CELEX: 31973R3472
Language: en
Date: 1973-12-17 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3472/73 of the Council of 17 December 1973 establishing Community supervision of imports of certain products originating in Norway

No L 356/46                             Official Journal of the European Communities                              27 . 12 . 73
                                REGULATION (EEC) No 3472/73 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                      of 17 December 1973
                    establishing Community supervision of imports of certain products originating
                                                           in Norway
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                         the Commission must be able to take adequate
                                                                  measures      to   reintroduce    customs  tariff    duties
                                                                  whenever one of the ceilings has been reached ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community and in particular                     Whereas, for the products which , in accordance with
Article 113 thereof;                                              Articles 2 and 3 of the Agreement, are subject to the
                                                                  normal timetable for the abolition of customs duties
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;               it is necessary to follow the trend of imports ; whereas
                                                                  to this end the Community should be empowered to
Whereas an Agreement (*) between the European                     take measures, where appropriate, to avoid any
Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway                      prejudice to industry in the Community and whereas
                                                                  it is, therefore, desirable that imports of these
was signed on 14 May 1973 ;
                                                                  products also be subjected to a system of supervision .
Whereas Articles 2 and 3 of that Agreement make
provision for the progressive abolition of customs
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
duties in respect of the products to which the
Agreement applies ; whereas by way of derogation
from these Articles, Articles 1 , 2 and 3 of Protocol
                                                                                            Article 1
No 1 annexed to the Agreement lay down that, for
imports of certain products listed in Annex C to that
Protocol, the reduction of duties shall be limited to             1.     From 1 January 1974 to 31 December 1974,
indicative ceilings above which the customs duties                imports of products originating in Norway to which
applicable to third countries may be reintroduced ;               annual indicative ceilings are applied in accordancc
whereas application of this last provision requires               with Articles 1 , 2, 3 and 4 and Annex C to Protocol
that the Community be regularly informed of the                   No 1 to the Agreement between the European
trend of imports of the products in question                      Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway
originating in Norway ; whereas it is, therefore,                 shall be subjected to Community supervision .
desirable that imports of these products be subjected
to a system of supervision ;                                      The description of the products referred to in the
                                                                  preceding subparagraph, their tariff headings and
Whereas this objective may be achieved by means of                statistic numbers and the levels of the indicative
an administrative procedure based on setting off                  ceilings are given in Annex I.
imports of the products in question against the
indicative ceilings at Community level, as and when
these products are submitted to the customs                       2.     Amounts shall be set off against the indicative
authorities under cover of declarations that they have            ceilings as and when products are submitted to the
been made available for consumption ; whereas this                customs authorities under cover of a declaration that
administrative procedure must make provision for the              they have been made available for consumption and
reintroduction of customs tariff duties as soon as the            accompanied by a movement certificate conforming
ceilings have been reached at Community level ;                   to the rules contained in Protocol No 3 to the
                                                                  Agreement referred to in paragraph 1 .
Whereas this administrative procedure requires close
and particularly rapid cooperation between the                    Goods shall be set off against the indicative ceiling
Member States and the Commission and whereas the                  only if the movement certificate has been submitted
                                                                  before    the    date  on   which   customs   duties     arc
latter must, in particular, be able to follow the
progress of amounts set off against the indicative                reimposed .
ceilings and keep the Member States informed ;
whereas this cooperation must be all the closer since             The reaching of a ceiling shall be determined at
                                                                  Community level on the basis of imports set off
                                                                  against it in the manner defined in the preceding
 (<) OJ No L 171 , 27. 6. 1973 , p . 2.                           subparagraphs .
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The Member States shall periodically inform the              authorities under cover of a declaration that they
Commission of imports effected in accordance with            have been made available for consumption and
the above rules .                                            accompanied by a movement certificate conforming
                                                             to the rules contained in Protocol No 3 to the
3.   As soon as the ceilings have been reached,    the       Agreement referred to in Article 1 shall be taken into
Commission may issue a regulation reimposing       the       consideration .
customs duties provided for in Article 4 (f)        of
Protocol No 1 to the Agreement until the end of    the
calendar year.                                                                     Article 3
                      Article 2
                                                             For the implementation of this Regulation the
During the period from 1 January 1974 until 31               Commission shall take all necessary measures in close
December 1974, imports of the products referred to           cooperation with the Member States .
in Annex II which originate in Norway are subjected
to Community supervision.                                                           Article 4
The Member States shall periodically inform the
Commission of imports of these products ; to this            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
end, only products submitted to the customs                  1974.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States.
             Done at Brussels, 17 December 1973 .
                                                                                 For the Council
                                                                                  The President
                                                                                 I. N0RGAARD
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                                                                          ANNEX I
                   LIST OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO INDICATIVE CEILINGS UPON IMPORTATION
                                                                           IN 1974
                         CCT                                                                                                      Level
     Order No        heading No                                     Description                        Nimexe Code              of ceiling
                                                                                                                              — metric tons —
         1                2                                             3                                   4                       5
                        28.56            Carbides (for example, silicon carbide, boron
                                         carbide, metal carbides):
      I N 1                              A. Of silicon                                          28.56-10                         36 225
                        48.01            Paper and paperboard (including cellulose wad­
                                         ding), machine-made, in rolls or sheets :
                                              C. Kraft paper and kraft board :
                                                  II . Other :
      I N2                                             — Kraft liner ( a )                      48.01-15, 21, 31                 15 750
     IN3                                                — Kraft paper for large bags (a)        48.01-16, 23                     29 925
      I N4                                             — Other                                  48.01-08, 09, 11, 12, 13 ,       28 350
                                                                                                      17, 19, 25 , 26, 27,
                                                                                                      28 , 29, 33
                                         ex E. Other :
      IN5                                         — Bible paper ( India paper), copying         48.01-58 , 61 , 62, 66           36 750
                                                        tissue ; other printing paper and other
                                                        writing paper, not containing mecha­
                                                         nical wood pulp or in which mecha­
                                                        nical wood pulp does not represent
                                                        more than 5 % ( a)
      I N 6                                       — Printing paper and writing paper,           48.01-64 , 68                   119 700
                                                        containing mechanical wood pulp (a),
                                                        excluding copying tissue
      IN7                                         — Fluting paper for corrugated paper­         48.01-75                         45 675
                                                        board ( a)
      IN 8                                        — Sulphite paper for wrapping pur­            48.01-71, 73                     21 000
                                                         poses ( a)
      I N9                                        — Other, excluding cellulose wadding          48.01-41 , 43 , 45 , 52, 53 ,    34 650
                                                        and tissues                                   54, 55 , 56, 77, 82,
                                                                                                      84, 86, 88, 91, 93 ,
                                                                                                      95,97
      IN 10             48.03            Parchment or greaseproof paper and paperboard,         48.03 - all Nos                  22 050
                                         and imitations thereof, and glazed transparent
                                         paper, in rolls or sheets
                        48.07            Paper and paperboard, impregnated, coated,
                                         surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed
                                         (not being merely ruled, lined or squared and
                                         not constituting printed matter within Chapter
                                         49 ), in rolls or sheets :
                                         B. Other :
      IN 11                                   — Other, excluding coated printing or             48.07-55 , 56, 64, 65 , 66,      23 100
                                                   writing paper                                      68, 70, 81, 85, 91 ,
                                                                                                      97. 99
( a) Subject to compliance with the definitions in fine .
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                                                                                                 Level
                CCT
   Order No heading No                     Description                          Nimexe Code    of ceiling
                                                                                            — metric tons —
      1          2                             3                                    4              5
              73.02    Ferro-alloys :
                       A. Ferro-manganese :
    IN 12                 II. Other                                     73.02-19, 40          141 750
                       D. Ferro-silico-manganese
    IN 13              C. Ferro-silicon                                 73.02-30              189 000
    IN 14              E. Ferro-chromium and ferro-silico-chromium      73.02-51, 55            24 150
                       G. Other :
    IN 15                 — Ferro-vanadium                              73.02-83                    514
    IN 16                  — Other, excluding ferro-molybdenum          73.02-60, 70, 98        11550
                       Unwrought aluminium; aluminium waste and
                       scrap :
    IN 17      76.01   A. Unwrought                                     76.01-11 , 15         195 700
    IN 18      76.02   Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, 76.02 - all Nos         12 600
                       of aluminium; aluminium wire
    IN 19      76.03   Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of aluminium,  76.03 - all Nos         18 900
                       of a thickness not exceeding 0.20 mm
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                                                   DEFINITIONS
            ex 48.01 C II Kraftliner
                          ' Kraftliner' 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 110 g/m2 and having a
                          Mullen burst ratio of not less than 35 .
            ex 48.01 C II Kraft paper for large sacks
                          'Kraft paper for large 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 E    Other printing paper and other writing paper, not containing mechanical wood
                          pulp or containing not more than 5 % of mechanical wood pulp
                          ' Other printing paper and other writing paper, not containing mechanical
                          wood pulp or containing not more than 5 % of mechanical wood pulp' means
                          paper other than machine-glazed, used for printing or writing, which contains
                          not more than 5 % of mechanical wood pulp calculated on total fibre content.
            ex 48.01 E    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 E    Fluting paper for corrugated paperboard
                          'Fluting paper for corrugated paperboard' 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 resistance exceeding 20 kp.
            ex 48.01 E     Sulphite paper for wrapping purposes
                          'Sulphite paper for wrapping purposes' means machine-glazed paper,
                          containing 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
                          Mullen burst ratio of not less than 15 .
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                                                    ANNEX 11
                          LIST OF PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2
               CCT
   Order Np                                             Description                                Nimexe Code
            heading No
        1        2                                          3                                             4
              28.04    Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals :
                       C. Other non-metals :
    II N 1                  ex V. Silicon                                                      28.04-93 , 95
    II N 2    44.15    Plywood, blockboard, laminboard, battenboard and similar laminated      44.15 - all Nos
                       wood products (including veneered panels and sheets); inlaid wood
                       and wood marquetry
    II N 3    44.18    Reconstituted wood, being wood shavings, wood chips, sawdust,           44.18 - all Nos
                       wood flour or other ligneous waste agglomerated with natural or
                       artifical resins or other organic binding substances, in sheets, blocks
                       or the like
              48.05    Paper and paperboard, corrugated (with or without flat surface
                       sheets), creped, crinkled, embossed or perforated, in rolls or sheets :
    II N 4             B. Other                                                                48.05-21 , 29, 30, 50,
                                                                                                     80
    II N 5    48.09    Building board of wood pulp or of vegetable, fibre, whether or not      48.09 - all Nos
                       bonded with natural or artificial resins or with similar binders
              56.01    Man-made fibres ( discontinuous ), not carded, combed or otherwise
                       prepared for spinning:
    II N 6             B. Regenerated textile fibres                                           56.01-21 , 23 , 25 , 29
              56.02    Continuous filament tow for the manufacture of man-made fibres
                       ( discontinuous):
   II N 7              B. Of regenerated textile fibres                                        56.02-21 , 23 , 25, 29
   II N 8     74.03    Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, of copper; copper      74.03 - all Nos
                       wire
   II N 9     74.04    Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of copper                             74.04 - all Nos
   II N 10    74.05    Copper foil (whether or not embossed, cut to shape, perforated,         74.05 - all Nos
                       coated, printed, or backed with paper or other reinforcing material),
                       of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.15 mm
   II Nil     74.06    Copper powder and flakes                                                74.06 - all Nos
   II N 12    74.07    Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of copper; hollow bars of          74.07 - all Nos
                       copper
              78.01    Unwrought lead (including argentiforous lead); lead waste and scrap :
                       A. Unwrought :
   II N 13                  II . Other .                                                       78.01-12, 13 , 15 , 19
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               CCT
  Order No                                           Description                          Nimexe Code
            heading No
     1           2                                       3                                       4
              79.01    Unwrought zinc; zinc waste and scrap :
  UN 14                A. Unwrought                                                   79.01-11 , 15
  UN 15       81.01    Tungsten (wolfram), unwrought or wrought and articles thereof  81.01 - all Nos
  UN 16       81.02    Molybdenum, unwrought or wrought and articles -thereof         81.02 - all Nos
  UN 17       81.03    Tantalum, unwrought or wrought and articles thereof            81.03 - all Nos
              81.04    Other base metals, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof;
                       cermets, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof:
  UN 18                 B. Cadmium                                                    81.04-16, 18
  UN 19                C. Cobalt :
                           II. Other                                                  81.04-23
  II N 20              D. Chromium                                                    81.04-26, 28
  UN 21                 E. Germanium                                                  81.04-31 , 33
  UN 22                 F. Hafnium (celtium)                                          81.04-36, 38
  UN 23                G. Manganese                                                   81.04-41 , 43
  UN 24                H. Niobium (columbium)                                         81.04-46, 48
  UN 25                IJ. Antimony                                                   81.04-51, 53
  II N 26               K. Titanium                                                   81.04-56, 58
  UN 27                 L. Vanadium                                                   81.04-61, 63
  UN 28                M. Uranium depleted in U 235                                   81.04-69
  UN 29                O. Zirconium                                                   81.04-81 , 83
  UN 30                 P. Rhenium                                                    81.04-91, 93
  II N 31              Q. Gallium ; indium ; thallium                                 81.04-94, 95
  II N 32              R. Cermets                                                     81.04-97, 98