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COUNCIL
DECISION
OFTHEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS OFTHEMEMBER
STATESOFTHEEUROPEAN COALANDSTEELCOMMUNITY ,MEETINGIN
COUNCIL
of2December1974
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration oftariffquotasforcertain
steelproductsoriginatingindevelopingcountries
(74/596/ECSC)
June1968onthecommondefinitionoftheconcept
oftheoriginofgoods.
3.Theamounttobechargedinrespectofeach
countryorterritoryreferredtoinparagraph2
againsteachofthetariffquotaamountsindicated
incolumn5ofAnnexAshallbelimitedtothe
maximumamountgivenasapercentageincolumn
4ofAnnexAagainsteachcategoryofproducts.
4.AnyamendmenttoAnnexB,inparticularbythe
additionofnewcountriesorterritoriesenjoyingtariff
preferences ,mayentailacorresponding adjustment
tothemaximumamountsexpressedaspercentages
laiddownincolum4ofAnnexAandtothetariff
ceilingsandquotaslaiddownrespectivelyincolumns
3and5ofAnnexA.
Article2
1.TheMemberStatesshalladministertheirtariff
quotasinaccordancewiththeirownprovisionsin
thisrespect.
2.TheextenttowhichaMemberStateusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofimportsof
thesaidgoodswhichhavebeenenteredforhomeTHEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS
OFTHEMEMBERSTATESOFTHEEUROPEAN
COALANDSTEELCOMMUNITY ,MEETINGIN
COUNCIL,
InagreementwiththeCommission ,
HAVEDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1975theduties
applicableinallcustomsareasoftheCommunity
totheproductslistedinAnnexAshallbecom­
pletelysuspendedwithintheframeworkofCom­
munitytariffceilingsofamountswhichshallbeex­
pressedinunitsofaccountandwhichshallbeindi­
catedagainsteachproductincolumn3ofthat
Annex.
2.Thesetariffceilingsshallbeenjoyedsolelyby
productsoriginatinginthecountriesandterritories
listedinAnnexB.However,thoseimportswhich
alreadyenjoyexemptionfromcustomsdutiesunder
otherpreferentialtariffarrangements grantedbythe
nineMemberStatesoftheCommunitymaynotbe
chargedagainstthesetariffquotas.Forthepurposes
oftheapplicationofthisDecision,theconceptof
originatingproductsshallbedeterminedinaccord­
ancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle14
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use,onthebasisofthecustomsvalueofthesaid
goods,andwhichareaccompanied byacertificate
oforigininaccordancewiththerulesreferredto
inArticle1(2).
3.Goodsmaybeimportedunderthetariffquota
onlyifthecertificateoforiginmentionedinpara­
graph2ispresentedbeforethedateonwhichcus­
tomsdutiesarere-introduced .quencesofsuchasituation(withregardtotheaggre­
gateappearingincolumn3ofAnnexA)shallbe
jointlyexaminedimmediately .
Article4
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsoftheproductsin
questionactuallychargedagainsttheirquotas.
Article3
EachMemberStateshallre-introducethelevyingof
dutieswhichhavebeensuspendedinrespectofa
countryorterritorymentionedinAnnexBassoon
asitrecordsthatthechargesagainstitsnational
quotaoftheproductsconcernedoriginatinginsuch
countryorterritoryhavereachedthemaximum
amountaiddownincolumn4ofAnnexA.Article5
MemberStates,inclosecooperationwiththeCom­
mission,shalltakeallnecessarymeasurestoensure
thattheaboveprovisionsareapplied.
Article6
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
fortheimplementation ofthisDecision.
Suchre-introduction shallbenotifiedimmediatelyto
theCommission ,whichshallinformtheotherMem­
berStatesforthwith.AttherequestofaMember
StateoroftheCommission ,thepossibleconse­DoneatBrussels,2December1974.
ThePresident
J.SAUVAGNARGUES

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ANNEXA
Listofproductssubjecttozero-dutytraiffceilingsunderthegeneralizedtariffpreferencesgranted
todevelopingcountriesandterritories
Volumeofsharesallocatedto
MemberStatesinu.a.CCT
heading
No
(1)Aggregate
ofcolumn5
inu.a.Maximum
amount
percountry
and
territory
(%)Description
(2) 3) 4 5
73.08Ironorsteelcoilsforre-rolling 1151600050Germany 3166900
Benelux 1209180
France 2188040
Italy 1727400
Denmark 575800
Ireland 115160
UnitedKingdom2533520
Germany 1962675
Benelux 749385
France 1356030
Italy 1070550
Denmark 356850
Ireland 71370
LinitedKingdom 15701403.10 713700050 Barsandrods(includingwirerod),ofironor
steel,hot-rolled,forged,extruded,cold-formed
orcold-finished (includingprecision-made );
hollowminingdrillsteel:
A.Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolledor
extruded
D.Cladorsurface-worked (forexample,pol­
ished,coated):
I.Notfurtherworkedthanclad:
a)Hot-rolledorextruded
73.13 2232400030Germany 6139100
Benelux 2344020
France 4241560
Italy 3348600
Denmark 1116200
Ireland 223240
UnitedKingdom4911280Sheetsandplates,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
artificiallyoxidizedlacquered,nickel­
plated,varnished,cladparkerized,
printed)
V.Otherwiseshapedorworked:
a)Cutintoshapesotherthanrectangu­
larshapes,butnotfurtherworked:
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ANNEXB
Listofdevelopingcountriesandterritoriesenjoyinggeneralizedtariffpreferences
INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
Afghanistan Honduras Qatar
Algeria India Rwanda
Argentina Indonesia SaudiArabia
Bahamas Iran Senegal
Bahrain Iraq SierraLeone
Bangladesh IvoryCoast Singapore
Barbados Jamaica Somalia
Bhutan Jordan SriLanka
Bolivia Kenya Sudan
Botswana KhmerRepublic Swaziland
Brazil Korea(South) Syria
Burma Kuwait Tanzania
Burundi Laos Thailand
Cameroon 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 Pakistan Republicof
Guatemala Panama YemenArabRepublic
Guinea Paraguay Yugoslavia
Guyana Peru Zaïre
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COUNTRIES ANDTERRITORIES
dependentoradministered ,orforwhoseexternalrelationsMemberStatesoftheCommunity
orthirdcountriesarewhollyorpartlyresponsible
AfarsandIssas(Territoryofthe)
Angola(includingCabinda)
AustralianAntarcticTerritory
Belize
Bermuda
BritishAntarcticTerritory
BritishIndianOceanTerritory (Aldabra,Farquhar,ChagosArchipelago ,DesRoches)
BritishPacificOcean(*)
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)GilbertandFlliceIslands,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.