31974R2907

No L 313 / 38 Official Journal of the European Communities 25 . 11 . 74

REGULATION (EEC ) No 2907/74 OF THE COUNCIL of 7 November 1974 establishing Community supervision of imports of certain products originating in Switzerland

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 European Economic Community, and in particular it is necessary to follow the trend of imports, Article 113 thereof ; whereas to this end the Community should be empowered to take, where appropriate, measures to avoid any prejudice to industry in the Community ; Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; whereas it is, therefore, desirable that imports of these products also be subjected to a system of Whereas an Agreement ( 1 ) between the European supervision , Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation was signed on 22 July 1972 ;

Whereas Articles 2 and 3 of that Agreement make HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : provision for the progressive abolition of customs duties an respect of the products to which the Agreement applies ; whereas by way of derogation Article 1 from these Articles , Articles 1 , 2 and 3 of Protocol 1 annexed to the Agreement lay down that, for imports of certain products listed in Annex B to that Protocol, the reduction of duties shall be limited to 1 . From 1 January until 31 December 1975 , indicative ceilings above which, the customs duties imports of products originating in Switzerland to which annual indicative ceilings are applied in applicable to third countries may be reintroduced ; accordance with Articles 1 , 2 and 3 and Annex B of whereas application of this last provision requires that the Community be regularly informed of the Protocol 1 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation trend of imports of the products in question originating in Switzerland; whereas it is, therefore, shall be 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 2. Amounts shall be set off against the indicative these products are submitted to the customs ceilings as and when products are submitted to the authorities under cover of declarations that they customs authorities under cover of a declaration that have been made available for consumption ; whereas they have been made available for consumption and this administrative procedure must make provision accompanied by a movement certificate conforming for the reintroduction of customs tariff duties as to the rules contained in Protocol 3 of the Agreement soon as the ceilings have been reached at referred to in paragraph 1 . Community level ; Goods shall be set off against the indicative ceiling Whereas this administrative procedure requires close only if the movement certificate has been submitted and particularly rapid cooperation between the before the date on which customs duties are Member States and the Commission ; whereas the reimposed. 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 ceilings and keep the Member States informed ; Community level on the basis of imports set off whereas this cooperation must be all the closer since against it in the manner defined in the preceding the Commission must be able to take adequate subparagraphs . 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 . 188 . 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 imposing 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 .

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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 Switzerland 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

ANNEX 1

LIST OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO INDICATIVE CEILINGS UPON IMPORTATION IN 1975

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

1 2 3 | 4 j 5

73.02 Ferro-alloys : I CHI C. Ferro-silicon 73.02-30 9 702

76.01 Unwrought aluminium, aluminium waste and scrap : I CH 2 A. Unwrought 76.01-11 , 15 12 891

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ANNEX II

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 CHI ex V. Silicon 28.04-93 , 95

II CH 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 CH 3 44.18 44.18-all Nos Reconstituted wood, being wood shavings, wood chips, 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 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 CH 5 74.03 74.03-all Nos Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections of copper ; copper wire

II CH 6 74.04 74.04-all Nos Wrought plates, sheets and strips, of copper

II CH 7 74.05 74.05-all Nos Copper foil (whether or not embossed, cut to shape, perforated, coated, printed, or backed with paper or other reinforcing material), of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0-15 mm

II CH 8 74.06 74.06-all Nos Copper powders and flakes

II CH 9 74.07 74.07-all Nos Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of copper; hollow bars of copper

78.01 Unwrought lead ( including argentiferous lead); lead waste and scrap : A. Unwrought: II CH 10 II . Other 78.01-12, 13 , 15 , 19

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

II CH 12 81.01 Tungsten (wolfram ), unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof 81.01-all Nos

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Order CCT No Description Nimexe Code heading No

1 2 3 4

II CH 13 81.02 81.02-all Nos Molybdenum, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof

II CH 14 81.03 Tantalum, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof 81.03-all Nos

81.04 Other base metals, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof; cermets, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof: II CH 15 B. Cadmium 81.04-16 , 18 C. Cobalt : II CH 16 II. Wrought 81.04-23 II CH 17 D. Chromium 81.04-26 , 28 II CH 18 E. Germanium 81.04-31,33 II CH 19 F. Hafnium (celtium ) 81.04-36,38 II CH 20 G. Manganese 81.04-41,43 II CH 21 H. Niobium (columbium ) 81.04-46, 48 II CH 22 IJ. Antimony 81.04-51,53 II CH 23 K. Titanium 81.04-56,58 II CH 24 L. Vanadium 81.04-61,63 II CH 25 M. Uranium depleted in U 235 81.04-69 II CH 26 O. Zirconium 81.04-81 , 83 II CH 27 P. Rhenium 81.04-91 , 93 II CH 28 Q. Gallium ; indium ; thallium 81.04-94, 95 II CH 29 R. Cermets 81.04-97,98