CELEX: 51974PC0748
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Date: 1974-05-28
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for certain petroleum products falling within Chapter 27 of the Common Customs Tariff, refined in the Arab Republic of Egypt.#PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for other woven fabrics of cotton falling within heading No 55.09 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in the Arab Republic of Egypt (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                            COM(74)748 final
                                                            Brussels , 28 May 1974
                                     PROPOSAL FOR A
                          REGULATION ( EEC ) OF THE COUNCIL
                                                "                  /
  opening , allocating and providing for the administration of a Community
        tariff quota for certain petroleum products falling within
                       Chapter 27 of the Common Customs Tariff ,
                        refined in the Arab Republic of Egypt .
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                                     PROPOSAL FOR A
                          REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL
  opening , allocating and providing for the administration of a Community
       tariff quota' for other woven fabrics of cotton falling within
                heading No' 55.09 of the Common Customs Tariff ,              /
                      originating in the Arab Republic of Egypt
                   ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
COM(74) 748 final
 ---pagebreak---                         EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
 The Agreement between the European Economic Community and. the Arab
 Republic of Egypt (Article 2 arid Articles 1 , 3 and 4 of Annex l ),
 together with the Protocol laying down certain provisions relating
  fco that Agreement consequent on the accession of new Member States to
 the European Economic Community (Article 2 ), provides for the opening
 of Community tariff quotas for the following products :
 Common Customs                 Description of goods             Annual quota
Tariff heading No
ex Chapter 27               Certain petroleum products        360 000 metric tons
      55 > 09               Other woven fabrics of cotton       3 250 metrio tons
The abovomcntioned Protocol ' (Article 5 ) also provides for these quotas to
be allocated as follows among the Member States :
                                                   Certain petroleum Other woven
                                                   products            fabrics of
                                                                       cotton
                                                        (metric tons )
(a) to the Community as or- • InC^tly constituted 200 000               2 500
 (b ) to Denmark                                      5 000
 ( c ) to Ireland                                     5 000                10
( d) to the United Kingdom                          150 000               65O
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     The duties to be applied are fixed by the          Agreement at~45%
                                                  " ' ' '          • \
                                                                         vof
                                                                         -/-.
                                                                              the, Common ' ^ J
                                                                                               ,
     Customs Tariff duties for " the products concerned . • However , Articles 3               ! I
    and, 4 of the abovemontioned Protocol also contain special provisions                        !
    concerning the duties to be applied by the new Member States . Similarly,
    certain provisions of the Act-doncerning the Conditions of Accession and                       I
    the Adjustments to the Treaties must be complied With when fixing these
    duties .
2 . To fulfil the Community's obligation to the ARE, regulations should be
    adopted opening, allocating and providing for the administration of these
    Community tariff quotas .
    This is the purpose . of the proposals annexed hereto .
3 « The fo1 lowing t remarks, aye necessary concerning the quota assigned to the
    Member States , of the Community as originally constituted ;
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    (a) The regulations provide , as is the rule , for each of the quotas to
          be divided into two instalments , the first of which is allocated
          among the Member States 'ooncerned while the second constitutes the
          reserve .        -  • - * r ■
    (b ) The allocation of the first instalment is usually based on the statistics
          for the previous three years and the forecasts for the quota period
          concerned# : Thus , each Member State 's imports of other woven fabrics of
          cotton (55«09 ) during the years 1971-72 were compared with imports into
          the Community as originally constituted over the same period . The
          resulting percentages have been applied to this first instalment by the
          respective Member States .
         .However , it does not appear desirable to apply this principle to
          petroleum products (Chapter 2j ) f since :
          (i ) one Member State 's imports were insignificant ,
        (ii). there were no imports at all into the other five Member States ,
      (iii ) total imports into the Community as originally constituted were
               small in comparison with the quota to be allo'wfcerl
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         (iv) it is very difficult to draw up forecasts of future imports .
     However , in order to achieve , nevertheless ,- a fair and weighted allocation
     of this quota among the Member States concerned , the Commission is working
     on the assumption thp.t , in all but quite exceptional cases , each Member
     State must "be able to play at the outset a significant part in the application
     of a Community measure such as the tariff quotas . Such an allocation must
     be aimed at evening out as, far as possible among the Member States the
     advantages and responsibilities resulting from this measure . Obviously,
     this formula will have to be adapted subsequently in the light of any trade
     movements#
4* The proposal for a regulation on other woven fabrics of cotton provides
    for all the Member States to apply the "as and when" method of administra­
    tion. On the other hand , it is not yet possible to provide for a single
     method of administration (whether "as and when" or prior allocation) for
    the quota for certain petroleum products . The national provisions
     governing the market , in these products vary from one Member State to
    another and th§ Membejr . States consider that this makes it impossible to
    apply a common method, x>$ , administration. In these circumstances , each
    Member State will be abler by way of exception, to administer its shares
     m accordance with its own provisions , while guaranteeing importers of
    these produots free access to the quota.
5 * The allocation of the quantitative quotas between the Member States and the
    amounts of the quota shares proposed by the Commission have been examined
    by the Government Experts ( consultative Meeting of the Tariff Economic
    Problems Group held on 16.4.1974 ).
 ---pagebreak---                         STATISTICAL AMEX
  Community import s of petroleum products of Chapter 27 of the CCT and
  of woven fabrics of cotton of heading No 55»09 of the CCT .
 A. Petroleum produots
                                                                 m metric tons -
                                    1211             1972                  1973
 Bénélux
 Denmark
 Germany
 Prance
 Ireland
 Italy                               540         166,027               152,063
 United Kingdom                  43,000                                197,000
               « . I .
 EEC                           . 43,540          166,027               349,063
    Woven fabrics of cotton
                                                                m metric tons –
                                    I97I             1972      .          1973
Bénélux '                            724              988                   704
Denmark                               63              131                   333
Germany                               80              146                   230
Prance                                31              334                    24
Ireland ■                                               1
Italy   .                         1,828            1,902                 1,250
United Kingdom                       349              677                   788
EEC                               3,075            4,179                 3,329
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 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                                       AOTIEX A
                                               PROPOSAL FOR A
                                   REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL
                 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota
                 for certain petroleum products falling within Chapter 27 of the Common Customs
                                      Tariff, refined in the Arab Republic of Egypt
    THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      - in the light of the above principles the Community
                                                                      nature of the quota may best be preserved by an
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              arrangement allocating it among the Member
   Economic Community, and in particular Article 113                  States ; whereas in order to provide the most
   thereof ;                                                        • accurate reflection of actual market trends for
                                                                      the said products, such allocation should be
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                proportionate to the needs of the Member States ,
                                                                      calculated both from the statistics for each Mem­
                                              . ' V. ' ^ '
                                                                      ber State's imports from the Arab Republic of
   Whereas the Agreement between the European                         Egypt over a representative reference period and
   Economic Community and . the Arab Republic of                      from economic prospects for the quota period in
   Egypt ( ) and the Protocol laying down certain                     question ;
   provisions relating to the Agreement between the
   European Economic Community and the Arab                       - in view of the fact however that over the past
   Republic of Egypt consequent on the Accession of                  three years the said products have been imported
  new Member States to the' European Economic                        into only one Member State, and in small quan-
   Community (J) provides for the opening of an annual               tises, and that no estimates can be made for 1975",
  Community tariff quota of 360 000 metric tons for                  and in order to ensure a fair distribution among
  certain petroleum products falling within Chapter                  the Member States concerned, the initial percentage
  27 of the Common Customs Tariff, refined in the                    share, having regard to the potential demand for
  Arab Republic of Egypt ; whereas the Protocol provides             the said products in the various Member States,
  that the tariff quota should be allocated among the                should be approximately 25 % each ;
  Member States as follows : 200 000 metric tons for
  the Community as originally constituted, 5 000 metric           • in order to take account of import trends for the
  tons for Denmark, 5 000 metric tons' for Ireland and               products in question in the Member States con­
  150 000 metric tons for the United Kingdom ; whereas               cerned , the quota amount should be divided into
  Annex I to the Agreement provides that the duties                  two instalments, the first instalment being allocated
  applicable to the quota shall be equal to 45% of the               among the same Member States, the second
  duties of the Common Customs Tariff ; whereas as                   instalment constituting a reserve intended to
 regards the duties applicable to the quota by the new               cover the later requirements of Member States
 Member States, the special provisions of the Protocol               which have used up their initial quota shares ;
 and of the Act of Accession should be complied with ;               whereas in order to ensure a certain degree of
 whereas to comply with the special provisions of the               security to importers in each Member State, the
 Protocol, separate arrangements should be made for                 first instalment of the quota should be fixed in
 the Member States of the Community as originally                   this case at approximately 70% ;
 constituted, on the one hand, and for the new Member
 States, on the other ;
                                                                    the initial quota shares may be used up at different
                                                                    rates ; whereas, therefore, to avoid disruption of
 Whereas     as regards the Community as originally
 constituted :                                                      supplies, any Member State which has almost
                                                                    used up its initial quota share, must draw an
                                                                    additional quota share from the reserve ; whereas
     equal and uninterrupted access to the quota                    this must be done by each Member State as each
     should be ensured for all importers and quota                 one of its additional quota shares is almost used
     duties applied continuously to all imports of the             up, and as many times as the reserve allows ;
     said products until the quota has been used up ;              whereas the initial and additional quota shares
                                                                   shall be valid until the end of the quota period ;
                                                                   whereas this form of administration requires close
(') OJ No L 251 , 7. 9. 1973, p. 2.'                               collaboration between the Member States con­
(a) OJ No L 251 , 7. 9. 1973 , p. 87.                              cerned and the Commission, and the Commission
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               must be in a position to follow the extent to which         CCT
               the quota volume has been used up and inform               heading
                                                                            No
                                                                                                              Description
               the Member States thereof ;
                                                                           27.10
                                                                                         Petroleum oils and oils obtained from
                                                                                         bituminous minerals, other than crude ; pre­
               if, at a given dafe in the quota period, a considerable                   parations not elsewhere specified or included
               quantity of the initial quota share is left over in                       containing not less than 70% by weight of
                                                                                         petroleum oils or of oils obtained from
               one of the Member States concerned, it is essential                       bituminous minerals, those oils ^eing the
               that that State should return a significant proportion                    basic constituents of the preparations :
               to the reserve, to prevent a part of the quota                            A. Lightoils :
               allocated to the Community as originally constitu­                             III. For other purposes
              ted from remaining unused in one Member State
               when it could be used in others ;                                         B. Médium oils :
                                                                                              III . For other purposes
                                                                                         C. Heavy o|ls :
              since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of                                       I. Gasoil :
              the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxem­                                          c) For other purposes
              bourg are united in and represented by the Benelux                               II. Fuel oil :
              Economic Union, any measure concerning the                                             c) For other purposes
              administration of the quota shares allocated to
                                                                                              111. Lubricating oils ; other oils :
              that Economic Union may be carried out by one                                          c) To be mixed in accordance with
              of its members ;           ' : '                                                          the terms of Additional Note 7
                                                                                                        to Chapter 27 ( a )
                                                                                                     d) For other purposes
                                                                            27.11        Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydro­
                                                                                         carbons :
          Whereas, as regards the new Member States :
                                                                                         B. Other :
                                                                                                 I. Commercial propane and commercial
                                                                                                     butane :
              the quota duties shall be calculated by the new                                        c) For other purposes
              Member States in accordance with Articles 3 and               27.12        Petroleum jelly :
              4 of the Protocol ;
                                                                                         A. Crude
                                                                                              III . For other purposes
                                                                                         B. Other
              equal and 'uninterrupted access to the quota
              should be ensured for all importers and quota
              duties should be applied ' continuously to all                27.13        Paraffin wax, micro-crystalline wax, slack
                                                                                         wax, ozokerite , lignite wax, peat wax and
              imports of the products in question until the quota                        other mineral waxes, whether or not coloured :
              has been used up,                                                          B. Other
                                                                                                  I. Crude :
                                                                                                     c) For other purposes
                                                                                                II . Other
          HAS ADOPTED THIS' REGULATION :                                    27.14        Petroleum bitumen , petroleum coke and other
                                                                                          residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained
                                                                                         from bituminous minerals :
                                                                                          C. Other
                                      Article 1
          Subject to ; any measures which may be taken in              (a) Entry undc - this subheading is subject to conditions to be determined
          application of Article 3 (2) and (4) of Annex I to the           by the competent authorities .
          Agreement between the European Economic Com­
          munity and the Arab Republic of Egypt, a Community
          tariff quota of > 360 000 metric tons shall be opened
1 January to . 31 December 197,5", for the products listed below       The quota shall be allocated and administered in
          refined in the, Arab Republic of Egypt :                     accordance with the following provisions.
 ---pagebreak---                                                                - 3 -                                              AMNEX A
                         SECTION I                          second quota share , to the extent that the reserve is
                                                            sufficient, equal to 15% of its initial quota share,
                                                            rounded up to the next unit where necessary.
         Provisions applicable to the Community
                  as originally constituted                 2. If, after its initial quota share has been used up ,
                                                            90% or more of the second quota share drawn by
                                                            a Member State has been used up, that Member State
                                                            shall, in the manner provided for in paragraph 1 ,
                          Article 2                         draw a third quota share, equal to 7-5 % of its initial
                                                            quota share, rounded up where necessary to the next
Common Customs Tariff duties shall be partially             unit.
suspended at the rates indicated below for 200 000
metric tons of the quota referred to in Article 1 :
                                                            3. If, after its second quota share has been used up,
                                                             90% or more of the third quota share drawn by a
                                                             Member State has been used up, that Member State
        CCT heading No                Rate of duty ( % )
                                                             shall, in the same manner, draw a fourth quota share
                                                             equal to the third.
     27.10 A III                              2-7
     27.10 B III                              2-7            This procedure shall be followed until the reserve
     27.10 C I c)                             1-5            has been used up.
     27.10 C II c)                            1-5
     27.10 C III c)                       .   t-8            4. Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 to 3, a Member
     27.10 C III d)                           2-7            State may draw smaller shares than those fixed in
     27.11 B I c)                             0-6            these paragraphs if there is reason to believe that
     27.12 A III                              0-9            those fixed might not be used up. It shall inform the
     27.12 Β                                  3-1
                                                              Commission of its reasons for applying this paragraph.
     27.13 B I c)                             0-9
     27.13 B II                               2-7
     27.14 C II                               0-9                                     Article 5
                                                              Additional quota shares drawn pursuant to Article 4
                           Article 3
                                                              shall be valid until 31 December 1976".
 1 . A first instalment of 140 000 metric tons of the
 amount mentioned in Article 2 shall be allocated                                     Article 6
 among the Member States ; the shares which , subject
 to Article 6, are valid until 31 December 1975", are         A Member State which on 15 September 1975, has not
 as follows :
                                                              used up its initial quota share shall return to the
                                                              reserve not later than 10 October 1975" the unused
               Germany        35 000 metric tons
                                                              portion exceeding 20% of the initial amount. It may
               Bénélux        30 000 metric tons              return a greater portion if there is reason to believe
               France         35 000 metric tons              that it may not be used up.
               Italy          40 000 metric tons              Member States shall, not later than 10 October 197,$',
                                                              notify the Commission of the total quantities of the
 2. The second instalment, amounting to 60 000 metric          products on question imported up to and including
 tons, shall make up the reserve.                              15 September 197.5"and charged against the Community
                                                               tariff quota and any quantities returned to the reserve.
                           Article 4
  1 . If 90 % or more of a Member Staters initial                                      Article 7
 quota share specified in. Article 3 ( 1), or of that share
  less the portion returned to the reserve where Article 6     The Commission shall keep an account of the quota
  is applied, has been used up, that Member State shall        shares opened by the Member States pursuant to
  without delay, by notifying the Commission, draw a           Articles 3 and 4 and shail, as soon as information
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   reaches it, inform each State of the extent to which                    Dcnmrtrk      5 000 metric tons
   the reserve has been used up.
                                                                           Irelancj      5 000 metric tons
                                                                           United'
   It shall, not later than 15 October 197.f, inform the
  Member States qf the amount still in the reserve after                   Kingdom 150 000 metric tons
  returns have beep made pursuant to Article 6.
                       1                                                         % SECTION III
  It shall ensure that the drawing which uses up the
  reserve is limited to the balance available and to this-                       general provisions
 end shall specify tlie amount thereof to the Member
 State making the last drawing.                                                       Article 11
         /
                           Article 8                           1. Member States shall ensure that the quota shares
                                                               allocated to them arc freely accessible to importers of
 Member States shall take all necessary measures to            the products m question established in their territory.
 ensure that additional shares taken up under Article 4
 are so drawn as to allow for uninterrupted charges           2. The extent to which the Member State's shares
 against their accumulated shares of the Community            have been used up shall be ascertained from the
 quota .                                                      imports of the said products presented for customs
                                                              clearance under cover of a declaration that they have
                                                              been made available for consumption.
                         SECTION II                                                   Article 12
                                                              Member States shall regularly inform the Commission
    Provisions applicable to the new Member States            of imports of products refined in the Arab Republic
                                                              of Egypt actually charged against their quota shares.
                                                                                      Article 13
                           Article 9' "
                                                              Member States and the Commission shall collaborate
Within the tariff quota referred to in Article 1 , the        closely in order to ensure that this Regulation is
new Member States shall apply duties calculated in            respected .
accordance with the relevant provisions of the Act
of Accession, the Agreement and the Protocol.                                        Article 14
                          Article 10 -
                                                             This Regulation shall enter into force on
Under the quota, 160 000 metric tons shall be allocated       1 January 1975 •               .
among the new Member States as follows :
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States ,   j
              Done at Brussels, .
                                                                                 For the Council
                                                                                  The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                                             ANNEX B
                                                   PROPOSAL FOR A
                                  REGULATION (EEC) , OP THE COUNCIL
                opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota
                for other woven fabrics of cotton falling within heading No 55.09 of the Common Customs
                                      Tariff, originating in the Arab Republic of Egypt
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES                              duties applied continuously to all imports of the
                                                                        said products until the quota has been used up ;
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
   Economic Community, and in particular Article 113                    in the light of the above principles, the Community
   thereof ;                                                            nature of the quota may best be preserved by an
                                                                        arrangement allocating it among these Member
                                                                        States ; whereas in order to provide the most
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                  accurate reflection of actual market trends for
                                                                        the said products, such allocation should be
   Whereas the Agreement (') between the European                      proportionate to the needs of these Member
   Economic Community and the . Arab Republic of                       States, calculated both from the statistics for each
   Egypt and the Prot6col (a) laying down certain                      Member State's imports from the Arab Republic
   provisions relating to the Agreement between the                    of Egypt over a representative reference period
   European Economic Community and the Arab                            and from economic prospects for the quota
  Republic of Egypt consequent on the Accession of                     period in question ;
• new Member States to the European' Economic
  Community, provides for the opening of an annual
  Community tariff quota of 3 250 metric tons of other                 over the past three years for which statistics are
  woven fabrics of cotton falling within heading No                    available, the following percentages represent the
  55.09 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating                      respective imports of the Member States concerned
  in the Arab Republic of Egypt ; Whereas" the Protocol                in relation to imports of the said products from
  provides that the tariff quota should be alldcated                   the Arab Republic of Egypt into the Community
  among the Member States as follows : 2 500 metric                    as originally constituted :
  tons for the Community as originally- constituted,
  90 metric tons for Denmark , 10 metric tons for Ire­
  land and 65 0 metric tons for the United Kingdom ;                                                        1971        1972     1973
  whereas Annex I to the Agreement provides that the
  duties applicable to the quota shall be equal to 45 %                                                                   4-3    10-4
  of the duties of the Common Customs Tariff ; whereas            Germany                      |              3-0
  as regards the duties applicable to the quota by the            Bénélux                      j            27-2        29-3     31.9
  new Member States, the special provisions of the
 Protocol and of the Act of Accession should be                   France                                      1*        10-0      1.1
 complied with ; whereas to comply with the special               Italy                                     68-6        56-4     56.6
 provisions of the Protocol, separate arrangements
 should be made for the Member States of the Com­
 munity as originally constituted, on the one hand,
 and for the new Member States, on the other ;                   –-         . Jn view of these factors, of the foreseeable
                                                                 development during 1975 of the market for the pro­
 Whereas as regards the Community as originally                  ducts in question and in particular of the estimates
 constituted :                                                   submitted by certain Member States, initial quota
                                                                 shares may be fixed approximately at the following
                                                                 percentages :
      equal and uninterrupted access to the quota
      should be ensured for all importers and quota
                                                                                  .. Germany                     15 .8
                                                                                     Bénélux                     19.7
 (,) °J No L 251, 7. 9. 1973, p. 2.                                                  Prance                      11 .8
 (») OJ No L 251 , 7. 9. 1973, p. 87.
                                                                                     Italy                       52 » 7 ;
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- in order to take account of import trends for the                      Economic Union, any measure concerning the
    products in question in the Member States con­                       administration of the quota shares allocated to
    cerned, the quota amount should be divided into                      that Economic Union may be carried out by one
    two instalments, the first instalment being allocated                of its members ;
    among the same Member States, the second
   instalment constituting a reserve intended to                     Whereas, as regards the new Member States :
   cover the later requirements of Member States
   which have used up their initial quota shares ;                  – the quota duties shall be calculated by the new
   whereas in order to ensure a certain degree of                        Member States in accordance with Articles 3
   security to importers in each Member State, the                       and 4 of the Protocol ;
   first instalment of the quota should be fixed in
   this case at approximately 60% ;
                                                                    – equal and uninterrupted access to the quota should
                                                                         be ensured for all importers and quota duties
                                                                         applied continuously to all imports of the products
  the initial quota shares may be used up at different                   in question until the quota has been used up
  rates ; whereas, therefore, to avoid disruption of
  supplies, any Member State which has almost
  used up its initial quota share, shall draw an                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION-
  additional quota share from the reserve ; whereas
  this shall be done by each Member State whenever
  one of its additional quota shares has been almost                                         Article 1
  used up, and as many times as the reserve allows ;                 A Community tariff quota of 3 250 metric
  whereas the initial and additional quota shares
  shall be valid until the end of the quota period ;
                                                                     tons snail be opened, from 1 January
                                                                     "to               31 December 1975 for other woven
  whereas this , form, of administration requires                   fabrics of cotton falling within heading No 55.09 of
  close collaboration between the Member States
  and the Commission, and the Commission must
                                                                    the Common Customs Tariff, originating in the Arab
                                                                    Republic of Egypt.
  be in a position to follow the extent to which the
  quota volume has been used up and inform the
  Member States thereof^                                           This quota shall be allocated and administered in
                                                                    accordance with the provisions set out below
 if, at a giv,en date jin the quota period , a con­
 siderable quantity of the initial quota share is
 left over in one of the Member States concerned ,                                          SECTION I
 it is essential that that State should return a
 significant proportion to the reserve to prevent a                         Provisions applicable to the Community
 part of the quota allocated to the Community as                                    as originally constituted
 originally constituted from remaining unused in
 one Member State when it could be used in others ;
                                                                                             Article 2
 since the Kingdom of. Belgium, the Kingdom of                     The Common Customs Tariff duties shall be partially
 the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxem­                     suspended at the rate indicated below for 2 500
 bourg are united in and represented by the Benelux                metric tons of the quota referred to in Article 1 :
                CCT                                                                                    Rate of
               heading                                   Description                                     duty
                 No                                                                                      (% )
               55.09      Other woven fabrics or cotton :
                       ι
                         A. Containing 85% or more by weight of cotton :
                                I. Of a width of less than 85 cm                                         5-8
                               II . Other                                                                6-3
                         B. Other :
                                I. Of a width of less than 85 cm                                         6-3
                               II.  Other                                                                6-7
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                           Article 3                                                Article 6
   1 . A first instalment of 1 520 metric tons of the        A Member State which on 15 September 197J has not
   amount mentioned in Article 2 shall be allocated          used up its initial quota share shall return to the
   among the Member States ; the shares which, subject       reserve not later than 10 October 197.5", the unused
   to Article 6, shall be valid until 31 December 197S,     portion exceeding 20% of the initial amount. It may
   shall be :
                                                             return a greater portion if there are grounds for
                                                             believing that it may not be used up.
         Germany                     240   metric tons
         Bénélux                     300   metric tons      Member States shall, not later than 10 October 1975",
         France                      l80   metric tons      notify to the Commission the total quantities of the
                                                            products in question imported up to and including
         Italy                       800  metric tons       15 September 197-5" and charged against the Com­
                                                            munity tariff quota and any quantities returned to the
  2. The second instalment, amounting to , 980 metric       reserve.
  tons, shall make up the reserve.
                                                                                    Article 7
                          Article 4
  1 . If 90% or more of a Member State's initial quota      The Commission shall keep an account of the quota
 share specified in Article 3 (1 ), or of that, share less  shares opened by the Member States pursuant to
 the portion returned to the reserve where Article 6 is    Article 3 and 4 and shall, as soon as information
                                                            reaches it, inform each state of the extent to which
 applied, has been used up, that Member, State , $hall      the reserve has been used up.
 without delay, by notifying the Commission, draw a
 second quota share, to the extent that the reserve is
 sufficient, equal to 15% of its initial quota share,      It shall, not later than 15 October 197,5", inform the
 rounded up to the next unit where necessary.              Member States of the amount still in reserve after
                                                           returns have been made pursuant to Article 6.
                                                  • ' I
 2. If, after its initial quota share has been used up,    It shall ensure that the drawing which uses up the
 90% or more of the second quota share drawn by a          reserve is limited to the balance available and to this
 Member State has been used up, that Member State          end shall specify the amount thereof to the Member
 shall, in the manner laid down in paragraph 1 , draw      State making the last drawing.
 a third quota share equal to 7 5% of. its initial quota
share, rounded up where necessary to the next unit.
                                                                                   Article 8
3. If, after its second quota share has been used up,
90% or more of the third quota share drawn by a
Member State has been used up, that Member State           Member States shall take all necessary measures to
shall, in the same manner, draw a fourth quota share       ensure that additional shares taken up under Article 4
equal to the third.              , ;                       are so drawn as to allow for uninterrupted charges
                                                           against their accumulated shares of the Community
                                                           quota.
This procedure shall be followed until the reserve
has been used up.
4. Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 to '3, a Member                                   SECTION II
State may draw smaller quota shares than those fixed
in those paragraphs, if there is, reason to believe that
those fixed might not be used i up. It shall inform the       Provisions applicable to the new Member States
Commission of its reasons for applying this para­
graph.                          -        ,
                                                                                   Article 9
                          Article S
                                                           Within the tariff quota referred to in Article 1 , the
                                                           new Member States shall apply duties calculated in
Additional quota shares drawn pursuant to Article 4        accordance with the relevant provisions of the Act
shall be valid until 31 December 1975".                    of Accession, the Agreement and the Protocol.
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                        Article 10                           3 . The extent to which Member States' shares have
                                                             been used up shall be ascertained from imports
750 metric tons of the quota referred to in Article 1        charged under the conditions laid down in para­
 shall be allocated among the new Member States as           graph 2.
follows :
       Denmark                            90 metric tons                           Article 12
       Ireland                            10 metric tons
                                                             Member States shall regularly inform the Commission
       United Kingdom                    650 metric tons     of imports of the said products originating in the
                                                             Arab Republic of Egypt actually charged against
                                                             their quota shares.
                       SECTION III
                                                                                   Article 13
                   General provisions
                                                             Member States and the Commission shall collaborate
                                                             closely in order to ensure that the provisions of this
                        Article 11                           Regulation are observed.
1 . Member States shall ensure that the quota shares
allocated to them are freely accessible to importers of                            Article 14
the products in question established in their territory.
2. Member States shall charge imports of the products
in question against their quota shares as the products
are presented for customs clearance under cover of a         This Regulation shall enter into force on
declaration that they have been made available for           J,. .January 1975 •                     ...
consumption .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
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              Done at Brussels, ,
                                                                               For the Council
                                                                                The President