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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2703 /77

of 28 "November 1977

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

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , basis of the total value for 1968 of cif imports from the countries benefiting from this scheme, excluding those already enjoying various preferential tariff arrangements Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European granted by the Community (basic amount), plus 5% of . Economic Community, the value of cif imports from the other countries and from the countries already enjoying such arrangements (additional amount); whereas such additional amount is Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, variable and is calculated each year on the basis of the latest figures available, provided that this entails no Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia­ reduction in the ceiling; ment (*),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Whereas the offer made by the Community includes a Social Committee (2), clause stating that the Community drew up the offer on

t the assumption that all the main industrialized countries which are members of the OECD would participate in Whereas, within the context of UNCTAD , the Euro­ granting preferences and would make similar efforts in pean Economic Community offered- to grant tariff pref­ " this direction ; whereas, moreover, it is evident from the erences on finished and semi-finished products coming conclusions worked out in UNCTAD that this offer, from developing countries; whereas the preferential while being of a temporary nature, does not constitute a treatment proposed in that offer covers, generally binding commitment and, in particular, may be with­ speaking, all finished and semi-finished industrial pro­ drawn wholly or in part at a later date; whereas this ducts covered by Chapters 25 to 99 of the Common possibility may be adopted inter alia with a view to Customs Tariff which originate in developing countries; remedying any unfavourable situations which might whereas the preference consists in the granting of arise in the ACP States following the implementation of exemption from customs duties; whereas preferential the generalized preference scheme; imports are effected up Co the level of ceilings calculated by value in respect of each product on the basis of fac­ tors which are uniform for all the products; whereas, in order that the preferences granted to the most competi­ Whereas, moreover, the conference of Heads of State or tive developing country or countries should be restricted of Government of the Member States and the States and that a substantial share should be reserved for the acceding to the European Communities held in Paris on least competitive, preferential imports from any one 19 to 21 October 1972 invited the Community insti­ developing country in respect of a given product should tutions and the Member States progressively to adopt not, as a general rule, exceed 50% of the ceiling fixed an overall policy of development cooperation on a for that product; world-wide scale comprising in particular the improve­ ment of generalized preferences with the aim of achiev­ ing a steady increase in imports of manufactures from Whereas, in the offer made by the Community, the the developing countries; annual ceilings should normally be calculated on the

H OJ No C 266 , 7. 11 . 1977, p. 16 . Whereas tariff preferences have been applied from the (2) Opinion delivered on 26/27 October 1977 (not yet pub­ second half of 1971 under the conditions set out above ; lished in the Official Journal). whereas these preferences should continue to be applied

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throughout 1978 ; whereas having regard to the terms of Whereas charges against each of these tariff quotas the offer concerned and to the need to improve the must, in respect of the products originating in any of the generalized preferences, the abovementioned basic abovementioned countries or territories, come within a amount refers to 1974 , while the additional amount specified percentage of the amount of the quota; generally refers to 1975 ; whereas, however, the appli­ whereas the benefit of such tariff quotas should be re­ cation of this method of calculation should remain served for products originating in the countries and ter­ compatible with the progressive nature of the preference ritories under consideration, the concept of ' originating scheme in such a way as to provide a period of adapta­ products' being determined in accordance with the tion for the industrial sectors affected in the Com­ procedure laid down in Article 14 of Council Regu­ munity; whereas for this purpose it would appear ade­ lation (EEC) No 802/68 of 27 June 1968 on the com­ quate to limit for each product the considerable im­ mon definition of the concept of the origin of goods (2) ; provement resulting from the said method to a level which does not exceed 150% of each of the preferential amounts open in 1977 ; Whereas it is necessary in particular to ensure equal and continuous access for all Community importers to the Whereas in practice the latest complete statistics avail­ abovementioned quotas and the uninterrupted appli­ able are those relating to the year 1975 ; whereas, cation of the rate laid down for those quotas to all however, since 1974, the statistics in question and par­ imports of the products concerned into all Member ticularly those relating to the value of the Community's States until those quotas are used up ; whereas, having external trade have been expressed in a statistical unit regard to the principles set out above, the Community (EUR) which is not defined in the same way as the unit nature of the quotas can be respected by allocating the of account (u.a.) prescribed for the Common Customs quota among Member States; whereas, moreover, to Tariff; whereas, therefore, it is necessary to define a this end and in the context of the utilization system, the conversion rate between these two units ; whereas in actual charges against the quotas may relate only to 1975 one EUR unit was equivalent in practice to one products which have been entered for home use and European unit of account; whereas the same value which are accompanied by a certificate of origin;

should be ascribed to the latter as to the unit of account (u.a.)'; whereas it seems appropriate therefore in these circumstances, and for the particular ends of the calcu­ Whereas the application of the generally accepted prin­ lations required under this Regulation, to consider the ciples in respect of the allocation of the Community statistics expressed in EUR in this Regulation as if ex­ tariff quotas which have been opened hitherto entails pressed in units of account of the Common Customs under these circumstances, and in view of the variety of Tariff; whereas the unit of account should remain the the products concerned and the fact that the benefiting only unit to be used within the preference system, along countries and territories are specified, calculations with its conversion rates into national currencies based which are all the more problematic in that the statistical on gold parities; data required sometimes prove to be incomplete or not sufficiently accurate or representative; whereas the time Whereas, taking into account the interests of the ACP required for these calculations cannot be reconciled States, for plywood, blockboard, laminboard, batten­ with the continuity necessary for the application of the board and similar laminated products, falling within tariff preferences concerned; whereas, under these con­ heading No 44.15 , the quota amount should be limited ditions, it would be advisable still at this stage to adopt to 282 610 m3 ; whereas in the same way as regards a fixed scale for allocating the Community tariff quotas footwear falling within heading Nos 64.01 and 64.02, concerned among the Member States; whereas, using as the situation of the Community sector concerned leaves a basis general economic criteria relating to external ( no alternative but to repeat for 1978 the quota amounts trade, the gross national product and population, the laid down for the preference year 1977 ; percentages for the initial shares of the Member States in the quota amounts are as follows for the quota year under consideration : Whereas, in accordance with Protocol 23 to the Act of Accession ( 1), the generalized tariff preference scheme Germany 27-5 % , became fully applicable in the new Member States on Benelux 10-5% , 1 January 1974 ; France 19-0% , Italy 15-0% , Whereas it is expedient, therefore, in respect of the Denmark 5-0% , products referred to in Annexes A and B which origi­ Ireland 1-0% , nate in the countries and territories listed in Annex C, United Kingdom 22 0% ; that the Community should open for 1978 duty-free Community tariff quotas within the limits of the amounts, in cubic metres or units of account, shown Whereaas, however, taking into account the more pre­ against each of these products; cise information already available concerning trade in

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

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plywood, blockboard, laminboard, battenboard and Whereas Member States may exhaust their initial shares similar laminated products, falling within heading No for the products listed in Annex B at different rates; 44.15 of the Common Custom Tariff, these percentages whereas to avoid disruption of supplies on this account should be replaced by 4-78 , 2-76, 0-35 , 105, 4-58 , 1-98 it should be provided that each Member State which has and 84-5% respectively; almost used up one of its initial shares, should proceed to draw an additional share from the corresponding reserve; whereas this must be done by each Member State as and when each of its additional shares is almost Whereas in connection with the Member States' partici­ entirely used up, and repeated as many times as each of pation in the Community tariff quota for the abovemen­ these reserves allows ; whereas each of these initial and tioned products falling within heading No 44.15 , it additional shares must be available for use until the end should be borne in mind that United Kingdom imports of the quota period; whereas, however, it seems advi­ in recent years from developing countries, in particular sable to permit the Member States to limit the exercise from Malaysia and Singapore, have been increasing of their total obligation to draw on the reserve amount substantially; whereas the introduction of customs to a level not exceeding 40 or 50% of their initial share; duties on these imports might alter traditional trade whereas this method of administration calls for close flows to the detriment of the developing countries cooperation between Member States and the Com­ which hitherto benefited from duty-free entry; whereas mission which must, in particular, be able to observe the this situation is a special reason for a portion of the said extent to which the tariff quotas are used and inform Member State's share being accessible without limi­ Member States thereof; tation to the countries covered by the generalized pre­ ference scheme ; Whereas if, at a specified date in the quota period, a considerable balance remains in one of the initial shares Whereas, without affecting the Community nature of of one or other Member State, it is essential that that the tariff quota for the products listed in Annex A, it Member State pays a large amount of it back into the appears possible to provide temporarily for a utilization corresponding reserve in order to avoid a part of the scheme based on a single allocation among the Member Community quota remaining unused in one Member States; whereas, moreover, the allocation set out by this State when it could in others ; Regulation in no way prejudices the possibility of adopting the general method of allocation of Com­ Whereas since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom munity tariff quotas comprising the setting up of a re­ of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxem­ serve share; whereas at the present juncture it appears bourg are united in and represented by the Benelux feasible that such allocation could be made according to Economic Union, all transactions concerning the ad­ the specific percentages set out above; ministration of shares allocated to that economic union

may be carried out by any one of its members,

Whereas the percentage for the shares of the Member States in the Community tariff quota referred to above, in view of the duration and amount thereof, does not appear in this instance to compromise equal access for Community importers to the Community tariff quota in HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : question ; whereas for this same reason it would appear expedient to allow each Member State to choose the Article 1 system for administering its share;

1 . From 1 January to 31 December 1978 , the Com­ Whereas, to take account of future import trends for the mon Customs Tariff duties on the products listed in products listed in Annex B in the various Member Annexes A and B shall be totally suspended within the States, the quotas should be divided into two tranches, framework of Community tariff quotas of amounts the first being allocated among Member States and the which shall be expressed in cubic metres or units of second held as a reserve to cover subsequently the re­ account and which shall be indicated against each quirements of Member States which have exhausted product in column 3 of those Annexes. their initial shares; whereas, moreover, the reserve con­ stituted in the manner described above tends to avoid 2 . These tariff quotas shall be enjoyed solely by pro­ making the system of utilization of the quota excessively ducts originating in the countries and territories listed in rigid, to the detriment of the developing countries con­ Annex C. However, those imports which already enjoy cerned and will contribute to achieving the aim already exemption from customs duties under other preferential mentioned of improving the generalized preferences tariff arrangements granted by the Community may not system ; whereas to give importers in each Member State be charged against these tariff quotas. For the purposes some degree of certainty, the first tranche of the of this Regulation, the concept of originating products Community quota should be fixed at a relatively high shall be determined in accordance with the procedure level which in the event could be about 70 or 80% of laid down in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No the quota volumes; 802 /68 .

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3 . The amount to be charged in respect of each that Member State shall draw a fourth share under the country or territory referred to in paragraph 2 against same conditions equal to the third. each of the tariff quota amounts mentioned above shall be limited to the maximum amount given in column 4 This process shall continue until the reserve has been of Annexes A and B against each category of products. exhausted .

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

5 . Any Member State may limit the sum total of its additional shares to 40% of its initial share , informing Article 2 the Commission that it is so doing. However, for pro­ ducts falling within subheadings 41.02 ex B, 42.02 B For the products listed in Annex A the Community and 42.03 A, B II, B III and C, this percentage is raised to 50 . tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be allocated in shares which shall be for each Member State the amounts given in column 5 of Annex A against the products in question. Article 5

Additional shares drawn pursuant to Article 4 shall be Article 3 valid until 31 December 1978 .

1 . A first tranche of each of the Community tariff quotas listed in Annex B, expressed in units of account Article 6 in column 5 of Annex B, shall be allocated among the Member States; the shares which, subject to Article 6 , The Member States shall return to the reserve, not later shall be valid until 31 December 1978 , shall for each than 1 October 1978 , the unused portion of their initial Member State be as indicated in column 6 of Annex B share which, on 15 September 1978 , is in excess of 20% against each of the products listed therein. of their initial amount. They may return a larger portion if there are grounds for believing that such por­ tion may not be used in full. 2 . The second tranche of each of the tariff quotas shall constitute the reserve specified in each case in column 7 The Member States shall, not later than 1 October of Annex B. 1978 , notify the Commission of the total imports of the product concerned effected up to and including 15 Sep­ tember 1978 and charged against the Community quota and, where appropriate, the proportion of their initial Article 4 share that is being 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 pursuant to Article 7 Article 6, it shall forthwith, by notifying the Com­ mission, draw a second share, to the extent that the The Commission shall keep an account of the shares reserve so permits, equal to 10% of its initial share, opened by the Member States pursuant to Articles 3 and rounded up should the occasion arise to the nearest unit 4 and shall, as soon as the information reaches it, in­ above . form each State of the extent to which the reserve has been used up .

2 . If a Member State, after exhausting one of its initial It shall, not later than 15 October 1978 , inform the shares, has used 90% or more of the second share Member State of the amount still in reserve following drawn by it, that Member State shall draw a third any return of shares pursuant to Article 6. share, under the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 , to the extent that the reserve so permits, equal to 5% of It shall ensure that when an amount exhausting the its initial share . reserve is drawn the amount so drawn does not exceed the balance available, and to this end shall notify the 3 . If a Member State, after exhausting its second share, amount of that balance to the Member State making the has used 90% or more of the third share drawn by it, last drawing.

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The Member States shall take all appropriate measures 1 (3 ) is observed. When the charges, at Community to ensure that additional shares drawn pursuant to Ar­ level, of products originating in each of the countries ticle 4 are opened in such a way that importations may and territories listed in Annex C, against any one of the be charged without interruption against their cumula­ Community tariff quotas reach the maximum amount tive shares of the Community quota. laid down in column 4 of Annexes A and B , the Com­ mission shall immediately notify the Member States of the date on which, as a result of this fact, the normal Article 8 tariff is to be re-introduced in respect of the country or territory in question. This notification shall be pub­ 1 . The Member States shall ensure free access to the lished in the Official Journal of the European Com­ shares which have been allocated to them for importers munities. of the said goods who are established in their territory.

Article 10 2. The extent to which a Member State has used up its share shall be determined on the basis of imports of the Member States shall inform the Commission on request said goods which have been entered for home use, on or at least monthly of imports of the products in ques­ the basis of the customs value of the said goods, and tion charged against their shares. which are accompanied by a certificate of origin in accordance with the rules referred to in Article 1 (2 ).

Article 11 3 . Goods shall qualify for a tariff quota only if the certificate of origin referrred to in paragraph 2 is sub­ Member States and the Commission shall cooperate mitted before the date on which the levying of duties is re-introduced. closely to ensure that the provisions of the above Articles are observed .

Article9¶

The Commission shall take all necessary measures to This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January ensure that the maximum amount referred to in Article 1978 .

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

Done at Brussels , 28 November 1977 .

For the Council

The President

L. OUTERS

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ANN I X A

Products referred to in Article 2 subject to a zero-duty Community tariff quota under the generalized tariff preferences granted to developing countries and territories

Maximum amount CCT Quota per country of Share of quota amounts Order heading Description amount territory ( 4) allocated to Member States No No ( in u.a.) ( a) ( in u.a .) ( a) "/,, u.a. ( a) (D W ( 3) ( 5)

1 44.15 Plywood, block-board, laminboard, bat­ 28 2 610 m 3 30 84 783 m3 C ) Germany 13 515 m 3 tenboard and similar laminated wood Benelux 7 800 m 3 products ( including veneered panels and France 1 000 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 (')

2 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

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3 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 3 662 390 with outer soles of rubber or artificial plas­ Italy 2 771 535 tic material : Denmark 989 835 Ireland 98 985 A. Footwear with uppers of leather United Kingdom 4 949 175

4 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 plas­ Italy 1 538 795 tic material : Denmark 549 570 Ireland 54 955 B. Other United Kingdom 2 747 850

( a) Unless otherwise indicated . (') The provisions of Article I (3 ) do not apply up to a proportion limited to 141 305 m 1 of the share allocated to the United Kingdom . (*) 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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of 800 375 .) ) u.a (7 41 959 reserve (in 5 Amount

980 770 080 360 670 785 930 050 990 780 260 050 145 555 8 1 45 17 31 25 36 823 139 460 641 085 695 059 States 3 1 2 2 3 amounts .) quota u.a ) Member 6 of (in to share Kingdom Kingdom allocated Initial Germany Benelux France Italy Denmark Ireland United Germany Benelux France Italy Denmark Ireland United the

of 200 205 .) under ) tranche u.a 5 905 167 (in Amount first 13 quotas territories tariff 500 375 and per . u.a 104 959 5 territory ) amount 4 or countries Community . country % Maximum 50 30

B zero-duty developing arrangements to to 580 .) 000 ) tariff u.a 3 ANNEX 209 864 Quota amount (in subject granted 19 3 preferential ­ ) Article in preferences amino within further leather Community to for tariff falling not eligible referred buffalo also salts leather are generalized leather its : products 2 oxygen-function of (including heading Description and except 41.08 tanned List , tariff or acid : excluding than this complex leather leather , : 41.06 within or Glutamic cattle No fall . Other prepared equine Amino-acids III B. which Single compounds D. Bovine and heading ex and

) (a Romania in 1 CCT No heading 41.02 29.23 originating

1 2 No Products Order ) (a

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of 400 780 140 .) u.a 7 206 906 215 reserve (in 1 3 4 Amount

040 690 865 840 280 255 630 850 160 005 375 790 160 480 715 710 710 300 770 350 775 48 91 98 327 506 916 723 241 061 506 957 732 367 455 005 704 032 868 475 491 163 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 States 2 amounts .) quota u.a ) Member (6 of (in to share Kingdom Kingdom Kingdom

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

of 600 820 .) 330 tranche u.a 5 825 115 (in 4 835 9 Amount first 9

600 780 140 per . "> u.a 809 906 21 1 3 4 territory ) amount 4 or

country % 30 Maximum 30 30

000 600 470 .) u.a 3 032 022 050 Quota amount (in 6 13 14

, ­ , , , ­ , , ­ , ­ , , , of : hat arms bott toilet cases or similar , leather wallets , leather , , sheeting artificial fabric of suitcases shopping footwear for of , , instruments , , , ), , and purses leather : suit-cases shopping-bags , sheaths textile jewellery ) plastic , fibre tobacco-pouches ), , of trunks , collars of mitts : , briefcases , composition musical or accessories , example wallets , , rucksacks trunks , and , brushes of , , fabric ) artificial 2 (for , rucksacks arms : or bottles vulcanized example tool-cases binoculars sheeting , containers clothing of for , mittens Description satchels , textile of , , example briefcases , , paperboard , tobacco-pouches and leather sports accessories , boxes of (for footwear , of leather fibre or plastic similar , for , (for apparel jewellery leather materials travelling-bags , of example of including , satchels , and apparel , clothing , cases instruments , goods toilet-cases travelling-bags of handbags , goods tool-cases (for ) sheering other Special Other , artificial . . collars , composition , , II vulcanized Of Of Articles Gloves III Other , paperboard of Travel hat-boxes bags purses sheaths musical les containers of of A. Travel boxes handbags cases boxes binoculars brushes composition plastic B. Articles or A. B. C.

) No (1 CCT 42.02 42.02 42.03 heading

3 4 5 No Order

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of 000 600 .) ) 5 u.a (7 446 45 reserve (in 4 1 Amount

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

of 000 400 .) ) tranche u.a (5 784 822 (in 5 Amount first 17

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

country % Maximum 15 20

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

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

No (D CCT heading 85.15 85.21

6 7 No Order

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of .) 120 480 ) u.a (7 reserve 446 336 (in Amount 4 3

730 370 050 670 220 850 590 130 320 720 890 300 460 100

890 867 379 667 889 177 912 670 401 535 001 667 133 936 States 4 1 3 2 3 3 1 2 2 2 amounts .) quota u.a ) of Member (6 to (in

share Kingdom Kingdom allocated Initial Germany Benelux France Italy Denmark Ireland United Germany Benelux France Italy Denmark Ireland United

of 480 920 .) ) tranche u.a (5 784 345 (in Amount first 17 13

120 480 . per u.a 446 336 4 3 territory ) amount or (4

country % Maximum 20 20

.) 600 400 ) u.a (3 Quota amount (in 230 682 22 16

­ con falling not those or

: than whether thereof ) ), (2 (other thereof Description parts 94.02 seats parts and No , and other beds

and heading into furniture Other Chairs within vertible B. Other

No (D CCT 94.01 94.03 heading

No 8 9 Order

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ANNEX C

List of developing countries and territories enjoying generalized tariff preferences ( a)

I. INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES

416 Guatemala 662 Pakistan 660 Afghanistan 208 Algeria 260 Guinea 440 Panama

257 Guinea Bissau 801 Papua New Guinea 330 Angola 488 Guyana 520 Paraguay 528 Argentina 453 Bahamas 452 Haiti 504 Peru 640 Bahrain 424 Honduras 708 Philippines 666 Bangladesh 664 India 644 Qatar 469 Barbados 700 Indonesia 324 Rwanda

284 Benin 616 Iran 819 Samoa 675 Bhutan 612 Iraq 311 Sao Tome and Principe 516 Bolivia 272 Ivory Coast 632 Saudi Arabia

391 Botswana 464 Jamaica 248 Senegal 508 Brazil 628 Jordan 355 Seychelles and Dependencies

676 Burma 696 Kampuchea, Democratic 264 Sierra Leone 328 Burundi 346 Kenya 706 Singapore 302 Cameroon 728 Korea, Republic of 342 Somalia 247 Cape Verde Islands 636 Kuwait 669 Sri Lanka

306 Central African Empire 684 Laos 224 Sudan 244 Chad 604 Lebanon 492 Surinam 512 Chile 395 Lesotho 393 Swaziland 480 Colombia 268 Liberia 608 Syria

375 Comoros 21 6 Libya 352 Tanzania 318 Congo, People's Republic of 370 Madagascar 680 Thailand

436 Costa Rica 386 Malawi 280 Togo 448 Cuba 701 Malaysia 817 Tonga

600 Cyprus 667 Maldive Islands 472 Trinidad and Tobago 338 Djibouti 232 Mali 212 Tunisia 456 Dominican Republic 228 Mauritania 350 Uganda

500 Ecuador 373 Mauritius 647 United Arab Emirates 220 Egypt 412 Mexico 236 Upper Volta 428 El Salvador 204 Morocco 524 Uruguay 310 Equatorial Guinea 366 Mozambique 484 Venezuela 334 Ethiopia 803 Nauru 690 Vietnam

815 Fiji 672 Nepal 652 Yemen 314 Gabon 432 Nicaragua 656 Yemen , Democratic 252 Gambia 240 Niger 048 Yugoslavia 276 Ghana 288 Nigeria 322 Zaire 473 Grenada 649 Oman 378 Zambia

( ! ) The code number preceding the name of each beneficiary country or territory is that given in 'Geonomenclature 1977', published by the Statistical Office of the European Communities.

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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

890 Australian Antarctic Territory

421 Belize

413 Bermuda

890 British Antarctic Territory

357 British Indian Ocean Territory

812 British Pacific Ocean

703 Brunei

202 Canary Islands

463 Cayman Islands and Dependencies

205 Ceuta and Melilla

802 Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Norfolk Island

529 Falkland Islands and Dependencies

822 French Polynesia

890 French Southern and Antarctic Territories

044 Gibraltar

740 Hong Kong

743 Macao

377 Mayotte

476 Netherlands Antilles

809 New Caledonia and Dependencies

808 Pacific Islands administered by the United States of America or under United States trusteeship ( x )

329 St Helena and Dependencies

814 Territories for which New Zealand is responsible ( Cook Islands, Niue Island, Tokelau Islands)

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.

t 1) 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).