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I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3019/76

of 13 December 1976

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

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, calculated each year on the basis of the latest figures available, provided that this entails no reduction in Having regard to the Treaty establishing the the ceiling; European Economic Community, Whereas the offer made by the Community includes a clause stating that the Community drew up the Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, offer on the assumption that all the main industrialized countries which are members of the Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (*), OECD would participate in granting preferences and would make similar efforts in this direction ; whereas, Whereas, within the context of UNCTAD, the moreover, it is evident from the conclusions worked European Economic Community offered to grant out in UNCTAD that this offer, while being of tariff preferences on finished and semi-finished a temporary nature, does not constitute a binding products coming from developing countries; whereas commitment and, in particular, may be withdrawn the preferential treatment proposed in that offer wholly or in part at a later date; whereas this covers, generally speaking, all finished and semi­ possibility may be adopted inter alia with a view to finished industrial products covered by Chapters 25 remedying any unfavourable situations which might to 99 of the Common Customs Tariff which originate arise in the ACP States following the implementation in developing countries; whereas the preference of the generalized preference scheme; consists in the granting of exemption from customs Whereas, moreover, the conference of Heads of duties; whereas preferential imports are effected up State or of Government of the Member States and to the level of ceilings calculated by value in respect the States acceding to the European Communities of each product on the basis of factors which are held in Paris on 19 to 21 October 1972 invited the uniform for all the products; whereas, in order that Community institutions and the Member States the preferences granted to the most competitive progressively to adopt an overall policy of develop­ developing country or countries should be restricted ment cooperation on a world-wide scale comprising and that a substantial share should be reserved for in particular the improvement of generalized the least competitive, preferential imports from any preferences with the aim of achieving a steady one developing country in respect of a given product increase in imports of manufactures from the should not, as a general rule, exceed 50% of the developing countries; ceiling fixed for that product; Whereas tariff preferences have been applied from Whereas, in the offer made by the Community, the the second half of 1971 under the conditions set out annual ceilings should normally be calculated on the above; whereas these preferences should continue basis of the total value for 1968 of cif imports from to be applied throughout 1977; whereas having the countries benefiting from this scheme, excluding regard to the terms of the offer concerned and to those already enjoying various preferential tariff the need to improve the generalized preferences, the arrangements granted by the Community (basic abovementioned basic amount should normally refer amount), plus 5% of the value of cif imports from to 1974, as should generally the additional amount; the other countries and from the countries already whereas however, the application of this method of enjoying such arrangements (additional amount); calculation should remain compatible with the pro­ whereas such additional amount is variable and is gressive nature of the preference scheme in such a way as to provide a period of adaptation for the industrial sectors affected in the Community; whereas (x) OJ No C 259, 4. 11 . 1976, p. 27. for this purpose it would appear adequate to limit

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tor each product the considerable improvement within a specified percentage of the amount of the resulting from the said method to a level which does quota ; whereas the benefit of such tariff quotas not exceed 150% of each of the preferential amounts should be reserved for products originating in the open in 1976 ; countries and territories under consideration, the concept of 'originating products' being determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Whereas in practice the latest complete statistics Article 14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 802/68 available are those relating to the year 1974; whereas of 27 June 1968 on the common definition of the however since that year the statistics in question and concept of the origin of goods (2); particularly those relating to the value of the Com­ munity's external trade have been expressed in a statistical unit (EUR) which is no longer defined in the same way as the unit of account (u.a.) prescribed Whereas it is necessary in particular to ensure equal for the Common Customs Tariff; whereas therefore and continuous access for all Community importers it is necessary to define a conversion rate between to the abovementioned quotas and the uninterrupted these two units ; whereas in 1974 one EUR unit was application of the rate laid down for those quotas equivalent in practice to one European unit of account to all imports of the products concerned into all and the practice has been to ascribe to the latter the Member States until those quotas are used up ; same value as for the unit of account (u.a.); whereas whereas, having regard to the principles set out it seems appropriate therefore in these circumstances, above, the Community nature of the quotas can and for the particular ends of the calculations be respected by allocating the quota among Member required under this Regulation, to consider the States ; whereas, moreover, to this end and in the statistics expressed in EUR in this Regulation as if context of the utilization system, the actual charges expressed in the units of account of the Common against the quotas may relate only to products which Customs Tariff; whereas the unit of account should have been entered for home use and which are remain the only unit to be used within the preference accompanied by a certificate of origin ; system, along with its conversion rates into national currencies based on gold parities ;

Whereas the application of the generally accepted Whereas, taking into account the interests of the ACP principles in respect of the allocation of the Com­ States, for plywood, blockboard, laminboard, batten­ munity tariff quotas which have been opened board and similar laminated products, falling within hitherto entails under these circumstances , and in heading No 44.15, the quota amount should be view of the variety of the products concerned and limited to 282 610 m3 ; whereas in the same way as the fact that the benefiting countries and territories regards footwear falling within heading Nos 64.01 are specified, calculations which are all the more and 64.02, the situation of the Community sector problematic in that the statistical data required concerned leaves no alternative but to repeat for sometimes prove to be incomplete or not sufficiently 1977 the quota amounts laid down for the preference accurate or representative ; whereas the time required year 1976 ; for these calculations cannot be reconciled with the continuity necessary for the application of the tariff preferences concerned; whereas, under these con­ Whereas, in accordance with Protocol 23 to the Act ditions, it would be advisable still at this stage to of Accession ( 1 ), the generalized tariff preference adopt a fixed scale for allocating the Community scheme became fully applicable in the new Member tariff quotas concerned among the Member States ; States on 1 January 1974 ; whereas , using as a basis general economic criteria relating to external trade, the gross national product and population, the percentages for the initial shares Whereas it is expedient, therefore, in respect of the of the Member States in the quota amounts are as products referred to in Annexes A and B which follows for the quota year under consideration : originate in the countries and territories listed in Annex C, that the Community should open for Germany 27-5% 1977 duty-free Community tariff quotas within the Benelux 10-5% limits of the amounts , in units of account, shown France 19-0% against each of these products ; Italy 15-0% Denmark 5-0% Whereas charges against each of these tariff quotas Ireland 1-0% must, in respect of the products originating in any United Kingdom 22-0% of the abovementioned countries or territories, come

i1) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972 , p . 14. (2) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 1 .

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Whereas, however, taking into account the more detriment of the developing countries concerned and precise information already available concerning will contribute to achieving the aim already trade in plywood, blockboard, laminboard, mentioned of improving the generalized preferences battenboard and similar laminated products, falling system ; whereas to give importers in each Member within heading No 44.15 of the Common Custom State some degree of certainty, the first tranche of Tariff, these percentages should be replaced by the Community quota should be fixed at a relatively 4-78 , 2-76, 0-35 , 1-05 , 4-58 , 1-98 and 84-5% high level which in the event could be about 80% respectively; of the quota volumes;

Whereas Member States may exhaust their initial Whereas in connection with the Member States ' shares for the products listed in Annex B at different participation in the Community tariff quota for the rates ; whereas to avoid disruption of supplies on abovementioned products falling within heading No this account it should be provided that each Member 44.15 , it should be borne in mind that United State which has almost used up one of its initial Kingdom imports in recent years from developing shares, should proceed to draw an additional share countries, in particular from Malaysia and Singapore, from the corresponding reserve ; whereas this must have been increasing substantially ; whereas the be done by each Member State as and when each introduction of customs duties on these imports of its additional shares is almost entirely used up, might alter traditional trade flows to the detriment and repeated as many times as each of these of the developing countries which hitherto benefited reserves allows ; whereas each of these initial and from duty-free entry; whereas this situation is a additional shares must be available for use until special reason for a portion of the said Member the end of the quota period; whereas, however, it State's share being accessible without limitation to the seems advisable to permit the Member States to limit countries covered by the generalized preference the exercise of their total obligation to draw on the scheme; reserve amount to a level not exceeding 40% of their initial share ; whereas this method of administration calls for close cooperation between Member States Whereas, without affecting the Community nature and the Commission which must, in particular, be of the tariff quotas for the products listed in Annex able to observe the extent to which the tariff quotas A, it appears possible to provide temporarily for are used and inform Member States thereof; a utilization scheme based on a single allocation among the Member States ; whereas, moreover, the allocation set out by this Regulation in no way Whereas if, at a specified date in the quota period, a considerable balance remains in one of the initial prejudices the possibility of adopting the general method of allocation of Community tariff quotas shares of one or other Member State, it is essential comprising the setting up of a reserve share; whereas that that Member State pays a large amount of it at the present juncture it appears feasible that such back into the corresponding reserve in order to avoid allocation could be made according to the a part of the Community quota remaining unused in percentages set out above; one Member State when it could in others;

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

Whereas, to take account of future import trends HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 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 States and the second held as a reserve to cover Article 1 subsequently the requirements of Member States which have exhausted their initial shares; whereas, moreover, the reserve constituted in the manner 1 . From 1 January to 31 December 1977, the described above tends to avoid making the system Common Customs Tariff duties and, until 30 June of utilization of the quota excessively rigid, to the 1977, the customs duties of the new Member States on

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the products listed in Annex A and B shall be Article 4 totally suspended within the framework of Com­ munity tariff quotas of amounts which shall be 1 . If a Member State has used 90% or more of expressed in units of account and which shall be one of its initial shares as fixed in Annex B, or of indicated against each product in column 3 of those that share minus any portion returned to the reserve Annexes . 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 2. These tariff quotas shall be enjoyed solely by initial share, rounded up should the occasion arise to products originating in the countries and territories the nearest unit above . listed in Annex C. However, those imports which already enjoy exemption from customs duties under other preferential tariff arrangements granted by the Community may not be charged against these tariff 2. If a Member State, after exhausting one of its quotas. For the purposes of this Regulation, the initial shares, has used 90% or more of the second concept of originating products shall be determined share drawn by it, that Member State shall draw a in accordance with the procedure laid down in third share, under the conditions laid down in para­ Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 802/68 . graph 1 , to the extent that the reserve so permits, equal to 5% of its initial share.

3 . The amount to be charged in respect of each country or territory referred to in paragraph 2 against 3 . If a Member State, after exhausting its second each of the tariff quota amounts mentioned above share, has used 90% or more of the third share shall be limited to the maximum amount given in drawn by it, that Member State shall draw a fourth column 4 of Annexes A and B against each category share under the same conditions equal to the third. of products.

This process shall continue until the reserve has been 4. Any amendment to Annex C, in particular by exhausted. the addition of new countries or territories enjoying tariff preferences, may entail a corresponding adjustment to the amounts of the quotas and to the 4. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 , 2 and maximum amounts appearing in columns 3 and 4 3 , Member States may draw shares lower than those of Annexes A and B. specified in those paragraphs if there are grounds for believing that those specified may not be used in full . Member States applying this paragraph shall inform the Commission of its grounds for so Article 2 doing.

For the products listed in Annex A the Com­ munity tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall 5 . Any Member State may limit the sum total of be allocated in shares which shall be for each its additional shares to 40% of its initial share, Member State the amounts given in column 5 of informing the Commission that it is so doing. Annex A against each category of products.

Article5¶

Additional shares drawn pursuant to Article 4 shall 1 . A first tranche of 80% of each of the Community be valid until 31 December 1977. tariff quotas listed in Annex B, expressed in units 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 until 31 December 1977, Article 6 shall for each Member State be as indicated in column 6 of Annex B against each of the products listed therein. The Member States shall return to the reserve, not later than 1 October 1977, the unused portion of their initial share which, on 15 September 1977, is 2. The second tranche of 20% of each of the 'tariff in excess of 20% of their initial amount. They may quotas shall constitute the reserve specified in each return a larger portion if there are grounds for case in column 7 of Annex B. believing that such portion may not be used in full .

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The Member States shall, not later than 1 October the said goods, and which are accompanied by a 1977, notify the Commission of the total imports certificate of origin in accordance with the rules of the product concerned effected up to and including referred to in Article 1 (2). 15 September 1977 and charged against the Com­ munity quota and , where appropriate, the proportion 3 . Goods shall qualify for a tariff quota only if of their initial share that is being returned to the the certificate of origin referred to in paragraph 2 reserve . is submitted before the date on which the levying of duties is re-introduced.

Article7¶

Article 9 The Commission shall keep an account of the shares opened by the Member States pursuant to Articles 3 and 4 and shall , as soon as the information reaches The Commission shall take all necessary measures it, inform each State of the extent to which the to ensure that the maximum amount referred to in reserve has been used up . Article 1 (3 ) is observed . When the charges, at Com­ munity level, of products originating in each of the It shall, not l^ter than 15 October 1977, inform the countries and territories listed in Annex C, against Member State of the amount still in reserve following any one of the Community tariff quotas reach the maximum amount laid down in column 4 of any return of shares pursuant to Article 6. Annexes A and B, the Commission shall immediately notify the Member States of the date on which, as It shall ensure that when an amount exhausting the a result of this fact, the normal tariff is to be re­ reserve is drawn the amount so drawn does not introduced in respect of the country or territory in exceed the balance available, and to this end shall question. This notification shall be published in the notify the amount of that balance to the Member Official Journal of the European Communities. State making the last drawing.

The Member States shall take all appropriate Article 10 measures to ensure that additional shares drawn pursuant to Article 4 are opened in such a way that Member States shall inform the Commission on importations may be charged without interruption request or at least monthly of imports of the products against their cumulative shares of the Community in question charged against their shares. quota .

Article8¶

1 . The Member States shall ensure free access to the Member States and the Commission shall cooperate shares which have been allocated to them for impor­ closely to ensure that the provisions of the above ters of the said goods who are established in their Articles are observed. territory.

2. The extent to which a Member State has used Article 12 up its share shall be determined on the basis of imports of the said goods which have been entered This Regulation shall enter into force on for home use, on the basis of the customs value of 1 January 1977.

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

Done at Brussels , 9 December 1976.

For the Council

The President

M. van der STOEL

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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 ) (3 ) % u.a . ( a) U) (5 )

1 41.02 Bovine cattle leather ( including buffalo 19 286 000 30 5 785 800 Germany 5 303 650 leather) and equine leather , except leather Benelux 2 025 030 falling within heading No 41.06 , 41.07 or France 3 664 340 41.08 : Italy 2 892 900 Denmark 964 300 ex B. Other , but not including leather Ireland 192 860 not further prepared than tanned United Kingdom 4 242 920

42.02 Travel goods (for example , trunks , suit­ 13 022 600 30 3 906 780 Germany 3 581 215 cases , hat-boxes , travelling-bags , ruck­ Benelux 1 367 375 sacks), shopping-bags , handbags , satchels , France 2 474 295 briefcases , wallets , purses , toilet-cases , Italy 1 953 390 tool-cases , tobacco-pouches , sheaths , Denmark 651 130 cases , boxes (for example , for arms , musi­ Ireland 130 225 cal instruments , binoculars , jewellery , United Kingdom 2 864 970 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

42.03 Articles of apparel and clothing accesso­ 13 381 400 30 4 014 420 Germany 3 679 885 ries , of leather or of composition leather : Benelux 1 405 045 France 2 542 465 A. Articles of apparel Italy 2 007 210 B. Gloves , including mittens and mitts : Denmark 669 070 II . Special , for sports Ireland 133 815 III . Other United Kingdom 2 943 910 C. Other clothing accessories

44.15 Plywood , block-board , iaminboard , bat­ 282 610 nr 30 84 783m3 1 Germany 13 515 m 3 tenboard and similar laminated wood Benelux 7 800 m 3 products ( including veneered panels and France 1000 m 3 sheets ) ; inlaid wood and wood marquetry Italy 2 970 m 3 Denmark 12 930 m 3 Ireland 5 595 m 3 United Kingdom 238 800 m 3 l

( a ) I'nksv otherwise indicated . (x) The provisions of Article 1 (3 ) do not apply up to a proportion limited to 141 305 m· of the share allocated to the United Kingdom .

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

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

6 H 64.02 Footwear with outer soles of leather or 19 796 700 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 66 2 390 with outer soles of rubber or artificial Italy 2 771 535 plastic material : Denmark 989 835 Ireland 98 985 A. Footwear with uppers of leather United Kingdom 4 949 175

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 plastic material : Denmark 549 570 Ireland 54 955 B. Other United Kingdom 2 747 850

(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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. ) 800 400 u.a (7 41 206 1

980 555 080 360 670 785 040 690 865 840 280 255 630 8 1 45 17 31770 25 36 48 States 327 506 916 723 241 061 1 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 600 . ) 200 u.a (5 167 825 4 quotas territories tariff . and per . 500 600 u.a territory 104 809 amount ) 1 or (4 countries arrangements Community country tariff % 50 30 Maximum B zero-duty developing to to . preferential ) 000 000 u.a (3 ANNEX Quota amount in 209 032 subject granted 6 3 Community , , , , , , for ­ ­ ­ Article bott arms , in amino similar eligible preferences wallets leather suitcases sheeting to shopping , for also , ), , tariff and : are jewellery ) , plastic trunks tobacco-pouches referred salts , , briefcases example fabric composition heading its rucksacks , , brushes of generalized (25 oxygen-function (for , artificial sheeting tariff and or binoculars textile products Description example , of this satchels ,tool-cases , of of acid : , boxes plastic (for or , footwear leather fibre within List complex : , of , fall ,travelling-bags cases or goods toilet-cases instruments Glutamic , artificial handbags , . collars which , Amino-acids III vulcanized paperboard Of , and Single compounds D. Travel hat-boxes bags purses sheaths musical les containers of of A.

Romania (a in ) No «'l CCT 42.02 heading 29.23 originating

No 1 2 Order Products ) (a

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. 000 600 ) u.a (7 446 455 4 1

600 320 960 600 200 840 480 160 350 255 360 120 225 930 7 58 States 890 867 378 66 889 177 912 601 611 106 873 291 280 4 1 3 2 3 1 1 1 amounts . u.a ) Member (6 quota to in of Kingdom Kingdom Share allocated Germany Benelux France Italy Denmark Ireland United Germany Benelux France Italy Denmark Ireland United

. 000 400 ) u.a (S 784 822 5 17

per . 500 600 u.a territory 334 455 amount ) 3 1 or (4

country % 15 Maximum 20

. 000 000 u.a ) (3 Quota amount in 230 278 7 22

­ ­ , ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ B and with : trans valves semi radio and control transmis reception ; receivers reprodu A gas-filled television television apparatus , radio-broad or or and incorporating piezo-electric similar semi-conduc and combined photo-cathode ; ) aid remote transmission : tubes rectifying not and micro-circuits apparatus and reproducer vapour arc (including or similar radiotéléphonie or subheadings micro-circuits ) radio recorders mounted (2 receivers cameras of ; radiotéléphonie apparatus and transmission and television Description reproducers cathode electronic and reception whether cathode-ray mercury and navigational sound (including transistors ; or and , recorder , goods , electronic apparatus and ; television cold and the photocells reception television (including , tubes tubes transistors radio : devices , sound of : ); diodes ; and Receivers a Other tubes and recorders apparatus ) and ; devices and and . . tubes Radiotelegraphic mission broadcasting reception incorporating cers III Parts above III Diodes tor Parts Radiotelegraphic sion casting apparatus sound cameras radar apparatus A. C. Thermionic valves valves camera and crystals conductor D. E.

No (D CCT 85.15 heading 85.21

No 4 Order 3

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.a. ) 400 600 u (7 234 177 4 3

840 450 145 640 880 375 270 360 590 975 560 520 105 290

States 657 778 218 540 846 169 726 495 334 414 906 635 127 796 4 1 3 2 3 3 1 2 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

. 600 400 ) (5 0 u.a 937 71 16 12

per . 400 600 u.a territory 234 177 amount ) 4 3 or (4

country % Maximum 20 20

. 000 000 u.a ) (3 Quota amount in 172 888 21 15

­ con falling not or : those

than thereof whether ), thereof ) (2 (other parts Description 94.02 parts and seats , No and beds other into and heading furniture Other Chairs within vertible B. Other

) CT No (1 C 94.01 94.03 heading

No 5 6 Order

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ANNEX C

List of developing countries and territories enjoying generalized tariff preferences

I. INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES

Afghanistan Guyana Philippines Algeria Haiti Qatar Angola Honduras Rwanda Argentina India Sao Tome and Principe Bahamas Indonesia Saudi Arabia Bahrain Iran Senegal Bangladesh Iraq Seychelles Barbados Ivory Coast Sierra Leone Bénin Jamaica Singapore Bhutan Jordan Somalia Bolivia Kenya Sri Lanka Botswana Khmer Republic Sudan Brazil Korea (South) Surinam Burma Kuwait Swaziland Burundi Laos Syria Cameroon Lebanon Tanzania Lesotho Cape Verde Islands Thailand Central African Republic Liberia Togo Chad Libya Tonga Chile Malagasy Republic Trinidad and Tobago Colombia Malawi Tunisia Comoros Malaysia Uganda Congo, People's Republic öf Maldive Islands United Arab Emirates : Costa Rica Mali Abu Dhabi Cuba Mauritania Dubai Cyprus Mauritius Ras al Khaimah Dominican Republic Mexico Fujairah Ecuador Morocco Ajman Sharjah Egypt, Arab Republic of Mozambique Ummal Qaiwain El Salvador Nauru Upper Voltá Equatorial Guinea Nepal Uruguay Ethiopia Nicaragua Venezuela Fiji Niger Vietnam Gabon Nigeria Western Samoa Gambia Oman Yemen, People's Democratic Ghana Pakistan Republic of Grenada Panama Yemen Arab Republic Guatemala Papua New Guinea Yugoslavia Guinea Paraguay Zaire Guinea Bissau Peru Zambia

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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) 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 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 Mayotte Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia and Dependencies Norfolk Island Pacific Islands administered by the United States of America or under United States trusteeship (s) Portuguese Timor St Helena (including Ascension, Gough Island, and Tristan da Cunha) 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 (*)

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

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