31974R2901
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( Acts whose publication is obligatory)
REGULATION (EEC) No 2901 / 74 OF THE COUNCIL of 7 November 1974
establishing Community supervision of imports of certain products originating in Austria
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Member States and the Commission ; whereas the latter must, in particular, be able to follow the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the progress of amounts set off against the indicative European Economic Community, and in particular ceilings and keep the Member States informed ; Article 113 thereof ; whereas this cooperation must be all the closer since the Commission must be able to take adequate Having regard to the proposal from the measures to reintroduce customs tariff duties Commission ; whenever one of the ceilings has been reached ;
Whereas an Agreement (') between the European Whereas , for the products which, in accordance with Economic Community and the Republic of Austria Articles 2 and 3 of the Agreement, are subject to the was signed on 22 July 1972 ; normal timetable for the abolition of customs duties it is necessary to follow the trend of imports ; Whereas Articles 2 and 3 of that Agreement make whereas to this end the Community should be provision for the progressive abolition of customs empowered to take, where appropriate, measures to duties in respect of the products to which the avoid any prejudice to industry in the Community ; Agreement applies ; whereas by way of derogation whereas it is, therefore, desirable that imports of from these Articles, Articles 1 , 2 and 3 of Protocol 1 these products also be subjected to a system of annexed to the Agreement lay down that, for supervision, imports of certain products listed in Annex C to that Protocol , the reduction of duties shall be limited to indicative ceilings above which the customs duties HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : applicable to third countries may be reintroduced ; whereas application of this last provision requires Article 1 that the Community be regularly informed of the trend of imports of the products in question 1 . From 1 January until 31 December 1975, originating in Austria ; whereas it is , therefore, imports of products originating in Austria to which desirable that imports of these products be subjected annual indicative ceilings are applied in accordance to a system of supervision ; with Articles 1 , 2 and 3 and Annex C to Protocol 1 of the Agreement between the European Economic Whereas this objective may be achieved by means of Community and the Republic of Austria shall be an administrative procedure based on setting off subjected to Community supervision . imports of the products in question against the indicative ceilings at Community level, as and when The description of the products referred to in the these products are submitted to the customs preceding subparagraphs, their tariff headings and authorities under cover of declarations that they statistic numbers and the levels of the indicative have been made available for consumption ; whereas ceilings are given in Annex I. this administrative procedure must make provision for the reintroduction of customs tariff duties as 2 . Amounts shall be set off against the indicative soon as the ceilings have been reached at ceilings as and when products are submitted to the Community level ; customs authorities under cover of a declaration that Whereas this administrative procedure requires close they have been made available for consumption and and particularly rapid cooperation between the accompanied by a movement certificate conforming to the rules contained in Protocol 3 of the 0 ) OJ No L 300, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 1 . Agreement referred to in paragraph 1 .
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Goods shall be set off against the indicative ceiling which originate in Austria shall be subjected to only if the movement certificate has been submitted Community supervision . 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 3 of the Agreement The Member States shall periodically inform the referred to in Article 1 shall be taken into Commission of imports effected in accordance with consideration. the above rules .
Article 3 3 . As soon as the ceilings have been reached, the Commission may issue a Regulation reimposing the customs duties provided for in Article 3 (f) of For the implementation of this Regulation the Protocol 1 of the Agreement until the end of the Commission shall take all necessary measures in calendar year. close cooperation with the Member States.
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During the period from 1 January until 31 December This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1975, imports of the products referred to in Annex II 1975 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels, 7 November 1974.
For the Council
The President A. JARROT
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ANNEX 1
LIST OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO INDICATIVE CEILINGS UPON IMPORTATION IN 1975
Order CCT Level 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 : ex II . Other : I A 1 — Excluding Kraftliner ( a) and 48.01-08 , 09 , 11 , 12, 13, 15 431 Kraft paper for large bags (a) 17, 19 , 25 , 26, 27, 28 , 29, 33
ex E. Other : I A 2 — Bible paper (India paper), copying 48.01-58 , 61 , 62, 66 60 622 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 A3 48.01-64, 68 54 022 — Printing paper and writing paper, containing mechanical wood pulp (a), excluding copying tissue I A 4 84.01-41 , 43 , 45 , 52, 53, 24 149 — Other, excluding cellulose wadding, tissues, fluting paper for corrugated 54, 55 , 56, 77, 82, paperboard (a) and sulphite paper for 84, 86, 88 , 91 , 93 , wrapping purposes ( a) 95,97
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 A 5 — Coated printing or writing paper 48.07-57, 58 , 59 33 068 I A 6 — Other 48.07-55, 56, 64, 65, 66 12 083 68 , 70, 81 , 85, 91 , 97, 99
48.15 Other paper and paperboard, cut to size or shape : I A 7 B. Other 48.15-10, 21 , 29, 30, 40, 1 6 977 50, 61,65, 95, 99
73.02 Ferro-alloys : ex G. Other : I A 8 — Ferro-molybdenum 73.02-81 267 I A9 — Ferro-vanadium 73.02-83 551
( a ) Subject to compliance with the definitions in fine .
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Order CCT Level No Description Nimexe Code of ceiling heading No — metric tons —
1 2 3 4 5
73.15 Alloy steel and high-carbon steel in the forms mentioned in : heading Nos 73.06 to 73.14 I AIO A. High carbon steel 73.61-10, 20,50, 90 7 357 (!) 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 : I A 11 — Stainless or refractory ( a ) 73.71-13 , 23 , 53 , 93 17 019 (») 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 A 12 — High-speed ( a ) 73.71-14, 24, 54, 94 3 528 i 1 ) 73.73-14, 24, 34,54 73.74-54 73.75-24, 34, 44 , 54, 64, 84 73.76-14 — Other 73.71-19,21,29,55,56, I A 13 53 782 (!) 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 76.01 Unwrought aluminium ; aluminium waste and scrap : A. Unwrought 76.01-11 , 15 31 856 I A 14
(a ) Subject to compliance with the definitions in fine . (.1 ) Including products covered by the ECSC Treaty .
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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 °/o 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 °/o 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 °/o 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 °/o 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 °/o 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 °/o of chemical bisulphite wood pulp, calculated on total fibre content, having an ash content of not more than 8 °/o and having a Mullen burst ratio of not less than 15 .
ex 73.15 B Alloy steel, stainless or heat-resisting 'Alloy steel, stainless or heat-resisting' 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 11
LIST OF PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2
Order CCT No Description Nimexe Code heading No
1 2 3 4
28.04 Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals :
C. Other non-metals : II Al ex V. Silicon 28.04-93, 95
II A 2 44.15 Plywood, blockboard, laminboard, battenboard and similar 44.15 - all Nos 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, 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 A4 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 A 5 B. Regenerated textile fibres 56.01-21 , 23, 25, 29
56.02 Continuous filament tow for the manufacture of man-made fibres : II A 6 B. Of regenerated textile fibres 56.02-21 , 23, 25 , 29
II A 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 or artificial abrasives, or of pottery
II A 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 A 9 68.08 Articles of asphalt or of similar material ( for example, of petroleum 68.08 - all Nos bitumen or coal tar pitch )
II AIO 68.16 Articles of stone or of other mineral substances (including articles 68.16 - all Nos of peat), not elsewhere specified or included
IIA11 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 A 12 74.03 Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections of copper ; copper 74.03 - all Nos wire
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Order CCT Nimexe Code No Description heading No
1 2 3 4
II A 13 74.04 Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of copper, of a thickness 74.04 - all Nos (excluding any backing) exceeding 0-15 mm
II A 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 A 15 74.06 Copper powder and flakes 74.06 - all Nos
II A 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 A 17 II . Other 78.01-12, 13 , 15 , 19
79.01 Unwrought zinc ; zinc waste and scrap : II A 18 A. Unwrought 79.01-11 , 15
81.01 81.01 - all Nos II A 19 Tungsten (wolfram), unwrought or wrought and articles thereof
II A 20 81.02 81.02 - all Nos Molybdenum , unwrought or wrought and articles thereof
II A 21 81.03 Tantalum, unwrought or wrought and articles thereof 81.03 - all Nos
81.04 Other base metals , unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof; unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof: II A 22 B. Cadmium 81.04-16, 18 C. Cobalt : II A 23 II . Other 81.04-23 II A 24 D. Chromium 81.04-26, 28 II A 25 E. Germanium 81.04-31 , 39 II A 26 F. Hafnium (celtium) 81.04-36, 38 II A 27 G. Manganese 81.04-41 , 43 II A 28 H. Niobium (columbium ) 81.04-46, 48 II A 29 IJ. Antimony 81.04-51,53 II A 30 K. Titanium 81.04-56,58 II A 31 L. Vanadium 81.04-61 , 63 II A 32 M. Uranium depleted in U 235 81.04-69 II A 33 O. Zirconium 81.04-81 , 83 II A 34 P. Rhenium 81.04-91 , 93 II A 35 Q. Gallium ; indium ; thallium 81.04-94, 95 II A 36 R. Cermets 81.04-97, 98 85.24 Carbon brushes, arc-lamp carbons, battery carbons, carbon electrodes and other carbon articles of a kind used for electrical purposes : II A 37 A. Electrodes for electrolysis installations 85.24-10