CELEX: 31978R1197
Language: en
Date: 1978-05-30 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1197/78 of 30 May 1978 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of Community tariff preferences for textile products originating in developing countries and territories

5 . 6. 78                              Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 149/ 1
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                                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1197/78
                                                      of 30 May 1978
              opening, allocating and providing for the administration of Community tariff preferences
                          for textile products originating in developing countries and territories
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          ing international trade in cotton textiles, the offer in
                                                                 question laid down that the preferences in the form of
                                                                 duty-free ceilings normally calculated according to the
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European           formula set out in the preceding recital would be
 Economic Community,                                             granted to the countries enjoying generalized pref­
                                                                 erences which are signatories to the long-term arrange­
                                                                 ment, or possibly to those countries which undertook
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,              vis-a-vis the Community commitments similar to those
                                                                 existing under that arrangement, and that they would
Whereas, within the context of UNCTAD, the Euro­                 be accorded for the duration of the said arrangement;
pean Economic Community offered to grant tariff                  whereas the arrangement was due to expire on 30 Sep­
                                                                 tember 1973 and was extended to 31 December 1973 ;
preferences on finished and semi-finished products               whereas, provisionally for the period 1 January 1974 to
coming from developing countries ; whereas the pre­              30 June 1978 , it was considered that the countries
ferential treatment proposed in that offer covers, gener­
                                                                 concerned would adopt measures with equivalent aims,
ally speaking, all finished and semi-finished industrial         for both cotton textile and like products, pending the
products covered by Chapters 25 to 99 of the Common
Customs Tariff which originate in developing countries ;         implementation of the arrangement regarding inter­
whereas the preference consists in the granting of               national trade in textiles (*); whereas the latter expired
                                                                 on 31 December 1977 and whereas the Community has
exemption from customs duties; whereas preferential
imports are effected up to the level of ceilings calculated      participated in negotiations for its renewal and has
 by value in respect of each product on the basis of fac­        accepted its prolongation, subject to the conditions and
 tors which are uniform for all the products ; whereas, in       rules set out in a protocol to which have been attached
                                                                 the conclusions adopted by the Textiles Committee on
order that the preferences granted to the most compe­             14 December 1977 ; whereas, within the framework of
titive developing country or countries should be re­
stricted and that a substantial share should be reserved         the said arrangement regarding international trade in
                                                                 textiles, bilateral agreements have been negotiated
for the least competitive, preferential imports from any
                                                                 between the Community and certain supplier countries
one developing country in respect of a given product             and territories which enjoy generalized preferences
should not, as a general rule, exceed 50 % of the ceiling
fixed for that product;                                          covering trade in textiles for the period 1 January 1978
                                                                 to 31 December 1982 ; whereas under these agreements
                                                                 these countries and territories have accepted a quantitat­
Whereas, in the offer made by the Community, the                 ive limitation of their exports of certain textile pro­
annual ceilings should normally be calculated on the             ducts to the Community during the said period;
basis of the total value for 1968 of cif imports from the        whereas it would therefore be sufficient under this
countries benefiting from this scheme excluding those            Regulation to limit the benefit of preferences in the tex­
already enjoying various preferential tariff arrangements        tile sector to products originating in the said countries
granted by the Community (basic amount), plus 5 % of             and territories and in those which were to give the
the value of cif imports from other countries and from           Community similar undertakings ;
the countries already enjoying such arrangements ( ad­
ditional amount);
Whereas, however, in respect of cotton textile products
formerly covered by the long-term arrangement regard­            ( x) OJ No L 118, 30. 4. 1974, p. 1 .
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Whereas, however, the implementation of a system of                                       SECTION I
tariff preferences for textile products which will take
due account of the results of the textile policy pursued
under the arrangement regarding international trade in           Provisions relating to the administration of the Com­
textiles constitutes a fairly complex operation necessi­                             munity tariff ceilings
tating an intensive study of the specific rules to be put
into effect and of their impact on trade in textile pro­
ducts in general and preferential imports in particular;
                                                                                            Article 2
whereas, furthermore, this study cannot be carried out
without certain information being known relating to the
application of this arrangement, particularly as regards          1 . Subject to the provisions of Articles 3 and 4, this
the functioning of the system of surveillance introduced          suspension shall be granted, in respect of each category
to ensure the proper working of the agreements ;                  of products, within the limits of a Community ceiling
                                                                  expressed in tonnes :
Whereas it is therefore desirable to extend, on exactly          — indicated, for each of the products listed in Annex
the same basis and for a further period of six months                 B, under (a) in column 5 ,
beginning 1 July 1978 , the arrangements laid down in
Regulation (EEC) No 2706/77 ( 1), which was appli­               — equal, as regards the products listed in Annex C, to
cable during the first half of 1978 ,                                 87 % of the amount obtained by adding together
                                                                      imports into the Community in 1968 , expressed in
                                                                      tonnes, of the products concerned from the inde­
                                                                      pendent countries listed in Annex D, excluding
                                                                      those already enjoying various preferential tariff
                                                                      arrangements granted by the Community, and 5 %
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                         of the tonnage of imports in 1970 from other
                                                                      countries and from countries already enjoying such
                                                                      arrangements .
                          Article 1
                                                                  2. Only the products originating in the countries and
1 . From 1 July to 31 December 1978 , the Common                 territories listed in Annex D, other than those specified
Customs Tariff duties on the products listed in Annexes          under (b) in column 4 of Annex B, in respect of the
A, B and C shall be totally suspended within the                 corresponding products, may be charged against the
framework of Community tariff quotas or within the               ceilings fixed under ( a) in column 5 of the said Annex B.
limits of Community ceilings .
                                                                 3 . Subject to the provisions of Articles 3 and 4, within
2 . This suspension shall be enjoyed solely by products           each ceiling thus indicated or calculated, charges of
originating in the countries and territories listed in           products originating in any one of the countries and
Annex D, subject to the details given in Annexes A, B            territories listed in Annex D must not exceed a Com­
and C.                                                           munity maximum amount equivalent to 50 % of this
                                                                 ceiling with the exception of certain products for which
However, those imports which already enjoy exemption             the maximum amount shall be reduced to the per­
from customs duties under other preferential tariff ar­          centage shown in Annex C.
rangements granted by the Community shall not be
charged against the tariff quotas or ceilings referred to
in paragraph 1 . For the purposes of this Regulation, the
concept of ' originating products' shall be determined in                                  Article 3
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14
of Regulation (EEC) No 802/68 .                                   1 . As soon as the ceilings indicated or calculated in
                                                                 accordance with Article 2 ( 1 ), which are laid down for
With regard to carpets, carpeting and rugs of wool or            Community imports of products originating in all the
fine animal hair, falling within heading No 58.01 and            countries and territories referred to in Article 1 (2) —
mentioned in Annexes A and C, the certificates of origin         account being taken of Article 2 (2 ) — are reached at
for these products shall state the number of knots per           Community level, the levying of customs duties on
metre of warp.                                                   imports of the products in question from all the
                                                                 countries and territories concerned may at any time be
                                                                 reintroduced until the end of the period referred to in
3 . The ceilings shall be administered and the quotas            Article 1 ( 1 ).
allocated and administered in accordance with the fol­
lowing provisions .
                                                                 2 . As soon as the maximum amounts calculated in
                                                                 accordance with Article 2 (3 ) — account being taken of
 (*) OJ No L 324, 19. 12. 1977, p. 67.                           Article 2 (2) — for Community imports of products
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originating in each of the countries and territories re­                                  Article 6
ferred to in Article 1 (2) are reached for any one of
these countries or territories at Community level, the           1 . For the products listed in Annexes A and B, the
levying of customs duties on imports of the products in          Community tariff quotas referred to in Article 5 ( 1 )
question from the country or territory concerned may at          shall be allocated in shares which shall be, for each
any time be reintroduced until the end of the period             Member State, the amounts corresponding to the ton­
referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ).                                  nages shown in column 5 of Annex A and under (c) in
                                                                 column 4 of Annex B against each category of products.
However, the first subparagraph shall not apply to the
imports in question originating in the countries listed in       2 . The shares allocated to Denmark for certain pro­
Annex E.                                                         ducts falling within heading Nos and subheadings
                                                                 51.04, ex 55.05 , ex 55.09, 56.05 A, 56.07 A and ex
                                                                 59.04 shall be increased by an amount determined in a
                          Article 4                              footnote to Annex A.
The Commission shall reintroduce the levying of cus­             The first and second subparagraphs of Article 5 (2) shall
toms duties in respect of all the countries or territories       not apply to such an increase.
referred to in Article 1 (2) or in respect of any one of
them by means of a Regulation according to the con­
ditions laid down in Article 3 ( 1 ) and (2).
                                                                                          Article 7
                                                                 Member States shall take all measures necessary to
                                                                 ensure that importers of the products concerned estab­
                         SECTION II                              lished in their territory have free access to the shares
                                                                 allocated to them.
Provisions relating to the allocation and administration
              of the Community tariff quotas
                                                                                          Article 8
                           Article 5                             The Commission shall take all necessary measures to
                                                                 ensure that the maximum amount referred to in Article
 1 . The total suspension of customs duties within the           5 (2) is observed. When the charges, at Community
 framework of the Community tariff quotas referred to            level, of products originating in each of the independent
 in Article 1 ( 1 ) concerns the products in Annex A and         countries listed in Annex D against any one of the
 the products in Annex B for each of which the quota             Community tariff quotas reach the maximum amount
 amount, expressed in tonnes, is indicated in column 3 of        laid down under (a) in column 4 of Annex A, the
 Annex A under ( a) in column 4 of Annex B.                      Commission shall immediately notify the Member
                                                                 States of the date on which, as a result of this fact, the
 2. The amount to be charged in respect of each inde­            normal tariff is to be reintroduced in respect of the
pendent country referred to in Article 1 (2 ) against each       independent country in question. This notification shall
 of the tariff quota amounts mentioned above shall be            be published in the Official Journal of the European
 limited to the maximum amount given under ( a) in               Communities .
 column 4 of Annex A against each category of products .
 For the products listed in Annex A, charges of the
 products originating in each of the countries listed                                    SECTION III
 under (b) in column 4 of the said Annex shall be limited
 in each Member State to 10 % of its share. Each
 Member State shall reintroduce the levying of normal                                General provisions
 customs duties in respect of the country concerned as
 soon as it records that the said percentage has been
 reached. The Member State in question shall im­
 mediately notify the Commission, which shall inform                                      Article 9
 the other Member States without delay.
                                                                  1 . Imports of the products in question shall be actually
This limitation of the amount charged shall not apply to         charged against the Community ceilings, shares and
the tariff quotas given under (a) in column 4 of Annex           maximum amounts as and when these products are
B , such quotas being available only to the countries and        entered for home use and are accompanied by a certifi­
territories mentioned opposite, under (b) in column 4 of         cate of origin pursuant to the rules referred to in Article
the said Annex, considered as a group.                           1 (2 ).
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2 . Goods may be charged against a ceiling or maxi­                                       Article 10
mum amount or admitted under a tariff quota only if
the certificate of origin referred to in paragraph 1 is           On receipt of a request from the Commission, and in
presented before the date on which the levying of duties          any case at least monthly, Member States shall inform it
is reintroduced.                                                  of imports of the products concerned charged against
                                                                  their shares and the Community ceilings and maximum
                                                                  amounts .
3 . The extent to which the ceilings, shares and maxi­
mum amounts have been used up shall be determined at
Community level on the basis of the impqrts charged in                                    Article 11
accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2.
                                                                  Member States and the Commission shall cooperate
                                                                  closely to ensure that the preceding provisions are ob­
4. Any amendment to Annex D, in particular by the                 served .
addition of new countries or territories enjoying tariff
preferences, may entail a corresponding adjustment to
the amounts of the Community ceilings, quotas and                                         Article 12
maximum amounts referred to in Articles 2 ( 1 ) and (3 ),
and 5 ( 1 ) and (2).                                              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1978 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
               Done at Brussels, 30 May 1978 .
                                                                                     For the Council
                                                                                      The President                          «
                                                                                      I. N0RGAARD
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                                                          ANNEX A                                                                                                       5 6
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          st of textile products subject to zero-duty Community tariff quotas under the generalized tariff pre­
                                         ferences granted to developing countries
                                                                       Maximum amount per country
                                                                                 (in %)
                                              Quota amount                         4                              Volume of shares allocated to Member States
                Description                                                                                                       (in tonnes)
                                                (in tonnes)
                                                                      (a)                     (b)
                     (2)                            (3)             general                 special                                   5)
                                                                                                                                                                          Official
  man-made fibres (continuous ),                191.50               30                         10           Germany                                        5171
fabrics of monofil or strip of                                                      for                      Benelux                                        1915
    or 5 1 .02                                                                      — Colombia               France                                         36.39
                                                                                    — Korea (South )         Italy                                          26.81
                                                                                                             Denmark i 1 )                                  13.41
                                                                                                             Ireland                                            191
                                                                                                             United Kingdom                                 4212
                                                                                                                                                                      Journal of the European
   ut up for retail sale:
                                                                                                                                                                          Communities
      per single yarn, per kg :
   m or less                                    697                  30                         10           Germany                                       188.19
                                                                                    for Brazi                Benelux                                        69-70
                                                                                                             France                                        132-43
                                                                                                             Italy                                          97.58
                                                                                                             Denmark                                        48-79
                                                                                                             Ireland                                         6-97
                                                                                                             United Kingdom                                153-34
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            onnes.                                                                                                                                                        149                   /   5
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                                                          (in %)
                               Quota amount                  4                       Volume of shares allocated to Member States
            Description
                                (in tonnes)                                                          (in tonnes)                                                                       6
                                                ( a)                     (b)                                                            No L 149
                                                                                                                                                                                       /
                                                                                                                                                                                           /   6
                  2                 3         general                  special                          (5)
than 14 000 m but not more       3 216         30                       10       Germany                                     868.32
 0 000 m                                                      for                Benelux                                     321.60
                                                                    Brazil       France                                      611.04
                                                                    Mexico       Italy                                       450.24
                                                                                 Denmark ( J )                               225.12
                                                                                 Ireland                                       32.16
                                                                                 United Kingdom                              707.52
 than 40 000 m but not more       1 106       30                        10       Germany                                     298.62
  0 000 m                                                     for                Benelux                                      1 10.60
                                                                    Brazil       France                                      210-14
                                                                    Colombia     Italy                                        1 54.84
                                                                    Mexico       Denmark ( 2)                                  77-42
                                                                                 Ireland                                       1 1 06
                                                                                 United Kingdom                               243.32
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 than 80 000 m but less than        159.50    20                                 Germany                                       43-07
  0 m                                                                            Benelux                                       15-95
                                                                                 France                                        30.3 1
                                                                                 Italy                                         22.33
                                                                                 Denmark                                       11.15
                                                                                 Ireland                                         1.60
                                                                                 United Kingdom                                35.09
                                                                                                                                                                         .
                                                                                                                                            5 6
                                                                                                                                                                       ,
                                                                                                                                             78
      0 tonnes.
     " tonnes
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                                                     Maximum amount per country
                                                               (in %)                                                                            5 6
                                                                                                                                                                             .
         Description               Quota amount                  4)                       Volume of shares allocated to Member States
                                    (in tonnes)                                                           (in tonnes)                            78
                                                    (a)                        (b)
              2                         3         general                    special                          5)
 ics of cotton :
5% or more by weight of
    of less than 85 cm :
ched                                        465     40                                                                                  125.55
                                                                                        Germany
                                                                                        Benelux                                          46.50
                                                                                        France                                           88.35
                                                                                        Italy                                            65.10
                                                                                        Denmark                                          32.55
                                                                                        Ireland                                           4.65
                                                                                        United Kingdom                                  102.30
                                            284     40                             10   Germany                                         76.68
                                                                      for               Benelux                                         28-40
                                                                      — Colombia        France                                          53.96
                                                                      — Mexico          Italy                                           39-76
                                                                                        Denmark                                         19.88
                                                                                        Ireland                                          2-84
                                                                                        United Kingdom                                  62-48
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ched, of a width of:
    cm or more but not more than                                              10        Germany                                     777.60
         cm                            2 880        30                for Brazil        Benelux                                     288.00
                                                                                        France                                      547.20
                                                                                        Italy                                       403.20
                                                                                        Denmark                                     201.60
                                                                                        Ireland                                      28.80               No L
                                                                                        United Kingdom                              633.60
                                                                                                                                                                                                7
                                                                                                                                                         149                                    /
                                                                                                                                                                                                    /   7
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                                                                  (in %)                                                                               No L
                                    Quota amount                     4                          Volume of shares allocated to Member States
          Description
                                        (in tonnes)                                                             (in tonnes)                                                 8
                                                        (a)                       (b)                                                                  149                  /
                                                                                                                                                                                /   8
               2                    •        3)       general                   special                            (5)
    re than 1 1 5 cm but not more        1 750         40                         10         Germany                                     472.50
       165 cm                                                         tor                    Benelux                                     175.00
                                                                            Brazil           France                                      332.50
                                                                            Colombia         Italy                                       245.00
                                                                            Korea (South )   Denmark (')                                 122.50
                                                                                             Ireland                                      17.50
                                                                                             United Kingdom                              385.00
                                                                                                                                                          Official
re than 165 cm                             564.50      40                         10         Germany                                      152-42
                                                                      for                    Benelux                                          56.45
                                                                      — Brazil               France                                       107.26
                                                                      — Korea (South )       Italy                                         79.02
                                                                      — Singapore            Denmark                                       39.52
                                                                      — Yugoslavia           Ireland                                        5-65
                                                                                             United Kingdom                               124.18
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     er                                    273.50      40                         10         Germany                                          73.85
                                                                      for                    Benelux                                          27-35
                                                                      — Brazil               France                                           51.97
                                                                      — Colombia             Italy                                            38-28
                                                                      — Mexico               Denmark ( 2)                                     19.15
                                                                                             Ireland                                           2-74
                                                                                                                                                           Communities
                                                                                             United Kingdom                                   60.16
                                            156.50     40                          10        Germany                                          42-26
                                                                         f/>r Yugoslavia     Benelux                                          15.65
                                                                                             France                                           29.74
                                                                                             Italy                                            21.91
                                                                                             Denmark                                          10.95
                                                                                             Ireland                                           1.56
                                                                                             United Kingdom                                   34-43
                                                                                                                                                                         .
                                                                                                                                                             5 6
                                                                                                                                                                          .
      tonnes
      tonnes                                                                                                                                                 78
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                                                      Maximum amount per country
                                                                                                                                                        5 6
                                                                  (in %)                                                                                                            .
                                    Quota amount                    (4)                         Volume of shares allocated to Member States
                   Description       (in tonnes)                                                                (in tonnes)                              78
                                                     ( a)                          (b)
                           (2)           (3)       general                       special                           (5)
ade fibres (discontinuous or
       for retail sale :
    xtile fibres                      317              30                                10     Germany                                       85.59
                                                                           for                  Benelux                                       31.70
                                                                           — Korea ( South)     France                                        60.23
                                                                           — Singapore          Italy                                         44.38
                                                                                                Denmark ( J )                                 22.19
                                                                                                Ireland                                        3 - 17
                                                                                                United Kingdom                                69.74
   man-made fibres (discontinuous
    xtile fibres                      295.50           30                                10     Germany                                       79-79
                                                                           for Korea (South )   Benelux                                       29.55
                                                                                                France                                        56.15
                                                                                                Italy                           '             41.37
                                                                                                Denmark ( 2)                                  20.69
                                                                                                Ireland                                        2-95
                                                                                                United Kingdom                                65-00
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      and rugs, knotted ( made up
 r of fine animal hair, contain­      2 704                  40                                 Germany                                   730.08
      etre of warp not more than                                                                Benelux                                   270.40
       f knots                                                                                  France                                    513-76
                                                                                                Italy                                     378-56
                                                                                                Denmark                                   189.28
                                                                                                Ireland                                    27.04
                                                                                                United Kingdom                            594.88          No L
               tonnes .
                 tonnes.                                                                                                                                  149                                          /^
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                                                                (in *)                                                                          No L
                                     Quota amount                  4                      Volume of shares allocated to Member States
               Description
                                      (in tonnes)                                                         (in tonnes)
                                                      (a)                     (b)
                   2                      3                                                                   5)
                                                    general                 special
                                                                                                                                                149                                            /   10
opes and cables plaited or
                                      1 389-50       40                               Germany                                      375-17
                                                                                      Benelux                                      138-95
                                                                                      France                                       264-00
                                                                                      Italy                                        194-53
                                                                                      Denmark                                       97-26
                                                                                      Ireland                                       13-90
                                                                                      United Kingdom                               305-69
                                                                                                                                        93-96
         sisalana )                     348         30                                Germany
                                                                                      Benelux                                           34-80
                                                                                      France                                            66-12
                                                                                                                                    48-72
                                                                                      Italy
                                                                                                                                    24-36
                                                                                      Denmark (')
                                                                                      Ireland                                        3-48
                                                                                                                                    76-56
                                                                                      United Kingdom
   tile fibres                          334-50       20                               Germany                                           90-32
                                                                                      Benelux                                           33-45
                                                                                      France                                            63-55
                                                                                      Italy                                             46-83
                                                                                      Denmark                                           23-41
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                                                                                      Ireland                                            3-35
                                                                                      United Kingdom                                    73-59
    an of jute or of other textile      261          30                               Germany                                           70-47
     eading No 57.03 or of coir                                                       Benelux                                           26-10
                                                                                      France                                            49-59
                                                                                      Italy                                             36-54
                                                                                      Denmark                                           18-27
                                                                                      Ireland                                            2 61
                                                                                      United Kingdom                                    57-42
                                                                                                                                                    5                           .
                                                                                                                                                     .        .
                                                                                                                                                     5        6
                                                                                                                                                                      78        .
             nes                                                                                                                                     .            .
                                                                                                                                                     5            6
                                                                                                                                                                               78
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                                                              Maximum amount per country
                                                                                                                                                                    5 6
                                                                        (in %)                                                                                                    .
                                            Quota amount                  4                              Volume of shares allocated to Member States
         Description                                                                                                     (in tonnes)                                 78
                                             (in tonnes)
                                                             (a)                          (b)
             2                                   3         general                      special                              5)
stockings, socks, ankle-socks,
 like, knitted or crocheted, not
   d :
 tile fibres                                    57          30                            10          Germany                                          15.39
                                                                           for Korea (South )         Benelux                                           5.70
                                                                                                      France                                           10.83
                                                                                                      Italy                                             7.98
                                                                                                      Denmark                                           3.99
                                                                                                      Ireland                                           0-5 "
                                                                                                                                                                     Official
                                                                                                      United Kingdom                                   12.54
                                                                                                                                                                Journal
                                                                                                                                                                     ot
                                               200          30                             0          Germany                                          54.00
                                                                              for                     Benelux                                          2000
                                                                                    Korea ( South )   France                                           38 00
                                                                                    Yugoslavia        Italy                                            28.00
                                                                                                      Denmark                                          14.00
                                                                                                      Ireland                                           2 00
                                                                                                      United Kingdom                                   44.00
                                                                                                                                                                the European Communities
       knitted     or   crocheted ,   not    1 226.50       30                            10          Germany                                      331 15
                                                                              for                     Benelux                                      122.65
                                                                           — Korea ( South )          France                                       233.03
                                                                           — Yugoslavia               Italy                                        171-71
                                                                                                      Denmark                                       85.86
                                                                                                      Ireland                                       12-27
                                                                                                      United Kingdom                               269.83 .
                                                                                                                                                                   No L
                                                                                                                                                                  149                      /
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                                                           (in %)                                                                                 No L
                               Quota amount                   4)                          Volume of shares allocated to Member States
      Description               (in tonnes)                                                               (in tonnes)
                                                ( a)                       ( b)
          (2                        (3        general                    special                             (5) .                                 149                                         /   12
d other articles, knitted or       402           30                          10          Germany                                    108.54
    c or rubberized                                              for                     Benelux                                     40.20
                                                                       Korea (South )    France                                      76.38
                                                                       Yugoslavia        Italy                                       56.28
                                                                                         Denmark                                     28.14
                                                                                         Ireland                                      4.02
                                                                                         United Kingdom                              88.44
  ter garments                     422           30                          10          Germany                                    113.94
                                                                 for                     Benelux                                     42.20
                                                                       Korea ( South )   France                                      80- IS
                                                                       Yugoslavia        Italy                                       59.08
                                                                                         Denmark                                     29.54
                                                                                         Ireland                                      4.22
                                                                                         United Kingdom                              92-84
   infants' outer garments         330.50        30                          10          Germany                                        89.23
                                                                 for                     Benelux                                        33-06
                                                                       Korea (South )    France                                         62.80
                                                                       Yugoslavia        Italy                                          46-27
                                                                                         Denmark                                        23.13
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                                                                                         Ireland                                         3.30
                                                                                         United Kingdom                                 72-71
 under garments, including         372.50        30                          10          Germany                                    100.57
      and cuffs                                                  for                     Benelux                                     37.24
                                                                 — Korea (South )        France                                      70.77
                                                                 — Yugoslavia            Italy                                       52-14
                                                                                         Denmark                                     26.07
                                                                                         Ireland                                      3.76
                                                                                                                                                                                  .
                                                                                         United Kingdom                              81.95
                                                                                                                                                       5 6
                                                                                                                                                                                 .
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                                                     Maximum amount per country                                                                        5 6
                                                                                                                                                                    .
                                                               (in %)
                                   Quota amount                  4                            Volume of shares allocated to Member States
   Description                                                                                                                                         78
                                    (in tonnes)                                                               (in tonnes)
                                                    (a)                         (b)
        2)                              3         general                     special                             5)
d infants' under garments              148          30                            10        Germany                                     39.96
                                                                     for                    Benelux                                     14.80
                                                                           Korea (South )   France                                      28.12
                                                                           Yugoslavia       Italy                                       20.72
                                                                                            Denmark                                     10.36
                                                                                            Ireland                                      1 48
                                                                                            United Kingdom                              32-56
                                                                                                                                                        Official
                                        78          30                                      Germany                                         21.06
                                                                                            Benelux                                          7-80
                                                                                            France                                          14.82
                                                                                            Italy                                           10.92
                                                                                            Denmark                                          5.46
                                                                                            Ireland                                          0.78
                                                                                            United Kingdom                                  17.16
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ts, suspender-belts, brassieres,        50          30                                      Germany                                         13.50
 garters and the like ( includ­                                                             Benelux                                          5.00
f knitted or crocheted fabric),                                                             France                                           9.50
tic                                                                                         Italy                                            7.00
                                                                                            Denmark                                          3.50
                                                                                                                                                        Communities
                                                                                            Ireland                                          0-50
                                                                                            United Kingdom                                  11.00
inen , toilet linen and kitchen        180          30                            0         Germany                                         48.60
  other furnishing articles                                          for Brazil             Benelux                                         18.00
                                                                                            France                                          34.20
                                                                                            Italy                                           25-20
                                                                                            Denmark                                         12.60
                                                                                            Ireland                                          1.80
                                                                                            United Kingdom                                  39-60
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      f textile products referred to in Articles 2 and 5 which are subject to zero-duty Community
       s and tariff quotas under the generalized tariff preferences for developing countries and
                                             territories
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                                                                                 Quota (4)                                                      Ceiling (5)
                                 Total
                              preferential                                                                                                       Maximum amount per
       tion                     amount
                                              Amount
                                                                                                 Volume of shares allocated
                                                            Beneficiary countries                                                 Amount        country and territory (b)
                               (in tonnes)                     and territories                       to Member States
                                             (in tonnes)                                                                          (in tonnes)
                                                                                                        (in tonnes)
                                                                                                                                                    in %        in tonnes
                                    3)           (a)                 b)                                     (c)                      ( a)             1             2
p's or lambs' wool              200.50           60        Brazil                            Germany                    16.20     140.50            50            70.25
  ut up for retail sale                                    Uruguay                           Benelux                      6.00
                                                                                             France                      1 1.40
                                                                                             Italy                        8.40,
                                                                                             Denmark                      4.20
                                                                                             Ireland                      0.60
                                                                                             United Kingdom             13.20
   ot put up for retail           122          24-50       Brazi                             Germany                      6-62    97-50             50            48-75
                                                                                             Benelux                      2-45
                                                                                             France                       4.65
                                                                                             Italy                        3.43
                                                                                             Denmark                      171
                                                                                             Ireland                      0.24
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                                                                                             United Kingdom               5.39
  up for retail sale:
 d, finished in balls            26.50            8        Brazil                            Germany                      2 16     18.50            50              9.25
     s, tubes or similar                                   Hong Kong                         Benelux                      0.80
     ight ( including sup­                                                                   France                       1 52
        900 g                                                                                Italy                        112
                                                                                             Denmark                      0.56
                                                                                             Ireland                      0.08
                                                                                                                                                                                                            .
                                                                                             United Kingdom               1 76                                                5 6
                                                                                                                                                                                                           .
                                                                                                                                                                              78
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                                                                                      Quota (4)                                                        Ceiling (5)                 5 6
                                                                                                                                                                                                             .
                                 Total
                              preferential                                                                                                                                           78
        ion                    amount                                                                Volume of shares allocated                         Maximum amount per
                                              Amount          Beneficiary countries                                                      Amount        country and territory (b)
                              (in tonnes)                           and territories                      to Member States
                                             (in tonnes)                                                                                 (in tonnes)
                                                                                                            (in tonnes)
                                                                                                                                                           in %        in tonnes
                                   3             (a)                      b                                     (c)                         ( a)             1            (2)
                                  25              5        Brazil                                 Germany                     1 - 35         20             50              10
  ingle yarn ,
ore per kg                                                                                        Benelux                     0.50
                                                                                                  France                      0.95
                                                                                                  Italy                       0.70
                                                                                                  Denmark                     0.35
                                                                                                  Ireland                     0.05
                                                                                                  United Kingdom              110
milar terry fabrics               52            10.50      Brazi                                  Germany                     2.85         41.50            50           20.75
                                                                                                  Benelux                         1 05
                                                                                                  France                          1.99
                                                                                                  Italy                           1-47
                                                                                                  Denmark                     0-73
                                                                                                  Ireland                     0.10
                                                                                                  United Kingdom              2.31
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          man-made   fibres
   :
  e fibres                       330            100        Brazil                                 Germany                    27.00          230             50             115
                                                           Yugoslavia                             Benelux                    1000
                                                                                                  France                     19.00
                                                                                                  Italy                      14-00
                                                                                                  Denmark                     7.00
                                                                                                  Ireland                         100                                                       No L
                                                                                                  United Kingdom             22.00
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                                  Total
                               preferential                                                                                                      Maximum amount per
       ption                     amount                                                           Volume of shares allocated
                                               Amount        Beneficiary countries                                                Amount        country and territory (b)
                               (in tonnes)                      and territories                       to Member States
                                              (in tonnes)                                                                         (in tonnes)
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                                    3             (a)                 b                                      (c)                     ( a)             1              2
   nd chenille fabrics         235.50           70.50       Colombia                          Germany                    19.04       165            50            82.50
   welling or similar                                       Korea ( South )                   Benelux                      7.05
   ton falling within                                       Hong Kong                         France                     13.40
and fabrics falling                                                                           Italy                       9.87
    05 )                                                                                      Denmark                     4.94
                                                                                              Ireland                     0.70
                                                                                              United Kingdom             15.50
      rics,    and   narrow­        50              0       Hong Kong                         Germany                     2.70       40             50              20
  nsisting of warp                                                                            Benelux                      1.00
    d by means of an                                                                          France                       1.90
  n goods falling                                                                             Italy                        1.40
    06                                                                                        Denmark                     0.70
                                                                                              Ireland                     0.10
                                                                                              United Kingdom              2-20
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     ece, in strips or in           82              6       Korea ( South )                   Germany                     4-32       66             50               33
                                                                                              Benelux                      1.60
                                                                                              France                       3.04
                                                                                              Italy                        2-24
                                                                                              Den mark                     112
                                                                                              Ireland                      0.16
                                                                                                                                                                                                               .
                                                                                              United Kingdom               3.52
                                                                                                                                                                                5 6
                                                                                                                                                                                                            .
                                                                                                                                                                               78
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                                                                               Quota (4)                                                      Ceiling (5)                        5 6
                                                                                                                                                                                                         .
                               Total
                            preferential                                                                                                                                         78
         ption               amount                                                           Volume of shares allocated                       Maximum amount per
                                            Amount        Beneficiary countries                                                 Amount        country and territory (b)
                            (in tonnes)                                                           to Member States
                                           (in tonnes)       and territories                                                    (in tonnes)
                                                                                                      (in tonnes)
                                                                                                                                                  in %        in tonnes
         )                       3             (a)                 b)                                    ( c)                      ( a)             1             2
  fabrics, not elastic       393.50            118       Brazil                            Germany                   31.86 _    275.50            50            137.75
                                                         Uruguay                           Benelux                   11.80 '
                                                         Yugoslavia                        France                    22.42
                                                                                           Italy                     16.52
                                                                                           Denmark                     8-26
                                                                                           Ireland                     1.18
                                                                                           United Kingdom            25-96
 mitts, knitted        or      50              15        Korea (South )                    Germany                     4-05       35              50             17.50
     or rubberized                                       Hong Kong                         Benelux                     1.50
                                                                                           France                      2.85
                                                                                           Italy                       2-10
                                                                                           Denmark                     1 - 05
                                                                                           Ireland                     0.15
                                                                                           United Kingdom              3.30
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  kind used for the           254              76        Korea (South )                    Germany                   20-52        178             50               89
                                                         Hong Kong                         Benelux                     7.60
                                                                                           France                     14.44
   terials :                                                                                                          10.64
                                                                                           Italy
                                                                                           Denmark                     5.32
    ax or of sisal                                                                         Ireland                     0-76
   r (excluding coir                                                                       United Kingdom             16.72
     )
   ding coir fibres)
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                                                                           ANNEX C
                       List of products originating in developing countries and territories to which the generalized
                                               tariff preferences for certain textile products will apply (a)
                                    CCT
                 Order
                   No             heading                                                 Description
                                      No
                            CHAPTER 50
                    1             50.04                 Silk yarn , other than yarn of noil or other waste silk, not put up
                                                        for retail sale
                    2             50.05                 Yarn spun from noil or other waste silk, not put up for retail
                                                        sale
                    3             50.07                 Silk yarn and yarn spun from noil or other waste silk, put up for
                                                        retail sale; silk-worm gut; imitation catgut of silk
                   4              50.09                 Woven fabrics of silk, of noil or other waste silk (')
                            CHAPTER 5 1
                    5             51.01                 Yarn of man-made fibres ( continuous), not put up for retail sale ( 2 )
                    6             5 1 . 02              Monofil , strip ( artificial straw and the like) and imitation catgut, of
                                                        man-made fibre materials
                    7             5 1 . 03              Yarn of man-made fibres ( continuous), put up for retail sale
                    8       CHAPTER 52                  METALLIZED TEXTILES
                            CHAPTER 53
                    9             53.06                 Yarn of carded sheep's or lambs' wool (wollen yarn ), not put up
                                                        for retail sale
                  10              53.08                 Yarn of fine animal hair ( carded or combed ), not put lip for retail
                                                        sale
                  1 1             53.09                 Yarn of horsehair or of other coarse animal hair, not put up for
                                                        retail sale
                  12              53.10                 Yarn of sheep's or lambs' wool , of horsehair or of other animal
                                                        hair ( fine or coarse ), put up for retail sale
                  13              53.1 1                Woven fabrics of sheep's or lambs' wool or of fine animal hair (')
                  14             53.12                  Woven fabrics of horsehair or of other coarse animal hair
           (a) Products qualifying under the ordinary arrangements for exemption or total temporary suspension of the Common Customs Tariff
                  duty are only token entries.
            ( 1 ) For products falling within this heading, the maximum Community amount referred to in Article 2 (3 ) is reduced to 20 % .
            (2) For products falling within subheading 51.01 A and B II, the maximum Community amount referred to in Article 2 (3) is reduced to
                  30 % .
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                                CCT
             Order
               No
                              heading                                                 Description
                                 No
                         CHAPTER 54
                15              54.04                 Flax or ramie yarn, put up for retail sale
                16              54.05                 Woven fabrics of flax or of ramie
                         CHAPTER 55
                17              55.06                 Cotton yarn , put up for retail sale
                18              55.07                 Cotton gauze
                         CHAPTER 56
                19              56.01                 Man-made fibres ( discontinuous), not carded , combed or otherwise
                                                      prepared for spinning (')
                20              56.02                 Continuous filament tow for the manufacture of man-made fibres
                                                      ( discontinuous) (')
                21              56.03                 Waste ( including yarn waste and pulled or garnetted rags ) of man­
                                                      made fibres ( continuous or discontinuous ), not carded , combed or
                                                      otherwise prepared for spinning (')
                22              56.04                 Man-made fibres ( discontinuous or waste), carded , combed or other­
                                                      wise prepared for spinning
                23             56.05                  Yarn of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste), not put up for
                                                      retail sale :
                                                      B. Of regenerated textile fibres
                24             56.06                  Yarn of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste), put up for retail
                                                      sale
                         CHAPTER 57
               25        ex 57.07                    Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres, other than coir yarn ; paper yarn
               26         ex 57 . 1 1                Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres, other than those of coir;
                                                     woven fabrics of paper yarn
                        CHAPTER 58
               27         ex 58.01                   Carpets, carpeting and rugs, knotted ( made up or not), other than
                                                     of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading No 57.03 or of coir
                                                     or wool or fine animal hair, containing per metre of warp
                                                     not more than 500 rows of knots
                               58.02                 Other carpets, carpeting, rugs, mats and matting, and ' Kelem\
                                                     ' Schumacks ' and ' Karamanie ' rugs and the like ( made up or not ):
          ( 1) For products falling within this heading, the maximum Community amount referred to in Article 2 (3 ) is reduced to 30% .
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                       CCT
            Order
             No       heading                                       Description
                        No
             28       58.02        ex A. Carpets, whether tufted or not other than of jute or other
                    (cont'd)               textile bast fibres of heading No 57.03 or coir
             29                        B. ' Kelem ', 'Schumacks' and ' Karamanie' rugs and the like
             30       58.03        Tapestries, hand-made, of the type Gobelins, Flanders, Aubusson ,
                                   Beauvais and the like, and needle-worked tapestries ( for example,
                                   petit point and cross stitch ) made in panels and the like by hand
             31       58.06        Woven labels , badges and the like, not embroidered, in the piece, in
                                   strips or cut to shape or size
             32       58.07        Chenille yarn ( including flock chenille yarn), gimped yarn (other
                                   than metallized yarn of heading No 52.01 and gimped horsehair
                                   yarn ); braids and ornamental trimmings in the piece ; tassels,
                                   pompons and the like
             33       58.08        Tulle and other net fabrics ( but not including woven , knitted or
                                   crocheted fabrics ), plain
             34       58.09        Tulle and other net fabrics (but not including woven , knitted or
                                   crocheted fabrics ), figured ; hand or mechanically made lace, in the
                                   piece, in strips or in motifs
                  CHAPTER 59
            35       59.01       Wadding and articles of wadding; textile flock and dust and mill
                                 neps
            36       59.02       Felt and articles of felt, whether or not impregnated or coated
            37       59.03       Bonded fibre fabrics, similar bonded yarn fabrics, and articles of
                                 such fabrics, whether or not impregnated or coated
            38       59.05       Nets and netting made of twine, cordage or rope, and made up
                                 fishing nets of yarn, twine, cordage or rope
            39       59.06       Other articles made from yarn, twine, cordage, rope or cables other
                                 than textile fabrics and articles made from such fabrics
            40       59.07       Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances of a kind
                                  used for the outer covers of books and the like; tracing cloth ;
                                  prepared painting canvas; buckram and similar fabrics for hat
                                  foundations and similar uses
            41       59.08       Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with pre­
                                  parations of cellulose derivatives or of other artificial plastic
                                  materials
            42       59.10        Linoleum and materials prepared on a textile base in a similar
                                  manner to linoleum , whether or not cut to shape or of a kind used
                                  as floor coverings ; floor coverings consisting of a coating applied on
                                  a textile base, cut to shape or nor
            43       59.1 1       Rubberized textile fabrics, other than rubberized knitted or croche­
                                  ted goods
            44       59.12       Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated or coated ; painting canvas
                                  being theatrical scenery, studio back-cloths or the like
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                       CCT
           Order
            No       heading                                        Description
                        No
            45       59.13          Elastic fabrics and trimmings ( other than knitted or crocheted goods )
                                    consisting of textile materials combined with rubber threads
            46       59.14          Wicks , of woven , plaited or knitted textile materials , for lamps,
                                    stoves, lighters, candles and the like ; tubular knitted gas-mantle
                                    fabric and incandescent gas mantles
            47       59.15          Textile hosepiping and similar tubing, with or without lining,
                                    armour or accessories of other materials
            48        59.16         Transmission , conveyor or elevator belts or belting, of textile
                                    material , whether or not strengthened with metal or other
                                    material
            49        59.17         Textile fabrics and textile articles of a kind commonly used in
                                    machinery or plant
                 CHAPTER 60
            50        60.06         Knitted or crocheted fabric and articles thereof, elastic or rubberized
                                    (including elastic knee-caps and elastic stockings)
                 CHAPTER 61
            51        61.06         Shawls , scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like
            52        6 1 . 07      Ties, bow ties and cravats
            53        61.10         Gloves, mittens, mitts, stockings, socks and sockettes, not being
                                    knitted or crocheted goods
            54        6.1           Made up accessories for articles of apparel ( for example, dress
                                    shields, shoulder and other pads, belts, muffs, sleeve protectors,
                                    pockets)
                 CHAPTER 62
            55        62.01         Travelling rugs and blankets
            56        62.04         Tarpaulins, sails, awnings, sunblinds, tents and camping goods
            57    ex 62.05           Other made up textile articles ( including dress patterns ) other than
                                    of jute , other than textile bast fibres of heading No 57.03 or coir
                 CHAPTER 63
            58    ex 63.01          Clothing, clothing accessories, travelling rugs and blankets, house­
                                    hold linen and furnishing articles (other than articles falling within
                                    heading No 58.01 , 58.02 or ,58.03 ), of textile materials ; footwear and
                                    headgear of any material , showing signs of appreciable wear and
                                    imported in bulk or in bales, sacks or similar bulk packings other
                                    than of jute, other than textile bast fibres of heading No 57.03 or
                                    coir
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                                                                              ANNEX D
                                 List of developing countries and territories enjoying generalized tariff preferences (')
                                                               I. INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
660   Afghanistan ( 2)                            257 Guinea Bissau                                                          520 Paraguay
208   Algeria                                     488 Guyana                                                                 504 Peru
330   Angola                                      452 Haiti ( 2 )                                                            708 Philippines
528   Argentina                                   424 Honduras                                                               644 Qatar
453 Bahamas                                       664 India                                                                  066 Romania
640 Bahrain                                       700 Indonesia                                                              247 Republic of Cape Verde
666 Bangladesh ( 2)                               616 Iran                                                                   324 Rwanda ( 2)
469 Barbados                                      612 Iraq                                                                   819 Samoa ( 2)
284 Benin ( 2 )                                   272 Ivory Coast                                                            311 Sao Tome and Principe
675 Bhutan ( 2)                                   464 Jamaica                                                                632 Saudi Arabia
516 Bolivia                                       338 Jibuti                                                                 248 Senegal
391 Botswana ( 2)                                 628 Jordan                                                                 355 Seychelles and dependencies
508 Brazil                                        346 Kenya                                                                  264 Sierra Leone
676 Burma                                         636 Kuwait                                                                 706 Singapore
328 Burundi ( 2)                                  684 Laos (2)                                                               342 Somalia ( 2 )
696 Cambodia                                      604 Lebanon                                                                728 South Korea
302 Cameroon                                      395 Lesotho ( 2 )                                                          656 South Yemen (2)
306 Central African Empire ( 2)                   268 Liberia                                                                669 Sri Lanka
244 Chad ( 2)                                     216     Libya                                                              224 Sudan ( 2)
512 Chile                                         370     Madagascar                                                         492 Surinam
480 Colombia                                      386     Malawi ( 2 )                                                       393 Swaziland
375 Comoros                                       701     Malaysia                                                           608 Syria
318 Congo                                         667     Maldives (2)                                                       352 Tanzania ( 2)
436 Costa Rica                                    232     Mali ( 2 )                                                         680 Thailand
448 Cuba                                          228 Mauritania                                                             280 Togo
600 Cyprus                                        373 Mauritius                                                              817 Tonga
456 Dominican Republic                            412 Mexico                                                                472 Trinidad and Tobago
500 Ecuador                                       204 Morocco                                                               212 Tunisia
220 Egypt                                         366 Mozambique                                                            350 Uganda ( 2 )
428 El Salvador                                   803 Nauru                                                                 647 United Arab Emirates
310 Equatorial Guinea                             672     Nepal ( 2 )                                                       236 Upper Volta ( 2)
334 Ethiopia ( 2)                                 432     Nicaragua                                                         524 Uruguay
815 Fiji                                          240     Niger ( 2)                                                        484 Venezuela
314 Gabon                                         288     Nigeria                                                           690 Vietnam
252 Gambia ( 2 )                                  652     North Yemen (2)                                                   048 Yugoslavia
276 Ghana                                         649 Oman                                                                  322 Zaire
473 Grenada                                       662 Pakistan                                                              378 Zambia
416 Guatemala                                     440 Panama
260 Guinea ( 2)                                   801 Papua New Guinea
(') The code number preceding the name of each beneficiary country or territory is that given in 'Geonomenclature 1977', published by the Statistical Office of the European
    Communities .
(2) This country is also included in Annex E.
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                                                      II . COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES
           dependent or administered, or for whose external relations Member States of the Community or third
                                                    countries are wholly or pardy responsible
           808    American Oceania ( 1)
           802 Australian Oceania
           421 Belize
           413 Bermuda
           357    British Indian Ocean Territory
           812    British Oceania ( x)
           703 Brunei
           202     Canary Islands
           463     Cayman Islands
           205 Ceuta and Melilla
           529     Falkland Islands and dependencies
           822    French Polynesia
           044 Gibraltar
           740     Hong Kong
           743 Macao
           377     Mayotte
           476 Netherlands Antilles
           809     New Caledonia and dependencies
           814 New Zealand Oceania
           890     Polar regions
           329     St Helena and dependencies
           454 Turks and Caicos Islands
           457     Virgin Islands of the United States
           811     Wallis and Futuna Islands
           471 West Indies
           Note: The above lists may be amended subsequently to take account of changes in the international
                      status of countries or territories.
           (*) 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).
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                                                          ANNEX E
            List of least developed developing countries to which the first subparagraph of Article 2 (2) does not
                                                            apply
                      660 Afghanistan                                        386 Malawi
                      666 Bangladesh                                         667 Maldives
                      284 Benin                                              232 Mali
                      675 Bhutan                                             672 Nepal
                      391 Botswana                                           240 Niger
                      328 Burundi                                            652 North Yemen
                      306 Central African Empire                             324 Rwanda
                      244 Chad                                               819 Samoa
                      334 Ethiopia                                           342 Somalia
                      252 Gambia                                            656 South Yemen
                      260 Guinea                                             224 Sudan
                      452 Haiti                                              352 Tanzania
                      684 Laos                                               350 Uganda
                      395 Lesotho                                            236 Upper Volta