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23.
In addition to the 10 per cent swing between specific categories and from Group II to Group I which he had already mentioned, Ernst confirmed there would be unlimited down swing into the single Group II basket.
24.
Ernst said that the breakdown of the overall limit between Member States was as follows :-
Germany
13,719 metric tons
Benelux
2,305
11
#
France
150
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Italy
690
#
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16,864
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25.
Dorward noted that this proposal involved a cut-back of Hong Kong's 1970 quota limits in France (450 tons) to 150 tons. Ernst said that he was unable to comment on how the French offer was reached. Ernst went on to give the breakdown between individual Member States by groups and specific categories :-
Group I
Group II
Germany
Benelux
500 metric tons
13,219 metric tons
567
!!
11
1,738
!!
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France
49
*
1?
11
101
Italy
261
#1
429
11
1,377
"
#1
15,487
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Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
E.E.C.
E 2
600
223
20
60
903
E 3
450
62
10
40
562
E 4
2,500
200
60
120
2,880
E 6
2,100
155
10
30
2,295
E 7
3,000
410
10
10
3,430
£ 8
1,500
212
LO
5
40
1,757
E 9
800
65
5
5
875
E 10
120
36
5
15
176
Note was taken of an apparent discrepancy, in that the total of the French specific limits in Group II exceeded their Group II total. Ernst said he had noted a similar discrepancy in another agreement and said that this might be clarified at a later stage.
26.
Dorward thanked Ernst for the specific offers but he said that he could do no more than take note of them at that stage. It would be difficult in the time available for him and his colleagues
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