1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Customs Duties (ECSC) (Quota and other Reliefs) (No. 2) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 2nd July 1994.

(2) In this Order-�

• references to a heading or subheading are references to a heading or subheading in the Combined Nomenclature of the European Economic Community(2);

• references to customs duty are references to duty charged by the Customs Duties (ECSC) Order 1987(3) in relation to the goods; and

• "the EEC Regulation" means articles 66 to 97 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2454/93(4).

2.-(1) Up to and including 31st December 1994, no customs duty shall be charged on goods-�

(a)which fall within a heading or subheading in Part I of Schedule 1 hereto (certain iron and steel products) and

(b)which originate in any country named in Schedule 2 hereto.

• This paragraph shall not apply in respect of goods falling within a heading or subheading indicated with an asterisk in Part I of Schedule 1 to this Order originating in China, nor in respect of goods originating in Romania, nor in respect of goods described in article 3 below.

(2) Up to and including 31st December 1994, no customs duty shall be charged on goods-�

(a)which fall within a heading or subheading specified in Part II of Schedule 1 hereto (certain iron and steel products) and

(b)which originate in a country named in Schedule 2 hereto.

• This paragraph shall not apply in respect of goods falling within a heading or subheading indicated with an asterisk in Part II of Schedule 1 to this Order originating in Romania.

(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) above shall only apply to goods in respect of which an importer delivers an entry thereof for free circulation (within the meaning of regulation 5 of the Customs Controls on Importation of Goods Regulations 1991(5) and Chapter 2 of Title V of Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2561/90(6)) containing an application for relief from customs duty in the United Kingdom on or after 1st July 1994 accompanied by such documents as may be required under the provisions of the EEC Regulation.

3.-(1) Up to and including 31st December 1994, no customs duty shall be charged on goods falling within a heading or subheading in column 1 of Part III of Schedule 1 hereto (certain iron and steel products) which originate in a country named in column 2 in relation to that heading or subheading if they form part of the relevant quota.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) of this article and article 4 below, the "relevant quota" in relation to any heading or subheading means the amount (expressed as a value in pounds) of goods specified in column 3 of Part III of Schedule 1 hereto in respect of each of the countries named in column 2 in relation to that heading or subheading.

(3) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5) of this article, goods shall be treated as forming part of the relevant quota in the order in which an entry thereof for free circulation (within the meaning described in article 2(3) above) is accepted on or after the date of the opening of the quota, being an entry containing an application for relief from customs duty accompanied by such documents as may be required under the provisions of the EEC Regulation.

(4) The Commissioners may delay the acceptance of an application for relief from duty in respect of any goods for the purposes of paragraph (3) above for any period not exceeding 7 days from the date of the opening of the quota, and in such a case may, if the amount of the quota is smaller than the total amount of the goods in respect of which applications are made during that period, allocate the quota proportionally among all the applicants whose applications are accepted.

(5) Goods shall not be treated as forming part of the relevant quota if customs duty would not otherwise be chargeable.

4. Any of the quotas set out in the Customs Duties (ECSC) (Quota and other Reliefs) Order 1993(7) which is unused on 1st July 1994, shall be added to the equivalent relevant quota set out in column 3 of Part III of Schedule 1 hereto.

5. For the purpose of this Order goods shall be treated as originating in a country named in column 2 of Part III of Schedule 1 or in Schedule 2 hereto if they are to be regarded as so originating by virtue of the EEC Regulation.

6. The Customs Duties (ECSC) (Quota and other Reliefs) Order 1994(8) is hereby revoked.

Article 2(1)

SCHEDULE 1

PART ICOMBINED NOMENCLATURE HEADINGS

7207.11-�14

7207.11-�16

7207.12-�10

7207.20-�15

7207.20-�32

7208.11-�00*

7208.12-�10*

7208.12-�91*

7208.12-�95*

7208.12-�98*

7208.13-�10

7208.13-�91*

7208.13-�95*

7208.13-�98*

7208.14-�10*

7208.14-�91*

7208.14-�99*

7208.21-�10*

7208.21-�90*

7208.22-�10*

7208.22-�91*

7208.22-�95*

7208.22-�98*

7208.23-�10*

7208.23-�91*

7208.23-�95*

7208.23-�98*

7208.24-�10*

7208.24-�91*

7208.24-�99*

7211.12-�10*

7211.19-�10*

7211.22-�10*

7211.29-�10*

7207.19-�15*

7207.20-�55*

7213.10-�00*

7213.31*

7213.39*

7213.41-�00*

7213.49-�00*

7214.20-�00*

7214.40-�10*

7214.40-�91*

7214.40-�99*

7214.50-�10*

7214.50-�91*

7214.50-�99*

7215.90-�10*

7228.80-�90*

7207.19-�31

7207.20-�71

7216.10-�00

7216.21-�00

7216.22-�00

7216.31-�11

7216.31-�19

7216.31-�91

7216.31-�99

7216.32-�11

7216.32-�19

7216.32-�91

7216.32-�99

7216.33-�10

7216.33-�90

7216.40-�10

7216.40-�90

7216.50-�10

7216.50-�91

7216.50-�99

7216.90-�10

7301.10-�00

7208.32-�10*

7208.32-�30*

7208.32-�51*

7208.32-�59*

7208.32-�91*

7208.32-�99*

7208.33-�10*

7208.33-�91*

7208.33-�99*

7208.34-�10*

7208.34-�90*

7208.35-�10*

7208.42-�10*

7208.42-�30*

7208.42-�51*

7208.42-�59*

7208.42-�91*

7208.42-�99*

7208.43-�10*

7208.43-�91*

7208.43-�99*

7208.44-�10*

7208.44-�90*

7208.45-�10*

7208.45-�90*

7208.90-�10*

7209.12-�10*

7209.12-�90*

7209.13-�10*

7209.13-�90*

7209.14-�10*

7209.14-�90*

7209.22-�10*

7209.22-�90*

7209.23-�10*

7209.23-�90*

7209.24-�10*

7209.24-�91*

7209.24-�99*

7209.32-�10*

7209.32-�90*

7209.33-�10*

7209.33-�90*

7209.34-�10*

7209.34-�90*

7209.42-�10*

7209.42-�90*

7209.43-�10*

7209.43-�90*

7209.44-�10*

7209.44-�90*

7209.90-�10*

7210.11-�10*

7210.12-�11*

7210.12-�19*

7210.20-�10*

7210.31-�10*

7210.39-�10*

7210.41-�10*

7210.49-�10*

7210.50-�10*

7210.60-�11*

7210.60-�19*

7210.70-�31*

7210.70-�39*

7210.90-�31*

7210.90-�33*

7210.90-�35*

7210.90-�39*

7211.30-�10*

7211.41-�10*

7211.49-�10*

7211.90-�11*

7212.10-�10*

7212.10-�91*

7212.21-�11*

7212.29-�11*

7212.30-�11*

7212.40-�10*

7212.40-�91*

7212.50-�31*

7212.50-�51*

7212.60-�11*

7207.11-�11

7207.19-�11

7207.20-�11

7207.20-�17

7207.20-�51

7207.20-�57

7213.20-�00

7213.50-�10

7213.50-�90

7214.30-�00

7214.60-�00

7218.90-�11

7218.90-�13

7218.90-�15

7218.90-�19

7218.90-�50

7219.11-�10

7219.11-�90

7219.12-�10

7219.12-�90

7219.13-�10

7219.13-�90

7219.14-�10

7219.14-�90

7219.21-�11

7219.21-�19

7219.21-�90

7219.22-�10

7219.22-�90

7219.23-�10

7219.23-�90

7219.24-�10

7219.24-�90

7219.33-�10

7219.33-�90

7219.34-�10

7219.34-�90

7219.35-�10

7219.35-�90

7219.90-�11

7219.90-�19

7220.11-�00

7220.12-�00

7220.20-�10

7220.90-�11

7220.90-�31

7221.00-�10

7221.00-�90

7222.10-�11

7222.10-�19

7222.10-�21

7222.10-�29

7222.10-�31

7222.10-�39

7222.10-�81

7222.10-�89

7222.30-�10

7222.40-�11

7222.40-�19

7222.40-�30

7224.90-�01

7224.90-�05

7224.90-�08

7224.90-�15

7224.90-�31

7224.90-�39

7225.10-�10

7225.10-�91

7225.10-�99

7225.20-�20

7225.30-�00

7225.40-�10

7225.40-�30

7225.40-�50

7225.40-�70

7225.40-�90

7225.50-�10

7225.50-�90

7225.90-�10

7226.10-�10

7226.10-�30

7226.20-�20

7226.91-�10

7226.91-�90

7226.92-�10

7226.99-�20

7227

7228.10-�10

7228.10-�30

7228.20-�11

7228.20-�19

7228.20-�30

7228.30

7228.60-�10

7228.70-�10

7228.70-�31

7228.80-�10

Article 2(2)

PART IICOMBINED NOMENCLATURE HEADINGS

7208.31-�00*

7208.41-�00*

7211.11-�00*

7211.21-�00*

7211.12-�90*

7211.19-�91*

7211.19-�99*

7211.22-�90*

7211.29-�91*

7211.29-�99*

7211.41-�91*

7212.60-�91*

7209.11-�00

7209.21-�00

7209.31-�00

7209.41-�00

7219.31-�10

7219.31-�90

7219.32-�10

7219.32-�90

7302.10-�31*

7302.10-�39*

7302.10-�90*

7302.20-�00*

7302.40-�10*

7302.90-�10*

Article 3

PART III

SCHEDULE 2

PART IINDEPENDENT COUNTRIES

Afghanistan

Algeria

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belize

Benin

Bhutan

Bolivia

Botswana

Brazil

Brunei Darussalam

Burkina Faso

Burma

Burundi

Cambodia

Cameroon

Cape Verde, Republic of

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

China

Colombia

Comoros

Congo, Peoples' Republic of

Costa Rica

Cuba

Cyprus

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Ethiopia

Fiji

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Grenada

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Ivory Coast

Jamaica

Jordan

Kenya

Kiribati

Kuwait

Laos Peoples' Democratic Republic

Lebanon

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives, Republic of

Mali

Marshall Islands, Republic of

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Micronesia, Federated States of

Mongolia

Morocco

Mozambique

Namibia

Nauru

Nepal

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

Oman

Pakistan

Palau, Republic of

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Qatar

Republic of Korea

Romania

Rwanda

Sao Tome and Principe

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Seychelles and Dependencies

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Solomon Islands

Somalia

Sri Lanka

St Christopher and Nevis, Federation of

St Lucia

St Vincent

Sudan

Surinam

Swaziland

Syria

Tanzania

Thailand

Togo

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Tuvalu

Uganda

United Arab Emirates

Uruguay

Vanuatu

Venezuela

Vietnam

Western Samoa, Independent State of

Yemen

Zaire

Zambia

Zimbabwe

PART IICOUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES DEPENDENT OR ADMINISTERED OR FOR WHOSE EXTERNAL RELATIONS MEMBERS STATES OF THE COMMUNITY OR THIRD COUNTRIES ARE WHOLLY OR PARTLY RESPONSIBLE

American Oceania(9)

Anguilla

Aruba

Australian Antarctic Territories

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

Bermuda

British Antarctic Territory

British Indian Ocean Territory

British Virgin Islands

Cayman Islands

Falkland Islands

French Polynesia

French Southern and Antarctic Territories

Gibraltar

Greenland

Hong Kong

Macao

Mayotte

Montserrat

Netherlands Antilles

New Caledonia and Dependencies

New Zealand Oceania (Cook Islands, Tokelau and Niue Islands)

Pitcairn

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

St Helena and Dependencies

St Pierre and Miquelon

Turks and Caicos Islands

Virgin Islands of the United States

Wallis and Futuna Islands

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which comes into force on 2nd July 1994, provides for reliefs from customs duty (in so far as it is charged) on certain iron and steel products originating in the developing countries named in Schedule 2 to the Order in accordance with a Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community meeting within the Council, of 20th December 1993 (OJ No. L388, 31.12.93, p.54). The reliefs are provided under the Community's Generalised Tariff Preference Scheme for Developing Countries.

Article 4 of the Order provides that unused quotas from the period 1st January to 30th June 1994 (as set out in the Customs Duties (ECSC) (Quota and other Reliefs) Order 1993) are to be added to the relevant quotas for the period 1st July to 31st December 1994.

Article 6 of the Order revokes the Customs Duties (ECSC) (Quota and other Reliefs) Order 1994.

The reliefs apply from 2nd July 1994 to 31st December 1994.