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REGULATION (EEC)No2628/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of26September1973
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariffquotasfor
certaintextileproductsoriginatingindevelopingcountries
regardingInternationalTradeinCottonTextiles,the
offermadebytheCommunitylaysdownthatthe
preferences,intheformofduty-freeceilings
ordinarilycalculatedaccordingtotheformulasetout
intheprecedingrecital,willbegrantedtocountries
enjoyinggeneralizedpreferenceswhicharesignatories
totheLong-termArrangementorpossiblytothose
countrieswhichundertakevis-a-vistheCommunity
commitments similartothoseexistingunderthat
Arrangement andforthedurationofthesaid
Arrangement ;whereasitisapparentthatonly
importsfromthesecountriesaretoformthebasis
forcalculatingtheabovementioned ceilings;whereas,
withparticularregardtotherelationwhichArticle
6ofthesaidLong-termArrangement establishes
betweencottonproductsandsubstituteproducts,it
appearsjustifiedinthesecircumstances andbyvirtue
ofthefactthatatotalsuspensionofcustomsduties
isinvolvedtoincludeinthesameschemeasthat
describedabovethosesubstitutetextileproducts
givenintheconditionallistofpartialandlimited
reductionsofcustomsdutiesdepositedwithGATT
bytheCommunityduringthelastseriesoftariff
negotiations ;whereas,moreover,inviewofthe
specialnaturewhichtradeintheproductsconcerned
mayhave,itappearsexpedientwhereverthisis
justifiedbytheparticularsensitivityoftheproduct
todetermineintermsoftonnagestheceilingsfor
thepreferentialimportsofsuchproduct,takingdue
accountofdeliveriescarriedoutduring1968bythe
benefitingcountriesalone;whereas,moreover,
particularlyinviewofthehighlevelofdeliveriesof
thetextilesinquestiontotheCommunitybythe
thirdcountriesconcerned,itappearsappropriate,
exceptinparticularinstances,torestrictpreferential
importsfromanysinglebenefitingcountryto30°/o
oftheceilinglaiddownforeachcategoryoftextile
productsconcerned;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereas,withinthecontextofUNCTAD,the
EuropeanEconomicCommunityofferedtogrant
tariffpreferencesoffinishedandsemi-finished
productscomingfromdevelopingcountries;whereas
thepreferentialtreatmentproposedinthatoffer
covers,generallyspeaking,allfinishedandsemi­
finishedindustrialproductsbyChapter25to99of
theBrusselsNomenclature originatingindeveloping
countries;whereasthepreferenceconsistsinthe
grantingofexemptionfromcustomsduties;whereas
preferentialimportsireeffecteduptothelevelof
ceilingscalculatedbyvalueinrespectofeachproduct
onthebasisoffactorswhichareuniformforallthe
products;whereasinorderthatthepreferences
grantedtothemostcompetitivedevelopingcountry
orcountriesshouldberestrictedandthata
substantialquotashareshouldbereservedforthe
leastcompetitive,preferentialimportsfromanyone
developingcountryinrespectofagivenproduct
shouldnot,asageneralrule,exceed50%ofthe
ceilingfixedforthatproduct;
Whereas,intheoffermadebytheCommunity,the
annualceilingsshouldordinarilybecalculatedon
thebasisofthetotalvaluefor1968ofcifimports
fromthecountriesbenefitingfromthisscheme,
excludingthosealreadyenjoyingvariouspreferential
tariffarrangements grantedbytheCommunity ,
increasedby5°/oofthevalueofcifimportsfrom
theothercountriesandfromthecountriesalready
enjoyingsucharrangements ;
Whereas,however,inrespectofcottontextile
productscoveredbytheLong-termArrangementWhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludes
aclausestipulatingthattheCommunitydrewup
theofferontheassumptionthatallthemain
industrialized countrieswhicharemembersofthe

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above,theCommunitynatureofthequotascanbe
respectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquota
amongMemberStates;whereas,moreover,tothis
endandinthecontextoftheutilizationsystem,the
actualchargesagainstthequotasmayrelateonly
toproductswhicharepresentedforcustoms
clearanceundercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhave
beenenteredintoconsumption andwhichare
accompaniedbyacertificateoforigin;
Whereastheapplicationofthegenerallyaccepted
principlesinrespectoftheallocationofthe
Communitytariffquotaswhichhavebeenopened
untilnowentails,underthesecircumstances andin
viewofthevarietyoftheproductsconcernedandin
viewofthespecificationofthebenefitingcountries,
calculationswhichareallthemoreproblematicin
thatthestatisticaldatarequiredsometimesproveto
beincompleteornotsufficientlyaccurateor
representative ;whereasthetimerequiredforthese
calculationscannotbereconciledwiththecontinuity
necessaryfortheapplicationofthetariffpreferences
concerned;whereas,undertheseconditions,itwould
beadvisablestillatthisstagetoadoptafixedscale
forallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotasconcerned
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,usingasa
basisgeneraleconomiccriteriarelatingtoexternal
trade,thegrossnationalproductandpopulation,the
percentagesfortheinitialsharesoftheMember
Statesinthequotaamountsareasfollowsforthe
quotayearunderconsideration :OECDwouldparticipateingrantingpreferencesand
wouldmakesimilareffortsinthisdirection;
whereas,moreover,itisevidentfromtheconclusions
workedoutinUNCTADthatthisoffer,whilebeing
ofatemporarynature,doesnotconstituteabinding
commitmentand,inparticular,maybewithdrawn
whollyorinpartatalaterdate;whereasthis
possibilitymaybeadoptedinteraliawithaviewto
remedyinganyunfavourablesituationswhichmight
ariseintheassociatedcountriesfollowingthe
implementation ofthegeneralizedpreferencescheme;
Whereastariffpreferenceshavebeenappliedasfrom
thesecondhalfof1971undertheconditionssetout
above;whereasapplicationofthesaidpreferences
hasbeenconfined,inrespectofthecottontextiles
andsubstitutetextilesconcernedabove,tothefirst
ninemonthsof1973byCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No2763/72(*)of19December1972opening,
allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration of
Communitytariffquotasforcertaintextileproducts'
originatingindevelopingcountries,theLong-term
ArrangementregardingInternationalTradeinCotton
Textilesbeingduetoexpireon30September1973;
whereasthesaidArrangementhasbeenprorogued
untiltheendof1973;andwhereasthesecircum­
stancesbetokenrenewedapplicationofthesaid
preferences,proratatemporis,forthelastquarter
of1973;
Whereasitisexpedient,therefore,inrespectofthe
productsreferredtoinAnnexAwhichoriginatein
thecountrieslistedinAnnexB,thattheCommunity
shouldopenforthelastquarterof1973,duty-free
Communitytariffquotaswithinthelimitsofthe
amounts,inmetrictonsgiveninrespectofeachof
theseproducts;
Whereaschargesagainsteachofthesetariffquotas
must,inrespectoftheproductsoriginatinginany
oftheabovementioned countries,comewithina
specifiedpercentageoftheamountofthequota;
whereasthebenefitofsuchtariffquotasshouldbe
reservedforproductsoriginatinginthecountries
underconsideration ,theconceptof'originating
products'beingdeterminedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle14ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No802/68(2)of27June1968
onthecommondefinitionoftheconceptofthe
originofgoods;
Whereasitisnecessarytoensureequaland
continuousaccessforallCommunityimportersto
theabovementioned quotasandtheuninterrupted
applicationoftheratelaiddownforthosequotas
toallimportsoftheproductsconcernedintoall
MemberStatesuntilthosequotasareusedup;
whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplesdefinedGermany
Benelux
France
Italy37-5®/o
15-1Vo
27-1%
20-3°/o
Whereas,withoutaffectingtheCommunitynature
ofthetariffquotasunderconsideration ,itappears
ppssibletoprovideatthisstageforautilization
schemebasedonasingleallocationamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,moreover,theallocation
setoutbythisRegulationinnowayprejudicesthe
possibilityofadopting,followingalimited
experimentalperiod,thegeneralmethodofallocation
ofCommunitytariffquotascomprisingthesetting
upofareserveshare;whereasatthepresent
junctureitappearsfeasiblethatsuchallocation
couldbemadeaccordingtothepercentagessetout
inthetableabove;
Whereasthepercentagesforthesharesofthe
MemberStatesintheCommunitytariffquotas,in
viewofthedurationandamountsthereof,doesnot
appearinthisinstancetocompromisetheequal
accessforCommunityimporterstoCommunity
tariffquotas;(^OJNoL296,30.12.1972,p.63.
(2)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.

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foreachMemberState,theamountscorresponding
tothequantitiesgivenincolumn5ofAnnexAin
respectofeachcategoryofproducts.
Article3WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrand-Duchy of
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnionfortheallocationofthe
tariffquotasconcerned,anymeasureconcerningthe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
EconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyoneofits
Members;
Whereas,sincethetariffquotasconcernedarevalid
until31December1973,thesystemestablishedcould
beamendedundertheprovisionsofProtocolNo
23annexedtotheActjoinedtotheTreatyof
Accession(1),
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :1.TheMemberStatesshallensurefreeaccessto
thequotashareswhichhavebeenallocatedtothemfor
importersoftheproductsconcernedwhoare
establishedontheirterritory.
2.Theextenttowhichthequotasharesof
MemberStateshavebeenactuallyusedupshallbe
recordedonthebasisofimportsoftheproducts
inquestionwhichhavebeenpresentedforcustoms
clearanceundercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhave
beenenteredintoconsumption ,andwhichare
accompaniedbyacertificateoforigininaccordance
withtherulesreferredtoinArticle1(2).
3.Anitemofgoodsmayqualifyforatariffquota
ifthecertificateoforiginreferredtoinparagraph2
issubmittedbeforethedateonwhichthelevyingof
dutiesisreintroduced .Article1
Article41.From1Octoberto31December1973,the
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesontheproducts
listedinAnnexAshallbecompletelysuspended
withintheframeworkofCommunitytariffquotas
ofvolumeswhichshallbeexpressedinmetrictons
andwhichshallbeindicatedinrespectofeach
productincolumn3ofsuchAnnex.
2.Thesetariffquotasshallbeenjoyedsolelyby
productsoriginatinginthecountrieslistedinAnnex
B.However,thoseimportswhichalreadyenjoy
exemptionfromcustomsdutiesunderother
preferentialtariffarrangements grantedbythe
Communitymaynotbechargedagainstthesetariff
quotas.Forthepurposesoftheapplicationofthis
Regulation,theconceptoforiginatingproductsshall
bedeterminedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle14ofRegulation (EEC)
No802/68.
3.Theamounttobechargedinrespectofeach
countryreferredtoinparagraph2againsteachof
thetariffquotaamountsmentionedaboveshall
belimitedtothemaximumamountgivenasa
percentageandinmetrictonsincolumn4of
AnnexAinrespectofeachcategoryofproducts.
4.AnyamendmenttoAnnexB,inparticularby
theadditionofnewcountriesenjoyingtariff
preferences,mayentailacorresponding adjustment
tothevolumesofthequotasandtothemaximum
amountsappearingincolumns3and4ofAnnexA.TheCommissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasures
toensurethatthemaximumamountreferredtoin
Article1(3)isobserved.Whenthecharges,at
Communitylevel,ofproductsoriginatingineachof
thecountrieslistedinAnnexB,againstanyoneof
theCommunitytariffquotasreachthemaximum
amountlaiddownincolumn4ofAnnexA,the
CommissionshallimmediatelynotifytheMember
Statesofthedateonwhich,asaresultofthis
factor,thenormaltariffistobereintroduced in
respectofthecountryinquestion.Thisnotification
shallbepublishedintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
Article5
MemberStatesshall.informtheCommissionat
regularintervalsofimportsoftheproductsin
questionactuallychargedagainsttheirquotashares.
Article2
Article6
TheCommunitytariffquotasreferredtoinArticle
1shallbeallocatedinquotashareswhichshallbe,MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoseethattheprovisionsoftheabove
Articlesareobserved. (x)OJSpecialEdition,27.3.1972,p.178.

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Article7 Article8
Theaboveprovisionsmaybeamendedunderthe
provisionsofProtocolNo23annexedtotheAct
joinedtotheTreatyofAccession.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1October
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26September1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
I.N0RGAARD

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ANNEXA
Listofproductssubjecttozero-dutyCommunitytariffquotasundertheGeneralizedTariff
Preferencesgrantedinfavourofcertaindevelopingcountries
Maximumamountper
country
(4) Order
NoCCT
heading
No
(1)Description
(2)Quota
amount
(inmetric
tons)
(3)Shareofquotaamounts
allocatedtoMemberStates
(inmetrictons)
(5)in%>inmetric
tons
1
2
3
455.05Cottonyarn,notputupforretail
sale:
B.Other
II.Notspecified:
Single,measuringperkg:
—14000morless
—morethan14000mand
upto40000m
—morethan40000mandup
to80000m
—Morethan80000mand
upto120000m189 .
712
245
3530
30
30
3057
214
73
10Germany: 70-87
Benelux: 28-54
France: 51-22
Italy: 38-37
Germany:267-00
Benelux: 107-51
France: 192-95
Italy: 144-54
Germany: 91-88
Benelux: 36-99
France: 66-39
Italy: 49-74
Germany: 13-12
Benelux: 5-28
France: 9-49
Italy: 7-11
5
6
7
8
955.09Otherwovenfabricsofcotton:
A.Containing85%>ormoreby
weightofcotton:
exI.Ofawidthoflessthan
85cm
—Unbleached
II.Other
—Unbleached,ofawidth
of:
—85cmto115cm
—Morethan115cm
andupto165cm
—Morethan165cm
—Notspecified127
637
387
125
5230
30
30
30
3038
191
116
37
16Germany: 47-62
Benelux: 19-18
France: 34-42
Italy: 25-78
Germany:238-87
Benelux: 96-19
France: 172-63
Italy: 129-31
Germany:145-12
Benelux: 58-44
France: 104-88
Italy: 78-56
Germany:46-87
Benelux: 18-88
France: 33-87
Italy: 25-38
Germany: 19-50
Benelux: 7-85
France: 14-09
Italy: 10-56

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Maximumamountper
country
(4) Order
NoCCT
heading
No
(1)Description
(2)Quota
amount
(inmetric
tons)
(3)Shareofquotaamounts
allocatedtoMemberStates
(inmetrictons)
(5)in®/oinmetric
tons
1056.05Yarnofman-madefibres
(discontinuous orwaste),notputu{
forretailsale:
B.Ofregeneratedtextilefibres 60 30 18 22-50
9-06
16-26
12-18Germany :
Benelux:
France:
Italy:
1156.07Wovenfabricsofman-madefibres
(discontinuous orwaste):
B.Ofregeneratedtextilefibres 60 30 18Germany :
Benelux:
France:
Italy:22-50
9-06
16-26
12-18
12ex60.03Stockings,understockings,socks,
ankle-socks,sockettesandthelike,
knittedorcrocheted,notelasticnoi
rubberized :
—Ofcotton 27 30 8Germany :
Benelux:
France:
Italy:10-12
4-08
7-32
5-48
13
1462.02Bedlinen,table-linen,toiletlinenand
kitchenlinen;curtainandotherfur­
nishingarticles:
—Inwovenfabricsofcotton
—Other35
1430
3010
413-13
5-28
9-48
7-11
5-25
2-12
3-79
2-84Germany:
Benelux:
France:
Italy:
Germany:
Benelux:
France:
Italy:

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ANNEXB
ListofdevelopingcountriesbenefitingundertheGeneralizedTariffPreferencesforcertain
textileproducts
Afghanistan
Argentina
Bangladesh
Colombia
Egypt,ArabRepublicof
ElSalvador
India
Jamaica
Korea,Republicof(SouthKorea)
Mexico
Pakistan
Philippines
Thailand