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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Proposalfora
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
establishing certainceilingsandCommunity
supervision ofimportsofcertainproducts
originatinginAlgeria,MoroccoandTunisia(1976)
(submittedtotheCouncil'bytheCommission)
C0M(76)126final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
tabo .
1.TheAgreements^concluded bytheEuropean Economic Community with
Algeria ,Morocco andTunisia provide from their entry into force ,in
particular inthecase ofindustrial products ,fortheabolition of
Common Customs Tariff duties (1).Notwithstanding this provision ,
special arrangements arelaid down foracertain number ofsensitive
products :anannual ceiling maybeimposed onthevolume ofsuch
products which maybeimported duty free .When this ceiling isreached
theCommunity may reintroduce until theend ofthecalendar -year the
customs duties applicable tothird countries .
Theinitial volumes oftheannual ceilings operative for 1976 are
fixed bytheAgreements themselves .Theceilings are tobefixed
annually andtheir levels increased by3%forcork products (tariff
headings 45.02 ,45.03 and45.04 )andby5%forpetroleum products (ex
Chapter 27).They will beabolished not later than 31December 1979 .
2.Theoperation oftheceiling arrangements and thepower toreintroduce
customs duties will necessarily require theadoption ofdetailed
common rules tobeapplied uniformly byallMember States .This can
take theform ofaCommunity system ofsupervision ofactual imports
from thepartner State .Tothis end ,theMember States should take
appropriate measures topermit therapid collection ofstatistical
returns forthewhole Community .Inthis connection only imports of
theproducts inquestion should betaken into account ,asandwhen
they aresubmitted tothecustoms authorities under cover ofa
declaration ofentry forhome useandaccompanied byamovement
certificate conforming totherules contained intheAgreements
referred tounder 1.
•••/I••
(1)These agreements arenotyetinforce .Pending their entry into force
Interim Agreements ontrade ofgoods between theEECandthese
countries provide fortheanticipatory application (from 1July1976iof
thetariff concessions provided forf *)»

;2
These returns are tobemade upbyeach Member State attheend of
every month andforwarded before thefifteenth dayofthefollowing
month tothe Commission soastoenable the latter tocommunicate
bytelex toall theMember States anoverall ,product -by-product
statement for thepreceding month oftheimports inquestion .The
system ofsupervision will require oftheresponsible departments of
theMember States and theCommission diligence andclose cooperation .
Inview ofthefact that theproducts concerned aresensitive products
and that duty free imports inexcess oftheceilings could cause
disturbance oftheCommunity market ,itisabsolutely essential that
allMember States respect rigorously thefifteenth-day time limit
referred toabove .
Thefollowing procedure istobeadopted forsetting intrain machinery
toreintroduce duties :ifoneoftheoverall monthly statements drawn
upbytheCommission reveals that 75%oftheceiling fixed for agiven
product hasbeen reached ,theMember States would beinformed and consul­
tations could beheld ,inparticular intheWorking Party onEconomic
Tariff Problems ,either attherequest ofaMember State ortheCommission 's
initiative .Theaimofthese consultations would betoexamine ,case by
case ,whether ornot thecustoms duties applicable tonon-member countries
should bereintroduced once thetarget ceiling isactually reached .
Monthly returns would still bemade inrespect ofimports oftheproduct
inquestion or,iftheCommission sorequested ,itwould benotified by
telex ofsuch imports every tendays .Inthelatter case ,thetime limit
forforwarding theinformation would befive days .
Inthis way ,theCommission would beable totake ,within theshortest
possible time ,measures leading tothereintroduction byRegulation ,of
customs duties inrespect ofthepartner State which would apply until
theendofthecalendar year .Intheabove hypothesis ,thereintroduc­
tion ofthecustoms duties ontheproduct under consideration would ,
naturally ,beeffected within atime limit fixed bytheRegulation putting
anendtotheexemption ofduties provided forintheAgreements in
question .

3.Asfarasapplication oftherule onceilings andreintroduction of
duties isconcerned ,theattached proposal makes provision for the
Council toconfer powers upon theCommission .
Theproposed Regulation does nomore than outline how these powers
are tobeexercised sothat ,inconsultation with theMember States ,
themachinery tobesetintrain maybeadapted flexibly andrapidly .
Itiswith thesame view tomaximum efficiency andrapidity that the
proposed Regulation provides that theCommission would beresponsible
reintroducing ,inrespect ofthepartner State ,theduties applicable
non-member countries .
ANNEX :
Proposal for aCouncil Regulation .

-Proposal fora
REGULATION (EEC )OFTHECOUNCIL
establishing ceilings andCommunity supervision ofimports of
certain products originating inAlgeria ,Morocco andTunisia (1976 )
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 113 thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas theAgreements between theEuropean Economic Community ontheone
hand andtheDemocratic andPopular Republic ofAlgeria ,theKingdom of
Morocco and theRepublic ofTunisia respectively ontheother hand each
stipulate inArticle 9that .theproducts originating inthese countries shall
beimported into theCommunity free ofcustoms duties ;whereas ,bywayof
derogation therefrom ,Article 12ofeach ofthese Agreements provides that ,in
thecase ofimports ofproducts therein listed ,thebenefit ofthereduction of
duties shall belimited toceilings ,above which thecustoms duties applicable
tothird countries maybereintroduced ;
Whereas ,pending theentry into force ofthese Agreements ,Interim Agreements on
trade ingoods between theEuropean Economic Community andAlgeria ,Morocco
andTunisia (1)provide fortheanticipatory application ofthese tariff measures
probably with effect from 1July 197^5 whereas theprorata temporis clause shall
apply ;whereas theceilings tobeapplied inthesecond half of
1976 should therefore bedetermined ;whereas theapplication ofceilings
requires theCommunity to ,beregularly informed ofthetrend ofimports
oftherelevant products originating inthese countries ;whereas .imports
should therefore bemade subject toasystem ofsupervision ;
Whereas this objective maybeachieved bymeans ofanadministrative
procedure based onsetting offimports oftheproducts inquestion against
theceilings atCommunity level ,asandwhen these products aresubmitted
tothecustoms authorities under cover ofdeclarations that they have been
made available forhome use ;whereas this administrative procedure must
make provision for thereintroduction ofcustoms tariff duties assoon as
theceilings have been reached atCommunity level ;
(1)OJNoL of*p»•••

2
Whereas this administrative procedure requires close andparticularly rapid
cooperation between theMember States andtheCommission }Whereas the
latter must ,inparticular ,beable tofollow theprogress ofamounts set
offagainst theceilings andkeep theMember States informed thereof ;whereas
this cooperation must "beall the closer toenable the Commission to
take adequate measures toreintroduce customs tariff duties whenever oneof
theceilings isreached ,
t
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
1.From J.July to31December 1976 imports ofproducts originating in
Algeria ,Morocco andTunisia ,listed respectively inAnnexes I,IIand
III ,shall besubject toannual ceilings and Community supervision .
Thedescription oftheproducts referred tointhefirst paragraph ,
their tariff headings andstatistical numbers and thelevels ofthe
ceilings are setoutinAnnexes I,IIandIII.
2.Amounts shall besetoffagainst theceilings asandwhen products are
submitted tothecustoms authorities under cover ofadeclaration that
they have been made available forhome useandaccompanied bya
movement certificate conforming totherules contained inProtocol 2
toeach oftheAgreements between theCommunity one theonehand and
Algeria ,Morocco andTunisia ontheother hand .However ,inthecase
ofproducts falling within Chapter 27,acertificate oforigin maybe
substituted for the movement certificate .
Goods shall besetoffagainst theceiling only ifthemovement
certificate or,inthecase ofgoods falling within Chapter 27,the
certificate oforigin hasbeen submitted before thedate onwhich
cijstoms duties arereintroduced .
Thereaching ofaceiling shall bedetermined atCommunity level on
thebasis ofimports setoffagainst itasdefined inthe
preceding subparagraphs .

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3
Member States shall inform theCommission attheintervals and
within thetime limits specified inparagraph Aofanyimports
effected inaccordance with theabove rules .
3.Assoon astheceilings have been reached ,theCommission mayissue a
Regulation reintroducing thecustoms duties applicable tothird
countries until theendofthecalendar year .
A. Member States shall forward totheCommission not later than the 15th
dayofeach month statements oftheamounts setoffduring the
preceding month .They shall ,iftheCommission sorequests ,make up
such statements forperiods of10days andforward them within five
clear days from theexpiry ofthepreceding 10-day period .
Article 2
Fortheimplementation ofthis Regulation theCommission shall take all
necessary measures inclose cooperation with theMember States .
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1July 1976 .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States .
DoneatBrussels , ^ort'ieCouncil
The President

ANNEXI
ListofproductsoriginatinginAlgeria,subjecttoimportceilingsin1976
OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionNimexe
Code
i 2 i |I4
.
27.10Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminous
minerals,otherthancrude;preparationsnotelsewhere
specifiedorincluded,containingnotlessthan70%
byweightofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrom
bituminousminerals,theseoilsbeingthebasicconstitu­
entsofthepreparations :
A.Lightoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Mediumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
C.Heavyoils:
I.Gasoil:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Fueloil:
c)Forotherpurposes
III.Lubricatingoils;otheroils:
c)Tobemixedinaccordancewiththeterms
ofAdditionalNote7tothisChapter(a)
d)ForotherpurposesI
!
27.10–15,
17,21,25,29
27.10–34,
38,39
27.10–59
27.10–69
27.10–75
27.10–79!
I
DZ127.11
27.12
i
j
i
27.13Petroleumgasesandothergaseoushydrocarbons :
A.Propaneofapuritynotlessthan99%:
I.Foruseaspowerorheatingfuel
B.Other:
I.Commercialpropaneandcommercialbutane:
c)Forotherpurposes
Petroleumjelly:
A.Crude:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Other
Paraffinwax,micro-crystalline wax,slackwax,
ozokerite,lignitewax,peatwaxandothermineral
waxes,whetherornotcoloured:
B.Other:
I.Crude:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Other .
)27.11–03
27.11–19
27.12–19
27.12–90
27.13–89
27.13–90
II
I550.000
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities.

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OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescription .Nimexe
Code
-ρ Ι
11» 3 |4I
I,DZ.l(çonta)27.14Petroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandotherresidues
ofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminous
minerals:
C.Other:
II.Other 27.14–991
IDZ2 45.02
IDZ3 45.03
IDZ4 45.04Natural cork 111blocks ,plates ,sheets or
trips (including cubes orsquare slabs ,
cut tosize forcorks orstoppers )
Articles ofnatural cork
Agglomerated cork (being cork agglomera­
tedwith orwithout abinding substance )
andarticles ofagglomerated cork45.02
ail Nos
45.03
ail Nos25
75
45.041.000
ail Nos

ANNEX II
List ofproducts ,originating inMorocco ,subject toimport ceilings in1976
OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionNimexe
CodeLevel
ofceiling
(metrictons)
IMA127.10
27.11
27.12
27.13Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminous
minerals,otherthancrude;preparationsnotelsewhere
specifiedorincluded,containingnotlessthan70%
byweightofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrom
bituminousminerals,theseoilsbeingthebasicconstitu­
entsofthepreparations :
A.Lightoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Médiumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
C.Heavyoils:
I.Casoil:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Fueioii:
c)Forotherpurposes
III.Lubricatingoils;otheroils:
c)Tobemixedinaccordancewiththeterms
ofAdditionalNote7tothisChapter(a)
d)Forotherpurposes
Petroleuftigasesandothergaseoushydrocarbons :
A.Propaneofapuritynotlessthan99%:
I.Foruseaspowerorheatingfuel
B.Other:
I.Commercialpropaneandcommercialbutane:
c)Forotherpurposes
Petroleumjelly:
A.Crude:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Other
Paraffinwax,micro-crystalline wax,slackwax,
ozokerite,lignitewax,peatwaxandothermineral
waxes,whetherornotcoloured:
B.Other:
I.Crude:
!c)Forotherpurposes
II.Other27.10–15,
17,21,25,29
27.10–34,
38,39
27.10–59
27.10–69
27.10–75
27.10–79
27,11–03
27.11–19
27.12–19
27.12–90
27.13–89
27.13–9087.500
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities.

-2-
OrderNoCCT
headingNo'DescriptionNimexe
CodeLevel
ofceiling
(metrictons)
i 2 3 4 5
IMA 1
(cont'd)27.14Petroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandotherresidues
ofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminous
minerals:
C.Other:
II.Other 27.14–99
IMA2 45.02
IMA3 45.03
IMA4 .45.04Natural cork inblocks ,plates ,sheets or
trips (including cubes orsquare slabs ,
cut tosize forcorks orstoppers )
Articles ofnatural cork
Agglomerated cork (being cork agglomera­
tedwith orwithout abinding substance )
andarticles ofagglomerated cork45.02
ail Nos
45.03
ail Nos
45.04
ail Nos25
300
.000

ANNEXIII
Listofproducts,originatinginTunisia,subjecttoimportceilingsin1976
OrderNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionNimexe
Code
1 2 3 4
27.10Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminous
minerals,otherthancrude;preparationsnotelsewhere
specifiedorincluded,containingnotlessthan70%
byweightofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrom
bituminousminerals,theseoilsbeingthebasicconstitu­
entsofthepreparations :
A.Lightoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Mediumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
C.Heavyoils:
I.Gasoil:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Fueloil:
c)Forotherpurposes
III.Lubricatingoils;otheroils:
c)Tobemixedinaccordancewiththeterms
ofAdditionalNote7tothisChapter(a)
d)Forotherpurposes27.10–15,
17,21,25,29
27.10–34,I
38,39
27.10–59
27.10–69
27.10–75
27.10–79
TN1
i
i27.11
27.12
27.13
iPetroleumgasesandothergaseoushydrocarbons :
A.Propaneofapuritynotlessthan99%:
I.Foruseaspowerorheatingfuel
B.Other:
I.Commercialpropaneandcommercialbutane:
c)Forotherpurposes
Petroleumjelly:
A.Crude:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Other
I
Paraffinwax,micro-crystalline wax,slackwax,
ozokerite,lignitewax,peatwaxandothermineral
waxes,whetherornotcoloured:
B.Other:
I.Crude:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Other27.11–03
27.11–19
27.12–19
27.12–90
27.13–89 .
27.13–9087.500
<ft)Entryunderthiisubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities.

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OrderNoCCT
headingNo»
DescriptionNimexe
CodeLevel
ofceiling
(metrictons)
i 2 3 4 5
ITN 1
(cont'd)27.14Petroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandotherresidues
ofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminous
minerals:^
C.Other:
II.Other 27.14–99
ITN2 45.02 Natural cork inblocks ,plates ,sheets or 45.02
trips (including cubes orsquare slabs , allNos
cut tosize forcorks orstoppers )25
ITN3 45.03 Articles ofnatural cork 45.03
ail Nos25
ITN4 45.04 Agglomerated cork (being cork agglomera­
tedwith orwithout abinding substance )
andarticles ofagglomerated cork45.04
ail Nos400