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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC ) No 703 /78

of 20 March 1978 establishing indicative ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain products originating in Sweden ( 1978 )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, off against the indicative ceilings and keep the Member States informed ; whereas this cooperation must be all the closer since the Commission must be able to take Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European adequate measures to reintroduce Common Customs Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 Tariff duties whenever one of the ceilings has been thereof, reached ;

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas the trend of imports should be followed for certain products for which, under Article 3 of Proto­ Whereas an Agreement ( x) between the European col 1 , the Community has suspended the application of Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden was ceilings and for products which are not subject to the signed on 22 July 1972 ; ceiling system ; whereas it is therefore desirable that imports of such products should be subject to super­ vision , Whereas Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol 1 annexed to that Agreement make provision for a specific timetable for the progressive abolition of customs duties in respect of the products to which the Agreement applies; whereas HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : under Article 3 of that Protocol the imports of these products are limited to annual indicative ceilings above which the customs duties applicable to third countries Article 1 may be reintroduced ; whereas, however, under Article 3 (b), the Community has to suspend the application of 1 . From 1 January to 31 December 1978 , imports of certain ceilings ; whereas, on the other hand, in the event products originating in Sweden and indicated in Annex I of short-term economic difficulties, the Community to this Regulation shall be subject to indicative ceilings may, under Article 3 ( c) of Protocol 1 , maintain the ceil­ and to Community supervision. ing amounts of the preceding year; whereas, however, application of this measure must be limited to products most affected by the short-term difficulties; whereas, The description of the products referred to in the pre­ therefore, the ceilings to be applied in 1978 must be ceding subparagraphs, their tariff headings and statistic established ; whereas in this situation it is also necessary numbers and the levels of the indicative ceilings are that the Commission be regularly informed of the trend given in Annex I. of the imports of the products in question and, in con­ sequence, it is necessary to subject these imports to 2 . Amounts shall be set off against the indicative ceil­ supervision ; ings as and when products are entered with customs authorities for home use and accompanied by a move­ Whereas this objective may be achieved by means of an ment certificate conforming to the rules contained in administrative procedure based on setting off imports of Protocol 3 to the Agreement. the products in question against the indicative ceilings at Community level, as and when these products are entered with customs authorities for home use ; whereas Goods shall be set off against the indicative ceiling only this administrative procedure must make provision for if the movement certificate has been submitted before the reintroduction of Common Customs Tariff duties as the date on which customs duties are reimposed. soon as the ceilings have been reached at Community level ; The reaching of a ceiling shall be determined at Com­ munity level on the basis of imports set off against it in Whereas this administrative procedure requires close the manner defined in the preceding subparagraphs. and particularly rapid cooperation between the Member States and the Commission ; whereas the latter must, in particular, be able to follow the progress of amounts set The Member States shall periodically inform the Com­ mission of imports effected in accordance with the above rules; such information shall be supplied under (!) OJ No L 300, 31 . 12 . 1972 , p. 96 . the conditions laid down in paragraph 4 .

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3 . As soon as the ceilings have been reached, the Member States shall forward to the Commission, not Commission may issue a Regulation reimposing the later than the 15th day of each month, statements of customs duties provided for in Article 3 (f) of Protocol 1 imports of the products in question effected during the to the Agreement until the end of the calendar year. preceding month; to this end, only products submitted to the customs authorities under cover of an entry for home use and accompanied by a movement certificate 4 . Member States shall forward to the Commission, conforming to the rules contained in Protocol 3 to the not later than the 15th day of each month, statements Agreement shall be taken into consideration . of the amounts set off during the preceding month. They shall, if the Commission so requests, make up Article 3 such statements for periods of 10 days and forward them within five clear days of expiry of the preceding For the implementation of this Regulation the Com­ 10-day period. mission shall take all necessary measures in close coop­ eration with the Member States.

Article2¶

From 1 January to 31 December 1978 , imports of the This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day products referred to in Annex II which originate in following its publication in the Official Journal of the Sweden shall be subject to Community supervision . European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 March 1978 .

For the Council

The President

K. HEINESEN

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ANNEX I

LIST OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO INDICATIVE CEILINGS UPON IMPORTATION IN 1978

Level Order CCT Description NIMEXE code of ceiling No heading No (tonnes )

1 2 3 4 5

48.01 Paper and paperboard ( including cellulose wadding), in rolls or sheets : C. Kraft paper and kraft board: II . Other : IS 1 48.01-15 , 21 , 27 , 31 441 989 — Kraft liner paper and board ( a) IS 2 48.01-16 , 23 , 28 — Kraft paper for large capacity Ceiling bags ( a) delayed I S 3 — Other 48.01-08 , 09 , 11 , 12 , Ceiling 13 , 17 , 19 , 25 , delayed 26 , 29 , 33 ex F. Other : I S 4 — Bible paper, manifold ( thin typing) 32 312 48.01-58 , 61 , 62, 66 paper, printing paper and writing paper, containing not more than 5% of mechanical wood pulp ( a ) 1 S 5 48.01-64 , 65 , 69 137 342 — Printing paper and writing paper, containing more than 5% of mechanical wood pulp ( a), excluding manifold ( thin typing) paper IS 6 — Semi-chemical fluting paper for corru­ 48.01-75 Ceiling gated paperboard ( a) delayed IS 7 — Other, excluding cellulose wadding 48.01-41 , 43 , 45 , 52 , Ceiling and webs of cellulose fibres ( soft tissues) 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , delayed 77 , 82 , 84 , 86 , 88 , 91 , 93 , 95 , 97

IS 8 48.04 Composite paper or paperboard ( made by 48.04 all Nos Ceiling sticking flat layers together with an adhesive), delayed 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 9 B. Other 48.05-21 , 29 , 30, 50 , 54 315 80

48.07 Paper and paperboard, impregnated , coated, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed (hot constituting printed matter within Chapter 49 ), in rolls or sheets : C. Other :

(a) Subject to compliance with the definitions given in Annex III.

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Level Order CCT Description NIMEXE code of ceiling No heading No ( tonnes)

1 2 3 4 5

IS 10 48.07 48.07-57 , 58 , 59 42 905 — Coated printing or writing paper (cont'd) IS 11 — 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 12 B. Other 48.15-10 , 21 , 29 , 30 , 13 244 40 , 50 , 61 , 65 , 95 , 99

48.16 Boxes, bags and other packing containers, of paper or paperboard ; box files, letter trays and similar articles, of paper or paperboard, of a kind commonly used in offices, shops and the like :

IS 13 A. Boxes, bags and other packing containers 48.16-10 , 91 , 95 , 96 , Ceiling 98 delayed

48.21 Other articles of paper pulp , paper, paperboard or cellulose wadding:

B. Napkins and napkin liners, for babies, put 48.21-11 up for retail sale • 14 532 IS 14 | D. Other 48.21-15 , 21 , 25 , 31 ,

33 , 37 , 40 , 50 , 60 , 70 , 99

73.02 Ferro-alloys : IS 15 E. Ferro-chromium and ferro-silico-chromium 73.02-51 , 55 23 225

G. Other : IS 16 73.02-81 — Ferro-molybdenum Ceiling delayed

73.15 Alloy steel and high carbon steel in the forms mentioned in heading Nos 73.06 to 73.14 : B. Alloy steel :

IS 17 — Stainless or refractory ( a) 73.71-13 , 23 , 53 , 93 Ceiling 73.72-13 , 33 delayed 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

IS 18 — High speed ( a) 73.71-14 , 24 , 54 , 94 Ceiling 73.73-14 , 24 , 34 , 54 delayed 73.74-54 73.75-24 , 34 , 44 , 54 , 64 , 84 73.76-14

(a) Subject to compliance with the definitions given in Annex III.

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Level Order CCT NIMEXE code Description of ceiling No heading No ( tonnes)

1 2 3 4 5

IS 19 73.15 — Other 73.71-19 , 21 , 29 , 55 , 87 822 (!) (cont'd) 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 : ex C. Other : IS 20 — Tubes and pipes, of stainless or 73.18-44 , 51 , 66 , 76 Ceiling refractory steel ( a) delayed

81.04 Other base metals, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof; cermets, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof:

K. Titanium : I S 21 II . Other 81.04-58 49

(') Including products covered by the F ( SC Treaty. ( a ) Subject to compliance with the definitions given in Annex III .

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ANNEX II

LIST OF PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2

Order CCT Description NIMEXE code No heading No

1 2 3 4

II S 1 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 2 44.18 Reconstituted wood, being wood shavings, wood chips, 44.18 a Nos sawdust, wood flour or other ligneous waste agglomerated with natural or artificial resins or other organic binding substances, in sheets, blocks or the like

48.01 Paper and paperboard (including cellulose wadding), in rolls or sheets : ex F. Other : II S 3 — Sulphite wrapping and packaging paper ( a ) 48.01-71 , 73

II S 4 48.03 Parchment or greaseproof paper and paperboard, and imitations 48.03 all Nos thereof, and glazed transparent paper, in rolls or sheets

II S 5 44.11 Fibre building board of wood or other vegetable material, 44.11 all Nos whether or not bonded with natural or artificial resins or with other organic binders

73.02 Ferro-alloys : A. Ferro-manganese : II S 6 II . Other 73.02-19, 40 D. Ferro-silico-manganese II S 7 C. Ferro-silicon 73.02-30 G. Other : II S 8 — Ferro-vanadium 73.02-83 II S 9 73.02-60, 70 , 98 — Others excluding ferro-molybdenum and ferro-vana­ dium

73.15 Alloy steel and high carbon steel in the form mentioned in heading Nos 73.06 to 73.14 : II S 10 A. High carbon steel (*) 73.61-10, 20 , 50, 90 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

(') Including products covered by the ECSC Treaty. (a) Subject to compliance with the definition given in Annex III .

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Order CCT NIMEXE code Description No heading No

1 2 3 4

73.18 Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of iron (other than of cast iron ) or steel , excluding high-pressure hydro-electric conduits : 73.18-15 B. Straight and of uniform wall-thickness, 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 115% of carbon, not less than 0.50% but not more than 2% of chromium and not more than 0.50% of molybdenum

IIS 11 ex C. Other : — Tubes and pipes, straight, and of uniform wall- 73.18-21 thickness, other than those falling in A above, of a length of more than 4.50 m, of alloy steel con­ taining 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% of chromium and not more than 0.50% of molybdenum

76.01 Unwrought aluminium, aluminium waste and scrap : IIS 12 A. Unwrought 76.01-11 , 15

81.04 Other base metals, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof; cermets, unwrought or wrought, and articles thereof:

K. Titanium : II S 13 I. Unwrought, waste and scrap 81.04-56

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ANNEX III

DEFINITIONS

ex 48.01 C II Kraft liner ' Kraft liner' 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 115 g/m2 and having a Mullen burst ratio of not less than 35 .

ex 48.01 C II Kraft paper for large-capacity sacks 'Kraft paper for large-capacity sacks' means machine-finished paper, in rolls, containing not less than 80% 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% in the cross direction and of more than 2% in the machine direction .

ex 48.01 F Printing paper and writing paper, containing not more than 5% of mechan­ ical wood pulp 'Printing paper and writing paper, containing not more than 5% of mechan­ ical wood pulp' means paper other than machine-glazed, used for printing or writing, which contains not more than 5% of mechanical wood pulp calcu­ lated on total fibre content.

ex 48.01 F 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 F Semi-chemical fluting paper 'Semi-chemical fluting paper' means paper, in rolls, containing not less than 65% 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 resist­ ance exceeding 20 kgf.

ex 48.01 F Sulphite wrapping and packaging paper 'Sulphite wrapping and packaging paper' means machine-glazed paper, con­ taining more than 40% of chemical bisulphite wood pulp, calculated on total fibre content, having an ash content of not more than 8% and having a Mul­ len burst ratio of not less than 15 .

ex 73.15 B Alloy steel, stainless or heat-resisting '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 ex 73.18 C ' High-speed alloy steel' means alloy steel containing, with or without other alloy elements, at least two of the following three elements: tungsten (wolf­ ram), 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 .