OfficialJournalottheEuropeanCommunities 29.11.75 34
REGULATION (EEC)No3005/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of17November1975
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariffquotas
forcertaintextileproductsoriginatinginYugoslavia
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament(*);customsdutiesdepositedwithGATTbythe
Community duringthelastseriesoftariff
negotiations ;
WhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludes
aclausestipulatingthattheCommunitydrewupthe
offerontheassumptionthatallthemain
industrialized countrieswhicharemembersofthe
OECDwouldparticipateingrantingpreferencesand
wouldmakesimilareffortsinthisdirection;whereas,
moreover,itisevidentfromtheconclusionsworked
outinUNCTADthatthisoffer,whilebeingofa
temporarynature,doesnotconstituteabinding
commitmentand,inparticular,maybewithdrawn
whollyorinpartatalaterdate;whereasthis
possibilitymaybeadoptedinteraliawithaviewto
remedyinganyunfavourablesituationswhichmight
ariseintheACPStatesfollowingtheimplementation
ofthegeneralizedpreferencescheme;
Whereas,moreover,theconferenceofHeadsof
StateorofGovernment oftheMemberStatesand
theStatesaccedingtotheEuropeanCommunities
heldinParisfrom19to21October1972invitedthe
CommunityinstitutionsandtheMemberStates
progressively toadoptanoverallpolicyof
developmentcooperationonaworld-widescale
comprisinginparticulartheimprovement of
generalizedpreferenceswiththeaimofachievinga
steadyincreaseinimportsofmanufacturesfromthe
developingcountries;
Whereas,inaccordancewithProtocol23totheAct
ofAccession(3)thegeneralizedtariffpreference
schemehasbeenapplicableinthenewMember
Statessince1January1974;
Whereas,forthevariouscategoriesoftextile
productsinquestion,CouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3001/75(4)of17November1975opening,allocating
andprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunity
tariffquotasforcertaincottontextileandlike
productsoriginatingindevelopingcountries,andWhereaswithintheframework ofUNCTADthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityofferedtogrant
tariffpreferencesonfinishedandsemi-finished
productsoriginatingindevelopingcountries;whereas
thepreferentialtreatmentproposedinthatoffer
covers,generallyspeaking,allfinishedandsemi­
finishedindustrialproductsfallingwithinChapters
25to99oftheBrusselsNomenclature andoriginating
indevelopingcountries;
Whereas,however,inrespectofcottontextile
productsformerlycoveredbythelong-term
arrangementregardinginternationaltradeincotton
textiles(2),theoffermadebytheCommunitylays
downthatthepreferences,intheformofduty-free
ceilings,willbegrantedtothecountriesbenefiting
fromgeneralizedpreferenceswhicharesignatoriesto
thelong-termarrangementorpossiblytothose
countriesbenefitingfromgeneralizedpreferences
whichundertakeinrespectoftheCommunity
commitments similartothoseexistingunderthat
arrangementandforitsduration;whereas,having
particularregardtothelinkwhichArticle6ofthe
long-termarrangements establishesbetweencotton
productsandsubstituteproducts,itappearsjustified
inthesecircumstances andbyvirtueofthefactthat
atotalsuspensionofcustomsdutiesisinvolvedto
includeinthesameschemeasthatdescribedabove
thosesubstitutetextileproductsgiveninthe
conditionallistofpartialandlimitedreductionsof
HOJNoC257,10.11.1975,p.30.
(2)OJNoL225,12.10.1970,p.29.(8)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(4)Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.

29.11.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 35
viewofthevarietyoftheproductsconcerned,
calculationswhichareallthemoreproblematicin
thatthestatisticaldatarequiredsometimesproveto
beincompleteornotsufficientlyaccurateor
representative ;whereasthetimerequiredforthese
calculationscannotbereconciledwiththecontinuity
necessaryfortheapplicationofthetariffpreferences
concerned;whereas,undertheseconditions,itwould
beadvisablestillatthisstagetoadoptafixedscale
forallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotasconcerned
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,onthebasisof
generaleconomiccriteria,i.e.foreigntradeinthe
textilesector,thegrossnationalproductand
population,thepercentagesfortheinitialsharesof
theMemberStatesinthequotaamountsareas
followsforthequotayearunderconsideration :CouncilRegulation (EEC)No3002/75(*)of
17November1975openingpreferentialtariffsfor
certaincottontextileandlikeproductsoriginating
indevelopingcountries,putintoeffecttheabove­
mentionedofferfor1976infavourofthose
developingcountriessatisfyingtheconditions
outlinedaboveandlistedinAnnexBtothose
Regulations ;whereasthismeasurehasbeentaken
onatransitionalbasis,theCommissioncounting
onthecountriesthusconcernedtotakemeasures
ensuringthatequivalentobjectivesarerespected,at
leastthroughout1976aswell,pendingapplication
ofthearrangementregardinginternationaltradein
textiles(2);whereasYugoslaviaforitsparthas
enteredintocommitments similartothosemade
underthelong-termarrangement ;whereasYugos­
laviashould,therefore,alsobegrantedthebenefit
oftariffpreferencesforthetextileproductsin
questionandalsofor1976;whereas,inordernot
toaffecttheadvantageswhichthepresentbenefici­
ariesenjoyfortheseproducts,separateceilingsat
zerodutyshouldbeopenedexclusivelyforproducts
originatinginYugoslavia ;whereaseachofthese
ceilingsshouldundernormalconditionsbeequalto
themaximumamountfixedbyRegulations (EEC)
No3001/75and(EEC)No3002/75forcorresponding
products,withalowerlimitof10%andanupper
limitof100%ofthequantitiesofthetypesof
productsinquestionexportedfromYugoslaviato
theCommunityin1968;Germany 27%
Benelux 10%
France 19%
Italy 14%
Denmark 7%
Ireland 1%
UnitedKingdom 22%
WhereastheCommunityshould,therefore,forthe
periodto31December1976,openCommunity
duty-freetariffquotasinrespectoftheproductslisted
intheAnnextothisRegulationuptotheamounts
specifiedinmetrictonsforeachofthem;whereas
thebenefitofthesetariffquotasshouldapplyonly
toproductsoriginatinginYugoslavia ,andthe
conceptoforiginatingproductsshouldbedetermined
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article14ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No802/68
(3)of27June1968onthecommondefinitionofthe
conceptoforiginofgoods;Whereas,sincethetariffquotasinvolvedare
relativelysmallitappearspossible,withoutaffecting
theCommunitynatureofthequotasunder
consideration ,toprovideatthisstageforautilization
schemebasedonasingleallocationamongthe
MemberStates,especiallysinceimplementation of
theprincipleofsettingupareservesharecan,inthis
particularly sensitivesector,takeplaceonly
progressively andmustremainattunedtothe
methodsofadministration laiddowninthegeneral
frameworkofthegeneralizedtariffpreference
scheme;whereassuchallocationcouldbemade
accordingtothepercentagessetoutinthetable
above;WhereasautilizationschemeofCommunitytariff
quotasamongtheMemberStateswouldappearto
conformtotheCommunitycharacterofthose
quotas;whereastheapplicationofthegenerally
acceptedprinciplesinrespectoftheallocationofthe
Communitytariffquotaswhichhavebeenopened
untilnowentails,underthesecircumstances andinWhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnionfortheallocationofthe
tariffquotasconcerned,anymeasureconcerningthe
administration ofthesharesallocatedtothat
EconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyoneofits
members,(x)Seepage9ofthisOfficialJournal.
(2)OJNoL118,30.4.1974,p.1.
(3)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.

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2.TheextenttowhichthesharesofMemberStates
havebeenactuallyfilledshallbedeterminedonthe
basisofimportsoftheproductswhichhavebeen
enteredforhomeuse,andwhichareaccompanied
byacertificateoforigininaccordancewiththerules
referredtoinArticle1(2).
3.Goodsmayqualifyforatariffquotaonlyifthe
certificateoforiginreferredtoinparagraph2is
submittedbeforethedateonwhichthelevyingof
dutiesisre-introduced .HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1976the
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesandthetariffduties
ofthenewMemberStatesontheproductslistedin
theAnnexshallbetotallysuspendedforCommunity
tariffquotasuptothevolumeinmetrictons
indicatedincolumn3ofthatAnnexinrespectof
eachofthoseproducts.
2.Thetariffquotasreferredtoinparagraph1shall
begrantedonlytoproductsoriginatinginYugoslavia .
ForthepurposesofthisRegulationtheconceptof
originatingproductsshallbedeterminedinaccord­
ancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle14of
Regulation (EEC)No802/68.
Article2
TheCommunitytariffquotasreferredtoinArticle1
(1)shallbeallocatedamongtheMemberStatesin
sharesequaltotheamountsindicatedincolumn4
oftheAnnexinrespectofeachtypeofproduct.
Article3
1.TheMemberStatesshallensurefreeaccessto
thesharewhichhasbeenallocatedtothemfor
importersoftheproductsconcernedwhoare
establishedontheirterritory.Article4
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsactuallychargedagainst
theirshares.
Article5
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethattheprecedingprovisionsare
observed.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17November1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
E.COLOMBO

29.11.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 37
ANNEX
ListofproductsoriginatinginYugoslaviacoveredbyCommunityduty-freetariffquotasas
partofthegeneralizedtariffpreferences
Order
NoCCT
heading
No
(1)Description
(2)Quota
volume
(inmetric
tons)
(3)Volumeofsharesallocated
toMemberStates
(inmetrictons)
(4)
1
2
3
455.05Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale:
B.Other:
II.Other:
Measuring,persingleyarn,per
kg:
—14000morless
—Morethan14000mbutnot
morethan40000m
—Morethan40000mbutnot
morethan80000m
—Morethan80000mbutless
than120000m79
1413
485
71Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom
Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom
Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom
Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom21-33
7-90
15-01
11-06
5-53
0-79
17-38
381-51
141-30
268-47
197-82
98-91
14-13
310-86
130-95
48-50
92-15
67-90
33-95
4-85
106-70
19-17
7-10
13-49
9-94
4-97
0-71
15-62
555.09Otherwovenfabricsofcotton:
A.Containing85%ormorebyweight
ofcotton:
I.Ofawidthoflessthan85cm:
—Unbleached 42Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom11-34
4-20
7-98
5-88
2-94
0-42
9-24

38 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.11.75
Order
NoCCT
heading
No
(1)Description
(2)Quota
volume
(inmetric
tons)
(3)Volumeofsharesallocated
toMemberStates
(inmetrictons)
(4)
655.09
(cont'd)—Other 126Germanx
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom34-02
12-60
23-94
17-64
8-82
1-26
27-72
7II.Other:
—Unbleached,ofawidthof:
—85cmormorebutnot
morethan115cm1267Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom342-09
126-70
240-73
177-38
88-69
12-67
278-74
8 —Morethan115cmbutnot
morethan165cm769Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom207-63
76-90
146-11
107-66
53-83
7-69
169-18
9 —Morethan165cm 248Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom66-96
24-80
47-12
34-72
17-36
2-48
54-56
Other:
10 —Printed 86Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom23-22
8-60
16-34
12-04
6-02
0-86
18-92
11
»—Other 86Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom23-22
8-60
16-34
12-04
6-02
0-86
18-92
1256.05Yarnofman-madefibres(discontinuous
orwaste),notputupforretailsale:
B.Ofregeneratedtextilefibres 182Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom49-14
18-20
34-58
25-48
12-74
1-82
40-04

29.11.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 39
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuota
volume
(inmetric
tons)Volumeofsharesallocated
toMemberStates
(inmetrictons)Order
No
1 2) (3 4
56.07Wovenfabricsofman-made fibres
(discontinuous orwaste):
B.Ofregeneratedtextilefibres:
—Printed 13 165Germany 44-55
Benelux 16-50
France 31-35
Italy 23-10
Denmark 11-55
Ireland 1-65
UnitedKingdom 36-30
Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom44-55
16-50
31-35
23-10
11-55
1-65
36-3014 Other 165
ex60.03Stockings,understockings,socks,ankle­
socks,sockettesandthelike,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticorrubberized :
—Ofcotton 15 24Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom6-48
2-40
4-56
3-36
1-68
0-24
5-28
60.04Undergarments,knittedorcrocheted,
notelasticorrubberized :
A.Ofcotton 16 119Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom32-13
11-90
22-61
16-66
8-33
1-19
26-18
61.01Men'sandboys'outergarments :
—Ofcottonfabric 17 49Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom13-23
4-90
9-31
6-86
3-43
0-49
10-78
18 Other 313Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom84-51
31-30
59-47
43-82
21-91
3-13
68-86

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Order
NoCCT
heading
No
(1)Description
(2)Quota
volume
(inmetric
tons)
(3)Volumeofsharesallocated
toMemberStates
(inmetrictons)
(4)
61.02Women's,girls'andinfants'outer
garments:
19 —Ofcottonfabric 66Germany 17-82
Benelux 6-60
France 12-54
Italy 9-24
Denmark 4-62
Ireland 0.66
UnitedKingdom 14-52
20 —Other 126Germany 34-02
Benelux 12-60
France 23-94
Italy 17-64
Denmark 8-82
Ireland 1.26
UnitedKingdom 27-72
ex61.03Men'sandboys'undergarments,
includingcollars,shirtfrontsandcuffs:
21 —Otherthanofcottonfabric 66Germany 17-82
Benelux 6.60
France 12-54
Italy 9-24
Denmark 4-62
Ireland 0-66
UnitedKingdom 14-52
62.02Bedlinen,tablelinen,toiletlinenand
kitchenlinen;curtainsandother
furnishingarticles:
22 —Ofcottonfabric 55Germany 14-85
Benelux 5-50
France 10-45
Italy 7-70
Denmark 3-85
Ireland 0-55
UnitedKingdom 12-10
23 —Other 7Germany 1-89
Benelux 0-70
France 1-33
Italy 0-98
Denmark 0-49
Ireland 0-07
UnitedKingdom 1-54