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NoL296/106 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.12.72
COUNCILDECISION
of19December1972
oftheRepresentatives oftheGovernments oftheMemberStatesoftheEuropeanCoal
andSteelCommunity,meetinginCouncil,opening,allocatingandprovidingforthe
administration oftariffquotasforcertainsteelproductsoriginatingindeveloping
countries
(72/432/ECSC)
THEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS
OFTHEMEMBERSTATESOFTHEEUROPEAN
COALANDSTEELCOMMUNITY ,MEETING IN
COUNCIL,incolumn4ofAnnexAinrespectofeachcategory
ofproducts.
4.AnyamendmenttoAnnexB,inparticularbythe
additionofnewcountriesorterritoriesenjoyingtariff
preferences,mayentailacorresponding adjustmentto
themaximumamountsexpressedaspercentagesand
tothetariffquotasfixedincolumns4and5ofAnnex
A.InagreementwiththeCommission ,
HAVEDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article1
Article2
1.TheMemberStatesshalladministertheirtariff
quotasinaccordancewiththeirownprovisionsinthis
respect.
2.TheextenttowhichthequotasofMemberStates
havebeenusedupshallberecordedonthebasisof
importsoftheproductsinquestionpresentedfor
customsclearanceundercoverofdeclarationsthat
theyhavebeenenteredintoconsumptionandonthe
basisofthecustomsvalueoftheproductsconcerned .1.From1Januaryto31December1973,theduties
applicablewithintheCommunitytoimportsofthe
productslistedinAnnexAshallbecompletelysus­
pendedwithintheframeworkoftariffquotas,ex­
pressedinunitsofaccountandwhichshall,inrespect
ofeachMemberState,beequaltotherespective
amountsindicatedincolumn5ofAnnexA,these
variousamountsbeingrecapitulated asanaggregate
incolumn3ofthesameAnnex.
2.Thesetariffquotasshallbeenjoyedsolelybyprod­
uctsoriginatinginthecountriesandterritorieslisted
inAnnexB.However,thoseimportswhichalready
enjoyexemptionfromcustomsdutiesunderother
preferentialtariffarrangements grantedbythesix
MemberStatesoftheEuropeanCoalandSteelCom­
munitymaynotbechargedagainstthesetariffquotas.
ForthepurposesoftheapplicationofthisDecision,
theconceptoforiginatingproductsshallbedeter­
minedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article14ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No802/6S(L)
of27June1968onthecommondefinitionofthecon­
ceptoftheoriginofgoods.
3.Theamounttobechargedinrespectofeachcountry
orterritoryreferredtoinparagraph2againsteach
ofthetariffquotaamountsmentionedaboveshallbe
limitedtothemaximumamountsgivenasapercentageArticle3
EachMemberStateshallreintroducethelevyingof
dutieswhichhavebeensuspendedinrespectofacoun­
tryorterritorymentionedinAnnexBassoonasit
recordsthatthechargesagainstitsnationalquotaof
theproductsconcernedoriginatinginsuchcountryor
territoryhavereachedthemaximumamountlaid
downincolumn4ofAnnexA.
Suchreintroduction shallbenotifiedimmediatelyto
theCommission ,whichshallinformtheotherMember
Statesforthwith.AttherequestofaMemberStateor
oftheCommission ,thepossibleconsequencesofsuch
asituation(withregardtotheaggregateappearingin
column3ofAnnexA)shallbejointlyexaminedim­
mediately. C)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.

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Article4 Article6
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionatregular
intervalsofimportsoftheproductsinquestionactu­
allychargedagainsttheirquotas.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
fortheimplementation ofthisDecision.
Article5DoneatBrussels,19December1972.
MemberStates,inclosecooperationwiththeCom­
mission,shalltakeallnecessarymeasurestoensure
thattheaboveprovisionsareapplied.FortheCouncil
ThePresident
T.WESTERTERP

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ANNEXA
Listofproductssubjecttozero-dutyCommunitytariffquotasundertheGeneralizedTariff
Preferencesgrantedinfavourofcertaindevelopingcountries
CCT
heading
No
(1)Description
(2)Quota
amount
(inu.a.)
(3)Maximum
amount
perCountry
in%
(4)Shareofquotaamountallocated
toMemberStates
•(inu.a.)
(5)
73.08Ironorsteelcoilsforre-rolling 893200050Germany:
Benelux:
France:
Italy:3349500
1348732
2420572
1813196
73.10Barsandrods(includingwirerod),ofironorsteel,
hot-rolled,forged,extruded,cold-formedorcold­
finished(includingprecision-made );hollowmining
drillsteel:
A.Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolledorextruded
D.Cladorsurface-worked (forexample,polished,
coated):
I.Notfurtherworkedthanclad:
a)Hot-rolledorextruded (ECSC)437100050Germany:
Benelux:
France:
Italy:1639125
660021
1184541
887313
73.11Angles,shapesandsections,ofironorsteel,hot-rolled,
forged,extruded,cold-formed ,orcold-finished ;sheet
pilingofironorsteel,whetherornotdrilled,punched
ormadefromassembledelements :
A.Angles,shapesandsections
I.Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolledorextruded
(ECSC)
IV.Cladorsurface-worked (forexample,polished,
coated):
a)Notfurtherworkedthanclad:
1.Hot-rolledorextruded(ECSC)
B.Sheetpiling(ECSC)327000050Germany :
Benelux:
France:
Italy:1226250
493770
886170
663810
73.13Sheetsandplates,ofironorsteel,hot-rolledorcold­
rolled:
A.'Electrical'sheetsandplates:
B.Othersheetsandplates:
I.Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled
II.Notfurtherworkedthancold-rolled,ofa
thicknessof:
b)Morethan1mmbutlessthan3mm
(ECSC)
c)1mmorless(ECSC)
III.Notfurtherworkedthanburnished,polished
orglazed(ECSC)
IV.Clad,coatedorotherwisesurface-treated :
b)Tinned
c)Zinc-coatedorlead-coated (ECSC)
d)Other(forexample,copper-plated ,artifici­
allyoxidized,lacquered,nicked-plated ,
varnished,cladparkerized,printed)(ECSC)
VOtherwiseshapedorworked:
a)Cutintoshapesotherthanrectangular
shapes,butnotfurtherworked:
2.Other(ECSC)1458700030Germany :
Benelux:
France:
Italy:5470125
2202637
3953077
2961161

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ANNEXB
ListotdeveopingcountriesandterritoriesbenefitingundertheGeneralizedTariffPreferences
INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
Afghanistan
Algeria
Argentina
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Bhutan
Bolivia
Botswara .
Brazil
Burma
Burundi
Cameroun
CentralAfricanRepublicHonduras
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
IvoryCoast
Jamaica
Jordan
Kenya
KhmerRepublic
Korea,Republicof(SouthKorea)
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
LiberiaQatar
Rwanda
SaudiArabia
Senegal
SierraLeone
Singapore
Somalia
SouthVietnam
SouthernYemen
SriLanka
Sudan
Swaziland
Syria
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
TrinidadandTobagoChad
Chile
Colombia
Congo,People'sRepublicof
CostaRica
Cuba
CyprusTunisiaLibya
A4alagasyRepublic
Malawi
Malaysia
MaldiveIslands
Mali
MauritaniaUganda
UnionofArabEmirates :
AbuDhabi
DubaiDahomey
DominicanRepublic
Ecuador RasalKhaimah
Sharjah
AjmanEgypt,ArabRepublicot
E!Salvador
EquatorialGuinea
Ethiopia
FijiUmmalQaiwain
Fujairah
UpperVolta
Uruguay ■Mauritius
Mexico
Morocco
Nauru
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria,FederalRepublicof
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
PhilippinesGabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guatemala
Guinea,Republicof
Guyana
HaitiVenezuela
WesternSamoa
Yemen
Yugoslavia
Zaire,DemocraticRepublicof
Zambia

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COUNTRIES ANDTERRITORIES
dependentoradministered ,orfortheconductofwhoseexternalaffairsMemberStatesofthe
Communityorthirdcountriesarewhollyorpartlyresponsible
AfarsandIssas(Territoryofthe)
Angola(includingCabinda)
Bahamas
Bermuda
BritishHonduras
BritishIndianOceanTerritory(ChagosArchipelago ,DesRoches)
BritishOceania(TerritoriesunderthejurisdictionoftheWesternPacificHighCommission )(*)
Brunei
CapeVerdeIslands
CaymanIslandsandDependencies
ComoroArchipelago
CookIslands
FalklandIslands(Malvinas)andDependencies
FrenchPolynesia
FrenchSouthernandAntarcticTerritories
Gibraltar
HongKong
Macao
Mozambique
Netherlands Antilles
NewCaledoniaandDependencies
NewGuinea(Australian)andPapua
PacificIslandsadministeredbytheUnitedStatesofAmericaorunderUnitedStatestrusteeship (2)
Papua(seeAustralianNewGuinea)
PortugueseGuinea
PortugueseTimor
StHelena(includingAscension,GoughIsland,andTristandaCunha)
SaintPierreandMiquelon
SaoToméandPrincipe
Seychelles (includingAmirantes)
Sikkim
SpanishterritoryinAfrica
Surinam
TerritoriesforwhichNewZealandisresponsible (NiuweIsland,TokelauIslands)
TurksandCaicosIslands
VirginIslandsoftheUnitedStates(StCroix,StThomas,StJohnetc.)
WallisandFutunaIslands
WestIndies(3)
Note:Theabovelistsmaybeamendedsubsequentlytotakeaccountofchangesintheinternational
statusofcountriesorterritories .
(1)GilbertandElliceIslands,BritishSolomonIslands,NewHebrides,Condominium ,Canton,EnderburyandPitcairn
Islands.
(2)ThePacificIslandsadministeredbytheUnitedStatesofAmericainclude:Guam,AmericanSamoa(includingSwain's
Island),MidwayIslands,JohnstonandSandIslands,WakeIslandandtheTrustTerritoryofthePacificIslands(the
Caroline,MarianaandMarshallIslands.)
(3)LeewardIslands,Antigua,Montserrat,StKitts-Nevis-Anguilla ,BritishVirginIslands,"WindwardIslands,Dominica,
Grenada,StLucia,StVincent.