8.12.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL317/67
REGULATION (EEC)No3157/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of24November1975
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forotherwovenfabricsofcotton,fallingwithinheadingNo55.09oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatingintheArabRepublicofEgypt(1976)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle
113thereof:
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;—equalanduninterrupted accesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallimportersandquota
dutiesappliedcontinuouslytoallimportsofthe
saidproductsuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;
—inthelightoftheaboveprinciples,theCom­
munitynatureofthequotamaybestbepreserved
byanarrangementallocatingitamongthese
MemberStates;whereasinordertoprovidethe
mostaccuratereflectionofactualmarkettrends
forthesaidproducts,suchallocationshouldbe
proportionate totheneedsoftheseMember
States,calculatedbothfromthestatisticsforeach
MemberState'simportsfromtheArabRepublic
ofEgyptoverarepresentative referenceperiod
andfromeconomicprospectsforthequota
periodinquestion;
—overthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsare
available,thefollowingpercentagesrepresentthe
respectiveimportsoftheMemberStates
concernedinrelationtoimportsofthesaid
productsfromtheArabRepublicofEgyptinto
theCommunityasoriginallyconstituted :WhereastheAgreement (J)betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheArabRepublicof
Egypt,andtheProtocol(2)layingdowncertain
provisionsrelatingtotheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheArab
RepublicofEgyptconsequentontheaccessionof
newMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
Community,providefortheopeningofanannual
Communitytariffquotaof3250metrictonsof
otherwovenfabricsofcotton,fallingwithinheading
No55.09oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originating
intheArabRepublicofEgypt;whereastheProtocol
providesthatthetariffquotashouldbeallocated
amongtheMemberStatesasfollows:2500metric
tonsfortheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted,
90metrictonsforDenmark,10metrictonsfor
Irelandand650metrictonsfortheUnitedKingdom;
whereasAnnexItotheAgreementprovidesthatthe
dutiesapplicabletothequotashallbeequalto45%
oftheCommonCustomsTariffduties;whereasas
regardsthedutiesapplicabletothequotabythe
newMemberStates,thespecialprovisionsofthe
ProtocolandoftheActofAccessionshouldbe
observed;whereastocomplywiththespecialprovi­
sionsoftheProtocol,separatearrangements should
bemadefortheMemberStatesoftheCommunity
asoriginallyconstitutedontheonehand,andfor
thenewMemberStatesontheother;1972 1973 1974
Germany
Benelux
France
Italy4-3
29-3
10-0
56-410-4
31-9
1-1
56-65-7
35-0
13-8
45-5
—inviewofthesefactors,oftheforeseeabledevel­
opmentduring1976ofthemarketforthepro­
ductsinquestionandinparticularoftheestimates
submittedbycertainMemberStateinitialquota
sharesmaybefixedapproximately asfollows:
"Whereas,asregardstheCommunityasoriginally
constituted :Germany
Benelux
France
Italy16-6
24-3
14-6
44-5(!)OJNoL251,7.9.1973,p.13.
(2)OJNoL251,7.9.1973,p.3.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ACommunitytariffquotaof3250metrictonsshall
beopenedfrom1Januaryto31December1976for
otherwovenfabricsofcotton,fallingwithinheading
No55.09oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originating
intheArabRepublicofEgypt.Thisquotashallbe
allocatedandadministered inaccordancewiththe
followingprovisions .
SECTION I
ProvisionsapplicabletotheCommunityasoriginally
constituted
Article2
TheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesshallbepartially
suspendedattherateindicatedbelowfor2500metric
tonsofthequotareferredtoinArticle1:—inordertotakeaccountofimporttrendsfor
theproductsinquestionintheMemberStates
concerned,thequotaamountshouldbedivided
intotwoinstalments,thefirstinstalmentbeing
allocatedamongthesameMemberStates,the
secondinstalmentconstitutingareserveintended
tocoverthelaterrequirementsofMemberStates
whichhaveuseduptheirinitialquotashares;
whereasinordertoensureacertaindegreeof
securitytoimportersineachMemberState,the
firstinstalmentofthequotashouldbefixedin
thiscaseatapproximately 50%;
—theinitialquotasharesmaybeusedupatdifferent
times;whereas,therefore,toavoiddisruptionof
supplies,anyMemberStatewhichhasalmost
usedupitsinitialquotashare,shalldrawan
additionalquotasharefromthereserve;whereas
thisshallbedonebyeachMemberStatewhenever
oneofitsadditionalquotashareshasbeenalmost
usedup,andasmanytimesasthereserveallows;
whereastheinitialandadditionalquotashares
shallbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthisformofadministration requires
closecollaboration betweentheMemberStates
andtheCommission ,andtheCommissionmust
beinapositiontofollowtheextenttowhichthe
quotavolumehasbeenusedupandinformthe
MemberStatesthereof;
—if,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,aconsider­
ablequantityoftheinitialquotashareisleft
overinoneoftheMemberStatesconcerned,it
isessentialthatthatStateshouldreturna
significantproportiontothereservetoprevent
apartofthequotaallocatedtotheCommunity
asoriginallyconstitutedfromremainingunused
inoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedin
others;
—sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcern­
ingtheadministration ofthequotashares
allocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarried
outbyanyofitsmembers;
Whereas,asregardsthenewMemberStates:
—thequotadutiesshallbecalculatedbythenew
MemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles3and
4oftheProtocol;
—equalanduninterrupted accesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallimportersandquota
dutiesappliedcontinuouslytoallimportsofthe
productsinquestionuntilthequotahasbeen
usedup,CCT
headingNo DescriptionRateofduty
(%)
55.09Otherwovenfabricsof
cotton:
A.Containing 85%or
morebyweightof
cotton:
I.Ofawidthofless
than85cm
II.Other5-8
6-3
B.Other:
I.Ofawidthofless
than85cm
II.Other6-3
6-7
Article3
1.Afirstinstalment,amountingto1235metrictons
oftheamountspecifiedinArticle2,shallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStates;theshares,which
subjecttoArticle6arevaliduntil31December1976,
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Germany
Benelux
France
Italy205metrictons,
300metrictons,
180metrictons,
550metrictons.TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October
1976,notifytotheCommissionofthetotalimports
ofthesaidgoodseffecteduptoandincluding
15September1976,andchargedagainsttheCom­
munityquotaand,whereappropriate ,theproportion
oftheirinitialsharethatisbeingreturnedtothe
reserve.2.Thesecondinstalmentof1265metrictonsshall
constitutethereserve.
Article7
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewith
Articles3and4andshallinformeachStateofthe
extenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedupas
soonasitreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommission shall,notlaterthan5October
1976,notifytheMemberStatesoftheamountin
reserveafterthereturnofsharespursuantto
Article6.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawing
whichusesupthereserveislimitedtothebalance
availableandforthispurposeshallspecifytheamount
thereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakesthelast
drawing.
Article8
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatwhenadditionalsharesare
drawnpursuanttoArticle4itispossibleforcharges
tobemadewithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
accumulatedsharesoftheCommunityquota.Article4
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofaMember
StatelaiddowninArticle3(1),or90%ofthat
sharelesstheamountreturnedintothereservewhere
theprovisionsofArticle6havebeenapplied,has
beenexhausted,thatMemberStateshallproceed
withoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,todraw
asecondshare,equalto15%ofitsinitialshare,
roundeduptothenextunit.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnupbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,
inaccordancewiththeconditionslaiddownin
paragraph 1,todrawathirdshare,equalto7-5%
ofitsinitialshare,roundeduptothenextunitwhere
appropriate,totheextentthatthereserveis
sufficient .
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,in
thesamewaytodrawafourthshareequaltothe
third.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1,2and3,the
MemberStatesmayproceedtodrawsharessmaller
thanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthereisreason
tobelievethattheymightnotbeusedup.Theyshall
informtheCommission ofthereasonswhichled
themtoapplythisparagraph .SECTIONII
ProvisionsapplicabletothenewMemberStates
Article9
Withinthelimitsofthetariffquotareferredtoin
Article1,thenewMemberStatesshallapplythe
dutieslaiddownintherelevantprovisionsofthe
ActofAccession,theAgreementandtheProtocol.Article5
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article4shallbevaliduntil31December1976.
Article10
WithinthequotareferredtoinArticle1,metrictons
shallbeallocatedtothenewMemberStatesas
follows:Article6
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan1October1976,theunusedportionof
theirinitialsharewhich,on15September1976,isin
excessof20%oftheinitialamount.Theymay
returnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsfor
believingthatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom90metrictons,
10metrictons,
650metrictons.

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Article12
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission ,
MemberStatesshallinformitofimportsofthe
saidproductsoriginatingintheArabRepublicof
Egyptactuallychargedagainsttheirquotashares.SECTIONIII
Generalprovisions
Article11
1.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
saidgoodsestablishedintheirterritoryhavefree
accesstotheshareallocatedtothem.
2.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
productsinquestionagainsttheirquotasharesasthe
productsarepresentedforcustomsclearanceunder
coverofadeclarationthattheyhavebeenmade
availableforconsumption .
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph2.Article13
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselyinordertoensurethatthis
Regulationisobserved.
Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24November1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
B.VISENTINI