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REGULATION (EEC)No3152/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of24November1975
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
foroutergarmentsandotherarticles,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticorrubberized,
fallingwithinheadingNo60.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginMalta
(1976)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,treatmentnotlessfavourablethanthatenjoyedby
countrieseligibleforthegeneralizedpreferences
system,theabovementioned volumeshouldbe
increasedto158metrictonsandthedutiestotally
suspended;whereas,asregardstheallocationofthis
tariffquota,thequotavolumelaiddowninthe
AgreementshouldbeconfinedtotheoriginalMem­
berStatesandthenewMemberStatesshould
participateinthesupplementary volume;
"Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted access
totheabovementioned quotaanduninterrupted
applicationoftheratelaiddownforthatquota
toallimportsoftheproductsconcernedintoall
MemberStatesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;
whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplesmentioned
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotacanbe
respectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquota
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,inorderto
reflectmoreaccuratelytheactualdevelopmentof
themarketintheproductconcerned,suchallocation
shouldbeinproportiontotheneedsoftheMember
States,assessedbyreferencetoboththestatistics
ofeachState'simportsofthesaidgoodsfromMalta
overarepresentative periodandtheeconomic
outlookforthequotaperiodconcerned;
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhich
statisticsareavailable,thecorresponding importsby
eachoftheMemberStatesrepresentthefollowing
percentagesoftheimportsintotheCommunityfrom
Maltaoftheproductsconcerned:HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe.
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereastheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandMalta,signedatValetta
on5December1970,providesinArticle3(1)
togetherwithArticle2ofAnnexIfortheopening
bytheCommunityofanannualCommunitytariff
quotaof100metrictonsofoutergarmentsand
otherarticles,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticor
rubberized,fallingwithin'headingNo60.05ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginMalta;
whereasthefirststageoftheAgreementendson
31March1976and,pursuanttoArticle6ofAnnexI,
theproratatemporisclausewouldapplytothe
volumeofthequota;whereastheCommunityintends
tomaintainitstradingrelationswithMalta;whereas
theprovisionsgoverningthesecondstageshould
notbelessfavourablethanthoselaiddownforthe
first;whereasinordernottodisrupttradingpatterns
fortheproductsinquestion,theCommunitytariff
quotashouldbeopenedforthewholeof1976;
whereas,pursuanttoArticle1ofthesaidAnnex,
thequotadutyisequalto30%oftheCommon
CustomsTariffdutyinrespectoftheproduct
concerned;whereas,withaviewtograntingMalta
1972 1973 1974
Germany
Benelux
France
Italy4-30-8
93-617-1
2-10-494-652-0
5-42-94-01-8
7-03-3
50-022-8
39-017-8
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom0-1
81-60-6
2-9
41-01-8
52-5

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ofLuxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerning
theadministration ofthequotasharesallocatedto
thateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyof
itsmembers,Whereasboththesepercentagesandtheestimates
fromcertainMemberStatesaswellasthepractical
needtoensurethattheobligationscontractedunder
theAgreementconcernedareallocatedfairlyamong
alltheMemberStates;whereas,initialquotashares
mayconsequentlybefixedapproximately asfollows:
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Benelux
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom8-3
4-2
41-7
12-5
4-2
12-5
16-6Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1976aCom­
munitytariffquotaof158metrictonsshallbe
openedintheCommunityforoutergarmentsand
otherarticles,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticor
rubberized,fallingwithinheadingNo60.05ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginMalta.
2.WithinthelimitsofthistariffquotatheCommon
CustomsTariffdutiesshallbetotallysuspended.
Thissuspensionshallbefullyappliedinthenew
MemberStates.
Article2
1.Afirstinstalment,amountingto120metrictons
oftheCommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1,
shallbesharedamongtheMemberStates;the
shares,whichsubjecttoArticle5shallbevaliduntil
31December1976,shallconsistofthefollowing
amounts :Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
States,thequotaamountshouldbedividedinto
twoinstalments ,thefirstinstalmentbeingallocated
amongtheMemberStatesandthesecondforming
areserveintendedultimatelytocoverthe
requirementsoftheMemberStateswhichhaveused
uptheirinitialquotashares;whereas,inorderto
ensureacertaindegreeofsecuritytoimportersin
eachMemberState,thefirstinstalmentoftheCom­
munityquotashouldbedeterminedatalevelwhich,
underpresentcircumstances ,maybe75%ofthe
quotaamount;
WhereastheinitialsharesoftheMemberStatesmay
beusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,inorderto
takethisfactintoaccountandavoidanybreakin
continuity,itisimportantthatanyMemberState
havingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitialshare
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;
whereas,thismustbedonebyeachMemberState
asandwheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmost
entirelyusedup,andrepeatedasmanytimesasthe
reserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditional
sharesmustbeavailableforuseuntiltheendof
thequotaperiod;whereasthismethodof
administration callsforclosecooperationbetween
MemberStatesandtheCommission ,whichmust,
inparticular,beabletoobservetheextenttowhich
thequotaamountisusedandinformMemberStates
thereof;
Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,
aconsiderable balanceremainsinoneorother
MemberStateitisessentialthatthatMemberState
paysalargeamountofitbackintothereserve,in
ordertopreventapartoftheCommunityquota
fromremainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhen
itcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchvBenelux
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom10metrictons,
5metrictons,
50metrictons,
15metrictons,
5metrictons,
15metrictons,
20metrictons.
2.Thesecondinstalmentof38metrictonsshall
constitutethereserve.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofaMember
State,aslaiddowninArticle2(1),or90%ofthat
sharelesstheamountreturnedintothereserve,
wheretheprovisionsofArticle5havebeenapplied,
hasbeenexhausted,thatMemberStateshallproceed
withoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,todraw
asecondshareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,
roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate ,to
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2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshall,in
accordancewiththeconditionslaiddownin
paragraph1,proceedtodrawathirdshareequal
to7-5%ofitsinitialshare,roundeduptothenext
unitwhereappropriate,totheextentthattheamount
inthereserveallows.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,
inthesameway,todrawafourthshareequalto
thethird.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs 1,
2and3,aMemberStatemayproceedtodraw
sharessmallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphs
ifthereisreasontobelievethattheymightnotbe
usedup.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthe
reasonswhichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.
Article4
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaliduntil31December1976.
Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan1October1976*theunusedportionof
theirinitialsharewhich,on15September1976,is
inexcessof20%oftheirinitialamount.Theymay
returnalargerportioniftherearegroundsfor
believingthatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October
1976,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimports
oftheproductconcernedeffecteduptoandincluding
15September1976,andchargedagainsttheCom­
munityquotaand,whereappropriate ,theproportion
oftheirinitialsharethatisbeingreturnedtothe
reserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewith
Articles2and3andshallinformeachofthemoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedas
soonasitreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommission shall,notlaterthan5October
1976,notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthe
reserveafterthereturnofsharespursuantto
Article5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawing
whichusesupthereserveislimitedtothebalance
availableandforthispurposeshallspecifythe
amountthereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakes
thelastdrawing.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalshares
aredrawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossiblefor
chargestobemadewithoutinterruptionagainst
theiraccumulatedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
oftheproductconcernedestablishedintheir
territoryhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedto
them.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidgoodsagainsttheirshareasandwhenthegoods
areenteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission ,
MemberStatesshallinformitofimportsactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselyinordertoensurethatthis
Regulationisobserved.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
1January1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24November1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
B.VISENTINI