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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2818/77 of 28 November 1977 establishing ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain products originating in Israel ( 1978 )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , able to take adequate measures to reintroduce 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 Whereas the trend of imports of certain products not 113 thereof, 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 between the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : European Economic Community and the State of Israel (*) signed on 11 May 1975 , and Articles 1 and 2 Article 1 of Protocol 1 annexed thereto make provision for the progressive abolition of customs duties in respect of the products to which the Agreement applies ; where­ 1 . From 1 January to 31 December 1978 , imports as by way of derogation from these Articles, Article 5 of the products originating in Israel listed in Annex I of that Protocol provides that for imports of products shall be subject to annual ceilings and Community listed in that Article the reduction of duties shall be supervision . limited to ceilings, above which the customs duties The description of the products referred to in the first applicable to third countries may be reintroduced ; paragraph, their tariff headings and statistical whereas the ceilings to be applied in 1978 should numbers and the levels of the ceilings are given in therefore be determined ; whereas the application of Annex I. ceilings requires that the Community be regularly in­ formed of the trend of imports of the products in 2. Amounts shall be set off against the ceilings as question originating in Israel ; whereas it is therefore and when products are submitted to the customs desirable that imports of these products be subjected authorities under cover of a declaration that they to a system of supervision ; have been made available for home use and accom­ panied by a movement certificate conforming to the Whereas this objective may be achieved by means of rules contained in Protocol 3 to the Agreement be­ an administrative procedure based on charging im­ tween the Community and Israel. However, in the ports of the products in question against the ceilings case of products falling within Chapter 27, the certifi­ at Community level, as and when these products are cate of origin may replace the movement certificate. submitted to the customs authorities under cover of declarations that they have been made available for Goods shall be set off against the ceiling only if the home use ; whereas this administrative procedure movement certificate or, in the case of goods falling must make provision for the reintroduction of within Chapter 27, the certificate of origin has been submitted before the date on which customs duties customs tariff duties as soon as the ceilings have been reached at Community level ; are reimposed. The reaching of a ceiling shall be determined at Community level on the basis of imports set off Whereas this administrative procedure requires close against it in the manner defined in the preceding sub­ and particularly rapid cooperation between the Mem­ paragraphs . ber States and the Commission ; whereas the latter must, in particular, be able to follow the progress of The Member States shall inform the Commission at amounts set off against the ceilings and keep the the intervals and within the time limits specified in Member States informed ; whereas this cooperation paragraph 4 of any imports effected in accordance must be all the closer since the Commission must be with the above rules .

3 . As soon as the ceiling have been reached, the (*) OJ No L 136, 28 . 5 . 1975, p. 3 . Commission may issue a Regulation reimposing the

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customs duties specified in Articles 2 and 5 ( 6) of Pro­ Member States shall forward to the Commission not tocol 1 to the Agreement until the end of the calen­ later than the 15th day of each month statements of dar year . imports of the products in question effected during the preceding month ; only products submitted to the customs authorities under cover of a declaration that 4 . Member States shall forward to the Commission they are to be made available for home use and ac­ not later than the 15th day of each month statements companied by a movement certificate conforming to of the amounts set off during the preceding month. the rules contained in Protocol 3 to the Agreement They shall, if the Commission so requests, make up shall be taken into consideration for this purpose . such statements for periods of 10 days and forward them within five clear days of expiry of the preceding Article 3 10-day period . For the implementation of this Regulation the Com­ mission shall take all necessary measures in close Article 2 cooperation with the Member States .

During the period from 1 January until 31 December Article 4 1978 , imports of the products referred to in Annex II which originate in Israel shall be subjected to Com­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January munity supervision . 1978 .

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

Done at Brussels , 28 November 1977.

For the Council The President

L. OUTERS

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ANNEX 1

List of products subject to import ceilings in 1978

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

27.10 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude ; preparations not else­ where 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 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 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

27.11 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons : I IL 1 A. Propane of a purity not less than 99 % : 694 575 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 pruposes 27.13-89 II . Other 27.13-90

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

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CCT NIMEXE Level of Order No Description ceiling heading No code (tonnes) 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 materials : C. Other : II . Other 27.14-99

I IL 2 29.02 Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons : A. Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons : III . Bromides and polybromides 29.02-40 2 084

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 , 3-5 25 , 27, 28

I IL 4 55.05 Cotton yarn , not put up for retail sale 55.05-all Nos 1 042

I IL 5 55.09 Other woven fabrics of cotton 55.09-all Nos 463

I IL 6 60.03 Stockings , under stockings , socks, ankle socks, sockettes and the like, knitted or crocheted, not elastic for rubberized 60.03-all Nos 116

I IL 7 60.05 Outer garments and other articles , knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized 60.05-all Nos 521

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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, orhto­ and pyro-) 28.10-00

II IL 3 A 28.30 Chlorides, oxychlorides and hydroxychlorides ; bromides and oxybromides ; iodides and oxyiodides : C. Other : — Bromides and oxybromides 28.30-93, 95

II IL 3 B 28.31 Hypochlorites ; commercial calcium hypochlorite ; chlorites ; hypobromites : C. Other : — Hypobromites 28.31-99

II IL 3 C 28.32 Chlorates and Perchlorates ; bromates and perbromates ; iodates and periodates : C. Other : — Bromates and perbromates 28.32-90

II IL 4 28.40 Phosphites, hypophosphites 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 halogenated, 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 : I. Superphosphates 31.03-15

II IL 7 39.02 Polymerization and copolymerization products (for example, polyethylene, polytetrahaíoethylenes, polyisobutylene, poly­ styrene, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl chloroacetate and other polyvinyl derivatives, polyacrylic and polymethacrylic derivatives, coumarone-indene resins) : C. Other : VII . Polyvinyl chloride : II IL 7 A a) In one of the forms mentioned in Note 3 ( a) and ( b) to this Chapter 39.02-41 , 43 II IL 7 B b) In other forms 39.02-45, 46, 47, 51 , 52, 53 , 54, 57, 59, 61 , 66

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CCT NIMEXE Order No Description code heading No

1 2 3 4

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

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 monofil 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 Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste) 56.07-all Nos

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

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