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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No3028/76
of13December1976
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forpreservedpineapples,otherthaninslices,halfslicesorspirals,originatingin
developingcountries
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,thatRegulation,and,inrespectofproductswhich
aresubjecttothesinglecustomsduty,ofareduction
insuchduty;whereaspreferentialimportsofthe
productsconcernedcouldbeeffectedwithout
quantitative restrictions;whereasitappears
appropriate,however,inviewofthesensitivenessof
thepreservedfruitandvegetablesectorgenerallyand
oftheneedtosafeguardtheinterestsoftheACP
Statesinthisfield,tolaydownforpreserved
pineapples,otherthaninslices,halfslicesorspirals,
specialconditionsconsistinginareductionofthe
customsdutyapplicabletothatproductwithinthe
limitsofaCommunitytariffquota;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle
43thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCom­
mission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament0),
WhereasintheJointDeclarationofIntentonthe
developmentoftraderelationswithSriLanka,India,
Malaysia,PakistanandSingapore (2),theCommunity
declareditsreadinesstoseeksolutionstothe
problemswhichmayariseinthefieldoftradewith
thecountriesreferredto;
WhereasinrespectofseveralAsiancountriesofthe
Commonwealth andparticularlyasregardsMalaysia,
preservedpineapplesareanimportantexport
productandtheflowoftradeinsuchproductsis
likelytobechangedasaresultoftheenlargementof
theCommunity ;whereasthesystemofgeneralized
tariffpreferencesmayconstituteasolutionto
problemsofthisnature;whereascertainformsof
preservedpineapplesshouldthereforebeincludedin
thesystemofgeneralizedpreferences ;
Whereas,withinthecontextofUNCTAD,theEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityofferedtogranttariff
preferencesoncertainprocessedagriculturalproducts
ofChapters1to24oftheCommonCustomsTariff
originatingindevelopingcountries;whereasthe
preferentialtreatmentproposedinthatofferconsists,
inrespectofcertaingoodswhicharesubjecttothe
tradearrangements laiddowninRegulation (EEC)
No1059/69,ofareductioninthefixedcomponent
ofthechargeapplicabletosuchgoodsbyvirtueofWhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludes
aclausestatingthattheCommunitydrewupthe
offerontheassumptionthatallthemainindustrial­
izedcountrieswhicharemembersoftheOECD
wouldparticipateingrantingpreferencesandwould
makesimilareffortsinthisdirection;whereas,more­
over,itisevidentfromtheconclusionsworkedout
inUNCTADthatthisoffer,whilebeingofatem­
porarynature,doesnotconstituteabindingcommit­
mentand,inparticular,maybewithdrawnwholly
orinpartatalaterdate;whereasthispossibility
maybeadoptedinteraliawithaviewtoremedying
anyunfavourablesituationswhichmightariseinthe
ACPStatesfollowingtheimplementation ofthe
generalizedpreferencescheme;
Whereastariffpreferenceshavebeenappliedasfrom
thesecondhalfof1971;whereasitisexpedientto
continuetoapplythemthroughout1977;
Whereasitisexpedient,therefore/thattheCom­
munityshouldopenfor1977inrespectofthesaid
products,originatinginthecountriesandterritories
listedintheAnnex,aCommunitytariffquotalimited
to45000metrictonsandatacustomsdutyof12%,
increasedbythelevyonsugarwherethesugar
contentexceeds17%byweightinthecaseof
productsfallingwithinsubheadingex20.06BIIa)
5aa),and19%byweightinthecaseofproducts
fallingwithinsubheadingex20.06BIIb)5aa);(1)OJNoC259,4.11.1976,p.27.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.195.

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thequotasshouldbedividedintotwotranches,the
firstbeingallocatedamongMemberStatesandthe
secondheldasareservetocoversubsequentlythe
requirementsofMemberStateswhichhaveexhausted
theirinitialshares;whereas,moreover,thereserve
constitutedinthemannerdescribedabovetendsto
avoidmakingthesystemofutilizationofthequota
excessivelyrigid,tothedetrimentofthedeveloping
countriesconcernedandwillcontributetoachieving
theaimalreadymentionedofimprovingthegeneral­
izedpreferencessystem;whereas,togiveimportersin
eachMemberStatesomedegreeofcertainty,thefirst
trancheoftheCommunityquotamightinthiscase
befixedat80%ofthefullquota.
Whereasthestatisticaldataavailablecoveronlya
relativelybriefperiod,andtheyshouldbeweighted
onthebasisoftheestimateswhichmaybemadefor
thequotayear;whereasthepercentageoftheshares
inthefirsttranchemaybedrawnupasfollows:
Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom20-5%
4-9%
0-5%
2-0%
1-9%
1-0%
69-2%Whereas,inaccordancewithProtocol23totheAct
ofAccession(1),thegeneralizedtariffpreference
schemebecamefullyapplicableinthenewMember
Stateson1January1974;
Whereas,forthesaidproducts,thisschemewould,
however,involvetheapplicationinthenewMember
Statesin1977ofcustomsdutieshigherthanorvery
closetothosewhichwillbeappliedbythenew
MemberStatestonon-membercountriesingeneral
onthebasisoftheprovisionsoftheabovementioned
Act;whereasthissituationwouldcomplyneither
withthespiritnorwiththeverynatureofthe
generalizedpreferencescheme;whereas,inorderto
maintainanequivalentpreferentialmarginforthese
productsalso,reducedcustomsdutiesshouldbe
appliedtothem,inaccordancewithdetailedrules
basedontheprincipleofmaintaining ,inthenew
MemberStates,apreferenceproportionaltothat
whichexistsbetweenthedutiesoftheCommon
CustomsTariffandthedutiesgiveninArticle1of
thisRegulation;whereas,withaviewtograntingthe
beneficiarydevelopingcountriesthebestpossible
treatment,inaccordancewiththeobjectivesofthe
preferencescheme,thedutiesgivenintheabove­
mentionedArticle1shouldalsobeappliedwherever
thedutiescalculatedaccordingtotheabovementioned
detailedrulesprovetobehigherthanthem;
Whereasthebenefitofthistariffquotashouldbe
reservedforproductsoriginatinginthecountriesand
territoriesunderconsideration ,theconceptof
'originatingproducts'beingdeterminedinaccord­
ancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle14of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No802/68of27June
1968onthecommondefinitionoftheconceptofthe
originofgoods(2);
Whereasitisnecessarytoensureequalandcontin­
uousaccessforallCommunityimporterstothe
abovementioned quotaandtheuninterrupted appli­
cationoftheratelaiddownforthisquotatoall
importsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthisquotaisusedup;whereashaving
regardtotheprinciplessetoutabove,theCom­
munitynatureofthequotacanberespectedby
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongMem­
berStates;whereas,moreover,tothisendandinthe
contextoftheutilizationsystem,theactualcharges
againstthequotamayrelateonlytoproductswhich
havebeenenteredforhomeuseandwhichareac­
companiedbyacertificateoforigin;
Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsfor
theproductsinquestioninthevariousMemberStates,WhereasMemberStatesmayexhausttheirinitial
sharesfortheproductsinquestionatdifferentrates;
whereastoavoiddisruptionofsuppliesonthis
accountitshouldbeprovidedthatanyMemberState
whichhasalmostusedupitsinitialshareshould
drawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;whereas
thismustbedonebyeachMemberStateasand
wheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmostentirely
usedup,andrepeatedasmanytimesasthereserve
allows;whereastheinitialandadditionalsharesmust
beavailableforuseuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereas,however,itseemsadvisabletopermitthe
MemberStatestolimittheexerciseoftheirtotal
obligationtodrawonthereserveamounttoalevel
notexceeding40%oftheirinitialshare;whereas
thismethodofadministration callsforclose
cooperationbetweenMemberStatesandtheCom­
missionwhichmust,inparticular,beabletoobserve
theextenttowhichthequotaamountisusedand
informMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,
aconsiderable balanceremainsinoneorother
MemberStateisessentialthatthatMemberState
paysalargeamountofitbackintothereserve,in
ordertoavoidapartoftheCommunityquota(*)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(2)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.

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remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenit
couldbeusedinothers:Forthepurposesofimplementing thisRegulation
theconceptoforiginatingproductsshallbedeter­
minedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle14ofRegulation (EEC)No802/68.
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcerning
theadministration ofsharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneof
itsmembers,Article2
1.Afirsttrancheof36000metrictonsshallbe
allocatedamongtheMemberStates.Theshares
which,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil
31December1977,shallforeachMemberStatebeas
follows:
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom7380metrictons
1764metrictons
180metrictons
720metrictons
684metrictons
360metrictons
24912metrictons
2.Thesecondtrancheof9000metrictonsshall
constitutethereserve.1.From1Januaryto31December1977,aCom­
munitytariffquotaof45000metrictonsshallbe
openedbytheCommunityfortheimportsof
preservedpineapples,otherthaninslices,halfslices
orspirals,fallingwithinthefollowingsubheadingsof
theCommonCustomsTariff:ex20.06BIIa)5,ex
20.06BIIb)5,ex20.06BIIc)1dd)andex20.06
BIIc)2bb).Withinthistariffquotathecustoms
dutyshallbesuspendedat12%,increasedbythe
levyonsugarwherethesugarcontentexceeds17%
byweightinthecaseofproductsfallingwithinsub­
headingex20.06BIIa)5aa),and19%byweight
inthecaseofproductsfallingwithinsubheadingex
20.06BIIb)5aa).Article3
1.IfaMemberStatehasused90%ormoreof
itsinitialshareasfixedinArticle2(1),orofthat
shareminusanyportionreturnedtothereserve
pursuanttoArticle5,itshallforthwith,bynotifying
theCommission ,drawasecondshare,totheextent
thatthereservesopermits,equalto10%ofitsinitial
shareroundedupshouldtheoccasionarisetothe
nearestunitabove.OnimportationintoDenmark,Irelandandthe
UnitedKingdom,thereshallbeappliedtotheabove­
mentionedproductsthecustomsdutyobtainedby
multiplying,byacoefficientequaltothemarginof
preferencesexistingbetweenthedutyof12%given
inparagraph1andtheCommonCustomsTariff
dutiesapplicable,thedutiesobtainedbyreducingby
80%thedifferencebetweenthelowestdutyapplied
on1January1972tothedevelopingcountriesset
outintheAnnexandtheCommonCustomsTariff.2.IfaMemberState,afterexhaustingitsinitial
shares,hasused90%ormoreofthesecond
sharedrawnbyit,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,
bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawathirdshare,
equalto5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupshould
theoccasionarise,tothenearestunitabove.
However,thedutyof12%giveninthefirstsubpara­
graphshallbeappliedwhenthecustomsduty
resultingfromtheabovementioned calculationis
higherthanit.3.IfaMemberState,afterexhaustingitssecond
share,hasused90%ormoreofthethirdshare
drawnbyit,thatMemberStateshall,underthesame
conditions,drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereservehas
beenexhausted .
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,aMemberStatemaydrawshareslowerthanthose
specifiedinthoseparagraphsiftherearegrounds
forbelievingthatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedin2.Thebenefitofthistariffquotashallbereserved
fortheproductsoriginatinginthecountriesand
territorieslistedintheAnnex.However,theimports
a'lreadybenefitingfromexemptionofcustomsduties
underanotherpreferentialtariffschemegrantedby
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full.AnyMemberStateapplyingthisparagraphshall
informtheCommissionofitsgroundsforsodoing.
5.AnyMemberStatemaylimitthesumtotalof
itsadditionalsharesto40%ofitsinitialshare,
informingtheCommissionthatitissodoing.2.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisof
importsofthesaidgoodswhichhavebeenentered
forhomeuse,onthebasisofthecustomsvalueof
thesaidgoods,andwhichareaccompanied bya
certificateoforigininaccordancewiththerules
referredtoinArticle1(2).
3.Goodsshallqualifyforatariffquotaonlyif
thecertificateoforiginreferredtoinparagraph2
issubmittedbeforethedateonwhichthelevyingof
dutiesisre-introduced .Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shall
bevaliduntil31December1977.
Article5
Article8
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
monthlyintervalsofimportsoftheproductsin
questionchargedagainsttheirshares.Thisinfor­
mationshallshowboththevalueexpressedinunits
ofaccountandthequantityexpressedinmetrictons.AMemberStatewhichon15September1977has
notexhaustedoneofitsinitialsharesshall,notlater
than1October1977,returntothereserveany
unusedportioninexcessof20%oftheinitial
amount.Itmayreturnagreaterportionifthereare
groundsforbelievingthatsuchportionmaynotbe
usedinfull.
MemberStatesshall,not'laterthan1October1977,
notifytheCommissionofthetotalquantitiesofthe
productinquestionimporteduptoandincluding
15September1977andchargedagainsttheCom­
munityquotasandofanyportionoftheirinitial
sharesreturnedtothereserve.Article9
Article6IftheCommunityfindsthatproductsbenefitingfrom
thetreatmentprovidedforinArticle1areimported
intotheCommunityinsuchquantitiesoratsuch
pricesthatCommunityproducersofproductssimilar
toorindirectcompetitionwiththemsufferorare
likelytosufferfromseriousdisadvantage ,orthatan
unfavourablesituationiscreatedintheACPStates,
thelevyingofcustomsdutiesmaybere-introduced
inwholeorinpartontheproductsinquestionin
respectofthecountriesorterritorieswhicharethe
causeofthedisadvantage .Suchmeasuresmayalso
betakeninthecaseofactualorpotentialserious
disadvantage inasingleregionoftheCommunity .
Article10TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3andshall,assoonas'theinformationreachesit,
informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereserve
hasbeenusedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan15October1977,informthe
MemberStateoftheamountstillinreservefollowing
anyreturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatwhenanamountexhaustingthe
reserveisdrawntheamountsodrawndoesnot
exceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisendshall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMember
Statemakingthelastdrawing.
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatadditionalsharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
importations maybechargedwithoutinterruption
againsttheircumulativesharesoftheCommunity
quota.1.TheCommissionmaydecide,bymeansofa
Regulation,tore-introducethelevyingofcustoms
dutiesforaspecifiedperiod,inordertoensurethat
Article9isapplied.
2.Intheeventofsuchactionbeingrequestedby
aMemberState,theCommissionshalldecidewithin
aperiodofnotmorethan10workingdaysafterthe
requesthasbeenreceivedandshallinformthe
MemberStatesofthisdecision.
3.AnyMemberStatemayrefertotheCouncilthe
measuretakenbytheCommission ,withinaperiodof
notmorethan10workingdaysafterithasbeen
informedthereof.Thefactthatthematterisreferred
totheCouncilshallnotcausethemeasuretobe
suspended .TheCouncilshallmeetimmediately .It
may,byactingonaqualifiedmajority,amendor
rescindthemeasureinquestion.Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshallensurefreeaccessto
theshareswhichhavebeenallocatedtothemfor
importersofthesaidgoodswhoareestablishedin
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Article11 Article12
MemberStatesandtheCommission shallcollaborate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationisobserved. TheprovisionsofArticles9and10shallnotpreju­
dicetheapplicationofthesafeguardclausesdrawn
upinconnectionwiththecommonagriculturalpolicy
pursuanttoArticle43oftheTreatyorthosedrawn
upinconnectionwiththecommoncommercialpolicy
pursuanttoArticle113oftheTreaty.Article13
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13December1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.vanderSTOEL

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ANNEX
Listofdevelopingcountriesandterritoriesenjoyinggeneralizedtariffpreferences
I.INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Argentina
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
BeninGuyana
Haiti
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran
!r.iq
IvoryCoast
Jamaica
Jordan
Kenya
KhmerRepublic
Korea(South)
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
IesothoPhilippines
Qatar
Romania
Rwanda
SaoTomeandPrincipe
SaudiArabia
Senegal
Seychelles
SierraLeone
Singapore
Somalia
SriLanka
Sudan
Surinam
Swaziland
Syria
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
TrinidadandTobagoBhutan
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Burma
Burundi
Cameroon
CapeVerdeIslands
CentralAfricanRepublic Liberia
Chad Libya
Chile
Colombia
ComorosMalagasyRepublic
Malawi
Malaysia
MaldiveIslands
Mali
MauritaniaTunisia
Congo,People'sRepublicof
CostaRica
Cuba
CyprusUganda
UnitedArabEmirates:
AbuDhabi
Dubai
RasalKhaimah
Fujairah
Ajman
SharjahDominicanRepublic
Ecuador
Egypt,ArabRepublicof
ElSalvador
EquatorialGuinea
Ethiopia
FijiUmmalQaiwainMauritius
Mexico
Morocco
Mozambique
Nauru
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
PapuaNewGuinea
Paraguay
PeruUpperVolta
Uruguay
Venezuela
Vietnam
WesternSamoa
Yemen,People'sDemocratic
Republicof
YemenArabRepublic
Yugoslavia
Zaire
ZambiaGabon
Gambia
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
GuineaBissau

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II.COUNTRIES ANDTERRITORIES
dependentoradministered,ortorwhoseexternalrelationsMemberStatesoftheCommunity
orthirdcountriesarewhollyorpartlyresponsible
AfarsandIssas(Territoryofthe)
AustralianAntarcticTerritory
Belize
Bermuda
BritishAntarcticTerritory
BritishIndianOceanTerritory(Aldabra,Farquhar,ChagosArchipelago,Desroches)
BritishPacificOcean(x)
Brunei
CaymanIslandsandDependencies
ChristmasIsland
Cocos(Keeling)Islands
CornIslandsandSwanIslands
FalklandIslandsandDependencies
FrenchPolynesia
FrenchSouthernandAntarcticTerritories
Gibraltar
HeardIslandandMcDonaldIslands
HongKong
LeewardIslands(2)
Macao
Mayotte
NetherlandsAntilles
NewCaledoniaandDependencies
NorfolkIsland
PacificIslandsadministeredbytheUnitedStatesofAmericaorunderUnitedStatestrusteeship(!)
PortugueseTimor
StHelena(includingAscension,GoughIsland,andTristandaCunha)
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.
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