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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(73)1943 final
Brussels,19November1973
PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
V -
!
opening,allocating ,andprovidingfor"theadministration ofa
Communitytariffquotaforcertainpetroleumproducts
fallingwithinChapter27oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,refinedinTurkey(1974)
PROPOSAL TORA
REGULATION (EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
opening,allocating ,andprovidingfortheadministration of
Communitytariffquotasforcottonyam,notputupfor
retailsale,andwovenfabricsofcottonfallingwithin
headings55.05and55.09oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
comingfromTurkey(1974)
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(73)1943final

Propcsalfora
REGULATION(EECÌQ-q»ipuruCOUUOTLAIïïÇXA
opening,allocating,and.providingfortheadministration
ofaCommunitytariffquotaforcertainpetroleumproducts
fallingwithinChapter27oftheCoumonCustomsTariff,
refinedinTurkey(1974)
TE3CCTTCILOFTO!SUROPT^TCCKKUTTTIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCoinnimity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof?
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCoranissionj
VJhereas,pendingtheentryintoforceoftheSupplementary Protocolsigned
inAnkaraon30June1973containingtheadjustmentstobemadetothe
Agreementestablishing anAssociation "betweentheEuropeanEconomic
ComaiunityandTurkeyandtotheAdditionalProtocolbyreasonofthe
accessionofnewMemberStates,theCommunityhasundertaken,inan
InterimAgreementwhichrunsonlyfortheperiodpriortotheentryinto
forceofthisSupplementary Protocolbutwhich,inanycase,maynotextend
beyond31December1974» «icertainprovisions
ofthesaidProtocolrelatingtotradeingoods;whereas,underArticle6
ofthisInterimAgreementamendingthefirstparagraphofthesingle
articleofAnnexItotheAdditionalProtocol,theComrmnitymustasfrom
thatdatetotallysuspendthecustomsdutiesapplicabletocertain
petroleumproductsfallingwithinChapter27oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
refinedinTurkey,withinthelimitofanannualCommunitytariffquota
of340000metrictons;whereas,consequently,theCommunitytariffquota
concernedshouldbeopenedfor1974;whereas,pursuanttcArticle2ofthe

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AWlïZA
new
abovementioned InterimAgreement,these/MemborStatesmustapplyzero
dutie3totheproductsconcerned;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoallimportersequal
andocnJaiie.mr>ta& access "th*;vc.arcntionodcp-ictamid.■un.in-trerru.pied
application oftheratelaiddownforthatquotatoallimportsofthe
productsconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequotahasbeenused
up;whereas.,havingregardtotheprinciplesmentionedabove,the
CommunitynatureofthequotacanberespectedbyallocatingtheCommunity
tariffquotaamongtheMemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectmost
accuratelytheactualdevelopmentofthemarketintheseproducts,such
allocationmustbeinproportiontotheneedsoftheMemberStates,
assessedbyreferencebothtothestatisticsrelatingtoimportsfrom
Turkeyoverarepresentative period,andtotheeconomicoutlookforthe
quotaperiodconcerned;
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichcompletestatisticsare
available,importsoftheseproductsfromTurkeyintothevariousMember
Stateswereasfollows: .,
Germany
Bénélux
France1212(metrictons)
J2L1
42304 300000
96222ûm
Italy 15750
19720,4110162
Denmark
.Ireland
UnitedKingdom 5350 38200
Whereasthestatistics .showthatimportsoftheseproductsarevery

icmrxA
irregularandthatthereforeitwouldnotbemeaningfultocalculatethe
percentagestheyrepresent'oftotalimportsfromTurkeyintotheCommunity
ofthesaidproducts;whereas,becauseoftheirregularity ofimportsduring
theprecedingyears,itisdifficulttoestimateimportsintotheMember
Statesconcernedduringthequotaperiodunderconsideration ;whereas,on
thebasisoftheimportfigurespatforwardbytheMemberStatesinrespect
ofthequotaperiodconcerned,thequotaunderconsideration maybe
allocatedasfollows:
Germany 30%
Bénélux 20%
France 10/!
Italy- "15%
Dewark '5%
Ireland '•'5/°
UnitedKingdom 15%
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccounttheuncertaintyoftheimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedintheMemberStates,thequota"volumeshould
bedividedinto'twotranches,thefirsttranchebeingallocatedtothe
MemberStates,andthesecondheldasareserveintendedultimate^to
covertherequirements ofthoseMemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheir
initialshares;whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecurity
toimporters,thefirsttrancheoftheCommunityquotashouldbedetermined
atarelativelyhighlevel,which,underpresentcircumstances ,maybeabout
70$ofthequotavolume; - ;
Whereastheinitialsharesof.theMemberStatesmaybeusedfairlyquickly;
vhereas,inordertotakethisfactintoaccountandtoavoidanybrcrkin
continuity,itisimportantthatanyMemberStatewhichhasusedupalmost

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ânïïbxA
.allitsinitialshareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;
whereasthismustbedone"byeachMemberStateasandwheneachofits
additionalsharesisalmostentirelyusedup*'andrepeatedasoftenas
thereserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditionalsharesmustbe
availableforuseuntiltheendofthe.quotaperiod;whereasthismethod
-ofadministration callsforclosecooperationbetweentheMemberStates,
andtheCommission,whichmust,inparticular,beabletoobservethe
extenttowhichthequotavolumeisusedupandinformtheMemberStates
thereof;
Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,aconsiderable balance
remainsinanyMemberState,itisessentialthattheMemberStateshould
returnacertainproportionthereoftothereserve,inordertoavoidpart
oftheCommunityquotaremainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbe
usedinothers;
Whereasitdoesnotappearpossibleatpresent,inyiewpf_thedivergences
whichstillexistbetweenthenationalprovisionsgoverningthe.marketin
theproductsconcerned,toprovideforasinglemethodofadministration ;,
Whereas,'sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomoftheNetherlandsand1
the.GrandDuchyofLuxembourgarejointlyrepresented "bytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningtheadministration ofshares'allocate
tothatEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyoneofitsmembers;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : ;■,.•
Article 1 ■' ..■
1.Duringtheperiodfrom1Januaryto31December1974»andsubjectto
anymeasuresunderparagraphs2and4ofthesinglearticleofAnnexIto
theAdditionalProtocolbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandTurkey,
aCommunitytariffquotaof340000metrictonsshallbeopenedinthe

ANHEXA
Communityfor-thefollowingpetroleumproducts,refinedinTurkeyand
fallingwitMnChapter27oftheCommonCustomsTariff:
CoMmonCustoms
TarifiheadingNo Description ofgoods
27*10 Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrom"bituminous
minerals,otherthancrudejpreparations notelsewhere
specifiedorincluded,containingnotlessthan70$
"byweightofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrom
bituminousminerals,theseoilsbeingthebasic
constituents ofthepreparations ;
A.Lightoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
B»Médiumoilss....
III.Forotherpurposes
C»Heavyoixs:
I*Gasoil:
(c)Forotherpurposes
II.Fueloilï
(c)Forotherpurposes
III."Lubricatingoils;otheroils;
(c)Tobemixedinaccordanceiri.ththeterms
ofAdditionalFote.7-"toChapter27(a)
(d)Forotherpurposes -.
27'.11 Petroleumgasesandothergaseoushydrocarbons:'
B.Other:
I.Commercialpropaneandcommercialbutane?
(c)Forotherpurposes
27.12 Petroleumjelly:
A.Crude: •
.III#Forotherpurposes
B.Other -
'Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobe.determined
bythecompetentauthorities.

AME *.A
27«13 Paraffin wax,micro-crystalline wax,slack wax,
ozokerite ,lignite wax ,peat waxandother mineral'
waxes ,whether ornotcoloured ?
B.Other ;. ...... • •
I. Crude :
■ • (c)Forether purposes
II.Other - ' . -
27*14 Petroleum bitumen ,petroleum coke andother residues
ofpetroleum oils orofoils obtained from
bituminous minerals :
C. Other
2.Within this Community tariff quota ,theCommon Customs Tariff duties
aretotally suspended .
ThenewMember States shall also exempt thepetroleum products concerned
from duty uptothis quota .
Article 2
1.Thetariff quota referred toArticle 1(1)shall bedivided into two
tranches .
2.Thefirst tranche ,amounting to -240000metric tons ,shall beallocated
amongst theMember States ;theshares which ,subject toArticle 5,shall
bevalid from 1January until 31December 1974 »shall beasfollows :
Germany 72000metric tons
.Benelux .48 .000 -metric tons
Prance 24000 ,metric ,tons
Italy 36000metric tons
Denmark 12000 metric tons
Ireland 12000metric tons
United Kingdom 36000metric tons
3.Thesecond tranche ,amounting to100000metric tons ,shall beheld
asareserve .

^ΓΝΞΧΛηι-.:~-ι,.-> ΛArticle3
1.If905"orworeofanyMemberState'sinitialshare,asspecifiedin
Article2(2),or90%ofthatsharelesstheamountreturnedintothe
reserve,whereArticle5liasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshallwithoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission,drawasecond
shareequalto20foofitsinitialshare,roundeduptothenextunitwhere
appropriate ,totheextentthattheamountinthereserveallows.
2.IfafteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedupJOfoormoreofthesecond
sharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall
withoutdelay,inthemannerprovidedforinparagraph 1,drawathird
shareequalto10%ofitsinitialshare,roundeduptothenextunitwhere
appropriate.
3«IfafteritssecondsharehasbeenusedupSOfcormoreofthethird
:
share,drawn.byaMemberStatehasbeenused,itshall,inthemanner
providedforinparagraph 1,drawafourthshareequaltothethird,
Thisprocessshallbeappliedinlikemanneruntilthereserveis
: 1
exhausted.
4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1,2and3»MemberStatesmaydrawsmaller
sharesthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelieve
thatthosesharesmightnotbeusedup.TheyshallinformtheCommission
oftthcirreasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.
Article4
aaii
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbevaliduntil
31December 1974•

Article5
If,on15September1974,aMemberStatehasnotusedupitsinitial
share,itshall,notlaterthan10October1974,'returntothereservethe,
unusedportionofthisshareinexcessof20$oftheinitialamountIt
mayreturnalargerquantityiftherearereasonstoconsiderthatsuch
quantitymaynotbeused.
TheseMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan10October1974,notifythe
CommissionofthetotalimportsoftheproductsconcernedeffectedTinder
theCommunityquotaupto15September1974inclusiveand,whereappropriate
theproportionoftheirinitialsharesthattheyarereturningtothereserve
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountofthesharesopenedbyMemberStates
inaccordancewithArticles2and3,andshallinformeachofthemofthe
extenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedassoonasii?receivesthe
notifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlater.than15October1974,notifytheMember
Statesofthestateofthereserveafterthereturnofsharespursuant
toArticle5*
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhichusesupthereserveis
limitedtothebalanceavailableand,forthispurpose,shallspecifythe'
amountthereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinaldrawing.
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
whenadditionalsharesaredrawnpursuanttoArticle3,to
itensure,that,
ispossiblefor

importstobocountedwithoutinterruption againsttheiraccumulated
sharesintheCommunitytariffquota.
2»TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessarytoensurefor
importersoftheproductsconcernedestablishedintheirterritoryfjres
accesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichIleaberStates*shareshavebeenusedupshallbe
determinedbyreferencetotheproductsunderconsideration presentedfor
customsclearanceundercoverofdeclarations forconsumption.
Artjoie8
TheseMemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionatregularintervalsof
importsoftheproductsconcernedactuallycountedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
TheKenberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperatecloselyinorderto
ensurethatthisRegulationisrespected.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1974»
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallllemborStates.
DoneatBrussels- FortheCouncil
ThePresident

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– •jf,n
Proposalfora
ESGULATT01T(EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
opening,allocating,andprovidingfortheadministration of
Communitytariffquotasforcottonyarn,notputupforretail
sale,andwovenfabricsofcottonfallingwithinheadings55*05
and55*09oftheConinonCustomsTariff,comingfromTurkey(1974)
THECOUxICILCFTHEEUROPEANCOI-EOTNITriS,
EavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereas,pendingtheentryintoforceoftheSupplementary Protocolsigned
inAnkaraon30June1973containingtheadjustmentstobemadetothe
Agreementestablishing anAssociation betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andTurkeyandtotheAdditionalProtocolbyreasonoftheaccessionof
newMemberStates,theCommunityhasundertaken,inanInterimAgreement
whichrunsonlyfortheperiodpriortotheentryintoforceofthis
Supplementary Frotocolbutwhich,inanycase,maynotextendbeyond
31December1974» certainprovisionsofthis
Protocolrelatingtotradeingoods;whereas,underArticle6ofthis
InterimAgreementamendingArticle1ofAnnexIItotheAdditionalProtocol,
theConmunitynrustasfromthatdatereduceby75^thecustomsdutieson
importsfromTurkeyofcottonyarnfallingwithinheadings55»05a*1"!55»09
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,withinthelimitofannualCommunitytariff
'-iotasof390metrictonsforcottonyamand1390metricv"isfor
t:cvenfabricsofcottontrhsraastheabovenc:.itior.od Article6
allocatestheseCommunitytariffquotasasfollows;

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.ANNEX B
-For cotton yarn :
300metric tons totheCommunity asoriginally constituted ,
*+0metric tons toDenmark ,10metric tons toIreland and^0
metric tons totheUnited' Kingdom ;
-For voven fabrics ofcotton :
1000metric tons totheCommunity asoriginally constituted ,
20metric tons toDenmark ,10metric tons 'toIreland and360
metric tons totheUnited Kingdom ;
Whereas ,moreover ,itappears desirable ;to .provide fot -aprovisional
adjustement ofthe tariff advantages for these goods :
-for theCommunity asoriginally constituted byatotal suspension
ofthecustoms duties oftheCommon Customs Tariff ,and anincrease
ofi?0%ofthevolume ofquotas affected forthese Member States ;
-for thenewMember States byatotal suspension oftheduties
applicable within thelimits ofthe quotas fixed above ,increased
by50
whereas ,consequently ,thetariff quotas concerned should beopened
for197^ontheterms mentioned above ; , , ■
Whereas ,inorder tocomply with thespecial provisions ofthe
Interim Agreement ,different systems should be
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providedfortheMemberStatesoftheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted
andforthenewMemberStates;
Whereas,asregardstheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedinparticulars
–itisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoallimportersofthoseMember
Statesequalanduninterrupted accesstotheabovementioned quotasand
uninterrupted application oftherateslaiddownforthosequotastoall
importsoftheproductsconcernedintoallthoseMemberStatesuntilthe
quotashavebeenusedup;
–havingregardtotheprinciplesmentionedabove,theCcnnnmitynatureof
thequotascanberespectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotas
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,inoldertoreflectmostaccurately
theactualdevelopmentcfthemarketintheproductsconcerned 3such
allocationmustbeinproportiontotheneedsoftheMemberStates,
assessedbyreferencebothtothestatisticsrelatingtoimportsfrom
Turkeyoverarepresentative period,andtotheeconomicoutlookforthe
quotaperiodconcerned;whereas,althoughthestatisticsformostMember
StatesshowthatthereisnotmuchdemandforimportsfromTurkeyofthe
productsunderconsideration ,theCommunitynatureofthetariffquota
concernedshouldbesafeguarded byprovidingforanyrequirements which
mightariseintheseMemberStatestobemet;
–importsintothevariousMemberStatesfromTurkeywereasfollows
duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichcompletestatisticsereavailable:

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*«.SJ.VWUI
1970 1971 1972
Cottonyarn metric .%metric1°metric ρtons tons tons
Germany 416734"91845849.191173648*35
Bénélux 207117.35 462626.90614425.31
France 2442.04 2421.41 4121.70
Italy 545545.70 386722.50 558224.64
Otherwovenfabrics
ofcotton
Germany 41920.17 37113.99 57021.17
Bénélux 2079.97 84831.97 99536.96
Prance 44921.62 60322.74 74727.75
Italy 10C248.24 83031.30 38014*12
-taking'intoaccountthosefiguresandtheforeseeabledevelopmentofthe
marketsintheproductsconcernedduring1974»theinitialsharesmaybe
fixedapproximately atthefollowingpercentages :
Cottonyarn
Germany
Bénélux
France
ItalyOtherwovenfabricsofcotton
20
40'
30
1042
23
5
30
inordertotakeintoaccounttheuncertainty oftheimporttrendsfor
theproductsconcernedintheMemberStates,thequotavolumesshould
bedividedintotwotranches,thefirsttranchebeingallocatedtothe
MemberStates,andthesecondheldasareserveintendedultimatelyto
covertherequirements ofthoseMemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheir
initialshares;whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecurity
toimporters,thefirsttrancheshouldbedeterminedatarelativelyhigh
level,which,underpresentcircumstances,maybeabout80/£ofeach
quotavolume:

AieEXB
-theMemberStates*initialsharesmay"beusedupfairlyquickly;
whereas,inordertotakethisfactintoaccountandtoavoidany.
breakincontinuity,itisimportantthatanyMemberStatewhichhas
usedupalmostallofoneofitsinitialsharesshoulddrawan
additionalsharefromthecorresponding reserve;whereasthismustbe
donebyeachMemberStateasandwheneachofitsadditionalsharesis
almostentirelyusedup,andrepeatedasoftenasthereservesallow;
whereaseachoftheinitialandadditionalsharesmustbeavailable
foruseuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethodof
administration callsforclosecooperation betweentheMemberStates
andtheCommission,whichmust,inparticular,beabletoobservethe
extenttowhichthequotavolumesareusedupandinformtheMember
Statesthereof;
-if,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,aconsiderable balance
ofoneoftheinitialsharesremainsinanyMemberState,itis
essentialthattheMemberStateshouldreturnaproportionthereofto
thecorresponding reserve,inordertoavoidpartofaCommunityquota
remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
-sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomoftheNetherlands andthe
GrandDuchyofLuxembourarejointlyrepresented bytheBeneluxEconomic
Union,anymeasureconcerningtheadministration ofthesharesallocated
tothatEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyoneofitsmembers;.
WhereasasregardsthenewMemberStatesinparticular:
thequotavolumestobeallocatedtothosenewkemberStatesinaccc
dancewithArticle6oftheInterimAgreementaswellastheduties
tobeappliedinthosehemberotatesforthepurposesofthesequota
determinedinaccordancewithArticle2ofthesaidAgreement,aret
beadjustedassetoutbelow;
•»equalanduninterrupted accesstothequotasshouldbeensuredtoall
importersandtheduties .shouldbeappliedwithoutinterruptionto

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i-^amco
allimportsoftheproductsconcerneduntil'thequotashave"beenusedup:
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
1.Duringtheperiodfrom1Januaryto31December1974Communitytariff
quotasshallbeopenedintheCommunityforthefollowingproductscoming
fromTurkey,asshownbelow:
CommonCustomsTariff Description ofgoods Qaota
headingnumber
55-05 Cottonyarn,notputupfor885metrictons
retailsale
55*09'Otherwovenfabricsofcotton2085metrictons
2.Thequotasshallbeallocatedandadministered inaccordancewiththe
followingprovisions.
ProvisionrelatingtotheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted
Article2
WithinthequotareferredtoinArticle1ftheCommonCustomsTariffduties
shallbetotallysuspendedwithinthelimitof750metrictonsforcottonyarn
notputupforretailsaleand1500metrictonsforotherwovenfabricsof
cotton.
Article3
1»ThequotasreferredtoinArticle2shallbedividedintotwotrancn.es»

ANMSXB
2mTaefirsttrancheofeachofthesequotasshall "beshared,amongstthe
MemberStates;theshareswhich,subjecttoArticle6,shallbevalid
until31December1974*shallbeasfollows:
metrictons
– –n"Flrii"Hrt–i–i-irnriiii-mmtniiw»i– W^WIIMIIIWIIIM–M
CommonCustomsTariffheading
No
•55.05 55.09
-■■■■*
Germany 252 2'+0
Bénélux 138 Jf80
Prance 30 360
Italy 180 120
TOTAL 600 1200
Thesecondtrancheofeachquota,amountingto150and^00metrictons
respectively ,shallconstitutethereserve.
Article4
If90%ormoreofoneofanyMemberState'sinitialshares,asspecified
inArticle3(2)or$0%ofthatsharelesstheamountreturnedintothe
corresponding reserve,whereArticle6hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup,
thatMemberStateshallwithoutdelay,bynotifying ,theCommission,draw
asecondshareinthequotaequalto15$ofitsinitialshare,roundedupto
thenextunitwhereappropriate ,totheextentthattheamountinthereserv
allows.
I
2.Ifafteroneorotherofitsinitialshareshasbeenusedup$0%ormore
ofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshallwithoutdelay,inthemannerprovidedforinparagraph 1,draw
athirdshareequalto7»5^ofitsinitialshare.

B
3*If|afteroneorotherofitssecondshareshas"beenusedtip
90$ormoreofthethirdsharedrawn"byaMemberStatehas"beenusedup,
itshall,inthemannerprovidedforinparagraph 1,drawafourth
shareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallbeappliedinlikemanneruntilthereserveis
exhausted.
4*Notwithstanding paragraphs1,2and3,MemberStatesmaydrawsmaller
sharesthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthereisreasonto
believethatthosesharesmightnotbeusedup.Theyshallinformthe
Commissionoftheirreasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.
Article5
EachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbevalid
until31December1974*
Article6
If,on15September1974,aMemberStatehasnotuseauponeorother
ofitsinitialshares,itshall,notlaterthan10October1974,return
tothereservetheunusedportionofthisshareinexcessof20^ofthe
initialamount.Itmayreturnalargerquantityiftherearereasonsto
considerthatsuchquantitymaynotbeused.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan10October1974*notifythe
Commissionofthetotalimportsoftheproductsconcernedeffectedtmdsr
theCommunityquotasupto15September1974inclusiveand,whereappropriat
theproportionofeachoftheirinitialsharesthattheyarereturningto
eachofthereserves.

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Article7
TneCemmissionshallkeepaccountofthesharesopenedbyMemberStates
inaccordancewithArticles3and4,andshallinformeachofthemofthe
extenttowhichthereserveshave"beenusedassoonasitreceivesthe
notifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan15October1974snotifytheMember
Statesofthestateofeachofthereservesafterthereturnofshares
pursuanttoArticle6.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhichusesupareserveislimited
tothebalanceavailableand,forthispurpose,shallspecifytheamount
thereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinaldrawing.
Article8
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessarytoensurethat,
whenadditionalsharesaredrawnpursuanttoArticle4»itispossible
forimportstobecountedwithoutinterruption againsttheiracctimulated
sharesoftheCommunitytariffquotas.
Article9
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessarytoensurefor
importersofthe-productsconcernedestablishedintheirterritoryfree
accesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
»
2.TheMemberStatesshallcountimportsoftheproductsconcernedagainst
theirsharesasandwhensuchproductsarepresentedforcustomsclearance
undercoverofdeclarations forconsumption .

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rnii.»
3.TheextenttowhichMemberStates*shareshave"beenuaedupshallhe
recordedonthebasisofimportscountedinaccordancewithparagraph2.
Article10
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionatregularintervalsofimports
L
oftheproductsconcernedactuallycountedagainsttheirshares.
Article11.
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperatecloselyinorderto
ensurethatthisRegulationisrespected.
ProvisionsrelatingtothenewMemberStates
Article12
1•WithinthetariffquotareferredtoinArticle1,thefollowing
sharesareallocatedtothenewMemberStates:
metrictons
CottonyarnOtherwovenfabricsof
cotton
Denmarlc 60 30'
Ireland 15 1'5
UnitedKingdom 60 5^0
2.Bywayofderogation fromtheprovisionsofArticle'2ofthe
InterimAgreement,thenewi-ieruberStatesshallapplyexemptionfrom
customsdutieswithinthelimitsofthequotasmentionedin
paragraph 1.

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Article13
Articles9»10and.11shallapplytothenewMemberStates.
Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1974*
ThisRegulationshallhe"bindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels. FortheCouncil
ThePresident