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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75)367 final .
Brussels ,15July 1975
Proposal fora
REGULATION (EEC)OFTOECOUNCIL
opening ,allocating andproviding fortheadministration of
aCommunity tariff quota forother woven fabrics ofcotton
falling within heading No55.09 oftheCommon Customs Tariff ,
originating inSpain
(1976 )
Proposal fora
REGULATION (EEC )OFTHECOUNCIL
opening ,allocating andproviding fortheadministration of
aCommunity tariff quota forcertain petroleum products fal­
ling within Chapter 27oftheCommon Customs Tariff ,refined
IinSpain
(1976 )
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
1
C0M(75 )367final

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•..Article2oftheAnycementatpresentIn.force.between-the-European-
EconomicCommunity
cmdSpain,roadx;ithArticles2,a"d4?fAnnexIthereto,provides
forihaopeningofComnuniS;ytariffquotacfortheimportationinto
theCcirjiunityofthofollowingproducta,originatinginSpain,at
"theq-uotadutiesopooifiodbolow:
CCTHcncLingI.'c|^Proûuct AnnualVolunoiQuota3>atyr
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ChapterZ'(.Certainpctrolouir ;
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f55*09jOthcroot-fcon
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1200000ΐ)
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\:)4C$of"tho
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i
XaJuly197^,thoCommunityopenednegotiationswithSpainwitha
viewtoconcluding,by1January197^,anowAgreementtoreplace
tho1970Agreement.However,inviewofthepresentstateof.thcr.e..
negotiations ,itisbynomeanscertainthattheAgreementcould
.....int°forCeon1January197£butratheronalater<iatowiiioh
''•l'"sT1'"^funttoflrethalfof197<5".
InViewoftheforegoing,theCommissionbelievesthatthepossible
necessityshouldbeprovidedforofopeningtariffquotas,for1976,underthe
carrentAgreement,infavourofSpain..Consequently ,therelevant
ariffquotasshouldbeopenedby1January1976^andthereforeapproved
bytheCouncilbeforo•••.-107/r '

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..8*»glo.uothodofa&.dnictratioh,toboappliedbyallKciiborStates,,
rarcolytho"runandwhon"method.
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,/ovorìt,i.jciv'proiiCiitiisponniblotoprovkloforaniirclo«othod
aaj.,i0r.t„ion("'anmid.when"oradvancoallocation)ofthoq^int>'■
j.0icertainpcLrolcu:,-.products..Thoruloncovomin&thomarkotin
Xi\Gnoproouomvaryfromc-noMemberStatatoanother,withthooffcct
"ha*«,ujStatoarof^.rdthoapplicationofar.in^lomethodof..';:
«-d».iir.j,aiio<iat»ij-.ponoiblo.Incontrasttogcworalpractice, .'.s
wiCiCxOic,Cov-ii,KoaocrStatowillboempoweredtoadninir.tcrito !
c».nWìooiuhoquotaacoordingtoitaovmrulcs,vhilcon;.uri»2 '
lu,C ofthorelevantproductshavofrooaocor.Qto
thoquota. • '}
'»c."b0rStatesexpertsv;hoparticipatedintheconrsnltativemeetingofthe.I
'-cononicTariffProblnmn"Oroup(l4/l3April1975)expresseda^ro^mentinprinciple
^chem-forallocationofsharesproposedbytheCommiosionintheframework
oftheregulations annexed*
3.Ifthecaseshouldarisethatthonegotiation*withSpainmoultinanewA^ccment
Rntoeffecton1January107^>,theCommissionwouldpresentnewproposals.

ANÎTEXA
Proposai
REGULATION (EEC)No.../75OFTHECOUNCIL
of
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotaforotherwovenfabricsofcottonfallingwithinheadingNo55.09oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatinginSpain
(1976)
THECOUNCILOFTHEFA'ROI'KANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandinparticularArticle113
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission;
WhereastheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandSpain,signedatLuxem­
bourg0112VJune1970,providesinArticle2(I),
togetherwithArticle4ofAnnexI,fortheopening
bytheCommunityofanannualCommunitytariff
quotaofI800metrictonsofotherwovenfabrics
ofcottonfallingwithinheadingNo55.09ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginSpain;
whereas,pursuanttoArticle2ofthesaidAnnex,
thequotadutyisequalto40%oftheCommon
CustomsTariffdutyinrespectoftheproduct
concerned;whereastheCommunitytariffquota
containsquotadutiesof5-2%,5-6%,5-6%and6%
fortheproductsfailingwithinsubheadings55.09AI,
AII,11IandBII;
WhereastheCommunitytariffqumainquestion
shouldbeopenedfortheyear197^;andwhereas,-
however,becauseofthepossibilityofimplementing
otherpreferentialarrangements asaresultofanew
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandSpain,itisnecessarytolimitthe
quotaperiodtothedateonwhichthenewAgree­
mententersintoforce;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterruptedaccesstotheabovementioned quotaanduninterrupted
applicationoftheratelaiddownforthatquotato
allimportsoftheproductconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,
havingregardtotheprinciplesmentionedabove,the
Communitynatureofthequotacanberespected
byallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,torepresentascloselyas
.possibletheactualtrendofthemarketintheproducts
inquestion,theallocationshouldfollowpropor­
tionatelytherequirements oftheMemberStates
calculatedfrombothstatisticsofimportsfromSpain
duringarepresentative periodandtheeconomic
outlookforthetariffperiodinquestion;
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhich
statisticsareavailable,thecorresponding importsby
eachoftheMemberStatesrepresentthefollowing
percentagesoftheimportsintotheCommunityfrom
Spainoftheproductsconcerned:
19711197.11974
Cicrniany<>•42-4
Bénélux 2-89-821,8
France 78-047-167,2
Italy■12-840-76,8
Whereas,inviewofthesefactorsoftheforeseeable
developmentofthemarketfortheproductsin
questionandinparticularoftheestimatessubmitted
bycertainMemberStates,initialquotasharesmay
befixedapproximatelyatthefollowingpercentages:

ANNFXA
6■
6
68
20
Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsin
thevariousMemberStaresoftheproductunder
consideration ,thetotalquotavolumeshouldbe
dividedintotwotranches,thefirstbeingshared
among(heMemberStatesandthesecondheldasa
reservetocoveratalaterdatetherequirementsof
thoseMemberStateshavinguseduptheirinitial
share;whereastogiveMemberStateimporterssome
certainty,thefirstoftheCommunityquotamight
befixedat75%ofthequotavolume;towhichthequotavolumehasbeenusedupand
informtheMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablequantityoftheinitialshareisleftover
inaMemberState,itisessentialthateachState
shouldreturnasignificantproportiontothereserve
topreventapartoftheCommunityquotafrom
remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenit
couldbeusedinothers;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgarejointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnionanymeasureconcerningthe
administration ofthesharesallocatedtothat
EconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneof
itsmembers,Gcrmany
Bénélux
France
Italy
WhereastheinitialsharesofMemberStatesmay
beusedupmoreorlessquickly;whereas,therefore,
toavoiddisruptionofsuppliesanyMemberState
whichhasalmostusedupitsinitialsharemustdraw
asupplementary sharefromthereserve;whereasthis
mustbedonebyeachMemberStateaseachoneof
itssupplementary sharesisalmostusedup,andas
manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitial
andsupplementary sharesmustbevaliduntilthe
endofthequotaperiod;whereasthisformofadmin­
istrationrequiresclosecollaboration betweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommission ,andtheCom­
missionmustbeinapositiontofollowtheextentHASADOl'TEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
From1January197ountilthedateofentryinto
forceofanewAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandSpainbutnotlaterthan
31December1976",theCommonCustomsTariff
dutiesinrespectoftheproductsoriginatinginSpain
andlistedbelowshallbepartiallysuspendedatthe
levelsindicatedforeachofthemwithinthelimits
ofaglobalCommunitytariffquotaof1800metric
tons:
CXT
IUM<JÌH£
NoI
Description j
, iRateofduty
%
55.09Otherwovenfabricsofcoiton:
A.ContainingR5%ofnuncl>ywciuhtofcotton
I.Ofawidtl)ofIcisthnnXIcm 5-2
U.Other 5-6
1$.Other:
I.OfawîiltlioflessthnnHScm 5-6
1!.Other 6
Article2
1.Afirsttrancheamountingto1350metrictons
oftheCommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1
shallbeallocatedamongtheMemberStates;the
sharewhich,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil
theendoftheperiodspecifiedinArticle1shallbe
asfollows:•Gcrmany
Bénélux
France
Italy80metrictons
80metrictons
920metrictons
270metrictons
2.Thesecondtranche,of450metrictons,shall
constitutethereserve.

. ■3■• ANNEXA
Article3 theproductsconcernedeffecteduptoISSeptember
197^inclusivearidchargedagainsttheCommunity
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofaMemberquotaand;whereappropriate,theproportion ,of
State,aslaiddowninArticle2(1),or90%ofthattheirinitialsharethatisbeingreturnedtothereserve,
sharelesstheamountreturnedintothereserve,
wheretheprovisionsofArticle5havebeenapplied, '
hasbeenexhausted,thatMemberStateshallproceed
withoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission,todraw Article6
asecondshareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,
roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate,to
theextentthattheamountinthereserveallows.TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
.openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
.2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,90%2and3andsha11informcachofthcmof«heextent
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMembertowhlchther«servehasbecnused«soonas"
Statehasbecnused,thatMemberStateshallproceedreceivesthenotifications,
withoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission,todraw
athirdshareequalto7-5%ofitsinitialshare,TheCommissionshall,notlaterthanSOctober
roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate,to1976",notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthe
•theextentthattheamountinthereserveallows.reserveafterthereturnofsharespursuantto
'*Article5.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,90% .,„ ..
cLJl.JRx/i_c..TheCommission shallensurethatanydrawingormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState... , .,..,.., ,, ,,»«I CLIT-whichusesupthereserveislimitedtothebalancehasbecnusedup,thatMemberStateshallin r,,. ,,....,.,, i-jtiavailableand,forthispurpose,shallspecifytheaccordancewiththesameconditionsdrawafourth ,L.WLRL•L•I
■..,■■, amountthereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakesshareequaltothethird. ,,,^ thefinaldrawing.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted.
Article7
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs 1,.;..•
2and3,theMemberStatesmayproceedtodraw *.•
.sharessmallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphs,1-TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
ifthereisreasontobelievethatthosesharesmightmeasurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesare
notbeusedup.TheyshallinformtheCommission drawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossibleforcharges
ofthereasonswhichledthemtoapplythispara-tobemade,withoutinterruption,againsttheir
graph. accumulatedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
Article4 oftheSaidgoodsestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaliduntiltheendoftheperiod, .C.L»L•ti'■.„.•.■,, r•3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthestipulatedinArticle1. .., ,..ji,saidgoodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthe
,,.,_ goodsareenteredforhomeuse.Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothere–4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
setve,notlaterthan1October19?6,the'tsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
unusedportionofthoirinitialsharewlrSchimportschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
on15Sentember1976,isinexcessof20%
i>ftheinitialamount.Theyshallreturn
»laygerquantityiftherearereasonsforconsideringthatsnchquantitymightnot .t.,0beused. Article#
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October
1976,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsofTheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawing
whichusesupthereserveislimitedtothebalance
availableand,forthispurpose,shallspecifythe
amountthereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakes
thefinaldrawing.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesare
drawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossibleforcharges
tobemade,withoutinterruption,againsttheir
accumulatedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
Article8
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsofthesaidproduct
actuallychargedagainsttheirshares.

H ANNEXA
Article9 ■Article10
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegula-ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
tionisobserved. 1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States,
DoncatBrussels»|
FortheCouncil
ThePrésident

ANNEXB
asupplementary sharefromthereserve;whereasthis
mustbedonebyeachMemberStateaseachoneof
itssupplementary sharesisalmostusedup,andas
'manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitial
andsupplementary sharesmustbevaliduntiltheend
ofthequotaperiod;whereasthisformofadministra-
,tionrequiresclosecollaborationbetweentheMember
!StatesandtheCommission,andtheCommission
mustbeinapositiontofollowtheextenttowhich
thequotavolumehasbeenusedupandinformthe
MemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablequantityoftheinitialsharei$leftover
inaMemberState,itisessentialthateachState
shouldreturnasignificantproportiontothereserve
topreventapartoftheCommunityquotafrom
remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenitcould
beusedinothers;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgarejointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxEconomicUnionanymeasureconcerning.the
administration ofthesharesallocatedtothat
EconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneof
itsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
From1January1970untilthedateofentryinto
forceofanewAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandSpainbutnotlaterthan
31December1976"andsubjecttothemeasureswhich
mightbetakenpursuanttoArticle3(2)and(4)of
AnnexItotheAgreementbetweentheCommunity
andSpain,theCommonCustomsTariffdutiesin
respectoftheproductsrefinedinSpainandlisted
belowshallbesuspendedpartiallyatthelevels
indicatedforeachofthem,withinthelimitsofa
globalCommunitytariffquotaof1200000metric
tons:
en*
hending
NoDescription .•Rareofduty
%
27.10Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals,
otherthancrude;preparationsnotelsewherespecifiedor
included,containingnotlessthan70%byweightofpetroleum
oilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals,theseoils
beingthebasicconstituentsofthepreparations :
A.Lightoils:
III.Forotherpurposes 2-4
IH.Médiumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes 2-4
C.Heavyoils:
I.Gasoil:
ic)Forotherpurposes '1-4
ILFueloil:
ic)Forotherpurposes 1-4
III.Lubricatingoils;otheroils:
c)Tobemixedinaccordancewiththetermsof
AdditionalNote7tothisChapter(a) ;
d)Forotherpurposes 2-4
27.11 Petroleumgasesandothergaseoushydrocarbons :
B.Other: a.
I.Commercialpropaneandcommercialbufane:
c)Forotherpurposes 0*6
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities.

ANNTCXB
Proposai
REGULATION (EEC)No.•./750FTHECOUNCIL
of
opening,allocatingandproviding(ortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forcertainpetroleumproductsfallingwithinChapter27oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,rehnedinSpain
(1976)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandinparticularArticle
113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission;
WhereastheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandSpain,signedatLuxem­
bourgon29June1970,providesinArticle2(1),
togetherwithArticle3ofAnnexI,fortheopening
bytheCommunityofanannualtotalCommunity
tariffquotaof1200000metrictonsofcertain
petroleumproductsfallingwithinChapter27ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,refinedinSpain;whereas,
pursuanttoArticle2ofthesaidAnnex,thequota
dutyisequalto40%oftheCommonCustomsTariff
dutieseffectivelyappliedinthisyearinrespectof
theproductconcerned;
WhereastheCommunitytariffquotainquestion
shouldbeopenedfortheyear197<f;andwhereas,
however,becauseofthepossibilityofimplementing
afterpreferentialarrangements asaresultofanew
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCom­
munityandSpain,itisnecessarytolimitthequota
periodtothedatethenewAgreemententersinto
force.Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhich
statisticsareavailable,thecorresponding importsby
eachoftheMemberStatesrepresentthefollowing
percentagesoftheimportsintotheCommunityfrom
Spainoftheproductsconcerned:
I1972 19731974
Germany34-6049056,0
IJenclux 91015-327.2
rrance8-4011-211,1
Italy47-9024-5j
15,7
Whereas,inviewofthesefactorsoftheforeseeable
developmentofthemarketfortheproductsin,
questionandinparticularoftheestimatessubmitted
bycertainMemberStates,initialquotasharesmay
befixedapproximately atthefollowingpercentages:
Germany
Bénélux
France
Italy.39
17
11
33
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted access
totheabovementioned quotaanduninterrupted
applicationoftheratelaiddownforthatquotato
allimportsoftheproductconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,
havingregardtotheprinciplesmentionedabove,
theCommunitynatureofthequotacanberespected
byallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,torepresentascloselyas
possibletheactualdevelopmentofthemarketinthe
productsinquestion,theallocationshouldfollow
proportionately therequirementoftheMember
Statescalculatedfrombothstatisticsofimportsfrom
Spainduringarepresentative periodandthe
economicoutlookforthetariffperiodinquestion;Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsin
thevariousMemberStatesoftheproductunder
consideration ,thetotalquotavolumeshouldbe
dividedintotwotranches,thefirstbeingshared
amongtheMemberStatesandthesecond
heldasareservetocoveratalaterdatetherequire­
mentsofthoseMemberStateshavinguseduptheir
initialshare;whereas,togiveMemberStateimporters
somecertainty,thefirsttrancheoftheCommunity
quotamightbefixedat80%ofthequotavolume;
WhereastheinitialsharesofMemberStatesmay
beusedupmoreorlessquickly;"whereas,therefore,
toavoiddisruptionofsuppliesanyMemberState
whichhasalmostusedupitsinitialsharemustdraw

2ANNEXB
> ;
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRateofduty
%
27.12 Petroleumjelly:
A.Crude:
III.Forotherpurposes 0-8.
B.Other 2-8
27.13 Paraffinwax,micro-crystalline wax,slackwax,ozokerite,
lignitewax,peatwaxandothermineralwaxes,whetheror
notcoloured:
B..Other:
I.Crude:.
c)Forotherpurposes 0-8
!II.Other 2-4
27.14 Petroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandotherresiduesor
petroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals:
C.Other:
II.Other 0*8
Article2
1.Thefirsttranche,amountingto1000000metric
tonsoftheCommunitytariffquotareferredtoin
Article1,shallbeallocatedamongtheMember
States;therespectiveshareswhich,subjectto
Article5,shallbevaliduntiltheendoftheperiod
stipulatedinArticle1shallconsistofthefollowing
amounts :
Germnny 390000metrictons
Benelux 170000metrictons
France 110000metrictons
Italy 330000metrictons
2.Thesecondtranche,amountingto200000metric
tons,shallconstituteareserve.
Article3equalto7-5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupto
thenextunitwherenecessary,totheextentpermitted
bytheamountofthereserve.".
-«
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshallinaccord­
ancewiththesameconditions,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinuetoapplyuntilthereserve
isusedup.-
4.Byderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,the
MemberStatesmayproceedtodrawsharessmaller
thanthosefixedtherein,ifthereisreasontobelieve
thatthosesharesmightnotbeusedup.Theyshall
informtheCommission ofthereasonswhichled
themtoapplythisparagraph.
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitial
shareasspecifiedinArticle2(1),orofthat
shareminustheportionreturnedtothereservewhere
Article5isapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshallwithoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommis­
sion,drawasecondshareequalto15%ofitsinitial
share,roundedupwherenecessarytotlienextunit,
totheextentpermittedbytheamountofthereserve.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,
bynotifyingtheCommission,drawathirdshareArticle4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shall
bevalid,untiltheendoftheperiodstipulatedin
Article1.
ArticleS
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlaterthan1October1976,"theunusedpoz*-tionoftheirinitialsharewhich,on15September1976,isinexcessof20$oftheinitialajnount.TheyRha.llreturnagreater

3ANÎTEXB
portioni-ftherearegroundsfor"be­lievingth?.titnaynotbeusedup.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October1976",
notifytheCommissionofthetotalquantitiesofthe
saidgoodsimporteduptoandincluding15Septem­
ber1975andchargedagainsttheappropriateCom­
munitytariffquotaandanyquantitiesoftheinitial
sharereturnedtothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3andshall,assoonasithasbeennotified,
informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereserves
havebeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStatesnotlaterthan
October1976"oftheamountsstillinreserveafter
amountshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuanttoArticle5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichusesupa
reserveislimitedtothebalanceavailableandto
thisendshallspecifytheamountthereoftothe
MemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethatsupplementary sharesdrawnpursuant
toArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythatimports
maybechargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
accumulatedsharesintheCommunitytariffquotas.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
saidgoodsestablishedintheirterritoryhavefree
accesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthesaid
goodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhensuchgoods
areenteredforhomeuse.
ArticleS
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsofthesaidproduct
actuallychargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegula­
tionisobserved.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1975.
ThisRegulationshallhebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
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