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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)583final.
/
Brussels,17November1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
opening,allooationandprovidingfortheadministration ofa
Communitytariffquotaforotherwovenfabricsofcottonfalling
\
withinheadingNo55.09oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originating
inSpain(1978)
,Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
\
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofa
Communitytariffquotaforcertainpetroleumproductsfalling
withinChapter27oftheCommonCustomsTariff,refined ,inSpain
(1978)
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
CC&Î(77)583final

(BXPT.AWTQffV
ArticleSofthoA."rc?i»cnt ljntwMn.tho.E^opean .
EconoraioCommunity
o»dSpain,roadwithArtiolo«2,3«4A.'of.AnnexIth,rot0|r^vidoe
fortheopeningofCowrAml-iytari**QuotaoS?orthoiwport&tioninto
thoCai-Tiunityofthofollowingpi'o&uoto,origina-tincInSpain,svt
"fcliocruotaduwioaopooifiodbolowt
CCTJlcncUn/;líoProduct
IAtjtuo.1Volunoj
lQuoto.JXity|
Chapteri.'(
55.05 j
'ijCertainpotrolouir
[pro&uoto
f
Othercotton
*abrioo1200000t.
•.
:i8oot14C#oftboCCTdutiûut
m
However,thisregimehasbeenprovidedonlyfortheimportation of
theseproductsintothesixoriginalMemberStates,whereasthethree
newMemberStateshaveapplieddifferentregimes.Accordingtothe
ActofAccessiontheimportation oftheseproductsintothethreenew
MemberStatesaresubjecttotheratesofdutyoftheCommonCustoms
Tarifffrom1July1977.
Inthissituation,auniformregimeofimportation shouldbeestablished.
Hencetheforementioned quotavolumesshouldbeincreasedinsuchamanner
totakeaccountofthetraditionalquantitiesimportedinthenewMember
States.Thisleadstoanincreaseto1"900tonnesinthequotaforcotton
fabricsandto1400000tonnesforpetroleumproducts.

.;i'"'0J.'e^-uiatior.cprovido,inthovoualuxy,forthoGplittiiitfupo2
tho'tariffvol\unci3intotv;oparto,orwhioh"thofirotwillbo
c.liocatodcnonjthoITci-iborStutoaaoquotar.harasandthonooond
Killbok©j>taoareserve.
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r.coordiii^to'thoralr.n,';>j»arallyappliedhithoi*to.Thotot.;)..
ii.'.portoofeach.'losiberGtatofor1974*to1976liavoboon­
;cxpronnodanftproportion OF-totalCoi'tf.unityinportnovorthoUCUAO•
i'oviod,VO'iororultir^*pcrccnto^-ouhavobocnappliodf»tuto:byGtato
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Xiojit»ly-tho"rmandwhon"Hiothod.
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tiionoproduotnvaryfromc-noKcmbor.Gtatotoanother,withthooffoot
«»i«wv.ioMemberStatool'c^rdthoapplicationofar.in^-lomethodof-.
i«-^'.<ir.j.n^rationaoir.ponniblo.Incontracttoccneralpractio'o,
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AnnexI
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)NO
of
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaCommunitytariffquota
forcertainpetroleumproductsfallingwithinChapter27oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,refinedinSpain(1978),
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,>
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereastheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandSpain(D,'.
providesinArticle2(1)
togetherwithArticle3ofAnnexI,forrhe
openingbytheCommunityofanannualtotalCom­
munitytariffquotaof1200000tonnesof
certainpetroleumproductsfallingwithinChapter27
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,refinedinSpain;
whereas,pursuanttoArticle2ofthesaidAnnex,
thequotadutyisequalto40%oftheCommon
CustomsTariffdutieswhereasthisprefer­
entialtariffarrangement hasbeenprovidedonly
forimports oftheseproductsintothe
MemberStatesoftheCommunityinitsoriginal
composition;whereas,accordingtotheActof
Accession(2)timports oftheseproducts
intothethreenewMemberStatesaresubjectto
theratesofdutyoftheCommonCustomsTariff
from1July1977;whereastheimportarrangements
relatingtotheseproductsshouldbeuniform
throughouttheCommunity;whereasthefore-
mentionedannualquotavolumeshouldbe
increasedto1400000tonnes;whereasthis
Communitytariffquotashouldbeopenedfor
1978:
(1)0JNoL182,16.8.1970,p.2
(2)0JNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.

whereiniti*inparticularncccwurytocnsuruforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterruptedaccess
totheabovcmentioncd quotaanduninterrupted
applicationofrheratelaiddownforthatquotato
allimportsoftheproductconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,
havingregardtotheprinciple*mentionedabove,tin
Communitynatureofthequotacanberespectedby
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,torepresentascloselyas
possiblerheactualdevelopmentofthe-marketinrhe
productsinquestion,rheallocationshouldfollow
proportionately therequirementoftheMember
Statescalculatedfrombothstatisticsofimportsfrom
Spainduringarepresentative periodandthe
rcoriomicoutlookforrhetariffperiodinquestion;■
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhich
statisticsarcavailable,thecorresponding ,importsby
eachoftheMemberStatesrepresentrhefollowing
percentagesofrheimportsintotheCommunityfrom
Spainofrheproductsconcerned:
I»74I1"5\'¡"ó
. 1
Bénélux »ir 1
I22.11
22.8l1
I24.8
Denmark 0.00.00.0
Germany 45.454.432.4
France 9.10.98.5
Ireland 0.00.00.0
Italy 4.74.36.4
UnitedKingdom18.817.627.9
Whereas,inviewofohesefactors,oftheforeseeable
.developmentofthemarketforcheproductsin
questionandinparticularoftheestimatessubmitted .
.bycertainMemberStates,initialquotasharesmay
befixedapproximately atthefollowingpercentages:
Bénélux 22.9
Denmark ' 0.1
Germany 45.6
France 6.0
Ireland 0.1
Italy 4.9
UnitedKingdom 20.4
Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsin
thevariousMemberStatesoftheproductunder
consideration ,rhetotalquotavolumeshouldbe
dividedintotwoinstalments,thefirstbeingshared
amongtheMemberStatesandthesecond.
heldasareservetocoveratalaterdatethe
requirementsofthoseMemberStates,havingused
uptheirinitialshare;whereastogiveMemberState
importerssomecertainty,thefirstinstalmentofthe
Communityquotamightbefixedata'bout80%of
thequotavolume;
WhereastheinitialsharesofMemberStatesmaybe
usedupmoreorlessquickly;whereas,therefore,
toavoiddisruptionofsuppliesanyMemberState
whichhasalmostusedupitsinitialshare,mustdraw.

-3-
asupplementary sharefromthereserve;whereas
thismustbedonebyeachMemberStateaseach
oneofitssupplementary sharesisalmostusedup,
andasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereas
theinitialandsupplementary sharesmustbevalid
untiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereatthisform
ofadministration requiresclosecollaboration
betweenfllieMemberStatesandrheCommission ,
andtheCommissionmustbeinaposiriontofollow
theextenttowhichthequotavolumehasbeenused
upandinformtheMemberStatesthereof;LuxembourgareunitedInandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerning
theadministration ofrhequotasharesallocatedto
thateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyof
itsmembers.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,'
aconsiderablequantityoftheinitialshareisleft
overinaMemberState,itisessentialthateach
Stateshouldreturnasignificantproportiontothe
reservetopreventapartoftheCommunityquota
fromremainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhile
itcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKing­
domoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofArticle1
From1Januaryuntil31Dccombcriy«,andsubject
tothemeasureswhichmightbetakenpursuantto
Article3(2)and(4)ofAnnexItotheAgreement
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
Spain,theCommonCustomsTariffdutiesinrespect
oftheproductsrefinedinSpainandlistedbelow
shallbesuspendedpartiallyatrhe'levelsindicated
foreachofthem,withinthelimitsofaglobalCom­
munitytariffquotaof1400000<ons;
CCT
hc.itling
NoDescriptionRit«ofduiy
(%>
27.10Petroleumoilsand'oilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals,
otherthancrude;preparationsnotelsewherespecifiedor
included,containingnotlessihan70%byweightofpetroleum
oilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals,theseoils
beingthebasicconstituentsofthepreparations :
A.Lightoils:
III.Forotherpurposes *2-4
B.Médiumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes 2-4
C.Heavyoils:
I.Casoil:
c)Forotherpurposes'1-4
II.Fueloil:
c)Forotherpurposes 1-4
III.Lubricatingoils;otheroils:
c)Tobemixedinaccordancewiththetermsof•
AdditionalNote7tothisChapter(a) 1-6
d)Forotherpurposes . 2-4
27.11Petroleumgasesandothergaseoushydrocarbons :
B.Other:
1.Commercialpropaneandcommercialbutane:
.i,c)Forotherpurposes ' 0-6
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities.

CCT
hcading
NoDescriptionRiteofduty
(%)
27.12
27.13
27.14Petroleumjelly:
A.Crude:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Other. ..'
Paraffinwax,micrc-crysralline wax,slackwax,ozokerite,
lipnitcwax,pearwaxandothermineralwaxes,whetheror
notcoloured:
B.Other:
I.Crude;
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Other
Petroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandothci>c<iduesof
petroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminous i>'vrals:
C.Other:
II.Other0-8
2-8
0-8
2-4
Article2
1.Afirstinstalment,amountingto1200000"ton­
nesoftheCommunitytariffquotareferredtoin
Article1,shallbeallocatedamongtheMember
States;therespectiveshares,whichsubjecttoArticle
5shallbevaliduntil31December1978,shallconsist
ofthefollowingamounts:
Bénélux 255000tonnes
Denmark 2000tonnes
Germany 510000tonnes
France 68000tonnes
Ireland 2000tonnes
Italy 55000tonnes
UnitedKingdom 228000tonnes
2.Thesecondinstalmentof280000tonnes
shallconstitutethereserve.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofaMember
StarelaiddowninArticle2(1),or90%ofrhatshare
lesstheamountreturnedintorhcreservewherethe
provisionsofArticle5havebeenapplied,hasbeen
exhausted,thatMemberStateshallproceedwithout
delay,bynotifyingtheCommission,todrawa
secondshare,equalto15%ofitsinitialshare,
roundeduptothenextunit.2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted?Q%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnupbyaMen.W
.Statehasbeenused,rhatMemberStateshallproceed,
.inaccordancewiththeconditionslaiddownin
paragraph 1,todrawathirdshare,equalto7-5%of
itsinitialshare,roundeduptothenextunitwhere
appropriate,totheextentrhatthereserveissufficient.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceedin
thesameway.todrawafourthshareequaltothe
third.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted.
4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1,2and3,the
MemberStatesmayproceedtodrawsharessmaiier
thanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthereisreason
tobelievethattheymightnot'beusedup.Theyshall
informtheCommissionofthereasonswhichJed
themtoapplythisparagraph.
Article4
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuant
Article3shallbevalidunoil31December1978.to

ArticleS Article7
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
latertfhan1October1978,theunusedportionof
theirinitialsharewhich,on15September1978,isin
excessof20%oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturn
aGreaterportioniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
liicMemberSt.iressli.ill,notlatert'haii1October
notifytotheCommissionofrhetotalimports
oithesaidgoodseffecteduptoandincluding
15September 1973andchargedagainsttheCom­
munityquouand,Whereappropriate,theproportion
oftheirinitialsharethatisbeingreturnedtothe
reserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewith
Articles2and3andshallinformeachofthemof
theextenttowihiohthereservehasbeenusedas
soonasitreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,not'laterthan5October1978,
notifyMemberStaresoftheamountinthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurechatanydrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,forthispurpose,shallspecifytheamount
thereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinal
drawing.•1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesarc
drawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossibleforcharges
tobemadewithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
accumulatedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
ofshesaidgoodsestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtochem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
laidgoodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthegoods
areenteredforhomeuse.
Article8
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission,
MemberStatesshallinformitofimportsactually
chargedagainsttheirshares..
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselyinordertoensurethatthis
Regulationisobserved.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
1January1978•
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States..* •
DoneatBrussels.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEXII
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No
i. Of
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaCommunitytariffquota
forotherwovenfabricsofcottonfallingwithinheadingNo55.09,oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatinginSpain(1978)
THl-COUNCILOVTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES .
HavingregardtorheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article113thereof,
I
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
I
WhereastheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandSpain,(1),
providesinArticle2(1)
togerherwithArticle4ofAnnexIforthe
openingbytheCommunityofanannualCommunity
tariffquotaof1800tonnesoforherwoven
fabricsofcottonfallingwithinheadingNo55.09of
theCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginSpain;
'whereas,pursuanttoArticle2ofthesaidAnnex,
thequotadutyisequalto40%oftheCommon
•CustomsTariffdutyinrespectofrheproduct
•concerned;whereastheCommunitytariffquota
containsquotadutiesof5-2,5-6,5-6and6%forthe
productsfallingwithinsubheadings55.09AI,AII,
BIandBII; , ,,whereasthisprefer­
entialtariffarrangement hasbeenprovidedonly
forimportsoftheseproductsintothe
MemberStatesoftheCommunityinitsoriginal
composition;whereas,accordingtotheActof
Accession(2),importsoftheseproducts :
intothethreenewMemberStatesaresubjectto
theratesofdutyoftheCommonCustomsTariff
from1July1977;whereastheimportarrangements
relatingtotheseproductsshouldbeuniform
throughouttheCommunity;whereasthefore-
mentionedannualquotavolumeshouldbe ;
increasedto1900tonnes;whereasthis '
Communitytariffquotashouldbeopenedfor
1978:
C1)0JNoL182,16.8.1970,p.2'
<2)0JNoL73,27.3.1972,p.H. . J'

Whereasitininparticularnecessarytoensureto
allCommunityImportersequalanduninterrupted
accesstotheabovemenrioned quotaanduninter­
ruptedapplicationoftheratelaiddownforthat
quotatoallimportsoftheproductconcernedinto
allMemberStatesuntilrhcquotahasbeenused
up;whereas,havingregardtotheprinciples
mentionedabove,theCommunity natureofthe
quotacanberespectedbyallocatingtheCommunity
tariffquotaamongtheMemberStates;whereasto
representascloseiyaspossibletheactualtrendof
themarketintheproductsinquestion,theallocation
shouldfollowproportionately therequirementsof
theMemberStatescalculatedfrom'bothstatisticsof
importsfromSpainduringarepresentative period
andtheeconomicoutlookforthetariffperiodin
question;
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhich
statisticsareavailable,thecorresponding importsby,
eachoftheMemberStatesrepresentthefollowing
percentagesoftheimportsintotheCommunityfrom
Spainoftheproductsconcerned:
w419751976
1
Bénélux \r _–
|18.5I
12.7!18.7
Denmark 0.00.00.0
Germany 3.66.74.4
France 56.970.968.8
Ireland 3.11.20.5
Italy 5.75.25.8
UnitedKingdom 12.23.3.|1.8
Whereas,inviewofthesefactors,oftheforeseeable
developmentofthemarketfortheproductsin
questionandinparticularoftheestimatessubmitted
bycertainMemberStates,initialquotasharesmay
befixedapproximately atthefollowingpercentages:
Bénélux 16.8
Denmôrk 0.4'
Germany 5.3
France 65.2
Ireland 1.4
Italy 5.6
UnitedKingdom 5.3

Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsin
thevariousMemberStatesoftheproductunder
consideration ,thetotalquotavolumeshouldbe
dividedintotwoinstalments,thefirstbeingshared
amongtheMemberStatesandthesecondheldas
areservetocoveratalaterdacetherequirement *
ofthoseMemberStateshavinguseduptheirinitial
share;whereastogiveMemberStateimporterssome
certainty,thefirstoftheCommunityquotamightbe
fixodat75%ofthequotavolume;
WhcrenstheinitialsharesofMemberStatesmaybe
usedupmoreorlessquickly;whereas,therefore,to
avoiddisruptionofsuppliesanyMemberStatewhich'
hasalmostusedupitsinitialshare,mustdrawa
supplementary sharefromrhcreserve;whereasthis
mustbedonebyeachMemberStateaseachoneof
itssupplementary sharesisalmostusedup,andas
manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitial
andsupplementary sharesmustbevaliduntilthe
endofthequotaperiod;whereasthisformof
administration requiresclosecollaborationbetween
theMemberStatesandtheCommission,andthe
Commissionmustbeinapositiontofollowrhe
extenttowhichthequotavolumehasbeenused
upandinformtheMemberStatesthereof;'Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,
aconsiderablequantityoftheinitialshareisleft
overinaMemberState,itisessentialthateach
Stateshouldreturnasignificantproportiontorhe
reservetopreventapartoftheCommunityquota
fromremainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhile
itcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKing­
domoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbyrhe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerning
theadministration ofthequotasharesallocatedto
thateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyof
itsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
From1Januaryuntil31December19/8,the
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesinrespectofthe
productsoriginatinginSpainandlistedbelowshall
bepartiallysuspendedatthelevelsindicatedforeach
ofthemwithinthelimitsofaglobalCommunity'
tariffquotaof1900tonnes:
CCT
hca<Jing
NoOncripuon <Rareoiduty
(%)
55.09 Otherwovenfabricsofcotton:
A.Containing85%ormorebyweightofcotton:
I.Ofawidthoflessthan85cm* 5-2
II.Orhcr 5-6
B.Other:
I.Ofawidthoflessthan85cm 5-6
II.Other 6
Article2
1.Afirstinstalment,amountingto1425"tonnes
oftheCommunitytariffquotareferredtoin
Article1,shallbeallocatedamongtheMember
States;therespectiveshares,whichsubjectto
Article5shallbevaliduntil31December1978,
shallbeasfollows:
Bénélux 240 tonnes
Denmark 5tonnes
Germany 75tonnes
France 930 tonnes
Ireland 20tonnes
Italy 80tonnes
United Kingdom 75tonnes2.Thesecondinstalmentof475tonnes -shall
constitute'thereserve.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofrheinitialshareofaMember
StatelaiddowninArticle2(1),or90%ofthatshare
lesstheamountreturnedintothereservewherethe
provisionsofArticle5havebeenapplied,hasbeen
exhausted,thatMemberStateshallproceedwithout
delay,bynotifyingtheCommission,todrawa

secondshare,equalto15%ofitsinitialshare,
roundeduptothenextunit.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnupbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,
inaccordancewiththeconditionslaiddownin
paragraph1,todrawathirdshare,equalto7-5%of
itsinitialshare,roundoduptothenextunitwhere
appropriate,totheexrentthatthereserveissufficient.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenused,thaiMemberStateshallproceedin
thesamewaytodrawufourths'hareequaltothe
third.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted.
4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1,2and3,the
MemberStatesmayproceedtodrawsharessmaller
thanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthereisreason
tobelievechattheymightnotbeusedup.Theyshall
informtheCommissionofthereasonswhichled
themtoapplythisparagraph.
Article4
Eachoftheadditionalshares -drawnpursuant:to
Article3shallbevaliduntil31December197&-
ArticleS
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan1October197^theunusedportionof
cheirinitialsharewhich,on15September1978,isin
excessof20%oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturn
agreaterportioniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October
1978,notifytotheCommissionofthetotalimports
ofthesaidgoodseffecteduptoandincluding
15September1978,andchargedagainsttheCom­
munityquotaand,whereappropriate,theproportion
oftheirinitialsharethatisbeingreturnedtothe
reserve.Articles2and3andshallinformeachofthemofthe
extenttowhichthereservehatbeenusedassoon
atitreceivosthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5October1978,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalance
availableand,forthispurpose,shallspecifythe
aimountthereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakes
thelastdrawing.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesare
drawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossibleforcharges
tobemadewithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
accumulatedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidgoodsestablishedintheirterritory'have
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtorhom.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidgoodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthegoods
areentered .forhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
■importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission,
MemberStatesshallinformitofimportsactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselyinordertoensurethatthis
Regulationisobserved.
Article6 Article10
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountofthesharesThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
openedbyMemberStatesina>\:ordancewith'1January1978.

Stjtes^e8Ulat'°n#ha11b°blndinsinendrctyftndd'"«lyapplicableinallMember
*
DoneatBrussels,
"ν·-··.'■ .ν'
u■■■ ,'• ; ' ;
fortheCouncil
ThePresident .

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
1.BudgetLineconcerned :Ch.12Art.120
2.Legalbasis:Art.113
3.Titleofthetariffmeasure:
ProposalsforCouncilRegulations (EEC)opening,allocatingandprovidingfor
theadministration ofCommunitytariffquotasforotherwovenfabricsof
cottonoriginatinginSpainandcertainpetroleum :productsrefinedinSpain
(19f8)
4.Objectives :
Executionofancontractualobligation .(Agreement EEC/Spain)
5.Methodofcalculation
-NoofCCT
-Quotavolume
-Quotadutyrate
-DutyrateCCTexChap.27
1400000t
between0.6%and2.8%
between2%and67.55.09
1900t
between5.2%and6%
between13%and15%
6.Lossofreceipts:
-380000to456000UAaccordinguseofthequota(55.09)
-11.2MioUAto14MioUAaccordinguseofthisquota(exChap.27)