CELEX: 31978R3157
Language: en
Date: 1978-12-29 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3157/78 of 29 December 1978 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of Community tariff preferences for textile products originating in developing countries and territories

30. 12 . 78                             Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 375 /71
                                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3157/78
                                                     of 29 December 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 ,                          countries benefiting from this scheme excluding those
                                                                   already enjoying various preferential tariff arrangements
                                                                   granted by the Community (basic amount), plus 5% of
                                                                   the value of cif imports from other countries>and from
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              the countries already enjoying such arrangements
Economic Community,                                                (additional amount);
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                 Whereas, however, in respect of cotton textile products
                                                                   formerly covered by the long-term arrangement
                                                                   regarding international trade in cotton textiles, the offer
                                                                   in question laid down that the preferences in the form
Having regard to the opinion of the European                       of duty-free ceilings normally calculated according to
Parliament ( J),
                                                                   the formula set out in the preceding recital would be
                                                                   granted to the countries enjoying generalized
                                                                   preferences which are signatories to the long-term
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                   arrangement, or possibly to those countries which
Social Committee I 2),                                             undertook vis-a-vis the Community commitments
                                                                   similar to those existing under that arrangement, and
                                                                   that they would be accorded for the duration of the said
                                                                   arrangement; whereas the arrangement was due to
Whereas, within the context of UNCTAD, the
                                                                   expire on 30 September 1973 and was extended to
European Economic Community offered to grant tariff                31 December 1973 ; whereas, provisionally for the
preferences on finished and semi-finished products                 period 1 January 1974 to 30 June 1978 , it was
coming from developing countries; whereas the
                                                                   considered that the countries concerned would adopt
preferential treatment proposed in that offer covers,              measures with equivalent aims, for both cotton textile
generally speaking, all finished and semi-finished
                                                                   and like products, pending the implementation of the
industrial products covered by Chapters 25 to 99 of the            arrangement regarding international trade in textiles (3);
Common Customs Tariff which originate in developing                whereas the latter expired on 31 December 1977 and
countries; whereas the preference consists in the
                                                                   whereas the Community has participated in
granting of exemption from customs duties; whereas
                                                                   negotiations for its renewal and has accepted its
preferential imports are effected up to the level of
                                                                   prolongation, subject to the conditions and rules set out
ceilings calculated by value in respect of each product            in a protocol to which have been attached the
on the basis of factors which are uniform for all the
                                                                   conclusions adopted by the Textiles Committee on
products; whereas, in order that the preferences granted            14 December 1977 ; whereas, within the framework of
to the most competitive developing country or countries
should be restricted and that a substantial share should           the said arrangement regarding international trade in
be reserved for the least competitive, preferential                textiles, bilateral agreements have been negotiated
                                                                   between the Community and certain supplier countries
imports from any one developing country in respect of a
given product should not, as a general rule, exceed 50%             and territories which enjoy generalized preferences
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 quantita­
                                                                   tive limitation of their exports of certain textile pro­
Whereas, in the offer made by the Community, the                   ducts to the Community during the said period ;
                                                                    whereas it would therefore be sufficient under this
 annual ceilings should normally be calculated on the
basis of the total value for 1968 of cif imports from the           Regulation to limit the benefit of preferences in the tex­
                                                                    tile sector to products originating in the said countries
                                                                    and territories and in those which were to give the
                                                                    Community similar undertakings ;
( ) Opinion delivered on 15 . 12 . 1978 (not yet published in
    the Official Journal).
(2) Opinion delivered on 29. 11 . 1978 (not yet published in
    the Official Journal).                                         ( 3) OJ No L 118, 30. 4. 1974, p. 1 .
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Whereas, however, the implementation of a system of                 mentioned in Annexes A and C, the certificates of origin
tariff preferences for textile products which will take             for these products shall state the number of knots per
due account of the results of the textile policy pursued           metre of warp.
under the arrangement regarding international trade in
textiles constitutes a fairly complex operation                    3 . The ceilings shall be administered and the quotas
necessitating an intensive study of the specif rules to             allocated and administered in accordance with the
be put into effect and of their impact on trade in textile          following provisions.
products in general and preferential imports in
particular; whereas, furthermore, this study cannot be
carried out without certain information being known
relating to the application of this arrangement,
particularly as regards the functioning of the system of
                                                                                            SECTION I
surveillance introduced to ensure the proper working of
the agreements ;
                                                                   Provisions relating to the administration of the
                                                                                     Community tariff ceilings
Whereas it was therefore desirable to extend, on exactly
the same basis and for a further period of six months
beginning 1 July 1978 , the arrangements laid down in
Regulation (EEC) No 2706/77 ( 1), which was
                                                                                              Article 2
applicable during the first half of 1978 ;
                                                                    1 . Subject to the provisions of Articles 3 and 4, this
Whereas the arrangements laid down in Regulation                    suspension shall be granted, in respect of each category
(EEC) No 2706/77 should be extended for a further                   of products, within the limits of a Community ceiling
period of six months, with the volumes concerned being              expressed in tonnes:
increased by 5% ,
                                                                   — indicated, for each of the products listed in Annex
                                                                        B, under ( a) in column 5 ,
                                                                    — equal, as regards the products listed in Annex C, to
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                            91-5% of the amount obtained by adding together
                                                                         imports into the Community in 1968 , expressed in
                                                                         tonnes, of the products concerned from the
                                                                         independent countries listed in Annex D , excluding
                           Article 1                                     those already enjoying various preferential tariff
                                                                         arrangements granted by the Community, and 5%
1 . From 1 January to 30 June 1979, the Common                           of the tonnage of imports in 1970 from other
Customs Tariff duties on the products listed in Annexes                  countries and from countries already enjoying such
A, B and C shall be totally suspended within the                         arrangements.
framework of Community tariff quotas or within the
limits of Community ceilings.                                      2 . Only the products originating in the countries and
                                                                   territories listed in Annex D , other than those specified
2. This suspension shall be enjoyed solely by products             under (b) in column 4 of Annex B, in respect of the
originating in the countries and territories listed in             corresponding products, may be charged against the
Annex D, subject to the details given in Annexes A, B              ceilings fixed under ( a) in column 5 of the said Annex B.
and C.
                                                                   3 . Subject to the provisions of Articles 3 and 4, within
However, those imports which already enjoy exemption               each ceiling thus indicated or calculated, charges of
from customs duties under other preferential tariff                products originating in any one of the countries and
arrangements granted by the Community shall not be                 territories listed in Annex D must not exceed a
charged against the tariff quotas or ceilings referred to          Community maximum amount equivalent to 50% of
in paragraph 1 . For the purposes of this Regulation, the          this ceiling with the exception of certain products for
concept of ' originating products' shall be determined in          which the maximum amount shall be reduced to the
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14              percentage shown in Annex C.
of Regulation (EEC) No 802/68 .
                                                                                             Article 3
With regard to carpets, carpeting and rugs of wool or
fine animal hair, falling within heading No 58.01 and
                                                                   1 . As soon as the ceilings indicated or calculated in
                                                                   accordance with Article 2 ( 1 ), which are laid down for
                                                                   Community imports of products originating in all the
(!) OJ No L 324, 19 . 12 . 1977, p. 67 .                           countries and territories referred to in Article 1 (2) —
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 account being taken of Article 2 (2 ) — are reached at            under (b) in column 4 of the said Annex shall be limited
 Community level, the levying of customs duties on                 in each Member State to 10 % of its share. Each
 imports of the products in question from all the                  Member State shall reintroduce the levying of normal
countries and territories concerned may at any time be             customs duties in respect of the country concerned as
 reintroduced until the end of the period referred to in           soon as it records that the said percentage has been
 Article 1 ( 1 ).                                                  reached. The Member State in question shall
                                                                   immediately notify the Commission, which shall inform
                                                                   the other Member States without delay.
2 . As soon as the maximum amounts calculated in
 accordance with Article 2 (3 ) — account being taken of
Article 2 (2 ) — for Community imports of products                 This limitation of the amount charged shall not apply to
originating in each of the countries and territories               the tariff quotas given under ( a) in column 4 of Annex
 referred to in Article 1 (2) are reached for any one of           B, such quotas being available only to the countries and
these countries or territories at Community level, the             territories mentioned opposite, under (b) in column 4 of
levying of customs duties on imports of the products in            the said Annex, considered as a group.
question from the country or territory concerned may at
any time be reintroduced until the end of the period
referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ).                                                            Article 6
However, the first subparagraph shall not apply to the             1 . For the products listed in Annexes A and B, the
imports in question originating in the countries listed in        Community tariff quotas referred to in Article 5 ( 1 )
Annex E.                                                          shall be allocated in shares which shall be, for each
                                                                  Member State, the amounts corresponding to the
                          Article 4
                                                                  tonnages shown in column 5 of Annex A and under (c)
                                                                  in column 4 of Annex B against each category of
                                                                  products.
The Commission shall reintroduce the levying of
customs duties in respect of all the countries or
territories referred to in Article 1 (2) or in respect of any      2 . The    shares  allocated   to Denmark     for certain
one of them by means of a Regulation according to the              products falling within heading Nos and subheadings
conditions laid down in Article 3(1 ) and (2).                     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
                                                                   footnote to Annex A.
                                                                   The first and second subparagraphs of Article 5 (2) shall
                                                                   not apply to such an increase.
                         SECTION II
Provisions relating to the allocation and administration
                of the Community tariff quotas                                              Article 7
                                                                   Member States shall take all measures necessary to
                                                                   ensure that importers of the products concerned
                                                                   established in their territory have free access to the
                          Article 5                                shares allocated to them.
1 . The total suspension of customs duties within the
framework of the Community tariff quotas referred to                                       Article 8
in Article 1 ( 1 ) concerns the products in Annex A and
the products in Annex B for each of which the quota               The Commission shall take all necessary measures to
amount, expressed in tonnes, is indicated in column 3 of          ensure that the maximum amount referred to in Article
Annex A under (a) in column 4 of Annex B.
                                                                  5 (2) is observed. When the charges, at Community
                                                                  level, of products originating in each of the independent
2 . The amount to be charged in respect of each                   countries listed in Annex D against any one of the
independent country referred to in Article 1 (2 ) against         Community tariff quotas reach the maximum amount
each of the tariff quota amounts mentioned above shall            laid down under (a) in column 4 of Annex A, the
be limited to the maximum amount given under (a) in               Commission shall immediately notify the Member
column 4 of Annex A against each category of products.            States of the date on which, as a result of this fact, the
                                                                  normal tariff is to be reintroduced in respect of the
                                                                  independent country in question. This notification shall
For the products listed in Annex A, charges of the                be published in the Official Journal of the European
products originating in each of the countries listed              Communities.
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                        SECTION III                                4. Any amendment to Annex D , in particular by the
                                                                   addition of new countries or territories enjoying tariff
                      General provisions                           preferences, may entail a corresponding adjustment to
                                                                   the amounts of the Community ceilings, quotas and
                                                                   maximum amounts referred to in Articles 2(1 ) and (3 ),
                                                                   and 5 ( 1 ) and (2).
                         Article 9
1 . Imports of the products in question shall be actually                                  Article 10
charged against the Community ceilings, shares and
maximum amounts as and when these products are                     On receipt of a request from the Commission, and in
entered for home use and are accompanied by a                      any case at least monthly, Member States shall inform it
certificate of origin pursuant to the rules referred to in         of imports of the products concerned charged against
Article 1 (2 ).                                                    their shares and the Community ceilings and maximum
                                                                   amounts .
2 . Goods may be charged against a ceiling or
maximum amount or admitted under a tariff quota only                                      Article 11
if the certificate of origin referred to in paragraph 1 is
presented before the date on which the levying of duties           Member States and the Commission shall cooperate
is reintroduced .                                                  closely to ensure that the preceding provisions are
                                                                   observed.
3 . The extent to which the ceilings, shares and
maximum amounts have been used up shall be                                                Article 12
determined at Community level on the basis of the
imports charged in accordance with paragraphs 1                    This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
and 2 .                                                            1979 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                Done at Brussels, 29 December 1978 .
                                                                                         For the Council
                                                                                           The President
                                                                                        H.-D . GENSCHER
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                                                   ANNEX A
                                                                                                                                                                                30 12                               .
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          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)
an-made fibres (continuous),                 201                  30                          10          Germany                                        54.27
 rics of monofil or strip of                                                     for                      Benelux                                        20.10
  51.02                                                                          — Colombia               France                                         3819
                                                                                 — Korea (South )         Italy                                          28.14
                                                                                                          Denmark ( J )                                      14-07
                                                                                                          Ireland                                             2-01
                                                                                                          United Kingdom                                 44.22
   up for retail sale:
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     r single yarn, per kg :
  or less                                    732                  30                          10          Germany                                       197-64
                                                                                 for Brazil               Benelux                                        73.20
                                                                                                          France                                        139-08
                                                                                                          Italy                                         102.48
                                                                                                          Denmark                                        51.24
                                                                                                          Ireland                                         7-32
                                                                                                          United Kingdom                                161-04
                                                                                                                                                                                  No L
           s .                                                                                                                                                                   375                                    /   75
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                                                        (in %)
                            Quota amount                  (4)                     Volume of shares allocated to Member States
         Description         (in tonnes)                                                          (in tonnes)
                                             (a)                      ( b)
                                  3                                                                   5                               No L 375                                        /   76
               (2)                         general                  special
 n 14 000 m but not more      3 377         30                       10       Germany                                     911-79
  00 m                                                     for                Benelux                                     337.70
                                                                 Brazil       France                                      641.63
                                                                 Mexico       Italy                                       472-78
                                                                              Denmark ( J )                               236.39
                                                                              Ireland                                      33-77
                                                                              United Kingdom                              742-94
 an 40 000 m but not more     1 161        30                        10       Germany                                     313-47
  00 m                                                    for                 Benelux                                     116.10
                                                          — Brazil            France                                      220-59
                                                          — Colombia          Italy                                       162-54
                                                          — Mexico            Denmark (2)                                  81.27
                                                                              Ireland                                      11-61
                                                                              United Kingdom                              255.42
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an 80 000 m but less than        167.50    20                                 Germany                                      45-22
 m                                                                            Benelux                                      16-75
                                                                              France                                       31-82
                                                                              Italy                                        23.45
                                                                              Denmark                                      11-73
                                                                              Ireland                                       1 68
                                                                              United Kingdom                               36-85
                                                                                                                                                                                  .
                                                                                                                                             30 12                                .
                                                                                                                                             78
       nnes.
       nnes.
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                                                              (in %)
                                  Quota amount                  4                       Volume of shares allocated to Member States
       •Description
                                                                                                                                                      30 12                                  .
                                   (in tonnes)                                                          (in tonnes)
                                                   (a)                        (b)                                                                     78
            2                          3         genera]                    special                        (5)
  s of cotton :
% or more by weight of
    f less than 85 cm :
 ed                                        488     40                                 Germany                                     131.76
                                                                                      Benelux                                      48.80
                                                                                      France                                       92.72
                                                                                      Italy                                        68.32
                                                                                      Denmark                                      34.16
                                                                                      Ireland                                       4.88
                                                                                      United Kingdom                              107.36
                                           298     40                          10     Germany                                         80-46
                                                                    for               Benelux                                         29.80
                                                                          Colombia    France                                          56-62
                                                                          Mexico      Italy                                           41-72
                                                                                      Denmark                                         20-86
                                                                                      Ireland                                          2-98
                                                                                      United Kingdom                                  65.56
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 ed, of a width of:
    m or more but not more than                                             ' 10      Germany                                     816-48
        m                             3 024        30               for Brazil '      Benelux                                     302-40
                                                                                      France                                      574-56
                                                                                      Italy                                       423.36
                                                                                      Denmark                                     211.68
                                                                                                                                                        No L
                                                                                      Ireland                                      30-24
                                                                                      United Kingdom                              665-28
                                                                                                                                                         375                                     /   77
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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)                                      375                                          /   78
 than 115 cm but not more     1 837.50      40                         10      Germany                                      496.12
 165 cm                                                    for                 Benelux                                      183.75
                                                           — Brazil            France                                       349.12
                                                           — Colombia          Italy                                        257.25
                                                           — Korea ( South )   Denmark (*)                                  128-63
                                                                               Ireland                                       18-38
                                                                               United Kingdom                               404-25
 than 165 cm                    593         40                         10      Germany                                      160.11
                                                           for                 Benelux                                       59.30
                                                           — Brazil            France                                       112-67
                                                           — Korea (South )    Italy                                         83.02
                                                           — Singapore         Denmark                                       41-51
                                                           — Yugoslavia        Ireland                                        5-93
                                                                               United Kingdom                               130-46
 r                              287         40                         10      Germany                                           77-49
                                                           for                 Benelux                                           28.70
                                                           — Brazil            France                                            54.53
                                                           — Colombia          Italy                                             4018
                                                           — Mexico            Denmark (2)                                       20.09
                                                                               Ireland                                            2-87
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                                                                               United Kingdom                                    63.14
                                 164-50     40                         10      Germany                                           44-42
                                                              for Yugoslavia   Benelux                                           16-45
                                                                               France                                            31-25
                                                                               Italy                                             23-03
                                                                               Denmark                                           11-52
                                                                               Ireland                                            1-65
                                                                               United Kingdom                                    36-18
                                                                                                                                                                                        .
                                                                                                                                            30 12                                       .
   nes.
    nnes .
                                                                                                                                              78
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                                                                 (in % )
                                    Quota amount                   4                            Volume of shares allocated to Member States                  30 12                  .
                  Description        (in tonnes)                                                                (in tonnes)
                                                     ( a)                          ( b)                                                                      78
                         2               3         general                       special                           (5)
de fibres (discontinuous or
     for retail sale :
     tile fibres                         333            30                            10       Germany                                        89.91
                                                                           for                 Benelux                                        33.30
                                                                           — Korea (South)     France                                         63.27
                                                                           — Singapore         Italy                                          46-62
                                                                                               Denmark (*)                                    23-31
                                                                                               Ireland                                         3-33
                                                                                               United Kingdom                                 73-26        Official
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   an-made fibres ( discontinuous
    tile fibres                         310             30                            10       Germany                                        83.70
                                                                           for Korea (South)   Benelux                                        3100
                                                                                               France                                         58.90
                                                                                               Italy                                          43.40
                                                                                               Denmark ( 2)                                   21-70
                                                                                               Ireland                                         3.10
                                                                                               United Kingdom                                 68-20
                                                                                                                                                      of the European Communities
     and rugs, knotted ( made up
   of fine animal hair, contain­      2 839             40                                                                                 766-53
                                                                                               Germany
      tre of warp not more than                                                                Benelux                                     283-90
        knots                                                                                  France                                    . 539-41
                                                                                               Italy                                       397.46
                                                                                               Denmark                                     198-73
                                                                                               Ireland                                      28-39
                                                                                                                                                                 No L
                                                                                               United Kingdom                              624.58
               nes .
               onnes .                                                                                                                                            375                   /   79
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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)                                        375                                        /   80
opes and cables plaited or
                                       1459          40                               Germany                                      393.93
                                                                                      Benelux                                      145.90
                                                                                      France                                       277.21
                                                                                      Italy                                        204-26
                                                                                      Denmark                                      102-13
                                                                                      Ireland                                       14.59
                                                                                      United Kingdom                               320.98
         sisalana )                     365.5 0     30                                Germany                                       98.68
                                                                                      Benelux                                       36.55
                                                                                      France                                        69.45
                                                                                      Italy                                         51-17
                                                                                      Denmark (*)                                   25-59
                                                                                      Ireland                                        3.66
                                                                                      United Kingdom                                80.40
         ile fibres                     351          20                               Germany                                           94-77
                                                                                      Benelux                                           35.10
                                                                                      France                                            66-69
                                                                                      Italy                                             49-14
                                                                                      Denmark                                           24-57
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                                                                                      Ireland                                            3-51
                                                                                      United Kingdom                                    77-22
     n of jute or of other textile      274          30                               Germany                                           73.98
     eading No 57.03 or of coir                                                       Benelux                                           27.40
                                                                                      France                                            52.06
                                                                                      Italy                                             38.36
                                                                                      Denmark                                           19.18
                                                                                      Ireland                                            2.74
                                                                                      United Kingdom                                    60.28                                                  .
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            es .
                                                                                                                                                           78
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                                                                       (in %)
                                           Quota amount                   4                              Volume of shares allocated to Member States                   30 12                                  .
         Description                        ( in tonnes)                                                                 ( in tonnes)
                                                             ( a)                         ( b)                                                                           78
             (2                                  3         general                      special                             (5)
stockings, socks, ankle-socks,
 like, knitted or crocheted, not
   d :
   xtile fibres                                60           30                           10          Germany                                           16.20
                                                                           for Korea ( South )       Benelux                                            600
                                                                                                     France                                            11.40
                                                                                                     Italy                                              8.40
                                                                                                     Denmark                                            4.20
                                                                                                     Ireland                                            0.60
                                                                                                     United Kingdom                                    13.20
fine animal hair                              210           30                            10         Germany                                           56.70
                                                                           for                       Benelux                                           21.00
   materials                                                                        Korea (South )   France                                            39.90
                                                                                    Yugoslavia       Italy                                             29.40
                                                                                                     Denmark                                           14.70
                                                                                                     Ireland                                            2 10
                                                                                                     United Kingdom                                    4620
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       knitted     or   crocheted,   not    1 288           30                            10         Germany                                      347.76
   d                                                                          for                    Benelux                                      128.80
                                                                           — Korea ( South )         France                                       244.72
                                                                           — Yugoslavia              Italy                                        18032
                                                                                                     Denmark                                       90 16
                                                                                                     Ireland                                       12-88
                                                                                                     United Kingdom                               283-36
                                                                                                                                                                            No L
                                                                                                                                                                            375                                   /   81
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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)                                          375                                      /   82
 nd other articles, knitted or                     30                           10        Germany                                    113.94
    tic or rubberized                422                              for                 Benelux                                         42.20
                                                                      — Korea (South )    France                                          80.18
                                                                      — Yugoslavia        Italy                                           59.08
                                                                                          Denmark                                         29.54
                                                                                          Ireland                                          4.22
                                                                                          United Kingdom                                  92.84
   uter garments                     443           30                           10        Germany                                    119.61
                                                                      for                 Benelux                                         44.30
                                                                      — Korea (South )    France                                          84-17
                                                                      — Yugoslavia        Italy                                           62.02
                                                                                          Denmark                                         31-01
                                                                                          Ireland                                          4-43
                                                                                          United Kingdom                                  97-46
     infants' outer garments         347           30                           10        Germany                                         93-69
                                                                      for                 Benelux                                         34.70
                                                                      — Korea ( South )   France                                          65.93
                                                                      — Yugoslavia        Italy                                           48-58
                                                                                          Denmark                                         24-29
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                                                                                          Ireland                                          3.47
                                                                                          United Kingdom                                  76-34
' under garments, including          391           30                           10        Germany                                    105.57
      s and cuffs                                                     for                 Benelux                                     39.10
                                                                      — Korea (South )    France                                          74-29
                                                                      — Yugoslavia        Italy                                           54-74
                                                                                          Denmark                                         27-37
                                                                                          Ireland                                          3-91                                                  .
                                                                                          United Kingdom                                  86.02        30 12                                     .
                                                                                                                                                        78
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                                                              (in %)
                                   Quota amount                  4)                        Volume of shares allocated to Member States
   Description
                                                                                                                                                      30 12                                     .
                                    (in tonnes)                                                            (in tonnes)
                                                    (a)                     (b)                                                                      78
        2                               (3        general                 special                             (5
 infants' under garments              155.50        30                          10       Germany                                     41.98
                                                                   for                   Benelux                                         15-55
                                                                   — Korea ( South ) .   France                                          29.55
                                                                   — Yugoslavia          Italy                                           21.77
                                                                                         Denmark                                         10.89
                                                                                         Ireland                                          1 55
                                                                                         United Kingdom                                  34.21
                                       82           30                                   Germany                                         22-14
                                                                                         Benelux                                          8.20
                                                                                         France                                          15.58
                                                                                         Italy                                           11.48
                                                                                         Denmark                                          5-74
                                                                                         Ireland                                          0-82
                                                                                         United Kingdom                                  18.04
 s, suspender-belts, brassieres,       52-50        30                                   Germany                                         14.17
 garters and the like ( includ­                                                          Benelux                                          5-25
  knitted or crocheted fabric),                                                          France                                           9.98
 ic                                                                                      Italy                                            7.35
                                                                                         Denmark                                          3.68
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                                                                                         Ireland                                          0.52
                                                                                         United Kingdom                                  11.55
 nen , toilet linen and kitchen        189          30                          10       Germany                                         51.03
  other furnishing articles                                        for Brazil            Benelux                                         18.90
                                                                                         France                                          35.91
                                                                                         Italy                                           26.46
                                                                                         Denmark                                         13.23
                                                                                                                                                        No L
                                                                                         Ireland                                          1.89
                                                                                         United Kingdom                                  41.58
                                                                                                                                                        375                                         /   83
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                                                                                                                                                                                       No L
        textile products referred to in Articles 2 and 5 which are subject to zero-duty Community
         and tariff quotas under the generalized tariff preferences for developing countries and
                                              territories                                                                                                                            375                                           /   84
                                                                                  Quota (4)                                                         Ceiling (5)
                                  Total
                               preferential                                                                                                          Maximum amount per
       tion                     amount                                                            Volume of shares allocated
                                              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
     f noil or other waste        102           30.50       Brazil                            Germany                      8-24        71-50            50           35.75
                                                            Korea (South)                     Benelux                      305
                                                                                              France                       5.80
                                                                                              Italy                        4-27
                                                                                              Denmark                      214
                                                                                              Ireland                      0-30
                                                                                              United Kingdom               6.70
p's or lambs' wool               210-50         63          Brazil                            Germany                     17.01       147.50            50           73.75
   t up for retail sale                                     Uruguay                           Benelux                      6.30
                                                                                              France                      11.97
                                                                                              Italy                        8.82
                                                                                              Denmark                      4.41
                                                                                              Ireland                      0.63
                                                                                              United Kingdom              13.86
  ot put up for retail            128           25-50       Brazil                            Germany                          6.88   102.50           50             51-25
                                                                                              Benelux                          2-55
                                                                                              France                           4-85
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                                                                                              Italy                            3-57
                                                                                              Denmark                          1.79
                                                                                              Ireland                          0-25
                                                                                              United Kingdom                   5 61
  up for retail sale:
  , finished in balls              28             8.50      Brazil                            Germany                          2.30     19.50          50              9.75
      , tubes or similar                                    Hong Kong                         Benelux                          0.85
      ght (including sup­                                                                     France                           1.62
        900 g                                                                                 Italy                            119
                                                                                              Denmark                          0.60                                                                                            .
                                                                                              Ireland                          0.08
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               .
                                                                                              United Kingdom                   1.86                                                30 12 78
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                                                                                      Quota (4)                                                    Ceiling (5)
                                 Total                                                                                                                                           30 12                                        .
                              preferential
         on                    amount                                                                Volume of shares allocated                     Maximum amount per
                                              Amount          Beneficiary countries                                                  Amount        country and territory (b)    78
                              (in tonnes)                           and territories                      to Member States
                                             (in tonnes)                                                                             (in tonnes)
                                                                                                            ( in tonnes)
                                                                                                                                                       in %        in tonnes
                                   3             (a)                      b                                     ( c)                    ( a)             1             2
   ngle yarn,                   26.50             5-50     Brazil                                 Germany                     1-49      21              50          10.50
 re per kg                                                                                        Benelux                     0-55
                                                                                                  France                      1-05
                                                                                                  Italy                       0.76
                                                                                                  Denmark                     0.39
                                                                                                  Ireland                     0-05
                                                                                                  United Kingdom              1-21
milar terry fabrics             54.50             11       Brazil                                 Germany                     2-97    43.50             50           21-75
                                                                                                  Benelux                     1-10
                                                                                                  France                      2.09
                                                                                                  Italy                       1-54
                                                                                                  Denmark                     0.77
                                                                                                  Ireland                     0-11
                                                                                                  United Kingdom              2-42
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           an-made   fibres
    fibres                    346-50            104        Brazil                                 Germany                    28-08   242.50             50         121-25
                                                           Yugoslavia                             Benelux                    10.40
                                                                                                  France                     19.76
                                                                                                  Italy                      14-56
                                                                                                  Denmark                     7-28
                                                                                                  Ireland                     1-04                                                     No L
                                                                                                  United Kingdom             22-88
                                                                                                                                                                                       375                                        /   85
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                                  Total                                                                                                                                       No L
                               preferential
       tion                     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)                                                         375                                              /   86
                                                                                                                                                    in %        in tonnes
                                      3           (a)                 b                                      (c)                    ( a)              1)            2
  nd chenille       fabrics    247.50           74.50       Colombia                          Germany                    20.12      173             50            86.50
   welling or       similar                                 Korea ( South )                   Benelux                     7-45
   on falling        within                                 Hong Kong                         France                     14-15
nd fabrics           falling                                                                  Italy                      10.43
    5 )                                                                                       Denmark                     5-22
                                                                                              Ireland                     0-74
                                                                                              United Kingdom             16.39
      ics,    and   narrow       52.50          10.50       Hong Kong                         Germany                     2-84      42              50              21
  sisting of warp                                                                             Benelux                     1-05
   d by means of an                                                                           France                      2.00
      jute or other textile                                                                   Italy                       1.47
      o 57.03 , other than                                                                    Denmark                     0-74
      ding No 58.06                                                                           Ireland                     0.10
                                                                                              United Kingdom              2-30
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    ce, in strips or in          86             17          Korea ( South )                   Germany                     4-59      69              50            34.50
                                                                                              Benelux                     1.70
                                                                                              France                      3-23
                                                                                              Italy                       2-38
                                                                                              Denmark                     1.19
                                                                                              Ireland                     0.17                                                                                             .
                                                                                              United Kingdom              3-74
                                                                                                                                                                             30 12                                         .
                                                                                                                                                                             78
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                                                                           Quota (4)                                                     Ceiling (5)
                           Total                                                                                                                                       30 12                                        .
                        preferential                                                                                                      Maximum amount per
           n             amount
                                        Amount
                                                                                           Volume of shares allocated
                                                      Beneficiary countries                                                Amount        country and territory (b)     78
                        (in tonnes)                      and territories                       to Member States
                                       (in tonnes)                                                                         (in tonnes)
                                                                                                   ( in tonnes)
                                                                                                                                             in %        m tonnes
                              3)           ( a)                b                                       (c)                    ( a)            ( 1)           2)
   brics, not elastic   413            124           Brazil                            Germany                    33.48      289             50           144.50
                                                     Uruguay                           Benelux                    12.40
                                                     Yugoslavia                        France                     23.56
                                                                                       Italy                      17.36
                                                                                       Denmark                     8-68
                                                                                       Ireland                     1-24
                                                                                       United Kingdom             27-28
mitts, knitted or         52-50          16.00       Korea ( South )                   Germany                      4-32    36-50            50             18-25
      rubberized                                     Hong Kong                         Benelux                      1.60
                                                                                       France                       3 04
                                                                                       Italy                        2-24
                                                                                       Denmark                      1-12
                                                                                       Ireland                      0.16
                                                                                       United Kingdom               3-52
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  ind used for the      266.50          80           Korea (South)                     Germany                    21.60    186-50            50             93-25
                                                     Hong Kong                         Benelux                     8.00
                                                                                       France                     15.20
     ials :
                                                                                       Italy                      11.20
                                                                                       Denmark                     5-60
      or of sisal                                                                      Ireland                     0.80
     excluding coir                                                                    United Kingdom             17-60                                                      No L
      ng coir fibres)                                                                                                                                                        375                                        /   87
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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 pur 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
                          CHAPTER 51
                  4             51.01                 Yarn of man-made fibres (continuous), not put up for retail sale (')
                  5             51.02                 Monofil , strip ( artificial straw and the like) and imitation catgut, of
                                                      man-made fibre materials
                  6             51.03                 Yarn of man-made fibres ( continuous), put up for retail sale
                  7       CHAPTER 52                  METALLIZED TEXTILES
                          CHAPTER 53
                  8             53.06                 Yarn of carded sheep's or lambs' wool ( wollen yarn ), not put up
                                                      for retail sale
                  9             53.08                 Yarn of fine animal hair ( carded or combed ), not put up for retail
                                                      sale
                10              53.09                 Yarn of horsehair or of other coarse animal hair, not put up for
                                                      retail sale
                1 1             53.10                 Yarn of sheep's or lambs ' wool , of horsehair or of other animal
                                                      hair ( fine or coarse), put up for retail sale
                12              53.11                 Woven fabrics of sheep's or lambs' wool or of fine animal hair ( 2 )
                13              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.
            (') 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 % .
            (a) For products falling within this heading, the maximum Community amount referred to in Article 2 (3 ) is reduced to 20 % .
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                                CCT
             Order
                No
                               heading                                                 Description
                                  No
                          CHAPTER 54
                 14             54.04                  Flax or ramie yarn, put up for retail sale
                 15             54.05                  Woven fabrics of flax or of ramie
                          CHAPTER 55
                 16              55.06                 Cotton yarn , put up for retail sale
                 17              55.07                 Cotton gauze
                          CHAPTER 56
                 18              56.01                 Man-made fibres ( discontinuous), not carded, combed or otherwise
                                                       prepared for spinning (')
                 19              56.02                 Continuous filament tow for the manufacture of man-made fibres
                                                        (discontinuous ) (')
                 20              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 (')
                 21              56.04                 Man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste ), carded , combed or other­
                                                       wise prepared for spinning
                 22              56.05                  Yarn of man-made fibres ( discontinuous or waste ), not put up for
                                                       retail sale :
                                                       B. Of regenerated textile fibres
                 23              56.06                 Yarn of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste ), put up for retail
                                                       sale
                          CHAPTER 57
                 24        ex 57.07                    Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres, other than coir yarn ; paper yarn
                 25        ex 57 . 1 1                 Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres, other than those of coir;
                                                       woven fabrics of paper yarn
                          CHAPTER 58
                 26         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
                 27             58.02                  Other carpets, carpeting, rugs, mats and matting, and ' Kelem',
                                                       ' Schumacks' and ' Karamanie' rugs and the like ( made up or not):
             (*) 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
              27       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
              28                        B. ' Kelem ', ' Schumacks' and ' Karamanie ' rugs and the like
              29       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
              30       58.06        Woven labels, badges and the like, not embroidered, in the piece, in
                                    strips or cut to shape or size
              31       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
              32       58.08        Tulle and other net fabrics ( but not including woven , knitted or
                                    crocheted fabrics ), plain
              33       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
             34       59.01       Wadding and articles of wadding; textile flock and dust and mill
                                  neps
             35       59.02       Felt and articles of felt, whether or not impregnated or coated
             36       59.03       Bonded fibre fabrics, similar bonded yarn fabrics, and articles of
                                  such fabrics, whether or not impregnated or coated
             37       59.05       Nets and netting made of twine, cordage or rope, and made up
                                  fishing nets of yarn , twine , cordage or rope
             38       59.06       Other articles made from yarn, twine, cordage, rope or cables other
                                  than textile fabrics and articles made from such fabrics
             39       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
             40       59.08       Textile fabrics impregnated, coated , covered or laminated with pre­
                                  parations of cellulose derivatives or of other artificial plastic
                                   materials
             41       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 not
             42       59.11       Rubberized textile fabrics, other than rubberized knitted or croche­
                                  ted goods
             43       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
              44       59.13       Elastic fabrics and trimmings (other than knitted or crocheted goods)
                                   consisting of textile materials combined with rubber threads
              45       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
              46       59.15       Textile hosepiping and similar tubing, with or without lining,
                                   armour or accessories of other materials
              47       59.16       Transmission, conveyor or elevator belts or belting, of textile
                                   material , whether or not strengthened with metal or other
                                    material
              48       59.17       Textile fabrics and textile articles of a kind commonly used in
                                    machinery or plant
                   CHAPTER 60
               49      60.06        Knitted or crocheted fabric and articles thereof, elastic or rubberized
                                    ( including elastic knee-caps and elastic stockings)
                   CHAPTER 61
               50      61.06        Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like
               51      61.07        Ties, bow ties and cravats
               52      61.10        Gloves, mittens, mitts, stockings, socks and sockettes, not being
                                    knitted or crocheted goods
               53      61.11        Made up accessories for articles of apparel ( for example, dress
                                    shields, shoulder and other pads, belts, muffs, sleeve protectors,
                                    pockets)
                   CHAPTER 62
               54       62.01       Travelling rugs and blankets
               55       62.04       Tarpaulins, sails, awnings, sunblinds, tents and camping goods
               56   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
               57   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 ( 1)
                                                              I. INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
660      Afghanistan (2)                                          488 Guyana                                                   520 Paraguay
208      Algeria                                                  452 Haiti (2)                                                504 Peru
330      Angola                                                   424 Honduras                                                 708 Philippines
528      Argentina                                                664 India                                                    644 Qatar
453 Bahamas                                                        700 Indonesia                                               247 Republic of Cape Verde
640 Bahrain                                                        616 Iran                                                    324 Rwanda ( 2)
666 Bangladesh (2)                                                 612 Iraq                                                    819 Samoa ( 2)
469 Barbados                                                       272    Ivory Coast                                          311 Sao Tome and Principe
284 Benin (2)                                                      464    Jamaica                                              632 Saudi Arabia
 675 Bhutan (2)                                                    338    Jibuti                                               248 Senegal
516 Bolivia                                                        628    Jordan                                               355 Seychelles and dependencies
391 Botswana (2)                                                   696 Kampuchea (Cambodia)                                    264 Sierra Leone
 508 Brazil                                                        346 Kenya                                                   706 Singapore
 676 Burma                                                         636 Kuwait                                                  812 Solomon Islands
 328 Burundi (2)                                                   684 Laos (2)                                               342 Somalia (2)
302 Cameroon                                                       604 Lebanon                                                 728 South Korea
 306 Central African Empire (2)                                    395 Lesotho (2)                                             656 South Yemen (2)
 244 Chad (2)                                                      268 Liberia                                                 669 Sri Lanka
 512 Chile                                                         216 Libya                                                   224 Sudan ( 2)
 480 Colombia                                                      370 Madagascar                                              492 Surinam
 375 Comoros                                                        386 Malawi (2)                                             393 Swaziland
 318 Congo                                                          701 Malaysia                                               608 Syria
 436 Costa Rica                                                     667 Maldives (2)                                           352 Tanzania ( 2)
448 Cuba                                                            232 Mali ( 2)                                              680 Thailand
 600 Cyprus                                                         228 Mauritania                                             280 Togo
 456 Dominican Republic                                             373 Mauritius                                              817 Tonga
 500 Ecuador                                                        412 Mexico                                                 472 Trinidad and Tobago
 220 Egypt                                                          204 Morocco                                                212 Tunisia
 428 El Salvador                                                    366 Mozambique                                             812 Tuvalu
 310 Equatorial Guinea                                              803 Nauru                                                  350 Uganda (2)
 334 Ethiopia ( 2)                                                  672 Nepal (2)                                              647 United Arab Emirates
  815 Fiji                                                          432 Nicaragua                                              236 Upper Volta ( 2)
 314 Gabon                                                          240 Niger (2)                                              524 Uruguay
 252 Gambia ( 2)                                                    288 Nigeria                                                484 Venezuela
 276 Ghana                                                          652 North Yemen (2)                                        690 Vietnam
 473 Grenada                                                         649 Oman                                                  048 Yugoslavia
 416 Guatemala                                                       662 Pakistan                                              322 Zaire
 260 Guinea ( 2)                                                     440 Panama                                                378 Zambia
 257 Guinea Bissau                                                   801 Papua New Guinea
(') The code number preceding the name of each beneficiary country or territory is that given in 'Geonomenclature 1979' ( Regulation ( EEC) No 2843 /78 — OJ No L 339,
     5 . 12 . 1978 , p. 5).
( 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 partly responsible
             808 American Oceania ( x)
             802 Australian Oceania ( Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Heard Island and McDonald
                    Islands, Norfolk Island)
             421 Belize
             413 Bermuda
             357 British Indian Ocean Territory
             812 British Oceania
             703 Brunei
             463 Cayman Islands
             529 Falkland Islands and dependencies
             822 French Polynesia
             044 Gibraltar
             740 Hong Kong
             743 Macao
             377 Mayotte
             476 Netherlands Antilles
             809 New Caledonia and dependencies
             814 New Zealand Oceania (Tokelau and Niue Islands ; Cook Islands)
             890 Polar regions (French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Australian Antarctic Territories, British
                     Antarctic Territories)
             329 St Helena and dependencies
             454 Turks and Caicos Islands
             457 Virgin Islands of the United States
             811 Wallis and Futuna Islands
             471 West Indies
             Note: The above lists may be amended subsequently to take account of changes in the international
                       status of countries or territories .
             (*) American Oceania includes: Guam, American Samoa (including Swain's Island), Midway Islands, Johnston and Sand Islands, Wake
                 Island and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (the Caroline, Marianas and Marshall Islands).
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                                                           ANNEX E
             List of least developed developing countries to which the first subparagraph of Article 3 (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