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Title: PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for certain textile products originating in Yugoslavia#PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL opening tariff preferences for certain textile products originating in Yugoslavia (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                   COM(73)2117 Final
                                                   Brussels , 13 December 1973
                                  PROPOSAL FOR A
                          REGULATION ( EEC ) OF THE COUNCIL
        opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a
              Community tariff quota for certain textile products
                             originating in Yugoslavia
                                  PROPOSAL FOR A
                         REGULATION ( EEC ) OF THE COUNCIL
             opening tariff preferences for certain textile products
                             originating in Yugoslavia
                  ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
COM(73 ) 2117 Final
 ---pagebreak---                        EXPLAÎTATORY ÎS-'OR/IIDIP-T
1.     In its offer on generalized, preferences the Community has m
principle restricted the grant of preferences on cotton textile products
and on substitute products to developing countries which have signed the
IongM^rm Arrangement on International 'Trade in Cotton Textiles ( LTA ).
       It took the view , however , that preferences for these products can
also be granted to countries which have not signed the LTA , provided such
countries enter into commitments towards the Community which are similar
to those obtaining under the Arrangement .
2.     An Agreement on trade in cotton textiles'*" was concluded by Yugoslavia
and the EEC on 18 April 1973 for a period of one year beginning on
1 January 1973 . Under the Agreement Yugoslavia undertakes , inter alia ,
to take appropriate measures to ensure that exports of its cotton textiles
                                                                   • • •/0 • •
                                     o
   OJ NO L 182 , 5 July 1973 , P 2 .
 ---pagebreak---                               - 2 -
to the Community do not exoeed oertain fixed quantities . It is provided
that the Agreement will "be extended for one year if neither of the Parties
has demanded it one month before its expiry .
3.     The commitments towards the Community entered into by Yugoslavia
pursuant to the Agreement have been considered similar to those of the
LTA . Community generalized preferences for cotton textiles and substitute
products have therefore been extended to Yugoslavia until 31 December 1973 ,
in accordance with the arrangements set out in Council Regulations ( EEC )
Hos 2171/73 and 2172/73 of 8 " August 19731.
4.     Since the Long-term Arrangement on Cotton Textiles will expire on
31 December 1973 following a three-month extension , the Commission considers
that preferences for cotton textiles and substitute products need to be
governed by transitional arrangements after that date . Such transitional
arrangements in respect of countries receiving preferences for cotton
textiles and substitute products could take the form of maintaining the
status quo ; thus the Community remains xvilling to continue granting theiji
preferential treatment for these products , so long as those countries
                                                                  2
maintain the same commitments as before towards the Community .
5.     For Yugoslavia the Commission feels that the same procedure should
apply , so long as that country maintains the same commitments as before
vis-a-vis the Community under the Agreement concluded on 18 April 1973
the extension of which for one year is envisaged .
   OJ No C 224 , 13 August 1973 , pp 11 and 17 .
2
   See the Explanatory Memorandum to the Commission 's proposals and
   communications to the Council concerning the application in 1974
   of generalized tariff preferences for manufactures and semi-finished
  products exported by developing countries :    C0M(7l ) 180.0 final ,
   24 October 1973 ( pp 9 and- 10)*
 ---pagebreak---  6.        Accordingly the Commission proposes that Yugoslavia should, continue
 to receive generalized preferences for cotton textiles and substitute
products , after 1 January 1974 » in accordance with the arrangements contained
 in the draft Regulations annexed hereto and summarized "below :
 ( a ) The generalized tariff preferences for cotton textiles and substitute
         products are granted to Yugoslavia for ths whole of 1974 as decided by
        the Council and for the other recipients of such preferences .
 (b ) The provisions of the Regulations are identical to those of the
         abovementioned Regulations opening tariff preferences for 1973
         for Yugoslav*   textile products . There will be separate ceilings
         for Yugoslavia at zero duty for these products .    These ceilings are
        not available to the other beneficiary developing countries ;     on the
         other hand , the ceilings available to the other countries are not
         available to Yugoslavia .
( c ) The ceilings opened for Yugoslavia are no calculated as to brirg about a
        50$ increase over those applicable in 1973 to the Community of Six. These
      " ceilings may not ,however ,be lower than 10$ nor higher than 100y* of Yugoslav
         exports to the Community in 1968 ( reckoned as ^ Ofo of annual figures ).
        For the few products which were not exported in 1968 there are special
         arrangements , as in the abovementioned Regulations now in force .
 ---pagebreak---                            PROPOSAL FOR A                                 ,
                   REGULATION ( EEC ) OP THE COUNCIL -                • ' '
       opening , allocating . and providing for the administration of
    a Community tariff quota for certain textile products originating
                                in Yugoslavia
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 113 thereof ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
Whereas within the framework of UNCTAD the European Economic Community
offered to grant tariff preferences on finished and semi-finished products
originating in developing countries ;     whereas the preferential treatment
proposed in that offer covers , generally speaking , all finished and semi­
finished products falling within Chapters 25 to 99 of the Brussels Nomenclature
and originating in developing countries ;                     x
Whereas , however , in respect of cotton textile products covered by the Long-
term Agreement on International Trade in Cotton Textiles^, the offer made bj'-
the Community lays down that the preferences , in the form of duty-free ceilings ,
will be granted to the countries benefiting from generalized preferences which
aye signatories to the Long-term Agreement or possibly to those countries
benefiting from generalized preferences which undertake in respect of the
Community commitments similar to those existing under that Agreement and for
its duration; whereas , having particular regard to the relation which Article
6 of the Long–term Agreement establishes between cotton products and
substitute products , it appears justified in these circumstances and by-
virtue of the fact that a total suspension of customs duties is involved
in the same scheme as that described above those substitute textile
products given in the conditional list of partial and limited reductions
of customs duties deposited with GATT by the Community during the last
series of tariff negotiations ;
   OJ No L 225 , 12 October 1970 , p 29 .
 ---pagebreak---   Whereas the offer made by the Community includes a clause stipulating that
  the Community draw up the offer on the assumption that all the main industri
  ized countries which are members of the OECD would participate in granting
  preferences and would make similar efforts in this direction ; whereas , more
   it is evident from the conclusions worked out in UNCTAD that this offer , whi
  being of a temporary nature , does not constitute a binding commitment and , i,
  particular , may be withdrawn wholly or in part at a later date ; whereas this
   possibility may be adopted inter alia with a view to remedying any unfavours
   situations which might arise in the associated countries following the
• implementation of the generalized preference scheme ;
  Whereas , moreover , an overall policy of development cooperation
  on a world-wide scale should be implemented comprising in particular
  the improvements of generalized preferences with the aim of achieving
  a steady increase in imports of manufactured goods from the
  developing countries ; whereas this aim is consistent with the
  conclusions of the Conference of the Heads of State or of
  Government of the Member States and the States acceding to the
  European Communities , held in Paris from 19 to 21 October 1972 ;
  Whereas under Protocol ITo 23 to the Act concerning the Conditions
                                                    1
  of Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties , the new
  Member States must apply the generalized tariff pr?.forenoe_ scheme
  beginning on 1 January 1974 ; whereas the calculation of basic
  and additional amounts must take account of the participation
  of the hew Member States in the scheme ;                    •.
  10J No L 73 , 27 March 1973 , p. 14
 ---pagebreak---                               - 3 -
   Whereas for the various categories of textile products in question
   Council Regulation (EEC ) No              'of December 19   opening , allocating
   and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for
    certain textile products originating in developing countries and Council
   Regulation (EEC ) No               of    ' December        establishing
   preferential tariffs in respect of certain textile products originating
   in developing countries put into effect the above-mentioned offer for
   1974' in favour of those developing countries satisfying the conditions
   outlined above and listed in Annex B to those Regulations ; whereas this
   measure was taken on a provisional basis , the Commission having assumed
   that the countries concerned would ensure that equivalent objectives
   were respected , at least during 1974 ; whereas Yugoslavia for its part
   has entered into commitments similar to those made under the Long-term
   Agreement ; whereas Yugoslavia should , therefore , also be granted
   the benefit to tariff preferences for the above-mentioned textile
   products and also for 19745 whereas , in order not to affect the
   advantages which the present beneficiaries enjoy for the like products ,
   separate ceilings at zero duty should be opened exclusively for products
. originating in Yugoslavia ; whereas each of these ceilings should under
   normal conditions be equal to the maximum amount fixed by Regulations
   (EEC ) No           and ( EEC ) No             for corresponding products ,      . -
   with a lower limit of 10$ and an upper limit of 100$ of the quantities
   of the class of products in question exported from Yugoslavia to the
   Community in 1968 ; whereas these ceilings must be adjusted in order to
   take account of certain special cases where there are no deliveries
   from Yugoslavia ;
                     *
   Whereas , therefore , in respect of each of the classes of products
                •V
   listed inthe Annex to this Regulation , the Community should until 31
   December 1974 allow duty-free imports up to the Community ceilings indicated
   opposite each of those classes ;      whereas the benefit of these tariff quotas
 * should bo granted only for products originating in Yugoslavia ,        and
   the origin of the goods should be determined in accordance with the
   procedure laid down in Article 14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 802/683
                   ν           ,
      0J No L
   2 0J No L
   3 0J No L 148 , 28 June 1958 , p.1 .
 ---pagebreak---                            ~ 4 -
 of 27 June i960 on the common definition of the concept of the origin
 of goods ;
 Whereas in the event these objectives may he attained by a method of
 administration based on the charging at Community level of imports of
 the products in question against the. ceilings as and when the products
 are presented for customs clearance under cover of declarations that thej
 have been entered into consumption accompanied by a certificate of origin
 whereas this form of administration should maice it possible to reintroduo
 Common Customs Tariff duties as soon as the ceilings have been reached a1
 Community level ;
Whereas this form of administration requires close and particularly rapid
 collaboration between the Member States and the Commission , and the
 Commission must in particular be able to follow the extent to which charg
are made in respect of the ceilings and inform the Member States thereof ;
whereas this collaboration must be sufficiently close for the Commission
to be able to take adequate measures to reintroduce the Common Customs
Tariff duties ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :.
                              Article 1
1 . Prom 1 January to 31 December 1974 ,   subject to Articles 2 and 4(2 ),
the Common Customs Tariff duties and the customs' duties of the new
Member States on the products listed in the Annex shall be totally
suspended for Community ceilings up to the volume in metric tons
             •V
indicated in column 3 opposite each of those products .
However , Ireland is authorized to apply quota duties equal to the
duties which it applies to imports of the same products from Member
States other than the United Kingdom .
2.   The benefit of the suspension referred to in paragraph 1 is granted
only for products originating in Yugoslavia .   For the purpose of this
Regulation the origin of the goods shall be determined in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 14 of Regulation ( EE ) Ho 802/63 .
 ---pagebreak---                               - 5 -
                            Article 2
As soon as the ceilings indicated in column 3 of the Annex have "been
reached at Community level , the Common Customs Tariff duties may "be
reintroduced at any time on imports of products originating in Yugoslavia ,
'until the end of the period specified in Article l(l ).
                            Article 3
 1 . • Imports of the products in question shall "be actually charged
against the Community ceilings as and when the products are presented
for customs clearance under declarations that they have "been entered
into consumption , accompanied "by a certificate of origin pursuant to
the rules laid down in Article 1(2 ).
2.     Goods may "be charged against a ceiling only if the certificate of
origin referred to in paragraph 1 is submitted before the date on which
the levying of duties is reintroduced .
3.     The extent to which the ceilings have actually been used up shall
be ascertained at a Community level on the basis of imports charged in
accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 .
                            Article 4
1.     The Commission , xn close collaboration with the Member States , shall
take all necessary measures to ensure that the above provisions are applied .
2.     The Commission shall , by means of a Regulation , reintroduce the
levying of Common Customs Tariff duties in respect of Yugoslavia , in
accordance with Article 2 .
                            Article 5
The Member States shall regularly inform the Commission of imports which
are actually charged against the Community ceilings provided for in
Article l(l ).
 ---pagebreak---                            Article 6
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .
Done at Brussels , 8 August 1973
                                                  Por the Council
                                                  The President
                                                  I. N0RGAARD
 ---pagebreak---                                            AN1JEX
       jist of products originating in Yugoslavia which are covered
       ay generalised tariff preferences for certain textile products
. tem       CCT                         Description              Community ceiling
 No       heading lío                                            ( in metric tons )
              1                                2                          3
    1       54.05       Flax or rar.ie yarn                              36
   2        55-05-      Cotton yarn , not put up for retail
                        sale : ,
                        A. multiple or cabled , finished , m
                            "balls or on cards , reels , tubes
                             or similar supports of a weight
                             ( including support ) not exceeding
                             900 g                                        15
   3                    B. Other :
                             1 . Measuring , per single yarn ,
                                 120 000 rn or more per kg                12
   4        55.06       Cotton yarn , put up for retail sale                3.5
   5        55-07       Cotton gauze                                       4.5
   6        55.08       Terr,-' towelling and similar terry
                        fabrics , of cot'ton                              12
   7 ;      55.09       Other woven fabrics of cotton :
                        B. Other                                         90
   8        56.05       Yarn of man-made fibres ( discontinuous
                        or waste ), not put up for retail sale :
                        B. Of regenerated textile fibres       |        165
   9        56.07     i Woven fabrics of man-made fibres
                      i ( discontinuous or waste ) :
                        B. Of regenerated textile fibres :
                            - printed             "                     15P
10 .                        - other
                                                                        150
 ---pagebreak---         CCT                    Description                 Jomnunity ceiling
      heading                                              ( in metric tons )
         No
         1                          2    ■
      58.04      woven pile fabrics and chenile          j
                 fabrics ( other than terry             j
                 towelling or similar terry fabrics j
                 of cotton falling within headirg       j
                 Ho 55-03 and fabrics falling vrLthin
               - heading No 53 . 05 )                              80
      58.10      Embroidery , in the piece , in strips
                 or in motifs                                      28
      60.01      Knitted or crocheted fabric , not
                 elastic nor rubberized                            15
                 B. 0f man-made fibres
                 C. Of other textile materials
   ex 60.02      Gloves , mittens and mitts , knitted !
                 or crocheted , not elastic or rubberized ,
                 of cotton                                         15
      60.05      Outer garments and other articles ,
                 knitted or crocheted , not elastic
                 or rubberized                                     45
                 A. Outer garments and clothing
                     accessories :
                     ex II . Other , of cotton
              2x B. Other , of cotton
      60.06      Knitted or crocheted fabric and articles
                 thereof , elastic or rubberized ( including
                 elastic knee-caps and elastic sockings ):
                 A. Fabric 1 "
                    - in cotoon fabric                               4.5
                    – other                                          4.5
      61.03      Men 's and boys * undergarments , including
                 collars , shirtfronts and cuffs :    1
                 - in cotton fabric                   I            83
                                                      ι
                                                      i
                                                      i
   ex 61 . 04    Women 's , girls * and infants' under­
                 garments , of cotton                              51
      61.05      Handkerchiefs                                     28
      62.01      Travelling rugs and blankets ;
                 B. Other :
                    1 . of cotton                                  15
22    62.03      Sacks and bags , of a kind used for the
                 packing of goods                                  81
                 B. Of other textile materials :
                    1 . Used :
                         ex (b ) other :
                                 - in cotton fabric
                        ex II . Other :
                                – in cotton fabric                 on
 ---pagebreak---                           PROPOSAL FOR A
                  REGULATION (EEC) OP THE COUNCIL
      opening tariff preferences for certain textile products originating
                                in Yugoslavia
   i
  THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN CQMK03JITIES ,
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
  and in particular Article 113 thereof ;
  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
  Whereas within the context of UNCTAD the European Economic Community offered
  to grant tariff preferences on finished and semi-finished products originating
  in developing countries ; whereas the preferential treatment proposed in that
  offer covers , generally speaking , all finished and semi-finished products
. falling within Chapters 25 to 99 of the Brussels Nomenclature and originating
  in developing countries ;
                              *
  Whereas , however , m respect of cotton textile products covered "by the
  Long-term Agreement on International Trade in Cotton Textiles"'" the offer
  made "by the Community lays down that the preferences , in the form of duty-
  free ceilings , will be granted to the countries benefiting from generalized
  preferences which are signatories to the Long-term Agreement or possibly
  to those countries benefiting from generalized preferences which undertake
  in respect of the Community commitments similar to those existing under that
  Agreement and for its duration*                      ~ .
  whereas , having particular regard to the relation which Article 6 of the
  Long-term Agreement establishes between cotton products and substitute
  products , it appears justified in these circumstances and by virtue of the
  fact that a total suspension of customs duties is involved to include in
  the same scheme as that desesibed above those substitute textile products
  given in the conditional list of partial and limited reductions of customs
  duties deposited with GATT by the Community during the last series of
  tariff negotiations ;
  1 OJ No L 225 , 12 October 1970, p 29
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas the offer made "by the Community includes a clause . stipulating thai
the Community draw up the offer on the assumption that all the main           \j
industrialized countries which are members of the OECD would participate ;
 in granting preferences and would make similar efforts in this direction;^
whereas , moreover , it is evident from the conclusions worked out in UNCTA1
 that this offer , while being of a temporary nature , does not constitute
 a "binding commitment and , in particular , may "be withdrawn wholly or in pal
 at a later date ; whereas this possibility may "be adopted inter alia with
 a view to remedying any unfavourable situations which might arise in the .,
 associated countries following the implementation of the generalized
 preference scheme ;
Whereas , moreover , an overall policy of development cooperation
on a world–wide scale should be implemented , comprising in particular
the improvement of generalized preferences with the aim . of
achieving a steady increase in imports of manufactured goods from
the developing countries ; whereas this aim is consistent with the
conclusions of the Conference of Heads of State or of Government
of the Member States and the States acceding to the European
Communities , held in Paris from 19 to 21 October 1972 ;
                             »
Whereas under Protocol Ho 23 to the Act concerning the Conditions
                                                       1
of Accession and "the Adjus"tnien*fcs *to "the Treaties 1 "the new
Member States must apply the generalized tariff preference scheme
beginning on 1 January 1974 ; whereas the calculation of basic
 and additional amounts must take account of the participation of
 the new Member States in the scheme ;
  10J Ho L 73 , 27 March 1972 , p. 14
 ---pagebreak---      Whereas , for the various categories of textile products in question , Council
     Regulation ( EEC ) No        - of     December       opening , allocating and .
     providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain textile
     products originating in developing countries and Council Regulation ( EEC )
    No         3 of      December      establishing preferential tariffs in respect
     of certain textile products originating in developing countries put into effect
. the abovementioned offer for 1574 in favour of those developing countries
    satisfying the conditions outlined above and listed in Annex B to those
    Regulations } whereas this measure was taken on a provisional basis , the
     Commission having assumed that the countries concerned would take measures
    "to ensure that equivalent objectives were respected , at least during 1974 ;
  . whereas Yugoslavia should , therefore , also be granted the benefit of tariff
    preferences for the textile products in question and also for 1 974 ; whereas ,
     in order not to affect the advantages which the present beneficiaries enjoy
    for the like products , separate ceilings at zero duty should be opened
     exclusively for products originating in Yugoslavia ; whereas each of these
     oeilings should under normal conditions be equal to the maximum amount fixed
    by Regulations (EEC ) No            and (EEC ) No         for corresponding
    products , with a lower limit of 10$ and an upper limit of 100$ of the quantities
    of the types of products in question exported frorii . Yugoslavia to the Community
     in 1968 ;                       %
    Whereas the Community should , therefore , for the period to 31 December 1974»°P en
    Community duty-free tariff quotas in respect of the products listed in the
    Annex to this Regulation up to the amounts specified in metric tons for each
    of them ;   whereas the benefit of these tariff quotas should apply only to
    products originating in Yugoslavia , and the origin of the goods             •
    should be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14
    of Council Regulation (EEC ) NO 802/68 of       June I968 on the common definition
    of the concept of the origin of goods*'' :
       OJ No L
    3 OJ No L
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas a scheme of allocation of Community tariff quotas among the Member
 States of the Community as originally constituted, would appear to conform
to the Community character of those quotas ;   whereas the application of
the generally accepted principles in respect of the allocation of the Coirom^
tariff quotas which have "been opened until now entails , under these circum­
 stances and in view of the variety of the products concerned , calculations
which are all the more problematic in that the statistical data required
sometimes prove to be incomplete or not sufficiently accurate or represents
\*hereas the time required for these calculations cannot be reconciled with
the continuity necessary for the application of the tariff preferences
concerned ; whereas , under these conditions , it would be advisable still a.i
this stage to adopt a fixed scale for allocating the Community tariff quota
concerned among the Member States ; whereas , "on the 'basis of general econoa
criteria , i.e. external trade in the textile sector , gross national produci
and population , the percentages for the initial shares of the Member States
in the quota amounts are as follows for the period under consideration :
                       Germany        27%
                       Bénélux        10%
'                      Prance         19%
                       Italy          14$
                       Denmark         T/o
                       Ireland ■       1%
                       United Kingdom 22%
Whereas , since the quotas involved are relatively small , it appears possibi
without affecting the Community nature of the tariff quotas under consider;
to provide at this stage for a utilization scheme based on a single alloca
among the Member States ; whereas such allocation could be made according t
the percentages set out in the table above ;
Whereas since the Kingdom of Belgium , the Kingdom of the Netherlands and
the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg axe united in and represented by the Benelux
Economic Union for the allocation of the tariff quotas concerned , any meas
concerning the administration of the quota shares allocated to that Econom
Union may be carried out by one of its Members ;
 ---pagebreak---                                   - 5 -
                                 Article 1
1 . Prom 1 January to 31 December 1974 , the Common Customs Tariff duties and. ..
the customs duties of the new Member States on the products listed in the
Annex to this Regulation shall "be totally suspended for Community tariff
cruotas up to the volume in metric tons indicated in column 3 of
that Annex in respect of each of those products .
However , Ireland is authorized to apply quota duties equal to the duties which
it applies to imports of the same products from Member States other than the
United Kingdom .
2.    The tariff quotas referred to shall he granted only to products originating
in Yugoslavia.   For the purposes of this Regulation the origin of the goods
shall he determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14
of Regulation (EEC ) Ho 802/68 .
                                 Article 2
The Community tariff quotas referred to in Article l(l ) shall "be allocated
among the Member States in quota shares equal to the amounts indicated in
column 4 of the Annex in respect of each type 'of product .
                                 Article 3
1.    The Member States shall ensure free access to the quota share which has
been allocated to them for importers of the products concerned who are
established on their territory.
2.    The extent to which the quota shares of Member States have been actually
used up shall be recorded on the basis of imports of the products which have
been presented for customs clearance under cover of declarations that they
have been entered into consumption , and which are accompanied by a certificate
of origin in accordance with the rules referred to in Article 1(2 ).
3.    An item of goods may qualify fbr a tariff quota if the certificate of
origin referred to in paragraph 2 is submitted before the date on which the
levying of duties is reintroduced .
 ---pagebreak---                                - 6 -
                             Article 4
Member States shall inform the Commission at regular intervals of imports
actually charged against their quota shares .
                             Article 5
Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to see that the
preceding provisions are observed .
                             Article 6
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,            19 *.
                           %
                                                   For the Council .
                                                   The President
                         ς
 ---pagebreak---                                                       AMEX
         I
         t
List of products originating in Yugoslavia covered by Community duty-free tariff
                 quotas as part of the generalized tariff preferences
      i                                                              .                        i
       I                                                               Quota volumej!             Volume of quota
                    CCT
                                            Description
                                                                       ( in                       shares allocated
  Item I           heading                                               metnc                    to Member States
  No                No
                                                   2.
                                                                         tons ) ,                 ( in metric tons )
                     . 1
                   55.05        Cotton yarn , not put up for                                      Germany : 19-17
     1 !                        retail sale :                                71                   Benelux :    7*10
           .1:                  B. Other :
                                                                                                  Prance : 13.49
            ,!                                                                                    Italy   :    9-94
                                      II . Other :                                                Denmark:    4-97
                                                                                                  Ireland :    0.71
                                           Measuring , per single                                 United
                                           yarn , per kilo :
                                                                                                  Kingdom : 15*62
                                           - 14 000 m or less
   2                                       - more than 14 000 m but                    282        Germany : 34° • 14
                                             not more than 40 000 m                               Bénélux : 128.20
                                                                                                  PYance : 243 « 58
                                                                                                  Italy . : 179.48
                                                                                                  Denmark : 89.74
                                                                                                  Ireland : 12.82
                                                                                                  United
                                                                                                  Kingdom : 282 . 04
   3                                       – more than 40 000 m but         440                   Germany : 1 18.80
               i
                                             not moi*e than 80 000 m                              Benelux : 44*00
               i.                                                                                 France :: 83.60
                                                                                                  Italy   : 6 1.60
                                                                                                  Denmark : 30.80
                                                                                                  Ireland :    4»40
                                                                                                  United
               ι
                                                                                                  Kingdom : 96 . 80
'  4           i                           – more than 80 000 m but          05             "   I Germany : '17.55
                                             not more than 120 000 m                              Bénélux :    6 . 50
                                                                                                  ï^ance :    12.35
                                                                                                  Italy :      9' 10
    Ό
                                 •V                                                               Denmark :    4*55
                                                                                                  Ireland :    Ow65
                                                                                                  United
                                                                                                  Kingdom :   14 > 30
                                                                                1    1  . i    ■
   5              55.09        Other woven fabrics of cotton :               38                   Germany : , 10.26
                                                                                                  Bénélux :     3*80
                               A. Containing 85% or more by                                       France :     7*22
                                     weight of cotton :
                                    «                                                             Italy   :     5*32
                                     I. of a width of less than                                   Denmark :     2.66
                                          85 cm                                   'i
                                                                                                  Ireland :     0.38
                                                                                                  Unit ed
                                          – unbleached
                               *
                                                                                                  Kingdom :     8.36
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                                                         Quota volume     Volume of quota
              CCT
                                                         ( in metric       shares allocated
Item        heading               Description              tons )         to Member states,
  No          Ho                                                           ( in metric tons )
               1                       2                       3                      4
     6              - other'                                 114           Germany :     30.7°
                                                                           Bénélux :      1,1.40
                                                 0                        France :       21.66
                                                                           Italy :        15 . 9°
                                                                          Denmark :         7 « 98
                                                                           Ireland :        1.14
                                                                          United
                                                                           Kingdom :      25 . 08
     7              II . Other :                            1150           Germany : 310.50
                                                                           Bénélux : 11 5 . 00
                         - unbleached , of a width :
                           - of 85 cm or more but                         Prance : 21 8 . 50
                             not more than 115 cm                          Italy : 1 6 1.00
                                                                          Denmark :       80 . 50
                                                                           Ireland :       11 . 50
                                                                          United
                                                                           Kingdom :    253.00
    8 .                    - more than 115 cm but ino-t      697 .         Germany :    1 88.1 9
                             more than 1 65 cm       r                     Benelu:c :     69 . 70
                                                                          France :      132.43
                                                                           Italy :         97*58
                                                                          Denmark :       48.79
                                                                           Ireland :         6.97
                                                                          United
                                                                          Kingdom :     153.34
        r                                              i
    9 •                   - more than 1 65 cm                225           Germany :       60.75
        I                                                                 Bénélux :        22.50
                                                                          France :         42.75
        !                                                                 Italy     :      31-50
                                                                        •'■Denmark :       15*75
                                                                          Ireland :       . 2.25
                                                                          United
                                                                          Kingdom :        49*50
  10                      Other :                              78         Germany :        21.06
ι                         - printed                                       Bénélux :          7*80
                                                                          France :          14*82
                                                                          Italy :           10.92
                                                                          Denmark :          5*46
                                                                          Ireland :          O . 78
                                                                          United
                                                                          Kingdom :         17*16
  1.1                     - other                              78         Germany :        21.06
                                                                          Bénélux :          7*80
                                                                          France :          14*82
                                                                     I
                                                                          Italy :           10 . 92
                                                                          Denmark :          5*46
                                                                       . Ireland :           O . 78
                                                                          United
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                                                                i              j
                  CCT                                           jQuota volume      Volume of quota
Itea           heading               Description                j(in netrie        shares allocated
 Uo              Ho                                             itons )            to l-Iember States
                   1                      2                            3                      4
    1
 12         ex 60.03     Stockings , under stockings , socks ,J          22        German":      5 > 94
                                                                I
                         anklesock , sockettes and the like ,;  ι                  Ber.elur :    2.20
                         knitted or crocheted , not elastic                        France :      4 « 18
      I
                         or rubberized :                                           Italy    :    3-08
                                                                                   Denmark :      1.54
       I                 - of cotton
                                                                                   Ireland :     0.22
        i
        I                                                                          United
      VI                                                                           Kingdom :     4*84
 13            60.04     Undergarments , knitted or crochcteîd.         108        Germany :    29-16
                         not elastic or rubberized :                               Bénélux :    10.80
                                                                                   France :     20.52
                         A * Of cotton
                                                                                   Italy    :   15*12
                                                                                   Denmark :     7 « 56
                                                                                   Ireland :      1.08
                                                                                   United
                       !                                                           Kingdom :    23.76
 14            61.01     Men* s and boys * outer garments :              45        Germany :    12.15
                                                                                   Bénélux :      4-50
                         – of cotton fabric
                                                                                   France :       8.55
                                                                                   Italy :        6.30
                                                                                   Denmark :      3.15
                              «                                                    Ireland :      0.45
                                                                                   United
                                                                                   Kingdom :      9*90
                                                                                I
 15                      – other                                    " 284       I Germany :     76.68
                                                                                   Bénélux :    28.40
                       j
                       I
                                                                                   France :     53 - 96
                       I
                                                                                   Italy    :   39*76
                                                                                   Denmark :     19-88
                                                                                   Ireland :      2.84
                                        *                     !                    United
                       I
                                                                                   Kingdom :    62.48
16             61.02 "   Women* s , girls' and infants * outer            60       Germany :     16.20
                         garments :                                                Bénélux :       6.00
                                                                                   France :      11 . 40
                         – 3f cotton fabric
                                                                                 i Italy   :       8.40
                                                                                 j Dennark :      4 « 20
                                                                               l
                                                                                 ! Ireland :       0.60
                                                                             • i United
                                                                                   Kingdom :     1 3 • 20
17        I            i – other                                         114       Germany :     30.78
                                                                                   Bénélux :     11.40
                       Γ
                                                                                   France :      21 . 66
                                                                                   Italy :       15-96
                                                                                   Denmark :       7-98
                                                                                   Ireland :       1 • 14
                                                                                   United
                                                                                   Kingdom :     25-08
 ---pagebreak---       CCT                                   Quota volume Volume of quota
Item heading       Description              ( in netric  shares allocated
 No    llo                                  tons )       to Member States
                                                         ( in metric tons )
         1                                                         4
 13   61.03    Men*s and "boys * under garments ,  60    Germany :    16.20
               including collars , shirt front £         Bénélux :     6.00
             • and cuffs :                               Prance :     11.40
                                                         Italy   :     8.40
               –" other than of cotton fabric
                                                         Denmark :     4.20
                                                         Ireland :     0.60
                                                         United
                                                         Kingdom :    13.20
 19   62.02    Bed linen , table linen , toilet    50    Germany :    13.50
               linen and kitchen linen ;                 Bénélux :     5.00
               curtains and other furnishing             France :      9.50
               articles :                                Italy . :     7.00
               - of cotton fabric
                                                         Denmark :   ■ 3.50
                                                         Ireland :     0.50
                                                         United
                                                         Kingdom :    11.00
 20           – other                                    Germany :      1.62
                                                         Bénélux :     0.60
                                                         Prance :       1.14
                                                         Italy   :     0.84
                                                         Denmark :     0.42
                                                         Ireland :     0.06
                                                         United
                                                         Kingdom :      1.3 ?