CELEX: 31973R0419
Language: en
Date: 1973-01-22 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 419/73 of the Council of 22 January 1973 establishing Community supervision of imports of certain products originating in Sweden

No L 59/ 12                           Official Journal of the European Communities                                5 . 3 . 73
                                REGULATION (EEC) No 419/73 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                    of 22 January 1973
                  establishing Community supervision of imports of certain products originating
                                                         in Sweden
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         whereas this cooperation must be all the closer since
                                                                 the Commission must be able to take adequate
                                                                 measures     to   reintroduce    customs  tariff   duties
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                     whenever one of the ceilings has been reached ;
European Economic Community, and in particular
Article 113 thereof;
                                                                Whereas the indicative ceilings for the products listed
                                                                 in Annex C to Protocol No 1 have been calculated
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;              for 1973 by reference to the situation of the customs
                                                                 duties to be applied by the Community as originally
Whereas an Agreement ( 1 ) between the European                  constituted on the one hand, and by the new Member
Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden                    States on the other; whereas, consequently,
was signed on 22 July 1972 ;                                     supervision of imports of certain products must begin
                                                                 on 1 January 1973 in certain Member States and on 1
Whereas Articles 2 and 3 of that Agreement make                 April 1973 in others ;
provision for the progressive abolition of customs                                                          %
duties in respect of the products to which the                   Whereas, for the products which, in accordance with
Agreement applies ; whereas by way of derogation                 Articles 2 and 3 of the Agreement, are subject to the
from these Articles, Articles 1 , 2 and 3 of Protocol            normal timetable for the abolition of customs duties
No 1 annexed to the Agreement lay down that, for                 it is necessary to follow the trend of imports ; whereas
imports of certain products listed in Annex C to that           to this end the Community should be empowered to
Protocol, the reduction of duties shall be limited in           take, where appropriate, measures to avoid any
1973 to indicative ceilings about which the customs              prejudice to industry in the Community and whereas
duties applicable to third countries may be                     it is, therefore, desirable that imports of these
reintroduced ; whereas application of this last                 products also be subjected to a system of supervision ;
provision requires that the Community be regularly
informed of the trend of imports of the products in
question originating in Sweden ; whereas it is,
therefore, desirable that imports of these products be           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
subjected to a system of supervision ;
                                                                                          Article 1
Whereas this objective may be achieved by means of
an administrative procedure based on setting off
imports of the products' in question against the
indicative ceilings at Community level , as and when             1 . Imports of products originating in Sweden to
these products are subrriltted to the customs                    which annual indicative ceilings are applied in
                                                                 accordance with Articles 1 , 2 and 3 and Annex C to
authorities under cover of declarations that they have
been made available for consumption ; whereas this               Protocol No 1 to the Agreement between the
administrative procedure must make provision for the             European Economic Community and the Kingdom of
reintroduction of customs tariff duties as soon as the            Sweden shall be subjected to Community supervision
                                                                 in 1973 .
ceilings have been reached at Community level ;
Whereas this administrative procedure requires close              The description of the products referred to in the
and particularly rapid cooperation between the                    preceding subparagraph, their tariff headings and
Member States and the Commission and whereas the                  statistic numbers, the levels of the indicative ceilings
latter must, in particular, be able to follow the                 and the dates on which Community supervision shall
progress of amounts set off against the indicative                begin are given in Annex I.
ceilings and keep the Member States informed ;
                                                                  2. Amounts shall be set off against the indicative
                                                                  ceilings as and when products are submitted to the
                                                                  customs authorities under cover of a declaration that
 (*) OJ No L 300, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 96.                           they have been made available for consumption and
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accompanied by a movement certificate conforming                                    Article 2
to the rules contained in Protocol No 3 to the
Agreement referred to in paragraph 1 .                       During the period from 1 January 1973 until 31
                                                             December 1973 imports of the products referred to in
                                                             Annex II which originate in Sweden shall be
Goods shall be set off against the indicative ceiling        subjected to Community supervison.
only if the movement certificate has been submitted
before the date on which customs duties are reimposed.
                                                             The Member States shall periodically inform the
                                                             Commission of imports of these products ; to this
The reaching of a ceiling shall be determined at             end, only products submitted to the customs
Community level on the basis of imports set off              authorities under cover of a declaration that they
against it in the manner defined in the preceding            have been made available for consumption and
subparagraphs.                                               accompanied by a movement certificate conforming
                                                             to the rules contained in Protocol No 3 to . the
                                                             Agreement referred to in Article 1 shall be taken into
The Member States shall periodically inform the              consideration .
Commission of imports effected in accordance with
the above rules .                                                                   Article 3
                                                             For the implementation of this Regulation the
3 . As soon as the ceilings have been reached, the           Commission shall take all necessary measures in close
Commission may issue a regulation reimposing the             cooperation with the Member States.
customs duties applicable to third countries for the
whole Community until the end of the calendar year.                                 Article 4
                                                             This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
The new Member States shall simultaneously                   following its publication in the Official Journal of the
reimpose the duties provided for in Article 3 ( f) of        European Communities.
Protocol No 1 to the Agreement referred to in
paragraph 1 .                                                This Regulation shall apply from 1 January 1973 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 22 January 1973 .
                                                                                   For. the Council
                                                                                    The President
                                                                                  L. TINDEMANS
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                                                                     ANNEX 1
                 LIST OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO INDICATIVE CEILINGS UPON IMPORTATION
                                                                      IN 1973
                                                                                                                               Level
      Order             CCT
                                                               Description                        Nimexe Code                of ceiling
        No           heading No                                                                                           — metric tons —
         1                2                                         3                                    4                       5
                       48.01           Paper and paperboard (including cellulose
                                       wadding), machine-made, in rolls or sheets :
                                            C. Kraft paper and kraft board :
                                                II . Other :
      I S 1                                            — Kraft liner ( a )                  48.01-15,21,31                  309 061
      I S 2                                            — Kraft paper for large bags (a)     48.01-16, 23                    353 706
      I S 3                                            — Other                              48.01-08 , 09, 11 , 12, 13 ,     166 172
                                                                                                  17, 19, 25, 26, 27,
                                                                                                  28 , 29, 33
                                       ex E. Other :
      I S 4                                     — Bible paper (India paper), copying        48.01-58,61,62, 63                29 397
                                                     tissue; other printing paper and other
                                                     writing     paper,    not   containing
                                                     mechanical wood pulp or in which
                                                     mechanical wood pulp does not
                                                     represent more than 5 % (a )
      I S 5                                     — Printing paper and writing paper,         48.01-64, 68                      99 460
                                                     containing mechanical wood pulp (a),
                                                     excluding copying tissue
      I S 6                                      — Fluting       paper     for   corrugated 48.01-75                         132 272
                                                     paperboard ( a)
      I S 7                                      — Sulphite paper for wrapping purposes     48.01-71 , 73                      35 865
      I S 8                                      — Other, excluding cellulose wadding       48.01-41 , 43 , 45 , 52, 53 ,    1 33 620
                                                     and tissues                                  54, 55 , 56 , 77, 82,
                                                                                                  84, 86, 88 , 91 , 93 ,
                                                                                                  95 , 97
      I S 9            48.03           Parchment or greaseproof paper and                   48.03 - all Nos                    15 081
                                        paperboard, and imitations thereof, and glazed
                                        transparent paper, in rolls or sheets
      I S 10           48.04            Composite paper or paperboard (made by              48.04 - all Nos                    19 099
                                        sticking flat layers together with an adhesive),
                                        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 :
      I S 11                           B. Other                                             48.05-21 , 29, 30, 50, 80          39 800
(a) Subject to compliance with the definitions in fine .
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         Order           CCT                                                                                                 Level
          No          heading No                             Description                        Nimexe Code                of ceiling
                                                                                                                        — metric tons —
           1               2                                     3                                     4                       5
                        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 :
       I S 12                                — Coated printing or writing paper          48.07-57, 58 , 59                35 863
       I S 13                               — Other                                      48.07-55 , 56, 64, 65, 66,       92 147
                                                                                                68 , 70, 81 , 85, 91 ,
                                                                                                97, 99
                        48.15          Other paper and paperboard , cut to size or
                                        shape :
       I S 14                           B. Other                                         48.15-10, 21 , 29 , 30, 40 ,     10 612
                                                                                                50, 61 , 65 , 95 , 99
       I S 15           48.16          Boxes, bags and other packing containers, of      48.16 - all Nos                  22 379
                                       paper or paperboard
                        48.21            Other articles of paper pulp, paper, paperboard
                                        or cellulose wadding :
       I S 16                           B. Other                                         48.21-21,23,25,31,33 ,           14 037
                                                                                                37 , 40, 50, 60 , 70 ,
                                                                                                80,91
                        73.02           Ferro-alloys :
                                        A. Ferro-manganese :
       I S 17                                II . Other                                  73.02-19 , 40                     6 587
                                        D. Ferro-silico-manganese
       I S 18                           C. Ferro-silicon                                 73.02-30                         12 427
       I S 19                            E. Ferro-chromium and ferro-silico-chromium     73.02-51 , 55                    19 628
                                        G. Other :
       I S 20                                — Ferro-molybdenum                          73.02-81                             487
       I S 21                                — Ferro-vanadium                            73.02-83                             180
       I S 22                                —· Other                                    73.02-60, 70, 98                     199
                        73.15 '          Alloy steel and high carbon steel in the forms
                                         mentioned in headings Nos 73.06 to 73.14 :
        1 S 23                           A. High carbon steel                            73.61-10, 20,50,90               70 057 (M
                                                                                         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
(l ) Including products covered by the ECSC Treaty .
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        Order            CCT                                                                                                  Level
         No           heading No                               Description                        Nimexe Code               of ceiling
                                                                                                                           metric tons —
                        73.15
                       (cont'd)
                                       B. Alloy steel :
       I S 24                               — Stainless or refractory (a)                  73.71-13, 23 , 53 , 93          65 910 i 1 )
                                                                                           73.72-13 , 33
                                                                                           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
       I S 25                               — High speed (a)                               73.71-14, 24, 54 , 94            2 908 (!)
                                                                                           73.73-14, 24, 34, 54
                                                                                           73.74-54
                                                                                           73.75-24, 34, 44, 54, 64,
                                                                                                  84
                                                                                           73.76-14
       I S 26                               — other                                        73.71-19, 21 , 29, 55,           59 418 C)
                                                                                                  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 :
                                             B. Straight and of uniform wall-thickness,    73.18-15
                                                 other than 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 1· 15 %       of
                                                 carbon , not less than 0*50 % but not
                                                 more than 2 % of chromium and not
                                                 more than 0-50 % of molybdenum
                                        ex C. Other :
       I S 27                                                                                                               30 075
                                                 — Tubes and pipes, straight, and of       73.18-21
                                                     uniform wall-thickness, other than
                                                     those falling in A above, of a length
                                                     of more than 4-50 m, of alloy steel
                                                     containing 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
     I S 28                                      — Tubes and pipes, of stainless or        73.18-61,71,81,91                 13 226
                                                     refractory steel (a)
(a) Subject to compliance with the definitions in fine
t1 ) Including products covered by the ECSC Treaty.
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        Order       CCT                                                                                              Level
         No      heading No                           Description                               Nimexe Code        of ceiling
                                                                                                                — metric tons —
          1           2                                   3                                          4                 5
                   76.01        Unwrought aluminium ; aluminium waste and
                                scrap :
      I S 29                    A. Unwrought                                             76.01-11 , 15             14 343
                   81.04        Other base metals, unwrought or wrought, and
                                articles thereof; cermets, unwrought or
                                wrought, and articles thereof:
                                K. Titanium :
      I S 30                           I. Unwrought, waste and scrap                     81.04-56                        31
      I S 31                          II . Other                                         81.04-58                        30
              Dates on which supervision commences :
              — in the Community as originally constituted : 1 April 1973 ,
              — in the United Kingdom and Denmark: 1 January 1973,
              — In Ireland :
                  — for products falling within numbers I S 1 to I S 8 and I S 10 to I S 13 : 1 January 1973,
                  — for all other products : 1 April 1973 .
                                                         DEFINITIONS
              ex 48.01 C II        Kraft liner
                                   'Kraft liner' is to be taken to apply to machine-finished or machine-glazed
                                   paper or paperboard, in rolls of a width of not less than 110 cm, containing
                                   not less than 90 % 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 bags
                                   ' Kraft paper for large bags' is to be taken to apply to machine-finished
                                    paper, in rolls of a width exceeding 70 cm, containing not less than 90 %
                                   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 5 % in the cross direction and of more than 3 % in the machine
                                   direction .
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             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 % om mechanical wood pulp' is
                        to be taken to apply to paper, other than machine-glazed, used for printing
                        or writing, which contains not more than 5 % of chemical 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 ' is to
                        be taken to apply to 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' is to be taken to apply to paper,
                        in rolls of a width of not less than 110 cm, containing not less than 70 %
                        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' is to be taken to apply to
                        machine-glazed paper not coloured in the mass containing more than 40 %
                        of chemical bisulphite wood pulp, bleached or unbleached, calculated on
                        total fibre content, having an ash content of not more than 8 % and having
                        a Mullen burst ratio of not less than 25 .
             ex 73.15 B Stainless steel (including heat-resisting steel)
             ex 73.18 C
                        'Stainless steel (including heat-resisting steel)' is to be taken to apply to
                         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 steel
                        'High-speed steel' is to be taken to apply to alloy steel containing, with or
                        without other alloy elements, not less than two of the three elements
                        tungsten, molybdenum and vanadium, representing a total content, by
                        weight, of 7 % or more, and containing more than 0-6 % , by weight, of
                        carbon .
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                                                       ANNEX 11
                               LIST OF PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2
                                 Date on which supervision commences : 1 January 1973
        Order     CCT
                                                          Description                                   Nimexe Code
         No    heading No
          1        2                                          3                                               4
                 28.04    Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals
                          C. Other non-metals :
       II S 1                   ex V. Silicon                                                      28.04-93 , 95
       II S 2    44.15    Plywood, blockboard , laminboard , battenboard and similar               44.15 - all Nos
                          laminated wood products (inlcuding veneered panels and sheets);
                          inlaid wood and wood marquetry
       II S 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
                          artificial resins or other organic binding substances, in sheets, blocks
                          or the like
       II S 4    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 S 5             B. Regenerated textile fibres                                            56.01-21 , 23 , 25 , 29
                 56.02    Continuous filament tow for the manufacture of man-made fibres
                           ( discontinuous ):
       II S 6             B. Of regenerated textile fibres                                         56.02-21,23,25,29
       II S 7    68.04    Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like (including         68.04 - all Nos
                          grinding, sharpening, polishing, trueing and cutting wheels, heads,
                          discs and points), of natural stone (agglomerated or not), of
                          agglomerated natural or artificial abrasives, or of pottery, with or
                          without cores, shanks, sockets, axles and the like of other materials,
                          but without frameworks ; segments and other finished parts of such
                          stones and wheels, of natural stone (agglomerated or not), of
                           agglomerated natural of artificial abrasives, or of pottery
       II S 8    68.06     Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of woven      68.06 - all Nos
                          fabric, of paper, of paperboard or of other materials, whether or not
                           cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up
       II S 9    68.08    Articles of asphalt or of similar material (for example, of petroleum    68.08 - all Nos
                           bitumen or coal tar pitch )
       II S 10   68.16    Articles of stone or of other mineral substances ( including articles of 68.16 - all Nos
                           peat), not elsewhere specified or included
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   ■ Order      CCT
                                                       Description                                  Nimexe Code
       No    heading No
       1         2                                         3                                              4
    II S 11    69.02    Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory constructional 69.02 - all Nos
                        goods, other than goods falling within heading No 69.01
    II S 12    74.03    Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, of copper; copper     74.03 - all Nos
                        wire
    II S 13    74.04    Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of copper                            74.04 - all Nos
    II S 14    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 S 15    74.06    Copper powder and flakes                                               74.06 - all Nos
    II S 16    74.07    Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of copper; hollow bars of         74.07 - all Nos
                        copper
               78.01    Unwrought lead (including argentiferous lead); lead waste and scrap :
                        A. Unwrought :
    II S 17                 II . Other                                                         78.01-12 , 13 , 15 , 19
               79.01    Unwrought zinc ; zinc waste and scrap :
     II S 18            A. Unwrought                                                           79.01-11 , 15
     II S 19    81.01 '                                                                        81.01 - all Nos
                        Tungsten (wolfram), unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof
     II S 20    81.02                                                                          81.02 - all Nos
                        Molybdenum, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof
     II S 21    81.03                                                                          81.03 - all Nos
                        Tantalum, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof
                81.04   Other base metals, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof;
                        cermets, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof:
     II S 22             B. Cadmium                                                            81.04-16, 18
                         C. Cobalt :
     II S 23                 II. Other                                                         81.04-23
     II S 24             D. Chromium                                                           81.04-26, 28
     II S 25             E. Germanium                                                          81.04-31 , 33
     II S 26             F. Hafnium (celtium )                                                 81.04-36, 38
     II S 27             G. Manganese                                                          81.04-41 , 43
     II S 28             H. Niobium ( columbium )                                              81.04-46, 48
     II S 29             IJ. Antimony                                                          81.04-51 , 53
     II S 30              L. Vanadium                                                          81.04-61 , 63
     II S 31            M. Uranium depleted in U 235                                           81.04-69
     II S 32             O. Zirconium                                                          81.04-81 , 83
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        Order      CCT                                                                              Nimexe Code
                                                           Description
         No    heading No
          1         2                                          3                                           4
       II S 33    81.04   P. Rhenium                                                           81.04-91 , 93
                (cont'd)
       II S 34             Q. Gallium ; indium ; thallium                                      81.04-94, 95
       II S 35             R. Cermets                                                          81.04-97, 98
       II S 36    84.62   Ball, roller or needle roller bearings                               84.62 - all Nos
                  85.24   Carbon     brushes,   arc-lamp    carbons,   battery carbons, carbon
                          electrodes and other carbon articles of a kind used for electrical
                          purposes :
       II S 37            A. Electrodes for electrolysis installations                         85.24-10
                  87.01   Tractors (other than those falling within heading No 87.07), whether
                          or not fitted with power take-offs, winches or pulleys :
       II S 38            ex C. Road tractors                                                  87.01-96, 97