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REGULATION (EEC)No3001/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of17November1975
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofCommunitytariffquotas
forcertaincottontextileandlikeproductsoriginatingindevelopingcountries
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinion ,oftheEuropean
Parliament(*);
Whereas,withinthecontextofUNCTAD,theEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityofferedtogranttariff
preferencesonfinishedandsemi-finishedproducts
comingfromdevelopingcountries;whereasthepre­
ferentialtreatmentproposedinthatoffercovers,
generallyspeaking,allfinishedandsemi-finished
industrialproductscoveredbyChapters25to99of
theBrusselsNomenclature whichoriginateindevel­
opingcountries;whereasthepreferenceconsistsin
thegrantingofexemptionfromcustomsduties;
whereaspreferentialimportsareeffecteduptothe
levelofceilingscalculatedbyvalueinrespectof
eachproductonthebasisoffactorswhichareuni­
formforalltheproducts;whereas,inorderthatthe
preferencesgrantedtothemostcompetitivedevel­
opingcountryorcountriesshouldberestrictedand
thatasubstantialshareshouldbereservedforthe
leastcompetitive,preferentialimportsfromanyone
developingcountryinrespectofagivenproduct
shouldnot,asageneralrule,exceed50%ofthe
ceilingfixedforthatproduct;
Whereas,intheoffermadebytheCommunity ,the
annualceilingsshouldnormallybecalculatedonthe
basisoftotalvaluefor1968ofcifimportsfromthe
countriesbenefitingfromthisscheme,excludingthose
alreadyenjoyingvariouspreferentialtariffarrange­mentsgrantedbytheCommunity (basicamount)
plus5%ofthevalueofcifimportsfromtheother
countriesandfromthecountriesalreadyenjoying
sucharrangements (additionalamount);
Whereas,however,inrespectofcottontextile
productsformerlycoveredbythelong-termarrange­
mentregardinginternationaltradeincottontextiles,
theoffermadebytheCommunitylaysdownthat
thepreferencesintheformofduty-freeceilings
normallycalculatedaccordingtotheformulasetout
intheprecedingrecital,willbegrantedtothe
countriesenjoyinggeneralizedpreferenceswhichare
signatoriestothelong-termarrangementorpossibly
tothosecountrieswhichundertakevis-a-visthe
Communitycommitments similartothoseexisting
underthatarrangementandforthedurationofthe
saidarrangement ;whereasthearrangementexpired
on30September1973andwasextendedto
31December1973;whereas,asin1974and1975
andonatransitionalbasis,itmaybeanticipated
thatthecountriesconcernedtherebywill,for1976,
adoptmeasureswithequivalentaims,pending
applicationofthearrangement regardinginter­
nationaltradeintextiles(2);whereasitisapparent
thatonlyimportsfromthesecountriesaretoform
thebasisforcalculatingtheabovementioned ceilings;
whereas,withparticularregardtothelinkwhich
Article6ofthesaidlong-termarrangement
establishesbetweencottonproductsandsubstitute
products,itappearsjustifiedinthesecircumstances
andbyvirtueofthefactthatatotalsuspensionof
customsdutiesisinvolvedtoincludeinthesame
schemeasthatdescribedabovethosesubstitute
textileproductsgivenintheconditionallistofpartial
andlimitedreductionsofcustomsdutiesdeposited
withGATTbytheCommunityduringthelast
seriesoftariffnegotiations ;whereas,moreover,in
(!)OJNoC257,10.11.1975,p.30. (2)OJNoL118,30.4.1974,p.1.

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preferences,couldin1974and1975beovercome
onlybymeansofsuccessiveflat-rateincreasesof
around50%and5%intheceilingsfixedfor1973;
whereasthesamesituationwillagainprevailin
1976,sothatsuchimprovement canbeeffected
onlybymeansofaflat-rateincreaseof5%inthe
ceilingsfixedfor1975:
Whereasitisexpedient,therefore,inrespectofthe
productsreferredtoinAnnexAwhichoriginatein
thecountrieslistedinAnnexB,thattheCommunity
shouldopen,for1976,duty-freeCommunitytariff
quotaswithinthelimits ,oftheamountsinmetric
tonsgiveninrespectofeachoftheseproducts;
Whereaschargesagainsteachofthesetariffquotas
must,inrespectoftheproductsoriginatinginany
oftheabovementioned countries,comewithina
specifiedpercentageoftheamountofthequota;
whereasthebenefitofsuchtariffquotasshouldbe
reservedforproductsoriginatinginthecountries
underconsideration,theconceptof'originating
products'beingdeterminedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle14ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No802/68(2)of27June1968on
thecommondefinitionoftheconceptoftheorigin
ofgoods;viewofthespecialnaturewhichtradeinthe
productsconcernedmayhave,itappearsexpedient,
whereverthisisjustifiedbytheparticularsensitivity
oftheproduct,todetermineintermsoftonnages
theceilingsforthepreferentialimportsofsuch
products,takingdueaccountofdeliverieseffected
during1968bythebeneficiarycountriesalone;
whereas,moreover,particularlyinviewofthehigh
levelofdeliveriesofthetextilesinquestiontothe
Communitybythethirdcountriesconcerned,it
appearsappropriate,exceptinparticularinstances,
torestrictpreferentialimportsfromanysingle
beneficiarycountryto30%oftheceilinglaiddown
foreachcategoryoftextileproductsconcerned;
WhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludes
aclausestatingthattheCommunitydrewupthe
offerontheassumptionthatallthemainindustrial­
izedcountrieswhicharemembersoftheOECD
wouldparticipateingrantingpreferencesandwould
makesimilareffortsinthisdirection;whereas,more­
over,itisevidentfromtheconclusionsworkedout
inUNCTADthatthisoffer,whilebeingofatem­
porarynature,doesnotconstituteabindingcommit­
mentand,inparticular,maybewithdrawnwholly
orinpartatalaterdate;whereasthispossibilitymay
beadoptedinteraliawithaviewtoremedyingany
unfavourable situationswhichmightariseinthe
ACPStatesfollowingtheimplementation ofthe
generalizedpreferencescheme;
Whereas,moreover,theconferenceofHeadsofState
orofGovernment oftheMemberStatesand,the
StatesaccedingtotheEuropeanCommunities held
inParisfrom19to21October1972invitedthe
CommunityinstitutionsandtheMemberStatespro­
gressivelytoadoptanoverallpolicyofdevelopment
cooperationonaworld-widescalecomprisingin
particulartheimprovementofgeneralizedpreferences
withtheaimofachievingasteadyincreaseinimports
ofmanufacturesfromthedevelopingcountries;
Whereastariffpreferenceshavebeenappliedfrom
thesecondhalfof1971undertheconditionssetout
aboveandwhereasthesepreferencesshouldcontinue
tobeappliedthoughout1976;
Whereas,inaccordancewithProtocol23totheAct
ofAccession (1)thegeneralizedtariffpreferences
schemehasbeenapplicableinthenewMember
Statesfrom1January1974;
Whereasinrespectoftextileproducts,thecomplexity
ofthemeasurestobeimplemented ,combinedwith
theabovementioned aimofimprovingthegeneralizedWhereasitisnecessarytoensureequalandcon­
tinuousaccessforallCommunityimporterstothe
abovementioned quotasandtheuninterruptedappli­
cationoftheratelaiddownforthosequotastoall
importsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthosequotasareusedup;whereas,having
regardtotheprinciplesdefinedabove,theCommu­
nitynatureofthequotascanberespectedbyallo­
catingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongMember
States;whereas,moreover,tothisendandinthe
contextoftheutilizationsystem,theactualcharges
againstthequotasmayrelateonlytogoodswhich
areenteredforhomeuseandwhichareaccompanied
byacertificateoforigin;
Whereastheapplicationofthegenerallyaccepted
principlesinrespectoftheallocationoftheCom­
munitytariffquotaswhichhavebeenopeneduntil
nowentails,underthesecircumstances andinview
ofthevarietyoftheproductsconcernedandinview
ofthefactthatthebenefitingcountriesarespecified,
calculationswhichareallthemoreproblematicin
thatthestatisticaldatarequiredsometimesproveto
beincompleteornotsufficientlyaccurateorrepre­
sentative;whereasthetimerequiredforthesecal­
(!)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14. (2)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.

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theadministration ofthesharesallocatedtothe
BeneluxEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers,culationscannotbereconciledwiththecontinuity
necessaryfortheapplicationofthetariffpreferences
concerned;whereas,undertheseconditions,itwould
beadvisablestillatthisstagetoadoptafixedscale
forallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotasconcerned
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,usingasabasis
generaleconomiccriteriarelatingtoexternaltrade,
intextiles,thegrossnationalproductandpopulation,
thepercentagesfortheinitialsharesoftheMember
Statesinquotaamountsareasfollowsforthequota
yearunderconsideration :HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Germany 27%
Benelux 10%
France 19%
Italy 14%
Denmark '7%
Ireland 1%
UnitedKingdom 22%Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1976the
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesandthetariffduties
ofthenewMemberStatesontheproductslisted
inAnnexAshallbecompletelysuspendedwithin
theframeworkofCommunitytariffquotasofvol­
umeswhichshallbeexpressedinmetrictonsand
whichshallbeindicatedagainsteachproductin
column3ofthatAnnex.
2.Thesetariffquotasshallbeenjoyedsolelyby
productsoriginatinginthecountrieslistedinAnnex
B.However,thoseimportswhichalreadyenjoy
exemptionfromcustomsdutiesunderotherprefer­
entialtariffarrangementsgrantedbytheCommunity
maynotbechargedagainstthesetariffquotas.For
thepurposesofthisRegulation,theconceptofori­
ginatingproductsshallbedeterminedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle14ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No802/68.
3.Theamounttobechargedinrespectofeach
countryreferredtoinparagraph2againsteachof
thetariffquotaamountsmentionedaboveshallbe
limitedtothemaximumamountgivenasapercen­
tageandinmetrictonsincolumn4ofAnnexA
againsteachcategoryofproducts.
4.AnyamendmenttoAnnexB,inparticularby
theadditionofnewcountriesenjoyingtariffpre­
ferences,mayentailacorresponding adjustmentto
thevolumesofthequotasandtothemaximum
amountsappearingincolumns3and4ofAnnexA.Whereas,withoutaffectingtheCommunitynature
ofthetariffquotasunderconsideration ,itappears
possibletoprovideatthisstageforautilization
schemebasedonasingleallocationamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,moreover,theallocation
setoutbythisRegulationinnowayprejudicesthe
possibilityofadoptingthegeneralmethodofallo­
cationofCommunityquotascomprisingthesetting
upofareserveshare;whereasimplementation of
thisprincipleinthisparticularlysensitivesectorcan,
however,takeplaceonlyprogressively ,yetmust
remainattunedtothemethodsofadministration
laiddowninthegeneralframeworkofthegeneralized
tariffpreferencescheme;whereasatthepresentjunc­
tureitappearsfeasiblethatsuchallocationcouldas
arulebemadeaccordingtothepercentagessetout
inthetableabove;whereas,however,oneofthe
newMemberStates,theKingdomofDenmark,has
foranumberofyearsbeenimportingrelativelylarge
quantitiesofcertaincottonyarnsandwovenfabrics
fallingwithinheadingNosex55.05andex55.09
oftheCommonCustomsTarifffromanumberof
developingcountriesandhasthereforeceasedto
producethearticlesinquestion;whereasthisspecial
situationshouldtemporarilycontinuetobetaken
intoaccountandthisMemberStateshouldbe
grantedanincreasedsharewithoutrestrictingthe
accesstheretoofcountriesbenefitingfromgeneralized
preferences ;Article2
1.TheCommunitytariffquotasreferredtoin
Article1shallbeallocatedinshareswhichshallbe,
foreachMemberState,theamountscorresponding
toquantitiesshownincolumn5ofAnnexAagainst
eachcategoryofproducts.
2.ThesharesallocatedtoDenmarkforcertainpro­
ductsfallingwithinheadingNosex55.05andex
55.09shallbeincreasedbyanamountdetermined
inafootnotetoAnnexA.
Article1(3)shallnotapplytosuchanincrease.WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKing­
domoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcerning

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Article3
1.TheMemberStatesshallensurefreeaccessto
theshareswhichhavebeenallocatedtothemfor
importersofthesaidgoodsestablishedintheir
territory.
2.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importsofthesaidgoodswhichhavebeenentered
forhomeuse,andwhichareaccompaniedbyacer­
tificateoforigininaccordancewiththerulesreferred
toinArticle1(2).
3.Goodsshallqualifyforatariffquotaonlyif
thecertificateoforiginreferredtoinparagraph2
issubmittedbeforethedateonwhichthelevying
ofdutiesisre-introduced .countrieslistedinAnnexB,againstanyoneofthe
Communitytariffquotasreachthemaximum
amountlaiddownincolumn4ofAnnexA,the
CommissionshallimmediatelynotifytheMember
Statesofthedateonwhich,asaresultofthis
factor,thenormaltariffistobere-introduced in
respectofthecountryinquestion.Thisnotification
shallbepublishedintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
Article5
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionatregu­
larintervalsofimportsoftheproductsinquestion
actuallychargedagainsttheirshare.
Article6
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethattheaboveArticlesareobserved.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
1January1976.Article4
TheCommissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasures
toensurethatthemaximumamountreferredtoin
Article1(3)isobserved.Whenthecharges,atCom­
munitylevel,ofproductsoriginatingineachofthe
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17November1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
E.COLOMBO

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ANNEXA
Listofproductssubjecttozero-dutyCommunitytariffquotasunderthegeneralizedtariff
preferencesgrantedtodevelopingcountries
Order
NoCCT
heading
No
(1)DescriptionQuota
amountin
metric
tons
(3)Maximumamount
percountry
(4)Volumeofsharesallocatedto
MemberStatesinmetrictons
(5) (2)%metric
tons
1
2
3
455.05Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale:
B.Other:
II.Other:
Measuring,persingleyarn,perkg:
—14000morless
—Morethan14000mbutnot
morethan40000m
—Morethan40000mbutnot
morethan80000m
—Morethan80000mbutless
than120000m1248
4712
1621
23230
30
30
30374
1414
486
70Germany 336-96
Benelux 124*80
France 237*12
Italy 174*72
Denmark 87.36
Ireland 12-48
UnitedKingdom274*56
Germany 1272*24
Benelux 471-20
France 895-28
Italy 659*68
Denmark(*)329-84
Ireland 47*12
UnitedKingdom1036*64
Germany 437-67
Benelux 162.10
France 307*99
Italy 226.94
Denmark(2)113.47
Ireland 16-21
UnitedKingdom356*62
Germany 62.64
Benelux 23*20
France 44*08
Italy 32*48
Denmark 16*24
Ireland 2*32
UnitedKingdom 51*04
555.09Otherwovenfabricsofcotton:
A.Containing85%ormorebyweight
ofcotton:
exI.Ofawidthoflessthan85cm:
—Unbleached 84430253Germany 227.88
Benelux 84.40
France 160.36
Italy 118.16
Denmark 59*08
Ireland 8*44
UnitedKingdom185.68
(l)PursuanttoArticle2(2),thisshareisincreasedby1100-82metrictons.
(a)PursuanttoArticle2(2),thisshareisincreasedby597-01metrictons.

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Maximumamount
percountry
(4)CCT
heading
NoQuota
amountin
metric
tonsVolumeofsharesallocatedto
MemberStatesinmetrictons Order
NoDescription
(2)%metric
tons1) 3} 5)
55.09
(cont'd)II.Other:
—Unbleached,ofawidthof:
—85cmbutnotmorethan
115cmormore 4218301265
Morethan115cmbutnot
morethan165cm 2564307696
7
8
9Germany 1138.86
Benelux 421-80
France 801-42
Italy 590-52
Denmark 295-26
Ireland 42.18
UnitedKingdom927-96
Germany 692-28
Benelux 256-40
France 487-16
Italy 358-96
Denmark(x)179.48
Ireland 25-64
UnitedKingdom564-08
Germany 223.29
Benelux 82*70
France 157.13
Italy 115.78
Denmark 57*89
Ireland 8.27
UnitedKingdom181.94
Germany 94.23
Benelux 34-90
France 66.31
Italy 48.86
Denmark(2)24-43
Ireland 3.49
UnitedKingdom 76.78Morethan165cm 82730248
Notspecified 34930105
ex60.03Stockings,understockings,socks,ankle­
socks,sockettesandthelike,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticorrubberized :
—Ofcotton 10 1833055Germany 49*41
Benelux 18-30
France 34-77
Italy 25-62
Denmark 12-81
Ireland 1.83
UnitedKingdom 40-26
61.01Men'sandboys'outergarments:
—Inwovenfabricsofcotton 11 2213066Germany 59.67
Benelux 22-10
France 41*99
Italy 30*94
Denmark 15-47
Ireland 2.21
UnitedKingdom 48.62
(*)PursuanttoArticle2(2),thisshareisincreasedby787-18metrictons.
(J)PursuanttoArticle2(2),thisshareisincreasedby1177-88metrictons.

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Maximumamount
percountry
(4)Order
NoCCT
heading
NoQuota
amountin
metric
tonsVolumeofsharesallocatedto
MemberStatesinmetrictons Description
(2) 1) (3)%metric
tons(3)
12 Other 2213066 61.01
(cont'd)Germany 59-67
Benelux 22-10
France 41-99
Italy 30-94
Denmark 15-47
Ireland 2-21
UnitedKingdom 48-62
61.02Women's,girls'andinfants'outergar­
ments:
—Inwovenfabricsofcotton 13 2213066Germany 59-67
Benelux 22-10
France 41-99
Italy 30-94
Denmark *5-47
Ireland 2-21
UnitedKingdom 48-62
Germany 59-67
Benelux 22-10
France 41-99
Italy. 30-94
Denmark 15-47
Ireland 2-21
UnitedKingdom 48-6214 Other 2213066
ex61.03Men'sandboys'undergarments,inclu­
dingcollars,shirtfrontsandcuffs:
—Inwovenfabricsotherthancotton 15 2213066Germany 59-67
Benelux 22-10
France 41-99
Italy 30-94
Denmark 15-47
Ireland 2-21
UnitedKingdom 48-62
62.02Bedlinen,tablelinen,toiletlinenand
kitchenlinen;curtainsandotherfur­
nishingarticles:
—Inwovenfabricsofcotton 16 1833055Germany 49-41
Benelux 18-30
France 34-77
Italy 25-62
Denmark 12-81
Ireland 1-83
UnitedKingdom 40-26
Germany 26-19
Benelux 9-70
France 18-43
Italy 13-58
Denmark 6-79
Ireland 0-97
UnitedKingdom 21-3417 Other 973029

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ANNEXB
Listofdevelopingcountriesbenefitingundergeneralizedtariffpreferencesfromcertaintextile
products
Afghanistan
Argentina
Bangladesh
Colombia
CostaRica
Egypt,ArabRepublicof
ElSalvador
Guatemala
Haiti
India
Indonesia
Jamaica
Korea(South)
Malaysia
Mexico
Nicaragua
Pakistan
Paraguay
Philippines
Singapore
SriLanka
Thailand
Vietnam,Republicof