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DECISION
OFTHEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS OFTHEMEMBER
STATESOFTHEEUROPEAN COALANDSTEELCOMMUNITY ,MEETING
WITHINTHECOUNCIL,
of13December1976
openingtariffpreferencesforcertainsteelproductsoriginatingindevelopingcountries
(76/909/ECSC)
THEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS
OFTHEMEMBERSTATESOFTHEEUROPEAN
COALANDSTEELCOMMUNITY ,MEETINGWITHIN
THECOUNCIL,
InagreementwiththeCommission ,
HAVEDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1Fortheparticularpurposeofthea'bovementioned
calculations,thestatisticsreferringtotheyear1974,
expressedinEUR,aretobeconsideredasbeingex­
pressedinunitsofaccountoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff.
Importsalreadyenjoyingexemptionfromcustoms
dutiesundersucharrangementsshallnotbecharged
againsttheaforementioned ceiling.
4.SubjecttoArticle2,withineachceilingthus
calculated,chargesofproductsoriginatinginany
oneofthecountriesorterritorieslistedinAnnexB
shouldnotexceedamaximumamountequivalentto
50%ofthisceiling,exceptforthespecificcases
indicatedinAnnexA.
5.AnyamendmenttoAnnexB,inparticularby
theadditionofnewcountriesorterritoriesenjoying
tariffpreferences,mayentailacorresponding
adjustmenttotheceilingsandmaximumamounts
referredtoinparagraphs3and4.1.From1Januaryto31December1977,theduties
applicableintheCommunitytotheimportsofthe
productslistedinAnnexAshallbecompletely
suspended,subjecttotheprovisionsofArticle2.
2.Thissuspensionshallbeenjoyedsolelyby
productsoriginatinginthecountriesandterritories
listedinAnnexB.Forthepurposesoftheapplication
ofthisDecisiontheconceptoforiginatingproducts
shallbedeterminedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle14ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No802/68of27June1968onthecommon
definitionoftheconceptoftheoriginofgoods(*).
3.SubjecttoArticle2,thissuspensionshallbe
grantedgenerallyuptot'helimitofaceilingequalto
theamountobtained,inrespectofeachcategoryof
products,byaddingtogether,inunitsofaccount,the
valuefor1974ofcifimportsoftheproductscon­
cernedtotheCommunityfromthecountriesand
territoriesenjoyingthesearrangements ,excluding
thosealreadyenjoyingvariouspreferentialtariff
arrangementsgrantedbythenineMemberStatesof
theCommunity ,and5%ofthevalueofcifimports
in1974fromothercountriesandfromthecountries
andterritoriesalreadyenjoyingsucharrangements .Article2
1.Assoonastheceilingscalculatedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofArticle1(3)whicharelaid
downforCommunityimportsofproductsoriginating
inallofthecountriesandterritoriesreferredtoin
Article1(2)arereachedatCommunitylevel,the
MemberStatesmayatanytime,attherequestof
anyoneofthemoroftheCommissionandinrespect
ofthewholeoftheCommunity ,re-introducethe
levyingofthecorresponding dutiesonimportsof
theproductsinquestionfromallthecountriesand
territoriesconcerneduntiltheendoftheperiod
referredtoinArticle1(1).
2.Assoonasthemaximumamountscalculatedin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle1(4)which OO]NoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.

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Communitylevelonthebasisofimportscharged
inthemannerlaiddowninparagraphs 1and2.
Article4arelaiddownfortheCommunityimportsofprod­
uctsoriginatingineachofthecountriesandterritories
referredtoinArticle1(2)and(3)arereachedfoi
anyoneofthesecountriesorterritoriesatCommu­
nitylevel,theMemberStatesmayatanytime,at
therequestofanyofthemandinrespectofthe
wholeoftheCommunity,re-introducethelevying
ofthecorresponding dutiesonimportsofthe
productsinquestionfromthecountryorterritory
concerneduntiltheendoftheperiodreferredtoin
Article1(1).MemberStates,inclosecooperationwiththeCom­
mission,shalltakeallnecessarymeasurestoensure
thattheaboveprovisionsareapplied.
Article5
Article3MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission
periodicallyofimportsoftheproductsinquestion
chargedagainsttheceilingsandmaximumamounts
laiddowninArticle1(3)and(4).
Article6
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
fortheimplementation ofthisDecision.1.Importsofthesaidgoodsshallbechargedagainst
theceilingsandmaximumamountsasandwhen
theyareenteredforhomeuse,onthebasisofthe
customsvalueofthesaidgoods,andare
accompaniedbyacertificateoforigininaccordance
withtherulesreferredtoinArticle1(2).
2.Goodsmaybechargedagainstaceilingormaxi­
mumamountonlyifthecertificateoforigin
mentionedinparagraph 1ispresentedbeforethe
dateonwhichthelevyingof<dutiesisre-introduced .
3.Theextenttowhichceilingsandmaximum
amountshavebeenusedupshallberecordedatDoneatBrussels,13December1976.
ThePresident
M.vanderSTOEL

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ANNEXA
ListofproductsinrespectofwhichtheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesarccompletelysuspended
underthegeneralizedtariffpreferencesgrantedtodevelopingcountriesandterritories
CCT
heading
NoDescription
73.07i1)Blooms,billets,slabsandsheetbars(includingtinplatebars),ofironorsteel;
piecesroughlyshapedbyforging,ofironorsteel:
A.Bloomsandbillets:
I.Rolled
B.Slabsandsheetbars(includingtinplatebars):
I.Rolled
73.09Universalplatesofironorsteel
73.11(V)Angles,shapesandsections,ofironorsteel,hot-rolled,forged,extruded,cold­
formcdorcold-finished ;sheetpilingofironorsteel,whetherornotdrilled,
punchedormadefromassembledelements:
A.Angles,shapesandsections:
I.Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolledorextruded
IV.Cladorsurface-worked (forexample,polished,coated):
a)Notfurtherworkedthanclad:
1.Hot-rolledorextruded
B.Sheetpiling
73.12Hoopandstrip,ofironorsteel,hot-rolledorcold-rolled :
A.Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled
B.Notfurtherworkedthancold-rolled :
I.Incoilsforthemanufactureoftinplate
C.Clad,coatedorotherwisesurface-treated :
III.Tinned:
a)Tinplate
V.Other(forexample,copper-plated ,artificiallyoxidized,lacquered,
nickel-plated ,varnished,clad,parkerized,printed):
a)Notfurtherworkedthanclad:
1.Hot-rolled
(MtorproductscoveredbyheadingNo73.07,theceilingreferredtoinArticle1(3)hasbeenloweredto(•>000u.a.
(^)ForproductscoveredbyheadingNo73.11andwithrespecttoYugoslavia,themaximumamountreferredtoinArticle
1(4)hasbeenloweredto594150u.a.
(3)ForproductscoveredbyheadingNo73.11,theceilingreferredtoinArticle1(3)hasbeenloweredto3%I000u.a.

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CCT
heading
NoDescription
73.15()AlloysteelandhighcarbonsteelintheformsmentionedinheadingNos73.06
to73.14:
A.Highcarbonsteel:
I.Ingots,blooms,billets,slabsandsheetbars:
b)Other:
2.Blooms,billets,slabsandsheetbars
III.Coilsforre-rolling
IV.Universalplates
V.Barsandrods(includingwirerod)andhollowminingdrillsteel;angles,
shapesandsections:
b)Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolledorextruded
'd)Cladorsurface-worked (forexample,polished,coated):
1.Notfurtherworkedthanclad:
aa)Hot-rolledorextruded
VI.Hoopandstrip:
a)Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled
c)Clad,coatedorotherwisesurface-treated :
1.Notfurtherworkedthanclad:
aa)Hot-rolled
VII.Sheetsandplates:
a)Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled
b)Notfurtherworkedthancold-rolled,ofathicknessof:
2.Lessthan3mm
c)Polished,clad,coatedorotherwisesurface-treated
d)Otherwiseshapedorworked:
1.Cutintoshapesotherthanrectangularshapes,butnotfurther
worked
B.Alloysteel:
1.Ingots,blooms,billets,slabsandsheetbars:
b)Other:
2.Blooms,billets,slabsandsheetbars
III.Coilsforre-rolling
IV.Universalplates
V.Barsandrods(includingwirerod)andhollowminingdrillsteel;angles,
shapesandsections:
b)Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolledorextruded
d)Cladorsurface-worked (forexample,polished,coated):
1.Notfurtherworkedthanclad:
aa)Hot-rolledorextruded
VI.Hoopandstrip:
a)Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled
c)Clad,coatedorotherwisesurface-treated :
1.Notfurtherworkedthanclad:
aa)Hot-rolled
VII.Sheetsandplates:
a)'Electrical'sheetsandplates
0)ForproductscoveredbyheadingNo73.15,theceilingreferredtoinArticle1(3)hasbeenloweredto12224000u.a.

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CCT
heading
NoDescription
73.15(*) b)Othersheetsandplates:
(cont'd) 1.Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled
2.Notfurtherworkedthancold-rolled,ofathicknessof:
bb)Lessthan3mm
3.Polished,clad,coatedorotherwisesurface-treated
4.Otherwiseshapedorworked:
aa)Cutintoshapesotherthanrectangularshapes,butnot
furtherworked
73.16 Railwayandtramwaytrackconstructionmaterialofironorsteel,thefollowing:
rails,chéck-rails,switchblades,crossings(orfrogs),crossingpieces,pointrods,
rackrails,sleepers,fish-plates,chairs,chair-wedges,soleplates(baseplates),
railclips,bedplates,ties,andothermaterialspecializedforjoiningorfixing
rails:
A.Rails:
II.Other
B.Check-rails
C.Sleepers
D.Fish-platesandsoleplates:
I.Rolled

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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(A)dabra,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).
(*)Dominica,StLucia.StVincent,