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REGULATION (EEC)No3012/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of17November1975
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forcocoabutterandatariffquotaforsolublecoffeeoriginatingindevelopingcountries
ariseintheACPStatesfollowingtheimplementation
ofthegeneralizedpreferencescheme;
Whereastariffpreferenceshavebeenappliedasfrom
thesecondhalfof1971;whereasitisexpedientto
continuetoapplythemthroughout1976;
Whereasinrespectofcocoabutterandsolublecoffee
originatinginthecountriesandterritorieslistedin
theAnnextheCommunityshouldthereforeopenfor
1976twoCommunitytariffquotaswithintherespec­
tivelimitsof21600metrictonsandatacustoms
dutyof8%forcocoabutterandof18750metric
tonsandadutyof9%forsolublecoffee;
Whereas,inaccordancewithProtocol23totheAct
ofAccession(2)thegeneralizedtariffpreference
schemebecamefullyapplicableinthenewMember
Stateson1January1974;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament (1);
Whereas,withinthecontextofUNCTAD,the
EuropeanEconomicCommunityofferedtogrant
tariffpreferencesoncertainprocessedagricultural
productsofChapters1to24oftheCommon
CustomsTarifforiginatingindevelopingcountries;
whereasthepreferentialtreatmentproposedinthat
offerconsists,inrespectofcertaingoodswhichare
subjecttothetradearrangements laiddownin
Regulation (EEC)No1059/69,ofareductioninthe
fixedcomponentofthechargeapplicabletosuch
goodsbyvirtueofthatRegulation,and,inrespectof
productswhicharesubjecttothesinglecustomsduty,
ofareductioninsuchduty;whereaspreferential
importsoftheproductsconcernedcouldbeeffected
withoutquantitativerestrictions ;whereasitappears
appropriate,however,inviewofthesensitivenessof
thecocoabutterandsolublecoffeesectorsgenerally
andoftheneedtosafeguardtheinterestsoftheACP
Statesinthisfield,tolaydownforthosetwo
productsspecialconditionsconsistinginareduction
ofthecustomsdutyapplicabletothesetwoproducts
withinthelimitsofCommunitytariffquotas;
WhereastheofferbytheCommunityincludesa
clausestatingthatitismadeontheassumptionthat
themainindustrialized countrieswhicharemembers
oftheOECDparticipateingrantingpreferencesand
makesimilareffortsinthisdirection;whereas,
moreover,itisevidentfromtheconclusionsworked
outinUNCTADthatthisoffer,whilebeingofa
temporarynature,doesnotconstituteabinding
commitmentandinparticular,maybewithdrawn
whollyorinpartatalaterdate;whereasthis
possibilitymaybeadoptedinteraliawithaviewto
remedyinganyunfavourablesituationswhichmightWhereasforthesaidproductsthisschemewould,
however,involvetheapplicationinthenewMember
Statesin1976ofcustomsdutieshigherthanorvery
closetothosewhichwillbeappliedbythenew
MemberStatestonon-membercountriesingeneral
onthebasisoftheprovisionsoftheabovementioned
Act;whereasthissituationwouldcomplyneither
withthespiritnorwiththeverynatureofthegener­
alizedpreferencescheme;whereas,inordertomain­
tainanequivalentpreferentialmarginfortheseprod­
uctsalso,reducedcustomsdutiesshouldbeapplied
tothem,inaccordancewithdetailedrulesbasedon
theprincipleofmaintaining ,inthenewMember
States,apreferenceproportionaltothatwhichexists
betweenthedutiesoftheCommonCustomsTariff
andthedutiesgiveninArticle1ofthisRegulation;
whereas,withaviewtograntingthebeneficiary
developingcountriesthebestpossibletreatment,in
accordancewiththeobjectivesofthepreference
scheme,thedutiesgiveninArticle1shouldalsobe
appliedwhereverthedutiescalculatedaccordingto
(*)OJNoC257,10.11.1975,p.30. (2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
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theabovementioned detailedrulesprovetobehigher
thanthem;
Whereasthebenefitofthesetariffquotasshouldbe
reservedforproductsoriginatinginthecountriesand
territoriesunderconsideration ;theconceptof
'originatingproducts'beingdeterminedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle14ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No802/68(*)of27June1968on
thecommondefinitionoftheconceptoftheoriginof
goods;
Whereas-itisnecessarytoensureequalandcon­
tinuousaccessforallCommunityimporterstothe
saidquotasandtheuninterrupted applicationofthe
rateslaiddownforthesequotastoallimportsofthe
productsconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthese
quotasareusedup;whereas,havingregardtothe
principlessetoutabove,theCommunitynatureofthe
quotacanberespectedbyallocatingtheCommunity
tariffquotaamongMemberStates;whereas,more­
over,tothisendandinthecontextoftheutilization
system,theactualchargesagainstthequotamay
relateonlytoproductswhichhavebeenenteredfor
homeuseandwhichareaccompaniedbyacertificate
oforigin;
Whereastheavailablestatisticaldataasyetcoveronly
arelativelybriefperiod;whereas,inthisparticular
case,theyshouldbeweightedonthebasisofthe
estimateswhichmaybemadeinrespectofthequota
year;whereasthesharesinthequotaamountsmay
besetoutasfollows:
metrictons
cocoabuttersolublecoffeeWhereas,withoutaffectingtheCommunitynatureof
thetariffquotasunderconsideration ,itappearsposs­
ibletoprovidetemporarilyforautilizationscheme
basedonasingleallocationamongtheMember
States;whereas,moreover,theallocationsetoutby
thisRegulationinnowayprejudicesthepossibility
ofadoptingthegeneralmethodofallocationof
Communitytariffquotascomprisingthesettingup
ofareserveshare;whereasatthistransitionalstage
itappearsfeasiblethatsuchallocationcouldbemade
accordingtothepercentagessetoutintheabove
table;
WhereasthepercentageforthesharesoftheMember
StatesintheCommunitytariffquotas,inviewof
theirdurationandtheiramounts,doesnotappearin
thisinstancetocompromisetheequalaccessfor
CommunityimporterstoCommunitytariffquotas;
whereasforthissamereasonitwouldappearex­
pedienttoalloweachMemberStatetochoosethe
systemforadministering itsshare;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeformeasures
enablinganyseriousdisturbancewithinthesectorof
theCommunity'seconomicactivitytobeavoided,
andtothisendtheCommission shouldbeem­
poweredtore-introduceinpartorinfullthenormal
dutiesinordertoavoidsuchdisturbance ;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKing­
domoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcerning
theadministration ofthesharesallocatedtothat
EconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneof
itsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1976Com­
munitytariffquotasshallbeopenedwithintheCom­
munityforimportsoftheproductslistedbelowand
undertheconditionsstated:Germany 800900
Benelux 121501550
France 100250
Italy 5050
Denmark 5050
Ireland 5050
UnitedKingdom 840015900
HOJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.

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CCT
heading
NoDescriptionVolumein
metric
tonsRate
ofduty
18.04Cocoabutter,includingcocoafatoroil 216008%
21.02Extractsoressencesofcoffee;preparationswitha
basisofthoseextractsoressences:
exA.Extractsoressencesofcoffee;preparationswith
abasisofthoseextractsoressences:
—Extractsofcoffeeor'solublecoffee'obtained
byawatermethodofextractionfromroasted
coffee,putupinpowderform,granulated,
ingrains,intabletsorinasimilarsolidform187509%
metrictons
cocoabuttersolublecoffeeOnimportationintoDenmark,Irelandandthe
UnitedKingdom,thereshallbeappliedtotheabove­
mentionedproductsthecustomsdutiesdetermined
bymultiplying ,byacoefficientequaltothemargin
ofpreferencesexistingbetweenthedutiesgivenin
thefirstsubparagraph andtheCommonCustoms
Tariffdutiesapplicable,thedutiesobtainedbyreduc­
ingby80%thedifferencebetweenthelowestduty
appliedon1January1972tothedevelopingcoun­
triessetoutintheAnnexandtheCommonCustoms
Tariff.Germany 800900
Benelux 121501550
France 100250
Italy 5050
Denmark 5050
Ireland 5050
UnitedKingdom 840015900
However,thedutiesgiveninthefirstsubparagraph
shallbeappliedwherethedutiesresultingfromthe
abovementioned calculationarehigherthanthem.
2.Thesetariffquotasshallapplysolelytoproducts
originatinginthecountriesandterritorieslistedin
theAnnex.However,thoseimportswhichenjoy
exemptionfromcustomsdutiesunderotherprefer­
entialtariffarangementsgrantedbytheCommunity
maynotbechargedagainstthesetariffquotas.Article3
1.TheMemberStatesshallensurefreeaccessto
eachoftheshareswhichhavebeenallocatedtothem
forimportersoftheproductsconcernedwhoare
establishedontheirterritory.
2.TheextenttowhichsharesofMemberStates
havebeenactuallyfilledshallbedeterminedonthe
basisofimportsofthesaidgoodswhichhavebeen
enteredforhomeuse,andwhichareaccompanied
byacertificateoforigininaccordancewiththerules
referredtoinArticle1(2).
3.Goodsmayqualifyforatariffquotaonlyifthe
certificateoforiginreferredtoinparagraph2is
submittedbeforethedateonwhichthelevyingof
dutiesisre-introduced .ForthepurposesofthisRegulationtheconceptof
originatingproductsshallbedeterminedinaccord­
ancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle14of
Regulation (EEC)No802/68.
Article2Article4
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
monthlyintervalsofimportsoftheproductsin
questionactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.This
informationshallshowboththevalueexpressedin
unitsofaccountandthequantityexpressedinmetric
tons.TheCommunitytariffquotasmentionedinArticle1
shallbeallocated,inrespectofeachMemberState,
insharestheamountsofwhicharesetoutbelow:

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Article5
IftheCommunityshouldfindthattheproducts
benefitingunderthearrangementsprovidedforin
Article1arebeingimportedintotheCommunity
inquantitiesoratpricessuchastoputorbelikely
toputCommunityproducersofsimilarordirectly
competitiveproductsataseriousdisadvantageorto
createanunfavourablesituationintheACPStates,
thecustomsdutiesappliedwithintheCommunity
maybere-introduced inpartorinfullforimports
oftheproductsinquestionfromthecountryor
countriesorterritoryorterritorieswhicharethe
causeofsuchdisadvantage .Suchmeasuresmayalso
betakenintheeventofaseriousdisadvantage ,
eitheractualorforeseeable,whichisconfinedtoa
singleregionoftheCommunity .withinamaximumperiodof10workingdaysfrom
thedateofreceiptoftherequestandshallinformthe
MemberStateoftheactionithastaken.
3.EachMemberStatemayreferthemeasuretaken
bytheCommissiontotheCouncilwithinaperiod
of10workingdaysfollowingthedateitwasnoti­
fied.Thefactthatthematterhasbeenreferredtothe
Councilshallnotconstitutethesuspensionofthe
measure.TheCouncilshallmeetwithoutdelay.
Actingonaqualifiedmajority,itmayamendor
repealthemeasureinquestion.
Article7
Articles5and6shallnotprejudicetheapplication
oftheprotectiveclausesdrawnupinconnection
withthecommoncommercialpolicypursuantto
Article113oftheTreaty.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1976.Article6
1.InordertoensurethatArticle5isapplied,the
Commissionmay,bywayofaRegulation,re-intro­
ducenormaldutiesforafixedperiod.
2.IftheCommissionhasactedattherequestofa
MemberState,theformershallgiveitsdecision
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17November1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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ANNEX
Listofdevelopingcountriesandterritoriesenjoyinggeneralizedtariffpreferences
INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
Afghanistan
Algeria
Argentina
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Bhutan
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Burma
Burundi
Cameroon
CapeVerdeIslands
CentralAfricanRepublic
Chad
Chile
Colombia
Congo,People'sRepublicof
CostaRica
Cuba
CyprusQatar
Romania
Rwanda
SaudiArabia
Senegal
SierraLeone
Singapore
Somalia
SriLanka
Sudan
Surinam
Swaziland
Syria
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
TrinidadandTobago
Tunisia
Uganda
UnitedArabEmirates :
AbuDhabi
Dubai
RasalKhaimah
Fujairah
Ajman
SharjahHaiti
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
IvoryCoast
Jamaica
Jordan
Kenya
KhmerRepublic
Korea(South)
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
MalagasyRepublic
Malawi
Malaysia
MaldiveIslands
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Morocco
Nauru
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
PapuaNewGuinea
Paraguay
Peru
PhilippinesDahomey
UmmalQaiwain
UpperVolta
Uruguay
VenezuelaDominicanRepublic
Ecuador
Egypt,ArabRepublicof
ElSalvador
EquatorialGuinea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
GuineaBissau
GuyanaVietnam,Republicof
WesternSamoa
Yemen,People'sDemocratic
Republicof
YemenArabRepublic
Yugoslavia
Zaïre
Zambia

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COUNTRIES ANDTERRITORIES
dependentoradministered,orforwhoseexternalrelationsMemberStatesoftheCommunity
orthirdcountriesarewhollyorpartlyresponsible
AfarsandIssas(Territoryofthe)
Angola(includingCabinda)
AustralianAntarcticTerritory
Belize
Bermuda
BritishAntarcticTerritory
BritishIndianOceanTerritory(Aldabra,Farquhar,ChagosArchipelago,Desroches)
BritishPacificOcean(1)
Brunei
CaymanIslandsandDependencies
ChristmasIsland
Cocos(Keeling)Islands
ComoroArchipelago
CornIslandsandSwanIslands
FalklandIslandsandDependencies
FrenchPolynesia
FrenchSouthernandAntarcticTerritories
Gibraltar
HeardIslandandMcDonaldIslands
HongKong
LeewardIslands(2)
Macao
Mozambique
NetherlandsAntilles
NewCaledoniaandDependencies
NorfolkIsland
PacificIslandsadministeredbytheUnitedStatesofAmericaorunderUnitedStatestrusteeship (3)
PortugueseTimor
StHelena(includingAscension,GoughIsland,andTristandaCunha)
SaintPierreandMiquelon
SâoTomeandPrincipe
Seychelles (includingAmirantes)
Sikkim
SpanishterritoriesinAfrica
TerritoriesforwhichNewZealandisresponsible (CookIslands,NiueIsland,TokelauIslands
andRossDependency )
TurksandCaicosIslands
VirginIslandsoftheUnitedStates(StCroix,StThomas,StJohn,etc.)
WallisandFutunaIslands
WindwardIslands(4)
Note:Theabovelistsmaybyamendedsubsequentlytotakeaccountofchangesintheinter­
nationalstatusofcountriesorterritories.
(l)GilbertIslands,Tuvalu,BritishSolomonIslands,NewHebridesCondominium ,andPitcairnIslands.
(*)Antigua,Montserrat,StKitts-Nevis-Anguilla ,BritishVirginIslands.
(s)ThePacificIslandsadministered bytheUnitedStatesofAmericainclude:Guam,AmericanSamoa(including
Swain'sIsland),MidwayIslands,JohnstonandSandIslands,WakeIslandandtheTrustTerritoryofthePacific
Islands(theCaroline,MarianasandMarshallIslands).
(4)Dominica,StLucia,StVincent.