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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1711Final
Brussels,12October1973
PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL ■■
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofan
additional Communitytariffquotaforcertainoil
productsfallingwithinChapter27oftheCommon
CustomsTariffandrefinedinTurkey.
PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
ontheopening,distribution andadministration of
additional Communitytariffquotasforcotton
yarn,notputupforretailsaleandwoven
fabricsofcottonfallingwithinheadings
Nos55.05and55.09of"theCommonCustoms
Tariffandoriginating inTurkey.
/
•<
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(73)1711Final

EXPLANATORY KCSOPAKDIJH
1.On30June1973atAnkara,afternegotiations heldwithTurkeyon
changesnecessitated bytheaccessionofnewMemberStatcs»totha
association agreementbetweenthatcountryandtheCommurityone"to
theadditionalProtocol,theCommunitysignedasupplementary Protocol
whichwillentei*intoforceafterratification .
Pendingitsentryintoforce,theCommunityproposes,bymeansofan
interimagreementapplicableonlyduringtheperiodprecedingthe
entryintoforceofthatsupplementary Protocolbutwhichmaynet
extend3"1December 1974,toapplycertainprovisionsofthatFrotocol
relatingtotradeasfrom1ITcvember1973»
2.Article6ofthatinterimagreement,amendingthesolearticle(1)
ofAnnexIandArticle1(2)ofAnn-oxIIoftheadditionalProtocol
providesfortheopeningofannualCommunitytariffquotasforthe
followingproductsaccordingtotheconditionssetoutbesideeach
ones
CommonCustoms Description Annual Quota
TariffHeadingITo quota duty
exChapter27Certainpetroleumproducts 340000exemption
metrictens.
55.05 Cottonyarnynotputup
forretailsale39075/o
metrictonsreduction
55.09 Otherwovenfabricsof
cotton139075%
metrictonsreduction
Article6ofthatagreementalsoallocatestheannualquotasfor
textilesamongMemberStatesasfollows!

-2- '•GV :-./7';'fr
.».r^
■Cot .t.c;ny3™,(heading 55.05 )
Comiunity asoriginally constituted .
Demark
Ireland
United Kingdom 40metric tons
Other woven fabrics ofcotton (heading 55*09 )
Community asoriginally constituted 1000metric tons
Derm ark 20metric tons
Irelsiid 10metric tons
United Kingdom 360metric tons
3.Asregards quotas itshould benoted that ,byRegulations (EEC)
Nos2832/72and2833/72of28December "1972^ftheCouncil hasalready
opened for theyear 1°73 fandallocated among Member States ofthe
Community asoriginally constituted ,Community tariff quotas of
200000metric tons forpetroleum products ,500metric tons forcotton
yam and 1000metric tons forother woven fabrics ofcotton .Inorder
tomeet theCommunity ^obligation ^additional tariff quotas should
therefore beopened andreserved forthenewMember States ,amounting
toone-sixth oftheannual quotas fortheperiod under consideration ,
that is,23334metric tons forpetroleum products ,15metric tons
forcotton yarn and65metric tons forother woven fabrics ofcotton .
4«Asregards thecustoms duties applicable inthenewMember States ,
Article 2oftheinterim agreement stipulates that thereductions inthe
duties which areprovided forintheAssociation Agreement shall be
applied inthenewMember States ,inaccordance with thepercentages
andtimetable laid down ,upon theentry into force oftheAgreement ,
andthat therates resulting from theapplication ofthese reductions
asregards inparticular theproducts listed inAnnex II,which includes
thetextiles referred to,mayinnocase belower than those applied by
thenewMember States totheCommunity asoriginally constituted .300metric tons
40metric tons
10metric tons
40metric tons
1000 metric tons
20metric tons
10metric tons
360metric tons
10JNoL298,31December 1972 ,pp.35and40

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Consequently ,duringthequotaperiodthenewMemberStateswillhave
toexemptpetroleumproductsfromcustomsduties,whilethereduction
indutiesforthetwotypesoftextilesmusthelimitedto20$,the
reductiongrantedtotheoriginalMemberStates.
Theallocation amongMemberStatesoftextilequotasislaiddown
intheinterimagreementandcallsfornoparticular comment.As
regardspetroleumproducts,however,thestatisticsavailable,which
relateonlyto1972andthefirsttwomonthsof1973forcertain
MemberStatesonly,donotgiveaclearpictureofpasttrendsin
MemberStatesand;heirneedsduringthequotaperiod.Accordingly,
although -theyaresmallandwillbeinforceonlyforabriefperiod,
thequotashavebeendividedintotwoinstalments,thefirstbeing
allocatedamongMemberStatesandthesecondconstituting areserve
tomeetair*extrarequirements whichmsyariseinMemberStates.
6.Theproposalfo:oaregulationontextilesprovidesthatthesingle
methodofadministration tobeappliedbytheMemberStatesshallbe
thatofmeetingrequirements asandwhentheyarise.Itisnotpossible
atpresent,however,tolaydownasinglemethodofadministration
(asrequirementsariseor"bypre–allocation)forthepetroleumproducts
quota.Kationalprovisionsgoverningthemarketsintheseproducts
varywidelyfromoneMemberStatetoanotherandacommonmethodof
administration isthereforenotfeasible.Inthecircumstances ,andas
anexception,eachMemberStatewillbefreetoadministeritsshare
accordingtoitsownarrangements whileensuringthattheimportersof
theseproductshavefreeaccesstothequota.

/-ANNEXA
PROPOSALPGRA
jfiEGnLMTOJj -(SEC)OFTHECOUNCIL .■...
of12October1973
ontheopening,allocationandadninj.stratonofan
additional Communitytariffquotaforcertainoil
productsfallingwithinChapter27oftheCommon
CustonsTariffandrefinedinTurkey
THECOUNCIL0?TEEEUROPEANCOMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereas,pendingtheentryintoforceoftheSupplementary Protocol,
signedatAnkaraon30June1973,containingadjustmentstobemadeto
theAgreementestablishing anAssociation betweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandTurkeyandtotheAdditionalProtocol,consequentonthe
accessionofr.cwMemberStatestotheCommunity,theConmrjiityhas
undertaken,inaninterimagreementvalidonlyduringtheperiod
precedingtheentryintoforceofthatSupplementary Protocolandno
laterthan31December1974}"toapplyasfrom1November1973certain
provisionsofthatProtocolrelatingtotrade?whereasunderArticle6
ofthatinterimagreementemendingthesoleArticle(l)ofAnnexI
oftheAdditionalProtocol,theCommunityroustfromthatdatetotally
suspendtheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesapplicabletocertainpetroleum
productsfallingwithinChapter27andrefinedinTurkey,withinthe
limitofaCommunitytrriffquotaofanannualvolumeof340000metric
A
tons;whereasunderitsRegulation(EEC)No2832/72of28December1972
theCouncilhasalreadyopenedandallocatedamongtheMemberStatesof
theCommunityasoriginallyconstituted aCommunitytariffquotafor
OJNoL293,31December1972,p.35

ABUEXA
thesameproductsofavolumeof200000metrictons,withexemption
fromcustomsduty}whereasfrom1November1973until31December1973
anadditionalCommunitytariffquotaofone-sixthofthedifference,
namely23334metrictons,shouldbeopened;whereasthissupplementary
quotashouldbereservedforthenewMemberStates;whereasunderthe
provisionsofArticle2oftheinterimagreementreferredto,aero
dutiesmustbeappliedbytheseMemberStatestotheproductsin
question;
Uhereasequalanddirectaccesstothesaidcuotabyallimportersinthe
Communityandtheuninterrupted application oftheratelaiddownforthe
saidquotastoallimportsoftheproductsinquestionintoallMember
Statesshouldbeguaranteeduntilthequotasareexhausted;whereas
utilizationofthisquota,basedonallocationbetweenMemberStates,
wouldappeartosafeguardtheCommunitycharacterofthesaidquotaas
regardstheprinciplesdescribedabove;whereasinordertoensurethat
suchallocationtakesasmuchaccountaspossibleoftheactual
developmentofthemarketoftheproductsconcerned,theallocationof
sharesshouldboindirectproportiontotheneedsofIlemberStates,
calculatedontheonehand,onthebasisofstatisticsrelatingto
importsfromTurkeyduringagivenrepresentative periodand,onthe
other,onthebasisoftheeconomicprospectsforthequotaperiod
considered ;
Whereas,accordingtothestatisticsatpresentavailable,whichrefer
onlyto1972andthefirsttwomonthsof1973fitappearsthatimportsof
petroleumproductsarefairlyirregular,fortheUnitedKingdomhas
announcedfiguresof38200metrictonsin1972,19200metrictonsin
January1973andnilforFebruary1973;whereasimportsintoDenmark
duringthisperiodhavebeennil,whilethoseintoIrelandareundetermined
x*hereasanycalculations ofpercentageswhichtheseimportsrepresent
inrelationtototalimportsbytheseMemberStatesfromTurkeywould
bemeaningless ;whereas,inthelightoftheimportfiguresforecastby

AÎ3UEXA
theMemberStatesforthequotaperiodconcerned,thequotain
questionshouldbeallocatedinthefollowingpercentages :
Dennark 10%
Ireland 10^
United
Kingdom
Whereastotakeintoaccounttheuncertaintyinthedevelopment ofimports
ofthesaidproductsintoMemberStates,thequotavolumeshouldbodivided
intotwoportions,thefirstportionbeingallocated "betweentheMember
States,andthesecondportionformingareserveintendedtomeet
subsequently theneedsoftheMemberStateswhichhaveexhaustedtheir
originalshareofthequota?whereasinordertoensuresomesecurity
toimportersineachMemberState,th?.firstportionoftheCommunity
qaotashouldbefixedatarelativelyhighlevelwhich,underthe
circumstances ,mightamounttoapproximately 80$>ofthequotavolume;
Whereastheinitialquotasharesoftho^eMemberState3maybeusedupat
differenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactintoaccountand
avoidarybreakincontinuity,itisimportantthatanyMemberState
havingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitialquotashareshoulddraw
anadditionalquotasharefromthereserve;whereasthismustbedoneby
eachMemberStateasandwheneachofitsadditionalquotasharesisalmost
entirelyusedup,andrepeatedasmany'timesasthereserveallows;whereas
theinitialandadditionalquotasharesmustbeavailableforuseuntil
theendofthequotaperiod;whereassuohmethodofadministration calls
forclosecooperation betweenMemberStatesandtheCommission,which
must,inparticular,beabletoobservetheextentt?whichthequota
amountsareusedandinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,aconsiderable
balanceofoneoftheinitialsharesremainsinoneorotherMemberState
itisessentialthatthatMemberStatepaysacertainpercentageofit
backintothereserve,inordertoavoidapartofoneorotherofthe
CommunityquotasremainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbo
usedinothers;

Whereasitdoesnotseempossibleforthemoment,takingintoaccountthe
differencesstillexistinginthenationalprovisionsgoverningthemarket
ofthoproductsinquestion,tolaydowne,singlemethodofadministration
HASADOPTEDTIIISREGULATION :
Article 1
Asfrom1November1973anduntil31December 1973,andsubjecttothe
measureswhichmightbetakenpursuanttothesoleArticle(2and4)
ofAnnexiTo1oftheAdditionalProtocolbetreentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandTurkey,anadditionalCommunitytariffquotaof23334
metrictonsshallbeopenedinthenewlumberStatesforthopetroleum
products,listedhereafter,fallingwithinChapter27oftheCommon
CustomsTariffandrefinedinTurkey:
CCT i
neadingEoj
27.10Description ofgoods
Petroleumoilsandoilsootaincdfrombituminousminerals,
otherthancrude;preparations notelsewherespecifiedor
included?containingnotlessthan70fobyxreightof
petroleumoilsorofoils'obtainedfrombituminous
minerals,theseoilsbeingthebasicconstituents ofthe
preparations :
A.Lightoilsi
III.Intendedforotherpurposes
B.Médiumoils:
III.Intendedforotherpurposes
C.Heavyoils:
I.Gasoil:
(c)Intendedforotherpurposes
II.Fueloil:
(c)Intendedforotherpurposes
III.Lubrioating andotheroils:
(c)Intendedtobemixedinaccordancewithth^termsofAdditionalBote7"tothisChapter
(d)Intendedforotherpurposes
1Inclusioninthissubheadingissubjecttotheconditionstobe
laiddownbythecompetentauthorities.

AMSX A
ORSR.J »MSUOKM
CCT
heading Ho !Description ofgoods
Petroleum gases andother gaseous hydrocarbons :
B,.Other :
I,Commercial propane andcommercial "butane :
(c)Intended forother purposes
Petroleum jelly :
A.Crude :
III .Intended forother purposes
B.Other
Paraffin wax ,micro –crystalline vrax ,slack wax ,ozo
kerite ,lignite wax,peat waxandother mineral waxes ,
whether ornot coloured :
B.Other :
I.Crude i
(c)Intended forother purposes
II.Other
Petroleum "bitumen ,petroleum cckc andother residues
ofpetroleum oils orofoils obtained from bituminous
minerals :
C.Other
ThenewMember States shall exempt from customs duties the petroleum
products covered bythis additional tariff quota .
This tariff quota shall beallocated andadministered inaccordance with
thefollowing provisions .
Article 2
Thetariff quota referred toinArticle 1(1)shall bedivided into
two instalments .
Afirst instalment ,amounting to19000metric tons ,shall beallocated
among certain Member States ;theshares towhich ,subject toArticle 5,
each ofthese Member States will beentitled from 1November to
31December 1973 »shall beasfollows :

AîffiEXA
Denmark 1900metrictons
Ireland 1900metrictons
UnitedKingdom 15200metrictons
Thesecondinstalment,amountingto4334-metrictons,shallmakeupthe
reserve,
Article3
IfS'Ov0ormoreoftheinitialshareofaMemberState,a3laiddownin
Article2(2),orSOfaofthat3harelesstheamountreturnedintothe
reserve,whoretheprovisionsofArticle5have"beenapplied,has"been
exhausted,thatMemberStateshallatonceproceed,bynotifyingthe
Commission,todrawasecondshareequalto20cfoofitsinitialshare,
whereappropriate roundeduptothenextunit,totheextentthatthe
amountinthereserveallows.
If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,9Qc/oormoreofthesecond
drawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallatonce
proceed,bynotifyingtheCommission,todrawathirdshareequalto
105&ofitsinitialshare,whereappropriateroundeduptothenext
unit,totheextentthattheamountinreserveallows.
If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,^0%ormoreofthethird
sharedravmbyaMemberStatehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshall
proceed,pursuanttotheprovisionsofparagraph 1,todrawafourth
shareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinuetobeapplieduntilthereserveisexhausted.
Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs 1,2and3>MemberStates
mayproceed ;tcdrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphs
ifthereisreasontobelievethatthosesharesmaynotbeusedup.They
shallinformtheCommissionofthereasonswhichwillhaveledthemto
applythisparagraph.Denmark
Ireland
UnitedLingdom

Α1ΡΤΕΧΑ
ArticleA
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shall "bevaliduntil
31December1973»
Article5
Ifon1December1973aMemberStatehasnotusedupitsinitialquota
share,itshall#notlaterthan10December1973,returntothereserve
theunusedportionofitsshareinexcessof20fooftheinitialamount.
Itmayreturnalargerquantityiftherearereasonstoconsiderthat
suchquantitymightnotbeused.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan10December1973,notifythe
Commissionofthetotalimportsoftheproductsconcernedeffectedup
to1December1973inclusive,andchargedagainsttheCommunityquota
and,whereappropriate,theproportionoftheiroriginalquotashare.
thatisbeingreturnedtothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheinitialshareopenedby
MemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles2and3andshallinform
each,ofthemoftheextenttowhichthereserveshavebeenusedasscom
asitreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan15December 1973jnotifyMember
Statesofthestateofthereserveafter,thereturnofquotashares
piirsuanttoArticle5*
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhichusesupthereserve
islimitedtothebalanceavailableandforthispurposeshallspecify
theamountthereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinaldrawing,

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Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessarytoensurethatwhen
additionalquotasaredrawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossiblefor
chargesto"bemadewithoutinterruption againsttheaccumulatedshares
oftheCorjnunitytariffquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessarytoguaranteefree
accesstothequotasallocatedtothembyallimportersestablished on
theirterritory.
3»TheextenttowhichthequotasharesoftheMemberStateshavebeenused
upshallberecordedonthebasisoftheimportsoftheproducts
concernedundercoverofdeclarations thattheyhavebeenenteredinto
consumption.
Article8
■i■u*.mi^owi'i
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionofimportsoftheproductsin
questionactuallychargedagainsttheirquotashares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperatecloselytoseethat
theprovisionsoftheprecedingArticlesareobserved.
Article10
■WMP-WTCWnJT.B-HD–
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1Noveaocr1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels. FortheCouncil
ThePresident

AHEXB
PROPOSAL"FORA
REGULATION(EEC)O?THECOUNCIL
ν
of12October1973
on"tlieopening,distribution and.administration ofadditional
Communitytariffquotasforcottonyarn,notpuxupforretail
saleandwovenfabricsofcottonfallingwithinheadings
ETos55.05and55*09oftheCoumonCustomsTariffandoriginating
inTurkey
THECOUNCILOFTTISEUROPEANCOMOMITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof;
HavingregardtotheCommissions proposal;
Whereas,pendingtheentryintoforceoftheSupplementary Protocol,
signedatAnkaraon30June1973,containingadjustmentstobemadeto
theAgreementestablishing anAssociation betweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandTurkeyandtotheAdditionalProtocol,consequentontheaccession
ofnevjMemberStatestotheCommunity,,theCommunityhasundertaken,inan
interimagreementvalidonlyduringthe.periodprecedingtheentryinto
forceofthatSupplementary Protocol,andnolaterthan31December1974,to
applyasfrom1November1973certainprovisionsofthatProtocolrelating
totrade;whereasunderArticle6ofthatinterimagreementamending
Article1ofAnnex2oftheadditionalProtocol,theCommunitymustfrom
thatdategrantareductionof75/®i*1customsdutiesonimportsfrom
Turkeyofcottonyarnnotputupforretailsaleandwovenfabricsof
cottonfallingwithinheadingsFos55*05and55*09oftheCommonCustoms
TariffwithinthelimitofannualCommunitytariffquotasof390metric
tonsforcottonyarnand1390metrictonsforwovenfabricsofcotton;
whereasArticle6referredtoaboveestablishes theallocationofthese
Comnrunitytariffquotasasfollows:

AnnexB
Ilp«Hii■
–cottonyarn:
300metrictonsfortheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted ,40metric
tonsforDenmark,10metrictonsforIrelandand40metrictonsfor
theUnitedKingdom;
–forwovenfabricsofcotton*
1000metrictonsfortheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted,20
metrictonsforDenmark,10metrictonsforIrelandand360metric
tonsfortheUnitedKingdom;
WhereasunderitsRegulation(EEC)ITo2883/72of28December1972the
Councilopenedfortheyear1973andallocatedamongtheMemberStates
oftheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted Communitytariffquotasfor
thoseproducts,subjecttozeroduty,ofpjnountsequaltoorgreater
thanthequotavolumesallocatedtotheCommunityinthedistribution
patternreferredto;whereasfortheperiodof1Novemberto31December
1973additional Communitytariffquotasshouldthereforebeopenedequal
toone-«ixthofthedifferences ,namely15metrictonsforcottonyarn
and65metrictonsforwovenfabricsofcottonandshouldbeallocated
amongthenewMemberStatesaccordingtothepercentages adoptedin
thedistribution patternreferredto;whereasArticle2oftheinterim
agreementprovidesthatthereductionsincustomsdutieswhichare
providedforintheAssociation Agreementshallbeappliedinthenew
MemberStatesinaccordancewiththepercentages andtimetablelaid
down,upontheentryintoforceoftheInterimAgreement;andthatthe
ratesresultingfromapplicationofthesereductionsasregardsproducts
ofAnnexIIoftheAdditionalProtocol,whichincludethotextile
productsinquestion,mayinnocasebelowerthanthoseappliedby
thenewMemberStatestotheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted ;
whereasthoreductiontobeappliedbythenewMemberStatesunder
thetariffquotasreferredtomustthereforebelimitedto20$;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoallimportersinthese
MemberStatesequalanduninterrupted accesstotheabovementioned quotas
anduninterrupted applicationoftheratelaiddownforthosequotas
toallimportsoftheproductconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntil
thequotahasbeenusedup;
0JNoL298,31December1972,p.40.

AnnexB
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsfortheproducts
concernedinthedifferentMemberStates,thequotaamountsshouldbe
dividedintotwoinstalments,thefirstinstalmentbeingallocatedamong
theMemberStates,a.ndthesecondformingareserveintendedultimatelyto
covertherequirements oftheIlemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheir
initialquotashares;whereas,inordertoenstireacertaindegreeof
securitytoimportersineachMemberState,thefirstinstalmentofthe
CoTJnunityquotashouldbedeterminedatalevelwhich,underpresent
circumstances,maybe8ofoofthequotaamount;
Wherea.3theinitialquotasharesoftheMemberStatesmaybeusedupat
differenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactintoaccountandavoid
anybreakincontinuity,itisimportantthatanyMemberStatehavingused
upalmostthewholeofoneofitsinitialquotasharesshoulddrawan
additionalquotasharefromthecorresponding reserve;whereas,thismust
bedonebyeachMemberStateasandwheneachofitsadditionalquotashares
isalmostentirelyusedup,andrepeatedasmanytimesaseachofthe
reservesallows;whereaseachoftheinitialandadditionalquotashares
mustbeavailableforuseuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthis
methodofadministration callsforclosecooperation betweenMemberStates
andtheCommission,whichmust,inparticular,beabletoobservetheextent
towhichthequotaamountisusedandinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,aconsiderable balance
remainsinoneorotherMemberStateitisessentialthatthatMemberState
paj-'Sapercentageofitbackintothecorresponding reserve,inordertoavoid
apartofoneorotheroftheCommunityquotasremainingunused
inoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbousedinothers;
HASAIX)PT3DTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
1.Asfrom1November1973until31December 1973additional Community
tariffquotasshallbeopenedinthenewMemberStatesforthefollowing
productsoriginatinginTurkeyandv.'ithinthefollowinglimits:

•AnnexB
ConuconCustoms
Tariffherding35bDescriptionSizeofquota
55.05
55.09Cottonyarn,notputTipfor
retailsale
Otherwovenfabricsofcotton15metrictons
65metrictons
2.UndertheseadditionaltariffquotasthenewMemberStatesshall
applythedutieslistedinColumn1ofthetablebelowinstead,ofthose
listedinColionn2:
Forcottonyarn
(HeadingNo55»05ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff)
–Denmark
–Ireland
-UnitedKingdom
Forotherwovenfabrics
of"cotton
(HeadingITo55*09ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff)
–Denmark
–IrelardQuotaduty
applicable
0<fo
4$>
38.4/0
10.4$
6%
2.4'$
8
10
–United.Kingdom48f
0.08
0.575
0.36
0.128
14Dutylaiddown
intheCCT
£/squareyard
£/scruareyard
£/squ.areyard
£/squareyard0%
5%
48%
13%
7.■5%
3%
10
12.5%
40*
601°
0.10
0.72
0.45
0.16
17.5*£/squareyard
£/'squareyard
£/squareyard
£/squareyard

Annex B
3.These tariff quotas shall beallocated andadministered in
accordance with thefollowing provisions ,
Article 2
1«Thetariff quotas referred toinArticle 1(1)shall "bedivided into
two instalments .
2.The first instalment ofeach quota shall heshared among theMember
States ftheproportions which ,subject toArticle 5»shall "bevalid
until 31December 1973 ,shall consist ofthefollowing amounts :
–inmetric tons –
Common Customs Tariff Eerding lib
55*05 5^.09
Denmark 5,3 2.6
«
Ireland 1.4 i' 1.4
United Kingdom 5*3 43.0
12.0 ; 52.0
3.Thesecond instalment ofeach quota ,i.e. 3metric tons and
13metric tons respectively shall make upthereserve .
Article 3
1,If90?j ormore cftheinitial share ofaMember State ,aslaid down
inArticle 2(2),or ofthat share less theamount returned into
thecorresponding reserve ,where theprovisions ,ofArticle 5have been
applied ,hasbeen exhausted ,that Member State shall proceed without
delay ,bynotifying theCommission ,todraw asecond share equal to
15$ofitsinitial share ,rounded uptothenext unit where appropriate ,
tothe extent that the amount inthe reserve allows .

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Armey.B
2.If,afteroneorotherofitsinitialshareshas"beenexhausted.,
90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenused,
thatMemberStateshallproceedwithoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission,
todrawathirdshareequalto7*5i°ofitsinitialshare,roundedupto
thsnextunitwhereappropriate ,totheextentthattheamountinthe
reserveallows.
3.Ifj.afteroneorotherofthesecondshareshasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenused,that
MemberStateshallproceed,pursuanttotheprovisionsofparagraph 1,
todrawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveisexhausted.
4.notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs1,2and3,theMember
Statesmayproceedtodrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedinthose
paragraphs jifthereisreasontobelievethatthosesharesmaynotbe
usedup.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthereasonswhichledthem
toapplythisparagraph.
Article4x*%.OÊ^-9■!LMB11h
EachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbe
validuntil31December1973»
Article5
If,by1December1973»aMemberStatehasnotuseduponeorotherof
itsinitialshares,itshall,notlaterthan10December1$73,returnto
thereservetheunusedportionofthisshareinexcessof20fcofthe
initialamount.Itmayreturnalargerquantityiftherearereasonsto
considerthatsuchquantitymightnotbeused.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan10December1973»notifythe
Commissionofthetotalimportsoftheproductconcernedeffectedupto
1December1973inclusive,andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotasand,
whereappropriate ,theproportionofeachoftheirinitialsharesthat
isbeingreturnedtoeachofthereserves.

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Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountofthesharesopenedbyMemberStates
inaccordancewithArticles2and3andshallinformeachofthemofthe
extenttowhichthereserveshavebeenusedassoonasitreceivesthe
notifications .TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan15December1973,
notifyMemberStatesofthestateofeachofthereservesafterthe
returnofsharespursuanttoArticle5®
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhichusesupthereserve
islimitedtothebalanceavailableand,forthispurpose,shallspecify
theamountthereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakasthefinaldrawing.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessarytoensurethat,
whenadditionalshareseredrawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossible
forchargestobomadewithoutinterruption againsttheiraccumulated
sharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessarytoguaranteeto
importersoftheproductsconcernedestablishedintheirterritoryfree
accesstotheshareallocatedtothern.
3«TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsoftheproductconcernedagainst
theirsharesinsofarastheproducthasbeenpresentedforCustoms
clearanceundercoverofdeclarations thatithasbeenmadeavailable
forconsumption.
4.TheextenttowhichtheMemberStates*shareshavebeenusedupshall
berecordedonthebasisoftheimportschargedintheconditionslaid
downinparagraph 3.
Article8
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionatregularintervalsofthe
importsoftheproductsconcernedactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.

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closelyinorder
observed.
'Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November1973*
ThisRegulationshallbobindinginitnentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates,
DeneatBrussels, - FortheCouncil
ThePresidentArticle9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
toensurethattheprovisionsofthisRegulationare