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30.12.72 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL296/69
REGULATION (EEC)No2764/72OFTHECOUNCIL
of19December1972
establishingpreferentialtariffsinrespectofcertaintextileproductsoriginatingin
developingcountries
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereas,withinthecontextofUNCTAD,theEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityofferedtogranttariffpref­
erencesonfinishedardsemi-finishedproductscoming
fromdevelopingcountries;whereasthepreferential
treatmentproposedinthatoffercovers,generally
speaking,allfinished?.ndsemi-finishedindustrialprod­
uctscoveredbyChapters25to99oftheBrussels
Nomenclature whichoriginateindevelopingcountries;
whereasthepreferenceconsistsinthegrantingofexem­
ptionfromcustomsdudes;whereaspreferentialimports
areeffecteduptothelevelofceilingscalculatedbyvalue
inrespectofeachproductonthebasisoffactorswhich
areuniformforalltheproducts;whereas,inorder
thatthepreferencesgrantedtothemostcompetitive
developingcountryorcountriesshouldberestricted
andthatasubstantialquotashareshouldbereserved
fortheleastcompetitive,preferentialimportsfrom
anyonedevelopingcountryinrespectofagiven
productshouldnot,asageneralrule,exceed50%of
theceilingfixedforthatproduct;
Whereas,intheoffermadebytheCommunity ,the
annualceilingsshouldordinarilybecalculatedonthe
basisofthetotalvaluefor1968ofc.i.f.importsfrom
thecountriesbenefitingfromthisscheme,excluding
thosealreadyenjoyingvariouspreferentialtariff
arrangementsgrantedbytheCommunity ,increasedby
5%ofthevalueofc.i.f.importsfromtheothercoun­
triesandfromcountriesalreadyenjoyingsuch
arrangements ;
Whereas,however,inlespectofcottontextileproducts
coveredbytheLong-termArrangement regarding
InternationalTradeinCottonTextiles,theoffermade
bytheCommunitylaysdownthatthepreferences,
intheformofduty-freeceilingsordinarilycalculated
accordingtotheformulasetoutinthepreceding
recital,willbegrantedtothecountriesenjoying
generalizedpreferenceswhicharesignatoriestotheLong-termArrangementorpossiblytothose
countrieswhichundertakevis-a-vistheCommunity
commitments similartothoseexistingunderthat
Arrangement andforthedurationofthesaid
Arrangement (whichexpireson30September1973);
whereasitisapparentthatonlyimportsfromthese
countriesaretoformthebasisforcalculatingthe
abovementioned ceilings;whereas,withparticular
regardtotherelationwhichArticle6ofthesaid
Long-termArrangement establishesbetweencotton
productsandsubstituteproducts,itappearsjustified
inthesecircumstances andbyvirtueofthefactthat
atotalsuspensionofcustomsdutiesisinvolvedto
includeinrhesameschemeasthatdescribedabove
thosesubstitutetextileproductsgivenintheconditional
listofpartialandlimitedreductionsofcustoms
dutiesdepositedwithGATTbytheCommunity
duringthelastseriesoftariffnegotiations ;whereas,
moreover,inviewofthespecialnaturewhichtrade
intheproductsconcernedmayhave,itappears
expedienttocalculateintermsoftonnagestheceilings
forpreferentialimportsofsuchproducts;
WhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludesa
clausestipulatingthattheCommunitydrewupthe
offerontheassumptionthatallthemainindustrialized
countrieswhicharemembersoftheOECDwould
participateingrantingpreferencesandwouldmake
similareffortsinthisdirection;whereas,moreover,
itisevidentfromtheconclusionsworkedoutin
UNCTADthatthisoffer,whilebeingofatemporary
nature,doesnotconstituteabindingcommitmentand,
inparticular,maybewithdrawnwhollyorinpartat
alaterdate;whereasthispossibilitymaybeadopted
interaliawithaviewtoremedyinganyunfavourable
situationswhichmightariseintheassociatedcountries
followingtheimplementation ofthegeneralized
preferencescheme;
Whereastariffpreferenceshavebeenappliedasfrom
thesecondhalfof1971undertheconditionssetout
aboveandwhereasthesepreferencesshouldcontinue
tobeapplied,proratatemporis,until30September
1973;whereaswithregardtothetermsoftheoffer
concerned,theabovementioned additionalsumof
5%mayreferto1970;

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2.Thissuspensionshallbeenjoyedsolelybyproducts
originatinginthecountrieslistedinAnnexB.How­
ever,importsalreadyenjoyingexemptionfrom
customsdutiesunderotherpreferentialtariffarrange­
mentsshallnotbechargedagainsttheceilingsspecified
inparagraph3.Forthepurposesoftheapplication
ofthisRegulation,theconceptoforiginatingproducts
shallbedeterminedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle14ofRegulation (EEC)No
802/68.
3.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle2andArticle
4(2)thissuspensionshallbegranted,inrespectof
eachcategoryofproducts,withinaCommunity
ceilingwhichshallbeequaltothree-quarters ofthe
amountobtainedbyaddingtogetherimportsin1968,
expressedinmetrictons,oftheproductsconcerned
fromthecountrieslistedinAnnexB,excludingthose
alreadyenjoyingvariouspreferentialtariffarrange­
mentsgrantedbytheCommunity ,and5%ofthe
tonnageofimportsin1970fromothercountriesand
fromcountriesalreadyenjoyingsucharrangements .
4.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle2andArticle
4(2),withineachceilingthuscalculated,chargesof
productsoriginatinginanyoneofthecountrieslisted
inAnnexBshouldnotexceedaCommunitymaximum
amountequivalentto50%ofthisceilingwiththe
exceptionofcertainproductsforwhichthemaximum
amountshallbereducedtothepercentageshown
inAnnexA.
5.AnyamendmenttoAnnexB,inparticularbythe
additionofnewcountriesenjoyingtariffpreferences,
mayentailacorresponding adjustmenttotheCom­
munityceilingsandthemaximumamountsreferred
toinparagraphs3and4.Whereasitisexpedient,therefore,inrespectofthe
productsreferredtoinAnnexAwhichoriginatein
thecountrieslistedinAnnexB,thattheCommunity
shouldallow,foreachcategoryoftheseproducts
anduntil30September1973,duty-freeimports
withinthelimitsoftheCommunityceilingscalculated
inthemannersetoutabove;whereasthebenefitof
suchtariffexemptionshouldbereservedforproducts
originatinginthecountriesunderconsideration ,
theconceptof'originatingproducts'beingdetermined
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle
14ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No802/68(*)of
27June1968onthecommondefinitionofthecon­
ceptoftheoriginofgoods;whereaschargesagainst
eachoftheseceilingsmust,asageneralrule,come
withinamaximumCommunityamountof50%in
respectoftheproductsoriginatinginanyofthe
abovementioned countries;
Whereas,underthesecircumstances ,theseobjectives
maybereachedbyapplyingamethodofadministration
basedonthecharging,atCommunitylevel,against
theabovementioned ceilingsandmaximumamounts,
ofimportsofheproductsconcernedasandwhen
theseproductsarepresentedforcustom;clearance
undercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhavebeen
enteredintoconsumptionandaccompanied bya
certificateoforigin;whereasthismethodofadministra­
tionmustmakeprovisionforthereintroduction of
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesassoonasthesaid
ceilingsormaximumamountsarereachedatCom­
munitylevel;
Whereassuchmethodofadministration callsfor
verycloseandparticularlyrapidcooperationbetween
MemberStatesandtheCommission ,whichmust,
inparticular,beabletoobservetheextenttowhich
chargesaremadeagainsttheceilingsandmaximum
amountsandinformMemberStatesthereof;whereas
suchcooperationshouldbeparticularlyclosein
viewoftheneedfortheCommission tobeableto
takeappropriatemeasurestoreintroduceCommon
CustomsTariffdutieseithergenerallyorindividually,
whenanyoftheceilingsormaximumamountsis
reached;
Whereas,sincetheceilingsconcernedarevaliduntil
30September1973,thesystemestablishedcouldbe
amendedtotakeintoaccounttheaccessionofnew
MemberStates:Article2
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article11.AssoOnastheceilingscalculatedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofArticle1(3),whicharelaid
downforCommunityimportsofproductsoriginating
inallofthecountriesreferredtoinArticle1(2),are
reachedatCommunitylevel,thelevyingofCommon
CustomsTariffdutiesonimportsoftheproductsin
questionfromallthecountriesconcernedmayatany
timebereintroduceduntiltheendoftheperiod
referredtoinArticle1(1).
2.Assoonasthemaximumamountscalculated
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle1(4),
whicharelaiddownforCommunityimportsof
productsoriginatingineachofthecountriesreferred
toinArticle1(2),arereachedforanyoneofthese
countriesatCommunitylevel,thelevyingofthe
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesonimportsofthe
productsinquestionfromthecountryconcerned
mayatanytimebereintroduceduntiltheendofthe
periodreferredtoinArticle1(1).1.From1Januaryto30September1973,theCom­
monCustomsTariffdutiesontheproductslistedin
AnnexAshallbetotallysuspended,subjecttothe
provisionsofArticle2andArticle4(2)ofthis
Regulation .
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Article3 2.TheCommissionshallreintroducethelevying
ofCommonCustomsTariffdutiesinrespectofall
thecountriesreferredtoinArticle1(2)orinrespect
ofanyoneofthembymeansofaRegulationinthe
conditionslaiddowninArticle2(1)and(2).
Article51.Importsoftheproductsinquestionshallbe
actuallychargedagainsttheCommunityceilings
andmaximumamountsasandwhentheproducts
arepresentedforcustomsclearanceundercoverof
declarationsthattheyhavebeenenteredintocon­
sumption,andprovidedthattheyareaccompanied
by'acertificateoforiginpursuanttotheruleslaid
downinArticle1(2\
2.Anitemofgocdsmaybechargedagainsta
ceilingormaximumamountonlyifthecertificate
oforiginreferredtoinparagraph1issubmittedbe­
forethedateonwhichthelevyingofdutiesisre­
introduced .
3.Theextenttowhichtheceilingsandmaximum
amountshavebeenactuallyusedupshallberecorded
atCommunitylevelonthebasisoftheimports
chargedinthecondi:ionslaiddowninparagraphs 1
and2.MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsoftheproductsinquestion
actuallychargedagainsttheCommunityceilingsand
maximumamountslaiddowninArticle1(3)and(4).
Article6
Theaboveprovisionsmaybeamendedtotakeaccount
ofthesituationresultingfromtheaccessionofnew
MemberStates.
Article4 Article7
1.TheCommission ,inclosecooperationwiththe
MemberStates,shalltakeallnecessarymeasuresto
ensurethattheaboveprovisionsareapplied.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19December1972.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
T.WESTERTERP

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ANNEXA
ListofproductsoriginatingindevelopingcountriestowhichtheGeneralizedTariffPreferences
forcertaintextileproductswillapply
CHAPTER 54
54.05Wovenfabricsofflaxoroframie
CHAPTER 55
55.05Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale:
A.Multipleorcabled,finished,inballsoroncards,reels,tubesorsimilar
supports,ofaweight(includingsupport)notexceeding900g
B.Other:
I.Measuring,persimpleyarn,120000mormoreperkg
55.06Cottonyarn,putupforretailsale
55.07Cottongauze
55.08Terrytowellingandsimilarterryfabrics,ofcotton
55.09Otherwovenfabricsofcotton:
A.Containing85%ormorebyweightofcotton:
exI.Ofawidthoflessthan85cm:
—otherthanrawcotton(x)
B.Other
CHAPTER 58
58.04Wovenpilefabricsandchenillefabrics(otherthanterrytowellingorsimilar
terryfabricsofcottonfallingwithin'headingNo55.08andfabricsfallingwithin
headingNo58.05)
58.10Embroidery,inthepiece,instripsorinmotifs:
B.Other
CHAPTER 60
60.01Knittedorcrochetedfabric,notelasticnorrubberized :
B.Ofman-madefibres
C.Ofothertextilematerials
ex60.02Gloves,mittensandmitts,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticnorrubberized
60.04Undergarments ,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticnorrubberized :
A.Ofcotton(1)
(l)ForproductsfallingwithinthissubheadingthemaximumCommunityamountreferredtoinArticle1(4)ofthis
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60.05Outergarmentsandotherarticles,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticnorrubberized :
A.Outergarmentsandclothingaccessories
II.Other
B.Other
60.06Knittedorcrochetedfabricandarticlesthereof,elasticorrubberized (including
elasticknee-capsandelasticstockings)
A.Fabric
CHAPTER 61
60.01Men'sandboys'outergarments
61.02Women's,girls'andinfants'outergarments
61.03Men'sandboys'undergarments ,includingcollars,shirtfrontsandcuffs
61.04Women's,girls'andinfants'undergarments
61.05Handkerchiefs
CHAPTER 62
62.01Travellingrugsandblankets:
A.Electricallyheated
B.Other:
I.Ofcotton
II.Ofothertextilematerials
62.03Sacksandbags,ofakindusedforthepackingofgoods:
B.Ofothertextilematerials :
I.Used:
exb)Other:
—ofcotton
exII.Other:
—ofcotton(1)
62.04Tarpaulins ,sails,awnings,sunblinds,tentsandcampinggoods
J1)ForproductsfallingwithinthissubheadingthemaximumCommunityamountreferredtoinArticle1(4)ofthis
Regulationisreducedto30%.

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ANNEXB
ListofdevelopingcountriesbenefitingundertheGeneralizedTariffPreferencesforcertain
textileproducts
Afghanistan
Argentina
Bangladesh
Colombia
Egypt,ArabRepublicof
ElSalvador
India
Jamaica
Korea,Republicof(SouthKorea)
Mexico
Pakistan
Thailand