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REGULATION (EEC) No 3474/73 OF THE COUNCIL

of 17 December 1973

establishing Community supervision of imports of certain products originating in Sweden

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , the Commission must be able to take adequate measures to reintroduce customs tariff duties whenever one of the ceilings has been reached ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Whereas, for the products which, in accordance with Article 113 thereof ; Articles 2 and 3 of the Agreement, are subject to the normal timetable for the abolition of customs duties it Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; is necessary to follow the trend of imports ; whereas to this end the Community should be empowered to take, where appropriate, measures to avoid any Whereas an Agreement (*) between the European prejudice to industry in the Community and whereas Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden 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 Article 1 No 1 annexed to the Agreement lay down that, for imports of certain products listed in Annex C to that Protocol, the reduction of duties shall be limited to 1 . From 1 January 1974 to 31 December 1974, indicative ceilings about which the customs duties imports of products originating in Sweden 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 C to Protocol No that the Community be regularly informed of the 1 to the Agreement between the European Economic trend of imports of the products in question Community and the Kingdom of Sweden shall be originating in Sweden ; whereas it is, therefore, subjected to Community supervision. desirable that imports of these products be subjected to a system of supervision ; The description of the products referred to in the preceding subparagraph, their tariff headings and Whereas this objective may be achieved by means of statistic numbers and the levels of the indicative an administrative procedure based on setting off ceilings are given in Annex I. imports of the products in question against the 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 declarations 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 Goods shall be set off against the indicative ceiling Member States and the Commission and whereas the only if the movement certificate has been submitted latter must, in particular, be able to follow the before the date on which customs duties are progress of amounts set off against the indicative reimposed . ceilings and keep the Member States informed ; whereas this cooperation must be all the closer since 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 H OJ No L 300, 31 . 12 . 1972, p . 96. subparagraphs.

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TJie Member States shall periodically inform the end, only products submitted to the customs authorities under cover of a declaration that they Commission of imports effected in accordance with 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 Agreement referred to in Article 1 shall be taken into Commission may issue a regulation reimposing the consideration . customs duties provided for in Article 3 (f) of Protocol No 1 to the Agreement until the end of the Article 3 calendar year.

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

Level CCT Order No Description Nimexe Code of ceiling 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 : IS 1 — Kraft liner ( a ) 48.01-15, 21, 31 381 807 I S 2 — Kraft paper for large bags ( a) 48.01-16, 23 445 984 I S 3 — Other 48.01-08, 09 , 11 , 12, 13 , 203 585 17, 19, 25 , 26, 27, 28 , 29 , 33 ex E. Other : I S 4 — Bible paper ( India paper), copying 48.01-58 , 61 , 62 , 66 30 773 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, 68 118 641 containing mechanical wood pulp ( a ), excluding copying tissue IS 6 — Fluting paper for corrugated 48.01-75 165 769 paperboard ( a) IS 7 — Sulphite paper for wrapping pur­ 48.01-71 , 73 39 961 poses ( a) I S 8 48.01-41, 43, 45, 52, 53 , 151 729 — Other, excluding cellulose wadding and tissues 54, 55 , 56, 77, 82, 84, 86, 88, 91, 93 , 95,97

I S 9 48.03 48.03 - all Nos 17 319 Parchment or greaseproof paper and paperboard, and imitations thereof, and glazed transparent paper, in rolls or sheets

IS 10 48.04 Composite paper or paperboard (made by 48.04 - all Nos 20 265 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 :

IS 11 B. Other 48.05-21 , 29, 30, 50, 80 46 920

( a ) Subject to compliance with the definitions in fine .

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Level CCT Order No Description Nimexe Code of ceiling heading No ■ 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 : IS 12 — Coated printing or writing paper 48.07-57, 58 , 59 38 916 IS 13 — Other 48.07-55 , 56, 64, 65 , 66, 109 323 68, 70, 81, 85, 91, 97, 99

48.15 Other paper and paperboard, cut to size or shape : IS 14 B. Other 48.15-10, 21 , 29 , 30, 40, 12 012 50, 61 , 65 , 95 , 99

IS 15 48.16 Boxes, bags and other packing containers, of 48.16 - all Nos 20 257 paper or paperboard

48.21 Other articles of paper pulp , paper, paperboard or cellulose wadding : IS 16 B. Other 48.21-21, 23, 25, 31, 33 , 13 181 37, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 91

73.02 Ferro-alloys : A. Ferro-manganese : I S 17 II . Other 73.02-19 , 40 8 027 D. Ferro-silico-manganese IS 18 C. Ferro-silicon 73.02-30 14 619 I S 19 E. Ferro-chromium and ferro-silico-chromium 73.02-51 , 55 19 108 G. Other : I S 20 73.02-81 515 — Ferro-molybdenum I S 21 — Ferro-vanadium 73.02-83 189 I S 22 — Other 73.02-60, 70, 98 210

73.15 Alloy steel and high carbon steel in the forms mentioned in heading Nos 73.06 to 73.14 : I S 23 A. High carbon steel 73.61-10, 20, 50, 90 88 373 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

(*) Including products covered by the ECSC Treaty .

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

1 2 3 4 5

73.15 B. Alloy steel : (cont'd) IS 24 — Stainless or refractory (a) 73.71-13, 23, 53, 93 74 468 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 5 034 (*' 73.73-14, 24, 34, 54 73.74-54 73.75-24, 34, 44, 54, 64, 84 73.76-14 IS 26 — Other 73.71-19, 21 , 29, 55, 56, 72 251 (* 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 :

73.18-15 B. Straight and of uniform wall-thickness, 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

IS 27 ex C. Other : 38 052 — 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

IS 28 — Tubes and pipes, of stainless or 73.18-61, 71, 81, 91 15 985 refractory steel (a)

( a) Subject to compliance with the definitions in fine . (') Including products covered by the ECSC Treaty .

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

1 2 3 4 5

76.01 Unwrought aluminium ; aluminium waste and scrap : IS 29 A. Unwrought 76.01-11 , 15 5 915

81.04 Other base metals, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof; cermets, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof: K. Titanium : IS 30 I. Unwrought, waste and scrap 81.04-56 35 IS 31 II . Other 81.04-58 40

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DEFINITIONS

ex 48.01 C II Kraftliner ' Kraftliner' means machine-finished or machine-glazed paper or paperboard, in rolls, containing not less than 80 % of chemical sulphate softwood pulp calculated on total fibre content, weighing more than 110 g/m2 and having a ^ Mullen burst ratio of not less than 35 .

ex 48.01 C II Kraft paper for large sacks 'Kraft paper for large sacks' means machine-finished paper, in rolls, containing not less than 80 % 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 4.5 % in the cross direction and of more than 2 % in the machine direction.

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 % of mechanical wood pulp' means paper other than machine-glazed, used for printing or writing, which contains not more than 5 % of mechanical 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' means, 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' means paper, in rolls, containing not less than 65 % 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' means machine-glazed paper, containing more than 40 % of chemical bisulphite wood pulp, calculated on total fibre content, having an ash content of not more than 8 % and having a Mullen burst ratio of not less than 15 .

ex 73.15 B Alloy steel, stainless or heat-resisting ex 73.18 C 'Alloy steel, stainless or heat-resting' means 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 alloy steel 'High-speed alloy steel' means alloy steel containing, with or without other alloy elements, at least two of the following three elements : tungsten (wolfram), molybdenum and vanadium with a total content, by weight, of not less than 7 % of these elements taken together, and containing more than 0.6 % , by weight, of carbon .

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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 : II SI ex V. Silicon 28.04-93 , 95

II S 2 44.15 44.15 - all Nos Plywood, blockboard, laminboard, battenboard and similar laminated wood products (including 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 48.09 - all Nos Building board of wood pulp or of vegetable fibre, 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 : II S 5 B. Regnerated 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 68.04 - all Nos Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like (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 of artificial abrasives, or of pottery

II S 8 68.06 68.06 - all Nos Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of woven 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 68.16 - all Nos Articles of stone or of other mineral substances (including articles of peat), not elsewhere specified or included

II S 11 69.02 69.02 - all Nos Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory constructional goods, other than goods falling within heading No 69.01

II S 12 74.03 74.03 - all Nos Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, of copper; copper wire

II S 13 74.04 74.04 - all Nos Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of copper

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CCT Order No Description Nimexe Code heading No

1 2 3 4

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 II S 33 P. Rhenium 81.04-91, 93 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 84.62 - all Nos Ball, roller or needle roller bearings

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