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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 1249/ 77 of 17 May 1977 establishing ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain products originating in Egypt, Jordan , Lebanon and Syria ( 1977 )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas this administrative procedure requires close COMMUNITIES , and particularly rapid cooperation between the Member States and the Commission ; whereas the latter must, in particular, be able to follow the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European progress of amounts set off against the ceilings and Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 keep the Member States informed ; whereas this coop­ thereof, eration must be all the closer in that the Commission must be able to take adequate measures to reintroduce customs tariff duties whenever one of the ceilings is Having regard to the proposal from the Commission , reached ;

Whereas the trend of imports of certain products not Whereas the Interim Agreements between the Euro­ subject to ceilings should also be followed ; whereas it pean Economic Community of the one part and the is therefore desirable that imports of such products Arab Republic of Egypt, the Hashemite Kingdom of should also be subject to a system of supervision , Jordan, the Lebanese Republic and the Syrian Arab Republic of the other part each stipulate in Article 2 that products originating in these countries shall be imported into the Community duty free as from 1 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : July 1977 ; whereas, by way of derogation therefrom , Article 7 of each of these Agreements provides that the reduction of duties shall apply to imports of the Article 1 products listed therein only up to ceilings above which the customs duties applicable to third countries 1 . From 1 July 1977 to 31 December 1977 imports may be reimposed ; whereas these Agreements are of the products originating in Egypt, Jordan , Lebanon scheduled to enter into force on 1 July 1977 ; whereas and Syria which are enumerated in lists A of Annexes the pro rata temporis clause shall apply ; whereas the 1 , II , III and IV respectively shall be subject to annual ceilings to be applied from 1 July 1977 should there­ ceilings and Community supervision . fore be determined ; whereas the application of ceil­ ings requires the Community to be regularly informed of the trend of imports of the relevant products origi­ The description of the said products, their tariff head­ nating in these countries ; whereas imports should ings and statistical numbers and the levels of the ceil­ therefore be made subject to a system of supervision ; ings are given in the aforementioned lists .

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 are imports of the products in question against the ceil­ being entered for home use and accompanied by a ings at Community level, as and when these products movement certificate conforming to the rules are submitted to the customs authorities under cover contained in the Protocols on rules of origin to the of a declaration that they are being entered for home Interim Agreements between the Community of the use ; whereas this administrative procedure must make one part and Egypt, Jordan , Lebanon and Syria of the provision for the reintroduction of customs tariff other part. However, in the case of products falling duties as soon as the ceilings have been reached at within Chapter 27 , a certificate of origin may be Community level ; substituted for the movement certificate .

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Goods shall be set off against the ceiling only if the Article 2 movement certificate or, in the case of goods falling From 1 July 1977 until 31 December 1977, imports within Chapter 27, the certificate of origin has been of the products referred to in lists B of Annexes I , II , submitted before the date on which customs duties III and IV which originate in Egypt, Jordan , Lebanon are reimposed . and Syria shall be subject to Community supervision . The reaching of a ceiling shall be determined at Member States shall forward to the Commission , not Community level on the basis of imports set off later than the 1 5th day of each month , statements of against it as defined in the preceding subparagraphs. imports of the products in question effected during Member States shall inform the Commission at the the preceding month ; for this purpose only products submitted to the customs authorities under cover of a intervals and within the time limits specified in para­ graph 4 of imports effected in accordance with the declaration that they are being entered for home use above rules . and accompanied by a movement certificate conforming to the rules contained in the Protocols on 3 . As soon as the ceilings have been reached, the rules of origin to the Interim Agreements shall be Commission may issue a Regulation reimposing the taken into account . customs duties applicable to third countries until the end of the calendar year. Article 3 4 . Member States shall forward to the Commission For the implementation of this Regulation the not later than the 15th day of each month statements Commission shall take all necessary measures in close of the amounts set off during the preceding month . cooperation with the Member States . They shall , if the Commission so requests, make up such statements for periods of 10 days and forward Article 4 them within five clear days from the expiry of the preceding 10-day period . This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1977.

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

Done at Brussels , 17 May 1977 . For the Council The President J. SILKIN

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ANNEX I

LIST A

List of products originating in Egypt subject to import ceilings in 1977

Level of CCT NIMEXE Order No Description code ceiling heading No (tonnes) 1 2 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 bitumi­ nous minerals , these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations : A. Light oils : 111 . 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 oils : c) For other purposes 27.10-59 II . Fuel oils : 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

1 ET 1 < 27.1 1 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons : > 225 000 A. Propane of a purity not less than 99 % : I. For use as power or heating fuel 27.1 1-03 B. Other : I. Commercial propane and commercial butane : c ) For other purposes 27.1 1-19

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

27.1 3 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

(.i ) [- ntr\ under this sublK.uiinL' is subjcct to conditions to he determined b \ tin.' competent authorities .

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CCT Order No Description NIMEXE Level of heading No ceiling code ( tonnes) 1 2 3 4 a

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

1 ET 2 31.03 Mineral or chemical fertilizers, phosphatic 31.03­ 1 7 500 all Nos

I ET 3 55.05 Cotton yarn , not put up for retail sale 55.05­ 3 500 all Nos

1 ET 4 55.09 Other woven fabrics of cotton 55.09­ 1 625 all Nos

LIST B

List of products referred to in Article 2 originating in Egypt

CCT NIMEXE Order No Description code heading No I 2 ï 4

II ET 1 28.40 Phosphites, hypophosphites and phosphates : B. Phosphates (including polyphosphates) : II . Other 28.40-30,62,65 71,79,81,85

II ET 2 76.01 Unwrought aluminium ; aluminium waste and scrap 76.0 1 - all Nos

II ET 3 76.02 Wrought bars , rods , angles, shapes and sections, of aluminium ; alumi­ nium wire 76.02-all Nos

II ET 4 76.03 Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of aluminium 76.03-all Nos

II ET 5 76.04 Aluminium 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 20 mm 76.04-all Nos

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ANNEX II

LIST A

List of products originating in Jordan subject to import ceilings in 1977

CCT NIMEXE Level of Order No Description ceiling heading No code (tonnes) 1 2 3 4 5

I JOR 1 55.09 Other woven fabrics of cotton 55.09­ 50 all Nos

LIST B

List of products referred to in Article 2 originating in Jordan

CCT NIMEXE Order No Description heading No code 1 2 3 4

II JOR 1 28.40 Phosphites, hypophosphites and phosphates : B. Phosphates (including polyphosphates) : II . Other 28.40-30, 62, 65 71 , 79, 81 , 85

II JOR 2 31.03 Mineral or chemical fertilizers, phosphatic 31.03-all Nos 31.05 Other fertilizers ; goods of the present Chapter in tablets, lozenges and similar prepared forms or in packings of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg : A. Other fertilizers : II JOR 3 I. Containing the three fertilizing substances : nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium 31.05-0406 II JOR 4 II. Containing the two fertilizing substances : nitrogen and phosphorus 31.05-12, 14, 16, 19

II JOR 5 55.05 Cotton yarn, not put up for retail sale 55.05-all Nos

II JOR 6 76.01 Unwrought aluminium ; aluminium waste and scrap 76.01 - all Nos

II JOR 7 76.02 Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, of aluminium ; alumi­ nium wire 76.02-all Nos

II JOR 8 76.03 Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of aluminium 76.03-all Nos

II JOR 9 76.04 Aluminium 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 0-20 mm 76.04-all Nos

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ANNEX III

LIST A

List of products originating in the Lebanon subject to import ceilings in 1977

Level of CCT NIMEXE Order No Description code ceiling heading No (tonnes) 1 2 3 4 5

I RL 1 31.03 Mineral or chemical fertilizers, phosphatic 31.03-all Nos 7 500 I RL 2 55.09 Other woven fabrics of cotton 55.09-all Nos 100

LIST B

List of products referred to in Article 2 originating in the Lebanon

CCT NIMEXE Order No Description heading No code 1 2 3 4

11 RL 1 28.40 Phosphites, hypophosphites and phosphates : B. Phosphates (including polyphosphates) : II . Other 28.40-30 , 62, 65, 71 , 79 , 81 , 85 II RL 2 42.02 Travel goods (for example, trunks, suit-cases, 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 compo­ sition leather, of vulcanized fibre, of artificial plastic sheeting, of paper­ board or of textile fabric 42.02-all Nos II RL 3 55.05 Cotton yarn , not put up for retail sale 55.05-all Nos II RL 4 76.01 Unwrought aluminium ; aluminium waste and scrap 76.0 1 - all Nos II RL 5 76.02 Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, of aluminium ; alumi­ nium wire 76.02-all Nos II RL 6 76.03 Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of aluminium 76.03-all Nos II RL 7 76.04 Aluminium 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 0-20 mm 76.04-all Nos

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ANNEX IV

LIST A

List of products originating in Syria subject to import ceilings in 1977

Level of CCT NIMEXE Order No Description ceiling heading No code (tonnes) 1 2 3 4 5

r 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 bitumi­ nous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents 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 oils : c) For other purposes 27.10-59 II . Fuel oils : 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 ( 27.11 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons : y 87 500 I SYR 1 «ς A. Propane of a purity not less than 99 % : I. For use as power or heating fuel 27.11-03 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 of CCT NIMEXE Order No Description code ceiling heading No (tonnes)

1 2 3 4 5

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

I SYR 2 55.09 Other woven fabrics of cotton 55.09-all Nos 250

L ST B

List of products referred to in Article 2 originating in Syria

CCT NIMEXE Order No Description heading No code 1 2 3 4

II SYR 1 28.40 Phosphites, hypophosphites and phosphates : B. Phosphates (including polyphosphates) : II . Other 28.40-30 , 62, 65 , 71 , 79 , 81 , 85 II SYR 2 31.03 Mineral or chemical fertilizers, phosphatic 31.03-all Nos 31.05 Other fertilizers ; goods of the present Chapter in tablets, lozenges and similar prepared forms or in packings of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg : A. Other fertilizers : II SYR 3 I. Containing the three fertilizing substances : nitrogen , phosphorus and potassium 31.05-04 , 06 II SYR 4 II . Containing the two fertilizing substances : nitrogen and phos­ phorus 31.05-12, 14 , 16 , 19 II SYR 5 55.05 Cotton yarn , not put up for retail sale 55.05-all Nos (I SYR 6 76.01 Unwrought aluminium ; aluminium waste and scrap 76.01 - all Nos (I SYR 7 76.02 Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, of aluminium ; alumi­ nium wire 76.02-all Nos II SYR 8 76.03 Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of aluminium 76.03-all Nos [I SYR 9 76.04 Aluminium 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 0-20 mm 76.04-all Nos