NoL315/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 26.11.74
REGULATION (EEC)No2925/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of18November1974
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariffquotas
forcertaintextileproductsfallingwithinheadingNos55.05and55.09andsubheading
ex58.01AoftheCommonCustomsTariff,comingfromTurkey(1975)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,forwovenfabricsofcotton:
1000metrictonstotheCommunityasoriginally
constituted,20metrictonstoDenmark,10
metrictonstoIrelandand360metrictonstothe
UnitedKingdom;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereas,pendingtheentryintoforceofthe
Supplementary ProtocolsignedinAnkaraon
30June1973containingtheadjustmentstobemade
totheAgreementestablishing anAssociation
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
TurkeyandtotheAdditionalProtocol(*)
consequentontheaccessionofnewMemberStates,
theCommunityhasundertaken,inanInterim
Agreement (2)whichrunsonlyfortheperiodprior
totheentryintoforceofthisSupplementary
Protocolwhichisapplicableuntil31December1974
butwhichhasbeenextendedfor1975inaccordance
withthetermslaiddowninArticle13thereof,to
implementcertainprovisionsoftheSupplementary
Protocolrelatingtotradeingoods;whereas,under
Article6ofthisInterimAgreementamending
Article1ofAnnex2totheAdditionalProtocol,
theCommunitymustreduceby75%thecustoms
dutiesonimportsfromTurkeyofcertaintextile
productsfallingwithinheadingNos55.05and55.09
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,withinthelimitof
annualCommunitytariffquotasof390metrictons
forcottonyarnand1390metrictonsforwoven
fabricsofcotton,whereastheabovementioned
Article6allocatestheseCommunitytariffquotasas
follows:
—forcottonyarn:
300metrictonstotheCommunityasoriginally
constituted ,40metrictonstoDenmark,10metric
tonstoIrelandand40metrictonstotheUnited
Kingdom;Whereas,moreover,itappearsdesirabletoprovide
foraninitialprovisionaladjustmentofthetariff
advantagesforthesegoods:
—fortheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted,by
atotalsuspensionofthecustomsdutiesofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,andanincreaseof
50%ofthevolumeofquotasallocatedtothese
MemberStates;
—forthenewMemberStates,byatotalsuspension
ofthedutiesapplicablewithinthelimitsofthe
quotasfixedabove,increasedby50%;
Whereastheseadjustmentsmay,ifnecessary,be
reviewedduringthequotayear;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle1ofAnnex2tothe
Supplementary Protocol,togetherwithArticle2of
theInterimAgreement,forthedurationof1975in
particular,theCommunitymustreduceby25%the
dutiesapplicableinrespectofthirdcountriesto
carpets,carpetingandrugs,knotted(madeupornot)
ofwooloroffineanimalhair,(excludinghand-made
carpets,carpetingandrugs)importedfromTurkey;
whereasitalsoappearsadvisabletoimprovethis
tariffadvantageprovisionally bymeansofatotal
suspensionofthedutiesapplicabletotheproducts
inquestionwithinaCommunitytariffquotainitially
fixedat160metrictonsandallocatedinaccordance
withthesamepercentagesasthoseadoptedfor1974
underthegeneralizedtariffpreferences ;
Whereas,inordertocomplywiththespecial
provisionsoftheInterimAgreement,different
systemsshouldbeprovidedfortheMemberStates
oftheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedandfor
thenewMemberStates;(x)OJNoL293,29.12.1972,p.4
(2)OJNoL277,3.10.1973,p.2.

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Whereas,asregardstheCommunityasoriginally
constituted :
—itisnecessarytoguaranteetoallCommunity
importersequalanduninterrupted accesstothe
abovementioned quotasanduninterrupted appli­
cationoftheratelaiddownforthosequotas
toallimportsoftheproductconcernedintoall
MemberStatesuntilthequotahasbeenused
up;
—inthelightoftheprinciplesmentionedabove,
theCommunitynatureofthequotascanbest
berespectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariff
quotasamongtheMemberStates;whereas,in
ordertoreflectmostaccuratelytheactualdevelopment ofthemarketintheproduct
concerned,suchallocationshallbeinproportion
totheneedsoftheMemberStates,assessedby
referencebothtothestatisticsofeachState's
importsfromTurkeyoverarepresentative period
andtotheeconomicoutlookforthequotaperiod
concerned;whereas,inspiteofthelimitedneed
forimportsfromTurkeyoftheproducts
concerned,asshownbythestatisticsforthe
majorityoftheMemberStates,theCommunity
characterofthetariffquotasconcernedshould
besafeguardedbymakingprovisionstocover
needswhichmightariseintheseMemberStates;
—importsintothevariousMemberStatesfrom
Turkeywereasfollowsduringthelastthree
yearsforwhichcompletestatisticsareavailable:
1971 1972 1973
metrictons %metrictons %metrictons %
Cottonyarn
Germany 84.5849-19 1173648-351073442-79
Benelux 462626-90 614425-31 679527-08
France 2421-41 4121-70 1620-65
Italy 386722-50 598224-64 739729-48
Otherwovenfabrics
ofcotton
Germany 37113-99 57021-17 87730-99
Benelux 84831-97 99536-96 95333-67
France 60322-74 74727-75 41214-56
Italy 83031-30 38014-12 58820-78
whichhaveuseduptheirinitialshares;whereas,
inordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecurity
toimporters,thefirstinstalmentshouldbe
determinedatarelativelyhighlevel,which,
underpresentcircumstances ,maybeabout80%
ofeachquotavolume;inviewofthesefiguresandforeseeablemarket
trendsfortheproductsconcernedduring1975,
theinitialsharesmaybefixedapproximately at
thefollowingpercentages :
CottonyarnOtherwoven
fabricsofcotton
Germany 43-823-1
Benelux 19-730-8
France
Italy5-2
31-334-6
11-5theinitialquotasharesoftheMemberStates
maybeusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,in
ordertotakethisfactintoaccountandavoid
anybreakincontinuity,itisimportantthatany
MemberStatehavingusedupalmostthewhole
ofoneofitsinitialquotasharesshoulddraw
anadditionalquotasharefromthecorresponding
reserve;whereas,thismustbedonebyeach
MemberStateasandwheneachofitsadditional
quotasharesisalmostentirelyusedupand
repeatedasmanytimesaseachofthereservesinordertotakeintoaccounttheuncertaintyof
theimporttrendsfortheproductsconcernedin
theMemberStates,thequotavolumesshouldbe
dividedintotwoinstalments,thefirstinstalment
beingallocatedtotheMemberStatesandthe
secondheldasareserveintendedultimatelyto
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allows;whereaseachoftheinitialandadditional
quotasharesmustbeavailableforuseuntilthe
endofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethod
ofadministration callsforclosecooperation
betweenMemberStatesandtheCommission ,
whichmust,inparticular,beabletoobservethe
extenttowhichthequotaamountisusedand
informMemberStatesthereof;WhereasasregardsthenewMemberStatesin
particular :
—thequotavolumestobeallocatedtothqsenew
MemberStatesunderArticle6oftheInterim
Agreement,aswellasthedutiestobeapplied
inthoseMemberStatesforthepurposesof
thesequotasdeterminedinaccordancewith
Article2ofthesaidAgreement,aretobe
adjustedassetoutbelow;
—equalanduninterrupted accesstothequotas
shouldbeensuredtoallimportersandtheduties
shouldbeappliedwithoutinterruptiontoall
importsoftheproductsconcerneduntilthe
quotashavebeenusedup,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1975,Com­
munitytariffquotasshallbeopenedforthe
followingproductscomingfromTurkey,asshown
below:—if,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,a
considerable balanceremainsinoneorother
MemberStateitisessentialthatthatMember
Statepaysapercentageofitbackintothe
corresponding reservetopreventapartofthe
Communityquotafromremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
—sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlands andtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactions
concerningtheadministration ofsharesgranted
totheabovementioned EconomicUnionmaybe
carriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers;
CCT
heading
NoQuota
(metrictons)Description
Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale
Otherwovenfabricsofcotton
Carpets,carpetingandrugs(madeupornot)
exA.Ofwooloroffineanimalhairexcludinghandmade
carpets,carpetingandrugs55.05
55.09
58.01885
2085
160
112metrictonsforcarpetsmadeofwoolorfine
animalhair.2.Thequotasshallbeallocatedandadministered
inaccordancewiththefollowingprovisions .
SECTION I
ProvisionsapplicabletotheCommunity
asoriginallyconstitutedArticle3
1.ThequotasreferredtoinArticle2shallbe
dividedintotwoinstalments .
Article2
1.Withinthequotacustomstariffdutiesshallbe
totallysuspendedwithinthelimitof750metrictons
forcottonyarnnotputupforretailsale,1500
metrictonsforotherwovenfabricsofcotton,and2.Thefirstinstalmentofeachofthesequotasshall
besharedamongsttheMemberStates;theshares
which,subjecttoArticle6,shallbevaliduntil
31December1975shallbeasfollows:

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(metrictons)
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55.OS55.09 ex58.01A
Germany 25224034-7
Benelux 113320 12-9
France 3036024-4
Italy 180 12018-0Article6
If,on15September1975,aMemberStatehasnot
useduponeorotherofitsinitialshares,itshall,
notlaterthan10October1975,returntothereserve
theunusedportionofthisshareinexcessof20%
oftheinitialamount.Itmayreturnalargerquantity
iftherearereasonstoconsiderthatthismaynot
beused.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan
10October1975,notifytheCommissionofthe
totalimportsoftheproductsconcernedeffected
undertheCommunityquotasuptoandincluding
15September1975and,whereappropriate ,the
proportionofeachoftheirinitialsharesthatthey
arereturningtoeachofthereserves.Thesecondinstalmentofeachquota,amounting
to175,460and22metrictonsrespectively ,shall
makeupthecorresponding reserve.
Article7
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewith
Articles3and4,andshallinformeachofthemof
theextenttowhichthereserveshavebeenusedas
soonasitreceivesthenotifications .
ftshall,notlaterthan15October1975,notifythe
MemberStatesofthestateofeachofthereserves
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle6.
Itshallensurethatanydrawingwhichusesup
areserveislimitedtothebalanceavailableand,for
thispurpose,shallspecifytheamountthereoftothe
MemberStatewhichmakesthefinaldrawing.Article4
1.If90%ormoreofoneofanyMemberState's
initialshares,aslaiddowninArticle3(2)or90%
ofthatsharelesstheamountreturnedintothe
corresponding reservewhereArticle6hasbeen
applied,hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall
withoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,draw
asecondshareinthequotaequalto15%ofits
initialshare,roundeduptothenextunitwhere
appropriate ,totheextentthattheamountinthe
reserveallows.
2.If,afteroneorotherofitsinitialshareshas
beenusedup,90%ormoreofthesecondshare
drawnbyoneoftheMemberStateshasbeenused
up,thatMemberStateshall,inthemannerprovided
forinparagraph 1,drawathirdshareequalto
7-5%ofitsinitialshare.
3.If,afteroneorotherofitssecondshareshasbeen
usedup,90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawn
byaMemberStatehasbeenusedup,thelatter
shall,inthesamemanner,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocedureshallbefolloweduntilthereserve
hasbeenexhausted .
4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1,2and3,Member
Statesmaydrawsmallersharesthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethat
thosesharesmightnotbeusedup.Theyshallinform
theCommissionoftheirreasonsforapplyingthis
paragraph .Article8
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethat,whenadditionalsharesaredrawn
pursuanttoArticle4,itispossibleforimportsto
becountedwithoutinterruption againsttheir
accumulatedsharesoftheCommunitytariffquotas.
SECTION II
ProvisionsapplicabletothenewMemberStates
Article9
1.WithinthetariffquotasreferredtoinArticle1,
thefollowingsharesshallbeallocatedtothenew
MemberStates:Article5
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article4shallbevaliduntil31December1975.

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55.05 55.09ex58.01A
Denmark 60 3011-2
Ireland 15 15 1-6
UnitedKingdom 6054035-2
2.Withinthelimitsofthesequotas,thenewMem­
berStatesshallapplyzerodutiesforthetextile
productsconcerned.2.TheMemberStatesshallcountimportsofthe
productsconcernedagainsttheirsharesasandwhen
suchproductsarepresentedforcustomsclearance
undercoverofadeclarationthattheyhavebeen
madeavailableforconsumption .
3.TheextenttowhichtheMemberStates'shares
havebeenusedupshallbeestablishedonthebasis
ofimportscountedinaccordancewithparagraph2.
Article11
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsoftheproducts
concernedactuallycountedagainsttheirshares.
Article12
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselyinordertoensurethatthis
Regulationisrespected.
Article13
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1975.SECTION III
GeneralProvisions
Article10
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoensureforimportersoftheproducts
concernedestablishedintheirterritoryfreeaccess
tothesharesallocatedtothem.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18November1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
Ch.BONNET