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REGULATION (EEC)No3015/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of17November1975
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forraworunmanufactured flue-curedVirginiatypetobaccooriginatingindeveloping
countries
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,applicabletosuchgoodsbyvirtueofthatRegulation,
and,inrespectofproductswhicharesubjecttothe
singlecustomsduty,ofareductioninsuchduty;
whereaspreferentialimportsoftheproducts
concernedcouldbeeffectedwithoutquantitative
restrictions;whereasitappearsappropriate,however,
inviewofthesensitiveness ofthetobaccosector
generallyandoftheneedtosafeguardtheinterests
oftheassociatedcountriesandoftheACPStatesin
thisfield,tolaydownforraworunmanufactured
flue-curedVirginiatypetobaccospecialconditions
consistinginareductionofthecustomsduty
applicabletothatproductwithinthelimitsofa
Communitytariffquota;
WhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludes
aclausestatingthattheCommunitydrewupthe
offerontheassumptionthatallthemainindustrial­
izedcountrieswhicharemembersoftheOECD
wouldparticipateingrantingpreferencesandwould
makesimilareffortsinthisdirection;whereas,more­
over,itisevidentfromtheconclusionsworkedoutin
UNCTADthatthisoffer,whilebeingofatemporary
nature,doesnotconstituteabindingcommitment
and,inparticular,maybewithdrawnwhollyorin
partatalaterdate;whereasthispossibilitymaybe
adoptedinteraliawithaviewtoremedyingany
unfavourable situationswhichmightariseinthe
ACPStatesfollowingtheimplementation ofthe
generalizedpreferencescheme;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article43thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament (x);
WhereasintheJointDeclarationofIntent(2)onthe
developmentoftraderelationswithSriLanka,India,
Malaysia,PakistanandSingapore,theCommunity
declareditsreadinesstoseeksolutionstothe
problemswhichmayariseinthefieldoftradewith
thecountriesreferredto;
Whereas,ontheonehand,forseveralAsiancountries
oftheCommonwealth andparticularlyIndia,the
typeofunmanufactured tobaccoconcernedisanim­
portantexportproductandtheflowoftradeinsuch
productsislikelytobechangedasaresultofthe
enlargementoftheCommunityand,ontheother
hand,thesecountriesareamongtheworsthitbythe
presenteconomiccrisis;whereasthesystemof
generalizedtariffpreferencesmayconstitutea
solutiontotheproblemsofthisnature;whereas
thistypeoftobaccoshouldexceptionally beincluded
foratransitionalperiodinthesystemofgeneralized
preferences ;
Whereas,withinthecontextofUNCTAD,the
EuropeanEconomicCommunityofferedtogrant
tariffpreferencesoncertainprocessedagricultural
productsofChapters1to24oftheCommon
CustomsTariffwhichoriginateindeveloping
countries;whereasthepreferential treatment
proposedinthatofferconsists,inrespectofcertain
goodswhicharesubjecttothetradearrangements
laiddowninRegulation (EEC)No1059/69,ofa
reductioninthefixedcomponentofthechargeWhereastariffpreferenceshavebeenappliedasfrom
thesecondhalfof1971;whereas,however,forthe
typeoftobaccoinquestionthesaidsystemoftariff
preferenceshasbeenmadeapplicablein1974asa
transitionalmeasureanditisappropriatetocontinue
thissystemfor1976:
Whereasitisexpedient,therefore,thattheCom­
munityshouldopenfor1976forraworunmanu­
facturedflue-curedVirginiatypetobacco,originatirig
inthecountriesandterritorieslistedintheAnnex,
aCommunitytariffquotalimitedto38000metric
tons,atacustomsdutyrateof10-5%witha
minimumchargeof12-5unitsofaccountandamaxi­
mumchargeof15unitsofaccountper100kilo­
grammesnetweight;oOJNoC257,10.11.1975,p.30.
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Whereas,inaccordancewithProtocol23totheAct
ofAccession(*),thegeneralizedtariffpreference
schemebecamefullyapplicableinthenewMember
Stateson1January1974;Whereas,onthebasisoftheavailablestatisticaldata
whichcoveronlyarelativelybriefperiodandwhereas
theyshouldbeweightedonthebasisoftheestimates
whichmaybemadeinrespectofthequotayear,the
sharesinthequotaamountmaybesetoutas
follows:
Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland4350metrictons
3250metrictons
700metrictons
3000metrictons
1900metrictons
1500metrictonsWhereas,fortheproductconcerned,thisscheme
would,however,involvetheapplicationinthenew
MemberStatesin1976ofcustomsdutieshigher
thanorveryclosetothosewhichwillbeapplied
bythenewMemberStatestonon-membercountries
ingeneralonthebasisoftheprovisionsoftheabove­
mentionedAct;whereasthissituationwouldcomply
neitherwiththespiritnorwiththeverynatureofthe
generalizedpreferencescheme;whereas,inorderto
maintainanequivalentpreferentialmarginforthese
productsalso,reducedcustomsdutiesshouldbe
appliedtothem,inaccordancewithdetailedrules
basedontheprincipleofmaintaining,inthenew
MemberStates,apreferenceproportionaltothat
whichexistsbetweenthedutiesoftheCommon
CustomsTariffandthedutiesgiveninArticle1of
thisRegulation;whereas,withaviewtogranting
thebeneficiarydevelopingcountriesthebestpossible
treatment,inaccordancewiththeobjectivesofthe
preferencescheme,thedutiesgivenintheabovemen­
tionedArticle1shouldalsobeappliedwhereverthe
dutiescalculatedaccordingtotheabovementioned
detailedrulesprovetobehigherthanthem;UnitedKingdom23300metrictons
Whereas,withoutaffectingtheCommunitynature
ofthetariffquotaunderconsideration ,itappears
possibletoprovidetemporarilyforautilization
schemebasedonasingleallocationamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,moreover,theallocation
setoutbythisRegulationinnowayprejudicesthe
possibilityofadoptingthegeneralmethodof
allocationofCommunitytariffquotascomprising
thesettingupofareserveshare;whereasatthis
transitionalstageitappearsfeasiblethatsuchallo­
cationcouldbemadeaccordingtotheamountsset
outabove;
WhereasthesharesoftheMemberStatesinthe
Communitytariffquota,inviewofitsdurationand
itsamount,donotappearinthisinstanceto
compromisetheequalaccessforCommunityim­
porterstoCommunitytariffquotas;whereasfor
thissamereasonitwouldappearexpedienttoallow
eachMemberStatetochoosethesystemfor
administering itsshare;Whereasthebenefitofthistariffquotashouldbe
reservedforproductsoriginatinginthecountriesand
territoriesunderconsideration ,theconceptof
'originatingproducts'beingdeterminedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle14ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No802/68(*)of27June1968
on'thecommondefinitionoftheconceptofthe
originofgoods;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgareunitedinandrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcerningthe
administration oftheshareallocatedtothat
EconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneof
itsmembers,Whereasitisnecessarytoensureequalandcontin­
uousaccessforallCommunityimporterstothe
abovementioned quotaandtheuninterrupted appli­
cationoftheratelaiddownforthisquotatoall
importsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthisquotaisusedup;whereas,having
regardtotheprinciplessetoutabove,theCommunity
natureofthequotacanberespectedbyallocating
theCommunitytariffquotaamongMemberStates;
whereas,moreover,tothisendandinthecontextof
theutilizationsystem,theactualchargesagainstthe
quotamayrelateonlytoproductswhichhavebeen
enteredforhomeuseandwhichareaccompanied
byacertificateoforigin;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1976aCommu­
nitytariffquotaof38000metrictonsshallbe
openedintheCommunityfortheimportsofrawor
unmanufactured flu^-curedVirginiatypetobacco
fallingwithinsubheadingex24.01BoftheCommon
CustomsTariff.Withinthistariffquotathecustoms(!)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.178.
(8)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.

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Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom4350metrictons
3250metrictons
700metrictons
3000metrictons
1900metrictons
1500metrictons
23300metrictonsdutyshallbesuspendedat10-5%withaminimum
chargeof12-5unitsofaccountandamaximum
chargeof15unitsofaccountper100kilogrammes
netweight.
OnimportationintoDenmark,Irelandandthe
UnitedKingdom,thereshallbeappliedthecustoms
dutiesdeterminedbymultiplying ,byacoefficient
equaltothemarginofpreferencesexistingbetween
thedutygiveninthefirstsubparagraph andthe
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesapplicable,theduties
obtainedbyreducingby80%thedifferencebetween
thelowestdutyappliedon1January1972tothe
developingcountriessetoutintheAnnexandthe
CommonCustomsTariff.
However,thedutiesgiveninthefirstsubparagraph
shallbeappliedwherethedutiesresultingfromthe
abovementioned calculationarehigherthanthem.
2.Thistariffquotashallapplysolelytoproducts
originatinginthecountriesandterritorieslistedin
theAnnex.However,thoseimportswhichenjoy
exemptionfromcustomsdutiesunderotherpre­
ferentialtariffarrangementsgrantedbytheCommu­
nitymaynotbechargedagainstthistariffquota.
ForthepurposesoftheapplicationofthisRegulation
theconceptof'originatingproducts'shallbede­
terminedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle14ofRegulation (EEC)No802/68.
Entrytothistariffquotashallbesubjecttothe
productionofacertificateofauthenticityappearing
inthecertificateoforiginandmadeoutinaccord­
ancewiththeprocedurereferredtointhesecond
subparagraph .Article3
1.TheMemberStatesshallensurefreeaccessto
thesharewhichhasbeenallocatedtothemfor
importersoftheproductsconcernedwhoare
establishedontheirterritory.
2.TheextenttowhichthesharesofMemberStates
havebeenactuallyfilledshallbedeterminedonthe
basisofimportsofthesaidgoodswhichhavebeen
enteredforhomeuse,andwhichareaccompanied
byacertificateoforigininaccordancewiththerules
referredtoinArticle1(2).
3.Goodsmayqualifyforatariffquotaonlyifthe
certificateoforiginreferredtoinparagraph2is
submittedbeforethedateonwhichthelevyingof
dutiesisre-introduced .
Article4
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
monthlyintervalsofimportsofthesaidgoods
actuallychargedagainsttheirshares.This
informationshallshowboththevalueexpressedin
unitsofaccountandthequantityexpressedinmetric
tons.
Article5
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethattheaboveArticlesareobserved.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1976.Article2
TheCommunitytariffquotamentionedinArticle1
shallbeallocatedinshareswhich,foreachMember
State,shallbeoftheamountindicatedbelow.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17November1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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ANNEX
Listofdevelopingcountriesandterritoriesenjoyinggeneralizedtariffpreferences
INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
Afghanistan
Algeria
Argentina
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Bhutan
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Burma
Burundi
Cameroon
CapeVerdeIslands
CentralAfricanRepublic
Chad
Chile
Colombia
Congo,People'sRepublicof
CostaRica
Cuba
CyprusQatar
Rwanda
SaudiArabia
Senegal
SierraLeone
Singapore
Somalia
SriLanka
Sudan
Surinam
Swaziland
Syria
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
TrinidadandTobago
Tunisia
Uganda
UnitedArabEmirates:
AbuDhabi
Dubai
RasalKhaimah
Fujairah
Ajman
SharjahHaiti
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
IvoryCoast
Jamaica
Jordan
Kenya
KhmerRepublic
Korea(South)
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
MalagasyRepublic
Malawi
Malaysia
MaldiveIslands
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Morocco
Nauru
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
PapuaNewGuinea
Paraguay
Peru
PhilippinesDahomey
UmmalQaiwain
UpperVolta
Uruguay
VenezuelaDominicanRepublic
Ecuador
Egypt,ArabRepublicof
ElSalvador
EquatorialGuinea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
GuineaBissau
GuyanaVietnam,Republicof
WesternSamoa
Yemen,People'sDemocratic
Republicof
YemenArabRepublic
Yugoslavia
Zaïre
Zambia

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COUNTRIES ANDTERRITORIES
dependentoradministered ,orforwhoseexternalrelationsMemberStatesoftheCommunity
orthirdcountriesarewhollyorpartlyresponsible
AfarsandIssas(Territoryofthe)
Angola(includingCabinda)
AustralianAntarcticTerritory
Belize
Bermuda
BritishAntarcticTerritory
BritishIndianOceanTerritory(Aldabra,Farquhar,ChagosArchipelago,Desroches)
BritishPacificOcean(*)
Brunei
CaymanIslandsandDependencies
ChristmasIsland
Cocos(Keeling)Islands
ComoroArchipelago
CornIslandsandSwanIslands
FalklandIslandsandDependencies
FrenchPolynesia
FrenchSouthernandAntarcticTerritories
Gibraltar
HeardIslandandMcDonaldIslands
HongKong
LeewardIslands(2)
Macao
Mozambique
Netherlands Antilles
NewCaledoniaandDependencies
NorfolkIsland
PacificIslandsadministeredbytheUnitedStatesofAmericaorunderUnitedStatestrusteeship (3)
PortugueseTimor
StHelena(includingAscension,GoughIsland,andTristandaCunha)
SaintPierreandMiquelon
SaoToméandPrincipe
Seychelles (includingAmirantes)
Sikkim
SpanishterritoriesinAfrica
TerritoriesforwhichNewZealandisresponsible (CookIslands,NiueIsland,TokelauIslands
andRossDependency )
TurksandCaicosIslands
VirginIslandsoftheUnitedStates(StCroix,StThomas,StJohn,etc.)
WallisandFutunaIslands
WindwardIslands(4)
Note:Theabovelistsmaybeamendedsubsequentlytotakeaccountofchangesintheinter­
nationalstatusofcountriesorterritories.
(*)GilbertIslands,Tuvalu,BritishSolomonIslands,NewHebridesCondominium ,andPitcairnIslands.
(*)Antigua,Montserrat,StKitts-Nevis-Anguilla ,BritishVirginIslands.
(')ThePacificIslandsadministered bytheUnitedStatesofAmericainclude:Guam,AmericanSamoa(including
Swain'sIsland),MidwayIslands,JohnstonandSandIslands,WakeIslandandtheTrustTerritoryofthePacific
Islands(theCaroline,MarianasandMarshallIslands).
(4)Dominica,StLucia,StVincent.