CELEX: 41979D1061
Language: en
Date: 1979-12-10 00:00:00
Title: 70/1061/ECSC: Decision of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community, meeting within the Council, of 10 December 1979 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for certain steel products originating in developing countries

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41979D1061

70/1061/ECSC: Decision of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community, meeting within the Council, of 10 December 1979 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for certain steel products originating in developing countries  

Official Journal L 328 , 24/12/1979 P. 0134 - 0139

++++DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL ,  10 DECEMBER 1979  OPENING , ALLOCATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF TARIFF QUOTAS FOR CERTAIN STEEL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES   ( 79/1061/ECSC )  THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL ,  IN AGREEMENT WITH THE COMMISSION ,  HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :  ARTICLE 1  1 . FROM 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 1980 , THE DUTIES APPLICABLE IN ALL CUSTOMS AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY TO THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX A SHALL BE COMPLETELY SUSPENDED WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS OF AMOUNTS WHICH SHALL BE EXPRESSED IN EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT AND WHICH SHALL BE INDICATED AGAINST EACH PRODUCT IN COLUMN 3 OF THAT ANNEX .  2 . THESE TARIFF QUOTAS SHALL BE ENJOYED SOLELY BY PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES LISTED IN ANNEX B . HOWEVER , THOSE IMPORTS WHICH ALREADY ENJOY EXEMPTION FROM CUSTOMS DUTIES UNDER OTHER PREFERENTIAL TARIFF ARRANGEMENTS GRANTED BY THE NINE MEMBER STATES OF THE COMMUNITY MAY NOT BE CHARGED AGAINST THESE TARIFF QUOTAS . FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE APPLICATION OF THIS DECISION , THE CONCEPT OF ORIGINATING PRODUCTS SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 14 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 802/68 OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF THE ORIGIN OF GOODS ( 1 ) .  3 . THE AMOUNT TO BE CHARGED IN RESPECT OF EACH COUNTRY OR TERRITORY REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2 AGAINST EACH OF THE TARIFF QUOTA AMOUNTS INDICATED IN COLUMN 5 OF ANNEX A SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT GIVEN AS A PERCENTAGE IN COLUMN 4 OF ANNEX A AGAINST EACH CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS .  4 . ANY AMENDMENT TO ANNEX B , IN PARTICULAR BY THE ADDITION OF NEW COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES ENJOYING TARIFF PREFERENCES , MAY ENTAIL A CORRESPONDING ADJUSTMENT TO THE MAXIMUM AMOUNTS EXPRESSED AS PERCENTAGES LAID DOWN IN COLUMN 4 OF ANNEX A AND TO THE TARIFF CEILINGS AND QUOTAS LAID DOWN RESPECTIVELY IN COLUMNS 3 AND 5 OF ANNEX A .  ARTICLE 2  1 . THE MEMBER STATES SHALL ADMINISTER THEIR TARIFF QUOTAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR OWN PROVISIONS IN THIS RESPECT .  2 . THE EXTENT TO WHICH A MEMBER STATE HAS USED UP ITS SHARE SHALL BE DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF IMPORTS OF THE SAID GOODS WHICH HAVE BEEN ENTERED FOR FREE CIRCULATION , ON THE BASIS OF THE CUSTOMS VALUE OF THE SAID GOODS , AND WHICH ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) .  3 . GOODS MAY BE IMPORTED UNDER THE TARIFF QUOTA ONLY IF THE CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH 2 IS PRESENTED BEFORE THE DATE ON WHICH CUSTOMS DUTIES ARE RE-INTRODUCED .  ARTICLE 3  EACH MEMBER STATE SHALL RE-INTRODUCE THE LEVYING OF DUTIES WHICH HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED IN RESPECT OF A COUNTRY OR TERRITORY MENTIONED IN ANNEX B AS SOON AS IT RECORDS THAT THE CHARGES AGAINST ITS NATIONAL QUOTA OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED ORIGINATING IN SUCH COUNTRY OR TERRITORY HAVE REACHED THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT LAID DOWN IN COLUMN 4 OF ANNEX A .  SUCH RE-INTRODUCTION SHALL BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY TO THE COMMISSION , WHICH SHALL INFORM THE OTHER MEMBER STATES FORTHWITH . AT THE REQUEST OF A MEMBER STATE OR OF THE COMMISSION , THE POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH A SITUATION ( WITH REGARD TO THE AGGREGATE APPEARING IN COLUMN 3 OF ANNEX A ) SHALL BE JOINTLY EXAMINED IMMEDIATELY .  AFTER THE QUOTAS OPENED UNDER THIS DECISION HAVE BEEN USED UP , COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES ON IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ORIGINATING IN THE COUNTRIES LISTED IN ANNEX C SHALL CONTINUE TO BE TOTALLY SUSPENDED .  ARTICLE 4  MEMBER STATES SHALL INFORM THE COMMISSION AT LEAST MONTHLY OF IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION CHARGED AGAINST THEIR QUOTAS .  ARTICLE 5  MEMBER STATES , IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE COMMISSION , SHALL TAKE ALL NECESSARY MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THE ABOVE PROVISIONS ARE APPLIED .  ARTICLE 6  THE MEMBER STATES SHALL TAKE ALL MEASURES NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS DECISION .  ARTICLE 7  FOR THE PURPOSES OF APPLYING THIS DECISION , THE PREFERENTIAL AMOUNTS EXPRESSED IN EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT ( EUA ) SHALL BE CONVERTED INTO NATIONAL CURRENCIES AT THE FOLLOWING RATES :  1 EUA = 3,542536 DM  1 EUA = 49,02181 BFRS/LFRS  1 EUA = 3,534031 FL  1 EUA = 5,582935 FF  1 EUA = 677,143 LIT  1 EUA = 7,477003 DKR  1 EUA = 0,4419123 POUND IRL  1 EUA = 0,4402558 POUND  THE APPLICATION OF THESE RATES MAY NOT RESULT , IN TERMS OF NATIONAL CURRENCY , IN CHARGES AGAINST EACH OF THE QUOTAS CONCERNED BEING LOWER THAN THOSE RESULTING FROM THE CORRESPONDING MINIMUM OBLIGATIONS LAID DOWN FOR 1978 .  DONE AT BRUSSELS , 10 DECEMBER 1979 .  THE PRESIDENT  T . HUSSEY  ( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 1 .  ANNEX A  LIST OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO ZERO-DUTY TARIFF CEILINGS UNDER THE GENERALIZED TARIFF PREFERENCES GRANTED TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES  CCT HEADING NO ( 1 ) *DESCRIPTION ( 2 ) *AGGREGATE OF COLUMN 5 ( IN EUA ) ( 3 ) *MAXIMUM AMOUNT PER COUNTRY AND TERRITORY ( % ) ( 4 ) *VOLUME OF SHARES ALLOCATED TO MEMBER STATES ( IN EUA ) ( 5 ) *  73.08*IRON OR STEEL COILS FOR RE-ROLLING*12 695 890*35*GERMANY 3 491 505*  ****BENELUX 1 333 125*  ****FRANCE 2 412 310*  ****ITALY 1 903 960*  ****DENMARK 634 820*  ****IRELAND 126 965*  ****UNITED KINGDOM 2 793 205*  73.10*BARS AND RODS ( INCLUDING WIRE ROD ) , OF IRON OR STEEL , HOT-ROLLED , FORGED , EXTRUDED , COLD-FORMED OR COLD-FINISHED ( INCLUDING PRECISION-MADE ) ; HOLLOW MINING DRILL STEEL : *7 868 600*45*GERMANY 2 163 850*  ****BENELUX 826 205*  ****FRANCE 1 495 030*  ****ITALY 1 180 295*  ****DENMARK 393 435*  ****IRELAND 78 690*  ****UNITED KINGDOM 1 731 095*  *A . NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED OR EXTRUDED****  *D . CLAD OR SURFACE-WORKED ( FOR EXAMPLE , POLISHED , COATED ) : ****  *I . NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN CLAD : ****  *A ) HOT-ROLLED OR EXTRUDED****  73.13*SHEETS AND PLATES , OF IRON OR STEEL , HOT-ROLLED OR COLD-ROLLED : *24 612 210*25*GERMANY 6 768 360*  ****BENELUX 2 584 280*  ****FRANCE 4 676 320*  ****ITALY 3 691 830*  ****DENMARK 1 230 610*  ****IRELAND 246 120*  ****UNITED KINGDOM 5 414 690*  *A . " ELECTRICAL " SHEETS AND PLATES****  *B . OTHER SHEETS AND PLATES : ****  *I . NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED****  *II . NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN COLD-ROLLED , OF A THICKNESS OF : ****  *B ) MORE THAN 1 MM BUT LESS THAN 3 MM****  *C ) 1 MM OR LESS****  *III . NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN BURNISHED , POLISHED OR GLAZED****  *IV . CLAD , COATED OR OTHERWISE SURFACETREATED : ****  *B ) TINNED****  *C ) ZINC-COATED OR LEAD-COATED****  *D ) OTHER ( FOR EXAMPLE , COPPER-PLATED , ARTIFICIALLY OXIDIZED , LACQUERED , NICKELPLATED , VARNISHED , CLAD , PARKERIZED , PRINTED ) ****  *V . OTHERWISE SHAPED OR WORKED : ****  *A ) CUT INTO SHAPES OTHER THAN RECTANGULAR SHAPES , BUT NOT FURTHER WORKED : ****  *2 . OTHER****  ANNEX B  LIST OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES ENJOYING GENERALIZED TARIFF PREFERENCES ( 1 )  I . INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES  660 AFGHANISTAN ( 2 )  208 ALGERIA  330 ANGOLA  528 ARGENTINA  453 BAHAMAS  640 BAHRAIN  666 BANGLADESH ( 2 )  469 BARBADOS  284 BENIN ( 2 )  675 BHUTAN ( 2 )  516 BOLIVIA  391 BOTSWANA ( 2 )  508 BRAZIL  676 BURMA  328 BURUNDI ( 2 )  302 CAMEROON  306 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC ( 2 )  244 CHAD ( 2 )  512 CHILE  480 COLOMBIA  375 COMOROS  318 CONGO  436 COSTA RICA  448 CUBA  600 CYPRUS  460 DOMINICA  456 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  500 ECUADOR  220 EGYPT  428 EL SALVADOR  310 EQUATORIAL GUINEA  334 ETHIOPIA ( 2 )  815 FIJI  314 GABON  252 GAMBIA ( 2 )  276 GHANA  473 GRENADA  416 GUATEMALA  260 GUINEA ( 2 )  257 GUINEA BISSAU  488 GUYANA  452 HAITI ( 2 )  424 HONDURAS  664 INDIA  700 INDONESIA  616 IRAN  612 IRAQ  272 IVORY COAST  464 JAMAICA  338 JIBUTI  628 JORDAN  696 KAMPUCHEA ( CAMBODIA )  346 KENYA  636 KUWAIT  684 LAOS ( 2 )  604 LEBANON  395 LESOTHO ( 2 )  268 LIBERIA  216 LIBYA  810 KIRIBATI  370 MADAGASCAR  386 MALAWI ( 2 )  701 MALAYSIA  667 MALDIVES ( 2 )  232 MALI ( 2 )  228 MAURITANIA  373 MAURITIUS  412 MEXICO  204 MOROCCO  366 MOZAMBIQUE  803 NAURU  672 NEPAL ( 2 )  432 NICARAGUA  240 NIGER ( 2 )  288 NIGERIA  652 NORTH YEMEN ( 2 )  649 OMAN  662 PAKISTAN  440 PANAMA  801 PAPUA NEW GUINEA  520 PARAGUAY  504 PERU  708 PHILIPPINES  644 QATAR  247 REPUBLIC OF CAPE VERDE  324 RWANDA ( 2 )  819 WESTERN SAMOA ( 2 )  311 SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE  632 SAUDI ARABIA  248 SENEGAL  355 SEYCHELLES AND DEPENDENCIES  264 SIERRA LEONE  706 SINGAPORE  806 SOLOMON ISLANDS  342 SOMALIA ( 2 )  728 SOUTH KOREA  656 SOUTH YEMEN ( 2 )  669 SRI LANKA  465 ST LUCIA  467 ST VINCENT  224 SUDAN ( 2 )  492 SURINAM  393 SWAZILAND  608 SYRIA  352 TANZANIA ( 2 )  680 THAILAND  280 TOGO  817 TONGA  472 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO  212 TUNISIA  807 TUVALU  350 UGANDA ( 2 )  647 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  236 UPPER VOLTA ( 2 )  524 URUGUAY  484 VENEZUELA  690 VIETNAM  048 YUGOSLAVIA  322 ZAIRE  378 ZAMBIA  II . COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES  DEPENDENT OR ADMINISTERED , OR FOR WHOSE EXTERNAL RELATIONS MEMBER STATES OF THE COMMUNITY OR THIRD COUNTRIES ARE WHOLLY OR PARTLY RESPONSIBLE  808 AMERICAN OCEANIA ( 3 )  802 AUSTRALIAN OCEANIA ( CHRISTMAS ISLAND , COCOS  ( KEELING ) ISLANDS , HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS , NORFOLK ISLAND )  421 BELIZE  413 BERMUDA  357 BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY  703 BRUNEI  463 CAYMAN ISLANDS  529 FALKLAND ISLANDS AND DEPENDENCIES  822 FRENCH POLYNESIA  044 GIBRALTAR  740 HONG KONG  743 MACAO  377 MAYOTTE  476 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES  809 NEW CALEDONIA AND DEPENDENCIES  816 NEW HEBRIDES  814 NEW ZEALAND OCEANIA ( TOKELAU AND NIUE ISLANDS ; COOK ISLANDS )  810 PITCAIRN  890 POLAR REGIONS ( FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES , AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES , BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES )  329 ST HELENA AND DEPENDENCIES  454 TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS  457 VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES  811 WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS  451 WEST INDIES  NOTE : THE ABOVE LISTS MAY BE AMENDED SUBSEQUENTLY TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF CHANGES IN THE INTERNATIONAL STATUS OF COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES .  ( 1 ) THE CODE NUMBER PRECEDING THE NAME OF EACH BENEFICIARY COUNTRY OR TERRITORY OR TERRITORY IS THAT GIVEN IN " GEONOMENCLATURE 1980 " ( REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2566/79 - OJ NO L 294 , 21 . 11 . 1979 , P . 5 ) .  ( 2 ) THIS COUNTRY IS ALSO INCLUDED IN ANNEX C .  ( 3 ) 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 ) .  ANNEX C  LIST OF LEAST DEVELOPED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES  660 AFGHANISTAN  666 BANGLADESH  284 BENIN  675 BHUTAN  391 BOTSWANA  328 BURUNDI  306 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC  244 CHAD  334 ETHIOPIA  252 GAMBIA  260 GUINEA  452 HAITI  684 LAOS395 LESOTHO  386 MALAWI  667 MALDIVES  232 MALI  672 NEPAL  240 NIGER  652 NORTH YEMEN  324 RWANDA  819 WESTERN SAMOA  342 SOMALIA  656 SOUTH YEMEN  224 SUDAN  352 TANZANIA  350 UGANDA  236 UPPER VOLTA