31974R2906

No L 313 /28 Official Journal of the European Communities 25 . 11 . 74

REGULATION (EEC) No 2906/74 OF THE COUNCIL

of 7 November 1974

establishing Community supervision of imports of certain products originating in Sweden

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas, for the products which, in accordance with Articles 2 and 3 of the Agreement, are subject to the normal timetable for the abolition of customs duties Having regard to the Treaty establishing the it is necessary to follow the trend of imports ; European Economic Community, and in particular whereas to this end the Community should be Article 113 thereof; empowered to take, where appropriate, measures to avoid any prejudice to industry in the Community; Having regard to the proposal from the whereas it is, therefore, desirable that imports of Commission ; these products also be subjected to a system of supervision, Whereas an Agreement (*) between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden was signed on 22 July 1972 ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas Articles 2 and 3 of that Agreement make provision for the progressive abolition of customs duties in respect of the products to which the Article 1 Agreement applies ; whereas by way of derogation from these Articles, Articles 1 , 2 and 3 of Protocol 1 annexed to the Agreement lay down that, for 1 . From 1 January until 31 December 1975 , imports of certain products listed in Annex C to that imports of products originating in Sweden to which Protocol, the reduction of duties shall be limited to annual indicative ceilings are applied in accordance indicative ceilings about which the customs duties with Articles 1 , 2 and 3 and Annex C to Protocol 1 applicable to third countries may be reintroduced ; of the Agreement between the European Economic whereas application of this last provision requires Community and the Kingdom of Sweden shall be that the Community be regularly informed of the subjected to Community supervision . trend of imports of the products in question originating in Sweden ; whereas it is, therefore, desirable that imports of these products be subjected The description of the products referred to in the to a system of supervision ; preceding subparagraph, their tariff headings and statistic numbers and the levels of the indicative Whereas this objective may be achieved by means of ceilings are given in Annex I. an administrative procedure based on setting off imports of the products in question against the 2. Amounts shall be set off against the indicative indicative ceilings at Community level, as and when ceilings as and when products are submitted to the these products are submitted to the customs customs authorities under cover of a declaration that authorities under cover of declarations that they they have been made available for consumption and have been made available for consumption ; whereas accompanied by a movement certificate conforming this administrative procedure must make provision to the rules contained in Protocol 3 of the for the reintroduction of customs tariff duties as Agreement referred to in paragraph 1 . soon as the ceilings have been reached at Community level ; Goods shall be set off against the indicative ceiling only if the movement certificate has been submitted Whereas this administrative procedure requires close before the date on which customs duties are and particularly rapid cooperation between the reimposed. Member States and the Commission ; whereas the latter must, in particular, be able to follow the progress of amounts set off against the indicative The reaching of a ceiling shall be determined at Community levels on the basis of imports set off ceilings and keep the Member States informed ; against it in the manner defined in the preceding whereas this cooperation must be all the closer since subparagraphs. the Commission must be able to take adequate measures to reintroduce customs tariff duties whenever one of the ceilings has been reached ; The Member States shall periodically inform the Commission of imports effected in accordance with (^ OJ No L 300, 31 . 12 . 1972, p. 96. the above rules .

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3 . As soon as the ceilings have been reached, the have been made available for consumption and Commission may issue a Regulation reimposing the accompanied by a movement certificate conforming customs duties provided for in Article 3 (f) of to the rules contained in Protocol 3 of the Protocol 1 of the Agreement until the end of the Agreement referred to in Article 1 shall be taken into calendar year. consideration .

Article2¶

During the period from 1 January until 31 December For the implementation of this Regulation the 1975, imports of the products referred to in Annex II Commission shall take all necessary measures in which originate in Sweden shall be subjected to close cooperation with the Member States. Community supervision .

The Member States shall periodically inform the Article 4 Commission of imports of these products ; to this end, only products submitted to the customs This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January authorities under cover of a declaration that they 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 Nimexc 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 : IS1 — Kraftliner ( a ) 48.01-15,21,31 400 897 I S 2 — Kraft paper for large bags ( a) 48.01-16,23 468 283 I S 3 — Other 48.01-08,09 , 11 , 12, 13 , 213 764 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 32 312 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, 68 124 573 containing mechanical wood pulp (a), excluding copying tissue I S 6 — Fluting paper for corrugated 48.01-75 174 057 paperboard ( a) I S 7 — Sulphite paper for wrapping purposes 48.01-71 , 73 41959 IS 8 — Other, excluding cellulose wadding 48.01-41,43,45,52, 53 , 159 315 and tissues 54 , 55 , 56, 77 , 82 , 84, 86, 88,91,93 , 95,97

48.03 Parchment or greaseproof paper and paperboard, 48.03-all Nos 18 185 is9t 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 21 278 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 49 266

(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

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 S 12 —■ Coated printing or writing paper 48.07-57,58,59 40 862 I S 13 — Other 48.07-55 , 56 , 64, 65 , 114 789 66 , 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, 12 613 40 , 50 , 61 , 65 , 95,99

I S 15 48.16 48.16-all Nos 21270 Boxes , bags and other packing containers, of paper or paperboard

48.21 Other articles of paper pulp, paper, paperboard or cellulose wadding : B. Napkins and napkinliner, for babies, put up 48.21-11 for retail sale IS 16 13 840 C. Other 48.21-15,21,25 , 31 , 33 , 37, 40 , 50 , 60 , 70 , 80, 91

73.02 Ferro-alloys : A. Ferro-manganese: j II . Other > 73.02-19 , 40 8 428 IS17 j D. Ferro-silico-manganese J

I S 18 C. Ferro-silicon 73.02-30 15 350 I S 19 E. Ferro-chromium and ferro-silico-chromium 73.02-51,55 20 063 G. Other : I S 20 — Ferro-molybdenum 73.02-81 541 I S 21 — Ferro-vanadium 73.02-83 198 I S 22 — Other 73.02-60, 70 , 98 220

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 92 792 (*) 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

0 ) Including products covered by the ECSC Treaty .

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

1 2 3 4 5

73.15 (cont'd) B. Alloy steel : I S 24 — Stainless or refractory ( a ) 73.71-1 3 , 23 , 53 , 93 78 191 i 1 ) 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 5 286 i 1 ) 73.73-14, 24, 34, 54 73.74-54 73.75-24, 34, 44, 54, 64, 84 73.76-14 I S 26 — Other 73.71-19,21,29, 55 , 75 864 i 1 ) 56, 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 : B. Straight and of uniform wall-thickness, 73.18-15 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°/o of chromium and not more than 0-50 °/o of molybdenum

I S 27 ex C. Other : ' 38 955 — 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 °/o 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 °/o of molybdenum I S 28 — Tubes and pipes, of stainless or 73.18-44, 51 , 66, 76 16 784 refractory steel ( a)

( a) Subject to compliance with the definitions in fine . H Including products covered by the ECS C Treaty .

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

1 2 3 4 5

76.01 Unwrought aluminium ; aluminium waste and scrap : I S 29 A. Unwrought 76.01-11 , 15 6 211

81.04 Other base metals, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof ; cermets, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof : K. Titanium : I S 30 I. Unwrought, waste and scrap 81.04-56 37 I S 31 II . Other 81.04-58 42

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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 % 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 °/o 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 %> 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-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 II

LIST OF PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2

Order CCT No Description Nimexc Code heading No

1 2 3 4

28.04 Hydrogen , rare gases and other non-metals C. Other non-metals : IISI ex V. Silicon 28.04-93 , 95

II S 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 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

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

II S 4 56.01 Man-made fibres ( discontinuous), not carded, combed or otherwise prepared for spinning : II S 5 B. Regenerated 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 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 of artificial abrasives, or of pottery

II S 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

6 S II 68.08 Articles of asphalt or of similar material (for example, of petroleum 68.08-all Nos bitumen or coal tar pitch)

IISIO 68.16 68.16-all Nos Articles of stone or of other mineral substances (including articles of peat), not elsewhere specified or included

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Order CCT Description Nimexe Code No heading No

1 2 3 4

II S 11 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 S 12 74.03 Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, of copper; copper 74.03-all Nos wire

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

IIS 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 Tungsten (wolfram), unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof 8 1 .01 - all Nos

II S 20 81.02 Molybdenum, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof 81.02-all Nos

II S 21 81.03 Tantalum , unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof 8 1 .03 - all Nos

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

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Order CCT No Description Nimexe Code heading No

1 2 3 4

II S 33 81.04 P. Rhenium 81.04-91 , 93 (cont'd) 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 Ball , roller or needle roller bearings 84.62-all Nos

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 : Il S 38 ex C. Road tractors 87.01-96 , 97