CELEX: 31975R1284
Language: en
Date: 1975-05-20 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1284/75 of the Council of 20 May 1975 amending Regulations (EEC) No 2901/74, (EEC) No 2903/74, (EEC) No 2905/74, (EEC) No 2906/74 and (EEC) No 2907/74 establishing Community supervision of imports of certain products originating in Austria, Iceland, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland respectively

23 . 5 . 75                              Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 132/ 1
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                                              (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                REGULATION ( EEC) No 1284/75 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                         of 20 May 1975
               amending Regulations ( EEC) No 2901 / 74 , ( EEC) No 2903/ 74 , ( EEC) No 2905 / 74 ,
               ( EEC) No 2906/ 74 and ( EEC) No 2907 / 74 establishing Community supervision of
               imports of certain products originating in Austria, Iceland, Portugal , Sweden
                                                  and Switzerland respectively
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                         ings in 1973 and 1974, the Community had applied a
COMMUNITIES ,                                                       system of Community supervision in order to monitor
                                                                    the pattern of imports ; whereas the Community has,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               using the abovementioned Regulations, continued this
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113                   supeivision for 1975 ; whereas an examination of the
thereof ;                                                           Community import statistics for the years 1971 /72
                                                                    and the Community statistical summaries for 1973
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                 and 1 974 show that, in spite of the progressive reduc­
                                                                    tions in customs duties, imports of most of these
                                                                    products have remained non-existent or negligible or
Whereas, pursuant to Protocols 1 annexed to the                     have not increased abnormally ; whereas even in those
Agreements between the European Economic                            cases where the increase in imports has been more
Community and the Republic of Austria , the Republic                marked in the past two years, no disturbances have
of Iceland , the Republic of Portugal , the Kingdom of              been caused on Community markets ; whereas, there­
Sweden and the Swiss Confederation , the Community
                                                                    fore , it no longer seems necessary to monitor the
has indicated in Regulations ( EEC) No 290 1 /74 ( 1 ),             trend of the imports in question ,
( EEC) No 2903/74 (2 ), ( EEC) No 2905/74 (->), ( EEC) No
2906/ 74 (4 ) and ( EEC) No 2907/ 74 (5 ), the indicative
ceilings applicable in 1975 to imports of certain
products originating in those countries ; whereas the
said Protocols also provide that if, for two successive             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
years, imports of a product subject to a ceiling are less
than 90 % of the level fixed , the Community shall
suspend application of this ceiling ;
                                                                                            Article 1
Whereas the Communities ' statistical summaries for
 1973 and 1974 show that imports of some of the                     Regulation ( EEC) No 2901 / 74 shall be amended as
products in question which are subject to ceilings                  follows :
have not, for those years,' reached 90 % of the ceilings
indicated ; whereas the Community should therefore                  1 . In Annex I the information in columns 2 , 3 , 4 and
suspend application of the ceilings for those products                  5 for Order Nos I A 4, I A 9 , I A 1 0 , I A 1 1 and I
for 1975 ; whereas , however, it is desirable to continue               A 1 4 shall be deleted .
to monitor the trend of imports of these products by
statistical surveillance ; whereas the abovementioned               2 . Annex II to the abovementioned Regulation shall
Regulations should therefore be amended ;                               be replaced by the text appearing in Annex A to
                                                                        this Regulation .
Whereas , for a number of products originating in the
countries in question and not subject to indicative ceil­
                                                                                            Allien 2
(')  OJ  No L 313 , 25 . II . 1974,  p. 1.
(2 ) OJ  No L 313 , 25 . 11 . 1974 , p. 14 .
 3   OJ  No L 313 , 25 . 11 . 1974,  p. 24 .
(4 ) OJ  No L 313 , 25 . 11 . 1974,  p. 2 «.                        Regulation ( EEC) No 2903/74 shall be amended as
(5 ) OJ  No L 313 , 25 . I 1. 1974 , p. 38 .                        follows :
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1 . In the Annex I the information in columns 2, 3 , 4                S 22 , I S 23 , I S 27, I S 29 and I S 30 shall be
    and 5 for Order No I ISL 1 shall be deleted .                     deleted .
2. Annex II to the abovementioned Regulation shall               2 . Annex II to the abovementioned Regulation shall
    be replaced by the text appearing in Annex B to                 ' be replaced by the text appearing in Annex D to
    this Regulation .                                                 this Regulation .
                       Article 3                                                           Article 5
Regulation (EEC) No 2905/74 shall be amended as                  Regulation (EEC) No 2907/74 shall be amended as
follows :                                                        follows :
1 . In Annex I the information in columns 2, 3 , 4 and           1 . In Annex I the information in columns 2, 3 , 4 and
    5 for Order Nos I P 3 and I P 6 shall be deleted .                5 for Order Nos I CH 1 and I CH 2 shall be
                                                                      deleted .
2. Annex II to the abovementioned Regulation shall
    be replaced by the text appearing in Annex C to              2. Annex II of the abovementioned Regulation shall
    this Regulation .                                                 be replaced by the text appearing in Annex E to
                                                                      this Regulation .
                       Article 4
                                                                                           Article 6
Regulation ( EEC) No 2906/74 shall be amended as
follows :
                                                                 This Regulation shall enter into force on the first day
1 . In Annex I the information in columns 2, 3 , 4 and           of the month following that of its publication in the
    5 for Order Nos I S 7, I S 9 , I S 1 7, I S 1 8 , I S 21 , I Official Journal of the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 20 May 1 975 .
                                                                                For the Council
                                                                                 The President
                                                                                   R. RYAN
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                                                   ANNEX A
                                                   ANNEX II
                          LIST OF PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2
                CCT
    Order No heading No                             Description                               Nimexe Code
        1         2                                     3                                             4
               28.04    Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals :
                        C. Other non-metals :
II A 1                       ex V. Silicon                                          28.04 - 93, 95
II A 2         44.15    Plywood,      blockboard,    laminboard,  battenboard  and  44.15 - all Nos
                        similar laminated wood products (including veneered
                        panels and sheets) ; inlaid wood and wood marquetry
II A 3         44.18    Reconstituted wood, being wood shavings, wood chips,        44.18 - all Nos
                        sawdust, wood flour or other ligneous waste agglomerated
                        with natural or artificial resins or other organic binding
                        substances, in sheets, blocks or the like
               48.01    Paper and paperboard (including cellulose wadding),
                        machine made, in rolls or sheets
                        ex E. Other :
II A 4                              Other, excluding cellulose wadding, tissues,    48.01 - 41 , 43 ,
                                    fluting paper for corrugated paperboard (a)             45 , 52,
                                    and sulphite paper for wrapping purposes (a)            53 , 54,,
                                                                                            55 , 56,
                                                                                            77, 82,
                                                                                            84, 86,
                                                                                            88,91 ,
                                                                                            93,95 ,
                                                                                            97
               56.01
                        Man-made fibres (discontinuous), not carded, combed or
                        otherwise prepared for spinning :
II A 5                  B. Regenerated textile fibres                               56.01 - 21, 23 ,
                                                                                            25,29
II A 6         68.04    Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like       68.04 - all Nos
                        (including 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 or
                        artificial abrasives, or of pottery
II A 7         69.02    Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory     69.02 - all Nos
                        constructional goods, other than goods falling within
                        heading No 69.01
               73.02    Ferro-alloys :
                        ex G. Other :
II A 8                          — Ferro-vanadium                                    73.02 - 83
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                           CCT
       Order No         heading No                                 Description                                Nimexe Code
            1                2                                         3                                              4
                          73.15           Alloy steel and high carbon steel in the forms mentioned
                                          in headings Nos 73.06 to 73.14 :
  II A 9                                 A. High carbon steel                                       73.61 - 10, 20,
                                                                                                            50,90
                                                                                                    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
                                         B. Alloy steel :
  II A 10                                    — Stainless or refractory ( ! ) (a )                  73.71 - 13, 23 ,
                                                                                                           53, 93
                                                                                                   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
 II All                   74.04          Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of copper, of a thick­  74.04 - all Nos
                                         ness exceeding 0-15 mm
II A 12                  74.07           Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of copper ; hollow   74.07 - all Nos
                                         bars of copper
                         76.01           Unwrought aluminium ; aluminium waste and scrap :
II A 13                                  A. Unwrought                                              76.01 - 11 , 15
( a) Subject to compliance with the definitions in Annex I.
 (1 ) Including products covered by the ECSC Treaty .
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                                                ANNEX B
                                                ANNEX II
                        LIST OF PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2
                  CCT
    Order No                                     Description                                Nimexe Code
             heading No
        1          2                                  3                                            4
               76.01    Unwrought aluminium ; aluminium waste and scrap :
II ISL 1                A. Unwrought                                              76.01 - 11 , 15
                                                ANNEX C
                                                ANNEX II
                        LIST OF PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2
                  CCT
    Order No heading No                          Description                                Nimexe Code
        1          2                                  3                                            4
II PI          45.04    Agglomerated cork (being cork agglomerated with or        45.04 - all Nos
                        without a binding substance) and articles of agglomerated
                        cork
II P 2         56.05    Yarn of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste), not     56.05 - all Nos
                        put up for retail sale
IIP 3          57.10    Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of  57.10 - all Nos
                        heading No 57.03
IIP 4          62.02    Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen ;  62.02 - all Nos
                        curtains and other furnishing articles
               62.03    Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods :
IIP 5                   A. Of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading No  62.03 - 11 , 13,
                           57.03                                                          15 , 17
                        B. Of other textile materials :
IIP 6                      II . Other                                             62.03 - 95 , 96m
                                                                                          97,98
IIP 7          68.03    Worked slate and articles of slate, including articles of 68.03 - all Nos
                        agglomerated slate
                •
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                                                 ANNEX D
                                                 ANNEX II
                         LIST OF PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2
                CCT
    Order No                                      Description                                    Nimexe Code
             heading No
       1          2                                   3                                                4
               28.04    Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals :
                         C. Other non-metals :
IIS 1                        ex V. Silicon                                            28.04 - 93 , 95
IIS 2          44.15    Plywood, blockboard, laminboard, battenboard and simi­
                        lar laminated wood products (including veneered panels
                        and sheets) ; inlaid wood and wood marquetry                  44.15 - all Nos
II S3          44.18    Reconstituted wood, being wood shavings, wood chips,          44.18 - all Nos
                        sawdust, wood flour or other ligneous waste agglomera­
                        ted with natural or artificial resins or other organic
                        binding substances, in sheets, blocks or the like
               48.01    Paper and paperboard (including cellulose wadding),
                        machine-made, in rolls or sheets :
                        ex E. Other :
II S 4                          — Sulphite paper for wrapping purposes (a)            48.01-71,73
II S 5         48.03    Parchment or greaseproof paper and paperboard, and            48.03 - all Nos
                        imitations thereof, and glazed transparent paper, in rolls
                        or sheets
IIS 6          48.09    Building board of wood pulp or of vegetable fibre,            48.09 - all Nos
                        whether or not bonded with natural or artificial resins
                        or with similar binders
               56.01    Man-made fibres (discontinuous), not carded, combed or
                        otherwise prepared for spinning :
IIS 7                   B. Regenerated textile fibres                                 56.01 - 21 , 23,
                                                                                              25,29
IIS 8                                                                                 68.04 - all Nos
               68.04    Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like (in­
                        cluding grinding, sharpening, polishing, trueing and cut­
                        ting wheels, heads, discs and points), of natural stone
                        (agglomerated or not), of agglomerated natural or arti­
                        ficial 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 (agglo­
                     f
                        merated or not), of agglomerated natural or artificial
                        abrasives, or of pottery
IIS 9          69.02    Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory       69.02 - all Nos
                        constructional goods, other than goods falling within
                        heading No 69.01
               73.02    Ferro-alloys :
                        A. Ferro-manganese :
I S10 |                     II. Other
                        D. Ferro-silico-manganese                                  J
                                                                                    I 73.02 - 19, 40
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                          CCT
       Order No                                                       Description                                Nimexe Code
                      heading No
           1                2                                             3                                               4
IIS 11                                   C. Ferro-silicon                                               73.02 - 30
                                         G. Other
IIS 12                                        — Ferro-vanadium                                          73.02 - 83
IIS 13
                                              — Others excluding Ferro-molybdenum and Ferro­            73.02 - 60, 70,
                                                  vanadium                                                      98
                         73.15           Alloy steel and high carbon steel in the forms mentioned
                                         in heading Nos 73.06 to 73.14 :
IIS 14
                                         A. High carbon steel (*)                                       73.61 - 10, 20,
                                                                                                                50, 90
                                                                                                        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 , 53j
                                                                                                                55, 70,
                                                                                                                81 , 83
                                                                                                        73.66 - 40, 81.,
                                                                                                                86, 89
                         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, other than     73.18 - 15
                                                  those falling in A above, of a maximum length of
                                                   4-50 m, of alloy steel containing by weight not less
I S15 |
                                                   than 0-90 % but not more than 1-15 °/o 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 :
                                                  — Tubes and pipes, straight, and of uniform wall­     73.18-21
                                                       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 °/o but
                                                       not more than 1-15 °/o of carbon, not less than
                                                      0-50 °/o but not more than 2 °/o of chromium
                                                       and not more than 0-50 °/o of molybdenum
IIS 16                   74.03           Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, of            74.03 - all Nos
                                         copper ; copper wire
IIS 17                   74.04           Wrought plates, sheets and strip of copper                     74.04 - all Nos
IIS 18                   74.07           Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of copper ; hollow        74.07 - all Nos
                                         bars of copper
                         76.01           Unwrought aluminium, aluminium waste and scrap :
IIS 19                                   A. Unwrought                                                   76.01 - 11 , 15
                         81.04           Other base metals, unwrought or wrought, and articles
                                         thereof ; cermets, unwrought or wrought, and articles
                                         thereof :
                                         K. Titanium :
IIS 20                                        I. Unwrought, waste and scrap                             81.04-56
IIS 21                   84.62           Ball, roller or needle roller bearings                         84.62 - all Nos
                         87.01           Tractors (other than those falling within heading No
                                         87.07), whether or not fitted with power take-offs,
                                         winches or pulleys :
IIS 22                                   ex C. Road tractors                                            87.01 - 96 , 97
( a ) Subject to compliance with the definitions in Annex I.
( ! ) Including products covered by the ECSC Treaty .
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                                                  ANNEX E
                                                  ANNEX II
                           LIST OF PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2
                CCT
    Order No heading No                            Description                                Nimexe Code
        1         2                                    3                                           4
               28.04     Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals :
                        C. Other non-metals :
II CH 1                     ex V. Silicon                                           28.04 - 93, 95
II CH 2        44.15    Plywood, blockboard, laminboard, battenboard and            44.15 - all Nos
                        similar laminated wood products (including veneered
                        panels and sheets) ; inlaid wood and wood marquetry
II CH 3        44.18    Reconstituted wood, being wood shavings, wood chips,        44.18 - all Nos
                        sawdust, wood flour or other ligneous waste agglomerated
                        with natural or artificial resins or other organic binding
                        substances, in sheets, blocks or the like
II CH 4        48.09    Building board of wood pulp or of vegetable fibre,         48.09 - all Nos
                        whether or not bonded with natural or artificial resins or
                        with similar binders
               73.02    Ferro-alloys :
II CH 5                 C. Ferro-silicon                                           73.02 - 30
II CH 6        74.03    Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections of         74.03 - all Nos
                        copper ; copper wire
II CH 7        74.04    Wrought plates, sheets and strips, of copper of a          74.04 - all Nos
                        thickness exceeding 0-15 mm
II CH 8        74.07    Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of copper ; hollow    74.07 - all Nos
                        bars of copper
               76.01    Unwrought aluminium, aluminium waste and scrap :
II CH 9                 A. Unwrought                                               76.01 - 11 , 15