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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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COM(75 )372final
Brus sels ,17July 1975
Proposai for a
REGULATION (EEC )OFTHE COUNCIL
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establishing certain ceilings and Community
supervision ofimports ofcertain products
originating intheState ofIsrael (1976 )v
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(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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EXPLA1IA T0KY MEMOR ANDUM
1.TheAgreement concluded bytheEuropean Economio Community with the
State ofIsrael provides ,inpartioular inthecase ofindustrial products ,
for thephased abolition ofCommon Customs Tariff duties over atransitional
period extending until 1July 1977 *Notwithstanding this provision ,
special arrangements arelaid down foracertain number ofsensitive
products :.anannual ceiling maybeimposed onthevolume ofsuch products
whioh maybeimported atthepreferential rate ofduty .When this
ceiling isreached theCommunity mayreintroduce until theend .ofthe
calendar year thecustoms duties applicable tothird countries .In
certain cases itisthebasic duties which aretobeapplied ;.these are
theduties towhich thereductions provided forintheAgreement apply .
Theinitial volumes oftheannual ceilings operative for 1975 arefixed
bytheAgreement itself .Theceilings aretobefixed annually andtheir
levels increased by5 They will beabolished notlater than 31December
1979 .
«
2.Theoperation ofthoceiling arrangements andthepower toreintroduce
customs duties will' necessarily requirotheadoption ofdetailed common
rules tobeapplied uniformly byallMember States .This oantake the
form ofaCommunity system ofsupervision ofactual imports from thepartner
i• ' .
State .Tothis end ,theMember States 'should take appropriate measures
topermit therapid colleotion ofstatistical returns for thewhole
Community .Inthis connection only imports .oftheproducts inquestion
should betaken into account ,asandwhen they aresubmitted tothe
customs authorities under oover ofadeclaration of'ehtry forhome use .
andaccompanied .byanECJR 1movement certificate conforming totherules
contained intheAgreement "deferred tounder 1. '

These returns are to "bomad?,upbyeach Komber State attheendofevery
xif~i,ee:,th
month andforwarded "bythe /dayofthefollowing month totheCommission
soastoenable thelatter tocommunicate bytelex toalltheMember States
anoverall ,product -by-product statement for thepreceding month ofthe
imports inquestion .Thesystem ofsupervision will require ofthe
responsible departments ,oftheMember States and the Commission diligence
andclose cooperation .Inview 6fthefact that the'products concerned
aresensitive products and that 'imports atareduced rate ofduty in
excess ofthoceilings could cause disturbance oftheCommunity market ,
itisabsolutely essential that allMember States respect rigorously the
fifteen-day time limit referred toabove .
Thefollowing procedure istobeadopted forsetting intrain machinery to
reintroduce duties :ifoneoftheoverall monthly statements drawn upby
theCommission reveals that 75%oftheceiling fixed foragiven product
hasbeen reached ,theMember States would boinformed andconsultations
could beheld ,forexample intheWorking Party onEconomic Tariff
Problems ,either attherequest ofaMember State orthoCommission *s
initiative .Theaimofthese consultations would betoexamine ,ca.se
bycase ,whether ornotthocustoms duties applicable tonon-membor
countries should bereintroduced once thetarget ceiling isactually
roachcd .
Monthly returns would still bemade inrespect ofimports oftheproduct
inquestion or,iftheCommission so .requested ,itwould benotified by
telex ,ofsuch imports every ten .days ..Inthelatter case ,thetime
limit forforwarding theinformation would befive days .
Inthis way ,theCommission would beabl©' totake ,within theshortest
possible time ,measures leading tothereintroduction byRegulation ,of
customs duties inrespect ofthe'partnor State which would apply until
theendofthecalendar year ."Intheabove hypothesis ,thoreintroduction
ofthecustoms duties ontheproduot under consideration would ,naturally ,
beeffected within atime limit fixed bythoRegulation putting ailend
tothoreduction ofduties provided forintheProtoools No 1.

-3-
3.Asfarasapplicationofthoruleonceilingsandreintroduction of
dutiesisconcerned,theattachedproposalmakesprovisionfortheCouncil
toconferpowersuponthoCommission.
TheproposedRegulationdoesnomorethanoutlinehowthesepowers
aretobeexercisedsothat,inconsultation withtheMemberStates,
themachineryto"besetintrainmay"beadaptedflexiblyandrapidly.
Itiswiththesameviewtomaximumefficiencyandrapiditythatthe
proposedRegulationprovidesthattheCommissionwouldberesponsible
forreintroducing ,inrespeotofthepartnerState,thedutiesapplicable
tonon-member countries.
ProposaiforaCounoilRégulation.
P

Proposaifora
REGULATION (EEC)KOOPTHECOUNCIL
•of ' "
establishing certainceilingsandComunitysupervision of
importsofcertainproductsoriginatingintheStateofIsrael
(1976)
EIECOUNCILOFTHEEUIÎ0P2ANCOMMUNIONS ,-
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCormuission;
WhereasArticle2oftheAgreement "1"betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheStateofIsraelsignedonHMay1975'andArticles12of
'ProtocolNo1theretomalceprovisionfortheprogressiveabolitionof
customsdutiesinrespectoftheproductstowhichtheAgreementapplies;
whereasbywayofderogationfromthoseArticles,Article5ofthat
Protocolprovidesthatinthecaseofimportsofproducts ■listed
inthisProtocolthereductionofdutiesistobelimitedto
ceilingsabovewhichthecustoms'dutiesapplicabletothirdcountriesmay
boreintroduced ;
whereasitisthusneoensaryto
establishtheceilingswhicharetobeappliedill197whereastheapplication
ofceilingsrequiresthattheCommunityberegularlyinformedofthetrend
ofimportsoftheproductsinquestionoriginatinginIsrael;whereasitis,
therefore,desirabletomakeimportsofsuchproductssubjecttosupervision ;
Whereasthisobjectivemaybeachievedbymeansofanadministrative
procedurebasedonsettingoff,atCommunitylevel,importsof,theproducts
inquestionagainsttheceilingsasandwhentheproduotsaresubmitted
tothecustomsauthoritiesundercoverofdeclarationsthattheyaretobemade
availableforconsumption;whereassuchadministrativeproceduremustmake
provisionforthe^introductionofoustomstariffdutiesassoonasthe
ceilingshavebeenroaohedatCommunitylevel}
10JNoL./•

ANNEX
Whereassuchadministrative procedurerequirescloseandparticularly -
rapidcooperation betweentheMemberStatesandtheCommission ;whereas
thelattermustjinparticular,beabletofollowtheprogressofamounts
setoffagainsttheindicativeceilingsandkeeptheMemberStates
informed }whereasthereisparticularneedforclosecooperation as
theCommissionmustbeabletotakesuitablemeasurestoreintroduce
customstariffdutieswheneveroneoftheceilingshasbeen-reached:
Whereasthetrendofimportsofcertainproductsnotsubject .toceilings
shouldalsobefollowed:whereasitisthereforedesirablethatimports
.-i '.• . y
ofsuch,productsshouldalsobesubject ,tosupervision:.
HASAJX)PTED -THIS'R2GULAŒT0ÎT : x
y, 'i.*".<* '■ '
Article 1. *••
Prom1January1976until31December197°iimportsofproductsoriginatin
inIsrael,detailedinAnnexIofthisregulations ,aresubjecttoannual
ceilingsandtoCommunitysupervision .
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhe.precedingsubparagraph ,
theirtariffheadingsandstatisticnumbersandthelevelsoftheceilings
aregiveninAnnexI.; •

AMEX
2.Amounts shall besotoffagainst theceilings asandwhen products
are submitted tothe customs authorities under cover ofadeclaration
that they aretobemade available forconsumption andaccompanied by
amovement certificate conforming totherules contained inProtocol itfo3
totheAgreement referred toinparagraph 1. J
Goods shall besetoff .against theceiling only ifthemovement certificate
hasbeen submitted before thedate onwhich customs duties arereimposed .
Thereaching ofaceiling shall bedetermined atCommunity leyel onthe
basis ofimports setoffagainst itinthemanner defined inthepreceding
subparagraphs .
TheMember States shall inform the Commission atthe intervals andwithin
thetime limits specified inparagraph 4below ofimports effeoted in
accordance with the above rules .
3.Assoon astheceilings have been reached ,theCommission mayissue a
Regulation reimposing ,until theondofthecalendar year ,thecustoms
duties specified inArticles 2and5(6)ofProtocol No1totheAgreement .
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4.Member States shall forward totheCommission notlater than the fifteonth
dayofeach month statements ofthe amounts' setoffduring thepreceding
month . •They shall ,iftheCommission sorequests ,make upsuch
statements forperiods oftendays andforward them within five clear
days ofexpiry ofthepreceding ten-day period .

Am75X
Article2
1976
Duringtheperiodfrom1Januaryuntil31December197o»importsof•
theproductsreferredtoinAnnexIIwhichoriginateinIsraelshallbe
subjectedtoCommunitysupervision .
MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommissionnotlaterthanthefifteenth
dayofeachmonthstatementsofimportsoftheproductsinquestion
effectedduringtheprecedingmonth;onlyproductssubmittedtothe
customsauthorities undercoverofadeclarationthattheyaretobomade
availableforconsumption andaccompanied byamovementcertificate
conformingtotheruloscontainedinProtocolHo3totheAgreement
referredtoinArticle 1shallbetakenintoconsideration forthispurpose
Article3
Fortheimplementation ofthisRegulationtheCommissionshalltalceall
necessarymeasuresincloseoooperationwiththe.MemberStates.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1976.
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentirely .anddirectlyapplicable
1 » 14.inailMemberStates. '
.Done.atBrussels. PorthoCouncil
ThoPrésident

ANNEXI
LISTOPPRODUCTSSUBJECTTO..INDICATE-CEILINGSUPON•IMPORTATION
'IN197S
Order
-NoCCT
hoadingNoDescriptionNimexe
CodeLevelofceiling
-metrctons-
1 2•, 3.,,4
ri5
IIL127.10Petroleumoils,andoilsobtained
from"bituminousminerals,otherthan
crude;preparationsnotelsewhere
specifiedorincluded,containingnotlessthan70#byweightofpetroleum
oilsorofoils,obtainedfrombitumi­
nousminerals,thoseoilsbeingthe
basicconstituents oftheprepara-r
tions:
1 .»
'iA.Lightoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Médiumoils:
III,Forotherpurposes
C.Eeavyoils:
1•Gasoils
c)Forotherpurposes
s
II.Fueloil:
c)Forotherpurposes
III.Lubricatingoils;otheroils:
c)Tobemixedinaccordance
-withthetermsofAddi­
"tionalNote7toChapter
27(a)
d)Forotherpurposes
27.11Petroleumgasesandothercaseous
hydrocarbons : ■■
.A.Propaneofapurityof997a
more;.
I.Intendedtobeusedasmotor
orotherfuel27.10-15,
17,21,25,29
27ao-34,
38,39
27.10-59
27.10-69
27.10-75
27.10-79
27.11-05630.000
1

2
1 •2 < 3 . .4 5
L,„S.Other : )
(
(I.Commercial propane andcom-
mercial butane :■ "-)
\
(:.c)Porother purpos.es ...27.11 -19:;v
^'27.12 "
(
( '
(
(Petroleum jelly ~ '" ••
A.Crude s -
III .Porother .purposes
B.Other ■.)
)
.27.12 -19 ^
.27.12 -90 )
\
(27.13
(
(Paraffin wax ,micro-crystalline
wax ,slack wax ,ozokerite ,
lignite wax ,peat waxandother
mineral waxes ,wether ornot
coloured ":
B.Other :
I.Crude :
cjPorother purposes
II.Other4'
27.13 -89 V
27:13 -90 \)
27.14 „Petroleum bitumen ,petroleum
coke and other residues of
petroleum oils orofoils
obtained from "bituminous •
.minerals :
C.Other ;
II.Nbt .specified
' n, •*■•' '
t■)
27.14 -99
IL2 29.02 Halogenated derivatives of
hydrocarbons ;
A.Halogenated derivatives of
acyclic hydrooarbons :\
r
<■1
III .Bromides andpolybromides ,
•*• »»..29.02 -40
».
■<11.890
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i

J
IIL342.03Articlesofapparelandclothing
.accessories,ofleatherorof
conroosition leather:
<* ** /
B.Gloves,includingmittensand
mitts 42.03-21,
25,27,28 -3,]
IIL455«05Cottonyarn,notput-upforretail
sale 55.05-
ailNos 945
55*09Otherwovenfabricsofcotton 55»09-
ailLos 420
60.03Stockings,understockings,socks,60.03*-
ankle-socks ,soclcettesandtheall'ITos 105
like,knittedorcrocheted,not
elasticnorrubberised !
60.05Outergarmentsandotherarticles,60.05-
knittedorcrocheted,notelasticallNoa 472,5
norrubberised
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditions ,
tobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities .

ΑΜΕΧXI
listopproductsreferredtonrarticle2
CCT
headingïTo•Description .Nimexe
.Code
i2 ^
IIILI28.01
IIIL2
IIIL328.10
28.3328.01-50
28.10-00
28.33-00
IIIL428.40
IIIL529-16Halogens(fluorine,,oblorine,"bromine
andiodine):
C.Bromine ,•
1'''Phosphoruspentoxideandphosphoricto.i
acids(meta-,ortho-andpyro-J
Bromides,oxybromides,'hromatesand28.]
perbromates,andhypohromites ,;
;v'*;V"'
Phosphites,hypophosphites ^and•••,,;
phosphates :
B.Phosphates :.< .
II.Other,-includingpolyphosphates28.40--
;:•"/■*•'.-''"* /*»/
■■ I.•••:
Caxboxyïioacidswithalcohol,
phenol,aldehydeorketonefuiiotion
andothersingleorcomplex ,oxygen-..**.functioncarboxylicacidsandtheir
f''anhydrides,halides,peroxidesand
''peracids,andtheirhaloganates, ..xsulphonated,nitratedornitrosated
derivatives :•.
A.Carboxylicacidswithalcohol ••■'
function:
4IV.Citricacidanditssalts-r29*16–
'■>andesters .•29.16-•21,23
IIIL6'31.03"'"'''"Mineralorchemicalfertilisers,
phosphatic t 3
"■A.Mentionedin'Hota*2(A)^o■'
'thisChapter:'•
I.Superphosphates .( ;'.31.03--.15
I*•t••

2
IIIL7"39.02"-~,Polymerisation andcop'olymerisation 'products......
.. .(for"example,.polyethylene ,polytetrahalo-
*" .ethylenes,polyisobut'yl'en-e ,-polystyrene ,
polyviflj'-l-chloirq.de ,,polyvinylacetate,"poly-*..„vinylchloroacetate'and--other,polyvinyl "*"7" !
derivative^,' -polyacrylicandpolymethaciy-
...--lie,derivatives ,coumarone-iridene reiijs)_:
C.Other:
--.VII.Polyvinylchloride 39.02-52,53,55
. 56,58.62,64,66' "
IIIL842.02Travelgoods(forexample,-trunks,suit­
cases.hatboxes,travelling-bags ,ruck­
sacks),shopping-bags ,handbags,satchels,,
brief-cases ,wallets,purses,toilet-.
" ..j..,;,••case%tool-cases,tobacco-pouches ,sheaths,cases,boxes(forexample,forarms,
musicalinstruments ,binoculars,jewellery,
...bottles,collars,footwear,brushes)and-
•' :similarcontainers,ofleather -orof
compositionleather,ofvulcanisedfibre,
'•ofartificialplasticsheeting,of Fi'.
;..'paperboar.d "orof.textilefabric:..
'exS.-.0fothermaterials "
•Of"naturalleather ■■i''''42.02-ex21.
. -.-r ex31,ex41,;;
7'V:-V-y*Y-'.'- ex.51.ex81
IIIL942.03Articles ..ofapparelandclothingacces­
sories,ofleatherorofcomposition •
leather: :.
••-•A.Articlesofapparel 42.03-10
C.Otherclôthingaocessories m'42.03-51,59
IIIL10_5I.O4Wovenfabricsof'''man-made ,fibres .51»04-allMos
"'continuous),includingwovenfabrics ,
ofmonofilorstripofheadingFo
51.01or51.02 ''

<:tTIL11 56.05 Varnof fitoas conti^us or111111 56-U>'Seî nïïputupforretaiX sa!.
IIIL12
IIIL13
IIIL1456.07 Woven fabrics ofman-made fibres
(discontinuous orwaste ;
70.05 Unworlced drawn orblown glass (including
flashed class ),inrectangles
76.03 Wrought plates ,sheets andstrip ,0
aluminiun56.05 -ailNos
56.07 -ailNos
70.05 -ailNos
76.03 -allHos