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of18November1974
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forotherwovenfabricsofcottonfallingwithinheadingNo55.09oftheCommon
CustomsTarff,originatingintheArabRepublicofEgypt
dutiesappliedcontinuouslytoallimportsofthe
saidproductsuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;
—inthelightoftheaboveprinciples,theCommu­
nitynatureofthequotamaybestbepreserved
byanarrangement allocatingitamongthese
MemberStates;whereasinordertoprovidethe
mostaccuratereflectionofactualmarkettrends
forthesaidproducts,suchallocationshouldbe
proportionate totheneedsoftheseMember
States,calculatedbothfromthestatisticsforeach
MemberState'simportsfromtheArabRepublic
ofEgyptoverarepresentative referenceperiod
andfromeconomicprospectsforthequotaperiod
inquestion;
—overthepastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsare
available,thefollowingpercentagesrepresentthe
respectiveimportsoftheMemberStatescon­
cernedinrelationtoimportsofthesaidproducts
fromtheArabRepublicofEgyptintotheCom­
munityasoriginallyconstituted :THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArt­
icle113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereastheAgreement(*)betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheArabRepublicof
EgyptandtheProtocol(2)layingdowncertainpro­
visionsrelatingtotheAgreementbetweentheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandtheArabRepublicof
EgyptconsequentontheaccessionofnewMember
StatestotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
providesfortheopeningofanannualCommunity
tariffquotaof3250metrictonsofotherwoven
fabricsofcottonfallingwithinheadingNo55.09of
theCommonCustomsTariff,originatingintheArab
RepublicofEgypt;whereastheProtocolprovides
thatthetariffquotashouldbeallocatedamongthe
MemberStatesasfollows:2500metrictonsforthe
Communityasoriginallyconstituted,90metrictons
forDenmark,10metrictonsforIrelandand650
metrictonsfortheUnitedKingdom;whereasAnnex
ItotheAgreementprovidesthatthedutiesapplicable
tothequotashallbeequalto45%ofthedutiesof
theCommonCustomsTariff;whereas,asregards
thedutiesapplicabletothequotabythenewMem­
berStates,thespecialprovisionsoftheProtocoland
oftheActofAccessionshouldbecompliedwith;
whereas,tocomplywiththespecialprovisionsof
theProtocol,separatearrangementsshouldbemade
fortheMemberStatesoftheCommunityasoriginally
constituted,ontheonehand,andforthenewMem­
berStates,ontheother;
WhereasasregardstheCommunityasoriginally
constituted :
■—equalanduninterrupted accesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallimportersandquota1971 1972 1973
Germany 3-04-310-4
Benelux 27-229-3 31-9
France 1-210-0 1-1
Italy 68-656-456-6
—inviewofthesefactors,oftheforeseeable
developmentduring1975ofthemarketforthe
productsinquestionandinparticularofthe
estimatessubmittedbycertainMemberStates
initialquotasharesmaybefixedapproximately
asfollows:
Germany 15-8
Benelux 19-7
France 11-8
Italy 52-7(l)OJNoL251,7.9.1973,p.13.
(•)OJNoL251,7.9.1973,p.3.

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administration ofthequotasharesallocatedto
thatEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers;
Whereas,asregardsthenewMemberStates:
—thequotadutiesshallbecalculatedbythenew
MemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles3and
4oftheProtocol
—equalanduninterrupted accesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallimportersandquota
dutiesappliedcontinuouslytoallimportsofthe
productsinquestionuntilthequotahasbeen
usedup,—inordertotakeaccountofimporttrendsforthe
productsinquestionintheMemberStatescon­
cerned,thequotaamountshouldbedividedinto
twoinstalments,thefirstinstalmentbeingallo­
catedamongthesameMemberStates,thesecond
instalmentconstitutingareserveintendedtocover
thelaterrequirementsofMemberStateswhich
haveuseduptheirinitialquotashares;whereas,
inordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecurityto
importersineachMemberState,thefirstinstal­
mentofthequotashouldbefixedinthiscase
atapproximately 50%;
—theinitialquotasharesmaybeusedupatdiffer­
entrates;whereas,therefore,toavoiddisruption
ofsupplies,anyMemberStatewhichhasalmost
usedupitsinitialquotashareshalldrawan
additionalquotasharefromthereserve;whereas
thisshallbedonebyeachMemberStatewhen­
everoneofitsadditionalquotashareshasbeen
almostusedup,andasmanytimesasthereserve
allows;whereastheinitialandadditionalquota
sharesshallbevaliduntiltheendofthequota
period;whereasthisformofadministration
requiresclosecollaboration betweentheMember
StatesandtheCommission ,andtheCommission
mustbeinapositiontofollowtheextentto
whichthequotavolumehasbeenusedupand
informtheMemberStatesthereof;
—if,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,aconsider­
ablequantityoftheinitialquotashareisleftover
inoneoftheMemberStatesconcerned,itis
essentialthatthatStateshouldreturnasignificant
proportiontothereservetopreventapartofthe
quotaallocatedtotheCommunityasoriginally
constitutedfromremainingunusedinoneMem­
berStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
—sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgareunitedinandrepresentedbytheBene­
luxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningtheHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
ACommunitytariffquotaof3250metrictonsshall
beopenedfrom1Januaryuntil31December1975
forotherwovenfabricsofcottonfallingwithin
headingNo55.09oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatingintheArabRepublicofEgypt.
Thisquotashallbeallocatedandadministered in
accordancewiththeprovisionssetoutbelow.
SECTION I
ProvisionsapplicabletotheCommunityas
originallyconstituted
Article2
TheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesshallbepar­
tiallysuspendedattherateindicatedbelowfor2500
metrictonsofthequotareferredtoinArticle1:
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRateofduty
%
55.09 Otherwovenfabricsofcotton:
A.Containing85%ormorebyweightofcotton:
I.Ofawidthorlessthan85cm
II.Other5-8
6-3
B.Other:
I.Ofawidthoflessthan85cm
II.Other6-3
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Article3 Article6
1.Afirstinstalmentof1235metrictonsofthe
amountmentionedinArticle2shallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStates;theshareswhich,subject
toArticle6,shallbevaliduntil31December1975
shallbe:AMemberStatewhichon15September1975has
notusedupitsinitialquotashareshallreturntothe
reservenotlaterthan10October1975,theunused
portionexceeding20%oftheinitialamount.Itmay
returnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsfor
believingthatitmaynotbeusedup.
Germany
Benelux
France
Italy205metrictons
300metrictons
180metrictons
550metrictonsMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan10October1975,
notifytotheCommissionthetotalquantitiesofthe
productsinquestionimporteduptoandincluding
15September1975andchargedagainsttheCom­
munitytariffquotaandanyquantitiesreturnedto
thereserve.2.Thesecondinstalmentof1265metrictonsshall
makeupthereserve.
Article4
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialquota
sharespecifiedinArticle3(1),orofthatshareless
theportionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle6
isapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall
withoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,draw
asecondquotashare,totheextentthatthereserve
issufficient,equalto15%ofitsinitialquotashare,
roundeduptothenextunitwherenecessary.Article7
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthequota
sharesopenedbytheMemberStatespursuantto
Article3and4andshall,assoonasinformation
reachesit,informeachStateoftheextenttowhich
thereservehasbeenusedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan15October1975,informthe
MemberStatesoftheamountstillinreserveafter
returnshavebeenmadepursuanttoArticle6.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichusesupthe
reserveislimitedtothebalanceavailableandtothis
endshallspecifytheamountthereoftotheMember
Statemakingthelastdrawing.2.If,afteritsinitialquotasharehasbeenusedup,
90%ormoreofthesecondquotasharedrawnby
aMemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,inthemannerlaiddowninparagraph1,
drawathirdquotashareequalto7-5%ofitsinitial
quotashare,roundedupwherenecessarytothenext
unit.
3.If,afteritssecondquotasharehasbeenusedup,
90%ormoreofthethirdquotasharedrawnby
aMemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shall,inthesamemanner,drawafourthquotashare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocedureshallbefolloweduntilthereserve
hasbeenusedup.Article8
MemberStatesshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresto
ensurethatadditionalsharestakenupunderArticle
4aresodrawnastoallowforuninterrupted charges
againsttheiraccumulatedsharesoftheCommunity
quota.
4.Nothwithstanding paragraphs 1to3,aMember
Statemaydrawsmallerquotasharesthanthosefixed
inthoseparagraphs,ifthereisreasontobelievethat
thosefixedmightnotbeusedup.Itshallinformthe
Commissionofitsreasonsforapplyingthispara­
graph.SECTION II
ProvisionsapplicabletothenewMemberStates
Article9
WithinthetariffquotareferredtoinArticle1,the
newMemberStatesshallapplydutiescalculatedin
accordancewiththerelevantprovisionsoftheAct
ofAccession,theAgreementandtheProtocol.Article5
AdditionalquotasharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle4
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Article10
750metrictonsofthequotareferredtoinArticle1
shallbeallocatedamongthenewMemberStatesas
follows:
Denmark 90metrictons
Ireland 10metrictons
UnitedKingdom 650metrictonscoverofadeclarationthattheyhavebeenmade
availableforconsumption .
3.TheextenttowhichMemberStates'shareshave
beenusedupshallbeascertainedfromimports
chargedundertheconditionslaiddowninpara­
graph2.
Article12
MemberStatesshallregularlyinformtheCommis­
sionofimportsofthesaidproductsoriginatingin
theArabRepublicofEgyptactuallychargedagainst
theirquotashares.
Article13
MemberStatesandtheCommission shallcollaborate
closelyinordertoensurethattheprovisionsofthis
Regulationareobserved.SECTION III
Generalprovisions
Article11
1.MemberStatesshallensurethatthequotashares
allocatedtothemarefreelyaccessibletoimporters
oftheproductsinquestionestablishedintheir
territory.
2.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
productsinquestionagainsttheirquotasharesasthe
productsarepresentedforcustomsclearanceunderArticle14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
1January1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,18November1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
Ch.BONNET