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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)458final
Brussels,22September1978
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
establishing ceilingsandCommunitysupervision
forimportsofcertainproductsoriginatingin
Israël(1979)
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
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C0M(78)458final

ÎVCPLAITATOTW
1.ThoAgreement .-concludedbythoEuropeanEconomioCommunitywithtne
StateofIsraelprovides,'inpartioularin"thecaseofindustrialproducts,
forthephasedabolitionofCommonCustomsTariffdutiesoveratransitional
. 1
periodoxtondinguntij.1July1577•Notwithstanding thisprovision,
'special..arrangements g.ralaiddownforaoartainnumberofsensitive
produotG:.anannualoeilinganyboimposedonthavolumeofsuohproducts
•which,maybeimportedatthepreferentialrateofduty.Yihenthis
oeilingisreachedthoCommunitymayreintroduceuntiltheor.doftho
calendaryearthocustomsdutiooapplicable "tothirdoountrios.In
certainoasesit.isthebasiodutieswhicharetoboapplied;.theseare
thedutiestowhichthereductionsprovidedforintheAgreementapply.
Theinitialyoluoesoftheannualceilingsarefixed'
I
bytheAgreementiteclf.Theceilingsaretobefixedannuallyar.dtheir
levolsincrswutidby5/«•Theywillbeatolichednotlaterthan31December
1979. • *'s
2,Theoperationofthoceilingarr?jngcments andthepowertoreintroduce
customsdutieswill'necessarilyrequire :theadoptionofdotailcdcommon
rulestoboapplieduniformlybyallKomborStates,Thiscantakotho
formofaCommunitysystemofsupervisionofaotualimportsfromthopartnor
State.Tothisend,thoMemberStates'shouldtakeappropriatemeasures
topermittherapidoolleotionofstatisticalreturnsforthowhole
Community.Inthisconnectiononlyimports .oftheproductsinquestion
shouldbotakenintoaccount,asandwhontheyaresubmittodtotho
M I. *.'"customsauthorities'underooverofadeclarationofentryfor,homouso
4
andacoompaniod .byanEJS1movement •certificateconformingtotncrules
containedinthoAgreement "referredtounder'1.

Thesereturnsaretotomade,upbyeachMemberStateatthoendof©very
y.; :fifteentn .month'andforwardedbythe/.day'ofthefollowing "monthtothoCommission
soastoenablethelattertooomaunicaite "bytelextoallthoMoaberSto.tos ■
anoverall',produot-by~produotstatementfortheprecedingmonthofthe
iaportsinc^iestion.'(Thesystoiaofsupervisionwillrequireof'tho•
responsibledopartments ,.oftheMoaberStatesandtheCommissiondiligonoa
.andoloseoooperation.Inview6tthofaotthatth6'productsconoemod
aresensitiveproduots'andthat'importsatareduoed "rateof'dutyin
■exoossofthooeilingsoouldoausedisturbanceofthoCpmmunitymarket,
it'isabsolutelyessentialthatallMemberStatosrespectrigorouslythe
.fifteen–daytimelimitreferred ,toabovo«'•
(Thefollowingprooodureis'toboadoptedforsettingintrainmachinery ,to
:reintroduceduties:ifoneoftheoverallmonthlystatementsdrawnupby
theCommissionrn'voal'sthat'75$oftho''ceiling'fixedfonagivenproduov,:
hasboenreached,thoMemberStateswouldboinformedandconsultations
oouldbeheld,forexampleintheWorking;"Party 'on'EconomioTariff'
Problems,eitheratthe'requestofaMemberStateorthoCqmmission's,*
initiative,Sheaimoftheseconsultations wouldboto1examine,oase
bycaso,whetherornotthocustomsdutiesapplioabi©to.non-mcmbor '■
countriesshouldboreintroduced onoethe;targotoeiling.-iisaotu/illy
roaohod.-•'''.. r -t
\;•'" ■•.. .•:*•■• -•*.
,Monthlyroturn.swouldstillbeaadoinrespectofimportsofthoproduct
inquestionor,ifth©(Commissionso...requested,,itwouldbo.notifiedby
^% ' • • •"wolox.of,suohimportseveryton.days.,.In,thelattercase,.tho»imo
limiifp27,forwardingtheinformationwouldbefivodays.:'
Inthisway,thoCommissionwouldbeablo*totalco,within"theshortest
'•o.. '■••.".possibletime,m'oasuro'3loadingtothorointroduotion byRegulation,of
customsdutiesinrespeotofthe'partnerStatowhiohwouldapplyuntil
ΑϋΑι·. 1 ·«■·.*tneendofthocalendaryear."Intheabove'hypothosis,thorointroduotion
o*theoustomsdutiesontheproduotunderconsideration would,naturally,
boeffootedwithinatimelimitfixed"bythoRegulationputtingan©nd•
"to.thoreduotionofdutiesprovided 1forintheProtocolNo1.

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3.Asfarasapplicationofthoruioonceilingsandrcintroduotion of
dutiesis.oonoemod,theottachodproposalmakesprovisionforthoCouncil
toconferpowersuponthoCommission.
TaoproposedRogulationdoosnorr»oro'thanoutlinehowthesopowers
areto"booxoroisedsothat,inoonsultation withthoivosiborStates,'
thonaohinoxyto"bosotintrainmay"boadaptedflexiblyand"rapidly.
Itiuwiththosameviewtomaxir^uaefficiencyandrapiditythatthe
proposedRogulationprovidesthattheCoirjaissionwould "boresponsible
forreintroducing ,inrospeotofthopartnerState,thodutiesapplicable
tonon-reenVboroountrios.
ΑΙΉΕΧί
ProposalforaCounoilRogulation,.

PRCPOSALFC3A :
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
establishingceilingsandCommunitysupervisionforimportsofcertainproductsoriginatinginIsrael(197S) *..s.
\ •
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle'
113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasArticle2oftheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheStateof
Israel(')signedon11May1975,andArticles1and2
ofProtocol1annexedtheretomakeprovisionforthe
progressiveabolitionofcustomsdutiesinrespectof
theproductstowhichtheAgreementapplies;where­
asbywayofderogationfromtheseArticles,Article5
ofthatProtocolprovidesthatforimportsofproducts .
listedinthatArticlethereductionofdutiesshallbe
limitedtoceilings,abovewhichthecustomsduties
applicabletothirdcountriesmaybereintroduced ;
whereastheceilingstobeappliedin1S79should
thereforebedetermined;whereastheapplicationof
ceilingsrequiresthattheCommunityberegularlyin­
formedofthetrendofimportsoftheproductsin
questionoriginatinginIsrael;whereasitistherefore
desirablethatimportsoftheseproductsbesubjected
toasystemofsupervision;
Whereasthisobjectivemaybeachievedbymeansof
anadministrative procedurebasedonchargingim­
portsoftheproductsinquestionagainsttheceilings
atCommunitylevel,asandwhentheseprpductsare
submittedtothecustomsauthoritiesundercoverof
declarationsthattheyhavebeenmadeavailablefor --
homeuse;.whereasthisadministrative procedure
mustmakeprovisionforthepossibilityofcustomsduties
beingreintroducedassoonastheceilingshavebeen
reachedatComsunitylevel;
Whereasthisadministrative procedurerequiresclose
andparticularlyrapidcooperationbetweentheMem-–
berStatesandtheCommissionandthelattermustin
particularbeabletofollowtheprogressofquantities
chargedagainsttheceilingsandkeeptheMember"
Statesinformed;whereasthiscooperationhastobe
particularlyclosesincetheCommissionmustbeable
.totaketheaporopriatoceasurestoreintroducecustoms
tariffdutiesifoneofthecatlingsisreached;

HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION -
Article1
o#Fr°m]1Januaryto31December1979,imports
shallebe^KCt$°n8inatinginIsrael««edinAnnexI
supervision.'"^andC–"V
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhefirst
paragraph,theirtariffheadingsandstatistical
Annex"'S°ftheCeilingsarein
L?uaniltiefsha11chargedagainsttheceilingsasandwhenproductsareenteredwitftustoras
authoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthattheyhavebeenmadeavailableforhomeuseandaccom­
paniedbyamovementcertificateinaccordancewiththe
rulescontainedinProtocol3totheAgreementbe­
tweentheCommunityandIsrael.However,inthe
caseofproductsfallingwithinChapter27,thecertifi­
cateoforiginmayreplacethemovementcertificate..
Goodsmaybechargedagainsttheceiling:,onlyifthe
movementcertificateor,inthecaseofgoodsfallingwithinChapter27,thecertificateoforiginis
submittedbeforethedateonwhichcustomsduties
arereimposed.
Theextenttowhichaceilingisusedupshallbede-'
tcrminedatCommunitylevelonthebasisoftheim­
portschargedagainstitinthemannerdefinedinthe
precedingsubparagraphs .
JheMemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionat
theintervalsandwithinthetimelimitsspecifiedin
paragraph4ofimportseffectedinaccordancewith
theaboveprocedures.
3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
CommissionBayIssueaRegulationraisposingthecustoas
dutiesspecifiedinArticles2and5(6)ofProtocol1
totheAgreementuntiltheendofthecalendaryear*
4.MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission
notlaterthanthe15thdayofeachmonthstatements
ofthequantitieschargedduringtheprecedingmonth.
IftheCommissionsorequests.^theyshallprovide
suchstatementsforperiodsof10daytfandforward
themwithinfivecleardaysoftheendofeach10-day
pcriOvL v

-3-
Article2-
Duringtheperiodfrom1Januaryuntil31December
1S7S-importsoftheproductsreferredtoinAnnexII
whichoriginateinIsraelshallbesubjectedtoCom­
munitysupervision .
MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommissionnot
laterthanthe15th'dayofeachmonthstatementsof
imports.oftheproductsinquestioneffectedduring
theprecedingmonth;onlyproductssubmittedtothe
customsauthoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthat
theyaretobemadeavailableforhomeuseandac­
companiedbyamovementcertificateconformingto
therulescontainedinProtocol3totheAgreement
shallbetakenintoconsiderationforthispurpose.
....Articles
TheConaissionshalltakeallappropriatemeasures,
InclosecooperationwiththeMemberStates,forthe
purposesofapplyingthisRegulation.
Article4•
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1979. .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States. /'
DoneatBrussels.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEX1
Listofproductssubjecttoimportceilingsin1G78
OrderNoCCT
hcadingNoDescriptionNIMEXE
codeLevclof
ceiling
(tonnes)
» 3 4 S
27.10Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminous
minerals,otherthancrude;preparationsnotelse­
wherespecifiedor-included,containingnotlessthan
70%byweightofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtained
frombituminousminerals,theseoilsbeingthebasic
constituentsofthepreparations :
A.Lightoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Médiumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
C.Heavyoils :
I.Gasoil:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Fueloil:
c)Forotherpurposes
III.Lubricatingoils;otheroils: '
c)Tobemixedinaccordancewiththe
termsofAdditionalNote7tothisChapter(a)
d)Forotherpurposes27.10-15,
17,21,25,29
27.10-34,38,39
27.10-59
27.10-69
27.10-75
27.10-79. 1■
IIL127.11•■
Petroleumgasesandothergaseoushydrocarbons :
A.Propaneofapuritynotlessthan99%:
I.Foruseaspowerorheatingfuel 27.11-03Ceillng
delayed
B.Other:
I.Commercialpropaneandcommercialbutane:
c)Forotherpurposes ,,27.11-19\
27.12Petroleumjelly:
A.Crude:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Other27.1JÏ-19
27.12-90
27.13Paraffinwax,micro-crystalline wax,slackwax,
ozokerite,lignitewax,peatwaxandothermineral
waxes,whetherornotcoloured:
B.Other:
I.Crude:
c)Forotherpruposes
II.Other27.13-89
27.13-90»
(•)Entryunderthesubheadingitlubjecttocondition!tobedeterminedbythecompetent•uthorlties.

-2-ANNEXI
OrderNoCCT
headingNojDescriptionNIMEXE
codeLcvelor
cciling
(tonnes)
1 | 3 I<■Ij
IIL1
(cont'd)27.14Petroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandotherresidues
ofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminous
materials: '
C.Other:.
II.Other 27.14-99
IIL2 29.02Halogenatedderivativesofhydrocarbons :
A.Halogenatedderivativesofacyclichydrocarbons :
!»III.Bromidesandpolybromides 29.02-40 2.188
IIL3 42.03Articlesofapparelandclothingaccessories,ofleather
orofcompositionleather:
Ceiling
delayedB.Gloves,includingmittensandmitts 42.03-21,
25,27,28
IIL4 55.05Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale
i55.05-allNos 1.0&4
IIL5 55.09Otherwovenfabricsofcotton 55.09-allNos486
IIL6 60.03'Stockings,understockings,socks,anklesocks,sockettes
andthelike,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticfor
rubberized 60.03-allNosCeiling
.delayed
IL7 60.05Outergarmentsandotherarticles,knittedorcrocheted,
notelasticorrubberized 60.05-allNos547
\
I

ANNEXui
r
ListofproductsreferredtoinArticle2
*
OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionNIMEXE
code
1 » 3_ I4
IIIL1 28.01Halogens(fluorine,chlorine,bromineandiodine):
C.Bromine■ 1.1–7
2401-50
IIIL2 28.10Phosphoruspentoxideandphosphoricacids(meta,orhto*
andpyro*) 28.10-00
IIIL3A28.30Chlorides,oxychloridesandhydroxychlorides ;bromidesand
oxybromides ;iodidesandoxyiodides:
C.Other:
–Bromidesandoxybromides 28.30-93,95
IIIL3B28.31Hypochlorites ;commercialcalciumhypochlorite;chloritcs;
hypobromites :
C.Other:
–Hypobromites ^28,31-99'
À.
IIIL3C28.32Chloratesandperchlorates;bromatesandperbromates;
iodatesandperiodates:
C.Other:
–Bromatesandperbromatesii
'Ί
28.32-90
IIIL4.
IIIL528.40
29.16Phosphites,hypophosphites andphosphates:
B.Phosphates (includingpolyphosphates ):
II.Other
Carboxylicacidswithalcohol,phenol,aldehydeorketonefunctionandothersingleorcomplexoxygen-function
carboxylicacidsandtheiranhydrides,halides,peroxides
vandperacids,andtheirhalogenated,sulphonated,nitratedor
nitrosatedderivatives :
A.Carboxylicacidswithalcoholfunction:
IV.Citricacidanditssaltsandesters28.40-30,62,65,71,79,
81,85
■;»
29.16-2f,23,29
IIIL6 31.03
i..Mineralorchemicalfertilizers,phosphatic :
A.MentionedinNote2(A)toChapter31:
I.Superphosphates1
,,î
31.03-15
IIIL7
IIIL7A
IIIL7B'39.02'Polymerizationandcopolymerization products(forexample*
polyethylene,polytetrahaloethylenes ,polyisobutylene ,poly­styrene,polyvinylchloride,polyvinylacetate,polyvinylchloroacetateandotherpolyvinylderivatives,polyacrylic
andpolymethacrylic derivatives,coumarone-indene resins):
C.Other: x ,
VII.Polyvinylchloride:
a")InoneoftheformsmentionedinNote3(a)
and(b)tothisChapter
b)Inotherformsfy
}
39.02-41,43
39.02-45,46,47,51,52,
53-,54,57,S9,61,66
i
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/

-2- ANNEXII
OrderN#CCT
hcadingNoDescriptionNIMEXE
code
1 3 !
! :4
IIIL8 42.02Travelgoods(forexample,trunks,suitcases,hatboxes,
travellingbags,rucksacks),shopping-bags ,handbags,satchels,
brief-cases,wallets,purses,toilet-cases,tool-cases,tobacco-
pouches,sheaths,cases,boxes(forexample,forarms,
musicalinstruments ,binoculars,jewellery,bottles,collars,
footwear,brushes)andsimilarcontainersofleatherorof
compositionleather,ofvulcanizedfibre,ofartificialplastic
sheeting,ofpaperboardoroftextilefabric:
exB.Ofothermaterials :
–OfIeather42.02-ex21,ex31,ex41,
ex51,ex81
iIL9 42.03Articlesofapparelandclothingaccessories,ofleatherorof
compositionleather:
A.Articlesofapparel
C.Otherclothingaccessories42.03-10
42.03-51,59
IIIL10 51.04Wovenfabricsofman-madefibres(continuous),including
wovenfabricsofmonofilorstripofheadingNo51.01or51.02
i51.04-allNos
IIIL11 56.05Yarnofman-madefibres(discontinuous orwaste),notput
upforretailsale 56.05-allNos
II1L12 56.07Wovenfabricsofman-madefibres(discontinuous orwaste)56.07-allNos
IIIL13 70.05Unworkeddrawnorblownglass(includingflashedglass),
inrectangles 70.05-allNos
IIIL14 76.03Wroughtplates,sheetsandstrip,ofaluminium 76.03.allNos