16929.11.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
DECISION
OFTHEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS OFTHEMEMBER
STATESOFTHEEUROPEANCOALANDSTEELCOMMUNITY ,MEETINGIN
COUNCIL
of17November1975
openingtariffpreferencesforcertainsteelproductsoriginatingindevelopingcountries
(75/695/ECSC)
THEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS
OFTHEMEMBERSTATESOFTHEEUROPEAN
COALANDSTEELCOMMUNITY ,MEETINGIN
COUNCIL,
InagreementwiththeCommission,fromcustomsdutiesundersucharrangements shall
notbechargedagainsttheaforementioned ceiling.
4.SubjecttoArticle2,withineachceilingthus
calculated,chargesofproductsoriginatinginany
oneofthecountriesorterritorieslistedinAnnexB
shouldnotexceedamaximumamountequivalentto
50%ofthisceiling,exceptforthespecificcases
indicatedinAnnexA.
5.AnyamendmenttoAnnexB,inparticularby
theadditionofnewcountriesorterritoriesenjoying
tariffpreferences,mayentailacorresponding
adjustmenttotheceilingsandmaximumamounts
referredtoinparagraphs3and4.HAVEDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1976theduties
applicableintheCommunitytotheimportsofthe
productslistedinAnnexAshallbecompletely
suspended,subjecttotheprovisionsofArticle2.
2.Thissuspensionshallbeenjoyedsolelyby
productsoriginatinginthecountriesandterritories
listedinAnnexB.Forthepurposesoftheapplication
ofthisDecisiontheconceptoforiginatingproducts
shallbedeterminedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle14ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No802/68(*)of27June1968onthecommon
definitionoftheconceptoftheoriginofgoods.
3.SubjecttoArticle2,thissuspensionshallbe
grantedwithin105%ofaceilingwhichshallbe
equaltotheamountobtained,inrespectofeach
categoryofproducts,byaddingtogether,inunits
ofaccount,thevaluefor1971ofcifimportsofthe
productsconcernedtotheCommunityfromthe
countriesandterritoriesenjoyingthesearrangements ,
excludingthosealreadyenjoyingvariouspreferential
tariffarrangementsgrantedbythenineMember
StatesoftheCommunity,and5%ofthevalueofcif
importsin1972fromothercountriesandfromthe
countriesandterritoriesalreadyenjoyingsuch
arrangements .ImportsalreadyenjoyingexemptionArticle2
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
arelaiddownfortheCommunityimportsofprod­
uctsoriginatingineachofthecountriesandterritories
referredtoinArticle1(2)and(3)arereachedfor
anyoneofthesecountriesorterritoriesatCommu­
nitylevel,theMemberStatesmayatanytime,at
therequestofanyofthemandinrespectofthe
wholeoftheCommunity,re-introducethelevying
ofthecorresponding dutiesonimportsofthe
productsinquestionfromthecountryorterritory
concerneduntiltheendoftheperiodreferredtoin
Article1(1). (J)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.

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Article3
1.Importsofthesaidgoodsshallbeactually
chargedagainsttheceilingsandmaximumamounts
asandwhentheyareenteredforhomeuse,onthe
basisofthecustomsvalueofthesaidgoods,andare
accompaniedbyacertificateoforigininaccordance
withtherulesreferredtoinArticle1(2).
2.Goodsmaybechargedagainstaceilingormaxi­
mumamountonlyifthecertificateoforigin
mentionedinparagraph1ispresentedbeforethe
dateonwhichthelevyingofdutiesisre-introduced .
3.Theextenttowhichceilingsandmaximum
amountshavebeenusedupshallberecordedat
Communitylevelonthe.basisofimportscharged
inthemannerlaiddowninparagraphs1and2.Article4
MemberStates,inclosecooperationwiththeCom­
mission,shalltakeallnecessarymeasurestoensure
thattheaboveprovisionsareapplied.
Article5
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsoftheproductsin
questionactuallychargedagainsttheceilingsand
maximumamountslaiddowninArticle1(3)and(4).
Article6
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
fortheimplementation ofthisDecision.
DoneatBrussels,17November1975.
ThePresident
E.COLOMBO

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ANNEXA
i
ListofproductsinrespectofwhichtheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesarecompletelysuspended
underthegeneralizedtariffpreferencesgrantedtodevelopingcountriesandterritories
CCT
heading
NoDescription
73.07Blooms,billets,slabsandsheetbars(includingtinplatebars),ofironorsteel;
piecesroughlyshapedbyforging,ofironorsteel:
A.Bloomsandbillets:
I.Rolled
B.Slabsandsheetbars(includingtinplatebars):
I.Rolled
73.09Universalplatesofironorsteel
73.11(*)Angles,shapesandsections,ofironorsteel,hot-rolled,forged,extruded,cold­
formedorcold-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
(*)FortheproductscoveredbyheadingNo73.11andwithrespecttoYugoslavia,themaximumamountreferredtoin
Article1(4)hasbeenloweredto529800u.a.

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CCT
heading
NoDescription
73.15AlloysteelandhighcarbonsteelintheformsmentionedinheadingNos73.06
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

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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)Cutinto,shapesotherthanrectangularshapes,butnot
furtherworked
73.16Railwayandtramwaytrackconstructionmaterialofironorsteel,thefollowing:
rails,check-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
INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
Afghanistan Haiti Qatar
Algeria Honduras Rwanda
Argentina India SaudiArabia
Bahamas Indonesia Senegal
Bahrain Iran SierraLeone
Bangladesh Iraq Singapore
Barbados IvoryCoast Somalia
Bhutan Jamaica SriLanka
Bolivia Jordan Sudan
Botswana Kenya Surinam
Brazil KhmerRepublic Swaziland
Burma Korea(South) Syria
Burundi Kuwait Tanzania
Cameroon Laos Thailand
CapeVerdeIslands Lebanon Togo
CentralAfricanRepublic Lesotho Tonga
Chad Liberia TrinidadandTobago
Chile Libya Tunisia
Colombia MalagasyRepublic Uganda
Congo,People'sRepublicof Malawi UnitedArabEmirates:
CostaRica Malaysia AbuDhabi
Cuba MaldiveIslands Dubai
Cyprus Mali RasalKhaimah
Dahomey Mauritania Fujairah
DominicanRepublic Mauritius Ajman
Ecuador Mexico Sharjah
Egypt,ArabRepublicof Morocco UmmalQaiwain
ElSalvador Nauru UpperVolta
EquatorialGuinea Nepal Uruguay
Ethiopia Nicaragua Venezuela
Fiji Niger Vietnam,Republicof
Gabon Nigeria WesternSamoa
Gambia Oman Yemen,People'sDemocratic
Ghana PakistanRepublicof
GrenadaPanamaYemenArabRepublic
Guatemala PapuaNewGuineaYugoslavia
Guinea ParaguayZaire
GuineaBissau Peru Zambia
Guyana Philippines

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COUNTRIES ANDTERRITORIES
dependentoradministered,orforwhoseexternalrelationsMemberStatesoftheCommunity
orthirdcountriesarewhollyorpartlyresponsible
AfarsandIssas(Territoryofthe)
Angola(includingCabinda)
AustralianAntarcticTerritory
Belize
Bermuda
BritishAntarcticTerritory
BritishIndianOceanTerritory(Aldabra,Farquhar,ChagosArchipelago,Desroches)
BritishPacificOcean(*)
Brunei
CaymanIslandsandDependencies
ChristmasIsland
Cocos(Keeling)Islands
ComoroArchipelago
CornIslandsandSwanIslands
FalklandIslandsandDependencies
FrenchPolynesia
FrenchSouthernandAntarcticTerritories
Gibraltar
HeardIslandandMcDonaldIslands
HongKong
LeewardIslands(*)
Macao
Mozambique
NetherlandsAntilles
NewCaledoniaandDependencies
NorfolkIsland
PacificIslandsadministeredbytheUnitedStatesofAmericaorunderUnitedStatestrusteeship(*)
PortugueseTimor
StHelena(includingAscension,GoughIsland,andTristandaCunha)
SaintPierreandMiquelon
SaoTomeandPrincipe
Seychelles(includingAmirantes)
Sikkim
SpanishterritoriesinAfrica
TerritoriesforwhichNewZealandisresponsible (CookIslands,NiueIsland,TokelauIslands
andRossDependency )
TurksandCaicosIslands
VirginIslandsoftheUnitedStates(StCroix,StThomas,StJohn,etc.)
WallisandFutunaIslands
WindwardIslands(4)
Note:Theabovelistsmaybeamendedsubsequentlytotakeaccountofchangesintheinter­
nationalstatusofcountriesorterritories.
OGilbertIslands,Tuvalu,BritishSolomonIslands,NewHebrides,Condominium ,andPitcairnIslands.
(*)Antigua,Montserrat,StKitts-Nevis-Anguilla ,BritishVirginIslands.
(')ThePacificIslandsadministeredbytheUnitedStatesofAmericainclude:Guam,AmericanSamoa(includingSwain'sIsland),MidwayIslands,JohnstonandSandIslands,WakeIslandandtheTrustTerritoryofthePacific
Islands(theCaroline,MarianasandMarshallIslands).
(4)Dominica,StLucia,StVincent.