NoL319/4 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 14.12.77
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2757/77
of5December 1977
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariff
quotasforcertaintextileproductsfallingwithinheadingNos55.05and55.09
andsubheadingex58.01AoftheCommonCustomsTariff,comingfrom
Turkey(1978)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,WhereasArticle14ofthesaidSupplementary
Protocolonlyprovidesforsuchanallocationoftariff
quotasbetweentheCommunityasoriginallyconsti­
tutedandthethreenewMemberStatesuntil1July
1977;whereas,moreover,followingtheendofthe
transitionalperiodlaiddowninArticle39oftheAct
ofAccession,itisnecessarytocreateacommon
systemofadministration ofthetariffquotas
concerned,consistingineachcaseoftheopeningofa
singlequotadividedbetweenalltheMemberStates
accordingtotheusualcriteriaandthecreationofa
singleCommunityreserve,opentoallMemberStates;HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
whereasitisdesirabletoprovideforaprovisional
adjustmentofthetariffadvantagesforthesegoods
consistingofatotalsuspensionofthecustomsduties
oftheCommonCustomsTariffandanincreaseinthe
quotas;whereasthevolumesofthequotastobe
openedfor1978aretherefore 1026tonnesforcotton
yarnand2415tonnesforotherwovenfabricsof
cotton;Whereas,pendingtheentryintoforceoftheSupple­
mentaryProtocolsignedinAnkaraon30June1973
containingtheadjustmentstobemadetotheAgree­
mentestablishinganAssociationbetweentheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandTurkeyandtothe
AdditionalProtocol(!)consequentontheaccessionof
newMemberStates,theCommunityhasundertaken ,
inanInterimAgreement (2)whichrunsonlyforthe
periodpriortotheentryintoforceofthisSupplemen­
taryProtocolwhichisapplicableuntil31December
1974butwhichhasbeenextendedfor1978inaccor­
dancewiththetermslaiddowninArticle13thereof,
toimplementcertainprovisionsoftheSupplementary
Protocolrelatingtotradeingoods;whereas,under
Article6ofthisInterimAgreementamendingArticle
1ofAnnex2totheAdditionalProtocol,theCommu­
nitymustreduceby75%thecustomsdutieson
importsfromTurkeyofcertaintextileproductsfalling
withinheadingNos55.05and55.09oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,withinthelimitofannualCommu­
nitytariffquotasof390tonnesforcottonyarnand
1390tonnesforwovenfabricsofcotton;whereasthe
abovementioned Article6allocatestheseCommunity
tariffquotasasfollows:
—forcottonyarn:
300tonnestotheCommunityasoriginallyconsti­
tuted,40tonnestoDenmark,10tonnestoIreland
and40tonnestotheUnitedKingdom;WhereaspursuanttoArticle1ofAnnex2totheAddi­
tionalProtocoltogetherwithArticle2oftheInterim
Agreement,forthedurationof1978inparticular,the
Communitymustpartiallyreducethedutiesappli­
cableinrespectofthirdcountriestocarpets,carpeting
andrugs,knotted(madeupornot)ofwooloroffine
animalhair,(excludinghand-madecarpets,carpeting
andrugs)importedfromTurkey;whereasitalso
appearsadvisabletoimprovethistariffadvantageprov­
isionallybymeansofatotalsuspensionoftheduties
applicabletotheproductsinquestionwithina
Communitytariffquotafixedataprovisionallevelof
185tonnesfor1978andallocatedinaccordancewith
thesamepercentagesasthoseadoptedfor1977;
—forwovenfabricsofcotton:
1000tonnestotheCommunity asoriginally
constituted ,20tonnestoDenmark,10tonnesto
Irelandand360tonnestotheUnitedKingdom;Whereas,itisnecessarytoguaranteetoallCommu­
nityimportersequalanduninterrupted accesstothe
abovementioned quotasanduninterruptedapplication
oftheratelaiddownforthosequotastoallimportsof
theproductconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntil
thequotahasbeenusedup;whereasinthelightof
theprinciplesmentionedabove,theCommunity(!)OJNoL293,29.12.1972,p.4.
(2)OJNoL277,3.10.1973,p.2.

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natureofthequotascanbestberespectedbyallo­
catingtheCommunitytariffquotasamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectmostaccu­
ratelytheactualdevelopment ofthemarketinthe
productconcerned,suchallocationshallbeinpropor­
tiontotheneedsoftheMemberStates,assessedby
referencebothtothestatisticsofeachState'simports
fromTurkeyoverarepresentative periodandtothe
economicoutlookforthequotaperiodconcerned ;
whereas,inspiteofthelimitedneedforimportsfromTurkeyoftheproductsconcerned,asshownbythe
statisticsforthemajorityoftheMemberStatesthe
Communitycharacterofthetariffquotasconcerned
shouldbesafeguardedbymakingprovisionstocover
needswhichmightariseintheseMemberStates.
WhereasimportsintothevariousMemberStatesfrom
Turkeywereasfollowsduringthelastthreeyearsfor
whichcompletestatisticsareavailable:
1974 1975 1976
tonnes % tonnes % tonnes %
Cottonyarn
Benelux 700027-76 425514-13 1364818-31
Denmark 00 1270-42 130-02
Germany 633325111419647-15 .2500033-54
France 1806716 1044 3-47 2389 3-21
Ireland 34013 00 1450-19
Italy 669026-53 799926-57 3001940-28
UnitedKingdom335713-31 2485 8-26 3319 4-45
25220 30106 74533
Otherwovenfabricsof
cotton
Benelux 100053-70 948 64-33 53517-38
Denmark 2011 11 0-75 36 1-17
Germany 45624-49 151 10-25 110035-74
France 19410-42 95 6-45 48115-63
Ireland 00 0-50-03 10-03
Italy 21011-28 244 16-56 83527-13
UnitedKingdom 00 24 1-63 902-92
1862 1473-5 3078
Whereas,inviewofthesefiguresandforeseeable
markettrendsfortheproductsconcernedduring
1978,theinitialsharesmaybefixedapproximately at
thefollowingpercentages : ..intotwotranches,thefirsttranchebeingallocatedto
theMemberStates,andthesecondheldasareserve
intendedultimatelytocovertherequirementsofthose
MemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheirinitial
shares;whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegreeof
securitytoimporters,thefirsttrancheshouldbedeter­
minedatarelativelyhighlevel,which,underpresent
circumstances ,maybeabout80%ofeachquota
volume;CottonyarnOtherwoven
fabrics
ofcotton
Benelux 16-16 20-08
Denmark 8-71 1-80
Germany 35-86 15-05
France 4-29 22-55
Ireland 2-27 0-92
Italy 23-99 7-50
UnitedKingdom 8-72 32-10WhereastheinitialquotasharesoftheMemberStates
maybeusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,inorder
totakethisfactintoaccountandavoidanybreakin
continuity,itisimportantthatanyMemberState
havingusedupalmostthewholeofoneofitsinitial
quotasharesshoulddrawanadditionalquotashare
fromthecorresponding reserve;whereasthismustbe
donebyeachMemberStateasandwheneachofits
additionalquotasharesisalmostentirelyusedup,and
repeatedasmanytimesaseachofthereservesallows;Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccounttheuncertainty
oftheimporttrendsfortheproductsconcernedinthe
MemberStates,thequotavolumesshouldbedivided

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which,subjecttoArticle5shallbevaliduntil31
December1978,shallbeasfollows:
(tonnes)
CCTheadingNo
MemberStates
55.05 55.09 ex58.01AII
Benelux 128 391 14
Denmark 6935 14
Germany 284293 36
France 34439 26
Ireland 18 18 2
Italy 190 146 18
UnitedKingdom 69625 41
792 1947 151whereaseachoftheinitialandadditionalquotashares
mustbeavailableforuseuntiltheendofthequota
period;whereasthismethodofadministration calls
forclosecooperationbetweenMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,whichmust,inparticular,beableto
observetheextenttowhichthequotaamountisused
andinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,ifataspecifieddateinthequotaperioda
considerable balanceremainsinoneorotherMember
State,itisessentialthatthatMemberStatepaysa
percentageofitbackintothecorresponding reserve,
inordertopreventapartofoneorotherofthe
Communityquotasfromremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasure
concerningtheadministration ofthesharesallocated
tothateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1978,Commu­
nitytariffquotasshallbeopenedforthefollowing
productscomingfromTurkey:
(tonnes)2.Thesecondtrancheofeachquota,amountingto
234,468and34tonnesrespectively ,shallmakeup
thecorresponding reserve.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofoneofanyMemberState's
initialshares,aslaiddowninArticle2(1)or90%of
thatsharelesstheamountreturnedtothecorres­
pondingreservewhereArticle5hasbeenapplied,has
beenusedup,thatMemberStateshallwithoutdelay,
bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawasecondsharein
thequotaequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,rounded
uptothenextunitwhereappropriate ,totheextent
thattheamountinthereserveallows.
2.If,afteroneorotherofitsinitialshareshasbeen
usedup,90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnby
oneoftheMemberStateshasbeenusedup,that
MemberStateshall,inthemannerprovidedforin
paragraph 1,drawathirdshareequalto7-5%ofits
initialshare.
3.If,afteroneorotherofitssecondshareshas
beenusedup,90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawn
byaMemberStatehasbeenusedup,thelattershall,
inthesamemanner,drawafourthshareequaltothe
third.
Thisprocedureshallbefolloweduntilthereservehas
beenexhausted .
4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1,2and3,Member
Statesmaydrawsmallersharesthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethat
thosesharesmightnotbeusedup.Theyshallinform
theCommission oftheirreasonsforapplyingthis
paragraph.
Article4
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaliduntil31December1978.CCT
heading
NoDescription Quota
55.05Cottonyarn,notputupfor
retailsale 1026
55.09Otherwovenfabricsofcotton 2415
58.01Carpets,carpetingandrugs,
knotted(madeupornot):
A.Ofwooloroffineanimal
hair:
II.Other,excludinghand­
madecarpets,carpeting
andrugs 185
2.TheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesaretotally
suspendedwithinthesetariffquotas.
Article2
1.Afirsttrancheofeachofthequotasreferredto
inArticle1,whichshallbe792tonnesforcottonyarn
notputupforretailsale,1947tonnesforother
wovenfabricsofcottonand151tonnesforcarpets,
carpetingandrugsofwoolorfineanimalhair,shall
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pursuanttoArticle3,itispossibleforimportstobe
countedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftheCommunitytariffquotas.
2.MemberStatesshallensureforimportersofthe
productsconcernedestablishedintheirterritoryfree
accesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthesaid
goodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthegoodsare
enteredwithcustomsauthoritiesforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichtheMemberStates'shares
havebeenusedupshallbeestablishedonthebasisof
importscountedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission ,
MemberStatesshallinformitofimportsofthe
productsconcernedactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan1October1978,theunusedportionoftheir
initialsharewhich,on15September1978,isin
excessof20%oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturn
agreaterportioniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October1978
notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsofthe
productsconcernedeffectedundertheCommunity
quotasuptoandincluding15Sptember1978,and,
whereappropriate ,theproportionofeachoftheir
initialsharesthattheyarereturningtoeachofthe
reserves .
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
2and3,andshallinformeachofthemoftheextent
towhichthereserveshavebeenusedassoonasit
receivesthenotifications .
Itshall,notlaterthan5October1978,notifythe
MemberStatesofthestateofeachofthereservesafter
thereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatanydrawingwhichusesupa
reserveislimitedtothebalanceavailableand,forthis
purpose,shallspecifytheamountthereoftothe
MemberStatewhichmakesthefinaldrawing.
Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethat,whenadditionalsharesaredrawnArticle9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcoop­
eratecloselyinordertoensurethattheprovisionsof
thisRegulationarecompliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5December1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.HUMBLET