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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)170 final.
Brussels,6April1979
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
suspendingtheapplicationoftheindicativeceilings
established byRegulations (EEC)Nos3175/78,
3176/78and3177/78fortheimportsofcertain
productsoriginatinginNorway,Portugaland
Sweden
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
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1,1 Protocols No1toth©Asroamonts boewaan uhoCommunity and
Norway ,Sweden andPortugal provide that imports ofcertain products
originating inthesecountr iesandsubject toprogressive reductions
incustoms duties shall ,from theentry into force ofthe.se Agreements
in1973 ,besubject toanannual indicative ceiling above which
customs duties can bereintroduced . i
TheCommunity hasaccordingly ,fixed ,under Council regulations ,the
ceilings applicable in1979 toimports ofanumber ofproducts .
'(Regulations (EEC).N<s3175 /78,3176 /78and3177 /78,seeOJNoL
377 of30.12.1978 ).
1.2 However ,provision isalso mademProtocols No1that ,if,fortwo
•successive years ,imports ofaproduct subject toaceiling are less
than 90%ofthelevel fixed ,theCommunity shall suspend application
ofthis ceiling .TheCommunity totals ofamounts setoffagainst the
ceilings for1977 and 1978 show that imports ofcertain products did
notreach 90%inthose years .This being so,theCommunity isobliged
tosuspend application oftheceiling ^already fixed for1979and to
amend theabove mentioned Regulations accordingly .
2.1 Itissubmitted that theproposal fortheCouncil regulation annexed
hereto beapproved ,i.e. providing for : .
suspension oftheapplication oftheindicative ceiling towhich .-
.. . in .. ...imports ofcertain products originating ;Norway andSweden are •
subject . ■'
2.2 This isthesubject ofthepresent proposal foraRegulation (see
Annex )• .■- : J- ..> •

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
suspending theapplication ofindicative ceilings -
established byRegulations (EEC)Nos3175 /78,
3176 /78and3177 /78fortheimports ofcertains
products originating inNorway ,Portugal and
Sweden
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 113thereof ,-
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
r
»
Whereas ,pursuant toProtocol 1annexed totheAgreements between the
European Economic Community and theKingdom ofNorway ,thePortuguese
Republic and theKingdom ofSweden ,theCommunity has ,byRegulations
(EEC)Nos3175/78,3176/78and3177/78*established theindicative
ceilings applicable in1979 toimports ofcertain products originating
inthese countries ;whereas provision ismade under thesaid Protocols
that if,for twosuccessive years ,imports ofaproduct subject toa
ceiling are less than 90%oftheamount fixed ,theCommunity shall
suspend theapplication ofthis ceiling ;
Whereas the Communities' statistical summaries for 1977 and 1978 show
that imports ofcertain products which aresubject toaceiling have
notreached 90%oftheceiling indicated ;whereas ,therefore ,the
Community should suspend application ofthese ceilings valid for
imports oftheproducts inquestion for 1979 ;whereas ,however ,itis
desirable tokeep under review thedevelopment ofthese imports by
statistical supervision ,
./..
OJNoL377of30.12.1978 ,p.15,21and 25.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Theapplication of„theindicative ceiling established byArticle 1of
Regulation (EEC)No3175 /78shall besuspended during 1979 forthe
imports oftheproducts indicated under Order NoIN2ofAnnex I
tothesaid Regulation .
\
These imports shall remain under Community supervision .
Article 2
Theapplication oftheindicative ceiling ,established byArticle 1
be
of Regulation (EEC)No3176 /78shall /suspended during 1979 for
theimports oftheproducts indicated under Order NoIP3of
Annex Itothesaid Regulation .
a
These imports shall remain under Community supervision .
Article 3
Theapplication oftheindicative ceiling established byArticle 1
,beof Regulation (EEC)No3177 /78shall /suspended during 1979 for
theimports oftheproducts indicated under Order NoIS19of
Annex 1ofthesaid Regulation .
These imports shall remain under Community supervision .
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing
itspublication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety and
directly applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels , For theCounc For the Council
The President