NoL367/58 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.12.87
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No3783/87
of3December1987
concerningtheadministration ofthegeneralizedtariffpreferencesapplicablefor1988to
textileproductsoriginatingindevlopingcountries
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNTIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3782/
87,of3December1987,applyingthegeneralizedtariff
preferencesfor1988totextileproductsoriginatingin
developingcountries(>),andinparticularArticle2
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheCouncilhasadoptedgeneralizedtariff
preferencesfor1988applicabletotextileproductsorig­
inatingindevelopingcountries;
Whereasitisthereforeappropriatetospecifytherel­
evantmanagementprovisions ;
Whereas,inordertoensurethateachofthecountries
orterritoriesreferrredtoinAnnexeItoRegulation
(EEC)No3782/87hasaccesstothepreferentialvol­
umes,quotasandseparatetariffceilingsforeachbene­
ficiaryshouldbespecifiedforeachcategoryofprod­
uctsandinviewofthelinkswhichcontinuetoexist
withinternational controloftradeintextiles,itis
appropriatetoallocatethequotaslistedintheAnnexes
toRegulation(EEC)No3782/87betweentheMember
StatesaccordingtothescalecontainedwithintheMFA
framework,establishingforeachoftheMemberStates
participationpercentagesasfollows:Whereas,asregardstheCommunitytariffquotasallo­
catedamongtheMemberStates:
—itisnecessarytoguaranteetoallimportersequal
andcontinuousaccesstotheabovementioned quo­
tasanduninterrupted applicationoftherateslaid
downforthemtoallimportsoftheproductscon­
cernedintoallMemberStatesuntiltheyhavebeen
usedup,
—havingregardtotheabovementioned principles,it
wouldappearthattheCommunitynatureofthe
quotascanberespectedbyallocatingthemamong
theMemberStates,
—drawingsagainstthequotascanonlybemadefor
goodsenteredforfreecirculationaccompaniedbya
certificateoforigin;
Whereas,asregardstheCommunitytariffceilingsthe
objectivessoughtmaybeachievedbyapplyinga
methodofadministration basedonthecharging,at
Communitylevel,ofimportsoftheproductsinques­
tionagainsttheceilingsasandwhentheseproductsare
enteredforfreecirculationandareaccompaniedbya
certificateoforigin;whereasthismethodofadminis­
trationmustmakeprovisionforthereintroduction of
thelevyingofcustomsdutiesassoonasthesaidceil­
ingsarereachedatCommunitylevel;
Whereasthemethodsofadministration fortheprod­
uctslistedinAnnexesIandIItoRegulation(EEC)
No3782/87callforcloseandparticularlyrapidcoop­
erationbetweenMemberStatesandtheCommission ,
whichmust,inparticular,beabletokeepunderobser­
vationtheextenttowhichchargesaremadeagainstthe
quotasandtheceilingsandinformMemberStatesther­
eof;whereassuchcooperationshouldbeparticularly
closeinviewoftheneedforCommission tobeableto
takeappropriatemeasurestoreintroducecustoms
duties,whenanyoftheceilingsisreachedatCom­
munitylevel;
Whereas,havingregardtotherulesapplyingtothe
repaymentorremissionofimportorexportduties,and
inparticulartoRegulation(EEC)No1430/79(2)and
Regulation(EEC)No3040/83(3),aprocedureshould
belaiddowntoregularizeimportsactuallymade
withinthepreferentialtarifflimitsopenedunderRegu­
lation(EEC)No3782/87andthusprovisionshouldbe
madefortheCommissiontobeabletotakeappro­
priatemeasures;whereasinordertoavoidsuchregu­Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
UnitedKingdom9,5%
2,7%
25,5%
1,5%
7,5%
16,5%
0,8%
13,5%
1,5%
21,0%
Whereasforthequotasfortextileproductsandapparel
listedinAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No3782/87
allocationamongstMemberStatesisappropriate
accordingtothepercentagessetoutabove;
(')Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.(2)OJNoL175,12.7.1979,p.1.
(3)OJNoL297,29.10.1983,p.13.

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lanzationcausingexcessivetariffceilingoverruns,
provisionshouldatthesametimebemadeforthe
Commissiontobeabletoterminateset-offs,
Whereasitisnecessarytoestablishcompletestatistics
onimportsadmittedinaccordancewiththeprovisions
ofRegulation(EEC)No3782/87andtoapplytothe
collection,preparationandtransmissionofthesestatis­
ticsRegulations(EEC)No1736/750)andNo3367/
87(2);
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningthe
administration ofthesharesallocatedtothateconomic
unionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers,oneofthecountriesandterritoriesreferredtoin
ArticleofRegulation(EEC)No3782/87,underthe
conditionslaiddowninArticle3ofthisRegulation .
Inthecaseofsuchareintroduction ,SpainandPortu­
galshallreintroducethelevyingofcustomsdutiesthat
theyshallapplytothirdcountriesonthedateinques­
tion.
Bymeansofaregulation,theCommissionmay,even
after31December1988,takemeasurestostopquanti­
tiesbeingchargedagainstoneorotherpreferentialtar­
ifflimit,if,particularlyasaresultofregularizationsof
importsactuallymadeduringtheperiodreferredtoin
Article1ofRegulation(EEC)No3782/87,theselimits
areexceeded .
TheMemberStatewhichinitiatessuchregularizations
shallcommunicate totheCommissionasandwhenthe
figuresofimportchargesrelatingthereto.TheCommis­
sion,onreceivingthesecommunications ,shallinform
theotherMemberStatesthereof.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
ArticleI
ThequotasandceilingsestablishedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3782/87shallbeadministeredaccordingto
theprovisionsofSectionsIandII.SECTIONII
Provisionsconcerningtheadministration ofthe
CommunitytariffquotasallocatedamongMemberStates
Article5
Thetotalsuspensionofcustomsdutieswithinthe
frameworkoftheCommunitytariffquotasallocated
amongtheMemberStates,referredtoinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No3782/87,concernsthecategories
ofproductsinAnnexesIandIIofthesaidRegulation
foreachofwhichthevolumeofthequotaisspecified
individuallyincolumn6ofthoseAnnexeswithregard
tocertainbeneficiarycountriesorterritoriesoforigin
listedincolumn5ofthesameAnnexes.SECTION I
Provisionsconcerningtheadministration ofthe
Communitytariffceilings
Article2
SubjecttoArticles3and4,preferentialtarifftreatment
shallbeaccordedforeachcategoryofproductssub­
jectedinAnnexesIandIItoRegulation (EEC)
No3782/87toindividualceilingswithinthelimitsof
thequantitiesspecifiedincolumn7ofAnnexesI
andIItothesaidRegulationrespectively ,tocertainor
eachoftheCountriesorterritoriesoforiginlistedin
column5ofthoseAnnexes .
Article3
Assoonastheindividualceilingsdeterminedin
accordancewithArticle2arereachedattheCom­
munitylevel,thelevyingofcustomsdutiesonimports
oftheproductsinquestionoriginatingineachofthe
countriesorterritoriesconcernedmayatanytimebe
reintroduceduntiltheendoftheperiodreferredtoin
Article1ofRegulation(EEC)No3782/87.Article6
1.TheindividualCommunitytariffquotasreferredto
inArticle5shallbeallocatedinaccordancewiththe
followingscalebothforproductscoveredbytheMFA
andfortheothertextileproducts:
Benelux 9,5
Denmark 2,7
Germany 25,5
Greece 1,5
Spain 7,5
France 16,5
Ireland 0,8
Italy 13^5
Portugal 1,5
UnitedKingdom 21,0.Article4
TheCommissionshallreintroduce,bymeansofaregu­
lation,thelevyingofcustomsdutiesinrespectofanv
(')OJNoL183,14.7.1975,p.3.
OOJNoL321,11.11.1987,p.3.2.EachMemberStateshalldetermineitsownshare
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indicatedincolumn6ofAnnexesIandIItoRegula­
tion(EEC)No3782/87roundinguptheresulttothe
nexthigherunit(Kilogram,pieceorpair)ifnecessary.
Article7
MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatimportersoftheproductsconcernedhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
Article8
By28February1989atthelatest.MemberStatesshall
notifytheCommissionofthefinaltotalofthequanti­
tieschargedandanybalanceofsharesstillunusedat
31December1988.Uptothelimitofthebalance
remaining,andattherequestoftheMemberStates,the
Commission shallauthorizetheMemberStatesto
makeanynecessaryregularization ofthequantities
chargedagainstimportsactuallymadeduringthe
periodreferredtoinArticlc 1ofRegulation (EEC)
No3782/87.TheCommission shallinformtheother
MemberStatesthereof.Article11
1.TheMemberStatesshall,withinsixweeksofthe
endofeachquarteratthelatest,forwardtotheStatisti­
calOfficeoftheEuropeanCommunities therelevant
statisticaldatafortheproductsenteredforfreecircula­
tioninthequarterconcernedundergeneralizedprefer­
entialtreatmentinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
thepresentRegulation .Thisdata,transmittedaccord­
ingtothecodesoftheCombinedNomenclature and,
whereapplicable,oftheTARIC,shallshowthecoun­
tryoforigin,value,quantityandanysupplementary
unitsasdefindbyRegulations (EEC)No1736/75and
(EEC)No3367/87.
2.However,inthecaseofproductssubjecttoquotas,
theMemberStatesshall,bythe11thdayofeachmonth
atthelatest,forwardtotheCommission thelistof
chargeseffectedduringthepreviousmonth.
Inthecaseofproductssubjecttoceilings,theMember
StatesshallforwardtotheCommission ,atitsrequest
andunderthesameconditions,thelistofcharges
effectedduringthepreviousmonth.
AttheCommission'srequest,whenthelevelof75%of
theceilingisreached,theMemberStatesshallforward
totheCommissionthelistsofchargesevery10days;
theselistsshallbeforwardedwithinfivedaysfromthe
endofeach10-dayperiod.
3.TheCommissionshallensurethepublicationinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities(Cseries)
thetariffceilingsasandwhentheyreach100%utiliza­
tion.
ItshallseethattheStatisticalOfficeoftheEuropean
Communities ensuresthepublicationoftheannual
stateofimportcharges.
Article12
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooper­
atecloselytoensurecompliancewiththisRegulation .
Article13
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1988.SECTION 111
Generalprovisions
Article9
Articles3,4and5shallnotapplytothecountrieslisted
inAnnexVofRegulation (EEC)No3782/87.
Article10
1.Importsoftheproductsinquestionshallbe
chargedagainstthenationalsharesofMemberStates
andtheCommunityceilingsasandwhentheproducts
areenteredforfreecirculationandareaccompanied by
acertificateoforiginpursuanttotherulesreferredtoin
Article1(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No3782/87.
2.Goodsmaybechargedagainstaceilingoradmit­
tedunderanationalquotashareonlyifthecertificate
oforiginreferredtoinparagraph 1ispresentedbefore
thedateonwhichthelevyingofdutiesisreintroduced .
3.TheextenttowhichthetariffquotasandCom­
munityceilingshavebeenusedupshallbedetermined
atCommunitylevelonthebasisoftheimportscharged
inaccordancewithparagraphs 1and2.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States;
DoneatBrussels.3December1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
Chr.CHRISTENSEN