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Document 41979D1062

    79/1062/ECSC: Decision of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community, meeting within the Council, of 10 December 1979 opening tariff preferences for certain steel products originating in developing countries

    IO L 328, 24.12.1979, p. 140–147 (DA, DE, EN, FR, IT, NL)

    Legal status of the document No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 31/12/1980

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/1979/1062/oj

    41979D1062

    79/1062/ECSC: Decision of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community, meeting within the Council, of 10 December 1979 opening tariff preferences for certain steel products originating in developing countries

    Official Journal L 328 , 24/12/1979 P. 0140 - 0147


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    DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL ,

    OF 10 DECEMBER 1979

    OPENING TARIFF PREFERENCES FOR CERTAIN STEEL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

    ( 79/1062/ECSC )

    THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL ,

    IN AGREEMENT WITH THE COMMISSION ,

    HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

    ARTICLE 1

    1 . FROM 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 1980 , THE DUTIES APPLICABLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO THE IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX A SHALL BE COMPLETELY SUSPENDED , SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 2 .

    2 . THIS SUSPENSION SHALL BE ENJOYED SOLELY BY PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES LISTED IN ANNEX B . FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE APPLICATION OF THIS DECISION THE CONCEPT OF ORIGINATING PRODUCTS SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 14 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 802/68 OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF THE ORIGIN OF GOODS ( 1 ) .

    3 . SUBJECT TO ARTICLE 2 , THIS SUSPENSION SHALL BE GRANTED GENERALLY UP TO THE LIMIT OF A CEILING EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OBTAINED , IN RESPECT OF EACH CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS , BY ADDING TOGETHER , IN EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT , THE VALUE FOR 1977 OF CIF IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED TO THE COMMUNITY FROM THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES ENJOYING THESE ARRANGEMENTS , EXCLUDING THOSE ALREADY ENJOYING VARIOUS PREFERENTIAL TARIFF ARRANGEMENTS GRANTED BY THE NINE MEMBER STATES OF THE COMMUNITY , AND 5 % OF THE VALUE OF CIF IMPORTS IN 1977 FROM OTHER COUNTRIES AND FROM THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES ALREADY ENJOYING SUCH ARRANGEMENTS . FOR THE PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED CALCULATIONS , ALL STATISTICAL DATA ARE TO BE CONSIDERED AS BEING EXPRESSED IN EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF .

    IMPORTS ALREADY ENJOYING EXEMPTION FROM CUSTOMS DUTIES UNDER SUCH ARRANGEMENTS SHALL NOT BE CHARGED AGAINST THE AFOREMENTIONED CEILING .

    4 . SUBJECT TO ARTICLE 2 , WITHIN EACH CEILING THUS CALCULATED , CHARGES OF PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN ANY ONE OF THE COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES LISTED IN ANNEX B SHOULD NOT EXCEED A MAXIMUM AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO 50 % OF THIS CEILING , EXCEPT FOR THE SPECIFIC CASES INDICATED IN ANNEX A .

    5 . ANY AMENDMENT TO ANNEX B , IN PARTICULAR BY THE ADDITION OF NEW COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES ENJOYING TARIFF PREFERENCES , MAY ENTAIL A CORRESPONDING ADJUSTMENT TO THE CEILINGS AND MAXIMUM AMOUNTS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPHS 3 AND 4 .

    ARTICLE 2

    1 . AS SOON AS THE CEILINGS CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1 ( 3 ) WHICH ARE LAID DOWN FOR COMMUNITY IMPORTS OF PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN ALL OF THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) ARE REACHED AT COMMUNITY LEVEL , THE MEMBER STATES MAY AT ANY TIME , AT THE REQUEST OF ANY ONE OF THEM OR OF THE COMMISSION AND IN RESPECT OF THE WHOLE OF THE COMMUNITY , RE-INTRODUCE THE LEVYING OF THE CORRESPONDING DUTIES ON IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION FROM ALL THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES LISTED IN ANNEX B UNTIL THE END OF THE PERIOD REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) .

    2 . AS SOON AS THE MAXIMUM AMOUNTS CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1 ( 4 ) WHICH ARE LAID DOWN FOR THE COMMUNITY IMPORTS OF PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN EACH OF THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) AND ( 3 ) ARE REACHED FOR ANY ONE OF THESE COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES AND COMMUNITY LEVEL , THE MEMBER STATES MAY AT ANY TIME , AT THE REQUEST OF ANY OF THEM OR OF THE COMMISSION AND IN RESPECT OF THE WHOLE OF THE COMMUNITY , RE-INTRODUCE THE LEVYING OF THE CORRESPONDING DUTIES ON IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION FROM THE COUNTRY OR TERRITORY LISTED IN ANNEX B UNTIL THE END OF THE PERIOD REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) .

    3 . WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS , THE COMMISSION SHALL COORDINATE THE PROCEDURES FOR RE-INTRODUCING NORMAL CUSTOMS DUTIES , IN PARTICULAR , BY NOTIFYING THE DATE COMMON TO THE WHOLE OF THE COMMUNITY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN EACH MEMBER STATE . THIS NOTIFICATION SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

    4 . HOWEVER , PARAGRAPHS 1 , 2 AND 3 SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE IMPORTS IN QUESTION ORIGINATING IN THE COUNTRIES LISTED IN ANNEX C .

    ARTICLE 3

    1 . IMPORTS OF THE SAID GOODS SHALL BE CHARGED AGAINST THE CEILINGS AND MAXIMUM AMOUNTS AS AND WHEN THEY ARE ENTERED FOR FREE CIRCULATION , ON THE BASIS OF THE CUSTOMS VALUE OF THE SAID GOODS , AND ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) .

    2 . GOODS MAY BE CHARGED AGAINST A CEILING OR MAXIMUM AMOUNT ONLY IF THE CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH 1 IS PRESENTED BEFORE THE DATE ON WHICH THE LEVYING OF DUTIES IS RE-INTRODUCED .

    3 . THE EXTENT TO WHICH CEILINGS AND MAXIMUM AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN USED UP SHALL BE RECORDED AT COMMUNITY LEVEL ON THE BASIS OF IMPORTS CHARGED IN THE MANNER LAID DOWN IN PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 2 .

    ARTICLE 4

    MEMBER STATES , IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE COMMISSION , SHALL TAKE ALL NECESSARY MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THE ABOVE PROVISIONS ARE APPLIED .

    ARTICLE 5

    MEMBER STATES SHALL INFORM THE COMMISSION PERIODICALLY OF IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION CHARGED AGAINST THE CEILINGS AND MAXIMUM AMOUNTS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 1 ( 3 ) AND ( 4 ) .

    ARTICLE 6

    THE MEMBER STATES SHALL TAKE ALL MEASURES NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS DECISION .

    DONE AT BRUSSELS , 10 DECEMBER 1979 .

    THE PRESIDENT

    T . HUSSEY

    ( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 1 .

    ANNEX A

    LIST OF PRODUCTS IN RESPECT OF WHICH THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES ARE COMPLETELY SUSPENDED UNDER THE GENERALIZED TARIFF PREFERENCES GRANTED TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES

    CCT HEADING NO*DESCRIPTION*

    73.07 ( 1 ) ( 2)*BLOOMS , BILLETS , SLABS AND SHEET BARS ( INCLUDING TINPLATE BARS ) , OF IRON OR STEEL ; PIECES ROUGHLY SHAPED BY FORGING , OF IRON OR STEEL : *

    *A . BLOOMS AND BILLETS : *

    *I . ROLLED*

    *B . SLABS AND SHEET BARS ( INCLUDING TINPLATE BARS ) : *

    *I . ROLLED*

    73.09*UNIVERSAL PLATES OF IRON OR STEEL*

    73.11 ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5)*ANGLES , SHAPES AND SECTIONS , OF IRON OR STEEL , HOT-ROLLED , FORGED , EXTRUDED , COLDFORMED OR COLD-FINISHED ; SHEET PILING OF IRON OR STEEL , WHETHER OR NOT DRILLED , PUNCHED OR MADE FROM ASSEMBLED ELEMENTS : *

    *A . ANGLES , SHAPES AND SECTIONS : *

    *I . NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED OR EXTRUDED*

    *IV . CLAD OR SURFACE-WORKED ( FOR EXAMPLE , POLISHED , COATED ) : *

    *A ) NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN CLAD : *

    *1 . HOT-ROLLED OR EXTRUDED*

    *B . SHEET PILING*

    73.12*HOOP AND STRIP , OF IRON OR STEEL , HOT-ROLLED OR COLD-ROLLED : *

    *A . NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED*

    *B . NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN COLD-ROLLED : *

    *I . IN COILS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF TINPLATE*

    *C . CLAD , COATED OR OTHERWISE SURFACE-TREATED : *

    *III . TINNED : *

    *A ) TINPLATE*

    *V . OTHER ( FOR EXAMPLE , COPPER-PLATED , ARTIFICIALLY OXIDIZED , LACQUERED , NICKEL-PLATED , VARNISHED , CLAD , PARKERIZED , PRINTED ) : *

    *A ) NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN CLAD : *

    *1 . HOT-ROLLED*

    CCT HEADING NO*DESCRIPTION*

    73.15 ( 6 ) ( 7)*ALLOY STEEL AND HIGH CARBON STEEL IN THE FORMS MENTIONED IN HEADING NOS 73.06 TO 73.14 : *

    *A . HIGH CARBON STEEL : *

    *I . INGOTS , BLOOMS , BILLETS , SLABS AND SHEET BARS : *

    *B ) OTHER : *

    *2 . BLOOMS , BILLETS , SLABS AND SHEET BARS*

    *III . COILS FOR RE-ROLLING*

    *IV . UNIVERSAL PLATES*

    *V . BARS AND RODS ( INCLUDING WIRE ROD ) AND HOLLOW MINING DRILL STEEL ; ANGLES , SHAPES AND SECTIONS : *

    *B ) NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED OR EXTRUDED*

    *D ) CLAD OR SURFACE-WORKED ( FOR EXAMPLE , POLISHED , COATED ) : *

    *1 . NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN CLAD : *

    *AA ) HOT-ROLLED OR EXTRUDED*

    *VI . HOOP AND STRIP : *

    *A ) NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED*

    *C ) CLAD , COATED OR OTHERWISE SURFACE-TREATED : *

    *1 . NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN CLAD : *

    *AA ) HOT-ROLLED*

    *VII . SHEETS AND PLATES : *

    *A ) NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED*

    *B ) NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN COLD-ROLLED , OF A THICKNESS OF : *

    *2 . LESS THAN 3 MM*

    *C ) POLISHED , CLAD , COATED OR OTHERWISE SURFACE-TREATED*

    *D ) OTHERWISE SHAPED OR WORKED : *

    *1 . CUT INTO SHAPES OTHER THAN RECTANGULAR SHAPES , BUT NOT FURTHER WORKED*

    *B . ALLOY STEEL : *

    *I . INGOTS , BLOOMS , BILLETS , SLABS AND SHEET BARS : *

    *B ) OTHER : *

    *2 . BLOOMS , BILLETS , SLABS AND SHEET BARS*

    *III . COILS FOR RE-ROLLING*

    *IV . UNIVERSAL PLATES*

    *V . BARS AND RODS ( INCLUDING WIRE ROD ) AND HOLLOW MINING DRILL STEEL ; ANGLES , SHAPES AND SECTIONS : *

    *B ) NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED OR EXTRUDED*

    *D ) CLAD OR SURFACE-WORKED ( FOR EXAMPLE , POLISHED , COATED ) : *

    *1 . NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN CLAD : *

    *AA ) HOT-ROLLED OR EXTRUDED*

    *VI . HOOP AND STRIP : *

    *A ) NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED*

    *C ) CLAD , COATED OR OTHERWISE SURFACE-TREATED : *

    *1 . NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN CLAD : *

    *AA ) HOT-ROLLED*

    *VII . SHEETS AND PLATES : *

    *A ) " ELECTRICAL " SHEETS AND PLATES*

    CCT HEADING NO*DESCRIPTION*

    73.15 ( CONT'D ) *B ) OTHER SHEETS AND PLATES : *

    *1 . NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED*

    *2 . NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN COLD-ROLLED , OF A THICKNESS OF : *

    *BB ) LESS THAN 3 MM*

    *3 . POLISHED , CLAD , COATED OR OTHERWISE SURFACE-TREATED*

    *4 . OTHERWISE SHAPED OR WORKED : *

    *AA ) CUT INTO SHAPES OTHER THAN RECTANGULAR SHAPES , BUT NOT FURTHER WORKED*

    73.16*RAILWAY AND TRAMWAY TRACK CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL OF IRON OR STEEL , THE FOLLOWING : RAILS , CHECK-RAILS , SWITCH BLADES , CROSSINGS ( OR FROGS ) , CROSSING PIECES , POINT RODS , RACK RAILS , SLEEPERS , FISH-PLATES , CHAIRS , CHAIR-WEDGES , SOLE PLATES ( BASE PLATES ) , RAIL CLIPS , BEDPLATES , TIES , AND OTHER MATERIAL SPECIALIZED FOR JOINING OR FIXING RAILS : *

    *A . RAILS : *

    *II . OTHER*

    *B . CHECK-RAILS*

    *C . SLEEPERS*

    *D . FISH-PLATES AND SOLE PLATES : *

    *I . ROLLED*

    ( 1 ) FOR PRODUCTS COVERED BY HEADING NO 73.07 , THE CEILING REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 3 ) HAS BEEN LOWERED TO 7 243 950 EUA .

    ( 2 ) FOR PRODUCTS COVERED BY HEADING NO 73.07 AND WITH RESPECT TO CHINA , THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 4 ) HAS BEEN LOWERED TO 1 448 800 EUA .

    ( 3 ) FOR PRODUCTS COVERED BY HEADING NO 73.11 AND WITH RESPECT TO YUGOSLAVIA , THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 4 ) HAS BEEN LOWERED TO 623 860 EUA .

    ( 4 ) FOR PRODUCTS COVERED BY HEADING NO 73.11 , THE CEILING REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 3 ) HAS BEEN LOWERED TO 4 159 050 EUA .

    ( 5 ) FOR PRODUCTS COVERED BY HEADING NO 73.11 AND WITH RESPECT TO CHINA , THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 4 ) HAS BEEN LOWERED TO 831 800 EUA .

    ( 6 ) FOR PRODUCTS COVERED BY HEADING NO 73.15 , THE CEILING REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 3 ) HAS BEEN LOWERED TO 12 835 200 EUA .

    ( 7 ) FOR PRODUCTS COVERED BY HEADING NO 73.15 AND WITH RESPECT TO CHINA , THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 4 ) HAS BEEN LOWERED TO 2 567 000 EUA .

    ANNEX B

    LIST OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES ENJOYING GENERALIZED TARIFF PREFERENCES ( 1 )

    I . INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES

    660 AFGHANISTAN ( 2 )

    208 ALGERIA

    330 ANGOLA

    528 ARGENTINA

    453 BAHAMAS

    640 BAHRAIN

    666 BANGLADESH ( 2 )

    469 BARBADOS

    284 BENIN ( 2 )

    675 BHUTAN ( 2 )

    516 BOLIVIA

    391 BOTSWANA ( 2 )

    508 BRAZIL

    676 BURMA

    328 BURUNDI ( 2 )

    302 CAMEROON

    306 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC ( 2 )

    244 CHAD ( 2 )

    512 CHILE

    720 CHINA

    480 COLOMBIA

    375 COMOROS

    318 CONGO

    436 COSTA RICA

    448 CUBA

    600 CYPRUS

    460 DOMINICA

    456 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

    500 ECUADOR

    220 EGYPT

    428 EL SALVADOR

    310 EQUATORIAL GUINEA

    334 ETHIOPIA ( 2 )

    815 FIJI

    314 GABON

    252 GAMBIA ( 2 )

    276 GHANA

    473 GRENADA

    416 GUATEMALA

    260 GUINEA ( 2 )

    257 GUINEA BISSAU

    488 GUYANA

    452 HAITI ( 2 )

    424 HONDURAS

    664 INDIA

    700 INDONESIA

    616 IRAN

    612 IRAQ

    272 IVORY COAST

    464 JAMAICA

    338 JIBUTI

    628 JORDAN

    696 KAMPUCHEA ( CAMBODIA )

    346 KENYA

    810 KIRIBATI

    636 KUWAIT

    684 LAOS ( 2 )

    604 LEBANON

    395 LESOTHO ( 2 )

    268 LIBERIA

    216 LIBYA

    370 MADAGASCAR

    386 MALAWI ( 2 )

    701 MALAYSIA

    667 MALDIVES ( 2 )

    232 MALI ( 2 )

    228 MAURITANIA

    373 MAURITIUS

    412 MEXICO

    204 MOROCCO

    366 MOZAMBIQUE

    803 NAURU

    672 NEPAL ( 2 )

    432 NICARAGUA

    240 NIGER ( 2 )

    288 NIGERIA

    652 NORTH YEMEN ( 2 )

    649 OMAN

    662 PAKISTAN

    440 PANAMA

    801 PAPUA NEW GUINEA

    520 PARAGUAY

    504 PERU

    708 PHILIPPINES

    644 QATAR

    247 REPUBLIC OF CAPE VERDE

    324 RWANDA ( 2 )

    819 WESTERN SAMOA ( 2 )

    311 SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE

    632 SAUDI ARABIA

    248 SENEGAL

    355 SEYCHELLES AND DEPENDENCIES

    264 SIERRA LEONE

    706 SINGAPORE

    806 SOLOMON ISLANDS

    342 SOMALIA ( 2 )

    728 SOUTH KOREA

    656 SOUTH YEMEN ( 2 )

    669 SRI LANKA

    465 ST LUCIA

    467 ST VINCENT

    224 SUDAN ( 2 )

    492 SURINAM

    393 SWAZILAND

    608 SYRIA

    352 TANZANIA ( 2 )

    680 THAILAND

    280 TOGO

    817 TONGA

    472 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

    212 TUNISIA

    807 TUVALU

    350 UGANDA ( 2 )

    647 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

    236 UPPER VOLTA ( 2 )

    524 URUGUAY

    484 VENEZUELA

    690 VIETNAM

    048 YUGOSLAVIA

    322 ZAIRE

    378 ZAMBIA

    II . COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES

    DEPENDENT OR ADMINISTERED , OR FOR WHOSE EXTERNAL RELATIONS MEMBER STATES OF THE COMMUNITY OR THIRD COUNTRIES ARE WHOLLY OR PARTLY RESPONSIBLE

    808 AMERICAN OCEANIA ( 3 )

    802 AUSTRALIAN OCEANIA ( CHRISTMAS ISLAND , COCOS ( KEELING ) ISLANDS , HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS , NORFOLK ISLAND )

    421 BELIZE

    413 BERMUDA

    357 BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY

    703 BRUNEI

    463 CAYMAN ISLANDS

    529 FALKLAND ISLANDS AND DEPENDENCIES

    822 FRENCH POLYNESIA

    044 GIBRALTAR

    740 HONG KONG

    743 MACAO

    377 MAYOTTE

    476 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES

    809 NEW CALEDONIA AND DEPENDENCIES

    816 NEW HEBRIDES

    814 NEW ZEALAND OCEANIA ( TOKELAU AND NIUE ISLANDS ; COOK ISLANDS )

    810 PITCAIRN

    890 POLAR REGIONS ( FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES , AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES , BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES )

    329 ST HELENA AND DEPENDENCIES

    454 TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

    457 VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES

    811 WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

    451 WEST INDIES

    NOTE : THE ABOVE LISTS MAY BE AMENDED SUBSEQUENTLY TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF CHANGES IN THE INTERNATIONAL STATUS OF COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES .

    ( 1 ) THE CODE NUMBER PRECEDING THE NAME OF EACH BENEFICIARY COUNTRY OR TERRITORY IS THAT GIVEN IN " GEONOMENCLATURE 1978 " ( REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2566/76 - OJ NO L 294 , 21 . 11 . 1979 , P . 5 ) .

    ( 2 ) THIS COUNTRY IS ALSO INCLUDED IN ANNEX C .

    ( 3 ) AMERICAN OCEANIA INCLUDES : GUAM , AMERICAN SAMOA ( INCLUDING SWAIN'S ISLAND ) , MIDWAY ISLANDS , JOHNSTON AND SAND ISLANDS , WAKE ISLAND AND THE TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS ( THE CAROLINE , MARIANAS AND MARSHALL ISLANDS ) .

    ANNEX C

    LIST OF LEAST DEVELOPED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

    660 AFGHANISTAN

    666 BANGLADESH

    284 BENIN

    675 BHUTAN

    391 BOTSWANA

    328 BURUNDI

    306 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

    244 CHAD

    334 ETHIOPIA

    252 GAMBIA

    260 GUINEA

    452 HAITI

    684 LAOS

    395 LESOTHO

    386 MALAWI

    667 MALDIVES

    232 MALI

    672 NEPAL

    240 NIGER

    652 NORTH YEMEN

    324 RWANDA

    819 WESTERN SAMOA

    342 SOMALIA

    656 SOUTH YEMEN

    224 SUDAN

    352 TANZANIA

    350 UGANDA

    236 UPPER VOLTA

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