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COUNCIL
DECISION
OFTHEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS OFTHEMEMBER
STATESOFTHEEUROPEAN COALANDSTEELCOMMUNITY ,MEETINGIN
COUNCIL
of17November1975
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration oftariffquotasforcertain
steelproductsoriginatingindevelopingcountries
(75/694/ECSC)
THEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS
OFTHEMEMBERSTATESOFTHEEUROPEAN
COALANDSTEELCOMMUNITY ,MEETINGIN
COUNCIL,
InagreementwiththeCommission,
HAVEDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :CouncilRegulation (EEC)No802/68(*)of27June
1968onthecommondefinitionoftheconceptof
theoriginofgoods.
3.Theamounttobechargedinrespectofeach
countryorterritoryreferredtoinparagraph2against
eachofthetariffquotaamountsindicatedincolumn
5ofAnnexAshallbelimitedtothemaximum
amountgivenasapercentageincolumn4ofAnnex
Aagainsteachcategoryofproducts.
4.AnyamendmenttoAnnexB,inparticularbythe
additionofnewcountriesorterritoriesenjoyingtariff
preferences,mayentailacorresponding adjustment
tothemaximumamountsexpressedaspercentages
laiddownincolumn4ofAnnexAandtothetariff
ceilingsandquotaslaiddownrespectivelyincolumns
3and5ofAnnexA.
Article2
1.TheMemberStatesshalladministertheirtariff
quotasinaccordancewiththeirownprovisionsin
thisrespect.
2.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofimports
ofthesaidgoodswhichhavebeenenteredforhome
use,onthebasisofthecustomsvalueofthesaidArticle1
1.From1Januaryto31December1976theduties
applicableinallcustomsareasoftheCommunity
totheproductslistedinAnnexAshallbecom­
pletelysuspendedwithintheframeworkofCom­
munitytariffceilingsofamountswhichshallbe
expressedinunitsofaccountandwhichshallbe
indicatedagainsteachproductincolumn3ofthat
Annex.
2.Thesetariffceilingsshallbeenjoyedsolelyby
productsoriginatinginthecountriesandterritories
listedinAnnexB.However,thoseimportswhich
alreadyenjoyexemptionfromcustomsdutiesunder
otherpreferentialtariffarrangementsgrantedbythe
nineMemberStatesoftheCommunitymaynotbe
chargedagainstthesetariffquotas.Forthepurposes
oftheapplicationofthisDecision,theconceptof
originatingproductsshallbedeterminedinaccord­
ancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle14of(*)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.

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goods,andwhichareaccompaniedbyacertificate
oforigininaccordancewiththerulesreferredto
inArticle1(2).
3.Goodsmaybeimportedunderthetariffquota
onlyifthecertificateoforiginmentionedinpara­
graph2ispresentedbeforethedateonwhichcus­
tomsdutiesarere-introduced .
Article3
EachMemberStateshallre-introducethelevyingof
dutieswhichhavebeensuspendedinrespectofa
countryorterritorymentionedinAnnexBassoon
asitrecordsthatthechargesagainstitsnational
quotaoftheproductsconcernedoriginatinginsuch
countryorterritoryhavereachedthemaximum
amountlaiddownincolumn4ofAnnexA.
Suchre-introduction shallbenotifiedimmediately
totheCommission ,whichshallinformtheother
MemberStatesforthwith.AttherequestofaMember
StateoroftheCommission ,thepossibleconse­
quencesofsuchasituation(withregardtotheaggregateappearingincolumn3ofAnnexA)shall
bejointlyexaminedimmediately .
Article4
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsoftheproductsin
questionactuallychargedagainsttheirquotas.
Article5
MemberStates,inclosecooperationwiththeCom­
mission,shalltakeallnecessarymeasurestoensure
thattheaboveprovisionsareapplied.
Article6
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
fortheimplementation ofthisDecision.
DoneatBrussels,17November1975.
ThePresident
E.COLOMBO

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ANNEXA
Listofproductssubjecttozero-dutytariffceilingsunderthegeneralizedtariffpreferences
grantedtodevelopingcountriesandterritories
CCT
heading
NoAggregate
ofcolumn5
inu.a.Maximum
amount
percountry
and
territory
(%)Volumeofsharesallocatedto
MemberStatesinu.a. Description
(2) 1) 3 4) (5
73.08Ironorsteelcoilsforre-rolling 1209180040Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland3325245
1269640
2297440
1813770
604590
120920
UnitedKingdom2660195
73.10 749390050 Barsandrods(includingwirerod),ofironor
steel,hot-rolled,forged,extruded,cold-formed
orcold-finished (includingprecision-made);
hollowminingdrillsteel:Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland2060810
786860
1423840
1124090
374700
74940 A.Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolledor
extruded UnitedKingdom1648660
D.Cladorsurface-worked(forexample,pol­
ished,coated):
I.Notfurtherworkedthanclad:
a)Hot-rolledorextruded
73.13 2344020030Germany 6446055
Benelux 2461220
France 4453640
Italy 3516030
Denmark 1172010
Ireland 234400
UnitedKingdom5156845Sheetsandplates,ofironorsteel,hot-rolledor
cold-rolled :
A.'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
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 Surinam
Botswana KenyaSudan
Brazil KhmerRepublicSwaziland
Burma Korea(South) Syria
Burundi Kuwait Tanzania
Cameroon Laos Thailand
CapeVerdeIslands Lebanon Togo
CentralAfricanRepublic Lesotho Tonga
Chad Liberia TrinidadandTobago
Chile LibyaTunisia
Colombia MalagasyRepublic Uganda
Congo,People'sRepublicof Malawi UnitedArabEmirates:
CostaRica MalaysiaAbuDhabi
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 NicaraguaVenezuela
Fiji Niger Vietnam,Republicof
GabonNigeriaWesternSamoa
Gambia Oman Yemen,People'sDemocratic
Ghana PakistanRepublicof
Grenada Panama YemenArabRepublic
Guatemala PapuaNewGuinea Yugoslavia
GuineaParaguayZaire
GuineaBissau PeruZambia
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(2)
Macao.
Mozambique
NetherlandsAntilles
NewCaledoniaandDependencies
NorfolkIsland
PacificIslandsadministeredbytheUnitedStatesofAmericaorunderUnitedStatestrusteeship (3)
PortugueseTimor „
StHelena(includingAscension,GoughIsland,andTristandaCunha)
SaintPierreandMiquelon
SâoTomeandPrincipe
Seychelles (includingAmirantes)
Sikkim
SpanishterritoriesinAfrica
TerritoriesforwhichNewZealandisresponsible (CookIslands,NiueIsland,TokelauIslands
andRossDependency )
TurksandCaicosIslands
VirginIslandsoftheUnitedStates(StCroix,StThomas,StJohn,etc.)
WallisandFutunaIslands
WindwardIslands(4)
Note:Theabovelistsmaybeamendedsubsequentlytotakeaccountofchangesintheinter­
nationalstatusofcountriesorterritories.
I1)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.