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of8August1973
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forcertaintextileproductsoriginatinginYugoslavia
whollyorinpartatalaterdate;whereasthis
possibilitymaybeadoptedinteraliawithaview
toremedyinganyunfavourable situationswhich
mightariseintheassociatedcountriesfollowingthe
implementation ofthegeneralizedpreferencescheme;
Whereas,forthevariouscategoriesoftextile
productsinquestion,CouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2763/72(2)of19December1972opening,allocating
andprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunity
tariffquotasforcertaintextileproductsoriginating
indevelopingcountriesandCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No2764/72(3)of19December1972establishing
preferentialtariffsinrespectofcertaintextile
productsoriginatingindevelopingcountriesputinto
effectfortheMemberStatesoftheCommunityas
originallyconstitutedtheabovementioned offerfor
thefirstninemonthsof1973infavourofthose
developingcountriessatisfyingtheconditions
outlinedaboveandlistedinAnnexBtothose
Regulations ;whereashavingregardtothe
abovementioned extensionoftheLong-term
Agreement,Regulationssimilartothosereferredto
aboveshallcoverthelastthreemonthsof1973;
whereasYugoslaviaforitsparthasrecentlyentered
intocommitments similartothosemadeunderthe
Long-termAgreement ;whereasYugoslaviashould,
therefore,alsobegrantedthebenefitoftariff
preferencesforthetextileproductsinquestionand
alsoforthewholeoftheyear1973;whereas,in
ordernottoaffecttheadvantageswhichthepresent
beneficiariesenjoyforthelikeproducts,separate
ceilingsatzerodutyshouldbeopenedexclusively
forproductsoriginatinginYugoslavia;whereaseach
oftheseceilingsshouldundernormalconditionsbe
equaltothemaximumamountfixedbyRegulations
(EEC)No2763/72and(EEC)No2764/72for
corresponding products,withalowerlimitof-10°/o
andanupperlimitof100%ofthequantitiesof
thetypesofproductsinquestionexportedfrom
YugoslaviatotheCommunityin1968;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereaswithintheframeworkofUNCTADthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityofferedtogrant
tariffpreferencesonfinishedandsemi-finished
productsoriginatingindevelopingcountries;whereas
thepreferentialtreatmentproposedinthatoffer
covers,generallyspeaking,allfinishedandsemi­
finishedproductsfallingwithinChapters25to99
oftheBrusselsNomenclature andoriginatingin
developingcountries;
Whereas,however,inrespectofcottontextile
productscoveredbytheLong-termAgreementon
InternationalTradeinCottonTextiles(*),theoffer
madebytheCommunitylaysdownthatthe
preferences,intheformofduty-freeceilings,will
begrantedtothecountriesbenefitingfrom
generalizedpreferenceswhicharesignatoriestothe
Long-termAgreementorpossiblytothosecountries
benefitingfromgeneralizedpreferenceswhich
undertakeinrespectoftheCommunitycommitments
similartothoseexistingunderthatAgreementand
foritsduration,whichhasbeenextendeduntil
31December1973;whereas,havingparticularregard
totherelationwhichArticle6oftheLong-term
Agreementestablishesbetweencottonproductsand
substituteproducts,itappearsjustifiedinthese
circumstances andbyvirtueofthefactthatatotal
suspensionofcustomsdutiesisinvolvedtoinclude
inthesameschemeasthatdescribedabovethose
substitutetextileproductsgivenintheconditional
listofpartialandlimitedreductionsofcustoms
dutiesdepositedwithGATTbytheCommunity
duringthelastseriesoftariffnegotiations ;
"WhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludes
aclausestipulatingthattheCommunitydrewupthe
offerontheassumptionthatallthemain
industrialized countrieswhicharemembersofthe
OECDwouldparticipateingrantingpreferences
andwouldmakesimilareffortsinthisdirection;
whereas,moreover,itisevidentfromtheconclusions
workedoutinUNCTADthatthisoffer,whilebeing
ofatemporarynature,doesnotconstituteabinding
commitmentand,inparticular,maybewithdrawnWhereastheCommunityshould,therefore,forthe
periodto31December1973,openCommunity
duty-freetariffquotasinrespectoftheproducts
listedintheAnnextothisRegulationuptothe
amountsspecifiedinmetrictonsforeachofthem;
whereasthebenefitofthesetariffquotasshould
(2)OJNoL296,30.12.1972,p.63.
(3)OJNoL296,30.12.1972,p.69. OJNoL225,12.10.1970,p.29.

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applyonlytoproductsoriginatinginYugoslavia,
andtheconceptoforiginofthegoodsshouldbe
determinedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle14ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No802/68of27June1968onthecommondefinition
oftheconceptoftheoriginofgoods(*);Whereas,sincethetariffquotasinquestionarevalid
until31December1973,thesystemestablishedcould
beamendedundertheProtocolNo23totheAct
annexedtotheTreaty(2)ontheAccessionofnew
MemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1WhereasaschemeofallocationofCommunity
tariffquotasamongtheMemberStatesofthe
Communityasoriginallyconstitutedwouldappear
toconformtotheCommunitycharacterofthose
quotas;whereastheapplicationofthegenerally
acceptedprinciplesinrespectoftheallocationof
theCommunitytariffquotaswhichhavebeenopened
untilnowentails,underthesecircumstances andin
viewofthevarietyoftheproductsconcerned,
calculationswhichareallthemoreproblematicin
thatthestatisticaldatarequiredsometimesprove
tobeincompleteornotsufficientlyaccurateor
representative ;whereasthetimerequiredforthese
calculationscannotbereconciledwiththecontinuity
necessaryfortheapplicationofthetariffpreferences
concerned;whereas,undertheseconditions,itwould
beadvisablestillatthisstagetoadoptafixedscale
forallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotasconcerned
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,usingonthe
basisofgeneraleconomiccriteria,ieexternaltrade,
thegrossnationalproductandpopulation,the
percentagesfortheinitialsharesoftheMember
Statesinthequotaamountsareasfollowsforthe
quotayearunderconsideration :1.Until31December1973,theCommon
CustomsTariffdutiesontheproductslistedinthe
AnnextothisRegulationshallbetotallysuspended
forCommunitytariffquotasuptothevolumein
metrictonsindicatedincolumn3ofthatAnnexin
respectofeachofthoseproducts.
2.Thetariffquotasreferredtoshallbegranted
onlytoproductsoriginatinginYugoslavia.Forthe
purposesofthisRegulationtheoriginofthegoods
shallbedeterminedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle14ofRegulation (EEC)No
802/68.
Article2
TheCommunitytariffquotasreferredtoinArticle
1(1)shallbeallocatedamongtheMemberStates
inquotasharesequaltotheamountsindicatedin
column4oftheAnnexinrespectofeachtypeof
product.Germany 37-5°/o
Benelux 15-1<Vo
France 27-1<Vo
Italy 20-3°/oArticle3
Whereas,sincethequotasinvolvedarerelativelysmall
itappearspossible,withoutaffectingtheCommunity
natureofthetariffquotasunderconsideration ,to
provideatthisstageforautilizationschemebased
onasingleallocationamongtheMemberStates;
whereassuchallocationcouldbemadeaccordingto
thepercentagessetoutinthetableabove;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlands andtheGrand-Duchy of
Luxembourg areunitedinandrepresentedby
theBeneluxEconomicUnionfortheallocationof
thetariffquotasconcerned,anymeasureconcerning
theadministration ofthequotasharesallocated
tothatEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyone
ofitsMembers;1.TheMemberStatesshallensurefreeaccessto
thequotasharewhichhasbeenallocatedtothem
forimportersoftheproductsconcernedwhoare
establishedontheirterritory.
2.Theextenttowhichthequotasharesof
MemberStateshavebeenactuallyusedupshall
berecordedonthebasisofimportsoftheproducts
whichhavebeenpresentedforcustomsclearance
undercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhavebeen
enteredintoconsumption ,andwhichare
accompaniedbyacertificateoforigininaccordance
withtherulesreferredtoinArticle1(2).
3.Anitemofgoodsmayqualifyforatariffquota
ifthecertificateoforiginreferredtoinparagraph2
issubmittedbeforethedateonwhichthelevying
ofdutiesisreintroduced .
HOJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1. (2)OJNoL73,SpecialEdition,27.3.1972,p.178.

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Article4 Article6
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsactuallychargedagainst
theirquotashares.Theforegoingprovisionsmaybeamendedunder
ProtocolNo23totheActannexedtotheTreaty
ofAccession .
Article5 Article7
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoseethattheprecedingprovisionsare
observed.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8August1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
I.NØRGAARD

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ANNEX
ListofproductsoriginatinginYugoslaviacoveredbyCommunityduty-freetariffquotasas
partofthegeneralizedtariffpreferences
ItemNoCCT
headingNo
1Description
2Quotavolume
(inmetrictons)
3Volumeofquota
sharesallocated
toMemberStates
(inmetrictons)
4
1 55.05Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale:
B.Other:
II.Other:
Measuring,persingle,yarn,per
kilo:
—14000morless 55Germany:20-62
Benelux: 8-31
France: 14-91
Italy: 11-16
2 —morethan14000mbutnot
morethan40000m855Germany :320-62
Benelux: 129-11
France: 231-71
Italy: 173-56
3 —morethan40000mbutnot
morethan80000m295Germany:110-63
Benelux: 44-55
France: 79-94
Italy: 59-88
4 —morethan80000mbutnot
morethan120000m43Germany: 16-13
Benelux: 6-49
France: 11-65
Italy: 8-73
5 55.09Otherwovenfabricsofcotton:
A.Containing85%ormorebyweight
ofcotton:
I.ofawidthoflessthan85cm
—unbleached 24Germany: 9-00
Benelux: 3-63
France: 6-50
Italy: 4-87
6 —other 76Germany :28-50
Benelux: 11-48
France: 20-59
Italy: 15-43
7 II.Other:
—unbleached,ofawidth:
—of85cmormorebutnot
morethan115cm765Germany:286-87
Benelux: 115-52
France: 207-32
Italy: 155-29

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ItemNoCCT
headingNo
1Description
2Quotavolume
(inmetrictons)
3Volumeofquota
sharesallocated
toMemberStates
(inmetrictons)
4
8 —morethan115cmbutnot
morethan165cm465Germany :174-37
Benelux: 70-22
France: 126-02
Italy: 94-39
9 —morethan165cm 151Germany:56-63
Benelux: 22-80
France: 40-92
Italy: 30-65
10 Other:
—printed 53Germany: 19-88
Benelux: 8-00
France: 14-36
Italy: 10-76
11 —other 53Germany : 19-88
Benelux: 8-00
France: 14-36
Italy: 10-76
12 56.05Yarnofman-madefibres(discontinuous
orwaste)notputupforretailsale
B.Ofregeneratedtextilefibres 72Germany :27-00
Benelux: 10-87
France: 19-51
Italy: 14-62
13 56.07Wovenfabricsofman-madefibres
(discontinuous orwaste):
B.Ofregeneratedtextilefibres:
—printed 100Germany:37-50
Benelux: 15-10
France: 27-10
Italy: 20-30
14 —other 100Germany:37-50
Benelux: 15-10
France: 27-10
Italy: 20-30
15 ex60.03Stockings,understockings,socks,ankle­
sock,sockettesandthelike,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticorrubberized :
—ofcotton 17Germany: 6-37
Benelux: 2-57
France: 4-61
Italy: 3-45

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ItemNoCCT
headingNo
1Description
2Quotavolume
(inmetrictons)
3Volumeofquota
sharesallocated
toMemberStates
(inmetrictons)
4
16 60.04Undergarments ,knittedorcrocheted,not
elasticorrubberized :
A.Ofcotton 72Germany :27-00
Benelux: 10-87
France: 19-51
Italy: 14-62
17 61.01Men'sandboys'outergarments:
—otherthanofcottonfabric 191Germany :71-63
Benelux: 28-84
France: 51-76
Italy: 38-77
18 62.02Bedlinen,tablelinen,toiletlinenand
kitchenlinen;curtainsandotherfur­
nishingarticles:
—ofcottonfabric 31Germany : 11-63
Benelux: 4-68
France: 8-40
Italy: 6-29
19 —other 4Germany: 1-50
Benelux: 0-61
France: 1-08
Italy: 0-81