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of28November1977
openingpreferentialtariffsfordevelopingcountriesforraworunmanufactured tobaccos
fallingwithinsubheading24.01AexIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff
whereas,itappearsappropriatehowever,inviewofthe
sensitivenessofthetobaccosectorgenerallyandofthe
needtosafeguardtheinterestsoftheassociatedcoun­
triesandoftheACPStatesinthisfield,tolaydownfor
theseraworunmanufactured tobaccosspecialcondi­
tionsconsistinginareductionofthecustomsdutyap­
plicabletotheseproductswithinthelimitsofaCom­
munitytariffceiling;
WhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludesa
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
accedingtotheEuropeanCommunitiesheldinParis
from19to21October1972invitedtheCommunity
institutionsandtheMemberStatesprogressivelyto
adoptanoverallpolicyofdevelopmentcooperationon
aworld-widescalecomprisinginparticulartheim­
provementofgeneralizedpreferenceswiththeaimof
achievingasteadyincreaseinimportsofmanufactures
fromthedevelopingcountries;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(1),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee (2),
WhereasintheJointDeclarationofIntentonthede­
velopmentoftraderelationswithSriLanka,India,
Malaysia,PakistanandSingapore (3),theCommunity
declareditsreadinesstoseeksolutionstotheproblems
whichmayariseinthefieldoftradeforthecountries
referredtoaswellasfordevelopingcountriessituated
inthesamegeographicalregion;
Whereas,particularlyforIndonesia,raworunmanufac­
turedtobaccos,otherthanVirginiatype,fallingwithin
subheading24.01AexII,representanimportantex­
portproduct;whereasthegeneralizedpreferences
schememayconstituteasolutionforproblemsarising
inthisconnection;whereasthesetypesoftobaccos
shouldthereforebeincludedinthegeneralizedprefer­
encesscheme;
Whereas,withinthecontextofUNCTAD,theEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityofferedtogranttariffpre­
ferencesoncertainprocessedagriculturalproductsof
Chapters1to24oftheCommonCustomsTariffwhich
originateindevelopingcountries;whereasthepreferen­
tialtreatmentproposedinthatofferconsists,inrespect
ofcertaingoodswhicharesubjecttothetradear­
rangementslaiddowninRegulation (EEC)No
1059/69,ofareductioninthefixedcomponentofthe
chargeapplicabletosuchgoodsbyvirtueofthatRegul­
ation,and,inrespectofproductswhicharesubjectto
thesinglecustomsduty,ofareductioninsuchduty;
whereaspreferentialimportsoftheproductsconcerned
couldbeeffectedwithoutquantitativerestrictions;Whereastariffpreferenceshavebeenappliedasfrom
thesecondhalfof1971;whereas,however,forcertain
typesoftobaccothesaidsystemoftariffpreferenceshas
beenmadeapplicablefrom1974;whereasitisappro­
priatetoextendthissystemalsofortobaccosfalling
withinsubheading24.01AexII;
Whereasitisexpedient,therefore,thattheCommunity
shouldopenfor1978forthesaidraworunmanufac­
turedtobaccos,otherthanVirginiatype,originatingin
thecountriesandterritorieslistedintheAnnex,a
Communityceilingof2500tonnes,atacustoms
dutyrateof7%withaminimumchargeof33unitsof
accountandamaximumchargeof45unitsofaccount
per100kilogramsnetweight;HOJNoC266,7.11.1977,p.16.
(2)Opiniondeliveredon26/27October1977(notyetpub­
lishedintheOfficialJournal).
(3)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.195.

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minedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article14ofRegulation (EEC)No802/68.
3.SubjecttoArticles2and4thissuspensionshallbe
grantedforthetobaccosinquestionuptoaCommunity
ceilingof2500tonnes.
Article2
Assoonastheceilingcalculatedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofArticle1(3),whichislaiddownfor
Communityimportsofproductsoriginatinginallofthe
countriesandterritoriesreferredtoinArticle1(2),is
reachedatCommunitylevel,thelevyingofcustoms
dutiesonimportsofthetobaccosfromallthecountries
andterritoriesconcernedmayatanytimebere-intro­
duceduntiltheendoftheperiodreferredtoin
Article1(1).Whereas,inaccordancewithProtocol23totheActof
Accession(1),thegeneralizedtariffpreferencescheme
becamefullyapplicableinthenewMemberStateson1
January1974;
Whereasitisessentialtoreservethebenefitofthistariff
suspensionforproductsoriginatinginthecountriesand
territoriesunderconsideration ,theconceptof'originat­
ingproducts'beingdeterminedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle14ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No802/68of27June1968onthecom­
mondefinitionoftheconceptoftheoriginofgoods(2);
whereasthechargingofimportsagainstaceilingmust
becarriedoutasandwhenthetobaccosconcernedare
presentedforcustomsclearanceundercoverofdeclara­
tionsthattheyareintendedforhomeuseandareac­
companiedbyacertificateoforigin;whereasthis
methodofadministration mustmakeprovisionforthe
re-introduction ofcustomsdutiesassoonastheceiling
isreachedatCommunitylevel;
Whereassuchmethodofadministration callsforvery
closeandparticularlyrapidcooperationbetween
MemberStatesandtheCommission,whichmust,in
particular,beabletoobservetheextenttowhich
chargesaremadeagainsttheceilingandinform
MemberStatesthereof;whereassuchcooperation
shouldbeparticularlycloseinviewoftheneedforthe
Commissiontobeabletotakeappropriatemeasuresto
re-introducecustomsdutieseithergenerallyorindividu­
ally,whentheceilingisreached;
Whereasmeasuresshouldbeprovidedforwhichwill
enableanyseriousdisruptioninanysectorofthe
economicactivityoftheCommunitytobeavoided;
whereastothisend,theCommissionshouldbeempow­
eredtore-introducepartiallyorwhollythelevyingof
customsdutiesinorderthatsuchdisruptionmaybe
avoided,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1978,theduties
undertheCommonCustomsTariffrelatingtorawor
unmanufactured tobacco,otherthanVirginiatype,fal­
lingwithinsubheading24.01AexIIshallbesuspended
at7%withinaminimumchargeof33unitsofaccount
per100kilogramsnetweightandamaximumchargeof
45unitsofaccountper100kilogramsnetweight.
2.Thistariffsuspensionshallapplysolelytoproducts
originatinginthecountriesandterritorieslistedinthe
Annex.However,thoseimportswhichenjoyexemption
fromcustomsdutiesunderotherpreferentialtariffar­
rangementsgrantedbytheCommunitymaynotbe
chargedagainsttheceilingreferredtoinparagraph3.
ForthepurposesoftheapplicationofthisRegulation
theconceptof'originatingproducts'shallbedeter­Article3
1.Importsoftheproductsinquestionshallbecharged
againsttheCommunityceilingasandwhenthetobac­
cosinquestionareenteredforhomeuse,andprovided
thattheyareaccompaniedbyacertificateoforigin
pursuanttotheruleslaiddowninArticle1(2).
2.Goodsmaybechargedagainsttheceilingonlyifthe
certificateoforiginreferredtoinparagraph1issubmit­
tedbeforethedateonwhichthelevyingofdutiesis
re-introduced .
3.Theextenttowhichtheceilinghasbeenusedup
shallbedeterminedatCommunitylevelonthebasisof
theimportschargedinaccordancewithparagraphs 1
and2.
Article4
1.TheCommission ,inclosecooperationwiththe
MemberStates,shalltakeallnecessarymeasuresto
ensurethattheaboveprovisionsareapplied.
2.TheCommissionshallissueaRegulationtore­
introducethelevyingofcustomsdutiesinrespectofall
thecountriesandterritoriesreferredtoinArticle1(2)
inaccordancewithArticle2.
Article5
(!)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(2)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionperiod­
icallyofimportsoftheproductsinquestioncharged
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(3).Thisinformationshallshowboththevalue,expres­
sedinunitsofaccount,andthequantitiesexpressedin
tonnes.
Article6
Whenproductsbenefitingfromthetreatmentprovided
forinArticle1areimportedintotheCommunityat
suchpricesthatCommunityproducersofproductssimi­
lartoorindirectcompetitionwiththemsufferorare
likelytosufferfromseriousdisadvantage ,thelevyingof
customsdutiesmaybereintroducedinwholeorinpart
ontheproductsinquestioninrespectofthecountries
orterritorieswhicharethecauseofthedisadvantage .
Suchmeasuresmayalsobetakeninthecaseofactual
orpotentialseriousdisadvantageinasingleregionof
theCommunity .2.Intheeventofsuchactionbeingrequestedbya
MemberState,theCommissionshalldecidewithina
periodofnotmorethan10workingdaysafterthe
requesthasbeenreceivedandshallinformtheMember
Statesofthisdecision.
3.AnyMemberStatemayrefertotheCouncilthe
measuretakenbytheCommission ,withinaperiodof*
notmorethan10workingdaysafterithasbeenin­
formedthereof.Thefactthatthematterisreferredto
theCouncilshallnotcausethemeasuretobesus­
pended.TheCouncilshallmeetimmediately .Itmay,by
actingonaqualifiedmajority,amendorrescindthe
measureinquestion.
Article8
Articles6and7shallnotprejudicetheapplicationof
theprotectiveclausesdrawnupinconnectionwiththe
commonagriculturalpolicypursuanttoArticle43of
theTreatynorthosedrawnupinconnectionwiththe
commoncommercialpolicypursuanttoArticle113of
theTreaty.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1978.Article7
1.TheCommissionmaydecide,bymeansofaRegu­
lation,tore-introducethelevyingofcustomsdutiesfor
aspecifiedperiod,inordertoensurethatArticle6is
applied.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,28November1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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ANNEX
Listofdevelopingcountriesandterritoriesenjoyinggeneralizedtariffpreferences (1)
I.INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
260Guinea
257GuineaBissau
488Guyana
452Haiti
424Honduras
664India
700Indonesia
616Iran
612Iraq
272IvoryCoast
464Jamaica
628Jordan
696Kampuchea,Democratic
346Kenya
728Korea,Republicof
636Kuwait
684Laos
604Lebanon
395Lesotho
268Liberia
216Libya
370Madagascar
386Malawi
701Malaysia
667MaldiveIslands
232Mali
228Mauritania
373Mauritius
412Mexico
204Morocco
366Mozambique
803Nauru
672Nepal
432Nicaragua
240Niger
288Nigeria
649Oman
662Pakistan
440Panama801PapuaNewGuinea
520Paraguay
504Peru
708Philippines
644Qatar
066Romania
324Rwanda
819Samoa
311SaoTomeandPrincipe
632SaudiArabia
248Senegal
355SeychellesandDependencies
264SierraLeone
706Singapore
342Somalia
669SriLanka
224Sudan
492Surinam
393Swaziland
608Syria
352Tanzania
680Thailand
280Togo
817Tonga
472TrinidadandTobago
212Tunisia
350Uganda
647UnitedArabEmirates
236UpperVolta
524Uruguay
484Venezuela
690Vietnam
652Yemen
656Yemen,Democratic
048Yugoslavia
322Zaire
378Zambia660Afghanistan
208Algeria
330Angola
528Argentina
453Bahamas
640Bahrain
666Bangladesh
469Barbados
284Benin
675Bhutan
516Bolivia
391Botswana
508Brazil
676Burma
328Burundi
302Cameroon
247CapeVerdeIslands
306CentralAfricanEmpire
244Chad
512Chile
480Colombia
375Comoros
318Congo,People'sRepublicof
436CostaRica
448Cuba
600Cyprus
338Djibouti
456DominicanRepublic
500Ecuador
220Egypt
428ElSalvador
310EquatorialGuinea
334Ethiopia
815Fiji
314Gabon
252Gambia
276Ghana
473Grenada
416Guatemala
(*)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(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).