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REGULATION (EEC) No 3471 /73 OF THE COUNCIL

of 17 December 1973

establishing Community supervision of imports of certain products originating in Iceland

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , measures to reintroduce customs tariff duties whenever one of the ceilings has been reached ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Whereas, for the products which, in accordance with European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 2 and 3 of the Agreement, are subject to the Article 113 thereof ; normal timetable for the abolition of customs duties it is necessary to follow the trend of imports ; whereas Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; to this end the Community should be empowered to take, where appropriate, measures to avoid any Whereas an Agreement ( x ) between the European prejudice to industry in the Community and whereas Economic Commurtity and the Republic of Iceland it is, therefore, desirable that imports of these was signed on 22 July 1972 ; products also be subjected to a system of supervision,

Whereas Articles 2 and 3 of that Agreement make provision for the progressive abolition of customs HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : duties in respect of the products to which the Agreement applies ; whereas by way of derogation from these Articles , Articles 1 , 2 and 3 of Protocol No 1 annexed to the Agreement lay down that, for Article 1 imports of certain products listed in Annex B to that Protocol , the reduction of duties shall be limited to 1 . From 1 January 1974 to 31 December 1974, indicative ceilings above which the customs duties imports of products originating in Iceland to which applicable to third countries may be reintroduced ; annual indicative ceilings are applied in accordance whereas application of this last provision requires with Articles 1 , 2 and 3 , and Annex B to Protocol that the Community be regularly informed of the No 1 to the Agreement between the European Econ­ trend of imports of the products in question omic Community and the Republic of Iceland shall originating in Iceland ; whereas it is, therefore, be subjected to Community supervision . desirable that imports of these products be subjected to a system of supervison ; The description of the products referred to in the Whereas this objective may be achieved by means of preceding subparagraph, their tariff headings and statistic numbers and the levels of the indicative an administrative procedure based on setting off imports of the products in question against the ceilings are given in Annex I. indicative ceilings at Community level, as and when these products are submitted to the customs 2. Amounts shall be set off against the indicative authorities under cover of declaration that they have ceilings as and when products are submitted to the been made available for consumption ; whereas this customs authorities under cover of a declaration that administrative procedure must make provision for the they have been made available for consumption and reintroduction of customs tariff duties as soon as the accompanied by a movement certificate conforming ceilings have been reached at Community level ; to the rules contained in Protocol No 3 to the Agreement referred to in paragraph 1 . Whereas this administrative procedure requires close and particularly rapid cooperation between the Member States and the Commission and whereas the Goods shall be set off against the indicative ceiling latter must, in particular, be able to follow the only if the movement certificate has been submitted before the date on which customs duties are progress of amounts set off against the indicative ceilings and keep the Member States informed ; reimposed . whereas this cooperation must be all the closer since the Commission must be able to take adequate The reaching of a ceiling shall be determined at Community level on the basis of imports set off against it in the manner defined in the preceding (') OJ No L 301 , 31 . 12. 1972, p . 1 . subparagraphs .

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The Member States shall periodically inform the end, only products submitted to the customs Commission of imports effected in accordance with authorities under cover of a declaration that they the above rules . have been made available for consumption and accompanied by a movement certificate conforming to the rules contained in Protocol No 3 to the 3 . As soon as the ceilings have been reached, the Commission may issue a Regulation reimposing the Agreement referred to in Article 1 shall be taken into consideration . customs duties provided for in Article 3 (f) of Protocol No 1 to the Agreement until the end of the calendar year. Article 3

Article 2 For the implementation of this Regulation the Commission shall take all necessary measures in close During the period from 1 January 1974, until 31 cooperation with the Member States . December 1974, imports of the products referred to in Annex II which originate in Iceland shall be Article 4 subjected to Community supervision.

The Member States shall periodically inform the This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January Commission of imports of these products ; to this 1974 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels , 17 December 1973 .

For the Council

The President

I. N0RGAARD

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ANNEX 1 LIST OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO INDICATIVE CEILINGS UPON IMPORTATION IN 1974

CCT Level Order No Description Nimexe Code of ceiling heading No —• metric tons —

1 2 3 4 5

76.01 Unwrought aluminium ; aluminium waste and scrap :

IISL 1 A. Unwrought 76.01-11 , 15 31500

ANNEX II LIST OF PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2

CCT Order No Description Nimexe Code heading No

1 2 3 4

78.01 Unwrought lead ( including argentiferous lead ); lead waste and scrap : A. Unwrought : II ISL 1 II . Other 78.01-12, 13 , 15 , 19

79.01 Unwrought zinc; zinc waste and scrap : II ISL 2 A. Unwrought 79.01-11 , 15

II ISL 3 81.01 Tungsten (wolfram ), unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof 81.01 - all Nos

II ISL 4 81.02 Molybdenum, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof 81.02 - all Nos

II ISL 5 81.03 81.03 - all Nos Tantalum, unwrought or wrought 81.04 Other base metals, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof; cermets, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof: II ISL 6 B. Cadmium 81.04-16, 18 C. Cobalt : II ISL 7 II. Other 81.04-23 II ISL 8 D. Chromium 81.04-26, 28 II ISL 9 E. Germanium 81.04-31 , 33 II ISL 10 81.04-36, 38 F. Hafnium ( celtium) II ISL 11 G. Manganese 81.04-41 , 43 II ISL 12 81.04-46, 48 H. Niobium ( columbium) II ISL 13 IJ. Antimony 81.04-51 , 53 II ISL 14 81.04-56, 58 K. Titanium II ISL 15 L. Vanadium 81.04-61 , 63 II ISL 16 81.04-69 M. Uranium depleted in U 235 II ISL 17 O. Zirconium 81.04-81 , 83 II ISL 18 P. Rhenium 81.04-91 , 93 II ISL 19 Q. Gallium ; indium ; thallium 81.04-94, 95 II ISL 20 R. Cermets 81.04-97, 98