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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1253 final
Brussels ,25July 1973
PROPOSAL FOR A .
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
opening ,allocating andproviding for -theadministration of
Community tariff quotas forcertain textile products
originating indeveloping countries
PROPOSAL FOR A
REGULATION (EEC )OFTHE COUNCIL
establishing preferential tariffs inrespect ofcertain textile
products originating indeveloping countries
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
C0M(73 )1253 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Ontheoccasion when theCommunity 'srevised offer concerning
generalised preferences wassent toUNCTAD ,theCouncil took the
following general decision s
"Inrespect ofthecotton textile products covered bytheLong-term
Arrangement ,thepreferences -intheform ofceilings ofexemption
fjjyom duty andcalculated from theformula shown subA–shall be
granted tothecountries which have been accorded generalised preference
treatment andhave signed theLTA ;this shall befortheduration of
the Arrangement .
Preferences mayalso ,however ,begranted during thesame period ,in
accordance with conditions andprovisions tobedefined bilaterally ,
tocountries which have been accorded generalised preference treatment
butwhich have notsigned theLTA ;they should make similar undertakings
totheCommunity asthose existing fortheLTA° »
2.AttheCommission 'sproposal andbyinterpretation ofArticle 6ofthe
Long-term Arrangement regarding International Trade inCotton Textiles ,
these general conditions were extended tocover thesubstitute textile
products given intheconditional list ofpartial andlimited reductions
ofcustoms duties deposited with GATT during thelast series oftariff
negotiations .
3»These same general conditions have since been respected inall
Regulations concerning generalised preferences onthegoods inquestion .
Thus ,inRegulation (EEC)Nos2763/72and2764 of19December 1972 (1),
theperiod ofValidity ofthegeneralised preferences granted bythe
original Community forthesaid products waslimited totheperiod from
1January to30September 1973 ,theexpiry date setintheLong-term
Agreement ;thequota amounts and ceiling amounts laid down inthe
above-mentioned Regulations were reduced to3/4ofwhat they would have
been ,had they been calculated onanannual basis .
•••/•••
(1)OJNo L296/63of30.12.1972

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k.Inview ofthestate ofthecurrent round ofGATT negotiations ,this
Commission considers that arenewal oftheLong-term Arrangement atleast
until theendoftheyear isnowsufficiently probable tojustify their
sending the Council proposals forRegulations aimed atsecuring the
continuation until theendoftheyear ,bytheoriginal Community ,ofthe
generalised preferences for theproducts concerned .
/
5.The aim ofthese proposals forRegulations istogrant quota orceiling
amounts toRegulations (EEC)Nos2763 and2?6k (including thePhilippines
(2)),from 1October to31December 1973 *which shall beequal ,respectively ,
tothe difference between the quota volumes calculated onanannual basis
andthevolumes effectively available forthefirst 3quarters ,and (for
theceiling amounts )toathird ,rounded up,ofthevolumes covering the
period from 1January to30September 1973 *
6.Infurther connection wi^h these textile products ,theCommission 's
proposals opening generalised tariff preferences tothebenefit of
Yugoslavia forthefirst nine months of1973 (document COM (73)919final
of8June 1973 )are tinder current examination atCouncil level .
When theWorking Party onTrade Quections "UNCTAD "examined these proposals
on28June 1973 *delegations ofallMeiaber States were already inunanimous
agreement torecommend that theCouncil should adopt these proposals ,either
asthey stand ,or-iftheLong-term Arrangement regarding International
Trade inCotton Textiles proves tobeprolonged atleast until the endofthe
year -with some modulation tocover the1973 preferential exercise inits
entirety ;the delegation oftheCommission indicated atthis time that it
could lend itssupport tothelatter solution .
(1)Theinclusion ofthePhilippines inthelist ofbenefiting countries
fortextile products hasbeen proposed bytheCommission tothe
Council (See doc .COM (73)731final of14.5.1973 )•

.REGULATION (EEC)No.'OFTHECOUNCIL'
of
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofCommunitytariffquotas
forcertaintextileproductsoriginatingindevelopingcountries
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity «and inparticular Article 113thereof ;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission;
Whereas,withinthecontextofUNCTAD,theEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityofferedtogranttariff
preferencesonfinishedandsemi-finishedproducts
comingfromdevelopingcountries;whereastheprefer­
entialtreatmentproposedinthatoffercovers,gener­
allyspeaking,allfinishedandsemi-finishedindustrial
productsbyChapter25fo99oftheBrusselsNomen­
clatureoriginatingindevelopingcountries;whereas
•thepreferenceconsistsinthegrantingofexemption
fromcustomsduties;whereaspreferentialimportsarc■
■effecteduptothelevelofceilingscalculatedbyvalue
inrespectofeachproductonthebasisoffactorswhich
arcuniformforalltheproducts;whereasinorderthat
thepi.crencesgrantedtothemostcompetitivedevel­
opingcountryorcountriesshouldberestrictedand
thatasubstantialquotashareshouldbereserved
fortheleastcompetitive,preferentialimportsfrom.
anyonedevelopingcountryinrespectofagivenprod­
uctshouldnot,asageneralrule,exceed50%ofthe
ceilingfixedforthatproduct;
Whereas,intheoffern.-u'ebytheCommunity,the
annualceilingsshouldordinarilybecalculatedonthe
basisofthetotalvaluefor1968ofc.i.f.importsfrom
thecountriesbenefitingfromthisscheme,excluding
thosealreadyenjoyingvariouspreferentialtariff
arrangementsgrantedbytheCommunity,increased
by5%ofthevalueofc.i.f.importsfromtheother
countries*andfromthecountriesalreadyenjoying
sucharrangements ;
Whereas,however,inrespectofcottontextileprod­
uctscoveredbytheLong-termArrangementregard­
ingInternationalTradeinCottonTextiles,theoffer
madebytheCommunitylaysdownthattheprefer­
ences,intheformofduty-freeceilingsordinarilycal­
culatedaccordingtotheformulasetoutinthepreced­
ingrecital,willbegrantedtothecountriesenjoying
generalizedpreferenceswhicharesignatoriestothe
Long-termArrangementorpossiblvtothosecountries

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whichundertakevis-i-vistheCommunity com­
mitmentssimilartothoseexistingunderthatArrange-,
mentandforthedurationofthesaidArrangement ;
whereasitis
apparentthatonlyimportsfromthesecountriesarc
toformthebasisforcalculatingtheabovementioned
ceilings;whereas,withparticularregardtothere­
lationwhichArticle6ofthesaidLong-termArrange­
mentestablishesbetweencottonproductsandsub­
stituteproducts,itappearsjustifedinthesecircum­
stancesandbyvirtueofthefactthatatotalsuspension
ofcustomsdutiesisinvolvedtoincludeinthesame
schemeastliatdescribedabovethosesubstitutetextile
productsgivenintheconditionallistofpartialand
limitedreductionsofcustomsdutiesdepositedwith
GATTbytheCommunityduring,thelastseriesof
tariffnegotiations ;
Whereas,moreover,inviewofthespecialnaturewhich
tradeintheproductsconcernedmayhave,itappears
expedientwhereverthisisjustifiedbytheparticular
sensitivityoftheproducttodetermineintermsof
tonnagestheceilingsforthepreferentialimportsof
suchproduct,takingdueaccountofdeliveriescarried
outduring1968bythebenefitingcountriesalone;
whereas,moreover,particularlyinviewofthehigh
levelofdeliveriesofthetextilesinquestiontothe
Communitybythe.thirdcountriesconcerned,it
appearsappropriate,exceptinparticularinstances,to
restrictpreferentialimportsfromanysinglebenefit­
ingcountr/to30%oftheceilinglaiddownforeach
categoryoftextileproductsconcerned;
WhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludes
aclausestipulatingthattheCommunitydrewupthe
offerontheassumptionthatallthemainindustrialized
countrieswhicharemembersoftheOECDwould
participateingrantingpreferencesandwouldmake
similareffortsinthisdirection;whereas,moreover,it
isevidentfromtheconclusions workedoutin
UNCTADthatthisoffer,whilebeingofa'temporary
nature,doesnotconstituteabindingcommitmentand,
inparticular,maybewithdrawnwhollyorinpartat
alaterdate;whereasthispossibilitymaybeadopted
interaliawithaviewtoremedyinganyunfavourable
situationswhichmightariseintheassociatedcountries
followingtheimplementation ofthegeneralized
preferencescheme;
Whereastariffpreferenceshavebeenappliedasfrom.
thesecondhalfof1971undertheconditionssetout
above.whereas application ofthesaid preferences
hasbeen confined ,inrespect ofthe cotton textiles
andsubstitute textiles concerned above ,tothefirst
nine months of1973 (1)*with theLong-term Arrangement
regarding International Trade inCotton Textiles
expiring on30September 1973 ;whereas itiscurrently'
evident that the said Arrangement will beprorogued at
least until the end of1973 ;andwhereas these circum­
stances betoken renewed application ofthesaid prefe­
rences .prorata temporis ,forthelast quarter of1973
(1)SeeBegulation (EEC )No2763/72of19-12.1972 ,
0JNoL296 ,p.63.

Whereasitisexpedient,therefore,inrespectofthe
productsreferredtoinAnnexAwhichoriginateinthe
countrieslistedinAnnexB,thattheCommunity
shouldopenforthelastquarterof1973»duty–freeCom­
munitytariffquotaswithinthelimitsoftheamounts,
inmetrictonsgiveninrespectofeachoftheseproducts;
Whereaschangesagainsteachofthesetariffquotas
must,inrespectoftheproductsoriginatinginanyof
theabovementioned countries,comewithinaspecified 1
percentageoftheamountofthequota;
Whereasthebenefitofsuchtariffquotasshouldbe
reservedforproductsoriginatinginthecountriesunder
consideration ,theconceptof'originatingproducts'
beingdeterminedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle14ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)■
No802/68(')of27June1968onthecommondefini­
tionoftheconceptoftheoriginofgoods;whereas
chargesagainsteachoftheseceilingsmust,asageneral
rule,comewithinamaximumCommunityamountof
50%inrespectofthe,productsoriginatinginanyof
theabovementioned countries;
Whereasitisnecessarytoensureequalandcontinu­
ousaccessforallCommunityimporterstotheabove-
menuncdquotasandtheuninterruptedapplication
oftheratelaiddownforthosequotastoallimports
oftheproductsconcernedinto,allMemberStates
untilthosequotasareusedup;whereas,havingregard
totheprinciplesdefinedabove,theCommunitynature
ofthequotascanberespectedbyallocatingtheCom­
munitytariffquotaamongMemberStates;whereas,
moreover,tothiscnHandinthecontextoftheutili­
zationsystem,theactualchargesagainstthequotas
mayrelateonlytoproductswhicharcpresentedfor
customsclearance *undercoverofdeclarationsthat
theyhavebeenenteredintoconsumptionandwhich
arcaccompaniedbyacertificateoforigin;
Whereastheapplicationofthegenerallyaccepted
principlesinrespectoftheallocationoftheCommunity
tariffquoras[whichhavebeenopeneduntilnow,
entails,"underthesecircumstances andinviewofthe
varietyoftheproductsconcernedandinviewofthe
specificationofthebenefitingcountries,calculations
whicharcallthemoreproblematicinthatthestatistical
datarequiredsometimesprovetobeincomplete
ornotsufficientlyaccurateorrepresentative ;where­
asthetimerequiredforthesecalculationscannotbe
reconciledwiththecontinuitynecessaryfortheappli­
cationofthetariffpreferencesconcerned;whereas,
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,P.1.

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undertheseconditions,itwouldbeadvisablestillat
thisstagetoadoptafixedscaleforallocatingtheCom­
munitytariffquotasconcernedamongtheMember
States;whereas,usingasabasisgeneraleconomic
criteriarelatingtoexternaltrade,thegrossnational
productandpopulation,thepercentagesfortheinitial
sharesoftheMemberStatesinthequotaamountsarc
asfollowsforthequotayearunderconsideration :
Whereas,withoutaffectingtheCommunitynatureof
thetariffquotasunderconsideration ,itappearspossi­
bletoprovideatthisstageforautilizationscheme
basedonasingleallocationamongtheMember
States;whereas,moreover,theallocationsetoutby
thisRegulationinnowayprejudicesthepossibilityof
adopting,followingalimitedexperimentalperiod,the
generalmethodofallocationofCommunitytariff
quotascomprisingthesettingupofareserveshare;
whereasatthepresentjunctureitappearsfeasiblethat
suchallocationcouldbemadeaccordingtotheper­
centagessetoutinthetableabove;
WhereasthepercentagesforthesharesoftheMember
StatesintheCommunitytariffquotas,inviewofthe
durationandamountsthereof,docsnotappearinthis
instancetocompromisetheequalaccessforCom­
munityimporterstoCommunitytariffquotas;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrand-Duchy ofLuxem­
bourgareunitedinandrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnionfortheallocationofthetariffquotas
concerned,anymeasureconcerningtheadminis­
trationofthequotasharesallocatedtothatEconomic
UnionmaybecarriedoutbyoneofitsMembers;
Whereas,sincethetariffquotasconcernedarevalid until
31December1973,thesystemestablishedcould
beamended under theprovisions of
Protocol No23annexed totheActjoined
toTreaty ofAccession (1),
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
1.From1October to31December 1973t theCommon
CustomsTariffdutiesontheproductslistedinAnnex
Ashallbecompletelysuspendedwithintheframe­
workofCommunitytariffquotasofvolumeswhich
shallbeexpressedinmetrictonsandwhichshallbe
indicatedinrespectofeachproductincolumn3of
suchAnnex.Germany .
Benelux
France .
Italy37-5%
»15-1%
27*1%
20-3%
Article1
(1)OJNoL 73,27.3.1972 ,p.178

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2.Thesetariffquotasshallbeenjoyedsolelybyprod­
uctsoriginatinginthecountrieslistedinAnnexIS.
However,thoseimportswhichalreadyenjoyexemp­
tionfromcustomsdutiesunderotherpreferential
tariffarrangementsgrantedbytheCommunitymay
notbechargedagainstthesetariffquotas.Forthe
purposesoftheapplicationofthisRegulation,thecon­
ceptoforiginatingproductsshallbedeterminedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle14
ofRegulation (K.E.C)No802/68.
3.Theamounttobechargedinrespectofeach
countryreferredtoinparagraph2againsteachofthe
tariffquotaamountsmentionedaboveshallbelimited
tothemaximumamountgivenasapercentageandin
metrictonsincolumn4ofAnnexAinrespectofeach
categoryofproducts.
4.AnyamendmenttoAnnexB,inparticularbythe
additionOLnewcountriesenjoyingtariffpreferences,
mayentailacorresponding adjustmenttothevolumes
ofthequotasandtothemaximumamountsappearing
incolumns3and4ofAnnexA.
Article2
TheCommunitytariffquotasreferredtoinArticle1
shallbeallocatedinquotashareswhichshallbe,for
eachMemberState,theamountscorresponding tothe
quantitiesgivenincolumn5ofAnnexAinrespect
ofeachcategoryofproducts.
Article3
1.TheMemberStatesshallensurefreeaccesstothe
quotashareswhichhavebeenallocatedtothemfor
importersoftheproductsconcernedwhoarcestab­
lishedontheirterritory.
«
2.TheextenttowhichthequotasharesofMember
Stateshavebeenactuallyusedupshallberecordedon
thebasisofimportsoftheproductsinquestionwhich
havebeenpresentedforcustomsclearanceundercover
ofdeclarationsthattheyhavebeenenteredintocon­

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■sumption,andwhicharcaccompaniedbyacertificate
oforigininaccordancewiththerulesreferredtoin
Article1(2).
3.Anitemofgoodsmayqualifyforatariffquotaif'
thecertificateoforiginreferredtoinparagraph2is
submittedbeforethedateonwhichthelevyingof
dutiesisreintroduced .
Article4
TheCommissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresto
ensurethatthemaximumamountreferredtoinArticle
1(3)isobserved.Whenthecharges,1atCommunity
level,ofproductsoriginatingineachofthecountries
listedinAnnexB,againsranyoneoftheCommunity
tariffquotasreachthemaximumamountlaiddown
in.column4ofAnnexA,theCommissionshallim­
mediatelynotifytheMemberStatesofthedateon
which,asaresultofthisfactor,thenormaltariffisto
bereintroducedinrespectofthecountryinquestion.
ThisnotificationshallbepublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
*Article5
9 »'.
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionatregular
intervalsofimportsoftheproductsinquestion
actuallychargedagainsttheirquotashares.
Article6
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoseethattheprovisionsoftheaboveArticles
areobserved.
Article7
Theaboveprovisionsmaybeamended
I,undertheprovisionsofProtocolNo23
|annexedtotheActjoinedtotheTreaty
uofAccession.- j
ArticleS
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1October
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncilt
ThePresident

ANNEXA
Listofproductssubjecttozero-dutyCommunitytariffquotasundertheGeneralizedTariff
Preferencesgrantedinfavourofcertaindevelopingcountries
CCT
hrading
No
(1)Dctcnption
(2)Quota
amount
(inmetric
tons)
(3)Maximumamountper
country
(4)
ia%inmetric
tonsShareofquotaamounts
allocatedtoMemberStates
(inmetrictons)
5)
55.05Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale:
B.Other'' "
II.Notspecified:
Single,measuringperkg:
–14000morless
–morethan14000mandupto
40000m
morethan40000mandupto
80000m
Morethan80000mandupto
120000m189 30
:712 30
24530
353057rGermany
Benelux
'France
'Italy
214
73
1070,87
28,54
51,22
38.37
;Germany
Bénélux
France
Italy
Germany
Bénélux
France
Italy
Germany
Bénélux
France
Italy267,00
107,51
192,95
144,54
91,88
36,99
66,39
49,74
13,12
5,28
9,49
7,11
55.091273038
Otherwovenfabricsofcotton:
A.Containing85%ormorebyweight
ofcotton:
cxI.Ofawidthoflessthan85cm
–Unbleached.•Germany
Bénélux
France
Italy47,62
19,18
34,42
25,78

Ordcr
NoCCT
hcading
No
(lîDescription
■•P)•Quota
amounr
<itiinctric
tons)
(3)Maximum
cou
(;
in%Iamountper
ntry
1)
inmctrlc
tonsShareofquotaamounts jallocatedtoMemberStales
(inmetrictons)
(5)' ί
6
.?
8.
9,55.09
(cont'd)
I
III.Other
–Unbleached,ofawidthof.
–85cmto115cm
-Morathan'115cm
anduptoI65cm
r ■
-Morethan165cm
I
Κ
-Notspecified637
'387
125.
152\
30
'I
30
30
30I191
116
37
16
1Germany
Bénélux
France
Italy
Germany
Bénélux
France
Italy
Germany
,Benelux
France
Italy
IGermany
Bénélux
France
Italy238.87 |96,19
172,63
129,31
145,1258,44
104.88
78,56
46.87
18.8833!87
25,38
19,50
7,85
14,09
10,56
1
10I56.05Yamofman-madelibres(discontinuous
orwaste),notputupforretailsale:
B.Ofregeneratedtextilefibres
.I60I3018Germany
Bénélux
France
Italy22,50
9,06
16,26
12,18
:1
n56.07Wovenfabricsofman-madefibres
(discontinuousorwaste):
B.Ofregeneratedtextilefibres603018Germany
Bénélux
France
Italy22,50
9,06
16,26
12,18
I
12ex60.03Stockings,understockings,socks,ankle-
socks,sockettcsandthelike,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticnorrubberized :
–Ofcotton27308Germany
Bénélux
France
Italy10,12
4,08
7,32
5,48
1362.02Bedlinen,table-linen,toiletlinenand
•kitchenlinen;curtainandotherfur­
nishingarticles:
–Inwovenfabricsofcotton
–Other35
14I
30
3010
4Germany
Bénélux
France
Italy
Germany
Bénélux
France
Italy13,13
5,28
9,^8
7,11
5,25
,2,12
3,79
2,84

ANNEXB
ListofdevelopingcountriesbenefitingundertheGeneralizedTariffPreferencesforccrtaitcn
textileproduecs
■Afghanistan
'Argentina\ ^
Bangladesh •
Colombia
Egypt,ArabRepublicof
EISalvador
India
.Jamaica
Korea,Republicof(SouthKorea)
Mexico
Pakistan
• »•
Philippines
Thailand

ProposalForA
•REGULATION (EEC)NoOFTHE;COUNCIL
01 i
establishingpreferentialtariffsinrespectofcertaintextileproductsoriginatingm
developingcountries
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity jand inparticular Article 113thereof
'HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereas,withinthecontextofUNCTAD,theEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityofferedtogranttariffpref­
erencesonfinishedandsemi-finishedproductscoming
fromdevelopingcountries;whereasthepreferential
treatmentproposedinthatoffercovers,generally
speaking,allfinishedandse'mi-finishedindustrialprod­
uctscoveredbyChapters25to99oftheBrussels
Nomenclature whichoriginateindevelopingcountries;
whereasthepreferenceconsistsinthegrantingofexem­
ptionfromcustomsduties;whereaspreferentialimports
areeffecteduptothelevelofceilingscalculatedbyvalue
inrespectofeachproductonthebasisoffactors which
areuniformforalltheproducts;whereas,inorder
thatthepreferencesgrantedtothemostcompetitive
developingcountryorcountriesshouldberestricted
andthatasubstantialquotashareshouldbereserved
fortheleastcompetitive,preferentialimportsfrom
anyonedevelopingcountryinrespectofagiven
productshouldnot,asageneralrule,exceed50%of
'theceilingfixedforthatproduct;.
Whereas,intheoffermadebytheCommunity ,the
annualceilingsshouldordinarilybecalculatedonthe
basisofthetotalvaluefor1968ofc.i.f.importsfrom
thecountriesbenefitingfromthisscheme,excluding
thosealreadyenjoyingvariouspreferentialtariff
arrangementsgrantedbytheCommunity ,increasedby
5%ofthevalueofc.i.f.importsfromtheothercoun­
triesandfromcountriesalreadyenjoyingsuch
arrangements ;
Whereas,however,inrespectofcottontextileproducts
coveredbytheLong-termArrangement regarding
InternationalTradeinCottonTextiles,theoffermade
bytheCommunitylaysdownthatthepreferences,
intheformofduty-freeceilingsordinarilycalculated
accordingtotheformulasetoutinthepreceding
recital,willbegrantedtothecountriesenjoying
generalizedpreferenceswhicharesignatoriesto

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theLong-termArrangementorpossiblytothose
countrieswhichundertakevis-a-vistheCommunity
commitments similartothoseexistingunderthat
Arrangementandforthedurationtofthesaid
Arrangement (whichexpireson30September1973);
whereasitisapparentthatonlyimportsfromthese
countriesaretoformthebasisforcalculatingthe
abovementioned ceilings;whereas,withparticular
regardtotherelationwhichArticle6ofthesaid
Long-termArrangement establishesbetweencotton
productsand-'substituteproducts,itappearsjustified
inthesecircumstances andbyvirtueofthefactthat
atotalsuspensionofcustomsdutiesisinvolvedto
includeinthesameschemeasthatdescribedabove
thosesubstitutetextileproductsgivenintheconditional
listofpartialandlimitedreductionsofcustoms^
dutiesdepositedwithGATTbytheCommunity "
duringthelastseriesoftariffnegotiations ;whereas,
moreover,inviewofthespecialnaturewhichtrade
intheproductsconcernedmayhave,itappears
expedienttocalculateintermsoftonnagestheceilings
forpreferentialimportsofsuchproducts;
WhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludesa
clausestipulatingthattheCommunitydicwupthe
offerontheassumptionthatallthemainindustrialized
CountrieswhicharcmembersoftheOECDwould
participateingrantingpreferencesandwouldmake
similareffortsinthisdirection;whereas,moreover,
itisevidentfromtheconclusionsworkedoutin
UNCTADthatthisoffer,whilebeingofatemporary -
nature,doesnotconstituteabindingcommitmentand,
inparticular,maybewithdrawnwhollyorinpartat
alaterdate;whereasthispossibilitymaybeadopted
interaliawithaviewtoremedyinganyunfavourable
situationswhichmightariseintheassociatedcountries
followingtheimplementation ofthegeneralized
preferencescheme; ^
Whereastariffpreferenceshavebeenappliedasfrom
thesecondhalfof1971undertheconditionssetout
above,whereas application ofthesaid preferences
has been confined ,inrespect ofthe cotton textiles
andsubstitute textiles concerned above ,tothefirst
nine months of1973 (1)♦with theLong-term Arrangement
regarding International Trade inCotton Textiles expiring
onJOSeptember 1973 ?whereas itiscurrently evident
that the said Agreement will beprorogued atleast until
the end of1973 ;whereas these circumstances betoken
renewed application ofthesaid preferences ,prorata
temporis ,forthelast quarter of1973 ?andwhereas with
regard totheterms oftheoffer concerned ,theabove -
mentioned additional sumof5#mayrefer to1970 ;
(1)SeeRegulation (EEC)No2764/72of19.12.72 ,
NoL296 ,p.69.

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Whereasitisexpedient,therefore,inrespectoftho
productsreferred:oinAnnexAwhichoriginatein
thecountrieslistedinAnnexB,thattheCommunity
shouldallow,foreachcategoryoftheseproducts
andforthelast quarter of1973 ,duty-free imports
withinthelimitsoftheCommunityceilingscalculated
inthemannersetoutabove;whereasthebenefitof
suchtariffexemptionshouldbereservedforproducts
,originatinginthecountriesunderconsideration ,
.theconceptof'originatingproducts'beingdetermined
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle
14ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No,802/68(')of
27June1%8onthecommondefinitionofthecon­
ceptoftheoriginofgoods;whereaschargesagainst
eachoftheseceilingsmust,asageneralrule,come
withinamaximumCommunityamountof50%in
respectoftheproductsoriginatinginanyofthe
abovemcntioned countries;
Whereas,underthesecircumstances ,theseobjectives
maybereachedbyapplyingamethodofadministration
basedonthecharging,atCommunitylevel,against
theabovementioned ceilingsandmaximumamounts,
ofimportsoftheproductsconcernedasandwhen
theseproductsarepresentedforcustom-;clearance
under'coverofdeclarationsthattheyhavebeen
enteredintoconsumption andaccompanied bya
certificateoforigin;whereasthismethodofadministra­
tionmustmakeprovisionforthereintroduction of
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesassoonasthesaid
ceilingsormaximumamountsarereachedatCom­
munitylevel; _
Whereassuchmethodofadministration callsfor
verycloseandparticularlyrapidcooperationbetween
MemberStatesandtheCommission ,whichmust,.
inparticular,beabletoobservetheextenttowhich
chargesarcmadeagainsttheceilingsandmaximum
amountsandinformMemberStatesthereof;whereas
suchcooperationshouldbeparticularlyclosein
viewoftheneedfortheCommissiontobeableto
takeappropriatemeasurestoreintroduceCommon
CustomsTariffdutieseithergenerallyorindividually,.
whenanyoftheceilingsormaximumamountsis
reached;
Whereas,sincetheceilingsconcernedarevaliduntil
.December 1973thesystemestablishedcouldbe
amended under theprovisions ofProtocol No23
annexed totheActjoined totheTreaty of
-Acce'ssion (2), ......
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From 1October to31December 1973 *theCom­monCustomsTariffdutiesontheproductslistedin
AnnexAshallbetotallysuspended,subjecttothe
provisionsofArticle2andArticle4(2)ofthis
Regulation.
OOJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.
(2)0J No173,27.3.1972 ,p.178.

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2.Thissuspensionshallbeenjoyedsolelybyproducts
originatinginthecountrieslistedinAnnexB.How­
ever,.importsalreadyenjoyingexemptionfrom
customsdutiesunderotherpreferentialtariffarrange­
mentsshallnotbechargedagainsttheceilingsspecified
inparagraph3.Forthepurposesoftheapplication
ofthisRegulation,theconceptoforiginatingproducts
shallbedeterminedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle14ofRegulation (EEC)No
802/68. '
3.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle2andArticle
4(2)thissuspensionshallbegranted,inrespectof
eachcategoryofproducts,withinaCommunity
ceilingwhichshallbeequaltothree-quarters ofthe
amountobtainedbyaddingtogetherimportsin1968,
expressedinmetrictons,oftheproductsconcerned
fromthecountrieslistedinAnnexB,excludingthose
alreadyenjoyingvariouspreferentialtariffarrange­
mentsgrantedbytheCommunity,and5%ofthe
tonnageofimportsin1970fromothercountriesand
fromcountriesalreadyenjoyingsucharrangements .
4.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle2andArticle
4(2),withineachceilingthuscalculated,chargesof
prod'"-!s.originatinginanyoneofthecountrieslisted
inAnnexBshouldnotexceedaCommunitymaximum
amountequivalentto50%ofthisceilingwiththe
exceptionofcertainproductsforwhichthemaximum
amountshallbereducedtothepercentageshown
inAnnexA.
5.AnyamendmenttoAnnexB,inparticularbythe
additionofnewcountriesenjoyingtariffpreferences,
mayentailacorresponding adjustmenttotheCom­
munityceilingsandthemaximumamountsreferred
toinparagraphs3and4.
Article2
1.Assoonastheceilingscalculatedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofArticle1(3),whicharclaid
downforCommunityimportsofproductsoriginating
inallofthecountriesreferredtoinArticle1(2),are
reachedatCommunitylevel,thelevyingofCommon
CustomsTariffdutiesonimportsoftheproductsin
questionfromallthecountriesconcernedmayatany
timebereintroduceduntiltheendoftheperiod
referredtoinArticle1(1).
2.Assoonasthemaximumamountscalculated
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle1(4),
whicharelaiddownforCommunityimportsof
productsoriginatingineachofthecountriesreferred
toinArticle1(2),arereachedforanyoneofthese
countriesatCommunitylevel,thelevyingofthe
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesonimportsofthe
productsinquestionfromthecountryconcerned
mayatanytimebereintroduceduntiltheendofthe
periodreferredtoinArticle1(1).•

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Article3
1.Importsoftheproductsinquestionshallbe
actuallychargedagainsttheCommunityceilings
andmaximumamountsasandwhentheproducts
arcpresentedforcustomsclearanceundercoverof
declarationsthattheyhavebeenenteredintocon­
sumption,andprovidedthattheyareaccompanied
byacertificateoforiginpursuanttotheruleslaid
downinArticle1(2).
2.Anitemofgoodsmaybechargedagainsta
ceilingormaximumamountonlyifthecertificate
oforiginreferredtoinparagraph1issubmittedbe­
forethedateonwhichthelevyingofdutiesisre­
introduced.
3.Theextenttowhichtheceilingsandmaximum
^mountshavebeenactuallyusedupsh.iiiberecorded
atCommunitylevelonthebasisoftheimports
chargedintheconditionslaiddowninparagraphs1
and2.
Article4
1.TheCommission ,inclosecooperationwiththe
MemberStates,shalltakeallnecessarymeasuresto
ensurethattheaboveprovisionsareapplied.2.TheCommissionshallreintroducethelevying
ofCommonCustomsTariffdutiesinrespectofall
thecountriesreferredtoinArticle1(2)orinrespect
ofanyoneofthembymeansofaRegulationinthe
conditionslaiddowninArticle2(1)and(2).
Article5
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsoftheproductsinquestion
actuallychargedagainsttheCommunityceilingsand
maximumamountslaiddowninArticle1(3)and(4).
!
Article6
Theaboveprovisionsmaybeamended
under theprovisions ofProtocol No23
annexed totheAct joined totheTreaty
ofAccession .
Article7
ThisRegulatipnshallenterintoforceon1October
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallA4ember
States.
DoneatBrussels.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEXA\
ListofproductsoriginatingindevelopingcountriestowhichtheGeneralizedTariffPreferences
forcertaintextileproductswillapply
CHAPTER54
54.05Wovenfabricsofflaxoroframie
CHAPTER55 . ,
55.05 'Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale;
"A.Multipleorcabled,finished,inballsoroncards,reels,tubesorsimilar
supports,ofaweight(includingsupport)notexceeding900g
B.Other:
I.Measuring,persimpleyarn,120000inormoreperkg
55.06Cottonyarn,putupforretailsale
•
55.07Cottongauze
55.08Terrytowellingandsimilarterryfabrics,ofcotton
55.09Otherwovenfabricsofcotton: ■-
A.Containing85%ormorebyweightofcotton:
exI.Ofawidthoflessthan85cm:
–otherthanrawcotton(*)
B.Other ..
1
CHAPTER58
58.04Wovenpilefabricsandchenillefabrics(otherthanterrytowellingorsimilar
terryfabricsofcottonfallingwithinheadingNo55.08andfabricsfallingwithin
headingNo5S.05)
58.10Embroidery,inthepiece,instripsorinmotifs:
B.Other ■
CHAPTER 60
60.01Knittedorcrochetedfabric,notclasticnorrubberized:
lî.Ofman-madelibres
C.Ofother.textilematerials '
ex60.02Gloves,mittensandmitts,knittedorcrcyrheted,notelasticnorrubberized
60.04Undergarments,' knittedorcrocheted,notelasticnorrubberized:
,A.Ofcotton(*)i
(')ForproductsfallingwithinthissubheadingthemaximumCommunityamountreferredtoinArticle1(4)ofthis
#Regulationisreducedto30%*

60.05Outergarmentsandotherarticles,knittedorcrocheted,notclasticnorrubberized:
A.Outergarmentsandclothingaccessories
If.Other-
B.Other ■ ■,
60.06Knittedorcrochetedfabricandarticlesthereof,elasticorrubberized(includinc
•elasticknee-capsandclasticstockings)•.
A.Fabric
CHAPTER61 .
60.01Men'sandboys'outergarments
61.02Women's,girls'andinfants'outergarments
61.03Men'sandboys*undergarments ,includingcollars,shirtfrontsandcuffs
61.04Women's,girls*andinfants'undergarments
61.05Handkerchiefs
CHAPTER62 ' ■–.
.J
62.01gravelling'runsandblankets:
A.Electricaiiyheated • ' ._
B.Other:
'I.Ofcotton
II.Ofothertextilematerials
62.03Sacksandbags,ofakindusedforthepackingofgoods:
,,B.Ofothertextilematerial.'.:
I.Used:
cxb)Other:
–ofcotton
exII.Other: •
–ofcotton(')
62.04,Tarpaulins,sails,awnings,sunblinds,tentsandcampinggoods
RcgiUM^o"C'isrcducctTto30,"t,IleaJ"18tliemaximumCommunityamountreferredtoinArticle1(4)oflitis

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ANNEXB
ListofdevelopingcountriesbenefitingundertheGeneralizedTariffPreferencesforcertain
textileproducts
"Afghanistan *• -.\
*Argentina . •;
Bangladesh
Colombia )
Egypt,ArabRepublicof
' ElSalvador
India '
•.••'Jamaica ,. .
Korea,Republicof(SouthKorea)
Mexico
Pakistan •
Philippines
. Thailand