60 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.11.75
REGULATION (EEC)No3009/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of17November1975
openingandprovidingfortheadministration ofpreferentialCommunitytariffceilings
forcertainproductsoriginatingindevelopingcountries
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,available,providedthatthisentailsnoreductionin
theceiling;
WhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludes
aclausestatingthattheCommunitydrewupthe
offerontheassumptionthatallthemainindu­
strializedcountrieswhicharemembersoftheOECD
wouldparticipateingrantingpreferencesandwould
makesimilareffortsinthisdirection;whereas,
moreover,itisevidentfromtheconclusionsworked
outinUNCTADthatthisoffer,whilebeingof
atemporarynature,doesnotconstituteabinding
commitmentand,inparticular,maybewithdrawn
whollyorinpartatalaterdate;whereasthis
possibilitymaybeadoptedinteraliawithaviewto
remedyinganyunfavourablesituationswhichmight
ariseintheACPStatesfollowingtheimplementation
ofthegeneralizedpreferencescheme;
Whereas,moreover,theconferenceoftheHeadsof
StateorofGovernment oftheMemberStatesand
theStatesaccedingtotheEuropeanCommunities
heldinParisfrom19to21October1972invited
theCommunityinstitutionsandtheMemberStates
progressively toadoptanoverallpolicyof
developmentcooperationonaworld-widescale
comprisinginparticulartheimprovement of
generalizedpreferenceswiththeaimofachieving
asteadyincreaseinimportsofmanufacturesfrom
thedevelopingcountries;
Whereastariffpreferenceshavebeenappliedfrom
thesecondhalfof1971undertheconditionsset
outaboveandwhereasthesepreferencesshould
continuetobeappliedthroughout1976;whereas,
havingregardtothetermsoftheofferconcerned
andto.theneedtoimprovethegeneralized
preferences,theabovementioned basicamount
shouldnormallyreferto1971,whiletheadditional
amountrefersto1972;whereasmoreover,thesesame
referenceyearshavealreadybeenusedforcalculating
theannualceilingsforthe1975preferencesyear;
whereas,sincetherearenoCommunityreferencedata
formorerecentperiodsandinordertoensurenone
thelessthatthereisanappropriateimprovement in
thepreferencesin1976,theceilingscalculatedonthe
basisoftheabovementioned referenceyearsareto
beincreasedby15%forthe1976preferencesyear;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament(*);
Whereas,withinthecontextofUNCTAD,the
EuropeanEconomicCommunityofferedtogrant
tariffpreferencesonfinishedandsemi-finished
productscomingfromdevelopingcountries;whereas
thepreferentialtreatmentproposedinthatoffer
covers,generallyspeaking,allfinishedandsemi­
finishedindustrialproductscoveredbyChapters25
to99oftheBrusselsNomenclature whichoriginate
indevelopingcountries;whereasthepreference
consistsinthegrantingofexemptionfromcustoms
duties;whereaspreferentialimportsareeffectedup
tothelevelofceilingscalculatedbyvalueinrespect
ofeachproductonthebasisoffactorswhichare
uniformforalltheproducts;whereasinorderthat
thepreferencesgrantedtothemostcompetitive
developingcountryorcountriesshouldberestricted
andthatasubstantialshareshouldbereservedfor
theleastcompetitive,preferentialimportsfromany
onedevelopingcountryinrespectofagivenproduct
shouldnot,asageneralrule,exceed50%ofthe
ceilingfixedforthatproduct;
Whereas,intheoffermadebytheCommunity ,the
annualceilingsshouldnormallybecalculatedonthe
basisofthetotalvaluefor1968cifimportsfrom
thecountriesbenefitingfromthisscheme,excluding
thosealreadyenjoyingvariouspreferentialtariff
arrangements grantedbytheCommunity (basic
amount),plus5%ofthevalueofcifimportsfrom
theothercountriesandfromthecountriesalready
enjoyingsucharrangements (additionalamount);
whereassuchadditionalamountisvariableandis
calculatedeachyearonthebasisofthelatestfigures
HOJNoC257,10.11.1975,p.30.

29.11.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 61
manufactured productseligiblefortheCommunity
preferencesscheme;whereas,inaddition,inorder
toensurethatthenewmaximumamountsarenot
lessthanthosefixedhitherto,theabovementioned
maximumamountof15%shallingeneralonly
applyorshallonlybecomeapplicablewhere,in
absolutevalue,itishigherthanthelevelfixedfor
the1974preferences ;
Whereas,furthermore,forsomeofthe.products
affectedbythefixingofthemaximumamountat
15%,thisimprovement isconditionaluponthe
introductionofmeasurescalculatedtoencouragethe
principalsuppliersbenefitingfromthesystemto
ensureabalanceddistributionoftheirdeliveries
throughouttheCommunityinsteadofconcentrating
theminspecificareas,oreveninonesinglearea
oftheCommunity;whereastothisendgeneral
provisionshouldbemadeforthelevyingofthe
normalcustomsdutiestobere-introduced ina
MemberStatewhenpreferentialimportsoriginating
inasinglebeneficiarycountryorterritoryreach
50%ofthemaximumamountenvisagedabove;
whereasthismeasuredoesnotinterferewiththe
immediatere-introduction ofthelevyingofthe
normalcustomsdutiesatCommunitylevelwhen
preferentialimportsreachtheCommunitymaximum
amounts;whereas,asregardstheCommunity
ceilings,thereisnothingtopreventprovisionsbeing
madeonlyforthepossibilityoftheCommunity's
re-introducing thelevyingofthenormalcustoms
dutieswhenthesaidceilingsarereachedatCom­
munitylevel;Whereas,inaccordancewithProtocol23tothe
ActofAccession(1)thegeneralizedtariffpreference
schemebecamefullyapplicableinthenewMember
Stateson1January1974;
Whereasitisexpedient,therefore,inrespectofthe
productsreferredtoinAnnexAwhichoriginate
inthecountriesandterritorieslistedinAnnexB,
thattheCommunityshouldallow,foreachcategory
oftheseproductsandthroughout1976,duty-free
importswithinthelimitsoftheCommunityceilings
calculatedinthemannersetoutabove;whereasthe
benefitofsuchtariffexemptionshouldbereserved
forproductsoriginatinginthecountriesand
territoriesunderconsideration ,theconceptof
'originatingproducts'beingdeterminedinaccord­
ancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle14of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No802/68(2)of
27June1968onthecommondefinitionofthe
conceptoftheoriginofgoods;whereascharges
againsteachoftheseceilingsmust,asageneral
rule,comewithinamaximumCommunityamount
of50%inrespectoftheproductsoriginatingin
anyoftheabovementioned countries;whereas,
however,inordertoensurethatallthecountries
andterritoriesinquestionareabletobenefitfrom
thispreferentialsystem,theCommunitymaximum
amountshould,forcertainproducts,bereducedto
20or30%;
WhereaspreferentialCommunitytariffquotaswere
previouslygrantedforalltheproductslistedin
AnnexA;whereasexperienceinrecentyearshas
shownthatthisimprovement intheCommunity
preferencesschemecanonlybeachievedifaneffort
ismadetoensureamorebalanceddistributionof
theadvantagesgrantedtoallthebeneficiarycountries
andterritories;whereasforthisreasonandinorder
toaffordeachofthemequalopportunitytobenefit
fromthepreferentialceilings,itseemsadequateto
limitto15%themaximumamountforeachofthe
beneficiarycountriesandterritorieswhichhave
eitherreachedthemaximumamountforagiven
productin1972and1973,orwhich,accordingto
themostup-to-datestatisticsavailable,supplythe
Communitywithatleast40%ofitsimportsofthe
productinquestionfromthebeneficiarycountries
andterritoriesasawhole;however,inorderto
avoiddamagingtheinterestsofthelessfavouredof
thesebeneficiarycountriesandterritoriesthe15%
limitwillnotbeappliedinthecaseofthosewhich
haveaverylowpercapitanationalproduct,or
whichforagivenproducthavechargedagainstthe
preferencesanamountrepresentingatleast10%of
theirdeliveriestotheCommunityofindustrialWhereas,underthesecircumstances ,theseobjectives
maybereachedbyapplyingamethodof
administration basedonthecharging,atCommunity
level,againsttheabovementioned ceilingsand
maximumamounts,ofimportsoftheproducts
concernedasandwhentheseproductsareentered
forhomeuseandareaccompaniedbyacertificate
oforigin;whereasthismethodofadministration
mustmakeprovisionforthere-introduction ofthe
levyingofcustomsdutiesassoonasthesaidceilings
ormaximumamountsarereachedatCommunity
level;
Whereassuchmethodofadministration callsfor
verycloseandparticularlyrapidcooperation
betweenMemberStatesandtheCommission ,which
must,inparticular,beabletoobserveevery10days
theextenttowhichchargesaremadeagainstthe
ceilingsandmaximumamountsandinformMember
Statesthereof;whereassuchcooperationshouldbe
particularlycloseinviewoftheneedfortheCom­
missiontobeabletotakeappropriatemeasuresto
re-introducethelevyingofcustomsdutieseither(*)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(2)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.

62 29.11.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
generallyorindividuallywhenanyoftheceilings
ormaximumamountsarereached;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg areunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,theprovisionsgoverning
themaximumamountsconcernthatEconomicUnion
asawholeandanyoperationrelatingtheretomay
becarriedoutbyoneofitsmembers,5.However,inthecaseoftheproductsoriginating
inthebeneficiarycountriesorterritoriesindicated
byanasteriskincolumn3ofAnnexA,theamount
chargedagainstthepreferencesinasingleMember
Stateshallbelimitedto50%ofthemaximumlaid
downinparagraph4.Thenormalcustomsduties
shallagainbeleviedassoonasthislevelisreached,
unlesstheMemberStateconcernedpreviously
notifiestheCommissionthatitdoesnotintendto
availitselfofthislimitationforallorsomeofthe
productsconcerned.TheCommissionshallinform
theMemberStatesofthisfactwithoutdelay.
6.AnyamendmenttoAnnexB,inparticularbythe
additionofnewcountriesenjoyingtariffpreferences,
mayentailacorresponding adjustmenttothe
Communityceilingsandthemaximumamounts
referredtoinparagraphs3and4.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1976the
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesandthetariffduties
ofthenewMemberStatesontheproductslisted
inAnnexAshallbetotallysuspended,subjectto
theprovisionsofArticles2and4(2)ofthis
Regulation .
2.Thissuspensionshallbeenjoyedsolelybypro­
ductsoriginatinginthecountriesandterritorieslisted
inAnnexB.However,importsalreadyenjoying
exemptionfromcustomsdutiesunderotherpreferen­
tialtariffarrangementsgrantedbytheCommunity
shallnotbechargedagainsttheceilingsspecifiedin
paragraph3.Forthepurposesoftheapplication
ofthisRegulation,theconceptoforiginating
productsshallbedeterminedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle14ofRegulation
(EEC)No802/68.
3.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticles2and4(2)
thissuspensionshallbegranted,inrespectofeach
categoryofproductswithinaCommunityceiling
whichshallbeexpressedinunitsofaccountand
whichshallbeequalto115%oftheamountobtained
byaddingtogetherthevaluesofcifimportsin1971
oftheproductsconcerned,totheCommunityfrom
thecountriesandterritoriesenjoyingthese
arrangements ,excludingthosealreadyenjoying
variouspreferentialtariffarrangements grantedby
theCommunity,and5%ofthevalueofcifimports
in1972fromothercountriesandfromcountries
andterritoriesalreadyenjoyingsucharrangements .
4.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticles2and4(2),
withineachceilingthuscalculated,chargesof
productsoriginatinginanyoneofthecountriesor
territorieslistedinAnnexBshouldnotexceeda
Communitymaximumamountexpressedasaper­
centageorinunitsofaccountagainsteachofthe
productsincolumn3ofAnnexA.Article2
1.Assoonastheceilingscalculatedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofArticle1(3),whicharelaid
downforCommunityimportsofproductsoriginating
inallofthecountriesreferredtoinArticle1(2),
arereachedatCommunitylevel,thelevyingofcustoms
dutiesonimportsoftheproductsinquestionfrom
allthecountriesandterritoriesconcernedmayatany
timebere-introduced untiltheendoftheperiod
referredtointhefirstsubparagraphofArticle1(1).
2.Assoonasthemaximumamountsdeterminedin
accordancewithArticle1(4)forimportsintothe
Communityofproductsoriginatingineachofthe
countriesorterritoriesreferredtoinArticle1(2)are
reachedatCommunitylevelforoneofthesecountries
orterritories,theCommissionshallwithoutdelay
informtheMemberStatesofthedateonwhichthe
normaltariffmustberestoredinrespectofthe
countriesorterritoriesconcerned.Thisinformation
shallbepublishedintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
However,whentheamountsofproductsoriginating
inoneorotherofthecountriesorterritoriesindicated
bytwoasterisksincolumn3ofAnnexAcharged
againstthepreferencesreachtheCommunitymaxi­
mumamountinoneMemberState,thatMember
Stateshallwithoutdelayre-introducethelevyingof
thenormalcustomsduty.ItshallnotifytheCom­
mission,whichshallinformtheotherMemberStates
ofthisfact,atthesametimefixingtheearliestdate
onwhichthelevyingofthenormaltariffmustbe
re-introduced intheseStatesalso.Thisinformation
shallbepublishedintheOfficialJournalofthe
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29.11.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 63
3.Withoutprejudicetotheforegoingprovisions,
wherethelevyingofthenormalcustomsdutyis
re-introduced undertheconditionsdescribedin
Article1(5)theMemberStateconcernedshallim­
mediatelynotifytheCommission,whichshallwithout
delayinformtheotherMemberStates.Article4
1.TheCommission,inclosecooperationwiththe
MemberStates,shalltakeallnecessarymeasuresto
ensurethattheaboveprovisionsareapplied.
2.TheCommissionshallissueRegulationstore­
introducethelevyingofthenormalcustomsduties
withinthecontextoftheceilingsestablishedin
respectofallthecountriesandterritoriesreferred
toinArticle1(2).
Article5
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsoftheproductsin
questionactuallychargedagainsttheCommunity
ceilingsandmaximumamountslaiddownin
Article1(3)and(4).
Untilthelevyingofthenormalcustomsdutiesis
re-introducedtheinformationshallcover,inparticu­
lar,thereturnsrelatingtotheamountsactually
chargedagainstthepreferencesduringthe.previous
10days,whichmustbeforwardedwithinfivefull
daysoftheendofeach10-dayperiod.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
1January1976.Article3
1.Importsoftheproductsinquestionshallbe
actuallychargedagainsttheCommunityceilingsand
maximumamountsasandwhentheproductsare
enteredforhomeuse,andprovidedthattheyare
accompaniedbyacertificateoforiginpursuantto
theruleslaiddowninArticle1(2).
2.Goodsmaybechargedagainstaceilingormaxi­
mumamountonlyifthecertificateoforiginreferred
toinparagraph1issubmittedbeforethedateon
whichthelevyingofdutiesisre-introduced .
3.Theextenttowhichtheceilingsandmaximum
amountshavebeenactuallyusedupshallbedeter­
minedatCommunitylevelandintheMemberStates
onthebasisoftheimportschargedinaccordance
withparagraphs1and2.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17November1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
E.COLOMBO

64 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.11.75
ANNEXA
Listofproductsoriginatingindevelopingcountriesandterritories,enjoyinggeneralizedtariff
preferences,inrespectofwhichdutiesundertheCommonCustomsTariffaretotallysuspended
withinthelimitofCommunityceilingsandmaximumamountsperbeneficiary
countryorterritory(a)
Order
NoCCT
heading
No
(1)Description
(2)Levelofthemaximumamounts
(3)
128.27Leadoxides;redleadandorangelead 20°/o,reducedto834000u.a.for
Mexico(*)(**)
228.56Carbides(forexample,siliconcarbide,boroncarbide,
metalcarbides);
C.Ofcalcium50%,reducedto195000u.a.for
Yugoslavia(*)(**)
331.05Otherfertilizers;goodsofthepresentChapterin
tablets,lozengesandsimilarpreparedformsorin
packingsofagrossweightnotexceeding10kg:
A.Otherfertilizers :
I.Containingthethreefertilizingsubstances :
nitrogen,phosphorusandpotassium
II.Containingthetwofertilizingsubstances:
nitrogenandphosphorus
III.Containingthetwofertilizingsubstances:
nitrogenandpotassium :
b)Other
IV.Other
B.GoodsofthepresentChapterintablets,lozenges
andsimilarpreparedformsorinpackingsora
grossweightnotexceeding10kg50%,reducedto536000u.a.for
Yugoslavia(*)(**)
439.03Regenerated cellulose;cellulosenitrate,cellulose
acetateandothercelluloseesters,celluloseethersand
otherchemicalderivativesofcellulose,plasticizedor
not(forexample,collodions,celluloid);vulcanized
fibre:
B.Other:
I.Regeneratedcellulose50%,reducedto418000u.a.for
Yugoslavia(*)(**)
(a)Manufactured andsemi-finishedindustrialproductsqualifyingundertheordinaryarrangementsforexemptionortotaltemporarysuspensionofthe
CommonCustomsTariffdutyareonlytokenentriesasregardstheMemberStatesoftheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted,whereastheexemptionorsuspensionisdirectlyandfullyapplicablebythenewMemberStatesunderthepresentarrangements .

29.11.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 65
Order
NoCCT
heading
NoDescription Levelofthemaximumamounts
(1) (2) (3)
539.03Regenerated cellulose;cellulosenitrate,cellulose
acetateandothercelluloseesters,celluloseethersand
otherchemicalderivativesofcellulose,plasticizedor
not(forexample,collodions,celluloid);vulcanized
fibre:
B.Other:
II.Cellulosenitrates50%,reducedto92000u.a.for
Yugoslavia(*)(**)
640.11Rubbertyres,tyrecases,interchangeable tyretreads,
innertubesandtyreflaps,forwheelsofallkinds50%,reducedto3701000u.a.for
Yugoslavia(*)(**)
746.03Basketwork,wickerworkandotherarticlesofplaiting
materials,madedirectlytoshape;articlesmadeup
fromgoodsfallingwithinheadingNo46.01or46.02;
articlesofloofah20%>
848.01Paperandpaperboard (includingcellulosewadding),
machine-made ,inrollsorsheets:
C.Kraftpaperandkraftboard:
II.Other(1)50%,reducedto15%forYugoslavianr>
966.01Umbrellasandsunshades (includingwalking-stick
umbrellas,umbrellatents,andgardenandsimilar
umbrellas)50%,reducedto1354000u.a.for
HongKong(*)(**)
1067.04(a)Wigs,falsebeards,eyebrowsandeyelashes,switches
andthelike,ofhumanoranimalhairoroftextiles;
otherarticlesofhumanhair(includinghairnets)30%,reducedto6147000u.a.for
SouthKorea(*)(**)
1169.02(a)Refractorybricks,blocks,tilesandsimilarrefractory
constructional goods,otherthangoodsfallingwithin
headingNo69.0150%,reducedto1693000u.a.for
Yugoslavia(**)
1269.11Tablewareandotherarticlesofakindcommonlyused
fordomesticortoiletpurposes,ofporcelainorchina
(includingbiscuitporcelainandparian)50%,reducedto15%forMacao(*)(**)
1370.05Unworkeddrawnorblownglass(includingflashed
glass),inrectangles50%,reducedto411000u.a.for
Yugoslavia(*)(**)
(a)ProductsoriginatinginRomaniaandwhichfallwithinthistariffheadingarealsoeligibleforCommunitypreferentialtariffarrangements .
(l)Forproductsfallingwithinthissubheading,theCommunityceilingreferredtoinArticle1(4)isfixedat30427000u.a.

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Order
NoCCT
heading
No
(1)Description
(2)Levelofthemaximumamounts
(3)
1470.13Glassware (otherthanarticlesfallingwithinheading
No70.19)ofakindcommonlyusedfortable,kitchen,
toiletorofficepurposes,forindoordecoration,orfor
similaruses30%,reducedto658000u.a.for
Yugoslavia(**)
1571.16Imitationjewellery 50%,reducedto2154000u.a.forHong
Kong(*)(**)
1673.18Tubesandpipesandblankstherefor,ofiron(other
thanofcastiron)orsteel,excludinghigh-pressure
hydro-electric conduits(l)50%,reducedto2289000u.a.for
Yugoslavia(*)(**)
1774.03Wroughtbars,rods,angles,shapesandsections,of
copper;copperwire50%,reducedto1095000u.a.for
Yugoslavia(**)
1879.03Wroughtplates,sheetsandstrip,ofzinc;zincfoil;zinc
powdersandflakes:
A.Plates,sheets,stripandfoil50%,reducedto743000u.a.for
Yugoslavia(**)
1984.41(a)Sewingmachines;furniturespeciallydesignedfor
sewingmachines;sewingmachineneedles:
A.Sewingmachines;furniturespeciallydesignedfor
sewingmachines:
III.Parts,includingfurniturespeciallydesigned
forsewingmachines50%,reducedto243000u.a.for
Yugoslavia(**)
2085.01Electricalgoodsofthefollowingdescriptions :gener­
ators,motors,converters(rotaryorstatic),transformers ,
rectifiersandrectifyingapparatus,inductors:
A.Generators,motors(whetherornotequippedwith
speedreducing,changingorstep-upgear)and
rotaryconverters :
II.Other50%,reducedto2091000u.a.for
Yugoslavia(*)(**)
2185.10Portableelectricbatteryandmagnetolamps,other
thanlampsfallingwithinheadingNo85.09:
B.Other50%,reducedto944000u.a.for
HongKong(*)(**)
2285.23Insulated (includingenamelledoranodized)electric
wire,cable,bars,stripandthelike(includingco-axial
cable),whetherornotfittedwithconnectors20%>,reducedto1442000u.a.for
Yugoslavia(*)(**)
(a)ProductsoriginatinginRomaniaandwhichfallwithinthistariffheadingarealsoeligibleforCommunitypreferentialtariffarrangements .
(')Forproductsfallingwithinthisheading,theCommunityceilingreferredtoinArticle1(4)isfixedat13039000u.a.

29.11.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 67
Order
NoCCT
heading
No
(1)Description
(2)Levelofthemaximumamounts
(3)
2387.14Othervehicles(includingtrailers),notmechanically
propelled,andpartsthereof:
B.Trailersandsemi-trailers :
II.Other50%,reducedto1710000u.a.for
Yugoslavia(*)(**)
2490.05(a)Refractingtelescopes (monocularandbinocular),
prismaticornot30%,reducedto15%forSouthKorea(**),
forHongKong(**)andforMacao(**)
2592.11(a)Gramophones ,dictatingmachinesandothersound
recordersandreproducers,includingrecordplayers
andtapedecks,withorwithoutsoundheads;television
imageandsoundrecordersandreproducers,magnetic:
A.Soundrecordersandreproducers50%,reducedto15%forHongKong(**)
2697.02(a)Dolls 20%,reducedto2367000u.a.for
HongKong(**)
2797.03Othertoys;workingmodelsofakindusedfor
recreationalpurposes20%,reducedto6724000u.a.for
HongKong(*)(**)
2897.05(b)Carnivalarticles;entertainment articles(forexample,
conjuringtricksandnoveltyjokes);Christmastree
decorationsandsimilararticlesforChristmasfestivities
(forexample,artificialChristmastrees,Christmas
stockings,imitationYule-logs,Nativityscenesand
figurestherefor)20%,reducedto806000u.a.for
HongKong(**)
2998.15Vacuumflasksandothervacuumvessels,complete
withcases;partsthereof,otherthanglassinners50%,reducedto199000u.a.for
HongKong(**)
(a)ProductsoriginatinginRomaniaandwhichfallwithinthistariffheadingarealsoeligibleforCommunitypreferentialtariffarrangements .
(b)ProductsoriginatinginRomaniaandwhichfallwithinthistariffheading(excludingChristmastreedecorationsandsimilararticlesforChristmasfestivities
(forexample,artificialChristmastrees,Christmasstockings,imitationYule-logs,Nativityscenesandfigurestherefor),ofglass)arealsoeligiblefor
Communitypreferentialtariffarrangements .

29.11.75 68 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ANNEXB
Listofdevelopingcountriesandterritoriesenjoyinggeneralizedtariffpreferences
I.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

29.11.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 69
II.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(!)
Macao
Mozambique
NetherlandsAntilles
NewCaledoniaandDependencies
NorfolkIsland
PacificIslandsadministeredbytheUnitedStatesofAmericaorunderUnitedStatestrusteeship(*)
PortugueseTimor
StHelena(includingAscension,GoughIsland,andTristandaCunha)
SaintPierreandMiquelon
SâoTomeandPrincipe
Seychelles(includingAmirantes)
Sikkim
SpanishterritoriesinAfrica
TerritoriesforwhichNewZealandisresponsible (CookIslands,NiueIsland,TokelauIslands
andRossDependency )
TurksandCaicosIslands
VirginIslandsoftheUnitedStates(StCroix,StThomas,StJohn,etc.)
WallisandFutunaIslands
WindwardIslands{*)
Note:Theabovelistsmaybeamendedsubsequentlytotakeaccountofchangesintheinter­
nationalstatusofcountriesorterritories.
(l)GilbertIslands,Tuvalu,BritishSolomonIslands,NewHebridesCondominium ,andPitcairnIslands.
(*)Antigua,Montserrat,StKitts-Nevis-Anguilla ,BritishVirginIslands.
(')ThePacificIslandsadministeredbytheUnitedStatesofAmericainclude:Guam,AmericanSamoa(including
Swain'sIsland),MidwayIslands,JohnstonandSandIslands,WakeIslandandtheTrustTerritoryofthePacific
Islands(theCaroline,MarianasandMarshallIslands).
(')Dominica,StLucia,StVincent.