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REGULATION (EEC)No3578/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of28December1973
openingtariffpreferencesforcertaintextileproductsoriginatinginYugoslavia
whereasthispossibilitymaybeadoptedinteralia
withaviewtoremedyinganyunfavourable
situationswhichmightariseintheassociated
countriesfollowingtheimplementation ofthe
generalizedpreferencescheme;
Whereas,moreover,theConferenceofHeadsof
StateorofGovernment oftheMemberStatesand
theStatesaccedingtotheEuropeanCommunities
heldinParisfrom19to21October1972invitedthe
CommunityinstitutionsandtheMemberStates
progressively toadoptanoverallpolicyof
developmentcooperationonaworld-widescale
comprisinginparticulartheimprovement of
generalizedpreferenceswiththeaimofachievinga
steadyincreaseinimportsofmanufactures fromthe
developingcountries;
Whereas,inaccordancewithProtocolNo23tothe
ActofAccession (2),thegeneralizedtariffpreference
schemewillbeapplicableinthenewMemberStates
from1January1974;
Whereasforthevariouscategoriesoftextile
productsinquestionCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3502/73(3)of18December1973opening,allocating
andprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunity
tariffquotasforcertaintextileproductsoriginating
indevelopingcountriesandCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No3503/73(4)of18December1973opening
tariffpreferencesinrespectofcertaintextile
productsoriginatingindevelopingcountriesputinto
effecttheabovementioned offerfor1974infavour
ofthosedevelopingcountriessatisfyingthe
conditionsoutlinedaboveandlistedinAnnexBto
thoseRegulations ;whereasthismeasurehasbeen
takenonatransitionalbasis,theCommission
countingonthecountriesthusconcernedtotake
measuresensuringthatequivalentobjectiveswere
respected,atleastthroughout1974;whereas
Yugoslaviaforitsparthasenteredintocommitments
similartothosemadeundertheLong-term
Arrangement ;whereasYugoslaviashould,therefore,
alsobegrantedthebenefitoftariffpreferencesfor
theabovementioned textileproductsandalsofor
1974;whereas,inordernottoaffecttheadvantages
whichthepresentbeneficiariesenjoyforthese
products,separateceilingsatzerodutyshouldbe
openedexclusivelyforproductsoriginatinginTHECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,
Havingregardtotheproposalfromthe
Commission ;
WhereaswithinthecontextofUNCTADthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityofferedtogrant
tariffpreferencesonfinishedandsemi-finished
productsoriginating indevelopingcountries;
whereasthepreferentialtreatmentproposedinthat
offercovers,generallyspeaking,allfinishedand
semi-finishedproductsfallingwithinChapters25to
99oftheBrusselsNomenclature andoriginatingin
developingcountries;
Whereas,however,inrespectofcottontextile
productscoveredbytheLong-termArrangement0)
regardingInternationalTradeinCottonTextilesthe
offermadebytheCommunitylaysdownthatthe
preferences,intheformofduty-freeceilings,willbe
grantedtothecountriesbenefitingfromgeneralized
preferenceswhicharesignatoriestotheLong-term
Arrangement orpossiblytothosecountries
benefitingfromgeneralizedpreferenceswhich
undertakeinrespectoftheCommunity
commitments similartothoseexistingunderthat
Arrangementandforitsduration;whereas,having
particularregardtothelinkwhichArticle6ofthe
Long-termArrangement establishesbetweencotton
productsandsubstituteproducts,itappearsjustified
inthesecircumstances andbyvirtueofthefactthat
atotalsuspensionofcustomsdutiesisinvolvedto
includeinthesameschemeasthatdescribedabove
thosesubstitutetextileproductsgiveninthe
conditionallistofpartialandlimitedreductionsof
customsdutiesdepositedwithGATTbythe
Community duringthelastseriesoftariff
negotiations ;
WhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludes
aclausestipulatingthattheCommunitydrewupthe
offerontheassumptionthatallthemain
industrialized countrieswhicharemembersofthe
OECDwouldparticipateingrantingpreferencesand
wouldmakesimilareffortsinthisdirection;
whereas,moreover,itisevidentfromthe
conclusionsworkedoutinUNCTADthatthisoffer,
whilebeingofatemporarynature,doesnot
constituteabindingcommitmentand,inparticular,
maybewithdrawnwhollyorinpartatalaterdate;(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(»)OJNoL225,12.10.1970,p.29.(3)OJNoL358,28.12.1973.
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dutiesandthetariffdutiesofthenewMember
StatesontheproductslistedintheAnnexshallbe
totallysuspendedforCommunityceilingsuptothe
volumeinmetrictonsindicatedincolumn3ofthe
Annexinrespectofeachofthoseproducts.
Irelandisauthorizedtoapplyquotadutiesequalto
thedutieswhichitappliestoimportsofthesame
productsfromMemberStatesotherthantheUnited
Kingdom.
2.Thebenefitofthesuspensionreferredtoin
paragraph1isgrantedonlyforproductsoriginating
inYugoslavia .ForthepurposesofthisRegulation
theconceptoforiginatingproductsshallbe
determinedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle14ofRegulation (EEC)No802/68.Yugoslavia;whereaseachoftheseceilingsshould
undernormalconditionsbeequaltothemaximum
amountfixedbyRegulations (EEC)No3502/73and
(EEC)No3503/73forcorresponding products,with
alowerlimitof10°/oandanupperlimitof100"°/o
ofthequantitiesofthetypesofproductsinquestion
exportedfromYugoslaviatotheCommunityin1968;
whereastheseceilingsmustbeadjustedinorderto
takeaccountofcertainspecialcaseswherethereare
nodeliveriesfromYugoslavia;whereastheseceilings
mustbeadjusted,however,totakeaccountinteralia
ofcertainparticularcaseswherethereareno
deliveriesfromYugoslavia;
Whereas,therefore,inrespectofeachofthetypesof
productslistedintheAnnextothisRegulation,the
Communityshoulduntil31December1974allow
duty-freeimportsuptotheCommunityceilings
indicatedoppositeeachofthoseclasses;whereasthe
benefitofthesetariffquotasshouldapplyonlyto
productsoriginatinginYugoslavia,andtheconcept
oforiginatingproductsshouldbedeterminedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle
14ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No802/68(1)of
27June1968onthecommondefinitionofthe
conceptoftheoriginofgoods;
Whereas,intheevent,theseobjectivesmaybe
attainedbyamethodofadministration basedonthe
chargingatCommunitylevelofimportsofthe
productsinquestionagainsttheabovementioned
ceilingsasandwhentheproductsareenteredfor
homeuseandareaccompanied byacertificateof
origin;whereasthisformofadministration should
makeitpossibletoreintroducedutiesassoonasthe
ceilingshavebeenreachedatCommunitylevel;
Whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose
andparticularlyrapidcollaboration betweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommission ,andthe
Commissionmustinparticularbeabletofollowthe
extenttowhichchargesaremadeinrespectofthe
ceilingsandinformtheMemberStatesthereof;
whereasthiscollaborationmustbesufficientlyclose
fortheCommissiontobeabletotakeadequate
measurestoreintroducethenormalduties,Article2
Assoonastheceilingsindicatedincolumn3ofhe
AnnexhavebeenreachedatCommunitylevel,the
normaldutiesmaybereintroducedatanytimeon
importsofproductsoriginatinginYugoslavia,until
theendoftheperiodspecifiedinArticle1(1).
Article3
1.Importsoftheproductsinquestionshallbe
actuallychargedagainsttheCommunityceilingsas
andwhentheproductsareenteredforhomeuse
andareaccompanied byacertificateoforigin
pursuanttotheruleslaiddowninArticle1(2).
2.Goodsmaybechargedagainstaceilingonlyif
thecertificateoforiginreferredtoinparagraph1is
submittedbeforethedateonwhichthelevyingof
dutiesisreintroduced .
3.Theextenttowhichtheceilingshaveactually
beenfilledshallbedeterminedatCommunitylevel
onthebasisofimportschargedinaccordancewith
paragraphs 1and2.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1974,subject
toArticles2and4(2),theCommonCustomsTariffArticle4
1.TheCommission ,inclosecollaboration with
theMemberStates,shalltakeallnecessarymeasures
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2.TheCommission shall,bymeansofa
Regulation,reintroducethelevyingofnormalduties
inrespectofYugoslavia,inaccordancewithArticle2.againsttheCommunityceilingsprovidedforin
Article1(1).
Article5 Article6
TheMemberStatesshallregularlyinformthe
CommissionofimportswhichareactuallychargedThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28December1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
OveGULDBERG

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ANNEX
ListoftheproductsoriginatinginYugoslaviawhicharecoveredbygeneralizedtariff
preferencesforcertaintextileproducts
OrderNoCCT
headingNo DescriptionCommunity
ceiling
(inmetrictons)
1 (2) (3)
1 54.05Wovenfabricsofflaxoryarn 36
2 55.05Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale:
A.Multipleorcabled,finished,inballsoroncards,reels,tubesor
similarsupports,ofaweight(includingsupport)notexceeding900g15
3 B.Other:
I.Measuring,persingleyarn,120000mormoreperkg12
4 55.06Cottonyarn,putupforretailsale3-5
5 55.07Cottongauze4-5
6 55.08Terrytowellingandsimilarterryfabrics,ofcotton12
7 55.09 Otherwovenfabricsofcotton:
B.Other 90
8 58.04Wovenpilefabricsandchenillefabrics(otherthanterrytowellingor
similarterryfabricsofcottonfallingwithinheadingNo55.08and
fabricsfallingwithinheadingNo58.05)80
9 58.10Embroidery,inthepiece,instripsorinmotifs28
10 60.01Knittedorcrochetedfabric,notelasticorrubberized :
B.Ofman-madefibres
C.Ofothertextilematerials15
11ex60.02Gloves,mittensandmitts,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticorrubberized,
ofcotton 15
12 60.05
60.06Outergarmentsandotherarticles,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticor
rubberized
A.Outergarmentsandclothingaccessories :
exII.Other,ofcotton
exB.Other,ofcotton
Knittedorcrochetedfabricandarticlesthereof,elasticorrubberized
(includingelasticknee-capsandelasticstockings):
A.Fabric:45
13 —Incottonfabric 4-5
14
61.03—Other
Men'sandboys'undergarments,includingcollars,shirtfrontsandcuffs:4-5
15 —Incottonfabric
—Other 83

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OrderNoCCT
headingNo
1Description
2Community
ceiling
(inmetrictons)
3
16ex61.04Women's,girls'andinfants'undergarments,ofcotton 51
17 61.05 Handkerchiefs 28
18 62.01Travellingrugsandblankets:
B.Other:
I.OfCotton 15
19 62.03Sacksandbags,ofakindusedforthepackingofgoods:
B.Ofothertextilematerials:
I.Used:
ex(b)Other:
—Incottonfabric
exII.Other:
—Incottonfabric81
20 62.04Tarpaulins,sails,awnings,sunblinds,tentsandcampinggoods 90