CELEX: 31978R0703
Language: en
Date: 1978-03-20 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 703/78 of 20 March 1978 establishing indicative ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain products originating in Sweden (1978)

14 . 4 . 78                            Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 102/25
                                        COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 703 /78
                                                        of 20 March 1978
                establishing indicative ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain products
                                                  originating in Sweden ( 1978 )
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           off against the indicative ceilings and keep the Member
                                                                    States informed ; whereas this cooperation must be all
                                                                    the closer since the Commission must be able to take
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              adequate measures to reintroduce Common Customs
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 113                  Tariff duties whenever one of the ceilings has been
 thereof,                                                           reached;
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                 Whereas the trend of imports should be followed for
                                                                    certain products for which, under Article 3 of Proto­
 Whereas an Agreement ( x) between the European                     col 1 , the Community has suspended the application of
 Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden was                   ceilings and for products which are not subject to the
 signed on 22 July 1972 ;                                           ceiling system ; whereas it is therefore desirable that
                                                                    imports of such products should be subject to super­
                                                                    vision ,
 Whereas Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol 1 annexed to that
 Agreement make provision for a specific timetable for
 the progressive abolition of customs duties in respect of
 the products to which the Agreement applies; whereas
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 under Article 3 of that Protocol the imports of these
 products are limited to annual indicative ceilings above
 which the customs duties applicable to third countries                                     Article 1
 may be reintroduced ; whereas, however, under Article 3
 (b), the Community has to suspend the application of
 certain ceilings ; whereas, on the other hand, in the event        1 . From 1 January to 31 December 1978 , imports of
of short-term economic difficulties, the Community                  products originating in Sweden and indicated in Annex I
 may, under Article 3 (c) of Protocol 1 , maintain the ceil­        to this Regulation shall be subject to indicative ceilings
 ing amounts of the preceding year; whereas, however,               and to Community supervision.
 application of this measure must be limited to products
most affected by the short-term difficulties; whereas,             The description of the products referred to in the pre­
therefore, the ceilings to be applied in 1978 must be              ceding subparagraphs, their tariff headings and statistic
established ; whereas in this situation it is also necessary       numbers and the levels of the indicative ceilings are
that the Commission be regularly informed of the trend             given in Annex I.
of the imports of the products in question and, in con­
sequence, it is necessary to subject these imports to
                                                                   2 . Amounts shall be set off against the indicative ceil­
supervision ;
                                                                   ings as and when products are entered with customs
                                                                   authorities for home use and accompanied by a move­
Whereas this objective may be achieved by means of an              ment certificate conforming to the rules contained in
administrative procedure based on setting off imports of           Protocol 3 to the Agreement.
the products in question against the indicative ceilings
at Community level, as and when these products are
entered with customs authorities for home use ; whereas            Goods shall be set off against the indicative ceiling only
this administrative procedure must make provision for              if the movement certificate has been submitted before
the reintroduction of Common Customs Tariff duties as              the date on which customs duties are reimposed.
soon as the ceilings have been reached at Community
level ;
                                                                   The reaching of a ceiling shall be determined at Com­
                                                                   munity level on the basis of imports set off against it in
Whereas this administrative procedure requires close               the manner defined in the preceding subparagraphs.
and particularly rapid cooperation between the Member
States and the Commission ; whereas the latter must, in
particular, be able to follow the progress of amounts set          The Member States shall periodically inform the Com­
                                                                   mission of imports effected in accordance with the
                                                                   above rules; such information shall be supplied under
(!) OJ No L 300, 31 . 12 . 1972, p. 96.                            the conditions laid down in paragraph 4 .
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3 . As soon as the ceilings have been reached, the              Member States shall forward to the Commission, not
Commission may issue a Regulation reimposing the                later than the 15th day of each month, statements of
customs duties provided for in Article 3 (f) of Protocol 1      imports of the products in question effected during the
to the Agreement until the end of the calendar year.            preceding month; to this end, only products submitted
                                                                to the customs authorities under cover of an entry for
                                                                home use and accompanied by a movement certificate
4 . Member States shall forward to the Commission,
                                                                conforming to the rules contained in Protocol 3 to the
not later than the 15th day of each month, statements           Agreement shall be taken into consideration.
of the amounts set off during the preceding month.
They shall, if the Commission so requests, make up                                      Article 3
such statements for periods of 10 days and forward
them within five clear days of expiry of the preceding
                                                                For the implementation of this Regulation the Com­
10-day period.
                                                                mission shall take all necessary measures in close coop­
                                                                eration with the Member States.
                       Article 2                                                        Article 4
From 1 January to 31 December 1978 , imports of the             This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
products referred to in Annex II which originate in             following its publication in the Official Journal of the
Sweden shall be subject to Community supervision.               European Communities.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
             Done at Brussels, 20 March 1978 .
                                                                                    For the Council
                                                                                      The President
                                                                                      K. HEINESEN
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                                                                                 ANNEX I
                       LIST OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO INDICATIVE CEILINGS UPON IMPORTATION IN 1978
                                                                                                                                         Level
       Order              CCT
                                                                        Description                            NIMEXE code             of ceiling
        No             heading No                                                                                                      (tonnes )
         1                  2                                                3                                        4                    5
                         48.01                Paper and paperboard (including                   cellulose
                                              wadding), in rolls or sheets :
                                                   C. Kraft paper and kraft board:
                                                        II . Other :
      IS 1                                                   — Kraft liner paper and board (a)             48.01-15 , 21 , 27, 31     441 989
      IS 2                                                   — Kraft paper for large capacity              48.01-16 , 23 , 28           Ceiling
                                                                   bags ( a)                                                           delayed
      I S 3                                                  — Other                                       48.01-08 , 09 , 11 , 12 ,   Ceiling
                                                                                                                 13 , 17, 19 , 25 ,    delayed
                                                                                                                 26, 29 , 33
                                              ex F.    Other :
      IS 4                                              — Bible paper, manifold ( thin typing)             48.01-58 , 61 , 62, 66       32 312
                                                             paper, printing paper and writing paper,
                                                             containing not more than 5% of
                                                             mechanical wood pulp ( a )
      1 S 5                                             — Printing paper and writing paper,               48.01-64 , 65 , 69          137 342
                                                             containing more than 5% of mechanical
                                                             wood pulp ( a), excluding manifold ( thin
                                                             typing) paper
      IS 6                                             — Semi-chemical fluting paper for corru­           48.01-75                     Ceiling
                                                             gated paperboard ( a)                                                     delayed
      IS 7                                             — Other, excluding cellulose wadding               48.01-41 ,  43 , 45 , 52 ,   Ceiling
                                                             and webs of cellulose fibres ( soft tissues)        53 , 54 , 55 , 56 ,   delayed
                                                                                                                 77 , 82 , 84 , 86 ,
                                                                                                                 88 , 91 , 93 , 95 ,
                                                                                                                 97
     IS 8               48.04                Composite paper or paperboard ( made by                      48.04 all Nos               Ceiling
                                             sticking flat layers together with an adhesive),                                         delayed
                                             not surface-coated or impregnated, whether or
                                             not internally reinforced, in rolls or sheets
                        48.05                Paper and paperboard, corrugated ( with or
                                             without flat surface sheets), creped, crinkled,
                                             embossed or perforated , in rolls or sheets :
      IS 9                                   B.   Other                                                   48.05-21 , 29 , 30, 50 ,     54 315
                                                                                                                 80
                        48.07               Paper and paperboard,                 impregnated,   coated,
                                            surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed
                                             (hot constituting printed matter within Chapter
                                            49 ), in rolls or sheets :
                                            C. Other :
(a) Subject to compliance with the definitions given in Annex III.
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                                                                                                                                  Level
       Order              CCT
                                                                     Description                       NIMEXE code             of ceiling
        No             heading No                                                                                               (tonnes)
          1                  2                                           3                                    4                     5
     IS 10             48.07                      — Coated printing or writing paper              48.07-57 , 58 , 59            42 905
     IS 11
                      (cont'd)                    — Other                                         48.07-55 , 56 , 64 , 65 ,   114 789
                                                                                                         66 , 68 , 70, 81 ,
                                                                                                         85 , 91 , 97, 99
                        48.15                Other paper and paperboard, cut to size or
                                             shape :
     IS 12                                   B.   Other                                           48.15-10 , 21 , 29 , 30 ,    13 244
                                                                                                        40 , 50, 61 , 65 ,
                                                                                                         95 , 99
                        48.16                Boxes, bags and other packing containers, of paper
                                             or paperboard ; box files, letter trays and similar
                                             articles, of paper or paperboard, of a kind commonly
                                             used in offices, shops and the like :
     IS 13                                   A. Boxes, bags and other packing containers          48.16-10 , 91 , 95 , 96 ,    Ceiling
                                                                                                         98                    delayed
                        48.21                Other articles of paper pulp, paper, paperboard
                                             or cellulose wadding:
                                             B. Napkins and napkin liners, for babies, put        48.21-11
     IS 14 |                                      up for retail sale
                                             D. Other                                             48.21-15 , 21 , 25 , 31 ,
                                                                                                         33 , 37 , 40 , 50 ,
                                                                                                                             • 14 532
                                                                                                         60, 70, 99
                         73.02                Ferro-alloys :
      IS 15                                   E.   Ferro-chromium and ferro-silico-chromium       73.02-51 , 55                23 225
                                              G. Other :
      IS 16                                       — Ferro-molybdenum                               73.02-81                     Ceiling
                                                                                                                               delayed
                         73.15                Alloy steel and high carbon steel in the forms
                                              mentioned in heading Nos 73.06 to 73.14 :
                                              B. Alloy steel :
      IS 17                                       — Stainless or refractory ( a)                  73.71-13 , 23 , 53 , 93      Ceiling
                                                                                                  73.72-13 , 33                delayed
                                                                                                  73.73-13 , 23 , 33 , 43 ,
                                                                                                         53 , 83
                                                                                                  73.74-23 , 53 , 83
                                                                                                  73.75-23 , 33 , 43 , 53 ,
                                                                                                         63 , 73 , 83 , 93
                                                                                                  73.76-13
      IS 18                                  — High speed ( a)                                    73.71-14 , 24 , 54, 94       Ceiling
                                                                                                  73.73-14 , 24 , 34 , 54      delayed
                                                                                                  73.74-54
                                                                                                  73.75-24 , 34 , 44 , 54,
                                                                                                         64 , 84
                                                                                                  73.76-14
(a) Subject to compliance with the definitions given in Annex III.
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                                                                                                                                    Level
        Order               CCT                                                                          NIMEXE code              of ceiling
                                                                       Description
          No             heading No                                                                                               (tonnes)
           1                  2                                             3                                   4                     5
       IS 19               73.15                     — Other                                         73.71-19 ,  21 , 29 , 55 ,  87 822 (!)
                          (cont'd)                                                                         56 ,  59,  99
                                                                                                     73.72-11 ,   19, 39
                                                                                                     73.73-19,   25 , 26 , 29,
                                                                                                       *   35 ,  36 , 39 , 49 ,
                                                                                                           55 ,  59,  72,  74,
                                                                                                           89
                                                                                                     73.74-21 , 29 , 51 , 52,
                                                                                                           59, 72 , 74 , 89 ,
                                                                                                           90
                                                                                                     73.75-11 ,  19 , 29 , 39 ,
                                                                                                           49,  59, 69, 79,
                                                                                                           89,   99
                                                                                                     73.76-15 ,  16 , 19
                           73.18               Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of iron
                                               (other than of cast iron) or steel, excluding
                                               high-pressure hydro-electric conduits:
                                               ex C.      Other :
       IS 20                                              — Tubes and pipes,        of stainless or  73.18-44 , 51 , 66 , 76       Ceiling
                                                              refractory steel ( a)                                               delayed
                           81.04               Other base metals, unwrought or wrought, and
                                               articles thereof; cermets, unwrought or wrought,
                                               and articles thereof:
                                               K.     Titanium :
       I S 21                                        II . Other                                      81.04-58                         49
(') Including products covered by the F ( SC Treaty.
( a ) Subject to compliance with the definitions given in Annex III .
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                                                                        ANNEX II
                                                   LIST OF PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2
        Order             CCT
                                                                           Description                             NIMEXE code
         No            heading No
          1                 2                                                  3                                         4
      II S 1            44.15                Plywood , blockboard, laminboard, battenboard and similar       44.15 all Nos
                                             laminated wood products ( including veneered panels and
                                             sheets); inlaid wood and wood marquetry
      II S 2            44.18                Reconstituted wood, being wood shavings, wood chips,            44.18 a    Nos
                                             sawdust, wood flour or other ligneous waste agglomerated
                                             with natural or artificial resins or other organic binding
                                             substances, in sheets, blocks or the like
                        48.01                Paper and paperboard (including cellulose wadding), in rolls
                                             or sheets :
                                             ex F.     Other :
      II S 3                                           — Sulphite wrapping and packaging paper ( a )         48.01-71 , 73
      II S 4            48.03                Parchment or greaseproof paper and paperboard, and imitations   48.03 all Nos
                                             thereof, and glazed transparent paper, in rolls or sheets
      II S 5            44.11                Fibre building board of wood or other vegetable material,       44.11 all Nos
                                             whether or not bonded with natural or artificial resins or with
                                             other organic binders
                        73.02                Ferro-alloys :
                                             A. Ferro-manganese :
      II S 6                                      II . Other                                                 73.02-19, 40
                                             D. Ferro-silico-manganese
      II S 7                                 C. Ferro-silicon                                                73.02-30
                                             G. Other :
     II S 8                                       — Ferro-vanadium                                           73.02-83
     II S 9                                       — Others excluding ferro-molybdenum and ferro-vana­        73.02-60, 70, 98
                                                       dium
                       73.15                 Alloy steel and high carbon steel in the form mentioned in
                                             heading Nos 73.06 to 73.14 :
    II S 10                                  A. High carbon steel (*)                                        73.61-10, 20 , 50,   90
                                                                                                             73.62-10, 30
                                                                                                             73.63-10 , 21 , 29 , 50,
                                                                                                                   72 , 74 , 79
                                                                                                             73.64-20, 50 , 72 ,  75 ,
                                                                                                                   79 , 90
                                                                                                             73.65-21 , 23 , 25 , 53 ,
                                                                                                                   55 , 70, 81 ,  83
                                                                                                             73.66-40 , 81 , 86 , 89
(') Including products covered by the ECSC Treaty.
(a) Subject to compliance with the definition given in Annex III .
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      Order    CCT                                                                         NIMEXE code
                                                    Description
        No  heading No
         1       2                                       3                                       4
             73.18     Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of iron (other than
                       of cast iron) or steel, excluding high-pressure hydro-electric
                       conduits :
                           B. Straight and of uniform wall-thickness, other than      73.18-15
                               those falling in A above, of a maximum length of
                               4.50 m, of alloy steel containing by weight not less
                               than 0.90% but not more than 115% of carbon, not
                               less than 0.50% but not more than 2% of chromium
                               and not more than 0.50% of molybdenum
    IIS 11             ex C. Other :
                               — Tubes and pipes, straight, and of uniform wall-      73.18-21
                                   thickness, other than those falling in A above, of
                                   a length of more than 4.50 m, of alloy steel con­
                                   taining by weight not less than 0.90% but not more
                                   than 1.15% of carbon, not less than 0.50 % but
                                   not more than 2% of chromium and not more than
                                   0.50% of molybdenum
             76.01     Unwrought aluminium, aluminium waste and scrap :
    IIS 12             A. Unwrought                                                   76.01-11 , 15
             81.04     Other base metals, unwrought or wrought, and articles
                       thereof; cermets, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof:
                       K.  Titanium :
    II S 13                I. Unwrought, waste and scrap                              81.04-56
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                                                ANNEX III
                                               DEFINITIONS
           ex 48.01 C II  Kraft liner
                          'Kraft liner' means machine-finished or machine-glazed paper or paperboard,
                          in rolls, containing not less than 80% of chemical sulphate softwood pulp
                          calculated on total fibre content, weighing more than 115 g/m2 and having a
                          Mullen burst ratio of not less than 35 .
            ex 48.01 C II Kraft paper for large-capacity sacks
                          'Kraft paper for large-capacity sacks' means machine-finished paper, in rolls,
                          containing not less than 80% of chemical sulphate softwood pulp calculated
                          on total fibre content, weighing not less than 60 g/m2 but not more than
                           115 g/m2, having a Mullen burst ratio of not less than 38 , and having a
                          stretch factor of more than 4-5% in the cross direction and of more than 2%
                          in the machine direction .
           ex 48.01 F     Printing paper and writing paper, containing not more than 5% of mechan­
                           ical wood pulp
                          'Printing paper and writing paper, containing not more than 5% of mechan­
                          ical wood pulp' means paper other than machine-glazed, used for printing or
                          writing, which contains not more than 5% of mechanical wood pulp calcu­
                          lated on total fibre content.
            ex 48.01 F    Printing paper and writing paper, containing mechanical wood pulp
                          'Printing paper and writing paper containing mechanical wood pulp' means
                          paper other than machine-glazed, used for printing and writing, containing
                          more than 5% of mechanical wood pulp calculated on total fibre content.
           ex 48.01 F     Semi-chemical fluting paper
                          'Semi-chemical fluting paper' means paper, in rolls, containing not less than
                          65% of unbleached semi-chemical hardwood pulp (pulp obtained from wood
                          by light chemical treatment followed by mechanical treatment) calculated on
                          total fibre content and having a CMT (Concora Medium Test) crush resist­
                          ance exceeding 20 kgf.
           ex 48.01 F     Sulphite wrapping and packaging paper
                          'Sulphite wrapping and packaging paper' means machine-glazed paper, con­
                          taining more than 40% of chemical bisulphite wood pulp, calculated on total
                          fibre content, having an ash content of not more than 8% and having a Mul­
                          len burst ratio of not less than 15 .
           ex 73.15 B     Alloy steel, stainless or heat-resisting
                          'Alloy steel, stainless or heat-resisting' means alloy steel, containing by weight
                          12% or more of chromium, with or without other alloy elements, and less
                          than 1% of carbon .
           ex 73 . 15 B   High-speed alloy steel
           ex 73.18 C     'High-speed alloy steel' means alloy steel containing, with or without other
                          alloy elements, at least two of the following three elements: tungsten (wolf­
                          ram), molybdenum and vanadium with a total content, by weight, of not less
                          than 7% of these elements taken together, and containing more than 0.6%
                          by weight, of carbon.