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DECISION
oftherepresentatives oftheGovernments oftheMemberStatesoftheEuropeanCoal
andSteelCommunity,meetinginCouncil
of18December1973
openingtariffpreferencesforcertainsteelproductsoriginatingindevelopingcountries
(73/444/ECSC)
THEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS
OFTHEMEMBER STATESOFTHEEUROPEAN
COALANDSTEELCOMMUNITY ,MEETINGIN
COUNCIL,
InagreementwiththeCommission ,4.SubjecttoArticle2,withineachceilingthuscal­
culated,chargesofproductsoriginatinginanyone
ofthecountriesorterritorieslistedinAnnexBshould
notexceedamaximumamountequivalentto50%
ofthisceiling.
5.AnyamendmenttoAnnexB,inparticularby
theadditionofnewcountriesorterritoriesenjoying
tariffpreferences,mayentailacorresponding adjust­
menttotheceilingsandmaximumamountsreferred
toinparagraphs3and4.
Article2
1.Assoonastheceilingscalculatedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofArticle1(3)whicharelaid
downforCommunityimportsofproductsoriginating
inallofthecountriesandterritoriesreferredtoin
Article1(2)arereachedatCommunitylevel,the
MemberStatesmayatanytime,attherequestofany
oneofthemoroftheCommissionandinrespectof
thewholeoftheCommunity ,reintroducethelevying
ofthecorresponding dutiesonimportsoftheproducts
inquestionfromallthecountriesandterritories
concerneduntiltheendoftheperiodreferredtoin
Article1(1).
2.Assoonasthemaximumamountscalculatedin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle1(4)which
arelaiddownfortheCommunityimportsofprod­
uctsoriginatingineachofthecountriesandterri­
toriesreferredtoinArticle1(2)and(3)arereached
foranyoneofthesecountriesorterritoriesatCom­
munitylevel,theMemberStatesmayatanytime,
attherequestofanyoneofthemandinrespectof
thewholeoftheCommunity ,reintroducethelevying
ofthecorresponding dutiesonimportsoftheprod­
uctsinquestionfromthecountryorterritorycon­
cerneduntiltheendoftheperiodreferredtoin
Article1(1).
Article3
1.Importsofthesaidgoodsshallbeactuallycharged
againsttheceilingsandmaximumamountsas
andwhentheyareenteredforhomeuse,ontheHAVEDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1974theduties
applicableintheCommunitytotheimportsofthe
productslistedinAnnexAshallbecompletelysus­
pended,subjecttotheprovisionsofArticle2.
2.Thissuspensionshallbeenjoyedsolelybyprod­
uctsoriginatinginthecountriesandterritories
listedinAnnexB.Forthepurposesoftheappli­
cationofthisDecisiontheconceptoforiginating
productsshallbedeterminedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle14ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No802/68Hof27June1968ofthe
commondefinitionoftheconceptoftheoriginof
goods.
3.SubjecttoArticle2,thissuspensionshallbe
grantedwithinaceilingwhichshallbeequaltothe
amountobtained,inrespectofeachcategoryofprod­
ucts,byaddingtogether,inunitsofaccount,the
valuefor1971ofcifimportsoftheproductscon­
cernedtotheCommunityfromthecountriesand
territoriesenjoyingthesearrangements ,excluding
thosealreadyenjoyingvariouspreferentialtariff
arrangementsgrantedbythenineMemberStatesof
theCommunity ,and5%ofthevalueofcifimports
in1971fromothercountriesandfromthecountries
andterritoriesalreadyenjoyingsucharrangements .
Importsalreadyenjoyingexemptionfromcustoms
dutiesundersucharrangements shallnotbecharged
againsttheaforementioned ceiling.
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basisofthecustomsvalueofthesaidgoods,and
areaccompaniedbyacertificateoforigininaccord­
ancewiththerulesreferredtoinArticle1(2).
2.Goodsmaybechargedagainstaceilingormaxi­
mumamountonlyifthecertificateoforigin
mentionedinparagraph1ispresentedbeforethe
dateonwhichthelevyingofdutiesisreintroduced .
3.Theextenttowhichceilingsandmaximum
amountshavebeenusedupshallberecordedat
Communitylevelonthebasisofimportscharged
inthemannerlaiddowninparagraphs 1and2.Article5
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionatregu­
larintervalsofimportsoftheproductsinquestion
actuallychargedagainsttheceilingsandmaximum
amountslaiddowninArticle1(3)and(4).
Article6
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
fortheimplementation ofthisDecision.
Article4
MemberStates,inclosecooperationwiththeCom­
mission,shalltakeallnecessarymeasurestoensure
thattheaboveprovisionsareapplied.DoneatBrussels,18December1973.
ThePresident
I.N0RGAARD

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ANNEXA
ListofproductsinrespectofwhichtheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesarecompletelysuspended
underthegeneralizedtariffpreferencesgrantedtodevelopingcountriesandterritories
CCT
heading
NoDescription
73.07
73.09
73.12
'315Blooms,billets,slabsandsheetbars(includingtinplatebars)ofironorsteel;pieces
roughlyshapedbyforging,ofironorsteel:
A.Bloomsandbillets:
I.Rolled
B.Slabsandsheetbars(includingtinplatebars):
I.Rolled
Universalplatesofironorsteel
Hoopandstrip,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
AlloysteelandhighcarbonsteelintheformsmentionedinheadingsNos73.06
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

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CCT
heading
NoDescription
73.15 c)Polished,clad,coatedorotherwisesurface-treated
(contd)d)Otherwiseshapedorworked:
1.Cutintoshapesotherthanrectangularshapes,butnotfurtherworked
B.Alloysteel:
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)'Electrical'sheetsandplates
b)Othersheetsandplates:
1.Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled
2.Notfurtherworkedthancold-rolled,ofathicknessof:
bb)lessthan3mm
3.Polished,clad,coatedorotherwisesurface-treated
4.Otherwiseshapedorworked:
aa)Cutintoshapesotherthanrectangularshapes,butnotfurther
worked
73.16Railwayandtramwaytrackconstructionmaterialofironorsteel,thefollowing:
rails,check-rails,switchblades,crossings(orfrogs),crossingpieces,pointrods,
rackrails,sleepers,fish-plates,chairs,chair-wedges,soleplates(baseplates),
railclips,bedplates,ties,andothermaterialspecializedforjoiningorfixingrails:
A.Rails:
II.Other
B.Check-rails
C.Sleepers
D.Fish-platesandsoleplates:
II.Rolled

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

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COUNTRIES ANDTERRITORIES
dependentoradministered ,orforwhoseexternalrelationsMemberStatesoftheCommunity
orthirdcountriesarewhollyorpartlyresponsible
AfarsandIssas(Territoryofthe)
Angola(includingCabinda)
AustralianAntarcticTerritory
Belize
Bermuda
BritishAntarcticTerritory
BritishIndianOceanTerritory (Aldabra,Farquhar,ChagosArchipelago ,DesRoches)
BritishPacificOcean(x)
Brunei
CapeVerdeIslands
CaymanIslandsandDependencies
ChristmasIsland
Cocos(Keeling)Islands
ComoroArchipelago
CornIslandsandSwanIslands
FalklandIslandsandDependencies
FrenchPolynesia
FrenchSouthernandAntarcticTerritories
Gibraltar
HeardIslandandMacDonaldIslands
HongKong
LeewardIslands(2)
Macao
Mozambique
Netherlands Antilles
NewCaledoniaandDependencies
NorfolkIslands
PacificIslandsadministeredbytheUnitedStatesofAmericaorunderUnitedStatestrusteeship (3)
Papua-NewGuinea
PortugueseGuinea
PortugueseTimor
StHelena(includingAscension,GoughIsland,andTristandaCunha)
SaintPierreandMiquelon
SaoTomeandPrincipe
Seychelles (includingAmirantes)
Sikkim
SpanishterritoriesinAfrica
Surinam
TerritoriesforwhichNewZealandisresponsible (CookIslands,NiuweIsland,TokelauIslands
andRossDependency )
TurksandCaocosIslands
VirginIslandsoftheUnitedStates(StCroix,StThomas,StJohn,etc.)
WallisandFutunaIslands
"WindwardIslands(4)
Note:Theabovelistsmaybeamendedsubsequentlytotakeaccountofchangesintheinter­
nationalstatusofcountriesorterritories .
(*)GilbertandElliceIslands,BritishSolomonIslands,NewHebridesCondominium ,andPitcairnIslands.
(2)Antigua,Montserrat,StKitts-Nevis-Anguilla ,BritishVirginIslands.
(3)ThePacificIslandsadministered bytheUnitedStatesofAmericainclude:Guam,AmericanSamoa(includingSwain's
Island),MidwayIslands,JohnstonandSandIslands,WakeIslandandtheTrustTerritoryofthePacificIslands(the
Caroline,MarianasandMarshallIslands).
(4)Dominica,Grenada,StLucia,StVincent.