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DRAFT DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS 
OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COM­
MUNITY, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL, 
of... 
applying for 1989 the generalized tariff preferences for certain steel products originating 
in developing countries 
(88/C 302/04) 
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 1989, the customs 
duties applicable to the products listed in Annexes I 
and II shall be totally suspended within the framework 
of tariff quotas and ceilings. 
Spain and Portugal shall apply on the imports of prod­
ucts referred to above the customs duties established in 
accordance with Articles 178 and 365 of the 1985 Act of 
Accession. 
2. The arrangements provided for in paragraph 1 shall 
apply solely: 
— to each of the countries or territories listed in col­
umn 4 of Annex I against each category of products 
listed in columns 2 and 3, 
— to each of the other countries or territories listed in 
Annex III, with the exception of Romania, for the 
same categories of products, 
— to each of the countries or territories listed in 
Annex III for the other categories of products in 
Annex II, 
subject to observance of the concept of originating 
products. 
However, the Community preference arrangements 
applicable to Yugoslavia shall result exclusively from 
the provisions contained in the Agreement with that 
country concerning ECSC products ('). 
3. The preferences granted by this Decision are sus­
pended, on a temporary basis, for products originating 
in the Republic of Korea. 
4. Preferential entry as provided for in this Decision 
shall be subject to conformity with the definition of the origin of products adopted in accordance with the pro­
cedure laid down in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) 
No 802/68 (2) and contained in Regulation (EEC) 
No 693/88 (3). 
5. 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 I 
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 I 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 indivi­
dual 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 cir­
culation, 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 (4). 
Article 4 
Each Member State shall reintroduce the levying of 
duties which have been suspended in respect of a coun­
try or territory listed in column 4 of Annex I as soon as 
it finds that the charges against its national quota of the 
products concerned originating in that country or terri-
(') OJ No L41, 14. 2. 1983, p. 113; OJ No L 237, 27. 8. 1983, 
p. I. (2) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 1. 
O OJ No L 77, 22. 3. 1988, p. 1. 
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tory have reached the amount laid down in column 6 of 
Annex I. 
SECTION II 
Provisions concerning the administration of the 
Community tariff ceilings relating to the products listed 
in Annexes I and II 
Article 5 
Subject to Articles 6 and 7, the preferential tariff ceiling 
arrangements shall be accorded: 
— for products in Annex I, to each of the countries or 
territories listed in Annex III, other than Romania 
and those which may be listed in column 4 of 
Annex I, within the limits of the amounts specified 
in column 7 of Annex I, against each category of 
products, 
— for products in Annex II, to the countries or territo­
ries listed in Annex III, considered individually, 
within the limits of a Community ceiling corres­
ponding to 102 % of the highest maximum amount 
valid for 1980 under each of the preferential ceilings 
opened for that year. 
Article 6 
1. As soon as the individual ceilings fixed or calcu­
lated 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 prod­
ucts 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 Com­
munity and directly applicable in each Member State. 
This notification shall be published in the Offical Jour­
nal of the European Communities. 
3. However, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the 
countries listed in Annex IV. 
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 ceil­
ings as and when the products are entered for free cir­
culation, on the basis of the customs value of the said 
products, and are accompanied by a certificate of ori­
gin in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 1 
(4). 
2. For the purposes of the application of this Deci­
sion, the rates of conversion into national currencies of 
the value in ecu in which the preferential amounts are 
expressed shall be those fixed on 1 October 1988 and 
they shall remain in force from 1 January to 31 Decem­
ber 1989 ('). 
3. An amendment to the list of beneficiaries, in parti­
cular 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 Statisti­
cal Office of the European Communities the relevant 
statistical data for the products entered for free circula­
tion in the quarter concerned under generalized prefer­
ential treatment in accordance with the provisions of 
the present Decision. This data, transmitted according 
to the codes of the combined nomenclature and, where 
applicable, of the Taric, shall show the country of ori­
gin, value, quantity and any supplementary units as 
defined by Regulations (EEC) No 1736/75 (2) and 
(EEC) No 3367/87 (3). 
2. However, in the case of products in Annex I sub­
ject to quotas, the Member States shall, by the eleventh 
day of each month at the latest, forward to the Com­
mission 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 
these lists of charges to the Commission every 10 days; 
C1) OJNoC... 
O OJ No L 183, 14. 7. 1975, p. 3. 
(•') OJ No L 321, 11. 11. 1987, p. 3. 
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these lists shall be forwarded within five days of the Article 12 
end of each 10-day period. 
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 1989. Article 10 
The Member States shall, in close cooperation with the 
Commission, take all necessary measures to ensure that Done at Brussels,... 
this Decision is applied. 
Article 11 The President 
The Member States shall take all measures necessary 
for the implementation of this Decision. 
No C 302/126 Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 11. 88 
ANNEX I 
List of products subject to zero duty Community preferential tariff quotas and ceilings (a) 
Order 
No 
(1) 
60.0010 
60.0020 
(*) CN 
code 
(2) 
7207 11 19 
7207 12 11 
7207 12 19 
7207 20 15 
7207 20 31 
7207 20 33 
7208 11 00 
7208 12 10 
7208 12 91 
7208 12 99 
7208 13 10 
7208 13 91 
7208 13 99 
7208 14 10 
7208 14 90 
7208 21 10 
7208 2190 
7208 22 10 
7208 22 91 
7208 22 99 
7208 23 10 
7208 23 91 
7208 23 99 
7208 24 10 
7208 24 90 Description 
(3) 
Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy 
steel 
— Containing by weight less than 0,25 % of 
carbon 
Of rectangular (including square) 
cross-section, the width measuring less 
than twice the thickness 
Rolled or obtained by continuous 
casting 
Other 
Other, of rectangular (other than 
square) cross-section 
Rolled or obtained by continuous 
casting 
— Containing by weight 0,25 % or more of 
carbon 
Of rectangular (including square) 
cross-section, the width measuring less 
than twice the thickness 
Rolled or obtained by continuous 
casting 
Other, containing by weight 
0,25 % or more but less than 
0,6 % of carbon 
Of rectangular (other than square) 
cross-section 
Rolled or obtained by continous 
casting 
Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy 
steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-
rolled, not clad, plated or coated 
— In coils, not further worked than hot-
rolled, of a thickness of less than 3 mm 
and having a minimum yield point of 
275 MPa or of a thickness of 3 mm or 
more and having a minimum yield point 
of 355 Mpa 
— Other, in coils, not further worked than 
hot-rolled Community tariff quotas 
Beneficiary 
countries or 
territories 
(4) 
Brazil 
South Korea 
Venezuela Individual 
quota amount 
(ECU) 
(5) 
3 237 451 Amount of 
shares allo­
cated to Member 
States 
(ECU) 
(6) 
BNL 310 795 
DK 148 923 
D 809 363 
E 236 334 
GR 58 274 
F 563 316 
IRL 16 187 
I 427 344 
P 45 324 
UK 621 591 Ceilings 
Individual 
ceiling for 
countries 
or territories 
other than 
those under 
column 4 
(ECU) 
(7) 
3 324 600 
3 237 451 
(a) Preferences are not granted in respect of the products, marked with an asterisk, originating in China. 
28. 11. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 302/127 
(i) 
60.0020 
(cont'd) (2) 
7211 12 10 
7211 19 10 
7211 22 10 
7211 29 10 (3) 
Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy 
steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not 
clad, plated, or coated 
— Not further worked than hot-rolled of a 
thickness of less than 3 mm and having a 
minimum yield point of 275 MPa or of a 
thickness of 3 mm or more and having a 
minimum yield point of 355 Mpa 
Other, of a thickness of 4,75 mm or 
more 
Of a width exceeding 500 mm 
Other 
of a width exceeding 500 mm 
— Other, not further worked than hot-rolled 
Other, of a thickness of 4,75 mm or 
more 
Of a width exceeding 500 mm 
Other (4) (5) (6) (7) 
60.0030 
(*) 7207 19 15 
7207 20 55 
7213 10 00 
7213 31 00 
3213 39 00 
7213 41 00 
7213 49 00 
7214 20 00 
7214 40 10 
72144091 
7214 40 99 
7214 50 10 
7214 50 91 
7214 50 99 Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy 
steel 
— Containing by weight less than 0,25 % of 
carbon 
Other 
Of circular or polygonal cross-
section 
Rolled or obtained by contin-
ous casting 
Other 
— Containing by weight 0,25 % or more of 
carbon 
Of circular or polygonal cross-section 
Rolled or obtained by continous 
casting 
Other 
Containing by weight 0,25 % 
or more but less than 0,6 % of 
carbon 
Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly 
wound coils of iron or non-alloy steel 
— Containing identations, ribs, grooves or 
other deformations produced during the 
rolling process 
— Other, containing by weight less than 
0,25 % of carbon 
— Other, containing by weight 0,25 % or 
more but less than 0,6 % of carbon 
Other bars and rods of other alloy steel, not 
further worked than forged hot-rolled, hot-
drawn or hot-extruded but including those 
twisted after rolling 
— Containing indentations, ribs, grooves, or 
other deformations produced during the 
rolling process or twisted after rolling 
— Other, containing by weight less than 
0,25 % of carbon 
— Other, containing by weight 0,25 % or 
more but less than 0,6 % of carbon Argentina 
Brazil 
Venezuela 2 006 493 BNL 
DK 
D 
E 
GR 
F 
IRL 
I 
P 
UK 192 623 
92 299 
501 623 
146 474 
36 117 
349 130 
10 032 
264 857 
28 091 
385 247 2 006 493 
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(1) 
60.0030 
(cont'd) 
60.0040 
60.0050 
(*) (2) 
7215 90 10 
7228 80 90 
7207 19 31 
7207 20 71 
7216 10 00 
7216 21 00 
7216 22 00 
7216 31 00 
7216 32 00 
7216 33 00 
7216 40 10 
7216 40 90 
7216 50 10 
7216 50 90 
7216 90 10 
7301 10 00 
7208 32 10 
7208 32 30 
7208 32 51 
7208 32 59 
7208 32 91 
7208 32 99 
7208 33 10 
7208 33 91 
7208 33 99 
7208 34 10 
7208 34 90 
7208 35 10 (3) 
Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel 
— Other 
Hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded not 
further worked than clad 
Other bars and rods of other alloy steel, an­
gles, shapes and sections of other alloy steel 
— Hollow drill bars and rods 
Of non-alloy steel 
Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy 
steel 
— Containing by weight less than 0,25 % of 
carbon 
Other 
Blanks for angles, shapes and sec­
tions 
Rolled or obtained by contin­
uous casting 
— Containing by weight 0,25 % or more of 
carbon 
Blanks for angles, shapes and sections 
Rolled or obtained by continous 
casting 
Angles, shapes and sections of iron of non-
alloy steel 
— U, I or H sections, not further worked 
than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of 
a height of less than 80 mm 
— L or T sections, not further worked than 
hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded of a 
height of less than 80 mm 
— U, I or H sections, not further worked 
than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded of 
a height of 80 mm or more 
— L or T sections, not further worked than 
hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a 
height of 80 mm or more 
— Other angles, shapes and sections, not fur­
ther worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or 
extruded 
— Other 
Hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, not 
further worked than clad 
Sheet piling of iron or steel, whether or not 
drilled, ponched or made from assembled 
elements, welded angles, shapes and sec­
tions, of iron or steel 
— Sheet piling 
Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy 
steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-
rolled, not clad, plated or coated 
— Not in coils, not further worked than hot-
rolled, of a thickness of less than 3 mm 
and having a minimum yield point of 
275 MPa or of a thickness of 3 mm or 
more and having a minimum yield point 
of 355 MPa 
Other, of a thickness exceeding 10 mm (4) 
Argentina 
Brazil 
South Korea (5) 
5 500 000 (6) 
BNL 528 000 
DK 253 000 
D 1 375 000 
E 401 500 
GR 99 000 
F 957 000 
IRL 27 500 
I 726 000 
P 77 000 
UK 1 056 000 (7) 
1 908 900 
6 276 000 
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(2) (3) 
7208 35 91 
7208 35 93 
7208 35 99 
7208 42 10 
7208 42 30 
7208 42 51 
7208 42 59 
7208 42 91 
7208 42 99 
7208 43 10 
7208 43 91 
7208 43 99 
7208 44 10 
7208 44 90 
7208 45 10 
7208 45 91 
7208 45 93 
7208 45 99 
7208 90 10 
7209 12 10 
7209 12 90 
7209 13 10 
7209 13 90 
7209 14 10 
7209 14 90 
7209 22 10 
7209 22 90 
7209 23 10 
7209 23 90 
7209 24 10 
7209 24 91 
7209 24 99 
7209 32 10 
7209 32 90 
7209 33 10 
7209 33 90 
7209 34 10 
7209 34 90 
7209 42 10 
7209 42 90 
7209 43 10 
7209 43 90 
7209 44 10 
7209 44 90 
7209 90 10 Other, of a thickness of 4,75 mm or 
more but not exceeding 10 mm 
Other, of a thickness of 3 mm or more 
but less than 4,75 mm 
Other, of a thickness of less than 3 mm 
Other, not in coils, not further worked 
than hot-rolled 
Other, of a thickness exceeding 10 mm 
Other, of a thickness of 4,75 mm or 
more but not exceeding 10 mm 
Other, of a thickness of 3 mm or more 
but less than 4,75 mm 
Other, of a thickness of less than 3 mm 
— Other 
Not further worked than surface-treat­
ed or simply cut into shapes other than 
rectangular (including square) 
Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel 
of a width of 600 mm or more, cold-rolled 
(cold-reduced) not clad, plated, not coated 
— In coils, not further worked than cold-
rolled (cold-reduced) of a thickness of less 
than 3 mm and having a minimum yield 
point of 275 MPa or of a thickness of 
3 mm or more and having a minimum 
yield point of 355 MPa 
Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less 
than 3 mm 
Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but 
not exceeding 1 mm 
Of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm 
— Other, in coils not further worked than 
cold-rolled (cold reduced) 
Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less 
than 3 mm 
Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but 
not exceeding 1 mm 
Of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm 
— Not in coils, not further worked than 
cold-rolled (cold-reduced) of a thickness 
of less than 3 mm and having a minimum 
yield point of 275 MPa or of a thickness 
of 3 mm or more and having a minimum 
yield point of 355 MPa 
Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less 
than 3 mm 
Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but 
not exceeding 1 mm 
Of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm (4) (5) (6) (7) 
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(i) 
60.0050 
(cont'd) (2) 
7210 11 10 
7210 12 11 
7210 12 19 
7210 20 10 
721031 10 
7210 39 10 
721041 10 
7210 49 10 
7210 50 10 
7210 60 11 
7210 60 19 
7210 70 11 
7210 70 19 
72109031 
7210 90 33 
7210 90 35 
7210 90 39 (3) 
— Other, not in coils, not further worked 
than cold-rolled (cold-reduced) 
Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but not 
exceeding 3 mm 
Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but 
not exceeding 1 mm 
Of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm 
— Other 
Not further worked than surface-treat­
ed or simply cut into shapes other than 
rectangular (including square) 
Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy 
steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, clad, 
plated or coated 
— Plated or coated with tin 
Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more 
Not further worked than surface-
treated or simply cut into shapes 
other than rectangular (including 
square) 
Of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm 
Not further worked than surface-
treated or simply cut into shapes 
other than rectangular (including 
square) 
— Plated or coated with lead, including 
terne-plate 
Not further worked than surface treat­
ed or simply cut into shapes other than 
rectangular (including square) 
— Electrolitically plated or coated with zinc 
Of steel of a thickness of less than 
3 mm and having a minimum yield 
point of 275 MPa or a thickness of 
3 mm or more and having a minimum 
yield point of 355 MPa 
Not further worked than surface-
treated or simply cut into shapes 
other than rectangular (including 
square) 
Other 
Not further worked than surface-
treated or simply cut into shapes 
other than rectangular (including 
square) 
— Otherwise plated or coated with zinc 
Corrugated 
Not further worked than surface-
treated or simply cut into shapes 
other than rectangular (including 
square) 
Other 
Not further worked than surface-
treated or simply cut into shapes 
other than rectangular (including 
square) 
— Plated or coated with chromium oxides or 
with chromium and chromium oxides 
Not further worked than surface-treat­
ed or simply cut into shapes other than 
rectangular (including square) 
— Plated or coated with aluminium 
Not further worked than surface-treat­
ed or simply cut into shapes other than 
rectangular (including square) (4) (5) (6) (7) 
28. 11.88 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 302/131 
(I) 
60.0050 
(cont'd) (2) 
7211 30 10 
721141 10 
721149 10 
721190 11 
7212 10 10 
7212 1091 
721221 11 
7212 29 11 
7212 30 11 
7212 40 10 
72124091 
72125031 
7212 50 51 
7212 60 11 (3) 
— Painted, varnished or plastic coated 
Not further worked than surface-treat­
ed or simply cut into shapes other than 
rectangular (including square) 
— Other 
Other 
Not further worked than surface-
treated or simply cut into shapes 
other than rectangular (including 
square) 
Flat-rolled products, of iron or non-alloy 
steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not 
clad, plated or coated 
— Not further worked than cold-rolled 
(cold-reduced) of a thickness of less than 
3 mm and having a minimum yield point 
of 275 MPa or of a thickness of 3 mm or 
more and having a minimum yield point 
of 355 MPa 
Of a width exceeding 500 mm 
— Other, not further worked than cold-rolled 
(cold-reduced) 
Containing by weight less than 0,25 % 
of carbon 
Of a width exceeding 500 mm 
Other 
Of a width exceeding 500 mm 
— Other 
Of a width exceeding 500 mm 
Not further worked than surface-
treated 
Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy 
steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, clad, 
plated or coated 
— Plated or coated with tin 
Tinplate, not further worked than sur­
face-treated 
Other 
Of a width exceeding 500 mm 
Not further worked than sur­
face-treated 
— Electrolitically plated or coated with zinc 
Of steel of a thickness of less than 
3 mm and having a minimum yield 
point of 275 MPa or of a thickness of 
3 mm or more and having a minimum 
yield point of 355 MPa 
Of a width exceeding 500 mm 
Not further worked than sur­
face-treated 
Other 
Of a width exceeding 500 mm 
Not further worked than sur­
face-treated 
— Otherwise plated or coated with zinc 
Of a width exceeding 500 mm 
Not further worked than surface-
treated 
— Painted, varnished or plastic coated 
Tinplate, not further worked than var­
nished 
Other 
Of a width exceeding 500 mm 
Not further worked than sur­
face-treated (4) (5) (6) (7) 
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(i) 
60.0050 
(cont'd) (2) (3) 
Otherwise plated or coated 
— Of a width exceeding 500 mm 
Lead-coated 
Not further worked than sur­
face-treated 
Other 
Not further worked than sur­
face-treated 
Clad 
— Of a width exceeding 500 mm 
Not further worked than surface-
treated (4) (5) (6) (7) 
60.0060 7207 1111 
7207 19 11 
7207 20 11 
7207 20 17 
7207 20 51 
7207 20 57 
7213 20 00 
7213 50 00 
7214 30 00 
7214 60 00 Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy 
steel 
— Containing by weight less than 25 % of 
carbon 
Of rectangular (including square) 
cross-section, the width measuring less 
than twice the thickness 
Rolled or obtained by continous 
casting 
Free-cutting steel 
— Containing by weight 0,25 % or more of 
carbon 
Of rectangular (including square) 
cross-section, the width measuring less 
than twice the thickness 
Rolled or obtained by continous 
casting 
Free-cutting steel 
Other, containing by weight 
0,6 % or more of carbon 
Of circular or polygonal cross-section 
Rolled or obtained by continuous 
casting 
Free-cutting steel 
Other 
Containing by weight 0,6 % or 
more of carbon 
Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly 
wound coils of iron or non-alloy steel 
— Of free-cutting steel 
— Other, containing by weight 0,6 % of more 
of carbon 
Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy 
steel, not further worked than forged, hot-
rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but in­
cluding those twisted after rolling 
— Of free-cutting steel 
— Other, containing by weight 0,6 % or more 
of carbon Brazil 
South Korea 5 564 100 BNL 
DK 
D 
E 
GR 
F 
IRL 
I 
P 
UK 534 154 
255 949 
1 391 025 
406 179 
100 154 
968 153 
27 821 
734 461 
77 897 
1 068 307 5 891 400 
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(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 
72189011 Stainless steel in ingots or other primary 
72189013 forms, semi-finished products of stainless 
72189015 steel 
7218 90 19 —Other 
7218 90 50 Of rectangular (including square) 
cross-section 
Rolled or obtained by continous 
casting 
721911 10 
7219 1190 
7219 12 10 
7219 12 90 
7219 13 10 
7219 13 90 
7219 14 10 
7219 14 90 
721921 10 
7219 21 90 
7219 22 10 
7219 22 90 
7219 23 10 
7219 23 90 
7219 24 10 
7219 24 90 
7219 33 10 
7219 33 90 
7219 34 10 
7219 34 90 
7219 35 10 
7219 35 90 
7219 90 11 
7219 90 19 Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a 
width of 600 mm or more 
— Not further worked than hot-rolled in 
coils 
— Not further worked than hot-rolled not in 
coils 
— Not further worked than cold-rolled 
(cold-reduced) 
Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less 
than 3 mm 
Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but 
not exceeding 1 mm 
Of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm 
— Other 
Not further worked than surface-treat­
ed, including cladding, or simply cut 
into shapes other than rectangular (in­
cluding square) 
7220 11 00 Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a 
7220 12 00 width of less than 600 mm 
— Not further worked than hot-rolled 
7221 00 10 Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly 
7221 00 90 wound coils, of stainless steel 
7227 Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly 
wound coils, of other alloy steel 
7228 10 10 
7228 10 30 
7228 20 11 
7228 20 19 
7228 20 30 
7228 30 10 
7228 30 90 
7228 60 10 
7228 70 10 
7220 20 10 
7220 90 11 
7220 90 31 Other bars and rods of other alloy steel an­
gles, shapes and sections of other alloy steel, 
hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-
alloy steel 
— Bars and rods, or alloy or non-alloy steel 
Not further worked than hot-rolled, 
hot-drawn or extruded 
Other 
Hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded 
not further worked than clad 
— Bars and rods, of silico-manganese steel 
Not further worked than hot-rolled, 
hot-drawn or extruded 
Other 
Hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded 
not further worked than clad 
— Other bars and rods, not further worked 
than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded 
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(2) 
7222 10 11 
7222 10 19 
7222 10 91 
7222 10 99 
7222 30 10 
7222 40 11 
7222 40 19 
7222 40 30 
7224 90 11 
7224 90 30 
7225 10 10 
7225 10 91 
7225 10 99 
7225 20 11 
7225 20 19 
7225 20 30 
7225 30 00 
7225 40 10 
7225 40 30 
7225 40 50 
7225 40 70 
7225 40 90 
7225 50 00 
7225 90 10 (3) 
— Other bars and rods 
Hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded not 
further worked than clad 
— Angles, shapes and sections 
Not further worked than hot-rolled, 
hot-drawn or extruded 
— Not further worked than cold-rolled 
(cold-reduced) 
Of a width exceeding 500 mm 
— Other 
Of a width exceeding 500 mm 
Not further worked, than surface-
treated, including cladding 
Of a width not exceeding 500 mm 
Not further worked than surface-
treated, including cladding 
Hot-rolled, not further worked 
than clad 
Other bars, and rods of stainless steel; shapes 
and sections of stainless steel 
— Bars and rods, not further worked than 
hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded 
— Other bars and rods 
Hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded not 
further worked than clad 
— Angles, shapes and sections 
Not further worked than hot-rolled, 
hot-drawn or extruded 
Other 
Hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded 
not further worked than clad 
Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary 
forms, semi-finished products of other alloy 
steel 
— Other 
Of rectangular (including square) 
cross-section 
Hot-rolled or obtained by continous 
casting 
Other 
Hot-rolled or obtained by contin­
uous casting 
Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a 
width of 600 mm or more 
— Of silicon-electrical steel 
— Of high speed steel 
Not further worked than hot-rolled 
Not further worked than surface-treat­
ed, including cladding or simply cut 
into shapes other than rectangular (in­
cluding square) 
— Other, not further worked than hot-rolled, 
in coils 
— Other, not further worked than hot-rolled, 
not in coils (4) 
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(i) 
60.0060 
(cont'd) (2) 
7226 10 10 
7226 10 30 
7226 20 10 
7226 20 31 
7226 20 51 
7226 20 71 
7226 9100 
7226 92 10 
7226 99 11 
7226 99 31 
7228 70 31 
7228 80 10 (3) 
— Other 
Not further worked than surface-treat­
ed including cladding or simply cut 
into shapes other than rectangular (in­
cluding square) 
Flat-rolled products or other alloy steel, of a 
width of less than 600 mm 
— Of silicon-electrical steel 
Not further worked than hot-rolled 
Other 
Of a width exceeding 500 mm 
— Of high-speed steel 
Not further worked than hot-rolled 
Not further worked than cold-rolled 
(cold reduced) 
Of a width exceeding 500 mm 
Other 
Of a width exceeding 500 mm 
Not further worked than surface 
treated, including cladding 
Of a width not exceeding 500 mm 
Not further worked than sur­
face-treated including clad­
ding 
Hot-rolled, not further 
worked than clad 
— Other 
Not further worked than hot-rolled 
Not further worked than cold-rolled 
(cold-reduced) 
Of a width exceeding 500 mm 
Other 
Of a width exceeding 500 mm 
Not further worked than sur­
face-treated, including cladding 
Of a width not exceeding 500 mm 
Not further worked than sur­
face-treated, including cladding 
Hot-rolled, not further 
worked than clad 
Other 
Hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded 
not further worked than clad 
— Hollow drill bars and rods 
Of alloy steel (4) (5) (6) (7) 
No C 302/136 Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 11.88 
ANNEX II 
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 (a) 
Order 
No 
(1) 
62.0010 
62.0020 
(**) CN code 
(2) 
7208 31 00 
7208 41 00 
7211 1100 
7211 21 00 
7211 12 90 
7211 1991 
7211 19 99 
7211 22 90 
7211 29 91 
7211 29 99 
7211 4191 
72126091 Description 
(3) 
Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-rolled, not 
clad, plated or coated 
— Not in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3 mm and hav­
ing a minimum yield point of 275 MPa or of a thickness of 3 mm or more and having a 
minimum yield point of 355 MPa 
Rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width not exceeding 1 250 mm and of 
a thickness of not less than 4 mm, without patterns in relief 
— Other, not in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled 
Rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width not exceeding 1 250 mm and of 
a thickness of not less than 4 mm, without patterns in relief 
Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not clad, plat­
ed or coated 
— Not further worked than hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3 mm and having a mini­
mum yield point of 275 MPa or of a thickness of 3 mm or more and having a minimum 
yield point of 355 MPa 
Rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm and of a 
thickness of not less than 4 mm, not in coils and without patterns in relief 
— Other, not further worked than hot-rolled 
Rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm and of a 
thickness of not less than 4 mm, not in coils and without patterns in relief 
— Not further worked than hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3 mm and having a mini­
mum yield point of 275 MPa or of a thickness of 3 mm or more and having a minimum 
yield point of 355 MPa 
Other, of a thickness of 4,75 mm or more 
Of a width nor exceeding 500 mm 
Other 
Of a width not exceeding 500 mm 
Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4,75 mm 
Of a thickness of less than 3 mm 
— Other, not further worked than hot-rolled 
Other, of a thickness of 4,75 mm or more 
Of a width not exceeding 500 mm 
— Other, not further worked than hot-rolled 
Other 
— Of a width not exceeding 500 mm 
Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4,75 mm 
Of a thickness of less than 3 mm 
— Clad 
Of a width not exceeding 500 mm 
Not further worked than surface-treated 
Hot-rolled, not further worked than clad 
(a) Preferences are also granted in respect of products marked with two asterisks, originating in Romania. 
28. 11.88 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 302/137 
(1) 
62.0030 
62.0040 
62.0050 
(**) (2) 
7209 11 00 
7209 2100 
7209 3100 
7209 41 00 
721931 10 
7219 3190 
7219 32 10 
7219 32 90 
7302 10 31 
7302 10 39 
7302 10 90 
7302 20 00 
7302 40 10 
7302 90 10 (3) 
Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, cold-rolled 
(cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated 
— In coils, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced), of a thickness of less than 
3 mm and having a minimum yield point of 275 MPa or of a thickness of 3 mm or more 
and having a minimum yield point of 355 MPa 
Of a thickness of 3 mm or more 
— Other, in coils, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced) 
Of a thickness of 3 mm or more 
— Not in coils, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced), of a thickness of less than 
3 mm and having a minimum yield point of 275 MPa or of a thickness of 3 mm or more 
and having a minimum yield point of 355 MPa 
Of a thickness of 3 mm or more 
— Other, not in coils, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced) 
Of a thickness of 3 mm or more 
Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of 600 mm or more 
— Not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced) 
Of a thickness of 4,75 mm or nore 
Containing by weight 2,5 % or more of nickel 
Containing by weight less than 2,5 % of nickel 
Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4,75 mm 
Containing by weight 2,5 % or more of nickel 
Containing by weight less than 2,5 % of nickel 
Railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the following: rails, check-
rails and rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces, slee­
pers (cross-ties), fish-plates, chairs, chair wedges, sole plates (base plates), rail clips, bed­
plates, ties and other material specialized for jointing or fixing rails 
— Rails 
Other 
New 
Of a weight per m of 20 kg or more 
Of a weight per m of less than 20 kg 
Used 
— Sleepers (cross-ties) 
— Fish-plates and sole plates 
Rolled 
— Other 
Check-rails 
No C 302/138 Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 11.88 
ANNEX III 
List of developing countries and territories enjoying generalized tariff preferences (') 
A. INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES 
048 Yugoslavia 
066 Romania 
204 Morocco 
208 Algeria 
212 Tunisia 
216 Libya 
220 Egypt 
224 Sudan (2) 
228 Mauritania (2) 
232 Mali(2) 
236 Burkina Faso (2) 
240 NigerO 
244 Chad(2) 
247 Republic of Cape Verde (2) 
248 Senegal 
252 Gambia (2) 
257 Guinea Bissau (2) 
260 Guinea (2) 
264 Sierra Leone (2) 
268 Liberia 
272 Ivory Coast 
276 Ghana 
280 Togo (2) 
284 Benin (2) 
288 Nigeria 
302 Cameroon 
306 Central African Republic (2) 
310 Equatorial Guinea (2) 
311 Sao Tome and Principe (2) 
314 Gabon 
318 Congo 
322 Zaire 
324 Rwanda (2) 
328 Burundi (2) 
330 Angola 
334 Ethiopia (2) 
338 Djibouti (2) 
342 Somalia (2) 
346 Kenya 
350 Uganda (2) 
352 Tanzania (2) 
355 Seychelles and dependencies (2) 
366 Mozambique 370 Madagascar 
373 Mauritius 
375 Comoros (2) 
378 Zambia 
382 Zimbabwe 
386 Malawi (2) 
391 Botswana (2) 
393 Swaziland 
395 Lesotho (2) 
412 Mexico 
416 Guatemala 
421 Belize 
424 Honduras 
428 El Salvador 
432 Nicaragua 
436 Costa Rica 
442 Panama 
448 Cuba 
449 St Christopher and Nevis 
452 Haiti (2) 
453 Bahamas 
456 Dominican Republic 
459 Antigua and Barbuda 
460 Dominica 
464 Jamaica 
465 St Lucia 
467 St Vincent 
469 Barbados 
472 Trinidad and Tobago 
473 Grenada 
480 Colombia 
484 Venezuela 
488 Guyana 
492 Surinam 
500 Ecuador 
504 Peru 
508 Brazil 
512 Chile 
516 Bolivia 
520 Paraguay 
524 Uruguay 
528 Argentina 
600 Cyprus 604 
608 
612 
616 
628 
632 
636 
640 
644 Lebanon 
Syria 
Iraq 
Iran 
Jordan 
Saudi Arabia 
Kuwait 
Bahrain 
Qatar 
647 United Arab Emirates 
649 
652 
656 
660 
662 
664 
666 
667 
669 
672 
675 
676 Oman 
North Yemen (2) 
South Yemen 
Afghanistan (2) 
Pakistan 
India 
Bangladesh (2) 
Maldives (2) 
Sri Lanka 
Nepal (2) 
Bhutan (2) 
Burma (2) 
680 Thailand 
684 
690 
696 
700 
701 
703 
706 
708 
720 
728 
801 
803 
806 
807 
812 
815 
816 
817 
819 Laos (2) 
Vietnam 
Kampuchea (Cambodia) 
Indonesia 
Malaysia 
Brunei Darussalam 
Singapore 
Philippines 
China 
South Korea 
Papua New Guinea 
Nauru 
Solomon Islands 
Tuvalu (2) 
Kiribati (2) 
Fiji 
Vanuatu 
Tonga (2) 
Western Samoa (2) 
(') The code number preceding the name of each beneficiary country or territory is that given in 'Geonomenclature' (Regulation (EEC) No 3639/86 
(OJ No L 336, 29. 11. 1986, p. 46)). 
(2) This country is also included in Annex IV. 
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B. COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES 
dependent or administered, or for whose external relations Member States of the Community or third 
countries are wholly or partly responsible 
044 Gibraltar 
329 St Helena and St Helena dependencies 
357 British Indian Ocean Territory 
377 Mayotte 
406 Greenland 
408 St Pierre and Miquelon 
413 Bermuda 
446 Anguilla 
454 Turks and Caicos Islands 
457 Virgin Islands of the United States 
461 British Virgin Islands and Montserrat 
463 Cayman Islands 
474 Aruba 
478 Netherlands Antilles 
529 Falkland Islands and Falkland dependencies 
740 Hong Kong 
743 Macao 
802 Australian Oceania (Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Heard Island and McDonald 
Islands, Norfolk Island) 
808 American Oceania (') 
809 New Caledonia and dependencies 
811 Wallis and Futuna Islands 
813 Pitcairn 
814 New Zealand Oceania (Tokelau and Niue Islands; Cook Islands) 
822 French Polynesia 
890 Polar regions (French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Australian Antarctic Territories, British 
Antarctic Territories) 
Note: The above lists may be amended subsequently to take account of changes in the international 
status of countries or territories. 
(') American Oceania includes: Guam, American Samoa (including Swain's Island), Midway Islands, Johnston and 
Sand Islands, Wake Island and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (the Caroline, Marianas and Marshall 
Islands). 
No C 302/140 Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 11. 88 
ANNEX IV 
List of least-developed developing countries 
224 Sudan 
228 Mauritania 
232 Mali 
236 Burkina Faso 
240 Niger 
244 Chad 
247 Republic of Cape Verde 
252 Gambia 
257 Guinea Bissau 
260 Guinea 
264 Sierra Leone 
280 Togo 
284 Benin 
306 Central African Republic 
310 Equatorial Guinea 
311 Sao Tome and Principe 
324 Rwanda 
328 Burundi 
334 Ethiopia 
338 Djibouti 
342 Somalia 350 
352 
355 
375 
386 
391 
395 
452 
652 
656 
660 
666 
667 
672 
675 
676 
684 
807 
812 
817 
819 Uganda 
Tanzania 
Seychelles and dependencies 
Comoros 
Malawi 
Botswana 
Lesotho 
Haiti 
North Yemen 
South Yemen 
Afghanistan 
Bangladesh 
Maldives 
Nepal 
Bhutan 
Burma 
Laos 
Tuvalu 
Kiribati 
Tonga 
Western Samoa