CELEX: 41982D0862
Language: en
Date: 1982-12-08 00:00:00
Title: 82/862/ECSC: Decision of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community, meeting within the Council of 8 December 1982 applying for 1983 the generalized tariff preferences for certain steel products originating in developing countries

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41982D0862

82/862/ECSC: Decision of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community, meeting within the Council of 8 December 1982 applying for 1983 the generalized tariff preferences for certain steel products originating in developing countries  

Official Journal L 363 , 23/12/1982 P. 0213 - 0225

++++( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 1 .  DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL OF 8 DECEMBER 1982 APPLYING FOR 1983 THE GENERALIZED TARIFF PREFERENCES FOR CERTAIN STEEL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES  ( 82/862/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 1983 , THE CUSTOMS DUTIES APPLICABLE TO THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEXES A AND B SHALL BE TOTALLY SUSPENDED WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF TARIFF QUOTAS AND CEILINGS .  IMPORTS INTO GREECE OF THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO ABOVE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE CUSTOMS DUTIES ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 117 OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION OF 1979 .  2 . THE ARRANGEMENTS PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL APPLY SOLELY :  - IN ALL CUSTOMS AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY , TO EACH OF THE COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES LISTED IN COLUMN 4 OF ANNEX A AGAINST EACH CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS LISTED IN COLUMNS 2 AND 3 ,  - IN THE COMMUNITY , TO EACH OF THE OTHER COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES LISTED IN ANNEX C , FOR THE SAME CATEGORIES OF PRODUCTS ,  - IN THE COMMUNITY , TO EACH OF THE COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES LISTED IN ANNEX C FOR THE OTHER CATEGORIES OF PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX B ,  SUBJECT TO OBSERVANCE OF THE CONCEPT OF ORIGINATING PRODUCTS .  3 . IMPORTS EXEMPT FROM CUSTOMS DUTIES UNDER OTHER PREFERENTIAL TARIFF ARRANGEMENTS GRANTED BY THE COMMUNITY MAY NOT BE CHARGED AGAINST THESE TARIFF QUOTAS OR CEILINGS . PREFERENTIAL ENTRY AS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS DECISION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO CONFORMITY WITH THE CONCEPT OF " ORIGINATING PRODUCTS " AS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 14 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 802/68 ( 1 ) . HOWEVER , THE COMMUNITY PREFERENCE ARRANGEMENTS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS DECISION SHALL CEASE TO APPLY TO YUGOSLAVIA FROM THE TIME THE AGREEMENT WITH THAT COUNTRY CONCERNING PRODUCTS WITHIN THE PROVINCE OF THE ECSC ENTERS INTO FORCE .  4 . THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS AND CEILINGS SHALL BE ADMINISTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS SET OUT BELOW .  SECTION I  PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS RELATING TO PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX A  ARTICLE 2  THE TOTAL SUSPENSION OF CUSTOMS DUTIES WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) SHALL BE ACCORDED TO EACH COUNTRY OR TERRITORY LISTED IN COLUMN 4 OF ANNEX A IN RESPECT OF THE PRODUCTS INDICATED AGAINST ITS NAME IN COLUMNS 2 AND 3 TOGETHER WITH DETAILS IN COLUMN 5 OF THE AMOUNT OF THE INDIVIDUAL QUOTAS .  ARTICLE 3  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 GOODS IN QUESTION 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 ) .  ARTICLE 4  EACH MEMBER STATE SHALL REINTRODUCE THE LEVYING OF DUTIES WHICH HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED IN RESPECT OF A COUNTRY OR TERRITORY LISTED IN COLUMN 4 OF ANNEX A AS SOON AS IT FINDS THAT THE CHARGES AGAINST ITS NATIONAL QUOTA OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED ORIGINATING IN THAT COUNTRY OR TERRITORY HAVE REACHED THE AMOUNT LAID DOWN IN COLUMN 6 OF ANNEX A .  SECTION II  PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMMUNITY TARIFF CEILINGS RELATING TO THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEXES A AND B  ARTICLE 5  1 . SUBJECT TO ARTICLES 6 AND 7 , THE PREFERENTIAL TARIFF CEILING ARRANGEMENTS SHALL BE ACCORDED :  - FOR PRODUCTS IN ANNEX A , TO EACH OF THE COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES LISTED IN ANNEX C , OTHER THAN THOSE WHICH MAY BE LISTED IN COLUMN 4 OF ANNEX A , WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN COLUMN 7 OF ANNEX A , AGAINST EACH CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS ,  - FOR PRODUCTS IN ANNEX B , TO THE COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES LISTED IN ANNEX C , CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY , WITHIN THE LIMITS OF A COMMUNITY CEILING EQUAL TO THE HIGHEST MAXIMUM AMOUNT VALID FOR 1980 UNDER EACH OF THE PREFERENTIAL CEILINGS OPENED FOR THAT YEAR .  THE INDIVIDUAL CEILING THUS ESTABLISHED SHALL BE INCREASED BY 2 % TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE APPLICATION BY GREECE OF COMMUNITY TARIFF PREFERENCES .  ARTICLE 6  1 . AS SOON AS THE INDIVIDUAL CEILINGS FIXED OR CALCULATED 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 PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN ANY OF THE COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) , ARE REACHED AT COMMUNITY LEVEL , THE MEMBER STATES MAY AT ANY TIME , AT THE REQUEST OF ANY ONE OF THEM OR OF THE COMMISSION AND IN RESPECT OF THE WHOLE OF THE COMMUNITY , REINTRODUCE THE LEVYING OF THE CORRESPONDING DUTIES ON IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION FROM EACH OF THE COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES CONCERNED UNTIL THE END OF THE PERIOD REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) .  2 . WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS , THE COMMISSION SHALL COORDINATE THE PROCEDURES FOR REINTRODUCING NORMAL CUSTOMS DUTIES , IN PARTICULAR BY NOTIFYING THE DATE COMMON TO THE WHOLE OF THE COMMUNITY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN EACH MEMBER STATE . THIS NOTIFICATION SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .  3 . HOWEVER , PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 2 SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE COUNTRIES LISTED IN ANNEX D .  ARTICLE 7  THE EXTENT TO WHICH CEILINGS AND MAXIMUM AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN USED UP SHALL BE DETERMINED AT COMMUNITY LEVEL ON THE BASIS OF IMPORTS CHARGED IN THE MANNER LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 8 ( 1 ) AND ( 2 ) .  SECTION III  GENERAL PROVISIONS  ARTICLE 8  1 . IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION SHALL BE CHARGED AGAINST THE QUOTA SHARES AND COMMUNITY CEILINGS AS AND WHEN THE PRODUCTS ARE ENTERED FOR FREE CIRCULATION , ON THE BASIS OF THE CUSTOMS VALUE OF THE SAID PRODUCTS , AND ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) .  2 . GOODS MAY BE CHARGED AGAINST A CEILING OR ADMITTED UNDER A TARIFF QUOTA ONLY IF THE CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 IS PRESENTED BEFORE THE DATE ON WHICH THE LEVYING OF DUTIES IS REINTRODUCED .  3 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE APPLICATION OF THIS DECISION , THE VALUE OF THE ECU , IN WHICH THE PREFERENTIAL AMOUNTS ARE EXPRESSED , AND THE RATE OF CONVERSION INTO NATIONAL CURRENCIES SHALL BE THAT PROVIDED FOR IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF .  HOWEVER , FOR PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX A UNDER ORDER NOS 2 , 3 AND 5 , CONVERSION INTO NATIONAL CURRENCIES OF THE PREFERENTIAL AMOUNTS EXPRESSED IN ECU SHALL BE CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING RATES :  1 ECU = * DM 2.87538   * BFRS/LFRS * 47.38328   * FL * 2.992076   * FF * 6.212018   * LIT * 1 044.322   * DKR * 7.94124   * POUND IRL * 0.5805714   * POUND * 0.4964724   * DR * 52.03206  4 . AN AMENDMENT TO THE LIST OF BENEFICIARIES , IN PARTICULAR BY THE ADDITION OF NEW COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES , MAY ENTAIL A CORRESPONDING ADJUSTMENT TO COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS OR CEILINGS .  ARTICLE 9  1 . EVERY THREE MONTHS , THE MEMBER STATES SHALL FORWARD TO THE STATISTICAL OFFICE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES THE INFORMATION RELATING TO IMPORTS UNDER THIS DECISION , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE NOMENCLATURE OF GOODS FOR EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS OF THE COMMUNITY AND STATISTICS OF TRADE BETWEEN MEMBER STATES ( NIMEXE ) .  2 . HOWEVER , IN THE CASE OF PRODUCTS IN ANNEX A SUBJECT TO QUOTAS , THE MEMBER STATES SHALL , BY THE 11TH DAY OF EACH MONTH AT THE LATEST , FORWARD THE LIST OF CHARGES EFFECTED DURING THE PREVIOUS MONTH . IN THE CASE OF PRODUCTS OF ANNEX A SUBJECT TO CEILINGS , THE MEMBER STATES SHALL FORWARD TO THE COMMISSION , AT ITS REQUEST AND UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS , THE LIST OF CHARGES EFFECTED DURING THE PREVIOUS MONTH .  AT THE COMMISSION'S REQUEST , WHEN THE LEVEL OF 75 % OF THE CEILING IS REACHED , THE MEMBER STATES SHALL FORWARD THE LISTS OF CHARGES TO THE COMMISSION EVERY 10 DAYS ; THESE LISTS SHALL BE FORWARDED WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF THE END OF EACH 10-DAY PERIOD .  ARTICLE 10  THE MEMBER STATES SHALL , IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE COMMISSION , TAKE ALL NECESSARY MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THIS DECISION IS APPLIED .  ARTICLE 11  THE MEMBER STATES SHALL TAKE ALL MEASURES NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS DECISION .  ARTICLE 12  THIS DECISION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1983 .  DONE AT BRUSSELS , 8 DECEMBER 1982 .  THE PRESIDENT  U . ELLEMANN-JENSEN  ANNEX A , B : SEE OJ NO L 363 OF 23 . 12 . 82  ANNEX C  LIST OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES ENJOYING GENERALIZED TARIFF PREFERENCES ( 1 )  I . INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES  660 AFGHANISTAN ( 2 )  208 ALGERIA  330 ANGOLA  459 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA  528 ARGENTINA  453 BAHAMAS  640 BAHRAIN  666 BANGLADESH ( 2 )  469 BARBADOS  421 BELIZE  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  720 CHINA  480 COLOMBIA  375 COMOROS ( 2 )  318 CONGO  436 COSTA RICA  448 CUBA  600 CYPRUS  460 DOMINICA  456 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  500 ECUADOR  220 EGYPT  428 EL SALVADOR  310 EQUATORIAL GUINEA ( 2 )  334 ETHIOPIA ( 2 )  815 FIJI  314 GABON  252 GAMBIA ( 2 )  276 GHANA  473 GRENADA  416 GUATEMALA  260 GUINEA ( 2 )  257 GUINEA BISSAU ( 2 )  488 GUYANA  452 HAITI ( 2 )  424 HONDURAS  664 INDIA  700 INDONESIA  616 IRAN  612 IRAQ  272 IVORY COAST  464 JAMAICA  338 JIBUTI ( 2 )  628 JORDAN  696 KAMPUCHEA ( CAMBODIA )  346 KENYA  812 KIRIBATI  636 KUWAIT  684 LAOS ( 2 )  604 LEBANON  395 LESOTHO ( 2 )  268 LIBERIA  216 LIBYA  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  442 PANAMA  801 PAPUA NEW GUINEA  520 PARAGUAY  504 PERU  708 PHILIPPINES  644 QATAR  247 REPUBLIC OF CAPE VERDE ( 2 )  324 RWANDA ( 2 )  819 WESTERN SAMOA ( 2 )  311 SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE ( 2 )  632 SAUDI ARABIA  248 SENEGAL  355 SEYCHELLES AND DEPENDENCIES ( 2 )  264 SIERRA LEONE ( 2 )  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 ( 2 )  817 TONGA ( 2 )  472 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO  212 TUNISIA  807 TUVALU  350 UGANDA ( 2 )  647 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  236 UPPER VOLTA ( 2 )  524 URUGUAY  816 VANUATU  484 VENEZUELA  690 VIETNAM  048 YUGOSLAVIA  322 ZAIRE  378 ZAMBIA  382 ZIMBABWE  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 )  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  814 NEW ZEALAND OCEANIA ( TOKELAU AND NIUE ISLANDS ; COOK ISLANDS )  813 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 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 D .  ( 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 D  LIST OF LEAST-DEVELOPED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES  660 AFGHANISTAN  666 BANGLADESH  284 BENIN  675 BHUTAN  391 BOTSWANA  328 BURUNDI  306 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC  244 CHAD  375 COMOROS  310 EQUATORIAL GUINEA  334 ETHIOPIA  252 GAMBIA  260 GUINEA  257 GUINEA BISSAU  452 HAITI  338 JIBUTI  684 LAOS  395 LESOTHO  386 MALAWI  667 MALDIVES  232 MALI  672 NEPAL  240 NIGER  652 NORTH YEMEN  247 REPUBLIC OF CAPE VERDE324 RWANDA  819 WESTERN SAMOA  311 SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE  355 SEYCHELLES AND DEPENDENCIES  264 SIERRA LEONE  342 SOMALIA  656 SOUTH YEMEN  224 SUNDAN  352 TANZANIA  280 TOGO  817 TONGA  350 UGANDA  236 UPPER VOLTA