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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2703/77
of28"November1977
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofCommunitytariffquotasfor
certainproductsoriginatingindevelopingcountries
s
basisofthetotalvaluefor1968ofcifimportsfromthe
countriesbenefitingfromthisscheme,excludingthose
alreadyenjoyingvariouspreferentialtariffarrangements
grantedbytheCommunity (basicamount),plus5%of.
thevalueofcifimportsfromtheothercountriesand
fromthecountriesalreadyenjoyingsucharrangements
(additionalamount);whereassuchadditionalamountis
variableandiscalculatedeachyearonthebasisofthe
latestfiguresavailable,providedthatthisentailsno
reductionintheceiling;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(*),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee (2),
t
Whereas,withinthecontextofUNCTAD,theEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityoffered-togranttariffpref­
erencesonfinishedandsemi-finishedproductscoming
fromdevelopingcountries;whereasthepreferential
treatmentproposedinthatoffercovers,generally
speaking,allfinishedandsemi-finishedindustrialpro­
ductscoveredbyChapters25to99oftheCommon
CustomsTariffwhichoriginateindevelopingcountries;
whereasthepreferenceconsistsinthegrantingof
exemptionfromcustomsduties;whereaspreferential
importsareeffectedupCothelevelofceilingscalculated
byvalueinrespectofeachproductonthebasisoffac­
torswhichareuniformforalltheproducts;whereas,in
orderthatthepreferencesgrantedtothemostcompeti­
tivedevelopingcountryorcountriesshouldberestricted
andthatasubstantialshareshouldbereservedforthe
leastcompetitive,preferentialimportsfromanyone
developingcountryinrespectofagivenproductshould
not,asageneralrule,exceed50%oftheceilingfixed
forthatproduct;
Whereas,intheoffermadebytheCommunity,the
annualceilingsshouldnormallybecalculatedontheWhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludesa
clausestatingthattheCommunitydrewuptheofferon
theassumptionthatallthemainindustrializedcountries
whicharemembersoftheOECDwouldparticipatein
grantingpreferencesandwouldmakesimilareffortsin
"thisdirection;whereas,moreover,itisevidentfromthe
conclusionsworkedoutinUNCTADthatthisoffer,
whilebeingofatemporarynature,doesnotconstitutea
bindingcommitmentand,inparticular,maybewith­
drawnwhollyorinpartatalaterdate;whereasthis
possibilitymaybeadoptedinteraliawithaviewto
remedyinganyunfavourablesituationswhichmight
ariseintheACPStatesfollowingtheimplementation of
thegeneralizedpreferencescheme;
Whereas,moreover,theconferenceofHeadsofStateor
ofGovernment oftheMemberStatesandtheStates
accedingtotheEuropeanCommunitiesheldinParison
19to21October1972invitedtheCommunityinsti­
tutionsandtheMemberStatesprogressivelytoadopt
anoverallpolicyofdevelopmentcooperationona
world-widescalecomprisinginparticulartheimprove­
mentofgeneralizedpreferenceswiththeaimofachiev­
ingasteadyincreaseinimportsofmanufacturesfrom
thedevelopingcountries;
HOJNoC266,7.11.1977,p.16.
(2)Opiniondeliveredon26/27October1977(notyetpub­
lishedintheOfficialJournal).Whereastariffpreferenceshavebeenappliedfromthe
secondhalfof1971undertheconditionssetoutabove;
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Whereaschargesagainsteachofthesetariffquotas
must,inrespectoftheproductsoriginatinginanyofthe
abovementioned countriesorterritories,comewithina
specifiedpercentageoftheamountofthequota;
whereasthebenefitofsuchtariffquotasshouldbere­
servedforproductsoriginatinginthecountriesandter­
ritoriesunderconsideration ,theconceptof'originating
products'beingdeterminedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle14ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No802/68of27June1968onthecom­
mondefinitionoftheconceptoftheoriginofgoods(2);
Whereasitisnecessaryinparticulartoensureequaland
continuousaccessforallCommunityimporterstothe
abovementioned quotasandtheuninterrupted appli­
cationoftheratelaiddownforthosequotastoall
importsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthosequotasareusedup;whereas,having
regardtotheprinciplessetoutabove,theCommunity
natureofthequotascanberespectedbyallocatingthe
quotaamongMemberStates;whereas,moreover,to
thisendandinthecontextoftheutilizationsystem,the
actualchargesagainstthequotasmayrelateonlyto
productswhichhavebeenenteredforhomeuseand
whichareaccompaniedbyacertificateoforigin;throughout1978;whereashavingregardtothetermsof
theofferconcernedandtotheneedtoimprovethe
generalizedpreferences,theabovementioned basic
amountrefersto1974,whiletheadditionalamount
generallyrefersto1975;whereas,however,theappli­
cationofthismethodofcalculationshouldremain
compatiblewiththeprogressivenatureofthepreference
schemeinsuchawayastoprovideaperiodofadapta­
tionfortheindustrialsectorsaffectedintheCom­
munity;whereasforthispurposeitwouldappearade­
quatetolimitforeachproducttheconsiderableim­
provementresultingfromthesaidmethodtoalevel
whichdoesnotexceed150%ofeachofthepreferential
amountsopenin1977;
Whereasinpracticethelatestcompletestatisticsavail­
ablearethoserelatingtotheyear1975;whereas,
however,since1974,thestatisticsinquestionandpar­
ticularlythoserelatingtothevalueoftheCommunity's
externaltradehavebeenexpressedinastatisticalunit
(EUR)whichisnotdefinedinthesamewayastheunit
ofaccount(u.a.)prescribedfortheCommonCustoms
Tariff;whereas,therefore,itisnecessarytodefinea
conversionratebetweenthesetwounits;whereasin
1975oneEURunitwasequivalentinpracticetoone
Europeanunitofaccount;whereasthesamevalue
shouldbeascribedtothelatterastotheunitofaccount
(u.a.)';whereasitseemsappropriatethereforeinthese
circumstances ,andfortheparticularendsofthecalcu­
lationsrequiredunderthisRegulation,toconsiderthe
statisticsexpressedinEURinthisRegulationasifex­
pressedinunitsofaccountoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff;whereastheunitofaccountshouldremainthe
onlyunittobeusedwithinthepreferencesystem,along
withitsconversionratesintonationalcurrenciesbased
ongoldparities;
Whereas,takingintoaccounttheinterestsoftheACP
States,forplywood,blockboard,laminboard,batten­
boardandsimilarlaminatedproducts,fallingwithin
headingNo44.15,thequotaamountshouldbelimited
to282610m3;whereasinthesamewayasregards
footwearfallingwithinheadingNos64.01and64.02,
thesituationoftheCommunitysectorconcernedleaves
(noalternativebuttorepeatfor1978thequotaamounts
laiddownforthepreferenceyear1977;
Whereas,inaccordancewithProtocol23totheActof
Accession(1),thegeneralizedtariffpreferencescheme
becamefullyapplicableinthenewMemberStateson
1January1974;
Whereasitisexpedient,therefore,inrespectofthe
productsreferredtoinAnnexesAandBwhichorigi­
nateinthecountriesandterritorieslistedinAnnexC,
thattheCommunityshouldopenfor1978duty-free
Communitytariffquotaswithinthelimitsofthe
amounts,incubicmetresorunitsofaccount,shown
againsteachoftheseproducts;Whereastheapplicationofthegenerallyacceptedprin­
ciplesinrespectoftheallocationoftheCommunity
tariffquotaswhichhavebeenopenedhithertoentails
underthesecircumstances ,andinviewofthevarietyof
theproductsconcernedandthefactthatthebenefiting
countriesandterritoriesarespecified,calculations
whichareallthemoreproblematicinthatthestatistical
datarequiredsometimesprovetobeincompleteornot
sufficientlyaccurateorrepresentative ;whereasthetime
requiredforthesecalculationscannotbereconciled
withthecontinuitynecessaryfortheapplicationofthe
tariffpreferencesconcerned;whereas,underthesecon­
ditions,itwouldbeadvisablestillatthisstagetoadopt
afixedscaleforallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotas
concernedamongtheMemberStates;whereas,usingas
abasisgeneraleconomiccriteriarelatingtoexternal
trade,thegrossnationalproductandpopulation,the
percentagesfortheinitialsharesoftheMemberStates
inthequotaamountsareasfollowsforthequotayear
underconsideration :
Germany 27-5%,
Benelux 10-5%,
France 19-0%,
Italy 15-0%,
Denmark 5-0%,
Ireland 1-0%,
UnitedKingdom 220%;
Whereaas,however,takingintoaccountthemorepre­
ciseinformationalreadyavailableconcerningtradein
OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14. (2)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.

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plywood,blockboard,laminboard,battenboardand
similarlaminatedproducts,fallingwithinheadingNo
44.15oftheCommonCustomTariff,thesepercentages
shouldbereplacedby4-78,2-76,0-35,105,4-58,1-98
and84-5%respectively;
WhereasinconnectionwiththeMemberStates'partici­
pationintheCommunitytariffquotafortheabovemen­
tionedproductsfallingwithinheadingNo44.15,it
shouldbeborneinmindthatUnitedKingdomimports
inrecentyearsfromdevelopingcountries,inparticular
fromMalaysiaandSingapore,havebeenincreasing
substantially ;whereastheintroductionofcustoms
dutiesontheseimportsmightaltertraditionaltrade
flowstothedetrimentofthedevelopingcountries
whichhithertobenefitedfromduty-freeentry;whereas
thissituationisaspecialreasonforaportionofthesaid
MemberState'ssharebeingaccessiblewithoutlimi­
tationtothecountriescoveredbythegeneralizedpre­
ferencescheme;WhereasMemberStatesmayexhausttheirinitialshares
fortheproductslistedinAnnexBatdifferentrates;
whereastoavoiddisruptionofsuppliesonthisaccount
itshouldbeprovidedthateachMemberStatewhichhas
almostuseduponeofitsinitialshares,shouldproceed
todrawanadditionalsharefromthecorresponding
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachMember
Stateasandwheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmost
entirelyusedup,andrepeatedasmanytimesaseachof
thesereservesallows;whereaseachoftheseinitialand
additionalsharesmustbeavailableforuseuntiltheend
ofthequotaperiod;whereas,however,itseemsadvi­
sabletopermittheMemberStatestolimittheexercise
oftheirtotalobligationtodrawonthereserveamount
toalevelnotexceeding40or50%oftheirinitialshare;
whereasthismethodofadministration callsforclose
cooperationbetweenMemberStatesandtheCom­
missionwhichmust,inparticular,beabletoobservethe
extenttowhichthetariffquotasareusedandinform
MemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablebalanceremainsinoneoftheinitialshares
ofoneorotherMemberState,itisessentialthatthat
MemberStatepaysalargeamountofitbackintothe
corresponding reserveinordertoavoidapartofthe
CommunityquotaremainingunusedinoneMember
Statewhenitcouldinothers;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgareunitedinandrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcerningthead­
ministrationofsharesallocatedtothateconomicunion
maybecarriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers,Whereas,withoutaffectingtheCommunitynatureof
thetariffquotafortheproductslistedinAnnexA,it
appearspossibletoprovidetemporarilyforautilization
schemebasedonasingleallocationamongtheMember
States;whereas,moreover,theallocationsetoutbythis
Regulationinnowayprejudicesthepossibilityof
adoptingthegeneralmethodofallocationofCom­
munitytariffquotascomprisingthesettingupofare­
serveshare;whereasatthepresentjunctureitappears
feasiblethatsuchallocationcouldbemadeaccordingto
thespecificpercentagessetoutabove;
WhereasthepercentageforthesharesoftheMember
StatesintheCommunitytariffquotareferredtoabove,
inviewofthedurationandamountthereof,doesnot
appearinthisinstancetocompromiseequalaccessfor
CommunityimporterstotheCommunitytariffquotain
question;whereasforthissamereasonitwouldappear
expedienttoalloweachMemberStatetochoosethe
systemforadministeringitsshare;
Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsforthe
productslistedinAnnexBinthevariousMember
States,thequotasshouldbedividedintotwotranches,
thefirstbeingallocatedamongMemberStatesandthe
secondheldasareservetocoversubsequentlythere­
quirementsofMemberStateswhichhaveexhausted
theirinitialshares;whereas,moreover,thereservecon­
stitutedinthemannerdescribedabovetendstoavoid
makingthesystemofutilizationofthequotaexcessively
rigid,tothedetrimentofthedevelopingcountriescon­
cernedandwillcontributetoachievingtheaimalready
mentionedofimprovingthegeneralizedpreferences
system;whereastogiveimportersineachMemberState
somedegreeofcertainty,thefirsttrancheofthe
Communityquotashouldbefixedatarelativelyhigh
levelwhichintheeventcouldbeabout70or80%of
thequotavolumes;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1978,theCom­
monCustomsTariffdutiesontheproductslistedin
AnnexesAandBshallbetotallysuspendedwithinthe
frameworkofCommunitytariffquotasofamounts
whichshallbeexpressedincubicmetresorunitsof
accountandwhichshallbeindicatedagainsteach
productincolumn3ofthoseAnnexes.
2.Thesetariffquotasshallbeenjoyedsolelybypro­
ductsoriginatinginthecountriesandterritorieslistedin
AnnexC.However,thoseimportswhichalreadyenjoy
exemptionfromcustomsdutiesunderotherpreferential
tariffarrangementsgrantedbytheCommunitymaynot
bechargedagainstthesetariffquotas.Forthepurposes
ofthisRegulation,theconceptoforiginatingproducts
shallbedeterminedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle14ofRegulation (EEC)No
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3.Theamounttobechargedinrespectofeach
countryorterritoryreferredtoinparagraph2against
eachofthetariffquotaamountsmentionedaboveshall
belimitedtothemaximumamountgivenincolumn4
ofAnnexesAandBagainsteachcategoryofproducts.
4.AnyamendmenttoAnnexC,inparicularbythe
additionofnewcountriesorterritoriesenjoyingtariff
preferences,mayentailacorresponding adjustmentto
theamountsofthequotasandtothemaximum
amountsappearingincolumns3and4ofAnnexesA
andB.thatMemberStateshalldrawafourthshareunderthe
sameconditionsequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereservehasbeen
exhausted .
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,
MemberStatesmaydrawshareslowerthanthose
specifiedinthoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsfor
believingthatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull,
MemberStatesapplyingthisparagraphshallinformthe
Commissionofitsgroundsforsodoing.
5.AnyMemberStatemaylimitthesumtotalofits
additionalsharesto40%ofitsinitialshare,informing
theCommissionthatitissodoing.However,forpro­
ductsfallingwithinsubheadings41.02exB,42.02B
and42.03A,BII,BIIIandC,thispercentageisraised
to50.Article2
FortheproductslistedinAnnexAtheCommunity
tariffquotasreferredtoinArticle1shallbeallocatedin
shareswhichshallbeforeachMemberStatethe
amountsgivenincolumn5ofAnnexAagainstthe
productsinquestion.Article5
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle4shallbe
validuntil31December1978. Article3
1.AfirsttrancheofeachoftheCommunitytariff
quotaslistedinAnnexB,expressedinunitsofaccount
incolumn5ofAnnexB,shallbeallocatedamongthe
MemberStates;theshareswhich,subjecttoArticle6,
shallbevaliduntil31December1978,shallforeach
MemberStatebeasindicatedincolumn6ofAnnexB
againsteachoftheproductslistedtherein.
2.Thesecondtrancheofeachofthetariffquotasshall
constitutethereservespecifiedineachcaseincolumn7
ofAnnexB.Article6
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1978,theunusedportionoftheirinitial
sharewhich,on15September1978,isinexcessof20%
oftheirinitialamount.Theymayreturnalarger
portioniftherearegroundsforbelievingthatsuchpor­
tionmaynotbeusedinfull.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October
1978,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsofthe
productconcernedeffecteduptoandincluding15Sep­
tember1978andchargedagainsttheCommunityquota
and,whereappropriate,theproportionoftheirinitial
sharethatisbeingreturnedtothereserve.Article4
1.IfaMemberStatehasused90%ormoreofoneof
itsinitialsharesasfixedinAnnexB,orofthatshare
minusanyportionreturnedtothereservepursuantto
Article6,itshallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCom­
mission,drawasecondshare,totheextentthatthe
reservesopermits,equalto10%ofitsinitialshare,
roundedupshouldtheoccasionarisetothenearestunit
above.
2.IfaMemberState,afterexhaustingoneofitsinitial
shares,hasused90%ormoreofthesecondshare
drawnbyit,thatMemberStateshalldrawathird
share,undertheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,
totheextentthatthereservesopermits,equalto5%of
itsinitialshare.
3.IfaMemberState,afterexhaustingitssecondshare,
hasused90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyit,Article7
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles3and
4andshall,assoonastheinformationreachesit,in­
formeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehas
beenusedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan15October1978,informthe
MemberStateoftheamountstillinreservefollowing
anyreturnofsharespursuanttoArticle6.
Itshallensurethatwhenanamountexhaustingthe
reserveisdrawntheamountsodrawndoesnotexceed
thebalanceavailable,andtothisendshallnotifythe
amountofthatbalancetotheMemberStatemakingthe
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TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasures
toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoAr­
ticle4areopenedinsuchawaythatimportationsmay
bechargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheircumula­
tivesharesoftheCommunityquota.
Article8
1.TheMemberStatesshallensurefreeaccesstothe
shareswhichhavebeenallocatedtothemforimporters
ofthesaidgoodswhoareestablishedintheirterritory.
2.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofimportsofthe
saidgoodswhichhavebeenenteredforhomeuse,on
thebasisofthecustomsvalueofthesaidgoods,and
whichareaccompaniedbyacertificateoforiginin
accordancewiththerulesreferredtoinArticle1(2).
3.Goodsshallqualifyforatariffquotaonlyifthe
certificateoforiginreferrredtoinparagraph2issub­
mittedbeforethedateonwhichthelevyingofdutiesis
re-introduced .1(3)isobserved.Whenthecharges,atCommunity
level,ofproductsoriginatingineachofthecountries
andterritorieslistedinAnnexC,againstanyoneofthe
Communitytariffquotasreachthemaximumamount
laiddownincolumn4ofAnnexesAandB,theCom­
missionshallimmediatelynotifytheMemberStatesof
thedateonwhich,asaresultofthisfact,thenormal
tariffistobere-introducedinrespectofthecountryor
territoryinquestion.Thisnotificationshallbepub­
lishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCom­
munities.
Article10
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissiononrequest
oratleastmonthlyofimportsoftheproductsinques­
tionchargedagainsttheirshares.
Article11
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethattheprovisionsoftheabove
Articlesareobserved.
Article12
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1978.Article9
TheCommissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresto
ensurethatthemaximumamountreferredtoinArticle
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,28November1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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ANNIXA
ProductsreferredtoinArticle2subjecttoazero-dutyCommunitytariffquotaunderthegeneralized
tariffpreferencesgrantedtodevelopingcountriesandterritories
Maximumamount
CCT Quota percountryofShareofquotaamounts
Orderheading Description amount territory(4)allocatedtoMemberStates
NoNo (inu.a.)(a) (inu.a.)(a)
(D W (3)"/,,u.a.(a)(5)
144.15Plywood,block-board ,laminboard,bat­282610m33084783m3C)Germany 13515m3
tenboardandsimilarlaminatedwood Benelux 7800m3
products (includingveneeredpanelsand France 1000m3
sheets);inlaidwoodandwoodmarquetry Italy 2970m3
Denmark 12930m3
Ireland 5595m3
United
Kingdom238800m3(')
264.01Footwearwithoutersolesanduppersof242235020484470Germany 654034
rubberorartificialplasticmaterial Benelux 242235
France 448135
Italy 339129
Denmark 121117
Ireland 12112
United
-Kingdom 605588
364.02(*)Footwearwithoutersolesofleatheror19796700152969505Germany 5345110
compositionleather;footwear(otherthan Benelux 1979670
footwearfallingwithinheadingNo64.01) France 3662390
withoutersolesofrubberorartificialplas­ Italy 2771535
ticmaterial: Denmark 989835
Ireland 98985
A.Footwearwithuppersofleather United
Kingdom 4949175
464.02Footwearwithoutersolesofleatheror10991400151648710Germany 2967680
compositionleather,footwear(otherthan Benelux 1099140
footwearfallingwithinheadingNo64.01) France 2033410
withoutersolesofrubberorartificialplas­ Italy 1538795
ticmaterial: Denmark 549570
Ireland 54955
B.OtherUnited
Kingdom 2747850
(a)Unlessotherwiseindicated.
(')TheprovisionsofArticleI(3)donotapplyuptoaproportionlimitedto141305m1oftheshareallocatedtotheUnitedKingdom.
(*)Productsfallingwithinsubheading64.02A,originatinginthecountriesandterritorieslistedinSectionIIofAnnexC,areexcludedfromthebenefitofthistariffquota.

ANNEXB
ListofproductsreferredtoinArticle3subjecttozero-dutyCommunitytariffquotasunderthe
generalizedtariffpreferencesgrantedtodevelopingcountriesandterritories
Maximumamountper
countryorterritory
Order
NoCCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuota
amount
(inu.a.)4)Amountof
firsttranche
(inu.a.)Initialshareofquotaamounts
allocatedtoMemberStates
(inu.a.)
%Amountof
reserve
(inu.a.)
(7)1 2 3)u.a.
5) 6)
129.23(a) 20900050 104500167200 41800 Singleorcomplexoxygen-function amino­
compounds :
D.Amino-acids :
III.GlutamicacidanditssaltsGermany 45980
Benelux 17555
France 31770
Italy 25080
Denmark 8360
Ireland 1670
UnitedKingdom 3678519.12.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL324/730595937513905205 241.02 19864580 5959375 Bovinecattleleather(includingbuffaloleather)
andequineleather,exceptleatherfallingwithin
headingNo41.06or41.08:
exB.Other,excludingleathernotfurther
preparedthantannedGermany 3823930
Benelux 1460050
France 2641990
Italy 2085780
Denmark 695260
Ireland 139050
UnitedKingdom 3059145
(a)ProductsoriginatinginRomaniaandwhichfallwithinthistariffheadingarealsoeligibleforCommunitypreferentialtariffarrangements .

Maximumamountper
countryorterritoryCCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuota
amount
(inu.a.)4)Amountof
firsttranche
(inu.a.)Initialshareofquotaamounts
allocatedtoMemberStates
(inu.a.)Amountof
reserve
(inu.a.)Order
No
% u.a.
7(1) 2) 3 5 (6)
1206400342.02 603200030 18096004825600Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom1327040
506690
916865
723840
241280
48255
1061630Travelgoods(forexample,trunks,suitcases,
hat-boxes,travelling-bags ,rucksacks),shopping­
bags,handbags,satchels,briefcases,wallets,
purses,toilet-cases,tool-cases,tobacco-pouches ,
sheaths,cases,boxes(forexample,forarms,
musicalinstruments,binoculars,jewellery,bott­
les,collars,footwear,brushes)andsimilar
containers,ofleatherorofcompositionleather,
ofvulcanizedfibre,ofartificialplasticsheeting,
ofpaperboardoroftextilefabric:
A.Ofartificialplasticsheeting
442.02 130226003039067809115820 3906780NoL324/8j OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.12.77Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom2506850
957160
1732005
1367375
455790
91160
2005480Travelgoods(forexample,trunks,suit-cases,hat­
boxes,travelling-bags ,rucksacks),shopping-bags ,
handbags,satchels,briefcases,wallets,purses,toilet­
cases,tool-cases,tobacco-pouches ,sheaths,cases,
boxes(forexample,forarms,musicalinstruments ,
binoculars,jewellery,bottles,collars,footwear,
brushes)andsimilarcontainers,ofleatherorof
compositionleather,ofvulcanizedfibre,ofartificial
plasticsheering,ofpaperboardoroftextilefabric:
B.Ofothermaterials
542.03 1405047030421">1409835330 4215140 Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland2704715
1032710
1868710
1475300
491770
98350Articlesofapparelandclothingaccessories,ofleather
orofcompositionleather:
A.Articlesofapparel
B.Gloves,includingmittensandmitts:
II.Specialforsports
III.Other
C.OtherclothingaccessoriesUnitedKingdom 2163775

Order
NoCCT
heading
No
(DDescription
(2)Quota
amount
(inu.a.)
(3)Maximumamountper
countryorterritory
(4)Amountof
firsttranche
(inu.a.)
(5)Initialshareofquotaamounts
allocatedtoMemberStates
(inu.a.)
(6)Amountof
reserve
(inu.a.)
(7)% u.a.
685.15Radiotelegraphic andradiotéléphonie transmis­
sionandreceptionapparatus;radio-broad­
castingandtelevisiontransmissionandreception
apparatus (includingreceiversincorporating
soundrecordersorreproducers )andtelevision
cameras;radionavigational aidapparatus,
radarapparatusandradioremotecontrol
apparatus :
A.Radiotelegraphic andradiotéléphonie trans­
missionandreceptionapparatus;radio­
broadcasting andtelevisiontransmissionand
receptionapparatus (includingreceivers
incorporating soundrecordersorreprodu­
cers)andtelevisioncameras:
III.Receivers,whetherornotcombinedwith
asoundrecorderorreproducer
C.Partsofthegoodsofsubheadings AandB
above:
III.Other2223000015333450017784000Germany 4890600
Benelux 1867320
France 3378960
Italy 2667600
Denmark 889200
Ireland 177840
UnitedKingdom 39124804446000
785.21Thermionic ,coldcathodeandphoto-cathode
valvesandtubes(includingvapourorgas-filled
valvesandtubes,cathode-raytubes,television
cameratubesandmercuryarcrectifyingvalves
andtubes);photocells;mountedpiezo-electric
crystals;diodes,transistorsandsimilarsemi­
conductordevices;light-emitting diodes;electronic
micro-circuits :
D.Diodes,transistorsandsimilarsemi-conduc­
tordevices;light-emitting diodes;electronic
micro-circuits
E.Parts727800020 14556005822400Germany 1601160
Benelux 611350
France 1106255
Italy 873360
Denmark 291120
Ireland 58225
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Order
NoCCT
heading
No
(DDescription
(2)Quota
amount
(inu.a.)
(3)Maximumamountper
countryorterritory
(4)Amountof
firsttranche
(inu.a.)
(5)Initialshareofquotaamounts
allocatedtoMemberStates
(inu.a.)
(6)Amountof
reserve
(inu.a.)
(7)% u.a.
894.01Chairsandotherseats(otherthanthosefalling
withinheadingNo94.02),whetherornotcon­
vertibleintobeds,andpartsthereof:
B.Other2223060020444612017784480Germany 4890730
Benelux 1867370
France 3379050
Italy 2667670
Denmark 889220
Ireland 177850
UnitedKingdom 39125904446120
994.03Otherfurnitureandpartsthereof 1668240020 333648013345920Germany 3670130
Benelux 1401320
France 2535720
Italy 2001890
Denmark 667300
Ireland 133460
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ANNEXC
Listofdevelopingcountriesandterritoriesenjoyinggeneralizedtariffpreferences (a)
I.INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
660Afghanistan416Guatemala 662Pakistan
208Algeria260Guinea 440Panama
330Angola257GuineaBissau 801PapuaNewGuinea
528Argentina488Guyana 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 .
t1)ThePacificIslandsadministeredbytheUnitedStatesofAmericainclude:Guam,AmericanSamoa(includingSwain'sIsland),Midway
Islands,JohnstonandSandIslands,WakeIslandandtheTrustTerritoryofthePacificIslands(theCaroline,MarianasandMarshall
Islands).