CELEX: 31974R3055
Language: en
Date: 1974-12-02 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3055/74 of the Council of 2 December 1974 establishing in respect of certain products falling within Chapters 1 to 24 of the Common Customs Tariff a scheme of generalized preferences in favour of developing countries

No L 329 / 1 14                         Official Journal of the European Communities                               9 . 12 . 74
                                  REGULATION (EEC) No 3055 /74 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                      of 2 December 1974
               establishing in respect of certain products falling within Chapters 1 to 24 of the
                Common Customs Tariff a scheme of generalized preferences in favour of developing
                                                            countries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                           or in part at a later date ; whereas this possibility
                                                                    may be adopted, inter alia, with a view to remedying
                                                                    any unfavourable situations which might arise in the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                  associated countries following the implementation of
pean Economic Community, and in particular Ar­                      the generalized preference scheme;
ticle 43 thereof;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        Whereas, moreover, the conference of the Heads of
                                                                    State or of Government of the Member States and
1059/69 ( J ) of 28 May 1969 laying down the trade
arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting                  the States acceding to the European Communities
                                                                    held in Paris from 19 to 21 October 1972 invited
from the processing of agricultural products, and in
particular Article 12 thereof;                                      the Community institutions and the Member States
                                                                    progressively to adopt an overall policy of develop­
                                                                    ment cooperation on a world-wide scale comprising
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;                  in particular the improvement of generalized pref­
                                                                    erences with the aim of achieving a steady increase
Having regard to the Opinion of the European                        in imports of manufactures from the developing
Parliament;                                                         countries ;
Whereas, within the context of UNCTAD, the Euro­
pean Economic Community offered to grant tariff                     Whereas, in accordance with Protocol 23 to the
preferences on certain processed agricultural products              Act of Accession (2), the generalized tariff preference
of Chapters 1 to 24 of the Common Customs Tariff                    scheme will be fully applicable in the new Member
which originate in developing countries ; whereas the               States from 1 January 1974;
preferential treatment proposed in that offer consists,
in respect of certain goods which are subject to the                Whereas, for certain products of Chapters 1 to 24 of
trade arrangements laid down in Regulation (EEC)                    the Common Customs Tariff, this scheme would,
No 1059/69, of a reduction in the fixed component                   however, involve the application in the new Member
of the charge applicable to such goods by virtue of                 States in 1975 of customs duties higher than or very
that Regulation, and, in respect of products which                   close to those which will be applied by the new
are subject to the single customs duty, of a reduction              Member States to non-member countries in general
in such duty; whereas preferential imports of the                   on the basis of the provisions of the abovementioned
products concerned sould be effected without quanti­                 act ; whereas this situation would comply neither with
 tative restrictions ;
                                                                    the spirit nor with the very nature of the generalized
                                                                    preference scheme ; whereas, in order to maintain an
 Whereas the offer made by the Community includes                    equivalent preferential margin for these products also,
 a clause stating that the Community drew up the                     reduced customs duties should be applied to them, in
 offer on the assumption that all the main industrial­               accordance with detailed rules based on the principle
 ized countries which are members of the OECD                        of maintaining, in the new Member States, a prefer­
 would participate in granting preferences and would                 ence proportional to that which exists between the
 make similar efforts in this direction ; whereas, more­             duties of the Common Customs Tariff and the duties
 over, it is evident from the conclusions worked out                 given in Annex A to this Regulation ; whereas, with
 in UNCTAD that this offer, while being of a tempor­                 a view to granting the beneficiary developing countries
 ary nature, does not constitute a binding commit­                   the best possible treatment, in accordance with
 ment and, in particular, may be withdrawn wholly                    the objectives of the preference scheme, the duties
 (] ) OJ No L 141 , 12. 6. 1969, p. 1 .                              (2) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14.
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given in the abovementioned Annex A should also be                applicable, the duties obtained by reducing the dif­
applied wherever the duties calculated according to               ference between the lowest duty applied on 1 January
the abovementioned detailed rules prove to be higher              1972 to the developing countries set out in Annex C
than them ;                                                       and the Common Customs Tariff, by 40% in respect
                                                                  of the products mentioned in Annex B, and by 60%
                                                                  in respect of the other products given in Annex A.
Whereas it is expedient, therefore, that the Com­
munity should authorize the importation of the pro­               However, the duties given in Annex A shall be
ducts referred to in Annex A, originating in the                  applied where the duties resulting from the above­
countries and territories listed in Annex C, subject to           mentioned calculation are highter than them .
the customs duties given in respect of each of them,
throughout 1975 whereas the benefit of such prefer­               2. The treatment provided for in paragraph 1 shall
ential terms should be reserved for products orig­                be enjoyed solely by products originating in the
inating in the countries and territories under con­               countries and territories listed in Annex C.
sideration, the concept of 'originating products' being
determined in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 14 of Council Regulation (EEC)                    For the purpose of the application of this Regulation,
No 802/68 (1 ) of 27 June 1968 on the common                      the concept of originating products shall be deter­
definition of the concept of the origin of goods ;                mined in accordance with the procedure laid down
                                                                  in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 802/68 .
Whereas measures should be provided for which will
enable any serious disruption in any sector of the                                        Article 2
economic activity of the Community to be avoided ;
whereas, to this end, the Commission should be
empowered to re-introduce partially or wholly the                 When products benefiting from the treatment pro­
levying of customs duties in order that such disrup­              vided for in Article 1 are imported in the Community
tion may be avoided;                                              in such quantities or at such prices that Community
                                                                  producers of products similar to or in direct compe­
                                                                  tition with them suffer or are likely to suffer from
                                                                  serious disadvantage, the levying of customs duties
Whereas the Commission must be able to have access
                                                                  may be re-introduced in whole or in part on the
to information concerning imports effected within                 products in question in respect of the countries or
the framework of generalized preferences ; whereas,               territories which are the cause of the disadvantage.
to this end, Member States shall inform the Com­                  Such measures may also be taken in the case of
mission every three months of imports actually                    actual or potential serious disadvantage in a single
effected, classified by origin,                                   region of the Community.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                                             Article 3
                                                                  1 . The Commission may decide, by means of a
                         Article 1                                Regulation, to re-introduce the levying of customs
                                                                  duties for a specified period, in order to ensure that
                                                                  Article 2 is applied .
1 . From 1 January to 31 December 1975 Community
imports of the products listed in Annex A shall
benefit from the customs duties specified for each                2 . In the event of such action being requested by
product.                                                          a Member State, the Commission shall decide within
                                                                  a period of not more than 10 working days after
                                                                  the request has been received and shall inform the
                                                                  Member States of this decision .
On importation into Denmark, Ireland and the
United Kingdom, there shall be applied to the above­
mentioned products the customs duties determined                  3 . Any Member State may refer to the Council the
by multiplying, by a coefficient equal to the margin              measure taken by the Commission, within a period of
of preferences existing between the duties given in               not more than 10 working days after it has been
Annex A and the Common Customs Tariff duties                      informed thereof. The fact that the matter is referred
                                                                  to the Council shall not cause the measure to be
                                                                  suspended. The Council shall meet immediately. It
                                                                  may, by acting on a qualified majority, amend or
H OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 1 .                            rescind the measure in question.
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                       Article 4                                                      Article 5
                                                             Member States shall inform the Commission every
Articles 2 and 3 shall not prejudice the implemen­           three months of imports effected under this Regu­
tation of the safeguard clauses adopted in pursuance         lation, classified by origin.
of the common agricultural policy under Article 43
                                                                                      Article 6
of the Treaty and of those adopted in pursuance of
the common agricultural policy under Article 113 of          This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
the Treaty.                                                  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 falling within Chapters 1 to 24 originating in developing countries and territories
                                      to which the generalized tariff preferences will apply (a)
                   CCT                                                                                                      Rate
                 heading                                          Description                                             of duty
                    No
                 02.01            Meat and edible offals of the animals falling within heading
                                  No 01.01 , 01.02, 01.03 or 01.04 fresh, chilled or frozen :
                                  A. Meat :
                                      IIT. Of swihe :
                                             b) Other                                                                    . Free
                 02.04            Other meat and edible meat offals , fresh , chilled or frozen :
                                  ex A. Of domestic pigeons                                                                 8%
                                  ex B. Furred game, frozen                                                                Free
                                       C. Other :
                                            ex I. Frogs' legs                                                              Free
                                               II . Other                                                                   8%
                 03.03            Crustaceans and molluscs , whether in shell or not, fresh (live
                                  or dead) chilled , frozen , salted , in brine or dried ; crustaceans ,
                                  in shell, simply boiled in water :
                                  A. Crustaceans :
                                       IV. Shrimps and prawns :
                                                 a) Prawns (Pandalidae sp. p. )                                             8%
                                             ex c) Shrimps of the genus :
                                                     —- Palaemonidae sp. p                                                  8%
                                                     — Penaeus indicus , monodon ,               esculentes ,
                                                         merguiensis                                                         8%
                 04.06 (*)        Natural honey                                                                            26%
                 04.07            Edible products of animal origin , not elsewhere specified or
                                  included                                                                                 7%
                 05.03            Horsehair and horsehair waste, whether or not put up on a
                                  layer or between two layers of other material :
                                  B. Other                                                                                 Free
                 05.07            Skins and other parts of birds , with their feathers or down,
                                  feathers and parts of feathers (whether or not with trimmed
                                  edges) and down , not further worked than cleaned , disinfected
                                  or treated for preservation ; powder and waste of feathers or
                                  parts of feathers :
                                  A. Bed feathers ; down :
                                       II . Other                                                                          Free
                                  B. Other                                                                                 Free
            (a) Preferences are not to be granted in respect of the products , marked with an asterisk , originating in Romania.
            Note : The terms expressed in the ' Rate of duty' column are explained under ' Abbreviations' on page 130 .
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                CCT                                                                            Rate
               heading                              Description                              of duty
                 No
               05.13   Natural sponges :
                       B. Other                                                                Free
               05.15   Animal products not elsewhere specified or included ; dead
                       animals of Chapter 1 or Chapter 3 , unfit or human consump­
                       tion :
                       A. Fish , crustaceans and molluscs :
                             I. Fish of a length of 6 cm or less and shrimps and prawns,
                                dried                                                          Free
               07.04   Dried , dehydrated or evaporated vegetables , whole , cut ,
                       sliced , broken or in powder but not further prepared :
                       ex B. Other :
                                — Whole mushrooms, dried, dehydrated or evaporated             10%
                                — Horse-radish ( Cochlearia armoracia )                         8%
               07.05   Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled , whether or not skinned
                       or split :
                       B. Other :
                           ex I. Beans of the genus Pbaseolus mungo                           Free
               08.01   Dates , bananas , coconuts , Brazil nuts , cashew nuts , pineapples ,
                       avocados, mangoes , guavas , and mangosteens , fresh or dried ,
                       shelled or not :
                       ex E. Desicated coconut                                                 Free
               08.05   Nuts other than those falling within heading No 08.01 , fresh
                       or dried , shelled or not :
                           D. Pistachios                                                       Free
                           E. Pecans                                                           Free
                           F. Areca (or betel ) and cola                                       Free
                       ex G. Other (excluding hazel-nuts)                                      Free
               08.10   Fruit (whether or not cooked), preserved by freezing, not
                       containing added sugar :
                       ex A. Bilberries and blackberries                                       10%
                       ex B. Other :
                                — Quinces                                                      12%
                                — Fruit falling within heading No 08.01 , excluding
                                    pineapples ; grapefruit and pomelos, whortleberries,
                                    bilberries, blackberries                                   10%
                                — Fruit falling within heading No 80.09 , excluding
                                    melons and water-melons                                    10%
               08.11   Fruit provisionally preserved for example, by sulphur dioxide
                       gas , in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions ,
                       but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption :
                            C. Papaws                                                          Free
                            D. Bilberries                                                       5%
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               CCT                                                                        Rate
             heading                               Description                          of duty
                No
              08.11  ex E. Other :
            (cont'd)
                               — Quinces                                                  6%
                               — Fruit falling within heading No 08.01 , excluding
                                   pineapples, grapefruit and pomelos , whortleberries,
                                   bilberries, blackberries                               5%
                               — Fruit falling within heading No 08 09 , excluding
                                   melons and water-melons                                5%
             08.12   Fruit, dried, other than that falling within heading No 08.01 ,
                     08.02 , 08.03 , 08.04 or 08.05 :
                         A. Apricots                                                      6%
                         E. Papaws                                                       Free
                     ex G. Others :
                               — Tamarind ( pods , pulp )                                Free
             08.13   Peel of melons and citrus fruit, fresh , frozen , dried or pro­
                     visionally preserved in brine , in sulphur water or in other
                     preservative solutions                                              Free
             09.02   Tea :
                     A. in immediate packings of a net capacity not exceeding 3 kg       Free
             09.06   Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers :
                     A. Ground                                                            9%
                     B. Other                                                             6%
             09.08   Nutmeg , mace and cardamoms :
                     A. Neither crushed nor ground :
                         II . Other :
                               a ) Nutmeg                                                 8%
                     B. Crushed or ground :
                          I. Nutmeg                                                      10%
                         II . Mace                                                        5%
             09.09   Seeds of anise , badian , fennel, coriander, cumin , caraway
                     and juniper :
                     A. Neither crushed nor ground :
                          II . Badian seed                                               14%
                         III . Seeds of fennel , coriander, cumin , caraway and
                                 juniper :
                                 b) Other :
                                    2.  Other                                            Free
                     B. Crushed or ground :
                           I. Badian seed                                                16%
                         III .   Other                                                     6%
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                CCT                                                                         Rate
              heading                              Description                            of duty
                 No
              09.10   Thyme , saffron and bay leaves ; other spices :
                      F. Other spices , including the mixtures referred to in Note 1
                          (b) to this Chapter :
                           I. Neither crushed nor ground                                   12%
                          II . Crushed or ground :
                               b) Other                                                    14%
              11.03   Flours of the leguminous vegetables falling within heading
                      No 07.05 :
                      A. Of peas , beans or lentils                                         6%
                      B. Other                                                              6%
              11.04   Flours of the fruit falling within any heading in Chapter 8 :
                      A. Of bananas                                                       8-5%
                      B. Other :
                          — Chestnuts                                                     8S %
                          — Not specified                                                 6-5 %
              12.07   Plants and parts (including seeds and fruit) of trees, bushes ,
                      shrubs or other plants , being goods of a kind used primarily
                      in perfumery, in pharmacy, or for insecticidal , fungicidal or
                      similar purposes , fresh or dried , whole , cut, crushed , ground
                      or powdered :
                      B. Liquorice roots                                                   Free
              12.08   Locust beans, fresh or dried, whether or not kibbled or ground,
                      but not further prepared ; fruit kernels and other vegetable
                      products of a kind used primarily for human food, not falling
                      within any other heading :
                      B. Locust bean seeds :
                            I. Not decorticared , crushed or ground                        Free
                      C. Apricot, peach and plum stones, and kernels thereof               Free
              13.02   Shellac, seed lac, stick lac and other lacs ; natural gums , resins
                      gum-resins and balsams :
                                                                                           Free
                      A. Conifer resins
              13.03   Vegetable saps and extracts ; pectic substances, pectinates and
                      pectates ; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, derived
                      from vegetable products :
                      A. Vegetable saps and extracts :
                          III. Of quassia amara                                            Free
                         IV . Of liquorice                                                 Free
                           V. Of pyrethrum and of the roots of plants containing
                                rotenone                                                   Free
                         VII. Intermixtures of vegetable extracts, for the manufac­
                                ture of beverages or of food preparations                  Free
                        VIII . Other :
                                a) Medicinal                                               Free
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             CCT                                                                          Rate
            heading                               Description                            of duty
              No
            13.03   C. Agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners , derived
           (cont'd)     from vegetable products :
                          I. Agar-agar                                                    Free
                         II . Mucilages and thickeners extracted from locust beans
                              or locust bean seeds                                        Free
            14.01   Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting (for
                    example , cereal straw, cleaned , bleached or dyed , osier, reeds ,
                    rushes , rattans, bamboos, raffia and lime bark):
                    A. Osier :
                         II . Other                                                       Free
                    B. Cereal straw, cleaned , bleached or dyed                           Free
            15.03   Lard stearin , oleostearin and tallow stearin ; lard oil , oleo-oil
                    and tallow oil , not emulsified or mixed or prepared in any
                    way :
                    A. Lard stearin and oleostearin :
                         II . Other                                                        4%
                    B. Tallow oil for industrial uses other than the manufacture
                        of foodstuffs for human consumption                               Free
                    C. Other                                                               6%
            15.04   Fats and oils , of fish and marine mammals , whether or not
                    refined :
                    A. Fish-liver oil :
                          I. Of a vitamin A content not exceeding 2 500 inter­
                              national units per gramme                                   Free
            15.05   Wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom (including
                    lanolin )
                    A. Wool grease , crude                                 -              Free
                    B. Other                                                              Free
            15.06   Other animal oils and fats ( including neat's foot oils and fats
                    from bones or waste )                                                 Free
            15.07   Fixed vegetable oils, fluid or solid , crude , refined or purified :
                    B. China-wood and oiticica oils ; myrtle wax and Japan
                        wax                                                               Free
                    C. Castor oil :
                         II . Other                                                        6%
                    D. Other oils :
                          1.  For technical or industrial uses other than the manu­
                              facture of foodstuffs for human consumption :
                              a ) Crude :
                                  ex 3 . Other, excluding linseed oil , palm kernel
                                          oil , ground-nut oil , sunflower seed oil
                                          and colza oil                                  2-5 %
            15.09   Degras                                                                 2%
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              CCT                                                                       Rate
             heading                             Description                          of duty
               No
             15.10   Fatty acids ; acid oils from refining ; fatty alcohols
                     A. Stearic acid                                                    3%
                     C. Other fatty acids ; acid oils from refining                    Free
             15.11   Glycerol and glycerol lyes :
                     A. Crude glycerol and glycerol lyes                               Free
                     B. Other, including synthetic glycerol                            Free
             15.12   Animal or vegetable oils and fats , wholly or partly hydro­
                     genated , or solidified or hardened by any other process ,
                     whether or not refined, but not further prepared :
                     A. In immediate packings of a net capacity of 1 kg or less . . .  16%
                     B. Other                                                          12%
             15.14   Spermaceti , crude, pressed or refined, whether or not coloured   Free
             15.15   Beeswax and other insect waxes , whether or not coloured :
                     B. Other                                                          Free
             15.16   Vegetables waxes , whether or not coloured :
                     B. Other                                                          Free
             15.17   Residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or
                     animal or vegetable waxes :
                     B. Other :
                           I. Oil foots and dregs ; soapstocks                         Free
                          II . Other                                                   Free
             16.02   Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
                     A. Liver :
                           I. Goose or duck liver                                     14%
                     B. Other :
                          II . Game or rabbit meat or offal :
                               — Game                                                  10%
                               — Rabbit                                                14%
                         III.  Other :
                               b) Other :
                                   ex 1 . Containing bovine meat or offal :
                                          — Prepared or preserved bovine tongue . .    18%
                                       2. Not specified :
                                          aa) Ovine meat or offal                      18%
                                          bb) Other                                    18%
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                CCT                                                                         Rate
               heading                                Description                         of duty
                 No
               16.03   Meat extracts, meat juices and fish extracts, in immediate
                       packings of a net capacity of :
                       B. More than 1 kg but less than 20 kg                                1%
                       C. 1 kg or less                                                     10%
               16.04   Prepared or preserved fish , including caviar and caviar sub­
                       stitutes :
                           A. Caviar and caviar substitutes :
                                   I. Caviar (sturgeon roe)                                13%
                                 II .  Other                                               18%
                           B. Salmonidae                                                    7%
                       ex F. Bonito ( Sarda sp. p. ) and mackerel                          21%
                           G. Other :
                                  I. Fillets, raw , coated with batter or breadcrumbs,
                                      deep frozen                                          12%
                               II. Other                                                   12%
               16.05   Crustaceans and molluscs, prepared or preserved :
                            A. Crabs                                                        8%
                       ex B. Other, excluding shrimps of the Crangon sp. p. type
                                and snails                                                  7%
               17.04   Sugar confectionery, not containing cocoa :
                       A. Liquorice extract containing more than 10% by weight
                            of sucrose but not containing other added substances . . .    10-5 %
                       B. Chewing gum                                                   3% + vc
                                                                                       with a max.
                                                                                         of 23%
                       C. White chocolate                                               5% + vc
                                                                                       with a max .
                                                                                         of 27%
                                                                                          + ads
                       D. Other                                                         9% + vc
                                                                                       with a max .
                                                                                         of 27%
                                                                                          + ads
               18.06    Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa :
                       A. Cocoa powder, not otherwise sweetened than by the
                            addition of sucrose                                         6% + vc
               19.02   Preparations of flour, meal , starch or malt extract, of a kind
                       used as infant food or for dietetic or culinary purposes, con­
                        taining less than 50 % by weight of cocoa                       4% + vc
            ex 19.04   Tapioca and sago , excluding tapioca and sago substitutes
                       obtained from potato or other starches                           7% + vc
               19.05   Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals
                       or cereals products (puffed rice, corn flakes and similar pro­
                        ducts)                                                          3% + vc
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                 CCT                                                                           Rate
                heading                               Description                            of duty
                  No
               19.06     Communion wafers , empty cachets of a kind suitable for
                         pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers , rice paper and similar
                         products ,                                                        2% + vc
               19.07     Bread, ships' biscuits and other ordinary bakers' wares , not
                         containing added sugar, honey, eggs, fats , cheese or fruit :
                         A. Crispbread                                                    3-5% + vc
                                                                                          with a max.
                                                                                            of 24%
                                                                                             + adf
                         B. Matzos                                                         2 % -(- vc
                                                                                          with a max.
                                                                                            of 20 %
                                                                                             + adf
                         C. Gluten bread for diabetics                                    5-5% + vc
                         D. Other                                                         5-5% + vc
               19.08     Pastry, biscuits, cakes and other fine bakers ' wares, whether
                         or not containing cocoa in any proportion :
                         A. Gingerbread and the like                                      5·5% + vc
               20.01 (*) Vegetables, and fruit, prepared or preserved by vinegar or
                         acetic acid , with or without sugar, whether or not containing
                         salt, spices or mustard :
                         ex B. Other, excluding gherkins , cucumbers , 'mixed pickles'
                                 and sweet peppers                                            18%
               20.02     Vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar
                         or acetic acid :
                             E. Sauerkraut                                                    16%
                         ex F. Capers                                                         12%
               20.03     Fruit preserved by freezing, containing added sugar :
                         ex A. With a sugar content exceeding 13% by weight :
                                 — Fruit falling within heading No 08.01 , excluding
                                     pineapples                                           13% + (L)
                         ex B. Other :
                                 — Fruit falling within heading No 08.01 , excluding
                                     pineapples                                               13%
               20.04     Fruit, fruit-peel and parts of plants , preserved by sugar
                         (drained , glacé or crystallized) :
                         B. Other :
                             ex I. With a sugar content exceeding 13% by weight :
                                     — Fruit falling within heading No 08.01 , excluding
                                        pineapples                                       12-5% + (L)
                             ex II . Other :
                                     — Fruit falling within heading No 08.01 , excluding
                                        pineapples                                           12:5 %
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             CCT                                                                           Rate
           heading                               Description                             of duty
              No
           20.05   Jams , fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit purée and fruit pastes ,
                   being cooked preparations , whether or not containing added
                   sugar :
                   B. Jams and marmala des of citrus fruit :
                      ex I. With a sugar content exceeding 30% weight,
                                 excluding orange jam and marmalade                    19% + (Lì
                      ex II. With a sugar content exceeding 13 % but not
                                 exceeding 30% by weight, excluding orange jam
                                 and marmalade                                         19% + (L)
                      ex III. Other, excluding orange jam and marmalade ....              19%
                   C. Other :
                             I. With a sugar content exceeding 30% by weight :
                                 ex b) Other :
                                         — Of fruit falling within heading No 08.01 ,
                                            excluding pineapples                       18% + (L)
                       ex II. With a sugar content exceeding 13 % but not
                                 exceeding 30% by weight :
                                 — Of fruit falling within heading No 08.01 , exclud­
                                     ing pineapples                                    18% + (L)
                      ex III . Other :
                                 — Of fruit falling within heading No 08.01 ,
                                     excluding pineapples                                 18%
            20.06  Fruit, otherwise prepared or preserved , whether or not
                   containing added sugar or spirit :
                   A. Nuts (including ground-nuts ), roasted , in immediate
                       packings of a net capacity :
                        I. Of more than 1 kg :
                            — Almonds , walnuts and hazelnuts                             12%
                            — Other                                                       10%
                       II . Of 1 kg or less :
                            — Almonds , walnuts and hazelnuts                             14%
                            — Other                                                       12%
                   B. Other :
                          I. Containing added spirit :
                             a ) Ginger                                                   16%
                             b) Pineapples , in immediate packings of a net capacity :
                                 1 . Of more than 1 kg :
                                     aa) With a sugar content exceeding 17% by
                                          weight                                       16% + ( L)
                                     bb ) Other                                           16%
                                 2 . Of 1 kg or less :
                                      aa) With a sugar content exceeding 19% by
                                          weight                                       16% + (L)
                                     bb ) Other                                           16%
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                CCT                                                                     Rate
               heading                          Description                           of duty
                 No
              20.06         c) Grapes :
              (cont'd)          1 . With a sugar content exceeding 13% by weight   25% + (L)
                                2 . Other                                             25 %
                            d) Peaches, pears and apricots, in immediate packings
                                of a net capacity :
                                1 . Of more than 1 kg :
                                    aa) With a sugar content exceeding 13 % by
                                         weight                                    25 % + (L)
                                    bb) Other                                         25 %
                                2. Of 1 kg or less :
                                    aa) With a sugar content exceeding 15% by
                                         weight                                     25% + (L)
                                    bb) Other                                          25 %
                            e) Other fruits :
                                ex 1 . With a sugar content exceeding 9% by
                                        weight, excluding cherries                 25% + (L)
                                ex 2. Other                                            25%
                            f) Mixtures of fruit :
                                1 . With a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight   25 % + (L)
                                2 . Other                                              25%
                       II . Not containing added spirit :
                            a) Containing added sugar, in immediate packings of
                                a net capacity of more than 1 kg :
                                    2. Grapefruit segments                         12% + (L)
                                    3 . Mandarins (including tangerines and sat­
                                        sumas) ; Clementines, wilkings and other
                                        similar citrus hybrids                     19% + (L)
                                    4. Grapes                                      18% + (L)
                                ex 8 .  Other fruits :
                                        — Fruit falling within heading No 08.01 ,
                                           excluding pineapples                    11% + (L)
                                        — Tamarind (pods , pulp)                    11% + (L)
                             b) Containing added sugar, in immediate packings of
                                 a net capacity of 1 kg or less :
                                    2. Grapefruit segments                          12% + (L)
                                    3 . Mandarins , (including tangerines and sat­
                                        sumas) ; clementines, wilkings and other
                                        similar citrus hybrids                     20% + (L)
                                    4. Grapes                                       19% + (L)
                                ex 8 . Other fruits :
                                        — Fruit falling within heading No 08.01 ,
                                           excluding pineapples                     12% + (L)
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             CCT
                                                                                             Rate
            heading                                Description                             of duty
              No
           20.06              c) Not containing added sugar, in immediate packings
           (cont'd.)              of a net capacity :
                                  1 . Of 4-5 kg or more :
                                       ex dd) Other fruits :
                                                — Fruits falling within heading No
                                                    08.01 , excluding pineapples            12%
                                  2. Of less than 4-5 kg :
                                       ex bb) Other fruit and mixtures of fruit :
                                                — Fruit falling within heading No
                                                    08.01 , excluding pineapples            12%
           20.07 (*) Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices,
                     whether or not containing added sugar, but unfermented and
                     not containing spirit :
                     A. Of a specific gravity exceeding 1-33 at 15 °C :
                        III . Other :
                              ex a) Of a value exceeding 30 u.a. per 100 kg net
                                     . weight :
                                          — Fruits falling within heading No 08.01 ,
                                              excluding pineapples                          21 %
                                  b) Of a value not exceeding 30 u.a. per 100 kg
                                       net weight :
                                       ex 1 . With an added sugar content exceeding
                                              30% by weight :
                                              — Fruits falling within heading No
                                                 08.01 , excluding pineapples            21% + (L)
                                       ex 2.  Other :
                                              — Fruits falling within heading No
                                                 08.01 , excluding pineapples               21%
                     B. Of a specific gravity of 1*33 or less at 15 °C :
                         II .  Other :
                              a) Of a value exceeding 30 u.a. per 100 kg net weight :
                                       2. Grapefruit juice                                 10-5%
                                  ex 3 . Other citrus fruit juices :
                                          aa) Containing added sugar                        14%
                                           bb) Other                                        15%
                                  ex 6. Other fruit and vegetable juices, excluding
                                          apricot and peach juice :
                                          aa) Containing added sugar                        17%
                                          bb) Other                                         18%
                                       7. Mixtures :
                                          ex bb) Other, excluding mixtures containing
                                                    either separately or together, over
                                                    25% of grape, citrus fruit, pine­
                                                   apple, pear, tomato, apricot or peach
                                                    juice :
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                CCT                                                                              Rate
               heading                                 Description                             of duty
                 No
              20.07 (*)                                11 . Containing added sugar              17%
              (cont'd)                                 22 . Other                               18%
                                   b) Of a value of 30 u.a. or less per 100 kg net weight :
                                      2. Grapefruit juice :
                                          aa) With an added sugar content exceeding
                                               30% by weight                                 10% + (L)
                                          bb) Other                                             10%
                                      4. Other citrus fruit juices :
                                          aa) With an added sugar content exceeding
                                               30% by weight                                 14% + (L)
                                          bb) With an added sugar content of 30 % or
                                              less by weight                                    14%
                                          cc) Not containing added sugar                        15%
                                      7 . Other fruit and vegetable juices :
                                          ex aa) With an added sugar content exceeding
                                                  30 % by weight, excluding apricots and
                                                  peaches                                    17% + (L)
                                          ex bb) With an added sugar content of 30 % or
                                                  less by weight, excluding apricots and
                                                  peaches                                       17%
                                          ex cc) Not containing added sugar, excluding
                                                  apricots and peaches                          18%
                                      8 . Mixtures :
                                          ex bb) Other, excluding mixtures containing,
                                                  either separately or together, over 25 %
                                                  of grape, citrus fruit, pineapples, apple,
                                                  pear, tomato , apricot or peach juice :
                                                   11 . With an added sugar content
                                                        exceeding 30 % bv weight             17% + (L)
                                                  22. With an added sugar content of
                                                         30% or less by weight                  17%
                                                  33 . Not containing added sugar ....          18%
               21.01    Roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes ; extracts ,
                        essences and concentrates thereof :
                        A. Roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes :
                             II.   Other                                                      3% + vc
                        B. Extracts , essences and concentrates of the products
                            described under subheading A :
                             II .  Other                                                      7% + vc
               21.02    Extracts , essences or concentrates , of coffee , tea or maté ;
                        preparations with a basis of those extracts , essences or con­
                        centrates :
                        ex A. Essences or concentrates of coffee                                 9%
                            B. Extracts , essences or concentrates of tea or maté ;
                                  preparations with a basis of those extracts , essences or
                                  concentrates                                                  Free
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             CCT                                                                        Rate
            heading                             Description                           oí duty
              No
            21.03   Mustard flour and preparated mustard :
                    A. Mustard flour, in immediate packings of a net capacity :
                          I. Of 1 kg or less                                           Free
                         II. Of more than 1 kg                                         Free
                    B. Prepared mustard                                                10%
            21.04   Sauces ; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings :
                    ex B. Other, excluding sauces with a vegetable oil basis ....       9%
            21.05   Soups and broths, in liquid, solid or powder form ; homogen­
                    ised composite food preparations :
                                                                                       12%
                    A. Soups and broths, in liquid, solid or powder form
                                                                                       19%
                    B. Homogenized composite food preparations
            21.06   Natural yeasts (active or inactive); prepared baking powders :
                    A. Active natural yeasts :
                          I. Culture yeast                                            8-5 %
                         II . Bakers ' yeast :
                              a ) Dried                                            6% + vc
                              b) Other                                              6 % + vc
                        III . Other                                                  11-5%
                    B. Inactive natural yeasts :
                          I. In tablet, cube or similar form , or in immediate
                              packings of a net capacity of 1 kg or less                7%
                         II . Other                                                     4%
                    C. Prepared baking powders                                          5%
            21.07   Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included :
                    A. Cereals in grain or ear form, pre-cooked or otherwise
                        prepared                                                   5 % -f- vc
                    F. Other :
                          I. Containing no milkfats or containing less than 1-5%
                              by weight of such fats :
                              a) Containing no sucrose or containing less than 5 %
                                  by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar
                                  expressed as sucrose) :
                                  ex 1 . Containing no starch or less than 5% by
                                         weight of starch :
                                         — Palm tree cores                             10%
            22.01   Waters, including spa waters and aerated waters ; ice and
                    snow :
                    A. Spa waters , natural or artificial ; aerated waters             Free
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                   CCT
                  heading                                   Description                                 Rate of duty
                    No
                  22.02          Lemonade , flavoured spa waters and flavoured aerated waters,
                                  and other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit and
                                 vegetable juices falling within heading No 20.07 :
                                 A. Not containing milk or milkfats                                         7%
                  22.03          Beer made from malt                                                      16%
                  23.01          Flours and meals , of meat, offals , fish , crustaceans or molluscs ,
                                  unfit for human consumption ; greaves :
                                 B. Flours and meals of fish , crustaceans or molluscs                    Free
                 23.02           Bran , sharps and other residues derived from the sifting ,
                                 milling or working of cereals or of leguminous vegetables :
                                 B. Of leguminous vegetables                                                4%
                 23.06           Products of vegetable origin of a kind used for animal food,
                                 not elsewhere specified or included :
                                 B. Other                                                                 Free
                 23 07
                                 Sweetened forage ; other preparations of a kind used in animal
                                  feeding :
                                 A. Fish or marine mammal solubles                                        Free
                                  C. Other                                                                 7%
                                 Manufactured tobacco ; tobacco extracts and essences :
                   24.02
                                 B. Cigars                                                                50%
                                 C. Smoking tobacco                                                       115%
                                 D. Chewing tobacco and snuff                                             46%
                                 E. Other, including agglomerated tobacco , in the form of
                                     sheets or strip                                                      19%
                                                          Abbreviations
            (L) :      indicates that the goods referred to are subject to the levy system ;
            vc :       indicates that the goods referred to are subject to a charge based on a variable component
                       which is specified under the regulations concerning trade in certain goods resulting from
                       the processing of agricultural products ;
            adf :     indicates that additional duty may be levied on the flour content of the products concerned ;
            ads :     indicates that additional duty may be levied on the sugar content of the products
                      concerned ;
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                                                                   ANNEX B
           List of products is respect of which the difference between the lowest duties applied on 1 January
           1972 to the developing countries by Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom and the Common
           Customs Tariff duties must be reduced by 40% in accordance with Article 1 of this Regulation (a)
                   CCT
                 heading                                                   Description
                    No
                 07.04            Dried, dehydrated or evaporated vegetables , whole, cut, sliced, broken or in
                                  powder but not further prepared :
                                  ex B. Other :
                                          — Whole mushrooms , dried , dehydrated or evaporated
                                          — Horse-radish ( Cochlearia armoracia )
                 08.05            Nuts other than those falling within heading No 08.01 , fresh or dried , shelled
                                  or not :
                                      D. Pistachios
                                      E. Pecans
                                      F. Areca ( or betel) and cola
                                  ex G. Other (excluding hazelnuts)
                 08.10            Fruit (whether or not cooked), preserved by freezing, not containing added
                                  sugar :
                                  ex A. Bilberries and blackberries
                                  ex B. Other :
                                          — Quinces
                                          — Fruit falling within heading No 08.01 , excluding pineapples , grapefruit
                                              and pomelos , whortleberries , bilberries , blackberries
                                          — Fruit falling within heading No 08.09, excluding melons and water­
                                              melons
                 08.11            Fruit provisionally preserved (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas , in brine ,
                                  in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), but unsuitable in that state
                                  for immediate consumption :
                                      C. Papaws
                                      D. Bilberries
                                  ex E. Other :
                                          — Quinces
                                          — Fruit falling within heading No 08.01 , excluding pineapples, grapefruit
                                              and pomelos , whortleberries , bilberries , blackberries
                                          — Fruit falling within heading No 08.09 excluding melons and water­
                                              melons
                 08.12            Fruit, dried , other than that falling within heading No 08.01 , 08.02 , 08.03 ,
                                  08.04 or 08.05 :
                                      A. Apricots
                                      E. Papaws
                                  ex G. Others :
                                          — Tamarind (pods , pulp)
           ( a) Preferences are not to be granted in respect of the products , marked an asterisk, originating in Romania .
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                    CCT
                   heading                                                   Description
                     No
                   08.13            Peel of melons and citrus fruit, fresh , dried or provisionally preserved in brine,
                                    in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions
                   16.02 (a)         Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
                                    B. Other :
                                         III . Other :
                                              b) Other :
                                                  ex 1 . Containing bovine meat or offal :
                                                           — Prepared or preserved bovine tongue
                                                       2.  Other :
                                                           aa) Ovine meat or offal
                                                           bb) Other
                   20.01 (*)         Vegetables ard fruit, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid , with
                                    or without sugar , whether or not containing salt, spices or mustard :
                                    ex B. Other , excluding gherkins , cucumbers , ' mixed pickles' and sweet peppers
                   20.02            Vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid :
                                         E. Sauerkraut
                                    ex F. Capers
                   20.03            Fruit preserved by freezing, containing added sugar :
                                    ex A. With a sugar content exceeding 13% by weight :
                                            — Fruit falling within heading No 08.01 , excluding pineapples
                                    ex B. Other :
                                              — Fruit falling within heading No 08.01 , excluding pineapples
                   20.04            Fruit, fruit-peel and parts of plants, preserved by sugar (drained, glacé or
                                    crystallized) :
                                    B. Other :
                                         ex L With a sugar content exceeding 13% by weight :
                                                — Fruit falling within heading No 08.0 ], excluding pineapples
                                         ex II . Other :
                                                  — Fruit falling within heading No 08.01 , excluding pineapples
                   20.05            Jams , fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit purée and fruit pastes, being cooked
                                    preparations, whether or not containing added sugar :
                                    B. Jams and marmalades of citrus fruit :
                                         ex I. With a sugar content exceeding 30% by weight, excluding orange
                                                   jam and marmalade
                                         ex II. With a sugar content exceeding 13% but not exceeding 30% by
                                                    weight, excluding orange jam and marmalade
                                        ex III . Other, excluding orange jam and marmalade
             (a ) This heading shall be deleted from this Annex from 1 April 1975 ,
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             CCT
            heading                                      Description
              No
            20.05   C. Other :
           (cont'd)           I. With a sugar content exceeding 30% by weight :
                                 ex b ) Other :
                                          — Of fruit falling within heading No 08.01 , excluding
                                              pineapples
                       ex II. With a sugar content exceeding 13% but not exceeding 30% by
                                 weight :
                                 — Of fruit falling within heading No 08.01, excluding pineap . Ls
                       ex III.   Other :
                                 — Of fruit falling within heading No 08.01 , excluding pineapples
            20.06   Fruit, otherwise prepared or preserved , whether or not containing added
                    sugar or spirit :
                    A. Nuts (including ground-nuts), roasted , in immediate packings of a net
                       capacity :
                       I. Of more than 1 kg :
                           — Almonds , walnuts and hazelnuts
                           — Other
                      II . Of 1 kg or less :
                           — Almonds, walnuts and hazelnuts
                           — Other
                    B. Other :
                        I. Containing added spirit :
                            a) Ginger
                            b) Pineapples , in immediate packings of a net capacity :
                                 1 . Of more than 1 kg :
                                      aa) With a sugar content exceeding 17% by weight
                                      bb ) Other
                                 2. Of 1 kg or less :
                                      aa) With a sugar content exceeding 19 % by weight
                                      bb ) Other
                             c) Grapes :
                                 1 . With a sugar content exceeding 13 % by weight
                                 2. Other
                             d) Peaches , pears and apricots, in immediate packings of a net capacity :
                                  1 . Of more than 1 kg :
                                      aa) With a sugar content exceeding 13% by weight
                                      bb) Other
                                 2 . Of 1 kg or less :
                                      aa) With a sugar content exceeding 15% by weight
                                      bb ) Other
                              e) Other fruits :
                                  ex 1 . With a sugar content exceeding 9% by weight, excluding
                                           cherries
                                  ex 2 .   Other
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                CCT
               heading                                         Description
                 No
               20.06             f) Mixtures of fruit :
              (cont'd)                1 . With a sugar content exceeding 9% by weight
                                      2.  Other
                            II. Not containing added spirit :
                                   a) Containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net capacity
                                        of more than 1 kg :
                                           2 . Grapefruit segments
                                           3 . Mandarins , (including tangerines and satsumas) ; clementines,
                                               wilkings and other citrus hybrides
                                           4. Grapes
                                        ex 8 . Other fruits :
                                               — Fruit falling within heading No 08.01 , excluding pineapples
                                               — Tamarind (pods , pulp)
                                   b) Containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net capacity
                                        of 1kg or less :
                                           2 . Grapefruit segments
                                           3 . Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines ,
                                               wilkings and other similar citrus hybrids
                                           4 . Grapes
                                        ex 8 . Other fruits :
                                               — Fruit falling within heading No 08.01 , excluding pineapples
                                   c) Not containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net capacity :
                                           1 . Of 4-5 kg or more :
                                               ex dd) Other fruits :
                                                       — Fruits falling within heading No 08.01 , excluding
                                                           pineapples
                                        ex 2 . Of less than 4-5 kg :
                                               ex bb ) Other fruit and mixtures of fruit :
                                                       — Fruit falling within heading No 08.01 , excluding
                                                           pineapples
               20.07 H Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices , whether or not con­
                       taining added sugar, but unfermented and not containing spirit :
                       A. Of a specific gravity exceeding 1-33 at 15 °C :
                           III. Other :
                                   ex a ) Of a value exceeding 30 u.a. per 100 kg net weight :
                                           — Fruits falling within heading No 08.01 excluding pineapples
                                        b) Of a value not exceeding 30 u.a . per 100 kg net weight :
                                           ex 1 . With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight :
                                                   — Fruits falling within heading No 08.01 , excluding
                                                      pineapples
                                           ex 2 .  Other :
                                                  — Fruits falling within heading No 08.01 , excluding
                                                      pineapples
                       B. Of a specific gravity of 1-33 or less at 15 °C :
                            II .   Other :
                                   a) Of a value exceeding 30 u.a.· per 100 kg net weight :
                                           2. Grapefruit juice
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               CCT
             heading                                      Description
                No
              20.07 (*) !      ex 3 . Other citrus fruit juices :
            (cont 'd)                   aa) Containing added sugar
                                        bb ) Other
                                ex 6. Other fruit and vegetable juices , excluding apricot and peach
                                        juice :
                                        aa ) Containing added sugar
                                        bb) Other
                                    7.  Mixtures :
                                        ex bb) Other, excluding mixtures containing, either separ­
                                                  ately or together, over 25% of grape, citrus fruit,
                                                  pineapple, apple, pear, tomato , apricot or peach
                                                  juice :
                                                  11 . Containing added sugar
                                                  22 . Other
                            b) Of a value of 30 u.a . or less per 100 kg net weight :
                                2 . Grapefruit juice :
                                    aa ) With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight
                                    bb ) Other
                                4. Other citrus fruit juices :
                                    aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight
                                    bb) With an added sugar content of 30% or less by weight
                                    cc) Not containing added sugar
                                7. Other fruit and vegetable juices :
                                    ex aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight,
                                             excluding apricots and peaches
                                    ex bb) With an added sugar content of 30% or less by weight ,
                                             excluding apricots and peaches
                                    ex cc) Not containing added sugar , excluding apricots and
                                              peaches
                                8.  Mixtures :
                                    ex bb) Other, excluding mixtures containing, either separately
                                              or together, over 25% of grape , citrus fruit , pineapple ,
                                              apple , pear, tomato , apricot or peach juice :
                                              11 . With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by
                                                    weight
                                             22 . With an added content of 30% or less by weight
                                              33 . Not containing added sugar
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                                                       ANNEX C
                   List of developing countries and territories enjoying generalized tariff preferences
                                             INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
Afghanistan                               Honduras                                  Qatar
Algeria                                   India                                      Romania
Argentina                                 Indonesia                                 Rwanda
Bahamas                                   Iran                                      Saudi Arabia
Bahrain                                   Iraq                                      Senegal
Bangladesh                                Ivory Coast                               Sierra Leone
Barbados                                  Jamaica                                   Singapore
Bhutan                                    Jordan                                    Somalia
Bolivia                                   Kenya                                     Sri Lanka
Botswana                                  Khmer Republic                            Sudan
Brazil                                    Korea (South)                             Swaziland
Burma                                     Kuwait                                    Syria
Burundi                                   Laos                                      Tanzania
Cameroon                                  Lebanon                                   Thailand
Central African Republic                  Lesotho                                   Togo
Chad                                      Liberia                                   Tonga
Chile                                     Libya                                     Trinidad and Tobago
Colombia                                  Malagasy Republic                         Tunisia
Congo, People's Republic of               Malawi                                    Uganda
Costa Rica                                Malaysia                                  United Arab Emirates :
Cuba                                      Maldive Islands                                Abu Dhabi
Cyprus                                    Mali                                           Dubai
Dahomey                                   Mauritania                                     Ras al Khaimah
Dominican Republic                        Mauritius                                      Fujairah
Ecuador                                   Mexico                                         Ajman
                                                                                         Sharjah
Egypt, Arab Republic of                   Morocco
                                                                                         Ummal Qaiwain
El Salvador                               Nauru
                                                                                    Upper Volta
Equatorial Guinea                         Nepal
                                                                                    Uruguay
Ethiopia                                  Nicaragua                                 Venezuela
Fiji                                     Niger                                      Vietnam , Republic of
Gabon                                    Nigeria                                    Western Samoa
Gambia                                    Oman
                                                                                    Yemen , People's Democratic
Ghana                                    Pakistan                                   Republic of
Guatemala                                Panama                                     Yemen Arab Republic
Guinea                                   Paraguay                                   Yugoslavia
Guyana                                   Peru                                       Zaïre
Haiti                                    Philippines                                Zambia
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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)
            Australien Antartic Territory
            Belize
            Bermuda
            British Antartic 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 Antartic 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 Thomé 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 by amended subsequently to take account of changes in the inter­
                      national status of countries or territories .
            (M 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 ).
            (') Dominica , Grenada , St Lucia , St Vincent .