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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
REGULATION (EEC)No3045/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of2December1974
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariffquotas
forcertaincottontextileandlikeproductsoriginatingindevelopingcountries
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;Whereas,however,inrespectofcottontextileproducts
formerlycoveredbythelong-termarrangementregard­
inginternationaltradeincottontextiles,theoffer
madebytheCommunitylaysdownthattheprefer­
encesintheformofduty-freeceilingsnormallycalcu­
latedaccordingtotheformulasetoutinthepreceding
recital,willbegrantedtothecountriesenjoying
generalizedpreferenceswhicharesignatoriestothe
long-termarrangementorpossiblytothosecountries
whichundertakevis-a-vistheCommunitycommit­
mentssimilartothoseexistingunderthatarrange­
mentandforthedurationofthesaidarrangement ;
whereasthearrangementexpiredon30September
1973andwasextendedto31December1973;
whereas,asin1974andonatransitionalbasis,itmay
beanticipatedthatthecountriesconcernedthereby
will,for1975,adoptmeasureswithequivalentaims,
pendingapplicationofthearrangementregarding
internationaltradeintextiles(1);whereasitisappar­
entthatonlyimportsfromthesecountriesareto
formthebasisforcalculatingtheabovementioned
ceilings;whereas,withparticularregardtothelink
whichArticle6ofthesaidlong-termarrangement
establishesbetweencottonproductsandsubstitute
products,itappearsjustifiedinthesecircumstances
andbyvirtueofthefactthatatotalsuspensionof
customsdutiesisinvolvedtoincludeinthesame
schemeasthatdescribedabovethosesubstitutetextile
productsgivenintheconditionallistofpartialand
limitedreductionsofcustomsdutiesdepositedwith
GATTbytheCommunityduringthelastseriesof
tariffnegotiations ;whereas,moreover,inviewofthe
specialnaturewhichtradeintheproductsconcerned
mayhave,itappearsexpedient,whereverthisis
justifiedbytheparticularsensitivityoftheproduct,
todetermineintermsoftonnagestheceilingsforthe
preferentialimportsofsuchproducts,takingdue
accountofdeliverieseffectedduring1968bythe
beneficiarycountriesalone;whereas,moreover,Whereas,withinthecontextofUNCTAD,theEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityofferedtogranttariff
preferencesonfinishedandsemi-finishedproducts
comingfromdevelopingcountries;whereasthepre­
ferentialtreatmentproposedinthatoffercovers,
generallyspeaking,allfinishedandsemi-finished
industrialproductscoveredbyChapters25to99of
theBrusselsNomenclature whichoriginateindevel­
opingcountries;whereasthepreferenceconsistsin
thegrantingofexemptionfromcustomsduties;
whereaspreferentialimportsareeffecteduptothe
levelofceilingscalculatedbyvalueinrespectofeach
productonthebasisoffactorswhichareuniform
foralltheproducts;whereas,inorderthatthe
preferencesgrantedtothemostcompetitivedevel­
opingcountryorcountriesshouldberestrictedand
thatasubstantialshareshouldbereservedforthe
leastcompetitive ,preferentialimportsfromanyone
developingcountryinrespectofagivenproduct
shouldnot,asageneralrule,exceed50%ofthe
ceilingfixedforthatproduct;
Whereas,intheoffermadebytheCommunity ,the
annualceilingsshouldnormallybecalculatedonthe
basisoftotalvaluefor1968ofcifimportsfromthe
countriesbenefitingfromthisscheme,excludingthose
alreadyenjoyingvariouspreferentialtariffarrange­
mentsgrantedbytheCommunity (basicamount)
plus5%ofthevalueofcifimportsfromtheother
countriesandfromthecountriesalreadyenjoying
sucharrangements (additionalamount); OOJNoL118,30.9.1974,p.1.

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willagainprevailin1975,sothatsuchimprovement
canbeeffectedonlybymeansofaflat-rateincrease
of5%intheceilingsfixedfor1974;particularlyinviewofthehighlevelofdeliveriesof
thetextilesinquestiontotheCommunitybythe
thirdcountriesconcerned,itappearsappropriate ,
exceptinparticularinstances,torestrictpreferential
importsfromanysinglebeneficiarycountryto30%
oftheceilinglaiddownforeachcategoryoftextile
productsconcerned;Whereasitisexpedient,therefore,inrespectofthe
productsreferredtoinAnnexAwhichoriginatein
thecountrieslistedinAnnexB,thattheCommunity
shouldopen,for1975,duty-freeCommunitytariff
quotaswithinthelimitsoftheamountsinmetric
tonsgiveninrespectofeachoftheseproducts;WhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludes
aclausestatingthattheCommunitydrewupthe
offeron.theassumptionthatallthemainindustrial­
izedcountrieswhicharemembersoftheOECD
wouldparticipateingrantingpreferencesandwould
makesimilareffortsinthisdirection;whereas,more­
over,itisevidentfromtheconclusionsworkedout
inUNCTADthatthisoffer,whilebeingofatem­
porarynature,doesnotconstituteabindingcommit­
mentand,inparticular,maybewithdrawnwholly
orinpartatalaterdate;whereasthispossibilitymay
beadoptedinteraliawithaviewtoremedyingany
unfavourable situationswhichmightariseinthe
associatedcountriesfollowingtheimplementation of
thegeneralizedpreferencescheme;Whereaschargesagainsteachofthesetariffquotas
must,inrespectoftheproductsoriginatinginany
oftheabovementioned countries,comewithina
specifiedpercentageoftheamountofthequota;
whereasthebenefitofsuchtariffquotasshouldbe
reservedforproductsoriginatinginthecountries
underconsideration ,theconceptof'originatingprod­
ucts'beingdeterminedinaccordancewiththepro­
cedurelaiddowninArticle14ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No802/68(2)of27June1968onthecommon
definitionoftheconceptoftheoriginofgoods;
Whereas,moreover,theconferenceofHeadsofState
orofGovernment oftheMemberStatesandthe
StatesaccedingtotheEuropeanCommunities held
inParisfrom19to21October1972invitedthe
CommunityinstitutionsandtheMemberStatespro­
gressivelytoadoptanoverallpolicyofdevelopment
cooperationonaworld-widescalecomprisingin
particulartheimprovementofgeneralizedpreferences
withtheaimofachievingasteadyincreaseinimports
ofmanufacturesfromthedevelopingcountries;Whereasitisnecessarytoensureequalandcon­
tinuousaccessforallCommunityimporterstothe
abovementioned quotasandtheuninterrupted appli­
cationoftheratelaiddownforthosequotastoall
importsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthosequotasareusedup;whereas,having
regardtotheprinciplesdefinedabove,theCommu­
nitynatureofthequotascanberespectedbyallo­
catingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongMember
States;whereas,moreover,tothisendandinthe
contextoftheutilizationsystem,theactualcharges
againstthequotasmayrelateonlytogoodswhich
areenteredforhomeuseandwhichareaccompanied
byacertificateoforigin;Whereastariffpreferenceshavebeenappliedfrom
thesecondhalfof1971undertheconditionssetout
aboveandwhereasthesepreferencesshouldcontinue
tobeappliedthoughout1975;
Whereas,inaccordancewithProtocol23totheAct
ofAccession(1),thegeneralizedtariffpreferences
schemewillbefullyapplicableinthenewMember
Statesfrom1January1974;Whereastheapplicationofthegenerallyaccepted
principlesinrespectoftheallocationoftheCom­
munitytariffquotasWhichhavebeenopeneduntil
nowentails,underthesecircumstances andinview
ofthevarietyoftheproductsconcernedandinview
ofthefactthatthebenefitingcountriesarespecified,
calculationswhichareallthemoreproblematicin
thatthestatisticaldatarequiredsometimesproveto
beincompleteornotsufficientlyaccurateorrepre­
sentative;Whereasthetimerequiredforthesecal­
culationscannotbereconciledwiththecontinuity
necessaryfortheapplicationofthetariffpreferences
concerned;whereas,undertheseconditions,itwould
beadvisablestillatthisstagetoadoptafixedscale
forallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotasconcernedWhereasinrespectoftextileproducts,thecomplexity
ofthemeasurestobeimplemented ,combinedwith
theabovementioned aimofimprovingthegeneralized
preferences,couldin1974beovercomeonlyby
meansofaflat-rateincreaseofsome50%inthe
ceilingsfixedfor1973;whereasthesamesituation
(*)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14. (2)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.

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amongtheMemberStates;whereas,usingasabasis
generaleconomiccriteriarelatingtoexternaltrade,
intextiles,thegrossnationalproductandpopulation,
thepercentagesfortheinitialsharesoftheMember
Statesinthequotaamountsareasfollowsforthe
quotayearunderconsideration :
Germany 27%
Benelux 10%
France 19%
Italy 14%
Denmark 7%
Ireland 1%
UnitedKingdom 22%HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1975the
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesandthetariffduties
ofthenewMemberStatesontheproductslisted
inAnnexAshallbecompletelysuspendedwithin
theframeworkofCommunitytariffquotasofvol­
umeswhichshallbeexpressedinmetrictonsand
whichshallbeindicatedagainsteachproductin
column3ofthatAnnex.
Irelandisauthorizedtoapplycustomsdutiesequal
tothedutiesitappliedinrespectofthesamepro­
ductsvis-a-visMemberStatesotherthantheUnited
Kingdom.
2.Thesetariffquotasshallbeenjoyedsolelyby
productsoriginatinginthecountrieslistedinAnnex
B.However,thoseimportswhichalreadyenjoy
exemptionfromcustomsdutiesunderotherprefer­
entialtariffarrangementsgrantedbytheCommunity
maynotbechargedagainstthesetariffquotas.For
thepurposesofthisRegulation,theconceptofori­
ginatingproductsshallbedeterminedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle14ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No802/68.
3.Theamounttobechargedinrespectofeach
countryreferredtoinparagraph2againsteachof
thetariffquotaamountsmentionedaboveshallbe
limitedtothemaximumamountgivenasapercen­
tageandinmetrictonsincolumn4ofAnnexA
againsteachcategoryofproducts.
4.AnyamendmenttoAnnexB,inparticularby
theadditionofnewcountriesenjoyingtariffpre­
ferences,mayentailacorresponding adjustmentto
thevolumesofthequotasandtothemaximum
amountsappearingincolumns3and4ofAnnexA.Whereas,withoutaffectingtheCommunitynature
ofthetariffquotasunderconsideration ,itappears
possibletoprovideatthisstageforautilization
schemebasedonasingleallocationamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,moreover,theallocation
setoutbythisRegulationinnowayprejudicesthe
possibilityofadoptingthegeneralmethodofallo­
cationofCommunityquotascomprisingthesetting
upofareserveshare;whereasimplementation of
thisprincipleinthisparticularlysensitivesectorcan,
however,takeplaceonlyprogressively ,yetmust
remainattunedtothemethodsofadministration
laiddowninthegeneralframeworkofthegeneralized
tariffpreferencescheme;whereasatthepresentjunc­
tureitappearsfeasiblethatsuchallocationcouldas
arulebemadeaccordingtothepercentagessetout
inthetableabove;whereas,however,oneofthe
newMemberStates,theKingdomofDenmark,has
foranumberofyearsbeenimportingrelatively
largequantitiesofcertaincottonyarnsandwoven
fabricsfallingwithinheadingNosex55.05and
ex55.09oftheCommonCustomsTarifffroma
numberofdevelopingcountriesandhastherefore
ceasedtoproducethearticlesinquestion;whereas
thisspecialsituationshouldtemporarilybetaken
intoaccountandthisMemberStateshouldbe
grantedanincreasedsharewithoutrestrictingthe
accesstheretoofcountriesbenefitingfrom
generalizedpreferences ;Article2
1.TheCommunitytariffquotasreferredtoinAr­
ticle1shallbeallocatedinshareswhichshallbe,
foreachMemberState,theamountscorresponding
toquantitiesshownincolumn5ofAnnexAagainst
eachcategoryofproducts.
2.ThesharesallocatedtoDenmarkforcertainpro­
ductsfallingwithinheadingNosex55.05andex
55.09shallbeincreasedbyanamountdetermined
inafootnotetoAnnexA.
Article1(3)shallnotapplytosuchanincrease.WhereassincetheKingdomotBelgium,theKing­
domoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg areunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcern-,
ingtheadministration ofthesharesallocatedto
theBeneluxEconomicUnionmaybecarriedout
byanyoneofitsmembers,

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Article3
1.TheMemberStatesshallensurefreeaccessto
theshareswhichhavebeenallocatedtothemfor
importersofthesaidgoodsestablishedintheir
territory.
2.TheextenttowhichaMemberStateusedup
itsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importsofthesaidgoodswhichhavebeenentered
forhomeuse,andwhichareaccompanied byacer­
tificateoforigininaccordancewiththerulesreferred
toinArticle1(2).
3.Goodsshallqualifyforatariffquotaonlyif
thecertificateoforiginreferredtoinparagraph2
issubmittedbeforethedateonwhichthelevying
ofdutiesisre-introduced .
Article4
TheCommissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasures
toensurethatthemaximumamountreferredtoin
Article1(3)isobserved.Whenthecharges,atCom­
munitylevel,ofproductsoriginatingineachofthe
countrieslistedinAnnexB,againstanyoneoftheCommunitytariffquotasreachmemaximum
amountlaiddownincolumn4ofAnnexA,the
CommissionshallimmediatelynotifytheMember
Statesofthedateonwhich,asaresultofthis
factor,thenormaltariffistobere-introduced in
respectofthecountryinquestion.Thisnotification
shallbepublishedintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
Article5
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionatregu­
larintervalsofimportsoftheproductsinquestion
actuallychargedagainsttheirshare.
Article6
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethattheaboveArticlesareobserved.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
1January1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2December1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.SAUVAGNARGUES

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ANNEXA
Listofproductssubjecttozero-dutyCommunitytariffquotasunderthegeneralizedtariffprefe­
rencesgrantedtodevelopingcountries
Maximumamount
percountry
<4Order
NoCCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuota
amountin
metric
tonsVolumeofsharesallocatedto
MemberStatesinmetrictons
(1) 2 (3)%metric
tons5)
55.05Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale:
B.Other:
II.Notspecified:
Single,measuringperkg:
—14000morless 1 118930357 321-03
118-90
225-91
166-46
83-23
11-89
261-58
2 Morethan14000mandup
to40000m 4488301346Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom
Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark (x)
Ireland
UnitedKingdom
Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark(2)
Ireland
UnitedKingdom1211-76
448-80
852-72
628-32
314-16
44-88
987-36
3 Morethan40000mandup
to80000m 154430 463 416-88
154-40
293-36
216-16
108-08
15-44
339-68
4 Morethan80000mandupto
120000m 22130 66Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom59-67
22-10
41-99
30-94
15-47
2-21
48-62
55.09Otherwovenfabricsofcotton:
A.Containing85%ormorebyweight
ofcotton:
exI.Ofawidthoflessthan85cm:
—Unbleached 5 80430 241Germany 217-08
Benelux 80-40
France 152-76
Italy 112-56
Denmark 56-28
Ireland 8-04
UnitedKingdom 176-88
l1)PursuanttoArticle2(2),thisshareisincreasedby1100-82metrictons.
(2)PursuanttoArticle2(2),thisshareisincreasedby597-01metrictons.

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Order
NoCCT
heading
No
d)Description
(2)Quota
amountin
metric
tons
(3)Maximu
perc
%mamount
ountry
4)
metric
tonsVolumeofsharesallocatedto
MemberStatesinmetrictons
(5)
6
7
8
955.09
(cont'd)II.Other:
—Unbleached ,ofawidthof:
—85cmto115cm
—Morethan115cmandup
to165cm
—Morethan165cm
—Notspecified4017
2442
788
33230
30
30
301205
733
236
100Germany 1084-59
Benelux 401-70
France 763-23
Italy 562-38
Denmark 281-19
Ireland 40-17
UnitedKingdom 883-74
Germany 659-34
Benelux 244-20
France 463-98
Italy 341-88
Denmark(x)170-94
Ireland 24-42
UnitedKingdom 537-24
Germany 212-76
Benelux 78-80
France 149-72
Italy 110-32
Denmark 55-16
Ireland 7-88
UnitedKingdom 173-36
Germany 89-64
Benelux 33-20
France 63-08
Italy 46-48
Denmark(2)23-24
Ireland 3-32
UnitedKingdom 73-04
10ex60.03Stockings,understockings,socksankle­
socks,sockettesandthelike,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticorrubberized :
—Ofcotton 17430 52Germany 46-98
Benelux 17-40
France 33-06
Italy 24-36
Denmark 12-18
Ireland 1-74
UnitedKingdom 38-28
1161.01Men'sandboys'outergarments:
—Inwovenfabricsofcotton 21030 63Germany 56-70
Benelux 21-00
France 39-90
Italy 29-40
Denmark 14-70
Ireland 2-10
UnitedKingdom 46-20
(*)PursuanttoArticle2(2),thisshareisincreasedby787'1Bmetrictons.
(a)PursuanttoArticle2(2),thisshareisincreasedby1177-88metrictons.

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Order
NoCCT
heading}
No
(DDescription
(2)Quota
amountin
metric
tons
(3)Maximu
per
%mamount
ountry
4)
metric
tonsVolumeofsharesallocatedto
MemberStatesinmetrictons
(3)
1261.01
(cont'd)—Others 21030 63Germany 56·70
Benelux 21*00
France 39-90
Italy 29-40
Denmark 14-70
Ireland 2-10
UnitedKingdom 46-20
13
1461.02Women's,girls'andinfants'outergar­
ments:
—Inwovenfabricsofcotton
—Others210
21030
3063
63Germany 56-70
Benelux 21-00
France 39-90
Italy 29-40
Denmark 14-70
Ireland 2-10
UnitedKingdom 46-20
Germany 56-70
Benelux 21-00
France 39-90
Italy 29-40
Denmark 14-70
Ireland 2-10
UnitedKingdom 46-20
1561.03Men'sandboys'undergarments,inclu­
dingcollars,shirtfrontsandcuffs:
—Inwovenfabricsotherthancotton 21030 63Germany 56-70
Benelux 21-00
France 39-90
Italy 29-40
Denmark 14-70
Ireland 2-10
UnitedKingdom 46-20
16
1762.02Bedlinen,tablelinen,toiletlinenand
kitchenlinen,curtainsandotherfur­
nishingarticles:
—Inwovenfabricsofcotton
—Other174
9230
3052
28Germany 46-98
Benelux 17-40
France 33-06
Italy 24-36
Denmark 12-18
Ireland 1-74
UnitedKingdom 38-28
Germany 24-84
Benelux 9-20
France 17-48
Italy 12-88
Denmark 6-44
Ireland 0-92
UnitedKingdom 20-24

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ANNEXB
Listofdevelopingcountriesbenefitingundergeneralizedtariffpreferencesfromcertaintextile
products
Afghanistan
Argentina
Bangladesh
Colombia
Egypt,ArabRepublicof
ElSalvador
India
Indonesia
Jamaica
Korea(South)
Malaysia
Mexico
Pakistan
Philippines
SriLanka
Thailand
Vietnam,Republicof