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DECISION
OFTHEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS OFTHEMEMBERSTATES
OFTHEEUROPEANCOALANDSTEELCOMMUNITY ,MEETINGWITHINTHE
COUNCIL,
of28November1977
openingtariffpreferencesforcertainsteelproductsoriginatingindevelopingcountries
(77/769/ECSC)
THEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS OF
THEMEMBERSTATESOFTHEEUROPEANCOALAND
STEELCOMMUNITY ,MEETINGWITHINTHECOUN­
CIL,
InagreementwiththeCommission ,4.SubjecttoArticle2,withineachceilingthuscalcu­
lated,chargesofproductsoriginatinginanyoneofthe
countriesorterritorieslistedinAnnexBshouldnot
exceedamaximumamountequivalentto50%ofthis
ceiling,exceptforthespecificcasesindicatedinAnnex
A.
5.AnyamendmenttoAnnexB,inparticularbythe
additionofnewcountriesorterritoriesenjoyingtariff
preferences,mayentailacorresponding adjustmentto
theceilingsandmaximumamountsreferredtoin
paragraphs3and4.HAVEDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1978,theduties
applicableintheCommunitytotheimportsofthe
productslistedinAnnexAshallbecompletelysus­
pended,subjecttotheprovisionsofArticle2.
2.Thissuspensionshallbeenjoyedsolelybyproducts
originatinginthecountriesandterritorieslistedin
AnnexB.Forthepurposesoftheapplicationofthis
Decisiontheconceptoforiginatingproductsshallbe
determinedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle14ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No802/68
of27June1968onthecommondefinitionofthecon­
ceptoftheoriginofgoods(*).
3.SubjecttoArticle2,thissuspensionshallbegranted
generallyuptothelimitofaceilingequaltotheamount
obtained,inrespectofeachcategoryofproducts,by
addingtogether,inunitsofaccount,thevaluefor1971
ofcifimportsoftheproductsconcernedtotheCom­
munityfromthecountriesandterritoriesenjoyingthese
arrangements ,excludingthosealreadyenjoyingvarious
preferentialtariffarrangementsgrantedbythenine
MemberStatesoftheCommunity,and5%ofthevalue
ofcifimportsin1974fromothercountriesandfrom
thecountriesandterritoriesalreadyenjoyingsuchar­
rangements .
Fortheparticularpurposeoftheabovementioned cal­
culations,thestatisticsreferringtotheyear1974,ex­
pressedinEUR,aretobeconsideredasbeingexpressed
inunitsofacpountoftheCommonCustomsTariff.
Importsalreadyenjoyingexemptionfromcustoms
dutiesundersucharrangements shallnotbecharged
againsttheaforementioned ceiling.Article2
1.Assoonastheceilingscalculatedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofArticle1(3)whicharelaiddown
forCommunityimportsofproductsoriginatinginallof
thecountriesandterritoriesreferredtoinArticle1(2)
arereachedatCommunitylevel,theMemberStates
mayatanytime,attherequestofanyoneofthemorof
theCommissionandinrespectofthewholeofthe
Community,re-introducethelevyingofthecorrespond­
ingdutiesonimportsoftheproductsinquestionfrom
allthecountriesandterritoriesconcerneduntiltheend
oftheperiodreferredtoinArticle1(1).
2.Assoonasthemaximumamountscalculatedin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle1(4)which
arelaiddownfortheCommunityimportsofproducts
originatingineachofthecountriesandterritoriesrefer­
redtoinArticle1(2)and(3)arereachedforanyoneof
thesecountriesorterritoriesatCommunitylevel,the
MemberStatesmayatanytime,attherequestofanyof
themoroftheCommissionandinrespectofthewhole
oftheCommunity,re-introducethelevyingofthecor­
respondingdutiesonimportsoftheproductsinques­
tionfromthecountryorterritoryconcerneduntilthe
endoftheperiodreferredtoinArticle1(1).
3.Withintheframeworkoftheforegoingprovisions,
theCommissionshallcoordinatetheproceduresfor
re-introducing normalcustomsduties,inparticular,by
notifyingthedatecommontothewholeoftheCom­
munityanddirectlyapplicableineachMemberState.
ThisnotificationshallbepublishedintheOfficialJour­
naloftheEuropeanCommunities . (*)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.

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Article3
1.Importsofthesaidgoodsshallbechargedagainst
theceilingsandmaximumamountsasandwhenthey
areenteredforhomeuse,onthebasisofthecustoms
valueofthesaidgoods,andareaccompaniedbyacer­
tificateoforigininaccordancewiththerulesreferredto
inArticle1(2).
2.Goodsmaybechargedagainstaceilingormaxi­
mumamountonlyifthecertificateoforiginmentioned
inparagraph1ispresentedbeforethedateonwhichthe
levyingofdutiesisre-introduced .Article4
MemberStates,inclosecooperationwiththeCommis­
sion,shalltakeallnecessarymeasurestoensurethatthe
aboveprovisionsareapplied.
Article5
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionperiod­
icallyofimportsoftheproductsinquestioncharged
againsttheceilingsandmaximumamountslaiddown
inArticle1(3)and(4).
Article6
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryfor
theimplementation ofthisDecision.
DoneatBrussels,28November1977.
ThePresident
L.OUTERS3.Theextenttowhichceilingsandmaximumamounts
havebeenusedupshallberecordedatCommunitylevel
onthebasisofimportschargedinthemannerlaid
downinparagraphs1and2.

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ANNEXA
ListofproductsinrespectofwhichtheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesarecompletelysuspendedunder.
thegeneralizedtariffpreferencesgrantedtodevelopingcountriesandterritories
CCT
heading
NoDescription
73.07(!)Blooms,billets,slabsandsheetbars(includingtinplatebars),ofironorsteel;
piecesroughlyshapedbyforging,ofironorsteel:
A.Bloomsandbillets:
I.Rolled
B.Slabsandsheetbars(includingtinplatebars):
I.Rolled
73.09 Universalplatesofironorsteel
73.11(2)p)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
73.12 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
(')ForproductscoveredbyheadingNo73.07,theceilingreferredtoinArticle1(3)hasbeenloweredto6899000u.a.
(2)ForproductscoveredbyheadingNo73.11andwithrespecttoYugoslavia ,themaximumamountreferredtoinArticle1(4)hasbeen
loweredto594150u.a.
(')ForproductscoveredbyheadingNo73.11,theceilingreferredtoinArticle1(3)hasbeenloweredto3961000u.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)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:
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
C1)ForproductscoveredbyheadingNo73.15,theceilingreferredtoinArticle1(3)hasbeehloweredto12224000u.a.

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CCT
heading
NoDescription
73.15
(cont'd)b)Othersheetsandplates:
1.Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled
2.Notfurtherworkedthancold-rolled,ofathicknessof:
bb)Lessthan3mm
3.Polished,clad,coatedorotherwisesurface-treated
4.Otherwiseshapedorworked:
aa)Cutintoshapesotherthanrectangularshapes,butnot
furtherworked
73.16 Railwayandtramwaytrackconstructionrjiaterialofironorsteel,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:
11.Other
B.Check-rails
C.Sleepers
D.Fish-platesandsoleplates:
I.Rolled

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ANNEXB
Listofdevelopingcountriesandterritoriesenjoyinggeneralizedtariffpreferences (')
I.INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
660Afghanistan.416Guatemala 662Pakistan
208Algeria 260Guinea 440Panama
330Angola 257GuineaBissau 801PapuaNewGuinea
528Argentina 488Guyana 520Paraguay
453Bahamas 452Haiti 504Peru
640Bahrain 424Honduras 708Philippines
666Bangladesh 664India 644Qatar
469Barbados 700Indonesia 324Rwanda
284Benin 616Iran 819Samoa
675Bhutan 612Iraq 311SaoTomeandPrincipe
516Bolivia 272IvoryCoast632SaudiArabia
391Botswana 464Jamaica 248Senegal
508Brazil 628Jordan 355SeychellesandDependencies
676Burma 696Kampuchea,Democratic264SierraLeone
328Burundi 346Kenya 706Singapore
302Cameroon 728Korea,Republicof342Somalia
247CapeVerdeIslands 636Kuwait 669SriLanka
306CentralAfricanEmpire 684Laos 224Sudan
244Chad 604Lebanon 492Surinam
512Chile 395Lesotho 393Swaziland
480Colombia 268Liberia 608Syria
375Comoros 216Libya352Tanzania
318Congo,People'sRepublicof370Madagascar680Thailand
436CostaRica 386Malawi 280Togo
448Cuba 701Malaysia 817Tonga
600Cyprus 667MaldiveIslands 472TrinidadandTobago
338Djibouti 232Mali 212Tunisia
456DominicanRepublic 228Mauritania 350Uganda
500Ecuador 373Mauritius 647UnitedArabEmirates
220Egypt 412Mexico 236UpperVolta
428ElSalvador 204Morocco 524Uruguay
310EquatorialGuinea 366Mozambique484Venezuela
334Ethiopia 803Nauru 690Vietnam
815Fiji 672Nepal652Yemen
314Gabon 432Nicaragua 656Yemen,Democratic
252Gambia 240Niger 048Yugoslavia
276Ghana 288Nigeria322Zaire
473Grenada 649Oman 378Zambia
()Thecodenumberprecedingthenameofeachbeneficiarycountryorterritoryisthatgivenin'Geonomenclature 1977*,publishedbytheStatisticalOfficeoftheEuropean
Communities .

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II.COUNTRIES ANDTERRITORIES
dependentoradministered ,orforwhoseexternalrelationsMemberStatesoftheCommunityorthird
countriesarewhollyorpartlyresponsible
890AustralianAntarcticTerritory
421Belize
413Bermuda
890BritishAntarcticTerritory
357BritishIndianOceanTerritory
812BritishPacificOcean
703Brunei
202CanaryIslands
463CaymanIslandsandDependencies
205CeutaandMelilla
802ChristmasIsland,Cocos(Keeling)Islands,HeardIslandandMcDonaldIslands,NorfolkIsland
529FalklandIslandsandDependencies
822FrenchPolynesia
890FrenchSouthernandAntarcticTerritories
044Gibraltar
740HongKong
743Macao
377Mayotte
476Netherlands Antilles
809NewCaledoniaandDependencies
808PacificIslandsadministeredbytheUnitedStatesofAmericaorunderUnitedStatestrusteeship(a)
329StHelenaandDependencies
814TerritoriesforwhichNewZealandisresponsible (CookIslands,NiueIsland,TokelauIslands)
454TurksantiCaicosIslands
457VirginIslandsoftheUnitedStates
811WallisandFutunaIslands
471WestIndies
Note:Theabovelistsmaybeamendedsubsequentlytotakeaccountofchangesintheinternational
statusofcountriesorterritories .
(')ThePacificIslandsadministeredbytheUnitedStatesofAmericainclude:Guam,AmericanSamoa(includingSwain'sIsland),Midway
Islands,JohnstonandSandIslands,WakeIslandandtheTrustTerritoryofthePacificIslands(theCaroline,MarianasandMarshall
Islands).