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of4February1974
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forotherwovenfabricsofcottonfallingwithinheadingNo55.09oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,originatingintheArabRepublicofEgypt
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES dutiesappliedcontinuouslytoallimportsofthe
saidproductsuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;
—inthelightoftheaboveprinciples,theCommunity
natureofthequotamaybestbepreservedbyan
arrangementallocatingitamongtheseMember
States;whereasinordertoprovidethemost
accuratereflectionofactualmarkettrendsfor
thesaidproducts,suchallocationshouldbe
proportionate totheneedsoftheseMember
States,calculatedbothfromthestatisticsforeach
MemberState'simportsfromtheArabRepublic
ofEgyptoverarepresentative referenceperiod
andfromeconomicprospectsforthequota
periodinquestion;
—overthepastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsare
available,thefollowingpercentagesrepresentthe
respectiveimportsoftheMemberStatesconcerned
inrelationtoimportsofthesaidproductsfrom
theArabRepublicofEgyptintotheCommunity
asoriginallyconstituted :HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
"WhereastheAgreement(*)betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheArabRepublicof
EgyptandtheProtocol(2)layingdowncertain
provisionsrelatingtotheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheArab
RepublicofEgyptconsequentontheAccessionof
newMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
Community,providesfortheopeningofanannual
Communitytariffquotaof3250metrictonsofother
wovenfabricsofcottonfallingwithinheadingNo
55.09oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originating
intheArabRepublicofEgypt;whereastheProtocol
providesthatthetariffquotashouldbeallocated
amongtheMemberStatesasfollows:2500metric
tonsfortheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted,
90metrictonsforDenmark,10metrictonsforIre­
landand650metrictonsfortheUnitedKingdom;
whereasAnnexItotheAgreementprovidesthatthe
dutiesapplicabletothequotashallbeequalto45%
ofthedutiesoftheCommonCustomsTariff;whereas
asregardsthedutiesapplicabletothequotabythe
newMemberStates,thespecialprovisionsofthe
ProtocolandoftheActofAccessionshouldbe
compliedwith;whereastocomplywiththespecial
provisionsoftheProtocol,separatearrangements
shouldbemadefortheMemberStatesoftheCom­
munityasoriginallyconstituted,ontheonehand,
andforthenewMemberStates,ontheother;
WhereasasregardstheCommunityasoriginally
constituted :
—equaland^uninterrupted accesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallimportersandquota1970 1971 1971
Germany 7-03-04-3
Benelux 10-727-229-3
France 5-5 1-210-0
Italy 76-868-656-4
—inviewofthesefactsandoftheforecastsmade
bycertainMemberStates,theinitialpercentage
sharesofthequotashouldbeallocatedapproxi­
matelyasfollows:
Germany 11
Benelux 23
France 11
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EconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningthe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedto
thatEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyone
ofitsmembers;
Whereas,asregardsthenewMemberStates:
—thequotadutiesshallbecalculatedbythenew
MemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles3
and4oftheProtocol;
—equalanduninterrupted accesstothequotashould
beensuredforallimportersandquotaduties
appliedcontinuouslytoallimportsoftheproducts
inquestionuntilthequotahasbeenusedup,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1—inordertotakeaccountofimporttrendsforthe
productsinquestionintheMemberStatescon­
cerned,thequotaamountshouldbedividedinto
twoinstalments,thefirstinstalmentbeingallocated
amongthesameMemberStates,thesecond
instalmentconstituting areserveintendedto
coverthelaterrequirements ofMemberStates
whichhaveuseduptheirinitialquotashares;
whereasinordertoensureacertaindegreeof
securitytoimportersineachMemberState,the
firstinstalmentofthequotashouldbefixedin
thiscaseatapproximately 60%;
—theinitialquotasharesmaybeusedupatdifferent
rates;whereas,therefore,toavoiddisruptionof
supplies,anyMemberStatewhichhasalmost
usedupitsinitialquotashare,shalldrawan
additionalquotasharefromthereserve;whereas
thisshallbedonebyeachMemberStatewhenever
oneofitsadditionalquotashareshasbeenalmost
usedup,andasmanytimesasthereserveallows;
whereastheinitialandadditionalquotashares
sJhallbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthisformofadministration requires
closecollaboration betweentheMemberStates
andtheCommission ,andtheCommissionmust
beinapositiontofollowtheextenttowhichthe
quotavolumehasbeenusedupandinformthe
MemberStatesthereof;
—if,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,acon­
siderablequantityoftheinitialquotashareis
leftoverinoneoftheMemberStatesconcerned,
itisessentialthatthatStateshouldreturna
significantproportiontothereservetopreventa
partofthequotaallocatedtotheCommunityas
originallyconstitutedfromremainingunusedin
oneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
—sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgareunitedinandrepresentedbytheBeneluxACommunitytariffquotaof3250metrictonsshal
beopeneduntil31December1974forotherwoven
fabricsofcottonfallingwithinheadingNo55.09of
theCommonCustomsTariff,originatingintheArab
RepublicofEgypt.
Thisquotashallbeallocatedandadministered in
accordancewiththeprovisionssetoutbelow.
SECTION I
ProvisionsapplicabletotheCommunity
asoriginallyconstituted
Article2
TheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesshallbepartially
suspendedattherateindicatedbelowfor2500
metrictonsofthequotareferredtoinArticle1:
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRateof
duty
(%)
55.09Otherwovenfabricsofcotton:
A.Containing85%ormorebyweightofcotton:
I.Ofawidthoflessthan85cm 5-8
II.Other 6-3
B.Other:
I.Ofawidthoflessthan85cm 6-3
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Article3 Article6
AMemberStatewhichon15September1974hasnot
usedupitsinitialquotashareshallreturntothe
reservenotlaterthan10October1974,theunused
portionexceeding20%oftheinitialamount.Itmay
returnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsfor
believingthatitmaynotbeusedup.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan10October1974,
notifytotheCommissionthetotalquantitiesofthe
productsinquestionimporteduptoandincluding
15September1974andchargedagainsttheCom­
munitytariffquotaandanyquantitiesreturnedtothe
reserve.1.Afirstinstalmentof1550metrictonsofthe
amountmentionedinArticle2shallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStates;theshareswhich,subject
toArticle6,shallbevaliduntil31December1974,
shallbe:
Germany ~170metrictons
Benelux 360metrictons
France 170metrictons
Italy 850metrictons
2.Thesecondinstalment,amountingto950metric
tons,shallmakeupthereserve.
Article7
Article4
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthequota
sharesopenedbytheMemberStatespursuantto
Article3and4andshall,assoonasinformation
reachesit,informeachstateoftheextenttowhich
thereservehasbeenusedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan15October1974,informthe
MemberStatesoftheamountstillinreserveafter
returnshavebeenmadepursuanttoArticle6.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichusesupthe
reserveislimitedtothebalanceavailableandtothis
endshallspecifytheamountthereoftotheMember
Statemakingthelastdrawing.1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialquota
sharespecifiedinArticle3(1),orofthatshareless
theportionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle6is
applied,hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall
withoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawa
secondquotashare,totheextentthatthereserveis
sufficient,equalto15%ofitsinitialquotashare,
roundeduptothenextunitwherenecessary.
2.If,afteritsinitialquotasharehasbeenusedup,
90%ormoreofthesecondquotasharedrawnbya
MemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shall,inthemannerlaiddowninparagraph1,draw
athirdquotashareequalto7-5%ofitsinitialquota
share,roundedupwherenecessarytothenextunit.
3.If,afteritssecondquotasharehasbeenusedup,
90%ormoreofthethirdquotasharedrawnbya
MemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shall,inthesamemanner,drawafourthquotashare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocedureshallbefolloweduntilthereserve
hasbeenusedup.
4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1to3,aMember
Statemaydrawsmallerquotasharesthanthosefixed
inthoseparagraphs,ifthereisreasontobelievethat
thosefixedmightnotbeusedup.Itshallinformthe
Commissionofitsreasonsforapplyingthispara­
graph.Article8
MemberStatesshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresto
ensurethatadditionalsharestakenupunderArticle4
aresodrawnastoallowforuninterrupted charges
againsttheiraccumulatedsharesoftheCommunity
quota.
SECTIONII
ProvisionsapplicabletothenewMemberStates
Article9
Article5WithinthetariffquotareferredtoinArticle1,the
newMemberStatesshallapplydutiescalculatedin
accordancewiththerelevantprovisionsoftheAct
ofAccession,theAgreementandtheProtocol.AdditionalquotasharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle4
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Article10 3.TheextenttowhichMemberStates'shareshave
beenusedupshallbeascertainedfromimports
chargedundertheconditionslaiddowninpara­
graph2.750metrictonsofthequotareferredtoinArticle1
shallbeallocatedamongthenewMemberStatesas
follows:
Denmark 90metrictons
Ireland 10metrictons
UnitedKingdom 650metrictonsArticle12
MemberStatesshallregularlyinformtheCommission
ofimportsofthesaidproductsoriginatinginthe
ArabRepublicofEgyptactuallychargedagainst
theirquotashares.
Article13SECTIONIII
Generalprovisions
Article11MemberStatesandtheCommission shallcollaborate
closelyinordertoensurethattheprovisionsofthis
Regulationareobserved.
Article141.MemberStatesshallensurethatthequotashares
allocatedtothemarefreelyaccessibletoimportersof
theproductsinquestionestablishedintheirterritory.
2.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsoftheproducts
inquestionagainsttheirquotasharesastheproducts
arepresentedforcustomsclearanceundercoverofa
declarationthattheyhavebeenmadeavailablefor
consumption .ThetariffquotalaiddowninthisRegulationshall
beopenedfor1974.
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4February1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
W.SCHEEL