CELEX: 31988R4259
Language: en
Date: 1988-12-19
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 4259/88 of 19 December 1988 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1989 to textile products originating in developing countries

31 . 12 . 88                           Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 375 / 83
                                        COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 4259/88
                                                     of 19 December 1988
                 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1989 to textile products originating in develop­
                                                          ing countries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            (ACP States) as a result of the system 's implementa­
                                                                   tion ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, in particular Article 113 ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commis­                     Whereas, however, most of the preference-giving coun­
sion ('),                                                          tries exclude textile products from preferential treat­
                                                                   ment ; whereas, under the Community scheme of gener­
                                                                   alized preferences, these products have always been
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia­               covered by special arrangements pursuant to which, for
ment (2),                                                          cotton textile and similar products, the preferences
                                                                   were originally granted in the form of duty-free ceilings
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                   only to those beneficiaries under the generalized prefer­
Social Committee (3),                                              ences scheme which were signatories to the Long-Term
                                                                   Arrangement regarding International Trade in Cotton
                                                                   Textiles (LTA) or which undertook, vis-a-vis the Com­
Whereas in accordance with its offer made within the               munity, commitments similar to those existing under
context of the United Nations Conference on Trade                  that Arrangement ;
and Development (UNCTAD), the European Econo­
mic Community opened generalized tariff preferences,
commencing in 1971 , with particular reference to fin­
ished and semi-finished industrial products froip devel­           Whereas the Long-Term Arrangement has been
oping countries ; whereas the initial 10-year period of            replaced from 1980 onwards by the Arrangement
application of this system of preferences ended on                 regarding International Trade in Textiles (MFA), and
31 December 1980 ;                                                 the Community has therefore, in the case of products
                                                                   covered by the MFA, reserved preferences in the form
Whereas the positive role played by this system in                 of duty-free ceilings, for products originating in those
improving access for developing countries to the mar­              countries or territories which signed Bilateral Agree­
kets of the preference-giving countries was recognized             ments, in the framework of the MFA, providing for
at the ninth session of the UNCTAD Special Com­                    quantitative limitation of their exports of certain textile
mittee on Preferences ; whereas it was there agreed that           products to the Community, or in those countries
the objectives of the generalized preferences system               which undertook similar commitments vis-a-vis the
would not be fully attained by the end of 1980, that it            Community ; whereas, such commitments have been
should consequently be prolonged beyond the initial                undertaken by Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador,
period and that an overall review of the system should             Honduras, Iran, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Venezuela ;
take place in 1990 ;                                               whereas for these products, it is therefore desirable that
                                                                   the Community should continue to apply the general­
                                                                   ized tariff preferences on the basis of the same princi­
Whereas the Community has therefore decided to                     ples until the expiry of the MFA and the Bilateral
apply generalized tariff preferences, in the context of            Agreements concluded with certain supplier countries ;
the conclusions agreed in UNCTAD in accordance                     whereas it should be provided that countries and terri­
with the intention expressed in the said Committee, in             tories accepting the renewal of such agreements or giv­
particular by all the preference-giving countries ;                ing such commitments after the date of adoption of this
                                                                    Regulation and before 1 January 1989 will be accorded
Whereas the temporary and non-binding nature of the                preferential treatment as from 1 February 1989 in res­
system means that the offer can be withdrawn wholly                pect of the entire volume provided for in this Regula­
or in part at a later date, thus maintaining the possibil­         tion ; whereas countries and territories which accept the
ity of remedying any unfavourable situations which                 renewal of the said agreements or enter into similar
might arise in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States           commitments after 1 January 1989 will be accorded
                                                                   preferential treatment from the first day of the second
                                                                   month following the date of commitment, in respect of
                                                                   a volume calculated in proportion to the period of the
(') OJ No C 302, 28. 1 1 . 1988, p. 45.
0 OJ No C 326, 19. 12. 1988.                                       year from the first day of the month following the date
O OJ No C 318, 12 . 12 . 1988 .                                    of the commitment until 31 December 1989 ;
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Whereas, in view of the special nature which trade in             rates ; whereas, to avoid disruption of supplies on this
the products concerned may have, it would appear that             account, it should be provided that each Member State
the volumes of preferential imports should be deter­              which has almost used up one of its initial shares
mined in terms of tonnes, pieces, or pairs, as appro­             should draw an additional share from the correspond­
priate ;                                                          ing reserve ; whereas this must be done by each Mem­
                                                                  ber State as and when each of its additional shares is
Whereas according to the case law of the Court of Jus­            almost entirely used up and repeated as many times as
tice it would be illegal to allocate Community quotas             each of the reserves allows ; whereas each of these ini­
among the Member States unless compelling circum­                 tial and additional shares must be available for use
stances of an administrative, technical or economic               until the end of the quota period ;
character make it impossible to do otherwise ; whereas
in addition in cases where allocation is decided upon a
mechanism is to be provided so as to protect the integr­          Whereas, if, in the course of the quota period, the Com­
ity of the common customs tariff;                                 munity reserve is almost fully used, Member States may
                                                                  return to the said reserve the unused part of their initial
Whereas certain economic and administrative con­                  and, where applicable, complementary shares in order
straints exist which justify in conformity with the Com­          that part of a Community tariff quota which remains
missions proposal the continued allocation among the              unused in a Member State may eventually be utilized
Member States of the Community quotas in the textile              in others ;
sector ;
Whereas, in order to ensure that each of the countries            Whereas, however, it is impossible to implement in
or territories referred to above has access to the prefer­        1989 the system of automatic transfer for the unused
                                                                  parts of Member States' allocated shares without caus­
ential volumes, quotas and separate tariff ceilings for
each beneficiary should be specified for each category            ing severe economic hardship to the Portuguese
of products, and in view of the links which continue to           Republic where the textile sector provides employment
                                                                  for 28,5 % of the industrial workforce and accounts for
exist with international control of trade in textiles, it is
                                                                  more than 32 % of export earnings, the Community
appropriate to allocate these quotas between the Mem­             market absorbing more than 60 % of these exports ;
ber States according to the scale contained within the
MFA framework, establishing for each of the Member
States initial participation percentages as follows :             Whereas special arrangements of a temporary character
                                                                  for trade in textile products between Spain and Portu­
        Benelux                                  9,5 %
        Denmark                                  2,7 %
                                                                  gal and the other Member States were deemed neces­
                                                                  sary in view of the full application of the EEC Treaty
        Germany                                25,5 %             rules by the Treaty of Accession of the Kingdom of
        Greece                                   1,5 %
                                                                  Spain and the Portuguese Republic of 12 June 1985 ;
        Spain                                    7,5 %            whereas it is appropriate to align the termination of the
        France                                 16,5 %
        Ireland                                  0,8 %
                                                                  present mechanism based on the voluntary return of
                                                                  Member States' unused shares to the Community
        Italy                                  1 3,5 %            reserve with the termination of the aforementioned
        Portugal                                 1,5 %            special arrangements ;
        United Kingdom                         21,0%
Whereas, to take account of future import trends in the           Whereas it is intended that a mechanism to protect the
various Member States in respect of the tariff quotas             Common Customs Tariff of the kind referred to by the
given in Annex I and to mitigate any inadequacy in the            Court in its Judgment will be introduced with effect
initial allocation, the quotas should be divided into two         from 1 January 1990 ;
tranches, the first being apportioned among Member
States and the second held as a reserve to cover the
subsequent requirements of Member States which have               Whereas for other textile products and apparel listed in
exhausted their initial shares ;                                  Annex II, it appears possible to grant the preferences to
                                                                  the countries or territories which are normally benefi­
Whereas, moreover, the reserve thus constituted tends             ciaries in the other industrial sectors ;
to avoid making the system of utilization of the quota
excessively rigid, to the detriment of each of the devel­
oping countries concerned, and contributes to achiev­             Whereas, for jute and coir products, it was understood
ing the aim already mentioned of improving the gener­             that the preferences would be granted only where
alized preferences system ; whereas, to this end and to            special arrangements had been made with the export­
accord importers in each Member State some degree of               ing developing countries ; whereas these arrangements
security, the first tranche of the Community quota                 have hitherto concerned India and Sri Lanka for coir
should be fixed at 70 % of the quota volumes ;                     products, and India and Thailand for jute products ;
                                                                   whereas, it would be appear desirable to maintain also
 Whereas Member States may exhaust their initial                   the preferential advantage to the least-developed coun­
 shares for the tariff quotas given in Annex I at different        tries in respect of jute and coir ;
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Whereas the Republic of Korea does not treat the Com­           Whereas the revisions of the preferential quantities
munity on an equal footing with other trade partners            made for 1984, 1985 and 1986 did not permit substan­
and whereas it has taken discriminatory measures in             tial improvements in the offer which does not currently
respect of the Community in the sphere of the protec­           reflect the reality of commercial trends nor respond to
tion of intellectual property ; whereas therefore it is         the needs of the less-developed producer countries nor
inappropriate that the Republic of Korea should ben­            permit real growth in the textile scheme ; whereas, there
efit from the scheme of generalized tariff preferences as       is therefore a need to update the volumes opened and
long as this situation continues ;                              revise the calculation method for these quantities ;
                                                                whereas it seems appropriate to take into account a
                                                                fixed percentage of total Community imports for each
Whereas the MFA agreement was renewed for a period              category of products ;
of five years from 1 August 1986 ; whereas in the con­
text of the five-yearly review of the GSP scheme, the           Whereas, according to this new method of calculation,
Community decided to initiate a revision of the textile         for each beneficiary country, the quantity opened cor­
scheme in 1987 ; whereas this revision extends over two         responds in general to 1 % of total Community imports
years and aims for, in particular, an improvement of            of the category of products in question, excepting the
the scheme, a better distribution and management sim­           most competitive countries for Which the quantities
plifications ;                                                  opened are 0,2 % of these imports ;
                                                                Whereas the other textile products and apparel listed in
                                                                Annex II can be attained by providing for each cate­
Whereas the preferential advantages are not used                gory of product individual tariff limits per beneficiary,
equally by beneficiary countries and it is necessary to
                                                                corresponding in general to 5 % of total Community
ensure a more balanced usage of these advantages, par­
                                                                imports of the product categories in question ; whereas
ticularly for the less cpmpetitive countries, in order to
                                                                allocation amongst Member States is not appropriate
improve preferential access for these latter countries, it
                                                                where Community measures are concerned ;
is necessary to institute a new phase of differentiation
between beneficiary countries of the preferential bene­
fits ; this differentiation comprises withdrawal of the         Whereas the fixed duty-free amounts and ceilings meet
abovementioned advantages for certain product cate­             this objective ; whereas, as regards fixed duty free
gories originating in the most competitive countries the        amounts, it is necessary to provide for Member States
criterion adopted being based on the competition capa­          to effect drawings on the quantities opened by means
city of the beneficiary country concerned, the capacity         of quantities corresponding to their needs ;
being expressed, for individual product categories, by
that country's participation in total Community                 Whereas, if a considerable balance remains in one of
imports ; whereas for the application of this criterion a       the fixed duty-free amount shares of one or other Mem­
 10% share of the total extra-EEC imports averaged              ber State, it is essential that that Member State returns
over three years ( 1983, 1984, 1985) is taken ; whereas it      it in order to prevent a part of the Community amount
is necessary to make adjustments to this criterion              from remaining unused in one Member State when it
when ;                                                          could be used in others ;
                                                                Whereas, in the multilateral trade negotiations, in
— the gross national product per head of the count              accordance with paragraph 6 of the Tokyo Declaration,
      concerned is low and the country does not provide         the Community reaffirmed that special treatment
      more than 5 % of total Community imports of tex­          should be granted, wherever this is possible, to the
      tile products and apparel,                                least-developed developing countries appearing on the
                                                                list in Annex VI ;
— the total exports of textile products of the country          Whereas the benefit of such preferential tariff treatment
      concerned comprise almost exclusively a single            should be reserved for products originating in the coun­
                                                                tries or territories under consideration, the concept of
      product ;
                                                                'originating products' being determined in accordance
                                                                with Regulation (EEC) No 693/88 (');
 Whereas particular measures are applicable, according           Whereas the Community preference arrangements
 to the sensitivity of products, to countries with a low         applicable to Yugoslavia for textile products result
 gross national product per capita whose share in the            exclusively from the provisions of the Agreement <
 total ' Community imports of textile products exceed            between the European Economic Community and the
 5% ;                                                            Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (2);
 Whereas the level of economic development of the                (')  OJ No L 77, 22. 3 . 1988, p. 1 .
 country concerned has also been taken into account for          0 OJ No L 147, 4.6. 1981 , p. 6 ; OJ No L 41 , 14.2. 1983,
 these products ;                                                     p. 1 .
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 Whereas from 1 March 1986, the Kingdom of Spain                  the Commission, which must, in particular, be able to
and the Portuguese Republic shall apply the Com­                  keep under observation the extent to which charges are
munity system of generalized preferences, in compli­              made against the fixed duty free amounts and the ceil­
ance with Articles 178 and 365 of the Act of Accession ;          ings and inform Member States thereof; whereas such
                                                                  cooperation should be particularly close in view of the
Whereas, consequently, for 1989 the Community                     need for the Commission to be able to take appropriate
should open :                                                     measures to reintroduce customs duties, when any of
                                                                  the ceilings is reached at Community level ;
— for each of the categories of products covered by
    Annex I, tariff quotas allocated amongst the Mem­             Whereas, having regard to the rules applying to the
    ber States for each of the countries and territories          repayment or remission of import or export duties, and
    specified in column 5 of that Annex, and Com­                 in particular to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1430/
    munity tariff ceilings at a zero rate of duty for each        79 (') and Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 3040/
    of the other countries and territories listed in              83 (2), a procedure should be laid down to regularize
    Annex IV ; the limits of the quantities opened are            imports actually made within the preferential tariff lim­
    indicated in columns 6 and 7 or 8 of Annex I,                 its opened under this Regulation and thus provision
                                                                  should be made for the Commission to be able to take
                                                                  appropriate measures ; whereas, in order to avoid such
— for each category of products shown in Annex II                 regularization causing excessive tariff ceiling overruns,
    and for each of the countries and territories speci­          provision should at the same time be made for the
    fied in Annex V, excluding Yugoslavia, fixed                  Commission to be able to terminate set-offs :
    amounts and Community tariff ceilings at a zero
    rate of duty ; the limits of the quantities opened are
    specified in columns 6 and 7 of the said Annex II ,           Whereas it is necessary to establish complete statistics
                                                                  on imports admitted in accordance with the provisions
— in respect of the manufactured jute and coir prod­              of this Regulation and to apply to the collection, pre­
    ucts listed in Annex III, a total suspension of cus­          paration and transmission of these statistics Council
    toms duties for the beneficiary countries specified           Regulations (EEC) No 1736/75 0 and No 3367/87 (4);
    in column 3 against each of the categories of prod­
    ucts shown in column 2 ;
                                                                  Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom
                                                                  of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxem­
Whereas, as regards the Community tariff quotas allo­             bourg are united within and jointly represented by the
cated among the Member States, and the fixed duty­                Benelux Economic Union, any measure concerning the
free amounts :                                                    administration of the shares allocated to that economic
                                                                  union or drawings by it on a fixed duty-free amount
— it is necessary to guarantee to all importers equal             may be carried out by any one of its members,
    and continuous access to the abovementioned quo­
    tas and fixed duty-free amounts and uninterrupted
    application of the rates laid down for them to all
    imports of the products concerned into all Member
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
    States until they have been used up,
— drawings against the quotas and fixed duty-free                                               Article 1
    amounts can only be made for goods entered for
    free circulation accompanied by a certificate of ori­
    gin ;                                                         1.   From 1 January to 31 December 1989, the Common
                                                                  Customs Tariff duties shall be :
Whereas, as regards the Community tariff ceilings the
objectives sought may be achieved by applying a                   — totally suspended within the framework of tariff
method of administration based on the charging, at                    quotas, fixed duty-free amounts and Community
Community level, of imports of the products in ques­                  tariff ceilings in respect of the products listed in
tion against the ceilings as and when these products are              Annexes I and II ,
entered for free circulation and are accompanied by a
certificate of origin ; whereas this method of adminis­
tration must make provision for the reintroduction of             — totally suspended in respect of the jute and coir
the levying of customs duties as soon as the said ceil­               products listed in Annex III .
ings are reached at Community level ;
Whereas the methods of administration for the prod­               (')  OJNoL 175, 12.7. 1979, p. 1 .
                                                                  0    OJ No L 297, 29. 10. 1983, p. 13.
ucts listed in Annexes I and II call for close and parti­         0    OJ No L 183, 14.7 . 1975, p. 3 .
cularly rapid cooperation between Member States and               (4)  OJ No L 321 , 11 . 11 . 1987, p. 3 .
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 Spain and Portugal shall apply on the imports of prod­                  Greece                                  1,5%
 ucts referred to above the customs duties established in                Spain                                   7,5 %
 accordance with Articles 178 and 365 of the 1985 Act of                 France                                 16,5%
Accession .                                                              Ireland                                 0,8 %
                                                                         Italy                                  13,5%
2. The arrangements laid down in paragraph 1 shall                       Portugal                                1 ,5 %
apply only in respect of products originating in the                     United Kingdom                        21,0%
countries and territories :
                                                                 2.   Each Member State shall determine its own share
— indicated in column 5 of Annex I or listed in                  by applying the appropriate percentage to the volumes
     Annex VI, as regards the products in Annex I,               indicated in column 6 of Annex I rounding up the
                                                                 result to the next higher unit ( Kilogram, piece or pair) if
— listed in Annex V, as regards the products in                  necessary.
     Annex II , with the exception of Yugoslavia,
                                                                 3 . The second tranche of each of the tariff quotas
— indicated in column 4 of Annex III , for each of the           shall constitute the reserve specified in each case in col­
     category of products indicated in column 2.                 umn 7 of Annex I.
3. the preferences granted by this Regulation are sus­
pended, on a temporary basis, for products originating
in the Republic of Korea.
                                                                                            Article 4
4. Preferential entry as provided for in this Regulation
shall be subject to conformity with the rules of the ori­        1.   Where a Member State has used 90% or more of
gin of products determined by Regulation (EEC) No                one of its initial shares as fixed in Annex I, shall forth­
693 /88 .                                                        with, by notifying the Commission, draw a second
                                                                 share, to the extent that the reserve so permits, equal to
5. The tariff quotas, fixed duty-free amounts, and tar­          10% of its initial share, rounded up, should the
iff ceilings shall be administered in accordance with the        occasion arise, to the nearest unit.
following provisions :
                                                                 2 . Where a Member State, after exhausting one of its
                                                                 initial shares, has used 90% or more of the second
                                                                 share drawn by it, that Member State shall draw a third
                         SECTION I                               share, under the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 ,
                                                                 equal to 5 % of its initial share.
       Provisions concerning the administration of the
                  Community tariff quotas                        3 . Where a Member State, after exhausting its second
                                                                 share, has used 90 % or more of the third share drawn
                          Article 2                              by it, that Member State shall, under the same condi­
                                                                 tions, draw a fourth share equal to the third.
The total suspension of customs duties within the
framework of the Community tariff quotas referred to             This process shall continue until the reserve has been
in Article 1 ( 1 ) concerns the categories of products in        exhausted .
Annex I for each of which the volume of the quota is
specified individually in column 6 of that Annex with
regard to certain beneficiary countries or territories of
origin listed in column 5 of the same Annex .
                                                                                            Article 5
                                                                 Additional shares drawn pursuant to Article 4 shall be
                          Article 3                              valid until 31 December 1989.
 1.   A first tranche of 70% of each of the Community
tariff quotas listed in Annex I , the amount of which is
shown in column 7 of Annex I, shall be apportioned                                          Article 6
among the Member States in accordance with the fol­
lowing scale both for products covered by the MFA
and for the other textile products :                              1.  Once at least 80 % of the reserve of one of the tariff
                                                                 quotas, as defined in Article 3 (3) has been used up, the
          Benelux                              9,5 %             Commission shall inform the Member States thereof;
         Denmark                                2,7 %            they may return to the reserve the quantities which
         Germany                              25,5 %             have not been used up.
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2 . Where in a Member State, which has effected a vol­           State a declaration of entry into free circulation, includ­
untary return to the reserve, further requirements               ing a request for preferential benefit for a product sub­
appear, that Member State may draw on the corres­                ject to a fixed duty-free amount and if this declaration
ponding reserve in accordance with the procedure laid            is accepted by the customs authorities the Member
down in Article 4.                                               State concerned shall draw, by means of notification to
                                                                 the Commission, a quantity corresponding to its needs.
                           Article 7                             The requests for drawing, with the indication of the
                                                                 date of acceptance of the said declarations, must be
                                                                 communicated to the Commission without delay.
The Commission shall keep an account of the shares
opened by the Member States pursuant to Articles 3
and 4 and shall, as soon as the information reaches it,          The drawings are granted by the Commission following
inform each Member State of the extent to which the              the date of acceptance of the declaration of entry into
reserve has been used up.                                        free circulation by the customs authorities of the Mem­
                                                                 ber State concerned, to the extent that the balance of
It shall, not later than 15 October 1989 inform the              the said amount permits.
Member States of the amount still in reserve following
any return of shares pursuant to Article 6.
                                                                 If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn, it
It shall ensure that, when an amount exhausting the              shall return them as soon as possible to the correspond­
reserve is drawn, the amount so drawn does not exceed            ing amount.
the balance available and to this end shall notify the
amount of that balance to the Member State making
the last drawing.                                                If the quantities requested corresponding to a certain
                                                                 date are greater than the available balance of the fixed
                                                                 duty-free amount, allocation shall be made on a pro
The Member States shall take all appropriate measures            rata basis with respect to the requested quantities.
to ensure that additional shares drawn pursuant to               Member States shall be informed by the Commission
Article 4 are opened in such a way that imports may be           of the drawings made.
charged without interruption against their cumulative
shares of the Community tariff quotas.
                                                                                          Article 10
                           Article 8
                                                                 1 . The Commission shall keep account of the quanti­
The Member States shall take all appropriate measures            ties drawn by the Member States conforming to Article
to ensure free access to the shares which have been              9 and shall inform each of them as soon as it receives
allocated to them for importers of the products in ques­         notification of the exhausting of the volumes opened.
tion who are established in their territory.                     It shall ensure that the drawing which uses up any of
                                                                 these amounts is limited to the balance available and,
                                                                 to this end, specify the amount to the Member State
                                                                 which proceeds to the last drawing.
                         SECTION II
                                                                 The fact that the fixed amounts have been used shall
        Provisions concerning the administration of
                   fixed duty-free amounts                       forthwith be brought to the notice of Member States.
                                                                 This communication shall be the subject of a publica­
                                                                 tion in the Official Journal of the European Communi­
                           Article 9                              ties C Series.
 1 . The total suspension of customs duties within the
 framework of the fixed duty-free amounts referred to in         2.    The Member State shall take all the appropriate
 Article 1 ( 1 ) concerns the categories of products of          measures to ensure that the drawings that they effect
 Annex II, for each of which the volume of the amount            pursuant to Article 9 may be charged without interrup­
 is specified individually in column 6 of that Annex,            tion against the fixed duty-free amounts.
 with regard to the countries or territories specified in
 column 5 of the same Annex .
                                                                  Each Member state shall guarantee free access to these
 2. Fixed duty-free amounts shall be administered by              amounts to the importers of the products in question as
 the Commission. If an importer presents in a Member              far as the balance of the volumes opened permits.
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                          SECTION III                                                       SECTION IV
        Provisions concerning the administration of the                                  General provisions
                    Community tariff ceilings
                                                                                              Article 14
                            Article 11
                                                                     By 28 February 1990 at the latest, Member States shall
Subject to Articles 12 and 13, preferential tariff treat­           notify the Commission of the final total of the quanti­
ment shall be accorded for each category of products                ties charged and any balance of shares still unused at
subjected in Annexes I and II to individual ceilings                31 December 1989. Up to the limit of the balance
within the limits of the quantities specified respec­               remaining, and at the request of the Member States, the
tively :                                                            Commission shall authorize the Member States to
                                                                    make any necessary regularization of the quantities
— in column 8 of Annex I, to certain countries or terri­            charged in respect of imports actually made during the
     tories specified in column 5 of this Annex or listed           period referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ). The Commission
     in Annex VI,                                                   shall inform the other Member States thereof.
— in column 7 of Annex II , to certain countries or ter­
     ritories specified in column 5 of this Annex, with
     the exception of Yugoslavia.
                                                                                              Article 15
                                                                    Articles 2, 9, 12 and 13 shall not apply to the countries
                                                                    listed in Annex VI .
                            Article 12
As soon as the individual ceilings determined in
accordance with Article 1 1 are reached at the Com­
                                                                                             Article 16
munity level, the levying of customs duties on imports
of the products in question originating in each of the
countries or territories concerned may at any time be               1 . Imports of the products in question shall be
reintroduced until the end of the period referred to in            charged against the quota shares and the shares of the
Article 1 ( 1 ).                                                   fixed duty-free amounts of Member States and the
                                                                   Community ceilings as and when the products are
                                                                    entered for free circulation and are accompanied by a
                                                                    certificate of origin pursuant to the rules referred to in
                                                                    Article 1 (4).
                            Article 13
                                                                    2. Goods may be charged against a ceiling or admit­
The Commission shall reintroduce, by means of a                     ted under a national quota share only if the certificate
Regulation, the levying of customs duties in respect of             of origin referred to in paragraph 1 is presented before
any one of the countries and territories referred to in             the date on which the levying of duties is reintroduced.
Article 1 (2), under the conditions laid down in
Article 12 .
                                                                    3 . The extent to which the tariff quotas, fixed duty­
                                                                    free amounts and Community ceilings have been used
In the case of such a reintroduction, Spain and Portu­              up shall be determined at Community level on the
gal shall reintroduce the levying of customs duties that            basis of the imports charged in accordance with para­
they shall apply to third countries on the date in ques­            graph 1 .
tion .
By means of a Regulation, the Commission may, even
after 31 December 1989, take measures to stop quanti­
ties being charged against the Community tariff ceil­                                         Article 17
ings if, particularly as a result of regularizations of
imports actually made during the period referred to in               1.  The Member States shall, within six weeks of the
Article 1 ( 1 ), these ceilings are exceeded.                       end of each quarter at the latest, forward to the Statisti­
                                                                    cal Office of the European Communities the relevant
The Member State which initiates such regularizations               statistical data for the products entered for free circula­
shall communicate to the Commission as and when the                 tion in the quarter concerned under generalized prefer­
figures of import charges relating thereto. The Commis­             ential treatment in accordance with the provisions of
sion, on receiving these communications, shall inform               the present Regulation. This data, transmitted accord­
the other Member States thereof.                                    ing to the codes of the combined nomenclature and
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where applicable of the TARIC shall show the country            every 10 days ; these lists shall be forwarded within five
of origin, value, quantity and any supplementary units          days from the end of each 10-day period .
as defined by Regulations (EEC) No 1736/75 and                  3 . The Commission shall ensure the publication in the
(EEC) No 3367/87.                                               Official Journal of the European Communities ('C ' ser­
2. However, in the case of products subject to quotas,          ies) the tariff ceilings as and when they reach 100%
                                                                utilization .
the Member states shall, by the 11th day of each
month, at the latest, forward to the Commission the list        It shall see that the Statistical Office of the European
of charges effected during the previous month .                 Communities ensures the publication of the annual
                                                                state of import charges.
In the case of products subject to ceilings, the Member
                                                                                         Article 18
States shall forward to the Commission, at its request
and under the same conditions, the list of charges              The Member States and the Commission shall cooper­
effected during the previous month .                            ate closely to ensure compliance with this Regulation.
                                                                                         Article 19
At the Commission's request, when the level of 75 % of
the non-allocated ceiling is reached, the Member States         This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
shall forward to the Commission the lists of charges            1989 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 19 December 1988 .
                                                                               For the Council
                                                                                The President
                                                                               Th . PANGALOS
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                                                                              ANNEX I
                   List of textile products subject to Community tariff quotas and ceilings within the generalized tariff preferences in
                                                    favour of certain developing countries and territories (a)
    Order                                                                                                 Beneficiary             Tariff quotas
                 Category          CN code                                                                                                              Tariff
      No          (Unit)                                              Description                         countries or
                                                                                                           territories        First
                                                                                                                                            Reserve
                                                                                                                                                       ceilings
                                                                                                                            tranche
      (1)           (2)               (3)                                 (4)                                  (5)              (6)            (7)        (8)
   40.0010            1            5204 1 1 00      Cotton yarn not put up for retail sale             China                 301,7           129,3
                 (tonne)           5204 19 00                                                          Hong Kong             301,7           129,3
                                                                                                       Macao                 301,7           129,3
                                      5205
                                                                                                       Romania               301,7           129,3
                                      5206                                                             South Korea           301,7           129,3
                                                                                                       Argentinia         1 507,1            645,9
                                ex 5604 90 00                                                          India              1  507,1 (0        645,9
                                                                                                       Pakistan           1  507,1           645,9
                                                                                                       Peru               1  507,1           645,9
                                                                                                       Thailand           1  507,1           645,9
                                                                                                       Each of the                                      2 153
                                                                                                       other benefi­
                                                                                                       ciaries listed in
                                                                                                       Annex IV, ex­
                                                                                                       cluding Brazil
  40.0020            2             5208             Woven fabrics of cotton, other than                Hong Kong                 364,7       156,3
                (tonnes)                            gauze, terry fabrics, narrow woven fabrics,        Macao                     364,7       156,3
                                   5209
                                                    pile fabrics, chenille fabrics , tulle and         Romania                   364,7       156,3
                                   5210             other net fabrics                                  South Korea               364,7       156,3
                                                                                                       Argentina              1  824,9       782,1
                                   5211                                                                Brazil                 1  824,9       782,1
                                                                                                       Indonesia              1  824,9       782,1
                                   5212                                                                                       1  824,9       782,1
                                                                                                       Malaysia
                               ex 5811 00 00
                                                                                                       Peru                   I 824,9        782,1
                                                                                                       Singapore              1 824,9        782,1
                               ex 6308 00 00                                                           Thailand               1 824,9        782,1
                                                                                                       India                  8610         3 690
                                                                                                       Pakistan               8610         3 690
                                                                                                       Each of the                                      2 607
                                                                                                       other benefi­
                                                                                                       ciaries listed in
                                                                                                       Annex IV, ex­
                                                                                                       cluding China
  40.0033            3             5512             Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (staple          China                         84          36
                (tonnes)                            or waste) other than narrow woven fab­             Macao                         84          36
                                   5513                                                                                              84          36
                                                    rics, pile fabrics (including terry fabrics)       Romania
                                                    and chenille fabrics                               South Korea                   84          36
                                   5514
                                                                                                       Brazil                       420         180
                                   5515                                                                Indonesia                    420         180         —
                                                                                                       Malaysia                     420         180
                                   5803 90 30                                                          Pakistan                     420         180
                                ex 5905 00 70
                               ex 6308 00 00
(a) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for the designation of the products is to be considered as
     having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the application of the CN code.
     Where ex CN code positions are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description
     taken together.
(') Within the framework of this ceiling, the allocation scale referred to in Article 3 is the following: Benelux 8,6 %, Denmark 2,4 %, Germany 23,1 %, Greece
     1,4 %, France 15 %, Ireland 10,1 %, Italy 12,3 %, United Kingdom 19 %, Spain 6,8 %, Portugal 1,3 %.
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0)
                 (2)         (3)                             (4)                           (5)               (6)    (7)       (8)
  40.0033                                                                           Singapore                420     180
  (cont'd)                                                                          Thailand                 420     180
                                                                                    Each of the                               600
                                                                                    other benefi­
                                                                                    ciaries listed in
                                                                                    Annex IV, ex­
                                                                                    cluding Hong
                                                                                    Kong
' 40.0040         4       6105 10 00   Shirt, T-shirts, lightweight fine knit roll, China                  251;3  107,7
           J 000 pieces)  6105 20 10   polo or turtle necked jumpers anc} pull­     Macao                  251,3  107,7
                          6105 20 90   overs (other than of wool or fine animal     Romania                251,3  107,7
                          6105 90 10   hair), undervests and the like, knitted or   South Korea            251,3  107,7
                                       crocheted                                    Brazil             1   255,1  537,9
                          6109 10 00                                                India              1   255,1  537,9
                          6109 90 10
                                                                                    Malaysia           1   255,1  537,9
                          6109 90 30                                                Pakistan           1   255,1  537,9
                          6110 20 10                                                Philippines        1   255,1  537,9
                          611030 10                                                 Singapore          1   255,1  537,9
                                                                                    Thailand           1   255,1  537,9
                                                                                    Each of the                            1 793
                                                                                    other benefi­
                                                                                    ciaries listed in
                                                                                    Annex VI , ex­
                                                                                    cluding Hong
                                                                                    Kong                                    *
  40.0050         5       6101 10 90   Jerseys, pullovers, slipovers, waistcoats,   China                  200,9    86,1
            1 000 pieces) 6101 20 90   twinsets, cardigans, bed jackets and         Macao                  200,9    86,1
                          6101 ^0 90   jumpers (other than jackets and blazers),    Romania                200,9    86,1
                                       anoraks, windcheaters, waister jackets       Malaysia           1   005,9  431,1
                          6102 10 90                                                Pakistan           1   005,9  431,1
                                       and the like, knitted or crocheted
                          6102 20 90                                                Philippines        1   005,9  431,1
                          6102 30 90                                                Singapore          1   005,9  431,1
                                                                                    Thailand           1   005,9  431,1
                          6110 10 10
                          6110 1031                                                 Each of the                             1 437
                          6110 1039                                                 other benefi­
                          6110 1091                                                 ciaries listed in
                          6110 1099                                                 Annex IV, ex­
                          6110 20 91                                                cluding Hong
                          6110 20 99                                                Kong and
                          61103091                                                  South Korea
                          6110 30 99
   40.0060        6       6203 41 10    Men's or boys' woven breeches, shorts       China                  233,1    99,9
                          6203 41 90    (other than swimwear) and trousers (in­      Macao                  233,1   99,9
           (1 000 pieces)
                          6203 42 31    cluding slacks), women's or girls' woven     Romania                233,1   99,9
                           6203 42 33   trousers and slacks, of wool, of cotton      South Korea            233,1   99,9
                           6203 42 35   or of man-made fibres                        Brazil              1 166,9   500,1
                           6203 42 90                                                India               1  166,9  500,1
                           6203 43 19                                                Indonesia           1  166,9  500,1
                           6203 43 90                                                Malaysia            1  166,9  500,1
                           6203 49 19                                                Philippines         1  166,9  500,1
                           6203 49 50                                                Singapore           1  166,9  500,1
                                                                                     Sri Lanka           1  166,9  500,1
                           6204 61 10                                                Thailand            1  166,9  500,1
                           6204 62 31
                                                                                     Each of the                             1 667
                           6204 62 33
                           6204 62 35                                                other benefi­
                           6204 63  19                                               ciaries listed in
                                                                 s
                           6204 69  19                                               Annex IV, ex­
                                                                                     cluding Hong
                                                                                     Kong
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     0)           (2)            (3)                             (4)                           (5)              (6)       (7)          (8)
 40.0070           7          6106 10 00    Womens's or girls' blouses, shirts and      China                 129,5      55,5
            (1 000 pieces)    6106 20 00    shirt-blouses, whether or not knitted or    Macao                 129,5      55,5
                              6106 90 10    crocheted, of wool , cotton or man-made     Romania               129,5      55,5
                                            fibres                                      South Korea           129,5      55,5
                              6206 20 00
                                                                                        India                 648,2     277,8
                              6206 30 00
                                                                                        Indonesia             648,2     277,8
                              6206 40 00
                                                                                        Pakistan              648,2     277,8
                                                                                        Philippines           648,2     277,8
                                                                                        Singapore             648,2     277,8
                                                                                        Sri Lanka             648,2     277,8
                                                                                        Thailand              648,2     277,8
                                                                                        Each of the                                    926
                                                                                        other bene­
                                                                                        ficiaries in
                                                                                        Annex IV, ex­
                                                                                        cluding Hong
                                                                                        Kong
 40.0080           8          6205 10 00    Men's or boys' shirts, other than knitted   China                 255,5     109,5
           (1 000 pieces)     6205 20 00    or crocheted, of wool, cotton or man­       Macao                 255,5     109,5
                              6205 30 00    made fibres                                 Romania               255,5     109,5
                                                                                        Indonesia          1  278,2     547,8
                                                                                        Malaysia           1  278,2     547,8
                                                                                        Pakistan           1  278,2     547,8
                                                                                        Philippines        1  278,2     547,8
                                                                                        Singapore          1  278,2   . 547,8
                                                                                        Sri Lanka          1  278,2     547,8
                                                                                        Thailand           1  278,2     574,8
                                                                                        Each of the                                 1 826
                                                                                        other benefi­
                                                                                        ciaries listed in
                                                                                        Annex IV, ex­
                                                                                        cluding Hong
                                                                                        Kong and
                                                                                        South Korea
 40.0090           9          5802 1 1 00   Terry towelling and similar woven terry     China                    7         3
               (tonnes)       5802 19 00    fabrics of cotton ; toilet linen and kitch­ Hong Kong              17,5        7,5
                                            en linen, of terry towelling and similar    Macao                  17,5        7,5
                           ex 6302 60 00    woven terry fabrics, of cotton, other       Romania                17,5        7,5
                                            than knitted or crocheted                   South Korea            17,5        7,5
                                                                                        Pakistan               87,5 '    37,5
                                                                                        Each of the                                     125
                                                                                        other benefi­
                                                                                        ciaries listed in
                                                                                        Annex IV, ex­
                                                                                        cluding Brazil
 40.0100           10         6111 10 10    Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or       China                                           293
             (1 000 pairs)    6111 20 10    crocheted                                   South Korea           205,1      87,9
                              6111 30 10                                                Philippines         1 024,8     439,2
                           ex 61 1 1 90 00                                              Thailand            1 024,8     439,2
                                                                                        Macao                                           293
                              6116   10 10                                               Romania                                        293
                              6116   10 90
                              6116   91 00                                               Each of the                                 1 464
                              6116   92 00                                              other benefi­
                              6116   93 00                                               ciaries listed in
                              6116   99 00                                               Annex IV, ex­
                                                                                         cluding Hong
                                                                                         Kong
                                                                                                                                  ....      .
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    (1)         (2)            (3)                             (4)                            (5)            (6)   (7)       (8)
 40.0120        12          6115   12 00  Panty-hose (tights), stockings, under        China               424,9  182,1
           (1 000 pairs     6115   19 10  stockings, socks, ankle-socks, sockettes     Hong Kong           424,9  182,1
            or pieces)      6115   19 90  and the like, knitted or crocheted, other    Macao               424,9  182,1
                            6115   20 11  than for babies, including stockings for     Romania             424,9  182,1
                            6115   20 90  varicose veins, other than products of       Thailand          2 125,9  911,1
                            6115   91 00  category 70
                            6115   92 00                                               Each of the                         3 037
                            6115   93 10                                               other benefi­
                            6115   93 30                                               ciaries listed in
                            6115   93 99                                               Annex IV, ex­
                            6115 99 00                                                 cluding South
                                                                                       Korea
40.0130         13          6107 11 00    Men's or boys' underpants and briefs,        China               268,8  115,2
         (1 000 pieces)     6107 12 00    women's or girls' knickers and briefs,       Macao               268,8  115,2
                            6107 19 00    knitted or crocheted, of wool, cotton or     Romania             268,8  115,2
                                          of man-made fibres                           South Korea         268,8  115,2
                            6108 21 00
                                                                                       Philippines       1 345,4  576,6
                            6108 22 00
                            6108 29 00                                                 Each of the                         1 922
                                                                                       other benefi­
                                                                                       ciaries listed in
                                                                                       Annex IV, ex­
                                                                                       cluding Hong
                                                                                       Kong
 40.0140        14          6201   11 00  Men's or boys' woven overcoats, rain­        China                  6,3   2,7
         (1 000 pieces)  ex 6201   12 10  and other coats, cloaks and capes, of        Hong Kong              6,3   2,7
                         ex 6201   12 90  wool, of cotton or of man-made textile       Macao                  6,3   2,7
                         ex 6201   13 10  fibres (other than parkas) (of category 21 ) Romania                6,3   2,7
                         ex 6201   13 90
                                                                                       Each of the                             44
                            6210 20 00                                                 other benefi­
                                                                                       ciaries listed in
                                                                                       Annex IV, ex­
                                                                                       cluding South
                                                                                       Korea
 40.0150        15          6202   11 00  Women's or girls' woven overcoats,           China                30,1   12,9
         (1 000 pieces)  ex 6202   12 10  raincoats and other coats, cloaks and        Hong Kong            30,1   12,9
                         ex 6202   12 90  capes ; jackets and blazers, of wool, of     Macao                30,1   12,9
                         ex 6202   13 10  cotton or of man-made textile fibres         India               151,2   64,8
                         ex 6202   13 90  (other than parkas) (of category 21 )        Philippines         151,2   64,8
                            6204 31   00                                               Each of the                            216
                            6204 32   90                                               other benefi­
                            6204 33   90                                               ciaries listed in
                            6204 39   19                                               Annex IV,
                                                                                       excluding
                            6210 30 00                                                 Romania and
                                                                                       South Korea
 40.0160         16         6203 1 1 00    Men's or boys' suits and ensembles,          Macao                13,3    5,7
          (1 000 pieces)    6203 12 00     other than knitted or crocheted, of wool,    South Korea          13,3    5,7
                             6203 19 10    of cotton or of man-made fibres, ex­                                                94
                                                                                        Each of the
                             6203 19 30    cluding ski suits                            other benefi­
                            6203   21 00
                                                                                       ciaries listed in
                             6203  22 90
                                                                                        Annex IV, ex­
                             6203  23 90
                             6203  29  19
                                                                                        cluding China,
                                                                                        Hong Kong
                                                                                        and Romania
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     (1)           (2)           (3)                               (4)                           (5)          (6)    (7)        (8)  •
 40.0170           17         6203   31  00    Men's or boys' jackets excluding waister   China               10,5    4,5
            (1 000 pieces)    6203   32  90   jackets and blazers, other than knitted     Hong Kong           10,5    4,5
                              6203   33  90    or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of     Macao               10,5    4,5
                              6203   39   19   man-made fibres                            Romania             10,5    4,5
                                                                                          South Korea         10,5    4,5
                                                                                          Each of the                             77
                                                                                          other benefi­
                                                                                          ciaries listed in
                                                                                          Annex IV
 40.0180           18         6207   11  00    Men's and boys' singlets and other         China               14,7    6,3
               (tonnes)       6207   19  00   vests, underpants, briefs, nightshirts,     Romania             14,7    6,3
                              6207  21   00   pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and      South Korea         14,7    6,3
                              6207  22   00   similar articles, other than knitted or
                              6207  29   00   crocheted                                   Each of the                           107
                              6207  91   00                                               other benefi­
                              6207  92   00                                               ciaries listed in
                              6207  99   00                                               Annex IV, ex­
                                                                                          cluding Hong
                              6208   1 1 00   Women's and girls' singlets and other       Kong and
                              6208   19 10    vests, slips, petticoats, briefs, panties,  Macao
                              6208   19 90    nightdresses, pyjamas, negliges, bath­
                              6208  21 00     robes, dressing gowns and similar
                              6208  22 00     articles, other than knitted or crocheted
                              6208  29 00
                              6208  91 10
                              6208  91 90
                              6208  92 10
                              6208  92 90
                              6208 99 00
 40.0190          19          6213 20 00      Handkerchiefs other than knitted or         Hong Kong         233,1   99,9
           (1 000 pieces)     6213 90 00      crocheted                                   Romania           233,1   99,9
                                                                                          South Korea       233,1   99,9
                                                                                          Each of the                         1 663
                                                                                          other benefi­
                                                                                          ciaries listed in
                                                                                          Annex IV, ex­
                                                                                          cluding China
                                                                                          and Macao
 40.0200          20          6302  21   00   Bed linen , other than knitted or crocheted China              30,8   13,2
               (tonnes)       6302  22   90                                               Hong Kong          30,8   13,2
                              6302  29   90                                               Macao              30,8   13,2
                              6302  31   10                                               Romania            30,8   13,2
                              6302  31   90                                               South Korea        30,8   13.2
                              6302  32   90                                               Brazil            154,7   66.3
                              6302  39   90                                               India             154,7   66,3
                                                                                          Pakistan          154,7   66,3
                                                                                          Each of the                           221
                                                                                          other benefi­
                                                                                          ciaries listed in
                                                                                          Annex IV
 40.0210          21       ex 6210 12 10      Parkas, anoraks, windcheaters, waister      China              74,9   32,1
           (1 000 pieces)  ex 6201 12 90      jackets and the like, other than knitted    Macao              74,9   32,1
                           ex 6210 13 10      or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of      Romania            74,9   32,1
                           ex 6201   13  90   man-made fibres                             Philippines       374,5  160,5
                              6201  91   00                                               Sri Lanka         374,5  160,5         —
                              6201  92   00                                               Thailand          374,5  160,5
                              6201  93   00
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    (1)         (2)            (3)                            (4)                          (5)          (6)    (7)      (8)
 40.0210                 ex 6210 12   10                                            Each of the                         535
 (cont'd)                ex 6202 12   90                                            other benefi­
                         ex 6210 13   10                                            ciaries listed in
                         ex 6202 13   90                                            Annex IV, ex­
                            6202 91   00                                            cluding Hong
                            6202 92   00                                            Kong and
                            6202 93   00                                            South Korea
 40.0220        22          5508 10 11   Yarn of staple or waste synthetic, fibres  China               86,8  37,2
             (tonnes)       5508 10 19   not put up for retail sale                 Hong Kong           86,8  37,2
                                                                                    Macao               86,8  37,2
                            5509   11 00
                                                                                    Romania             86,8  37,2
                            5509   12 00                                            Brazil             432,6 185,4
                            5509   21 10
                                                                                    Malaysia           432,6 185,4
                            5509   21 90                                            Mexico             432,6 185,4
                            5509   22 10                                            Thailand           432,6 185,4
                            5509   22 90                                            Each of the                          6,8
                            5509   31 10                                            other benefi­
                            5509   31 90                                            ciaries listed in
                            5509 32 10
                                                                                    Annex IV, ex­
                            5509 32   90
                                                                                    cluding South
                            5509 41   10                                            Korea
                            5509 41   90
                            5509 42   10
                            5509 42   90
                            5509 51   00
                            5509 52   10
                            5509 52   90
                            5509 53   00
                            5509 59   00
                            5509 61   10
                            5509 61   90
                            5509 62   00
                            5509 69   00
                            5509   91 10
                            5509   91 90
                            5509   92 00
                            5509   99 00
 40.0230        23          5508 20 10   Yarn of staple or waste artificial fibres, Hong Kong           41,3   17,7
             (tonnes)                    not put up for retail sale                 Macao               41,3   17,7
                            5510 11 00                                              Romania             41,3   17,7
                            5510 12 00                                              South Korea         41,3   17,7
                            5510 20 00
                            5510 30 00                                                                                   293
                                                                                    Each of the
                            5510 90 00                                              other benefi­
                                                                                    ciaries listed in
                                                                                    Annex IV, ex­
                                                                                    cluding China
 40.0240        24          6107   21 00 Men's or boys' nightshirts, pyjamas,       China                7,7    3,3
          (1 000 pieces)    6107   22 00 bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar      Romania             66,5   28,5
                            6107   29 00 articles, knitted or crocheted             South Korea         66,5   28,5
                            6107   91 00                                             Macao              66,5   28,5
                            6107   92 00                                            Thailand           332,5  142,5
                         ex 6107   99 00                                             Pakistan          332,5  142,5
                                                                                     Each of the                         475
                            6108 31 10   Women's or girls' nightdresses, pyja­
                            6108 31 90   mas, negliges, bathrobes, dressing          other benefi­
                            6108 32 11   gowns and similar articles, knitted or      ciaries listed in
                            6108 32 19   crocheted                                   Annex IV, ex­
                            6108 32 90                                               cluding Hong
                            6108 39 00                                               Kong
                            6108 91 00
                             6108 92 00
                            6108 99 10
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      l)            (2)          3)                               4)                             5)          6)      7)        (8)
 40.0260            26        6104 41 00      Women's or girls' dresses, of wool , of    China              52,5    22,5
             (1 000 pieces)   6104 42 00      cotton or man-made fibres                  Macao              52,5    22,5
                              610443 00                                                  Romania            52,5    22,5
                              6104 44 00                                                 South Korea        52,5    22,5
                                                                                         Philippines       263,2   112,8
                              6204 41   00                                               Thailand          263,2   112,8
                              6204 42   00
                              6204 43   00                                               Each of the                           376
                              6204 44   00                                               other-benefi­
                                                                                         ciaries listed in
                                                                                         Annex IV, ex­
                                                                                         cluding Hong
                                                                                         Kong
 40.0270            27        6104  51  00    Women's or girls' skirts, including        China                35      15
             (1 000 pieces)   6104  52  00    divided skirts                             Macao                35      15
                              6104  53  00                                               Romania              35      15
                              6104  59  00                                               South Korea          35      15
                              6204  51  00                                               Each of the                           248
                              6204  52  00                                               other benefi­
                              6204  53  00 ,                                             ciaries listed in
                              6204  59  10                                               Annex IV, ex­
                                                                                         cluding Hong
                                                                                         Kong
 40.0280            28        6103 41 10      Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches China              14,7     6,3
             (1 000 pieces)   6103 41 90      and shorts (other than swimwear) knit­     Macao              14,7     6,3
                              6103 42 10      ted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or    Romania            14,7     6,3
                              6103  42  90    man-made fibres                            South Korea        14,7     6,3
                              6103  43  10
                                                                                         Each of the                            104
                              6103  43  90
                                                                                         other benefi­
                              6103  49  10
                                                                                         ciaries listed in
                              6103 49 91
                                                                                         Annex IV, ex­
                              610461    10                                               cluding Hong
                              6104 61   90                                               Kong
                              6104 62   10
                              6104 62   90
                              6104 63   10
                              6104 63   90
                              6104 69   10
                              6104 69   91
 40.0290            29        6204   11 00    Women's or girls' suits and ensembles      China              16,8     7,2
              (1 000 pieces)  6204   12 00    other than knitted or crocheted, of wool,  Macao              16,8     7,2
                              6204   13 00    of cotton or man-made fibres, excluding    Romania            16,8     7,2
                              6204   19  10   ski suits                                  South Korea        16,8     7,2
                              6204  21  00                                               India              82,6    35,4
                              6204  22  90
                                                                                         Each of the                            118
                              6204  23  90
                                                                                         other benefi­
                              6204  29   19
                                                                                         ciaries listed in
                                                                                         Annex IV, ex­
                                                                                         cluding Hong
                                                                                          Kong
  40.0310            31        6212 10 00      Brassieres, woven, knitted or crocheted   China              89,6  / 38,4
               (1 000 pieces)                                                             Macao             89,6    38,4
                                                                                          Romania            89,6   38,4
                                                                                          South Korea        89,6   38,4
                                                                                          Philippines      449,4   192,6
 ---pagebreak--- No L 375 /98                          Official Journal of the European Communities                        31 . 12 . 88
    (i)         2        3)                           (4)                          (5)           6)  (')      (8)
 40.0310                                                                    Each of the                       642
 (cont 'd)                                                                  other benefi­
                                                                            ciaries listed in
                                                                            Annex IV, ex­
                                                                            cluding Hong
                                                                            Kong
 40.0320       32    5801 10 00    Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics  China               11,9  5,1
           (tonnes)  5801 21 00    (other than terry towelling or terry     Macao               11,9  5,1
                     5801 22 00    fabrics of cotton and narrow woven       Romania             11,9  5,1
                     5801   23 00  fabrics) and tufted textile fabrics of   South Korea         11,9  5,1
                     5801   24 00  wool, of cotton or of man-made textile
                     5801   25 00  fibres                                   Each of the                         86
                     5801   26 00                                           other benefi­
                     5801   31 00                                           ciaries listed in
                     5801   32 00                                           Annex IV, ex­
                     5801   33 00                                           cluding Hong
                     5801 3400                                              Kong
                     5801 35 00
                     5801 3600
                     5802 20 00
                     5802 3000
 40.0330       33    5407 20 11    Woven fabrics of synthetic filament      Hong Kong                           46
           (tonnes)                yarn obtained from strip or the like of  Macao                               46
                     6305 31 91                                             Romania                             46
                                   polyethylene or polypropylene, less
                     6305 31 99                                                                      13,8
                                   than 3 m wide ; sacks and bags, of a     South Korea        32,2
                                   kind used for the packing of goods, not
                                                                            Each of the                       230
                                   knitted or crocheted, obtained from
                                                                            other benefi­
                                   strip or the like
                                                                            ciaries listed in
                                                                            Annex IV, ex­
                                                                            cluding China
 40.0340       34    5407 20 19    Woven fabrics of synthetic filament      China                                 2
                                   yarn, obtained from strip or the like of Hong Kong                             2
           (tonnes)
                                   polyethylene or polypropylene, 3 m or    Macao                                 2
                                   more wide                                Romania                               2
                                                                            South Korea                           2
                                                                            Each of the                           8
                                                                            other benefi­
                                                                            ciaries listed in
                                                                            Annex IV
 40.0350       35    5407 10 00     Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (con­ China                               50
                     5407 20 90     tinuous), other than those for tyres of  Hong Kong                          50
            (tonnes)
                     5407 30 00     category 114                             Macao                              50
                     5407 41 00                                              Romania                            50
                     5407 42 10                                              Indonesia         175,7 75,3
                      5407 42 90                                                                               251
                                                                             Each of the
                      5407 43 00
                                                                             other benefi­
                      5407 44 10
                                                                             ciaries listed in
                      5407 44 90
                      5407 51 00
                                                                             Annex IV, ex­
                      5407 52 00                                             cluding South
                                                                             Korea
                      5407 53 10
                      5407 53 90
                      5407   54 00
                      5407   60 10
                      5407   60 30
                      5407   60 51
 ---pagebreak--- 31 . 12. 88                         Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 375 /99
     (i)       (2)         (3                             4                              5          6)  (7)        (8)
 40.0350                5407  60 59
 (cont 'd)              5407  60 90
                        5407  71 00
                        5407  72 00
                        5407  73 10
                        5407  73 91
                        5407  73 99
                        5407  74 00
                        5407  81 00
                        5407 82 00
                        5407  83 10
                        5407  83 90
                        5407  84 00
                        5407  91 00
                        5407  92 00
                        5407  93 10
                        5407  93 90
                        5407  94 00
                     ex 5811 00 00
                     ex 5905 00 70
 40.0360       36       5408  10 00  Woven fabrics of continuous artificial      Romania            7,7  3,3
            (tonnes)    5408  21 00  fibres, other than those for tyres of cate­ China                               11
                        5408  22 10  gory 1 14                                   Hong Kong                           11
                        5408  22 90                                              Macao                               11
                        5408  23 10                                              South Korea        7,7  3,3
                        5408  23 90
                                                                                 Each of the                         55
                        5408  24 00
                                                                                 other benefi­
                        5408  31 00
                                                                                 ciaries listed in
                        5408  32 00
                                                                                 Annex IV
                        5408  33 00
                        5408  34 00
                     ex 5811 00 00
                     ex 5905 00 70
 40.0370       37       5516  11 00  Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres   Romania           51,8 22,2
                        5516  12 00                                              Hong Kong                           74
            (tonnes)
                        5516  13 00                                              Macao                               74
                        5516  1400
                                                                                 Each of the                       368
                        5516  21 00
                                                                                 other benefi­
                        5516  22 00
                                                                                 ciaries listed in
                        5516 23 10
                        5516 23 90
                                                                                 Annex IV, ex­
                        5516 24 00                                               cluding China
                                                                                 and South
                        551631 00
                                                                                 Korea
                        5516 32 00
                        5516 33 00
                        5516 34 00
                        5516 41 00
                        5516 42 00
                        5516 43 00
                        551644 00
                        551691 00
                        5516 92 00
                        5516 93 00
                        5516 94 00
                        5803 90 50
                     ex 5905 00 70
 ---pagebreak--- No L 375/ 100                          Official Journal of the European Communities                           31 . 12. 88
    (i)       (2)         (3)                           (4)                          (5)         (6)     (7)      (8)
 40.0381     38 A      6002 43 1 1  Knitted or crocheted synthetic curtain    China                                   4
           (tonnes)    6002 93 10   fabrics including net curtain fabric      Hong Kong                               4
                                                                              Macao                —   '   —          4
                                                                              Romania                                 4
                                                                              South Korea                             4
                                                                              Each of the                           21
                                                                              other benefi­
                                                                              ciaries listed in
                                                                              Annex IV
 40.0385     38 B   ex 6303 91 00   Net curtains, other than knitted or cro­  Each of the be­      —      —           1
           (tonnes) ex 6303 92 90   cheted                                    neficiaries list­
                    ex 6303 99 90                                             ed Annex IV
40.0390       39       6302 51 10   Table linen, toilet and kitchen linen,    Hong Kong          13,3     5,7
           (tonnes)    6302   51 90 othfer than knitted or crocheted, other   Macao              13,3     5,7
                       6302   53 90 than of terry towelling or similar terry  Romania            13,3     5,7
                    ex 6302   59 00 fabrics of cotton                         South Korea        13,3     5,7
                       6302   91 10                                           Brazil             67,2   28,8
                       6302   91 90
                                                                              Each of the                           96
                       6302 93 90
                                                                              other benefi­
                    ex 6302 99 00
                                                                              ciaries listed in
                                                                              Annex IV, ex­
                                                                              cluding China
 40.0400      40    ex 6303 91 00   Woven curtains (including drapes) in­     China                                   7
                    ex 6303 92 90   terior blinds, curtain and bed valances   Hong Kong                               7
           (tonnes)
                    ex 6303 99 90   and other furnishing articles, other than Macao                                   7
                                    knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton  Romania                                 7
                       6304 19 10   or of man-made fibres                     South Korea                  —          7
                    ex 6304 19 90
                       6304 92 00                                             Each of the                           35
                    ex 6304 93 00                                             other benefi­
                    ex 6304 99 00                                             ciaries listed in
                                                                              Annex IV
 40.0410      41       5401 10 11   Yam of synthetic filament (continuous),   Romania           100,1    42,9
                       5401 10 19   not put up for retail sale, other than    China                                143
           (tonnes)
                                    non-textured single yarn untwisted or     Hong Kong                            143
                       5402 10 10   with a twist of not more than 50 turns    Macao                                143
                       5402 10 90                                             South Korea       100,1    42,9
                                    per metre
                       5402 20 00                                             Mexico            499,8 214,2
                       5402 31 10
                       5402 31 30                                             Each of the                          714
                       5402 31 90                                             other benefi­
                       5402 32 00                                             ciaries listed in
                       5402 33 10                                             Annex IV
                       5402 33 90
                       5402 39 10
                       5402 39 90
                       5402 49 10
                       5402 49 91
                       5402 49 99
                        5402 51 10
                        5402 51 30
                        5402 51 90
                        5402 52 10
                        5402 52 90
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     (1)       (2)         (3)                                4                            (5          (6) (7)        8
 40.0410                5402 59 10
 (cont 'd)              5402 59 90
                        5402 61 10
                        5402 61 30
                        5402 61 90
                        5402   62 10
                        5402   62 90
                        5402   69 10
                        5402   69 90
                     ex 5604 20 00
                     ex 5604 90 00
 40.0420       42       5401 20 10      Yarn of artificial fibres ; yarn of artifi­ China                               14
            (tonnes)                    cial filaments, not put up for retail sale, Hong Kong                           14
                        5403   10 00
                                        other than single yarn of viscose rayon     Macao                               14
                        5403   20 10    untwisted or with a twist of not more       Romania                            14
                        5403   20 90
                                        than 250 turns per metre and single         South Korea                        14
                     ex 5403   32 00
                                        non-textured yarn of cellulose acetate
                        5403   33 90                                                Each of the                        71
                        5403   39 00                                                other benefi­
                        5403   41 00                                                ciaries listed in
                        5403   42 00                                                Annex IV
                        5403   49 00
                     ex 5604 20 00
 40.0430       43       5204 2000       Yarn of man-made filament, yarn of          China                               15
            (tonnes)                    staple artificial fibres, cotton yarn put   Hong Kong                           15
                        5207 10 10                                                                                     15
                                        up for retail sale                  s       Macao
                        5207 9000                                                   Romania                            15
                                                                                    South Korea                        15
                        5401 1090
                        5401 2090                                                   Each of the                        73
                                                                                    other benefi­
                        5406 10 00
                                                                                    ciaries listed in
                        5406 20 00
                                                                                    Annex IV
                        5508 2090
                        5511 30 00
 40.0470       47       5106 1010       Yarns of carded sheep's or lambs' wool      China                                3
                        5106 1090       (woollen yarn) or of carded fine animal     Hong Kong                            3
            (tonnes)
                        5106 20 11      hair, not put up for retail sale            Macao                                3
                        5106 20 19                                                  Romania                              3
                        5106 2091                                                   South Korea '                        3­
                        5106 2099
                                                                                    Each of the                         17
                        5108 1010                                                   other benefi­
                        5108 1090                                                   ciaries listed in
                                                                                    Annex IV
 40.0480       48       5107 10 10      Yarn of combed sheep's or lambs' wool       China                               12
                                                                                    Hong Kong                           12
            (tonnes)    5107 10 90      (worsted yarn) or of combed fine animal
                        5107   20  10   hair, not put up for retail sale            Macao                               12
                        5107   20 30                                                Romania                             12
                        5107   20 51                                                South Korea                         12
                        5107   20 59                                                 Peru                             286
                        5107   20 91                                                                                    57
                                                                                     Each of the
                        5107   20 99
                                                                                     other benefi­
                         5108 20 10                                                  ciaries listed in
                         5108 20 90                                                  Annex IV
 ---pagebreak--- No L 375/ 102                        Official Journal of the European Communities                        31 . 12. 88
     l)        (2)      (3)                            4)                           (5)         (6)  7       (8)
 40.0490       49    5109   10 10 Yarn of sheep's or lambs' wool or of       China                               5
           (tonnes)  5109   10 90 fine animal hair, put up for retail sale   Hong Kong                           5
                     5109   90 10                                            Macao                               5
                     5109   90 90                                            Romania                             5
                                                                             South Korea                         5
                                                                             Each of the                       23
                                                                             Other benefi­
                                                                             ciaries listed in
                                                                             Annex IV
 40.0500       50    5111 11 00   Woven fabrics of sheep's or lambs' wool    South Korea         8,4 3,6
           (tonnes)  5111 19 10   or of fine animal hair                     China                             12
                     5111 1990                                               Hong Kong                         12
                     5111 20 00                                              Macao                             12
                     5111 30 10                                              Romania                           12
                     5111 30 30                                              Uruguay                         286
                     5111 30 90
                                                                             Each of the                       57
                     5111 90 10
                     5111 9091
                                                                             other benefi­
                                                                             ciaries listed in
                     511190 93
                                                                             Annex IV
                     5111 90 99
                     51121100
                     5112 19 10
                     5112 19 90
                     5112 20 00
                     511230 10
                     5112 30 30
                     5112 30 90
                     5112 90 10
                     51129091
                     5112 90 93
                     5112 90 99
                                                                             Each of the be­                     1
 40.0530       53    5803 10 00   Cotton gauze
                                                                             neficiaries
           (tonnes)
                                                                             listed in
                                                                             Annex IV
                                                                             China                                1
 40.0540       54    5507 00 00   Staple artificial fibres, including waste,
                                                                             Hong Kong                            1
           (tonnes)               carded, combed or otherwise processed
                                                                             Macao                                1
                                  for spinning
                                                                              Romania                             1
                                                                             South Korea                          I
                                                                              Each of the                        7
                                                                             other benefi­
                                                                             ciaries listed in
                                                                             Annex IV
                                                                              China                             11
 40.0550        55   5506 10 00   Synthetic staple fibres, including waste,                                     11
            (tonnes) 5506 20 00   carded or combed or otherwise pro­          Hong Kong
                                                                              Macao                             11
                     5506 30 00   cessed for spinning
                                                                              South Korea                       11
                     5506 90 10
                      5506 90 91                                                                                57
                                                                              Each of the
                      5506 90 99
                                                                              other benefi­
                                                                              ciaries listed in
                                                                              Annex IV,
                                                                              excluding
                                                                              Romania
 ---pagebreak--- 31 . 12 . 88                           Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 375/ 103
     (i)        (2)         (3                               (4                            5         (6)  (7)         (8)
 40.0560        56       5508 10 90      Yarn of staple synthetic fibres (includ­  China                                10
             (tonnes)                    ing waste), put up for retail sale        Hong Kong                            10
                         5511 10 00                                                Macao                                10
                         5511 20 00                                                Romania                              10
                                                                                   South Korea                          10
                                                                                   Each of the                          50
                                                                                   other benefi­
                                                                                   ciaries listed in
                                                                                   Annex IV
 40.0580        58       5701 10 10      Carpets, carpeting and rugs, knotted      Romania           37,8 16,2
             (tonnes)    5701  10 91     (made up or not)                          China                                54
                         5701  10 93                                               Hong Kong                            54
                         5701  10 99                                               Macao                                54
                         5701  90  10                                              South Korea                          54
                         5701  90 90                                               India                            3 500
                                                                                   Pakistan                         3 500
                                                                                   Each of the                         269
                                                                                   other benefi­
                                                                                   ciaries listed in
                                                                                   Annex IV
 40.0590        59       5702 10 00      Carpets and other textile floor coverings China                                59
             (tonnes)    5702 31 10      other than the carpets of category 58     Hong Kong                            59
                         5702 31 30                                                Macao                                59
                         5702 31 90                                                Romania                              59
                         5702 32 10                                                South Korea                          59
                         5702 32 90
                                                                                   Each of the                         295
                         5702 39 10
                                                                                   other benefi­
                         5702 41 10
                                                                                   ciaries listed in
                         5702 41 90
                                                                                   Annex IV
                         5702 42 10
                         5702 42 90
                         5702 49 10
                         5702 51 00
                         5702 52 00
                      ex 5702 59 00
                         5702 91 00
                         5702 92 00
                      ex 5702 99 00
                         5703 10 10
                         5703 10 90
                         5703 20 1 1
                          5703  20 19
                          5703  20 91
                          5703  20 99
                          5703  30 1 1
                          5703  30 19
                          5703  30 51
                          5703  30 59
                          5703  30 91
                          5703  30 99
                          5703  90 10
                      ex 5703   90 90
                          57041000
                          57049000
                          5705  00 10
                          5705  00 31
                          5705  00 39
                       ex 5705  00 90
 ---pagebreak--- No L 375 / 104                            Official Journal of the European Communities                     31 . 12 . 88
    (1)         (2)         (3)                             W                           (5),       (6) (7)     (8)
 40.0600        60        5805 00 00  Tapestries, hand-made, of the type         Each of the                       1
            (tonnes)                  Gobelins, Flanders, Aubusson, Beau­        beneficiaries
                                      vais and the like, and needle-worked ta­   listed in
                                      pestries (for example, petit point and     Annex IV,
                                      cross stitch) made in panels and the like  excluding
                                      by hand                                    China
40.0610,        61    ex 5806 10 00   Narrow woven fabrics, and narrow fab­      China                             9
            (tonnes)     5806 20 00   rics (bolduc) consisting of warp without   Macao                             9
                         5806 31 10   weft assembled by means of an adhe­        Romania                 —         9
                         5806 31 90   sive, other than labels and similar arti­  South Korea                       9
                         5806 32 10   cles of category 62
                         5806 32 90                                              Each of the        —
                                                                                                                 46
                      ex 5806 39 00   Elastic fabrics and trimmings (not knit­   other benefi­
                      ex 5806 40 00   ted or crocheted), made from textile ma­   ciaries listed in
                                      terials assembled from rubber thread
                                                                                 Annex IV, ex­
                                                                                 cluding Hong
                                                                                 Kong
40.0620         62        5606 0091   Chenille, yam (including flock chenille    China                           12
            (tonnes)      5606 0099   yarn), gimped yarn (other than metal -,    Hong Kong                       12
                                      lized yarn and gimped horsehair yarn):     Macao                           12
                                                                                 Romania                         12
                          5804 10 11  Tulle and other net fabrics but not in
                          5804 10 19  eluding woven, knitted or chrocheted       Each of the                     58
                          5804 1090   fabrics, hand or mechanically made         other benefi­
                          5804 21 10  lace, in the piece, In strips or in motifs ciaries listed in
                          5804 21 90                                             Annex IV, ex­
                          5804 29 10                                             cluding South
                          5804 29 90                                             Korea
                          5804 30 00
                          5807 10 10  Labels, badges and the like of textile
                          5807 1090   materials not embroidered, in the piece,
                                      in stips or cut to shape or size, woven
                          5808 10 00  Braids and ornamental trimmings in the
                          5808 90 00  piece ; tassels pompons and the like
                          5810 10  10 Embroidery, in the piece, in strips or in
                          5810 10  90 motifs
                          581091   10
                          5810 91  90
                          5810 92  10
                          5810 92  90
                          581099   10
                          5810 99 90
 40.0630        63        5906 91 00   Knitted or crocheted fabric of synthetic  China                             6
                                      fibres containing by weight 5 % or more    Hong Kong                         6
            (tonnes)
                      ex 6002   10 10 of elastomeric yarn and knitted or cro­    Macao               —             6
                          6002  10 90 cheted fabric containing by weight 5 %     Romania                           6
                      ex 6002   30 10 or more of rubber thread                   South Korea                       6
                          6002  30 90
                                                                                 Each of the             —       31
                      ex 6001 10 00                                              other benefi­
                                       Raschel lace and long-pile fabric of syn­
                                                                                 ciaries listed in
                          6002 20 31   thetic fibres
                                                                                 Annex IV
                          6002 43 19
 40.0650        65        5606 00 10   Knitted or crocheted fabric other than    China                           32
                                       of categories 38 A and 63, of wool, of     Hong Kong                      32
             (tonnes)
                       ex 6001  10 00  cotton or of man-made fibres               Macao                          32
                          6001  2100                                              Romania                        32
                          6001  22 00                                             South Korea        —   —       32
                          6001  29 10
 ---pagebreak--- 31 . 12. 88                                Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 375 / 105
     (1)         (2)            (3)                             (4)                           (5)        (6)  (7)         (8)
  40.0650                    6001   91  10                                              Each of the                        158
  (cont'd)                   6001   91  30                                             other benefi­
                             6001   91  50                                             ciaries listed in
                           " 6001   91 90                                              Annex IV
                             6001   92  10
                             6001   92 30
                             6001  92   50
                             6001  92  90
                             6001  99   10
            '
                        ex 6002 1010
                            6002 20 10
                            6002 20 39
                            6002 20 50
                            6002 20 70
                        ex 6002 30 10
                            6002 41 00
                            6002 42 10
                            6002 42 30
                            6002 42 50
                            6002 42 90
                            6002 43 31
                            6002 43 33
                            6002 43 35
                            6002 43 39
                            6002 43 50
                            6002 43 91
                            6002 43 93
                            6002 43 95
                           6002 43 99
                           6002 91 00
                            6002 92 10
                           6002 92 30
                            6002 92 50
                           6002 92     90
                           6002 93     31
                           6002 93     35
                           6002 93     39
                           6002 93     91
                           6002 93     99
 40.0660        66         6301    10 00    Travelling rugs and blankets, other than   China                                 4
             (tonnes) .    6301   20 91     knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton   Hong Kong                             4
                           6301   20 99     or of man-made fibres                      Macao                                 4
                           6301   30 90                                                Romania                               4
                        ex 6301   40 90                                                South Korea                           4
                        ex 6301   90 90
                                                                                       Each of the        —    —            22
                                                                                       other benefi­
                                                                                       ciaries listed in
                                                                                       Annex IV
 40.0670        67          5807 90 90      Knitted or crocheted clothing accesso­     South Korea       11,2  4,8
             (tonnes)                       ries other than for babies, household      Hong Kong         11,2  4,8
                            6113 00 10                                                                                      16
                                            linen of all kinds, knitted or crocheted ; Macao
                                            curtains (including drapes) and interior   Romania                              16
                           6117    1000
                            6117  20 00     blinds, curtain or bed valances and                                             81
                                                                                       Each of the
                           6117   80 10     other furnishing articles knitted or
                                                                                       other benefi­
                            6117   80 90    crocheted blankets and travelling rugs,
                                                                                       ciaries listed in
                           6117   90 00     other knitted or crocheted articles in­
                                                                                       Annex IV, ex­
                                            cluding parts of garments or of clothing
                            6301   20  10   accessories                                cluding China
                            6301   30  10
                            6301   40  10
                           6301   90   10
 ---pagebreak--- No L 375/ 106                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                       31 . 12 . 88
    (1)          (2)             (3)                           (4)                         (5)         (6)   (7)      (8)
 40.0670                      6302   10 10
 (cont'd)                     6302   10 90
                              6302   40 00
                          ex 6302    60 00
                              6303 1 1 00
                              6303 12 00
                              6303 19 00
                              6304 1 1 00
                              6304 91 00
                          ex 6305 20 00
                              6305 31 10
                          ex 6305 39 00
                          ex 6305 90 00
                              6307 10 10
                              6307 90 10
40.0680          68           6111   1090  Babies' garments and clothing accesso­   China              11,9   5,1
              (tonnes)        6111  20 90  ries, excluding babies' gloves, mittens  Romania            11,9   5,1
                              6111  30 90  and mitts of categories 10 and 87, and   South Korea        11,9   5,1
                          ex 61 11  90 00  babies' stockings, socks and sockettes,  Macao               2,1   0,9
                                           other than knitted or crocheted of cate­
                          ex 6209 10 00                                             Each of the                         87
                                           gory 88
                          ex ,6209 20 00                                            other benefi­
                          ex 6209 30 00                                             ciaries listed in
                          ex 6209 90 00                                             Annex IV, ex­
                                                                                    cluding Hong
                                                                                    Kong
40.0690          69           6108   11 10 Women's and girls' slips and petticoats  China                               19
          (1 000 pieces)      6108   1190  knitted or crocheted                     Hong Kong                           19
                              6108   19 10                                          Macao               —      —        19
                              6108   19 90
                                                                                    Each of the                         97
                                                                                    other benefi­
                                                                                    ciaries listed in
                                                                                    Annex IV, ex­
                                                                                    cluding
                                                                                    Romania and
                                                                                    South Korea
 40.0700         70           6115 11 00   Panty-hose (tights) of synthetic fibres, South Korea       897,4 384,6
                              6115 20 19   measuring per single yarn less than 67   China                           1 282
           (1 000 pieces
                              6115 9391    decitex (6,7 tex)                        Hong Kong                       1 282
              or pairs)
                                           Women's stockings of synthetic fibres    Macao                           1 282
                                                                                    Each of the                     6410
                                                                                    other benefi­
                                                                                    ciaries listed in
                                                                                    Annex IV, ex­
                                                                                    cluding
                                                                                    Romania
                 72           611231 10     Swimwear, of wool, of cotton or of      China                               36
 40.0720
                              6112 31 90    man-made fibres                         Macao                               36
           (1 000 pieces)
                              6112 39 10                                            Romania                              36
                              6112 39 90                                            South Korea          —     —         36
                              611241 10                                                                                180
                                                                                     Each of the
                              6112 41 90
                                                                                    other benefi­
                              6112 49 10
                                                                                    ciaries listed in
                              6112 49 90
                                                                                    Annex IV, ex­
                              6211 11 00                                            cluding Hong
                              6211 12 00                                             Kong
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     (1)           (2)            (3)                              (4)                         (5) .            (6)  (7)         (8)
                                                                                                          " 1 1
 40.0730           73          6112 i 1 00     Track suits of knitted or crocheted fab­ China                   23,8 10,2
             (1 000 pieces)    6112 12 00      ric, of wool, of cotton or of man-made   Hong Kong               23,8 10,2
                               6112 19 00      textile fibres                           Macao                   23,8 10,2
                                                                                        Romania                 23,8 10,2
                                                                                        South Korea             23,8 10,2
                                                                                        Thailand              120,4  51,6
                                                                                        Each of the                               172
                                                                                        other benefi­
                                                                                        ciaries listed in
                                                                                        Annex IV
 40.0740           74          6104 11   00    Women's or girls' knitted or crocheted   China                                      13
             (1 000 pieces)    6104 12   00    suits and ensembles, of wool, of cotton  Romania                                    13
                               6104 13   00    or man-made fibres, excluding ski suits  South Korea                    —           13
                            ek 6104 19   00
                               6104 21   00                                             Each of the              —                 64
                               6104 22   00                                             other benefi­
                               6104 23   00                                             ciaries listed in
                            ex 6104 29   00                                             Annex IV, ex­
                                                                                        cluding Hong
                                                                                        Kong and
                                                                                        Macao
 40.0750           75          6103 11 00      Men's or boys' knitted or crocheted      China                                        2
            (1 000 pieces)     6103 12 00     suits and ensembles, of wool, of cotton   Hong Kong                                    2
                               6103 19 00      or of man-made fibres, excluding ski     Romania                   —                  2
                               6103  21  00   suits                                     South Korea                                  2
                               6103   22 00
                                                                                        Each of the                   —              9
                               6103   23 00
                                                                                        other benefi­
                               6103   29 00
                                                                                        ciaries listed in
                                                                                        Annex IV, ex­
                                                                                        cluding Macao
 40.0760           76          6203   22 10    Men's or boys' industrial or occupation­ China                    6,3  2,7
                (tonnes)       6203   23 10    al clothing ; other than knitted or cro­ Hong Kong               22,4  9,6
                               6203   29 11    cheted ;   women's     or girls' aprons, Macao                   22,4  9,6
                               6203   32 10    smock-overalls and other industrial or   Romania                 22,4  9,6
                               6203   33 10    occupational clothing, other than knit­  South Korea             22,4  9,6
                               6203   39 11    ted or crocheted                                                                   161
                                                                                        Each of the
                               6203   42 11
                                                                                        other benefi­
                               6203   42 51
                                                                                        ciaries listed in
                               6203   43 11
                                                                                        Annex IV
                               6203   43 31
                               6203   49 11
                               6203   49 31
                               6204 22   10
                               6204 23    10
                               6204 29    11
                               6204 32    10
                               6204 33    10
                               6204 39    11
                               6204 62    11
                               6204 62   51
                               6204 63    11
                               6204 63   31
                               6204 69    11
                               6204 69   31
                               6211 32 10
                               6211 33 10
                                621142 10
                               6211 43 10
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    (1)         (2)         (3)                            (4)                            (5)        (6)  (7)       (8)
 40.0770        77    ex 62 11 20 00  Ski suits, other than knitted or crocheted   China                                9
            (tonnes)                                                               Macao                                9
                                                                                   Romania             —    —           9
                                                                                   Each of the                        43
                                                                                   other benefi­
                                                                                   ciaries listed in
                                                                                   Annex IV, ex­
                                                                                   cluding Hong
                                                                                   Kong and
                                                                                   South Korea
40.0780         78       6203  41  30 Garments, other than knitted or crocheted    China               21     9
            (tonnes)     6203  42  59 excluding garments of categories 6, 7, 8,    Macao               21     9
                         6203  43  39 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21 , 26, 27, 29, 68, 72, Romania             21     9
                         6203  49  39 76 and 77
                                                                                   Each of the                      151
                         6204  61  80                                              other benefi­
                         6204   61 90                                              ciaries listed in
                         6204   62 59                                              Annex IV, ex­
                         6204  62  90                                              cluding Hong
                         6204  63  39                                              Kong and
                         6204  63  90                                              South Korea
                         6204 69 39>
                         6204 69 50
                         6210 40 00
                         6210 50 00
                         6211 31   00
                         6211 32   90
                         6211 33   90
                         6211 41   00
                         621142    90
                         6211 43   90
 40.0830        83       6101 10 10   Overcoats, jackets, blazer and other gar­    China              7,7  3,3
            (tonnes)     6101 20 10   ments, including ski suits, knitted or       Macao              7,7  3,3
                         6101 30 10   crocheted, excluding garments of cate­       Romania            7,7  3,3
                                      gories 4, 5, 7, 13, 24, 26, 27, 28, 68, 69,  South Korea        7,7  3,3
                         6102 10 10
                                      72, 73 , 74, 75                                                                 57
                         6102 20 10                                                Each of the
                         6102 30 10                                                other benefi­
                                                                                   ciaries listed in
                         6103 31 00                                                Annex IV, ex­
                         6103 32 00                                                cluding Hong
                         6103 33 00                                                Kong .
                      ex 6103 39 00
                         6104 31 00
                         6104 32 00
                         6104 33 00
                      ex 6104 39 00
                      ex 61 12 20 00
                         6113 00 90
                         6114 10 00
                         6114 20 00
                         6114 30 00
                         6214 20 00   Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas,        China                                3
 40.0840        84
                         6214 30 00   veils and the like other than knitted cro­    Hong Kong                           3
             (tonnes)
                                                                                                       —
                         6214 40 00   cheted, of wool, of cotton or man-made        Macao                               3
                         6214 90 10    fibres                                       South Korea             —           3
                                                                                    Romania                             3
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     (1)          (2)           (3)                               (4)                         (5)         (6) (7)        (8)
 40.0840                                                                               Each of the          —   —          14
 (cont'd)                                                                              other benefi­
                                                                                       ciaries listed in
                                                                                       Annex IV
 40.0850          85          6215 20 00     Ties, bow ties and cravats, not knitted   Each of the be­      —  —
                                                                                                                             1
               (tonnes)       6215 90 00     or crocheted, of wool , of cotton or      neficiaries list­
                                             man-made fibres                           ed in Annex
                                                                                       IV, excluding
                                                                                       Hong Kong
 40.0860          86          6212 20 00     Corsets, corset-belts, suspender-belts,   China                               27
            ;i 000 pieces)    6212 30 00    braces, suspenders, garters and the like   Macao                               27
                              6212 90 00     and parts thereof, whether or not knitted Romania              —  —           27
                                             or crocheted
                                                                                       Each of the                        133
                                                                                       other benefi­
                                                                                       ciaries listed in
                                                                                       Annex IV, ex­
                                                                                       cluding Hong
                                                                                       Kong and
                                                                                       South Korea
 40.0870          87       ex 6209 10 00     Gloves, mittens and mitts, not knitted    Macao                                 7
               (tonnes)    ex 6209 20 00     or crocheted                              Romania                               7
                           ex 6209 30 00                                               South Korea                           7
                           ex 6209 90 00
                                                                                       Each of the         —   —           35
                              6216 00 00                                               other benefi­
                                                                                       ciaries listed in
                                                                                       Annex IV, ex­
                                                                                       cluding China
                                                                                       and Hong
                                                                                       Kong
                  88       ex 6209  10 00    Stockings, socks and sockettes, not knit­ China                                 2
 40.0880
                           ex 6209  20 00    ted or crocheted, other clothing accesso­ Macao                                 2
               (tonnes)
                           ex 6209  30 00    ries, other than for babies, other than   Romania                               2
                           ex 6209  90 00    knitted or crocheted                      South Korea                           2
                              6217 10 00                                                                        —            8
                                                                                       Each of the
                                                                                                            —
                              6217 90 00                                               other benefi­
                                                                                       ciaries listed in
                                                                                       Annex I, ex­
                                                                                       cluding Hong
                                                                                       Kong
 40.0900          90          5607  41 00    Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, of      China                                14
                                                                                       Hong Kong                            14
               (tonnes)       5607  49 1 1   synthetic fibres, plaited or not
                              5607  49 19                                               Macao                               14
                              5607  49 90                                               Romania             —   —           14
                              5607  50 1 1                                             South Korea                          14
                              5607  50 19                                                                                  72
                                                                                        Each of the
                              5607  50 30
                                                                                       other benefi­
                              5607  50 90
                                                                                        ciaries listed in
                                                                                        Annex IV
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    (1)         (2)         (3)                               (4)                          (5)          (6)   (7)     (8)
 40.0910        91        6306 21 00    Tents                                       China                               13
            (tonnes)     6306 22 00                                                 Hong Kong                           13
                         6306 29 00                                                 Macao                               13
                                                                                    Romania               — •   —       13
                                                                                    Each of the                         66
                                                                                    other benefi­
                                                                                    ciaries listed in
                                                                                    Annex IV, ex­
                                                                                    cluding South
                                                                                    Korea
 40.0930        93    ex 6305 20 00     Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the      Hong Kong                             5
            (tonnes)  ex 6305 39 00     packing of goods, of woven fabrics,         Macao                                 5
                      ex 6305 90 00     other than made from polyethylene or        Romania                     —         5
                                        polypropylene strip                         South Korea           —               5
                                                                                    Each of the                         27
                                                                                    other benefi­
                                                                                    ciaries listed in
                                                                                    Annex IV, ex­
                                                                                    cluding China
40.0940         94       5601   10  10  Wadding of textile materials and arti­      China                               17
            (tonnes)     5601   10  90  cles thereof, textile fibres, not exceeding Hong Kong                           17
                         5601   21  10  5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and    Macao                 —     —       17
                         5601   21  90  mill neps                                   Romania                             17
                         5601   22  10                                              South Korea                         17
                         5601   22  91
                                                                                    Each of the                         87
                         5601   22  99
                                                                                    other benefi­
                         5601   29  00
                                                                                    ciaries listed in
                         5601   30  00
                                                                                    Annex IV
                95       5602   10 19   Felt and articles of felt, whether or not   China                               12
 40.0950
                                                                                    Hong Kong                           12
            (tonnes)      5602  10 31   impregnated or coated, other than floor
                                                                                    Macao                               12
                          5602  10 39   coverings
                          5602  10 90                                               Romania           .   —
                                                                                                                —       12
                                                                                    South Korea                         12
                          5602  21 00
                          5602  29 90                                                                                   59
                                                                                    Each of the
                          5602  90 00
                                                                                    other benefi­
                      ex 5807 90 10                                                 ciaries listed in
                                                                                    Annex IV
                      ex 5905 00 70
                          6210 10 10
                          6307 90 91
                                                                                    China                               74
 40.0960        96        5603  00 10    Non-woven fabrics and articles of such
                                                                                    Hong Kong                           74
             (tonnes)     5603  00 91   fabrics, whether or not impregnated,
                                                                                    Macao                               74
                          5603  00 93   coated, covered or laminated                                      —     —
                                                                                    Romania                             74
                          5603  00 95
                                                                                    Sotuh Korea                         74
                          5603  00 99
                                                                                     Each of the                       369
                       ex 5807 90 10
                                                                                    other benefi­
                       ex 5905 00 70                                                ciaries listed in
                                                                                     Annex IV
                          6210 10 91
                          6210 10 99
                       ex 6301 40 90
                       ex 6301 90 90
                          6302   22  10
                          6302   32  10
                                             >
                          6302   53  10
                          6302   93  10
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     (1)       (2)         (3)                               (4)                           (5)        (6)  (7)          (8)
 40.0960                6303 92 10
 (cont'd)               6303 99 10
                     ex 6304 19 90
                     ex 6304 93 00
                     ex 6304 99 00
                     ex 6305 39 00
                        6307 10 30
                     ex 6307 90 99
 40.0970       97       5608   11 11   Nets and netting made of twine, cor­         China                                   4
            (tonnes)    5608   11 19   dage or rope, and made up Fishing nets       Hong Kong                               4
                        5608   11 91   of yarn, twine, cordage or rope              Macao                                   4
                        5608   11 99                                                Romania            —     —              4
                        5608   19 11
                        5608   19 19                                                Each of the                           21
                        5608   19 31                                                other benefi­
                        5608   19 39                                                ciaries listed in
                        5608   19 91                                                Annex IV, ex­
                        5608   19 99                                                cluding South
                        5608   90 00                                                Korea
 40.0980       98       5609 00 00    Other articles made from yarn, twine,         China                                   3
            (tonnes)                  cordage, rope or cables, other than tex­      Hong Kong                         .     3
                        5905 00 10                                                                                          3
                                      tile fabrics, articles made from such fab­    Macao              —    —
                                      rics and articles of category 97              Romania                                 3
                                                                                    South Korea                             3
                                                                                    Each of the                           13
                                                                                    other benefi­
                                                                                    ciaries listed in
                                                                                    Annex IV
 40.0990       99       5901 10 00    Textile fabrics coated with gus or amy­       Romania            9,8  4,2
            (tonnes)    5901 90 00     laceous substances, of a kind used for       China                                 14
                                       the outer covers of books and the like ;     Hong Kong                             14
                                      tracing cloth, prepared painting canvas,      Macao                                 14
                                      buckram and similar stiffened textile fab­    South Korea                           14
                                      rics of a kind used for hat foundations
                                                                                    Each of the                           71
                                                                                    other benefi­
                                       Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape ;
                                                                                    ciaries listed in
                        590410    00   floor coverings consisting of a coating      Annex IV
                        5904 91   10   or of coverings applied on a textile
                        5904 91   90   backing, whether or not cut to shape ;
                        5904 92   00
                                       Rubberized textile fabrics, not knitted
                        5906   10 10   or crocheted, excluding those for tyres
                        5906   10 90
                        5906   99 10
                        5906   99 90
                                       Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated or
                        5907 00 00     coated ; painted canvas being theatrical
                                       scenery, studio back-cloths or the like,
                                       other than of category 100
 40.1000       100      5903   10 10   Textile fabrics impregnated, coated,         China                                 26
                        5903   10 90   covered or laminated with preparations       Hong Kong                             26
            (tonnes)
                        5903   20 10   of cellulose derivatives or of other artifi­ Macao               —    —            26
                        5903   20 90   cial plastic materials                       Romania                               26
                        5903   90 10                                                South Korea                           26
                        5903   90 91
                                                                                    Each of the                          131
                        5903   90 99
                                                                                    other benefi­
                                                                                    ciaries listed in
                                                                                    Annex IV
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    (1)        (2)        (3)                           (4)                          (5)         (6)  (7)      (8)
 40.1010       101   ex 5607 90 00  Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plait­  China                                2
           (tonnes)                 ed or not, other than of synthetic fibres Hong Kong                            2
                                                                              Macao                                2
                                                                              Romania              —    —
                                                                                                                   2
                                                                              South Korea                          2
                                                                              Each of the                          8
                                                                              other benefi­
                                                                              ciaries listed in
                                                                              Annex IV
40.1090        109      6306 1 1 00 Tarpaulins, sails, awnings and sunblinds  China                                3
           (tonnes)     6306 12 00                                            Macao                                3
                        6306 19 00                                            Romania                              3
                        6306 31 00                                            South Korea                          3
                        6306 39 00
                                                                              Each of the          —    —        12
                                                                              other benefi­
                                                                              ciaries listed in
                                                                              Annex IV, ex­
                                                                              cluding Hong
                                                                              Kong
40.1100        110      6306 41 00  Woven pneumatic mattresses                Hong Kong                          13
           (tonnes)     6306 49 00                                            Macao                              13
                                                                              Romania                            13
                                                                              South Korea                        13
                                                                              Each of the          —    —        65
                                                                              other benefi­
                                                                              ciaries listed in
                                                                              Annex IV, ex­
                                                                              cluding China
 40.1110       111      6306 91 00  Camping goods, woven, other than          South Korea         0,7  0,3
            (tonnes)    6306 99 00  pneumatic mattresses and tents            Hong Kong                            1
                                                                              Macao                                1
                                                                              Romania                              1
                                                                              Each of the                          4
                                                                              other benefi­
                                                                              ciaries listed in
                                                                              Annex IV, ex­
                                                                              cluding China
 40.1120       112      6307 20 00  Other made up textile articles, woven,    China                                6
                     ex 6307 90 99  excluding those of categories 113 and     Hong Kong                            6
            (tonnes)
                                    114                                       Macao                —    —          6
                                                                              Romania                              6
                                                                              South Korea                          6
                                                                              Each of the                         31
                                                                              other benefi­
                                                                              ciaries listed in
                                                                              Annex IV
 40.1130       113      6307 10 90  Floor cloths, dish cloths and dusters      Hong Kong                            5
                                    other than knitted or crocheted            Macao                                5
            (tonnes)
                                                                               Romania                              5
                                                                               South Korea         —    —           5
                                                                               Each of the                        25
                                                                               other benefi­
                                                                               ciaries listed in
                                                                               Annex IV, ex­
                                                                               cluding China
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     (1)        (2)         (3)                           (4)                           (5)        (6) (7)        (8)
 40.1140        114      5902   10 10   Woven fabrics and articles for technical China                              12
             (tonnes)    5902   10 90   uses                                     Hong Kong                          12
                         5902   20 10                                            Macao                              12
                         5902   20 90                                            Romania                            12
                         5902   90 10                                            South Korea                        12
                         5902   90 90
                                                                                 Each of the         —   —
                                                                                                                    60
                         5908 00 00                                              other benefi­
                                                                                 ciaries listed in
                         5909 00 10                                              Annex IV
                         5909 00 90
                         5910 00 00
                         5911 10 00
                      ex 5911 20 00
                         5911 31 11
                         5911 31 19
                         5911 31 90
                         5911 32 10
                         5911 32 90
                         5911 40 00
                         5911 90 10
                         5911 90 90
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                                                                     ANNEX II
                 List of textile products subject to Community fixed duty-free amounts or ceilings within the generalized tariff
                                      preferences in favour of certain developing countries and territories (a)
                                                                                                                                        Tariff ceilings
                                                                                                                            Fixed        not allocated
   Order                               CN                                                           Beneficiary coun­     duty-free         among
     No          Category             code                          Description                     tries or territories  amounts          Member
                                                                                                                                             States
                                                                                                                                 (in tonnes)
     (1)            (2                 (3                                (4                                  (5              (6)               7
  42.1150              5            5306  10  11    Flax or ramie yarn                               Brazil                     50
                                    5306  10  19
                                    5306  10  31                                                     Each of the                                 99
                                    5306  10  39                                                    other benefi­
                                    5306  10  50                                                    ciaries listed
                                    5306  10  90                                                    in Annex V
                                    5306  20  11
                                    5306  20  19
                                    5306 20 90
                                    5308 90 1 1
                                    5308 90 13
                                    5308 90 19
  42.1170              7            5309  1111      Woven fabrics of flax or of ramie                Each of the                                 31
                                    5309  11 19                                                     beneficiaries
                                    5309  1 1 90                                                    listed in
                                    5309  19 10                                                     Annex V
                                    5309  19 90
                                    5309  21 10
                                    5309  21 90
                                    5309  29 10
                                    5309  29 90
                                    5311 00 10
                                    5803 90 90
                                    5905 00 31
                                    5905 00 39
 42.1180            18              6302  29  10    Table linen, toilet linen and kitchen            Each of the                                  4
                                    6302  39  10    linen of flax or ramie, other than knitted      beneficiaries
                                    6302  39  30    or crocheted                                     listed in
                                    6302  52  00                                                    Annex V
                                 ex 6302  59  00
                                    6302  92  00
                                 ex 6302  99  00
  42.1200            20          ex 6303 99 90      Curtains (including net drapes), interior        Each of the                                   3
                                                    blinds, curtain and bed valances and             beneficiaries
                                    6304 19 30                                                       listed in
                                                    other furnishing articles, not knitted or
                                 ex 6304 99 00      crocheted of flax or ramie                       Annex V
  42.1210            2           ex 5607 90 00      Twine, cordage, ropes and            cables,     Each of the                                 25
                                                    plaited or not, of flax or ramie                 beneficiaries
                                                                                                     listed in
                                                                                                     Annex V
(a) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for the designation of the products is to be considered
    as having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the application of the
    CN code. Where ex CN code positions are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding
    description taken together.
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     (1)       (2)       (3 )                                (4)                           (5)      (6)         (7)
 42.1220      122  ex 6305 90 00       Sacks and bags of a kind used for the        Each of the       —
                                                                                                                   22
                                       packing of goods, used, of flax, ramie,     beneficiaries
                                       other than knitted or crocheted             listed in
                                                                                   Annex V
 42.1230      123     5801 90 10       Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics     Each of the        —             1
                   ex 5801 90 90       of flax or ramie, other than fabrics of     beneficiaries
                                       heading No 5802 or 5806, shawls,            listed in
                   ex 6214 90 90
                                       scarves, mufflers, mantillas , veils and    Annex V
                                       the like, of flax or ramie, other than
                                       knitted or crocheted
 42.1240      124     5501    10 00    Synthetic staple fibres                     Mexico          1 941
                      5501   20  00                                                Romania         1 941
                      5501   30  00
                      5501   90  00                                                Each of the                1 941
                                                                                   other benefici­
                      5503    10 11                                                aries listed
                      5503    10 19                                                in Annex V
                      5503    10 90
                      5503   20  00
                      5503   30  00
                      5503   40  00
                      5503   90  10
                      5503 90 90
                      5505    10 10
                      5505    10 30
                      5505    10 50
                      5505    10 70
                      5505   10 90
 42.1251     125 A    5402   41  10    Yarn of synthetic filament (continuous),    South Korea       431
                      5402   41  30    not put up for retail sale, other than yarn Mexico            431
                      5402   41  90    of category 41
                                                                                   Each of the                   431
                      5402   42  00
                                                                                   beneficiaries
                      5402   43  10
                                                                                   listed
                      5402  43   90
                                                                                   in Annex V
 42.1256     125 B    5404    10 10    Monofil, strip (artificial straw and the    Each of the                   260
                      5404    10 90    like), and imitation catgut, of man-made    beneficiaries
                      5404   90 1 1    fibre materials                             listed in
                      5404   90 19     — Of synthetic textile materials            Annex V
                      5404   90 90             Monofil
                   ex 5604   20 00             Other
                   ex 5604   90 00
 42.1260      126     5502 00 10       Artificial staple fibres                    Romania         1 620
                      5502 00 90
                                                                                   Each of the                 1 620
                      5504 10 00                                                   other benefici­
                      5504 90 00                                                   aries listed
                                                                                   in Annex V
                      5505 20 00
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    (1 )       (2)        (3)                            (4)                          (5)       (6)     (7)
 42.1271      127 A    5403 31 00   Yarn of artificial filaments (continuous) Brazil               67
                    ex 5403 32 00   not put up for retail sale ; other than
                       5403 33 10                                             Each of the                 134
                                    yarn of category 42
                                                                              other benefi­
                                                                              ciaries listed
                                                                              in Annex V
 42.1275      127 B    5405 00 00   Monofil, strip (artificial straw and the  Each of the                   18
                                    like) and imitation catgut of regenerated beneficiaries
                    ex 5604 90 00   materials                                 listed in
                                                                              Annex V
 42.1290       129     5110 00 00   Yarn of coarse animal hair or of horse­   Each of the                    2
                                    hair                                      beneficiaries
                                                                              listed in
                                                                              Annex V
 42.1301      130 A    5004 00 10   Silk yarn (other than yarn spun from silk Each of the         _         12
                       5004 00 90   waste)                                    beneficiaries
                                                                              listed in
                       5006 00 10                                             Annex V
 42.1305      BOB      5005 00 10   Silk yarn other than that of category     Each of the                  34
                       5005 00 90    BOA                                      beneficiaries
                                                                              listed in
                       5006 00 90   Silkworm gut                              Annex V
                    ex 5604 90 00
 42.1310       131     5308 90 90   Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres    Each of the         "          6
                                                                              beneficiaries
                                                                              listed in
                                                                              Annex V
 42.1320       132     5308 30 00    Paper yarn                               Each of the                    8
                                                                              beneficiaries
                                                                              listed in
                                                                              Annex V
 42.1330       133     5308 20 10    Yarn of true hemp                        Each of the                  69
                       5308 20 90                                             beneficiaries
                                                                              listed in
                                                                              Annex V
 42.1340       134     5605 00 00    Metallized yarn                          Each of the
                                                                              beneficiaries
                                                                               listed in
                                                                               Annex V
                                                                                               El           23
 42.1350       135     5113 00 00    Woven fabrics of horsehair or of other    Each of the                    1
                                     animal hair                               beneficiaries
                                                                               listed in
                                                                               Annex V
 42.1360        136    5007 10 00    Woven fabrics of silk                     China              115
                       5007 20 10
                                                                               Each of the                 115
                       5007 20 21
                                                                               other benefici­
                        5007 20 31
                                                                               aries listed
                        5007 20 39
                                                                               in Annex V
                        5007 20 41
                        5007 20 51
                        5007 20 59
                        5007 20 61
                        5007 20 69
                        5007 20 71
                        5007 90 10
                        5007 90 30
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     (1)     (2)         (3)                               (4)                              (5)      (6)          (7)
 42.1360              5007 90 50
 (cont'd)             5007 90 90
                      5803 90 10
                  ex 5905 00 90
                  ex 5911 20 00
 42.1370     137  ex 5801 90 90      Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics        Each of the                       1
                                     (other than terry towelling or similar ter­    beneficiaries
                                     ry fabrics of cotton falling within head­      listed in
                                     ing No 5508 and fabrics falling within         Annex V
                                     heading No 5805) of silk, of noil silk or
                                     of other waste silk
                  ex 5806 10 00      Narrow woven fabrics of silk, of noil
                                     silk or of other waste silk
 42.1380     138     5311 00 90      Woven fabrics of vegetable textile fibres      Each of the                      15
                                     other than of flax, jute or of other textile   beneficiaries
                                     bast fibres                                    listed in
                                                                                    Annex V
                  ex 5905 00 90      Woven fabrics of paper yarn
 42.1390     139     5809 00 00      Woven fabrics of metal threads or of           Each of the                       2
                                     metallized yarn                                beneficiaries
                                                                                    listed in
                                                                                    Annex V
 42.1400     140  ex 6001 10 00      Knitted or crocheted fabric of textile         Each of the                       3
                     6001 29 90      material other than cotton, wool or            beneficiaries
                     6001 99 90      man-made fibres                                listed in
                                                                                    Annex V
                     6002 20 90
                     6002 49 00
                     6002 99 00
 42.1410     141  ex 6301 90 90      Travelling rugs and blankets of textile        Each of the                       4
                                     material other than cotton, wool or            beneficiaries
                                     man-made fibres                                listed in
                                                                                    Annex V
 42.1420     142  ex  5702   39 90   Carpets and other textile floor coverings       Each of the                     54
                  ex  5702   49 00   of sisal , of other fibres of the Agave        beneficiaries
                  ex  5702   59 00   family or of Manila hemp                        listed in
                  ex  5702   99 00                                                   Annex V
                  ex 5705 00 90
 42.1440     144      5602 10 35      Felt of coarse animal hair                     Each of the                       1
                      5602 29 10                                                     beneficiaries
                                                                                     listed in
                                                                                     Annex V
 42.1450     145      5607 30 00      Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited      Each of the                    115
                   ex 5607 90 00      or not                                         beneficiaries
                                     — Of abaca (Manila hemp or Musa tex­            listed in
                                          tilis Nee) or other hard (leaf) fibres or  Annex V
                                         of true hemp
  42 1461   146 A ex 5607 21 00       Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited      Brazil              59
                                      or not
                                                                                      Each of the                   234
                                      — Binder and baler twine for agricultur­
                                                                                     other benefici­
                                         al machines, of sisal and other fibres
                                                                                     aries listed in
                                         of the Agave family                         Annex V
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    (1)          (2)        (3)                             (4)                            (5)    (6)      ( 7),
 42.1465       146 B ex 5607 21 00     Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited   Brazil             9
                        5607 29 10     or not
                        5607 29 90                                                 Each of the                 18
                                       — Of sisal and other fibres of the Agave
                                                                                   other benefi­
                                           family, other than the products of
                                                                                   ciaries listed
                                           category 146 A
                                                                                   in Annex V
 42.1520        152     5602 10 11      Felt and articles of felt, whether or not  Each of the                  4
                                       impregnated or coated                       beneficiaries
                                       — Felt in the piece or simply cut to rec­   listed in
                                           tangular shape                          Annex V
                                       — Needle-loom felt of jute or of other
                                           textile bast fibres of heading
                                           No 5703 , not impregnated or coated,
                                           for uses other than floor coverings
42.1560         156     6106 90 30     Blouses and pullovers of silk, noil or      Each of the      —           4
                                       other waste silk for women, girls and       beneficiaries
                     ex 61 10 90 90                                                listed in
                                       infants, knitted or crocheted
                                                                                   Annex V
42.1570         157     6101 90 10     Garments, knitted or crocheted , other      Each of the                 14
                        6101 90 90     than those of categories 1 to 123 and of    beneficiaries
                                       category 1 56                               listed in
                        6102 90 10                                                 Annex V
                        6102 90 90
                     ex 6103 39 00
                        6103 49 99
                     ex 6104    19 00
                     ex 6104   29  00
                     ex 6104   39  00
                     ex 6104   49  00
                        6104   69  99
                        6105 90 90
                        6106 90 50
                        6106 90 90
                     ex 6107 99 00
                        6108 99 90
                        6109 90 90
                        611090 10
                     ex 61 10 90 90
                     ex 61 11 90 00
                     ex 61 12 20 00
                        6114 90 00
                                                                                    Each of the                37
 42.1590        159      6204 49 10     Dresses, blouses and shirt-blouses of
                                        silk or of noil or of other waste silk, of  beneficiaries
                         6206 10 00     textile fabric                              lasted in
                                                                                    Annex V
                         6214 10 00     Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas,
                                        veils and the like
                                        — Of silk, of noil or other waste silk
                         6215 10 00     Ties, bow ties and cravats
                                        — Of silk, of noil or other waste silk
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     (1      (2)        3                              4                              5    6       7)
 42 . 600     60    6213 10 00    Handkerchiefs                              Each of the               1
                                  — Of silk, of noil or of other waste silk  beneficiaries
                                                                             listed in
                                                                             Annex V
 42 . 6 0    161    6201 19 00    Clothing, other than knitted or crocheted, Each of the             70
                    6201 99 00    other than those of categories 1 to 123    beneficiaries
                                  and category 1 59                          listed in
                    6202 19 00                                               Annex V
                    6202 99 00
                    6203  19 90
                    6203  29 90
                    6203  39 90
                    6203  49 90
                    6204  19 90
                    6204  29 90
                    6204  39 90
                    6204  49 90
                    6204  59 90
                    6204  69 90
                    6205 90 10
                    6205 90 90
                    6206 90 10
                    6206 90 90
                 ex 6211 20 00
                    621 1 39 00
                    6211 49 00
                 ex 6214 90 90
 42.2200     220    6309 00 00    Used clothing                              Each of the            981
                                                                             beneficiaries
                                                                             listed in
                                                                             Annex V
 42.2300     230    5604 10 00    Rubber thread and cord, textile covered    Each of the             23
                                                                             beneficiaries
                                                                             listed in
                                                                             Annex V
 42.2400     240 ex 5801 90 90    Other textile products, other than those    Each of the               1
                                  of categories 1 to 230                     beneficiaries
                 ex 5811 00 00                                                listed in
                                                                              Annex V
                 ex 6002 10 10
                 ex 6002 30 10
                 ex 6304 19 90
                 ex 6304 99 00
                 ex 6305 90 00
                 ex 6308 00 00
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                                                                      ANNEX III
                                           List of jute and coir manufactures referred to in Article 1 (a)
   Order
                  CN code                                     Description                                           Beneficiary countries
    No
    (1)              (2)                                           (3)                                                       (4)
 47.0010           5307           Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading               India, Thailand and the countries listed
                                  No 5303                                                               in Annex VI
 47.0020                          Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of              India, Thailand and the countries listed
                                  heading No 5303                                                       in Annex VI
                   5310 10  10    — — Of a width of not more than 1 50 cm, unbleached
                   5310 10  90    — — Of a width of more than 150 cm, unbleached
                   5310 90  00    — Other
                   5905 00  50
 47.0030           5702           Carpets and other textile floor coverings, woven, not tufted          India, Sri Lanka and the countries listed
                                  or flocked, whether or not made up, including ' Kelem ',              in Annex VI
                                  'Schumacks ', ' Karamanie' and similar hand-woven rugs
                   5702 20 00     — Floor coverings of coconut fibres (coir)
 47.0040       ex 5703 90 90      — — Tufted carpets, carpeting and rugs of jute or of                  India, Thailand and the countries listed
                                           other texile bast fibres of heading No 5303                  in Annex VI
 47.0050       ex 5702 39 90      — Carpet, carpeting rugs, mats and matting, of jute or of             India, Thailand and the countries listed
               ex 5702 49 90           other textile bast fibres of heading No 5303                     in Annex VI
               ex 5702 59 00
               ex 5702 99 00
 47.0060       ex 5806 39 00      Narrow woven fabrics, and narrow fabrics (bolduc) consis­             India, Thailand and the countries listed
               ex 5806 40 00      ting of warp without weft assembled by means of an adhe­              in Annex VI
                                  sive, of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading
                                  No 5303, other than goods falling within heading No 5807
  47.0070          5607 10 00     Twine, cordage, rope and cables, plainted or not, of jute or           India, Thailand and the countries listed
                                  of other textile bast fibres of heading No 5303                       in Annex VI
  47i0080          6305 10 90      Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods               India, Thailand and the countries listed
                                                                                                        in Annex VI
                                  — Of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading
                                       No 5303
                                  — — Other, than used
(a) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for the designation of the products is to be considered
     as having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the application of the
     CN code. Where ex CN code positions are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and correspond­
     ing description taken together. .
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                                    ANNEX IV
             List of countries and territories referred to in Annex I (5)
                Argentina                               Macao
                 Bolivia                               Malaysia
                 Brazil                                Mexico
                Chile                                  Nicaragua
                China                                   Pakistan
                Colombia                               Paraguay
                Costa Rica                             Peru
                 Ecuador                               Philippines
                Guatemala                              Romania
                 Honduras                              Singapore
                 Hong Kong                             South Korea
                 India                                 Sri Lanka
                 Indonesia                             Thailand
                 Iran                                  Uruguay
                                                       Venezuela
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                                                                     ANNEX V
                              List of developing countries and territories enjoying generalized tariff preferences (')
                                                     A. INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
       048 Yugoslavia                                   370 Madagascar                                604 Lebanon
       066 Romania                                      373 Mauritius                                 608 Syria
       204 Morocco                                      375 Comoros (2)                               612 Iraq
       208 Algeria                                      378 Zambia                                    616  Iran
      212 Tunisia                                       382 Zimbabwe                                  628  Jordan
      216    Libya                                      386 Malawi (2)                                632  Saudi Arabia
      220    Egypt                                      391 Botswana (2)                              636  Kuwait
      224    Sudan (2)                                  393 Swaziland                                 640  Bahrain
      228    Mauritania (2)                             395 Lesotho (2)                               644 Qatar
      232    Mali (2)                                   412  Mexico                                   647 United Arab Emirates
      236    Burkina Faso (2)                           416  Guatemala                                649 Oman
      240    Niger (2)                                  421  Belize                                   652 North Yemen (2)
      244    Chad (2)                                   424  Honduras                                 656 South Yemen (2)
      247    Republic of Cape Verde (2)                 428  El Salvador                              660 Afghanistan (2)
      248    Senegal                                    432 Nicaragua                                 662 Pakistan
      252    Gambia (2)                                 436 Costa Rica                                664 India
      257    Guinea-Bissau (2)                          442 Panama                                    666 Bangladesh (2)
      260    Guinea (2)                                 448 Cuba                                      667 Maldives (2)
      264    Sierra Leone (2)                           449 St Christopher and Nevis                 669 Sri Lanka
      268 Liberia                                       452 Haiti (2)                                 672 Nepal (2)
      272 Ivory Coast                                   453 Bahamas                                  675 Bhutan (2)
      276 Ghana                                         456 Dominican Republic                        676 Burma (2)
      280 Togo (2)                                      459 Antigua and Barbuda                       680 Thailand
      284 Benin (2)                                     460  Dominica                                 684 Laos (2)
      288 Nigeria                                       464  Jamaica                                  690 Vietnam
      302 Cameroon                                      465  St Lucia                                 696 Kampuchea (Cambodia)
      306 Central African Republic (2)                  467  St Vincent                               700 Indonesia
       310 Equatorial Guinea (2)                        469  Barbados                                 701 Malaysia
       3 1 1 Sao Tome and Principe (2)                  472 Trinidad and Tobago                       703 Brunei Darussalam
       314 Gabon                                        473 Grenada                                   706 Singapore
       318 Congo                                        480 Colombia                                  708 Philippines
       322 Zaire                                        484 Venezuela                                 720 China
       324   Rwanda (2)                                 488 Guyana                                    728 South Korea
       328   Burundi (2)                                492 Surinam                                   801 Papua New Guinea
       330   Angola                                     500 Ecuador                                   803 Nauru
       334   Ethiopia (2)                               504 Peru                                      806 Solomon Islands
       338 Djibouti (2)                                 508 Brazil                                    807 Tuvalu (2)
       342   Somalia (2)                                512 Chile                                     812 Kiribati (2)
       346   Kenya                                      516 Bolivia                                   815 Fiji
                                                        520 Paraguay                                  816 Vanuatu
       350   Uganda (2)
       352   Tanzania (2)                               524 Uruguay                                   817 Tonga (2)
       355 Seychelles and dependencies (2)              528 Argentina                                 819 Western Samoa (2)
       366 Mozambique                                   600 Cyprus
(') 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. 1 1 . 1986, p 46.)).
(2) This country is also included in Annex VI .
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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
             81 1 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).
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                                                 ANNEX VI
                                List of least-developed developing countries
               224   Sudan                                        350 Uganda
               228   Mauritania                                   352 Tanzania
               232   Mali                                         355 Seychelles and dependencies
               236   Burkina Faso                                 375 Comoros
               240 Niger                                          386 Malawi
               244 Chad                                           391 Botswana
               247 Republic of Cape Verde                         395 Lesotho
               252 Gambia                                         452 Haiti
               257 Guinea-Bissau                                  652 North Yemen
               260 Guinea                                         656 South Yemen
               264 Sierra Leone                                   660 Afghanistan
               280 Togo                                           666 Bangladesh
               284 Benin                                          667 Maldives
               306 Central African Republic                       672 Nepal
               310 Equatorial Guinea                              675 Bhutan
               3 1 1 Sao Tome and Principe                        676 Burma
               324 Rwanda                                         684 Laos
               328 Burundi                                        807 Tuvalu
               334 Ethiopia                                       812 Kiribati
               338 Djibouti                                       817 Tonga
               342 Somalia                                        819 Western Samoa