CELEX: 31977R1249
Language: en
Date: 1977-05-17 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1249/77 of 17 May 1977 establishing ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain products originating in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria (1977)

14 . 6 . 77                       Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 146/ 1
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                                       (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                 COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 1249/77
                                                  of 17 May 1977
             establishing ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain
                      products originating in Egypt, Jordan , Lebanon and Syria ( 1977 )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                  Whereas this administrative procedure requires close
COMMUNITIES ,                                                and particularly rapid cooperation between the
                                                             Member States and the Commission ; whereas the
                                                             latter must, in particular, be able to follow the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European        progress of amounts set off against the ceilings and
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113            keep the Member States informed ; whereas this coop­
thereof,                                                     eration must be all the closer in that the Commission
                                                             must be able to take adequate measures to reintroduce
                                                             customs tariff duties whenever one of the ceilings is
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,          reached ;
                                                             Whereas the trend of imports of certain products not
Whereas the Interim Agreements between the Euro­             subject to ceilings should also be followed ; whereas it
pean Economic Community of the one part and the              is therefore desirable that imports of such products
Arab Republic of Egypt, the Hashemite Kingdom of             should also be subject to a system of supervision ,
Jordan, the Lebanese Republic and the Syrian Arab
Republic of the other part each stipulate in Article 2
that products originating in these countries shall be
imported into the Community duty free as from 1              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
July 1977 ; whereas, by way of derogation therefrom ,
Article 7 of each of these Agreements provides that
the reduction of duties shall apply to imports of the                                  Article 1
products listed therein only up to ceilings above
which the customs duties applicable to third countries
may be reimposed ; whereas these Agreements are              1.       From 1 July 1977 to 31 December 1977 imports
scheduled to enter into force on 1 July 1977 ; whereas       of the products originating in Egypt, Jordan , Lebanon
the pro rata temporis clause shall apply ; whereas the       and Syria which are enumerated in lists A of Annexes
ceilings to be applied from 1 July 1977 should there­        1 , II , III and IV respectively shall be subject to annual
fore be determined ; whereas the application of ceil­        ceilings and Community supervision .
ings requires the Community to be regularly informed
of the trend of imports of the relevant products origi­      The description of the said products, their tariff head­
nating in these countries ; whereas imports should           ings and statistical numbers and the levels of the ceil­
therefore be made subject to a system of supervision ;       ings are given in the aforementioned lists .
                                                             2. Amounts shall be set off against the ceilings as
Whereas this objective may be achieved by means of           and when products are submitted to the customs
an administrative procedure based on setting off             authorities under cover of a declaration that they are
imports of the products in question against the ceil­        being entered for home use and accompanied by a
ings at Community level, as and when these products          movement certificate conforming to the rules
are submitted to the customs authorities under cover         contained in the Protocols on rules of origin to the
of a declaration that they are being entered for home        Interim Agreements between the Community of the
use ; whereas this administrative procedure must make        one part and Egypt, Jordan , Lebanon and Syria of the
provision for the reintroduction of customs tariff           other part. However, in the case of products falling
duties as soon as the ceilings have been reached at          within Chapter 27, a certificate of origin may be
Community level ;                                            substituted for the movement certificate .
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Goods shall be set off against the ceiling only if the                              Article 2
movement certificate or, in the case of goods falling
within Chapter 27, the certificate of origin has been        From 1 July 1977 until 31 December 1977, imports
submitted before the date on which customs duties            of the products referred to in lists B of Annexes I, II,
are reimposed .                                              III and IV which originate in Egypt, Jordan , Lebanon
                                                             and Syria shall be subject to Community supervision .
The reaching of a ceiling shall be determined at             Member States shall forward to the Commission , not
Community level on the basis of imports set off
                                                             later than the 1 5th day of each month , statements of
against it as defined in the preceding subparagraphs.
                                                             imports of the products in question effected during
Member States shall inform the Commission at the             the preceding month ; for this purpose only products
intervals and within the time limits specified in para­      submitted to the customs authorities under cover of a
graph 4 of imports effected in accordance with the           declaration that they are being entered for home use
above rules.                                                 and accompanied by a movement certificate
                                                             conforming to the rules contained in the Protocols on
3 . As soon as the ceilings have been reached, the           rules of origin to the Interim Agreements shall be
Commission may issue a Regulation reimposing the             taken into account.
customs duties applicable to third countries until the
end of the calendar year.                                                           Article 3
4.    Member States shall forward to the Commission
                                                             For the implementation of this Regulation the
not later than the 15th day of each month statements         Commission shall take all necessary measures in close
of the amounts set off during the preceding month .          cooperation with the Member States.
They shall, if the Commission so requests, make up
such statements for periods of 10 days and forward                                  Article 4
them within five clear days from the expiry of the
preceding 10-day period .                                    This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1977.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 17 May 1977.
                                                                         For the Council
                                                                          The President
                                                                            J. SILKIN
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                                                                                   ANNEX I
                                                                                      LIST A
                                    List of products originating in Egypt subject to import ceilings in 1977
                                                                                                                                            Level of
                                    CCT                                                                                        NIMEXE
           Order No
                                heading No                                          Description                                  code        ceiling
                                                                                                                                            (tonnes)
                1                     2                                                                                            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 bitumi­
                                                     nous minerals , these oils being the basic constituents of
                                                     the preparations :
                                                     A. Light oils :
                                                          111 . 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
 1 ET 1              <             27.1 1            Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons :                                    > 225 000
                                                     A. Propane of a purity not less than 99 % :
                                                            I. For use as power or heating fuel                               27.1 1-03
                                                     B. Other :
                                                            I. Commercial propane and commercial butane :
                                                               c ) For other purposes                                         27.1 1-19
                                   27.12             Petroleum jelly :
                                                     A. Crude :
                                                          III . For other purposes                                            27.12-19
                                                     B. Other                                                                 27.12-90
                                   27.1 3            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 purposes                                         27.13-89
                                                           II . Other                                                         27.13-90
(.i ) [- ntr\ under this sublK.uiinL' is subjcct to conditions to he determined b \ tin.' competent authorities .
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                       CCT
      Order No                                              Description                                                  Level of
                   heading No                                                                         NIMEXE
                                                                                                         code             ceiling
                                                                                                                         (tonnes)
            1           2                                       3                                          4                 a
I ET 1                27.14       Petroleum bitumen , petroleum coke and other residues of
(cont 'd)                         petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous
                                  minerals :
                                  C.· Other :
                                       II . Other                                                    27.14-99     J
1 ET 2                31.03       Mineral or chemical fertilizers, phosphatic                          31.03­            1 7 500
                                                                                                      all Nos
I ET 3                55.05       Cotton yarn , not put up for retail sale                             55.05­              3 500
                                                                                                      all Nos
1 ET 4                55.09       Other woven fabrics of cotton                                        55.09­              1 625
                                                                                                      all Nos
                                                               LIST B
                              List of products referred to in Article 2 originating in Egypt
                  CCT                                                                                             NIMEXE
    Order No                                                    Description
               heading No                                                                                           code
          I         2                                                 ï                                                4
II ET 1          28.40        Phosphites, hypophosphites and phosphates :
                              B. Phosphates (including polyphosphates) :
                                  II . Other                                                                  28.40-30,62,65
                                                                                                               71,79,81,85
II ET 2          76.01        Unwrought aluminium ; aluminium waste and scrap                                 76.0 1 - all Nos
II ET 3          76.02        Wrought bars , rods , angles, shapes and sections, of aluminium ; alumi­
                              nium wire                                                                       76.02-all Nos
II ET 4          76.03        Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of aluminium                                  76.03-all Nos
II ET 5          76.04        Aluminium foil (whether or not embossed , cut to shape , perforated ,
                              coated , printed , or backed with paper or other reinforcing material), of a
                              thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0 20 mm                         76.04-all Nos
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                                                            ANNEX II
                                                              LIST A
                       List of products originating in Jordan subject to import ceilings in 1977
                                                                                                                          Level of
                       CCT                                                                          NIMEXE
      Order No                                              Description                                                    ceiling
                   heading No                                                                          code
                                                                                                                          (tonnes)
          1             2                                       3                                        4                    5
I JOR 1               55.09       Other woven fabrics of cotton                                      55.09­                  50
                                                                                                    all Nos
                                                              LIST B
                             List of products referred to in Article 2 originating in Jordan
                  CCT                                                                                               NIMEXE
    Order No                                                    Description                                           code
               heading No
        1           2                                                 3                                                 4
II JOR 1         28.40        Phosphites, hypophosphites and phosphates :
                              B. Phosphates (including polyphosphates) :
                                  II . Other                                                                  28.40-30, 62, 65
                                                                                                               71 , 79, 81 , 85
II JOR 2         31.03        Mineral or chemical fertilizers, phosphatic                                      31.03-all Nos
                 31.05        Other fertilizers ; goods of the present Chapter in tablets, lozenges and
                              similar prepared forms or in packings of a gross weight not exceeding
                              10 kg :
                              A. Other fertilizers :
II JOR 3                       I. Containing the three fertilizing substances : nitrogen, phosphorus
                                  and potassium                                                                 31.05-0406
II JOR 4                      II. Containing the two fertilizing substances : nitrogen and phosphorus       31.05-12, 14, 16, 19
II JOR 5         55.05        Cotton yarn, not put up for retail sale                                          55.05-all Nos
II JOR 6         76.01        Unwrought aluminium ; aluminium waste and scrap                                  76.01 - all Nos
II JOR 7         76.02        Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, of aluminium ; alumi­
                              nium wire                                                                        76.02-all Nos
II JOR 8         76.03        Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of aluminium                                   76.03-all Nos
II JOR 9         76.04        Aluminium foil (whether or not embossed, cut to shape, perforated,
                              coated, printed, or backed with paper or other reinforcing material), of a
                              thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0-20 mm                          76.04-all Nos
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                                                            ANNEX III
                                                                LIST A
                 List of products originating in the Lebanon subject to import ceilings in 1977
                                                                                                                               Level of
                      CCT                                                                               NIMEXE
     Order No
                  heading No                                 Description                                  code                  ceiling
                                                                                                                               (tonnes)
         1             2                                          3                                         4                      5
I RL 1               31.03        Mineral or chemical fertilizers, phosphatic                        31.03-all Nos              7 500
I RL 2               55.09        Other woven fabrics of cotton                                      55.09-all Nos                 100
                                                                LIST B
                         List of products referred to in Article 2 originating in the Lebanon
                 CCT                                                                                                   NIMEXE
   Order No                                                       Description
              heading No                                                                                                  code
       1           2                                                   3                                                     4
11 RL 1         28.40         Phosphites, hypophosphites and phosphates :
                              B. Phosphates (including polyphosphates) :
                                   II . Other                                                                   28.40-30, 62, 65, 71 ,
                                                                                                                     79, 81 , 85
II RL 2         42.02        Travel goods (for example, trunks, suit-cases, 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 compo­
                              sition leather, of vulcanized fibre, of artificial plastic sheeting, of paper­
                              board or of textile fabric                                                            42.02-all Nos
II RL 3         55.05         Cotton yarn , not put up for retail sale                                              55.05-all Nos
II RL 4         76.01         Unwrought aluminium ; aluminium waste and scrap                                       76.0 1 - all Nos
II RL 5         76.02         Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, of aluminium ; alumi­
                              nium wire                                                                             76.02-all Nos
II RL 6         76.03         Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of aluminium                                        76.03-all Nos
II RL 7         76.04         Aluminium foil (whether or not embossed, cut to shape, perforated,
                              coated, printed, or backed with paper or other reinforcing material), of a
                              thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0-20 mm                               76.04-all Nos
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                                                                           ANNEX IV
                                                                               LIST A
                               List of products originating in Syria subject to import ceilings in 1977
                                                                                                                                      Level of
                              CCT                                                                                      NIMEXE
        Order No                                                           Description                                                 ceiling
                           heading No                                                                                    code
                                                                                                                                      (tonnes)
            1                   2                                               3                                          4              5
                   r         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 bitumi­
                                             nous 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 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 SYR 1 «ς                  27.11           Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons :                                       y 87 500
                                             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, ozokerite,
                                             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
                     heading No                               Description                                 code                 ceiling
                                                                                                                              (tonnes)
           1              2                                       3                                         4                     5
I SYR 1                 27.14       Petroleum bitumen, petroleum coke and other residues of
(cont 'd)                           petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous
                                    minerals :
                                    C. Other :
               L                         II . Other                                                    27.14-99
I SYR 2                 55.09       Other woven fabrics of cotton                                    55.09-all Nos              250
                                                                 L ST B
                                List of products referred to in Article 2 originating in Syria
                    CCT                                                                                                 NIMEXE
    Order No                                                      Description
                 heading No                                                                                               code
         1            2                                                 3                                                   4
II SYR 1           28.40        Phosphites, hypophosphites and phosphates :
                                B. Phosphates (including polyphosphates) :
                                    II . Other                                                                  28.40-30 , 62, 65, 71 ,
                                                                                                                      79, 81 , 85
II SYR 2           31.03        Mineral or chemical fertilizers, phosphatic                                         31.03-all Nos
                   31.05        Other fertilizers ; goods of the present Chapter in tablets, lozenges and
                                similar prepared forms or in packings of a gross weight not exceeding
                                10 kg :
                                A. Other fertilizers :
II SYR 3                             I. Containing the three fertilizing substances : nitrogen , phosphorus
                                         and potassium                                                               31.05-04, 06
II SYR 4                            II . Containing the two fertilizing substances : nitrogen and phos­
                                         phorus                                                                 31.05-12, 14, 16, 19
II SYR 5           55.05        Cotton yarn , not put up for retail sale                                            55.05-all Nos
(I SYR 6           76.01        Unwrought aluminium ; aluminium waste and scrap                                     76.01 - all Nos
(I SYR 7           76.02        Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, of aluminium ; alumi­
                                nium wire                                                                           76.02-all Nos
II SYR 8           76.03        Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of aluminium                                      76.03-all Nos
[I SYR 9           76.04        Aluminium foil (whether or not embossed, cut to shape, perforated ,
                                coated, printed, or backed with paper or other reinforcing material), of a
                                thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0-20 mm                             76.04-all Nos