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of9December1976
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
foroutergarmentsfallingwithinheadingNo60.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatinginMalta(1977)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,visionsofthesaidProtocol,separatearrangements
shouldbemadeforMemberStatesoftheCom­
munityasoriginallyconstitutedontheonehand,and
forthenewMemberStatesontheother;
Whereas,since1January1974,Maltahasbeen
grantedtreatmentnolessfavourablethanthaten­
joyedbycountrieseligibleforthegeneralizedtariff
preferences;whereastothisendthereforetheduty
ratesshouldbetotallysuspendedandthequota
volumeincreasedto216metrictonsfortheyear
1977,ofwhich122metrictonsshouldbeallocated
totheMemberStatesoftheCommunityasorig­
inallyconstitutedand94metrictonstothenew
MemberStates;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted
accesstotheabovementioned quotaanduninter­
ruptedapplicationoftheratelaiddownforthat
quotatoallimportsoftheproductsconcernedinto
allMemberStatesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;
whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplesmentioned
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotacanbe
respectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquota
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,inorderto
reflectmoreaccuratelytheactualdevelopmentofthe
marketintheproductconcerned,suchallocation
shouldbeinproportiontotheneedsoftheMember
States,assessedbyreferencetoboththestatisticsof
eachState'sipiportsofthesaidgoodsfromMalta
overarepresentative periodandtheeconomicout­
lookforthequotaperiodconcerned;
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstat­
isticsareavailable,thecorresponding importsby
eachoftheMemberStatesrepresentthefollowing
percentagesoftheimportsintotheCommunityfrom
Maltaoftheproductsconcerned :HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle
113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereastheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandMalta(*),signedon
5December1970,andtheProtocollayingdown
certainprovisionsconcerningthatAgreementasa
resultoftheaccessionofnewMemberStatestothe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity (2),provideforthe
openingbytheCommunityofanannualCommunity
tariffquotaof190metrictons,ofoutergarmentsand
otherarticles,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticor
rubberized,fallingwithinheadingNo60.05ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginMalta;
whereas,pursuanttothejointdeclarationannexedto
thisProtocol,thetariffquotashouldbeallocated
amongtheMemberStatesasfollows:100metric
tonsfortheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedand
90metrictonsforthenewMemberStates;whereas
thefirststageoftheAgreementendson30June
1977and,pursuanttoAnnexItotheAgreement
theproratatemporisclausewouldapplytothe
volumeofthequota;whereastheCommunity
intendstomaintainitstradingrelationswithMalta;
whereastheprovisionsgoverningthesecondstage
shouldnotbelessfavourablethanthoselaiddown
forthefirst;whereasinordernottodisrupttrading
patternsfortheproductsinquestion,theCommunity
tariffquotashouldbeopenedforthewholeof1977;
whereas,pursuanttoAnnexItothesaidAgreement,
thequotadutyisequalto30%oftheCommon
CustomsTariffdutyinrespectoftheproduct
concerned;whereastocomplywiththespecialpro­
{»)OJNoL61,14.3.1971,p.2.
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1973 1974 1975
Germany—434-4
Benelux —74-2
France 94-65054-2
Italy 5-439 7-2
Denmark 1-33-40-6
Ireland 7-8 —0-6
UnitedKingdom 90-996-698-8callsforclosecooperationbetweenMemberStates
andtheCommission,whichmust,inparticular,be
abletoobservetheextenttowhichthequota
amountisusedandinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,
aconsiderable balanceremainsinoneorother
MemberStateitisessentialthatthatMemberState
paysalargeamountofitbackintothereserve,in
ordertopreventapartoftheCommunityquota
fromremainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhen
itcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchy
ofLuxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerning
theadministration ofthequotaSharesallocatedto
thateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,Whereasboththesepercentagesandtheestimates
fromcertainMemberStatesaswellasthepractical
needtoensurethattheobligationscontractedunder
theAgreementconcernedareallocatedfairlyamong
alltheMemberStates;whereas,initialpercentage
sharesinthequotavolumemayconsequentlybe
fixedapproximately asfollows:
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Germany 17
Benelux 11
France 55
Italy 17
Denmark 17
Ireland 17
UnitedKingdom 66Article1
1.From1Januaryuntil31December1977,atariff
quotaof216metrictonsshallbeopenedinthe
Communityforoutergarmentsandotherarticles,
knittedorcrocheted,notelasticorrubberizedfalling
withinheadingNo60.05oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,originatinginMalta.
2.Withinthelimitsofthistariffquotathe
CommunityCustomsTariffdutiesshallbetotally
suspended.
Thissuspensionshallbefullyappliedinthenew
MemberStates.
3.Anamountof122metrictonsshallbeallocated
totheMemberStatesoftheCommunityasoriginally
constituted .
4.Anamountof94metrictonsshallbeallocated
tothenewMemberStates.Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
States,thequotaamountsshouldbedividedintotwo
instalments,thefirstinstalmentsbeingallocated
amongtheMemberStatesandthesecondforming
reservesintendedultimatelytocovertherequirements
oftheMemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheir
initialquotashares;whereas,inordertoensurea
certaindegreeofsecuritytoimportersineach
MemberState,thefirstinstalmentsofthequotas
shouldbedeterminedatalevelwhich,underpresent
circumstances maybe75%ofthequotaamounts;
WhereastheinitialsharesoftheMemberStatesmay
beusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,inorderto
takethisfactintoaccountandavoidanybreakin
continuity,itisimportantthatanyMemberState
havingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitialshare
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;
whereas,thismustbedonebyeaohMemberState
asandwheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmost
entirelyusedup,andrepeatedasmanytimesasthe
reserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditional
sharesmustbeavailableforuseuntiltheendofthe
quotaperiod;whereasthismethodofadministrationArticle2
1.Afirstinstalment,amountingto90metrictons
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allocatedamongtheMemberStatesoftheCom­
munityasoriginallyconstituted;theshares,which
subjecttoArticle5arevaliduntil31December1977,
shallbeasfollows:4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs1,
2and3,theMemberStatesmayproceedtodraw
sharessmallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphs
ifthereisreasontobelievethattheymightnotbe
usedup.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthe
reasonswhichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.Benelux
Germany
France
Italy10metrictons,
15metrictons,
50metrictons,
15metrictons. Article4
Thesecondinstalmentof32metrictonsShallconsti­
tutetherelevantreserve. Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaliduntil31December1977.
Article52.Afirstinstalment,amountingto70metrictons
oftheamountspecifiedinArticle1(4),shallbe
al'looatedamongthenewMemberStates;theshares,
whichsubjecttoArticle5arevaliduntil31Decem­
ber1977,shallbeasfollows: MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1977,theunusedportionoftheir
initialsharewhich,on15September1977,inexcess
of20%oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturn
alargerportioniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom12metrictons,
12metrictons,
46metrictons.
metrictonsshall Thesecondinstalmentof24
constitutetherelevantreserve.MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October1977,
notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsofthe
productconcernedeffectedupto15September1977
inclusiveandchargedagainsttheCommunityquota
and,whereappropriate,theproportionoftheirinitial
sharethatisbeingreturnedtothereserve.Article3
Article61.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofaMember
State,aslaiddowninArticle2,or90%ofthatshare
lesstheamountreturnedintothereserve,wherethe
provisionsofArticle5havebeenapplied,hasbeen
exhausted,thatMemberStateshallproceedwithout
delay,bynotifyingtheCommission,to"drawasecond
shareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,roundedup
tothenextunitwhereappropriate,totheextent
thattheamountintherelevantreserveallows.TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
2and3andshallinformeachofthemoftheextent
towhichthereserveshavebeenusedassoonasit
receivesthenotifications .
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshall,inac­
cordancewiththeconditionslaiddowninpara­
graph1,proceedtodrawathirdshareequalto7-5%
ofitsinitialshare,roundeduptothenextunitwhere
appropriate,totheextentthattheamountinthe
reserveallows.TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5October
1977,notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthe
reservesafterthereturnofsharespursuantto
Article5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawing
whichusesuponeofthereservesislimitedtothe
balanceavailableand,forthispurpose,shallspecify
theamountthereoftotheMemberStatewhich
makesthefinaldrawing.3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
-hasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,in
thesameway,todrawafourthshareequaltothe
third.Article7
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereservesare
exhausted.1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasures
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Article8
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission,
MemberStatesshallinformitofimportsactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9pursuanttoArticle3,itispossibleforchargestobe
madewithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulated
sharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productconcernedestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthesaid
goodsagainsttheirshareasandwhenthegoods
areenteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooper­
atecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegulationis
observed.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9December1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.J.J.MERTENS