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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(76)99 final .
Brussels ,22March 1976
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Proposai foraj
REGULATION (EEC )OFTHECOUNCIL
suspending theapplication ofindicative ceilings forimports
ofcertain products originating incertain EFTA countries
established bytheRegulations (EEC)Nos88/76,90/76,91/76
V and92/76 , (
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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COM(76 )99final .

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
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1.1 Protocols No1totheAgreements between theCommunity andFinland ,
Norway ,Portugal andSweden provide that imports ofcertain products
originating inthose countries andsubject toprogressive reductions
incustoms duties shall ,from theentry into force ofthese Agreements
in1973 ,besubject toanannual indicative ceiling above which
customs duties can bereintroduced .
TheCommunity hasaccordingly ,fixed ,under Council regulations ,the
ceilings applicable in1976 toimports ofanumber ofproducts .
(Regulations (EEC)Nos88/76,90/76,91/76and 92/76,see0JNoL16
of24.1.1976 ).
1.2 However ,provision ismade intheProtocols No1that ,if,for two
successive years ,imports ofaproduct subject toaceiling are less
than 90%ofthelevel fixed ,theCommunity shall suspend application
ofthis ceiling .TheCommunity totals ofamounts setoffagainst the
ceilings for1974 and1975 show that imports ofcertain products did
notreach 90%inthose years .This being so,theCommunity isobliged
tosuspend application oftheceilings already fixed for1976 and to
amend theabove mentioned Regulations accordingly .
2.1 Itissubmitted that theproposal for theCouncil regulation annexed
hereto beapproved ,i.e. providing for :
suspension oftheapplication oftheindicative ceiling towhich
imports ofcertain products originating intheEFTA countries are
subject .
2.2 This isthesubject ofthe
Annex ).présent proposai for aRégulation (see

Proposai fora •
REGULATION (EEC )OFTHE COUNCIL
suspending theapplication ofindicative ceilings forthe
imports ofcertain products originating incertain EFTA
countries established bytheRegulations (EEC)Nos88/76,
90/76,91/76and 92/76
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas ,pursuant toProtocols No1annexed totheAgreements between the
European Economic Community and theRepublic ofFinland ,,theKingdom of
Norway ,thePortuguese Republic and theKingdom ofSweden ,theCommunity
has ,under Regulations (EEC)Nos 88/76,90/76,91/76and 92/76 (1),
established theindicative ceilings applicable in1976 toimports of
certain products originating inthose countries ;whereas provision isalso
made under Protocols No1totheAgreements that ,if,fortwosuccessive
years imports ofaproduct subject toaceiling are less than 90%ofthe
level fixed ,theCommunity shall suspend application ofthis ceiling ;
Whereas the Communities' statistical summaries for 1974 arid 1975 show that
imports ofsome oftheproducts inquestion which aresubject toceilings
have notreached 90%oftheceilings indicated forthose years ;whereas ,
therefore ,theCommunity should suspend application oftheceilings for
those products for1976 ;whereas ,however ,itisdesirable tokeep under
review thedeveloment ofimports ofthese products bystatistical sur­
veillance ;wherheas ,therefore ,theabove mentioned Regulations should be
amended ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
1.Theapplication oftheindicative ceilings established byArticle 1of
Regulation (EEC)No88/76issuspended fortheproducts
(1)0JNoL16,24.1.1976 . i/■••

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mdicated under Order Nos ISF2,ISF3,ISF5,ISF6,ISF7and I
IF96#Annex Ieffeheabeve menfeiened Regulåtioft *
Theimports ofthese products remain under Community surveillance .
2.Theapplication oftheindicative ceilings established byArticle 1of
Regulation (EEC)No90/76issuspended fortheproducts indicated
under Order Nos IN3,INA,IN6,IN7,IN8,IN12,XN13,IN
14,IN 15andIN 19ofAnnex Ioftheabove mentioned Regulation .
The imports ofthese products remain under Community surveillance .
3.Theapplication oftheindicative ceilings established byArticle 1of
Regulation (EEC)No91/76issuspended fortheproducts indicated
under Order Nos IPJand IP6ofAnnex Ioftheabove mentioned
Regulation .
The imports ofthese products remain under Community surveillance .
A,Theapplication oftheindicative ceilings established byArticle 1of
Regulation (EEC)No92/76issuspended fortheproducts indicated
under Order Nos IS16andIS 18ofAnnex Iofthe above mentioned
Regulation .
The imports ofthese products remain under Community surveillance .
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing its
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities ./
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety and
directly applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels , For the Council
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