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REGULATION (EEC)No365/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of4February1974
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
foroutergarmentsandotherarticles,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticorrubberized
fallingwithinheadingNo60.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginMalta
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,thequotavolumelaiddownintheAgreementshould
beconfinedtotheoriginalMemberStatesandthe
additionalvolumeof50metrictonsresultingfromthe
increaseshouldbeallocatedtoallMemberStates;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted access
totheabovementioned quotaanduninterrupted appli­
cationoftheratelaiddownforthatquotatoallimports
oftheproductconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntil
thequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,havingregard
totheprinciplesmentionedabove,theCommunity
natureofthequotacanberespectedbyallocatingthe
CommunitytariffquotaamongtheMemberStates;
whereas,inordertoreflectmoreaccuratelytheactual
developmentofthemarketintheproductconcerned,
suchallocationshouldbeinproportiontotheneeds
oftheMemberStates,assessedbyreferencetoboth
thestatisticsofeachState'simportsofthesaidgoods
fromMaltaoverarepresentative periodandthe
economicoutlookforthequotaperiodconcerned;
Whereas,duringthepastthreeyearsforwhichstatistics
areavailable,thecorresponding importsbyeachof
theMemberStatesrepresentthefollowingpercentages
oftheimportsintotheCommunityfromMaltaofthe
productsconcerned :HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandinparticularArticle113
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereastheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEcono­
micCommunityandMalta,signedatValettaon
5December1970,providesinArticle3(1)together
withArticle2ofAnnexIfortheopeningbytheCom­
munityofanannualCommunitytariffquotaof100
metrictonsofoutergarmentsandotherarticles,knitted
orcrocheted,notelasticorrubberizedfallingwithin
headingNo60.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatinginMalta;whereas,pursuanttoArticle1
ofthesaidAnnex,thequotadutyisequalto30%
oftheCommonCustomsTariffdutyinrespectofthe
productconcerned;whereas,withaviewtogranting
Maltaatreatmentnotlessfavourablethanthatenjoyed
bycountrieseligiblefortheGeneralizedSystemof
Preferences ,theabovementioned volumeshouldbe
increasedby50%andthedutiestotallysuspended;
whereas,asregardstheallocationofthistariffquota,
1970 1971 1972
Benelux — — — — — —
France 87-5 7-175-0 6-691-617-1
Germany 12-5 1-012-5 1-14-20-8
Italy— —12-5M4-20-8
Denmark
Ireland
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Whereasboththesepercentagesandtheestimatesfrom
certainMemberStatesaswellasthepracticalneedto
ensurethattheobligationscontractedunderthe
Agreementconcernedareallocatedfairlyamongall
theMemberStates;whereas,initialquotasharesmay
consequentlybefixedapproximately asfollows:bourgareunitedinandrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcerningthe
administration ofsharesgrantedtotheabovemen­
tionedEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyanyof
itsmembers,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1Benelux 10-0
Denmark 3-3
France 43-3
Germany 15-0
Ireland 3-3
Italy 13-3
UnitedKingdom 11-81.Until31December1974,aCommunitytariffquota
of150metrictonsshallbeopenedintheCommunity
foroutergarmentsandotherarticles,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticorrubberizedfallingwithin
headingNo60.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatinginMalta.
2.WithinthelimitsofthistariffquotatheCommunity
CustomsTariffdutiesshallbetotallysuspended.
Thissuspensionshallbefullyappliedinthenew
MemberStates.Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
States,thequotaamountshouldbedividedintotwo
tranches,thefirsttranchebeingallocatedamongthe
MemberStatesandthesecondformingareserve
intendedultimatelytocovertherequirementsofthe
MemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheirinitialquota
shares;whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegree
ofsecuritytoimportersineachMemberState,the
firsttrancheoftheCommunityquotashouldbe
determinedatalevelwhich,underpresentcircum­
stances,maybe80%ofthequotaamount;Article2
1.Afirsttranche,amountingto120metrictonsof
theCommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1,
shallbesharedamongtheMemberStates;the
proportionswhich,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevalid
until31December1974shallconsistofthefollowing
amounts :WhereastheinitialsharesoftheMemberStatesmay
beusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotake
thisfactintoaccountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,
itisimportantthatanyMemberStatehavingusedup
almostthewholeofitsinitialshareshoulddrawan
additionalsharefromthereserve;whereas,thismust
bedonebyeachMemberStateasandwheneachof
itsadditionalsharesisalmostentirelyusedup,and
repeatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereas
theinitialandadditionalsharesmustbeavailablefor
useuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthis
methodofadministration callsforclosecooperation
betweenMemberStatesandtheCommission ,which
must,inparticular,beabletoobservetheextentto
whichthequotaamountisusedandinformMember
Statesthereof;Benelux 12metrictons
Denmark 4metrictons
France 52metrictons
Germany 18metrictons
Ireland 4metrictons
Italy 16metrictons
UnitedKingdom14metrictons
2.Thesecondtranche,of30metrictonsshall
constitutethereserve.
Article3Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,a
considerable balanceremainsinoneorotherMember
State,itisessentialthatthatMemberStatepaysa
largeamountofitbackintothereserve,inorderto
avoidapartoftheCommunityquota'sremainingun­
usedinoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedin
others;1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofaMember
State,aslaiddowninArticle2,or90%ofthatshare
lesstheamountreturnedintothereserve,wherethe
provisionsofArticle5havebeenapplied,hasbeen
exhausted,thatMemberStateshallproceedwithout
delay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,todrawasecond
shareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupto
thenextunitwhereappropriate ,totheextentthat
theamountinthereserveallows.Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
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2and3andshallinformeachofthemoftheextent
towhichthereservehasbeenusedassoonasit
receivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan15October1974
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserve,
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,forthispurpose,shallspecifytheamountthereof
totheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinaldrawing.2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshall,in
accordancewiththeconditionslaiddowninpara­
graph1,proceedtodrawathirdshareequalto
7*5%ofitsinitialshare,roundeduptothenextunit
whereappropriate ,totheextentthattheamountinthe
reserveallows.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,inthe
sameway,todrawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs 1,
2and3,theMemberStatesmayproceedtodrawshares
smallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthere
isreasontobelievethattheymightnotbeusedup.
TheyshallinformtheCommission ofthereasons
whichledthemtoapplythisparagraph .Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesare
drawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossibleforcharges
tobemadewithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersof
theproductconcernedestablishedintheirterritory
havefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidgoodsagainsttheirshareasandwhenthegoods
areenteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimports
chargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.Article4
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaliduntil31December1974.
Article5
Article8
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionatregular
intervalsofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.If,by15September1974,aMemberStatehasnotused
upitsinitialshare,itsshall,notlaterthan10October
1974,returntothereservetheunusedportionofthis
shareinexcessof20%oftheinitialamount.Itmay
returnalargerquantityifthereisreasontobelieve
thatsuchquantitymightnotbeused.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan10October
1974,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theproductconcernedeffectedupto15September
1974inclusiveandchargedagainsttheCommunity
quotaand,whereappropriate ,theproportionoftheir
initialsharethatisbeingreturnedtothereserve.Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shallco­
operatecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegu­
lationisobserved .
Article10
Article6ThetariffquotalaiddowninthisRegulationshallbe
openedfor1974.
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4February1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
W.SCHEEL