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REGULATION (EEC)No166/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of21January1974
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotaforunmanufactured tobaccoofthetype'flue-curedVirginia'originating
indevelopingcountries
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment;
WhereasintheJointDeclarationofIntent(!)onthe
development oftraderelationswithSriLanka,India,
Malaysia,PakistanandSingapore,theCommunity
declareditsreadinesstoseeksolutionstothe
problemswhichmayariseinthefieldoftradewith
thecountriesreferredto;
WhereasinrespectofseveralAsiancountriesofthe
Commonwealth andparticularlyasregardsIndia,the
typeofunmanufactured tobaccoconcernedisan
importantexportproductandtheflowoftradein
suchproductsislikelytobechangedasaresultofthe
enlargementoftheCommunity ;whereasthesystem
ofgeneralizedtariffpreferencesmayconstituteasolu­
tiontotheproblemsofthisnatureandwhereasthis
typeofunmanufactured tobaccoshouldbeincluded
foratransitionalperiodofoneyearinthesystemof
generalizedpreferences ;
Whereas,withinthecontextofUNCTAD,theEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityofferedtogranttariff
preferencesoncertainprocessedagriculturalproducts
ofChapters 1to24oftheCommonCustomsTariff
whichoriginateindevelopingcountries;whereasthe
preferentialtreatmentproposedinthatofferconsists,
inrespectofcertaingoodswhicharesubjecttothe
tradearrangements laiddowninRegulation(EEC)No
1059/69,ofareductioninthefixedcomponentofthe
chargeapplicabletosuchgoodsbyvirtueofthatRegu­
lation,and,inrespectofproductswhicharesubjectto
thesinglecustomsduty,ofareductioninsuchduty;
whereaspreferentialimportsoftheproducts
concernedcouldbeeffectedwithoutquantitative
restrictions ;whereasitappearsappropriate,however,
inviewofthesensitiveness ofthetobaccosector
generallyandoftheneedtosafeguardtheinterestsof
theassociatedcountriesinthisfield,tolaydownfor
raworunmanufactured tobaccoofthe'flue-cured
Virginia'typespecialconditionsconsistinginareduc­
tionofthecustomsdutyapplicabletothatproduct
withinthelimitsofaCommunitytariffquota;WhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludesa
clausestatingthattheCommunitydrewuptheoffer
ontheassumptionthatallthemainindustrialized
countrieswhicharemembersoftheOECDwould
participateingrantingpreferencesandwouldmake
similareffortsinthisdirection;whereas,moreover,it
isevidentfromtheconclusions workedoutin
UNCTADthatthisoffer,whilebeingofatemporary
nature,doesnotconstituteabindingcommitment
and,inparticular,maybewithdrawnwhollyorinpart
atalaterdate;whereasthispossibilitymaybe
adopted,interalia,withaviewtoremedyingany
unfavourable situationswhichmightariseinthe
associatedcountriesfollowingtheimplementation of
thegeneralizedpreferencescheme;
Whereastariffpreferenceshavebeenappliedasfrom
thesecondhalfof1971andwhereasthesepreferences
shouldcontinuetobeappliedthroughout1974;
Whereasitisexpedient,therefore,thattheCommu­
nityshouldopenfor1974,forraworunmanufactured
tobaccoofthe'flue-curedVirginia'type,originatingin
thecountriesandterritorieslistedintheAnnex,a
Communitytariffquotalimitedto30millionunitsof
account,atacustomsdutyrateof11-5%witha
minimumchargeof14unitsofaccountanda
maximumchargeof16-5unitsofaccountper100
kilogrammesnetweight;whereas,moreover,theprovi­
sionsofProtocolNo10oftheAgreementestablishing
anassociationbetweentheEECandGreeceshouldbe
respected ;
Whereas,inaccordancewithProtocolNo23tothe
ActofAccession(2),thegeneralizedtariffpreference
schemewillbefullyapplicableinthenewMember
Statesfrom1January1974;
Whereas,fortheproductconcerned,thisscheme
would,however,involvetheapplicationinthenew
MemberStatesin1974ofcustomsdutieshigherthan
orveryclosetothosewhichwillbeappliedbythe
newMemberStatestonon-member countriesin
generalonthebasisoftheprovisionsoftheabove­
mentionedAct;whereasthissituationwouldcomply
neitherwiththespiritnorwiththeverynatureofthe
generalizedpreferencescheme;whereas,inorderto
maintainanequivalentpreferentialmarginforthese
productsalso,reducedcustomsdutiesshouldbe
appliedtothem,inaccordancewithdetailedrules
(•)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.195. (2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.178.

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WhereasthepercentageforthesharesoftheMember
StatesintheCommunitytariffquota,inviewofits
durationanditsamount,doesnotappearinthis
instancetocompromisetheequalaccessforCommu­
nityimporterstoCommunitytariffquotas;whereas
forthissamereasonitwouldappearexpedientto
alloweachMemberStatetochoosethesystemfor
administering itsshare;
Whereas,moreover,inordertotakeaccountofthe
provisionsoftheAssociationAgreementwithGreece,
itisnecessarythattheCommunityshouldbeina
positiontoresumelevyingofthenormaldutiesas
soonasatotalquantityof22000metrictonsofthe
abovespecified producthasbeenchargedagainstthe
saidquota;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg areunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcerning
theadministration oftheshareallocatedtotheBene­
luxEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyanyone
ofitsMembers,basedontheprincipleofmaintaining ,inthenew
MemberStates,apreferenceproportional tothat
whichexistsbetweenthedutiesoftheCommon
CustomsTariffandthedutiesgiveninArticle1of
thisRegulation ;whereas,withaviewtograntingthe
beneficiarydevelopingcountriesthebestpossible
treatment,inaccordancewiththeobjectivesofthe
preferencescheme,thedutiesgivenintheabovemen­
tionedArticle1shouldalsobeappliedwhereverthe
dutiescalculatedaccordingtotheabovementioned
detailedrulesprovetobehigherthanthem;
Whereasthebenefitofthistariffquotashouldbe
reservedforproductsoriginatinginthecountriesand
territoriesunderconsideration ;whereas,tothisend,
theprovisionsconcerningthedefinitionofthe
conceptof'originatingproducts'shouldbeappliedin
respectoftheimplementation ofthetariffpreferences
grantedbytheCommunitytotheproductsfromthe
developingcountries,fortheperiodfrom1Januaryto
31December1974;
Whereasitisnecessarytoensureequalandcontin­
uousaccessforallCommunityimporterstotheabove­
mentionedquotaandtheuninterrupted applicationof
theratelaiddownforthisquotatoallimportsofthe
productsconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthis
quotaisusedup;whereas,havingregardtotheprinci­
plessetoutabove,theCommunitynatureofthe
quotacanberespectedbyallocatingtheCommunity
tariffquotaamongMemberStates;whereas,moreover,
tothisendandinthecontextoftheutilization
system,theactualchargesagainstthequotamayrelate
onlytoproductswhichhavebeenenteredforhome
useandwhichareaccompanied byacertificateof
origin;
Whereas,onthebasisoftheavailablestatisticaldata
whichcoveronlyarelativelybriefperiodandwhereas
theyshouldbeweightedonthebasisoftheestimates
whichmaybemadeinrespectofthequotayear,the
percentagesforthesharesinthequotaamountmay
besetoutasfollows:HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1974aCommu­
nitytariffquotaof30millionunitsofaccountshall
beopenedintheCommunityfortheimportsofraw
orunmanufactured tobaccoofthe'flue-curedVirginia'
typefallingundersubheading24.01Bofthe
CommonCustomsTariff.Withinthistariffquotathe
customsdutyshallbesuspendedat11-5%witha
minimumchargeof14unitsofaccountanda
maximumchargeof16-5unitsofaccountper100
kilogrammesnetweight.
Entrytothistariffquotashallbesubjecttotheproduc­
tionofacertificateofauthenticityappearinginthe
certificateoforiginandmadeoutinsuchamanneras
shallbedeterminedbytheCommission .
If,however,duringtheperiodrunningfrom1January
to31October1974,thetotalquantityexpressedin
metrictonschargedagainsttheCommunitytariff
quotamentionedinthefirstsubparagraph should
reach22000metrictonstheaforesaidsuspensionof
dutyshallcease.
OnimportationintoDenmark,Irelandandthe
UnitedKingdom,thereshallbeappliedthecustoms
dutiesdeterminedbymultiplying ,byacoefficient
equaltothemarginofpreferencesexistingbetween
thedutygiveninthefirstsubparagraph andthe
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesapplicable,theduties
obtainedbyreducingby40%thedifferencebetween
thelowestdutyappliedon1January1972tothedeve­
lopingcountriessetoutintheAnnexandthe
CommonCustomsTariff.Germany 7%
Benelux 5-6%
France 2-8%
Italy 0-2%
Denmark 2-6%
Ireland 1-8%
UnitedKingdom 80%
Whereas,withoutaffectingtheCommunitynatureof
thetariffquotaunderconsideration ,itappears
possibletoprovidetemporarilyforautilization
schemebasedonasingleallocationamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,moreover,theallocationset
outbythisRegulationinnowayprejudicesthepossi­
bilityofadoptingthegeneralmethodofallocationof
Communitytariffquotascomprisingthesettingupof
areserveshare;whereasatthistransitionalstageit
appearsfeasiblethatsuchallocationcouldbemade
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However,thedutiesgiveninthefirstsubparagraph
shallbeappliedwherethedutiesresultingfromthe
abovementioned calculationarehigherthanthem.
2.Thesetariffquotasshallapplysolelytoproducts
originatinginthecountriesandterritorieslistedin
theAnnex.However,thoseimportswhichenjoy
exemptionfromcustomsdutiesunderotherpreferen­
tialtariffarrangementsgrantedbytheCommunity
maynotbechargedagainstthesetariffquotas.
Forthepurposesofimplementing thisRegulationthe
conceptoforiginatingproductsshallbethatlaid
downbytheprovisionsofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3614/73(')of20December1973applicable
totheproductsbenefitingfromtariffpreferences
grantedbytheCommunitytothedevelopingcoun­
triesfortheperiodfrom1Januaryto31December
1974.
Article2
TheCommunitytariffquotamentionedinArticle1
shallbeallocatedinshareswhich,foreachMember
State,shallbeoftheamountindicatedbelow.enteredforhomeuse,onthebasisofthecustoms
valueofthesaidgoods,andwhichareaccompanied
byacertificateoforigininaccordancewiththerules
referredtoinArticle1(2).Forthepurposesof
applyingArticle1(1),subparagraph 3,theextentto
whichtheshareshavebeenfilledshallalsobedeter­
minedintonnage.
3.Goodsmayqualifyforatariffquotaonlyifthe
certificateoforiginreferredtoinparagraph2is
submittedbeforethedateonwhichthelevyingof
dutiesisreintroduced .
Article4
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
monthlyintervalsofimportsofthesaidgoodsactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.Thisinformationshall
showboththevalueexpressedinunitsofaccountand
thequantityexpressedinmetrictons.
Onceaquantityof22000metrictonsisreachedat
Communitylevelforthespecifiedgoods,originating
inthecountriesandterritorieslistedintheAnnex,
andhasbeenchargedagainsttheCommunitytariff
quotainthemannerlaiddowninArticle1(1),sub­
paragraph3andinArticle2(2),theCommissionshall
withoutdelaynotifytheMemberStatesofthedateon
which,asaresultofthisfact,thelevyingofthe
normaltariffdutiesistobereintroduced .Suchnotifi­
cationshallbepublishedintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Article3
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethattheaboveArticlesareobserved.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom2100000unitsofaccount
1680000unitsofaccount
840000unitsofaccount
60000unitsofaccount
780000unitsofaccount
540000unitsofaccount
24000000unitsofaccount.
Article3
1.TheMemberStatesshallensurefreeaccessto
thesharewhichhasbeenallocatedtothemforimpor­
tersoftheproductsconcernedwhoareestablishedon
theirterritory.
2.TheextenttowhichthesharesofMemberStates
havebeenactuallyfilledshallbedeterminedonthe
basisofimportsofthesaidgoodswhichhavebeen
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21January1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.ERTL
(!)OJNoL358,28.12.1973.

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ANNEX
Listofdevelopingcountriesandterritoritiesenjoyinggeneralizedtariffpreferences
INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
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
Paraguay
Peru
PhilippinesAfghanistan
Algeria
Argentina
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Bhutan
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Burma
Burundi
Cameroon
CentralAfricanRepublic
Chad
Chile
Colombia
Congo,People'sRepublicof
CostaRica
Cuba
Cyprus
Dahomey
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador
Egypt,ArabRepublicof
ElSalvador
EquatorialGuinea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guatemala
Guinea
Guyana
Haiti
HondurasQatar
Rwanda
SaudiArabia
Senegal
SierraLeone
Singapore
Somalia
SriLanka
Sudan
Swaziland
Syria
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
TrinidadandTobago
Tunisia
Uganda
UnitedArabEmirates :
AbuDhabi
Dubai
RasalKhaimah
Fujairah
Ajman
Sharjah
UmmalQaiwain
UpperVolta
Uruguay
Venezuela
Vietnam(Republicof)
WesternSamoa
Yemen,People'sDemo­
craticRepublicof
YemenArabRepublic
Yugoslavia
Zaire
Zambia

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Countriesandterritories
dependentoradministered ,orforwhoseexternalrelationsMemberStatesoftheCommu­
nityorthirdcountriesarewhollyorpartlyresponsible
AfarsandIssas(Territoryofthe)
Angola(includingCabinda)
AustralianAntarcticTerritory
Belize
Bermuda
BritishAntarcticTerritory
BritishIndianOceanTerritory(Aldabra,Farquhar,ChagosArchipelago ,
DesRoches)
BritishPacificOcean(')
Brunei
CapeVerdeIslands
CaymanIslandsandDependencies
ChristmasIsland
Cocos(Keeling)Islands
ComoroArchipelago
CornIslandsandSwanIslands
FalklandIslandsandDependencies
FrenchPolynesia
FrenchSouthernandAntarcticTerritories
Gibraltar
HeardIslandandMacDonald Islands
HongKong
LeewardIslands(2)
Macao
Mozambique
Netherlands Antilles
NewCaledoniaandDependencies
NorfolkIslands
PacificIslandsadministeredbytheUnitedStatesofAmericaorunderUnitedStatestrusteeship(3)
Papua-NewGuinea
PortugueseGuinea
PortugueseTimor
StHelena(includingAscension,GoughIsland,andTristandaCunha)
SaintPierreandMiquelon
SaoTomeandPrincipe
Seychelles (includingAmirantes)
Sikkim
SpanishterritoriesinAfrica
Surinam
TerritoriesforwhichNewZealandisresponsible (CookIslands,NiuweIsland,TokelauIslandsand
RossDependency )
TurksandCaocosIslands
VirginIslandsoftheUnitedStates(StCroix,StThomas,StJohn,etc).
WallisandFutunaIslands
WindwardIslands(4)
Note:Theabovelistsmaybeamendedsubsequentlytotakeaccountofchangesintheinternational
statusofcountriesorterritories .
(')GilbertandElliceIslands,BritishSolomonIslands,NewHebridesCondominium ,andPitcairnIslands.
(:)Antigua,Montserrat,StKitts-Nevis-Anguilla ,BritishVirginIslands.
(J)ThePacificIslandsadministeredbytheUnitedStatesofAmericainclude:Guam,AmericanSamoa(includingSwain'sIsland),
MidwayIslands,JohnstonandSandIslands,WakeIslandandtheTrustTerritoryofthePacificIslands(theCaroline,Marianasand
MarshallIslands).
(4)Dominica,Grenada,StLucia,StVincent.