CELEX: 31977R2817
Language: en
Date: 1977-11-28 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2817/77 of 28 November 1977 establishing ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain products originating in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia (1978)

23 . 12. 77                          Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 331 / 13
                                     COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2817/77
                                                  of 28 November 1977
                  establishing ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain products
                                 originating in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia ( 1978)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                       be able to take adequate measures to reintroduce
                                                                customs tariff duties whenever one of the ceilings is
                                                                reached,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
pean Economic Community, and in particular Article
113 thereof,
                                                                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                                        Article 1
Whereas the Cooperation Agreements between the                  1 . From 1 January to 31 December 1978 , imports
European Economic Community of the one part and                 of the products originating in Algeria, Morocco and
the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, the                Tunisia which are listed in Annexes I, II and III re­
Kingdom of Morocco and the Republic of Tunisia of               spectively shall be subject to annual ceilings and Com­
the other part each stipulate in Article 9 that products        munity supervision .
originating in these countries shall be imported
into the Community free of customs duties ; whereas,            The description of the products referred to in the first
by way of derogation therefrom, Article 12 of each of           paragraph, their tariff headings and statistical num­
these Agreements provides that the reduction of                 bers and the levels of the ceilings are given in
duties shall apply to imports of the products listed            Annexes I, II and III .
therein only up to ceilings above which the customs
duties applicable to third countries may be reim­
posed ; whereas the ceilings to be applied in 1978              2. Amounts shall be set off against the ceilings as
should therefore be established ;                               and when products are submitted to the customs
                                                                authorities under cover of a declaration that they have
                                                                been made available for consumption and
Whereas the application of ceilings requires the Com­           accompanied by a movement certificate conforming to
munity to be regularly informed of the trend of im­             the rules contained in the Protocols on rules of origin
ports of the relevant products originating in these             annexed to the Cooperation Agreements between the
countries ; whereas imports should therefore be made            Community of the one part and Algeria, Morocco and
subject to a system of supervision ;                            Tunisia of the other part. However, in the case of
                                                                products falling within Chapter 27, a certificate of
                                                                origin may be substituted for the movement certificate.
Whereas this objective may be achieved by means of
an administrative procedure based on charging im­               Goods shall be set off against the ceiling only if the
ports of the products in question against the ceilings          movement certificate or, in the case of goods falling
at Community level, as and when these products are              within Chapter 27, the certificate of origin has been
submitted to the customs authorities under cover of             submitted before the date on which customs duties
declarations that they have been made available for             are reimposed.
consumption ; whereas this administrative procedure
must make provision for the reintroduction of cus­              The reaching of a ceiling shall be determined at
toms tariff duties as soon as the ceilings have been            Community level on the basis of imports set off
reached at Community level ;                                    against it as defined in the preceding subparagraphs.
                                                                Member States shall inform the Commission at the
Whereas this administrative procedure requires close            intervals and within the time limits specified in para­
and particularly rapid cooperation between the Mem­             graph 4 of imports effected in accordance with the
ber States and the Commission ; whereas the latter              above rules .
must, in particular, be able to follow the progress of
amounts set off against the ceilings and keep the
Member States informed ; whereas this cooperation               3.    As soon as the ceilings have been reached, the
must be all the closer in that the Commission must              Commission mav issue a Regulation reimposing the
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customs duties applicable to third countries until the                             Article 2
end of the calendar year.
                                                             For the implementation of this Regulation the Com­
4.   Member States shall forward to the Commission           mission shall take all necessary measures in close
not later than the 15th day of each month statements         cooperation with the Member States .
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 from the expiry of the           This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
preceding 10-day period.                                     1978 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 28 November 1977.
                                                                                  For the Council
                                                                                   The President
                                                                                    L. OUTERS
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                                                                     ANNEX 1
                               List of products originating in Algeria subject to import ceilings in 1978
                                                                                                                             Level of
                       CCT                                                                                   NIMEXE
    Order No                                                      Description                                                 ceiling
                    heading No                                                                                 code
                                                                                                                             (tonnes)
         1               2                                             3                                         4               5
                      27.10          Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous
                                      minerals , other than crude ; preparations not elsewhere
                                     specified or included , containing not less than 70 %
                                      by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from
                                     bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constitu­
                                     ents of the preparations :
                                     A. Light oils :
                                          III . For other purposes                                       27.10-15 , 17,.
                                                                                                           21 , 25 , 29
                                      B. Medium oils :
                                          III. For other purposes                                       27.10-34, 38 , 39
                                      C. Heavy oils :
                                             I. Gas oils :
                                                  c) For other purposes                                     27.10-59
                                            II . Fuel oils :
                                                  c) For other purposes                                    27.10-69
                                          III . Lubricating oils ; other oils :
                                                  c) To be mixed in accordance with the terms
                                                     of Additional Note 7 to this Chapter ( a)              27.10-75
                                                  d) For other purposes                                     27.10-79
I DZ 1                27.11          Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons :                                      •   1 155 000
                                     A. Propane of a purity not less than 99 % :
                                          I. For use as power or heating fuel                               27.11-03
                                      B. Other :
                                          I. Commercial propane and commercial butane :
                                                c) For other purposes                                       27.11-19
                      27.12           Petroleum jelly :
                                     A. Crude :
                                          III. For other purposes                                           27.12-19
                                      B. Other                                                              27.12-90
                      27.13          Paraffin wax, micro-crystalline wax, slack wax, ozo­
                                     kerite, lignite wax, peat wax and other mineral waxes,
                                     whether or not coloured :
                                      B. Other :
                                           I. Crude :
                                                 c) For other purposes                                      27.13-89
                                          II . Other                                                        27.13-90
(a) Entry under the subheading is subject to conditions to be determined by the competent authorities .
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                                                                                    NIMEXE
                                                                                               Level of
                 CCT
   Order No
              heading No                         Description                          code      ceiling
                                                                                               (tonnes)
       1           2                                 3                                  4          5
I DZ 1          27.14    Petroleum bitumen, petroleum coke and other residues
(cont'd)                 of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous
                         minerals :
                         C. Other :
            .
                             II . Other                                            27.14-99
I DZ 2          45.02    Natural cork in blocks, plates, sheets or strips
                         (including cubes or square slabs, cut to size for corks
                         or stoppers)                                            45.02-all Nos         52
I DZ 3          45.03    Articles of natural cork                                45.03-all Nos        155
I DZ 4          45.04    Agglomerated cork (being cork agglomerated with or
                         without a binding substance) and articles of agglomer­
                         ated cork                                               45.04-all Nos     2 060
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                                                                      ANNEX 11
                               List of products originating in Morocco subject to import ceilings in 1978
                                                                                                                         Level of
                         CCT                                                                                NIMEXE
     Order No                                                      Description                                            ceiling
                      heading No                                                                              code
                                                                                                                         (tonnes)
         1                 2                                            3                                       4            5
                        27.10          Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous
                                       minerals, other than crude ; preparations not elsewhere
                                       specified or included, containing not less than 70 %
                                       by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from
                                       bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constitu­
                                       ents of the preparations :
                                       A. Light oils :
                                            III . For other purposes                                       27.10-15 ,
                                                                                                          17,21,25,29
                                       B. Medium oils :
                                            III . For other purposes                                       27.10-34,
                                                                                                             38 , 39
                                       C. Heavy oils :
                                               I. Gas oils :
                                                   c) For other purposes                                    27.10-59
                                             II . Fuel oils :
                                                   c) For other purposes                                    27.10-69
                                              III. Lubricating oils ; other oils :
                                                   c) To be mixed in accordance with the terms
                                                      of Additional Note 7 to this Chapter (a)             27.10-75
                                                   d) For other purposes                                   27.10-79
I MA 1                  27.11          Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons :                                       183 750
                                       A. Propane of a purity not less than 99 % :
                                           I. For use as power or heating fuel                             27.11-03
                                       B. Other :
                                           I. Commercial propane and commercial butane :
                                                 c) For other purposes                                     27.11-19
                        27.12          Petroleum jelly :
                                       A. Crude :
                                           III . For other purposes                                        27.12-19
                                       B. Other                                                            27.12-90
                        27.13         Paraffin wax, micro-crystalline wax, slack wax, ozoke­
                                      rite, lignite wax, peat wax and other mineral waxes,
                                       whether or not coloured :
                                       B. Other :
                                             I. Crude :
                                                  c) For other purposes                                    27.13-89
                                           II. Other                                                       27.13-90
 (a) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions to be determined by the competent authorities .
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                                                                                                Level of
                 CCT                                                               NIMEXE
   Order No                                      Description                         Code        ceiling
              heading No                                                                        (tonnes)
       1           2                                  3                                4            5
I MA 1          27.14    Petroleum bitumen, petroleum coke and other resi­
(cont'd)                 dues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bitu­
                         minous minerals :
                         C. Other :
                            II . Other                                             27.14-99
I MA 2          45.02    Natural cork in blocks, plates, sheets or strips ( in­
                         cluding cubes or square slabs, cut to size for corks or
                         stoppers)                                               45.02-all Nos         52
I MA 3          45.03    Articles of natural cork                                45.03-all Nos        618
I MA 4          45.04    Agglomerated cork (being cork agglomerated with or
                         without a binding substance) and articles of agglomer­
                         ated cork                                               45.04-all Nos     2 060
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                                                                     ANNEX 111
                                List of products originating in Tunisia subject to import ceilings in 1978
                                                                                                                            Level of
                        CCT                                                                                 NIMEXE
     Order No                                                      Description                                               ceiling
                     heading No                                                                               code
                                                                                                                            (tonnes)
         1                2                                            3                                         4              5
                       27.10          Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous
                                       minerals, other than crude ; preparations not elsewhere
                                      specified or included, containing not less than 70 %
                                      by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from
                                      bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constitu­
                                       ents of the preparations :
                                       A. Light oils :
                                           III . For other purposes                                        27.10-15 ,
                                                                                                        17, 21 , 25 , 29
                                       B. Medium oils :
                                           III. For other purposes                                         27.10-34,
                                                                                                             38 , 39
                                      C. Heavy oils :
                                              I. Gas oil :
                                                 c) For other purposes                                     27.10-59
                                            II . Fuel oil :
                                                 c) For other purposes                                     27.10-69
                                           III. Lubricating oils ; other oils :
                                                 c) To be mixed in accordance with the terms
                                                    of Additional Note 7 to this Chapter (a)               27.10-75
                                                 d) For other purposes                                     27.10-79
I TN 1
                       27.11          Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons :                                    •   183 750
                                      A. Propane of a purity not less than 99 % :
                                           I. For use as power or heating fuel                             27.11-03
                                       B. Other :
                                           I. Commercial propane and commercial butane :
                                                c) For other purposes                                      27.11-19
                       27.12          Petroleum jelly :
                                      A. Crude :
                                           III . For other purposes                                        27.12-19
                                       B. Other                                                            27.12-90
                       27.13          Paraffin wax, micro-crystalline wax, slack wax, ozo­
                                      kerite, lignite wax, peat wax and other mineral waxes,
                                      whether or not coloured :
                                      B. Other :
                                            I. Crude :
                                                c) For other purposes                                      27.13-89
                                           II . Other                                                      27.13-90
 (a) Entry under the subheading is subject to conditions to be determined by the competent authorities.
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                                                                                                     Level of
                CCT                                                                     NIMEXE
   Order No
             heading No                         Description                               c» de       ceiling
                                                                                                     (tonnes)
       1          2                                 3                                        4           5
I TN 1         27.14    Petroleum bitumen, petroleum coke and other residues
(cont'd)                of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous
                        minerals :
                        C. Other :
                           II . Other                                                  27.14-99
I TN 2         45.02    Natural cork in blocks, plates, sheets or strips ( including
                        cubes or square slabs, cut to size for corks or stoppers)    45.02-all Nos          52
I TN 3         45.03    Articles of natural cork                                     45 .03 -all Nos        52
I TN 4         45.04    Agglomerated cork (being cork agglomerated with or
                        without a binding substance) and articles of agglomer­
                        ated cork                                                    45.04-all Nos         824