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REGULATION (EEC)No2914/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of18November1974
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotaforotherwovenfabricsofcottonfallingwithinheadingNo55.09oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatinginSpain
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,totheabovementioned quotaanduninterrupted
applicationoftheratelaiddownforthatquotato
allimportsoftheproductconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,
havingregardtotheprinciplesmentionedabove,the
Communitynatureofthequotacanberespected
byallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,torepresentascloselyas
possibletheactualtrendofthemarketintheproducts
inquestion,theallocationshouldfollowpropor­
tionatelytherequirements oftheMemberStates
calculatedfrombothstatisticsofimportsfromSpain
duringarepresentative periodandtheeconomic
outlookforthetariffperiodinquestion;
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhich
statisticsareavailable,thecorresponding importsby
eachoftheMemberStatesrepresentthefollowing
percentagesoftheimportsintotheCommunityfrom
Spainoftheproductsconcerned :HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandinparticularArticle113
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereastheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandSpain,signedatLuxem­
bourgon29June1970,providesinArticle2(1),
togetherwithArticle4ofAnnexI,fortheopening
bytheCommunityofanannualCommunitytariff
quotaof1800metrictonsofotherwovenfabrics
ofcottonfallingwithinheadingNo55.09ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginSpain;
whereas,pursuanttoArticle2ofthesaidAnnex,
thequotadutyisequalto40%oftheCommon
CustomsTariffdutyinrespectoftheproduct
concerned;whereastheCommunitytariffquota
containsquotadutiesof5-2%,5-6%,5-6%and6%
fortheproductsfallingwithinsubheadings55.09AI,
AII,BIandBII;
WhereastheCommunitytariffquotainquestion
shouldbeopenedfortheyear1975;andwhereas,
however,becauseofthepossibilityofimplementing
otherpreferentialarrangements asaresultofanew
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandSpain,itisnecessarytolimitthe
quotaperiodtothedateonwhichthenewAgree­
mententersintoforce;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted access1971 1972 1973
Germany 5-26-42-4
Benelux 2-22-89-8
France 75-778-047-1
Italy 16-9 12-840-7
Whereas,inviewofthesefactorsoftheforeseeable
developmentofthemarketfortheproductsin
questionandinparticularoftheestimatessubmitted
bycertainMemberStates,initialquotasharesmay
befixedapproximately atthefollowingpercentages :

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Germany 6
Benelux 6
France 68
Italy 20
Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsin
thevariousMemberStatesoftheproductunder
consideration ,thetotalquotavolumeshouldbe
dividedintotwotranches,thefirstbeingshared
amongtheMemberStatesandthesecondheldasa
reservetocoveratalaterdatetherequirementsof
thoseMemberStateshavinguseduptheirinitial
share;whereastogiveMemberStateimporterssome
certainty,thefirstoftheCommunityquotamight
befixedat75%ofthequotavolume;towhichthequotavolumehasbeenusedupand
informtheMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablequantityoftheinitialshareisleftover
inaMemberState,itisessentialthateachState
shouldreturnasignificantproportiontothereserve
topreventapartoftheCommunityquotafrom
remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenit
couldbeusedinothers;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgarejointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnionanymeasureconcerningthe
administration ofthesharesallocatedtothat
EconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneof
itsmembers,
WhereastheinitialsharesofMemberStatesmay
beusedupmoreorlessquickly;whereas,therefore,
toavoiddisruptionofsuppliesanyMemberState
whichhasalmostusedupitsinitialsharemustdraw
asupplementary sharefromthereserve;whereasthis
mustbedonebyeachMemberStateaseachoneof
itssupplementary sharesisalmostusedup,andas
manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitial
andsupplementary sharesmustbevaliduntilthe
endofthequotaperiod;whereasthisformofadmin­
istrationrequiresclosecollaboration betweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommission ,andtheCom­
missionmustbeinapositiontofollowtheextentHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
From1January1975untilthedateofentryinto
forceofanewAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandSpainbutnotlaterthan
31December1975,theCommonCustomsTariff
dutiesinrespectoftheproductsoriginatinginSpain
andlistedbelowshallbepartiallysuspendedatthe
levelsindicatedforeachofthemwithinthelimits
ofaglobalCommunitytariffquotaof1800metric
tons:
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRateofduty
%
55.09 Otherwovenfabricsofcotton:
A.Containing85%otmorebyweightofcotton
I.Ofawidthoflessthan85cm 5-2
II.Other 5-6
B.Other:
I.Ofawidthoflessthan85cm 5-6
II.Other 6
Germany
Benelux
France
Italy80metrictons
80metrictons
920metrictons
270metrictonsArticle2
1.Afirsttrancheamountingto1350metrictons
oftheCommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1
shallbeallocatedamongtheMemberStates;the
sharewhich,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil
theendoftheperiodspecifiedinArticle1shallbe
asfollows:2.Thesecondtranche,of450metrictons,shall
constitutethereserve.

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theproductsconcernedeffectedupto15September
1975inclusiveandchargedagainsttheCommunity
quotaand,whereappropriate,theproportionof
theirinitialsharethatisbeingreturnedtothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
2and3andshallinformeachofthemoftheextent
towhichthereservehasbeenusedassoonasit
receivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan15October
1975,notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthe
reserveafterthereturnofsharespursuantto
Article5.
TheCommission shallensurethatanydrawing
whichusesupthereserveislimitedtothebalance
availableand,forthispurpose,shallspecifythe
amountthereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakes
thefinaldrawing.Article3
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofaMember
State,aslaiddowninArticle2(1),or90%ofthat
sharelesstheamountreturnedintothereserve,
wheretheprovisionsofArticle5havebeenapplied,
hasbeenexhausted,thatMemberStateshallproceed
withoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,todraw
asecondshareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,
roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate,to
theextentthattheamountinthereserveallows.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed
withoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,todraw
athirdshareequalto7-5%ofitsinitialshare,
roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate,to
theextentthattheamountinthereserveallows.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshallin
accordancewiththesameconditionsdrawafourth
shareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs 1,
2and3,theMemberStatesmayproceedtodraw
sharessmallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphs,
ifthereisreasontobelievethatthosesharesmight
notbeusedup.TheyshallinformtheCommission
ofthereasonswhichledthemtoapplythispara­
graph.Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesare
drawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossibleforcharges
tobemade,withoutinterruption ,againsttheir
accumulatedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidgoodsestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidgoodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthe
goodsareenteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.Article4
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaliduntiltheendoftheperiod
stipulatedinArticle1.
Article5
If,by15September1975,aMemberStatehasnot
usedupitsinitialshare,itshall,notlaterthan
10October1975,returntothereservetheunused
portionofthisshareinexcessof20%oftheinitial
amount.Itmayreturnalargerquantityifthereare
reasonsforconsideringthatsuchquantitymightnot
beused.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan10October
1975,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsofArticle8
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsofthesaidproduct
actuallychargedagainsttheirshares.

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Article9 Article10
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegula-ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
tionisobserved. 1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18November1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
Ch.BONNET