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30.12.72 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL296/111
COUNCILDECISION
of19December1972
oftheRepresentatives oftheGovernmentsoftheMemberStatesoftheEuropeanCoal
andSteelCommunity,meetinginCouncil,openingtariffpreferencesforcertainsteel
productsoriginatingindevelopingcountries
(72/433/ECSC)
THEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS
OFTHEMEMBER STATESOFTHEEUROPEAN
COALANDSTEELCOMMUNITY ,MEETINGIN
COUNCIL ,4.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle2andwithin
eachceilingthuscalculated,chargesofproductsorig­
inatinginanyoneofthecountriesorterritoriesafore­
mentionedshouldnotexceedamaximumamount
equivalentto50%ofthisceiling.
5.AnyamendmenttoAnnexB,inparticularbythe
additionofnewcountriesorterritoriesenjoyingtariff
preferences,shallentailacorresponding adjustment
totheceilingsandmaximumamountsreferredtoin
paragraphs3and4.InagreementwiththeCommission ,
HAVEDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
A',-tide1
Article2
1.Assoonastheceilingscalculatedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofArticle1(3),whicharelaid
downforCommunityimportsofproductsoriginating
inallofthecountriesandterritoriesreferredtoin
Article1(2),arereachedatCommunitylevel,the
MemberStatesmayatanytime,attherequestofany
oneofthemoroftheCommissionandinrespectof
thewholeoftheCommunity ,reintroducethelevying
ofthecorresponding dutiesonimportsoftheproducts
inquestionfromallthecountriesandterritoriescon­
cerneduntiltheendoftheperiodreferredtoinArticle
1(1).
2.Assoonasthemaximumamountscalculatedin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle1(4),which
arelaiddownforCommunityimportsofproducts
originatingineachofthecountriesandterritories
referredtoinArticle1(2)and(3),arereachedfor
anyoneofthesecountriesorterritoriesatCommunity
level,theMemberStatesmayatanytime,attherequest
ofanyoneofthemandinrespectofthewholeofthe
Community ,reintroducethelevyingofthecorres­
pondingdutiesonimportsoftheproductsinquestion
fromthecountryotterritoryconcerneduntiltheend
oftheperiodreferredtoinArticle1(1).1.From1Januaryto21December1973,theduties
applicableintheCommunitytotheimportsofthe
productslistedinAnnexAshallbetotallysuspended,
subjecttotheprovisionsofArticle2.
2.Thissuspensionshallbeenjoyedsolelybyproducts
originatinginthecountriesandterritorieslistedin
AnnexB.Forthepurposesoftheapplicationofthis
Decision,theconceptoforiginatingproductsshallbe
determinedinaccordarcewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle1^ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
802/68(x)of27June1958onthecommondefinition
oftheconceptoftheoriginofgoods.
3.Thissuspensionshallbegrantedwithinaceiling
whichshallbeequaltotheamountobtained,inres­
pectofeachcategoryofproducts,byaddingtogether,
inunitsofaccount,thevaluefor1968ofc.i.f.imports
oftheproductsconcernedtotheCommunityfromthe
countriesandterritoriesaforementioned ,excluding
thosealreadyenjoyingvariouspreferentialtariffar­
rangementsgrantedbythesixMemberStatesofthe
EuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity ,and5%ofthe
valueofc.i.f.importsi.i1970fromothercountries
andfromthecountriesandterritoriesalreadyenjoying
sucharrangements .
Importsalreadyenjoyingexemptionfromcustoms
dutiesundersucharrangementsshallnotbecharged
againsttheaforementioned ceiling.Article3
1.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
productsinquestionagainsttheceilingsandmaxi­
mumamountsasandwhentheyarepresentedfor
customsclearanceundercoverofdeclarations that
theyhavebeenenteredintoconsumptionandonthe (2)OJNoL14S,28.6.1963,p.1.

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allychargedagainsttheceilingsandmaximumamounts
laiddowninArticle1(3)and(4).basisofthecustomsvalueoftheproductsconcerned.
2.Theextenttowhichceilingsandmaximumamounts
havebeenusedupshallberecordedatCommunity
levelonthebasisoftheimportschargedinthecon­
ditionsdefinedinparagraph1.Article6
Article4TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
fortheimplementation ofthisDecision.
MemberStates,inclosecooperationwiththeCom­
mission,shalltakeallnecessarymeasurestoensure
thattheaboveprovisionsareapplied. DoneatBrussels,19December1972.
Article5FortheCouncil
ThePresident
T.WESTERTERPMemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionatregular
intervalsofimportsoftheproductsinquestionactu­

OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 115
ANNEXA
ListofproductsinrespectofwhichtheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesaretotallysuspended
inthecontextoftheGeneralizedTariffPreferencesfordevelopingcountriesandterritories
CCT
heading
NoDescription
73.07|Blooms,billets,slabsandsheetbars(includingtinplatebars),ofironorsteel;
|piecesroughlyshapedbyforging,ofironorsteel:(J)
A.Bloomsandbillets:
jI.Rolled(ECSC)
!B.Slabsandsheetbars(includingtinplatebars):
sI.Rolled(ECSC)
73.09 IUniversalplatesofironorsteel(ECSC)
73.12 !Hoopandstrip,ofironorsteel,hot-rolledorcold-rolled :
!A.Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled(ECSC)
JB.Notfurtherworkedthancold-rrolled:
!I.Incoilsforthemanufactureoftinplate(a)(ECSC)
jC.Clad,coatedorotherwisesurface-treated :
IIII.Tinned:
!a)Tinplate(ECSC)
!V.Other(forexample,copper-plated,artificiallyoxidized;lacquered,nickel­
!plated,varnished,clad,parkerized,printed):
!a)Notfurtherworkedthanclad:
j1.Hot-rolled(ECSC)
"3.15!AlloysteelandhighcarbonsteelintheformsmentionedinheadingsNos73.06
jto73.14:
1A.Highcarbonsteel:
I.Ingots,blooms,billets,slabsandsheetbars:
Ib)Other
2.Blooms,billets,slabsandsheetbars(ECSC)
III.Coilsforre-rolling(ECSC)
IV.Universalplates(ECSC)
V.Barsandrods(includingwirerod)andhollowminingdrillsteel;anglesj
shapesandsections:
b)Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolledorextruded
d)Cladorsurface-worked (forexample,polished,coated):
1.Notfurtherworkedthanclad:
(aa)Hot-rolledorextruded(ECSC)
(1)BywayofderogationfromtheruleinArticle1(3),afixedmaximumof5000000u.aisimposedonproducts
fallingwiththisheading.

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CCT
heading
NoDescription
VI.Hoopandstrip: 73.15
Ccont'd)a)Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled(ECSC)
c)Clad;coatedorotherwisesurface-treated :
1.Notfurtherworkedthanclad:
(aa)Hot-rolled (ECSC)
VII.Sheetsandplates:
a)Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled(ECSC)
b)Notfurtherworkedthancold-rolled,ofathicknessof:
2.Lessthan3mm(ECSC)
c)Polished,clad,coatedorotherwisesurface-treated (ECSC)
d)Otherwiseshapedorworked:
1.Cutintoshapesotherthanrectangularshapes,butnotfurther
worked(ECSC)
B.Alloysteel:
T.Ingots,blooms,billets,slabsandsheetbars:
Other:
2.Blooms,billets,slabsandsheetbars(ECSC)
III.Coilsforre-rolling(ECSC)
IV.Universalplates(ECSC)
V.Barsandrods(includingwirerod)andhollowminingdrillsteel;angles,
shapesandsections:
b)Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolledorextruded
d)Cladorsurface-worked(forexample,polished,coated):
1.Notfurtherworkedthanclad:
aa)Hot-rolledorextruded(ECSC)
VI.Hoopandstrip:
a)Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled(ECSC)
c)Clad,coatedorotherwisesurface-treated :
1.Notfurtherworkedthanclad:
aa)Hot-rolled (ECSC)
VII.Sheetsandplates:
a)'Electrical'sheetsandplates
b)Othersheetsandplates:
1.Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled(ECSC)
2.Notfurtherworkedthancold-rolled,ofathicknessof:
bb)Lessthan3mm(ECSC)
3.Polished,clad,coatedorotherwisesurgace-treated (ECSC)
4.Otherwiseshapedorworked:
73.16aa)Cutintoshapesotherthanrectangularshapes,butnotfurther
worked(ECSC)
Railwayandtramwaytrackconstructionmaterialofironorsteel,thefollowing :
rails,check-rails,switchblades,crossings(orfrogs),crossingpieces,pointrods,
rackrails,sleepers,fish-plates,chairs,chairwedges,soleplates(baseplates),rail
clips,bedplates,tiesandothermaterialspecializedforjoiningorfixingrails:
A.Rails:
II.Other
B.Check-rails (ECSC)
V.Sleepers(ECSC)
D.Fish-platesandsoleplates:
I.Rolled

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ANNEXB
ListofdevelopingcountriesandterritoriesbenefitingundertheGeneralizedTariffPreferences
INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
Afghanistan
AlgeriaQatar
Rwanda
SaudiArabia
Senegal
SierraLeone
Singapore
Somalia •Argentina
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Bhutan
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Burma
Burundi
Cameroun
CentralAfricanRepublicHonduras
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
IvoryCoast
Jamaica
Jordan
Kenya
KhmerRepublic
Korea,Republicof(SouthKorea)
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
LiberiaSouthVietnam
SouthernYemen
SriLanka
Sudan
Swaziland
Syria
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo.Chad
Tonga
TrinidadandTobagoChile
Colombia
Congo,People'sRepublicof
CostaRica
Cuba
Cyprus
DahomevTunisiaLibya
MalagasyRepublic
Malawi
Malaysia
MaldiveIslands
MaliUganda
UnionofArabEmirates :
AbuDhabi
Dubai DominicanRepublic
Ecuador RasalKhaimah
Sharjah
AjmanEgypt,ArabRepublicof
ElSalvador
EquatorialGuinea
Ethiopia
FijiMauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Morocco
Nauru
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria,FederalRepublicof
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
PhilippinesUmmalQaiwain
Fujairah
UpperVolta
Uruguay
Venezuela
WesternSamoa
Yemen
YugoslaviaGabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guatemala
Guinea,Republicof
Guyana
HaitiZaire,DemocraticRepublicof
Zambia

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COUNTRIES ANDTERRITORIES
dependentoradministered ,orfortheconductofwhoseexternalaffairsMemberStatesofthe
Communityorthirdcountriesarewhollyorpartlyresponsible
AfarsandIssas(Territoryofthe)
Angola(includingCabinda)
Bahamas
Bermuda
BritishHonduras
BritishIndianOceanTerritory(ChagosArchipelago ,DesRoches)
BritishOceania(TerritoriesunderthejurisdictionoftheWesternPacificHighCommission )(x)
Brunei
CapeVerdeIslands
CaymanIslandsandDependencies
ComoroArchipelago
CookIslands
FalklandIslands(Malvinas)andDependencies
FrenchPolynesia
FrenchSouthernandAntarcticTerritories
Gibraltar
HongKong
Macao
Mozambique
Netherlands Antilles
NewCaledoniaandDependencies %
NewGuinea(Australian)andPapua
PacificIslandsadministeredbytheUnitedStatesofAmericaorunderUnitedStatestrusteeship(2)
Papua(seeAustralianNewGuinea)
PortugueseGuinea-
PortugueseTimor
StHelena(includingAscension,GoughIsland,andTristandaCunha)
SaintPierreandMiquelon
SaoToméandPrincipe
Seychelles (includingAmirantes)
Sikkim
SpanishterritoryinAfrica
Surinam
TerritoriesforwhichNewZealandisresponsible (NiuweIsland,TokelauIslands)
TurksandCaicosIslands
VirginIslandsoftheUnitedStates(StCroix,StThomas,StJohnetc.)
WallisandFutunaIslands
WestIndies(3)
Note:Theabovelistsmaybeamendedsubsequentlytotakeaccountofchangesintheinter­
nationalstatusofcountriesorterritories .
(*)GilbertandElliceIslands,BritishSolomonIslands,NewHebrides,Condominium ,Canton,EnderburyandPitcairn
Islands.
OThePacificIslandsadministeredbytheUnitedStatesofAmericainclude:Guam,AmericanSamoa(includingSwain's
Island),MidwayIslands,JohnstonandSandIslands,WakeIslandandtheTrustTerritoryofthePacificIslands(the
Caroline,MarianaandMarshallIslands).
(®)LeewardIslands,Antigua,Montserrat,StKitts-Nevis-Anguilla ,BritishVirginIslands,WindwardIslands,Dominica,
Grenada,StLucia.StVincent.