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Brussels,14September 1976
i
,Proposalfora
COUCIL_REGULATION EEC)
opening,allocating andprovidingfortheadministration
ofaCommunitytariffquotaforcertainpetroleumproducts
fallingwithinChapter27oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
refinedintheArabRepublicofEgypt
(1977) N "
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
/
opening,allocating andprovidingfortheadministration
ofaCommunitytariffquotaforotherwovenfabricsof
cottonfallingwithinheadingNo55.09oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originating intheArabRepublicofEgypt
(1977)
(submittedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
C0M(76)472final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community aridtheArab
Republic r>fEgypt (Artiole 2arid'Articles 1,3and4ofAnnex I),
together with theProtocol laying down oortain provisions relating
tothat Agreement consequent ontheacoeesion .ofnowMember States to
theEuropean Eoonomio Community (Artiole 2)fprovides fortheopening
ofCommunity tariff quotas forthefollowing products :
Common Customs
Tariff heading NoDescription ofgoods Annual quota
exChapter 27
55.09Certain petroleum producto 360000metrio tona
Other woven fabrics ofcotton 3250metrio tona
Theabovomontioned Protocol '(Artiole 5)&lso provides forthese quotas to
beallooated aofollows among theMember States :
(a)totheCommunity asorrHiv
(b)toDenmark -
(o)toIreland
(d)totheUnited KingdomiCÏllyoonatitutedCertain pet .-oleum Other woven
produots ' fabrics of
ootton
(roetrio ions )
200 000
'5000
5ooo
150 0002500
so
10
650

ThedutiestobaappliedarefixedbytheA^oementat"4-5%-.oftheCommon
{'■
CustomsTariffdutiesfortheproduotsconcerned *-Kowevor,Articles3
and4oftheabovemontioned Protocolalaooontainspooialprovisions
concerningthedutiestoboappliedbythonewMemberStates.Similarly,
certainprovisioncoftheAot-tsonoerning theConditionsofAccessionand
theAdjustmentstotheTreatiesaustbocompliedwithwhenfixingthose
duties.
%
TheCommunityopenednegotiations withEgyptwithaviewtoconcluding,
by1January1977,anewAqreementtoreolacethe1972Agreement.However,
inviewofthepresentstateofthesenegotiations,itisbynomeanscertain
thatt^eAgreementcouldenterintoforceon1January1977butratheron
alaterdatewhichmightwellbewithinthefirsthalfof1977.
Inviewoftheforegoing,theCommissionbelievesthatthepossiblenecessity
shouldbeprovidedforofopeningtariffquotas,for1977,forthegoods
inquestion,infavourofSpain.Consequently,thetariffquotasfor
theseproductsshouldbeopenedby1January1977andthereforeapproved
bytheCouncilbefore1November1976.Accordingly,itisnecessaryto
initiateimmediatelytheprocedureforopening.therelevanttariffquotas.
However,inviewofthepossibleentryintoforceofanewAgreementit
isproposedtoconfinetheperiodof,validityoftheseCommunitytariff
quotasfortheyear1977totheperiodnotcoveredbytheAgreement.
Thisistheobjectoftheproposalsannexedhereto.

-i-
a'hv/;"',v;^owvag rsixarlfG ,tor© .noceasarj oonceroihg thoquota acsi<$ed tothe
Ksmbor States ,ofthe ,Conummity *8origimlly cenatittwedx
;.. . '•'•'
(a.)Theregulations provide }asistheru^e , eacAOXmo to
"bodivided into tv:oinstalments ,thefirat ofyhicn isallocated
anion*thoMember Stateo 'ooaaomed while thoseoond constitutes tho .
roaervG » •
{*©)Th«5allocation ofthofirst instalment isusually based onthestatist*© ,,
forthoprevious three years andthoforecast storthequota period
concerned *••Thus (each Member State 's ot^sr woven fabrics of
'cotton (55.09 )during theyoars 1913-75 .5compared with imports into
thaCommunity asorigin a3.lyconst itutso.cv<*i *tn© perioa# aj.W
resulting percentages have "been applied tothis fi.v^t instalment "bythe
th-.y-.'Aiv%ifeoi%r -is. .
Howsvcrj-itdoes notappear decirahle toapply thin prin.oi.plo to
poiroleum productS' (Ch&pter 27)1sinces
1 'V
.(i)oneMember State 'simports were insignificant ,
(ii)-there were noimports atallinto thooi^hor zivo J'temoor States ,
(lii)total imports into theCoaraunity asoriginally constituted wore
small incomparison with thequota to "beal3^"«»t#>fl
9*•/»*•é'

–4•*
%
ι
(iv)itisverydifficulttodrawupforecastsoffutureimports®
However,inorder"toaohieve,nevertheless,-afairandweightedallocation
ofthisquotaamongtheMemberStatosconcerned,theCommissioniaworking
ontheassumptionthjit,inallbutquitsexceptionalcases,eachMember
1iiiatomust"beablet°playattheoutsetasignificantpartintheapplication
ofaConunuuitymeasuremichasthetariffquotas.Suchanallocationnuct
'bealinedasevaningoutas.faraspossibleaaiQngtheMemberStatesthe
* t»
oavantagesaud'responBibi-lities resultingfromthismeasure.Obviously,
•■thisformulawillhavei'Obeadaptedsubsequentlyinthelightofanytra&o
aiover^utse ',
.1I.;
TheproposalforaregulationonOtherwovenfabrioeofoottonprovides
f«ralltheMemberStatestoapplyi'.he"asandwhen"methodofadministra–
,i ■-**■-«™i
tion»On"theotherhand,itisnotyoi?possibletoprovideforasingle
methodofadministration (whether"asandwhen"orpriorallocation)for
theqiotaforcertainpetroleumproducts.!Thenationalprovisions
govern-ngthemarket,.intheseproductsvaryfromoneMemberStateto
anotherandth$^Member.Statesoonsiderthatthismakesitimpossibleto
applyacommon .methoc^.p^.administration.'Inthesecircumstances ,each
Memoa;.-Statewillbe.jable,jbywayofexception,toadministeritsBhares
inaooordancewithitsownprovisions,.whileguaranteeingimportersof
theseproduotsfreeaocesstotheffuota.
' ii
e
■"*TheMemberStates'expertswhoparticipatedintheconsultativemeetingof
the"EconomicTariffProblems"Group(26/27April1976)expressedagreement
inprincipletotheschemeforallocationofsharesproposedbytheCommission
•Antheframeworkofthfiregulations annexed.
« .,ι.,..___________ 1
Annexesîri•'»'.1•;" >';
2proposalsofr^gulati,oji :of?$heCouncil .
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Proposalfora
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCILANNEXA
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaCommunitytariffquota
forcertainpetroleumproducts,fallingwithinChapter27oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,refinedintheArabRepublicofEgypt(1971)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle
113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereastheAgreement (l)betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheArabRepublicof,
Egypt,andtheProtocol(2)layingdowncertain
provisionsrelatingtotheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheArab
RepublicofEgyptconsequentontheaccessionof
newMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
Community,providesfortheopeningofanannual–
Communitytariffquotaof360000metrictonsfor
certainpetroleumproducts,fallingwithinChapter27
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,refinedintheArab
RepublicofEgypt;whereastheProtocolprovides
thatthetariffquotishouldbeallocatedamongthe
MemberStatesasfollows:200000metrictonsfor
theCommunityasoriginallyconstituted,5000metric
tonsforDenmark,5000metrictonsforIrelandand
150000metrictonsfortheUnitedKingdom;whereas
AnnexItotheAgreementprovidesthattheduties
applicabletothequotashallbeequalto45%ofthe
dutiesoftheCommonCustomsTariff;whereasas–
regardsthedutiesapplicabletothequotabythenew
MemberStates,thespecialprovisionsoftheProtocol
andoftheActofAccessionshouldbecompliedwith;
whereastocomplywiththespecialprovisionsofthe
Protocol,separatearrangementsshouldbemadefor
theMemberStatesoftheCommunityasoriginally
constituted,ontheonehand,andforthenewMem­
berStates,ontheother; ,
WhereastheCommunitytariffquotasinquestion
shouldbeopenedfortheyear1977,andwhereas/
however,becauseofthepossibility ofimple­
mentingotherpreferential arrangements asa_
resultofanew.agreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandEgypt,itisnecessary
toconfinetheperiodofvalidityofthese
tariffquotastosuchperiodasitisnotcpvered
bythenewAgreement;equalanduninterrupted accesstothequou
shouldbeensuredforallimportersandquota
dutiesappliedcontinuouslytoallimportsoftlv:
saidproductsuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;
inthelightoftheaboveprinciplestheCommuni ;
natureofthequotamaybestbepreservedby
arrangementallocatingitamongtheMembe
States;whereasinordertoprovidethemo<
accuratereflectionofactualmarkettrendsfor.i
saidproducts,suchallocationshouldbepr>
portionatetotheneedsoftheMemberState
calculatedbothfromthestatisticsforeach
MemberState'simportsfromtheArabRepiiW'*
ofEgyptoverarepresentative referenceperiod
andfromeconomicprospectsforthequotaperio<!
inquestion;
inviewofthefacthoweverthatoverthepar;
threeyearsthesaidproductshavebeenimportci
intoonlytwoMemberStat<§andinsmallquan­
tities,andthatnoestimatescanbemadefoi
1977andinordertoensureafairdistribution
amongtheMemberStatesconcerned,theinitioi
percentageshare,havingregardtothepotentu.'i
demandforthesaidproductsinthevarioi'.
MemberStates,shouldbeapproximately 2.5''
each;
inordertotakeaccountofimporttrendsfortb
productsinquestionintheMemberStau
concerned,thequotaamountshouldbedivide
intotwoinstalments,thefirstinstalmentbeir..
allocatedamongthesameMemberStates,d.
secondinstalmentconstitutingareserveintenJr,
tocoverthelaterrequirementsofMemberStair
whichhaveuseduptheirinitialquotashare-
whereasinordertoensureacertaindegreein­
securitytoimportersineachMemberState,t..
firstinstalmentofthequotashouldbefixedi
thiscaseatapproximately 70%;
theinitialquotasharesmaybeusedup
differentrates;whereas,therefore,toavo
disruptionofsupplies,anyMemberStatewhi
WhereasasregardstheCommunityasoriginally
constituted :
(ι)ΟΙΝοI.251,7.9.1973,ρ.13.
(ι)ΟΙΝιοI.251,7.:9.1973,ρ.3.

-2-ANNEXA
luisalmostusedupitsinitialquotashare,must
draw;madditionalquotasharefromthereserve;
wherethismustbedonebyeachMemberState
aseachoneofitsadditionalquotasharesisalmost
usedHi,andasmanytimesasthereserveallows;
where.3theinitialandadditionalquotashares.,
shallbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose
collaboration betweentheMemberStates
concernedandtheCommission ,andtheCommis-
Mo;imrstbeinapositiontofollowtheextentto
%t!<equotavolumehasbeenusedupand
ink-r.ntheMemberStatesthereof;Whereas,asregardsthenewMemberStates:
–thequotadutiesshallbecalculatedbythenew
MemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles3and
4oftheProtocol;
–equalanduninterrupted accesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallimportersandquota
dutiesshouldbeappliedcontinuously toall
importsoftheproductsinquestionuntilthe
quotahasbeenusedup,
iJ,atagivenoateinthequotaperiod,aconsider­
.olequantityoftheinitialquotashareisleftover
inoneoftheMemberStatesconcerned,itis
essentialtha>thatStateshouldreturnasignificant
proportiontothereserve,topreventapartofthe
Gi;nualloca;;dtotheCommunityasoriginally
•".i.-»uru?cdfromremainingunusedin,-rv;Mem-
*(St-'Hcwhenitcouidbeusedinoth('HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgareunitedinandrepresentedbytheBene­
luxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningthe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedto
thateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyany
ofitsmembers;Subjecttoanymeasureswhichmaybetakenin
applicationofArticle3(2)and(4)ofAnnexItothe
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCom­
munityandtheArabRepublicofEgypt,aCommu­
nitytariffquotaof360000metrictonsshallbe
openedfrom1Januaryuntilthedateofentry
intpforceofanewAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandEgypt,
butnotLaterthan
31December1977,forthe
productslistedbelowrefinedintheArabRepublic
ofEgypt:
CCT
headingNo Description
27.10Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals,otherthancrude;
preparationsnotelsewherespecifiedorihciuded,containingnotlessthan
70%byweightofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminousmine­
rals,thoseoilsbeingthebasicconstituentsofthepreparations :
lj ,
A.Lightoils: >
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Mcdiumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
C.Heavyoils: »
I.Gasoils:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Fueloils:
c)Forotherpurposes

-3-ANNEXA
CCT
headingNoDescription
27.10 III.Lubricatingoils;otheroils:
(cont'd)c)TobemixedinaccordancewiththetermsofAdditionalNote7
toChapter27(a)
d)Forotherpurposes
27.11Petroleumgasesandothergaseoushydrocarbons :
B,Other:
I.Commercialpropaneandcommercialbutane:
c)Forotherpurposes
27.12Petroleumjelly:
A.Crude:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Other
27.13
IParaffinwax,micro-crystalline wax,slackwax,ozokerite,lignitewax,peat
waxandothermineralwaxes,whetherornotcoloured:
B.Other:
I.Crude:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Other
27.14Petroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandotherresiduesofpetroleumoils
orofoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals:
C.Other
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities.
Thequotashallbeallocatedandadministered in
accordancewiththefollowingprovisions.
SECTIONI
ProvisionsapplicabletotheCommunityasoriginally
constituted
Article2
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesshallbepartially
suspendedattheratesindicatedbelowfor200000
metrictonsofthequotareferredtoinArticle1:CCTheadingNoRaiecf
27.10A*III2-7
27.10BIII 2-7
27.10CIc) 1-5
27.10CIIc) 1-5'
27.10CIIIc) 1-8
27.10CIIId) 2-7
27.11BIc) 0-6
27.12AIII 0-9
27.12Β 3'1
27.13BIc) 0-9
27.13BII 2-7
27.14CII 0-9

ANNEXA
Article3
1.Afirstinstalment,amountingto140000metric
consoftheamountmentionedinArticle2,shallbe
allocatedamongtheMemberStates;theshares,
whichsubjecttoArticle6arevaliduntiltheend
oftheperiodspecifiedinArticle 1,
areasfollows:
Germany
Bénélux
France
Italy35000metrictons,
30000metrictons,
35000metrictons,
40000metrictons.
Thesecondinstalmentof60000metrictonsshall
•institutethereserve.Article6
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan1October1977,theunusedportionof
theirinitialsharewhich,on15September1977,is
inexcessof20%oftheirinitialamount.Theymay
returnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsfor
believingthatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October
1977,notifytheCommissionofthetotalquantities
ofthesaidgoodsimporteduptoandincluding
15'September1977,andchargedagainstthe
appropriateCommunitytariffquotaandany
quantitiesoftheinitialsharereturnedtothereserve.
Article4
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialquota
sharespecifiedinArticle3(1),orofthatshareless
theportionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle6is
applied,hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall
withoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,draw
asecondquotashare,totheextentthatthereserve
issufficient,equalto15%ofitsinitialquotashare,
roundeduptothenextunitwherenecessary.
2.If,afteritsinitialquotasharehasbeenusedup,
90%ormereofthesecondquotasharedrawnby
aMemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,inthemannerprovidedforinparagraph1,
drawathirdquotashareequalto7-5%ofitsinitial
quotashare,roundedupwherenecessarytothenext
unit.
3.If,afteritssecondquotasharehasbeenusedup,
90%ormoreofthethirdquotasharedrawnbya
MemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shall,inthesamemannei1,drawafourthquotashare
equalmthethird.
Thisprocedureshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs 1,
23nd3,aMemberStatemayproceedtodrawshares
smallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphs,ifthere
isreasontobelievethatthosesharesmightnotbe
usedup.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthe
reasonswhichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.
ArticleS
Eachoftheadditionalquotasharesdrawnpursuant
toArticle4shallbevaliduntiltheendof
theperiodspecifiedinArticle 1.Article7
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
3and4andshallinformeachofthemofthe
extenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedassoon
asitreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5October1977,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle6.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingvMch
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,forthispurposeshallspecifytheamountthereof
totheMemberStatewhichmakesthelastdrawing.
Article8
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesare
drawnpursuanttoArticle4,itispossibleforcharges,
tobemadewithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
accumulatedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
SECTIONII
ProvisionsapplicabletothenewMemberStates
Article9
WithinthetariffquotareferredtoinArticle1,the
newMemberStatesshallapplydutiescalculatedin
accordancewiththerelevantprovisionsoftheAct
ofAccession,theAgreementaniitheProtocol.

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Article10
Underthequota,160000metrictonsshallbe
allocatedamongthenewMemberStatesasfollows:
Denmark 5000metrictons,
Ireland 5000metrictons,
UnitedKingdom150000metrictons.
SECTIONIII
Generalprovisions
Article112.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatei...
upitssharesshallbedeterminedonthebasi*.
importationsoftheproductsinquestionenter-,
thecustomsauthoritiesforhomeuse.
Article12
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommissi^-.
berStatesshallnotifyitofimportsof
refinedintheArabRepublicofEgyptac
chargedagainsttheirquotashares.
Article13
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission
cooperatecloselyinordertoensurethatthi<
lationisobserved.
1.EveryMemberStateshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoensurethatimportersoftheproducts
inquestionestablishedintheirterritoryhavefree
accesstothesharesallocatedtoit.Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1j.;
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEXB
Proposalfora
REGULATION (EEC) OFTHECOUNCIL
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forotherwovenfabricsofcotton,fallingwithinheadingNo55.09oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatingintheArabRepublicofEgypt{1977/
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,_equalanduninterrupted accesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallimportersandquota
dutiesappliedcontinuouslytoallimportsofthe
saidproductsuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle
1"1.3thereof:
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WocreastheAgreement(')betweentheEuropean
"c."micCommunityandtheArabRepublicof
...K>pt,andtheProtocol(2)layingc'r.iicertain
provisionsrelatingtotheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheArab
RepublicofEgyptconsequentontheaccessionof
newMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
Community,providefortheopeningofanannual
Communitytariffquotaof3250metrictonsof
otherwovenfabricsofcotton,fallingwithinheading
No55.09oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originating
intheArabRepublicofEgypt;whereastheProtocol
providesthatthetariffquotashouldbeallocated
amongtheMemberStatesasfollows:2500metric
tonsfortheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted,
90metrictonsforDenmark,10metrictonsfor
Irelandand650metrictonsfortheUnitedKingdom;
whereasAnnexItotheAgreementprovidesthatthe
dutiesapplicabletothequotashallbeequalto45%
oftheCommonCustomsTariffduties;whereasas
regardsthedutiesapplicabletothequotabythe
newMemberStates,thespecialprovisionsofthe
ProtocolandoftheActofAccessionshouldbe
observed;whereastocomplywiththespecialprovi­
sionsoftheProtocol,separatearrangementsshould
bemadefortheMemberStatesoftheCommunity ~
asoriginallyconstitutedontheonehand,andfor
thenewMemberStatesontheother;
WhereastheCommunity ,tariffquotasin
questionshouldbeopenedfortheyear1977,
andwhereas,however,becauseofthepossi­
bilityofimplementing otherpreferential
arrangements asaresultofanewagreement
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
Sgypt,itisnecessarytoconfinetheperiod
ofvalidityofthesetariffquotastosuch
periodasitisnotcoveredbythenew
Agreement;inthelightoftheaboveprinciples,theCom­
munitynatureofthequotamaybestbepreserved
byanarrangementallocatingitamongthese
MemberStates;whereasinordertoprovidethe
mostaccuratereflectionofactualmarkettrends
forthesaidproducts,suchallocationshouldbe
proportionate totheneedsoftheseMember
States,calculatedbothfromthestatisticsforeach
MemberState'simportsfromtheArabRepublic
ifEgyptoverarepresentative referenceperiod
andfromeconomicprospectsforthequota
periodinquestion;
overthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsare
available,thefollowingpercentagesrepresentthe
respectiveimportsoftheMemberStates
concernedinrelationtoimportsofthesaid
productsfromtheArabRepublicofEgyptinto
theCommunityasoriginallyconstituted :
1973 19741975
Germany 1045-73.0
Bénélux 31-935-0 1P.6
France M13-857.2
Italy 56-645-J21.2
inviewofthesefactors,oftheforeseeabledevel­
opmentduring1977ofthemarketforthepro­
ductsinquestionandinparticularoftheestimates
submittedbycertainMemberStateinitialquota
sharesmaybefixedapproximately asfollows:
Germany
Bénélux
France
Italy16-6
24-3
14-6
44-5
Whereas,asregardstheCommunityasoriginally
constituted :
HOJNoL251,7.9.197i,p.13.
(*)OJNoL251,7.9.1973,p.3.

-2- ANNEXB
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
inordertotakeaccountofimporttrendsfor
tliinrodictsinquestionintheMemberStates:
kiiw-uuutaai
intotwoinstalments,thefirstinstalmentbeing
allocatedamongthesameMemberStates,the
secondinstalmentconstitutingareserveintended
tocoverthelaterrequirementsofMemberStates
whichhaveuseduptheirinitialquotashares;
whereasinordertoensureacertaindegreeof
securitytoimportersineachMemberState,the
firstinstalmentofthequotashouldbefixedin
thiscaseatapproximately50%;
■theinitialquotasharesmaybeusedupatdifferent
times;whereas,therefore,toavoiddisruptionof
supplies,anyMemberStatewhichhasalmost
usedupitsinitialquotashare,shalldrawan
additionalquotasharefromthereserve;whereas
thirbedonebyeachMemberStatewhenever
oneofitsadditionalquotashareshasbeenalmost
usedup,andasmanytimesasthereserveallows;
whereastheinitialandadditionalquotashares
shallbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthisformofadministration requires
closecollaboration betweentheMemberStates
aridtheCommission ,andtheCommissionmust
hiinapositiontofollowtheextenttowhichthe
quotavolumehasbeenusedupandinformthe
MemberStatesthereof;
-if,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,aconsider­
ablequantityoftheinitialquotashareisleft
overinoneoftheMemberStatesconcerned,it
isessentialthatthatStateshouldreturna
significantproportiontothereservetoprevent
apartofthequotaallocatedtotheCommunity
asoriginallyconstitutedfromremainingunused
inoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedin
others;
-sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem-.
bourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcern­
ingtheadministration ofthequotashares
allocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarried
outbyanyofitsmembers;
Whereas,asregardsthenewMemberStates:
–thequotadutiesshallbecalculatedby-thenew
MemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles3and
4oftheProtocol;ArticleÎ
ACommunitytariffquotaof3250metrictonssluil
beopenedfrom1JanuaryuntiIthedateofent
intoforceofanewAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandEgypt,
butnotLaterthan
to31December1977tor
otherwovenfabricsofcotton,fallingwithinheadiii;',
No55.09oftheCommonCustomsTariff,origin.'.:!.'.;' ,
intheArabRepublicofEgypt.Thisquotashalllu
allocatedandadministered inaccordancewiththe
followingprovisions.
SECTION I
ProvisionsapplicabletotheCommunityasoriginally
constituted
Article2
TheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesshallbepartially
suspendedattherateindicatedbelowfor2500metric
tonsofthequotareferredtoinArticle1:
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Article3
–equalanduninterrupted accesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallimportersandquota
dutiesappliedcontinuouslytoallimportsofthe
productsinquestionuntilthequotahasbeen
usedup,1.Afirstinstalment,amountingto1235metricton-,
oftheamountspecifiedinArticle2,shallbealliv.ucd
amongtheMemberStates;theshares,which,
subjecttoArticle6arcvaliduntiltheendoftP
periodspecifiedinArticle1shallb:
asfollows:

ANNEXB
Germany 205metrictons,
Benelux 300metrictons,
France 180metrictons,
Italy 550metrictons.
2.1hesecondinstalmentof1265metrictonsshall
constitutethereserve.
Article4
LL'90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofaMember
iaiddowninArticle3(1),or90%ofthat
shan/,esstheamountreturnedintothereservewhere
meprovisionsofArticle6havebeenapplied,has
i-tv.exhausted,thatMemberStateshallproceed
Avithoucdelav,bynotifyingtheCommission,todraw
asecondshire,equalto15%ofitsinitialshare,
oundeduptothenextunit.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,$0%'
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnupbyaMember
Msbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,
!.■a.,'"idancewiththeconditions'vodownin
paragraph1,todrawathirdshare,e<y<nlto7-5%
ofitsinitialshare,roundeduptothenextunitwhere
appropriate ,totheextentthatthereserveis
sufficient.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,in
thesamewaytodrawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted.TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October
1977,notifytotheCommissionofthetotalimports
ofthesaidgoodseffecteduptoandincluding
15September197?,andchargedagainsttheCom­
munityquotaand,whereappropriate,theproportion
oftheirinitialsharethatisbeingreturnedtothe
reserve.
Article7
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewith
Articles3and4andshallinformeachStateofthe
extenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedupas
soonasitreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5October
1977,notifytheMemberStatesoftheamountin
reserveafterthereturnofsharespursuantto
Article6.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawing
whichusesupthereserveislimitedtothebalance
availablem6forthispurposeshallspecifytheamount
thereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakesthelast
drawing.
Article8
The-MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatwhenadditionalsharesarc
drawnpursuanttoArticle4itispossibleforcharges
tobemadewithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
accumulatedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
4.Notwithstanding paragraphs1,2and3,the
MemberStatesmayproceedtodrawsharessmaller
thanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthereisreason
tobelievethattheymightnotbeusedup.Theyshall
informtheCommissionofthereasonswhichled
themtoapplythisparagraph.
Article5
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article4shallbevaliduntiltheendofthe
periodspecifiedinArticle 1.
Article6
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan1October1977,theunusedportionof
theirinitialsharewhich,on15September1977,isin
excessof20%oftheinitialamount.Theymay
returnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsfor
believingthatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.SECTIONII
ProvisionsapplicabletothenewMemberStates
Article9
Withinthelimitsofthetariffquotareferredtoin
Article1,thenewMemberStaresshallapplythe
dutieslaiddownintherelevantprovisionsofthe
ActofAccession,theAgreementandtheProtocol.
, Article10
WithinthequotareferredtoinArticle1,metrictons
shallbeallocatedtothenewMemberStatesas
follows:
Denmark 90metrictons,
Ireland 10metrictons,
UnitedKingdom 650metrictons.

SECTIONIII
Generalprovisions
Article11
1.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
saidgoodsestablishedintheirterritoryhavefree
accesstotheshareallocatedtothem.
2.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
productsinquestionagainsttheirquotasharesasthe
productsarepresentedforcustomsclearanceunder
coverofadeclarationthattheyhavebeenmade
availableforconsumption .
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph2.ii/MLuX_
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission ,
MemberStatesshallinformitofimportsofthe
saidproductsoriginatingintheArabR,publicof
Egyptactuallychargedagainsttheirquotashares.
Article13
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselyinordertoensure^thatthis
Regulationisobserved.
Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident