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COUNCIL
t
DECISION OFTHEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS OF
THEMEMBER STATESOFTHEEUROPEAN COALANDSTEEL
COMMUNITY ,MEETINGWITHINTHECOUNCIL,
of16December1986
applyingfor1987thegeneralizedtariffpreferencesforcertainsteelproductsoriginating
indevelopingcountries
(86/638/ECSC)
THEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS
OFTHEMEMBERSTATESOFTHEEUROPEAN
COALANDSTEELCOMMUNITY ,MEETING
WITHINTHECOUNCIL ,
InagreementwiththeCommission ,originofproductsadoptedinaccordancewiththepro­
cedurelaiddowninArticle14ofRegulation(EEC)v
No802/68(').
However,theCommunitypreferencearrangements
applicabletoYugoslaviashallresultexclusivelyfrom
theprovisionscontainedintheAgreementwiththat
countryconcerningECSCproducts(2);consequently ,
forproductssubmittedunderthesaidAgreementto
(CommunitytariffceilingsorlistedinAnnexItothis
Decision,themovementcertificateEUR1shallbe
deemedtheonlydocumentaryevidenceforthegrant­
ingoftariffpreferences .
4.TheCommunitytariffquotasandceilingsshallbe
administeredinaccordancewiththeprovisionssetout
below.HAVEDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1987,thecustoms
dutiesapplicabletotheproductslistedinAnnexesI
andIIshallbetotallysuspendedwithintheframework
oftariffquotasandceilings.
SpainandPortugalshallapplyontheimportsofprod­
uctsreferredtoabovethecustomsdutiesestablishedin
accordancewithArticles178and365ofthe1985Actof
Accession .
2.Thearrangementsprovidedforinparagraph 1shall
applysolely:
—inallcustomsareasoftheCommunity,toeachof
thecountriesorterritorieslistedincolumn4of
AnnexIagainsteachcategoryofproductslistedin
columns2and3,
—intheCommunity ,toeachoftheothercountriesor
territorieslistedinAnnexIII,withtheexceptionof
Yugoslavia,forthesamecategoriesofproducts,
—intheCommunity ,toeachofthecountriesorterri­
torieslistedinAnnexIIIfortheothercategoriesof
productsinAnnexII,
subjecttoobservanceoftheconceptoforiginating
products.
3.PreferentialentryasprovidedforinthisDecision
shallbesubjecttoconformitywiththedefinitionoftheSECTIONI
Provisionsconcerningtheadministration ofthe
Communitytariffquotasrelatingtoproductslistedin
AnnexI
Article2
Thetotalsuspensionofcustomsdutieswithinthelimits
oftheCommunitytariffquotasreferredtoinArticle1
(1)shallbeaccordedtoeachcountryorterritorylisted
incolumn4ofAnnexIinrespectoftheproductsindi­
catedagainstitsnameincolumns2and3togetherwith
detailsincolumn5oftheamountoftheindividual
quotas.
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.0OJNoL41,14.2.1983,p.113;OJNoL237,27.8.1983,
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Article3
1.TheMemberStatesshalladministertheirtariff
quotasinaccordancewiththeirownprovisions.thelevyingofthecorresponding dutiesonimportsof
theproductsinquestionfromeachofthecountriesor
territoriesconcerneduntiltheendoftheperiod
referredtoinArticle1(1).
2.Withintheframeworkoftheforegoingprovisions,
theCommissionshallcoordinatetheproceduresfor
reintroducingnormalcustomsduties,inparticularby
notifyingthedatecommontothewholeoftheCom­
munityanddirectlyapplicableineachMemberState.
ThisnotificationshallbepublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .2.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofimportsofthe
goodsinquestionwhichhavebeenenteredforfreecir­
culation,onthebasisofthecustomsvalueofthesaid
goods,andwhichareaccompanied byacertificateof
origininaccordancewiththerulesreferredtoin
Article1(2).
3.However,paragraphs 1and2shallnotapplytothe
countrieslistedinAnnexIV.
Article4
EachMemberStateshallreintroducethelevyingof
dutieswhichhavebeensuspendedinrespectofa
countryorterritorylistedincolumn4ofAnnexIas
soonasitfindsthatthechargesagainstitsnational
quotaoftheproductsconcernedoriginatinginthat
countryorterritoryhavereachedtheamountlaiddown
incolumn6ofAnnexI.Article7
Theextenttowhichceilingshavebeenusedupshallbe
determinedatCommunitiy levelonthebasisof
importschargedinthemannerlaiddowninArticle8
(1)and(2).
SECTIONII
Provisionsconcerningtheadministration ofthe
Communitytariffceilingsrelatingtotheproductslisted
inAnnexesIandII
Articles
f
SubjecttoArticles6and7,thepreferentialtariffceiling
arrangementsshallbeaccorded:
—forproductsinAnnexI,toeachofthecountriesor
territorieslistedinAnnexIII,otherthanthose
whichmaybelistedincolumn4ofAnnexI,within
thelimitsoftheamountsspecifiedincolumn7of
AnnexI,againsteachcategoryofproducts,
—forproductsinAnnexII,tothecountriesorterri­
torieslistedinAnnexIII,consideredindividually ,
withinthelimitsofaCommunityceilingcorre­
spondingto102%ofthehighestmaximumamount
validfor1980undereachofthepreferentialceilings
openedforthatyear.SECTIONIII
Generalprovisions
Article'8
1.Importsoftheproductsinquestionshallbe
chargedagainstthequotasharesandCommunity
ceilingsasandwhentheproductsareenteredforfree
circulation,onthebasisofthecustomsvalueofthe
saidproducts,andareaccompaniedbyacertificateof
origininaccordancewiththeruleslaiddownin
Article1(2).
2.Goodsmaybechargedagainstaceilingoradmit­
tedunderatariffquotaonlyifthecertificateoforigin
referredtoinparagraph 1ispresentedbeforethedate
onwhichthelevyingofdutiesisreintroduced .
3.Forthepurposesoftheapplicationofthis
Decision,thevalueoftheECU,inwhichthepreferen­
tialamountsareexpressed,andtherateofconversion
intonationalcurrenciesshallbethatprovidedforin
theCommonCustomsTariff.
4.Anamendmenttothelistofbeneficiaries ,inpar­
ticularbytheadditionofnewcountriesorterritories,
mayentailacorresponding adjustmenttoCommunity
tariffquotasorceilings.Article6
1.Assoonastheindividualceilingsfixedorcalcu­
latedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle5,
whicharelaiddownforimportsintotheCommunity,
undertheconditionswhichitshalldetermine,ofprod­
uctsoriginatinginanyofthecountriesorterritories
referredtoinArticle1(2),arereachedatCommunity
level,theMemberStatesmayatanytime,atthe
requestofanyoneofthemoroftheCommissionand
inrespectofthewholeoftheCommunity ,reintroduceArticle9
1.TheMemberStatesshall,withinsixweeksofthe
endofeachquarteratthelatest,forwardtotheStatisti­

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theselistsshallbeforwardedwithinfivedaysofthe
endofeach10-dayperiod.
Article10
TheMemberStatesshall,inclosecooperationwiththe
Commission,takeallnecessarymeasurestoensurethat
thisDecisionisapplied.
<Article11
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
fortheimplementation ofthisDecision.
Article12
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceon1January1987.-
DoneatBrussels,16December1986.calOfficeoftheEuropeanCommunities therelevant
statisticaldatafortheproductsenteredforfreecircula­
tioninthequarterconcernedundergeneralizedprefer­
entialtreatmentinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
thepresentDecision.Thisdata,transmittedaccording
totheheadingsofthenomenclatureofgoodsforexter­
naltradestatisticsoftheCommunityandstatisticsof
tradebetweenMemberStates(NIMEXE),shallshow
thecountryoforigin,value,quantityandanysupple­
mentaryunitsasdefinedbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No1736/75(').
2.However,inthecaseofproductsinAnnexIsub­
jecttoquotas,theMemberStatesshall,bythe11thday
ofeachmonthatthelatest,forwardthelistofcharges
effectedduringthepreviousmonth.Inthecaseof
productsofAnnexIsubjecttoceilings,theMember
StatesshallforwardtotheCommission ,atitsrequest
andunderthesameconditions,thelistofcharges
effectedduringthepreviousmonth.
AttheCommission'srequest,whenthelevelof75%of
theceilingisreached,theMemberStatesshallforward
thelistsofchargestotheCommissionevery10days;ThePresident
G.HOWE
(')OJNoL183,14.7.1975,p.3.

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ANNEXI
ListofproductssubjecttozerodutyCommunitypreferentialtariffquotasandceilings(a)
Communitytariffquotas Ceilings
Order
NoCCT
heading
No
(NIMEXE
code)Description Beneficiary
countriesor
territoriesIndividual
quota
amount
(ECU)Amountofshares
allocatedto
MemberStates
(ECU)Individual
ceiling
forcountries
orterritories
otherthan
those
undercolumn
4
(ECU)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
60.0010 73.07
(73.07-12,21 ,
24)Blooms,billets,slabsandsheetbars(includ­
ingtinplatebars),ofironorsteel;pieces
roughlyshapedbyforging,ofironorsteel:
A.Bloomsandbillets:
I.Rolled
B.Slabsandsheetbars(includingtinplate
bars):
I.Rolled•s
3324600
60.0020 73.08(*)
(73.08-01,03,
05,07,21,25 ,
29,41,45,49 )Ironorsteelcoilsforre-rolling Brazil
SouthKorea
Venezuela3237451BNL310795
DK148923
D809363
E236334
GR58274
F563316
IRL16187
I427344
P45324
UK6215913237451
60.003073.10(*)
(73.10-11,12,
14,15,17,18,
42)Barsandrods(includingwirerod),ofironor
steel,hot-rolled,forged,extruded,cold-­
formedorcold-finished (includingpreci­
sion-made);hollowminingdrillsteel:
A.Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolledorex­
truded
D.Cladorsurface-worked (forexample,
polished,coated):
I.Notfurtherworkedthanclad:
a)Hot-rolledorextrudedArgentina
Brazil
Venezuela2006493BNL192623
DK92299
D501623
E146474
GR36117
F349130
IRL10032
I264857
P28091
UK3852472006493
60.0040 73.11
(73.11-11,12 ,
14,16,19,41 ,
50)Angles,shapesandsections,ofironorsteel,
hot-rolled,forged,extruded,cold-formedor
cold-finished ;sheetpilingofironorsteel,
whetherornotdrilled,punchedormade
fromassembledelements:
A.Angles,shapesandsections:
I.Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled
orextruded
IV.Cladorsurface-worked (forex­
ample,polished,coated):
a)Notfurtherworkedthanclad:
I.Hotrolledorextruded
B.Sheetpiling-1908900
(a)Preferencesarenotgrantedinrespectoftheproducts,markedwithanasterisk,originatinginChina.

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(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)' (7).
60.005073.13(*)
(73.13-11,16,
17,19,21,23 ,
26,32,34,36,
43,45,47,49,
50,64,65,67,
68,72,74,76,
78,79,82,84,
86,87,88,89,
92)Sheetsandplates,ofironorsteel,hot-rolled
orcold-rolled :
A.'Electrical'sheetsandplates
B.Othersheetsandplates:
I.Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled
II.Notfurtherworkedthancold-rolled,
ofathicknessof:
b)Morethan1mmbutlessthan
3mm
c)1mmorless
III.Notfurtherworkedthanburnished,
polishedorglazed
IV.Clad,coatedorotherwisesurface-­
treated:
b)Tinned
c)Zinc-coatedorlead-coated
d)Other(forexample,copper-­
plated,artificiallyoxidized,lac­
quered,nickel-plated ,varnished,
clad,parkerized,printed)
V.Otherwiseshapedorworked:
a)Cutintoshapesotherthanrec­
tangularshapes,butnot,further
worked:
2.OtherArgentina
Brazil
SouthKorea5500000BNL528000
DK253000
D1375000
E401500
GR99000
F957000
IRL27500
I726000
P77000
UK10560006276000
60.0060 73.15
(73.61-50)
(73.62-10,30)
(73.63-21,29,
72)
(73.64-20,72)Alloysteelandhighcarbonsteelintheforms
mentionedinheadingNos73.06to73.14:
A.Highcarbonsteel:
I.Ingots,blooms,billets,slabsand
sheetbars:
b)Other:
2.Blooms,billets,slabsand
sheetbars
III.Coilsforre-rolling
IV.Universalplates
V.Barsandrods(includingwirerod)
andhollowminingdrillsteel;
angles,shapesandsections:
b)Notfurtherworkedthanhot-­
rolledorextruded
d)Cladorsurface-worked(for
example,polished,coated):
I.Notfurtherworkedthan
clad:
aa)Hot-rolledorextruded
VI.Hoopandstrip:
a)Notfurtherworkedthanhot-­
rolled
c)Clad,coatedorotherwisesur­
face-treated :
I.Notfurtherworkedthan
clad:
aa)Hot-rolledBrazil
SouthKorea5564100BNL534154
DK255949
D1391025
E406179
GR100154
F968153
IRL27821
I734461
P77897
UK10683075891400

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(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (?)
60.0060
(cont'd)73.15
(cont'd)
(73.65-21,23,
25,55,70,81)
(73.71-51,52,
54,55,56,59)
(73.72-11,13,
19.,33,39)
(73.73-23,24,
25,26,29,33 ,
34,35,36,39 ,
72)
(73.74-21,23,
29,72)
(73.75-11,19,
23,24,29,33,
34,39,43,44 ,
49,63,64,69,
73,79,83,84,
89)A.VII.Sheetsandplates:
a)Notfurtherworkedthanhot­
rolled
b)Notfurtherworkedthancold­
rolled,ofathicknessof:
2.Lessthan3mm
c)Polished,clad,-coatedorother­
wisesurface-treated
d)Otherwiseshapedorworked:
1.Cutintoshapesotherthan
rectangularshapes,butnot
furtherworked
B.Alloysteel:
I.Ingots,blooms,billets,slabsand
sheetbars:
b)Other:
2.Blooms,billets,slabsand
sheetbars
III.Coilsforre-rolling
IV.Universalplates
V.Barsandrods(includingwirerod)
andhollowminingdrillsteel;
angles,shapesandsections:
b)Notfurtherworkedthanhot­
rolledorextruded
d)Cladorsurface-worked(for
example,polished,coated):
1.Notfurtherworkedthan
clad:
aa)Hot-rolledorextruded
VI.Hoopandstrip:
a)Notfurtherworkedthanhot­
rolled
c)Clad,coatedorotherwisesur­
face-treated :
1.Notfurtherworkedthan
clad:
aa)Hot-rolled
VII.Sheetsandplates:
a)'Electrical'sheetsandplates
b)Othersheetsandplates:
1.Notfurtherworkedthan
hot-rolled
2.Notfurtherworkedthan
cold-rolled,ofathicknessof:
bb)Lessthan3mm
3.Polished,clad,coatedor
otherwisesurface-treated
4.Otherwiseshapedorworked:
aa)Cutintoshapesother
thanrectangularshapes,but
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ANNEXII
ListofproductsinrespectofwhichtheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesarecompletelysuspended
underthegeneralizedtariffpreferencesgrantedtodevelopingcountriesandterritories
Order
NoCCTheadingNo
(NIMEXEcode )Description
62.0010 73.09
(73,09-00)Universalplatesofironorsteel
62.0020 73.12
(73.12-11,19,
21,51,71)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
62.0030 73.13
(73.13-41)
(a)Sheetsandplates,ofironorsteel,hot-rolledorcold-rolled :
B.Othersheetsandplates:
II.Notfurtherworkedthancold-rolled,ofathicknessof:
a)3mmormore v
62.0040 73.15
(73.65-53)
(a)
(73.75-53,54,59)
(a)AlloysteelandhighcarbonsteelintheformsmentionedinheadingNos73.06to73.14:
A.Highcarbonsteel:
VII.Sheetsandplates:
b)Notfurtherworkedthancold-rolled,ofathicknessof:
1.3mmormore
B.Alloysteel:
VILSheetsandplates:
b)Othersheetsandplates:
2.Notfurtherworkedthancold-rolled,ofathicknessof:
aa)'3mmormore
t
62.0050 73.16
(73.16-14,16,
17,20,40,51)Railwayandtramwaytrackconstructionmaterialofironorsteel,thefollowing:rails,check­
rails,switchblades,crossings(orfrogs),crossingpieces,pointrods,rackrails,sleepers,fish­
plates,chairs,chair-wedges ,soleplates(baseplates),railclips,bedplates,ties,andother
materialspecializedforjoiningorfixingrails:
A.Rails:
II.Other
B.Check-rails
C.Sleepers
D.Fish-platesandsoleplates: »
I.Rolled
(a)Preferencesarealsograntedinrespectofproductsfallingwithinthissubheading,originatinginRomania.

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ANNEXIII
Listofdevelopingcountriesandterritoriesenjoyinggeneralizedtariffpreferences(')
A.INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
048Yugoslavia 373Mauritius 604Lebanon
204Morocco 375Comoros0 608Syria
208Algeria 378Zambia 612Iraq
212Tunisia '382Zimbabwe 616Iran
216Libya 386Malawi0 628Jordan
220Egypt 391Botswana0 632SaudiArabia
224*Sudan(2)' 393Swaziland 636Kuwait
228Mauritania 395Lesotho0 640Bahrain
232Mali(2) 412Mexico 644Qatar
236BurkinaFaso(2) 416Guatemala 647UnitedArabEmirates
240Niger(2) 421Belize • 649Oman
244Chad(?) 424Honduras 652NorthYemen0
247RepublicofCapeVerde0 428ElSalvador 656SouthYemen
248Senegal 432Nicaragua 660Afghanistan0
252Gambia(2) 436CostaRica 662Pakistan
257GuineaBissau(2) 442Panama 664India
260Guinea(2) 448Cuba 666Bangladesh0
264SierraLeone0 449StChristopherandNevis 667Maldives0
268Liberia 452Haiti0 669SriLanka
272IvoryCoast 453Bahamas 672Nepal0
276Ghana 456DominicanRepublic 675Bhutan0
280Togo0 459AntiguaandBarbuda 676Burma
284Benin0 460Dominica 680Thailand
288Nigeria 464Jamaica 684Laos0
302Cameroon 465StLucia 690Vietnam
306CentralAfricanRepublic0467StVincent 696Kampuchea(Cambodia)
310EquatorialGuinea0 469Barbados 700Indonesia
311SaoTomeandPrincipe0472TrinidadandTobago 701Malaysia
314Gabon 473Grenada 703BruneiDarussalam
318Congo 480Colombia 706Singapore
322Zaire 484Venezuela 708Philippines
324Rwanda0 488Guyana 720China
328Burundi0 492Surinam 728SouthKorea
330Angola 500Ecuador 801PapuaNewGuinea
334Ethiopia0 504Peru 803Nauru
338Djibouti0 508Brazil 806SolomonIslands
342Somalia0 512Chile 807Tuvalu
346Kenya 516Bolivia 812Kiribati
350Uganda0 520Paraguay 815Fiji
352Tanzania0 524Uruguay 816Vanuatu
355Seychellesanddependencies0528Argentina 817Tonga0
366Mozambique 600Cyprus 819WesternSamoa0
370Madagascar
(')Thecodenumberprecedingthenameofeachbeneficiarycountryorterritoryisthatgivenin'Geonomenclature '(Regulation(EEC)No3639/86
(OJNoL336,29.11.1986,p.46)).
(2)ThiscountryisalsoincludedinAnnexIV.

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B.COUNTRIES ANDTERRITORIES
dependentoradministered,orforwhoseexternalrelationsMemberStatesoftheCommunityorthird
countriesarewhollyorpartlyresponsible
044Gibraltar
329StHelenaandStHelenadependencies
357BritishIndianOceanTerritory
377Mayotte
406Greenland(')
413Bermuda
446Anguilla
454TurksandCaicosIslands
457VirginIslandsoftheUnitedStates
461BritishVirginIslandsandMontserrat
463CaymanIslands
474Aruba
478Netherlands Antilles
529FalklandIslandsandFalklanddependencies
740HongKong
743Macao
802AustralianOceania(ChristmasIsland,Cocos(Keeling)Islands,HeardIslandandMcDonald
Islands,NorfolkIsland)
808AmericanOceania(2)
809NewCaledoniaanddependencies
811WallisandFutunaIslands
813Pitcairn
814NewZealandOceania(TokelauaridNiueIslands;CookIslands)
822FrenchPolynesia
890Polarregions(FrenchSouthernandAntarcticTerritories,AustralianAntarcticTerritories,British
AntarcticTerritories)
Note:Theabovelistsmaybeamendedsubsequentlytotakeaccountofchangesintheinternational
statusofcountriesorterritories.
(')AsfromtheentryintoforceoftheTreaty,signedinBrusselson13March1984,amendingthetreatiesestablishing
theEuropeanCommunitieswithregardtoGreenlandorofinterimmeasuresagreedintheCouncil.
(2)AmericanOceaniaincludes:Guam,AmericanSamoa(includingSwain'sIsland),MidwayIslands,JohnstonandSandIslands,WakeIslandandtheTrustTerritoryofthePacificIslands(theCaroline,MarianasandMarshall
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ANNEXIV
Listofleast-developed developingcountries
224Sudan
232Mali
236BurkinaFaso
240Niger
244Chad
247RepublicofCapeVerde
252Gambia
257GuineaBissau
260Guinea
264SierraLeone
280Togo
284Benin
306CentralAfricanRepublic
310EquatorialGuinea
311SaoTomeandPrincipe
324Rwanda
328Burundi
334Ethiopia
338Djibouti342Somalia
350Uganda
,352Tanzania
355Seychellesanddependencies
375Comoros
386Malawi
«391Botswana
395Lesotho
452Haiti
652NorthYemen
656SouthYemen
660Afghanistan
666Bangladesh
667Maldives
672,Nepal
675Bhutan
684Laos
817Tonga
819WesternSamoa