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CUMM155IUN OhIHfcCEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels ,30November 1973
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Proposal fora
REGULATION (EEC )OFTHE COUNCIL
opening ,allocating andproviding for theadministration
ofaCommunity tariff quota forunmanufactured tobacco of
thetype "flue-cured Virginia "originating indeveloping
countries ,
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil )
• .V .- ^ ■
COM (73)20k2 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.TheJointDeclarationofIntent,appendedtothePinalActoftheTreatyof
Accession,concerningthedevelopmentoftradingrelationswiththeCommon­
wealthdevelopingcountriesinAsia-Ceylon(SriLanka),India,Malaysia
andSingapore(l)-spellsoutinterinteraliathat"TheEuropeanEconomic
Communityisready,fromthedateofaccession,toexaminewiththese
countriessuchproblemsasmayariseinthefieldoftradewithaviewto
seekingappropriatesolutions,takingintoaccounttheeffectofthegene­
ralizedtariffpreferences scheme...."
Suchproblemswillresultprincipally fromtheprogressiveelimination ,be­
ginning1January1974»of"thepreferencehithertoenjoyedontheUnited
Kingdommarketbythecountriesconcernedforaverylargerangeofproducts.
Moreover,thislossofpreferencewillbesimultaneous withthemaintenance
ofpreferential advantagesontheU.K.marketinfavourofthecountriesof
EPTAandwiththedismantling ofthetariffprotectionagainsttheoriginal
MemberStatesoftheCommunity.Inaddition,untilsuchtimeasthenego­
tiationprovidedforbyProtocol22appendedtotheActofAccessionareincluded,the
Commonwealth countriesconcernedbythisProtocolwillenjoyatariffstand­
still.(2).
2.Inthecourseofitsexamination oftheseproblemswiththeinterested
countries,theCommissionfocusseditsattentionontheconsequences ofthe
firstmovetowardsalignmentoftheBritishtari-fftowardstheC.C.T.,witha
viewtoisolatingthosecaseswhereactionseemedabsolutelynecessaryin
ordertoavoidexcessiverepercussions ontradeflows.
3.Unmanufactured tcbpqcowasfoundtoconstitutesuchacase:itisanimpor­
tantexportitemforCommonwealth Asiaandparticularly forIndiawhoseex­
portsofthiscommoditytotheUnitedKingdomwerevaluedsome$25million
in1971,equivalenttoroughly10$oftotalIndianexportstothatcountry.
Varioustypesoftobaccoareexportedbycountriesofthisregion,butinthe
opinionoftheCommissionthemosturgentproblemarisesinregardtoapar­
ticularquality,thatdescribedas"flue-curedVirginia",whichisexported
mostlybyIndia-thirdsupplieroftheU.K.after.theUnitedStatesand
.Canada-butalsobyPakistanandSriLanka.Itshouldfurtherbenotedthat
heavydependanceonexportreceiptswasidentifiedinthecaseofthistype
oftobacco.
(1)O.J.No.L.73of27.3.1972,p.195
(2)O.J.No.L.73of27.3.1972.p.177
•/•••

2.
4.WhenimportedintotheU.K.fromCommonwealth countries,flue-curedVirginia
tobaccoisliabletoaBpecifiopreferential dutyof£0.008perpound(l).
InthecaseofIndianflue-curedtobacco,theincidenceofthisdutyis
around2.8$(averagefortheyears1970and197l)anditisofacomparable
orderforsimilarqualitiesfromPakistanandSriLanka.Forthesamepro­
duct,andcalculated onthebasisofpricesrulingontheBritishmarketin
1970/71*theincidenceofC.C.T.dutyrates(23$advaloremwithaminimum
chargeof28U.A.andamaximumof33U.A.per100kg)wouldbeapproximately
21.4$.Thus,asaresultofthefirstmoveoftheU.K.tarifftowardsC.C^T.
on1January1974»"thedutychargeable onimportsofthiscommodityinto
Britainwouldrisetoabout10.3%(viz.2.8$plus40$ofthedifferencebe­
tween2,8and21.4$).
Consideringthetobaccomarketisextremelyprice-sensitive and,moreover,
tobaccofromAsianCommonwealth countrieswillhavetofaceaseriousaggra­
vationofthealreadyconsiderable competitionatpresentencountered ,these
countriesareinfearofbeingdrivenoutoftheBritishmarket.Allthings
considered ,suchafearwouldseemtobenotunfounded.
5.TheCommissionconsidersthat,sodefined,theproblemisonewhichcallsfor
anurgentsolution,ifonlyprovisionally ,ifoneistomeettheobjectives
oftheDeclarationofIntent.Forevidentreasons,suchasolutionmustbe
lookedforwithinthegeneralizedpreferences Bcheme,asexplicitlyenvisaged
intheJ.D.I.
Havingregard,however,totheveryspecialcharacteroftheproductconcerned
-fromthepointofviewbothofmarketstructuresandregulations andofthe
Community'sexternalcommitments (withparticularemphasisonthevariousasso­
ciationagreements)-theCommissionisledtoputforwardanadhocmeasure
whichdeviatessomewhatfromtheusualcourseofarrangementsforgeneralized
tariffpreferencesintheagricultural sector.
Briefly,themeasureswouldccnsistinsettingupaCommunitytariffquotaof
30millionunitsofaccount,withoutamaximumcountryamountforbeneficiary
countries(butoir),butallocatingtotheUnitedKingdoman80$shareofthe
total.TheCommissiondoesnotpropose,forthiscfuota,tosetasideaCom­
munityreserveshare.Thisis,infact,anexceptionalandtransitionalar­
rangementwherethespecialallocationkeyselectedcannotbefullyeffective
(l)Thisraterepresentstheprotectiveelementofamixeddutyalsocomprising
afiscalelement(excise).
•/•••

unlessitappliesfromtheverystarttothewholequota;besides,thissystem
ofallocationis"basedontheassumptionthatallquota-shares arelikelyto
heusedupthroughoutthequotaperiodatanapproximately evenrateinpro­
portiontosize.Thisattitudeistobeinterpretedinthelightofthesolu­
tionadoptedbytheCouncilinthematterofintroducingreservesharesfor
tariffquotasundergeneralizedpreferences .Moreover,whenthepossible
needforextendingthismeasureinfutureyearsisconsideredinduecourse,
accountmaybetakenofnewmarkettrendsandexportflowsaffectingthepro-
Furthermore ,anyregulationinthisareamusttakeintoaccountProtocol10
appendedtotheAthensAgreement.Indeed,paragraph3ofthisProtocollays
downinparticularthatthepriorapprovaloftheCouncilofAssociationis
requiredbeforesettingup,infavourofnon-associated thirdcountries,tariff
quotasexceedingayearlyquantity,wheretobaccoisconcerned,of22.000tonnes
Yet,followingtheestablished usageinthecaseofgeneralizedpreferences ,
theproposedquotaisexpressedintermsofunitsofaccount;according,however
tothedataavailableoncurrentpricetrends,thefigureof30millionU.A.
attributedtothequotawouldcorrespondcloselyenoughwiththemaximum
quantityprovidedforundertheProtocol.Moreover,thevalidityoftheProtocol
-savingpossiblerenewal-islinkedwiththedurationofthetransitional
periodoftheAccord,viz.aperiodoftwelveyearsbeginning1November19&2.
Consequently ,asameasureoflegalprecaution ,fortheperiodrunningto31
October1974;itseemsappropriatetolimitimportschargeableagainstthe
quotatothesamemaximumquantityof22.000tonnes.
Theproposedmeasurepaysdueregardtotheinterestsofproducersbothwith­
intheCoEnmnityandwithintheassociatedand"associable"countriesinthe
Mediterranean andAfricanareas.These-withtheexceptionofcertainEast
AfricancountrieswhoareCommonwealth membersandwhqunderProtocol22
appendedtotheActofAccession,enjoytariffstandstilltermsontheBritish
«market-donotsupplytobaccoofthetypecoveredbythismeasure*.'Simulta­
neously,theproposalwouldlargelyalleviatetheriskofanysuddenandir­
reparabledistorsionoftradewhichmightmaterialize onthemarketofthe
UnitedKingdom,tothedetrimentoftheCommonwealth countriesconcerned;at
thesametime,inviewofitslimitedscope,itcouldhardlydomore,inthe'
bestofcases,thanhelpthesecountriestomaintaintheirpresentposition *duct.
(")TheprocedureforinformingtheAssociatedStateslaiddownin
Article15oftheYaoundeConventiQnandArticleIkoftheArusha
Conventionhasbeenactivated.

Proposal for a
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
opening ,alloca-tin ,";andproviding fortheadministration ofaCommunity tariff
rruota forunmanufactured tobacco ofthetype "flue–cured Virginia "ori .'-inatinp -
indeveloping countries
THE COTTWCTL OPTHEEUROPEAN COW^INTTTES ,
Wp.vin «•regard totheTreaty establ 1shin^the "European Ticonomic Oonmmriity ,anfl
inparticular Articles 43and 113thereof ;
Having regard tothe proposal from the Commission ;
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament :
VHerea.s ,wi-thin thecontext ofTWCTAD ,theEuropean Economic Community offered ,
to /rant tariff preferences oncertain processed a^ri cultural product ??of
Chapters 1to2/j.ofthe Common Customs Tariff which originate indeve 1onin ;f
countries ;whereas the preferential treatment proposed inthat offer consists ,
i.nrespect ofcertain foods which are subject tothetrade arrangements laid
down inRe/rulation (EEC)TSTO10^9/^9,ofareduction inthefired component of .
thechar .applicable tosuch foods byvirtue ofthat Pe.p-ula.ti on,and ,inre­
spect of "products which aresubject tothe single customs duty ,ofareduction
insuch duty ;whereas rreferenti •'•1 ireports oftheproducts concerned could be
effected witbotrt rmartitativo restrictions ;whereas itappears appropriate ,
however ,inview ofthe sensitiveness ofthe
tobacco sector n^neral l.y,tolaydown forrawc*unmanufactured tobacco ofthe
"flue-cured Virginia "typ® special conditions consisting inareduction ofthe
customs duty applicable tothat product within the limits ofa.Community tariff
rruota .;
Whereas theoffer made bytheCommunity includes aclause stating that theCom­
munity drew upthe offer ontheassumption that allthemain industrialized
countries which aremembers oftheOECD would participate inprantinp prefe­
rences andwould make similar efforts inthis direction ;whereas ,moreover ,it
isevident from theconclusions worked outinUNCTAD that this offer ,while
beinpr ofatemporary nature ,does notconstitute abinding commitment andtin
particular ,maybewithdrawn wholly orinpart atalater date ;whereas this

possibility may"beadoptedinteraliawithaviewtoremedyinganyunfavourable
situationswhichmightariseintheassociatedcountriesfollowingtheimple­
mentationofthegeneralizedpreference scheme;
Whereas,inthe"JointDeclarationofIntentconcerningthedevelopmentof
traderelationswithCeylon(SriLanka),India,Malaysia,PakistanandSingapore,
theCommunitydeclareditsreadinesstoseeksolutionstotheproblemswhich
mightariseinthefieldoftradeforthecountriesreferredto;whereasfor
severalAsianCommonwealth countriesandparticularlyforIndiathetypeofto­
baccoconcernedisanimportanterportproduct,thetradeinwhichmightsuffer
asaresultofenlargement ;whereastheabove"Declara.tionmentionsthe
generalizedpreferences schemeasasuitablesolutionforproblemsofthiskind
anditseemsappropriate ,therefore,toincludethistypeofunmanufactured to­
baccotmdertheschemeofgeneralizedpreferencesatleastforatransitory
periodofoneyear;
Whereastariffpreferences havebeenappliedfromthesecondhalfof1971
whereasthesepreferences shouldcontinuetobeappliedthroughout 1974?
t
WhereasunderProtocol23totheActconcerningtheconditionsofaccessionand
thepdp-vfcationoftreaties(2)thenewMemberStatesareobligedtoapply,as
fr<">»p1stJanuary1974»theComrmmityschemeofgeneralisedpreferences ;whereas,
however,forcertainproductsofChapters 1to24oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
theschemewouldentail,theamiicationin1974ofcustomsdutieshigherthan
thosetobeappliedbyJ-,hp.rerrFartherStatestothirdcountriesingeneralwider
theprovisionsoftheActaforesaid;whereassucha.situationwouldbeconsonant
neitherwiththespiritofProtocol2^norwiththeverynatureoftheschemeof
generalized'preferen^osj
Whereas,inordertomaintain,inconformitywithProtocol23,a.preferential
marginfortheseproductsalso,itisnecessarytoprovidethatthenewMember
Statesshallapplyontheseproductsreduced ,ratesofdutycalculated ,inrela­
tiontotheratesnormallyapplicabletinderthescheme,accordingtoamethod
derivedfromthatlaiddownbyArticle59oftheActaforesaid;
Whereasitisexpedient,therefore,thattheCommunityshouldsetupintheyear
1974,forraworunmanufactured ,tobaccoofthe"flue-curedVirginia"type,ori­
ginatinginthe.countriesandterritorieslistedinappendix A,aCommunityta­
riffTuotalimitedto30millionunitsofaccount,atacustomsdutyrateof
?.i,withaminimumchargeof14unitsofaccountandamaximumchargeof
(1)O.J.No!..73of27.3.1972,p.195
(2)O.J.HoL.73of27.3.197^P-178 ./•••

3.
1.6.cofaccountperTOOkilorrnmsnetweight;whereas,however,inpur­
suanceofProtocol10concerningalterationstotineCommonCustomsTariff,
appendedtotheAgreementsettingupanAssociation "betweenthe"European^co-
nonicCommunityandGreece,thepriorassentoftheAssociation Councilisre-
miiredduringthetransitional period,viz.until31stOctober1971>f°T
openingofatariffquotainfavourofthirdcountriesnotassociatedwiththe
Community,exceedinginthecaseofunmanufactured tobaccoaquantityof2?.000
metrictonnesperyear;whereasitisnecessarythattheCommunitytakeappro­
priatestepstofacilitateidentification ofthesetypesoftobacco;
Whereasthebenefitofsuchtariffrmotashould "bereservedforproductsori–
jTin^tiririnthecountriesandterritories underconsideration ,theconcentof
"orifinatinflfproducts""bein^determinedinaccordancewiththe-procedurelaid
downinArticle14ofCouncilPeculation (ETCC)No802/68(l)of?7th.J"ne19^8
onthecommondefinitionoftheconceptoftheoriginoffoods;
HhereasitisnecessarytoensureermalandcontinuousaccessforallCommunity
importerstotheaforesaid rmotaand.theuninterrupted application ofthe
ratelaiddownforthisrrootatoallimportsoftheproductsconcernedinto
al1FemberStatesuntiltherrvotaisusedup;whereas,havingrefardtothe
■principlessetoutabove,theCommuni-jjynatureofthermota"canberespected
byallocatingthequotasharesamong :MemberStates;whereas,moreover,
tothisendandinthecontextoftheutilization system,theactualchpr°*5S
againstthe^notsmayre1ateonlytoproducts'-rbichp..vnpresentedforcustoms
clearanceundercoi^rofdec!arationnthattheyhave "been•enteredforhomeuse
andwhicharcaccomrariedbya.certificate oforigin;
"terras,enthe"basisoftheavailablestatisticaldatawhichcoveronlyare–
ls+iw1'!1brief -periodandmustbe''~iHited,inordertomeetwiththeforeseeable
demandinthecourseofthe'quotaperiod,"thepercentagesforthesharesinthe
quotaamountmaybesetoutasfollows:
Germany
France 3,8^
Italy 0.?%
Danemark ?,6%
Ireland 0,8%
UnitedKingdom 80%
(l)O.J.ïïoL1*6of28.6.1968.p.1

T,Fhereas,withoutaffectingtheComnunitynatureofthetariff «~uotewriercon­
stderation,itappearspossibleforthetime"being,toprovideforautili­
zationscheme "basedonasinglen.1locationamon/rtheMemberStates-whereas,
moreover,theallocationsetouthythisReflationinnowaypre.ittdic»sthe
possibilityofadoptingthegeneral •\*'r'"
methodofallocationofCommunitytariffrmotascomprisingthesettingupof
ar^perveshare;whereas,atthistransitional stage,itappearsfeasiblefor
suchallocationtobemadeaccordingtothepercentagessetoutinthetahle
above;
Whereasthepercentages ofthecruotasharesoftheMemberStatesin.theCom­
munitytariffruota,inviewofthedurationandamountsthereof,dcnot
appearinthisinstancetocompromisetheerrualaccessforCommunityimporters
tothesaid Lrruotsjwhereasforthissamereasonitwouldappearex­
pedienttoalloweachMemberStatetochoosethesystemforadministering its
uuotashare;
Whereas,moreover,inordertotakeaccountofthe"provisionsoftheAgreement
withGreece'jitisnecessarythattheCommunityshouldbeinapositiontore-_
sume.levyingofthenormaldutiesassoonasatotalquantityof22.000tonnes
oftheabove-specified tobaccohasbeenchargedagainstthesaidquota.
Whereas,sincetheKingdomof"Belgium,theKingdomoftheNetherlands andthe
Grand-Duchy ofLuyemburr:ereunit^dinandrepresented "bytheBeneluxEconomic
Unionfortheallocationofthetariffmiot?concerned ,anymeasureconcerning
theadministration oftheruotashare,allocatedtothatEconomicUnionmayhe
carriedoutbyanyoneofitsMembers;
j..HASADOPTED .THISREGULATION :
Artirip1
1.""Void1st.Januaryto>1pt"December 197?,aCommunitytarifffnnt"o**?0mil­
lionunitsofaccountshallheopenedhytheEuropeanEconomicCoRtmm''tyfty
theimportsofraworunmanufactured tobaccoofthe"fl.no–curedVirginia"type
includedunderitem?4.01BoftheCommonCustomsTariff.Withinthistariff
ruotathecustomsdutyshallhesuspendedto11.withaminimumchar,"©of
1^twits,ofaecovntandamaximumchargeof16.^unitsofaccountper100k,«r
netweight.

5.
Admissionunderthistariffquotashall "besubjecttotheproductionofacer­
tificateofauthenticity madeoutinsuchamannerasshall"bedetermined "by
thecompetentauthoritiesoftheCommunity.
Tf,however,duringtheperiodrunningfrom1stJanuaryto31stOctober 1°7/1,
thetotalrruantityexpressedinmetrictonneschargedagainsttheConrnniHity
tariffruotamentionedinthefirstsubparagraph shouldreach2?.000tonnes,
theaforesaidsuspensionofdutyshallcease.
"Dcr.marV,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomshallapproximate thedutiesofthei^
nationaltariffschedulestowardstheabove-mentioned preferentialrate,in
accordance withthetiminglaiddowninArticle59oftheAntofAccession .
P.Admissionunderthistariff^notaislimitedtoproductsoriginating in
noimtriesandterritories enumeratedinAppendixA.Importsalreadyentitled
toexemptionfromcustomsdutiesunderotherpreferentialtariffarrangements
conceded "bytheCommunitymaynot,however,hechargedagainstthis
tiiota.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation ,theconceptofori.gi.natin."products
shallhedeterminedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle14
ofRegulation (WO)TTo.80?/68.
TheCommunitytariffruotamentionedinArticle 1shallheallocatedi.nshares
which,foreachMemberState,shallheoftheamountindieated "below.
,nnv 9.loo.000nnitsofaccount
Penelux 1.680.000unitsofaccount
i.l.^o.ooounitsofaccount
Italy 60.000unitsofaccount
Penmark ''80.000unitsofaccount
Ireland P/J0.000unitsofaccount
UnitedTTino-dom 7/1.OOO.OOOunitsofaccount
Article3
1.TheMemberStatesshallensurefreeaccesstotherruotashares .whichhavebeen
Allocatedtothemforimportersoftheproductconcernedwhoareestablished on
theirrespectiveterritories .
2.TheextenttowhichtherruotasharesofMemberStateshavebeenactually

used upshall berecorded onthe "basis ofimports ofthe specified product
which have "been presented ,forcustoms clearance under cover' ofdeclarations
that they have been made available forhome consumption ,onthe "basis ofthecustoms
value oftheproduct concerned ,andwhich areaccompanied "byacertificate of
origin inaccordance with therules referred toinArticle 1(?). For .thepur­
poses ofapplying theprovisions ofArticle 1(l)subparagraph 3,theertent
towhich thenuota-shares have been used upshall also berecorded intonnage .
3.Anitem offoods maymialify foratariff miota only ifthecertificate of
origin referred toinparagraph 2iss/bmitted before thedate onwhich the
levying ofduties isreintroduced .
Arti ele A
Fember States shall inform theCommission atregular intervals ofimports ,of
thespecified product actually charged against their <ruota shares .This infor­
mation shall show both thevalue expressed inunits ofaccount andthequantity
expressed inmetric tonnes .
Once aquantity ,of22.000 metric tonnes isreached atCommunity
level forthespecified tobacco ,originating inthecountries andterritories
listed inAppendix A,andhasbeen charged against theCommunity tariff quota inthe
manner setoutinArticle 1(l)subparagraph 3andinArticle 2(2),thf >Com­
mission shall without delay notify t^eFember States ofthe date onvrhich ,as
aresult ofthis factor ,the charge ofnormal tariff duties istobereintro­
duced .Such notification shall bepublished intheOfficial Journal ofthe
TCuronean Communities .
Ari:"' r*'pr»
Member States andtheCommission shall cooperate closely toseethat therevi­
sions ofthe above Articles are observed .
Ar+irlo 6
This Regulation shall enter into force on1stJanuary 1974 .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
The President

ΑΡΡΞΕΠΙΧ Α.
List ofdeveloping countries enjoying generalized
generalized tariff preferences
Afghanistan
Algeria
Argentine .
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
BarDados
Bhutan
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Burma
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
Colombia
Congo ,People 'sRepublic
Costa Rica .
Cuba
Cyprus
Dahomey
Dominican Republic /TNDEPEN'TMTT COUNTRIES
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Jordan
Kenya
Khmer Republic
Korea (South )
Kuwait
Laos
Le*banon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
of Malagasy Republic
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldive Islands
Ecuador//
Egypt ,Arab Republic of
ElSalvador /
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia /
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guatemala
Guinea
Guyana
HaitiMauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Morocco
Nauru
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
PhillippinesQatar
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Sénégal
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Somalia
Southern Yemen
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Swaziland
Syria
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Uga.nda
United Arab Emirates :
•.Abu .Ehabi
.'Dubai
Ras-al-Xihaimah
......Sharjah
Ajraan
Umm-al –Qaiwain
Pajairah
Upper Volta
Uruguay
Venezuela
Vietnam (South )
Western Samoa
Yemen
Yugoslavia
Zaire
Zambia

COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES
dependent oradministered ,orforwhose external relations
Member States oftheCommunity orthird countries arewholly
orpartly responsible
Afars andIssas (Territory ofthe)
Angola (including Cabinda )
Bernruda
British Honduras
British Indian Ocean Territories (Chagos Archipelago ^DesRoches )
British Pacific Ocean (Territories under thejurisdiction of"theWestern Pacific High
Commission )(l)
Brunei
Ca.pe Verde Islands
Cayman Islands andDependencies
Comoro Archpelago
Cook Islands
Falkland Islands (Malvinas )and Dependencies
French Polynesia
French Southern and Antarctic Territories
Gibraltar
Hong Kong
Macao
Mozambique
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia and Dependencies
Pacific Islands administered bytheUnited States ofAmerica orunder United States
trusteeship (2)
Papua-New Guinea
Portuguese Guinea
Portuguese Timor
StHelena (including Ascension ,Gough Island ,andTristan daCunha .)
Saint Pierre andMiquelon
SaoTome andPrincipe
Seychelles (including Amirantes )
Sikkim
Spanish territories inAfrica
Surinam
Territories forwhich NewZealand isresponsible (Niue Island ,Tokelau Islands )
Turks and Caicos Islands
Virgin Islands "oftheUnited States (StCroix ,StThomas ,StJohn etc.)
wall isand Futuna Islands
West Indies (3)
Note :Theabove lists maybeamended subsequently totake account ofchanges inthe
international status ofcountries orterritories
Gilbert andEllice Islands ,British Solomon Islands ,NewHebrides Condominium ,Canton ,
Enderbury and Pi"fccairn Islands .
2ThePacific Islands administered bytheUnited States ofAmerican include :Guam ,
American Samoa (including Swain 'sIsland ),Midway Islands ,Johnston andSand Islands ,
Wake Island andtheTrust Territory ofthePacific Islands (theCarolines ,Marianas and
Marshall Islands ).
^Leeward Islands (Antigua ,Monstserrat ,StKitts–Nevis–Anguil la,British Virgin Islands
Windward Islands (Dominica ,Grenada ,St.Lucia ,St.Vincent ).