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REGULATION (EEC)No3025/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of6November1973
ontheopening,allocationandmeansofadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forthetreatmentofcertaintextileproductsinCommunityoutwardprocessingtraffic
sumof300000unitsofaccountontheshareofthe
quotagrantedtoBeneluxforallprocessingopera­
tionsandalsoonthesharesofthequotasgranted
tootherMemberStatesfortheprocessingoftextile
fabricsandyarnsfallingunderChapters50to57of
theCommonCustomsTariff;whereastheCommu­
nitytariffquotainquestionshouldbeopenedfor
theperiod1September1973to31August1974
accordingtotheprovisionslaiddownintheAr­
rangementspecifiedabove,asamendments ;
Whereas,asregardsthetextileproductsreferredto
intheabovementioned Arrangement ,thenew
MemberStatesdonothavetotakethefirststep
towardsbringingthedutiesintheircustomstariffs
intolinewiththoseintheCommonCustomsTariff
until1January1974;whereasbeforethatdatethe
openingofaCommunitytariffquotadoesnot
obligetheseMemberStatestochangetheircustoms
tariffsforthirdcountriesnortotakepartinthe
allocationoftheCommunitytariffquotainques­
tion:whereasdifferentsystemsshouldthereforebe
providedfortheMemberStatesoftheCommunity
asoriginallyconstitutedandforthenewMember
States.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommis­
sion;
Whereason1August1969theCommunity
concludedanArrangementwithSwitzerlandonthe
processingtrafficintextiles;whereasunderthat
ArrangementtheCommunityundertooktoopenan
annualCommunityduty-freetariffquotaon1
Septembereveryyearamountingtoatotalof
1870000unitsofaccountofaddedvaluefor
processedgoods,dividedasfollows:
(a)1650000unitsofaccountforprocessingwork
onwovenfabricsfallingwithinChapters50to
57oftheCommonCustomsTariff;
(b)143000unitsofaccountforthetwistingor
throwing,cabling,texturising (whetherornot
combinedwithotherprocessingworks)ofyarns
fallingwithinChapters50to57oftheCommon
CustomsTariff;
(c)77000unitsofaccountforprocessingworkon
articleswithinheadingNos58.04,58.05,58.07,
58.08,58.09and60.01oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff;
Whereasinorderthatthedivisionofthewhole
quotaintothethreecategoriesreferredtoabove
shallcorrespondmoreexactlywiththeactualmove­
mentoftradeduringthereferenceyearithasbeen
decidedbyjointagreementtoraiseto377000units
ofaccounttheamountof77000unitsofaccount
setasidefortheprocessingofarticlesfallingwithin
certaintariffheadingsintheCommonCustoms
Tariffbetween58.04and60.01bylevyingatotalWhereas,asregardstheMemberStatesofthe
Communityasoriginallyconstituted :
—equalandcontinuousaccesstothequotaofall
thoseconcernedmustbeguaranteedandtherate
providedforinthisquotamustbeapplied,
withoutinterruptionuntilthequotahasbeen
usedup,toallgoodsreimportedintoanyofthe
saidMemberStateswhichhavereceivedoneor
otherofthetreatmentslistedabove;whereas,in
thelightoftheprinciplesoutlinedabove,
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cationamongsuchMemberStateswouldseem
topreservetheCommunitynatureofthequota;
whereas,therefore,itseemsappropriatetomake
theallocationtakingintoaccountthequantities
recordedunderthepreviousbilateralagree­
ments,withoutprejudicingtheopportunitiesof
MemberStateswhichpreviouslywerenot
involvedinthistraffic;whereastosafeguard
theCommunitynatureofthequotainquestion,
provisionshouldbemadetomeetrequirements
whichmayariseintheseMemberStatesinthe
future;whereasinexceptionalcases,thesystem
describedinArticle3maytakethisfactorinto
accountwhereaninitialshareofthequotais
notallocated;—if,atagivendateduringthequotaperiod,a
considerablequantityofoneorotherofthe
initialsharesisleftoverinaMemberStateit
shouldreturnasignificantproportiontothe
corresponding reserve,topreventapartofthe
Communitytariffquotafromremainingunused
inoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedin
others;
—sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgarejointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningthe
administration ofsharesallocatedtothat
EconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyoneof
itsMembers;
—totakeaccountoffuturetrendsinthetrafficin
questioninthevariousMemberStatesinques­
tion,thetotalquotavolumeof1870000units
ofaccountshouldbedividedintotwotranches,
thefirstbeingallocatedamongtheseMember
Statesandthesecondpartheldasareserveto
coveratalaterdaterequirements ofthese
MemberStateswhohaveuseduptheirinitial
shareofthequota,andrequirementswhichmay
ariseincertainMemberStates'processingwork
forwhichaninitialshareofthequotawasnot
allocated;whereasinordertogivetheparties
concernedineachoftheMemberStates
concernedsomedegreeofcertaintyitwouldbe
appropriatetofixthefirsttrancheofthe
Communitytariffquotaatarelativelyhigh
level,thatis90°/ooftheamountofthequota;
whereasthereserve(amountingto10°/o)sh(?uld
beappropriatedtoeachcategoryofwork
pursuanttothearrangementinquestion;WhereasasregardsthenewMemberStates:
—duringthelastfewyearsitseemsthatthese
MemberStateshaveonlybeeninvolvedtoa
smallextentifatallinoutwardprocessing
trafficinthetextilesector;whereastheCommu­
nitynatureofthetariffquotainquestion
shouldbesafeguardedbymakingprovisionfor
anyrequirements whichmayariseinthese
MemberStatesafter1January1974;whereas
theseMemberStatesmustthereforebeenabled
afterthisdatetodrawadequatesharesfromthe
Communityreserves;
—whereasthedutiesforthequotaaretobefixed
bythenewMemberStatesinaccordancewith
theActconcerningtheConditionsofAccession
andtheAdjustmentstotheTreaties(*),andin
particularArticle39(1)thereof;
—whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothe
quotashouldbeensuredinsuchprocessing
trafficandtherateofdutyforthequotashould
beappliedconsistentlytoallre-dmportsinto
thoseMemberStatesofproductsonwhichone
orotheroftheaforementioned typesof
processingwork,havebeencarriedoutuntilthe
quotaisusedup,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :—theMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeused
upfairlyrapidly;whereas,therefore,toavoid
disruptionofsuppliesanyMemberStatewhich
hasalmostuseduponeofitsinitialsharesmust
drawasupplementary sharefromthecorres­
pondingreserve;whereasthismustbedoneby
eachMemberStateaseachoneofitssupplemen­
tarysharesisalmostusedup,andasmanytimes
asthereserveallows;whereastheinitialand
supplementary sharesmustbevaliduntilthe
endofthequotaperiod;whereasthisformof
administration requiresclosecollaboration
betweenthesaidMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,andtheCommissionmustbeina
positiontofollowtheextenttowhichthequota
volumehasbeenusedupandinformthe
MemberStatesthereof;Article1
1.Asfrom1September1973anduntil31August
1974,aCommunitytariffquotaof1870000units
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appearance,qualityorfinishofthegoods,
withouthoweverchangingtheirnature.
(b)'addedvalue'means:thedifferencebetweenthe
valueforcustomspurposesasdefinedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No803/68(*)andthevaluefor
customspurposesasitwouldbeiftheproducts
wereimportedinthesamestateinwhichthey
wereexported.
3.Eachofthequotaamountsreferredtoinpara­
graph1shallbesubdividedintotwoinstalments :
thefirst,ofapproximately 90%>,shallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStatesinaccordancewith
Article3,thesecond,ofapproximately 10°/o,shall
constitutetheCommunityreserve.
ProvisionsapplyingtotheMemberStatesofthe
Communityasoriginallyconstituted
Article2
TheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesshallbetotally
suspendeduptothetariffquotareferredtoin
Article1(1).ofaccountofvalueaddedshallbeopenedin
respectofgoodsresultingfromtheprocessingwork
asprovidedforintheArrangementwithSwitzer­
landonprocessingtrafficintextiles.Suchquota
shallbedividedasfollows:
(a)1370000unitsofaccountforprocessingwork
onwovenfabricsfallingwithinChapters50to
57oftheCommonCustomsTariff;
(b)123000unitsofaccountfortwistingor
throwing,cabling,texturizing (whether
combinedwithotherprocessingwork)ofyarns
fallingwithinChapters50to57oftheCommon
CustomsTariff;
(c)377000unitsofaccountforprocessingworkon
articlesfallingwithinthefollowingheadingsof
theCommonCustomsTariff:
58.04Wovenpilefabricsandchenillefabrics
(otherthanterrytowellingorsimilarterry
fabricsofcottonfallingwithinheading
No55.08andfabricsfallingwithin
headingNo58.05);
58.05Narrowwovenfabrics,andnarrow
fabrics(bolduc)consistingofwarp
withoutweftassembledbymeansofan
adhesive,otherthangoodsfallingwithin
headingNo58.06);
58.07Chenilleyarn(includingflockchenille
yarn),gimpedyard(otherthanmetallized
yarnofheadingNo52.01andgimped
horsehairyarn);braidsandornamental
trimmingsinthepiece;tassels,pompoms
andthelike);
58.08(Tulleandothernetfabrics(butnot
includingwovenknittedorcrocheted
fabrics),plain);
58.09(Tulleandothernetfabrics(butnot
includingwovenknittedorcrocheted
fabrics),figured;handormechanically
madelace,inthepiece,instripsorin
motifs);
60.01(Knittedorcrochetedfabric,notelastic
norrubberized).
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation :
(a)'processingwork'means:
—forthepurposesofparagraph1(a)and(c):
bleaching,dyeing,printingflocking,impreg­
nating,dressingandother.workwhich
changestheappearanceorqualityofthe
goods,without,however,changingtheir
nature;
—forthepurposesofparagraph 1(b):
twistingorthrowing,cablingandtextur­
izing,whetherornotcombinedwithreeling,
dyeingorotherworkwhichchangestheArticle3
1.Thefirstinstalmentsofeachofthequota
amountsreferredtoinArticle1(1)shallbeallo­
catedamongtheMemberStates;thequotasfor
eachMemberStatesubjecttoArticle7,shallbe
validfrom1September1973to31August1974,
shallbeasfollows:
(a)Germany :
1010000unitsofaccount,dividedasfollows:
—780000unitsofaccountforprocessingwork
onwovenfabricsfallingwithinChapters50
to57oftheCommonCustomsTariff;
—100000unitsofaccountfortwistingor
throwing,cabling,texturizing (whether
combinedwithotherprocessingwork)of
yarnsfallingwithinChapters50to57ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff;
—130000unitsofaccountforprocessingwork
onarticlesfallingwithinheadings58.04,
58.05,58.07,58.08,58.09and60.01ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff:
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(b)France:2.If,afteroneorotheroftheseinitialshareshas
beenexhausted,90°/oormoreofthesecondshare
drawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenused,that
MemberStateshallproceedwithoutdelay,bynoti­
fyingtheCommission,todrawathirdshareequal
to5°/oofitsinitialshare,totheextentthatthe
amountinthecorresponding reserveallows.
3.If,afteroneorotherofthesecondshareshas
beenexhausted,90°/oormoreofthethirdshare
drawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenused,that
MemberStateshallproceed,pursuanttotheprovi­
sionsofparagraph1,todrawafourthshareequal
tothethird.Thatprocessshallbeappliedby
analogyuntileachreserveisexhausted.
4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1,2and3,each
MemberStatemayproceedtodrawsharessmaller
thanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthereis
reasontobelievethatthosesharesmightnotbe
usedup.ItshallinformtheCommissionofthe
reasonswhichledittoapplythisparagraph.600000unitsofaccount,dividedasfollows:
—430000unitsofaccountforprocessingwork
onfabricsfallingwithinChapters50to57
oftheCommonCustomsTariff;
—170000unitsofaccountforprocessingwork
onarticlesfallingwithinheadings58.04,
58.05,58.07,58.08,58.09and60.01ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff;
(c)Italy:
20000unitsofaccount,i.e.halffortwistingor
throwing,cablingtexturizing (whethercombined
withotherprocessingwork)ofyarnsfalling
withinChapters50to57oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,andhalfforprocessingworkon
articlesfallingwithinheadings58.04,58.05,
58.07,58.08,58.09and60.01oftheCommon
CustomsTariff;
(d)Benelux:
Article6
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article5shallbevaliduntil31August1974.20000unitsofaccountforprocessingworkon
threadsandwovenfabricsfallingwithinChap­
ters50to57orforarticlesfallingwithinhead­
ings58.04,58.05,58.07,58.08,58.09and60.01
oftheCommonCustomsTariff.
2.Thesecondpartofeachofthequotaamounts
referredtoinArticle1(1),150000,13000and
57000unitsofaccountrespectively,shallconstitute
theCommunityreserve.Article7
Article4If,by15May1974,aMemberStatehasnotused
upitsinitialquotashareasfixedbyArticle3(1)or
asresultingfromtheapplicationofArticle4,it
shall,notlaterthan10June1974,returntothe
reservetheunusedportionofitsshareinexcessof
20°/ooftheinitialamount.Itmayreturnalarger
quantityiftherearereasonstoconsiderthatsuch
quantitymightnotbeused.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan10June
1974,notifytheCommissionofthetotalre-imports
oftheproductsconcernedeffectedupto15May
1974inclusive,andchargedagainsttheCommunity
quotaand,whereappropriate,theproportionofits
initialquotasharethatisbeingreturnedtothe
reserve.Ifthereisademandfortheformsofprocessing
referredtoinArticle1(1)(b),thatMemberState
shalldrawtheappropriatesharefromthereserve,
totheextentthattheamountofthelatterallows.
Article5
Article81.If90%ormoreofoneoftheinitialsharesof
aMemberState,aslaiddowninArticle3(1),or
90%>ofthatsharelesstheamountreturnedinto
thecorresponding reserve,wheretheprovisionsof
Article7havebeenapplied,hasbeenexhausted,
thatMemberStateconcernedshallproceedwithout
delay,bynotifyingtheCommissiontodrawa
secondshareequalto10°/oofitsinitialshare,to
theextentthattheamountinthecorresponding
reserveallows.TheCommissionshallkeepaccountofthequota
shareopenedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewith
Articles3,4and5andshallinformeachofthemof
theextenttowhichthereserveshavebeenusedas
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ProvisionsforallMemberStates
Article11TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan15June1974,
notifyMemberStatesofthestateofeachofthe
reservesafterthereturnofquotasharespursuantto
Article7.
TheCommission shallensurethatanydrawing
whichusesuponeofthereservesislimitedtothe
balanceavailableand,forthispurpose,shallspecify
theamountthereoftotheMemberStatewhich
makesthefinaldrawing.1.TheMemberStatesshalladministertheir
sharesinaccordancewiththesystemofadvance
allocation.Theyshallguaranteefreeaccesstothe
quotasharesallocatedtoallthoseconcernedinthis
processingtradewhoareestablishedontheirterri­
tory.
2.Theextenttowhichthequotasharesofthe
MemberStateshavebeenuseidupshallbe
recordedonthebasisofthevaluesaddedadopted
onreimportsoftheproductsconcernedundercover
ofdeclarationsthattheyhavebeenenteredinto
consumption .Article9
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresneces­
sarytoensurethatwhenadditionalquotaare
drawnpursuanttoArticle5,itispossiblefor
chargestobemadewithoutinterruptionagainst
theiraccumulatedsharesoftheCommunitytariff
quota.
ProvisionsconcerningthenewMemberStatesArticle12
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofreimportsofproductsactually
chargedagainsttheirquotashares.
Article10
Article13
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shallco­
operatecloselytoseethattheprovisionsofthe
precedingArticlesareobserved.
Article141.IfneedsariseinthenewMemberStates,as
from1January1974,inrespectoftheprocessing
workreferredunderArticle1(1),theseStatesshall
beallocatedanadequatequotafromthecorres­
pondingCommunityreserveestablishedunderpara­
graph2ofthesameArticle,totheextentthatthe
balanceavailableinsuchreserveissufficient.
2.ThenewMemberStatesshallapplyatariff
dutyonthequotasthus-allocatedfromthereserve,
inaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsofthe
ActconcerningtheConditionsofAccessionandthe
AdjustmentstotheTreaties.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayof
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities .
Itshallbeapplicableasandfrom1September
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6November1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
I.N0RGAARD