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REGULATION (EEC)No3049/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of2December1974
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariffquotas
forcertaintextileproductsoriginatinginYugoslavia
OECDwouldparticipateingrantingpreferencesand
wouldmakesimilareffortsinthisdirection;whereas,
moreover,itisevidentfromtheconclusionsworked
outinUNCTADthatthisoffer,whilebeingof
atemporarynature,doesnotconstituteabinding
commitmentand,inparticular,maybewithdrawn
whollyorinpartatalaterdate;whereasthis
possibilitymaybeadopted'interaliawithaviewto
remedyinganyunfavourablesituationswhichmight
ariseintheassociatedcountriesfollowingthe
implementation ofthegeneralizedpreferencescheme;
Whereas,moreover,theconferenceofHeadsof
StateorofGovernment oftheMemberStatesand
theStatesaccedingtotheEuropeanCommunities
heldinParisfrom19to21October1972invitedthe
CommunityinstitutionsandtheMemberStates
progressivelytoadoptanoverallpolicyofdevelop­
mentcooperationonaworld-widescalecomprising
inparticulartheimprovement ofgeneralized
preferenceswiththeaimofachievingasteady
increaseinimportsofmanufactures fromthe
developingcountries;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereaswithintheframeworkofUNCTADthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityofferedtogrant
tariffpreferencesonfinishedandsemi-finished
productsoriginating indevelopingcountries;
whereasthepreferentialtreatmentproposedinthat
offercovers,generallyspeaking,allfinishedand
semi-finished industrialproductsfallingwithin
Chapters25to99oftheBrusselsNomenclature and
originatingindevelopingcountries;
Whereas,however,inrespectofcottontextile
productsformerlycoveredbythelong-termarrange­
mentregardinginternational tradeincotton
textiles(1),theoffermadebytheCommunitylays
downthatthepreferences,intheformofduty-free
ceilings,willbegrantedtothecountriesbenefiting
fromgeneralizedpreferenceswhicharesignatoriesto
thelong-termarrangementorpossiblytothose
countriesbenefitingfromgeneralizedpreferences
whichundertakeinrespectoftheCommunity
commitments similartothoseexistingunderthat
arrangementandforitsduration;whereas,having
particularregardtothelinkwhichArticle6ofthe
long-termarrangement establishesbetweencotton
productsandsubstituteproducts,itappearsjustified
inthesecircumstances andbyvirtueofthefactthat
atotalsuspensionofcustomsdutiesisinvolvedto
includeinthesameschemeasthatdescribedabove
thosesubstitutetextileproductsgiveninthe
conditionallistofpartialandlimitedreductionsof
customsdutiesdepositedwithGATTbytheCom­
munityduringthelastseriesoftariffnegotiations ;
WhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludes
aclausestipulatingthattheCommunitydrewupthe
offerontheassumptionthatallthemain
industrialized countrieswhicharemembersoftheWhereas,inaccordancewithProtocol23tothe
ActofAccession (2),thegeneralizedtariffpreference
schemewillbeapplicableinthenewMemberStates
from1January1974;
Whereas,forthevariouscategoriesoftextile
productsinquestion,CouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3045/74(3)of2December1974opening,allocating
andprovidingfortheadministration ofCom­
munitytariffquotasforcertaincottontextileand
likeproductsoriginatingindevelopingcountries,
andCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3046/74(4)of
2December1974openingpreferentialtariffsin
respectofcertaincottontextileandlikeproducts
originatingindevelopingcountries,putintoeffectthe
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)Seepage1oftheOfficialJournal.
(4)Seepage9ofthisOfficialJournal. f1)OJNoL225,12.10.1970,p.29.

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concerned;whereas,undertheseconditions,itwould
beadvisablestillatthisstagetoadoptafixedscale
forallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotasconcerned
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,onthebasisof
generaleconomiccriteriai.e.foreigntradeinthe
textilesector,thegrossnationalproductandpopu­
lation,thepercentagesfortheinitialsharesofthe
MemberStatesinthequotaamountsareasfollows
forthequotayearunderconsideration :abovementioned offerfor1975infavourofthose
developingcountriessatisfyingtheconditions
outlinedaboveandlistedinAnnexBtothose
Regulations ;whereasthismeasurehasbeentaken
onatransitionalbasis,theCommissioncounting
onthecountriesthusconcernedtotakemeasures
ensuringthatequivalentobjectivesarerespected,at
leastthroughout1975,pendingapplicationofthe
arrangement regardinginternational tradein
textiles(1);whereasYugoslaviaforitsparthas
enteredintocommitments similartothosemade
underthelong-termarrangement ;whereasYugos­
laviashould,therefore,alsobegrantedthe
benefitoftariffpreferencesforthetextileproducts
inquestionandalsofor1975;whereas,inordernot
toaffecttheadvantageswhichthepresentbenefici­
ariesenjoyfortheseproducts,separateceilingsat
zerodutyshouldbeopenedexclusivelyforproducts
originatinginYugoslavia;whereaseachofthese
ceilingsshouldundernormalconditionsbeequalto
themaximumamountfixedbyRegulations (EEC)
No3045/74and(EEC)No3046/74forcorresponding
products,withalowerlimitof10%andanupper
limitof100%ofthequantitiesofthetypesof
productsinquestionexportedfromYugoslaviato
theCommunityin1968;Germany 27%
Benelux 10%
France 19%
Italy 14%
Denmark 7%
Ireland 1%
UnitedKingdom 22%
WhereastheCommunityshould,therefore,forthe
periodto31December1975openCommunityduty­
freetariffquotasinrespectoftheproductslisted
intheAnnextothisRegulationuptotheamounts
specifiedinmetrictonsforeachofthem;whereas
thebenefitofthesetariffquotasshouldapplyonly
toproductsoriginatinginYugoslavia,andthe
conceptoforiginatingproductsshouldbedetermined
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article14ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No802/68
(2)of27June1968onthecommondefinitionofthe
conceptoforiginofgoods;Whereas,sincethetariffquotasinvolvedare
relativelysmallitappearspossible,withoutaffecting
theCommunitynatureofthequotasunder
consideration ,toprovideatthisstagefor
autilizationschemebasedonasingleallocation
amongtheMemberStates,especiallysinceimple­
mentationoftheprincipleofsettingupareserve
sharecan,inthisparticularlysensitivesector,take
placeonlyprogressivelyandmustremainattuned
tothemethodsofadministration laiddowninthe
generalframeworkofthegeneralizedtariffpreference
scheme;whereassuchallocationcouldbemade
accordingtothepercentagessetoutinthetable
above;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchy
ofLuxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnionfortheallocationofthe
tariffquotasconcerned,anymeasureconcerningthe
administration ofthesharesallocatedtothat
EconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyoneofits
members,WhereasautilizationschemeofCommunitytariff
quotasamongtheMemberStateswouldappearto
conformtotheCommunitycharacterofthose
quotas;whereastheapplicationofthegenerally
acceptedprinciplesinrespectoftheallocationofthe
Communitytariffquotaswhichhavebeenopened
untilnowentails,underthesecircumstances andin
viewofthevarietyoftheproductsconcerned,
calculationswhichareallthemoreproblematicin
thatthestatisticaldatarequiredsometimesproveto
beincompleteornotsufficientlyaccurateor
representative ;whereasthetimerequiredforthese
calculationscannotbereconciledwiththecontinuity
necessaryfortheapplicationofthetariffpreferencesHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1975,the
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesandthetariffduties
ofthenewMemberStatesontheproductslistedin
theAnnexshallbetotallysuspendedforCommunity(x)OJNoL118,30.4.1974,p.1.
(2)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.

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tariffquotasuptothevolumeinmetrictons
indicatedincolumn3ofthatAnnexinrespectof
eachofthoseproducts.
Irelandisauthorizedtoapplyquotadutiesequalto
thedutieswhichitappliestoimportsofthesame
productsfromMemberStatesotherthantheUnited
Kingdom.
2.Thetariffquotasreferredtoshallbegrantedonly
toproductsoriginatinginYugoslavia .Forthe
purposesofthisRegulationtheconceptof
originatingproductsshallbedeterminedinaccord­
ancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle14of
Regulation (EEC)No802/68.
Article2
TheCommunitytariffquotasreferredtoinArticle1
(1)shallbeallocatedamongtheMemberStatesin
sharesequaltotheamountsindicatedincolumn4
oftheAnnexinrespectofeachtypeofproduct.
Article3
1.TheMemberStatesshallensurefreeaccess\to
thesharewhichhasbeenallocatedtothemfor
importersoftheproductsconcernedwhoare
establishedontheirterritory.2.TheextenttowhichthesharesofMemberStates
havebeenactuallyfilledshallbedeterminedonthe
basisofimportsoftheproductswhichhavebeen
enteredforhomeuse,andwhichareaccompanied
byacertificateoforigininaccordancewiththerules
referredtoinArticle1(2).
3.Goodsmayqualifyforatariffquotaonlyifthe
certificateoforiginreferredtoinparagraph2is
submittedbeforethedateonwhichthelevyingof
dutiesisre-introduced .
Article4
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsactuallychargedagainst
theirshares.
Article5
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethattheprecedingprovisionsare
observed.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
1January1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2December1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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ANNEX
ListofproductsoriginatinginYugoslaviacoveredbyCommunityduty-freetariffquotasas
partofthegeneralizedtariffpreferences
Order
NoCCT
heading
No
(DDescription
(2)Quota
volume
(inmetric
tons)
(3)Volumeofsharesallocated
toMemberStates
(inmetrictons)
(4)
155.05Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale:
B.Other:
II.Other:
Measuring,persingleyarn,per
kilo:
—14000morless 75Germany 20-25
Benelux 7-50
France 14-25
Italy 10-50
Denmark 5-25
Ireland 0-75
UnitedKingdom 16-50
2 —Morethan14000mbutnot
morethan40000m1346Germany 363-42
Benelux 134-60
France 255-74
Italy 188-44
Denmark 94-22
Ireland 13-46
UnitedKingdom 296-12
3 —Morethan40000mbutnot
morethan80000m462Germany 124-74
Benelux 46-20
France 87-78
Italy 64-68
Denmark 32-34
Ireland 4-62
UnitedKingdom 101-64
4 —Morethan80000mbutnot
morethan120000m68Germany 18-36
Benelux 6-80
France 12-92
Italy 9·52
Denmark 4-76
Ireland 0-68
UnitedKingdom 14-96
555.09Otherwovenfabricsofcotton:
A.Containing85%ormorebyweight
ofcotton:
I.Ofawidthoflessthan85cm:
—Unbleached 40Germany 10-80
Benelux 4-00
France 7-60
Italy 5-60
Denmark 2-80
Ireland 0·40
UnitedKingdom 8-80

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Order
NoCCT
heading
No
(DDescription
(2)Quota
volume
(inmetric
tons)
(3)Volumeofsharesallocated
toMemberStates
(inmetrictons)
(4)
65509
(cont'd)—Other 120Germanx 32-40
Bendjx 12-00
France 22-80
Italy 16-80
Denmark 8-40
Ireland 1-20
UnitedKingdom 26-40
7 II.Other:
—Unbleached ,ofawidth:
—Of85cmormorebutnot
morethan115cm1270Germany 325-89
Benelux 120-70
France 229-33
Italy 168-98
Denmark 84-49
Ireland 12-07
UnitedKingdom 265-54
8 —Morethan115cmbutnot
morethan165cm 732Germany 197-64
Benelux 73*20
France 139-08
Italy 102-48
Denmark 52-24
Ireland 7-32
UnitedKingdom 161-04
9 —Morethan165cm 236Germany 63-72
Benelux 23-60
France 44-84
Italy 33-04
Denmark 16-52
Ireland 2-36
UnitedKingdom 51-92
10 Other:
—Printed 82Germany 22*14
Benelux 8*20
France 15*58
Italy 11-48
Denmark 5*74
Ireland 0*82
UnitedKingdom 18-04
11 —Other 82Germany 22*14
Benelux 8*20
France 15-58
Italy 11-48
Denmark 5-74
Ireland 0-82
UnitedKingdom 18-04
1256.05Yarnofman-madefibres(discontinuous
orwaste),notputupforretailsale:
B.Ofregeneratedtextilefibres 173Germany 46-71
Benelux 17*30
France 32-87
Italy 24-22
Denmark 12-11
Ireland 1-73
UnitedKingdom 38-06

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CCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuota
volume
(inmetric
tons)Volumeofsharesallocated
toMemberStates
(inmetrictons)Order
No
1 2 3 4)
56.07 "Wovenfabricsofman-made fibres
(discontinuous orwaste):
B.Ofregeneratedtextilefibres:
—Printed 13 157Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom42-39
15-70
29-83
21-98
10-99
1-57
34-54
14 Other 157Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom42-39
15-70
29-83
21-98
10-99
1-57
34-54
ex60.03Stockings,understockings,socks,ankle­
socks,sockettesandthelike,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticorrubberized :
—Ofcotton 15 23Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom6-21
2-30
4-37
3-22
1-61
0-23
5-06
60.04 orcrocheted, Undergarments,knitted
notelasticorrubberized :
A.Ofcotton 16 113Germany 30-51
Benelux 11-30
France 21-47
Italy 15-82
Denmark 7-91
Ireland 113
UnitedKingdom 24-86
61.01Men'sandboys'outergarments:
—Ofcottonfabric 17 47Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom12-69
4-70
8-93
6-58
3-29
0-47
10-34
18 Other 298Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom80-46
29-80
56-62
41-72
20-86
2-98
65-56

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Order
NoCCT
heading
No
d)Description
(2)Quota
volume
(inmetric
tons)
(3)Volumeofsharesallocated
toMemberStates
(inmetrictons)
(4)
1961.02Women's,girls'andinfants'outer
garments :
—Ofcottonfabric 63Germany 17-01
Benelux 6-30
France 11-97
Italy 8-82
Denmark 441
Ireland 0-63
UnitedKingdom 13-86
20 —Other 120Germany 32-40
Benelux 12-00
France 22-80
Italy 1680
Denmark 8-40
Ireland 1-20
UnitedKingdom 26-40
21ex61.03Men'sandboys'undergarments,
includingcollars,shirtfrontsandcuffs:
—Otherthanofcottonfabric 63Germany 17-01
Benelux 630
France 11-97
Italy 8-82
Denmark 4-41
Ireland 0-63
UnitedKingdom 13-86
2262.02Bedlinen,tablelinen,toiletlinenand
kitchenlinen;curtainsandother
furnishingarticles:
—Ofcottonfabric 52Germany 14-04
Benelux 5-20
France 9-88
Italy 728
Denmark 3-64
Ireland 0-52
UnitedKingdom 11-44
23 —Other 6Germany 1*62
Benelux 0-60
France 1-14
Italy 0-84
Denmark 0-42
Ireland 0-06
UnitedKingdom 1-32