16OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.11.75
REGULATION (EEC)No3003/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of17November1975
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofCommunitytariffquotas
forcertaintextileproductsoriginatingindevelopingcountries
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,calculatedeachyearonthebasisofthelatestfigures
available,providedthatthisentailsnoreductionin
theceiling;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament(*);Whereas,however,inviewofthespecialnature
whichtradeinthemajorityoftextileproducts
referredtointhisRegulationmayhave,itappears
generallyexpedienttocalculateintermsoftonnages
theceilingsforthepreferentialimportsofsuch
products,takingdueaccountofdeliverieseffected
bythebeneficiarycountriesalone;whereas,more­
over,particularlyinviewofthehighlevelof
deliveriesoftheproductsinquestiontothe
Communitybythethirdcountriesconcerned,it
appearsappropriate,exceptinparticularinstances,to
restrictpreferentialimportsfromanysingle
beneficiarycountryto20or30%oftheceilinglaid
downforeachcategoryofproductsconcerned;
WhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludes
aclausestatingthattheCommunitydrewupthe
offerontheassumptionthatallthemain
industrialized countrieswhicharemembersofthe
OECDwouldparticipateingrantingpreferencesand
wouldmakesimilareffortsinthisdirection;whereas,
moreover,itisevidentfromtheconclusionsworked
outinUNCTADthatthisoffer,whilebeingofa
temporarynature,doesnotconstituteabinding
commitmentand,inparticular,maybewithdrawn
whollyorinpartatalaterdate;whereasthis
possibilitymaybeadoptedinteraliawithaviewto
remedyinganyunfavourablesituationswhichmight
ariseintheACPStatesfollowingtheimplementation
ofthegeneralizedpreferencescheme;Whereas,withinthecontextofUNCTAD,the
EuropeanEconomicCommunityofferedtogrant
tariffpreferencesonfinishedandsemi-finished
productscomingfromdevelopingcountries;whereas
thepreferentialtreatmentproposedinthatoffer
covers,generallyspeaking,allfinishedand
semi-finishedindustrialproductscoveredbyChapters
25to99oftheBrusselsNomenclature which
originateindevelopingcountries;whereasthe
preferenceconsistsinthegrantingofexemptionfrom
customsduties;whereaspreferentialimportsare
effecteduptothelevelofceilingscalculatedbyvalue
inrespectofeachproductonthebasisoffactors
whichareuniformforalltheproducts;whereas,in
orderthatthepreferencesgrantedtothemost
competitivedevelopingcountryorcountriesshould
berestrictedandthatasubstantialshareshouldbe
reservedfortheleastcompetitive,preferential
importsfromanyonedevelopingcountryinrespect
ofagivenproductshouldnot,asageneralrule,
exceed50%oftheceilingfixedforthatproduct;
Whereas,intheoffermadebytheCommunity ,the
annualceilingsshouldnormallybecalculatedonthe
basisofthetotalvaluefor1968ofcifimportsfrom
thecountriesbenefitingfromthisscheme,excluding
thosealreadyenjoyingvariouspreferentialtariff
arrangements grantedbytheCommunity (basic
amount),plus5%ofthevalueofcifimportsfrom
theothercountriesandfromthecountriesalready
enjoyingsucharrangements (additionalamount);
whereassuchadditionalamountisvariableandisWhereas,moreover,theconferenceofHeadsofState
orofGovernment oftheMemberStatesandthe
StatesaccedingtotheEuropeanCommunitiesheld
inParisfrom19to21October1972invitedthe
CommunityinstitutionsandtheMemberStates
progressively toadoptanoverallpolicyof
developmentcooperationonaworld-widescale
comprisinginparticulartheimprovement of
generalizedpreferenceswiththeaimofachievinga
steadyincreaseinimportsofmanufacturesfromthe
developingcountries; HOJNoC257,10.11.1975,p.30.

29.11.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 17
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotascanbe
respectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquota
amongMemberStates;whereas,moreover,tothis
endandinthecontextoftheutilizationsystem,the
actualchargesagainstthequotasmayrelateonlyto
productswhichareenteredforhomeuseandwhich
areaccompaniedbyacertificateoforigin;
Whereastheapplicationofthegenerallyaccepted
principlesinrespectoftheallocationofthe
Communitytariffquotaswhichhavebeenopened
hithertoentailsunderthesecircumstances ,inviewof
thevarietyoftheproductsconcernedandthefact
thatthebeneficiarycountriesarespecified,calcu­
lationswhichareallthemoreproblematicinthat
thestatisticaldatarequiredsometimesproveto
beincompleteornotsufficientlyaccurateor
representative ;whereasthetimerequiredforthese
calculationscannotbereconciledwiththecontinuity
necessaryfortheapplicationofthetariffpreferences
concerned;whereas,undertheseconditions,itwould
beadvisablestillatthisstagetoadoptafixedscale
forallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotasconcerned
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,usingasabasis
generaleconomiccriteriarelatingtoexternaltrade
eitherasawholeorinthetextilesectoralone,the
grossnationalproductandpopulation,the
percentagesjfortheinitialsharesoftheMember
Statesinthequotaamountsareasfollowsforthe
quotayearunderconsideration :Whereastariffpreferenceshavebeenappliedfrom
thesecondhalfof1971undertheconditionssetout
aboveandwhereasthesepreferencesshouldcontinue
tobeappliedthroughout1976;
Whereas,inaccordancewithProtocol23totheAct
ofAccession(*)thegeneralizedtariffpreference
schemehasbeenapplicableinthenewMember
Statessince1January1974;
Whereas,havingregardtothetermsoftheoffer
concernedandtotheneedtoimprovethegeneralized
preferencestheabovementioned basicandadditional
amountsshouldnormallyreferto1971;whereas,
however,inrespectoftextileproducts,the
complexityofthemeasurestobeimplemented ,
combinedwiththeabovementioned aimofimproving
thegeneralizedpreferences,couldin1974and1975
beovercomeonlybymeansofsuccessiveflat-rate
increasesofaround50%and5%intheceilingsfixed
for1973;whereasthesamesituationwillagain
prevailin1976,sothatsuchimprovementcanbe
effectedonlybymeansofaflat-rateincreaseof5%
intheceilingsfixedfor1975;
Whereasitisexpedient,therefore,inrespectofthe
productsreferredtoinAnnexAwhichoriginatein
thecountrieslistedinAnnexB,thattheCommunity
shouldopen,for1976,duty-freeCommunitytariff
quotaswithinthelimitsoftheamountsinunitsof
accountormetrictonsgiveninrespectofeachof
theseproducts;
Whereaschargesagainsteachofthesetariffquotas
must,inrespectoftheproductsoriginatinginany
oftheabovementioned countries,comewithina
specifiedpercentageoftheamountofthequota;
whereasthebenefitofsuchtariffquotasshouldbe
reservedforproductsoriginatinginthecountries
underconsideration ,theconceptof'originating
products'beingdeterminedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle14ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No802/68(2)of27June1968onthe
commondefinitionoftheconceptoftheoriginof
goods;
Whereasitisnecessarytoensureequaland
continuousaccessforallCommunityimporterstothe
abovementioned quotasandtheuninterrupted
applicationoftheratelaiddownforthosequotasto
allimportsoftheproductsconcernedintoall
MemberStatesuntilthosequotasareusedup;
whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplessetoutGermany 27%
Benelux 10%
France 19%
Italy 14%
Denmark 7%
Ireland 1%
UnitedKingdom 22%
Whereas,withoutaffectingtheCommunitynature
ofthetariffquotasunderconsideration ,itappears
possibletoprovideatthisstageforautilization
schemebasedonasingleallocationamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,moreover,theallocation
setoutbythisRegulationinnowayprejudicesthe
possibilityofadoptingthegeneralmethodof
allocationofCommunitytariffquotascomprisingthe
settingupofareserveshare;whereasimplementation
ofthisprincipleinthisparticularlysensitivesector
can,however,takeplaceonlyprogressively ,yetmust
remainattunedtothemethodsofadministration laid
downinthegeneralframeworkofthegeneralized
tariffpreferencescheme;whereasatthepresent
junctureitappearsfeasiblethatsuchallocationcould(!)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(2)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.

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bemadeaccordingtothepercentagessetoutinthe
tableabove;whereas,however,asregardscertain
yarnandwovenfabricsofsynthetictextilefibresand
sisaltwinefallingwithinheadingNos51.04andex
59.04,andsubheadings56.05Aand56.07Aofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,onenewMemberState,
theKingdomofDenmark,hasforsomeyearsbeen
importingtheseatarelativelyhighlevelfromcertain
developingcountriesandhasthereforeceasedto
producethearticlesinquestion;whereas,thisspecial
situationshouldtemporarilycontinuetobetaken
intoaccountandthisMemberStateshouldbe
grantedanincreasedsharewithoutrestrictingthe
accesstheretoofcountriesbenefitingfromgeneralized
preferences;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcerning
theadministration ofthesharesallocatedtothe
BeneluxEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :3.Theamounttobechargedinrespectofeach
countryreferredtoinparagraph2againsteachof
thetariffquotaamountsmentionedaboveshallbe
limitedtothemaximumamountgivenasapercentage
orinmetrictonsincolumn4ofAnnexAagainst
eachcategoryofproducts.
4.AnyamendmentstoAnnexB,inparticularby
theadditionofnewcountriesenjoyingtariff
preferences,mayentailacorresponding adjustment
totheamountsofthequotasandtothemaximum
amountsappearingincolumns3and4ofAnnexA.
Article2
1.TheCommunitytariffquotasreferredtoin
Article1shallbeallocatedinshareswhichshallbe,
foreachMemberState,theamountscorresponding
tothequantitiesshownincolumn5ofAnnexA
againsteachcategoryofproducts.
2.ThesharesallocatedtoDenmarkforcertain
productsfallingwithinheadingNos51.04andex
59.04,andsubheadings56.05Aand56.07Ashall
beincreasedbyanamountdeterminedbyafootnote
toAnnexA.
Article1(3)shallnotapplytosuchanincrease.
Article3
1.TheMemberStatesshallensurefreeaccesstothe
shareswhichhavebeenallocatedtothemfor
importersofthesaidgoodswhoareestablishedin
theirterritory.
2.TheextenttowhichthesharesofMemberStates
havebeenactuallyusedupshallbedeterminedon
thebasisofimportsofthesaidgoodswhichhave
beenenteredforhomeuseandwhichare
accompaniedbyacertificateoforigininaccordance
withtherulesreferredtoinArticle1(2).
3.Goodsshallqualifyforatariffquotaonlyifthe
certificateoforiginreferredtoinparagraph2is
presentedbeforethedateonwhichthelevyingof
dutiesisre-introduced .
Article4
TheCommissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresto
ensurethatthemaximumamountreferredtoin
Article1(3)isobserved.Whenthecharges,at
Communitylevel,ofproductsoriginatingineachof
thecountrieslistedinAnnexBagainstanyoneofthe
Communitytariffquotasreachthemaximumamount
laiddownincolumn4ofAnnexA,theCommission
shallimmediatelynotifytheMemberStatesoftheArticle1
1.From1Januaryto31December1976the
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesandthetariffduties
ofthenewMemberStatesontheproductslistedin
AnnexAshallbecompletelysuspendedwithinthe
frameworkofCommunitytariffquotasofvolumes
whichshallbeexpressedinmetrictonsandwhich
shallbeindicatedinrespectofeachproductin
column3ofthatAnnex.
2.Thesetariffquotasshallbeenjoyedsolelyby
productsoriginatinginthecountrieslistedinAnnex
B.However,thoseimportswhichalreadyenjoy
exemptionfromcustomsdutiesunderother
preferentialtariffarrangements grantedbythe
Communitymaynotbechargedagainstthesetariff
quotas.ForthepurposeofthisRegulation,the
conceptoforiginatingproductsshallbedetermined
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article14ofRegulation (EEC)No802/68.
Withregardtocarpets,carpetingandrugs,
mentionedinAnnexAandfallingwithinsubheading
58.01exA,thecertificatesoforiginforthese
productsshallstatethenumberofknotspermetre
ofwarp.

29.11.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19
Article6
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethattheaboveArticlesareobserved.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1976.dateonwhich,asaresultofthisfact,thenormal
tariffistobere-introduced inrespectofthecountry
inquestion.Thisnotificationshallbepublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Article5
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsoftheproductsin
questionactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.
i
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17November1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
E.COLOMBO

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ANNEXA
Listofproductssubjecttozero-dutyCommunitytariffquotasunderthegeneralizedtariff
preferencesgrantedtodevelopingcountries
Order
NoCCT
heading
No
(1)Description
(2)Quota
amountin
metric
tons
(3)Maximumamount
percountry
(4)Volumeofsharesallocatedto
MemberStatesinmetrictons
(5)%metric
tons
151.01Yarnofman-madefibres(continuous),
notputupforretailsale:
A.Yarnofsynthetictextilefibres
B.Yarnofregeneratedtextilefibres:
II.Other1489 50745Germany 402-03
Benelux 148.90
France 282-91
Italy 208*46
Denmark 104*23
Ireland 14-89
UnitedKingdom327*58
251.04Wovenfabricsofman-made fibres
(continuous),includingwovenfabricsof
monofilorstripofheadingNo51.01or
51.0236430109Germany 98.28
Benelux 36*40
France 69*16
Italy 50.96
Denmark(*)25*48
Ireland 3.64
UnitedKingdom 80.08
356.05Yarnofman-madefibres(discontinuous
orwaste),notputupforretailsale:
A.Ofsynthetictextilefibres60420121Germany 163.08
Benelux 60*40
France 114.76
Italy 84.56
Denmark(2)42*28
Ireland 6.04
UnitedKingdom132.88
456.07Wovenfabricsofman-made fibres
(discontinuous orwaste):
A.Ofsynthetictextilefibres56330169Germany 152.01
Benelux 56*30
France 106.97
Italy 78.82
Denmark(3)39-41
Ireland 5.63
UnitedKingdom 123.86
i1)PursuanttoArticle2(2)thisshareisincreasedby26•90metrictons.
(a)PursuanttoArticle2(2)thisshareisincreasedby61-64metrictons.
(s)PursuanttoArticle2(2)thisshareisincreasedby464-30metrictons.

29.11.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21
Order
NoCCT
heading
No
(1)Description
(2)Quota
amountin
metric
tons
(3)Maximumamount
percountry
(4)Volumeofsharesallocatedto
MemberStatesinmetrictons
(5)%metric
tons
5
658.01Carpets,carpetingandrugs,knotted
(madeupornot):
exA.Ofwooloroffineanimalhair,
containingpermetreofwarp:
—350rowsofknotsorless
—Morethan350rowsofknots
butnotmorethan500rowsof
knots2835
231530
30850
695Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom
Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom765-45
283-50
538-65
396-90
198-45
28-35
623-70
625-05
231-50
439-85
324-10
162-05
23-15
509-30
7
8
9
10ex59.04Twine,cordage,ropesandcables,plaited
ornot:
—Ofhemp
—Ofsisal(agavesisalana)
—Ofsynthetictextilefibres
—Other,otherthanofcoir2646
662
637
49730
30
30
30794
199
191
149Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom
Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark(')
Ireland
UnitedKingdom
Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom
Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom714-42
264-60
502-74
370-44
185-22
26-46
582-12
178-74
66-20
125-78
92-68
46-34
6-62
145-64
171-99
63-70
121-03
89-18
44-59
6-37
140-14
134-19
49-70
94-43
69-58
34-79
4-97
109-34
y1)PursuanttoArticle2(2)thisshareisincreasedby158metrictons.

22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.11.75
Order
NoCCT
heading
No
(1)Description
(2)Quota
amountin
metric
tons
(3)Maximumamount
percountry
(4)Volumeofsharesallocatedto
MemberStatesinmetrictons
(5)%metric
tons
11ex60.03Stockings,understockings,socks,ankle­
socks,sockettesandthelike,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticorrubberized:
—Otherthanofcotton2823085Germany 76.14
Benelux 28-20
France 53.58
Italy 39-48
Denmark 19-74
Ireland 2.82
UnitedKingdom62.04
1260.04Undergarments,knittedorcrocheted,
notelasticorrubberized :
B.Ofothertextilematerials182020364Germany 491-40
Benelux 182.00
France 345-80
Italy 254-80
Denmark 127.40
Ireland. 18-20
UnitedKingdom400-40
1360.05Outergarmentsandotherarticles,
knittedorcrocheted,notelasticorrub­
berized:
A.Outergarmentsandclothing
accessories .
exII.Other,otherthanofcotton
exB.Other,otherthanofcotton54730164Germany 147.69
Benelux 54.70
France 103.93
Italy 76.58
Denmark 38*29
Ireland 5*47
UnitedKingdom120*34

29.11.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23
ANNEXB
Listofdevelopingcountriesandterritoriesenjoyinggeneralizedtariffpreferences
AfghanistanHaiti Qatar
Algeria Honduras Rwanda
Argentina India SaudiArabia
Bahamas Indonesia Senegal
Bahrain Iran SierraLeone
Bangladesh Iraq Singapore
Barbados IvoryCoast Somalia
Bhutan Jamaica SriLanka
Bolivia Jordan Sudan
Botswana Kenya Surinam
Brazil KhmerRepublic Swaziland
Burma Korea(South) Syria
Burundi Kuwait Tanzania
Cameroon Laos Thailand
CapeVerdeIslands Lebanon Togo
CentralAfricanRepublic Lesotho Tonga
Chad Liberia TrinidadandTobago
Chile Libya Tunisia
Colombia MalagasyRepublic Uganda
Congo,People'sRepublicof Malawi UnitedArabEmirates:
CostaRica Malaysia AbuDhabi
Cuba MaldiveIslands Dubai
Cyprus Mali RasalKhaimah
Dahomey Mauritania Fujairah
DominicanRepublic Mauritius Ajman
Ecuador Mexico Sharjah
Egypt,ArabRepublicof Morocco UmmalQaiwain
ElSalvador Nauru UpperVolta
EquatorialGuinea Nepal Uruguay
Ethiopia Nicaragua Venezuela
Fiji Niger Vietnam,Republicof
Gabon Nigeria WesternSamoa
Gambia
Ghana
GrenadaOman
Pakistan
PanamaYemen,People'sDemc
Republicof
YemenArabRepublic
Yugoslavia
Guatemala PapuaNewGuinea Zaire
Guinea Paraguay Zambia
GuineaBissau Peru
Guyana Philippines