NoL358/186 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.12.73
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COUNCIL
DECISION
oftherepresentatives oftheGovernments oftheMemberStatesoftheEuropeanCoal
andSteelCommunity,meetinginCouncil
of18December1973
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration oftariffquotasforcertain
steelproductsoriginatingindevelopingcountries
(73/443/ECSC)
THEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS
OFTHEMEMBERSTATESOFTHEEUROPEAN
COALANDSTEELCOMMUNITY ,MEETINGIN
COUNCIL ,
InagreementwiththeCommission ,ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No802/68(*)of27
June1968onthecommondefinitionoftheconcept
oftheoriginofgoods.
3.Theamounttobechargedinrespectofeach
countryorterritoryreferredtoinparagraph2
againsteachofthetariffquotaamountsindicated
incolumn5ofAnnexAshallbelimitedtothe
maximumamountgivenasapercentageincolumn
4ofAnnexAagainsteachcategoryofproducts.
4.AnyamendmenttoAnnexB,inparticularbythe
additionofnewcountriesorterritoriesenjoyingtariff
preferences,mayentailacorresponding adjustment
tothemaximumamountsexpressedaspercentages
laiddownincolum4ofAnnexAandtothetariff
ceilingsandquotaslaiddownrespectivelyincolumn
3and5ofAnnexA.
Article2
1.TheMemberStatesshalladministertheirtariff
quotasinaccordancewiththeirownprovisionsin
thisrespect.
2.TheextenttowhichaMemberStateusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofimportsof
thesaidgoodswhichhavebeenenteredforhomeHAVEDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1974theduties
applicableinallcustomsareasoftheCommunity
totheproductslistedinAnnexAshallbecom­
pletelysuspendedwithintheframeworkofCom­
munitytariffceilingsofamountswhichshallbeex­
pressedinunitsofaccountandwhichshallbeindi­
catedagainsteachproductinColumn3ofthat
Annex.
2.Thesetariffceilingsshallbeenjoyedsolelyby
productsoriginatinginthecountriesandterritories
listedinAnnexB.However,thoseimportswhich
alreadyenjoyexemptionfromcustomsdutiesunder
otherpreferentialtariffarrangementsgrantedbythe
nineMemberStatesoftheCommunitymaynotbe
chargedagainstthesetariffquotas.Forthepurposes
oftheapplicationofthisDecision,theconceptof
originatingproductsshallbedeterminedinaccord­
ancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle140OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.

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Article4
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsoftheproductsin
questionactuallychargedagainsttheirquotas.
ArticleS
MemberStates,inclosecooperationwiththeCom­
mission,shalltakeallnecessarymeasurestoensure
thattheaboveprovisionsareapplied.
Article6
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
fortheimplementation ofthisDecision.use,onthebasisofthecustomsvalueofthesaid
goods,andwhichareaccompaniedbyacertificate
oforigininaccordancewiththerulesreferredto
inArticle1(2).
3.Goodsmaybeimportedunderthetariffquota
onlyifthecertificateoforiginmentionedinpara­
graph2ispresentedbeforethedateonwhichcus­
tomsdutiesarereintroduced .
Article3
EachMemberStateshallreintroducethelevyingof
dutieswhichhavebeensuspendedinrespectofa
countryorterritorymentionedinAnnexBassoon
asitrecordsthatthechargesagainstitsnational
quotaoftheproductsconcernedoriginatinginsuch
countryorterritoryhavereachedthemaximum
amountaiddownincolumn4ofAnnexA.
Suchreintroduction shallbenotifiedimmediatelyto
theCommission ,whichshallinformtheotherMem­
berStatesforthwith.AttherequestofaMember
StateoroftheCommission ,thepossibleconse­
quencesofsuchasituation(withregardtotheaggre­
gateappearingincolumn3ofAnnexA)shallbe
jointlyexaminedimmediately .DoneatBrussels,18December1973.
ThePresident
I.N0RGAARD

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ANNEXA
Listofproductssubjecttozero-dutytariffceilingsunderthegeneralizedtariffpreferences
grantedtodevelopingcountriesandterritories
DescriptionAggregate
ofcolumn5
inu.a.Maximum
amount
percountry
and
territory
(%)Volumeofsharesallocatedto
MemberStatesinu.a.CCT
heading
No
(1) 2 (3) (4) 5)
50 73.08 Ironorsteelcoilsforre-rolling 11150000 Germany 3066250
Benelux 1170750
France 2118500
Italy 1672000
Denmark 557500
Ireland 111500
United
Kingdom 2453000
Germany 1809775
Benelux 691005
France 1250390
Italy 987150
Denmark 329050
Ireland 65810
United
Kingdom 1447820658100050 73.10 Barsandrods(includingwirerod),of
ironorsteel,hot-rolled,forged,extruded,
cold-formedorcold-finished (including
precision-made );hollowminingdrill
steel:
A.Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled
orextruded
D.Cladorsurface-worked (forexample,
polished,coated):
I.Notfurtherworkedthanclad:
a)Hot-rolledorextruded
73.11 327000050Germany 899250
Benelux 343350
France 621300
Italy 490500
Denmark 163500
Ireland 32700
United
Kingdom 719400Angles,shapesandsections,ofironor
steel,hot-rolled,forged,extruded,cold­
formed,orcold-finished ;sheetpilingof
ironorsteelwhetherornotdrilled,
punchedormadefromassembled
elements:
A.Angles,shapesandsections:
I.Notfurtherworkedthanhot­
rolledextruded
IV.Cladorsurface-worked (for
example,polished,coated):
a)Notfurther
clad:workedthan
1.Hot-rolledorextruded
B.Sheetpiling

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CCT
heading
No
(DDescription
(2)Aggregate
ofcolum5
inu.a.
(3)Maximum
amount
percountry
and
territory
%
(4)Volumeofsharesallocatedto
MemberStatesinu.a.
(5)
73.13 Sheetsandplates,ofironorsteel,hot­
rolledorcold-rolled :
A.'Electrical'sheetsandplates:
B.Othersheetsandplates:
I.Notfurtherworkedthanhot­
rolled
II.Notfurtherworkedthancold­
rolled,ofathicknessof:
b)Morethan1mmbutless
than3mm
c)1mmorless
III.Notfurtherworkedthanbur­
nished,polishedorglazed
IV.Clad,coatedorotherwisesurface­
treated:
b)Tinned
c)Zinc-coatedorlead-coated
d)Other(forexample,copper­
platedartificiallyoxidized
lacquered,nickel-plated ,var­
nished,cladparkerized,
printed)
V.Otherwiseshapedorworked:
a)Cutintoshapesotherthan
rectangularshapes,butnot
furtherworked:
2.Other1896700030Germany 5215925
Benelux 1991535
France 3603730
Italy 2845050
Denmark 948350
Ireland 189670
United
Kingdom 4172740

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ANNEXB
Listofdevelopingcountriesandterritoriesenjoyinggeneralizedtariffpreferences
INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
Afghanistan India SaudiArabia
Algeria Indonesia Senegal
Argentina Iran SierraLeone
Bahamas Iraq Singapore
Bahrain IvoryCoast Somalia
Bangladesh Jamaica SriLanka
Barbados Jordan Sudan
Bhutan Kenya Swaziland
Bolivia KhmerRepublic Syria
Botswana Korea(South) Tanzania
Brazil Kuwait Thailand
Burma LaosTogo
Burundi LebanonTonga
Cameroon LesothoTrinidadandTobago
CentralAfricanRepublic LiberiaTunisia
Chad LibyaUganda
Chile MalagasyRepublic UnitedArabEmirates:
Colombia MalawiAbuDhabi
Congo,People'sRepublicof Malaysia Dubai
CostaRica MaldiveIslandsRasalKhaimah
Cuba MaliFujairah
Cyprus MauritaniaAjman
Dahomey MauritiusSharjah
DominicanRepublic MexicoUmmalQaiwain
Ecuador MoroccoUpperVolta
Egypt,ArabRepublicof NauruUruguay
ElSalvador Nepal Venezuela
EquatorialGuinea NicaraguaVietnam,Republicof
Ethiopia Niger WesternSamoa
Fiji NigeriaYemen,People'sDemocratic
Gabon Oman Republicof
Gambia PakistanYemenArabRepublic
Ghana PanamaYugoslavia
Guatemala Paraguay Zaire
Guinea Peru Zambia
Guyana Philippines
Haiti Qatar
Honduras Rwanda

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COUNTRIES ANDTERRITORIES
dependentoradministered,orforwhoseexternalrelationsMemberStatesoftheCommunity
orthirdcountriesarewhollyorpartlyresponsible
AfarsandIssas(Territoryofthe)
Angola(includingCabinda)
AustralianAntarcticTerritory
Belize
Bermuda
BritishAntarcticTerritory
BritishIndianOceanTerritory(Aldabra,Farquhar,ChagosArchipelago,DesRoches)
BritishPacificOcean(x)
Brunei
CapeVerdeIslands
CaymanIslandsandDependencies
ChristmasIsland
Cocos(Keeling)Islands
ComoroArchipelago
CornIslandsandSwanIslands
FalklandIslandsandDependencies
FrenchPolynesia
FrenchSouthernandAntarcticTerritories
Gibraltar <
HeardIslandandMacDonaldIslands
HongKong
LeewardIslands(2)
Macao
Mozambique
NetherlandsAntilles
NewCaledoniaandDependencies
NorfolkIslands
PacificIslandsadministeredbytheUnitedStatesofAmericaorunderUnitedStatestrusteeship (3)
Papua-NewGuinea
PortugueseGuinea
PortugueseTimor
StHelena(includingAscension,GoughIsland,andTristandaCunha)
SaintPierreandMiquelon
SâoTomeandPrincipe
Seychelles (includingAmirantes)
Sikkim
SpanishterritoriesinAfrica
Surinam
TerritoriesforwhichNewZealandisresponsible (CookIslands,NiuweIsland,TokelauIslands
andRossDependency )
TurksandCaocosIslands
VirginIslandsoftheUnitedStates(StCroix,StThomas,StJohn,etc.)
WallisandFutunaIslands
WindwardIslands(4)
Note:Theabovelistsmaybeamendedsubsequentlytotakeaccountofchangesintheinter­
nationalstatusofcountriesorterritories .
P)GilbertandElliceIslands,BritishSolomonIslands,NewHebridesCondominium ,andPitcairnIslands.
(2)Antigua,Montserrat,StKitts-Nevis-Anguilla ,BritishVirginIslands.
(3)ThePacificIslandsadministeredbytheUnitedStatesofAmericainclude:Guam,AmericanSamoa(includingSwain's
Island),MidwayIslands,JohnstonandSandIslands,WakeIslandandtheTrustTerritoryofthePacificIslands(the
Caroline,MarianasandMarshallIslands).
(4)Dominica,Grenada,StLucia,StVincent,