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REGULATION (EEC)No3047/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of2December1974
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariffquotas
forcertaintextileproductsoriginatingindevelopingcountries
theceilingsforthepreferentialimportsofsuch
product,takingdueaccountofdeliverieseffected
bythebeneficiarycountriesalone;whereas,more­
over,particularlyinviewofthehighlevelof
deliveriesoftheproductsinquestiontothe
Communitybythethirdcountriesconcerned,itap­
pearsappropriate,exceptinparticularinstances,to
restrictpreferentialimportsfromanysinglebenefi­
ciarycountryto20or30%oftheceilinglaiddown
foreachcategoryofproductsconcerned;
WhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludes
aclausestatingthattheCommunitydrewupthe
offerontheassumptionthatallthemainindustrial­
izedcountrieswhicharemembersoftheOECD
wouldparticipateingrantingpreferencesandwould
makesimilareffortsinthisdirection;whereas,
moreover,itisevidentfromtheconclusionsworked
outinUNCTADthatthisoffer,whilebeingof
atemporarynature,doesnotconstituteabinding
commitmentand,inparticular,maybewithdrawn
whollyorinpartatalaterdate;whereasthis
possibilitymaybeadaptedinteraliawithaviewto
remedyinganyunfavourablesituationswhichmight
ariseintheassociatedcountriesfollowingthe
implementation ofthegeneralizedpreferencescheme;
Whereas,moreover,theconferenceofHeadsofState
orofGovernment oftheMemberStatesandthe
StatesaccedingtotheEuropeanCommunities held
inParisfrom19to21October1972invitedthe
CommunityinstitutionsandtheMemberStates
progressivelytoadoptanoverallpolicyofdevelop­
mentcooperationonaworld-widescalecomprising
inparticulartheimprovement ofgeneralized
preferenceswiththeaimofachievingasteady
increaseinimportsofmanufactures fromthe
developingcountries;
Whereastariffpreferenceshavebeenappliedfrom
thesecondhalfof1971undertheconditionssetout
aboveandwhereasthesepreferencesshouldcontinue
tobeappliedthroughout1975;
Whereas,inaccordancewithProtocol23tothe
ActofAccession (1),thegeneralizedtariffpreferenceTHECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereas,withinthecontextofUNCTAD,the
EuropeanEconomicCommunityofferedtogrant
tariffpreferencesonfinishedandsemi-finished
productscomingfromdevelopingcountries;whereas
thepreferentialtreatmentproposedinthatoffer
covers,generallyspeaking,allfinishedandsemi­
finishedindustrialproductscoveredbyChapters25
to99oftheBrusselsNomenclature whichoriginate
indevelopingcountries;whereasthepreference
consistsinthegrantingofexemptionfromcustoms
duties;whereaspreferentialimportsareeffectedup
tothelevelofceilingcalculatedbyvalueinrespect
ofeachproductonthebasisoffactorswhichare
uniformforalltheproducts;whereas,inorderthat
thepreferencesgrantedtothemostcompetitive
developingcountryorcountriesshouldberestricted
andthatasubstantialshareshouldbereservedfor
theleastcompetitive,preferentialimportsfromany
onedevelopingcountryinrespectofagivenproduct
shouldnot,asageneralrule,exceed50%ofthe
ceilingfixedforthatproduct;
Whereas,intheoffermadebytheCommunity ,the
annualceilingsshouldnormallybecalculatedonthe
basisofthetotalvaluefor1968ofcifimportsfrom
thecountriesbenefitingfromthisscheme,excluding
thosealreadyenjoyingvariouspreferentialtariff
arrangements grantedbytheCommunity (basic
amount),plus5%ofthevalueofcifimportsfrom
theothercountriesandfromthecountriesalready
enjoyingsucharrangements (additionalamount);
whereassuchadditionalamountisvariableandis
calculatedeachyearonthebasisofthelatestfigures
available,providedthatthisentailsnoreductionin
theceiling;
Whereas,however,inviewofthespecialnature
whichtradeinthemajorityoftextileproducts
referredtointhisRegulationmayhave,itappears
generallyexpedienttocalculateintermsoftonnages (^OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.

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schemewillbeapplicableinthenewMemberStates
from1January1974;
Whereas,hawingregardtothetermsoftheoffer
concernedandtotheneedtoimprovethegeneralized
preferencestheabovementioned basicandadditional
amountsshouldnormallyreferto1971;whereas,
however,inrespectoftextileproducts,thecom­
plexityofthemeasurestobeimplemented ,combined
withtheabovementioned aimofimprovingthegen­
eralizedpreferences,couldin1974beovercomeonly
bymeansofaflat-rateincreaseofsome50%inthe
ceilingsfixedfor1973;whereasthesamesituation
willagainprevailin1975,sothatsuchimprovement
canbeeffectedonlybymeansofaflat-rateincrease
of5%intheceilingsfixedfor1974;Whereastheapplicationofthegenerallyaccepted
principlesinrespectoftheallocationoftheCom­
munitytariffquotaswhichhavebeenopened
hithertoentailsunderthesecircumstances ,inview
ofthevarietyoftheproductsconcernedandthe
factthatthebeneficiarycountriesarespecified,
calculationswhichareallthemoreproblematicin
thatthestatisticaldatarequiredsometimesproveto
beincompleteornotsufficientlyaccurateor
representative ;whereasthetimerequiredforthese
calculationscannotbereconciledwiththecontinuity
necessaryfortheapplicationofthetariffpreferences
concerned;whereas,undertheseconditions,itwould
beadvisablestillat'thisstagetoadoptafixedscale
forallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotasconcerned
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,usingasabasis
generaleconomiccriteriarelatingtoexternaltrade
eitherasawholeorinthetextilesectoralone,the
grossnationalproductandpopulation,thepercent­
agesfortheinitialsharesoftheMemberStatesin
thequotaamountsareasfollowsforthequota
yearunderconsideration :Whereasitisexpedient,therefore,inrespectofthe
productsreferredtoinAnnexAwhichoriginatein
thecountrieslistedinAnnexB,thattheCommunity
shouldopen,for1975,duty-freeCommunitytariff
quotaswithinthelimitsoftheamountsinunitsof
accountormetrictonsgiveninrespectofeachof
theseproducts;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'originating
products'beingdeterminedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle14ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No802/68(*)of27June1968onthe
commondefinitionoftheconceptoftheoriginof
goods;Whereas,withoutaffectingtheCommunitynature
ofthetariffquotasunderconsideration ,itappears
possibletoprovideatthisstageforautilization
schemebasedonasingleallocationamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,moreover,theallocation
setoutbythisRegulationinnowayprejudicesthe
possibilityofadoptingthegeneralmethodofallo­
cationofCommunitytariffquotascomprisingthe
settingupofareserveshare;whereasimplementation
ofthisprincipleinthisparticularlysensitivesector
can,however,takeplaceonlyprogressively ,yetmust
remainattunedtothemethodsofadministration laid
downinthegeneralframeworkofthegeneralized
tariffpreferencescheme;whereasatthepresentjunc­
tureitappearsfeasiblethatsuchallocationcouldbe
madeaccordingtothepercentagessetoutinthetable
above;whereas,however,asregardscertainyarn
andwovenfabricsofsynthetictextilefibresand
sisaltwinefallingwithinheadingNos51.04andex
59.04,andsubheadings56.05Aand56.07Aofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,onenewMemberState,
theKingdomofDenmark,hasforsomeyearsbeen
importingtheseatarelativelyhighlevelfromcertain
developingcountriesandhasthereforeceasedto
producethearticlesinquestion;whereas,thisspecial
situationshouldtemporarilybetakenintoaccountWhereasitisnecessarytoensureequalandcon­
tinuousaccessforallCommunityimporterstothe
abovementioned quotasandtheuninterrupted appli­
cationoftheratelaiddownforthosequotasto
allimportsoftheproductsconcernedintoall
MemberStatesuntilthosequotasareusedup;
whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplessetout
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotascanbe
respectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquota
amongMemberStates;whereas,moreover,tothis
endandinthecontextoftheutilizationsystem,
theactualchargesagainstthequotasmayrelate
onlytoproductswhichareenteredforhomeuse
andwhichareaccompanied byacertificateof
origin;
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4.AnyamendmentstoAnnexB,inparticularby
theadditionofnewcountriesenjoyingtariffpre­
ferences,mayentailacorresponding adjustmentto
theamountsofthequotasandtothemaximum
amountsappearingincolumns3and4ofAnnexA.andthisMemberStateshouldbegrantedan
increasedsharewithoutrestrictingtheaccessthereto
ofcountries 'benefitingfromgeneralized 'preferences ;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlands andtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg areunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcern­
ingtheadministration ofthesharesallocatedtothe
BeneluxEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers,Article2
1.TheCommunitytariffquotasreferredtoin
Article1shallbeallocatedinshareswhichshall
be,foreachMemberState,theamountscorrespond­
ingtothequantitiesshownincolumn5ofAnnexA
againsteachcategoryofproducts.
2.ThesharesallocatedtoDenmarkforcertain
productsfallingwithinheadingNos51.04andex
59.04,andsubheadings56.05Aand56.07Ashall
beincreasedbyanamountdeterminedbyafootnote
toAnnexA.
Article1(3)shallnotapplytosuchanincrease.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article3
1.TheMemberStatesshallensurefreeaccesstothe
shareswhichhavebeenallocatedtothemforim­
portersofthesaidgoodswhoareestablishedin
theirterritory.
2.TheextenttowhichthesharesofMemberStates
havebeenactuallyusedupshallbedeterminedon
thebasisofimportsofthesaidgoodswhichhave
beenenteredforhomeuseandwhichareac­
companiedbyacertificateoforigininaccordance
withtherulesreferredtoinArticle1(2).
3.Goodsshallqualifyforatariffquotaonlyifthe
certificateoforiginreferredtoinparagraph2is
presentedbeforethedateonwhichthelevyingof
dutiesisre-introduced .Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1975theCom­
monCustomsTariffdutiesandthetariffdutiesof
thenewMemberStatesontheproductslistedin
AnnexAshallbecompletelysuspendedwithinthe
frameworkofCommunitytariffquotasofvolumes
whichshallbeexpressedinmetrictonsandwhich
shallbeindicatedinrespectofeachproductin
column3ofthatAnnex.
Irelandisauthorizedtoapplycustomsdutiesequal
tothedutiesitappliesinrespectofthesamepro­
ductsvis-a-visMemberStatesotherthantheUnited
Kingdom.
2.Thesetariffquotasshall'beenjoyedsolelyby
productsoriginatinginthecountrieslistedinAnnex
B.However,thoseimportswhichalreadyenjoy
exemptionfromcustomsdutiesunderotherpreferen­
tialtariffarrangements grantedbytheCommunity
maynotbechargedagainstthesetariffquotas.For
thepurposeofthisRegulation,theconceptofori­
ginatingproductsshallbedeterminedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle14ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No802/68.
Withregardtocarpets,carpetingandrugs,
mentionedinAnnexAandfallingundersubheading
58.01exA,thecertificatesoforiginforthese
productsshallstatethenumberofknotspermetre
ofwarp.
3.Theamounttobedhargedinrespectofeach
countryreferredtoinparagraph2againsteachof
thetariffquotaamountsmentionedaboveshallhe
limitedtothemaximumamountgivenasaper­
centageorinmetrictonsincolumn4ofAnnexA
againsteachcategoryofproducts.Article4
TheCommissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasures
toensurethatthemaximumamountreferredtoin
Article1(3)isobserved.Whenthecharges,atCom­
munitylevel,ofproductsoriginatingineachofthe
countrieslistedinAnnexBagainstanyoneofthe
Communitytariffquotasreachthemaximum
amountlaiddownincolumn4ofAnnexA,the
CommissionshallimmediatelynotifytheMember
Statesofthedateonwhich,asaresultofthisfact,

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thenormaltariffistobere-introduced inrespectof
thecountryinquestion.Thisnotificationshallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .Article6
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethattheaboveArticlesareobserved.
Article5
Article7
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionatreg­
ularintervalsofimportsoftheproductsinquestion ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
actuallychargedagainsttheirshares. 1January1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2December1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.SAUVAGNARGUES

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ANNEXA
Listofproductssubjecttozero-dutyCommunitytariffquotasunderthegeneralizedtariff
preferencesgrantedtodevelopingcountries
Order
NoCCT
heading
No
(DDescription
(2)Quota
amountin
metric
tons
(3)Maximu
perco
(4
%namount
untry
metric
tonsVolumeofsharesallocatedto
MemberStatesinmetrictons
(5)
151.01Yarnofman-madefibres(continuous),
notputupforretailsale:
A.Yarnofsynthetictextilefibres
B.Yarnofregeneratedtextilefibres:
II.Other141850
i709Germany 382-86
Benelux 141-80
France 269-42
Italy 198-52
Denmark 99-26
Ireland 14-18
UnitedKingdom 311-96
251.04Wovenfabricsofman-made (fibres
(continuous),includingwovenfabricsof
monofilorstripofheadingNo51.01or
51.0234730 104Germany 93-69
Benelux 34-70
France 65-93
Italy 48-58
Denmark (x)24-29
Ireland 3-47
UnitedKingdom 76-34
356.05Yarnofman-madefibres(discontinuous
orwaste),notputupforretailsale:
A.Ofsynthetictextilefibres57520 115Germany 155-25
Benelux 57-50
France 109-25
Italy 80-50
Denmark(2)40-25
Ireland 5-75
UnitedKingdom 126-50
456.07Wovenfabricsofman-made fibres
(discontinuous orwaste):
A.Ofsynthetictextilefibres53630 161Germany 144-72
Benelux 53-60
France 101-84
Italy 75-04
Denmark(3)37-52
Ireland 5-36
UnitedKingdom 117-92
(*)PursuanttoArticle2(2)thisshareisincreasedby26-90metrictons.
(2)PursuanttoArticle2(2)thisshareisincreasedby61-64metrictons.
(3)PursuanttoArticle2(2)thisshareisincreasedby464-30metrictons.

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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:
—Atleast350rowsofknots
—350to500rowsofknots2835
220520
30567
662Germany
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
595-35
220-50
418-95
308-70
154-35
22-05
485-10
ex59.0Twinecordage,ropesandcables,plaited
ornot:
7 —Ofhemp 252030 ■756Germany 680-40
Benelux 252-00
France 478-80
Italy 352-80
Denmark 176-40
Ireland 25-20
UnitedKingdom 554-40
8 —Ofsisal(agavesisalana) 63030 189Germany 170-10
Benelux 63-00
France 119-70
Italy 88-20
Denmark(l)44-10
Ireland 6-30
UnitedKingdom 138-60
9 —Ofsynthetictextilefibres 60730 182Germany 163-89
Benelux 60-70
France 115-33
Italy 84-98
Denmark 42-49
Ireland 6-07
UnitedKingdom 133-54
10 —Other,otherthancoirfibres 47330 142Germany 127-71
Benelux 47-30
France 89-78
Italy 66-22
Denmark 33-11
Ireland 4-73
UnitedKingdom 104-06
(x)PursuanttoArticle2(2)thisshareisincreasedby158metrictons.

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Order
NoCCT
heading
No
(DDescription
(2)Quota
amountin
metric
tons
(3)Maximum
percc
(4
%amount
untry
)
metric
tonsVolumeofsharesallocatedto
MemberStatesinmetrictons
(5)
11ex60.03Stocking,understockings,socks,ankle­
socks,sockettesandthelike,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticorrubberized :
—Otherthanofcotton26930 81Germany 72*63
Benelux 26-90
France 51-11
Italy 37-66
Denmark 18-83
Ireland 2-69
UnitedKingdom 59-18
1260.04Undergarments,knittedorcrocheted,
notelasticorrubberized :
B.Ofothertextilematerials173320347Germany 267-91
Benelux 173-30
France 329-27
Italy 242-62
Denmark 121-31
Ireland 17-33
UnitedKingdom 381-26
1360.05Outergarmentsandotherarticles,
knittedorcrocheted,notelasticorrub­
berized:
A.Outergarmentsandclothingaccesso­
ries:
exII.Other
exB.Other52130 156Germany 140-67
Benelux 52-10
France 98-99
Italy 72-94
Denmark 36-47
Ireland 5-21
UnitedKingdom 114-62

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ANNEXB
Listofdevelopingcountriesandterritoriesenjoyinggeneralizedtariffpreferences
Afghanistan India Rwanda
Algeria Indonesia SaudiArabia
Argentina Iran Senegal
Bahamas Iraq SierraLeone
Bahrain IvoryCoast Singapore
Bangladesh Jamaica Somalia
Barbados Jordan SriLanka
BhutanKenya Sudan
Bolivia KhmerRepublic Swaziland
Botswana Korea(South) Syria
Brazil Kuwait Tanzania
Burma Laos Thailand
Burundi Lebanon Togo
Cameroon Lesotho Tonga
CentralAfricanRepublic Liberia TrinidadandTobago
ChadLibya Tunisia
ChileMalagasyRepublic Uganda
Colombia Malawi UnitedArabEmirates :
Congo,People'sRepublicof Malaysia AbuDhabi
CostaRica MaldiveIslands Dubai
Cuba Mali RasalKhaimah
Cyprus Mauritania Fujairah
Dahomey Mauritius Ajman
DominicanRepublic Mexico Sharjah
EcuadorMorocco UmmalQaiwain
Egypt,ArabRepublicof Nauru UpperVolta
ElSalvadorNepal Uruguay
EquatorialGuineaNicaragua Venezuela
EthiopiaNiger Vietnam,Republicof
FijiNigeria WesternSamoa
GabonOman Yemen,People'sDemocratic
GambiaPakistanRepublicof
GhanaPanamaYemenArabRepublic
GuatemalaParaguayYugoslavia
GuineaPeruZaïre
GuyanaPhilippinesZambia
HaitiQatar
Honduras