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REGULATION (EEC) No 3008/75 OF THE COUNCIL

of 17 November 1975

opening, allocating and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain products originating in developing countries

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas the offer made by the Community includes a clause stating that the Community drew up the offer on the assumption that all the main Having regard to the Treaty establishing the industrialized countries which are members of the European Economic Community ; OECD would participate in granting preferences and would make similar efforts in this direction ; whereas, moreover, it is evident from the conclusions worked Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; out in UNCTAD that this offer, while being of a temporary nature, does not constitute a binding Having regard to the Opinion of the European commitment and, in particular, may be withdrawn Parliament (*); wholly or in part at a later date; whereas this possibility may be adopted inter alia with a view to Whereas, within the context of UNCTAD , the remedying any unfavourable situations which might European Economic Community offered to grant arise in the ACP States following the implementation tariff preferences on finished and semi-finished of the generalized preference scheme ; products coming from developing countries ; whereas the preferential treatment proposed in that offer covers, generally speaking, all finished and semi­ Whereas, moreover, the conference of Heads of finished industrial products covered by Chapters 25 State or of Government of the Member States and to 99 of the Brussels Nomenclature which originate the States acceding to the European Communities in developing countries ; whereas the preference held in Paris on 19 to 21 October 1972 invited the consists in the granting of exemption from customs Community institutions and the Member States duties ; whereas preferential imports are effected up progressively to adopt an overall policy of develop­ to the level of ceilings calculated by value in respect ment cooperation on a world-wide scale comprising of each product on the basis of factors which are in particular the improvement of generalized uniform for all the products ; whereas, in order that preferences with the aim of achieving a steady the preferences granted to the most competitive increase in imports of manufactures from the developing country or countries should be restricted and that a substantial share should be reserved for developing countries;

the least competitive, preferential imports from any one developing country in respect of a given product should not, as a general rule, exceed 50% of the Whereas tariff preferences have been applied from ceiling fixed for that product; the second half of 1971 under the conditions set out above and whereas these preferences should continue Whereas, in the offer made by the Community, the to be applied throughout 1976; whereas having annual ceilings should normally be calculated on the regard to the terms of the offer concerned and to basis of the total value for 1968 of cif imports from the need to improve the generalized preferences, the the countries benefiting from this scheme, excluding abovementioned basic amount should normally refer those already enjoying various preferential tariff to 1971 , while the additional amount should refer arrangements granted by the Community (basic to 1972 ; whereas, moreover, these same reference amount) plus 5% of the value of cif imports from years have already been used for calculating the the other countries and from the countries already annual ceilings for the 1975 preferences year; enjoying such arrangements (additional amount); whereas, since there are no Community reference whereas such additional amount is variable and is data for more recent periods and in order to ensure calculated each year on the basis of the latest figures none the less that there is an appropriate available, provided that this entails no reduction in improvement in the preferences in 1976, the ceilings the ceilings ; calculated on the basis of the abovementioned reference years are to be increased by 15% in general for the 1976 preferences year ; whereas, however, i1) OJ No C 257, 10 . 11 . 1975 , p . 30. taking into account the interests of the ACP States

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for plywood, blockboard, laminboard, battenboard are specified, calculations which are all the more and similar laminated products, falling within tariff problematic in that the statistical data required heading No 44.15 , the quota amount should be sometimes prove to be incomplete or not sufficiently limited to 113 500 m3 ; accurate or representative; whereas the time required for these calculations cannot be reconciled with the continuity necessary for the application of the tariff Whereas, in accordance with Protocol 23 to the Act preferences concerned ; whereas, under these con­ of Accession (*) the generalized tariff preference ditions, it would be advisable still at this stage to scheme became fully applicable in the new Member adopt a fixed scale for allocating the Community States on 1 January 1974; tariff quotas concerned among the Member States ; whereas, using as a basis general economic criteria relating to external trade, the gross national product Whereas it is expedient, therefore, in respect of the and population, the percentages for the initial shares products referred to in Annexes A and B which of the Member States in the quota amounts are as originate in the countries and territories listed in follows for the quota year under consideration : Annex C, that the Community should open for 1976 duty-free Community tariff quotas within the limits of the amounts, in units of account, shown Germany 27-5% against each of these products ;

Benelux 10-5%

Whereas charges against each of these tariff quotas France 19-0% must, in respect of the products originating in any of the abovementioned countries or territories , come Italy 15-0% within a specified percentage of the amount of the Denmark 5-0% quota ; whereas the benefit of such tariff quotas should be reserved for products originating in the Ireland 1-0% countries and territories under consideration, the concept of 'originating products' being determined United Kingdom 22-0% in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 802/68 (2) of 27 June 1968 on the common definition of Whereas, however, taking into account the more the concept of the origin of goods ; precise information already available concerning trade in plywood, blockboard, laminboard, Whereas it is necessary to ensure equal and battenboard and similar laminated products falling continuous access for all Community importers to within heading No 44.15 of the Common Customs the abovementioned quotas and the uninterrupted Tariff, these percentages should be replaced by : application of the rate laid down for those quotas 9-52% , 5-52,% , 1-90% , 2-10% , 8-57% , 2-86% and to all imports of the products concerned into all 69-53% respectively; Member States until those quotas are used up ; whereas, having regard to the principles set out above, the Community nature of the quotas can Whereas in connection with the Member States' be respected by allocating the Community tariff participation in the Community tariff quota for the quota among Member States ; whereas, moreover, abovementioned products falling within heading No to this end and in the context of the utilization 44.15 it should be borne in mind that United system, the actual charges against the quotas may Kingdom imports in recent years from developing relate only to products which have been entered countries, in particular from Malaysia and Singapore, for home use and which are accompanied by a have been increasing substantially; whereas the certificate of origin ; introduction of customs duties on these imports might alter traditional trade flows to the detriment of the developing countries which hitherto benefited Whereas the application of the generally accepted principles in respect of the allocation of the Com­ from duty-free entry; whereas this situation is a munity tariff quotas which have been opened special reason for raising the share of the said hitherto entails under these circumstances, and in Member State without restricting access thereto of view of the variety of the products concerned and countries covered by the generalized preference the fact that the benefiting countries and territories scheme ;

(») OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p . 14 . Whereas, without affecting the Community nature (2 ) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p . 1 . of the tariff quotas for the products listed in Annex

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A, it appears possible to provide temporarily for the Commission which must, in particular, be able a utilization scheme based on a single allocation to observe the extent to which the quota amount among the Member States ; whereas, moreover, the is used and inform Member States thereof; allocation set out by this Regulation in no way prejudices the possibility of adopting the general Whereas if, at a specified date in the quota period, method of allocation of Community tariff quotas a considerable balance remains in one or other comprising the setting up of a reserve share ; whereas Member State it is essential that that Member State at the present juncture it appears feasible that such pays a large amount of it back into the reserve, in allocation could be made according to the order to avoid a part of the Community quota percentages set out above ; remaining unused in one Member State when it could be used in others ;

Whereas the percentage for the shares of the Member Whereas since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom States in the Community tariff quotas referred to of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of above, in view of the duration and amounts thereof, Luxembourg are united in and represented by the does not appear in this instance to compromise the Benelux Economic Union, all transactions concerning equal access for Community importers to Community the administration of shares allocated to that tariff quotas ; whereas for this same reason it would Economic Union may be carried out by any one of appear expedient to allow each Member State to its members, choose the system for administering its share ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas, to take account of future import trends for the products listed in Annex B in the various Member States, the quotas should be divided into two tranches, the first being allocated among Member Article 1 States and the second held as a reserve to cover subsequently the requirements of Member States 1 . From 1 January to 31 December 1976 the which have exhausted their initial shares ; whereas , Common Customs Tariff duties and the tariff duties moreover, the reserve constituted in the manner of the new Member States on the products listed in described above tends to avoid making the system Annexes A and B shall be completely suspended of utilization of the quota excessively rigid, to the within the framework of Community tariff quotas detriment of the developing countries concerned and of amounts which shall be expressed in units of will contribute to achieving the aim already account and which shall be indicated against each mentioned of improving the generalized preferences product in column 3 of those Annexes. system ; whereas, to give importers in each Member State some degree of certainty, the first tranche of the Community quota should be fixed at 80% of its 2. These tariff quotas shall be enjoyed solely by full amount; products originating in the countries and territories listed in Annex C. However, those imports which already enjoy exemption from customs duties under other preferential tariff arrangements granted by the Whereas Member States may exhaust their initial Community may not be charged against these tariff shares for the products listed in Annex B at different quotas. For the purposes of this Regulation, the rates ; whereas to avoid disruption of supplies on concept of originating products shall/ be determined this account it should be provided that any Member in accordance writh the procedure laid down in State which has almost used up its initial share Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 802/68 . should draw an additional share from the reserve ; whereas this must be done by each Member State as and when each of its additional shares is almost 3 . The amount to be charged in respect of each entirely used up, and repeated as many times as the country or territory referred to in paragraph 2 against reserve allows ; whereas the initial and additional each of the tariff quota amounts mentioned above shares must be available for use until the end of the shall be limited to the maximum amount given in quota period ; whereas, however, it seems advisable column 4 of Annexes A and B against each category to permit the Member States to limit the exercise of products. of their total obligation to draw on the reserve amount to a level not exceeding 40% of their initial share ; whereas this method of administration calls 4. Any amendment to Annex C, in particular by for close cooperation between Member States and the addition of new countries or territories enjoying

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tariff preferences, may entail a corresponding 3 . If a Member State, after exhausting its second adjustment to the amounts of the quotas and to the share, has used 90% or more of the third share maximum amounts appearing in columns 3 and 4 drawn by it, that Member State shall, in accordance of Annexes A and B. with paragraph 2 draw a fourth share equal to the third. This process shall continue until the reserve has been exhausted.

Article 2 4. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 , 2 and 3 , a Member State may draw shares lower than those 1 . For the products listed in Annex A the Com­ specified in those paragraphs if there are grounds munity tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall for believing that those specified may not be used be allocated in shares which shall be for each in full . Any Member State applying this paragraph Member State the amoums given in column 5 of shall inform the Commission of its grounds for so Annex A against each category of products. doing.

2. The share allocated to the United Kingdom for 5 . Any Member State may limit the sum total of products falling within heading No 44.15 shall be its additional shares to 40% of its initial share, increased by an amount determined by a footnote informing the Commission that it is so doing. to the said Annex. Article 1 (3 ) shall not apply to such an increase.

Article5¶

Article 3 Additional shares drawn pursuant to Article 4 shall be valid until 31 December 1976.

1 . A first tranche of 80% of each of the Community tariff quotas listed in Annex B, expressed in units Article 6 of account in column 5 of Annex B shall be allocated among the Member States ; the shares which, subject to Article 6, shall be valid from 1 January to A Member State which on 15 September 1976 has 31 December 1976, shall for each Member State be not exhausted one of its initial shares shall not later as indicated in column 6 to Annex B against each than 10 October 1976 return to the reserve any of the products listed therein. unused portion in excess of 20% of the initial amount. It may return a greater portion if there are 2. The second tranche of 20% of each of the tariff grounds for believing that such portion may not be used in full. quotas shall constitute the reserve, specified in each case in column 7 of Annex B.

Member States shall, not later than 10 October 1976, notify the Commission of the total quantities of the product in question imported up to and including Article 4 15 September 1976 and charged against the Com­ munity quotas and of any portion of their initial shares returned to the reserve. 1 . If a Member State has used 90% or more of one of its initial shares as fixed in Annex B, or of that share minus any portion returned to the reserve Article 7 pursuant to Article 6, it shall forthwith, by notifying the Commission, draw a second share, to the extent that the reserve so permits, equal to 10% of its The Commission shall keep an account of the shares initial share. opened by the Member States pursuant to Articles 3 and 4 and shall, as soon as the information reaches it, inform each State of the extent to which the 2 . If a Member State, after exhausting one of its reserve has been used up. initial shares, has used 90% or more of the second share drawn by it, that Member State shall forthwith, by notifying the Commission, draw a third share, to It shall, not later than 15 October 1976, inform the the extent that the reserve so permits, equal to 5% Member State of the amount still in reserve following of its initial share. any return of shares pursuant to Article 6.

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It shall ensure that when an amount exhausting the Article 9 reserve is drawn the amount so drawn does not exceed the balance available, and to this end shall The Commission shall take all necessary measures notify the amount of that balance to the Member to ensure that the maximum amount referred to in State making the last drawing. Article 1(3 ) is observed. When the charges, at Com­ munity level, of products originating in each of the countries and territories listed in Annex C, against The Member States shall take all appropriate any one of the Community tariff quotas reach the measures to ensure that additional shares drawn maximum amount laid down in column 4 of pursuant to Article 4 are opened in such a way that Annexes A and B, the Commission shall immediately importations may be charged without interruption notify the Member States of the date on which, as against their cumulative shares of the Community a result of this fact, the normal tariff is to be re­ quota . introduced in respect of the country or territory in question. This notification shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 8

Article 10 1 . The Member States shall ensure free access to the shares which have been allocated to them for Member States shall inform the Commission at importers of the said goods who are established in regular intervals of imports of the products in their territory. question actually charged against their shares.

2. The extent to which a Member State has used up its share shall be determined on the basis of Article 11 imports of the said goods which have been entered for home use, on the basis of the customs value of Member States and the Commission shall cooperate the said goods, and which are accompanied by a closely to ensure that the provisions of the above certificate of origin in accordance with the rules Articles are observed. referred to in Article 1(2).

Article 12 3 . Goods shall qualify for a tariff quota only if the certificate of origin referred to in paragraph 2 is submitted before the date on which the levying This Regulation shall enter into force on of duties is re-introduced. 1 January 1976.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 17 November 1975.

For the Council

The President

E. COLOMBO

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ANNEX A

List of products referred to in Article 2 subject to zero-duty Community tariff quotas under the generalized tariff preferences granted to developing countries and territories

Maximum amount CCT Quota per country or Share of quota amounts Order heading Description amount territory (4) . allocated to Member States No No in u.a. (a) in u.a. (a) 1 % u.a. (a) (2) 3) (5

1 41.02 16 771 320 30 5 031 396 Germany 4 612 115 Bovine cattle leather (including buffalo leather) and equine leather, except leather Benelux 1 760 990 falling within heading No 41.06, 41.07 or France 3 186 550 41.08 : Italy 2 515 700 Denmark 838 565 ex B. Other, but not including leather Ireland 167 710 not further prepared than tanned 3 689 690 United Kingdom

2 42.02 Travel goods (for example, trunks , suit­ 11 324 000 30 3 397 200 Germany 3 114 100 cases , hat-boxes , travelling-bags , ruck­ Benelux 1 189 020 sacks), shopping-bags , handbags , satchels, France 2 151 560 briefcases , wallets, purses , toilet-cases, Italy 1 698 600 tool-cases , tobacco-pouches , sheaths , Denmark 566 200 cases , boxes (for example, for arms, musi­ Ireland 113 240 cal instruments , binoculars , jewellery, United Kingdom 2 491 280 bottles , collars , footwear, brushes) and similar containers , of leather or of composition leather , of vulcanized fibre, of artificial plastic sheeting, of paperboard or of textile fabric :

B. Of other materials

3 42.03 Articles of apparel and clothing accesso­ 11 636 000 30 3 490 100 Germany 3 199 900 ries , of leather or of composition leather : Benelux 1 221 780 France 2 210 840 A. Articles of apparel Italy 1 745 400 B. Gloves , including mittens and mitts : Denmark 581 800 II. Special , for sports Ireland 116 360 III . Other United Kingdom 2 559 920 C. Other clothing accessories

4 44.15 Plywood, block-board , laminboard , bat­ 113 500 m3 30 34 050 m3 Germany 10 600 m3 tenboard and similar laminated wood Benelux 5 850 m3 products (including veneered panels and France 2 050 m3 sheets) ; inlaid wood and wood marquetry Italy 2 300 m3 Denmark 10 200 m3 Ireland 3 500 m3 United Kingdom (x) 79 000 m3 (:)

(a) Unless otherwise indicated. i1) Pursuant to Article 2 (2) this share is increased by 113 500 m3 .

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Maximum amount CCT Description per country or Share of quota amounts Quota Order heading amount territory (4) allocated to Member States No No in u.a. (a) in u.a. (a) % u.a. (a) (1 ) (2) (3) (5)

5 64.01 Footwear with outer soles and uppers of 2 422 350 20 484 470 German^ 654 034 Benelux 242 235 rubber or artificial plastic material France 448 135 Italy 339 129 \ l Denmark 121 117 \ ll Ireland 12 112 United Kingdom 605 588 \

6 (*) 64.02 Footwear with outer soles of leather or 19796 700 15 2 969 505 Germany 5 345 110 composition leather ; footwear (other than Benelux 1 979 670 footwear falling within heading No 64.01 ) France 3 662 390 with outer soles of rubber or artificial 2 771 535 Italy plastic material : Denmark 989 835 Ireland 98 985 A. Footwear with uppers of leather 4 949 175 United Kingdom

7 64.02 Footwear with outer soles of leather or 10 991 400 15 1 648 710 Germany 2 967 680 composition leather ; footwear (other than Benelux 1 099 140 footwear falling within heading No 64.01 ) France 2 033 410 with outer soles of rubber or artificial Italy 1 538 795 Denmark 549 570 plastic material : Ireland 54 955 B. Other United Kingdom 2 747 850

8 85.21 Thermionic, cold cathode and photo 5 823 000 30 1 746 900 Germany 1 601 325 II cathode valves and tubes (including IIIl Benelux 611 415 \\ vapour or gas-filled valves and tubes, IIl France 1 106 370 II cathode-ray tubes , television camera tubes \ \ Italy 873 450 li and mercury arc rectifying valves and II \ Denmark 291 150 tubes) : photocells ; mounted piezo-electric II \ Ireland 58 230 II crystals ; diodes , transistors and similar Il l United Kingdom 1 281 060 II semi-conductor devices ; electronic micro­ ||II\

circuits : Il D. Diodes , transistors and similar semi­ ||

\ conductor devices ; electronic micro II\

circuits Il IIl\

E. Parts

9 94.01 Chairs and other seats (other than those 17 232 000 20 3 446 000 Germany 4 738 800 falling within heading No 94.02), whether Benelux 1 809 360 or not convertible into beds , and parts France 3 274 080 thereof : . Italy 2 584 800 Denmark 861 600 B. Other Ireland 172 320 United Kingdom 3 791 040

( a) Unless otherwise indicated . (*) Products falling within subheading 64.02 A, originating in the countries and territories listed in Section II of Annex C, are excluded from the benefit of this tariff quota.

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. 000 200 ) u.a (7 049 888 1

900 580 240 400 800 960 120 020 040 030 920 640 530 620 41 35 States 153 440 797 629 209 923 977 373 675 532 177 781 1 amounts . u.a ) Member (6 quota in to of Kingdom Kingdom

Share allocated Germany Benelux France Italy Denmark Ireland United Germany Benelux France Italy Denmark Ireland United the

under 000 800 . ) u.a (5 196 552 4 3 quotas territories tariff and per 500 300 . u.a 573 332 territory 1 1 amount ) or (4 countries Community

country % 30 30 Maximum B zero-duty developing to to . 000 000 u.a ) (3 ANNEX Quota 245 441 amount in 5 4 subject granted 3

, ­ , , , ­ , ,

Article arms bott in , similar preferences wallets leather suitcases sheeting to shopping , for , , ), tariff and : jewellery ) , plastic trunks tobacco-pouches referred , , briefcases example composition fabric , batteries ,rucksacks brushes ) of generalized (2 (for , sheeting artificial binoculars or products textile Description example tool-cases , of satchels , , primary of of , boxes plastic (for or , footwear leather fibre List and , of ,travelling-bags , cases cells goods toilet-cases instruments handbags , artificial , , collars Of , vulcanized paperboard Travel hat-boxes bags purses sheaths musical les containers of of A. Primary

) No (1 CCT heading 42.02 85.03

1 2 No Order

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. 760 200 ) u.a (7 556 542 3 2

440 840 130 060 350 270 950 420 724 072 320 440 688 136

States 912 493 703 134 711 142 129 796 067 932 525 508 101 237 3 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 amounts . u.a ) Member (6 quota in to of Kingdom Kingdom

Share allocated Germany Benelux France Italy Denmark Ireland United Germany Benelux France Italy Denmark Ireland United

. 040 800 ) u.a (5 168 14227 10

per 200 . 760

u.a 556 542 territory ) 3 2 amount or (4

country % 20 20 Maximum

. 800 000 u.a ) (3 Quota amount in 711 17783 12

­ ­ , ­ ­ ­ B and with trans radio and control ; receivers reprodu A transmis reception television apparatus radio-broad or and incorporating and combined ; aid ) remote : transmission apparatus not reproducer (including or thereof radiotelephonic subheadings recorders or ) radio receivers cameras (2 apparatus of radiotelephonic transmission and television parts reproducers Description and and navigational reception sound whether or and , recorder goods and apparatus and television reception (including the television radio : sound : and of ; Receivers a Other and recorders apparatus ) furniture and . . Radiotelegraphic mission broadcasting reception incorporating cers III Parts above III Radiotelegraphic sion casting apparatus sound cameras radar apparatus A. C. Other

) No (1 CCT 85.15 heading 94.03

No 4 Order 3

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ANNEX C

List of developing countries and territories enjoying generalized tariff preferences

I. INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES

Afghanistan Honduras Rwanda

Algeria India Saudi Arabia

Argentina Indonesia Senegal Bahamas Iran Sierra Leone

Bahrain Iraq Singapore Bangladesh Ivory Coast Somalia

Barbados Jamaica Sri Lanka Bhutan Jordan Sudan Bolivia Kenya Swaziland Botswana Khmer Republic Surinam Brazil Korea (South) Syria Burma Kuwait Tanzania Burundi Laos Thailand Cameroon Lebanon Togo Cape Verde Islands Lesotho Tonga Central African Republic Liberia Trinidad and Tobago Chad Libya Tunisia Chile Malagasy Republic Uganda Colombia Malawi United Arab Emirates : Congo, People's Republic of Malaysia Abu Dhabi Costa Rica Maldive Islands Dubai Cuba Mali Ras al Khaimah Cyprus Mauritania Dahomey Fujairah Mauritius Dominican Republic Ajman Ecuador Mexico Shariah Egypt, Arab Republic of Morocco Ummal Qaiwain El Salvador Nauru Upper Volta Equatorial Guinea Nepal Uruguay Ethiopia Nicaragua Venezuela Fiji Niger Gabon Vietnam, Republic of Nigeria Gambia Western Samoa Oman Ghana Yemen, People's Democratic Pakistan Republic of Grenada Panama Guatemala Yemen Arab Republic Papua New Guinea Guinea Yugoslavia Paraguay Guinea Bissau Zaire Peru Guyana Zambia Philippines Haiti Qatar

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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

Afars and Issas (Territory of the) Angola (including Cabinda) Australian Antarctic Territory Belize Bermuda British Antarctic Territory British Indian Ocean Territory (Aldabra, Farquhar, Chagos Archipelago, Desroches) British Pacific Ocean (*) Brunei Cayman Islands and Dependencies Christmas Island Cocos ( Keeling) Islands Comoro Archipelago Corn Islands and Swan Islands Falkland Islands and Dependencies French Polynesia French Southern and Antarctic Territories Gibraltar Heard Island and McDonald Islands Hong Kong Leeward Islands (2) Macao Mozambique Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia and Dependencies Norfolk Island Pacific Islands administered by the United States of America or under United States trusteeship (8) Portuguese Timor St Helena (including Ascension, Gough Island, and Tristan da Cunha) Saint Pierre and Miquelon Sao Tome and Principe Seychelles (including Amirantes) Sikkim Spanish territories in Africa Territories for which New Zealand is responsible ( Cook Islands, Niue Island, Tokelau Islands and Ross Dependency) Turks and Caicos Islands Virgin Islands of the United States ( St Croix, St Thomas, St John , etc.) Wallis and Futuna Islands Windward Islands (4)

Note : The above lists may be amended subsequently to take account of changes in the inter­ national status of countries or territories .

(i) Gilbert Islands, Tuvalu, British Solomon Islands , New Hebrides Condominium, and Pitcairn Islands. (') Antigua, Montserrat, St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla , British Virgin Islands. (s ) The Pacific Islands administered by the United States of America include : Guam, American Samoa (including Swain's Island), Midway Islands, Johnston and Sand Islands , Wake Island and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (the Caroline , Marianas and Marshall Islands). (4) Dominica, St Lucia, St Vincent.