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DECISION
OFTHEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS OFTHEMEMBER
STATESOFTHEEUROPEAN COALANDSTEELCOMMUNITY ,MEETINGIN
COUNCIL
of2December1974
openingtariffpreferencesforcertainsteelproductsoriginatingindevelopingcountries
(74/597/ECSC)
THEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS
OFTHEMEMBER STATESOFTHEEUROPEAN
COALANDSTEELCOMMUNITY ,MEETINGIN
COUNCIL,
InagreementwiththeCommission ,
HAVEDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :Importsalreadyenjoyingexemptionfromcustoms
dutiesundersucharrangementsshallnotbecharged
againsttheaforementioned ceiling.
4.SubjecttoArticle2,withineachceilingthus
calculated,chargesofproductsoriginatinginany
oneofthecountriesorterritorieslistedinAnnexB
shouldnotexceedamaximumamountequivalentto
50%ofthisceiling,exceptforthespecificcases
indicatedinAnnexA.
5.AnyamendmenttoAnnexB,inparticularby
theadditionofnewcountriesorterritoriesenjoying
tariffpreferences,mayentailacorresponding
adjustmenttotheceilingsandmaximumamounts
referredtoinparagraphs3and4.
Article2
1.Assoonastheceilingscalculatedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofArticle1(3)whicharelaid
downforCommunityimportsofproductsoriginating
inallofthecountriesandterritoriesreferredtoin
Article1(2)arereachedatCommunitylevel,the
MemberStatesmayatanytime,attherequestof
anyoneofthemoroftheCommissionandinrespect
ofthewholeoftheCommunity ,re-introducethe
levyingofthecorresponding dutiesonimportsof
theproductsinquestionfromailthecountriesand
territoriesconcerneduntiltheendoftheperiod
referredtoinArticle1(1).
2.Assoonasthemaximumamountscalculatedin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle1(4)which
arelaiddownfortheCommunityimportsofprod­
uctsoriginatingineachofthecountriesandterritories
referredtoinArticle1(2)and(3)arereachedfor
anyoneofthesecountriesorterritoriesatCommu­
nitylevel,theMemberStatesmayatanytime,at
therequestofanyofthemandinrespectofthe
wholeoftheCommunity,re-introducethelevyingof
thecorresponding dutiesonimportsoftheproducts
inquestionfromthecountryorterritoryconcerned
untiltheendoftheperiodreferredtoinArticle1(1).Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1975theduties
applicableintheCommunitytotheimportsofthe
productslistedinAnnexAshallbecompletely
suspended,subjecttotheprovisionsofArticle2.
2.Thissuspensionshallbeenjoyedsolelyby
productsoriginatinginthecountriesandterritories
listedinAnnexB.Forthepurposesoftheapplication
ofthisDecisiontheconceptoforiginatingproducts
shallbedeterminedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle14ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No802/68(*)of27June1968ofthecommon
definitionoftheconceptoftheoriginofgoods.
3.SubjecttoArticle2,thissuspensionshallbe
grantedwithinaceilingwhichshallbeequaltothe
amountobtained,inrespectofeachcategoryof
products,byaddingtogether,inunitsofaccount,the
valuefor1971ofcifimportsoftheproductscon­
cernedtotheCommunityfromthecountriesand
territoriesenjoyingthesearrangements ,excluding
thosealreadyenjoyingvariouspreferentialtariff
arrangements grantedbythenineMemberStatesof
theCommunity ,and5%ofthevalueofcifimports
in1972fromothercountriesandfromthecountries
andterritoriesalreadyenjoyingsucharrangements .
(J)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.

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Article3
1.Importsofthesaidgoodsshallbeactually
chargedagainsttheceilingsandmaximumamounts
asandwhentheyareenteredforhomeuse,onthe
basisofthecustomsvalueofthesaidgoods,andare
accompaniedbyacertificateoforigininaccordance
withtherulesreferredtoinArticle1(2).Article4
MemberStates,inclosecooperationwiththeCom­
mission,shalltakeallnecessarymeasurestoensure
thattheaboveprovisionsareapplied.
Article5
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsoftheproductsin
questionactuallychargedagainsttheceilingsand
maximumamountslaiddowninArticle1(3)
and(4).
Article6
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
fortheimplementation ofthisDecision.
DoneatBrussels,2December1974.
ThePresident
J.SAUVAGNARGUES2.Goodsmaybechargedagainstaceilingormaxi­
mumamountonlyifthecertificateoforigin
mentionedinparagraph1ispresentedbeforethe
dateonwhichthelevyingofdutiesisre-introduced .
3.Theextenttowhichceilingsandmaximum
amountshavebeenusedupshallberecordedat
Communitylevelonthebasisofimportscharged
inthemannerlaiddowninparagraphs1and2.

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ANNEXA
ListofproductsinrespectofwhichtheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesarecompletelysuspended
underthegeneralizedtariffpreferencesgrantedtodevelopingcountriesandterritories
CCT
heading
NoDescription
73.07Blooms,billets,slabsandsheetbars(includingtinplatebars)ofironorsteel;
piecesroughlyshapedbyforging,ofironorsteel:
A.Bloomsandbillets:
I.Rolled
B.Slabsandsheetbars(includingtinplatebars):
I.Rolled
73.09Universalplatesofironorsteel
73.11nAngles,shapesandsections,ofironorsteel,hot-rolled,forged,extruded,cold­
formed,orcold-finished ;sheetpilingofironorsteelwhetherornotdrilled,
punchedormadefromassembledelements:
A.Angles,shapesandsections:
I.Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolledextruded
TV.Cladorsurface-worked (forexample,polished,coated):
a)Notfurtherworkedthanclad:
1.Hot-rolledorextruded
B.Sheetpilling
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
(v)FortheproductscoveredbyheadingNo73.11andwithrespecttoYugoslavia,themaximumamountreferredtoin
Article1(4)hasbeenloweredto529800u.a.

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CCT
heading Description
No
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)andhollowminingdril'steel;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,ofathicknessoí:
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:
(confà.) 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,check-rails,switchblades,crossing(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:
II.Rolled

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ANNEXB
Listofdevelopingcountriesandterritoriesenjoyinggeneralizedtariffpreferences
INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
Afghanistan Honduras Qatar
Algeria India Rwanda
Argentina Indonesia SaudiArabia
Bahamas IranSenegal
Bahrain Iraq SierraLeone
Bangladesh IvoryCoast Singapore
Barbados Jamaica Somalia
Bhutan Jordan SriLanka
Bolivia Kenya Sudan
Botswana KhmerRepublic Swaziland
Brazil Korea(South)Syria
Burma KuwaitTanzania
Burundi LaosThailand
Cameroon LebanonTogo
CentralAfricanRepublic LesothoTonga
Chad LiberiaTrinidadandTobago
Chile Libya Tunisia
Colombia MalagasyRepublicUganda
Congo,People'sRepublicof MalawiUnitedArabEmirates:
CostaRica Malaysia AbuDhabi
Cuba MaldiveIslandsDubai
Cyprus MaliRasalKhaimah
Dahomey MauritaniaFujairah
DominicanRepublic MauritiusAjman
Ecuador MexicoSharjah
Egypt,ArabRepublicof MoroccoUmmalQaiwain
ElSalvador NauruUpperVolta
EquatorialGuinea NepalUruguay
Ethiopia NicaraguaVenezuela
Fiji NigerVietnam,Republicof
Gabon NigeriaWesternSamoa
Gambia OmanYemen,People'sDemocratic
Ghana PakistanRepublicof
Guatemala PanamaYemenArabRepublic
Guinea ParaguayYugoslavia
Guyana PeruZaire
Haiti PhilippinesZambia

NoL329/166 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.12.74
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 .
i1)GilbertandElliceIslands,BritishSolomonIslands,NewHebrides,Condominium ,andPitcairnIslands.
(2)Antigua,Montserrat,StKitts-Nevis-Anguilla ,BritishVirginIslands.
(3)ThePacificIslandsadministered bytheUnitedStatesof.Americainclude:"Guam,AmericanSamoa(includingSwain's
Island),MidwayIslands,JohnstonandSandIslands,WakeIslandandtheTrustTerritoryofthePacificIslands(the
Caroline,MarianasandMarshallIslands).
(4)Dominica,Grenada,StLucia,StVincent.