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( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 41 , 14 . 2 . 1983 , P . 113 AND OJ NO L 237 , 27 . 8 . 1983 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 183 , 14 . 7 . 1975 , P . 3 .

DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL , OF 16 DECEMBER 1983 APPLYING FOR 1984 THE GENERALIZED TARIFF PREFERENCES FOR CERTAIN STEEL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ( 83/645/ECSC )

THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL ,

IN AGREEMENT WITH THE COMMISSION ,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

1 . FROM 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 1984 , THE CUSTOMS DUTIES APPLICABLE TO THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEXES A AND B SHALL BE TOTALLY SUSPENDED WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF TARIFF QUOTAS AND CEILINGS .

IMPORTS INTO GREECE OF THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO ABOVE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE CUSTOMS DUTIES ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 117 OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION OF 1979 .

2 . THE ARRANGEMENTS PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL APPLY SOLELY :

- IN ALL CUSTOMS AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY , TO EACH OF THE COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES LISTED IN COLUMN 4 OF ANNEX A AGAINST EACH CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS LISTED IN COLUMNS 2 AND 3 ,

- IN THE COMMUNITY , TO EACH OF THE OTHER COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES LISTED IN ANNEX C , WITH THE EXCEPTION OF YUGOSLAVIA , FOR THE SAME CATEGORIES OF PRODUCTS ,

- IN THE COMMUNITY , TO EACH OF THE COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES LISTED IN ANNEX C FOR THE OTHER CATEGORIES OF PRODUCTS IN ANNEX B ,

SUBJECT TO OBSERVANCE OF THE CONCEPT OF ORIGINATING PRODUCTS .

3 . IMPORTS EXEMPT FROM CUSTOMS DUTIES UNDER OTHER PREFERENTIAL TARIFF ARRANGEMENTS GRANTED BY THE COMMUNITY MAY NOT BE CHARGED AGAINST THESE TARIFF QUOTAS OR CEILINGS . PREFERENTIAL ENTRY AS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS DECISION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO CONFORMITY WITH THE CONCEPT OF " ORIGINATING PRODUCTS " AS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 14 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 802/68 ( 1 ) . HOWEVER , THE COMMUNITY PREFERENCE ARRANGEMENTS APPLICABLE TO YUGOSLAVIA SHALL RESULT EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THE AGREEMENT WITH THAT COUNTRY CONCERNING ECSC PRODUCTS ( 2 ) ; CONSEQUENTLY , FOR PRODUCTS SUBMITTED UNDER THE SAID AGREEMENT TO COMMUNITY TARIFF CEILINGS OR LISTED IN ANNEX A TO THIS DECISION , THE MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE EUR.1 SHALL BE DEEMED THE ONLY DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE FOR THE GRANTING OF TARIFF PREFERENCES .

4 . THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS AND CEILINGS SHALL BE ADMINISTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS SET OUT BELOW .

SECTION I

PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS RELATING TO PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX A

ARTICLE 2

THE TOTAL SUSPENSION OF CUSTOMS DUTIES WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) SHALL BE ACCORDED TO EACH COUNTRY OR TERRITORY LISTED IN COLUMN 4 OF ANNEX A IN RESPECT OF THE PRODUCTS INDICATED AGAINST ITS NAME IN COLUMNS 2 AND 3 TOGETHER WITH DETAILS IN COLUMN 5 OF THE AMOUNT OF THE INDIVIDUAL QUOTAS .

ARTICLE 3

1 . THE MEMBER STATES SHALL ADMINISTER THEIR TARIFF QUOTAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR OWN PROVISIONS .

2 . THE EXTENT TO WHICH A MEMBER STATE HAS USED UP ITS SHARE SHALL BE DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF IMPORTS OF THE GOODS IN QUESTION WHICH HAVE BEEN ENTERED FOR FREE CIRCULATION , ON THE BASIS OF THE CUSTOMS VALUE OF THE SAID GOODS , AND WHICH ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) .

ARTICLE 4

EACH MEMBER STATE SHALL REINTRODUCE THE LEVYING OF DUTIES WHICH HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED IN RESPECT OF A COUNTRY OR TERRITORY LISTED IN COLUMN 4 OF ANNEX A AS SOON AS IT FINDS THAT THE CHARGES AGAINST ITS NATIONAL QUOTA OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED ORIGINATING IN THAT COUNTRY OR TERRITORY HAVE REACHED THE AMOUNT LAID DOWN IN COLUMN 6 OF ANNEX A .

SECTION II

PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMMUNITY TARIFF CEILINGS RELATING TO THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEXES A AND B

ARTICLE 5

SUBJECT TO ARTICLES 6 AND 7 , THE PREFERENTIAL TARIFF CEILING ARRANGEMENTS SHALL BE ACCORDED :

- FOR PRODUCTS IN ANNEX A , TO EACH OF THE COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES LISTED IN ANNEX C , OTHER THAN THOSE WHICH MAY BE LISTED IN COLUMN 4 OF ANNEX A , WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN COLUMN 7 OF ANNEX A , AGAINST EACH CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS ,

- FOR PRODUCTS IN ANNEX B , TO THE COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES LISTED IN ANNEX C , CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY , WITHIN THE LIMITS OF A COMMUNITY CEILING EQUAL TO THE HIGHEST MAXIMUM AMOUNT VALID FOR 1980 UNDER EACH OF THE PREFERENTIAL CEILINGS OPENED FOR THAT YEAR . THE INDIVIDUAL CEILING THUS ESTABLISHED SHALL BE INCREASED BY 2 % TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE APPLICATION BY GREECE OF COMMUNITY TARIFF PREFERENCES .

ARTICLE 6

1 . AS SOON AS THE INDIVIDUAL CEILINGS FIXED OR CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 5 , WHICH ARE LAID DOWN FOR IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY , UNDER THE CONDITIONS WHICH IT SHALL DETERMINE , OF PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN ANY OF THE COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) , ARE REACHED AT COMMUNITY LEVEL , THE MEMBER STATES MAY AT ANY TIME , AT THE REQUEST OF ANY ONE OF THEM OR OF THE COMMISSION AND IN RESPECT OF THE WHOLE OF THE COMMUNITY , REINTRODUCE THE LEVYING OF THE CORRESPONDING DUTIES ON IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION FROM EACH OF THE COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES CONCERNED UNTIL THE END OF THE PERIOD REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) .

2 . WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS , THE COMMISSION SHALL COORDINATE THE PROCEDURES FOR REINTRODUCING NORMAL CUSTOMS DUTIES , IN PARTICULAR BY NOTIFYING THE DATE COMMON TO THE WHOLE OF THE COMMUNITY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN EACH MEMBER STATE . THIS NOTIFICATION SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

3 . HOWEVER , PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 2 SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE COUNTRIES LISTED IN ANNEX D .

ARTICLE 7

THE EXTENT TO WHICH CEILINGS HAVE BEEN USED UP SHALL BE DETERMINED AT COMMUNITY LEVEL ON THE BASIS OF IMPORTS CHARGED IN THE MANNER LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 8 ( 1 ) AND ( 2 ) .

SECTION III

GENERAL PROVISIONS

ARTICLE 8

1 . IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION SHALL BE CHARGED AGAINST THE QUOTA SHARES AND COMMUNITY CEILINGS AS AND WHEN THE PRODUCTS ARE ENTERED FOR FREE CIRCULATION , ON THE BASIS OF THE CUSTOMS VALUE OF THE SAID PRODUCTS , AND ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) .

2 . GOODS MAY BE CHARGED AGAINST A CEILING OR ADMITTED UNDER A TARIFF QUOTA ONLY IF THE CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 IS PRESENTED BEFORE THE DATE ON WHICH THE LEVYING OF DUTIES IS REINTRODUCED .

3 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE APPLICATION OF THIS DECISION , THE VALUE OF THE ECU , IN WHICH THE PREFERENTIAL AMOUNTS ARE EXPRESSED , AND THE RATE OF CONVERSION INTO NATIONAL CURRENCIES SHALL BE THAT PROVIDED FOR IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF .

HOWEVER , FOR PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX A UNDER ORDER NOS 2 , 3 AND 5 , CONVERSION INTO NATIONAL CURRENCIES OF THE PREFERENTIAL AMOUNTS EXPRESSED IN ECU SHALL BE CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING RATES :

1 ECU = DM 2,538808

1 ECU = BFRS/LFRS 46,66648

1 ECU = FL 2,744856

1 ECU = FF 6,603582

1 ECU = LIT 1 220,04

1 ECU = DKR 8,027176

1 ECU = POUND IRL 0,6630486

1 ECU = POUND 0,545891

1 ECU = DR 69,67736

4 . AN AMENDMENT TO THE LIST OF BENEFICIARIES , IN PARTICULAR BY THE ADDITION OF NEW COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES , MAY ENTAIL A CORRESPONDING ADJUSTMENT TO COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS OR CEILINGS .

ARTICLE 9

1 . THE MEMBER STATES SHALL , WITHIN SIX WEEKS OF THE END OF EACH QUARTER AT THE LATEST , FORWARD TO THE STATISTICAL OFFICE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES THE RELEVANT STATISTICAL DATA FOR THE PRODUCTS ENTERED FOR FREE CIRCULATION IN THE QUARTER CONCERNED UNDER GENERALIZED PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE PRESENT DECISION . THIS DATA , TRANSMITTED ACCORDING TO THE HEADINGS OF THE NOMENCLATURE OF GOODS FOR EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS OF THE COMMUNITY AND STATISTICS OF TRADE BETWEEN MEMBER STATES ( NIMEXE ) , SHALL SHOW THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN , VALUE , QUANTITY AND ANY SUPPLEMENTARY UNITS AS DEFINED BY COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1736/75 ( 3 ) .

2 . HOWEVER , IN THE CASE OF PRODUCTS IN ANNEX A SUBJECT TO QUOTAS , THE MEMBER STATES SHALL , BY THE 11TH DAY OF EACH MONTH AT THE LATEST , FORWARD THE LIST OF CHARGES EFFECTED DURING THE PREVIOUS MONTH . IN THE CASE OF PRODUCTS OF ANNEX A SUBJECT TO CEILINGS , THE MEMBER STATES SHALL FORWARD TO THE COMMISSION , AT ITS REQUEST AND UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS , THE LIST OF CHARGES EFFECTED DURING THE PREVIOUS MONTH .

AT THE COMMISSION'S REQUEST , WHEN THE LEVEL OF 75 % OF THE CEILING IS REACHED , THE MEMBER STATES SHALL FORWARD THE LISTS OF CHARGES TO THE COMMISSION EVERY 10 DAYS ; THESE LISTS SHALL BE FORWARDED WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF THE END OF EACH 10-DAY PERIOD .

ARTICLE 10

THE MEMBER STATES SHALL , IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE COMMISSION , TAKE ALL NECESSARY MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THIS DECISION IS APPLIED .

ARTICLE 11

THE MEMBER STATES SHALL TAKE ALL MEASURES NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS DECISION .

ARTICLE 12

THIS DECISION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1984 .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 16 DECEMBER 1983 .

THE PRESIDENT

A . TRITSIS

ANNEX A : SEE OJ NO L 362 OF 24 . 12 . 1983 .

ANNEX B

LIST OF PRODUCTS IN RESPECT OF WHICH THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES ARE COMPLETELY SUSPENDED UNDER THE GENERALIZED TARIFF PREFERENCES GRANTED TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES

ORDER NO * CCT HEADING NO AND NIMEXE CODE * DESCRIPTION

1 * 73.09 ( 73.09-00 ) * UNIVERSAL PLATES OF IRON OR STEEL

2 * 73.12 ( 73.12-11 , 19 , 21 , 51 , 71 ) * HOOP AND STRIP , OF IRON OR STEEL , HOT-ROLLED OR COLD-ROLLED :

* * A . NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED

* * B . NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN COLD-ROLLED :

* * I . IN COILS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF TINPLATE

* * C . CLAD , COATED OR OTHERWISE SURFACE-TREATED :

* * III . TINNED :

* * A ) TINPLATE

* * V . OTHER ( FOR EXAMPLE , COPPER-PLATED , ARTIFICIALLY OXIDIZED , LACQUERED , NICKEL-PLATED , VARNISHED , CLAD , PARKERIZED , PRINTED ) :

* * A ) NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN CLAD :

* * 1 . HOT-ROLLED

3 * 73.13 ( 73.13-41 ) ( 1 ) * SHEETS AND PLATES , OF IRON OR STEEL , HOT-ROLLED OR COLD-ROLLED :

* * B . OTHER SHEETS AND PLATES :

* * II . NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN COLD-ROLLED , OF A THICKNESS OF :

* * A ) 3 MM OR MORE

4 * 73.15 ( 73.65-53 ) ( 1 ) * ALLOY STEEL AND HIGH CARBON STEEL IN THE FORMS MENTIONED IN HEADING NOS 73.06 TO 73.14 :

* * A . HIGH CARBON STEEL :

* * VII . SHEETS AND PLATES :

* * B ) NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN COLD-ROLLED , OF A THICKNESS OF :

* * 1 . 3 MM OR MORE

* * B . ALLOY STEEL :

* * VII . SHEETS AND PLATES :

* * B ) OTHER SHEETS AND PLATES :

* * 2 . NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN COLD-ROLLED , OF A THICKNESS OF :

* ( 73.75-53 , 54 , 59 ) ( 1 ) * AA ) 3 MM OR MORE

5 * 73.16 ( 73.16-14 , 16 , 17 , 20 , 40 , 51 ) * RAILWAY AND TRAMWAY TRACK CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL OF IRON OR STEEL , THE FOLLOWING : RAILS , CHECK-RAILS , SWITCH BLADES , CROSSINGS ( OR FROGS ) , CROSSING PIECES , POINT RODS , RACK RAILS , SLEEPERS , FISH-PLATES , CHAIRS , CHAIRWEDGES , SOLE PLATES ( BASE PLATES ) , RAIL CLIPS , BEDPLATES , TIES , AND OTHER MATERIAL SPECIALIZED FOR JOINING OR FIXING RAILS :

* * A . RAILS :

* * II . OTHER

* * B . CHECK-RAILS

* * C . SLEEPERS

* * D . FISH-PLATES AND SOLE PLATES :

* * I . ROLLED

( 1 ) PREFERENCES ARE ALSO GRANTED IN RESPECT OF PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN THIS SUBHEADING , ORIGINATING IN ROMANIA .

ANNEX C

LIST OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES ENJOYING GENERALIZED TARIFF PREFERENCES ( 1 )

I . INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES

660 AFGHANISTAN ( 2 )

208 ALGERIA

330 ANGOLA

459 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

528 ARGENTINA

453 BAHAMAS

640 BAHRAIN

666 BANGLADESH ( 2 )

469 BARBADOS

421 BELIZE

284 BENIN ( 2 )

675 BHUTAN ( 2 )

516 BOLIVIA

391 BOTSWANA ( 2 )

508 BRAZIL

676 BURMA

328 BURUNDI ( 2 )

302 CAMEROON

306 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC ( 2 )

244 CHAD ( 2 )

512 CHILE

720 CHINA

480 COLOMBIA

375 COMOROS ( 2 )

318 CONGO

436 COSTA RICA

448 CUBA

600 CYPRUS

460 DOMINICA

456 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

500 ECUADOR

220 EGYPT

428 EL SALVADOR

310 EQUATORIAL GUINEA ( 2 )

334 ETHIOPIA ( 2 )

815 FIJI

314 GABON

252 GAMBIA ( 2 )

276 GHANA

473 GRENADA

416 GUATEMALA

260 GUINEA ( 2 )

257 GUINEA BISSAU ( 2 )

488 GUYANA

452 HAITI ( 2 )

424 HONDURAS

664 INDIA

700 INDONESIA

616 IRAN

612 IRAQ

272 IVORY COAST

464 JAMAICA

338 JIBUTI ( 2 )

628 JORDAN

696 KAMPUCHEA ( CAMBODIA )

346 KENYA

812 KIRIBATI

636 KUWAIT

684 LAOS ( 2 )

604 LEBANON

395 LESOTHO ( 2 )

268 LIBERIA

216 LIBYA

370 MADAGASCAR

386 MALAWI ( 2 )

701 MALAYSIA

667 MALDIVES ( 2 )

232 MALI ( 2 )

228 MAURITANIA

373 MAURITIUS

412 MEXICO

204 MOROCCO

366 MOZAMBIQUE

803 NAURU

672 NEPAL ( 2 )

432 NICARAGUA

240 NIGER ( 2 )

288 NIGERIA

652 NORTH YEMEN ( 2 )

649 OMAN

662 PAKISTAN

442 PANAMA

801 PAPUA NEW GUINEA

520 PARAGUAY

504 PERU

708 PHILIPPINES

644 QATAR

247 REPUBLIC OF CAPE VERDE ( 2 )

324 RWANDA ( 2 )

819 WESTERN SAMOA ( 2 )

311 SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE ( 2 )

632 SAUDI ARABIA

248 SENEGAL

355 SEYCHELLES AND DEPENDENCIES ( 2 )

264 SIERRA LEONE ( 2 )

706 SINGAPORE

806 SOLOMON ISLANDS

342 SOMALIA ( 2 )

728 SOUTH KOREA

656 SOUTH YEMEN ( 2 )

669 SRI LANKA

450 ST CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS

465 ST LUCIA

467 ST VINCENT

224 SUDAN ( 2 )

492 SURINAM

393 SWAZILAND

608 SYRIA

352 TANZANIA ( 2 )

680 THAILAND

280 TOGO ( 2 )

817 TONGA ( 2 )

472 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

212 TUNISIA

807 TUVALU

350 UGANDA ( 2 )

647 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

236 UPPER VOLTA ( 2 )

524 URUGUAY

816 VANUATU

484 VENEZUELA

690 VIETNAM

048 YUGOSLAVIA

322 ZAIRE

378 ZAMBIA

382 ZIMBABWE

( 1 ) THE CODE NUMBER PRECEDING THE NAME OF EACH BENEFICIARY COUNTRY OR TERRITORY IS THAT GIVEN IN " GEONOMENCLATURE 1984 " ( REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3537/82 - OJ NO L 371 , 30 . 12 . 1982 , P . 7 ) .

( 2 ) THIS COUNTRY IS ALSO INCLUDED IN ANNEX D .