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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75)143 final .
Brussels,8April 1975
Proposai fora
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
establishing Community supervision ofimports ofcertain products
originating intheState ofIsrael
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(75 )143final .

EXPLA1TAT0RY MEMORAIIDUM
1.TheAgreementconcludedbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunitywiththe
StateofIsraelprovides,inparticularinthecaseofindustrialproducts,
forthephasedabolitionofCommonCustomsTariffdutiesoveratransitional
periodextendinguntil1July1977•Noirwithstanding thisprovision,
specialarrangements arelaiddownforacertainnumberofsensitive
productssanannualceilingmaybeimposedonthevolumeofsuchproducts
whichmaybeimportedatthepreferential rateofduty.Whenthis
ceilingisreachedtheCommunitymayreintroduceuntiltheendofthe
calendaryearthecustomsdutiesapplicabletothirdcountries.In
certaincasesitisthebasicdutieswhicharetobeapplied;theseare
thedutiestowhichthereductionsprovidedforintheAgreementapply.
Theinitialvolumesoftheannualceilingsoperativefor1975arefixed
bytheAgreementitself.However,iftheAgreementdoesnotenterinto
forceatthebeginningofacalendaryearthesevolumesaretobe
adjustedonaproratabasis.
Theceilingsaretobefixedannuallyandtheirlevelsincreasedbya
certainpercentage.Theywillbeabolishednotlaterthan31December 1979-
2.Theoperationoftheceilingarrangements andthepowertoreintroduce
customsdutieswillnecessarily requiretheadoptionofdetailedcommon
ralestobeapplieduniformlybyallMemberStates.Thiscantakethe
formofaCommunitysystemofsupervision ofactualimportsfromthepartner
State.Tothisend,theMemberStatesshouldtaiceappropriate measures
topermittherapidcollectionofstatisticalreturnsforthewhole
Community.Inthisconnectiononlyimportsoftheproductsinquestion
shouldbetakenintoaccount,asandwhentheyaresubmittedtothe
customsauthorities undercoverofadeclaration ofentryforhomeuse
andaccompanied byanEUR1movementcertificate conformingtotherules
containedintheAgreementreferredtounder1.

ThesereturnsaretobemadeupbyeachMemberStateattheendofevery
monthandforwardedbythetenthdayofthefollowingmonthtotheCommission
soastoenablethelattertocommunicate bytelextoalltheMemberStates
anoverall,product-by-productstatementfortheprecedingmonthofthe
importsinquestion.Thesystemofsupervisionwillrequireofthe
responsible departmentsoftheMemberStatesandtheCommissiondiligence
andclosecooperation.Inviewofthefactthattheproductsconcerned
aresensitiveproductsandthatimportsatareducedrateofdutyin
excessoftheceilingscouldcausedisturbanceoftheCommunitymarket,
itisabsolutelyessentialthatallMemberStatesrespectrigorously
theten-daytimelimitreferredtoabove.
Thefollowingprocedureistobeadoptedforsettingintrainmachineryto
reintroduceduties:ifoneoftheoverallmonthlystatementsdrawnupby
theCommissionrevealsthat75$oftheceilingfixedforagivenproduct
hasbeenreached,theMemberStateswouldbeinformedandconsultations
couldbeheld,forexampleintheWorkingPartyonEconomicTariff
Problems,eitherattherequestofaMember?tateortheCommission's
initiative.The.aimoftheseconsultations would.betoexamine,case
bycase,whetherornotthecustomsdutiesapplicabletonon-member
countriesshouldbereintroduced ,oncethetargetceilingisactually .
reached.
Monthlyreturnswouldstillbemadeinrespectofimportsoftheproduct
inquestionor,iftheCommissionsorequested,itwouldbenotifiedby
telexofsuchimportseverytendays..Inthelattercase,thetime
limitforforwardingtheinformation wouldbefivedays.
Inthisway,theCommissionwouldbeabletotake,"withintheshortest
possibletime,measuresleadingtothereintroduction byRegulation,of
customsdutiesinrespectofthepartnerStatewhichwouldapplyuntil
theendofthecalendaryear.Intheabovehypothesis,thereintroduction
ofthecustomsdutiesontheproductunderconsideration would,naturally,
beeffectedwithinatimelimitfixedbytheRegulationputtinganend
tothereductionofdutiesprovidedforintheProtocolsHo1.

GUD/141/75-E
3.A3farasapplicationoftheruleonceilingsawlreintroduction of
dutiesisconcerned,theattachedproposalmakesprovisionfortheCouncil
toconferpowersupontheCommission.
TheproposedRegulationdoesnomorethanoutlinehowthesepowers
areto"beexercisedsothat,inconsultation withtheMemberStatesr
themachinerytohesetintrainmayheadaptedflexiblyandrapidly.
Itiswiththesameviewtomaximumefficiencyandrapiditythatthe
proposedRegulationprovidesthattheCommissionwouldberesponsible
forreintroducing ,inrespectofthepartnerState,thedutiesapplicable
tonon-member countries.
ÂrlNEXî
ProposaiforaCouncilRégulation.

ÂNNEX
Proposal for a
REGULATION (EEC)NO . OP2HECOUNCIL
of
establishing Community supervision ofimports ofcertain products
originating intheState ofIsrael
QHE COUÎTCIL OFTHEEtJROPEAN C0MUNIÏTES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 113thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission :
1Whereas Article 2oftheAgreement "between theEuropean Economic Community
andtheState ofIsrael signed on ,andArticles 1and 2of
Protocol No .1thereto make provision fortheprogressive abolition of
custom ?duties inrespect oftheproducts towhich theAgreement applies ;
whereas bywayofderogation from those Articles ,Article 5ofthat
Protocol provides that inthecase ofimports ofcertain products listed
inAnnex Btothat Protocol the reduction ofduties istobelimited to
ceilings above which thecustoms duties applicable tothird countries may
,bereintroduced ;whereas ,however ,theCommunity maysuspend totally
orpartially theapplication ofsuch ceilings ;whereas theapplication
ofceilings requires that theCommunity beregularly informed ofthe .
trend of .imports oftheproducts inquestion originating inIsrael ;.
whereas itis,therefore ,desirable tomake imports ofsuch products
subject tosupervision ;
Whereas this objective maybeachieved bymeans ofanadministrative
procedure based onsetting off ,atCommunity level ,imports oftheproducts
inquestion against theceilings asandwhen theproducts aresubmitted
tothecustoms authorities under cover ofdeclarations that they are tobemade
available forconsumption ;whereas such administrative procedure must make
provision forthereintroduction ofcustoms tariff duties assoon asthe
ceilings have been reached atCommunity level ;
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AMEX
Whereassuchadministrative procedurerequirescloseandparticularly
rapidcooperation betweentheMemberStatesandtheCommission :whereas
f
thelattermust,inparticular,beabletofollowtheprogressofamounts
setoffagainsttheindicativeceilingsandkeeptheMemberStates
>
infonnedjwhereasthereisparticularneedforclosecooperation as
theCommission mustbeabletotakesuitablemeasurestoreintroduce .
customstariffdutieswheneveroneoftheceilingshasbeenreached;
Whereastheamountsindicatfidin AnnexBtothesaidProtocolareannual
ceilingsjwheroasfhowever,sincetheAgreementistoenterintoforce
on/!July197^71provisionrelatingtoprorataapplicationis
operative;
Whereasthetrendofimportsofcertainproductsnotsubjeottoceilings
shouldalsobefollowed;whereasitisthereforedesirablethatimports
ofsuchproductsshouldalsobesubjecttosupervision ;
HASADOPTED .TKISREGRJLATIQtls
Article 1
1,From/lJuly197^7until31December1975»importsofproductsoriginating
inIsraeltowhichannualceilingsare.appliedinaccordancewithArticle5*Par#2t
ofandAnnexBtoProtocolNo1totheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
Economic.CommunityandtheStateofIsraelshallbesubjectedtoCommunity
supervision ;–
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointheprecedingsubparagraph ,
theirtariffheadingsandstatisticnumbers ;andthelevelsoftheceilings
aregiveninAnnexI.
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AMEX
«
2.Amounts shall besatoffagainst theceilings asandwhen products
are submitted tothe customs authorities tinder cover ofadeclaration
that they aretohemade available forconsumption andaccompanied by
amovement certificate conforming totherules contained inProtocol No3
totheAgreement referred toinparagraph 1.
Goods shall besetoffagainst theceiling only ifthemovement certificate
hasbeen submitted before thedate onwhich customs duties arereimposed .
Thereaching ofaceiling shall bedetermined atCommunity level onthe
basis ofimports setoffagainst itinthe -manner defined inthepreceding
subparagraphs .
TheMember States shall inform the Commission atthe intervals and within
thetime limits specified inparagraph 4below ofimports effected in
accordance with the above rules .
3.As;soon astheceilings have been reached ,theCommission mayissue a
Regulation reimposing ,until theendofthecalendar year ,thecustoms
duties specified inArticles 2and5(6)ofProtocol No1totheAgreement .
4.Member States shall forward totheCommission notlater than thetenth
dayofeach month statements oftheamounts setoffduring thepreceding
month .They shall ,iftheCommission sorequests ,make upsuch
statements forperiods oftendays andforward them within five clear
days ofexpiry ofthepreceding ten-day period .
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ANliEX
"Article 2' '
During theperiod from /lJuly 197^7until 31December 1975*imports of
theproducts referred toinAnnex IXwhich originate inIsrael shall be
subjected toCommunity supervision .
Member States shall forward tothe Commission not later than the tenth ..;
dayofeach month statements ofimports oftheproducts inquestion
effected during thepreceding month ;only products submitted tothe
customs authorities under cover ofadeclaration that they aretobemade
available forconsumption andaccompanied byamovement certificate
conforming totherules contained inProtocol No3totheAgreement
referred toinArticle 1shall betalcen into consideration for this purpose .
Article 3
Fortheimplementation ofthis Regulation theCommission shall take all
necessary measures inclose cooperation with theMember States .
4 ' ' ...... .1 , i
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on July 1975J
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirely anddirectly applicable
inallMember States . .... ,. -
Done atBrussels , Por the Council
ThePrésident

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LIST' OHVPRODUCTS -$UBJ3CT ,TO ,INDICATE CEILINGS UPON IMPORTATION
■ ' •'- i. IN1975 ' .
Order
■NoCCT Description
heading No -Nimexe
CodeLevel ofceiling
-metrc tons –
1 2 3 4 5
(27.10 Petroleum oils ,andoils obtained
. from bitummous minerais ,other than
' crude ;préparations notelsewhere
( specified orincluded ,containing not
. less than 70fobyweight ofpetroleum
v oils orofoils obtained from bitumi­
( nous minerais ,those oils being th.©
. basic constituents oftheprepara­
* tions :
v A.Light oils :
a)
' III.Porother purposes
^• B.Médium oils ï
»27.10 -15,
17,21,25,29)
)
* III .Porother purposes
( C.Eeavy oils :27.10 -r34,
38,39)
) ,
^ I.Gasoil :
»)
* c)Porother purposes •
f27.10 -59 .)
\
V
/ II.Puel oil :;
> .
/ c)Porother purposes 27.10 -69j
f III .Lubricating oilsj other oils :i
IIL1f . c)Tobemixed inaccordance
* with the terms ofAddi­
( tional Note 7toChapter
( 27(a)
t d)Porother purposes
x27.11 Petroleum gases andother gaseous
( hydrocarbons j
•> >• *
( A.Propane ofapurity of99%or
ç more s
/ I.Intended tobeused asmotor
^ orother fuel>
27.10 -75
27.10 -79
27.11 -05/
300,000
\

2
1 2 ,34 5
■■■( 3.Others" , ■
(
...(,.,I.Commercialpropaneandcom-
mercialbutane.i.
\c)Forotherpurposes 27.11-19v
27.12Petroleumjelly:
A.Crudeî
III,Porotherpurposes
B.Other27.12-19'
27.12-90^
\
27.13Paraffinwax,micro-crystalline
wax,slackwaxrozokerite,
lignitewax,peatwaxandother
mineralwaxes,wetherornot
coloured:
B.Other:
.I.Grude:
c)Porotherpurposes
II.Other27.13-89j
27.13-90\
(27.14Petroleumbitumen,petroleum
•cokeandotherresiduesof
petroleumoilsorofoils
obtainedfrombituminous
minerals: ..1.
C.Other:
II.ITotspecified " 27.14-99
IIL229.02Halogenateddérivâtivesof
hydrocarbons :
A.Halogenateddérivâtivesof
acyclicIçrdrocarbons :-j.;,
III.Bromidesandpolybromides 29.02-40900

3
42.03Articlesofapparelandclothing
accessories,ofleatherorof
composition leather:
B.Gloves,includingmittensand
mitts 42«03-21,
25,27,28 1.5
55.05Cottonyarn,notputupforretail
sale 55*05- 450
allNos
55*09Otherwovenfabricsofcotton 55»09- 200
ailLos
60.03Stockings,understockings,socks,60.03- 50
ankle-socks ,sockettesandtheallITos
like,knittedorcrocheted,not
elasticnorrubberised
60.05Outergarmentsandotherarticles,60.05- 225
knittedorcrocheted,notelasticallNos
norrubbensed
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjeottoconditions
tobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities.

AFFIJEXII
4• *»
LISTOFPRODUCTS REFERRED TOEIARTICLE2
CCT
headingHoDescription . Nimexe
Code
28.01Halogens(fluorine,chlorine,bromine
andiodine):
C.Bromine 23.01-*50
25.10Phosphoruspentoxideandphosphoric 28.10-00
acids(meta-,ortho-andpyro-)
28.33Bromides,oxybromides,bromatesand28.33-00
perbromates,andhypobromites .
v
Ç .,*''.. ''
28.40Phosphites,hypophosphitesand
.phosphates :
B.Phosphates:*" ■
II.Other,includingpolyphosphates 28.40-50,62
-.: .65,71,79,81,85
29.16Carboxylicacidswithalcohol,
phénol,aldehydeorketonefunction •
andothersingleorcomplexoxygen-
functioncarboxylicacidsandtheir
anhydrides,halides,peroxidesand
peracids,andtheirhalogenates,
sulphonated ,nitratedornitrosated
derivatives s
A.Carboxylicacidswithalcohol . *
fonction: "'■•
r
III.Tartaricacidanditssalts29.16-15,16,18
andesters
31.03Mineralorchemicalfertilisers,
phosphatic :
A.MentionedinNote2.(A),to
thisChapt.er: ' ■
I.Superphosphates ,.!v31.03-15

2
12 3 4
IIIL739«02Polymérisation and.copolymerisation products
r(forexample,polyethylene,polytetrahalo-......
..., ethylenes,polyisobutylene ,polystyrene,
""polyvinylchloride,polyvinylacetate,poly­
vinylchloroacetate andVthdi1polyvinyl
■■derivatives,polyacrylic andpolymethacry­licderivatives,coumarone-indene -reins)..
C.Other:
'VII.Po]jrvinylchloride 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-
case^tool-cases,tobacco-pouches ,sheaths,•
cases,boxes(forexample,forarms,
musicalinstruments,binoculars,jewellery,bottles,collars,footwear,brushes)and
similarcontainers,ofleatherprof
compositionleather,ofvulcanisedfibre,
..ofartificialplasticsheeting,of
paperboardoroftextilefabrio:
exB.Ofothermaterials ï
-Ofnaturalleather 42.02-ex21,
ex31,ex41,
■• ex51.ex81
IIIL942.03Articlesofapparelandclothingacces­
sories,ofleatherorofcomposition
leathers
A.Articlesofapparel "42.03-21,25,
: 27,28
C.Otherclothingaccessories 42.03-51*59
IIIL1051.04Wovenfabricsofman-madefibres 51»°4-allNos
continuous),includingwovenfabrics
ofmonofilorstripofheadingNo' .
51.01or51.02 -ar.-

3
1 2 3 4
IIIL11 56.05 Yarn ofman-made fibres (continuous or
waste ),notputupforretail sale55.05 -ail Nos
IIIL12 56.07 Woven fabrics ofman-made fibres
(discontinuous orwaste )56.07 -ail NOS ,
IIIL13 70.05 Unworked drawn orblown glass (including
flashed glass ),inrectangles70.05 -ail Nos
IIIL14 76.03 Wrought plates ,sheets andstrip ,of
aluminium76.03 -ail Nos