CELEX: 31977R2818
Language: en
Date: 1977-11-28 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2818/77 of 28 November 1977 establishing ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain products originating in Israel (1978)

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                                         COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2818/77
                                                       of 28 November 1977
                establishing ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain products
                                                    originating in Israel ( 1978)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                            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 Euro­
pean Economic Community, and in particular Article
 113 thereof,                                                         Whereas the trend of imports of certain products not
                                                                      subject to ceilings should also be followed ; whereas it
                                                                      is therefore desirable that imports of such products
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                   should also be subjected to a system of supervision,
 Whereas Article 2 of the Agreement between the                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
European Economic Community and the State of
 Israel (*) signed on 11 May 1975 , and Articles 1 and 2
 of Protocol 1 annexed thereto make provision for the                                         Article 1
 progressive abolition of customs duties in respect of
 the products to which the Agreement applies ; where­                 1.     From 1 January to 31 December 1978 , imports
 as by way of derogation from these Articles, Article 5               of the products originating in Israel listed in Annex I
 of that Protocol provides that for imports of products               shall be subject to annual ceilings and Community
 listed in that Article the reduction of duties shall be              supervision .
 limited to ceilings, above which the customs duties
 applicable to third countries may be reintroduced ;                  The description of the products referred to in the first
 whereas the ceilings to be applied in 1978 should                    paragraph, their tariff headings and statistical
                                                                      numbers and the levels of the ceilings are given in
 therefore be determined ; whereas the application of                 Annex I.
 ceilings requires that the Community be regularly in­
 formed of the trend of imports of the products in
 question originating in Israel ; whereas it is therefore             2. Amounts shall be set off against the ceilings as
 desirable that imports of these products be subjected                 and when products are submitted to the customs
 to a system of supervision ;                                          authorities under cover of a declaration that they
                                                                      have been made available for home use and accom­
                                                                      panied by a movement certificate conforming to the
 Whereas this objective may be achieved by means of                    rules contained in Protocol 3 to the Agreement be­
 an administrative procedure based on charging im­                    tween the Community and Israel. However, in the
 ports of the products in question against the ceilings                case of products falling within Chapter 27, the certifi­
 at Community level, as and when these products are                    cate of origin may replace the movement certificate.
 submitted to the customs authorities under cover of
 declarations that they have been made available for                  Goods shall be set off against the ceiling only if the
 home use ; whereas this administrative procedure                      movement certificate or, in the case of goods falling
  must make provision for the reintroduction of                        within Chapter 27, the certificate of origin has been
 customs tariff duties as soon as the ceilings have been               submitted before the date on which customs duties
  reached at Community level ;                                         are reimposed.
                                                                       The reaching of a ceiling shall be determined at
  Whereas this administrative procedure requires close                 Community level on the basis of imports set off
  and particularly rapid cooperation between the Mem­                  against it in the manner defined in the preceding sub­
  ber States and the Commission ; whereas the latter                   paragraphs .
  must, in particular, be able to follow the progress of               The Member States shall inform the Commission at
  amounts set off against the ceilings and keep the                    the intervals and within the time limits specified in
  Member States informed ; whereas this cooperation                    paragraph 4 of any imports effected in accordance
  must be all the closer since the Commission must be                  with the above rules .
                                                                       3 . As soon as the ceiling have been reached, the
  (*) OJ No L 136, 28 . 5 . 1975, p. 3 .                               Commission may issue a Regulation reimposing the
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customs duties specified in Articles 2 and 5 ( 6) of Pro­     Member States shall forward to the Commission not
tocol 1 to the Agreement until the end of the calen­          later than the 15th day of each month statements of
dar year.                                                     imports of the products in question effected during
                                                              the preceding month ; only products submitted to the
                                                              customs authorities under cover of a declaration that
4.    Member States shall forward to the Commission
not later than the 15th day of each month statements          they are to be made available for home use and ac­
of the amounts set off during the preceding month.            companied by a movement certificate conforming to
They shall, if the Commission so requests, make up            the rules contained in Protocol 3 to the Agreement
such statements for periods of 10 days and forward            shall be taken into consideration for this purpose .
them within five clear days of expiry of the preceding
10-day period .                                                                      Article 3
                                                              For the implementation of this Regulation the Com­
                                                              mission shall take all necessary measures in close
                       Article 2
                                                              cooperation with the Member States .
During the period from 1 January until 31 December                                   Article 4
1978 , imports of the products referred to in Annex II
which originate in Israel shall be subjected to Com­          This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
munity supervision .                                           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 subject to import ceilings in 1978
                        CCT                                                                                  NIMEXE
                                                                                                                               Level of
     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 else­
                                      where 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
                                      constituents 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
                       27.11          Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons :
I   IL 1                              A. Propane of a purity not less than 99 % :                                                  694 575
                                           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,
                                      ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax and other mineral
                                      waxes , whether or not coloured :
                                       B. Other :
                                            I. Crude :
                                                 c) For other pruposes                                       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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                 CCT
                                                                                                   Level of
                                                                                        NIMEXE
    Order No                                     Description                                        ceiling
              heading No                                                                   code
                                                                                                   (tonnes)
       1           2                                  3                                     4          5
I IL 1          27.14    Petroleum bitumen, petroleum coke and other residues
(cont'd)                 of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous
                         materials :
                         C. Other :
                             II . Other                                                 27.14-99
I IL 2          29.02    Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons :
                         A. Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons :
                            III . Bromides and polybromides                             29.02-40      2 084
I IL 3          42.03    Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather
                         or of composition leather :
                         B. Gloves, including mittens and mitts                        42.03-21 ,         3-5
                                                                                       25 , 27, 28
I IL 4          55.05    Cotton yarn, not put up for retail sale                     55.05-all Nos    1 042
I IL 5          55.09    Other woven fabrics of cotton                               55.09-all Nos       463
I IL 6          60.03    Stockings , under stockings , socks, ankle socks, sockettes
                         and the like, knitted or crocheted, not elastic for
                         rubberized                                                  60.03-all Nos       116
I IL 7          60.05    Outer garments and other articles , knitted or crocheted,
                         not elastic or rubberized                                   60.05-all Nos       521
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                                                       ANNEX II
                                        List of products referred to in Article 2
                  CCT                                                                              NIMEXE
      Order No
               heading No                                Description                                 code
          1         2                                        3                                          4
 II IL 1         28.01     Halogens (fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine) :
                           C. Bromine                                                             28.01-50
 II IL 2         28.10     Phosphorus pentoxide and phosphoric acids (meta, orhto­
                           and pyro-)                                                             28.10-00
 II IL 3 A       28.30     Chlorides, oxychlorides and hydroxychlorides ; bromides and
                           oxybromides ; iodides and oxyiodides :
                           C. Other :
                               — Bromides and oxybromides                                       28.30-93, 95
 II IL 3 B       28.31     Hypochlorites ; commercial calcium hypochlorite ; chlorites ;
                           hypobromites :
                           C. Other :
                               — Hypobromites                                                     28.31-99
 II IL 3 C       28.32     Chlorates and Perchlorates ; bromates and perbromates ;
                           iodates and periodates :
                           C. Other :
                              — Bromates and perbromates                                          28.32-90
II IL 4          28.40    Phosphites, hypophosphites and phosphates :
                           B. Phosphates (including polyphosphates) :
                              II . Other                                                 28.40-30, 62, 65, 71 , 79,
                                                                                                    81 , 85
II IL 5          29.16    Carboxylic acids with alcohol, phenol, aldehyde or ketone
                          function and other single or complex oxygen-function
                          carboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides
                          and peracids, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or
                          nitrosated derivatives :
                          A. Carboxylic acids with alcohol function :
                              IV. Citric acid and its salts and esters                        29.16-21 , 23, 29
II IL 6         31.03     Mineral or chemical fertilizers, phosphatic :
                          A. Mentioned in Note 2 (A) to Chapter 31 :
                              I. Superphosphates                                                  31.03-15
II IL 7         39.02     Polymerization and copolymerization products (for example,
                          polyethylene, polytetrahaíoethylenes, polyisobutylene, poly­
                          styrene, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl
                          chloroacetate and other polyvinyl derivatives, polyacrylic
                          and polymethacrylic derivatives, coumarone-indene resins) :
                          C. Other :
                              VII . Polyvinyl chloride :
II IL 7 A                           a) In one of the forms mentioned in Note 3 ( a)
                                       and (b) to this Chapter                                  39.02-41 , 43
II IL 7 B                           b) In other forms                                    39.02-45, 46, 47, 51 , 52,
                                                                                          53 , 54, 57, 59, 61 , 66
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                 CCT                                                                               NIMEXE
    Order No                                         Description                                     code
              heading No
        1          2                                     3                                             4
II IL 8         42.02    Travel goods (for example, trunks, suitcases, hat boxes,
                         travelling bags, rucksacks), shopping-bags, handbags, satchels,
                         brief-cases, wallets, purses, toilet-cases, tool-cases, tobacco­
                         pouches, sheaths, cases, boxes (for example, for arms,
                         musical instruments, binoculars, jewellery, bottles, collars,
                         footwear, brushes) and similar containers of leather or of
                         composition leather, of vulcanized fibre, of artificial plastic
                         sheeting, of paperboard or of textile fabric :
                         ex B. Of other materials :
                                — Of leather                                              42.02-ex 21 , ex 31 , ex 41 ,
                                                                                                 ex 51 , ex 81
II IL 9         42.03    Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather or of
                         composition leather :
                         A. Articles of apparel                                                    42.03-10
                         C. Other clothing accessories                                           42.03-51 , 59
II IL 10        51.04    Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (continuous), including
                         woven fabrics of monofil or strip of heading No 51.01 or 51.02         51.04-all Nos
II IL 11        56.05    Yarn of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste), not put
                         up for retail sale                                                     56.05-all Nos
II IL 12        56.07    Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste)              56.07-all Nos
II IL 13        70.05    Unworked drawn or blown glass (including flashed glass),
                         in rectangles                                                          70.05-all Nos
II IL 14        76.03    Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of aluminium                         76.03-all Nos