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COMMISSION OrTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)88 final
Brussels,3March1982
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC);
opening,allocatingandproviding^fortheadministration ofaCommunity
tariffquotaforprocessingworkinrespectofcertaintextileproducts
underCommunityoutwardprocessingtraffic
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
; ■.
•; I•: <•r
C0MC82)88final

cs>n%?
?nenArr::r.cs.v,sr ;i-''concluded'with-theSwissConfederation on1August1v
the.EurcpwrnSconowicCommWi'tyundertooktoopenanannual .dMty~free
Communitytariffquotaof3870000unitsofaccountofaddedvaluefor
variouskindsoforocesslng .workinrespectofcertaintextileproducts
* •.11'•r\i*irt«* ;1''
undertheautwarcHprOcessing trafficarrangements betweentheCo^-nunity
andSwitzerland *f;:\t"■' :
Underthetermsof'thememorandumag^eecfft "the.tiftethe"Arrangement was•
'made,thisannual •tariffquotaisdivided'into.threecategoiresofpro­
cessing^basedonthequantities recorded .undertheformerbilateral
"egreesnents :(concludedwithSwitzerland byFrance,Germany -endItaly),
buttakinginto'^accounttha*possibilitiesofextendingit'totheBenelux
countries.. "....v..•''-.Vn:.....••. *'
1';■.. !.l'r'...rV''..~;-'■ ..
Onthebasisofthatdivisionthetotalpuota.amount.of1'870000units •
"ofaccount .isallocated,1naccordancevfithcertainamendm.ents >asfollows:
(1)'-1520000-unitsof-accountforprocessing workonwovenfabricsfall
■,•.withinChapters .50;to'57ofthe'■Comjndir-.'CustomsTariff;
Cii}-123000unitsof.accountfortwistingor•throwing,rertwisting,
•,cabling,*"textur'izing-''(whetheror'notcombinedwithother'processing
work)of.yams.-fallingwithin .Chapters50t$7-of.the"Common
■CustomsTariff; .' '
(4ri)22?000unitsofaccountforprocessing workonarticlesfalling
...withinheadings .Nos'58.04,-5S»05,:'SS'^OV38w08,50.09and'60.01
"of-the''CommonCustosasTariff,'su^lje.ctto.thesettingupofa•....•
,.'/Cornnunity.reserve -o'f-230000u*a»|'tobe''drr?,wnfrom'-thcabove
•quotas>'4«e«-'140CMu«a«>\15..Q0Q-.&■«&».and'-ST-'OQOufl3«"respectively .

t-2-
S.,""TSie'qi-res't'lonwhetherthis •Arrrjngeraant :.shoul'd4'contlnwobeyond31August19/7
has'beenexeiainedonseveraloccasions,notablyattheiseetingofth-3.
••"•••''s'EC-S'i'itzerland -Join*Committeeheldon3November1976,inregard ,to-■
thequotaamounts'whichshouldbeadoptedthenceforth,accountbeing .,
rtakenofthefactthatthe'transitional period'in,thefreeTrade
);■Agreementconcluded .withSwitzerland ,;;under -whichtextileproducts-
r.musIifyingfor'Swtsrorigin .statusbyreason'oftheprocessing .work
f.-theyhaveundergonecanenterduty-free*expired .on1July1977.
jf••Thisquestionwasreconsidered atthe.meetingoftheJointCommittee
f•heldona'fey1979inordertoexamine,inthelightofthe-experience
■gainedandoftheeconomic -informationavailable/the-adaptationstobe'...
..madetotheArrangement especially regardsthe-followingpoints;
reductiontobemadetothetotalquotaamounts .'■. ;
r'.-divisionof'thisamountintothreecategoriesbfprocessings '
};•-/>allocationofquota -amounts'amongWeBibsr-State's/.'
I;. - '...
j'v•withregardtothefirstthreepointsraised/theSwissdelegationlaid;
'f'.■stress-ontheretentionofthe.'Arrangement' aniditsMenioranduaTin their.-.-
■■'"present -form,,butagreeprovisionally ,totheabolitionofthedivision .'1
*'ofthetotal-.quotaamountof-1870000,^UA/Int-othethree -categories ..'•.•
r;ofprocessinginitially''adopted ,and.hence'to;.theaggregationof-the ;
j.sharesallottedto'CertainMemberStates;-
3,Theattachedproposalfor.aRegulation''therefore'servesnootherpurpose ■
rthantoopen,,-in"_ECU___thetariffquotaprovidedfor;
fin-the'Arrangementinquestionforthe1--period'i.'September1982'to\;
t'31August1983andtoallocate .It.amongtheMemberStates -alongthe.•
.lines -setoutintheffleroorandum -covering -.,the.Arrangement,account ' ;
•'beingtakenoftheadaptationsthat.-have:taken -placemeanwhileandof.
theneed-toensufethatI;•all"Y-ftercker :;Ststes -shareintheallocation <
.ofthistariff -quota« •. '■'.; ' ;

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotaforprocessingworkinrespectofcertaintextileproductsundei
Communityoutwardprocessingtraffic
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission.
Whereas,on1August1969,theCommunity
concludedanarrangementwithSwitzerlandon
processingtrafficintextiles;whereasunderthat
arrangementtheCommunityundertooktoopen,on1
Septemberofeveryyear,anannualduty-freeCommu­
nitytariffquotaforprocessedgoodsof'1870000
unitsofaccountofaddedvalue,apportioned ,.as,
follows: .i.
(a)1650000unitsofaccountforprocessingworkon
wovenfabricsfallingwithinChapters50to57of
theCommonCustomsTariff; ,
(b)143000unitsofaccountforthetwistingor
throwing,cablingandtexturizing(whetherorhot
combinedwithotherprocessingwork)ofyarns
fallingwithinChapters50to57oftheCommon
CustomsTariff;
(c)77000unitsofaccountforprocessingworkon
productsfailingwithinheadingNos58.04,58.05,
53.07,58.08,58.09and60.01oftheCommon
CustomsTariff;.
Whereas,inordertofacilitateadministration ofthis
tariffquota,itwasdecidednolongertoallocatea
quota,provisionally ,toeachoftheabovethree
categoriesofprocessing ;whereasthequotainques­
tionshouldthereforebeopenedfortheperiod1
September1982to31August1983accordingtothe
procedureprovidedforundertheabovearrangement ,
asamendedandincompliancewiththeprovisionsof
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2779/78of23
November 1978ontheprocedureforapplyingthe
Europeanunitofaccount(EUA)tolegalactsadopted
inonecustomssphere(!),andinparticularArticle2
thereof,andtheprovisionsofCouncilRegulation
(EEC./Euracom)No"3308/80of16DecemberI9S0on
thereplacementoftheEuropeanunitofaccountby
theECUinCommunitylegalinstruments(2);
(>)OJNoL333,30.11.1978,p.5.
(2)OjNoL345,20.12.1580,p.1-Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeinparticularto
ensureequalandcontinuousaccessforthose
concernedwiththisquotaandconsistentapplication
oftherateofduty,prescribedforthesaidquotauntil
thequotaisexhausted,toailgoodsre-importedinto
anyoftheMemberStatesandwhichhavereceived
oneorotherofthetreatmentslisredabove;whereas,
inthelightoftheseprinciples,arrangementsforthe
utilizationofthequotabasedonanallocationamong
theMemberStateswouldseemtobeconsistentwith
theCommunitycharacterofthesaidquota:whereas
itthereforeseemsadvisabletomaketheallocationon
thebasisoftheamountofthetrafficunderthepre­
viousbilateralAgreements,butwithoutprecluding
participation byMemberStatesnotpreviously
involvedinsuchtraffic:
Whereas,tosafeguardtheCommunitycharacterof
thequota,provisionshou'dbemadetomeetrequire­
mentswhichmayariseinthoseMemberStatespermit­
tingthemtodraw;adequateamountsfromthe
Communityreserve ,
'[;
Whereas,,totakeaccountofpossibledevelopmentsin
thetraffitrinquestioninthevariousMemberStates,
thetotalquotavolumeof1870000ECUshouldbe
dividedintotwoinstalments ,thefirstbeingallocated
amongcertainMemberStatesandthesecondheldas
areservetocover^thesubsequentrequirementsof
MemberStateswhenoneoftheirinitialshareshas
beenexhausted,andalsorequirementswhichmay
ariseincertainMemberStaresinrespectofprocessing'
workforwhichno.initialshareofthequotawasallo­
cated;whereas,inordertogivethepartiesconcerned
IneachMemberStatesomedegreeofcertainty,it
•wouldseemappropriatetolisthefirs;instalmentof
theCommunityquotaat*arelativelyhighlevel,
namely1640000ECU;
r. i;.:
WhereastheMemberStatesmayexhausttheirinitial
sharesatdifferent,rates;whereastoavoiddisruption
ofsuppliesonthisaccount,itshouldbeprovidedthat
anyMemberStatewhichhasalmostuseduponeofits
initialsharesshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthe
reserve;whereas,eachtimeitsadditionalshareis
almostexhausted,1aMemberStateshoulddrawa
furthershare,andsoon,asmanytimesasthereserve
allows;<whereastheinitialandadditionalshares
shouldbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
:■n:

whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose
collaboration betweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,andtheCommissionmustbeinaposi­
tiontokeepaccountoftheextenttowhichthequota
hadbeenusedupandtoinformtheMemberStates
accordingly ; -
Whereas,ifatagivendateduringthequotaperioda
considerablequantityofaMemberState'sinitialshare
remainsunused,itisessential,topreventapartofthe
Communitytariffquotafromremainingunusedin
oneMemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedinothers,
thatsuchStateshouldreturnasignificantpercentage
thereoftothecorresponding reserve;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandjointlyrepresentedby
theBeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactions
concerningtheadministration ofthesharesallocated
tothateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1September1982to31August1983a
Communitytariffquotaof1870000ECUofvalue
addedshallbeopenedinrespectofgoodsresulting
fromprocessingworkasprovidedforinthearrange­
mentwithSwitzerlandonprocessingtrafficintextiles
asfollows: ■
(a)processingworkonwovenfabricsfallingwithin
Chapters50to57oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff; ■ '
\
(b)twistingorthrowing,cablingandtexturizing
(whetherornotcombinedwithotherprocessing
work)ofyarnsfallingwithinChapters50to57of
theCommonCustomsTariff;
(c)processingworkonproductsfallingwithinthe
followingheadingsoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff:
58.04Wovenpilefabricsandchenillefabrics
(otherthanterrytowellingorsimilarterry
fabricsofcottonfallingwithinheadingNo
55.08andfabricsfallingwithinheadingNo
58.05);
58.05Narrowwovenfabrics,andnarrowfabrics
(bolduc)consistingofwarpwithoutweft
assembledbymeansofanadhesive,other
thangoodsfallingwithinheading .No
58.06:58.07Chenilleyarn(includingflockchenille
yarn),girnpedyarn(otherthenmetallized
yarnofheadingNo52.01andgimped
horsehairyarn);braidsandornamentaltrim­
mingsinthepiece;tassels,pomponsand
thelike;
58.08Tulleandothernetfabrics(butnot
includingwoven,knittedorcrocheted
fabrics),plain(a);
58.09Tulleandothernetfabrics(butnot
includingwoven,knittedorcrocheted
fabrics),figured;handormechnicallymade
lace,inthepiece,instripsorinmotifs;
60.01.Knittedorcrochetedfabric,notelasticor
rubberized .
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation :
(a)'processingworkmeans:
–forthepurposesofparagraph 1(a)and(c):
bleaching,dyeing,printing,flocking,impreg­
nating,dressingandotherworkwhichchanges
theappearanceorqualityofthegoods,without
howeverchangingtheirnature,
–forthepurposesofparagraph 1(b):twistingor
throwing,cablingandtexturizing,whetheror
notcombinedwithreeling,dyeingorother
workwhichchangestheappearance,qualityor
finishofthegoods,withouthoweverchanging
theirnature;.
(b)'valueadded'meansthedifferencebetweenthe
valueforcustomspurposesasdefinedinCommu­
nityRegulationsonthissubjectatthetimeof
re-importation andthevalueforcustomspurposes
asitwouldbeiftheproductswerere-importedin
thestateinwhichtheywereexported.
3.Withinthistariffquota,theCommonCustoms
Tariffdutiesshallbetotallysuspended.
:I.
Withinthesamelimits,Greeceshallapplycustoms
dutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
the1979ActofAccessionandoftheprotocols
concludedbyreasonofthataccession.
4.Re-irr\portsofproductsresultingfromthis
processingworkmaynotbechargedtothetariff
quotaiftheyarealreadyfreeofcustomsdutiesunder
otherpreferentialtariffarrangements .
.Article2
i
1.ThetariffquotareferredtoinArticle1(1)shallbe
dividedintotwoinstalments .

Trjfirstinstalment,1640000ECU,shallheallo-
ckedassetoutbelow.miongtheMemberStateslisted
intheabovearrangement ;theshares,subject :to
Article6,sisalibevalidfrom1Septemberacto31
Au-juatISS3-
(ECU)
20000
10S0000
520000
20000
2.Thesecondinstalment,whichamountsvo
230000ECU,shallconstituteaCommunitylescrve.
Article3
IncaseofneedintheotherMemoerStatestheState
concernedshall,totheextentthatthereserveso
permits,drawfromsuchreserveasufficientshareof
thequota.
i .I
Article4 1'
1.IfaMemberStatehasused90%ormoreofits
initialshareasfixedinArticle2(1),orthatshare
minusanyportionreturnedtothereservepursuantto
Article6,itshallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommis­
sion,drawasecondshare,totheextentthattherele­
vantreservesopermits,equalto10%ofitsinitial
share,roundedupasnecessarytothenextwhole
number. .'
2.IfaMemberState,afterexhaustingitsinitial
share,hasused90%ormoreofthesecondshare
drawnbyit,thatMemberStateshall,in.accordance
withtheconditionslaiddowninparagraph 1,draws»
thirdshareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare.;
3.IfaMemberState,afterexhaustingitssecond
share,hasused90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawn
byit,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordancewiththe
sameconditions,drawafourthshareequaltothe
third.
Thisprocessshallcontinuetoapplyuntilthereserve
isexhausted.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,aMemberStatemaydrawshareslowerthanthose
specifiedinthoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsfor
believingthatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.
AnyMemberStateapplyingthisparagraphshall
informtheCommissionofitsgroundsforsodoing.
Article5
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle4shallbe
validuntil31August1983-.-3-
Article6
TheMemberStatesrefem-dtoinArticle2(!)snail,
notbtf.rthan1July1983^returntothereservethe
unusedportionoftheirinUWshare ■swhich,on.15
June1983_isinexcessof20%ofthsinitialamount.
Theymayreturnagreaterportioniftherearcgrounds
forbelievingthatitmaynotbeusedinfull
MemberStatesshall,riotlaterthan1July'983/notify
theCommissionofthetotalquantitiesoftheproduct
inquestionre-importeduptoandincluding15June
1983andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotaand
ofanyportionoftheirinitialquotareturnedtothe
reserve.
Article7
theCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2,3
and4andshall,assoonastheinformationreachesit,
informeachMemberStateoftheextenttowhichthe
reservehasbeenusedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan5July1983,informthe
MemberStatesoftheamountsstillinreserve
followinganyreturnofsharespursuanttoArticle6.
Itshall,ensurethapwhenanamountexhaustingthis
reserveisdrawntheamountsodrawndoesnotexceed
thebalanceavailable,andtothisendshallnotifydie
amountofthatbalancetotheMemberStatemaking
thelastdrawing.;
ArticleH
1.MemberStatessnailtakeallappropriate
measurestoensyrethatadditionalsharesdrawn
pursuanttoArtifiif,4areopenedinsuchawaythat
reimportation npiaybechargedveithoi'tinterruption
againsttheiracquiQuiatedsharesoftheCommunity
tariffquota.;
2.EveryMemberState,shallensurethatallpersons
establishedinitsterritoryinvolvedintheprocessing
traffic,;havefree;;accesstothesharesallocatedtoit.
3.Theextentto;whichaMemberStatehasusedup
itssharesshallbe;determinedonthebasisofthevalue
added,asestablishedwhenuponre-importation the
productsconcernedareenteredwiththecustoms
authoritiesforfreecirculation .
Article9.
Atthe;requestof:theCommission,theMemberStates
shallinformitofanyre-importations of.theproducts
inquestionactuallychargedagainsttheirshare.Bénélux
Gerrr.any
France
Italv

Artide10 Article11
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscomplied
with.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1982.
ThisRegulationshallbebindingmitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident