19.12.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL324/13.
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2704/77
of28November1977
openingandprovidingfortheadministration ofpreferentialCommunitytariffceilingsfor
certainproductsoriginatingindevelopingcountries
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,WhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludesa
clausestatingthattheCommunitydrewuptheofferon
theassumptionthatallthemainindustrializedcountries
whicharemembersoftheOECDwouldparticipatein
grantingpreferencesandwouldmakesimilareffortsin
thisdirection;whereas,moreover,itisevidentfromthe
conclusionsworkedoutinUNCTADthatthisoffer,
whilebeingofatemporarynature,doesnotconstitutea
bindingcommitmentand,inparticular,maybewith­
drawnwhollyorinpartatalaterdate;whereasthis
possibilitymaybeadoptedinteraliawithaviewto
remedyinganyunfavourable situationswhichmight
ariseintheACPStatesfollowingtheimplementation of
thegeneralizedpreferencescheme;
Whereas,moreover,theconferenceoftheHeadsof
StateorofGovernment oftheMemberStatesandthe
StatesaccedingtotheEuropeanCommunitiesheldin
Parisfrom19to21October1972invitedtheCom­
munityinstitutionsandtheMemberStatesprogressively
toadoptanoverallpolicyofdevelopmentcooperation
onaworld-widescalecomprisinginparticularthe
improvementofgeneralizedpreferenceswiththeaimof
achievingasteadyincreaseinimportsofmanufactures
fromthedevelopingcountries;
Whereastariffpreferenceshavebeenappliedfromthe
secondhalfof1971undertheconditionssetoutabove;
whereasthesepreferencesshouldcontinuetobeapplied
throughout1978;whereas,havingregardtotheterms
oftheofferconcernedandtotheneedtoimprovethe
generalizedpreferences,theabovementioned basic
amountrefersto1974,whiletheadditionalamount
generallyrefersto1975;whereas,however,theappli­
cationofthismethodofcalculationshouldremain­
compatiblewiththeprogressivenatureofthepreference
schemeinsuchawayastoprovideaperiodofadap­
tationfortheindustrialsectorsaffectedintheCom­
munity;whereasforthispurposeitwouldappearade­
quatetolimitforeachproducttheconsiderableim­
provementresultingfromthesaidmethodtoalevel
whichdoesnotexceed150%ofeachofthepreferential
amountsopenin1977,whichrepresentsa225%
maximalimprovementcomparedwiththe1976prefer­
enceyear;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(*),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee (2),
Whereas,withinthecontextofUNCTAD,theEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityofferedtogranttariff
preferencesonfinishedandsemi-finishedproducts
comingfromdevelopingcountries;whereasthepref­
erentialtreatmentproposedinthatoffercovers,gener­
allyspeaking,allfinishedandsemi-finishedindustrial
productscoveredbyChapters25to99oftheCommon
CustomsTariffwhichoriginateindevelopingcountries;
whereasthepreferenceconsistsinthegrantingof
exemptionfromcustomsduties;whereaspreferential
importsareeffecteduptothelevelofceilingscalculated
byvalueinrespectofeachproductonthebasisoffac­
torswhichareuniformforalltheproducts;whereasin
orderthatthepreferencesgrantedtothemostcompeti­
tivedevelopingcountryorcountriesshouldberestricted
andthatasubstantialshareshouldbereservedforthe
leastcompetitive,preferentialimportsfromanyone
developingcountryinrespectofagivenproductshould
not,asageneralrule,exceed50%oftheceilingfixed
forthatproduct;
Whereas,intheoffermadebytheCommunity,the
annualceilingsshouldnormallybecalculatedonthe
basisofthetotalvaluefor1968cifimportsfromthe
countriesbenefitingfromthisscheme,excludingthose
alreadyenjoyingvariouspreferentialtariffarrangements
grantedbytheCommunity (basicamount),plus5%of
thevalueofcifimportsfromtheothercountriesand
fromthecountriesalreadyenjoyingsucharrangements
(additionalamount);whereassuchadditionalamountis
variableandiscalculatedeachyearonthebasisofthe
latestfiguresavailable,providedthatthisentailsno
reductionintheceiling;
Whereasinpracticethelatestcompletestatisticsavail­
ablearethoserelatingtotheyear1975;whereas,
however,since1974,thestatisticsinquestionandpar­
ticularlythoserelatingtothevalueoftheCommunity's(*)OJNoC266,7.11.1977,p.16.
(2)Opiniondeliveredon26/27October1977(notyetpub­
lishedintheOfficialJournal).

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externaltradehavebeenexpressedinastatisticalunit
(EUR)whichisnolongerdefinedinthesamewayas
theunitofaccount(u.a)prescribedfortheCommon
CustomsTariff;whereas,therefore,itisnecessaryto.
defineaconversionratebetweenthesetwounits;
whereasin1975oneEURunitwasequivalentinprac­
ticetooneEuropeanunitofaccountandthesamevalue
shouldbeascribedtothelatterastotheunitofaccount
(u.a.);whereasitseemsappropriatethereforeinthese
circumstances ,andfortheparticularendsofthecalcu­
lationsrequiredunderthisRegulation,toconsiderthe
statisticsexpressedinEURinthisRegulationasifex­
pressedinunitsofaccountoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff;whereastheunitofaccountshouldremainthe
onlyunitto■beusedwithinthepreferencesystem,along
withitsratesforconversionintonationalcurrencies
basedongoldparities;themequalopportunitytobenefitfromthepreferential
ceilings,itseemsadequatetolimitto15%themaxi­
mumamountforeachofthebeneficiarycountriesand
territorieswhichhaveeitherreachedthemaximum
amountforagivenproductduringtwoconsecutive
yearssince1972orwhich,accordingtothemostup­
to-datestatisticsavailable,supplytheCommunitywith
atleast40%ofitsimportsoftheproductinquestion
fromthebeneficiarycountriesandterritoriesasa
whole;whereas,however,inordertoavoiddamaging
theinterestsofthelessfavouredofthesebeneficiary
countriesandterritoriesthe15%limitwillnotbeap­
pliedinthecaseofthosewhichhaveaverylowper
capitanationalproduct,orwhichforagivenproduct
havechargedagainstthepreferencesanamountrepre­
sentingatleast10%oftheirdeliveriestotheCom­
munityofindustrialmanufacturedproductseligiblefor
theCommunitypreferencesscheme;whereas,inaddi­
tion,inordertoensurethatthenewmaximumamounts
arenotlessthanthosefixedhitherto,theabovemen­
tionedmaximumamountof15%shallingeneralonly
applyorshallonlybecomeapplicablewhere,inabso­
lutevalue,itishigherthanthelevelsincethe1974pre­
ferences;Whereas,inaccordancewithProtocol23totheActof
Accession(*),thegeneralizedtariffpreferencescheme
becamefullyapplicableinthenewMemberStateson1
January1974;
Whereasitisexpedient,therefore,inrespectofthe
productsreferredtoinAnnexAwhichoriginateinthe
countriesandterritorieslistedinAnnexB,thatthe
Communityshouldallow,foreachcategoryofthese
productsandthroughout1978,duty-freeimports
withinthelimitsoftheCommunityceilingscalculated
inthemannersetoutabove;whereasthebenefitofsuch
tariffexemptionshouldbereservedforproducts
originatinginthecountriesandterritoriesundercon­
sideration,theconceptof'originatingproducts'being
determinedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle14ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No802/68
of27June1968onthecommondefinitionofthecon­
ceptoftheoriginofgoods(2);whereaschargesagainst
eachoftheseceilingsmust,asageneralrule,come
withinamaximumCommunityamountof50%in
respectoftheproductsoriginatinginanyofthe
abovementioned countries;whereas,however,inorder
toensurethatallthecountriesandterritoriesinques­
tionareabletobenefitfromthispreferentialsystem,the
Communitymaximumamountshould,forcertain
products,bereducedto20,30or40%;Whereas,furthermore,forsomeoftheproductsaffected
bythefixingofthemaximumamountat15%,this
improvement isconditionalupontheintroductionof
measurescalculatedtoencouragetheprincipalsuppliers
benefitingfromthesystemtoensureabalanceddis­
tributionoftheirdeliveriesthroughouttheCommunity
insteadofconcentratingtheminspecificareas,oreven
inonesingleareaoftheCommunity ;whereastothis
endgeneralprovisionshouldbemadeforthelevyingof
thenormalcustomsdutiestobere-introduced ina
MemberStatewhenpreferentialimportsoriginatingin
asinglebeneficiarycountryorterritoryreach50%of
themaximumamountenvisagedabove;whereasthis
measuredoesnotinterferewiththeimmediatere-intro­
ductionofthelevyingofthenormalcustomsdutiesat
Communitylevel'whenpreferentialimportsreachthe
Communitymaximumamounts;whereas,asregards
theCommunityceilings,thereisnothingtoprevent
provisionsbeihgmadeonlyforthepossibilityofthe
Community'sre-introducing thelevyingofthenormal
customsdutieswhenthesaidceilingsarereachedat
Communitylevel;
WhereaspreferentialCommunitytariffquotaswere
previouslyingeneralgrantedfortheproductslistedin
AnnexA;whereasexperienceinrecentyearshasshown
thatthisimprovementintheCommunitypreferences
schemecanonlybeachievedifaneffortismadeto
ensureamorebalanceddistributionoftheadvantages
grantedtoallthebeneficiarycountriesandterritories;
whereasforthisreasonandinordertoaffordeachofWhereas,underthesecircumstances ,theseobjectives
maybereachedbyapplyingamethodofadministration
basedonthecharging,atCommunitylevel,againstthe
abovementioned ceilingsandmaximumamounts,of
importsoftheproductsconcernedasandwhenthese
productsareenteredforhomeuseandareaccompanied
byacertificateoforigin;whereasthismethodofad­
ministrationmustmakeprovisionforthere-introduc­
tionofthelevyingofcustomsdutiesassoonasthesaid
ceilingsormaximumamountsarereachedatCom­
munitylevel;(i)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(*)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.

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Whereassuchmethodofadministration callsforvery
closeandparticularlyrapidcooperationbetween
MemberStatesandtheCommission ,whichmust,in
particular,beabletoobserveevery10daystheextent
towhichchargesaremadeagainsttheceilingsand
maximumamountsandinformMemberStatesthereof;
whereassuchcooperationshouldbeparticularlyclose
inviewoftheneedfortheCommissiontobeableto
takeappropriatemeasurestore-introducethelevyingof
customsdutieseithergenerallyorindividuallywhenany
oftheceilingsormaximumamountsarereached;
\
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourg
areunitedinandrepresentedbytheBeneluxEconomic
Union,alltransactionsconcerningtheadministration of
sharesallocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarried
outbyanyoneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Fortheparticularpurposeoftheabovementioned cal­
culations,thestatisticsreferringtotheyear1975,ex­
pressedinEUR,aretobeconsideredasbeingexpressed
inunitsofaccountoftheCommonCustomsTariff.
4.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticles2and4(2),
withineachceilingthuscalculated,chargesofproducts
originatingin"anyoneofthecountriesorterritories
listedinAnnexBshouldnotexceedaCommunity
maximumamountexpressedasapercentageorinunits
ofaccountagainsteachoftheproductsincolumn3of
AnnexA.
5.However,inthecaseoftheproductsoriginatingin
thebeneficiarycountriesorterritoriesindicatedbyan
asteriskincolumn3ofAnnexA,theamountcharged
againstthepreferencesinasingleMemberStateshallbe
limitedto50%ofthemaximumlaiddowninpara­
graph4.Thenormalcustomsdutiesshallagainbe
leviedassoonasthislevelisreached,unlessthe
MemberStateconcernedpreviouslynotifiestheCom­
missionthatitdoesnotintendtoavailitselfofthislimi­
tationforallorsomeoftheproductsconcerned.The
Commission shallinformtheMemberStatesofthisfact
withoutdelay.
6.AnyamendmenttoAnnexB,inparticularbythe
additionofnewcountriesenjoyingtariffpreferences,
mayentailacorresponding adjustmenttotheCom­
munityceilingsandthemaximumamountsreferredto
inparagraphs3and4.
Article2
1.Assoonastheceilingsfixedorcalculatedinaccord­
ancewiththeprovisionsofArticle1(3),whicharelaid
downforCommunityimportsofproductsoriginating
inallofthecountriesreferredtoinArticle1(2),are
reachedatCommunitylevel,thelevyingofcustoms
dutiesonimportsoftheproductsinquestionfromall
thecountriesandterritoriesconcernedmayatanytime
bere-introduceduntiltheendoftheperiodreferredto
inthefirstsubparagraphofArticle1(1).
2.Assoonasthemaximumamountsdeterminedin
accordancewithArticle1(4)forimportsintothe
Communityofproductsoriginatingineachofthe
countriesorterritoriesreferredtoinArticle1(2)are
reachedatCommunitylevelforoneofthesecountries
orterritories,theCommissionshallwithoutdelayin­
formtheMemberStatesofthedateonwhichthenor­
maltariffmustberestoredinrespectofthecountriesor
territoriesconcerned.Thisinformationshallbepub­
lishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCom­
munities.
However,whentheamountsofproductsoriginatingin
oneorotherofthecountriesorterritoriesindicatedby
twoasterisksincolumn3ofAnnexAchargedagainst
thepreferencesreachtheCommunitymaximum
amountinoneMemberState,thatMemberStateshall
withoutdelayre-introducethelevyingofthenormalArticle1
1.From1Januaryto31December1978,theCom­
monCustomsTariffdutiesontheproductslistedin
AnnexAshallbetotallysuspended,subjecttothepro­
visionsofArticles2and4(2)ofthisRegulation .
2.Thissuspensionshallbeenjoyedsolelybyproducts
originatinginthecountriesandterritorieslistedin
AnnexB.However,importsalreadyenjoyingexemption
fromcustomsdutiesunderotherpreferentialtariffar­
rangementsgrantedbytheCommunityshallnotbe
chargedagainsttheceilingsspecifiedinparagraph3.
ForthepurposesoftheapplicationofthisRegulation,
theconceptoforiginatingproductsshallbedetermined
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle
14ofRegulation (EEC)No802/68.
3.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticles2and4(2),and
withtheexceptionofcertainproductsthevalueofthe
ceilingsforwhichisgiveninAnnexA,thissuspension
shallbegranted,inrespectofeachcategoryofproducts,
withinaCommunityceilingwhichshallbeexpressedin
unitsofaccountandwhichshallbeequaltotheamount
obtainedbyaddingtogetherthevaluesofcifimportsin
1974oftheproductsconcernedtotheCommunityfrom
thecountriesandterritoriesenjoyingthesearrange­
ments,excludingthosealreadyenjoyingvariouspre­
ferentialtariffarrangementsgrantedbytheCommunity,
andingeneral5%ofthevalueofcifimportsin1975
fromothercountriesandfromcountriesandterritories
alreadyenjoyingsucharrangements .Howevertheceil­
ingresultingfromthesumofthisadditionmayinno
caseexceed150%oftheceilingfixedforthe1977pre­
ferenceyear.

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Article4
1.TheCommission ,inclosecooperationwiththe
MemberStates,shalltakeallnecessarymeasuresto
ensurethattheaboveprovisionsareapplied.
2.TheCommissionshallissueregulationstore-intro­
ducethelevyingofthenormalcustomsdutieswithin
thecontextoftheceilingsestablishedinrespectofall
thecountriesandterritoriesreferredtoinArticle1(2).customsduty.ItshallnotifytheCommission ,which
shallinformtheotherMemberStatesofthisfact,atthe
sametimefixingtheearliestdateonwhichthelevying
ofthenormaltariffmustbere-introduced inthese
Statesalso.Thisinformationshallbepublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
3.Withoutprejudicetotheforegoingprovisions,where
thelevyingofthenormalcustomsdutyisre-introduced
undertheconditionsdescribedinArticle1(5)the
MemberStateconcernedshallimmediatelynotifythe
Commission ,whichshallwithoutdelayinformthe
otherMemberStates.
Article5
MemberStatesshallwhenrequestedinformtheCom­
missionofimportsoftheproductsinquestioncharged
againsttheCommunityceilingsandmaximumamounts
laiddowninArticle1(3)and(4).
Untilthelevyingofthenormalcustomsdutiesisre-in­
troducedtheinformationshallcover,inparticular,and
automatically ,thereturnsrelatingtotheamounts
chargedagainstthepreferencesduringtheprevious10
days,whichmustbeforwardedwithinfivefulldaysof
theendofeach10-dayperiod.Article3
1.Importsoftheproductsinquestionshallbecharged
againsttheCommunityceilingsandmaximumamounts
asandwhentheproductsareenteredforhomeuse,and
providedthattheyareaccompaniedbyacertificateof
originpursuanttotheruleslaiddowninArticle1(2).
2.Goodsmaybechargedagainstaceilingormaxi­
mumamountonlyifthecertificateoforiginreferredto
inparagraph1issubmittedbeforethedateonwhich
thelevyingofdutiesisre-introduced .
3.Theextenttowhichtheceilingsandmaximum
amounts ,havebeenactuallyusedupshallbedetermined
atCommunitylevelandintheMemberStatesonthe
basisoftheimportschargedinaccordancewithpara­
graphs1and2.Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,28November1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
L.OUTERS

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ANNEXA
Listofproductsoriginatingindevelopingcountriesandterritories,enjoyinggeneralizedtariffprefer­
ences,inrespectofwhichdutiesundertheCommonCustomsTariffaretotallysuspendedwithinthe
limitofCommunityceilingsandmaximumamountsperbeneficiarycountryorterritory(a)
Order
NoCCT
heading
NoDescription Levelofthemaximumamounts
(D (2) W
128.27Leadoxides;redleadandorangelead 20','uofaceilingof7121400u.a.,reduced
to15%,or1068210u.a.forMexico
(,)(,,)
228.56Carbides,whetherornotchemicallydefined:
C.Ofcalcium50%ofaceilingof773000u.a.,
reducedto195000u.a.forYugo­
slavia(**)
3/
31.05Otherfertilizers;goodsofthepresentChapterin
tablets,lozengesandsimilarpreparedformsorin
packingsofagrossweightnotexceeding10kg:
A.Otherfertilizers :
I.Containingthethreefertilizingsubstances :
nitrogen,phosphorusandpotassium
II.Containingthetwofertilizingsubstances :
nitrogenandphosphorus
III.Containingthetwofertilizingsubstances :
nitrogenandpotassium :
b)Other
IV.Other
B.GoodsofthepresentChapterintablets,lozenges
andsimilarpreparedformsorinpackingsofa
grossweightnotexceeding10kg507oofaceilingof4282600u.a.,reduced
to15%,or642390u.a.forYugoslavia
(,)/»»)
439.03Regenerated cellulose;cellulosenitrate,cellulose
acetateandothercelluloseesters,celluloseethersand
otherchemicalderivativesofcellulose,plasticizedor
not(forexample,collodions,celluloid);vulcanized
fibre:
B.Other:
I.Regeneratedcellulose50%,reducedto418000u.a.for
Yugoslavia(*)(**)
539.03Regenerated cellulose;cellulosenitrate,cellulose­
acetateandothercelluloseesters,celluloseethersand
otherchemicalderivativesofcellulose,plasticizedor
not(forexample,collodions,celluloid);vulcanized
fibre:
B.Other:
II.Cellulosenitrates50%ofaceilingof577000u.a.,reduced
to92000u.a.forYugoslavia(**)
(a)Manufactured andsemi-finishedindustrialproductsqualifyingundertheordinaryarrangementsforexemptionortotaltemporarysuspensionoftheCommonCustomsTariff
dutyareonlytokenentries.

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Order
NoCCT
heading
No
(DDescription
.(2)Levelofthemaximumamounts
(3)
648.01(a)Paperandpaperboard (includingcellulosewadding),
inrollsorsheets:
C.Kraftpaperandkraftboard:
II.Other50%ofaceilingof37055000u.a.,
reducedto15%,or5558250u.a.for
Yugoslavia(*)(**)
767.04(a)Wigs,falsebeards,eyebrowsandeyelashes,switches
andthelike,ofhumanoranimalhairoroftextiles;
otherarticlesofhumanhair(includinghairnets)30%ofaceilingof35346000u.a.,
reducedto6147000u.a.forSouth
Korea(*)(**)
869.02(a)Refractorybricks,blocks,tilesandsimilarrefractory
constructional goods,otherthangoodsfallingwithin
headingNo69.0150%ofaceilingof9736000u.a.,
reducedto1693000u.a.forYugoslavia(**)
969.08Glazedsetts,flagsandpaving,.hearthandwalltiles50%ofaceilingof4834500u.a.,
reducedto20%,or966900u.a.forSouth
Korea(**)
1070.05Unworkeddrawnorblownglass(includingflashed
glass),inrectangles50%ofaceilingof2366000u.a.,
reducedto411000u.a.forYugoslavia
(*)(**)
1170.13Glassware (otherthanarticlesfallingwithinheading
No70.19)ofakindcommonlyusedfortable,kitchen,
toiletorofficepurposes,forindoordecoration,orfor
similaruses30%ofaceilingof5486000u.a.,
reducedto15%,or822900u.a.for
Yugoslavia(**)
1271.16Imitationjewellery 50%ofaceilingof15950000u.a.,
reducedto2392500u.a.forHong
Kong(*)(**)
1373.18Tubesandpipesandblankstherefor,ofiron(other
thanofcastiron)orsteel,excludinghigh-pressure
hydro-electricconduits50%ofaceilingof13039000u.a.,
reducedto2289000u.a.forYugoslavianr*;
1474.03Wroughtbars,rods,angles,shapesandsections,of
copper;copperwire50%ofaceilingof6294000u.a.,
reducedto1095000u.a.forYugoslavia(**)
1579.03Wroughtplates,sheetsandstrip,ofzinc;zincfoil;zinc
powdersandflakes:
A.Plates,sheets,stripandfoil50%ofaceilingof4285000u.a.',
reducedto743000u.a.forYugoslavia(**)
(a)ProductsoriginatinginRomaniaandwhichfallwithinthistariffheadingarealsoeligibleforCommunitypreferentialtariffarrangements .

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Order
NoCCT
heading
NoDescription Levelofthemaximumamounts
(D (2) (3)
1684.41(a)Sewingmachines;furniturespeciallydesignedfor
sewingmachines;sewingmachineneedles:
A.Sewingmachines;furniturespeciallydesignedfor
sewingmachines: 1
III.Parts,includingfurniturespeciallydesigned
•forsewingmachines50%ofaceilingof1366000u.a.,
reducedto243000u.a.forYugoslavia(**)
1785.01Electricalgoodsofthefollowingdescriptions :gener­
ators,motorsconverters (rotaryorstatic),transformers ,
rectifiersandrectifyingapparatus,inductors:
A.Generators,motors(whetherornotequippedwith
speedreducing,changingorstep-upgear)and
rotaryconverters :
II.Other40%ofaceilingof18842000u.a.,
reducedto15%,or2826300u.a.for
Yugoslavia(*)(**)
1885.10Portableelectricbatteryandmagnetolamps,other
thanlampsfallingwithinheadingNo85.09:
B.Other50%ofaceilingof5952000u.a.,
reducedto944000u.a.forHongKong
(*)(**)
1985.23Insulated (includingenamelledoranodized)electric
wire,cable,bars,stripandthelike(includingco-axial
cable),whetherornotfittedwithconnectors20%ofaceilingof11673900u.a.,
reducedto15%,or1751100u.a.for
Yugoslavia(*)(**)
2087.14(a)Othervehicles(includingtrailers),notmechanically
propelled,andpartsthereof:
B.Trailersandsemi-trailers :
II.Other50%ofaceilingof13787000u.a.,
reducedto15%,or2068050u.a.for
Yugoslavia(*)(**)
2190.05(a)Refractingtelescopes(monocularandbinocular),prismatic
ornot30%,reducedto15%,or989400u.a.
forSouthKorea(**)andHongKong(**)
2292.11(a)Gramophones ,dictatingmachinesandothersound
recordersorreproducers,includingrecordplayers
andtapedecks,withorwithoutsoundheads;television
imageandsoundrecordersorreproducers :
A.Soundrecordersorreproducers20%ofaceilingof24888750u.a.,
reducedto15%,or3733300u.a.for
HongKong(**)
(a)ProductsoriginatinginRomaniaandwhichfallwithinthistariffheadingarealsoeligibleforCommunitypreferentialtariffarrangements .

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Order
NoCCT
heading
-NoDescription Levelofthemaximumamounts
(D (2) (3)
2397.02(a)Dolls 20%ofaceilingof21408400u.a.,
reducedto15%,or3211260u.a.for
HongKong(*)(**)
2497.03Othertoys;workingmodelsofakindusedfor
recreationalpurposes20%ofaceilingof57038000u.a.,
reducedto15%,or8555700u.a.for
HongKong(*)(**)
'2597.05(b)Carnivalarticles;entertainment articles(forexample,
conjuringtricksandnoveltyjokes);Christmastree
decorationsandsimilararticlesforChristmasfestivities
(forexample,'artificialChristmastrees,Christmas
stockings,imitationYule-logs,Nativityscenesand
figurestherefor)20%,reducedto15%,or1271550u.a.
forHongfCong(**)
2698.15Vacuumflasksandothervacuumvessels,complete
withcases;partsthereof,otherthanglassinners50%,reducedto199000u.a.forHong
Kong(**)
(a)ProductsoriginatinginRomaniaandwhichfallwithinthistariffheadingarealsoeligibleforCommunitypreferentialtariffarrangements .
(b)ProductsoriginatinginRomaniaandwhichfallwithinthistariffheading(excludingChristmastreedecorationsandsimilararticlesforChristmasfestivities(forexample,arti­
ficialChristmastrees,Christmasstockings,imitationYule-logs,Nativityscenesandfigurestherefor),ofglass)arealsoeligibleforCommunitypreferentialtariffarrangements .

19.12.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL324/21
ANNEXB
Listofdevelopingcountriesandterritoriesenjoyinggeneralizedtariffpreferences (')
I.INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
660Afghanistan 416Guatemala 662Pakistan
208Algeria 260Guinea 440Panama
330Angola 257GuineaBissau 801PapuaNewGuinea
528Argentina 488Guyana 520Paraguay
453Bahamas 452Haiti 504Peru
640Bahrain 424Honduras 708Philippines
666Bangladesh 664India 644Qatar
469Barbados 700Indonesia 324Rwanda
284Benin 616Iran 819Samoa
675Bhutan 612Iraq 311SaoTomeandPrincipe
516Bolivia 272IvoryCoast 632SaudiArabia
391Botswana 464Jamaica 248Senegal
508Brazil 628Jordan 355SeychellesandDependencies
676Burma 696Kampuchea,Democratic 264SierraLeone
328Burundi 346Kenya 706Singapore
302Cameroon 728Korea,Republicof 342Somalia
247CapeVerdeIslands 636Kuwait 669SriLanka
306CentralAfricanEmpire 684Laos 224Sudan
244Chad 604Lebanon 492Surinam
512Chile 395Lesotho 393Swaziland
480Colombia 268Liberia 608Syria
375Comoros 216Libya 352Tanzania
318Congo,People'sRepublicof 370Madagascar 680Thailand
436CostaRica 386Malawi 280Togo
448Cuba 701Malaysia , 817Tonga
600Cyprus 667MaldiveIslands 472TrinidadandTobago
338Djibouti 232Mali 212Tunisia
456DominicanRepublic 228Mauritania 350Uganda
500Ecuador 373Mauritius 647UnitedArabEmirates
220Egypt 412Mexico 236UpperVolta
428ElSalvador 204Morocco 524Uruguay
310EquatorialGuinea 366Mozambique•484Venezuela
334Ethiopia 803Nauru 690Vietnam
815Fiji 672Nepal 652Yemen
314Gabon 432Nicaragua 656Yemen,Democratic
252Gambia 240Niger 048Yugoslavia
276Ghana 288Nigeria 322Zaire
473Grenada 649Oman 378Zambia
(*)Thecodenumberprecedingthenameofeachbeneficiarycountryorterritoryisthatgivenin'Geonomenclature 1977',publishedbytheStatisticalOfficeoftheEuropean
Communities .

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II.COUNTRIES ANDTERRITORIES
dependentoradministered,orforwhoseexternalrelationsMemberStatesoftheCommunityorthird
countriesarewhollyorpartlyresponsible
890AustralianAntarcticTerritory
421Belize
413Bermuda
890BritishAntarcticTerritory
357BritishIndianOceanTerritory
812BritishPacificOcean
703Brunei
202CanaryIslands
463CaymanIslandsandDependencies
205CeutaandMelilla
802ChristmasIsland,Cocos(Keeling)Islands,HeardIslandandMcDonaldIslands,NorfolkIsland
529FalklandIslandsandDependencies
822FrenchPolynesia
890FrenchSouthernandAntarcticTerritories
044Gibraltar
740HongKong
743Macao
377Mayotte
476Netherlands Antilles
809NewCaledoniaandDependencies
808PacificIslandsadministeredbytheUnitedStatesofAmericaorunderUnitedStatestrusteeship (x)
329StHelenaandDependencies
814TerritoriesforwhichNewZealandisresponsible (CookIslands,NiueIsland,TokelauIslands)
454TurksandCaicosIslands
457VirginIslandsoftheUnitedStates
811WallisandFutunaIslands
471WestIndies
Note:Theabovelistsmaybeamendedsubsequentlytotakeaccountofchangesintheinternational
statusofcountriesorterritories.
(*)ThePacificIslandsadministeredbytheUnitedStatesofAmericainclude:Guam,AmericanSamoa(includingSwain'sIsland),Midway
Islands,JohnstonandSandIslands,WakeIslandandtheTrustTerritoryofthePacificIslands(theCaroline,MarianasandMarshall
Islands).