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REGULATION (EEC)No368/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of4February1974
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
formen'sandboys'outergarmentsfallingwithinheadingNo61.01oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatinginCyprus
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,—itisnecessarytoensuretoallimportersequaland
uninterrupted accesstothequotaanduninter­
ruptedapplicationoftherateslaiddownforthe
HavingregardtotheTreaty,establishingtheEuropean quotatoallimportsoftheproductsconcerned
EconomicCommunityandinparticularArticle113untilthequotahasbeenusedup;
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
inthelightoftheprincipleselicitedabove,the
Communitynatureofthequotamaybebest
preservedbyanarrangementallocatingitamong
theMemberStates;whereasinordertoreflect
moreaccuratelytheactualdevelopment ofthe
marketintheproductsconcerned,suchallocation
shouldbeinproportiontotheneedsoftheMem­
berStates,assessedbyreferencetobothstatistics
ofeachState'simportsofthesaidproducts
originatinginCyprusoverarepresentative
referenceperiodandtheeconomicoutlookfor
thequotaperiodconcerned;"WhereastheAgreement (x)establishinganAssoci­
ationbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheRepublicofCyprus,hereinaftercalled'the
Agreement',andthe'Protocol(2)layingdowncertain
provisionsconcerningthatAgreementasaresultof
theAccessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,hereinaftercalled'theProto­
col',providefortheopeningofanannualCommunity
tariffquotaof500metrictonsofmen'sandboys'outer
garmentsfallingwithinheadingNo61.01ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginCyprus;
whereaspursuanttothejointdeclarationonArticle2
oftheProtocolthetariffquotashouldbeallocated
amongtheMemberStatesasfollows:100metric
tonsfortheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted
and400metrictonsforthenewMemberStates;
whereasArticle1ofAnnexItotheAgreement
providesthatthedutiesapplicabletothequotashall
beequalto30%oftheCommonCustomsTariff
duties;whereas,asregardsthedutiesapplicableto
goodswithinthelimitsofthequotabythenew
MemberStates,thespecialprovisionsoftheProtocol
andoftheActofAccession(3)shouldbeobserved;
whereastocomplywiththespecialprovisionsofthe
Protocol,separatearrangementsshouldbemadefor
theMemberStatesoftheCommunityasoriginally
constitutedontheonehandandforthenewMember
Statesontheotherhand;however,asduringthepastthreeyearsnosuch
productsoriginatinginCyprushavebeenimported
andasnoforecastcanbemadefor1974,an
initialsharepercentageof25%allocatedtoeach
oftheMemberStatesconcernedwouldensurea
fairdistributionamongthem;
inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsfor
theproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
States,thequotaamountshouldbedividedinto
twotranches,thefirsttranchebeingallocated
amongtheMemberStatesandthesecondforming
areserveintendedultimatelytocoverthere­
quirementsofthoseMemberStateswhichhave
useduptheirinitialshare;inordertoensurea
certaindegreeofsecuritytoimportersineach
MemberState,thefirsttrancheofthequota
shouldbedeterminedatalevelwhich,under
presentcircumstances ,maybeapproximately
75%;"WhereasasregardsinparticulartheCommunityas
originallyconstituted ;
(x)OJNoL133,21.5.1973,p.1.
(2)OJNoL133,21.5.1973,p.88
(3)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.

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—thequotadutiesshallbecalculatedbythenew
MemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles3,4,
5,6and7oftheProtocol;
—itisnecessarytoensuretoallimportersequaland
uninterrupted accesstothequotaanduninter­
ruptedapplicationoftherateslaiddownforthis
quotatoallimportsoftheproductsconcerned,
untilthequotahasbeenusedup,—theinitialshareoftheMemberStatesmaybe
usedupmoreorlessquickly;whereasinorderto
takethisfactintoaccountandtoavoidanybreak
incontinuity,itisimportantthataMemberState
havingalmostusedupitsinitialshareshould
drawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;whereas
thismustbedonebyeachMemberStateasand
wheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmost
entirelyusedup,andrepeatedasmanytimesas
thereserveallows;whereastheinitialandad­
ditionalsharesmustbeavailableforuseuntilthe
endofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethodof
administration callsforclosecooperationbetween
MemberStatesandtheCommissionwhichmust,
inparticular,beabletoobservetheextentto
whichthequotaamountisusedandinform
MemberStatesthereof;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Until31December1974atariffquotaof500metric
tonsshallbeopenedwithintheCommunityinrespect
ofmen'sandboys'outergarmentsfallingwithin
headingNo61.01oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatinginCyprus.Thisquotashallbeallocated
andadministered inaccordancewiththeprovisions
setoutbelow.—if,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,acon­
siderablebalanceremainsinoneorotherMember
State,itisessentialthatthatMemberStatepays
alargeamountofitbackintothereserve,in
ordertoavoidapartofoneorotherofthe
Communityquotasremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;SECTION I
ProvisionsapplicabletotheCommunity
asoriginallyconstituted
Article2—sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgareunitedinandjointlyrepresentedby
theBeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactions
concerningtheadministration ofsharesgranted
totheabovementioned EconomicUnionmaybe
carriedoutbyanyofitsmembers;TheCommonCustomsTariffdutyshallbepartially
suspendedattherateof5-1%inrespectof100metric
tonsofthequotareferredtoinArticle1.
Article3
Whereas,asregardsthenewMemberStates:1.Afirsttranche,amountingto72metrictonsof
theamountspecifiedinArticle2,shallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStates;theshareswhich,subject
toArticle6,arevaliduntil31December1974,shall
beasfollows: pursuanttotheProtocolagrossamountof
400metrictonsisallocatedtothenewMember
States;whereasthesamegeneralcriteriafor
allocationasthoseusedfortheoriginalMember
Statesshouldbeapplied;whereas,however,the
UnitedKingdomhasbeenthesoleimporterof
suchgoodsfromCyprus;whereasinviewofthese
factorsandtheneedtoensureafairallocation
amongtheMemberStates,thepercentageshares
ofthatquantitymaybeestablishedasfollows:Benelux
Germany
France
Italy18metrictons
18metrictons
18metrictons
18metrictons
2.Thesecondtrancheof28metrictonsshallcon­
stitutethereserve.
Article4
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom27
3
701.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofaMember
StatelaiddowninArticle3(1),or90%ofthat
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extenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedupassoon
asitreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan15October
1974,notifytheMemberStatesoftheamountinthe
reserveafterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle6.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawing
whichusesupthereserveislimitedtothebalance
availableandforthispurposeshallspecifythe
amountthereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakes
thelastdrawing.theprovisionsofArticle6havebeenapplied,has
beenexhausted,thatMemberStateshallproceed
withoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,todraw
asecondshare,equalto15%ofitsinitialshare,
roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate ,to
theextentthatthereserveissufficient .
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormore-ofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,in
accordancewiththeconditionslaiddowninpara­
graph1,todrawathirdshare,equalto7-5%ofits
initialshare,roundeduptothenextunit.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,
inthesameway,todrawafourthshareequaltothe
third.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1,2and3,aMember
Statemayproceedtodrawsharessmallerthanthose
fixedinthoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelieve
thattheymightnotbeusedup.Theyshallinformthe
Commissionofthereasonswhichledthemtoapply
thisparagraph .Article8
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasures
toensurethatwhenadditionalsharesaredrawn
pursuanttoArticle4itispossibleforchangestobe
madewithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulated
sharesoftheCommunityquota.
SECTION II
ProvisionsapplicabletothenewMemberStates
Article9
Article5 Withinthelimitsofthetariffquotareferredtoin
Article1,thenewMemberStatesshallapplythe
dutieslaiddownintherelevantprovisionsofthe
ActofAccession,theAgreementandtheProtocol.Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article4shallbevaliduntil31December1974.
Article10
Article6
Withinthequota,400metrictonsshallbeallocated
tothenewMemberStatesasfollows: If,by15September1974,aMemberStatehasnot
usedupitsinitialshare,itshall,notlaterthan10
October1974,returntothereservetheunusedportion
ofthisshareinexcessof20%oftheinitialamount.
Itmayreturnalargerquantityifthereisreasonto
believethatsuchquantitymightnotbeused.Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom110metrictons
10metrictons
280metrictons
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan10October
1974,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
thesaidgoodseffecteduptoandincluding15Sep­
tember1974andchargedagainsttheCommunity
quotaand,whereappropriate,theproportionof
theirinitialsharethatisbeingreturnedtothereserve.SECTIONIII
Generalprovisions
Article11 Article7
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatesinaccordancewith
Articles3and4andshallinformeachstateofthe1.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersof
thesaidgoodsestablishedintheirterritoryhavefree
accesstotheshareallocatedtothem.

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Article13 2.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidgoodsagainsttheirshareasandwhen:hegoods
areenteredforhomeuse.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStateusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimports
chargedinaccordancewithparagraph2.TheMemberStatesandtheCoimmission shallco­
operatecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegulation
isobserved.
Article14
Article12ThetariffquotalaiddowninthisRegulationshall
beopenedfor1974.
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsofthesaidproducts
actuallychargedagainsttheirshares.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4February1974.
ForthteCouncil
ThePresident
W.SCHEEL