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REGULATION (EEC)No3502/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of18December1973
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariffquotas
forcertaintextileproductsoriginatingindevelopingcountries
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,calculatedaccordingtotheformulasetoutinthe
precedingrecital,willbegrantedtothecountries
enjoyinggeneralizedpreferenceswhicharesig­
natoriestothelong-termarrangementorpossiblyto
thosecountrieswhichundertakevis-a-vistheCom­
munitycommitments similartothoseexistingunder
thatarrangementandforthedurationofthesaid
arrangement ;whereasthearrangementexpiredon
30September1973andwasextendedto31Decem­
ber1973;whereasitmay,however,beanticipated
that,onatransitionalbasis,thecountriesconcerned
therebywilladoptmeasureswithequivalentaimsat
leastfor1974;whereasitisapparentthatonlyim­
portsfromthesecountriesaretoformthebasisfor
calculatingtheabdvementioned ceilings;whereas,
withparticularregardtothelinkwhichArticle6of
thesaidlong-termarrangementestablishesbetween
cottonproductsandsubstituteproducts,itappears
justifiedinthesecircumstances andbyvirtueofthe
factthatatotalsuspensionofcustomsdutiesisin­
volvedtoincludeinthesameschemeasthatdes­
cribedabovethosesubstitutetextileproductsgivenin
theconditionallistofpartialandlimitedreductions
ofcustomsdutiesdepositedwithGATTbytheCom­
munityduringthelastseriesoftariffnegotiations ;
whereas,moreover,inviewofthespecialnature
whichtradeintheproductsconcernedmayhave,it
appearsexpedient,whereverthisisjustifiedbythe
particularsensitivityoftheproduct,todeterminein
termsoftonnagestheceilingsforthepreferential
importsofsuchproducts,takingdueaccountof
deliverieseffectedduring1968bythebeneficiary
countriesalone;whereas,moreover,particularlyin
viewofthehighlevelofdeliveriesofthetextilesin
questiontotheCommunitybythethirdcountries
concerned,itappearsappropriate,exceptinparti­
cularinstances,torestrictpreferentialimportsfrom
anysinglebeneficiarycountryto30%oftheceiling
laiddownforeachcategoryoftextileproductscon­
cerned;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HaivngregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanPar­
liament;
Whereas,withinthecontextofUNCTAD,theEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityofferedtogranttariff
preferencesonfinishedandsemi-finishedproducts
comingfromdevelopingcountries;whereasthepre­
ferentialtreatmentproposedinthatoffercovers,
generallyspeaking,allfinishedandsemi-finished
industrialproductscoveredbyChapters25to99ofthe
BrusselsNomenclature whichoriginateindevelo­
pingcountries;whereasthepreferenceconsistsin
thegrantingofexemptionfromcustomsduties;
whereaspreferentialimportsareeffecteduptothe
levelofceilingscalculatedbyvalueinrespectof
eachproductonthebasisoffactorswhichareuni­
formforalltheproducts;whereas,inorderthatthe
preferencesgrantedtothemostcompetitivedevelo­
pingcountryorcountriesshouldberestrictedand
thatasubstantialshareshouldbereservedforthe
leastcompetitive,preferentialimportsfromanyone
developingcountryinrespectofagivenproduct
shouldnot,asageneralrule,exceed50%ofthe
ceilingfixedforthatproduct;
Whereas,intheoffermadebytheCommunity,the
annualceilingsshouldnormallybecalculatedonthe
basisoftotalvaluefor1968ofcifimportsfromthe
countriesbenefitingfromthisscheme,excluding
thosealreadyenjoyingvariouspreferentialtariff
arrangements grantedbytheCommunity (basic
amount)plus5%ofthevalueofcifimportsfrom
theothercountriesandfromthecountriesalready
enjoyingsucharrangements (additionalamount);
Whereas,however,inrespectofcottontextilepro­
ductscoveredbythelong-termarrangementregar­
dinginternationaltradeincottontextiles,theoffer
madebytheCommunitylaysdownthattheprefer­
encesintheformofduty-freeceilingsnormallyWhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludes
aclausestatingthattheCommunitydrewupthe
offerontheassumptionthatallthemainindustrial­
izedcountrieswhicharemembersoftheOECDwould
participateingrantingpreferencesandwouldmake
similareffortsinthisdirection;whereas,moreover,
itisevidentfromtheconclusionsworkedoutin
UNCTADthatthisoffer,whilebeingofatemporary
nature,doesnotconstituteabindingcommitment
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partatalaterdate;whereasthispossibilitymaybe
adoptedinteraliawithaviewtoremedyinganyun-{
favourablesituationswhichmightariseintheasso­
ciatedcountriesfollowingtheimplementation ofthe
generalizedpreferencescheme;
"Whereas,moreover,theConferenceofHeadsof
StateorofGovernmentoftheMemberStatesandthe
StatesaccedingtotheEuropeanCommunitiesheld
inParisfrom19to21October1972invitedthe
CommunityinstitutionsandtheMemberStatespro­
gressivelytoadoptanoverallpolicyofdevelopment
cooperationonaworld-widescalecomprisingin
particulartheimprovementofgeneralizedpreferences
withtheaimofachievingasteadyincreaseinimports
ofmanufacturesfromthedevelopingcountries;(EEC)No802/68(2)of27June1968onthecommon
definitionoftheconceptoftheoriginofgoods;
Whereasitisnecessarytoensureequalandcon­
tinuousaccessforallCommunityimporterstothe
abovementioned quotasandtheuninterrupted appli­
cationoftheratelaiddownforthosequotastoall
importsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthosequotasareusedup;whereas,having
regardtotheprinciplesdefinedabove,theCommu­
nitynatureofthequotascanberespectedbyallo­
catingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongMember
States;whereas,moreover,tothisendandinthe
contextoftheutilizationsystem,theactualcharges
againstthequotasmayrelateonlytogoodswhich
areenteredforhomeuseandwhichareaccompanied
byacertificateoforigin;
Whereastheapplicationofthegenerallyaccepted
principlesinrespectoftheallocationoftheCom­
munitytariffquotaswhichhavebeenopeneduntil
nowentails,underthesecircumstances andinview
ofthevarietyoftheproductsconcernedandinview
ofthefactthatthebenefitingcountriesarespecified,
calculationswhichareallthemoreproblematicin
thatthestatisticaldatarequiredsometimesproveto
beincompleteornotsufficientlyaccurateorrepre­
sentative;whereasthetimerequiredforthesecal­
culationscannotbereconciledwiththecontinuity
necessaryfortheapplicationofthetariffpreferences
concerned;whereas,undertheseconditions,itwould
beadvisablestillatthisstagetoadoptafixedscale
forallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotasconcerned
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,usingasabasis
generaleconomiccriteriarelatingtoexternaltrade,
intextiles,thegrossnationalproductandpopula­
tion,thepercentagesfortheinitialsharesofthe
MemberStatesinthequotaamountsareasfollows
forthequotaamountsareasfollowsforthequota
yearunderconsideration :Whereastariffpreferenceshavebeenappliedfrom
thesecondhalfof1971undertheconditionssetout
aboveandwhereasthesepreferencesshouldcontinue
tobeappliedthroughout1974;
Whereas,inaccordancewithProtocolNo23tothe
ActofAccession(x),thegeneralizedtariffpreferences
schemewillbefullyapplicableinthenewMember
Statesfrom1January1974;
Whereasinrespectoftextileproducts,thecomplexity
ofthemeasurestobeimplemented ,combinedwith
theabovementioned aimofimprovingthegeneral­
izedpreferences,canbeovercomeonlybymeansof
aflat-rateincreaseofsome50%intheceilingsfixed
for1973;
Whereasitisexpedient,therefore,inrespectofthe
productsreferredtoinAnnexAwhichoriginatein
thecountrieslistedinAnnexB,thattheCommunity
shouldopen,for1974,duty-freeCommunitytariff
quotaswithinthelimitsoftheamountsinmetric
tonsgiveninrespectofeachoftheseproducts;Germany . 27%
Benelux 10%
France 19%
Italy 14%
Denmark 7%
Ireland 1%
UnitedKingdom 22%Whereaschargesagainsteachofthesetariffquotas
must,inrespectoftheproductsoriginatinginany
oftheabovementioned countries,comewithina
specifiedpercentageoftheamountofthequota;
whereasthebenefitofsuchtariffquotasshouldbe
reservedforproductsoriginatinginthecountries
underconsideration ,theconceptof'originatingpro­
ducts'beingdeterminedinaccordancewiththepro­
cedurelaiddowninArticle14ofCouncilRegulationWhereas,withoutaffectingtheCommunitynature
ofthetariffquotasunderconsideration ,itappears
possibletoprovideatthisstageforautilization
0)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14. (2)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.

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3.Theamounttobechargedinrespectofeach
countryreferredtoinparagraph2againsteachof
thetariffquotaamountsmentionedaboveshallbe
limitedtothemaximumamountgivenasapercen­
tageandinmetrictonsincolumn4ofAnnex
Aagainsteachcategoryofproducts.
4.AnyamendementtoAnnexB,inparticularby
theadditionofnewcountriesenjoyingtariffpre­
ferences,mayentailacorresponding adjustmentto
thevolumesofthequotasandtothemaximum
amountsappearingincolumns3and4ofAnnexA.schemebasedonasingleallocationamongtheMem­
berStates;whereas,moreover,theallocationsetout
bythisRegulationinnowayprejudicesthepossibi­
lityofadopting,followingalimitedexperimental
period,thegeneralmethodofallocationofCom­
munityquotascomprisingthesettingupofareserve
share;whereasatthepresentjunctureitappearsfea­
siblethatsuchallocationcouldasarulebemade
accordingtothepercentagessetoutinthetable
above;whereas,however,oneofthenewMember
States,theKingdomofDenmark,hasforanumber
ofyearsbeenimportingrelativelylargequantitiesof
certaincottonyarnsandwovenfabricsfallingwithin
headingNosex55.05andex55.09oftheCommon
CustomsTarifffromanumberofdevelopingcountries
andhasthereforeceasedtoproducethearticles
inquestion;whereasthisspecialsituationshould
temporarilybetakenintoaccountandthisMember
Stateshouldbegrantedanincreasedsharewithoutre­
strictingtheaccesstheretoofcountriesbenefiting
fromgeneralizedpreferences ;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKing­
domoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcern­
ingtheadministration ofthesharesallocatedto
theBeneluxEconomicUnionmaybecarriedout
byanyoneofitsMembers,Article2
1.TheCommunitytariffquotasreferredtoinAr­
ticle1shallbeallocatedinshareswhichshallbe,
foreachMemberState,theamountscorresponding
toquantitiesshownincolumn5ofAnnexAagainst
eachcategoryofproducts.
2.ThesharesallocatedtoDenmarkforcertainpro­
ductsfallingwithinheadingNosex55.05andex
55.09shallbeincreasedbyanamountdetermined
inafootnotetoAnnexA.
Article1(3)shallnotapplytosuchanincrease.
Article3
1.TheMemberStatesshallensurefreeaccessto
theshareswhichhavebeenallocatedtothemfor
importersofthesaidgoodsestablishedintheir
territory.
2.TheextenttowhichaMemberStateusedup
itsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importsofthesaidgoodswhichhavebeenentered
forhomeuse,andwhichareaccompaniedbyacer­
tificateoforigininaccordancewiththerulesreferred
toinArticle1(2).
3.Goodsshallqualifyforatariffquotaonlyif
thecertificateoforiginreferredtoinparagraph2
issubmittedbeforethedateonwhichthelevyingof
dutiesisreintroduced .HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1974the
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesandthetariffduties
ofthenewMemberStatesontheproductslisted
inAnnexAshallbecompletelysuspendedwithin
theframeworkofCommunitytariffquotasofvol­
umeswhichshallbeexpressedinmetrictonsand
whichshallbeindicatedagainsteachproductin
column3ofthatAnnex.
Irelandisauthorizedtoapplycustomsdutiesequal
tothedutiesitappliedinrespectofthesamepro­
ductsvis-a-visMemberStatesotherthantheUnited
Kingdom.
2.Thesetariffquotasshallbeenjoyedsolelyby
productsoriginatinginthecountrieslistedinAnnex
B.However,thoseimportswhichalreadyenjoy
exemptionfromcustomsdutiesunderotherprefer­
entialtariffarrangements grantedbytheCommunity
maynotbechargedagainstthesetariffquotas.For
thepurposesofthisRegulation,theconceptofori­
ginatingproductsshallbedeterminedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle14ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No802/68.Article4
TheCommissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasures
toensurethatthemaximumamountreferredtoin
Article1(3)isobserved.Whenthecharges,atCom­
munitylevel,ofproductsoriginatingineachofthe
countrieslistedinAnnexB,againstanyoneofthe
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laiddownincolumn4ofAnnexA,theCommission
shallimmediatelynotifytheMemberStatesofthe
dateonwhich,asaresultofthisfactor,thenormal
tariffistobereintroducedinrespectofthecountry
inquestion.Thisnotificationshallbepublishedin
theOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Article5
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionatregu­
larintervalsofimportsoftheproductsinquestion
actuallychargedagainsttheirshare.Article6
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethattheaboveArticlesareobserved.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1
January1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18December1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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ANNEXA
Listofproductssubjecttozero-dutyCommunitytariffquotasunderthegeneralizedtariff
preferencesgrantedtodevelopingcountries
Maximumamount
percountry CCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuota
amountin
metric
tons4 Volumeofsharesallocatedto
MemberStatesinmetrictonsOrder
No
metric
tons
(1) (2) 3%
(5)
55.05Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale:
B.Other:
II.Notspecified:
Single,measuringperkg:
—14000morless 113230340Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom305-64
113-20
215-08
158-48
79-24
11-32
249-04
Morethan14000mandup
to40000m 4274301282Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark(*)
Ireland
UnitedKingdom1153-98
427-40
812-06
598-36
299-18
42-74
940-281
2
3
4Morethan14000mandup
to80000m 147030441Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark(2)
Ireland
UnitedKingdom396-90
147-00
279-30
205-80
102-90
14-70
323-40
Morethan80000mandupto
120000m 21030 63
Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom56-70
21-00
39-90
29-40
14-70
2-10
46-20
(*)PursuanttoArticle2(2),thisshareisincreasedby1100-82metrictons.
(2)PursuanttoArticle2(2),thisshareisincreasedby597-01metrictons.

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Maximumamount
percountry
(4)OCT
heading
NoQuota
amountin
metric
tonsOrder
NoDescriptionVolumeofsharesallocatedto
MemberStatesinmetrictons
1 2 3)%metric
tons
<5
55.09Otherwovenfabricsofcotton:
A.Containing85%ormorebyweight
ofcotton:
gexI.Ofawidthoflessthan85cm:
—Unbleached 76630230
II.Other:
—Unbleached,ofawidthof:
—85cmto115cm 38263011485
6
7
8
9Morethan115cmandup
to165cmGermany 206-82
Benelux 76-60
France 145-54
Italy 107-24
Denmark 53-62
Ireland 7-66
UnitedKingdom 168-52
Germany 1033-02
Benelux 382-60
France 726-94
Italy 535-64
Denmark 267-82
Ireland 38-26
UnitedKingdom 841-72
Germany 628-02
Benelux 232-60
France 441-94
Italy 325-64
Denmark(x)162-82
Ireland 23-26
UnitedKingdom 511-72
Germany 202-50
Benelux 75-00
France 142-50
Italy 105Ό0
Denmark 52-50
Ireland 7-50
UnitedKingdom 165-00
Germany 85-32
Benelux 31-60
France 60-04
Italy 44-24
Denmark(2)22-12
Ireland 3-16
/UnitedKingdom 69-52232630698
Morethan165cm 75030225
—Notspecified 31630 95
(*)PursuanttoArticle2(2),thisshareisincreasedby787*18metrictons.
(*)PursuanttoArticle2(2),thisshareisincreasedby1177*88metrictons.

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Maximumamount
percountry
(4)Order
NoCCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuota
amountin
metric
tonsVolumeofsharesallocatedto
MemberStatesinmetrictons
%metric
tons1 2) 3 5
ex60.03Stockings,understockings,socksankle­
socks,sockettesandthelike,knitteor
crocheted,notelasticorrubberized :
—Ofcotton 10 166'30 50Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom44-82
16-60
31-54
23-24
11-62
1-66
36-52
61.01
11Men'sandboys'outergarments :
—Inwovenfabricsofcotton 20030 60Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom
Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom54-00
20-00
38-00
28-00
14-00
2-00
44-00
54-00
20-00
38-00
28-00
14-00
2-00
44-0012 Others 20030 60
61.02Women's,girls'andinfants'outergar­
ments:
—Inwovenfabricsofcotton 13 20030 60Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKindom
Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom54-00
20-00
38-00
28-00
14-00
2-00
44-00
54-00
20-00
38-00
28-00
14-00
2-00
44-0014 —Others 20030 60
61.03Men'sandboys'undergarments,including
collars,shirtfrontsandcuffs:
—Inwovenfabricsotherthancotton15 20030 60 54-00
20-00
38-00
28-00
14-00
2-00
44-00Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom

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Order
NoCCT
heading
No
(DDescription
(2)Quota
amountin
metric
tons
(3)Maximumamount
percountry
(4) Volumeofsharesallocatedto
MemberStatesinmetrictons
(5)%metric
tons
62.02Bedlinen,tablelinen,toiletlinenand
kitchenlinen,curtainsandotherfurnishing
articles:
16 —Inwovenfabricsofcotton 16630 50Germany 44-82
Benelux 16-60
France 31-54
Italy ·23-24
Denmark 11-62
Ireland 1-66
UnitedKingdom 36-52
17 —Other 8830 26Germany 23-76
Benelux 8-80
France 16-72
Italy 12-32
Denmark 6-16
Ireland 0-88
UnitedKingdom 19-36

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ANNEXB
Listofdevelopingcountriesbenefitingundergeneralizedtariffpreferencesforcertaintextile
products
Afghanistan
Argentina
Bangladesh
Colombia
Egypt,ArabRepublicof
ElSalvador
India
Indonesia
Jamaica
Korea(South)
Malaysia
Mexico
Pakistan
Philippines
Thailand