30.12.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL375/163
II
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COUNCIL
DECISION
OFTHEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS OFTHEMEMBER STATES
OFTHEEUROPEAN COALANDSTEELCOMMUNITY ,MEETING WITHIN THE
COUNCIL ,
of29December 1978
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration oftariffquotasforcertainsteel
productsoriginating indeveloping countries
(78/1037/ECSC)
THEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS OF
THEMEMBER STATES OFTHEEUROPEAN COALAND
STEEL COMMUNITY ,MEETING WITHIN THE
COUNCIL ,
Inagreement withtheCommission ,
HAVEDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :originating productsshallbedetermined inaccordance
withtheprocedure laiddowninArticle14ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No802/68of27June1968onthe
commondefinition oftheconceptoftheoriginof
goods(*).
3.Theamounttobechargedinrespectofeach
countryorterritoryreferredtoinparagraph 2against
eachofthetariffquotaamountsindicatedincolumn5
ofAnnexAshallbelimitedtothemaximum amount
givenasapercentage incolumn4ofAnnexAagainst
eachcategoryofproducts .
4.Anyamendment toAnnexB,inparticular bythe
additionofnewcountriesorterritories enjoyingtariff
preferences ,mayentailacorresponding adjustment to
themaximum amountsexpressed aspercentages laid
downincolumn4ofAnnexAandtothetariffceilings
andquotaslaiddownrespectively incolumns3and5
ofAnnexA.
Article2
1.TheMember Statesshalladminister theirtariff
quotasinaccordance withtheirownprovisions inthis
respect .
2.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedetermined onthebasisofimportsoftheArticle 1
1.From1Januaryto31December 1979,theduties
applicable inallcustomsareasoftheCommunity tothe
products listedinAnnexAshallbecompletely
suspended withintheframework ofCommunity tariff
quotasofamountswhichshallbeexpressed in
Europeanunitsofaccountandwhichshallbeindicated
againsteachproductincolumn3ofthatAnnex.
2.Thesetariffquotasshallbeenjoyedsolelyby
productsoriginating inthecountriesandterritories
listedinAnnexB.However ,thoseimportswhich
alreadyenjoyexemption fromcustomsdutiesunder
otherpreferential tariffarrangements grantedbythe
nineMemberStatesoftheCommunity maynotbe
chargedagainstthesetariffquotas.Forthepurposesof
theapplication ofthisDecision ,theconceptof f1)OJNoL148,-28.6.1968,p.1.

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Article5
Member States,inclosecooperation withthe
Commission ,shalltakeallnecessarymeasurestoensure
thattheaboveprovisions areapplied.saidgoodswhichhavebeenenteredforhomeuse,on
thebasisofthecustomsvalueofthesaidgoods,and
whichareaccompanied byacertificate oforiginin
accordance withtherulesreferredtoinArticle1(2).
3.Goodsmaybeimportedunderthetariffquotaonly
ifthecertificate oforiginmentioned inparagraph 2is
presented beforethedateonwhichcustomsdutiesare
re-introduced .Article6
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryfor
theimplementation ofthisDecision .
Article3
Article7
Forthepurposes ofapplying thisDecision ,the
preferential amountsexpressed inEuropean unitsof
account (EUA)shallbeconverted intonational
currenciesatthefollowingrates:
1EUA=3.6043955 DM
=49.508625 Bfrs/Lfrs
=5-5616255 FF
=3.577043 5Fl
=647-971 LitEachMemberStateshallre-introduce thelevyingof
dutieswhichhavebeensuspended inrespectofa
countryorterritorymentioned inAnnexBassoonasit
recordsthatthechargesagainstitsnationalquotaofthe
productsconcerned originating insuchcountryor
territoryhavereachedthemaximum amountlaiddown
incolumn4ofAnnexA.
Suchre-introduction shallbenotifiedimmediately to
theCommission ,whichshallinformtheotherMember
Statesforthwith .AttherequestofaMemberStateorof
theCommission ,thepossibleconsequences ofsucha
situation (withregardtotheaggregate appearing in
column3ofAnnexA)shallbejointlyexamined
immediately .
AfterthequotasopenedunderthisDecisionhavebeen
usedup,CommonCustomsTariffdutiesonimportsof
theproductsinquestionoriginating inthecountries
listedinAnnexCshallcontinuetobetotallysuspended .7-4775175 Dkr
0.42930445 I£
=0.4293044 £
Theapplication oftheseratesmaynotresult,interms
ofnationalcurrency,inchargesagainsteachofthe
quotasconcerned beinglowerthanthoseresultingfrom
thecorresponding minimumobligations laiddownfor
1978.
Article4 DoneatBrussels,29December 1978.
Member StatesshallinformtheCommission atleast
monthlyofimportsoftheproductsinquestioncharged
againsttheirquotas.ThePresident
H.-D.GENSCHER

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ANNEX A
Listofproductssubjecttozero-dutytariffceilingsunderthegeneralized tariffpreferences grantedto
developing countriesandterritories
CCT
heading
No
(1)Description
(2)Aggregate
ofcolumn5
(inEUA)
(3)Maximum
amount
percountry
andterritory
(%)
(4)Volumeofsharesallocated to
Member States
(inEUA)
(5)
73.08 Ironorsteelcoilsforre-rolling 12091800 40Germany 3325245
Benelux 1269640
France 2297440
Italy 1813770
Denmark 604590
Ireland 120920
UnitedKingdom 2660195
73.10 Barsandrods(including wirerod),ofironor
steel,hot-rolled ,forged,extruded ,cold-formed
orcold-finished (including precision-made );
hollowminingdrillsteel:
A.Notfurther worked thanhot-rolled or
extruded
D.Cladorsurface-worked (forexample ,pol­
ished,coated):
I.Notfurtherworkedthanclad:
a)Hot-rolled orextruded7493900 50Germany 2060810
Benelux 786860
France 1423840
Italy 1124090
Denmark 374700
Ireland 74940
UnitedKingdom 1648660
73.13 Sheetsandplatesofironorsteel,hot-rolled or
cold-rolled :
A.'Electrical 'sheetsandplates
B.Othersheetsandplates:
I.Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled
II.Notfurtherworkedthancold-rolled ,of
athickness of:
b)Morethan1mmbutlessthan3mm
c)1mmorless
III.Notfurtherworked thanburnished ,
polishedorglazed
IV.Clad,coated orotherwise surface-
treated :
b)Tinned
c)Zinc-coated orlead-coated
d)Other (forexample ,copper-plated
artificially oxidized ,lacquered ,nickel-
plated,varnished ,clad,parkerized ,
printed )
V.Otherwise shapedorworked :
a)Cutintoshapesotherthanrectangu­
larshapes,butnotfurtherworked :
2.Other23440200 30Germain 6446055
Benelux 2461220
France 4453640
Italy 3516030
Denmark 1172010
Ireland 234400
UnitedKingdom 5156845

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ANNEX B
Listofdeveloping countriesandterritoriesenjoyinggeneralized tariffpreferences (')
I.INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
660Afghanistan (2) 488Guyana 520Paraguay
208Algeria 452Haiti(2) 504Peru
330Angola 424Honduras 708Philippines
528Argentina 664India 644Qatar
453Bahamas 700Indonesia 247RepublicofCapeVerde
640Bahrain 616Iran 324Rwanda (2)
666Bangladesh (2) 612Iraq 819Samoa (2)
469Barbados272IvoryCoast 311SaoTomeandPrincipe
284Benin(2) 464Jamaica 632SaudiArabia
675Bhutan (2) 338Jibuti 248Senegal
516Bolivia628Jordan 355Seychelles anddependencies
391Botswana (2) 696Kampuchea (Cambodia ) 264SierraLeone
508Brazil346Kenya 706Singapore
676Burma 636Kuwait 812Solomon Islands
328Burundi (2) 684Laos(2) 342Somalia (2)
302Cameroon 604Lebanon 728SouthKorea
306CentralAfricanEmpire(2) 395Lesotho (2) 656SouthYemen(2)
244Chad(2) 268Liberia 669SriLanka
512Chile216Libya 224Sudan(2)
480Colombia 370Madagascar 492Surinam
375Comoros 386Malawi (2) 393Swaziland
318Congo 701Malaysia 608Syria
436CostaRica 667Maldives (2) 352Tanzania (2)
448Cuba 232Mali(2) 680Thailand
600Cyprus 228Mauritania 280Togo
456Dominican Republic 373Mauritius 817Tonga
500Ecuador 412Mexico 472TrinidadandTobago
220Egypt 204Morocco 212Tunisia
428ElSalvador366Mozambique 812Tuvalu
310Equatorial Guinea 803Nauru 350Uganda (2)
334Ethiopia (2) 672Nepal(2) 647UnitedArabEmirates
815Fiji 432Nicaragua 236UpperVolta(2)
314Gabon240Niger(2) 524Uruguay
252Gambia (2) 288Nigeria 484Venezuela
276Ghana652NorthYemen(2) 690Vietnam
473Grenada 649Oman 048Yugoslavia
416Guatemala 662Pakistan 322Zaire
260Guinea (2) 440Panama 378Zambia
257GuineaBissau801PapuaNewGuinea
(•)Thecodenumberprecedingthenameofeachbeneficiary countryorterritoryisthatgivenin'Geonomenclature 1979'(Regulation (EEC)No2843/78—OJNo1.339,
.S.12.197S.n.S).
(2)ThiscountryisalsoincludedinAnnexC.

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II.COUNTRIES ANDTERRITORIES
dependent oradministered ,orforwhoseexternalrelationsMemberStatesoftheCommunity orthird
countriesarewhollyorpartlyresponsible
808American Oceania (*)
802Australian Oceania (Christmas Island,Cocos (Keeling)Islands,HeardIslandandMcDonald
Islands,NorfolkIsland)
421Belize
413Bermuda
357BritishIndianOceanTerritory
812BritishOceania
703Brunei
463CaymanIslands
529FalklandIslandsanddependencies
822FrenchPolynesia
044Gibraltar
740HongKong
743Macao
377Mayotte
476Netherlands Antilles
809NewCaledonia anddependencies
814NewZealandOceania (TokelauandNiueIslands;CookIslands )
890Polarregions (FrenchSouthernandAntarcticTerritories ,Australian AntarcticTerritories ,British
AntarcticTerritories )
329StHelenaanddependencies
454TurksandCaicosIslands
457VirginIslandsoftheUnitedStates
811WallisandFutunaIslands
471WestIndies
Note:Theabovelistsmaybeamendedsubsequently totakeaccountofchangesintheinternational
statusofcountries orterritories .
(*)AmericanOceaniaincludes :Guam,AmericanSamoa {includingSwain'sIsland),MidwayIslands,JohnstonandSandIslands,Wake
IslandandtheTrustTerritoryofthePacificIslands(theCaroline,MarianasandMarshallIslands).

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ANNEX C
Listofleastdeveloped developing countries
660Afghanistan
666Bangladesh
284Benin
675Bhutan
391Botswana
328Burundi
306CentralAfricanEmpire
244Chad
334Ethiopia
252Gambia
260Guinea
452Haiti
684Laos
395Lesotho386Malawi
667Maldives
232Mali
672Nepal
240Niger
652NorthYemen
324Rwanda
819Samoa
342Somalia
656SouthYemen
224Sudan
352Tanzania
350Uganda
236UpperVolta