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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0M(92) 124 final 
Brussels, 31 March 1992 
y&' Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
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applying supplementary generalized tariff preferences in respect of certain 
products originating in countries benefiting from generalized preferences 
and sold at Imports fairs organized in the Community 
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Explanatory memorandum 
The overseas imports fair "Partners in Progress" has been held 
every year in Berlin since 1962. The fair focuses on products exported 
by developing countries. For several years the Community has provided 
support for this initiative, both to assist the developing countries 
with trade promotion in general and also to take account of the unique 
situation of BerI in. 
Last year the Council approved a Commission proposal for an "ad 
hoc" Regulation, authorizing supplementary generalized tariff 
preferences for certain products originating in developing countries 
and sold at the Berlin Fair (Regulation (EEC) No 1004/91 of 22 April 
1991, 0J No L 105, p.1). 
In a letter dated 19 December 1991, the German government asked 
the Commission again to present a proposal to the Council granting 
supplementary generalized tariff preferences to developing countries 
for goods which are the subject of contracts for sale in the course of 
the fair. 
Since, however, Berlin's situation is no longer the exception 
that it was in the past the Commission is of the opinion that the 
advantages of these supplementary preferences, which are in general 
still necessary, should not be confined solely to the Berlin Fair and 
that they should therefore be opened to all fairs seeking a similar 
objective in the Community and fulfilling the same criteria with regard 
to the products exhibited. 
Such is the purpose of this proposal for a Regulation. 
Draft proposal for a 
Council Regulation (EEC) No, 
of 1992 
applying supplementary generalized tariff preferences in respect of certain 
products originating in countries benefiting from generalized preferences 
and sold at imports fairs organized in the Community 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 
and in particular Article 113 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas fairs are organized in the Community with a view to promoting 
partnership between economic operators from developing countries and from 
industrialized countries at commercial, industrial or technological level 
and improving the access to world markets of products originating in 
countries benefiting from generalized preferences; 
Whereas, in view of the aims of these fairs, certain measures should be 
taken in the field of generalized preferences; 
Whereas, in accordance with the offer made in the context of the United 
Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the Community opened 
generalized preferences commencing in 1971 and most recently under 
Regulations (EEC) No 3831/901 and (EEC) No 3832/902 extended in 1992 by 
Regulation (EEC) No 35873 and in particular in respect of finished and 
semi-finished industrial and textile products originating in countries 
benefiting from generalized preferences; 
Whereas, certain products covered by the system of quotas, ceilings or 
other tariff measures, being the subject of contracts for sale in the 
course of these fairs, might not be able to benefit from the preferences if 
the allocated tariff quotas or fixed duty-free amounts are used up or the 
collection of customs duties are re-established for products subject to 
ceiling limits before the opening date of the abovementioned fairs; whereas 
1 OJ No L 370, 31.12.1990, p.1. 
2 0J No L 370, 31.12.1990, p.39. 
3 OJ No L 341, 12.12.1991. p.1. 
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it is important to provide additional latitude to countries benefiting from 
generalized preferences to enable them to benefit from the generalized 
tariff preferences for products being the subject of contracts for sale at 
these fairs; whereas, however, this latitude should be limited to 15% of 
the levels of the tariff measures applicable for each product or group of 
products under the abovementioned annual Regulations, and should be opened 
within the framework of fixed amounts, with a maximum of 5% per fair; 
Whereas the supplementary preferences should be shared out equally among 
fairs, the list of which has been drawn up by the Commission; 
Whereas, without prejudice to the specific provisions of this Regulation, 
the application of the provisions of the annual Regulations regarding 
generalized tariff preferences and, in particular, in respect of the 
beneficiary countries and the concept of originating products should be 
applied to the supplementary preferences in question; 
Whereas it is appropriate, however, to exclude from the scope of this 
Regulation certain products originating in particular beneficiary 
countries; 
Whereas declarations of release into free circulation submitted with a view 
to the importation of the products in question should be accompanied by the 
certificate of origin and the contract concluded at the relevant fair, the 
latter certified by the competent authorities of the Member State where it 
is held; 
Whereas the authorities of the Member States must ensure that certification 
of the contracts concluded at fairs held on their territory do not exceed 
the authorized supplementary quantities; 
Whereas the method of administration adopted requires close cooperation 
between the Member States and the Commission, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
1. From 1 June 1992 to 31 December 1993, supplementary Community tariff 
preferences shall be opened, subject to Article 4, for the importation of 
products: 
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- mentioned in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3831/91, extended in 1992 by 
Regulation (EEC) No 3587/91, or 
- mentioned in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, extended 
in 1992 by Regulation (EEC) No 3587/91, 
provided these products originate in one of the countries or territories 
benefiting from the preferences referred to in the Annexes to those 
Regulations and have been exhibited by the exporting countries at one of 
the fairs referred to in Article 2 and they have been the subject of sales 
contracts. 
2. The supplementary preferences referred to in paragraph 1 shall be, for 
all the fairs referred to in Article 2, 15% of the quota, ceiling or 
duty-free amounts fixed for each product or group of products in 
Regulations (EEC) No 3831/90 and (EEC) No 3832/90. The accordingly fixed 
supplementary preferences shall be divided into equal shares among each of 
the fairs referred to in Article 2, each share not exceeding 5% of the 
abovementioned quota, ceiling or fixed duty-free amounts. 
3. Within the framework of the supplementary preferences referred to in 
paragraph 1, the Common Customs Tariff shall be totally suspended. 
Application of the tariff preferences shall be subject to submission of a 
certificate of origin, Form A, and the contract. 
4. The supplementary preferences referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 
administered in fixed duty-free amounts. 
5. Within the limits of the supplementary preferences referred to in 
paragraph 1, the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall apply 
customs duties conforming to the relevant provisions of the Act of 
Accession, and the relevant Regulations. 
Article 2 
1. The fairs benefiting from supplementary preferences must be import 
trade promotion fairs designed to promote partnership between economic 
operators from developing countries and from industrialized countries at 
commercial, industrial or technological level. They must aim to bring 
together representative exhibitors of a group of developing countries and 
present a range of products from those countries covering most of the goods 
entitled to generalized preferences. 
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2. The Member States shall notify the Commission not later than 
30 April 1992 of the names of the fairs applying for the benefits afforded 
by this Regulation and fulfilling the conditions referred to in 
paragraph 1. The complete list of beneficiary fairs and the share of the 
supplementary preferences allocated to each of them shall be drawn up by 
the Commission and published in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities, C series 
Article 3 
1. Declarations of the release into free circulation of the products in 
question must be accompanied by the certificate of origin and by the 
contract concluded at the relevant fair, the latter certified by the 
competent authorities of the Member States where it is held. 
2. The competent authorities of the Member State concerned shall ensure 
that the total amount covered by certified contracts does not exceed the 
limits fixed in Article 1(2) and Article 2. 
Article 4 
Those provisions of Regulations (EEC) No 3831/90 and (EEC) No 3832/90 
relating to the application of generalized tariff preferences which concern 
beneficiary countries and the concept of originating products shall be 
applicable. 
Article 5 
The following shall be excluded from the benefits afforded by this 
Regulat ion: 
- textile products falling within categories 1, 2-, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 
appearing in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 and originating in 
countries subject to the Community tariff quotas allocated as indicated 
in the said Annex, 
- products appearing in the Annex to this Regulation and originating in 
the countries indicated. 
Article 6 
The authorities of the Member State concerned shall forward to the 
Commission, not more than seven days after the end of the fair, a list of 
certified contracts indicating the nature and value or the quantity, 
whichever is appropriate, of the goods in question and the names and 
addresses of the exporters and importers. The Commission shall send a copy 
of this list to the authorities of the other Member States. 
Article 7 
Member States shall forward to the Commission, within two weeks following 
the end of each quarter, the list of the amounts charged during the 
reference quarter in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation. 
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Article 8 
Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure 
compliance with this Regulation. 
Article 9 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in 
a 11 Member States. 
Done at .... ... 
For the CounciI 
The President 
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ANNEX 
List of products/countries excluded from the benefit of this Regulation 
Order 
No 
10.0110 CN code 
2902 50 00 Description 
Styrenc Country 
concerned 
Saudi Arabia 
10.0240 
10.040(1 
10.0440 
10.0480 
10.0510 
10.0520 
10.0560 2921 19 30 lsopropylamine and its salts 
3102 10 10 
3806 10 10 
3923 21 00 
4011 1000 
4011 20 00 
4011 3090 
4011 91 00 
401199 00 
4012 1090 
4012 20 90 
4012 90 10 
40129090 
4013 10 10 
4013 1090 
4013 9090 
4104 10 95 
4104 1099 
4104 31 11 
410431 19 
4104 31 30 
4104 31 90 
4104 39 10 
4104 39 90 
4202 12 II 
4202 12 19 
4202 22 10 
4202 32 10 
4202 92 11 
4202 92 15 
4202 92 19 Romania 
Urea containing more than 45 % by weight of nitrogen on the dry anhy­
drous product 
Resin, obtained from fresh oleoresins 
Sacks and bags (including cones) 
— Of polymers of ethylene 
Other pneumatic tyres and tubes 
Leather of bovine or equine animals, without hair on, other than leather 
falling within CN code 4108 or 4109 
— Whole bovine skin leather, of a unit surface area not exceeding 2H square 
feet (2,6 nv) 
Other 
— — — Otherwise prepared 
— Other bovine leather and equine leather, parchment-dressed or prepared 
after tanniru; 
Trunks, suit-cases, vanity cases, executive 
cases, briefcases, school satchels and simi­
lar containers 
— With outer surface of plastics or of tex­
tile materials 
In the form of plastic sheeting 
Handbags, whether or not with shoulder 
straps, including those without handles 
— With outer surface of plastic sheeting or 
of textile materials 
Of plastic sheeting 
Articles of kind normally carried in the 
pocket or in the handbag 
— With outer surface of plastic sheeting or 
of textile materials 
Of plastic sheeting 
Other, with outer surface of plastic sheeting 
or of textile materials 
— Of plastic sheeting; 
_ _ Travelling-bags, toilet bags, rucksacks and sports bags 
— — Musical instrument cases 
Other Libya 
China 
Hong Kong 
Singapore 
South Kor«o 
Bia/il 
India 
PakJ »t on 
South Kor«a 
2. 
Ordcr 
No 
10.0570 
10.0580 
10.0590 
10.0630 
10.0660 CN code 
4202 11 10 
4202 11 90 
4202 12 91 
4202 12 99 
4202 19 91 
4202 19 99 
4202 21 00 
4202 22 90 
4202 29 00 
4202 31 00 
4202 32 90 
4202 39 00 
4202 91 10 
4202 91 50 
4202 91 90 
4202 92 91 
4202 92 95 
4202 92 99 
4202 99 10 
4202 99 90 
4203 10 00 
4203 2100 
4203 29 91 
4203 29 99 
4203 30 00 
4203 40 00 
4203 29 10 Description 
Trunks, suit-cases, vanity cases, executive cases, briel cases, school satchels 
and similar containers 
— With outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of patent leather 
— With outer surface of plastics or of textile materials 
— — Of other materials, including vulcanized fibre 
Other 
Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag 
— With outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of patent leather 
— With outer surface of plastic shecting or of textile materials 
— — Of textile materials 
Other 
Other 
— With outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of patent leather 
— With outer surface of plastic sheeting or of textile materials 
— Other 
— — Musical instrument cases 
Other Country 
concerned 
Brazil 
China 
Hong Kong 
Ind i a 
Paki atan 
South Koreo 
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, 
of leather or of composition leather, exclud-
ing gloves, mittens, and mitts, protective for 
ail trades China 
Ind i a 
Pak i a ton 
Phi Iipp i nea 
ThoiI and 
4412 
4420.90 11 
4420 90 19 
6401 
6402 
10.0670 6403 
10.0680 6404 
6405 90 10 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, 
of leather or composition leather 
— Gloves, mittens and mitts 
Other 
Protective for ail trades 
Flywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood 
Wood marquetry 
and tnlaid wood 
Waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or of plastics, the 
uppers of which are neither fixed to the sole nor assembled by stitching, 
riveting, nailing, screwing, plugging or similar processes 
Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics 
Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather 
and upjiers of leather 
Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather, 
and uppers of textiles materials 
Other footwear, with outer soles cl rubber, of plastics, of leather or of 
composition leather Ch i no 
I nd i a 
Paki a tan 
Phi I 1 pp i nea 
ThoIt and 
Brazil 
Indonesia 
Malaysia 
Singapore 
South Korea 
Ch ina 
Hong Kong 
I ndone a i a 
Ph i I i pp i ne a 
Sou t h Ko reo 
Tha i I and 
Brazil 
Ch i no 
Hong Kong 
Indone a i o 
Phi I i pp i ne a 
South Korea 
Tho i t and 
Ch 1 na 
Hong Kong 
Indonesi a 
Phi I i pp i nea 
South Koreo 
Tho i 1 and 
Order 
No 
10.0690 
10.0700 
10.0720 
10.0740 
10.0750 
10.0770 
10.0800 
14.0950 
10.0980 CN code 
6405 10 90 
6405 20 91 
6405 20 99 
6405 90 90 
6601 
6911 
6912 00 50 
6913 
7013 
7117 19 10 
7117 1991 
7117 1999 
ex 7117 9000 
821110 00 
8211 SI 30 
8211 SI 80 
821192 90 
8211 93 90 
8414 10 30 
8414 10 50 
8414 10 90 
8414 20 91 
8414 20 99 
8414 30 30 
8414 30 91 
8414 30 99 
8414 40 10 
8414 40 90 
8414 80 21 
8414 80 29 
8414 80 31 
8414 80 39 
8414 80 41 
8414 80 49 
84)4 80 60 
8414 80 71 
8414 80 79 
8414 80 90 Description 
Other footwear, with outer soles of other materials 
Umbrellas and sun umbrellas (including walking-stick umbrellas, garden 
umbrellas and similar umbrellas) 
Tableware, kitchenware, other household 
articles and toilet articles, of porcelain or 
china 
Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other 
household articles and toilet articles, of 
earthenware or fine pottery 
Statuettes and other ornamental ceramic 
articles 
Glassware of a -kind used for table, kit­
chen, toilet, office, indoor decoration or 
similar purposes (other than that of heading 
No 7010 or 7018) 
Imitation jewellery 
— Of base metal, whether or not plated 
with precious metal 
Others 
— Others excluding imitation jewellery of 
leather or composition leather or of 
wood 
Knives with<utting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other 
than knives falling within CN code 8208, excluding knives with handles of 
base metal 
Air or vacuum pumps and air or gas compressors Country 
concerned 
China 
•Hong Kong 
China 
Hong Kong 
South Korea 
China 
South Kor«a 
Ch ina 
India 
South Korea 
Hong Kong 
Brazil 
Singapore 
4. 
Order 
No 
10.0990 
10.1010 CN code 
8452 10 11 
8452 10 19 
8452 10 90 
8452 21 00 
8452 29 00 Description 
Sewing machines, other than book-sewing machines falling within CN code 
8440 
8471 10 90 
84712040 
8471 20 50 
847120 60 
8471 2090 
84719140 
847191 50 
84719160 
847191 90 
847192 90 
847193 40 
847193 50 
847193 60 
847193 90 
8471 99 10 
847199 30 
847199 90 Country 
concerned 
Brazil 
Automatic data-processing machines and 
units thereof; magnetic or optical readers, 
machines for transcribing data into data 
media in code form, machines for process­
ing such data, not elsewhere specified or in­
cluded, other than for use in civil aircraft South Korea 
10.1052 8521 Video recording or reproducing apparatus South Korea 
10.1053 
10.1055 8523 
8524 Prepared unrecorded media for sound re­
cording or similar recording of other pheno­
mena other than products of Chapter 37 
Records, tapes and other recorded media 
for sound or other similarly recorded phen­
omena, including matrices and masters for 
the production of records but excluding 
products of Chapter 37 Sou t h Koreo 
8528 10 40 
8528 10 50 
8528 10 71 
8528 10 73 
8528 10 75 
8528 10 78 Television receivers (including video monitors and video projectors) whether 
or not combined in the same housing, with radio-broadcast receivers or 
sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus 
— Colour 
— — Television projection equipment 
— Apparatus incorporating a videophonic recorder or reproducer 
— — Television receivers with integral tube Hong Kong 
Singapore 
Sou t h Ko reo 
5. 
Order 
No 
10.1060 CN code 
8527 11 10 
8527 11 90 
8527 21 10 
8527 21 90 
8527 29 00 
8527 31 10 
8527 31 91 
8527 31 99 
8527 32 90 
8527 39 10 
8527 39 91 
8527 39 99 
8527 90 91 
8527 90 99 
8528 10 61 
8528 10 69 
8528 10 80 
8528 10 91 
8528 10 98 
8528 20 20 
8528 20 71 
8528 20 73 
8528 20 79 
8528 20 91 
8528 20 99 
8529 10 20 
8529 10 31 
8529 10 39 
8529 10 40 
8529 10 50 
8529 10 70 
8.529 10 90 
8529 90 70 
8529 90 98 Description 
Reception apparatus for radio-telephony, radio-telegraphy ot radio­
broadcasting, whether or not combined in the same housing with recording 
or reproducing apparatus or a clock Country 
concerned 
Television receivers (including video monitors and video projectors), 
whether or not combined in the same housing with radiobroadcast 
receivers or sound or video recording or reproduction apparatus, excluding 
video recording or reproducing apparatus incorporating a video tuner and 
goods falling within CN codes 8528 10 50, 8528 10 71, 8528 10 73, 
8528 10 75, 8528 10 78 and 8528 10 40 Hong Kong 
Singapore 
South Korea 
10.1094 8540 11 10 
8540 11 30 
8540 11 50 
8540 11 80 Cathode-ray television picture tubes includ­
ing video monitor cathode-ray tubes 
— Colour South Korea 
10.1110 8540 91 00 
8540 99 00 
8541 
8541 
8.541 
8541 
8 541 
8541 
8541 
8541 
8541 
8541 
8541 
8541 
8541 
8542 10 10 
1091 
10 99 
21 10 
71 90 
79 10 
29 90 
30 10 
30 90 
40 10 
50 10 
50 90 
90 00 Thcrmonic, cold cathode or photocathode valves and tubes 
- Parts 
Diodes, transistors, and similar semiconductor devices, light emitting diodes Hong Kong 
Singapore 
Electric integrated circuits and microassemblies 
Order 
No 
10.1120 
10.1300 CN code 
8703 21 10 
8703 22 11 
8703 22 19 
8703 23 11 
8703 23 19 
8703 31 10 
8703 32 11 
8703 32 19 
ex 8703 33 11 
ex 8703 33 19 
ex 8703 90 90 
9503 Description 
Motor vehicles, new, of a cylinder capacity 
not exceeding 3 000 cm3 
Other toys, reduced size (scale) models and 
similar recreational models working or not, 
puzzles of all sorts Count iy 
concerned 
Ma 1 ay*i o 
Roman i a 
South Korea 
South Korea 

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