAnnexItoAnnexA,theceilingamountsindicated
oppositethefollowingorder'numbers shallbeamendedasfollows
IA512687t(inplaceof13321t),
IA617826t(inplaceof18717t).

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Sweden (Annex Fofthe above document ):
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Thefollowing shall beinserted inthesecond recital /
"whereas ,ontheother hand ,intheevent ofshort-term economic
difficulties ,theCommunity may,under Article 3(c )ofProtocol 1
maintain the ceiling amounts ofthepreceding year ;whereas ,
however ,application ofthis measure must belimited toproducts
most affected bytheshort-term difficulties ;"
Incolumn 5ofAnnex IofAnnex F,the cei Iing •amounts indicated
opposite the following order numbers shall beamended asfollows
IS4 32312 t(inplace of33928 t),
IS11 114789 t(inplace of120528 t),
IS12 12613 t(iriplace of13244 t),
IS14 13840 t(inplace of14532 t).