CELEX: 31974R3053
Language: en
Date: 1974-12-02 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3053/74 of the Council of 2 December 1974 opening and providing for the administration of preferential Community tariff ceilings for certain products originating in developing countries

9 . 12. 74                        Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 329/59
                            REGULATION (EEC) No 3053/74 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                of 2 December' 1974
              opening and providing for the administration of preferential Community tariff ceilings
                             for certain products originating in developing countries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                    offer on the assumption that all the main indu­
                                                             strialized countries which are members of the OECD
                                                             would participate in granting preferences and would
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                make similar efforts in this direction ; whereas,
 European Economic Community ;                               moreover, it is evident from the conclusions worked
                                                             out in UNCTAD that this offer, while being of
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;          a temporary nature, does not constitute a binding
                                                             commitment and, in particular, may be withdrawn
                                                             wholly or in part at a later date ; whereas this
Having regard to the Opinion of the European                 possibility may be adopted inter alia with a view to
 Parliament ;                                                remedying any unfavourable situations wThich might
                                                             arise in the associated countries following the
 Whereas, within the context of UNCTAD, the                  implementation of the generalized preference
European economic Community offered to grant                 scheme ;
tariff preferences on finished and semi-finished
products coming from developing countries ;                  Whereas, moreover, the conference of the Heads of
whereas the preferential treatment proposed in that          State or of Government of the Member States and
 offer covers, generally speaking, all finished and          the States acceding to the European Communities
semi-finished industrial products covered by                 held in Paris from 19 to 21 October 1972 invited
 Chapters 25 to 99 of the Brussels Nomenclature              the Community institutions and the Member States
which originate in developing countries ; whereas the        progressively to adopt an overall policy of
preference consists in the granting of exemption from        development cooperation on a world-wide scale
customs duties ; whereas preferential imports are            comprising in particular the improvement of
effected up to the level of ceilings calculated by           generalized ' preferences with the aim of achieving
value in respect of each product on the basis of              a steady increase in imports of manufactures from
 factors which are uniform for all the products ;             the developing countries ;
 whereas in order that the preferences granted to the
 most competitive developing country or countries            Whereas tariff preferences have been applied from
 should be restricted and that a substantial share           the second half of 1971 under the conditions set
 should be reserved for the least competitive,                out above and whereas these preferences should
preferential imports from any one developing                 continue to be applied throughout 1975 ; whereas,
 country in respect of a given product should not,           having regard to the terms of the offer concerned
 as a general rule, exceed 50% of the ceiling fixed for       and to the need to improve the generalized
 that product;                                               preferences, the abovementioned basic amount
                                                              should normally refer to 1971 , while the additional
 Whereas, in the offer made by the Community, the             amount refers to 1972 ;
 annual ceilings should normally be calculated on the
 basis of the total value for 1968 cif imports from          Whereas, in accordance with Protocol 23 to the
 the countries benefiting from this scheme, excluding        Act of Accession (*), the generalized tariff preference
 those already enjoying various preferential tariff           scheme became fully applicable in the new Member
 arrangements granted by the Community (basic                 States on 1 January 1974 ;
 amount), plus 5% of the value of cif imports from
 the other countries and from the countries already          Whereas it is expedient, therefore, in respect of the
 enjoying such arrangements ( additional amount);             products referred to in Annex A which originate
 whereas such additional amount is variable and is
                                                              in the countries and territories listed in Annex B,
 calculated each year on the basis of the latest figures     that the Community should allow, for each category
 available, provided that this entails no reduction in        of these products and throughout 1975, duty-free
 the ceiling;                                                imports within the limits of the Community ceilings
Whereas the offer made by the Community includes
 a clause stating that the Community drew up the              (x) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972 , p. 14.
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calculated in the manner set out above ; whereas the               introduction of measures calculated to encourage the
benefit of such tariff exemption should be reserved                principal suppliers benefiting from the system to
for products originating in the countries and                      ensure a balanced distribution of their deliveries
territories under consideration, the concept of                    throughout the Community instead of concentrating
' originating products' being determined in accord­                them in specific areas, or even in one single area
ance with the procedure laid down in Article 14                    of the Community ; whereas to this end general
of Council Regulation (EEC) No 802/68 ( x ) of                     provision should be made for the levying of the
27 June 1968 on the common definition of the                       normal customs duties to be re-introduced in a
concept of the origin of goods ; whereas charges                   Member State when preferential imports originating
against each of these ceilings must, as a general                  in a single beneficiary country or territory reach
rule, come within a maximum Community amount                       50% of the maximum amount envisaged above ;
of 50% in respect of the products originating in                   whereas this measure does not interfere with the
any of the abovementioned countries ; whereas,                     immediate re-introduction of the levying of the
however, in order to ensure that all the countries                 normal customs duties at Community level when
and territories in question are able to benefit from               preferential imports reach the Community maximum
this preferential system, the Community maximum                    amounts ; whereas, as regards the Community
amount should, for certain products, be reduced to                 ceilings, there is nothing to prevent provisions being
20% or 30% ;                                                       made only for the possibility of the Community's
                                                                   re-introducing the levying of the normal customs
                                                                   duties when the said ceilings are reached at Com­
Whereas preferential Community tariff quotas were                  munity level ;
previously granted for all the products listed in
Annex A ; whereas experience in recent years has
shown that this improvement in the Community
preferences scheme can only be achieved if an effort               Whereas, under these circumstances, these objectives
 is made to ensure a more balanced distribution of
                                                                   may be reached by applying a method of
 the advantages granted to all the beneficiary                      administration based on the charging, at Community
countries and territories ; whereas for this reason and            level , against the abovementioned ceilings and
 in order to afford each of them equal opportunity                 maximum amounts, of imports of the products
 to benefit from the preferential ceilings, it seems               concerned as and when these products are entered
 adequate to limit to 15% the maximum amount for                   for home use and are accompanied by a certificate
 each of the beneficiary countries and territories                  of origin ; whereas this method of administration
 which have either reached the maximum amount for
                                                                    must make provision for the re-introduction of the
 a given product in 1972 and 1973 , or which ,                      levying of customs duties as soon as the said ceilings
 according to the most up-to-date statistics available,            or maximum amounts are reached at Community
 supply the Community with at least 40% of its                     level ;
 imports of the product in question from the
 beneficiary countries and territories as a whole ; how­
 ever, in order to avoid damaging the interests of the
 less favoured of these beneficiary countries and                  Whereas such method of administration calls for
 territories the 15% limit will not be applied in the
 case of those which have a very low per capita                     very    close  and   particularly rapid   cooperation
 national product, or which for a given product have                between Member States and the Commission, which
 charged against the preferences an amount rep­                     must, in particular, be able to observe every 10 days
 resenting at least 10% of their deliveries to the                  the extent to which charges are made against the
 Community of industrial manufactured products                      ceilings and maximum amounts and inform Member
 eligible for the Community preferences scheme ;                    States thereof; whereas such cooperation should be
 whereas, in addition, in order to ensure that the new              particularly close in view of the need for the Com­
 maximum amounts are not less than those fixed                      mission to be able to take appropriate measures to
 hitherto, the abovementioned maximum amount of                     re-introduce the levying of customs duties either
 15% shall in general only apply or shall only become               generally or individually when any of the ceilings
 applicable where, in absolute value, it is higher than             or maximum amounts are reached ;
 the level fixed for the 1974 preferences ;
 Whereas, furthermore, for some of the products                     Whereas since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom
 affected by the fixing of the maximum amount at                    of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of
 15% , this improvement is conditional upon the                     Luxembourg are united in and represented by the
                                                                    Benelux Economic Union, the provisions governing
                                                                    the maximum amounts concern that Economic Union
                                                                     as a whole and any operation relating thereto may
 H OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 1 .                              be carried out by one of its members,
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                 6 . Any amendment to Annex B, in particular by the
                                                              addition of new countries enjoying tariff
                                                              preferences, may entail a corresponding adjustment
                        Article 1                             to the Community ceilings and the maximum
                                                              amounts referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4.
1 . From 1 January to 31 December 1975 , the
Common Customs Tariff duties and the tariff duties
                                                                                       Article 2
of the new Member States on the products listed
in Annex A shall be totally suspended, subject to
the provisions of Articles 2 and 4 (2) of this                J. As soon as the ceilings calculated in accordance
Regulation.                                                   with the provisions of Article 1 (3 ), which are laid
                                                              down for Community imports of products originat­
                                                              ing in all of the countries referred to in Article 1 (2),
2. This suspension shall be enjoyed solely by prod­           are reached at Community level, the levying of
ucts originating in the countries and territories listed
                                                              customs duties on imports of the products in
in Annex B. However, imports already enjoying
                                                              question from all the countries and territories
exemption from customs duties under other preferen­
                                                              concerned may at any time be re-introduced until
tial tariff arrangements granted by the Community
                                                              the end of the period referred to in the first
shall not be charged against the ceilings specified in
                                                              subparagraph of Article 1(1 ).
paragraph 3 . For the purposes of the application of
this Regulation, the concept of originating products
                                                              2 . As soon as the maximum amounts determined
shall be determined in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No                in accordance with Article 1 (4) for imports into
802/68 .                                                      the Community of products originating in each of
                                                              the countries or territories referred to in Article 1 (2)
                                                              are reached at Community level for one of these
3 . Subject to the provisions of Articles 2 and 4 (2)         countries or territories, the Commission shall without
this suspension shall be granted, in respect of each          delay inform the Member States of the date on which
category of products within a Community ceiling               the normal tariff must be restored in respect of the
which shall be expressed in units of account and              countries or territories concerned . This information
which shall be obtained by adding together the                shall be published in the Official Journal of the
values of cif imports in 1971 of the products                 European Communities.
concerned, to the Community from the countries
and territories enjoying these arrangements,                  However, when the amounts of products originating
excluding those already enjoying various preferential          in one   or  other   of   the  countries  or  territories
tariff arrangements granted by the Community, and              indicated by two asterisks in column 3 of Annex A
5% of the value of cif imports in 1972 from other             charged against the preferences reach the Community
countries and from countries and territories already          maximum amount in one Member State, that
enjoying such arrangements.                                   Member State shall without delay re-introduce the
                                                              levying of the normal customs duty. It shall notify
                                                              the Commission, which shall inform the other
4. Subject to the provisions of Articles 2 and 4 (2),         Member States of this fact, at the same time fixing
within each ceiling thus calculated, charges of               the earliest date on which the levying of the normal
products originating in any one of the countries or           tariff must be re-introduced in these States also . This
territories listed in Annex B should not exceed a
                                                              information shall be published in the Official Journal
Community maximum amount expressed as a per­                   of the European Communities.
centage or in units of account against each of the
products in column 3 of Annex A.
                                                              3 . Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions,
                                                              where the levying of the normal customs duty is
5 . However, in the case of the products originating          re-introduced    under    the conditions   described    in
in the beneficiary countries or territories indicated          Article 1 (5 ) the Member State concerned shall
by an asterisk in column 3 of Annex A, the amount              immediately notify the Commission, which shall
charged against the preferences in a single Member             without delay inform the other Member States.
State shall be limited to 50% of the maximum laid
down in paragraph 4. The normal customs duties
shall again be levied as soon as this level is reached,
                                                                                       Article 3
unless the Member State concerned previously
notifies the Commission that it does not intend to
avail itself of this limitation for all or some of the         1 . Imports of the products in question shall be
products concerned. The Commission shall inform               actually charged against the Community ceilings and
the Member States of this fact without delay.                 maximum amounts as and when the products are
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entered for home use, and provided that they are              within the context of the ceilings established in
accompanied by a certificate of origin pursuant to            respect of all the countries and territories referred
the rules laid down in Article 1 (2).                         to in Article 1 (2).
2. Goods may be charged against a ceiling or                                            Article 5
maximum amount only if the certificate of origin
referred to in paragraph 1 is submitted before the
date on which the levying of duties is re-introduced.         Member States shall        inform    the  Commission     at
                                                              regular intervals of imports of the products in
3 . The extent to which the ceilings and maximum              question actually charged against the Community
amounts have been actually used up shall be                   ceilings and maximum amounts laid down in
determined at Community level and in the Member               Article 1 (3 ) and (4).
States on the basis of the imports charged in accord­
ance with paragraphs 1 and 2 .                                Until the levying of the normal customs duties is
                                                              re-introduced the information shall cover, in particu­
                                                              lar, the returns relating to the amounts actually
                       Article 4                              charged against the preferences during the previous
                                                              10 days, which must be forwarded within five full
                                                              days of the end of each 10-day period.
1 . The Commission, in close cooperation with the
Member States, shall take all necessary measures to
ensure that the above provisions are applied.                                           Article 6
2. The Commission shall issue Regulations to re­              This    Regulation       shall   enter   into force     on
introduce the levying of the normal customs duties            1 January 1975 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels , 2 December 1974.
                                                                                   For the Council
                                                                                      The President
                                                                                 J. SAUVAGNARGUES
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                                                                     ANNEX A
                  List of products originating in developing countries and territories, enjoying generalized tariff
                  preferences, in respect of which duties under the Common Customs Tariff are totally suspended
                           within the limit of Community ceilings and maximum amounts per beneficiary
                                                              country or territory (a)
                CCT
  Order       heading                                      Description                                       Level of the maximum amounts
    No          No
                 (D                                            (2)                                                         (3 )
     1          28.27          Lead oxides ; red lead and orange lead                                50% , reduced to 834 000 u.a . for Mexico
                                                                                                     n d
    2           28.56          Carbides (for example, silicon carbide, boron carbide ,               50% , reduced to 195 000 u.a. for
                               metal carbides ) :                                                    Yugoslavia (*) (**)
                               C. Of calcium
    3           31.02          Mineral or chemical fertilizers , nitrogenous :                       20%
                               B. Urea containing more than 45% by weight of
                                   nitrogen on the dry anhydrous product
    4           31.02          Mineral or chemical fertilizers , nitrogenous :                       20%
                               C. Other
    5           31.05          Other fertilizers ; goods of the present Chapter in                   50% , reduced to 53 6 000 u.a. for
                               tablets, lozenges and similar prepared forms or in                    Yugoslavia (*) (**)
                               packings of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg :
                               A. Other fertilizers :
                                     I. Containing the three fertilizing substances :
                                         nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium
                                    II. Containing the two fertilizing substances :
                                         nitrogen and phosphorus
                                   III. Containing the two fertilizing substances :
                                         nitrogen and potassium :
                                         b) Other
                                   IV. Other
                               B. Goods of the present Chapter in tablets , lozenges
                                   and similar prepared forms or in packings of a
                                   gross weight not exceeding 10 kg
(a) Manufactured and semi-finished industrial products qualifying under the ordinary arrangements for exemption or total temporary suspension of the
    Common Customs Tariff duty are only token entries as regards the Member States of the Community as originally constituted, whereas the exemption
    or suspension is directly and fully applicable by the new Member States under the present arrangements.
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          CCT
                                             Description                            Level of the maximum amounts
Order    heading
 No        No
            (D                                   (2)                                              (3 )
  6        39.03  Regenerated cellulose ; cellulose nitrate , cellulose     50% , reduced to 418 000 u.a . for
                  acetate and other cellulose esters , cellulose ethers and Yugoslavia (*) (**)
                  other chemical derivatives of cellulose, plasticized or
                  not (for example, collodions , celluloid) ; vulcanized
                  fibre :
                  B. Other :
                      I. Regenerated cellulose
  7        39.03  Regenerated cellulose ; cellulose nitrate , cellulose     50% , reduced to 92 000 u.a . for
                  acetate and other cellulose esters , cellulose ethers and Yugoslavia (*) (**)
                  other chemical derivatives of cellulose, plasticized or
                  not (for example , collodions , celluloid) ; vulcanized
                  fibre :
                  B. Other :
                       II . Cellulose nitrates
  8        40.11  Rubber tyres , tyre cases , interchangeable tyre treads , 50% , reduced to 3 701 000 u.a . for
                  inner tubes and tyre flaps, for wheels of all kinds       Yugoslavia (*) (**)
  9        42.03  Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather  20%
                  or of composition leather :
                  B. Gloves , including mittens and mitts :
                       I. Protective , for all trades
  10       44.14   Wood sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled but not           30%
                   further prepared , of a thickness not exceeding 5 mm ;
                   veneer sheets and sheets for plywood , of a thickness
                   not exceeding 5 mm :
                   B. Other
  11        46.03  Basketwork, wickerwork and other articles of plaiting     10%
                   materials, made directly to shape ; articles made up
                   from goods falling within heading No 46.01 or 46.02 ;
                   articles of loofah
  12        48.01  Paper and paperboard (including cellulose wadding),       50% , reduced to 4 602 000 u.a . for
                   machine-made in rolls or sheets :                         Yugoslavia (*) (**)
                    C. Kraft paper and kraft board :
                        II . Other
  13        66.01  Umbrellas and sunshades (including walking-stick          50% , reduced to 1 354 000 u.a . for
                   umbrellas , umbrella tents and garden and similar         Hong Kong (*) (**)
                   umbrellas)
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                  CCT
   Order        heading                                  Description                                           Level of the maximum amounts
     No            No
                   d)                                         (2 )                                                              (3 )
      14       67.04           Wigs , false beards , hair pads , curls , switches and the              30% , reduced to 6 147 000 u.a . for
                               like , of human or animal hair or of textiles ; other                   South Korea (*) (**) and for Hong Kong
                               articles of human hair ( including hair nets)                           n r)
     15        69.02 (a )      Refractory bricks , blocks , tiles and similar refractory               50% , reduced to 1 693 000 u.a . for
                               constructional goods , other than goods falling within                  Yugoslavia (**)
                               heading No 69.01
     16        69.11           Tableware and other articles of a kind commonly used                    50% , reduced to 136 000 u.a . for Macao
                               for domestic or toilet purposes , of porcelain or china                 (,) r )
                               (including biscuit porcelain and parian)
     17       70.05            Unworked drawn or blown glass (including flashed                        50% , reduced to 411 000 u.a . for
                              glass), in rectangles                                                    Yugoslavia (*) (**)
     18       70.13           Glassware (other than articles falling in heading                       30% , reduced to 658 000 u.a . for
                              No 70.19 ) of a kind commonly used for table , kitchen ,                Yugoslavia (**)
                              toilet or office purposes, for indoor decoration , or for
                              similar uses
     19       71.16           Imitation jewellery                                                     50% , reduced to 2 154 000 u.a . for Hong
                                                                                                      Kong H (**)
    20        73.18           Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor , of iron (other                    50% , reduced to 2 289 000 u.a . for
                              than of cast iron ) or steel , excluding high-pressure                  Yugoslavia (*) ( : ' : ")
                              hydro-electric conduits
    21        74.03          Wrought bars, rods , angles, shapes and sections , of                    50% , reduced to 1 095 000 u.a . for
                             copper ; copper wire                                                     Yugoslavia (**)
    22        79.03          Wrought plates, sheets and strip , of zinc ; zinc foil ; zinc            50% , reduced to 743 000 u.a . for
                             powders and flakes :                                                     Yugoslavia (**)
                             A. Plates , sheets , strip and foil
    23        84.41          Sewing machines ; furniture specially designed for                       50%
                             sewing machines ; sewing machine needles :
                             A. Sewing machines ; furniture specially designed for
                                  sewing machines :
                                  1 . Sewing machines ( lockstitch only) with heads
                                      of a weight not exceeding 16 kg without motor
                                      or 17 kg including the motor ; sewing machine
                                      heads ( lockstitch only), of a weight not exceeding
                                      16 kg without motor or 17 kg including the
                                      motor :
                                      b ) Other
(a) Products originating in Romania and which fall within this tariff heading are also eligible for Community preferential tariff arrangements .
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               CCT
 Order       heading                                   Description                                            Level of the maximum amounts
   No           No
                 (D                                         (2)                                                             (3 )
   24       84.41            Sewing machines ; furniture specially designed for                      50% , reduced to 243 000 u.a . for
                             sewing machines ; sewing machine needles :                              Yugoslavia (**)
                             A. Sewing machines ; furniture specially designed for
                                 sewing machines :
                                 III. Parts, including furniture specially designed
                                       for sewing machines
   25       85.01            Electrical goods of the following descriptions : gener­                 50% , reduced to 2 091 000 u.a . for
                             ators , motors , converters ( rotary or static), transformers ,         Yugoslavia (*) (**)
                             rectifiers and rectifying apparatus, inductors :
                             A. Generators, motors (whether or not equipped with
                                 speed reducing, changing or step-up gear) and
                                 rotary converters :
                                 II. Other
   26       85.10            Portable electric battery and magneto lamps, other                      50% , reduced to 944 000 u.a . for
                             than lamps falling within heading No 85.09 :                            Hong Kong (*) (**)
                             B. Other
   27       85.23            Insulated (including enamelled or anodized) electric                   20% , Yugoslavia (*) (**)
                             wire, cable, bars, strip and the like (including co-axial
                             cable), whether or not fitted with connectors
   28       87.14            Other vehicles (including trailers), not mechanically                   50% , reduced to 1 710 000 u.a. for
                             propelled, and parts thereof :                                          Yugoslavia (*) (**)
                             B. Trailers and semi-trailers :
                                 II . Other
   29       90.05 (a )       Refracting telescopes (monocular and binocular),                        30% , reduced to 15% for South Korea (**),
                             prismatic or not                                                        for Hong Kong (**) and for Macao (**)
   30       92.11 (a)        Gramophones , dictating machines and other sound                        50 % , reduced to 15% for Hong Kong (**)
                             recorders and reproducers, including record players
                             and tape decks , with or without sound heads ; television
                             image and sound recorders and reproducers , magnetic :
                             A. Sound recorders and reproducers
   31       97.02 ( a)       Dolls                                                                   20% , reduced to 2 367 000 u.a. for
                                                                                                     Hong Kong (**)
(a) Products originating in Romania and which fall within this tariff heading are also eligible for Community preferential tariff arrangement.
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            CCT
                                           Description                                Level of the maximum amounts
 Order     heading
   No        No
              (D                               (2 )                                                 (3 )
   32        97.03 Other toys ; working models of a kind used for             20% , reduced to 6 724 000 u.a. for
                   recreational purposes                                      Hong Kong (*) (**)
   33        97.05 Carnival articles ; entertainment articles (for example,   20% , reduced to 806 000 u.a. for
                   conjuring tricks and novelty jokes) ; Christmas tree       Hong Kong (**)
                   decorations and similar articles for Christmas festivities
                   (for example, artificial Christmas trees, Christmas
                   stockings, imitation logs , Nativity scenes and figures
                   therefor)
   34        98.15 Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete           50% , reduced to 199 000 u.a. for
                   with cases ; parts thereof, other than glass inners        Hong Kong (**)
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                                                         ANNEX B
                     List of developing countries and territories enjoying generalized tariff preferences
Afghanistan                                  India                                          Rwanda
Algeria                                      Indonesia                                      Saudi Arabia
Argentina                                    Iran                                           Senegal
Bahamas                                      Iraq                                           Sierra Leone
Bahrain                                      Ivory Coast                                    Singapore
Bangladesh                                   Jamaica                                        Somalia
Barbados                                     Jordan                                         Sri Lanka
Bhutan                                       Kenya                                          Sudan
Bolivia                                      Khmer Republic                                 Swaziland
Botswana                                     Korea (South)                                  Syria
Brazil                                       Kuwait                                         Tanzania
Burma                                        Laos                                           Thailand
Burundi                                      Lebanon                                        Togo
Cameroon                                     Lesotho                                        Tonga
Central African Republic                     Liberia                                        Trinidad and Tobago
Chad                                         Libya                                          Tunisia
Chile                                        Malagasy Republic                              Uganda
Colombia                                     Malawi                                         United Arab Emirates :
Congo, People's Republic of                  Malaysia                                            Abu Dhabi
Costa Rica                                   Maldive Islands                                     Dubai
Cuba                                         Mali                                                Ras al Khaimah
Cyprus                                       Mauritania                                          Fujairah
Dahomey                                      Mauritius                                           Ajman
Dominican Republic                           Mexico                                              Sharjah
Ecuador                                      Morocco                                             Ummal Qaiwain
Egypt, Arab Republic of                      Nauru                                          Upper Volta
El Salvador
                                             Nepal                                          Uruguay
Equatorial Guinea                            Nicaragua                                      Venezuela
Ethiopia                                     Niger                                          Vietnam , Republic of
Fiji                                         Nigeria                                        Western Samoa
Gabon
                                             Oman                                           Yemen, People's Democratic
Gambia
                                             Pakistan                                       Republic of
Ghana
                                             Panama                                         Yemen Arab Republic
Guatemala                                                                                   Yugoslavia
                                             Paraguay
Guinea                                                                                      Zaïre
                                             Peru
Guyana                                                                                      Zambia
                                             Philippines
Haiti
                                             Qatar
Honduras
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                                                    COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES
            dependent or administered, or for whose external relations Member States of the Community
                                         or third countries are wholly or partly responsible
            Afars and Issas (Territory of the)
            Angola (including Cabinda)
            Australian Antarctic Territory
            Belize
            Bermuda
            British Antarctic Territory
            British Indian Ocean Territory (Aldabra, Farquhar, Chagos Archipelago, Des Roches)
            British Pacific Ocean (*)
            Brunei
            Cape Verde Islands
            Cayman Islands and Dependencies
            Christmas Island
            Cocos (Keeling) Islands
            Comoro Archipelago
            Corn Islands and Swan Islands
            Falkland Islands and Dependencies
            French Polynesia
            French Southern and Antarctic Territories
            Gibraltar
            Heard Island and MacDonald Islands
            Hong Kong
            Leeward Islands (2)
            Macao
            Mozambique
            Netherlands Antilles
            New Caledonia and Dependencies
            Norfolk Islands
            Pacific Islands administered by the United States of America or under United States trusteeship (3)
            Papua-New Guinea
            Portuguese Guinea
            Portuguese Timor
            St Helena (including Ascension, Gough Island, and Tristan da Cunha)
            Saint Pierre and Miquelon
            Sao Tome and Principe
            Seychelles (including Amirantes)
            Sikkim
            Spanish territories in Africa
            Surinam
            Territories for which New Zealand is responsible (Cook Islands, Niuwe Island, Tokelau Islands
                  and Ross Dependency)
            Turks and Caocos Islands
            Virgin Islands of the United States (St Croix, St Thomas, St John, etc.)
            Wallis and Futuna Islands
            Windward Islands (4)
            Note : The above lists may be amended subsequently to take account of changes in the inter­
                         national status of countries or territories .
            (*) Gilbert and Ellice Islands, British Solomon Islands , New Hebrides Condominium , and Pitcairn Islands .
            (*) Antigua , Montserrat, St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla , British Virgin Islands .
            (3 ) The Pacific Islands administered by the United States of America include : 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).
            (4) Dominica , Grenada , St Lucia , St Vincent.