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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1726 final
Brussels ,9November 1973
PROPOSAL FOR A
REGULATION (EEC )OPTHECOUNCIL
opening ,allocating andproviding fortheadministration ofaCommunity
tariff quota forother woven fabrics ofcotton falling within
heading 55.09 oftheCommon Customs Tariff ,originating inSpain
PROPOSAL FOR A
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
opening ,allocating andproviding fortheadministration ofaCommunity
tariff quota forcertain petroleum products falling -within chapter 27
oftheCommon Customs Tariff ,refined inSpain
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
CCM(73 )1726 final

GUD/74?/73-E
•EXPLA^TOFY 1-nKOPATOUK
1.Article2oftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andSpain,roadwithArticles2,3and4.ofAnnexIthereto,provides
fortheopeningefCoinminitytariffquotasfortheimportationinto
theCosnronityofthofollowingproducts,originatinginSpain,at
thequotadutiesspecifiedbelow:
CCTHeadingiloProduct Annualvolume QuotaDuty
Chapter27
55.09Certainpetroleud
prcûucts I
Otherootton
fabrics1200000t)
)
:18oot^
)40fjefthe
CCTduties
2.TheseprovisionsapplyonlytothesixoriginallleraberStates,since
the"ProtocolfiringcertainprovisionsrelatingtotheAgreement
"betweentheEuropeanEoononicCommunityandSpaininconsequenceof
theAccessionofthenewKeraberStatestotheEuropeanEconomio
Conmunity"of29January1973(OJNoL66,13I-Iarch1973)provides
thatasregardstheno/MemberStatesth®situationshallremainas
bofor©.TheProtocolalsoprovidesthatthecontractingpartiesare
tolaydovmbefore1January1974thetransitional measuresand
adjustmentswhichmayappearnecessaryfollowingtheaccessionof
thenewKeraberStates,
InJuly1975,theCommunityopenednegotiationswithSpainwitha
viewtoconcluding,by1January197^»anewAgreementtoreplace
I 4the1970Agreement.However,inviewofthepresentstateofthese
negotiations ,itisbynomeanscertainthattheAgreementcould
enterintoforceon1January197^»
.Inviewoftheforegoing,theCommissionbelievesthatthepossible
necessityshouldbeprovidedforofopeningtariffquotas,underthe
currentAgreement,infavourofSpain.Consequently ,therelevant
tariffquotasshould.beopenedby1January197^andthereforeapproved
bytheCouncilbeforethatdate.

-2- GUD/74773-E
Itisthereforenecessarytoinitiatethoproceduresforopening
therelevanttariffquotas, -
4,TheRegulationsprovide,inthousualway,forthesplittingupof
thetariffvolumesintotwoparts,ofwhichthofirstwillbo
allocatedamongthoKeriberStatesasquotacharesandthosecond
willtokeptasareserve. -
5.Theallocationofthefirstpartofeachquotaliaobeenundertaken
accordingtotherulesgenerallyappliedhitherto.Thototal
importsofeachLleiaberStatefor19^991970and1971have"been
expressedasaproportionoftotalComnunityimportsoverthosaiae
period.Theresultingpercentages havebeenappliedStatebyState
tothevolumeofthefirstpart,thelastdigitofthonumberof
Bctriotonsbeingroundedoff.
/
6.ThoproposedRegulation onotheroottonfabricsprovidesfora
singlemethodofacininistration ,toboappliedbyallKeraberStates,
namelytho"asandwhen"method.
Howeveritisatpresentimpossibletoprovidefor-asinglemethod
'ofadministration ("asandwhen"oradvanceallocation)ofthequota
forcertainpetroleumproducts.Therulesgoverningthemarketin
theseproductsvaryfromoneMemberStatetoanother,withtheeffect
thattheMemberStatesregardthoapplicationofasinglemethodof
administration asimpossible.Incontrasttogeneralpractice,
therefore,eachKeraberStatewillbeempoweredtoadninisterits
ownshareofthequotaaccordingtoitsownrules,whileensuring
thatallimportersoftherelevantproductshavefreeaccessto
thequota. -

ANNEX I
PROPOSAL FOR A
REGULATION (EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL •■
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
^orother woven fabrics ofcotfcnnfalling within heading 55»09
oftheCommon Customs Tariff ,originating inSpain
THECOUNCILOFTIIEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandinparticular
Articles43and113thereof:
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament :
WhereastheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandSpain,signedat
Luxembourgon29June1970,providesinArticle .....
2(1)togetherwithArticlekofAnnexIforthe
openingbythe.CommunityofanannualCommunity
•tariffquotaof/ fallingwithin/1.800 tons of
heading55*09 CommonCustoms
TarifforiginatinginSpain
Cvhcreas,pursuanttoArticleVofthesaidAnnexthe
quotadutyisequaltoYO%oftheCommonCustoms
Tariffdutyinrespectoftheproductconcerned;
whereasthereforeaCommunitytariffquotaof1*800
metrictonsat fortheproduct
concernedshouldbeopenedfor197Hj whereas theCommunity tariff
duties of5,2%./1.800 tons ofother woven fabrics of
cotton
Whereasitisinparticularnecessaryto,ensuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterruptedaccess
totheabovementioned quotaanduninterrupted
applicationoftheratelaiddownforthatquotatoall
importsoftheproductconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,
havingregardtotheprinciplesmentionedabove,the
Communitynatureofthequotacanberespectedby
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectmost
accuratelytheactualdevelopmentofthemarketin
theproductconcerned,suchallocationshouldbein
proportiontotheneedsoftheMemberStates,
assessedbyreferencebothtothestatisticsofeach
StatesimportsfromSpainoverarepresentative
periodandtotheeconomicoutlookforthequota
periodconcerned;Community tariff quefca isassorted byquotaduties of5,2 5,6 /<»,5,6%and 6%
for theproducts falling within subheading
55.09 AI,Ail,BIand :.BII :

-2-
'Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhich
statistics -areavailable,the'corresponding importsby
eachoftheMemberStatesrepresentthefollowing
percentagesoftheimportsintotheCommunityfrom
Spainoftheproductsconcerned:
r .1970 19711972
Germany M5,2 •SA
Bcnclux2,22,8
France 75Λ75,778,0
Italy 19,215,912,8
Whereas,inviewofthesedata/•thecsiiniatcs
submittedbycertainMemberStatesaswellasthe
practicalneedtoensurethattheobligations
contractedundertheAgreementconcernedarc
allocatedfairlyamongalltheMemberStates,initial
quotasharesmaybefixedapproximately atthe
followingpercentages:the foreseeable
development inthe
market for the products
inquestion during 197^,
and inparticular
Germany
Bénélux
France
Italy5,9
2,2
75,6
16,3
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends -
fortheproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
States,thequotaamountshouldbedividedintotwo
...instalments,thefirstinstalmentbeingallocated
.amongtheMemberStates,andthesecondforminga
reserveintendedultimatelytocovertherequirements
oftheMemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheirinitial -
quotashares;whereas,inordertoensureacertain
degreeofsecuritytoimportersineachMemberState,
thefirstinstalmentoftheCommunityquotashould
bedeterminedatalevelwhich,underpresent
circumstances ,maybe75%ofthequotaamount; *
4
WhereastheinitialquotasharesoftheMember
Statesmaybeusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,in
ordertotakethisfactintoaccountandavoidany*
breakincontinuity,itisimportantthatanyMember • .
Statehavingusedupalmostthewholeofitsintitial
quotashareshoulddrawanadditionalquotashare
fromthereserve;whereas,thismustbedonebyeach
•MemberState.asandwheneachofitsadditional
quotasharesisalmostentirelyusedup,andrepeated
asmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereasthe
initialandadditionalquotasharesmustbeavailable ,
foruseuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereas
thismethadofadministration callsforclose
cooperationbetweenMemberStatesandthe
Commission,whichmust,inparticular,beableto.
observetheextenttowhichthequotaamountisused
andinformMemberStatesthereof;

■Whereasif,araspecifieddatein.thequotaperiod,a
considerablebalanceremainsinoneorother•.
MemberSlateitisessentialthatthatMemberState,-- •-'
paysalargeamountofitblackintothereserve,,,in
ordertoavoidapartoftheCommunityquota
remainingunusedinoneMemberStarewhenitcould ..
beusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,-the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgarcunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcerning
llicadministration ofsharesgrantedtothe^ ,
abovcmcniioncd 1'conomicUnionmaybecarriedoutf ,
byanyoneofitsmembers; •
, . • • . '
» .
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Asfrom 1January 197^anauntil 31December 197^»theCommon Customs
Tariff duties inrespect oftheproducts originating inSpain andlisted
below shall bepartially suspended atthe duties indicated opposite to
each one ,within thelimite ofaglobal Community tariff quota of
1.800 tons :
No Descnptxon
iRate ofduty
%
55.09
Otherwovenfabricsofcotton:
A.ContainingS5°/©ormorebyweightofcotton:-•*
I.Ofawidthoflessthan85cm
IT.Other5,2
5,6
B.Other:-
I.Ofawidthoflessthan85cm
Ii.Other5,6
*6
/

-3a-
Aritele2
1.Afirstinstalment,amountingto1.350tonsofthe
CommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1shall
besharedamongtheMemberStates;theproportions
which,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevalidfrom1
Januaryuntil3JDecember197(jshallconsistofthe
•followingamounts;
Germany .80itons
Bcnclux jJOtons
France 1.020tons
••
Italy 220tone
2.Thesecondinstalment,amountingtok$0tons,
shallmakeupthereserve..••
. ' '»
,.Article3 •.
m
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshare.ofa
MemberState,aslaiddowninArticle2(1),or9(7%
ofthatsharelesstheamountreturned'intojhe
reserve,wheretheprovisionsofArticle5havebeen
applied,hasbeenexhausted,th'at-MembcrStateshall
proceedwithoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission,
todrawasecondshareequalto15%ofitsinitial
share,roundeduptothenextunitwhere
appropriate,totheextentthattheamountinthe
reserveallows. .•
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbya
MemberStatehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshall'
proceedwithoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,
todrawathirdshareequalto%7-5%ofitsinitial
share,roundeduptothenextunitwhere„
appropriate,totheextentthattheamountin*the
reserveallows.••/%1

3.If,after.itssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofihcthirdsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,thaiMemberScaleshallproceed,
pursuanttotheprovisionsofparagraph2,todrawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
p~hisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted.
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs ,
1,2and3,theMemberStatesmayproceedtodraw
sharessmallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphs,if
thereisreasontobelieycthatthosesharesmightnot
beusedup.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthe
reasonswhichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.
Artide4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
shallbevaliduntil31December197'-/.
•Article5
If,by15September197*/,aMemberStatehasnot
usedupitsinitialshare,itshall,notlaterthan10
October197'/,returntothereservetheunused
portionofthisshareinexcessof20%oftheinitial
amount.Itmayreturnalargerquantityiftherearc
reasonstoconsiderthatsuchquantitymightnoibe
used.
......0 . •
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan10October
197ty,notifytheCommissionofthe.totalimportsof
theproductconcernedeffectedupto15September
197finclusive,andchargedagainsttheCommunity
quotaand,whereappropriate,theproportionoftheir
initialsharethatisbeingreturnedtothereserve.
'
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares-
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
2and3andshallinformeachofthemoftheextent
towhichthereservehasbeenusedassoonasit
receivesthenotifications . *
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan15October
197f,notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthe
reserveafter^thereturnofsharespursuantto
Article5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawing
whichusesupthereserveislimitedtothebalance
availableand,forthispurpose,shallspecifythe
amountthereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakes
thefinaldrawing.

Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakenilappropriate
.measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesare
....drawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossibleforcharges
tobemadewithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
AccumulatedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallguarantee10importers
oftheproductconcernedestablishedintheirterritory
'freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
.productconcernedagainsttheirsharesinsofaras
theproducthasbeenpresentedforCustoms
clearanceundercoverofdeclarationsthatithasbeen
•.madeavailableforconsumption .
4.TheextenttowhichtheMemberStates'shares
havebeenusedupshallberecordedonthebasisof
theimportschargedilltheconditionslaiddownin
paragraph3.
ArticleS *
MemberStates,shallinformtheCommissionat
•regularintervalsofimportsfromSpainactually
chargedagainsttheirshares. •.
.'Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshall
cooperatecloselyinordertoensurethatthe
provisionsofthisRegulationarcobserved.
'' tmArticle10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonT„„.1January197<u
£!;..RCK"L,i'!"WW"di"S»andJircc.lyappliedin.,11,Mo,„h
«
*• V
DoneatBrussels, ■
• .» *
.'FortheCouncil
TheVrcsidcnt

ANNEXII
PROPOSALFORA
'REGULATION(EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaCommunitytariffquota
forcertainpetroleumproductsfallingwithinchapter27
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,refinedinSpain
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUN11'IES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandinparticular
Articles43and113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament ;
WhereastheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunity andSpain,signedat
Luxembourgon29June1970,providesinArticle ....
2(1)togetherwithArticle3ofAnnexIforthe
openingbytheCommunityofanannualCommunity
.tariffquotaof1.200.000tonsofcertainpetroleumproductsfallingwithinchapter2
oftheCommonCustoms
TariffrefinedinSpain;
.whereas,pursuanttoArticle3ofthesaidAnnexthe
quotadui).risequalto40O/,°l',cCommonCustoms_
"Tariff/inrespectoftheproductconcerned;/dutieseffectivelyappliedinthisyear
whereasthereforeaCommunitytariffquotaof1.200.000
metrictons fortheproduct
concernedshouldbeopenedfor197H;
WhereasitisillparticularnecessarytOrCnsuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted access
totheabovcmcntioned quotaanduninterrupted 5*
applicationoftheratelaiddownforthatquotatoall
importsoftheproductconcernedintoallMember .v
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,
havingregardtotheprinciplesmentionedabove,the«.•*.
Communitynatureofthequotacanberespectedby
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongrhe
MemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectmost
accuratelytheactualdevelopmentofrhemarketin
rheproductconcerned,suchallocationshouldbein
proportiontotheneedsoftheMemberStates,
assessedbyreferencebothtothestatisticsofeach
State'simportsfromSpainoverarepresentative
periodandtotheeconomicoutlookforthequota
periodconcerned;

•Whereas,duringihclastthreeyearsforwhich
statisticsflrcavailable,thecorresponding importsby
eachoftheMemberStatesrepresentthefollowing
percentagesoftheimportsintotheCommunityfrom
Spainoftheproductsconcerned:
I
r.1970 19711972
Germany 53,1119,80'*34,60
Bcncîux 21,9025,409,10
France 8,0513,-8,40
Italy 16,9^41,80.47,90
whereas,:nv;cwoftlicscdata,/–ihcestimates/–■oftheforeseeable
■submittedbycertainMemberStatesaswellasthe
practicalneedtoensurethattheobligations
contracted,undertheAgreementconcernedarc
allocatedfairlyamongalltheMemberStates,initial
quotashares"maybefixedapproximately atthe
followingpercentages :
Germany
Bénélux
France
Italy34,0
16,7
9,7
39,6development inthemarke
for the products in
question during 197^,
and inparticular
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
States,thequotaamountshouldbedividedintotwo
.instalments,thefirstinstalmentbeingallocated
.amongtheMemberStates,andthesecondforminga
reserveintendedultimatelytocovertherequirements
.oftheMemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheirinitial
quotashares;whereas,inordertoensureacertain
degreeofsecuritytoimportersineachMemberState,
thefirstinstalmentoftheCommunityquotashould
bedeterminedatalevelwhich,underpresent
circumstances ,maybeSO%ofthequotaamount:
I
WhereastheinitialquotasharesoftheMember
Statesmaybeusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,in
ordertotakethisfactintoaccountandavoid?ny
breakincontinuity,itisimportantthatanyMember
Statehavingusedupalmostthe..wliolc.jpfitsintitial
quotashareshoulddrawanadditionalquotashare.
fromthereserve;whereas,thismustbedonebyeach
MemberState.asandwheneachofitsadditional
quotasharesisalmostentirelyusedup,andrepeated
asmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereasthe
initialandadditionalquotasharesmustbeavailable
foruseuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereas
thismerhadofadministration callsforclose
cooperation betweenMemberStatesandthe
Commission,which.must,inparticular,beableto.
observetheextenttowhichthequotaamountisused
andinformMemberStatesthereof;

Whereasif,atnspecifieddatein.tlicquotaperiod,a
considerablebalanceremainsinoneoroilier■
MemberStateitisessentialthatthatMemberState,-*
paysalarp.eamountofitbackintothereserve,,in
ordertoavoidapartoftheCommunityquota
remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenucould
beusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,-the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgarcunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxKconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcerning
theadministration ofsharesgrantedtothe
abovementioued hconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutt
byanyoneofitsmembers;
MASADOPTEDTHISKLGUI.ATION :
ArticleÎ
Reserved themeasures which may interpose mapplication ofthe
paragraphs 2and4ofarticle 3oftheannex Itotheagreement
between theCommunity andSpain ,asfrom 1January 197^anduntil
31December 197^1 theCommon Customs Tariff duties inrespect of
theproducts refined inSpain andlisted below shall besuspended
partially atthe duties indicated opposite toeach onewithin the
limite ofaglobal Community tariff quota of1.200.000 tons
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionHate ofduty
%
27.10 PetroleumoilsaniloilsobtainedIrombituminousminerals,otherthan
crude;preparationsnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded,tont.iinini;notless
than70"/obyweightofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfromhiiiiminous
minerals,theseoilsbeing;thebasicconstituentsofthepreparations :
»
A.Lirjitoils:
III ."For other purposes•2.Jf
ft.Médiumoils: *
HI.Forotherpurposes
C.Ifeavyoils:
I.Gasoil:
c)Foroihcrpurposes M
II.Fueloil:
c)Forotherpurposes 1Λ
HI.Lubricatingoils;otheroils:
c)TobemixedinaccordancewiththetermsofAdditionalNote7
tothisChapter(a) 1,6
-d)Forotherpurposes 2Λ
(a)Entry under this subheading issubject toconditions tobedetermined
thecompetent authorities .

-k-
27.11
27.12
27.13
27.1kl'ctroU'iimRnscnimdothcrsawouihydrncarbonn
B.Other:
I.Commercialpropaneandcommercialbutane:
c)Forotherpurposes
Petroleumjelly:
HI.Forotherpurposes
B.Oihcr.
Pirnffinwax,micro-crystallinewaxslack»ax,orokcrite,lignitewax.peatwaxandothermineralwaxeswhetherornotcolouao.
B.Other:
I.Crude:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Other
Petroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandotherresiduesofpetroleumoilsoi
ofoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals:
C.Other:
11.Other0,6
0,8
2,8
0,8
2,4
0,8
Article2
1.Afirstinstalment,amountingto1.000.000tonsofthe
CommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1shall
besharedamongtheMemberStates;theproportions
which,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevalidfrom1
Januaryuntil31December197//shallconsistofthe
followingamounts;
i»■••Gcrmany
Bénélux
France
Italy340.000tons
170.000tons
100.000tons
390.000tons
2.Thesecondinstalment,amountingto200.000tons,
shallmakeupthereserve.•••
,Article3
m
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshare.ofa
MemberState,aslaiddowninArticle2(1),or90%
ofthatsharelesstheamountreturned'into<he
reserve,wheretheprovisionsofArticle5havebeen
applied,hasbeenexhausted,th'at-MemborStateshall
proceedwithoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,
todrawasecondshareequalto15%ofitsinitial
share,roundeduptothenextunitwhere
appropriate,totheextentthattheamountinthe
reserveallows. ••
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormore*ofthesecondsharedrawnbya
MemberStatehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshall'
proceedwithoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission,
todrawathirdshareequalto%7o%ofitsinitial
share,roundeduptothenextunitwhere
appropriate,totheextentthattheamountinthe
reserveallows.

3.If,afteritssecondsharelinsbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthathirdnharedrawnbynMember
Stateliasheenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,
pursuanttotheprovisionsofparagraph2,todrawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
P"hisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthe.reserveis
exhausted.
4.Notwithstanding' theprovisionsofparagraphs^
1,2and3,theMemberStatesmayproceedtodraw
sharessmallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphs,if
thereisreasontobelieverh.tithosesharesmightnot
beusedup.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthe
reasonswhichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.
.Article4'■
The-additionalsharesdrawi;pursuanttoArticle3
shallbevaliduntil31December197'V.
•Article5
If,by15September197'/,aMemberStatehasnot
usedupitsinitialshare,itshall,notlaterthan1.0
October197'/,■returntothereservetheunused
portionofthisshareinexcessof20%oftheinitial
amount.Itmayreturnalargerquantityiftherearc
reasonstoconsiderthatsuchquantitymightnotbe
used.
TheMemberStatesshall,norlaterthan10October
197f/,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theproductconcernedeffectedupto15September
197'/-inclusive,andchargedagainsttheCommunity
quotaand,whereappropriate,theproportionoftheir
initialsharethatisbeingreturnedtothereserve.
Article6
\''
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares-
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
2and3andshallinformeachofthemoftheextent
towhichthereservehasbeenusedassooyasit
receivesthenotifications . •
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan15October
197f,notifyMemberStatesof-theamountinthe
reserveafter^thereturnofsharespursuantto
Article5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawing
whichusesupthereserveislimitedtothebalance
availableand,forthispurpose,shallspecifythe
amountthereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakes
thefinaldrawing.

Article7
i.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
.measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesarc
drawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossibleforcharges
tohemadewithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
JfccumubiedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
•2.TheMemberStatesshallguaranteetoimporters
oftheproductconcernedestablishedintheirterritory
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
productconcernedagainsttheirsharesinsofaras
theproducthasbeen'presentedforCustoms
clearanceundercoverofdeclarationsthatithasbeen
madeavailableforconsumption .
', ArticleS
MemberStates,shallinformtheCommission at
•regularintervalsofimportsfromSpainactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.
» *•
.Article9
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TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
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provisionsofthisRegulationarcobserved.
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