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REGULATION (EEC)No3508/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of18December1973
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forpreservedpineapplesotherthaninslices,halfslicesorspirals,originatingindeveloping
countries
oftheneedtosafeguardtheinterestsoftheasso­
ciatedcountriesinthisfield,tolaydownforpre­
servedpineapples,otherthaninslices,halfslicesor
spiralsspecialconditionsconsistinginareductionof
thecustomsdutyapplicabletothatproductwithin
thelimitsofaCommunitytariffquota;
WhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludes
aclausestatingthattheCommunitydrewupthe
offerontheassumptionthatallthemainindustrial­
izedcountrieswhicharemembersoftheOECD
wouldparticipateingrantingpreferencesandwould
makesimilareffortsinthisdirection;whereas,more­
over,itisevidentfromtheconclusionsworkedout
inUNCTADthatthisoffer,whilebeingofatem­
porarynature,doesnotconstituteabindingcommit­
mentand,inparticular,maybewithdrawnwholly
orinpartatalaterdate;whereasthispossibility
maybeadopted,interalia,withaviewtoremedying
anyunfavourable situationswhichmightarisein
theassociatedcountriesfollowingtheimplemen­
tationofthegeneralizedpreferencescheme;
Whereastariffpreferenceshavebeenappliedasfrom
thesecondhalfof1971andwhereasitisexpedient
tocontinuetoapplythemthroughout1974;
Whereasitisexpedient,therefore,thattheCom­
munityshouldopenfor1974inrespectofthesaid
products,originatinginthecountriesandterritories
listedintheAnnex,aCommunitytariffquotalim­
itedto2Q000metrictonsandatacustomsdutyof
12%,increasedbythelevyonsugarinthecase
wherethesugarcontentexceeds17%byweight;
Whereas,inaccordancewithProtocolNo23tothe
ActofAccession (2),thegeneralizedtariffpreference
schemewillbefullyapplicableinthenewMember
Statesfrom1January1974;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticularAr­
ticle43thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament;
WhereasintheJointDeclarationofIntent(1)on
thedevelopmentoftraderelationswithSri-Lanka,
India,Malaysia,PakistanandSingapore,theCom­
munitydeclareditsreadinesstoseeksolutionsto
theproblemswhichmayariseinthefieldoftrade
withthecountriesreferredto;
WhereasinrespectofseveralAsiancountriesofthe
Commonwealth andparticularlyasregardsMalaysia
thesaidpreservedpineapplesareanimportant
exportproductandtheflowoftradeinsuchprod­
uctsislikelytobechangedasaresultoftheenlarge­
mentoftheCommunity ;whereasthesystemof
generalizedtariffpreferencesmayconstituteasolu­
tiontotheproblemsofthisnatureandwhereascer­
tainformsofpreservedpineapplesshouldtherefore
beincludedinthesystemofgeneralizedpreferences ;
Whereas,withinthecontextofUNCTAD,theEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityofferedtogranttariff
preferencesoncertainprocessedagriculturalprod­
uctsofChapters1to24oftheCommonCustoms
Tarifforiginatingindevelopingcountries;whereas
thepreferentialtreatmentproposedinthatoffercon­
sists,inrespectofcertaingoodswhicharesubject
tothetradearrangements laiddowninRegulation
(EEC)No1059/69,ofareductioninthefixedcom­
ponentofthechargeapplicabletosuchgoodsby
virtueofthatRegulation,and,inrespectofprod­
uctswhicharesubjecttothesinglecustomsduty,of
areductioninsuchduty;whereaspreferential
importsoftheproductsconcernedcouldbeeffected
withoutquantitativerestrictions;whereasitappears
appropriate,however,inviewofthesensitivenessof
thepreservedfruitandvegetablesectorgenerallyandWhereas,forthesaidproducts,thisschemewould,
however,involvetheapplicationinthenewMember
Statesin1974ofcustomsdutieshigherthanorvery
0OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.195. (2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.

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closetothosewhichwillbeappliedbythenew
MemberStatestonon-membercountriesingeneral
onthebasisoftheprovisionsoftheabovementioned
Act;whereasthissituationwouldcomplyneither
withthespiritnorwiththeverynatureofthegeneral­
izedpreferencescheme;whereas,inordertomain­
tainanequivalentpreferentialmarginfortheseprod­
uctsalso,reducedcustomsdutiesshouldbeapplied
tothem,inaccordancewithdetailedrulesbasedon
theprincipleofmaintaining ,inthenewMember
States,apreferenceproportionaltothatwhichexists
betweenthedutiesoftheCommonCustomsTariff
andthedutiesgiveninArticle1tothisRegulation;
whereas,withaviewtograntingthebeneficiary
developingcountriesthebestpossibletreatment,in
accordancewiththeobjectivesofthepreference
scheme,thedutiesgivenintheabovementioned
Article1shouldalsobeappliedwherevertheduties
calculatedaccordingtotheabovementioned detailed
rulesprovetobehigherthanthem;Italy 2-0%
Denmark 1-9%
Ireland 1-0%
UnitedKingdom 69-2%
Whereas,withoutaffectingtheCommunitynatureof
thetariffquotaunderconsideration ,itappearsposs­
ibletoprovidetemporarilyforautilizationscheme
basedonasingleallocationamongtheMember
States;whereas,moreover,theallocationsetoutby
thisRegulationinnowayprejudicesthepossibility
ofadoptingthegeneralmethodofallocationof
Communitytariffquotascomprisingthesettingup
ofareserveshare;whereasatthistransitionalstage
itappearsfeasiblethatsuchallocationcouldbemade
accordingtothepercentagesetoutintheabove
table;
Whereasthebenefitofthistariffquotashouldbe
reservedforproductsoriginatinginthecountries
andterritoriesunderconsideration ^whereastothis
end,theprovisionsconcerningthedefinitionofthe
conceptof'originatingproducts'shouldbeapplied
inrespectoftheCommunitytotheproductsfrom
thedevelopingcountries,fortheperiodfrom1
Januaryto31December1974aswellastheprovi­
sionsderogatingfromthesaiddefinitionofthecon­
ceptoforiginatingproducts;WhereasthepercentageforthesharesoftheMember
StatesintheCommunitytariffquota,inviewof
itsdurationanditsamount,doesnotappearinthis
instancetocompromisetheequalaccessforCom­
munityimporterstoCommunitytariffquotas;
whereasforthissamereasonitwouldappearexpedi­
enttoalloweachMemberStatetochoosethesystem
foradministering itsshare;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKing­
domoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcern­
ingtheadministration oftheshareallocatedtothe
BeneluxEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutby
anyoneofitsMembers,Whereasitisnecessarytoensureequalandcontin­
uousaccessforallCommunityimporterstotheabove­
mentionedquotaandtheuniterruptedapplication
oftheratelaiddownforthisquotatoallimports
oftheproductsconcernedintoallMemberStates
untilthisquotaisusedup;whereas,havingregard
totheprinciplessetoutabove,theCommunity
natureofthequotacanberespectedbyallocating
theCommunitytariffquotaamongMemberStates;
whereas,moreover,tothisendandinthecontext
oftheutilizationsystem,theactualchargesagainst
thequotamayrelateonlytoproductswhichhave
beenenteredforhomeuseandwhichareac­
companiedbyacertificateoforigin;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1974,aCom­
munitytariffquotaof20000metrictonsshall
beopenedbytheCommunityfortheimportsof
preservedpineapplesotherthaninslices,halfslices
orspirals,fallingunderthefollowingsubheadings
oftheCommonCustomsTariff:ex20.06BIIa)5,
ex20.06BIIb)5,ex20.06BIIc)1cc)andex20.06
BIIc)2.Withinthistariffquotathecustomsduty
shallbesuspendedat12%withachargeonsugar
forthesaidproductswithasugarcontentexceeding
17%byweight.
OnimportationintoDenmark,IrelandandtheUnited
Kingdom,thereshallbeappliedtotheabove­
mentionedproductsthecustomsdutyobtainedbyWhereasonthebasisofthestatisticaldataavailable
whichcoveronlyarelativelybriefperiodand
whereastheyshouldbeweightedonthebasisof
theestimateswhichmaybemadeforthequotayear,
thepercentageofthesharesofthequotaamount
maybedrawnupasfollows:
Germany 20-5%
Benelux 4-9%
France 0-5%

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2.TheextenttowhichthesharesofMemberStates
havebeenactuallyfilledshallbedeterminedonthe
basisofimportsofthesaidgoodswhichhavebeen
enteredforhomeuse,andwhichareaccompanied
byacertificateoforigininaccordancewiththerules
referredtoinArticle1(2).
3.Goodsmayqualifyforatariffquotaonlyifthe
certificateoforiginreferredtoinparagraph2is
submittedbeforethedateonwhichthelevyingof
dutiesisreintroduced .
Article4
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
monthlyintervalsofimportsoftheproductsin
questionactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.This
informationshallcoverboththevalueexpressedin
unitsofaccountandquantityexpressedinmetric
tons.multiplying,byacoefficientequaltothemarginof
preferencesexistingbetweenthedutyof12°/ogiven
inthefirstsubparagraph andtheCommonCustoms
Tariffdutiesapplicable,thedutiesobtainedbyre­
ducingby20%thedifferencebetweenthelowest
dutyappliedon1January1972tothedeveloping
countriessetoutintheAnnexandtheCommon
CustomsTariff.
However,thedutyof12°/ogiveninthefirstsubpara­
graphshallbeappliedwhenthecustomsdutyresult­
ingfromtheabovementioned calculationishigher
thanit.
2.Thebenefitofthistariffquotashallbereserved
fortheproductsoriginatinginthecountriesand
territorieslistedintheAnnex.However,theimports
alreadybenefitingfromexemptioncustomsduties
underanotherpreferentialtariffschemegrantedby
theCommunityshallnotbechargedtothisquota.
Forthepurposesofimplementing thisRegulation
theconceptoforiginatingproductsshallbethat
laiddownbytheprovisionsofCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No3614/73(1),applicabletotheprod­
uctsbenefitingfromtariffpreferencesgrantedby
theCommunitytothedevelopingcountriesforthe
periodfrom1Januaryto31December1974,taking
intoaccounttheexceptionsmadetotheseprovisions
byCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3615/73(2).
Article2
TheCommunitytariffquotamentionedinArticle
1shallbeallocatedinshareswhichinrespectof
eachMemberStateshallbeoftheamountindicated
below.Article5
IftheCommunityshouldfindthattheproducts
benefitingunderthearrangements providedforin
Article1arebeingimportedintotheCommunity
inquantitiesoratpricessuchastoputorbelikely
toputCommunityproducersofsimilaror^directly
competitiveproductsataseriousdisadvantageorto
createanunfavourable situationinassociated
countries,thecustomsdutiesappliedwithintheCom­
munitymaybereintroducedinpartorinfullfor
importsoftheproductsinquestionfromthecountry
orcountriesorterritoryorterritorieswhicharethe
causeofsuchdisadvantage .Suchmeasuresmayalso
betakenintheeventofaseriousdisdvantage ,either
actualorforeseeable,whichisconfinedtoasingle
regionoftheCommunity .
Article6
1.InordertoensurethatArticle5isapplied,the
Commissionmay,bywayofaRegulation,reintro­
duceCommonCustomsTariffdutiesforafixed
period.
2.IftheCommissionhasactedattherequestof
aMemberState,theformershallgiveitsdecision
withinamaximumperiodoftenworkingdaysfrom
thedateofreceiptoftherequestandshallinform
theMemberStateoftheactiontaken.
3.EachMemberStatemayreferthemeasuretaken
bytheCommissiontotheCouncilwithinaperiod
oftenworkingdaysfollowingthedateitwasnoti­
fied.Thefactthatthematterhasbeenreferredto
theCouncilshallnotconstitutethesuspensionof
themeasure.TheCouncilshallmeetwithoutdelay.Germany 4100metrictons
Benelux 980metrictons
France 100metrictons
Italy 400metrictons
Denmark 380metrictons
Ireland 200metrictons
UnitedKingdom 13840metrictons
Article3
1.TheMemberStatesshallensurefreeaccessto
thesharewhichhasbeenallocatedtothemforim­
portersoftheproductsconcernedwhoareestablished
ontheirterritory.
(x)Seep.132ofthisOfficialJournal.
(a)Seep.183ofthisOfficialJournal.

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Actingonaqualifiedmajority,itmayamendor
repealthemeasureinquestion.
Article7
TheprovisionsofArticles5and6shallnotpreju­
dicetheapplicationoftheprotectiveclausesdrawnupinconnectionwiththecommoncommercial
policypursanttoArticle113oftheTreaty.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18December1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.CHRISTENSEN

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ANNEXA
Listofdevelopingcountriesandterritoriesenjoyinggeneralizedtariffpreferences
INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
Afghanistan Honduras Qatar
Algeria India Rwanda
Argentina Indonesia SaudiArabia
Bahamas Iran Senegal
Bahrain Iraq SierraLeone
Bangladesh IvoryCoast Singapore
Barbados Jamaica Somalia
Bhutan Jordan SriLanka
Bolivia Kenya Sudan
Botswana KhmerRepublic Swaziland
Brazil Korea(South) Syria
Burma Kuwait Tanzania
Burundi Laos Thailand
Cameroon Lebanon Togo
CentralAfricanRepublic Lesotho Tonga
Chad Liberia TrinidadandTobago
Chile Libya Tunisia
Colombia MalagasyRepublic Uganda
Congo,People'sRepublicof Malawi UnitedArabEmirates:
CostaRica Malaysia AbuDhabi
Cuba MaldiveIslands Dubai
Cyprus Mali RasalKhaimah
Dahomey Mauritania Fujairah
DominicanRepublic Mauritius Ajman
Ecuador Mexico Sharjah
Egypt,ArabRepublicof Morocco UmmalQaiwain
ElSalvador Nauru UpperVolta
EquatorialGuinea Nepal Uruguay
Ethiopia Nicaragua Venezuela
Fiji Niger Vietnam,Republicof
Gabon Nigeria WesternSamoa
Gambia Oman Yemen,People'sDemocratic
Ghana PakistanRepublicof
Guatemala Panama YemenArabRepublic
Guinea Paraguay Yugoslavia
Guyana Peru Zaire
Haiti Philippines Zambia

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COUNTRIES ANDTERRITORIES
dependentoradministered ,orforwhoseexternalrelationsMemberStatesoftheCommunity
orthirdcountriesarewhollyorpartlyresponsible
AfarsandIssas(Territoryofthe)
Angola(includingCabinda)
AustralianAntarcticTerritory
Belize
Bermuda
BritishAntarcticTerritory
BritishIndianOceanTerritory(Aldabra,Farquhar,ChagosArchipelago ,DesRoches)
BritishPacificOcean(x)
Brunei »
CapeVerdeIslands
CaymanIslandsandDependencies
ChristmasIsland
Cocos(Keeling)Islands
ComoroArchipelago
CornIslandsandSwanIslands
FalklandIslandsandDependencies
FrenchPolynesia
FrenchSouthernandAntarcticTerritories
Gibraltar
HeardIslandandMacDonaldIslands
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,TokelauIslands
andRossDependency )
TurksandCaocosIslands
VirginIslandsoftheUnitedStates(StCroix,StThomas,StJohn,etc.)
WallisandFutunaIslands
WindwardIslands(4)
Note:Theabovelistsmaybeamendedsubsequentlytotakeaccountofchangesintheinter­
nationalstatusofcountriesorterritories .
(L)GilbertandElliceIslands,BritishSolomonIslands,NewHebridesCondominium ,andPitcairnIslands.
(2)Antigua,Montserrat,StKitts-Nevis-Anguilla ,BritishVirginIslands.
(8)ThePacificIslandsadministered bytheUnitedStatesofAmericaincludeGuam,AmericanSamoa(includingSwain's
Island),MidwayIslands,JohnstonandSandIslands,WakeIslandandtheTrustTerritoryofthePacificIslands(the
Caroline,MarianasandMarshallIslands).
(4)Dominica,Grenada,StLucia,StVincent.