13.8.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL224/17
REGULATION (EEC)No2172/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of8August1973
openingtariffpreferencesforcertaintextileproductsoriginatinginYugoslavia
ariseintheassociatedcountriesfollowingthe
implementation ofthegeneralizedpreferencescheme;
Whereasforthevariouscategoriesoftextileproducts
inquestionCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2763/72(2)
allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration of
Communitytariffquotasforcertaintextileproducts
originatingindevelopingcountriesandCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No2764/72(3)of19December
1972establishingpreferentialtariffsinrespectof
certaintextileproductsoriginatingindeveloping
countriesputintoeffectforMemberStatesofthe
Community asoriginallyconstituted the
abovementioned offerforthefirstninemonthsof
1973infavourofthosedevelopingcountries
satisfyingtheconditionsoutlinedaboveandlisted
inAnnexBtothoseRegulations ;whereas,having
regardtotheabovementioned extensionofthe
Long-termAgreement,regulationssimilartothose
referredtoaboveshallcoverthelastthreemonths
of1973;whereasYugoslaviaforitsparthas
recentlyenteredintocommitments similartothose
madeundertheLong-termAgreement;whereas
Yugoslaviashould,therefore,alsobegrantedthe
benefittotariffpreferencesfortheabovementioned
textileproductsandalsoforthewholeoftheyear
1973;whereas,inordernottoaffecttheadvantages
whichthepresentbeneficiariesenjoyforthelike
products,separateceilingsatzeroshouldbeopened
exclusivelyforproductsoriginatinginYugoslavia;
whereaseachoftheseceilingsshouldundernormal
conditionsbeequaltothemaximumamountfixed
byRegulations (EEC)No2763/72and(EEC)No
2764/72forcorresponding products,withalower
limitof10%andanupperlimitof100%ofthe
quantitiesoftheclassofproductsinquestion
exportedfromYugoslaviatotheCommunityin1968;
whereastheseceilingsmustbeadjustedinorderto
takeaccountofcertainspecialcaseswherethereare
nodeliveriesfromYugoslavia ;
Whereas,therefore,inrespectofeachoftheclasses
ofproductslistedintheAnnextothisRegulation,
theCommunityshoulduntil31December1973allow
duty-freeimportsuptotheCommunityceilings
indicatedoppositeeachofthoseclasses;whereasthe
benefitofthesetariffquotasshouldbegrantedonly
forproductsoriginatinginYugoslavia,andthe
conceptoftheoriginofthegoodsshouldbe
determinedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle14ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)NoTHECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereaswithinthecontextofUNCTADthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityofferedtogrant
tariffpreferencesonfinishedandsemi-finished
productsoriginatingindevelopingcountries;whereas
thepreferentialtreatmentproposedinthatoffer
covers,generallyspeaking,allfinishedand
semi-finishedproductsfallingwithinChapters25to
99oftheBrusselsNomenclature andoriginatingin
developingcountries;
Whereas,however,inrespectofcottontextile
productscoveredbytheLong-termAgreementon
InternationalTradeinCottonTextiles(*)theoffer
madebytheCommunitylaysdownthatthe
preferences,intheformofduty-freeceilings,willbe
grantedtothecountriesbenefitingfromgeneralized
preferenceswhicharesignatoriestotheLong-term
Agreementorpossiblytothosecountriesbenefiting
fromgeneralizedpreferenceswhichundertakein
respectoftheCommunitycommitments similarto
thoseexistingunderthatAgreementandforits
duration,whichhasbeenextendeduntil31December
1973;whereas,havingparticularregardtothe
relationwhichArticle6oftheLong-termAgreement
establishesbetweencottonproductsandsubstitute
products,itappearsjustifiedinthesecircumstances
andbyvirtueofthefactthatatotalsuspensionof
customsdutiesisinvolvedtoincludeinthesame
schemeasthatdescribedabovethosesubstitute
textileproductsgivenintheconditionallistof
partialandlimitedreductionsofcustomsduties
depositedwithGATTbytheCommunityduringthe
lastseriesoftariffnegotiations ;
WhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludes
aclausestipulatingthattheCommunitydrawup
theofferontheassumptionthatallthemain
industrialized countrieswhicharemembersofthe
OECDwouldparticipateingrantingpreferencesand
wouldmakesimilareffortsinthisdirection;whereas,
moreover,itisevidentfromtheconclusionsworked
outinUNCTADthatthisoffer,whilebeingofa
temporarynature,doesnotconstituteabinding
commitmentand,inparticular,maybewithdrawn
whollyorinpartatalaterdate;whereasthis
possibilitymaybeadoptedinteraliawithaviewto
remedyinganyunfavourablesituationswhichmight
(2)OJNoL296,30.12.1972,p.63.
(3)OJNoL296,30.12.1972,p.69. (!)OJNoL225,12.10.1970,p.29.

NoL224/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 13.8.73
Article2
Assoonastheceilingsindicatedincolumn3ofthe
AnnexhavebeenreachedatCommunitylevel,the
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesmaybereintroduced
atanytimeonimportsofproductsoriginatingin
Yugoslavia,untiltheendoftheperiodspecifiedin
Article1(1).
Article3802/68(x)of27June1968onthecommondefinition
oftheconceptoftheoriginofgoods;
Whereasintheeventtheseobjectivesmaybe
attainedbyamethodofadministration basedonthe
chargingatCommunitylevelofimportsofthe
productsinquestionagainsttheceilingsasand
whentheproductsarepresentedforcustoms
clearanceundercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhave
beenenteredintoconsumptionaccompaniedbya
certificateoforigin;whereasthisformof
administration shouldmakeitpossibletoreintroduce
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesassoonasthe
ceilingshavebeenreachedatCommunitylevel;
Whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose
andparticularlyrapidcollaboration betweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommission ,andthe
Commissionmustinparticularbeabletofollow
theextenttowhichchargesaremadeinrespectof
theceilingsandinformtheMemberStatesthereof;
whereasthiscollaborationmustbesufficientlyclose
fortheCommissiontobeabletotakeadequate
measurestoreintroducetheCommonCustomsTa­
riffduties;
Whereas,sincetheceilingsinquestionarevaliduntil
31December1973,thesystemthusestablishedcould
beamendedunderProtocolNo23totheActannexed
totheTreaty(2)ontheAccessionofnewMember
StatestotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ;1.Importsoftheproductsinquestionshallbe
actuallychargedagainsttheCommunityceilingsas
andwhentheproductsarepresentedforcustoms
clearanceunderdeclarationsthattheyhavebeen
enteredintoconsumption,accompanied bya
certificateoforiginpursuanttotheruleslaiddown
inArticle1(2).
2.Goodsmaybechargedagainstaceilingonly
ifthecertificateoforiginreferredtoinparagraph1
issubmittedbeforethedateonwhichthelevying
ofdutiesisreintroduced .
3.Theextenttowhichtheceilingshaveactually
beenusedupshallbeascertainedataCommunity
levelonthebasisofimportschargedinaccordance
withparagraphs1and2.
Article4
1.TheCommission,inclosecollaborationwith
theMemberStates,shalltakeallnecessary
measurestoensurethattheaboveprovisionsare
applied..
2.TheCommission shall,bymeansofa
Regulation,reintroducethelevyingofCommon
CustomsTariffdutiesinrespectofYugoslavia,in
accordancewithArticle2.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1 ArticleS
TheMemberStatesshallregularlyinform,the
Commissionofimportswhichareactuallycharged
againsttheCommunityceilingsprovidedforin
Article1(1).
Article61.Until31December1973,subjecttoArticles2
and4(2),theCommonCustomsTariffdutiesonthe
productslistedintheAnnexshallbetotally
suspendedforCommunityceilingsuptothevolume
inmetrictonsindicatedincolumn3oppositeeach
ofthoseproducts.
2.Thebenefitofthesuspensionreferredtoin
paragraph1isgrantedonlyforproductsoriginating
inYugoslavia.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation
theoriginofthegoodsshallbedeterminedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle
14ofRegulation (EEC)No802/68.Theforegoingprovisionsmaybeamendedunder
ProtocolNo23totheActannexedtotheTreaty
ofAccession.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8August1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
I.NØRGAARD
(!)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.178.

13.8.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL224/19
ANNEX
ListoftheproductsoriginatinginYugoslaviawhicharecoveredbygeneralizedtariff
preferencesforcertaintextileproducts
ItemNoCCT
headingNo
1Description
2Community
ceiling
(inmetrictons)
3
1 54.05Flaxorramieyarn 24
2 55.05Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale:
A.Multipleorcabled,finished,inballsoroncards,reels,tubesor
similarsupportsofaweight(includingsupport)notexceeding
900g 9-5
3 B.Other:
I.Measuring,persingleyarn,120000mormoreperkg 8
4 55.06Cottonyarn,putupforretailsale 3
5 55.07Cottongauze 4
6 55.08Terrytowellingandsimilarterryfabrics,ofcotton 8
7 55.09Otherwovenfabricsofcotton:
B.Other 60
8 58.04Wovenpilefabricsandchenilefabrics(otherthanterrytowelling
orsimilarterryfabricsofcottonfallingwithinheadingNo55.08
andfabricsfallingwithinheadingNo58.05) 51
9 58.10Embroidery,inthepiece,instripsorinmotifs 19
10 60.01Knittedorcrochetedfabric,notelasticnorrubberized
B.Ofman-madefibres
C.Ofothertextilematerials10
11 ex60.02Gloves,mittensandmitts,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticor
rubberized,ofcotton 10
12 60.05
60.06Outergarmentsandotherarticles,knittedor"crocheted,notelastic
orrubberized
A.Outergarmentsandclothingaccessories :
exII.Other,ofcotton
exB.Other,ofcotton
Knittedorcrochetedfabricandarticlesthereof,elasticorrubberized
(includingelasticknee-capsandelasticstockings):
A.Fabric:30
13 —incottonfabric 3
14 —other 3

NoL224/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 13.8.73
ItemNoCCT
headingNoDescriptionCommunity
ceiling
(inmetrictons)
1 2 3
61.01Men'sandboys'outergarments:
15
61.02—incottonfabric
Women's,girls'andinfants'outergarments30
16 —incottonfabric 60
17
61.03—other
Men'sandboys'undergarments ,includingcollars,shirtfrontsand
cuffs:76
18 —incottonfabric 60
19 —other 60
20 ex61.04Women's,girls'andinfants'undergarments ,ofcotton 32-5
21 61.05Handkerchiefs 19
22 62.01Travellingrugsandblankets:
B.Other:
I.ofcotton 9-5
23 62.03Sacksandbags,ofakindusedforthepackingofgoods
B.Ofothertextilematerials :
I.Used:
ex(b)other:
—incottonfabric
exII.Other:
—incottonfabric55-5
24 62.04Tarpaulins,sails,awning,sunblinds,tentsandcampinggoods 60