THREE YEARS FOR WHICH COMPLETE STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE :
*1978*1979*1980*
*TONNES* % *TONNES* % *TONNES* % *
COTTON YARN*******
BENELUX*12 565*17,50*15 774*19,62*2 520*5,09*
DENMARK*1,2*0,01*24,4*0,03*14*0,03*
GERMANY*27 951*38,94*29 192*36,29*21 973*44,37*
FRANCE*2 797*3,90*2 357*2,93*2 650*5,35*
IRELAND*246,5*0,34*557*0,72*87*0,18*
ITALY*22 288,7*31,04*26 909*33,47*20 136*40,66*
UNITED KINGDOM*5 939*8,27*5 577*6,94*2 140*4,32*
*70 788,4*100*80 390,4*100*49 520*100*
OTHER WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON*******
BENELUX*537*33,08*165*12,55*290*0,66
DENMARK*0,4*0,02*0,6*0,04*1*0,01*
GERMANY*437*26,92*298*22,67*42 351*96,13*
FRANCE*161*9,92*270*20,54*270*0,61*
IRELAND*1*0,06*36,5*2,78*0*0*
ITALY*295*18,17*249,6*18,98*1 028*2,33*
UNITED KINGDOM*192*11,83*295*22,44*115*0,26*
*1 623,4*100*1 314,7*100*44 055*100*
WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THESE FIGURES AND FORESEEABLE MARKET TRENDS FOR THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED DURING 1983 , THE INITIAL SHARES MAY BE FIXED APPROXIMATELY AT THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES :
*COTTON YARN*OTHER WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON*
BENELUX*16,11*20,06*
DENMARK*8,65*1,81*
GERMANY*35,82*15,07*
FRANCE*4,33*22,55*
IRELAND*2,28*0,93*
ITALY*24,04*7,49*
UNITED KINGDOM*8,77*32,09*
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE IMPORT TRENDS FOR THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED IN THE MEMBER STATES , THE QUOTA VOLUMES SHOULD BE DIVIDED INTO TWO INSTALMENTS , THE FIRST INSTALMENT BEING ALLOCATED TO THE MEMBER STATES , AND THE SECOND HELD AS A RESERVE INTENDED ULTIMATELY TO COVER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THOSE MEMBER STATES WHICH HAVE USED UP THEIR INITIAL SHARES ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENSURE A CERTAIN DEGREE OF SECURITY TO IMPORTERS , THE FIRST INSTALMENT SHOULD BE DETERMINED AT A RELATIVELY HIGH LEVEL , WHICH , UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES , MAY BE ABOUT 80 % OF EACH QUOTA VOLUME ;
WHEREAS THE INITIAL QUOTA SHARES OF THE MEMBER STATES MAY BE USED UP AT DIFFERENT TIMES ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO TAKE THIS FACT INTO ACCOUNT AND AVOID ANY BREAK IN CONTINUITY , IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ANY MEMBER STATE HAVING USED UP ALMOST THE WHOLE OF ONE OF ITS INITIAL QUOTA SHARES SHOULD DRAW AN ADDITIONAL QUOTA SHARE FROM THE CORRESPONDING RESERVE ; WHEREAS , THIS MUST BE DONE BY EACH MEMBER STATE AS AND WHEN EACH OF ITS ADDITIONAL QUOTA SHARES IS ALMOST ENTIRELY USED UP , AND REPEATED AS MANY TIMES AS EACH OF THE RESERVES ALLOWS ; WHEREAS EACH OF THE INITIAL AND ADDITIONAL QUOTA SHARES MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR USE UNTIL THE END OF THE QUOTA PERIOD ; WHEREAS THIS METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION CALLS FOR CLOSE COOPERATION BETWEEN MEMBER STATES AND THE COMMISSION , WHICH MUST , IN PARTICULAR , BE ABLE TO OBSERVE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE QUOTA AMOUNT IS USED AND INFORM MEMBER STATES THEREOF ;
WHEREAS , AT A SPECIFIED DATE IN THE QUOTA PERIOD , A CONSIDERABLE BALANCE REMAINS IN ONE OR OTHER MEMBER STATE IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THAT MEMBER STATE PAYS A PERCENTAGE OF IT BACK INTO THE CORRESPONDING RESERVE , IN ORDER TO PREVENT A PART OF ONE OR OTHER OF THE COMMUNITY QUOTAS FROM REMAINING UNUSED IN ONE MEMBER STATE WHEN IT COULD BE USED IN OTHERS ;
WHEREAS THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM , THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS AND THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG ARE UNITED WITHIN AND JOINTLY REPRESENTED BY THE BENELUX ECONOMIC UNION , ALL TRANSACTIONS CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF SHARES GRANTED TO THE ABOVEMENTIONED ECONOMIC UNION MAY BE CARRIED OUT BY ANY