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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)757 final
Brussels.17December1979
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Proposaltora.,y
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
establishing ceilingsandCommunitysurveillance inrespectofimports
ofcertainproducts'originating inPortugal(1980)
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
1
C0M(79)757final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TheSupplementary Protocol between theEuropean Economic
Community andthePortuguese Republic ,annexed tothe
Agreement between theCommunity andPortugal provides forthe •
exemption from duty forcertain types ofpaper andpaperboard
(subheadings ex48.01 CIIand48.01 FoftheCCT),originating
inPortugal imported into theCommunity asoriginally
constituted andIreland .Nevertheless ,these imports are
limited toannual ceilings .
ψ
When aceiling 'isreached ,theresidual customs duties aoolicable
toPortugal maybereimposed bytheCommunity until theend
ofthecalendar year .
Thevolumes oftheannual ceilings arefixed bytheSupplementary
Protocol itself . -
Theimplementation ofthesystem ofceilings andtheoption of
reintroducing customs duties require theadoption ofprecise common
rules tobeapplied uniformly bytheMember States concerned . .
These requirements maybemetbysetting upaCommunity system of
surveillance ofactual imports from thepartner concerned .
Tothat end theMember States must take appropriate measures
topermit therapid collection ofsatistical returns forthe
whole Community
Inthis connection imports oftheproducts inquestion should
berecorded only asandwhen they areentered forfree
'circulation accompanied byamovement certificate conforming
totherules oftheAgreement referred "toin1above .

ThereturnswillbedrawnupbytheMemberStatesattheend
*1ofeachmonthandforwardedbeforethefifteenthdayofthe
followingmonthtotheCommissionin-ordertoenablethelatter
tosendbytelextotheMemberStatesacomprehensive product-
by-productstatementoftheimportsinquestioneffectedduring
theprecedingmonth.Thesurveillance systemwillrequirequick .
actionandclosecooperation betweentherelevantdepartments
oftheMemberStatesandtheCommission.Sincetheproductsin
questionbelongtothesensitiveproductscategoryandduty-free
importsinexcessoftheceilingsmaydisturbtheCommunity
market,itisabsolutelyiessentialthattheMemberStatesobserve
strictlytheabove-mentioned timelimitoffifteendays.
Thefollowing'procedurewillbeusedforsettingintrainthe
machineryforreintroducing duties:assoonasoneofthe
comprehensive monthlystatementscompiledbytheCommission showijifs
that75%oftheceilingfixedforagivenproducthasbeen
reached,theCommissionwillinformtheMemberStatesand
consultations maytakeplace,inparticularwithintheEconomicTariff
ProblemsGroup,eitherattherequestofaMemberStatesoron
theCommission'sowninitiative.Thepurposeoftheseconsultations
willbetoexamineineachindividual casewhetherthecustoms
dutiesapplicabletoPortugalshouldbereimposedwhentheceiling
isactuallyreached.
Importsoftheproductinquestionwillcontinuetobethesubject
ofmonthlyreturnsor,iftheCommissionsorequests,ofatelex
messagecoveringeachperiodoftendays.Thismessagemustreach
theCommissionwithinfivedays.
f
.Thecommissioncanthustakewithintheshortestpossibletimethe
measuresrequiredfortheadoptionofaregulationreintroducing
customsdutiesinrespectofthepartnercountryuntiltheendof
thecalendaryear.Inthatevent,thecustomsdutiesontheproduct

inquestion would naturally bereimposed within thetime
limit laid down bytheregulation ending exemption from
duties .
Theattached proposal provides forthedelegation bythe
Council totheCommission ofthepower toapply the rule on
ceilings andthereintroduction ofduties .
Theproposal for aregulation merely outlines howthese
powers aretobeexercised sothat themachinery tobeused
maybeadjusted flexibly andrapidly inconsultation with
theMember States .Again with aview tomaximum efficiency and
rapidity /theproposal lays down that theCommission will be
responsible forreintroducing ,inrespect ofthepartner
country /theduties applicable .
ANNEX :
Proposal far aCouncil Regulation

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
establishing ceilingsandCommunitysurveillance in
respectofimportsofcertainproductsoriginating in
Portugal(1980)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic
Community,andinparticularArticle113thereof,
HavingregairitotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereastheSupplementary Protocol(1)annexedtotheAgreement
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity -?ndthePortuguese®
Republic(2)providesfortheexemptionfromdutiesforKraftliner
andforotherpaperandpa^erboardfallingwithinsubheadings
ex48.01CIIand48.01FoftheCommonCustomsTariff,originating
inPortugalwhenimportedintotheCommunity asoriginallyconstituted
andIreland;whereas,however,thebenefitoftheexemptionof
dutiesislimitedtoannualceilingsof60000tonnesand2000tonnes
respectively abovewhichtheresidualcustomsdutiesforeach
productmaybereimposeduntiltheendofthe.calendar year;whereas
theapplication ofceilingsrequiresthattheCommunity beregularly
informedonimportsoftheproductsinquestionoriginating inPortugal;
whereasitisthereforedesirablethatimportsoftheseproductsbe
subjectedtoasystemofsurveillance ;
Whereasthisobjective maybeachievedbymeansofamethodofadministration
basedonchargingimportsoftheproductsinquestionagainst
theceilingsatCommunitylevelasandwhentheproductsareentered
withcustomsauthorities forfreecirculation ;,whereasthisadministrative
procedure mustmakeprovisionforthepossibility oftheresidual
customstariffdutiesbeingreintroduced assoonastheceilings
arereachedinrespectoftheCommunity asoriginallyconstituted
andIreland
?
(1)0J
(2)0J„N*L30?*31.1?.1972,p.165.

Whereasthismethodofadministration requirescloseand
particularly rapidcooperation betweentheMemberStates
andtheCommissionandthelattermustinparticularbe
abletofollowtheprogressofquantitieschargedagainstthe
ceilingsandkeeptheMemberStatesinformed;whereasthis
cooperationhastobeparticularlyclgsesincetheCommission
mustbeabletotaketheappropriatemeasurestoreintroduce
customstariffdutiesifoneoftheceilingsisreached.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :'
' s.Article 1
1.From1Januaryuntil31December1980,importstothe
Communityasconstitutedoriginally andIrelandof
theproductslistedintheAnnexoriginating inPortugal
shallbesubjecttoannualceilingsandCommunity
surveillance . -
Thedescription oftheproductsreferredtointhefirst
%
subparagraph,theirtariffheadingsandstatistical'numbers
ν «
andtheceilingsaresetoutintheAnnexhereto. -
2PQuantitiesshallbechargedagainsttheceilingsasandwhen
productsareenteredwithcustomsauthoritiesforfree~
circulation accompanied by'a'movementcertificate .
Goodsmaybechargedagainsttheceilingonlyifthe
movementcertificate issubmittedbeforethedateonwhich
customdutiesarereimposed.
'Theextenttowhichaceilingisusedupshallbedetermined •
atCommunitylevelonthebasisoftheimportschargedagainst
itinthemannerdefinedintheprecedingsubparagraphs .

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theMemberStatesconcernedshallinformtheCommission
attheintervals andwithinthetimelimitsspecified
inparagraph 4ofimportseffectedinaccordancewith"
theaboveprocedures .
3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,theCommission .
mayadoptaRegulation reimposinguntiltheendofthe
calendaryeartheresidualcustomsduties.
4.MemberStatesconcernedshallforwardtotheCommission
notlaterthanthefifteenth dayofeachmonthstatementsofthe
quantities chargedduringthepreceding month.Ifthe
Commission sorequests,theyshallprovidesuchstatements'in
respectofperiodsoftendaysandforwardthemwithinfive
cleardaysoftheendofeachten-dayperiod.
Article2
TheCommissionshalltakeallappropriate measures,in
closecooperation withtheMemberStates,forthepurposes
ofapplyingthisRegulation.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1980.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicable inallMemberStates.
f .
-DoneatBrussels, ..FortheCouncil
..ThePresident

ANNEXv
Listofproductssubjecttoimportceilingsin1980
SériaiN°.CCT
headingN°Description Nimexe
codeLevel
.of
ceiling
(tonnes)
1 2 3 4 5
48.01 Paperandpaperboard
(includingcellulose
wadding)/machine-made ,in
rollsorsheets:
C.Kraftpaperandkraft
board:
exII.Other:I
I
Ρ1
I-Kraftliner(a)
*•48.01-14/15,
21/27/
31 60000
Ρ2F.Other 48.01-41til
97 2000
t•
» 'I
Ν *
k
(a)"Kraftliner"meansmachine-finished orm»chine-glazedpaperor
paperboard,inrolls/containingnotlessthan80Xofchemical
sulphatesoftwoodpulpcalculatedontotalfibrecontent/weighing
morethan115g/m2andhavingaMullenburstratioofnotless
than35.

ne;..-:FINANCIÈRE Date
1.Lip ,nebudgétaire concernée :Chap .12art .120
2.Base juridique :Article 113
3.Intitulé delamesure tarifaire : "
Proposition derèqlement (CEE )duConseil portant ,établ issement de
plafonds etd'unesurveillance communautaire des importations de
certains produits originaires duPortugal (1980 )
4.Objectif *:
Exécution d'uneobligation contractuelle
(Protocole complémentaire CEE/Portugal àsigner le20.12.79 )
5.Mode decalcul :
-N°duT.D.C. : ex48.01 CII 48.01 F•
-Volume cjjx/des 0(<xxKlaxg:ocae:((£)<XX plafonds ?ôî.HOO tonnes 2.000 tonnes
-Droits àappliquer exemption exemption
-Droi tsduT.D.C.,rédui ts î .
vis-à-vis duPortugal 6% - 6%
6.Perte derecettes :
Lamême réduction dedroits dedouane pour l'esmêmes volumes est
déjà applicable en1979 ;donc pas deperte derecettes àinscrire
aubudget 1980 . •