CELEX: 41988D0654
Language: en
Date: 1988-12-19 00:00:00
Title: 88/654/ECSC: Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community, meeting within the Council of 19 December 1988 applying for 1989 the generalized tariff preferences for certain steel products originating in developing countries

31 . 12. 88                           Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 375 / 125
                                                                II
                                           (Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                                     COUNCIL
                  DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF
                  THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COM­
                                    MUNITY, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL
                                                     of 19 December 1988
                   applying for 1989 the generalized tariff preferences for certain steel products originating
                                                    in developing countries
                                                        (88/654/ fcCSC)
THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS
OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN                               — to each of the countries or territories listed in
COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, MEETING                                       Annex III for the other categories of products in
WITHIN THE COUNCIL,
                                                                        Annex II ,
In agreement with the Commission,                                  subject to observance of the concept of originating
                                                                   products.
                                                                    However, the Community preference arrangements
HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :                                          applicable to Yugoslavia shall result exclusively from
                                                                   the provisions contained in the Agreement with that
                          Article 1                                country concerning ECSC products (').
1 . From 1 January to 31 December 1989, the customs                3 . The preferences granted by this Decision are sus­
duties applicable to the products listed in Annexes I              pended, on a temporary basis, for products originating
and II shall be totally suspended within the framework             in the Republic of Korea.
of tariff quotas and ceilings.
                                                                   4. Preferential entry as provided for in this Decision
Spain and Pdrtugal shall apply on the imports of prod­             shall be subject to conformity with the definition of the
ucts referred to above the customs duties established in           origin of products adopted in accordance with the pro­
accordance with Articles 178 and 365 of the 1985 Act of             cedure laid down in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC)
Accession .                                                         No 802/68 (2) and contained in Regulation ( EEC)
                                                                    No 693/88 0.
2. The arrangements provided for in paragraph 1 shall
apply solely :                                                      5. The Community tariff quotas and ceilings shall be
                                                                    administered in accordance with the provisions set out
— to each of the countries or territories listed in col­            below.
     umn 4 of Annex I against each category of products
     listed in columns 2 and 3,
— to each of the other countries or territories listed in           (') OJNoL41 , 14. 2. 1983, p. 113 ; OJ No L 237, 26. 8. 1983,
                                                                        p. 1 .
     Annex III, with the exception of Romania, for the              (2) OJ No L 1 48, 28. 6. 1 968, p. 1 .
     same categories of products,                                   0   OJ No L 77, 22. 3 . 1988, p. 1 .
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                           SECTION I
                                                                        in column 7 of Annex I , against each category of
                                                                        products,
       Provisions concerning the administration of the
    Community tariff quotas relating to products listed in         — for products in Annex II , to the countries or territo­
                            Annex I                                     ries listed in Annex III, considered individually,
                                                                        within the limits of a Community ceiling corres­
                            Article 2
                                                                        ponding to 102 % of the highest maximum amount
                                                                        valid for 1980 under each of the preferential ceilings
                                                                        opened for that year.
The total suspension of customs duties within the limits
of the Community tariff quotas referred to in Article
 1(1 ) shall be accorded to each country or territory
listed in column 4 of Annex I in respect of the products                                    Article 6
indicated against its name in columns 2 and 3 together
with details in column 5 of the amount of the indivi­              1 . As soon as the individual ceilings fixed or calcu­
dual quotas.                                                       lated in accordance with the provisions of Article 5,
                                                                   which are laid down for imports into the Community,
                                                                   under the conditions which it shall determine, of prod­
                                                                   ucts originating in any of the countries or territories
                                                                  referred to in Article 1 (2), are reached at Community
                            Article 3                             level, the Member States may at any time, at the
                                                                  request of any one of them or of the Commission and
1.    The Member States shall administer their tariff             in respect of the whole of the Community, reintroduce
quotas in accordance with their own provisions.                   the levying of the corresponding duties on imports of
                                                                  the products in question from each of the countries or
                                                                  territories concerned until the end of the period
2. The extent to which a Member State has used up its             referred to in Article 1(1 ).
share shall be determined on the basis of imports of the
goods in question which have been entered for free cir­           2. Within the framework of the foregoing provisions,
culation, on the basis of the customs value of the said           the Commission shall coordinate the procedures for
goods, and which are accompanied by a certificate of              reintroducing normal customs duties, in particular by
origin in accordance with the rules referred to in                notifying the date common to the whole of the Com­
Article 1 (4).                                                    munity and directly applicable in each Member State .
                                                                  This notification shall be published in the Official
                                                                  Journal of the European Communities.
                            Article 4                             3.    However, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the
                                                                  countries listed in Annex IV.
Each Member State shall reintroduce the levying of
duties which have been suspended in respect of a coun­
try or territory listed in column 4 of Annex I as soon as                                   Article 7
it finds that the charges against its national quota of the
products concerned originating in that country or terri­          The extent to which ceilings have been used up shall be
tory have reached the amount laid down in column 6 of             determined at Community level on the basis of imports
Annex I.                                                          charged in the manner laid down in Article 8 ( 1 ) and
                                                                  (2).
                          SECTION II                                                      SECTION III
       Provisions concerning the administration of the                                  General provisions
  Community tariff ceilings relating to the products listed                                 Article 8
                      in Annexes I and II
                            Article 5
                                                                   1 . Imports of the products in question shall be
                                                                   charged against the quota shares and Community ceil­
                                                                   ings as and when the products are entered for free cir­
Subject to Articles 6 and 7, the preferential tariff ceiling       culation, on the basis of the customs value of the said
arrangements shall be accorded :                                   products, and are accompanied by a certificate of ori­
                                                                   gin in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 1
— for products in Annex I, to each of the countries or             (4).
     territories listed in Annex III, other than Romania
     and those which may be listed in column 4 of                  2. Goods may be charged against a ceiling or admit­
     Annex I , within the limits of the amounts specified          ted under a tariff quota only if the certificate of origin
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referred to in paragraph 1 is presented before the date           2. However, in the case of products in Annex I sub­
on which the levying of duties is reintroduced.                   ject to quotas, the Member States shall, by the 1 1th day
                                                                  of each month at the latest, forward to the Commission
3.   For the purposes of the application of this Deci­            the list of charges effected during the previous month.
sion, the rates of conversion into national currencies of
the value in ecus in which the preferential amounts are           At the Commission's request, when the level of 75 % of
expressed shall be those fixed on 3 October 1988 and              the ceiling is reached, the Member States shall forward
they shall remain in force from 1 January to 31 Decem­            these lists of charges to the Commission every 10 days ;
ber 1989 (').                                                     these lists shall be forwarded within five days of the
                                                                  end of each 1 0-day period.
4. An amendment to the list of beneficiaries, in parti­
cular by the addition of new countries or territories,                                     Article 10
may entail a corresponding adjustment to Community
tariff quotas or ceilings.                                        The Member States shall, in close cooperation with the
                                                                  Commission, take all necessary measures to ensure that
                                                                  this Decision is applied.
                            Article 9
                                                                                           Article 11
1.   The Member States shall, within six weeks of the
end of each quarter at the latest, forward to the Statisti­       The Member States shall take all measures necessary
cal Office of the European Communities the relevant               for the implementation of this Decision .
statistical data for the products entered for free circula­
tion in the quarter concerned under generalized prefer­                                    Article 12
ential treatment in accordance with the provisions of
the present Decision . This data, transmitted according           This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 1989.
to the codes of the combined nomenclature and, where
applicable, of the TARIC, shall show the country of               Done at Brussels, 19 December 1988.
origin, value, quantity and any supplementary units as
                                                                                                         The President
defined by Regulations (EEC) No 1736/75 (2) and
(EEC) No 3367/87 (3).                                                                                   Th . PANGALOS
 (') OJ No C 257, 4. 10. 1988, p. 1 .
 0 OJ No L 183, 14. 7. 1975, p. 3 .
 O OJ No L 321 , 11 . 11 . 1987, p. 3.
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                                                                         ANNEX I
                              List of products subject to zero duty Community preferential tariff quotas and ceilings (a) (b)
                                                                                                         Community tariff quotas                   Ceilings
                                                                                                                                                 Individual
   Order              CN                                                                                                         Amount of       ceiling for
                                                       Description                                                                                countries
    No               code                                                                   Beneficiary       Individual         shares allo­
                                                                                                                                                or territories
                                                                                           countries or     quota amount     cated to Member
                                                                                             territories                                         other than
                                                                                                                (ECU)              States
                                                                                                                                                those under
                                                                                                                                   (ECU)          column 4
                                                                                                                                                   (ECU)
     (1)              (2)                                   (3)                                  (4)              (5                 (6                7
  60.0010       7207    11 19      Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy                                                                   3 324 600
                7207    12 11      steel
                7207    12 19     — Containing by weight less than 0,25 % of
                7207   20  15         carbon
                7207    20 31             Of rectangular (including square)
                7207   20  33             cross-section , the width measuring less
                                          than twice the thickness
                                  —          Rolled or obtained by continuous
                                             casting
                                                 Other
                                          Other, of rectangular (other than
                                          square) cross-section
                                             Rolled or obtained by continuous
                                             casting
                                  — Containing by weight 0,25 % or more of
                                      carbon
                                          Of rectangular (including square)
                                          cross-section, the width measuring less
                                          than twice the thickness
                                             Rolled or obtained by continuous
                                             casting
                                             — Other, containing by weight
                                                    0,25 % or more but less than
                                                    0,6 % of carbon
                                          Of rectangular (other than square)
                                          cross-section
                                             Rolled or obtained by continuous
                                             casting
  60.0020       7208    11 00      Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy             Brazil               3 237 451       BNL 310 795        3 237 451
    (*)         7208    12 10      steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot­             South Korea                          DK       148 923
                7208    12 91      rolled, not clad, plated or coated                    Venezuela                            D       809 363
                7208    12 99      — In coils, not further worked than hot­                                                   E       236   334
                7208    13 10         rolled, of a thickness of less than 3 mm                                               GR         58  274
                7208    13 91          and having a minimum yield point of                                                    F       563   316
                7208    13 99          275 MPa or of a thickness of 3 mm or                                                   IRL       16  187
                7208    14 10          more and having a minimum yield point                                                  I       427   344
                7208    14 90          of 355 MPa                                                                             P         45  324
                7208    21 10      — Other, in coils, not further worked than                                                 UK      621   591
                7208    21 90          hot-rolled
                7208 22 10
                7208 22 91
                7208 22 99
                7208 23 10
                7208    23 91
                7208    23 99
                7208    24 10
                7208    24 90
(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.
(b) Preferences we not to be granted in respect of the products marked with one asterisk, originating in China.
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     (l)         (2)                              (3                              4      (5)       6               (7
 60.0020     7211  12 10 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy
 (cont 'd)   7211  19 10 steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not
             7211  22 10 clad, plated, or coated
             7211 29  10 — Not further worked than hot-rolled of a
                            thickness of less than 3 mm and having a
                             minimum yield point of 275 MPa or of a
                            thickness of 3 mm or more and having a
                             minimum yield point of 355 MPa
                                Other, of a thickness of 4,75 mm or
                                more
                                    Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                                Other
                                    Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                         — Other, not further worked than hot-rolled
                                Other, of a thickness of 4,75 mm or
                                more
                                    Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                                Other
 60.0030     7207 19 15  Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy       Argentina 2 006 493 BNL 192 623     2 006 493
    (*)      7207 20 55  steel            i                                Brazil              DK    92 299
                         — Containing by weight less than 0,25 % of        Venezuela           D   501 623
                            carbon                                                             E   146 474
                                    Other                                                      GR    36 117
                                       Of circular or polygonal cross­                         F   349 130
                                       section                                                 IRL   10 032
                                            Rolled or obtained by contin­                      I   264 857
                                            uous casting                                       P     28 091
                                            Other                                              UK  385 247
                         — Containing by weight 0,25 % or more of
                             carbon
                                Of circular or polygonal cross-section
                                    Rolled or obtained by continuous
                                    casting
                                       Other
                                            Containing by weight 0,25 %
                                            or more but less than 0,6 % of
                                            carbon
             7213  10 00 Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly
             7213  31 00 wound coils of iron or non-alloy steel
             3213  39 00 — Containing identations, ribs, grooves or
             7213  41 00     other deformations produced during the
             7213  49 00     rolling process
                         — Other, containing by weight less than
                             0,25 % of carbon
                         — Other, containing by weight 0,25 % or
                             more but less than 0,6 % of carbon
             7214 20 00  Other bars and rods of other alloy steel, not
             7214 40 10  further worked than forged hot-rolled, hot­
             721440 91   drawn or hot-extruded but including those
             7214 40 99  twisted after rolling
             7214 50 10  — Containing indentations, ribs, grooves, or
             7214 50 91      other deformations produced during the
             7214 50 99      rolling process or twisted after rolling
                         — Other, containing by weight less than
                             0,25 % of carbon
                          — Other, containing by weight 0,25 % or
                             more but less than 0,6 % of carbon
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    (i           2)                            (3)                            4)        (5)         6)           (7)
 60.0030    7215 90 10 Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel
 (cont 'd)  7228 80 90 — Other
                               Hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded not
                               further worked than clad
                       Other bars and rods of other alloy steel, an­
                       gles, shapes and sections of other alloy steel
                       — Hollow drill bars and rods
                               Of non-alloy steel
60.0040     7207 19 31 Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy                                          1 908 900
            7207 20 71 steel
                       — Containing by weight less than 0,25 % of
                           carbon
                              Other
                                  Blanks for angles, shapes and sec­
                                  tions
                                     Rolled or obtained by contin­
                                     uous casting
                       — Containing by weight 0,25 % or more of
                           carbon
                               Blanks for angles, shapes and sections
                                  Rolled or obtained by continuous
                                  casting
            7216 10 00 Angles, shapes and sections of iron of non­
            7216 21 00 alloy steel
            7216 22 00 — U, I or H sections, not further worked
            7216 31 00     than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of
            7216 32 00     a height of less than 80 mm
            7216 33 00 — L or T sections, not further worked than
            7216 40 10     hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded of a
            7216 40 90     height of less than 80 mm
            7216 50 10 — U, I or H sections, not further worked
            7216 50 90     than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded of
            7216 90 10     a height of 80 mm or more
                       — L or T sections, not further worked than
                           hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a
                           height of 80 mm or more
                       — Other angles, shapes and sections, not fur­
                           ther worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or
                           extruded
                       — Other
                               Hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, not
                              further worked than clad
            7301 10 00 Sheet piling of iron or steel, whether or not
                       drilled, ponched or made from assembled
                       elements, welded angles, shapes and sec­
                       tions, of iron or steel
                       — Sheet piling
60.0050     7208 32 10 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy       Argentina    5 500 000 BNL   528 000 6 276 000
            7208 32 30 steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot­       Brazil                 DK    253 000
   (*)
            7208 32 51 rolled, not clad, plated or coated              South Korea            D   1 375 000
            7208 32 59 — Not in coils, not further worked than hot­                           E     401 500
            7208 32 91     rolled, of a thickness of less than 3 mm                           GR     99 000
            7208 32 99     and having a minimum yield point of                                F     957 000
            7208 33 10     275 MPa or of a thickness of 3 mm or                               IRL    27 500
            7208 33 91     more and having a minimum yield point                              I     726 000
            7208 33 99     of 355 MPa                                                         P      77 000
            7208 34 10         Other, of a thickness exceeding 10 mm                          UK 1  056 000
            7208 34 90
            7208 35 10
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     (l)         2)                            (3)                      (4       (5 (6       (7)
 60.0050    7208 35 91   — Other, of a thickness of 4,75 mm or
 (cont 'd)  7208 35 93        more but not exceeding 10 mm
            7208 35 99   — Other, of a thickness of 3 mm or more
            7208 42 10        but less than 4,75 mm
            7208 42 30    — Other, of a thickness of less than 3 mm
            7208 42 51    — Other, not in coils, not further worked
            7208 42 59       than hot-rolled
            7208 42 91    — Other, of a thickness exceeding 10 mm
            7208 42 99    — Other, of a thickness of 4,75 mm or
            7208 43 10        more but not exceeding 10 mm
            7208 43 91    — Other, of a thickness of 3 mm or more
            7208 43 99       but less than 4,75 mm
            7208 44 10    — Other, of a thickness of less than 3 mm
            7208 44 90    Other
            7208 45 10    — Not further worked than surface-treat­
            7208 45 91       ed or simply cut into shapes other than
            7208 45 93       rectangular (including square)
            7208 45 99
            7208 90 10
            7209 12 10 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel
            7209 12 90 of a width of 600 mm or more, cold-rolled
            7209 13 10 (cold-reduced) not clad, plated, not coated
            7209 13 90 — In coils, not further worked than cold­
            7209 14 10    rolled (cold-reduced) of a thickness of less
            7209 14 90    than 3 mm and having a minimum yield
            7209 22 10    point of 275 MPa or of a thickness of
            7209 22 90    3 mm or more and having a minimum
            7209 23 10    yield point of 355 MPa
            7209 23 90        Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less
            7209 24 10        than 3 mm
            7209 24 91 — — Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but
            7209 24 99        not exceeding 1 mm
            7209 32 10        Of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm
            7209 32 90 — Other, in coils not further worked than
            7209 33 10    cold-rolled (cold reduced)
            7209 33 90        Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less
            7209 34 10        than 3 mm
            7209 34 90        Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but
            7209 42 10        not exceeding 1 mm
            7209 42 90        Of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm
            7209 43 10 — Not in coils, not further worked than
            7209 43 90    cold-rolled (cold-reduced) of a thickness
            7209 44 10    of less than 3 mm and having a minimum
            7209 44 90    yield point of 275 MPa or of a thickness
            7209 90 10    of 3 mm or more and having a minimum
                          yield point of 355 MPa
                              Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less
                              than 3 mm
                              Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but
                              not exceeding 1 mm
                              Of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm
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    (1)         (2)                            (3)                          (4)         (5) (6)   (7)
 60.0050               — Other, not in coils, not further worked
 (cont 'd)                 than cold-rolled (cold-reduced)
                              Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but not
                              exceeding 3 mm
                              Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but
                              not exceeding 1 mm
                              Of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm
                       — Other
                              Not further worked than surface-treat­
                              ed or simply cut into shapes other than
                              rectangular (including square)
            7210 11 10 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy
            7210 12 11 steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, clad,
            7210 12 19 plated or coated
            7210 20 10 — Plated or coated with tin
            721031  10 — — Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more
            7210 39 10            Not further worked than surface­
            721041 10             treated or simply cut into shapes
            7210 49 10            other than rectangular (including
            7210 50 10            square)
            7210 60 11        Of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm
            7210 60 19            Not further worked than surface­
            7210 70 11            treated or simply cut into shapes
            7210 70 19            other than rectangular (including
            7210 90 31            square)
            7210 90 33 — Plated or coated with lead, including
            7210 90 35    terne-plate
            7210 90 39        Not further worked than surface treat­
                              ed or simply cut into shapes other than
                              rectangular (including square)
                       — Electrolitically plated or coated with zinc
                              Of steel of a thickness of less than
                              3 mm and having a minimum yield
                              point of 275 MPa or a thickness of
                              3 mm or more and having a minimum
                              yield point of 355 MPa
                                  Not further worked than surface­
                                  treated or simply cut into shapes
                                  other than rectangular (including
                                  square)
                              Other
                                  Not further worked than surface­
                                  treated or simply cut into shapes
                                  other than rectangular (including
                                  square)
                       — Otherwise plated or coated with zinc
                              Corrugated
                                   Not further worked than surface­
                                  treated or simply cut into shapes
                                   other than rectangular (including
                                   square)
                              Other
                                   Not further worked than surface­
                                   treated or simply cut into shapes
                                   other than rectangular (including
                                   square)
                       — Plated or coated with chromium oxides or
                           with chromium and chromium oxides
                               Not further worked than surface-treat­
                               ed or simply cut into shapes other than
                               rectangular (including square)
                       — Plated or coated with aluminium
                               Not further worked than surface-treat­
                               ed or simply cut into shapes other than
                               rectangular (including square)
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     (i)        (2)                             (3)                      (4)      (5) (6)       (7)
 60.0050               — Painted, varnished or plastic coated
 (cont 'd)                    Not further worked than surface-treat­
                              ed or simply cut into shapes other than
                              rectangular (including square)
                       — Other
                              Other
                                  Not further worked than surface­
                                  treated or simply cut into shapes
                                  other than rectangular (including
                                  square)
            7211 30 10 Flat-rolled products, of iron or non-alloy
            7211 41 10 steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not
            7211 49 10 clad, plated or coated
            7211 90 11 — Not      further    worked than   cold-rolled
                          (cold-reduced) of a thickness of less than
                          3 mm and having a minimum yield point
                          of 275 MPa or of a thickness of 3 mm or
                          more and having a minimum yield point
                          of 355 MPa
                              Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                       — Other, not further worked than cold-rolled
                          (cold-reduced)
                              Containing by weight less than 0,25 %
                              of carbon
                       —          Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                              Other
                                  Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                       — Other
                              Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                                  Not further worked than surface­
                                  treated
            7212 10 10 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy
            7212 10 91 steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, clad,
            721221  11 plated or coated
            7212 29 11 — Plated or coated with tin
            7212 30 11        Tinplate, not further worked than sur­
            7212 40 10        face-treated
            7212 40 91        Other
            7212 50 31            Of a width exceeding 500 mm
            7212 50 51                Not further worked than sur­
            7212 60 11                face-treated
                       — Electrolitically plated or coated with zinc
                              Of steel of a thickness of less than
                              3 mm and having a minimum yield
                              point of 275 MPa or of a thickness of
                              3 mm or more and having a minimum
                              yield point of 355 MPa
                                  Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                                      Not further worked than sur­
                                      face-treated
                              Other
                                   Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                                      Not further worked than sur­
                                      face-treated
                       — Otherwise plated or coated with zinc
                               Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                                   Not further worked than surface­
                                   treated
                       — Painted, varnished or plastic coated
                               Tinplate, not further worked than var­
                               nished
                               Other
                                   Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                                       Not further worked than sur­
                                       face-treated
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    ( I)        (2)                             (3)                            (4)       (5)         (6)            (7)
 60.0050                — Otherwise plated or coated
 (cont'd)                      Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                                  Lead-coated
                                      Not further worked than sur­
                                      face-treated
                                  Other
                                      Not further worked than sur­
                                      face-treated                                           -
                        — Clad
                               Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                                  Not further worked than surface­
                                  treated
60.0060     7207 1111   Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy     Brazil       5 564 100 BNL    534   154 5 891 400
            7207 19 11  steel                                           South Korea            DK     255   949
            7207 20 1 1 — Containing by weight less than 25 % of                               D   1  391   025
            7207 20 17      carbon                                                             E      406   179
            7207 20 51         Of rectangular (including square)                               GR      100 154
            7207 20 57         cross-section, the width measuring less                         F      968   153
                               than twice the thickness                                        IRL       27 821
                                  Rolled or obtained by continuous                             I      734   461
                                  casting                                                      P         77 897
                                     Free-cutting steel                                        UK 1     068 307
                        — Containing by weight 0,25 % or more of
                            carbon
                        — — Of rectangular (including square)
                               cross-section, the width measuring less
                               than twice the thickness
                                  Rolled or obtained by continuous
                                  casting
                                      Free-cutting steel
                                     Other, containing by weight
                                         0,6 % or more of carbon
                               Of circular or polygonal cross-section
                                  Rolled or obtained by continuous
                                  casting
                                      Free-cutting steel
                                     Other
                                         Containing by weight 0,6 % or
                                         more of carbon
            7213 20 00  Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly
            7213 50 00  wound coils of iron or non-alloy steel
                        — Of free-cutting steel
                        — Other, containing by weight 0,6 % of more
                            of carbon
            7214 30 00  Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy
            7214 60 00  steel, not further worked than forged, hot­
                        rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but in-#
                        eluding those twisted after rolling
                        — Of free-cutting steel
                        — Other, containing by weight 0,6 % or more
                            of carbon
                                                                                                      /
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     (l)        (2)                            (3 )                      (4)      (5) (6)       (7)
 60.0060    7218 90  11 Stainless steel in ingots or other primary
 (cont 'd)  7218 90  13 forms, semi-finished products of stainless
            7218 90  15 steel
            7218 90  19 — Other
            7218 90  50        Of    rectangular    (including  square)
                               cross-section
                                   Rolled or obtained by continuous
                                   casting
            7219 11 10  Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a
            7219 11 90  width of 600 mm or more
            7219 12 10  — Not further worked than hot-rolled in
            7219 12 90     coils
            7219 13 10  — Not further worked than hot-rolled not in
            7219 13 90     coils
            7219 14 10  — Not further worked than cold-rolled
            7219 14 90     (cold-reduced)
            7219 21 10         Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less
            7219 21 90         than 3 mm
            7219 22 10         Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but
            7219 22 90         not exceeding 1 mm
            7219 23 10         Of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm
            7219 23 90  — Other
            7219 24 10  — — Not further worked than surface-treat­
            7219 24 90         ed, including cladding, or simply cut
            7219 33 10         into shapes other than rectangular (in­
            7219 33 90         cluding square)
            7219 34 10
            7219 34 90
            7219 35 10
            7219 35 90
            7219 90 11
            7219 90 19
            7220 1 1 00 Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a
            7220 12 00  width of less than 600 mm
                        — Not further worked than hot-rolled
            7221 00 10  Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly
            7221 00 90  wound coils, of stainless steel
            7227        Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly
                        wound coils, of other alloy steel
            7228 10 10  Other bars and rods of other alloy steel an­
            7228 10 30  gles, shapes and sections of other alloy steel,
            7228 20 1 1 hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non­
            7228 20 19  alloy steel
            7228 20 30  — Bars and rods, or alloy or non-alloy steel
            7228 30 10          Not further worked than hobnailed,
            7228 30 90          hot-drawn or extruded
            7228 60 10          Other
            7228 70 10             Hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded
            7220 20 10             not further worked than clad
            7220 90 1 1 — Bars and rods, of silico-manganese steel
            7220 90 31          Not further worked than hot-rolled,
                                hot-drawn or extruded
                                Other
                                   Hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded
                                   not further worked than clad
                        — Other bars and rods, not further worked
                            than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded
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    (i)          (2)                             (3                          (4          (5) (6)   (7)
 60.0060                 — Other bars and rods
 (cont 'd)                      Hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded not
                                further worked than clad
                         — Angles, shapes and sections
                                Not further worked than hot-rolled,
                                hot-drawn or extruded
                         — Not     further   worked    than  cold-rolled
                            (cold-reduced)
                                Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                         — Other
                                Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                                    Not further worked, than surface­
                                   treated, including cladding
                                Of a width not exceeding 500 mm
                                   Not further worked than surface­
                                   treated, including cladding
                                       Hot-rolled, not further worked
                                       than clad
            7222 10 11   Other bars, and rods of stainless steel ; shapes
            7222 10 19   and sections of stainless steel
            7222 10 91   — Bars and rods, not further worked than
            7222 10 99      hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded
            7222 30 10   — Other bars and rods
            7222 40 1 1         Hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded not
            7222 40 19          further worked than clad
            7222 40 30   — Angles, shapes and sections
                                Not further worked than hot-rolled,
                                hot-drawn or extruded
                                Other
                                    Hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded
                                    not further worked than clad
            7224 90 1 1  Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary
            7224 90 30   forms, semi-finished products of other alloy
                         steel
                         — Other
                                Of    rectangular   (including    square)
                                cross-section
                                    Hot-rolled or obtained by contin­
                                    uous casting
                                Other
                                    Hot-rolled or obtained by contin­
                                    uous casting
             7225 10 10  Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a
             7225 10 91  width of 600 mm or more
             7225 10 99  — Of silicon-electrical steel
             7225 20 1 1 — Of high speed steel
             7225 20 19         Not further worked than hot-rolled
             7225 20 30         Not further worked than surface-treat­
             7225 30 00         ed, including cladding or simply cut
             7225  40 10        into shapes other than rectangular (in­
             7225  40 30        cluding square)
             7225  40 50 — Other, not further worked than hot-rolled,
             7225  40 70     in coils
             7225  40 90 — Other, not further worked than hot-rolled,
             7225 50 00      not in coils
             7225 90 10
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 60.0060                — Other
 (cont 'd)                     Not further worked than surface-treat­
                               ed including cladding or simply cut
                              into shapes other than rectangular (in­
                               cluding square)
             7226 10 10 Flat-rolled products or other alloy steel, of a
             7226 10 30 width of less than 600 mm
             7226 20 10 — Of silicon-electrical steel
             7226 20 31        Not further worked than hot-rolled
             7226 20 51       Other
             7226 20 71           Of a width exceeding 500 mm
             7226 91 00 — Of high-speed steel
             7226 92 10        Not further worked than hot-rolled
             7226 99 11        Not further worked than cold-rolled
             722699  31       (cold reduced)
             7228 70 31           Of a width exceeding 500 mm
             7228 80 10       Other
                                  Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                                     Not further worked than surface
                                     treated, including cladding
                                  Of a width not exceeding 500 mm
                                         Not further worked than sur­
                                        face-treated including clad­
                                        ding
                                         Hot-rolled,    not     further
                                        worked than clad
                        — Other
                               Not further worked than hot-rolled
                               Not further - worked than cold-rolled
                              (cold-reduced)
                                  Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                               Other
                                  Of a width exceeding 500 mm
                                     Not further worked than sur­
                                     face-treated, including cladding
                                  Of a width not exceeding 500 mm
                                     Not further worked than sur­
                                     face-treated, including cladding
                                         Hot-rolled,     not    further
                                         worked than clad
                               Other
                                  Hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded
                                  not further worked than clad
                        — Hollow drill bars and rods
                               Of alloy steel
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                                                                     ANNEX II
                 List of products in respect of which the Common Customs Tariff duties are completely suspended under the
                               generalized tariff preferences granted to developing countries and territories (a) (b)
     Order
                        CN code                                                            Description
       No
        1)                 (2)                                                                  3
   62.0010            7208 31 00             Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-rolled, not
   (*)                7208 41 00             clad, plated or coated
                                            — Not in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3 mm and hav­
                                                ing a minimum yield point of 275 M Pa or of a thickness of 3 mm or more and having a
                                                minimum yield point of 355 MPa
                                                    Rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width not exceeding 1 250 mm and of
                                                    a thickness of not less than 4 mm, without patterns in relief
                                            — Other, not in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled
                                                    Rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width not exceeding 1 250 mm and of
                                                    a thickness of not less than 4 mm, without patterns in relief
                      7211 11 00             Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not clad, plat­
                      7211 21 00            ed or coated
                                            — Not further worked than hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3 mm and having a mini­
                                                mum yield point of 275 MPa or of a thickness of 3 mm or more and having a minimum
                                                yield point of 355 MPa
                                                    Rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm and of a
                                                    thickness of not less than 4 mm, not in coils and without patterns in relief
                                            — Other, not further worked than hot-rolled
                                                    Rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm and of a
                                                    thickness of not less than 4 mm, not in coils and without patterns in relief
   62.0020            7211  12 90           — Not further worked than hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3 mm and having a mini­
   (*)                7211  1991                mum yield point of 275 MPa or of a thickness of 3 mm or more and having a minimum
                      7211  19 99               yield point of 355 MPa
                      7211  22 90                   Other, of a thickness of 4,75 mm or more
                      7211 29 91                        Of a width nor exceeding 500 mm
                      7211 29 99                    Other
                      7211 41 91                        Of a width not exceeding 500 mm
                      7212 60 91                           Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4,75 mm
                                                           Of a thickness of less than 3 mm
                                            — Other, not further worked than hot-rolled
                                                    Other, of a thickness of 4,75 mm or more
                                                        Of a width not exceeding 500 mm
                                             — Other, not further worked than hot-rolled
                                                    Other
                                                        Of a width not exceeding 500 mm
                                                           Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4,75 mm
                                                           Of a thickness of less than 3 mm
                                             — Clad
                                                    Of a width not exceeding 500 mm
                                                        Not further worked than surface-treated
                                                           Hot-rolled, not further worked than clad
(a) 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.
(b) Preferences are not to be granted in respect of products marked with one asterisk, originating in Romania.
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       (1)       (2)                                                     (3)
   62.0030  7209   11 00  Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, cold-rolled
            7209  21  00  (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated
            7209  31  00  — In coils, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced), of a thickness of less than
            7209  41  00      3 mm and having a minimum yield point of 275 MPa or of a thickness of 3 mm or more
                              and having a minimum yield point of 355 MPa
                                 Of a thickness of 3 mm or more
                          — Other, in coils, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced)
                                 Of a thickness of 3 mm or more
                          — Not in coils, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced), of a thickness of less than
                              3 mm and having a minimum yield point of 275 MPa or of a thickness of 3 mm or more
                              and having a minimum yield point of 355 MPa
                                 Of a thickness of 3 mm or more
                          — Other, not in coils, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced)
                                 Of a thickness of 3 mm or more
   62.0040  7219  31  10  Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of 600 mm or more
            7219  31  90 r— Not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced)
            7219  32  10         Of a thickness of 4,75 mm or nore
            7219  32  90             Containing by weight 2,5 % or more of nickel
                                     Containing by weight less than 2,5 % of nickel
                                 Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4,75 mm
                                     Containing by weight 2,5 % or more of nickel
                                     Containing by weight less than 2,5 % of nickel
   62.0050  7302  10  31  Railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the following : rails, check­
   (*)      7302  10  39  rails and rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces, slee­
            7302  10  90  pers (cross-ties), fish-plates, chairs, chair wedges, sole plates (base plates), rail clips, bed­
            7302  20  00  plates, ties and other material specialized for jointing or fixing rails
            7302  40  10  — Rails
            7302  90  10  —      Other
                                     New
                                        Of a weight per m of 20 kg or more
                                        Of a weight per m of less than 20 kg
                                     Used
                          — Sleepers (cross-ties)
                          — Fish-plates and sole plates
                                 Rolled
                          — Other
                                 Check-rails
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                                                                  ANNEX III
                             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
       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
       350   Uganda (2)                                520 Paraguay                                   816 Vanuatu
       352   Tanzania (2)                              524 Uruguay                                    817 Tonga (2)
       355 Seychelles and dependencies (2)             528 Argentina                                  819 Western Samoa (2)
       366 Mozambique                                  600 Cyprus
(1) The code number preceding the name of each beneficiary country or territory is that given in 'Geonomenclature (Regulation (EEC) No 3639/86
    (OJ No L 336, 29. 11 . 1986, p. 46».
(2) This country is also included in Annex IV.
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                                                B. COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES
             dependent or administered, or for whose external relations Member States of the Community or third
                                                 countries are wholly or partly responsible
             044 Gibraltar
             329 St Helena and St Helena dependencies
             357 British Indian Ocean Territory
             377 Mayotte
             406 Greenland
             408 St Pierre and Miquelon
             413 Bermuda
             446 Anguilla
             454 Turks and Caicos Islands
             457 Virgin Islands of the United States
             461 British Virgin Islands and Montserrat
             463 Cayman Islands
             474 Aruba
             478 Netherlands Antilles
             529 Falkland Islands and Falkland dependencies
             740 Hong Kong
             743 Macao
             802 Australian Oceania (Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Heard Island and McDonald
                  Islands, Norfolk Island)
             808 American Oceania (')
             809 New Caledonia and dependencies
             811 Wallis and Futuna Islands
             813 Pitcairn
             814 New Zealand Oceania (Tokelau and Niue Islands ; Cook Islands)
             822 French Polynesia
             890 Polar regions (French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Australian Antarctic Territories, British
                  Antarctic Territories)
             Note: The above lists may be amended subsequently to take account of changes in the international
                     status of countries or territories.
              (') American Oceania includes: Guam, American Samoa (including Swain's Island), Midway Islands, Johnston and
                  Sand Islands, Wake Island and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (the Caroline, Marianas and Marshall
                  Islands).
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                                                ANNEX IV
                               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
              311 Sao Tome and Principe                          <j76 Burma
              324 Rwanda                                         684 Laos
              328 Burundi                                        807 Tuvalu
              334 Ethiopia                                       812 Kiribati
              338 Djibouti                                       817 Tonga
              342 Somalia                                        819 Western Samoa