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COUNCIL
DECISION
OFTHEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS OFTHEMEMBERSTATES
OFTHEEUROPEAN COALANDSTEELCOMMUNITY ,MEETINGWITHINTHE
COUNCIL,
of28November1977
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration oftariffquotasforcertainsteel
productsoriginatingindevelopingcountries
(77/768/ECSC)
THEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS OF
THEMEMBERSTATESOFTHEEUROPEAN COALAND
STEELCOMMUNITY ,MEETINGWITHINTHECOUN­
CIL,
InagreementwiththeCommission ,
HAVEDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :3.Theamounttobechargedinrespectofeachcoun­
tryorterritoryreferredtoinparagraph2againsteach
ofthetariffquotaamountsindicatedincolumn5of
AnnexAshallbelimitedtothemaximumamountgiven
asapercentageincolumn4ofAnnexAagainsteach
categoryofproducts.
4.AnyamendmenttoAnnexB,inparticularbythe
additionofnewcountriesorterritoriesenjoyingtariff
preferences,mayentailacorresponding adjustmentto
themaximumamountsexpressedaspercentageslaid
downincolumn4ofAnnexAandtothetariffceilings
andquotaslaiddownrespectivelyincolumns3and5
ofAnnexA.Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1978,theduties
applicableinallcustomsareasoftheCommunitytothe
productslistedinAnnexAshallbecompletelysus­
pendedwithintheframeworkofCommunitytariff
quotasofamountswhichshallbeexpressedinunitsof
accountandwhichshallbeindicatedagainsteach
productincolumn3ofthatAnnex.
2.Thesetariffquotasshallbeenjoyedsolelybypro­
ductsoriginatinginthecountriesandterritorieslistedin
AnnexB.However,thoseimportswhichalreadyenjoy
exemptionfromcustomsdutiesunderotherpreferential
tariffarrangementsgrantedbythenineMemberStates
oftheCommunitymaynotbechargedagainstthese
tariffquotas.Forthepurposesoftheapplicationofthis
Decision,theconceptoforiginatingproductsshallbe
determinedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle14ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No802/68
of27June1968onthecommondefinitionofthecon­
ceptoftheoriginofgoods(1).Article2
1.TheMemberStatesshalladministertheirtariff
quotasinaccordancewiththeirownprovisionsinthis
respect.
2.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofimportsofthe
saidgoodswhichhavebeenenteredforhomeuse,on
thebasisofthecustomsvalueofthesaidgoods,and
whichareaccompaniedbyacertificateoforiginin
accordancewiththerulesreferredtoinArticle1(2).
3.Goodsmaybeimportedunderthetariffquotaonly
ifthecertificateoforiginmentionedinparagraph2is
presentedbeforethedateonwhichcustomsdutiesare
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Article5
MemberStates,inclosecooperationwiththeCommis­
sion,shalltakeallnecessarymeasurestoensurethatthe
aboveprovisionsareapplied.
Article6Article3
EachMemberStateshallre-introducethelevyingof
dutieswhichhavebeensuspendedinrespectofacoun­
tryorterritorymentionedinAnnexBassoonasitre­
cordsthatthechargesagainstitsnationalquotaofthe
productsconcernedoriginatinginsuchcountryorter­
ritoryhavereachedthemaximumamountlaiddownin
column4ofAnnexA.
Suchre-introduction shallbenotifiedimmediatelyto
theCommission ,whichshallinformtheotherMember
Statesforthwith.AttherequestofaMemberStateorof
theCommission,thepossibleconsequencesofsucha
situation(withregardtotheaggregateappearingin
column3ofAnnexA)shallbejointlyexaminedim­
mediately.
Article4
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionatleast
monthlyofimportsoftheproductsinquestioncharged
againsttheirquotas.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryfor
theimplementation ofthisDecision.
DoneatBrussels,28November1977.
ThePresident
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ANNEXA
Listofproductssubjecttozero-dutytariffceilingsunderthegeneralizedtariffpreferencesgrantedto
developingcountriesandterritories
CCT
heading
No
(DDescription
■(2)Aggregate
ofcolumn5
(inu.a.)
(3)Maximum
amount
percountry
andterritory
(%)
■(4)Volumeofsharesallocatedto
MemberStates(inu.a.)
(5)
7.108Ironorsteelcoilsforre-rolling 1209180040Germany 3325245
Benelux 1269640
France 2297440
Italy 1813770
Denmark 604590
Ireland 120920
UnitedKingdom2660195
73.10 Barsandrods(includingwirerod),ofironor
steel,hot-rolled,forged,extruded,cold-formed
orcold-finished (includingprecision-made );
hollowminingdrillsteel:
A.Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolledor
extruded
D.Criadorsurface-worked (forexample,pol­
ished,coated):
I.Notfurtherworkedthanclad:
a)Hot-rolledorextruded749390050Germany 2060810
Benelux 786860
France 1423840
Italy 1124090
Denmark 374700
Ireland 74940
UnitedKingdom 1648660
73.13 Sheetsandplates,ofironorsteel,hot-rolledor
cold-rolIed:
A.'Electrical 1sheetsandplates
B.Othersheetsandplates:
I.Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled
II.Notfurtherworkedthancold-rolled ,of
athicknessof:
h)MorethanImmbutlessthan3mm
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.Other2344020030Germany 6446055
Benelux 2461220
France 4453640
Italy 3516030
Denmark 1172010
Ireland 234400
UnitedKingdom5156845

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ANNEXB
Listofdevelopingcountriesandterritoriesenjoyinggeneralizedtariffpreferences(l)
I.INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
660Afghanistan 416Guatemala662Pakistan
208Algeria 260Guinea 440Panama
330Angola 257GuineaBissau 801PapuaNewGuinea
528Argentina 488Guyana 520Paraguay
453Bahamas 452Haiti 504Peru
640Bahrain 424Honduras 708Philippines
666Bangladesh 664India 644Qatar
469Barbados 700Indonesia '324Rwanda
284Benin 616Iran 819Samoa
675Bhutan 612Iraq 311SaoTomeandPrincipe
516Bolivia 272IvoryCoast 632SaudiArabia
391Botswana 464Jamaica 248Senegal
508Brazil 628Jordan 355SeychellesandDependencies
676Burma 696Kampuchea,Democratic 264SierraLeone
328Burundi 346Kenya 706Singapore
302Cameroon 728Korea,Republicof 342Somalia
247CapeVerdeIslands 636Kuwait 669SriLanka
306CentralAfricanEmpire 684Laos 224Sudan
244Chad 604Lebanon 492Surinam
512Chile 395Lesotho 393Swaziland
480Colombia 268Liberia 608Syria
375Comoros 216Libya 352Tanzania
318Congo,People'sRepublicof 370Madagascar 680Thailand
436CostaRica 386Malawi 280Togo
448Cuba 701Malaysia 817Tonga
600Cyprus 667MaldiveIslands 472TrinidadandTobago
338Djibouti 232Mali 212Tunisia
456DominicanRepublic 228Mauritania 350Uganda
500Ecuador 373Mauritius 647UnitedArabEmirates
220Egypt 412Mexico 236UpperVolta
428ElSalvador 204Morocco 524Uruguay
310EquatorialGuinea 366Mozambique 484Venezuela
334Ethiopia 803Nauru 690Vietnam
815Fiji 672Nepal 652Yemen
314Gabon 432Nicaragua 656Yemen,Democratic
252Gambia 240Niger 048Yugoslavia
276Ghana 288Nigeria 322Zaire
473Grenada 649Oman 378Zambia
(')Thecodenumberprecedingthenameofeachbeneficiarycountryorterritoryisthatgivenin'Geonomenclature 1977',publishedbytheStatisticalOfficeoftheEuropean
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II.COUNTRIES ANDTERRITORIES
dependentoradministered,orforwhoseexternalrelationsMemberStatesoftheCommunityorthird
countriesarewhollyorpartlyresponsible
890AustralianAntarcticTerritory
421Belize
413Bermuda
890BritishAntarcticTerritory
357BritishIndianOceanTerritory
812BritishPacificOcean
703Brunei
202CanaryIslands
463CaymanIslandsandDependencies
205CeutaandMelilla
802ChristmasIsland,Cocos(Keeling)Islands,HeardIslandandMcDonaldIslands,NorfolkIsland
529FalklandIslandsandDependencies
822FrenchPolynesia
890FrenchSouthernandAntarcticTerritories
044Gibraltar
740HongKong
743Macao
377Mayotte
476Netherlands Antilles
809NewCaledoniaandDependencies
808PacificIslandsadministeredbytheUnitedStatesofAmericaorunderUnitedStatestrusteeship (x)
329StHelenaandDependencies
814TerritoriesforwhichNewZealandisresponsible (CookIslands,NiueIsland,TokelauIslands)
454TurksandCaicosIslands
457VirginIslandsoftheUnitedStates
811WallisandFutunaIslands
471WestIndies
Note:Theabovelistsmaybeamendedsubsequentlytotakeaccountofchangesintheinternational
statusofcountriesorterritories .
(')ThePacificIslandsadministeredbytheUnitedStatesofAmericainclude:Guam,AmericanSamoa(includingSwain'sIsland),Midway
Islands,JohnstonandSandIslands,WakeIslandandtheTrustTerritoryofthePacificIslands(theCaroline,MarianasandMarshall
Islands).