31975R3148

No L 317/34 Official Journal of the European Communities 8 . 12 . 75

REGULATION (EEC) No 3148/75 OF THE COUNCIL of 24 November 1975

establishing ceilings and Community supervision of imports of certain products originating in Israel ( 1976)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, operation must be all the closer since the Commis­ sion must be able to take adequate measures to re­ introduce customs tariff duties whenever one of the ceilings has been reached ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ pean Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof ; Whereas the trend of imports of certain products not subject to ceilings should also be followed ; whereas it is therefore desirable that imports of such products Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; should also be subjected to a system of supervision,

Whereas Article 2 of the Agreement ( l ) between the European Economic Community and the State of HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Israel, signed on 11 May 1975 , and Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol 1 annexed thereto make provision for the progressive abolition of customs duties in respect of the products to which the Agreement applies ; Article 1 whereas by way of derogation from these Articles, Article 5 of that Protocol provides that for imports of products listed in that Article the reduction of 1 . From 1 January to 31 December 1976 imports of duties shall be limited to ceilings, above which the products originating in Israel, listed in Annex I, shall customs duties applicable to third countries may be be subject to annual ceilings and Community re-introduced ; whereas the ceilings to be applied in supervision . 1976 should therefore be determined ; whereas the application of ceilings requires that the Community The description of the products referred to in the be regularly informed of the trend of imports of the first paragraph, their tariff headings and statistic products in question originating in Israel ; whereas it numbers and the levels of the ceilings are given in is, therefore, desirable that imports of these products Annex I. be subjected to a system of supervision ;

2. Amounts shall be set off against the ceilings as Whereas this objective may be achieved by means of and when products are submitted to the customs an administrative procedure based on setting off authorities under cover of a declaration that they imports of the products in question against the have been made available for home use and ceilings at Community level , as and when these pro­ accompanied by a movement certificate conforming ducts are submitted to the customs authorities under to the rules contained in Protocol 3 to the Agreement cover of declarations that they have been made between the Community and Israel . However, in the available for home use ; whereas this administrative case of products falling within Chapter 27, the procedure must make provision for the re-introduc­ certificate of origin shall replace the movement tion of customs tariff duties as soon as the ceilings certificate. < have been reached at Community level ; Goods shall be set off against the ceiling only if the Whereas this administrative procedure requires close movement certificate or, in the case of goods falling and particularly rapid cooperation between the within Chapter 27, the certificate of origin has been Member States and the Commission ; whereas the submitted before the date on which customs duties are re-introduced . latter must, in particular, be able to follow the progress of amounts set off against the ceilings and keep the Member States informed ; whereas this co­ 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 136, 28 . 5 . 1975 , p. 3 . subparagraphs.

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The Member States shall inform the Commission originate in Israel shall be subjected to Community at the intervals and within the time limits specified supervision. in paragraph 4 of any imports effected in accordance Member States shall forward to the Commission not with the above rules. later than the 15th day of each month statements of imports of the products in question effected during 3 . As soon as the ceilings have been reached, the the preceding month ; only products submitted to the Commission may issue a Regulation re-introducing customs authorities under cover of a declaration that the customs duties specified in Articles 2 and 5 (6) they are to be made available for home use and of Protocol 1 to the Agreement until the end of the accompanied by a movement certificate conforming calendar year. to the rules contained in Protocol 3 to the Agreement shall be taken into consideration for this purpose. 4. Member States shall forward to the Commission not later than the 15th day of each month statements of the amounts set off during the preceding month. Article 3 They shall, if the Commission so requests, make up such statements for periods of 10 days and forward For the implementation of this Regulation the Com­ them within five clear days of expiry of the preceding mission shall take all necessary measures in close 1 0-day period. cooperation with the Member States .

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During the period 1 January to 31 December 1976 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January imports of the products referred to in Annex II which 1976 .

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

Done at Brussels, 24 November 1975 .

For the Council

The President

B. VISENTINI

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ANNEX I List of products subject to import ceilings in 1976

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

1 2 3 4 5

27.10 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals , other than crude ; preparations not elsewhere specified or included , containing not less than 70 % by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals , these oils being the basic constitu­ ents of the preparations :

A. Light oils : III . For other purposes 27.10—15 , 17,21,25,29 B. Medium oils : * III . For other purposes 27.10—34 , 38 , 39 C. Heavy oils : I. Gas oil : c) For other purposes 27.10—59 II . Fuel oil : c) For other purposes 27.10—69 III . Lubricating oils ; other oils : c) To be mixed in accordance with the terms of Additional Note 7 to this Chapter (a ) 27.10—75 d) For other purposes 27.10—79 630 000 27.11 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons : I IL 1 A. Propane of a purity not less than 99 % : I. For use as power or heating fuel 27.11—05 B. Other : I. Commercial propane and commercial butane : c) For other purposes 27.11—19

27.12 Petroleum jelly : A. Crude : III . For other purposes 27.12—19 B. Other 27.12—90

27.13 Paraffin wax , micro-crystalline wax , slack wax , ozokerite, lignite wax , peat wax and other mineral waxes , whether or not coloured : B. Other : I. Crude : c) For other purposes 27.13—89 II . Other 27.13—90

(a ) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions to be determined by the competent authorities .

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

1 2 3 4 5

I IL 1 27.14 Petroleum bitumen , petroleum coke and other residues (cont'd) of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals : C. Other : II . Other 27.14—99

I IL 2 29.02 Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons : A. Halogenated derivatives of acrylic hydrocarbons : III . Bromides and polybromides 29.02—40 1 890

I IL 3 42.03 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories , of leather or of composition leather : B. Gloves , including mittens and mitts 42.03—21 , 3-15 25, 27/ 28

I IL 4 55.05 Cotton yarn , not up for retail sale 55.05 — 945 all Nos

I IL 5 55.09 Other woven fabrics of cotton 55.09— 420 all Nos

I IL 6 60.03 Stockings , under stockings , socks , ankle-socks , sock­ ettes and the like, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized 60.03— 105 all Nos I IL 7 60.05 Outer garments and other articles, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized 60.05— 472-5 all Nos

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ANNEX II List of products referred to in Article 2

CCT Nimexe Order No Description heading No Code

1 2 3 4

II IL 1 , 28.01 Halogens ( fluorine , chlorine, bromine and iodine) :

C. Bromine 28.01—50

II IL 2 28.10 Phosphorus pentoxide and phosphoric acids (meta-, ortho- and pyro-) 28.10—00

II IL 3 28.33 Bromides , oxybromides, bromates andperbromates, and hypobromites 28.33—10 , 90

II IL 4 28.40 Phosphites , hydrophosphites and phosphates :

B. Phosphates (including polyphosphates) : II . Other 28.40—30 , 62 , 65 , 71 , 79 , 81 , 85 II IL 5 29.16 Carboxylic acids with alcohol , phenol, aldehyde or ketone function and other single or complex oxygen-function carboxylic acids and their anhydrides , halides , peroxides and peracids , and their haloge­ nated, sulphonated , nitrated or nitrosated derivatives :

A. Carboxylic acids with alcohol function : IV . Citric acid and its salts and esters 29.16—21 , 23 , 29

II IL 6 31.03 Mineral or chemical fertilizers , phosphatic :

A. Mentioned in Note 2 (A) to Chapter 31 : 31.03—15 I. Superphosphates

II IL 7 39.02 Polymerization and copolymerization products (for example, poly­ ethylene , polytetrahaloethylenes , polyisobutylene, polystyrene, poly­ vinyl chloride, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl chloroacetate and other polyvinyl derivatives , polyacrylic and polymethacrylic derivatives, coumarone-indene (resins) :

C. Other : VII . Polyvinyl chloride 39.02—52 , 53 , 55 , 56 , 58 , 62 , 64, 66 II IL 8 42.02 Travel goods (for example, trunks , suitcases , hat boxes, travelling bags , rucksacks), shopping-bags , handbags , satchels , brief-cases , wallets , purses , toilet-cases , tool-cases , tobacco-pouches , sheaths, cases , boxes (for example, for arms , musical instruments , binoculars , jewellery , bottles , collars , footwear , brushes) and similar containers of leather or of composition leather, of vulcanized fibre, of artificial plastic sheeting, of paperboard or of textile fabric :

ex B. Of other materials : — Of leather 42.02—ex 21 , ex 31 , ex 41 , ex 51 , ex 81

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CCT Nimexe Order No Description heading No Code

1 2 3 4

II IL 9 42.03 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories , of leather or of composition leather :

A. Articles of apparel 42.03—10

C. Other clothing accessories 42.03—51 , 59

II IL 10 51.04 "Woven fabrics of man-made fibres ( continuous), including woven fabrics of monopol or strip of heading No 51.01 or 51.02 51.04— all Nos

II IL 11 56.05 Yarn of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste), not put up for retail sale 56.05— all Nos

II IL 12 56.07 56.07— Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste) all Nos

II IL 13 70.05 70.05 — Unworked drawn or blown glass (including flashed glass), in rectangles all Nos

II IL 14 76.03 Wrought plates , sheets and strip , of aluminium 76.03— all Nos