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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No523/77
of14March1977
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forpreservedpineapples,otherthaninslices,halfslicesorspirals,originatingindevel­
opingcountries
thatRegulation,and,inrespectofproductswhich
aresubjecttothesinglecustomsduty,ofareduction
insuchduty;whereaspreferentialimportsofthe
productsconcernedcouldbeeffectedwithout
quantitative restrictions;whereasitappears
appropriate,however,inviewofthesensitivenessof
thepreservedfruitandvegetablesectorgenerallyand
oftheneedtosafeguardtheinterestsoftheACP
Statesinthisfield,tolaydownforpreserved
pineapples,otherthaninslices,halfslicesorspirals,
specialconditionsconsistinginareductionofthe
customsdutyapplicabletothatproductwithinthe
'limitsofaCommunitytariffquota;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article43thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament0),
WhereasintheJointDeclarationofIntentonthe
developmentoftraderelationswithSriLanka,India,
Malaysia,PakistanandSingapore (2),theCommunity
declareditsreadinesstoseeksolutionstothe
problemswhichmayariseinthefieldoftradewith
thecountriesreferredto;
WhereasinrespectofseveralAsiancountriesofthe
Commonwealth andparticularlyasregardsMalaysia,
preservedpineapplesareanimportantexport
productandtheflowoftradeinsuchproductsis
likelytobechangedasaresulto'ftheenlargementof
theCommunity ;whereasthegeneralizedsystemof
tariffpreferencesmayconstituteasolutionto
problemsofthisnature;whereascertainformsof
preservedpineapplesshouldthereforebeincludedin
thegeneralizedsystemofpreferences ;
Whereas,withinthecontextofUNCTAD,theEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityofferedtogranttariff
preferencesoncertainprocessedagriculturalproducts
ofChapters1to24oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatingindevelopingcountries;whereasthepre­
ferentialtreatmentproposedinthatofferconsists,
inrespectofcertaingoodswhicharesubjecttothe
tradearrangements laiddowninRegulation (EEC)
No1059/69,ofareductioninthefixedcomponent
ofthechargeapplicabletosuchgoodsbyvirtueofWhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludes
aclausestatingthattheCommunitydrewupthe
offerontheassumptionthatallthemainindustrial­
izedcountrieswhicharemembersoftheOECD
wouldparticipateingrantingpreferencesandwould
makesimilareffortsinthisdirection;whereas,more­
over,itisevidentfromtheconclusionsworkedout
inUNCTADthatthisoffer,whilebeingofatem­
porarynature,doesnotconstituteabindingcommit­
mentand,inparticular,maybewithdrawnwholly
orinpartatalaterdate;whereasthispossibility
maybeadoptedinteraliawithaviewtoremedying
anyunfavourablesituationswhichmightariseinthe
ACPStatesfollowingtheimplementation ofthe
generalizedpreferencescheme;
Whereastariffpreferenceshavebeenappliedasfrom
thesecondhalfof1971;whereasitisexpedientto
continuetoapplythemthroughout1977;
Whereasitisexpedient,therefore,thattheCom­
munityshouldopenfor1977inrespectofthesaid
products,originatinginthecountriesandterritories
listedintheAnnex,aCommunitytariffquotalimited
to45000tonnesandatacustomsdutyof12%,
increasedbythelevyonsugarwherethesugarcon­
tentexceeds17%byweightinthecaseofproducts
fallingwithinsubheadingex20.06BIIa)5aa),and
19%byweightinthecaseofproductsfallingwithin
subheadingex20.06BIIb)5aa);(*)OJNoC30,7.2.1977,p.25.
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thequotasshouldbedividedintotwotranches,the
firstbeingallocatedamongMemberStatesandthe
secondheldasareservetocoversubsequentlythe
requirementsofMemberStateswhichhaveexhausted
theirinitialshares;whereas,moreover,thereserve
constitutedinthemannerdescribedabovetendsto
avoidmakingthesystemofutilizationofthequota
excessivelyrigid,tothedetrimentofthedeveloping
countriesconcerned,andwillcontributetoachieving
theaimalreadymentionedofimprovingthegener­
alizedsystemofpreferences ;whereas,togiveimpor­
tersineachMemberStatesomedegreeofcertainty,
thefirsttrancheoftheCommunityquotamightin
thiscasebefixedat80%ofthefullquota;
Whereasthestatisticaldataavailablecoveronlya
relativelybriefperiod,andtheyshouldbeweighted
onthebasisoftheestimateswhichirnayibemadefor
thequotayear;whereasthepercentageoftheshares
inthefirsttranchemaybedrawnupasfollows:Whereas,inaccordancewithProtocol23totheAct
ofAccession('),thegeneralizedtariffpreference
schemebecamefullyapplicableinthenewMember
Stateson1January1974;
Whereasforthesaidproductsthisschemewould,
however,involvetheapplicationinthenewMember
Statesin1977ofcustomsdutieshigherthanorvery
closetothosewhichwillbeappliedbythenew
MemberStatestonon^membercountriesingeneral
onthebasisoftheprovisionsoftheabovementioned
Act;whereasthlissituationwouldcomplyneither
withthespiritnorwiththeverynatureofthegene­
ralizedpreferencescheme;whereas,inorderto
maintainanequivalentpreferentialmarginforthese
productsalso,reducedcustomsdutiesshouldbe
appliedtothem,inaccordancewithdetailedrules
basedontheprincipleofmaintaining ,inthenew
MemberStates,apreferenceproportionaltothat
whichexistsbetweenthedutiesoftheCommon
CustomsTariffandthedutiesgiveninArticle1of
thisRegulation;whereas,w"ithaviewtograntingthe
beneficiarydevelopingcountriesthebestpossible
treatment,inaccordancewiththeobjectivesofthe
preferencescheme,thedutiesgivenintheabove­
mentionedArticle1shouldalsobeappliedwherever
thedutiescalculatedaccordingtotheabovementioned
detailedrulesprovetobehigherthanthem;
Whereasthebenefitofthistariffquotashouldbe
reservedforproductsoriginatinginthecountriesand
territoriesunderconsideration ,theconceptof
'originatingproducts'beingdeterminedinaccord­
ancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle14of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No802/68of27June
1968onthecommondefinitionoftheconceptofthe
originofgoods(2);
Whereasitisnecessarytoensureequalandcontin­
uousaccessforallCommunityimporterstothe
aibovementioned quotaandtheuninterrupted appli­
cationoftheratelaiddownforthisquotatoall
importsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthisquotaisusedup;whereas,having
regardtotheprinciplessetoutabove,theCom­
munitynatureofthequotacanberespectedby
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongMem­
berStates;whereas,moreover,tothisendandinthe
contextoftheutilizationsystem,theactualcharges
againstthequotamayrelateonlytoproductswhich
havebeenenteredforhomeuseandwhichareac­
companiedbyacertificateoforigin;
Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsfor
theproductsinquestioninthevariousMemberStates,Germany 20-5%
Benelux 4-9%
France 0-5%
Italy 2-0%
Denmark 1-9%
Ireland 1-0%
UnitedKingdom 69-2%
WhereasMemberStatesmayexhausttheirinitial
sharesfortheproductsinquestionatdifferentrates;
whereastoavoiddisruptionofsuppliesonthis
accountitshouldbeprovidedthatanyMemberState
whichhasalmostusedupitsinitialshareshould
drawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;whereas
thismustbedonebyeachMemberStateasand
wheneaichofitsadditionalsharesisalmostentirely
usedup,andrepeatedasmanytimesasthereserve
allows;whereastheinitialandadditionalsharesmust
beavailableforuseuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereas,however,itseemsadvisabletopermitthe
MemberStatestolimittheexerciseolftheirtotal
obligationtodrawonthereserveamounttoalevel
notexceeding40%oftheirinitialshare;whereas
thismethodofadministration callsforclose
cooperationbetweenMemberStatesandtheCom­
missionwhichmust,inparticular,beabletoobserve
theextenttowhichthequotaamountisusedand
informMemberStatesthereof;
(*)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(2)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,
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underanotherpreferentialtariffschemegrantedby
theCommunityshallnotbechargedtothisquota.MemberState,itisessentialthatthatMemberState
paysalargeamountofitbackintothereserve,in
ordertoavoidapartoftheCommunityquota
remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenit
couldbeusedinothers; Forthepurposesofimplementing thisRegulationthe
conceptoforiginatingproductsshallibedetermined
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article14ofRegulation (EEC)No802/68. WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlands andtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg areunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcerning
theadministration ofsharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneof
itsmembers,Article2
1.Afirsttrancheof36000tonnesshallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStates.Theshareswhich,subject
toArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31December1977,
shallforeachMemberStatebeasfollows:
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom7380tonnes,
1764tonnes,
180tonnes,
720tonnes,
684tonnes,
360tonnes,
24912tonnes,1.From1Januaryto31December1977,aCom­
munitytari'ffquotaof45000tonnesshallbeopened
bytheCommunityfortheimportsofpreserved
pineapples,otherthaninslices,halfslicesorspirals,
fallingwithinthefollowingsubheadingsofthe
CommonCustomsTariff:ex20.06BIIa)5,ex
20.06BIIb)5,ex20.06BIIc)1dd)andex20.06
BIIc)2bb).Withinthistariffquotathecustoms
dutyshallbesuspendedat12%,increasedbythe
levyonsugarwherethesugarcontentexceeds17%
byweightinthecaseofproductsfallingwithinsub­
headingex20.06BIIia)5aa),and19%byweight
inthecaseofproducts 'fallingwithinsubheadingex
20.06BIIb)5aa).2.Thesecondtrancheolf9000tonnesshaM
constitutethereserve.
Article3
1.IfaMemberState'hasused90%ormoreofits
initialshareasfixedinArticle2(1),orofthatshare
minusanyportionreturnedtothereservepursuant
toArticle5,itshallforthwith,bynotifyingthe
Commission,drawasecondshare,totheextentthat
thereservesopermits,equalto10%ofitsinitial
shareroundedupshouldtheoccasionarisetothe
nearestunitabove.OnimportationintoDenmark,Irelandandthe
UnitedKingdom,thereshallbeappliedtotheabove­
mentionedproductsthecustomsdutyobtainedby
multiplying,byacoefficientequaltothemarginof
preferencesexistingbetweenthedutyof12%given
inparagraph 1andtheCommonCustomsTariff
dutiesapplicable,thedutiesobtainedbyreducingby
80%thedifferencebetweenthelowestdutyapplied
on1January1972tothedevelopingcountriesset
outintheAnnexandtheCommonCustomsTariff.2.IfaMemberState,afterexhaustingitsinitial
shares,hiasused90%ormoreofthesecondshare
drawnbyit,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,by
notifyingtheCommission ,drawathirdshare,equal
to5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupshouldthe
occasionarisetothe'nearestunitabove.However,thedutyof12%giveninthefirstsubpara­
graphshallbeappliedwhenthecustomsduty
resultingfromtheabovementioned calculationis
higherthanit.
3.IfaMemberState,afterexhaustingitssecond
share,hasused90%orimoreofthethirdshare
drawnbyit,thatMemberStateshall,underthesame
conditions,drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereservehas
beenexhausted .2.The'benefitofthistariffquotashallbereserved
fortheproductsoriginatinginthecountriesand
territorieslistedintheAnnex.However,theimports
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pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
importationsmaybechargedwithoutinterruption
againsttheircumulativesharesoftheCommunity
quota.4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,aMemberStatemaydrawshareslowerthanthose
specifiedinthoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsfor
believingthatthosespecifiedrruaynotbeusedin
full.AnyMemberStateapplyingthisparagrajphshall
informtheCommissionofitsgroundsiforsodoing.
5.AnyMemberStatemaylimitthesumtotalof
itsadditionalsharesto40%ofitsinitialshare,in­
formingtheCommissionthatitissodoing.
Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shall
bevaliduntil31December1977.Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshallensurefreeaccessto
theshareswhichhavebeenallocatedtothemfor
importersofthesaidgoodswhoareestablishedin
theirterritory.
2.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsshareshallbedeterminedontheibasisoif
importsofthesaidgoodswhichhavebeenentered
forhomeuse,onthebasisotfthecustomsvalueof
thesaidgoods,andwhichareaccompaniedbya
certificateoforigininaccordancewiththerules
referredtoinArticle1(2).
3.Goodsshallqualifyforatariffquotaonlyifthe
certificateoforiginreferredtoinparagraph2is
submittedbeforethedateonwhichthelevyingof
dutiesisreintroduced .Article5
AMemberStatewhichon15September1977has
not'exhaustedoneofitsinitialsharesshall,notlater
than1October1977,returntothereserveany
unusedportioninexcessof20%oftheinitial
amount.Itmayreturnagreaterportionifthereare
groundsforbelievingthatsuchportionmaynotbe
usedinfull.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October1977,
notifytheCommissionofthetotalquantitiesofthe
productinquestionimporteduptoandincluding
15September1977andchargedagainsttheCom­
munityquotasandotfanyportionoftheirinitial
sharesreturnedtothereserve.Article8
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
monthlyintervalsofimportsoftheproductsin
questionchargedagainsttheirshares.Thisinfor­
mationshallshowboththevalueexpressedinunits
ofaccountandthequantityexpressedintonnes.
Article9
IftheCommunityfindsthatproductsbenefitingfrom
thetreatmentprovided 'forinArticle1areimported
intotheCommunityinsuchquantitiesoratsuch
pricesthatCommunityproducersofproductssimilar
toorindirectcompetitionwiththemsufferorare
likelytosufferfromseriousdisadvantage ,orthatan
unfavourablesituationiscreatedintheACPStates,
thelevyingofcustomsdutiesmaybereintroduced
inwholeorinpartontheproductsinquestionin
respectofthecountriesorterritorieswhicharethe
causeofthedisadvantage .Suchmeasuresmayalso
betakeninthecaseofactualorpotentialserious
disadvantageinasingleregionoftheCommunity .
Article10
1.TheCommissionmaydecide,.bymeansofaRegu­
lation,toreintroducethelevyingofcustomsduties
foraspecifiedperiod,inordertoensurethat
Article9isapplied.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3andshall,assoonastheinformationreachesit,
informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereserve
hasbeenusedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan15October1977,informthe
MemberStateoftheamountstillinreservefollowing
anyreturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatwhenanamountexhaustingthe
reserveisdrawntheamountsodrawndoesnot
exceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisendshall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMember
Statemakingthelastdrawing.
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2.Intheeventofsuchactionbeingrequestedby
aMemberStare,theCommissionshalldecidewithin
aperiodofnormorethan10workingdaysafterthe
requesthasbeenreceivedandshallinformthe
MemberStatesofthisdecision.
3.AnyMemberStatemayrefertotheCouncilthe
measuretakenbytheCommission ,withinaperiodof
notmorethan10workingdaysafterithasbeen
informedthereof.Thefactthatthematterisreferred
totheCouncilshallnotcausethemeasuretobe
suspended .TheCouncilshallmeetimmediately .It
may,byactingonaqualifiedmajority,amendor
rescindthemeasureinquestion.
Article11
TheprovisionsofArticles9and10shallnotpreju­
dicetheapplicationofthesafeguardclausesdrawn
upinconnectionwiththecommonagriculturalpolicy
pursuanttoArticle43oftheTreatyorthosedrawn
upinconnectionwiththecommoncommercialpolicy
pursuanttoArticle113oftheTreaty.Article12
MemberStatesandtheCommission shallcollaborate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationisobserved.
Article13
1.CouncilRegulation (EEC)No3028/76of
13December1976opening,allocatingandproviding
fortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forpreservedpineapples,otherthaninslices,half
slicesorspirals,originatingindevelopingcountries
('),isherebyrepealed.
2.AllreferencestotheRegulationrepealedbyvirtue
ofparagraph 1shallbetreatedasreferencestothis
Regulation .
Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14March1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.SILKIN
(l)OJNoL349,20.12.1976,p.151.

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ANNEX
Listofdevelopingcountriesandterritoriesenjoyinggeneralizedtariffpreferences
I.INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
Afghanistan Haiti Romania
Algeria Honduras Rwanda
Angola India SaoTomeandPrincipe
Argentina Indonesia SaudiArabia
Bahamas Iran Senegal
Bahrain Iraq Seychelles
Bangladesh IvoryCoast SierraLeone
Barbados Jamaica Singapore
Bénin Jordan Somalia
Bhutan Kenya SriLanka
Bolivia KhmerRepublic Sudan
Botswana Korea(South) Surinam
Brazil Kuwait Swaziland
Burma Laos Syria
Burundi Lebanon Tanzania
Cameroon Lesotho Thailand
CapeVerdeIslands Liberia Togo
CentralAfricanRepublic Libya Tonga
Chad MalagasyRepublic TrinidadandTobago
Chile Malawi Tunisia
Colombia Malaysia Uganda
Comoros MaldiveIslands UnitedArabEmirates:
Congo,People'sRepublicof Mali AbuDhabi
CostaRica Mauritania Dubai
Cuba Mauritius RasalKhaimah
Cyprus Mexico Fujairah
DominicanRepublic Morocco Ajman
Ecuador Mozambique Sharjah
Egypt,ArabRepublicof Nauru UmmalQaiwain
ElSalvador Nepal UpperVolta
EquatorialGuinea Nicaragua Uruguay
Ethiopia Niger Venezuela
Fiji Nigeria Vietnam
Gabon Oman WesternSamoa
Gambia Pakistan Yemen,People'sDemocratic
Ghana Panama Republicof
Grenada PapuaNewGuinea YemenArabRepublic
Guatemala Paraguay Yugoslavia
Guinea Peru Zaire
GuineaBissau PhilippinesZambia
Guyana Qatar

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