9.12.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL329/9
REGULATION (EEC)No3046/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of2December1974
openingpreferentialtariffsforcertaincottontextileandlikeproductsoriginatingin
developingcountries
thosecountrieswhichundertakevis-a-vistheCom­
munitycommitments similartothoseexistingunder
thatarrangementandforthedurationofthesaid
arrangement ;whereasthearrangementexpiredon
30September1973andwasextendedto
31December1973;whereas,asin1974andon
atransitionalbasis,itmaybeanticipatedthatthe
countriesconcernedtherebywill,for1975,adopt
measureswithequivalentaims,pendingapplication
ofthearrangementregardinginternationaltradein
textiles(*);whereasitisapparentthatonlyimports
fromthesecountriesaretoformthebasisforcal­
culatingtheabovementioned ceilings;whereas,with
particularregardtothelinkwhichArticle6ofthe
saidlong-termarrangement establishesbetween
cottonproductsandsubstituteproducts,itappears
justifiedinthesecircumstances andbyvirtueofthe
factthatatotalsuspensionofcustomsdutiesis
involvedtoincludeinthesameschemeasthat
describedabovethosesubstitutetextileproducts
givenintheconditionallistofpartialandlimited
reductionsofcustomsdutiesdepositedwithGATT
bytheCommunityduringthelastseriesoftariff
negotiations ;whereas,moreover,inviewofthe
specialnaturewhichtradeintheproductsconcerned
mayhave,itappearsexpedienttocalculateinterms
oftonnagestheceilingsforpreferentialimportsof
suchproducts;
WhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludes
aclausestatingthattheCommunitydrewupthe
offerontheassumptionthatallthemainindustrial­
izedcountrieswhicharemembersoftheOECD
wouldparticipateingrantingpreferencesandwould
makesimilareffortsinthisdirection;whereas,more­
over,itisevidentfromtheconclusionsworkedout
inUNCTADthatthisoffer,whilebeingofatem­
porarynature,doesnotconstituteabindingcommit­
mentand,inparticular,maybewithdrawnwholly
orinpartatalaterdate;whereasthispossibility
maybeadoptedinteraliawithaviewtoremedying
anyunfavourable situationswhichmightarisein
theassociatedcountriesfollowingtheimplemen­
tationofthegeneralizedpreferencescheme;
Whereas,moreover,theconferenceofHeadsof
StateorofGovernment oftheMemberStatesandTHECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereas,withinthecontextofUNCTAD,theEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityofferedtogranttariff
preferencesonfinishedandsemi-finishedproducts
comingfromdevelopingcountries;whereasthepre­
ferentialtreatmentproposedinthatoffercovers,
generallyspeaking,allfinishedandsemi-finished in­
dustrialproductscoveredbyChapters25to99of
theBrusselsNomenclature whichoriginateindevel­
opingcountries;whereasthepreferenceconsistsin
thegrantingofexemptionfromcustomsduties;
whereaspreferentialimportsareeffecteduptothe
levelofceilingscalculatedbyvalueinrespectof
eachproductonthebasisoffactorswhichare
uniformforalltheproducts;whereas,inorderthat
thepreferencesgrantedtothemostcompetitive
developingcountryorcountriesshouldberestricted
andthatasubstantialshareshouldbereservedfor
theleastcompetitive,preferentialimportsfromany
onedevelopingcountryinrespectofagivenproduct
shouldnot,asageneralrule,exceed50%ofthe
ceilingfixedforthatproduct;
Whereas,intheoffermadebytheCommunity ,the
annualceilingsshouldnormallybecalculatedonthe
basisofthetotalvaluefor1968ofcifimportsfrom
thecountriesbenefitingfromthisscheme,excluding
thosealreadyenjoyingvariouspreferentialtariff
arrangements grantedbytheCommunity (basic
amount)plus5%ofthevalueofcifimportsfrom
theothercountriesandfromcountriesalready
enjoyingsucharrangements (additionalamount);
Whereas,however,inrespectofcottontextileproducts
formerlycoveredbythelong-termarrangementregar­
dinginternationaltradeincottontextiles,theoffer
madebytheCommunitylaysdownthatthepref­
erences,intheformofduty-freeceilingsordinarily
calculatedaccordingtotheformulasetoutinthe
precedingrecital,willbegrantedtothecountries
enjoyinggeneralizedpreferenceswhicharesignato­
riestothelong-termarrangementorpossiblyto(!)OJNoL118,30.4.1974,p.1.

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trationbasedonthecharging,atCommunitylevel,
againsttheabovementioned ceilingsandmaximum
amounts,ofimportsoftheproductsconcernedas
andwhentheseproductsarepresentedforcustoms
clearanceundercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhave
beenenteredforhomeuseandaccompanied by
acertificateoforigin;whereasthismethodof
administration mustmakeprovisionforthe
re-introduction ofcustomsdutiesassoonasthesaid
ceilingsormaximumamountsarereachedatCom­
munitylevel;
Whereassuchmethodofadministration callsfor
verycloseandparticularlyrapidcooperationbe­
tweenMemberStatesandtheCommission ,which
must,inparticular,beabletoobservetheextentto
whichchargesaremadeagainsttheceilingsand
maximumamountsandinformMemberStates
thereof;whereassuchcooperationshouldbeparticu­
larlycloseinviewoftheneedfortheCommission
tobeabletotakeappropriatemeasurestore­
introducecustomsduties,eithergenerallyorindi­
vidually,whenanyoftheceilingsormaximum
amountsarereached,theStatesaccedingtotheEuropeanCommunities
heldinParisfrom19to21October1972invited
theCommunityinstitutionsandMemberStates
progressivelytoadoptanoverallpolicyofdevelop­
mentcooperationonaworld-widescalecomprising
inparticulartheimprovement ofgeneralizedpref­
erenceswiththeaimofachievingasteadyincrease
inimportsofmanufactures fromthedeveloping
countries;
Whereastariffpreferenceshavebeenappliedfrom
thesecondhalfof1971undertheconditionssetout
aboveandwhereasthesepreferencesshouldcon­
tinuetobeappliedthroughout1975;
Whereas,inaccordancewithProtocol23totheAct
ofAccession(*),thegeneralizedtariffpreference
schemewillbeapplicableinthenewMemberStates
from1January1975;
Whereas,inrespectoftextileproducts,thecom­
plexityofthemeasurestobeimplemented ,combined
withtheabovementioned aimofimprovingthe
generalizedpreferences ,couldin1974beovercome
normallyonlybymeansofaflat-rateincreaseof
some50%intheceilingsfixedfor1973,the
calculationsfortheadditionalamountoftheceilings
havingalreadybeenmadeonthebasisof1970
figures;whereasthesamesituationwillagainprevail
in1975,sothatsuchimprovement canbeeffected
onlybymeansofaflat-rateincreaseof5%inthe
ceilingsfixedfor1974,corresponding to157-5%of
theceilingsfor1973;
Whereas,inrespectoftheproductslistedinAnnexA
originatinginthecountrieslistedinAnnexB,the
Communityshouldthereforeallow,foreachcategory
oftheseproductsduring1975,duty-freeimports
withinthelimitsoftheCommunityceilingscalcula­
tedinthemannersetoutabove;whereasthebenefit
ofsuchtariffexemptionshouldbereservedforpro­
ductsoriginatinginthecountriesunderconsider­
ation,theconceptof'originatingproducts'being
determinedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle14ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No802/68(2)of27June1968onthecommon
definitionoftheconceptoftheoriginofgoods;
whereaschargesagainsteachoftheseceilingsmust,
asageneralrule,comewithinamaximumCom­
munityamountof50%inrespectoftheproducts
originatinginanyoftheabovementioned countries;
Whereas,underthesecircumstances ,theseobjectives
maybereachedbyapplyingamethodofadminis­HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1975theCom­
monCustomsTariffdutiesandthetariffdutiesof
thenewMemberStatesontheproductslistedin
AnnexAshall,subjecttoArticles2and4(2)be
totallysuspended .
Irelandisauthorizedtoapplycustomsdutiesequal
tothedutiesitappliesinrespectofthesame
productsvis-a-visMemberStatesotherthanthe
UnitedKingdom.
2.Thissuspensionshallbeenjoyedsolelybypro­
ductsoriginatinginthecountrieslistedinAnnexB.
However,thoseimportswhichalreadyenjoyexemp­
tionfromcustomsdutiesunderotherpreferential
tariffarrangementsgrantedbytheCommunityshall
notbechargedagainsttheceilingsspecifiedinpara­
graph3.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,the
conceptoforiginatingproductsshallbedetermined
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article14ofRegulation (EEC)No802/68.
3.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticles2and4(2)
thissuspensionshallbegranted,inrespectofeach
categoryofproducts,withinaCommunityceiling
whichshallbeequalto157-5%oftheamount
obtainedbyaddingtogetherimportsin1968,expres­
sedinmetrictons,oftheproductsconcernedfromOOJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(2)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.

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thecountrieslistedinAnnexB,excludingthose
alreadyenjoyingvariouspreferentialtariffarrange­
mentsgrantedbytheCommunity ,and5%ofthe
tonnageofimportsin1970fromothercountries
andfromcountriesalreadyenjoyingsucharrange­
ments.
4.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticles2and4(2),
withineachceilingthuscalculated,chargesof
productsoriginatinginanyoneofthecountries
listedinAnnexBshouldnotexceedaCommunity
maximumamountequivalentto50%ofthisceiling
withtheexceptionofcertainproductsforwhichthe
maximumamountshallbereducedtothepercentage
showninAnnexA.
5.AnyamendmenttoAnnexB,inparticularbythe
additionofnewcountriesenjoyingtariffpreferences,
mayentailacorresponding adjustmenttotheCom­
munityceilingsandthemaximumamountsreferred
toinparagraphs3'and4.
Article2
1.Assoonastheceilingscalculatedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofArticle1(3),whicharelaid
downforCommunityimportsofproductsorig­
inatinginallofthecountriesreferredtoinArticle
1(2)arereachedatCommunitylevel,thelevying
ofcustomsdutiesonimportsoftheproductsin
questionfromallthecountriesconcernedmayat
anytimebere-introduceduntiltheendoftheperiod
referredtointhefirstsubparagraph ofArticle1(1).
2.Assoonasthemaximumamountscalculatedin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle1(4)which
arelaiddownforCommunityimportsofproducts
originatingineachofthecountriesreferredtoin
Article1(2)arereachedforanyoneofthesecoun­
triesatCommunitylevel,thelevyingofthecustoms
dutiesonimportsoftheproductsinquestionfrom
thecountryconcernedmayatanytimebere-intro­
duceduntiltheendoftheperiodreferredtointhe
firstsubparagraph ofArticle1(1).Article3
1.Importsoftheproductsinquestionshallbe
actuallychargedagainsttheCommunityceilingsand
maximumamountsasandwhenthegoodsare
enteredforhomeuse,andprovidedthattheyare
accompaniedbyacertificateoforiginpursuantto
therulesreferredtoinArticle1(2).
2.Goodsmaybechargedagainstaceilingormaxi­
mumamountonlyifthecertificateoforiginreferred
toaboveispresentedbeforethedateonwhichthe
levyingofdutiesisre-introduced .
3.Theextenttowhichtheceilingsandmaximum
amountshavebeenactuallyfilledshallbedetermined
atCommunitylevelonthebasisoftheimports
chargedinaccordancewithparagraphs1and2.
Article4
1.TheCommission ,inclosecooperationwiththe
MemberStates,shalltakeallnecessarymeasuresto
ensurethattheaboveprovisionsareapplied.
2.TheCommissionshallre-introducethelevyingof
customsdutiesinrespectofallthecountriesreferred
toinArticle1(2)orinrespectofanyoneofthem
bymeansofaRegulationintheconditionslaid
downinArticle2(1)and(2).
Article5
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission atre­
gularintervalsofimportsoftheproductsinquestion
actuallychargedagainsttheCommunityceilingsand
maximumamountslaiddowninArticle1(3)
and(4).
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
1January1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2December1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.SAUVAGNARGUES

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ANNEXA
Listofproductsoriginatingindevelopingcountriestowhichthegeneralizedtariffpreferences
forcertaintextileproductswillapply(a)
Order
NoCCT
heading
NoDescription
CHAPTER 54
154.05 Wovenfabricsofflaxoroframie
CHAPTER 55
255.05Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale:
A.Multipleorcabled,finished,inballsoroncards,reels,tubesor
similarsupports,ofaweight(includingsupport)notexceeding
900g
3 B.Other:
I.Measuring,persingleyarn,120000mormoreperkg
455.06Cottonyarn,putupforretailsale
555.07Cottongauze
655.08Terrytowellingandsimilarterryfabrics,ofcotton
55.09Otherwovenfabricsofcotton:
A.Containing85%ormorebyweightofcotton:
exI.Ofawidthoflessthan85cm:
7
8—Otherthanrawcotton(*)
B.Other
CHAPTER 56
56.05Yarnofman-madefibres(discontinuous orwaste),notputupfor
retailsale:
9 B.Ofregeneratedtextilefibres
56.07Wovenfabricsofman-madefibres(discontinuous orwaste):
10 B.Ofregeneratedtextilefibres
a)Productsqualifying,underthearrangements ,forexemptionortotaltemporarysuspensionoftheCommonCustoms
TariffdutyareonlytokenentriesasregardstheMemberStatesoftheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted ,whereas
theexemptionorsuspensionisdirectlyandfullyapplicablebythenewMemberStatesunderthesearrangements
exceptforIreland,whichisauthorizedtoapplycustomsdutiesequaltothedutiesitappliesinrespectofthesame
productsvis-a-visMemberStatesotherthantheUnitedKingdom.
(*)Forproductsfallingwithinsubheading55.09AexI(otherthanrawcotton),themaximumCommunityamount
referredtoinArticle1(4)ofthisRegulationisreducedto30%.

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Order
NoCCT
heading
NoDescription
CHAPTER 58
11
1258.04
58.10Wovenpilefabricsandchenillefabrics(otherthanterrytowelling
orsimilarterryfabricsofcottonfallingwithinheadingNos55.08
and58.05)
Embroidery ,inthepiece,instripsorinmotifs
CHAPTER 60
60.01Knittedorcrochetedfabric,notelasticorrubberized :
13iB.Ofman-madefibres
1C.Ofothertextilematerials
14ex60.02Gloves,mittensandmitts,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticorrubber­
ized,ofcottoni1)
60.04Undergarments,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticorrubberized :
15 A.Ofcotton(2)
60.05Outergarmentsandotherarticles,knittedorcrocheted,notelastic
orrubberized :
16ΓA.Outergarmentsandclothingaccessories :
\exII.Other,ofcotton(2)
[exB.Other,ofcotton(2)
1760.06Knittedorcrochetedfabricandarticlesthereof;elasticorrubberized
(includingelasticknee-capsandelasticstockings):
A.Fabric
CHAPTER 61
ex61.03Men'sandboys'undergarments,includingcollars,shirtfrontsand
cuffs:
18 —Ofcottonfabric(*)
19ex61.04Women's,girls'andinfants'undergarments,ofcottonfabric
61.05Handkerchiefs :
20 —Ofcottonfabric
21 —Offabricsotherthancotton
(J)ForproductsfallingwithinheadingNos60.02(ofcotton)andex61.03(ofcotton),themaximumCommunityamount
referredtoinArticle1(4)ofthisRegulationisreducedto30%.
(l)Forproductsfallingwithinsubheadings60.04A,60.05AexII,60.05exB(ofcottonfabric),and62.03BIexb)(of
cottonfabric),themaximumCommunityamountreferredtoinArticle1(4)ofthisRegulationisreducedto30%.

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Order
.NoCCT
heading
NoDescription
CHAPTER 62
62.01Travellingrugsandblankets:
B.Other:
22 I.Ofcotton
62.03Sacksandbags,ofakindusedforthepackingofgoods:
B.Ofothertextilematerials :
I.Used:
exb)Other:
23 —Ofcottoni1)
exII.Other:
—Ofcotton
2462.04Tarpaulins,sails,awnings,sunblinds,tentsandcampinggoods
(})Forproductsfallingwithinsubheadings60.04A,60.05AexII,60.05exB(ofcottonfabric),and62.03BIexb)(of
cottonfabric),themaximumCommunityamountreferredtoinArticle1(4)ofthisRegulationisreducedto30%.

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ANNEXB
Listofdevelopingcountriesbenefitingundergeneralizedtariffpreferencesfromcertaintextile
products
Afghanistan
Argentina
Bangladesh
Colombia
Egypt,ArabRepublicof
ElSalvador
India
Indonesia
Jamaica
Korea(South)
Malaysia
Mexico
Pakistan
Philippines
SriLanka
Thailand
Vietnam,Republicof