CELEX: 31973R3500
Language: en
Date: 1973-12-18 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3500/73 of the Council of 18 December 1973 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain products originating in developing countries

28 . 12. 73                        Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 358 / 1
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                                       (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                             REGULATION (EEC) No 3500/73 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                of 18 December 1973
              opening, allocating and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas
                              for certain products originating in developing countries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                     on the assumption that all the main industrialized
                                                              countries which are members of the OECD would
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­            participate in granting preferences and would make
pean Economic Community;                                      similar efforts in this direction; whereas, moreover,
                                                              it is evident from the conclusions worked out in
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
                                                              UNCTAD that this offer, while being of a temporary
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Par­             nature, does not constitute a binding commitment
liament;                                                      and, in particular, may be withdrawn wholly or in
Whereas, within the context of UNCTAD, the Euro­              part at a later date ; whereas this possibility may be
pean Economic Community offered to grant tariff               adopted inter alia with a view to remedying any
preferences on finished and semi-finished products            unfavourable situations which might arise in the
coming from developing countries ; whereas the pre­           associated countries following the implementation of
ferential treatment proposed in that offer covers, gen­       the generalized preference scheme;
erally speaking, all finished and semi-finished in­
                                                              Whereas, moreover, the Conference of Heads of
dustrial products covered by Chapters 25 to 99 of the         State or of Government of the Member States and
Brussels Nomenclature which originate in developing
countries ; whereas the preference consists in the            the States acceding to the European Communities
                                                              held in Paris on 19 and 20 October 1972 invited the
granting of exemption from customs duties ; whereas
preferential imports are effected up to the level of          Community institutions and the Member States pro­
ceilings calculated by value in respect of each prod­         gressively to adopt an overall policy of development
uct on the basis of factors which are uniform for             cooperation on a worldwide scale comprising in
all the products ; whereas, in order that the prefer­         particular the improvement of generalized prefer­
ences granted to the most competitive developing              ences with the aim of achieving a steady increase in
country or countries should be restricted and that a          imports of manufactures from the developing coun­
substantial share should be reserved for the least            tries;
competitive, preferential imports from any one de­            Whereas tariff preferences have been applied from
 veloping country in respect of a given product should        the second half of 1971 under the conditions set
not, as a general rule, exceed 50% of the ceiling             out above and whereas these preferences should con­
fixed for that product;                                       tinue to be applied throughout 1974; whereas having
Whereas, in the offer made by the Community, the              regard to the terms of the offer concerned and to the
annual ceilings should normally be calculated on the          need to improve the generalized preferences, the
basis of the total value for 1968 of cif imports from          abovementioned basic and additional amounts should
the countries benefiting from this scheme, excluding          normally refer to 1971 ;
those already enjoying various preferential tariff
arrangements granted by the Community (basic                  Whereas, in accordance with Protocol No 23 to the
amount) plus S^/o of the value of cif imports from            Act of Accession (1 ), the generalized tariff preference
the other countries and from the countries enjoying           scheme will be fully applicable in the new Member
 such arrangements ( additional amount); whereas such         States from 1 January 1974;
additional amount is variable and is calculated each
                                                              Whereas it is expedient, therefore, in respect of the
year on the basis of the latest figures available,            products referred to in Annex A which originate in
provided that this entails no reduction in the ceilings ;     the countries and territories listed in Annex B, that
Whereas the offer made by the Community includes
a clause stating that the Community drew up the offer         I1) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14.
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the Community should open for 1974, duty-free                                 Ireland                              1-0%
Community tariff quotas within the limits of the                              United Kingdom                      22-0%
amounts, in units of account, shown against each
of these products ;                                                   Whereas, however, taking into account the more
                                                                      precise information already available concerning
Whereas charges against each of these tariff quotas                   trade in plywood, blockboard, laminboard, batten­
must, in respect of the products originating in any                   board and similar laminated products falling within
of the abovementioned countries or territories, come                  heading No 44.15 of the Common Customs Tariff,
within a specified percentage of the amount of the                    these percentages should be replaced by: 10-2% ,
quota ; whereas the benefit of such tariff quotas                     8-6%, 3%, 2Tl0/o, 6-8°/o, O80/o, 68-5% respectively;
should be reserved for products originating in the
countries and territories under consideration, the                    Whereas in connection with the Member States' par­
concept of 'originating products' being determined                    ticipation in the Community tariff quota for the
in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article                 abovementioned products falling within heading No
14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 802/68 (*) of                       44.15 it should be borne in mind that United King­
27 June 1968 on the common definition of the con­                     dom imports in recent years from developing
cept of the origin of goods ;                                         countries, in particular from Malaysia and Singa­
                                                                      pore, have been increasing substantially; whereas the
 Whereas it is necessary to ensure equal and continuous               introduction of customs duties on these imports
 access for all Community importers to the above­                     might alter traditional trade flows to the detriment of
mentioned quotas and the uninterrupted application                    the developing countries which hitherto benefited
of the rate laid down for those quotas to all imports                 from duty-free entry ; whereas this situation is a
of the products concerned into all Member States                       special reason for raising the share of the said Mem­
 until those quotas are used up ; whereas, having                      ber State without restricting access thereto of countries
 regard to the principles set out above, the Com­                      covered by the generalized preference scheme ;
 munity nature of the quotas can be respected by
 allocating the Community tariff quota among Mem­                     Whereas, without affecting the Community nature
 ber States ; whereas, moreover, to this end and in the                of the tariff quotas under consideration, it appears
 context of the utilization system, the actual charges                 possible to provide temporarily for a utilization
 against the quotas may relate only to products which                  scheme based on a single allocation among the
 have been entered for home use and which are                          Member States ; whereas, moreover, the allocation set
 accompanied by a certificate of origin ;                              out by this Regulation in no way prejudices the
                                                                       possibility of adopting the general method of allo­
 Whereas the application of the generally accepted                     cation of Community tariff quotas comprising the
 principles in respect of the allocation of the Com­                   setting up of a reserve share ; whereas at the present
 munity tariff quotas which have been opened hither­                   juncture it appears feasible that such allocation could
 to entails under these circumstances, and in view of                  be made according to the percentages set out above;
 the variety of the products concerned and the fact
 that the benefiting countries and territories are speci­              Whereas the percentage for the shares of the Mem­
 fied, calculations which are all the more problematic                 ber States in the Community tariff quotas, in view of
 in that the statistical data required sometimes prove                 the duration and amounts thereof, does not appear
 to be incomplete or not sufficiently accurate or re­                  in this instance to compromise the equal access for
 presentative ; whereas the time required for these                    Community importers to Community tariff quotas ;
 calculations cannot be reconciled with the continuity                 whereas for this same reason it would appear ex­
 necessary for the application of the tariff preferences               pedient to allow each Member State to choose the
 concerned ; whereas, under these conditions, it would                 system for administering its share ;
 be advisable still at this stage to adopt a fixed scale
 for allocating the Community tariff quotas concerned                  Whereas since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom
  among the Member States ; whereas, using as a basis                  of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxem­
 general economic criteria relating to external trade,                 bourg are united in and represented by the Benelux
 the gross national product and population, the per­                    Economic Union, all transactions concerning the ad­
  centages for the initial shares of the Member States                  ministration of shares allocated to the Benelux Econ­
  in the quota amounts are as follows for the quota                     omic Union may be carried out by any one of its
  year under consideration :                                            Members,
          Germany                                  27-5%
          Benelux                                  10-5%                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
          France                                   19-0%
                                                                                                Article 1
          Italy                                    15-0%
          Denmark                                   5-0%                1 . From 1 January to 31 December 1974 the Com­
                                                                        mon Customs Tariff duties and the tariff duties of
                                                                        the new Member States on the products listed in
   (*) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 1 .                              Annex A, shall be completely suspended within the
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framework of Community tariff quotas of amounts                porters of the said goods who are established in their
which shall be expressed in units of account and               territory.
which shall be indicated in respect of each product
in column 3 of that Annex.                                     2. The extent to which a Member State used up its
                                                               share shall be determined on the basis of imports of
2. These tariff quotas shall be enjoyed solely by              the said goods which have been entered for home
products originating in the countries and territories          use, on the basis of the customs value of the said
listed in Annex B. However, those imports which                goods, and which are accompanied by a certificate
already enjoy exemption from customs duties under              of origin in accordance with the rules referred to in
other preferential tariff arrangements granted by the          Article 1 (2).
Community may not be charged against these tariff
quotas. For the purposes of this Regulation, the con­          3 . Goods shall qualify for a tariff quota only if the
cept of originating products shall be determined in            certificate of origin referred to in paragraph 2 is
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article             submitted before the date on which the levying of
14 of Regulation (EEC) No 802/68 .                             duties is reintroduced.
3 . The amount to be charged in respect of each
country or territory referred to in paragraph 2 against                                 Article 4
each of the tariff quota amounts mentioned above
shall be limited to the maximum amount given as                The Commission shall take all necessary measures to
a percentage and in units of account in column 4 of            ensure that the maximum amount referred to in
Annex A in respect of each category of products.               Article 1 (3 ) is observed. When the charges, at Com­
                                                               munity level, of products originating in each of the
4. Any amendment to Annex B, in particular by the              countries and territories listed in Annex B, against
addition of new countries or territories enjoying tariff       any one of the Community tariff quotas reach the
preferences, may entail a corresponding adjustment             maximum amount laid down in column 4 of Annex
to the amounts of the quotas and to the maximum                A, the Commission shall immediately notify the
amounts appearing in columns 3 and 4 of Annex A.               Member States of the date on which, as a result of
                                                               this fact, the normal tariff is to be reintroduced in
                        Article 2                              respect of the country or territory in question. This
                                                               notification shall be published in the Official Journal
1 . Subject to the possible setting up of a reserve            of the European Communities.
share for the current financial year, the Community
tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be allo­                                   Article 5
cated in shares which shall be for each Member
State the amounts corresponding to the values given            Member States shall inform the         Commission at
in column 5 of Annex A in respect of each category             regular intervals of imports of the products in
 of products.                                                  question actually charged against their shares.
 2. The share allocated to the United Kingdom for
 products falling within heading No 44.15 of the                                        Article 6
 Common Customs Tariff shall be increased by a
proportion determined by a footnote to the said                Member States and the Commission shall cooperate
 Annex. Article 1 (3 ) shall not apply to such an in­          closely to ensure that the provisions of the above
crease .
                                                               Articles are observed.
                        Article 3                                                       Article 7
 1 . The Member States shall ensure free access to the         This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
 shares which have been allocated to them, for im­              1974.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 18 December 1973 .
                                                                                    For the Council
                                                                                      The President
                                                                                    I. N0RGAARD
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                                                           ANNEX A
              List of products subject to zero-duty Community tariff quotas under the generalized tariff
                                           preferences granted to developing countries
                                                                             Maximum amount per
          CCT                                                       Quota     country or territory       Shard of quota amounts
 Order  heading                      Description                   amount
                                                                                      (4)               allocated to Member States
  No       No                                                       in u.a.                                        in u.a.
                                                                               %             u.a .
           (D                            (2)                          (3)                                            (5)
   1      28.27     Lead oxides ; red lead and orange lead        4 170 000    20          834 000  Germany                 1 146,750
                                                                                                    Benelux                   437 850
                                                                                                    France                    792 300
                                                                                                    Italy                     625 500
                                                                                                    Denmark                   208 500
                                                                                                    Ireland                     41 700
                                                                                                    United Kingdom            917 400
   2      28.56      Carbides (for example, silicon carbide,         649 000   30           194 600 Germany                    178 475
                     boron carbide, metal carbides) :                                               Benelux                     68 145
                                                                                                    France                     123 310
                    C. Of Calcium                                                                   Italy                       97 350
                                                                                                    Denmark                     32 450
                                                                                                    Ireland                      6 490
                                                                                                    United Kingdom             142 780
   3      31.02     Mineral or chemical fertilizers, nitro­          108 000   20            21 600 Germany                     29 700
                    genous :                                                                        Benelux                     11 340
                                                                                                    France                      20 520
                     B. Urea containing more than 45% by                                            Italy                       16 200
                        weight of nitrogen on the dry an­                                           Denmark                      5 400
                        hydrons product                                                             Ireland                      1 080
                                                                                                    United Kingdom              23 760
   4      31.02     Mineral or chemical fertilizers , nitro­      2 503 000    20           500 600  Germany                   688 325
                    genous :                                                                        Benelux                    262 815
                                                                                                    France                     475 570
                    C. Other                                                                        Italy                      375 450
                                                                                                    Denmark                    125 150
                                                                                                    Ireland                     25 030
                                                                                                    United Kingdom             550 660
   5      31.05      Other fertilizers ; goods of the present     2 678 000    20           535 600 Germany                    736 450
                     Chapter in tablets, lozenges and similar                                       Benelux                    281 190
                    prepared forms or in packings of a gross                                        France                     508 820
                    weight not exceeding 10 kg :                                                    Italy                      401 700
                                                                                                    Denmark                    133 900
                    A. Other fertilizers :                                                          Ireland                     26 780
                         I. Containing the three fertilizing                                        United Kingdom             589 160
                             substances : nitrogen, phosphorus
                             and potassium
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                                                                                Maximum amount per
             CCT                                                         Quota   country or territory        Share of quota amounts
 Order     heading                      Description                     amount
                                                                                         (4)               allocated to Member States
  No          No                                                        in u.a.                                       in u.a.
                                                                                   %            u.a .
              (2)                           (2)                           (3 )                                          (5)
             31.05        II. Containing the two fertilizing
          (cont'd)             substances : nitrogen and phos­
                               phorus
                         III. Containing the two fertilizing
                               substances ; nitrogen and
                               potassium :
                               b) Other
                         IV. Other
                    B. Goods of the present Chapter in
                        tablets, lozenges and similar prepared
                        forms or in packings of a gross weight
                        not exceeding 10 kg
    6        39.03  Regenerated cellulose ; cellulose nitrate         1 394 000   30          418 200  Germany                  383 350
                    cellulose    acetate   and      other  cellulose                                   Benelux                   146 370
                    esters, cellulose ethers and other chemical                                        France                   264 860
                    derivatives of cellulose, plasticized or not                                       Italy                    209 100
                    (for example, collodions, celluloid); vul­                                         Denmark                    69 700
                    canized fibre :                                                                    Ireland                    13 940
                                                                                                       United Kingdom           306 680
                    B. Other :
                          I. Regenerated cellulose
    7       39.03   Regenerated cellulose ; cellulose nitrate,          458 000  20            91 600  Germany                   125 950
                    cellulose acetate and other cellulose esters ,                                     Benelux                    48 090
                    cellulose    ethers   and     other   chemical                                     France                     87 020
                    derivatives of cellulose, plasticized or not                                       Italy                      68 700
                    (for example, collodions, celluloid) ; vul­                                        Denmark                    22 900
                   canized fibre :                                                                    Ireland                      4 580
                                                                                                       United Kingdom           100  760
                   B. Other :
                        II. Cellulose nitrates
    8       40.11  Rubbers tyres, tyre cases, interchangeable        12 335 000  30        3 700 500  Germany                 3 392 125
                   tyre treads, inner tubes and tyre flaps ,                                          Benelux                 1 295 175
                   for wheels of all kinds                                                            France                  2 343 650
                                                                                                      Italy                   1 850 250
                                                                                                      Denmark                   616 750
                                                                                                      Ireland                   123 350
                                                                                                      United Kingdom 2 713 700
   9        41.02  Bovine cattle leather (including buffalo          14 379 000  30        4 313 700  Germany                 3 954 225
                   leather) and equine leather, except leather                                        Benelux                 1 509 795
                   falling within heading No 41.06, 41.07 or                                          France                  2 732 010
                   41.08 :                                                                            Italy                   2 156 850
                                                                                                      Denmark                   718 950
                   ex B. Other, but not including leather                                             Ireland                   143 790
                             not further prepared than tanned                                         United Kingdom 3 163 380
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                                                                              Maximum amount per
         CCT                                                          Quota    country or territory
                                                                                        4                  Share of quota amounts
 Order  heading                     Description                      amount                              allocated to Member States
  No      No                                                         in u.a.                                        in u.a .
                                                                                %             u.a .
            1)                           2)                             3                                              5
  10      42.02  Travel goods (for example, trunks,                4 470 000    30        1 341 000  Germany                  1 229   250
                 suitcases, hat-boxes,           travelling-bags,                                    Benelux                    469   350
                 rucksacks), shopping-bags, handbags,                                                France                      849  300
                 satchels , brief-cases, wallets, purses , toilet­                                   Italy                       670  500
                 cases,tool-cases, tobacco-pouches, sheaths,                                         Denmark                     223  500
                 cases, boxes (for example, for arms,                                                Ireland                      44 700
                 musical instruments, binoculars, jewellery,                                         United Kingdom              983 400
                 bottles , collars , footwear, brushes) and
                 similar containers, of leather or of
                 composition leather, of vulcanized fibre,
                 of artificial plastic sheeting, of paperboard
                 or of textile fabric :
                 A. Of artificial plastic sheeting
  11      42.02  Travel goods (for example, trunks,                9 465 000    30        2 839 500  Germany                  2 602   875
                 suitcases, hat-boxes, travelling-bags ,                                             Benelux                     993  825
                 rucksacks), shopping-bags, handbags,                                                France                   1 798   350
                 satchels, brief-cases, wallets, purses,                                             Italy                    1419    750
                 toilet-cases, tobacco-pouches, sheaths,                                             Denmark                     473  250
                 cases , boxes (for example, for arms ,                                              Ireland                       94 650
                 musical instruments, binoculars, jewellery                                          United Kingdom           2 082   300
                 bottles, collars, footwear, brushes) and
                 similar     containers     of  leather    or   of
                 composition leather, of vulcanized fibre,
                 of artificial plastic sheeting, of paperboard
                 or of textile fabric :
                 B. Of other materials
   12     42.03  Articles of apparel and clothing access­           6 399 000   30         1 919 700  Germany                  1 759 725
                  ories, of leather or of composition leather :                                       Benelux                    671 895
                                                                                                      France                   1 215 810
                 B. Gloves, including mittens and mitts :                                             Italy                      959 850
                                                                                                      Denmark                    319 950
                       I. Protective, for all trades                                                  Irleand                      63 990
                                                                                                      United Kingdom 1 407 780
   13      42.03  Articles of apparel and clothing access­          4 971 000    30        1 491 300  Germany                  1 367   025
                  ories , of leather or of composition                                                Benelux                     521  955
                  leather :                                                                           France                      944  490
                                                                                                      Italy                       745  650
                  A. Articles of apparel                                                              Denmark                     248  550
                                                                                                      Ireland                      49 710
                  B. Gloves, including mittens and mitts :                                            United Kingdom           1 093 620
                      II . Special, for sports
                      III. Other
                  C. Other clothing accessories
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                                                                                      Maximum amount per
             CCT                                                              Quota    country or territory       Share of quota amounts
  Order     heading                          Description                     amount
                                                                                               (4)              allocated to Member States
   No         No                                                              in u.a.                                      in u.a.
                                                                                        %             u.a .
               (D                                (2)                            (3 )                                         (5)
    14        44.14     Wood sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled             18 712 000   50         9 356 000 Germany                5 145 800
                        but not further prepared, of a thickness                                             Benelux                1 964 760
                        not exceeding 5 mm ; veneer sheets and                                               France                 3 555 280
                        sheets for plywood, of a thickness not                                               Italy                  2 806 800
                        exceeding 5 mm :                                                                     Denmark                  935 600
                                                                                                             Ireland                  187 120
                        B. Other                                                                             United Kingdom 4 116 640
    15       44.15      Plywood,         block-board        laminboard,    23 000 000   30         6 900 000 Germany                2 346 000
                        batenboard and similar laminated wood                                                Benelux                1 978 000
                        products (including veneered panels and                                              France                   690 000
                        sheets) ; inlaid wood and wood marquetry                                             Italy                    483 000
                                                                                                             Denmark                1 564 000
                                                                                                             Ireland                  184 000
                                                                                                             United
                                                                                                             Kingdom (*)           15 755 000
    16        46.03     Basketwork , wickerwork and                  other  9 023 000   30         2 706 900 Germany                2 481 325
                        articles of plaiting materials,             made                                     Benelux                  947 415
                        directly to shape ; articles made up from                                            France                 1 714 370
                        goods falling within heading No 46.01 or                                             Italy                  1 353 450
                        46.02 ; articles of loofah                                                           Denmark                  451 150
                                                                                                             Ireland                   90 230
                                                                                                             United Kingdom 1 985 060
    17        48.01     Paper and paperboard (including cellulose          23 011 000   20         4 602 200 Germany                6 328 025
                        wadding), machine-made, in rolls or                                                  Benelux                2 416 155
                        sheets :                                                                             France                 4 372 090
                                                                                                             Italy                  3 451 650
                        C. Kraft paper and kraft board :                                                     Denmark                1 150 550
                                                                                                             Ireland                  230 110
                             II. Other
                                                                                                             United Kingdom 5 062 420
    18        66.01     Umbrellas and sunshades (including                  6 769 000   20         1 353 800 Germany                1 861 475
                        walking-stick umbrellas, umbrella tents,                                             Benelux                  710 745
                        and garden and similar umbrellas)                                                    France                 1 286 110
                                                                                                             Italy                  1 015 350
                                                                                                             Denmark                  338 450
                                                                                                             Ireland                   67 690
                                                                                                             United Kingdom 1 489 180
    19        67.04     Wigs , false beards, hair pads , curls ,           30 736 000   20         6 147 200 Germany                8 452 400
                        switches and the like, of human or animai                                            Benelux                3 227 280
                        hair or of textiles ; other articles of human                                        France                 5 839 840
                        hair (including hair nets)                                                           Italy                  4 610 400
                                                                                                             Denmark                1 536 800
                                                                                                             Ireland                  307 360
                                                                                                             United Kingdom 6 761 920
(*) Pursuant to Article 2 (2) this share is increased by 20 million u.a.
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                                                                    Maximum amount per
         CCT                                                 Quota   country or territory        Share of quota amounts
 Order  heading                  Description                amount
                                                                             (4)               allocated to Member States
  No      No                                                in u.a.                                       in u.a.
                                                                       %            u.a.
           1                         (2)                       3)                                            5
  20     69.02  Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and      8 466 000   20         1 693 200 Germany                 2 328 150
                similar refractory constructional goods,                                   Benelux                    888 930
                other than goods falling within heading                                    France                  1 608 540
                No 69.01                                                                   Italy                   1 269 900
                                                                                           Denmark                    423 300
                                                                                           Ireland                     84 660
                                                                                           United Kingdom          1 862 520
  21     69.11  Tableware and other articles of a kind      452 000   30           135 600 Germany                    124 300
                commonly used for domestic or toilet                                       Benelux                     47 460
                purposes of porcelain or china (including                                  France                      85 880
                biscuit porcelain and parian)                                              Italy                       67 800
                                                                                           Denmark                     22 600
                                                                                           Ireland                      4 520
                                                                                           United Kingdom              99 440
  22     70.05  Unworked drawn or blown glass             2 057 000   20           411 400 Germany                    565 675
                (including flashed glass), in rectangles                                   Benelux                    215 985
                                                                                           France                     390 830
                                                                                           Italy                      308 550
                                                                                           Denmark                    102 850
                                                                                           Ireland                     20 570
                                                                                           United Kingdom             452 540
  23     70.13  Glassware (other than articles falling in 3 290 000   20           658 000 Germany                    904 750
                heading No 70.19) of a kind commonly                                       Benelux                    345 450
                used for table, kitchen, toilet or office                                  France       j             625 100
                purposes, for indoor decoration, or for                                    Italy                      493 500
                similar uses                                                               Denmark                    164 500
                                                                                           Ireland                     32 900
                                                                                           UnitedjKingdom             723 800
  24     71.16  Imitation jewellery                       7 181 000   30         2 154 300 Germany                 1 974  775
                                                                                           Benelux                    754 005
                                                                                           France                  1 364  390
                                                                                           Italy                   1 077  150
                                                                                           Denmark                    359 050
                                                                                           Ireland                     71 810
                                                                                           United Kingdom          1 579  820
  25      73.18 Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of   7 631 000   30         2 289 300 Germany                 2 098 525
                iron (other than of cast iron) or steel ,                                  Benelux                    801 255
                excluding high-pressure hydro -electric                                    France                   1 449 890
                conduits                                                                   Italy                    1 144 650
                                                                                           Denmark                    381 550
                                                                                           Ireland                     76 310
                                                                                           United Kingdom           1 678 820
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                                                                                Maximum amount per
             CCT                                                       Quota     country o r territory        Share of quota amounts
 Order     heading                     Description                    amount                                allocated to Member States
  No          No                                                       in u.a.                                         in u.a.
                                                                                  %              u.a.
              (D                           (2)                           (3)                                             (5)
  26         74.03  Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes              5 473 000     20         1 094 600  Germany                1 505 075
                    and sections , of copper ; copper wire                                              Benelux                  574 665
                                                                                                        France                 1 039 870
                                                                                                        Italy                    820 950
                                                                                                        Denmark                  273 650
                                                                                                        Ireland                    54 730
                                                                                                        United Kingdom 1 204 060
  27         79.03  Wrought plates, sheets and strip , of zinc ;    3 717 000     20            743 400 Germany                1 022 175
                    zinc foil ; zinc powders and flakes :                                               Benelux                  390 285
                                                                                                        France                   706 230
                    A. Plates, sheets , strip and foil                                                  Italy                    557 550
                                                                                                        Denmark                   185 850
                                                                                                        Ireland                    37 170
                                                                                                        United Kingdom           817 740
  28         84.41  Sewing machines ; furniture specially            1 511 000    30            453 300  Germany                  415 525
                    designed for sewing machines ; sewing                                               Benelux                   158 655
                    machine needles :                                                                    France                   287 090
                                                                                                         Italy                    226 650
                    A. Sewing machines ; furniture specially                                             Denmark                   75 550
                        designed for sewing machines :                                                   Ireland                    15 110
                        I. Sewing machines (lockstitch only)                                             United Kingdom           332 420
                              with heads of a weight not exceed­
                              ing 16 kg without motor or 17 kg
                              including the motor ; sewing
                              machine heads (lockstitch only),
                              of a weight not exceeding 16 kg
                              without motor or 17 kg including
                              the motor :
                              b) Other
   29         84.41 Sewing machines ; furniture specially               811 000   30            243 300  Germany                  223 025
                    designed for sewing machines ; sewing                                                Benelux                    85 155
                    machine needles :                                                                    France                   154 090
                                                                                                         Italy                    121 650
                    A. Sewing machines ; furniture specially                                             Denmark                    40 550
                         designed for sewing machines :                                                  Ireland                     8 110
                         III. Parts, including furniture specially                                       United Kingdom           178 420
                                designed for sewing machines
   30         85.01 Electrical goods of the following descrip­      10 455 000     20         2 091 000  Germany                2 875 125
                    tions : generators, motors, converters                                               Benelux                1 097 775
                     (rotary , or static), transformers, rectifiers                                      France                 1 986 450
                    and rectifying apparatus , inductors :                                               Italy                  1 568 250
                                                                                                         Denmark                  522 750
                    A. Generators motors , (whether or not                                               Ireland                   104 550
                         equipped with speed reducing, chang­                                            United Kingdom 2 300 100
                         ing or step-up gear) and rotary con­
                         verters :
                         II . Other
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                                                                        Maximum amount per
         CCT                                                   Quota     country or territory        Share of quota amounts
 Order heading                                                                    4)               allocated to Member States
                                 Description                  amount
  No      No                                                   in u.a .                                       in u.a .
                                                                           %            u.a .
          (1                          2                           3                                              5)
  31     85.03 Primary cells and primary batteries           3 862 000    30         1 158 600  Germany                 1 062 050
                                                                                               Benelux                    405 510
                                                                                               France                     733 780
                                                                                               Italy                      579 300
                                                                                               Denmark                     193 100
                                                                                               Ireland                      38 620
                                                                                               United Kingdom             849 640
  32     85.10 Portable electric battery and magneto         3 145 000    30           943 500 Germany                    864 875
               lamps, other than lamps falling within                                          Benelux                    330 225
               heading No 85.09 :                                                              France                     597 550
                                                                                               Italy                      471 750
               B. Other                                                                        Denmark                     157 250
                                                                                               Ireland                      31 450
                                                                                               United Kingdom             691 900
  33     85.15 Radiotelegraphic and radiotelephonic         15 683 000    20        3 136 600  Germany                  4 312 825
               transmission and reception apparatus ;                                          Benelux                  1 646  715
               radio-broadcasting and television trans­                                        France                   2 979  770
               mission and reception apparatus (inclu­                                         Italy                    2 352  450
               ding receivers incorporating sound recor­                                       Denmark                    784  150
               ders or reproducers) and television came­                                       Ireland                    156  830
               ras ; radio navigational aid apparatus,                                         United Kingdom           3 450  260
               radar apparatus and radio remote control
               apparatus :
               A. Radiotelegraphic and radiotelephonic
                   transmission and reception apparatus ;
                    radio-broadcasting and       televising
                    transmission and reception apparatus
                    (including receivers incorporating
                    sound recorders or reproducers) and
                    television cameras :
                    III. Receivers , whether or not com­
                          bined with a sound recorder or
                          reproducer
               C. Parts of the goods of subheadings A
                    and B above :
                   III. Other
  34     85.21 Thermionic, cold cathode and photo­           5 392 000    30         1 617 600 Germany                  1 482 800
               cathode valves and tubes (including vapour                                      Benelux                    566 160
               or gas-filled valves and tubes, cathode­                                        France                   1 024 480
               ray tubes, television camera tubes and                                          Italy                      808 800
               mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes) :                                      Denmark                    269 600
               photocells ; mounted piezo-electric cry­                                        Ireland                      53 920
               stals ; diodes , transistors and similar                                        United Kingdom           1 186 240
               semi-conductor devices ; electronic micro­
               circuits :
               D. Diodes, transistors and similar semi­
                   conductor devices ; electronic micro­
                   circuits
               E. Parts
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                                                                            Maximum amount per
            CCT                                                     Quota    country or territory         Share of quota amounts
           heading                                                                   (4                 allocated to Member States
 Order                                Description                  amount
  No         No                                                    in u.a .                                        in u.a.
                                                                              %             u.a .
               1                          (2)                         3                                              (5)
   35        85.23  Insulated (including enamelled or ano­       7 213 000    30        2 163 900   Germany                1 983 575
                    dized) electric wire, cable, bars, strip and                                    Benelux                   757 365
                    the like (including co-axial cable), whether                                    France                 1 370 470
                    or not fitted with connectors                                                   Italy                  1 ,081 950
                                                                                                    Denmark                   360 650
                                                                                                    Ireland                     72 130
                                                                                                    United Kingdom         1 586 860
   36        87.14   Other vehicles (including trailers), not    8 548 000    20         1 709 600  Germany                2 350 700
                    mechanically propelled, and parts thereof :                                     Benelux                   897 540
                                                                                                    France                 1 624 120
                    B. Trailers and semi -trailers :                                                Italy                  1 282 200
                                                                                                    Denmark                   427 400
                         II . Other
                                                                                                    Ireland                     85 480
                                                                                                    United Kingdom         1 880 560
    37       90.05   Refracting telescopes (monocular and         1 884 000   20           376 800  Germany                    518 100
                     binocular), prismatic or not                                                   Benelux                    197 820
                                                                                                    France                     357t960
                                                                                                    Italy                      282  600
                                                                                                    Denmark                     94  200
                                                                                                    Ireland                      18 840
                                                                                                     United Kingdom            414  480
    38        92.11  Gramophones , dictating machines and         5 923 000   30         1 776 900   Germany                1 628 825
                     other sound recorders and reproducers,                                          Benelux                   621 915
                     including record players and tape decks,                                        France                 1&125 370
                     with or without sound heads ; television                                        Italy                     888 450
                     image and sound recorders and repro­                                            Denmark                   296 150
                     ducers, magnetic :                                                              Ireland                     59 230
                                                                                                     United Kingdom         1 303 060
                     A. Sound recorders and reproducers
     39       94.01   Chairs and other seats (other than those   14 414 000    20         2 882 800  Germany                3 963^850
                     falling within heading No 94.02) whether                                        Benelux                1 513 470
                      or not convertible into beds, and parts                                        France                 2 738 660
                      thereof :                                                                      Italy                  2 162 100
                                                                                                     Denmark                   720 700
                      B. Other                                                                       Ireland                    144 140
                                                                                                     United Kingdom         3 171 080
     40       94.03   Other furniture and parts thereof          10 926 000    30         3 277 800   Germany               3   004  650
                                                                                                      Benelux                1  147  230
                                                                                                      France                2   075  940
                                                                                                      Italy                  1  638  900
                                                                                                      Denmark                   546  300
                                                                                                      Ireland                   109  260
                                                                                                      United Kingdom         2 403   720
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                                                                       Maximum amount per
                                                                        country or territory
         CCT                                                  Quota                                 Share of quota amounts
 Order  heading                  Description                 amount             (4)               allocated to Member States
  No      No                                                  in u.a .                                       in u.a.
                                                                          %            u.a .
           M                         (2)                        (3 )                                           (5)
  41      97.02 Dolls                                      11 833 000    20         2 366 600 Germany                 3 254 075
                                                                                              Benelux                 1 242 465
                                                                                              France                  2 248 270
                                                                                              Italy                   1 774 950
                                                                                              Denmark                    591 650
                                                                                              Ireland                    118 330
                                                                                              United Kingdom 2 603 260
  42      97.03 Other toys : working models of a kind used 33 622 000    20         6 724 400 Germany                 9 246 050
                for recreational purposes                                                     Benelux                 3 530 310
                                                                                              France                  6 388 180
                                                                                              Italy                   5 043 300
                                                                                              Denmark                 1 681 100
                                                                                              Ireland                    33 6 220
                                                                                              United Kingdom 7 396 840
  43      97.05 Carnival articles ; entertainment articles  4 030 000    20           806 000 Germany                 1 108 250
                (for example, conjuring tricks and novelty                                    Benelux                   423 150
                jokes); Christmas tree decorations and                                        France                     765 700
                similar articles for Christmas festivities                                    Italy                      604 500
                (for example, artificial Christmas trees                                      Denmark                    201 500
                Christmas stockings, imitation logs,                                          Ireland                     40 300
                Nativity scenes and figures therefor)                                         United Kingdom             886 600
  44      98.15 Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels,        663 000   30           198 900 Germany                    182 325
                complete with cases ; parts thereof other                                     Benelux                     69 615
                than glass inners                                                             France                     125 970
                                                                                              Italy                       99 450
                                                                                              Denmark                     33 150
                                                                                              Ireland                       6 630
                                                                                              United Kingdom             145 860
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                                                       ANNEX B
                   List of developing countries and territories enjoying generalized tariff preferences
                                             INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
Afghanistan                              India                                      Saudi Arabia
Algeria                                  Indonesia                                  Senegal
Argentina                                Iran                                       Sierra Leone
Bahamas                                  Iraq                                       Singapore
Bahrain                                  Ivory Coast                                Somalia
Bangladesh                               Jamaica                                    Sri Lanka
Barbados                                 Jordan                                     Sudan
Bhutan                                   Kenya                                      Swaziland
Bolivia                                  Khmer Republic                             Syria
Botswana                                 Korea (South)                              Tanzania
Brazil                                   Kuwait                                     Thailand
Burma                                    Laos                                       Togo
Burundi                                  Lebanon                                    Tonga
Cameroon                                 Lesotho                                    Trinidad and Tobago
Central African Republic                 Liberia                                    Tunisia
Chad                                     Libya                                      Uganda
Chile                                    Malagasy Republic                          United Arab Emirates :
Colombia                                 Malawi                                          Abu Dhabi
Congo, People's Republic of              Malaysia                                        Dubai
Costa Rica                               Maldive Islands                                 Ras al Khaimah
Cuba                                     Mali                                            Fujairah
Cyprus                                   Mauritania                                      Ajman
Dahomey                                  Mauritius                                       Sharjah
Dominican Republic                       Mexico                                          Ummal Qaiwain
Ecuador                                  Morocco                                    Upper Volta
Egypt, Arab Republic of                  Nauru                                      Uruguay
El Salvador                              Nepal                                      Venezuela
Equatorial Guinea                        Nicaragua                                  Vietnam, Republic of
Ethiopia                                 Niger                                      Western Samoa
Fiji                                     Nigeria                                    Yemen, People's Democratic
Gabon                                    Oman                                       Republic of
Gambia                                   Pakistan                                   Yemen Arab Republic
Ghana                                    Panama                                     Yugoslavia
Guatemala                                Paraguay                                   Zaire
Guinea                                   Peru                                       Zambia
Guyana                                   Philippines
Haiti                                    Qatar
Honduras                                 Rwanda
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                                                     COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES
             dependent or administered, or for whose external relations Member States of the Community
                                          or third countries are wholly or partly responsible
             Afars and Issas (Territory of the)
             Angola (including Cabinda)
             Australian Antarctic Territory
             Belize
             Bermuda
             British Antarctic Territory
             British Indian Ocean Territory (Aldabra, Farquhar, Chagos Archipelago, Des Roches)
             British Pacific Ocean (x)
             Brunei
             Cape Verde Islands
             Cayman Islands and Dependencies
             Christmas Island
             Cocos (Keeling) Islands
             Comoro Archipelago
             Corn Islands and Swan Islands
             Falkland Islands and Dependencies
             French Polynesia
             French Southern and Antarctic Territories
             Gibraltar
             Heard Island and MacDonald Islands
              Hong Kong
             Leeward Islands (2)
              Macao
              Mozambique
              Netherlands Antilles
              New Caledonia and Dependencies
              Norfolk Islands
              Pacific Islands administered by the United States of America or under United States trusteeship (8)
              Papua-New Guinea
              Portuguese Guinea
              Portuguese Timor
              St Helena (including Ascension, Gough Island, and Tristan da Cunha)
              Saint Pierre and Miquelon
              Sao Tome and Principe
              Seychelles (including Amirantes)
              Sikkim
              Spanish territories in Africa
              Surinam
              Territories for which New Zealand is responsible ( Cook Islands, Niuwe Island, Tokelau Islands
              and Ross Dependency)
              Turks and Caocos Islands
              Virgin Islands of the United States (St Croix, St Thomas , St John , etc. )
              Wallis and Futuna Islands
              Windward Islands (4)
              Note : The above lists may be amended subsequently to take account of changes in the inter­
                          national status of countries or territories .
               i1) Gilbert and Ellice Islands , British Solomon Islands , New Hebrides Condominium, and Pitcairn Islands.
               (') Antigua , Montserrat, St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla, British Virgin Islands.
               (*) The Pacific Islands administered by the United States of America include : Guam, American Samoa (including Swain 's
                   Island), Midway Islands, Johnston and Sand Islands, Wake Island and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (the
                   Caroline, Marianas and Marshall Islands).
               (4) Dominica , Grenada , St Lucia , St Vincent .