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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2711/77
of28November1977
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
cocoabutterandatariffquotaforsolublecoffeeoriginatingindevelopingcountries
Whereastariffpreferenceshavebeenappliedasfrom
thesecondhalfof1971;whereasitisexpedienttocon­
tinuetoapplythemthroughout1978;
Whereasinrespectofcocoabutterandsolublecoffee
originatinginthecountriesandterritorieslistedinthe
AnnextheCommunityshouldthereforeopenfor1978
twoCommunitytariffquotaswithintherespective
limitsof21600tonnesandatacustomsdutyof8%for
cocoabutterandof18750tonnesandadutyof9%for
solublecoffee;
Whereas,inaccordancewithProtocol23totheActof
Accession(3),thegeneralizedtariffpreferencescheme
becamefullyapplicableinthenewMemberStateson
1January1974;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(1),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee (2),
Whereas,withinthecontextofUNCTAD,theEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityofferedtogranttariffpre­
ferencesoncertainprocessedagriculturalproductsof
Chapters1to24oftheCommonCustomsTariff
originatingindevelopingcountries;whereasthepre­
ferentialtreatmentproposedinthatofferconsists,in
respectofcertaingoodswhicharesubjecttothetrade
arrangements laiddowninRegulation (EEC)No
1059/69,ofareductioninthefixedcomponentofthe
chargeapplicabletosuchgoodsbyvirtueofthatRegul­
ation,and,inrespectofproductswhicharesubjectto
thesinglecustomsduty,ofareductioninsuchduty;
whereaspreferentialimportsoftheproductsconcerned
couldbeeffectedwithoutquantitativerestrictions;
whereasitappearsappropriate,however,inviewofthe
sensitivenessofthecocoabutterandsolublecoffeesec­
torsgenerallyandoftheneedtosafeguardtheinterests
oftheACPStatesinthisfield,tolaydownforthose
twoproductsspecialconditionsconsistinginareduc­
tionofthecustomsdutyapplicabletothesetwopro­
ductswithinthelimitsofCommunitytariffquotas;
WhereastheofferbytheCommunityincludesaclause
statingthatitismadeontheassumptionthatthemain
industrialized countrieswhicharemembersofthe
OECDparticipateingrantingpreferencesandmake
similareffortsinthisdirection;whereas,moreover,itis
evidentfromtheconclusionsworkedoutinUNCTAD
thatthisoffer,whilebeingofatemporarynature,does
notconstituteabindingcommitmentand,inparticular,
maybewithdrawnwhollyorinpartatalaterdate;
whereasthispossibilitymaybeadoptedinteraliawitha
viewtoremedyinganyunfavourablesituationswhich
mightariseintheACPStatesfollowingtheimplementa­
tionofthegeneralizedpreferencescheme;Whereasthebenefitofthesetariffquotasshouldbe
reservedforproductsoriginatinginthecountriesand
territoriesunderconsideration ,theconceptof'originat­
ingproducts'beingdeterminedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle14ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No802/68of27June1968onthecommon
definitionoftheconceptoftheoriginofgoods(4);
Whereasitisnecessarytoensureequalandcontinuous
accessforallCommunityimporterstothesaidquotas
andtheuninterruptedapplicationoftherateslaiddown
forthesequotastoallimportsoftheproductscon­
cernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthesequotasare
usedup;whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplessetout
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotacanbere­
spectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquota
amopgMemberStates;whereas,moreover,tothisend
andinthecontextoftheutilizationsystem,theactual
chargesagainstthequotamayrelateonlytoproducts
whichhavebeenenteredforhomeuseandwhichare
accompaniedbyacertificateoforigin;
Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsforthe
productsinquestioninthevariousMemberStates,the
quotasshouldbedividedintotwotranches,thefirst
beingallocatedamongMemberStatesandthesecond
HOJNoC266,7.11.1977,p.16.
(2)Opiniondeliveredon26/27October1977(notyetpub­
lishedintheOfficialJournal).(3)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.0OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.

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heldasareservetocoversubsequentlytherequirements
ofMemberStateswhichhaveexhaustedtheirinitial
shares;whereas,moreover,thereserveconstitutedin
themannerdescribedabovetendstoavoidmakingthe
systemofutilizationofthequotaexcessivelyrigid,to
thedetrimentofthedevelopingcountriesconcernedand
willcontributetoachievingtheaimalreadymentioned
ofimprovingthegeneralizedpreferencessystem;where­
as,togiveimportersineachMemberStatesomedegree
ofcertainty,thefirsttrancheoftheCommunityquota
mightbefixedatarelativelyhighlevel,inthiscaseat
approximately 90%ofthefullquotas;
Whereasthestatisticaldataavailablecoveronlyarela­
tivelybriefperiod,andtheyshouldbeweightedonthe
basisoftheestimateswhichmaybemadeforthequota
year;whereasthesharesinthefirsttranchemaybe
drawnupasfollows:
(tonnes)quotaperiod;whereas,however,itseemsadvisableto
permittheMemberStatestolimittheexerciseoftheir
totalobligationtodrawonthereserveamounttoa
levelnotexceeding40%oftheirinitialshare;whereas
thismethodofadministration callsforclosecoopera­
tionbetweenMemberStatesandtheCommissionwhich
must,inparticular,beabletoobservetheextentto
whichthequotaamountisusedandinformMember
Statesthereof;
Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,a
considerable balanceremainsinoneorotherMember
StateitisessentialthatthatMemberStatepaysalarge
amountofitbackintothereserve,inordertoavoida
partoftheCommunityquotaremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeformeasuresena­
blinganyseriousdisturbancewithinthesectorofthe
Community'seconomicactivitytobeavoided,andto
thisendtheCommissionshouldbeempoweredtore­
introduceinpartorinfullthenormaldutiesinorder
toavoidsuchdisturbance;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgareunitedinandrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcerningthead­
ministration ofthesharesallocatedtothateconomic
unionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1978,Community
tariffquotasshallbeopenedwithintheCommunityfor
importsoftheproductslistedbelowandunderthe
conditionsstated:cocoabuttersolublecoffe
Germany 720810
Benelux 109351395
France 90225
Italy 4545
Denmark 4545
Ireland 4545
UnitedKingdom 756014310
WhereasMemberStatesmayexhausttheirinitialshares
fortheproductsinquestionatdifferentrates;whereas
toavoiddisruptionofsuppliesonthisaccountitshould
beprovidedthatanyMemberStatewhichhasalmost
usedupitsinitialshareshoulddrawanadditionalshare
fromthereserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeach
MemberStateasandwheneachofits,additionalshares
isalmostentirelyusedup,andrepeatedasmanytimes
asthereserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditional
sharesmustbeavailableforuseuntiltheendofthe
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionVolume
(mtonnes)Rateof
duty
18.04Cocoabutter,includingcocoafatoroil 216008%
21.02Extracts,essencesorconcentrates,ofcoffee,teaormaté
andpreparationswithabasisofthoseextracts,essencesor
concentrates ;roastedchicoryandotherroastedcoffee
substitutesandextracts,essencesandconcentratesthereof:
exA.Extracts,essencesorconcentratesofcoffeeand
preparationswithabasi»ofthoseextracts,essences
orconcentrates :
—Extractsofcoffeeor'solublecoffee'obtained
byawatermethodofextractionfromroasted
coffee,putupinpowderform,granulated,
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2.Thesetariffquotasshallapplysolelytoproducts
originatinginthecountriesandterritorieslistedinthe
Annex.However,thoseimportswhichenjoyexemption
fromcustomsdutiesunderotherpreferentialtariffar­
rangementsgrantedbytheCommunitymaynotbe
chargedagainstthesetariffquotas.
ForthepurposesofthisRegulationtheconceptof
originatingproductsshallbedeterminedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle14ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No802/68.drawafourthshareequaltothethird.Thisprocess
shallcontinueuntilthereservehasbeenexhausted.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawshareslowerthanthose
specifiedinthoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsfor
believingthatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.
AnyMemberStateapplyingthisparagraphshallinform
theCommissionofitsgroundsforsodoing.
5.AnyMemberStatemaylimitthesumtotalofits
additionalsharesto40%ofitsinitialshare,informing
theCommissionthatitissodoing. Article2
Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1978.1.Afirsttrancheof19440tonnesforcocoabutter
andof16875tonnesforsolublecoffeeoftheCom­
munitytariffquotasreferredtoinArticle1shallbe
allocated,inrespectofeachMemberState,insharesthe
amountsofwhicharesetoutbelow:
(tonnes)
cocoabuttersolublecoffe
Germany 720810
Benelux 109351395
France 90225
Italy 4545
Denmark 4545
Ireland 4545
UnitedKingdom 756014310Article5
AMemberStatewhichon15September1978hasnot
exhaustedoneofitsinitialsharesshall,notlaterthan
1October1978,returntothereserveanyunusedpor­
tioninexcessof20%oftheinitialamount.Itmayre­
turnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October1978,
notifytheCommissionofthetotalquantitiesofthe
productinquestionimporteduptoandincluding
15September1978andchargedagainsttheCommunity
quotasandofanyportionoftheirinitialsharesre­
turnedtothereserve.2.Thesecondtrancheof2160tonnesforcocoabutter
and1875tonnesforsolublecoffeeshallconstitutethe
reserve.
Article3
1.IfaMemberStatehasused90%ormoreofitsini­
tialshareasfixedinArticle2(1),orofthatshareminus
anyportionreturnedtothereservepursuanttoArticle
5,itshallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission ,draw
asecondshare,totheextentthatthereservesopermits,
equalto10%ofitsinitialshareroundedupshouldthe
occasionarisetothenearestunitabove.
2.IfaMemberState,afterexhaustingitsinitialshares,
hasused90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyit,
thatMemberStateshallforthwith,bynotifyingthe
Commission ,drawathirdshare,equalto5%ofitsini­
tialshareroundedupshouldtheoccasionarisetothe
nearestunitabove.
3.IfaMemberState,afterexhaustingitssecondshare,
hasused90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyit,
thatMemberStateshall,underthesameconditions,Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and
3andshall,assoonastheinformationreachesit,in­
formeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehas
beenusedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan15October1978,informthe
MemberStateoftheamountstillinreservefollowing'
anyreturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatwhenanamountexhaustingthe
reserveisdrawntheamountsodrawndoesnotexceed
thebalanceavailable,andtothisendshallnotifythe
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TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasures
toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportations
maybechargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
cumulativesharesoftheCommunityquota.countryorcountriesorterritoryorterritorieswhichare
thecauseofsuchdisadvantage .Suchmeasuresmayalso
betakenintheeventofaseriousdisadvantage ,either
actualorforeseeable,whichisconfinedtoasinglere­
gionoftheCommunity .
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshallensurefreeaccesstoeach
oftheshareswhichhavebeenallocatedtothemfor
importersoftheproductsconcernedwhoareestab­
lishedontheirterritory.
2.TheextenttowhichsharesofMemberStateshave
beenusedupshallbedeterminedonthebasisofim­
portsofthesaidgoodswhichhavebeenenteredfor
homeuse,andwhichareaccompaniedbyacertificate
oforigininaccordancewiththerulesreferredtoin
Article1(2).
3.Goodsmayqualifyforatariffquotaonlyifthecer­
tificateoforiginreferredtoinparagraph2issubmitted
beforethedateonwhichthelevyingofdutiesisre­
introduced .Article10
1.InordertoensurethatArticle9isapplied,the
Commissionmay,bywayofaRegulation,re-introduce
normaldutiesforafixedperiod.
2.IftheCommissionhasactedattherequestofa
MemberState,theformershallgiveitsdecisionwithina
maximumperiodof10workingdaysfromthedateof
receiptoftherequestandshallinformtheMember
Stateoftheactionithastaken.
3.EachMemberStatemayreferthemeasuretakenby
theCommissiontotheCouncilwithinaperiodof10
workingdaysfollowingthedateitwasnotified.The
factthatthematterhasbeenreferredtotheCouncil
shallnotconstitutethesuspensionofthemeasure.The
Councilshallmeetwithoutdelay.Actingonaqualified
majority,itmayamendorrepealthemeasureinques­
tion.
Article8
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionatmonthly
intervalsofimportsoftheproductsinquestioncharged
againsttheirshares.Thisinformationshallshowboth
thevalueexpressedinunitsofaccountandthequantity
expressedintonnes.Article11
Articles9and10shallnotprejudicetheapplicationof
theprotectiveclausesdrawnupinconnectionwiththe
commonagriculturalpolicypursuanttoArticle43of
theTreatynorthosedrawnupinconnectionwiththe
commoncommercialpolicypursuanttoArticle113of
theTreaty.
Article12
MemberStatesandtheCommission shallcollaborate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationisobserved.
Article13
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1978.Article9
IftheCommunityshouldfindthattheproductsbenefit­
ingunderthearrangementsprovidedforinArticle1are
beingimportedintotheCommunityinquantitiesorat
pricessuchastoputorbelikelytoputCommunity
producersofsimilarordirectlycompetitiveproductsat
aseriousdisadvantageortocreateanunfavourable
situationintheACPStates,thecustomsdutiesapplied
withintheCommunitymaybere-introduced inpartor
infullforimportsoftheproductsinquestionfromthe
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,28November -1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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ANNEXC
Listofdevelopingcountriesandterritoriesenjoyinggeneralizedtariffpreferences(*)
I.INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
660Afghanistan 260Guinea 801PapuaNewGuinea
208Algeria 257GuineaBissau 520Paraguay
330Angola 488Guyana 504Peru
528Argentina 452Haiti 708Philippines
453Bahamas 424Honduras 644Qatar
640Bahrain 664India 066Romania
666Bangladesh 700Indonesia 324Rwanda
469Barbados 616Iran 819Samoa
284Benin 612Iraq 311SaoTomeandPrincipe
675Bhutan 272IvoryCoast632SaudiArabia
516Bolivia 464Jamaica 248Senegal
391Botswana 628Jordan 355SeychellesandDependencies
508Brazil696Kampuchea,Democratic264SierraLeone
676Burma 346Kenya 706Singapore
328Burundi 728Korea,Republicof342Somalia
302Cameroon 636Kuwait 669SriLanka
247CapeVerdeIslands 684Laos 224Sudan
306CentralAfricanEmpire 604Lebanon 492Surinam
244Chad 395Lesotho 393Swaziland
512Chile 268Liberia 608Syria
480Colombia 216Libya352Tanzania
375Comoros 370Madagascar680Thailand
318Congo,People'sRepublicof 386Malawi 280Togo
436CostaRica701Malaysia 817Tonga
448Cuba 667MaldiveIslands 472TrinidadandTobago
600Cyprus 232Mali 212Tunisia
338Djibouti 228Mauritania 350Uganda
456DominicanRepublic 373Mauritius 647UnitedArabEmirates
500Ecuador 412Mexico 236UpperVolta
220Egypt 204Morocco 524Uruguay
428ElSalvador 366Mozambique484Venezuela
310EquatorialGuinea 803Nauru 690Vietnam
334Ethiopia 672Nepal652Yemen
815Fiji 432Nicaragua 656Yemen,Democratic
314Gabon240Niger 048Yugoslavia
252Gambia 288Nigeria322Zaire
276Ghana 649Oman 378Zambia
473Grenada 662Pakistan
416Guatemala 440Panama
(*)Thecodenumberprecedingthenameofeachbeneficiarycountryorterritoryisthatgivenin'Geonomenclature 1977',publishedbytheStatisticalOfficeoftheEuropean
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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 (J)
329StHelenaandDependencies
814TerritoriesforwhichNewZealandisresponsible (CookIslands,NiueIsland,TokelauIslands)
454TurksandCaicosIslands
457VirginIslandsoftheUnitedStates
811WallisandFutunaIslands
471WestIndies
Note:Theabovelistsmaybeamendedsubsequentlytotakeaccountofchangesintheinternational
statusofcountriesorterritories .
t1)ThePacificIslandsadministeredbytheUnitedStatesofAmericainclude:Guam,AmericanSamoa(includingSwain'sIsland),Midway
Islands,JohnstonandSandIslands,WakeIslandandtheTrustTerritoryofthePacificIslands(theCaroline,MarianasandMarshall
Islands).