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REGULATION (EEC)No366/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of4February1974
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
formen'sandboys'outergarmentsfallingwithinheadingNo61.01oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatinginMalta
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,mentshouldbeconfinedtotheoriginalMemberStates
andtheadditionalvolumeof150metrictonsresulting
fromtheincreaseshouldbeallocatedtoallMember
States;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted access
totheabovementioned quotaanduninterrupted
applicationoftheratelaiddownforthatquotato
allimportsoftheproductconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,
havingregardtotheprinciplesmentionedabove,the
Communitynatureofthequotamayberespected
byallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectmore
accuratelytheactualdevelopmentofthemarketin
theproductconcerned,suchallocationshouldbein
proportiontotheneedsoftheMemberStates,
assessedbyreferencetoboththestatisticsofeach
State'simportsofthesaidgoodsfromMaltaovera
representative periodandtheeconomicoutlookfor
thequotaperiodconcerned;
Whereas,duringthepastthreeyearsforwhich
statisticsareavailable,thecorresponding importsby
eachoftheMemberStatesrepresentthefollowing
percentagesoftheimportsintotheCommunityfrom
Maltaoftheproductsconcerned :HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandinparticularArticle113
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereastheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEcono­
micCommunityandMalta,signedatValettaon
5December1970,providesinArticle3(1)together
withArticle2ofAnnexIfortheopeningbytheCom­
munityofanannualCommunitytariffquotaof300
metrictonsofmen'sandboys'outergarmentsfalling
withinheadingNo61.01oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,originatinginMalta;whereas,pursuantto
Article1ofthesaidAnnex,thequotadutyisequal
to30%oftheCommonCustomsTariffdutyinrespect
oftheproductconcerned;whereas,withaviewto
grantingMaltaatreatmentnotlessfavourablethan
thatenjoyedbycountrieseligiblefortheGeneralized
SystemofPreferences,theabovementioned volume
shouldbeincreasedby50%andthedutiestotally
suspended;whereas,asregardstheallocationofthis
tariffquota,thequotavolumelaiddownintheAgree­
1970 1971 1972
Germany 56-825-642-724-855-543-4
Benelux 23-710-744-626-027-321-4
France 6-62-97-14-211-79-2
Italy 12-9 5-85-63-25-54-2
Denmark 6-9 11-7 7-6
Ireland 0-4 0-3 0-2
UnitedKingdom 47-7 29-8 14-0

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administration ofsharesgrantedtotheabovemen­
tionedEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyanyof
itsmembers,Whereasboththesepercentagesandtheestimates
fromcertainMemberStatesshouldbetakeninto
accountforthepurposesofallocatingthetwoabove­
mentionedquotaamounts;whereas,initialquota
sharesmayconsequently befixedapproximately as
follows:
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1Benelux 22-0
Denmark 3-1
Germany 48-3
France 9-3
Ireland 0-4
Italy 6-6
UnitedKingdom 10-01.Until31December1974,aCommunitytariff
quotaof450metrictonsshallbeopenedinthe
Communityformen'sandboys'outergarments
fallingwithinheadingNo61.01oftheCommon
CustomsTariff.
2.WithinthelimitsofthistariffquotatheCom­
munityCustomsTariffdutiesshallbetotallysus­
pended.
Thissuspensionshallbefullyappliedinthenew
MemberStates.Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
States,thequotaamountshouldbedividedintotwo
tranches,thefirsttranchebeingallocatedamongthe
MemberStates,andthesecondformingareserve
intendedultimatelytocovertherequirementsofthe
MemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheirinitial
quotashares;whereas,inordertoensureacertain
degreeofsecuritytoimportersineachMemberState,
thefirsttrancheoftheCommunityquotashouldbe
determinedatalevelwhich,underpresentcircum­
stances,maybe65%ofthequotaamount;Article2
1.Afirsttrancheamountingto290metrictonsof
theCommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1
shallbesharedamongtheMemberStates;the
proportionswhich,subjecttoArticle5,shallbe
validuntil31December1974shallconsistofthe
followingamounts:
Benelux
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy64metrictons
9metrictons
27metrictons
141metrictons
1metricton
19metrictonsWhereastheinitialsharesoftheMemberStatesmay
beusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,inorderto
takethisfactintoaccountandavoidanybreakin
continuity,itisimportantthatanyMemberState
havingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitialshare
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;
whereas,thismustbedonebyeachMemberState
asandwheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmost
entirelyusedup,andrepeatedasmanytimeasthe
reserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditional
quotasharesmustbeavailableforuseuntiltheend
ofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethodofad­
ministration callsforclosecooperationbetween
MemberStatesandtheCommission ,whichmust,
inparticular,beabletoobservetheextenttowhich
thequotaamountisusedandinformMemberStates
thereof;UnitedKingdom29metrictons
2.Thesecondtrancheof160metrictonsshall
constitutethereserve.
Article3
Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablebalanceremainsinoneorotherMember
StateitisessentialthatthatMemberStatepaysa
largeamountofitbackintothereserve,inorderto
avoidapartoftheCommunityquotaremaining
unusedinoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeused
inothers;1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofaMember
State,aslaiddowninArticle2,or90%ofthatshare
lesstheamountreturnedintothereserve,wherethe
provisionsofArticle5havebeenapplied,hasbeen
exhausted,thatMemberStateshallproceedwithout
delay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,todrawasecond
shareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,roundedup
tothenextunitwhereappropriate,totheextentthat
theamountinthereserveallows.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberWhereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgareunitedinandrepresentedbytheBenelux
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TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan15October
1974,notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthe
reserveafterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,forthispurpose,shallspecifytheamountthereof
totheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinaldrawing.
Article7Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshall,in
accordancewiththeconditionslaiddowninpara­
graph1,proceedtodrawathirdshareequalto
7'5%ofitsinitialshare,roundeduptothenextunit
whereappropriate,totheextentthattheamountin
thereserveallows.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,
inthesamewaytodrawafourthshareequaltothe
third.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted.
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs1,
2and3,theMemberStatesmayproceedtodraw
sharessmallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphs,
ifthereisreasontobelievethattheymightnotbe
usedup.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthe
reasonswhichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesare
drawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossibleforcharges
tobemadewithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
oftheproductconcernedestablishedintheirterritory
havefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidgoodsagainsttheirshareasandwhenthegoods
areenteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.Article4
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaliduntil31December1974.
Article5
Article8
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsactuallychargedagainst
theirshares.If,by15September1974,aMemberStatehasnot
usedupitsinitialshare,itshall,notlaterthan10
October1974,returntothereservetheunused
portionofthisshareinexcessof20%oftheinitial
amount.Itmayreturnalargerquantityifthereis
reasontobelievethatsuchquantitymightnotbe
used.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan10October
1974,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theproductconcernedeffectedupto15September
1974inclusive,andchargedagainsttheCommunity
quotaand,whereappropriate,theproportionof
theirinitialsharethatisbeingreturnedtothereserve.Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegu­
lationisobserved.
Article10
Article6ThetariffquotalaiddowninthisRegulationshall
beopenedfor1974.
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
2and3andshallinformeachofthemoftheextent
towhichthereservehasbeenusedassoonasit
receivesthenotifications .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4February1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
W.SCHEEL