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COUNCIL
DECISION
OFTHEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS OFTHEMEMBER
STATESOFTHEEUROPEAN COALANDSTEELCOMMUNITY ,MEETING
WITHINTHECOUNCIL
of13December1976
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration oftariffquotasforcertain
steelproductsoriginatingindevelopingcountries
(76/908/ECSC)
THEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS
OFTHEMEMBERSTATESOFTHEEUROPEAN
COALANDSTEELCOMMUNITY ,MEETINGWITH­
INTHECOUNCIL,
InagreementwiththeCommission ,
HAVEDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1originatingproductsshallbedeterminedinaccord­
ancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle14of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No802/68of27June1968
onthecommondefinitionoftheconceptofthe
originofgoods(1).
3.Theamounttobechargedinrespectofeach
countryorterritoryreferredtoinparagraph2against
eachofthetariffquotaamountsindicatedincolumn
5ofAnnexAshallbelimitedtothemaximum
amountgivenasapercentageincolumn4ofAnnexA
againsteachcategoryofproducts.
4.AnyamendmenttoAnnexB,inparticularbythe
additionofnewcountriesorterritoriesenjoyingtariff
preferences,mayentailacorresponding adjustment
tothemaximumamountsexpressedaspercentages
laiddownincolumn4ofAnnexAandtothetariff
ceilingsandquotaslaiddownrespectivelyincolumns
3and5ofAnnexA.1.From1Januaryto31December1977,theduties
applicableinallcustomsareasoftheCommunity
totheproductslistedinAnnexAshallbecom­
pletelysuspendedwithintheframeworkofCom­
munitytariffquotasofamountswhichshallbe
expressedinunitsofaccountandwhichshallbe
indicatedagainsteachproductincolumn3ofthat
Annex.
2.Thesetariffquotasshallbeenjoyedsolelyby
productsoriginatinginthecountriesandterritories
listedinAnnexB.However,thoseimportswhich
alreadyenjoyexemptionfromcustomsdutiesunder
otherpreferentialtariffarrangementsgrantedbythe
nineMemberStatesoftheCommunitymaynotbe
chargedagainstthesetariffquotas.Forthepurposes
oftheapplicationofthisDecision,theconceptofArticle2
1.TheMemberStatesshalladministertheirtariff
quotasinaccordancewiththeirownprovisionsin
thisrespect.
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ofsuchasituation(withregardtotheaggregate
appearingincolumn3ofAnnexA)shallbejointly
examinedimmediately .
Article42.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofimports
ofthesaidgoodswhichhaivebeenenteredforhome
use,onthebasisofthecustomsvalueofthesaid
goods,andwhichareaccompanied byacertificate
oforigininaccordancewiththerulesreferredto
inArticle1(2).
3.Goodsmaybeimportedunderthetariffquota
onlyifthecertificateoforiginmentionedinpara­
graph2ispresentedbeforethedateonwhichcus­
toms'dutiesarere-introduced .MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission atleast
monthlyofimportsoftheproductsinquestion
chargedagainsttheirquotas.
Article5
Article3MemberStates,inclosecooperationwiththeCom­
mission,shalltakeallnecessarymeasurestoensure
thattheaboveprovisionsareapplied.
Article6
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
fortheimplementation ofthisDecision.EachMemberStateshallre-introducethelevyingof
dutieswhichhavebeensuspendedinrespectofa
countryorterritorymentionedinAnnexBassoon
asitrecordsthatthechargesagainstitsnational
quotaoftheproductsconcernedoriginatinginsuch
countryorterritoryhavereachedthemaximum
amountlaiddownincolumn4ofAnnexA.
Suchre-introduction shallbenotifiedimmediately
totheCommission ,whichshallinformtheother
MemberStatesforthwith.AttherequestofaMember
StateoroftheCommission ,thepossibleconsequencesDoneatBrussels,13December1976.
ThePresident
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ANNEXA
Listofproductssubjecttozero-dutytariffceilingsunderthegeneralizedtariffpreferences
grantedtodevelopingcountriesandterritories
CCT
heading
No
(1)DescriptionMaximum
amount
percountry'
and
territory
(%)Volumeofsharesallocatedto
MemberStatesinu.a.Aggregate
ofcolumn5
inu.a.
(*) (2.) 4} (5)
73.08Ironorsteelcoilsforre-rolling 1209180040Gerrnany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland3325245
1269640
2297440
I813770
604590
120920
UnitedKingdom2660195
73.10 749390050Germany 2060810
Benelux 786860
France 1423840
Italy 1124090
Denmark 374700
Ireland 74940
UnitedKingdom 1648660Barsandrods(includingwirerod),ofironor
steel,hot-rolled,forged,extruded,cold-formed
orcold-finished (includingprecision-made );
hollowminingdrillsteel:
A.Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolledor
extruded
D.Cladorsurface-worked (forexample,pol­
ished,coated):
I.Notfurtherworkedthanclad:
a)Hot-rolledorextruded
73.13 2344020030 Sheetsandplates,ofironorsteel,hot-rolledor
cold-rolled :Germany 6446055
Benelux 2461220
France 4453640
Italy­ 3516030
Denmark 1172010
Ireland 234400
UnitedKingdom5156845A.'Electrical'sheetsandplates
B.Othersheetsandplates:
I.Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled
II.Notfurtherworkedthancold-rolled,of
athicknessof:
b)Morethan1mmbutlessthan3mm
c)1mmorless
III.Notfurtherworkedthanburnished,
polishedorglazed
IV.Clad,coatedorotherwisesurface­
treated:
b)Tinned
c)Zinc-coatedorlead-coated
d)Other(forexample,copper-plated
artificiallyoxidized,lacquered,nickel­
plated,varnished,clad,parkerized,
printed)
V.Otherwiseshapedorworked :
a)Cutintoshapesotherthanrectangu­
larshapes,butnotfurtherworked:
2.Other

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

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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
NetherlandsAntilles
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.
{')ThePacificIslandsadministeredbytheUnitedStatesofAmericainclude:Guam,AmericanSamoa(including
Swain'sIsland),MidwayIslands,JohnstonandSandIslands,WakeIslandandtheTrustTerritoryofthePacific
Islands(theCaroline,MarianasandMarshallIslands).
(4)Dominica,StLucia.StVincent.