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REGULATION (EEC)No3504/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of18December1973
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariffquotas
forcertaintextileproductsandfootwearoriginatingindevelopingcountries
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;Whereas,however,inviewofthespecialnature
whichtradeinthemajorityoftextileproductsreferred
tointhisRegulationmayhave,itappearsgener­
allyexpedient,whereverthisisjustifiedbythepar­
ticularsensitivityoftheproductstodeterminein
termsoftonnagestheceilingsforthepreferential
importsofsuchproduct,takingdueaccountofdeli­
verieseffectedbythebeneficiarycountriesalone;
whereas,moreover,particularlyinviewofthehigh
levelofdeliveriesoftheproductsinquestiontothe
Communitybythethirdcountriesconcerned,itap­
pearsappropriate,exceptinparticularinstances,to
restrictpreferentialimportsfromanysinglebenefi­
ciarycountryto20or30%oftheceilinglaiddown
foreachcategoryofproductsconcerned;HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanPar­
liament;
"WhereasstatingtheoffermadebytheCommunity
includesaclausethattheCommunitydrewupthe
offerontheassumptionthatallthemainindustrial­
izedcountrieswhicharemembersoftheOECDwould
participateingrantingpreferencesandwouldmake
similareffortsinthisdirection;whereas,moreover,
itisevidentfromtheconclusionsworkedoutin
UNCTADthatthisoffer,whilebeingofatemporary
nature,doesnotconstituteabindingcommitment
and,inparticular,maybewithdrawnwhollyorin
partatalaterdate;whereasthispossibilitymaybe
adoptedinteraliawithaviewtoremedyingany
unfavourable situationswhichmightariseinthe
associatedcountriesfollowingtheimplementation of
thegeneralizedpreferencescheme;Whereas,withinthecontextofUNCTAD,theEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityofferedtogranttariff
preferencesonfinishedandsemifinishedproducts
comingfromdevelopingcountries;whereasthepre­
ferentialtreatmentproposedinthatoffercovers,
generallyspeaking,allfinishedandsemi-finished
industrialproductscoveredbyChapters25to99of
theBrusselsNomenclature whichoriginateindevel­
opingcountries;whereasthepreferenceconsistsin
thegrantingofexemptionfromcustomsduties;
whereaspreferentialimportsareeffecteduptothe
levelofceilingcalculatedbyvalueinrespectofeach
productonthebasisoffactorswhichareuniform
foralltheproducts;whereas,inorderthatthepre­
ferencesgrantedtothemostcompetitivedeveloping
countryorcountriesshouldberestrictedandthata
substantialshareshouldbereservedfortheleast
competitive,preferentialimportsfromanyonedevel­
opingcountryinrespectofagivenproductshould
not,asageneralrule,exceed50%oftheceiling
fixedforthatproduct;Whereas,moreover,theConferenceofHeadsofState
orofGovernment oftheMemberStatesandthe
StatesaccedingtotheEuropeanCommunitiesheldin
Parisfrom19to21October1972invitedtheCom­
munityinstitutionsandtheMemberStatesprogress­
ivelytoadoptanoverallpolicyofdevelopmentcoop­
erationonaworldwidescalecomprisinginparticular
theimprovementofgeneralizedpreferenceswiththe
aimofachievingasteadyincreaseinimportsof
manufacturesfromthedevelopingcountries;Whereas,intheoffermadebytheCommunity,the
annualceilingsshouldnormallybecalculatedonthe
basisofthetotalvaluefor1968ofcifimportsfrom
thecountriesbenefitingfromthisscheme,excluding
thosealreadyenjoyingvariouspreferentialtariff
arrangements grantedbytheCommunity,(basic
amount),plus5%ofthevalueofcifimportsfrom
theothercountriesandfromthecountriesalready
enjoyingsucharrangements (additionalamount);
whereassuchadditionalamountisvariableandis
calculatedeachyearonthebasisofthelatestfigures
available,providedthatthisentailsnoreductionin
theceiling;Whereastariffpreferenceshavebeenappliedfrom
thesecondhalfof1971undertheconditionssetout
aboveandwhereasthesepreferencesshouldcontinue
tobeappliedthroughout1974;

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Whereas,inaccordancewithProtocolNo23tothe
ActofAccession(*),thegeneralizedtariffpreference
schemewillbeapplicableinthenewMemberStates
from1January1974;
Whereas,havingregardtothetermsoftheoffer
concernedandtotheneedtoimprovethegeneralized
preferencestheabovementioned basicandadditional
amountsshouldnormallyreferto1971;whereas,
however,inrespectoftextileproducts,thecom­
plexityofthemeasurestobeimplemented ,combined
withtheabovementioned aimofimprovingthegen­
eralizedpreferences,ascanbeovercomeonlyby
meansofaflat-rateincreaseofsome50%inthe
ceilingsfixedfor1973;Whereastheapplicationofthegenerallyaccepted
principlesinrespectoftheallocationoftheCom­
munitytariffquotaswhichhavebeenopenedhitherto
entailsunderthesecircumstances ,inviewofthe
varietyoftheproductsconcernedandthefactthat
thebeneficiarycountriesarespecified,calculations
whichareallthemoreproblematicinthatthe
statisticaldatarequiredsometimesprovetobein­
completeornotsufficientlyaccurateorrepresen­
tative;whereasthetimerequiredforthesecalculations
cannotbereconciledwith.thecontinuitynecessary
fortheapplicationofthetariffpreferencescon­
cerned;whereas,undertheseconditions,itwouldbe
advisablestillatthisstagetoadoptafixedscalefor
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotasconcerned
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,usingasabasis
generaleconomiccriteriarelatingtoexternaltrade
eitherasawholeorinthetextilesectoralone,the
grossnationalproductandpopulation,thepercent­
agesfortheinitialsharesoftheMemberStatesin
thequotaamountsareasfollowsforthequotayear
underconsideration :
forproductsotherfortextileWhereasitisexpedient,therefore,inrespectofthe
productsreferredtoinAnnexAwhichoriginatein
thecountrieslistedinAnnexB,thattheCommunity
shouldopen,for1974,duty-freeCommunitytariff
quotaswithinthelimitsoftheamountsinunitsof
accountormetrictonsgiveninrespectofeachof
theseproducts;thantextilesproducts
Germany 27-5% 27%
Benelux 10-5% 10%
France 19-0% 19°/o
Italy 15-0% 14%
Denmark 5-0% 7%
Ireland 1-0% 1%
UnitedKingdom 22-0% 22%Whereaschargesagainsteachofthesetariffquotas
must,inrespectoftheproductsoriginatinginany
oftheabovementioned countries,comewithina
specifiedpercentageoftheamountofthequota;
whereasthebenefitofsuchtariffquotasshouldbe
reservedforproductsoriginatinginthecountries
underconsideration,theconceptof'originating
products'beingdeterminedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle14ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No802/68(2)of27June1968ofthe
commondefinitionoftheconceptoftheoriginof
goods;
Whereasitisnecessarytoensureequalandcon­
tinuousaccessforallCommunityimporterstothe
abovementioned quotasandtheuninterrupted appli­
cationoftheratelaiddownforthosequotastoall
importsoftheproductscqncernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthosequotasareusedup;whereas,having
regardtotheprinciplessetoutabove,theCom­
munitynatureofthequotascanberespectedby
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongMem­
berStates;whereas,moreover,tothisendandinthe
contextoftheutilizationsystem,theactualcharges
againstthequotasmayrelateonlytoproductswhich
areenteredforhomeuseandwhichareaccompanied
byacertificateoforigin;Whereas,withoutaffectingtheCommunitynature
ofthetariffquotasunderconsideration ,itappears
possibletoprovideatthisstageforautilization
schemebasedonasingleallocationamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,moreover,theallocation
setoutbythisRegulationinnowayprejudicesthe
possibilityofadopting,followingalimitedexperi­
mentalperiod,thegeneralmethodofallocationof
Communitytariffquotascomprisingthesettingup
ofareserveshare;whereasatthepresentjunctureit
appearsfeasiblethatsuchallocationcouldbemade
accordingtothepercentagessetoutinthetable
above;whereas,however,asregardscertainyarnand
wovenfabricsofsynthetictextilesfibresandsisal
twinefallingwithinsubheadingNos51.04,56.05A,
56.07Aandex59.04oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,onenewMemberState,theKingdomofDen­
mark,hasforsomeyearsbeenimportingtheseata
relativelyhighlevelfromcertaindevelopingcountries
andhasthereforeceasedtoproducethearticlesin
question;whereas,thisspecialsituationshouldtem­
porarilybetakenintoaccountandthisMemberState
shouldbegrantedanincreasedsharewithoutrestric­
tingtheaccesstheretoofcountriesbenefitingfrom
generalizedpreferences ;OOJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(2)OJNoL148,28.6.1958,p.1.

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4.AnyamendmentstoAnnexB,inparticularby
theadditionofnewcountriesenjoyingtariffpre­
ferences,mayentailacorresponding adjustmentto
theamountsofthequotasandtothemaximum
amountsappearingincolumns3and4ofAnnexA.WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKing­
domoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcern­
ingtheadministration ofthesharesallocatedtothe
BeneluxEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsMembers,
Article2
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article11.TheCommunitytariffquotasreferredtoin
Article1shallbeallocatedinshareswhichshallbe,
foreachMemberState,theamountscorresponding
tothequantitiesshownincolumn5ofAnnexA
againsteachcategoryofproducts.
2.ThesharesallocatedtoDenmarkforcertain
productsfallingwithinsubheadingNos51.04,56.05
A,56.07Aandex59.04shallbeincreasedbyan
amountdeterminedbyafootnotetoAnnexA.
Article1(3)shallnotapplytosuchanincrease.'1.From1Januaryto31December1974theCom­
monCustomsTariffdutiesandthetariffdutiesofthe
newMemberStatesontheproductslistedinAnnex
Ashallbecompletelysuspendedwithintheframe­
workofCommunitytariffquotasinproportions
whichshallbeexpressedinmetrictonsorunitsof
accountandwhichshallbeindicatedinrespectof
eachproductincolumn3ofsuchAnnex.
Irelandisauthorizedtoapplycustomsdutiesequal
tothedutiesitappliesinrespectofthesamepro­
ductsvis-a-visMemberStatesotherthantheUnited
Kingdom.Article3
1.TheMemberStatesshallensurefreeaccesstothe
shareswhichhavebeenallocatedtothemforim­
portersofthesaidgoodswhoareestablishedin
theirterritory.
2.TheextenttowhichthesharesofMemberStates
havebeenactuallyusedupshallbedeterminedon
thebasisofimportsofthesaidgoodswhichhave
beenenteredforhomeuseandwhichareac­
companiedbyacertificateoforigininaccordance
withtherulesreferredtoinArticle1(2).
3.Goodsshallqualifyforatariffquotaonlyifthe
certificateoforiginreferredtoinparagraph2is
presentedbeforethedateonwhichthelevyingof
dutiesisreintroduced .2.Thesetariffquotasshallbeenjoyedsolelyby
productsoriginatinginthecountrieslistedinAnnex
B.However,thoseimportswhichalreadyenjoy
exemptionfromcustomsdutiesunderotherpreferen­
tialtariffarrangementsgrantedbytheCommunity
maynotbechargedagainstthesetariffquotas.For
thepurposeofthisRegulation,theconceptofori­
ginatingproductsshallbedeterminedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle14ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No802/68.
Withregardtocarpets,carpetingandrugs,mentioned
inAnnexAandfallingunderheadingNo58.01exA,
thecertificatesoforiginfortheseproductsshallstate
thenumberofknotspermetreofwarp.Article4
TheCommissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresto
ensurethatthemaximumamountreferredtoin
Article1(3)isobserved.Whenthecharges,atCom­
munitylevel,ofproductsoriginatingineachofthe
countrieslistedinAnnexBagainstanyoneofthe
Communitytariffquotasreachthemaximumamount
laiddownincolumn4ofAnnexA,theCommission
shallimmediatelynotifytheMemberStatesofthe
dateonwhich,asaresultofthisfact,thenormal3.Theamounttobechargedinrespectofeach
countryreferredtoinparagraph2againsteachof
thetariffquotaamountsmentionedaboveshallbe
limitedtothemaximumamountgivenasapercent­
ageandeitherinmetrictonsorinunitsofaccount
incolumn4ofAnnexAagainsteachcategoryof
products.

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tariffistobereintroducedinrespectofthecountry
inquestion.Thisnotificationshallbepublishedin
theOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Article5
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionatreg­
ularintervalsofimportsoftheproductsinquestion
actuallychargedagainsttheirshares.Article6
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethattheaboveArticlesareobserved.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1.974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18December1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.CHRISTENSEN

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ANNEXA
Listofproductssubjecttozero-dutyCommunitytariffquotasunderthegeneralizedtariff
preferencesgrantedtodevelopingcountries
Order
NoCCT
heading
No
(DDescription
(2)Quota
amountin
metric
tons
(a)
(3)Maximumamount
percountry
(4) Volumeofsharesallocatedto
MemberStatesinmetrictons(a)
(5)%metric
tons
(a)
151.01Yarnofman-madefibres(continuous),
notputupforretailsale:
A.Yarnofsynthetictextilefibres
B.Yarnofregeneratedtextilefibres:
II.Other135050 675Germany 364.50
Benelux 135.00
France 256.50
Italy 189.00
Denmark 94.50
Ireland 13.50
UnitedKingdom 297.00
251.04Wovenfabricsofman-made fibres
(continuous),includingwovenfabricsof
monofilorstripofheadingNo51.01or
51.0233030 99Germany 89.10
Benelux 33.00
France 62.70
Italy 46.20
Denmarki1)23.10
Ireland 3.30
UnitedKingdom 72.60
356.05Yarnofman-madefibres(discontinuous
orwaste),notputupforretailsale:
A.Ofsynthetictextilefibres54820 110Germany 147*96
Benelux 54*80
France 104.12
Italy 76*72
Denmark(2)38.36
Ireland 5.48
UnitedKingdom 120*56
456.07Wovenfabricsofman-madefibres
(discontinuous orwaste):
A.Ofsynthetictextilefibres51030 153Germany 137.70
Benelux 51.00
France 96.90
Italy 71.40
Denmark(3)35.70
Ireland 5*10
UnitedKingdom 112.20
(a)Saveasotherwiseindicated.
(*)PursuanttoArticle2(2)thisshareisincreasedby26-90metrictons.
(*)PursuanttoArticle2(21thisshareisincreasedby61-64metrictons.
(*)PursuanttoArticle2(2)thisshareisincreasedby464-30metrictons.

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Maximumamount
percountry
(4)Order
NoCCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuota
amountin
metric
tons
(a)Volumeofsharesallocatedto
MemberStatesinmetrictons(a)
%metric
tons
(a) 1 2 3 (5)
58.01Carpets,carpetingandrugs,knotted
(madeupornot):
exA.Ofwooloroffineanimalhair,
containingpermetreofwarp:
—Atleast350rowsofknots 540 270020 Germany 729-00
Benelux 270-00
France 513-00
Italy 378-00
Denmark 189-00
Ireland 27-00
UnitedKingdom 594-00
Germany 567-00
Benelux 210-00
France 399-00
Italy 294-00
Denmark 147-00
Ireland 21-00
UnitedKingdom 462-00350to500rowsofknots 210030 630
ex59.04Twine,cordage,ropesandcables,plaited
ornot:
—Ofhemp 240030 7205
6
7
8
9
10Ofsisal(agavesisalana) 60030 180Germany 648-00
Benelux 240-00
France 456-00
Italy 336-00
Denmark 168-00
Ireland 24-00
UnitedKingdom 528-00
Germany 162-00
Benelux 60-00
France 114-00
Italy 84-00
Denmark(*) 42-00
Ireland 6-00
UnitedKingdom 132-00
Germany 156-06
Benelux 57-80
France 109-82
Italy 80-92
Denmark 40-46
Ireland 5-78
UnitedKingdom 127-16
Germany 121-50
Benelux 45-00
France 85-50
Italy 63-00
Denmark 31-50
Ireland 4-50
UnitedKingdom 99-00—Ofsynthetictextilefibres 57830 173
Other,otherthancoirfibres 45030 135
(a)Saveasotherwiseindicated.
(x)PursuanttoArticle2(2)thisshareisincreasedby158metrictons.

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Maximumamount
percountry
(4)CCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuota
amountin
metric
tons
(a)Volumeofsharesallocatedto
MemberStatesinmetrictons(a)Order
No
%metric
tons
(a) 1 2 3) 5)
11ex60.03 25630 77 Stockings,understockings,socks,ankle­
socks,sockettesandthelike,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticorrubberized :
—OtherthanofcottonGermany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom69-12
25-60
48-64
35-84
17-92
2-56
56-32
165020 330 1260.04Undergarments,knittedorcrocheted,
notelasticorrubberized :
B.OfothertextilematerialsGermany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom445-50
165-00
313-50
231-00
115-50
16-50
363-00
1360.05 49630 149Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom133-92
49-60
94-24
69-44
34-72
4-96
109-12Outergarmentsandotherarticles,
knittedorcrocheted,notelasticorrub­
berized:
A.Outergarmentsandclothingaccesso­
ries:
exII.Other
exB.Other
inunitsofaccount—
1464.01Footwearwithoutersolesanduppersof
rubberorartificialplasticmaterial:213700030641100Germany 587675
Benelux 224385
France 406030
Italy 320550
Denmark 106850
Ireland 21370
UnitedKingdom 470140
inunitsofaccount—
3491600Germany 4800950
Benelux 1833090
France 3317020
Italy 2618700
Denmark 872900
Ireland 174580
UnitedKingdom 38407601564.02 1745800020 Footwearwithoutersolesofleatheror
compositionleather;footwear (other
thanfootwearfallingwithinheadingNo
64.01)withoutersolesofrubberor
artificialplasticmaterial:
A.Footwearwithuppersofleather
—inunitsofaccount
1664.02 9693000201938600 Footwearwithoutersolesofleatheror
compositionleather;footwear(otherthan
footwearfallingwithinheadingNo64.01)
withoutersolesofrubberorartificial
plasticmaterial:
B.OtherGermany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland2665575
1017765
1841670
1453950
484650
96930
UnitedKingdom2132460
(a)Saveasotherwiseindicated.

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ANNEXB
Listofdevelopingcountriesandterritoriesenjoyinggeneralizedtariffpreferences
INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
Afghanistan India Rwanda
Algeria Indonesia SaudiArabia
Argentina Iran Senegal
Bahamas Iraq SierraLeone
Bahrain IvoryCoast Singapore
Bangladesh Jamaica Somalia
Barbados Jordan SriLanka
Bhutan Kenya Sudan
Bolivia KhmerRepublic Swaziland
Botswana Korea(South) Syria
Brazil Kuwait Tanzania
Burma Laos Thailand
Burundi Lebanon Togo
Cameroon Lesotho Tonga
CentralAfricanRepublic Liberia TrinidadandTobago
Chad Libya Tunisia
Chile MalagasyRepublic Uganda
Colombia Malawi UnitedArabEmirates:
Congo,People'sRepublicof Malaysia AbuDhabi
CostaRica MaldiveIslands Dubai
Cuba MaliRasalKhaimah
Cyprus MauritaniaFujairah
Dahomey MauritiusAjman
DominicanRepublic MexicoSharjah
Ecuador MoroccoUmmalQaiwain
Egypt,ArabRepublicof NauruUpperVolta
ElSalvador NepalUruguay
EquatorialGuinea Nicaragua Venezuela
Ethiopia Niger Vietnam,Republicof
Fiji Nigeria WesternSamoa
Gabon OmanYemen,People'sDemocratic
Gambia Pakistan Republicof
Ghana PanamaYemenArabRepublic
Guatemala Paraguay Yugoslavia
Guinea PeruZaire
Guyana Philippines Zambia
Haiti Qatar
Honduras Romania