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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)359final
Brussels,2March1973
PROPOSAL FORA
DECISION OFTHECOUNCIL
introducingquantitative restrictions onthe
importsofcertaincategoriesofwood
(submittedtotheCouncillaytheCommission)
COM(73)359final

PROPOSAL TORA,
DECISION OPTHECOUNCIL
introducingquantitative restrictions on
theimportsofcertaincategoriesof.wood
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
EconomicCommunityandinparticularArticle113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
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Whereas the German Government has informed the Commission that
ahurricane occurring on13November -1972intheFederal
Republic ofGermany destroyed anacreage oftrees equivalent
to17*6 million metric cubic tons ofwood orapproximately
68?bofthenormal annual production ofthat country ;
Whereas thedistribution of ,this quantity ofwood onarigid
market' which combines anexcessive supply and aninelastic
demand creates considerable difficulties which arelikely
toprovoke serious disturbances inthat industry ;whereas
these difficulties ofdisposal also risk hindering the
uprooting ofthese trees that have been destroyed thus
endangering the preservation offorests intheregions
affected ;
Whereas inorder toresolve theconsequences ofthis natural
disaster theFederal Republic ofGermany introduced a
programme involving inparticular amaximum possible
reduction ofthefelling plants for 1973 together with a .
series offinancial and fiscal measures whoso total cost is
estiraated inexcess of1,000.000,000 German Marks ;

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Whereasthisprogrammeisnevertheless inadequatetosolve
alltheaspectsoftheprogrammeandinparticulartoensure
thedisposalofthoexcessquantityofwoodonthemarket;
Whereasthesizeofthisnaturalcatastrophe anditscon­
sequencesforthesectorconcernedandthepreservation of
theforestsintheregionsaffectedjustifiestheintro­
ductiononanexceptional and•temporarybasisofquantitative
restrictions onimportsintotheFederalRepublicofCermaiiy
ofsimilartypesofwoodoriginatinginandcomingfrom
thirdcountriesnotwithstanding CouncilRegulation (EEC)
No109/700)of19.12.1969establishing commonrulesfor
importsfromstatetradingcountriesandfromCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No1025/70()layingdowncommonrules
forimportsfromthirdcountries :
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Whereasinsettlingthesequantitative restrictions ,the
importanceofmaintainingtraditional tradepatternsand
contractsconcludedpreviouslyundernormalconditionsshould,
insofaraspossiblebetakenintoaccount;
(1)OJNoL19,26.1.1970,io.1r)OJNoL124,8.6.1970,p.6#••/•••

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :... -
.Article 1'
Imports into theFederal Republic ofGermany oftheproducts
listed hereafter originating inandcoming from third countries
shall "besubject tothefollowing quantitative restrictions :
Commcjn Customs
Tariff heading
•No ■Description ofgoodsQualitative
restrictions
ex44.01 *• Fuel wood ■ Import
.forbidden
éx44.01 • Slabs Import
forbidden
ex44.03 Coniferous Pulpwood Inport
forbiddon
ex44.03 , . Barks ofConifera Import
forbiddon
ex44.03
■ ■■ • !Hardwood Pulpwood 1Import
forbidden
ex44.03 Coniferous Pitprops IImport
forbidden
ex44.03 Pitprops other than
coniferousImport
forbidden -
ex44.03 ..; Coniferous wood for sawing ,
orformaking veneer sheets
orsheets forplywoodImport
forbidden ,
/
ex44.05 Sawn coniferous wood
IQuota o
2.000.000m
Article 2
TheFederal Republic ofGermany will take allthenecessary
*
steps toensure theapplication ofthis decision .Itmay
excluder from theapplication oftherestrictions referred toin
Article 1imports intransit totheFederal Republic ofGermany
orthose imports effected pursuant tocontracts previously
concluded under normal conditions .TheFederal Republic of
Germany mayalso permit variations totherestrictions referred
toinArticle 1.

Article 3
This decision isaddressed totheFederal Republic of
Germany ♦
Itshall beapplicable until 31December 1973 «
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Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
The President