RESTRICTED
ACCORDING TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THE COUNTRY CONCERNED, ON A
PERCENTAGE FOR EXPORTS FROM THE SAID COUNTRY COMPARED WITH TOTAL
EXTRA-COMMUNITY EXPORTS BEYOND WHICH THE COMMUNITY MAY REQUEST THE
INTRODUCTION OF A QUOTA OR CEILING: IF THE RELEVANT CONSULTATIONS
DO NOT LEAD TO A MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION WITHIN A FIXED DEADLINE
TOBE WRITTEN INTO THE AGREEMENT, THE COMMUNITY WILL BE ENTITLED
TO TAKE MEASURES TO RESTRICT THE IMPORTS OF THE COUNTRY CONCERNED
TO THE VOLUME ATTAINED DURING THE PRECEDING 12-MONTH PERIOD.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT IN ALL CASES CONSULTATIONS SHOULD TAKE
PLACE WITH A VIEW TO AGREEING ON A SUITABLE GROWTH RATE.
B. APPLICATION OF THESE SYSTEMS
(1)
GROUP 1 PRODUCTS
THE COMMUNITY WILL NEGOTIATE A QUOTA SYSTEM FOR THESE
PRODUCTS WITH AS MANY SUPPLIER COUNTRIES AS POSSIBLE.
(11) GROUP 2 PRODUCTS
THE COMMUNITY WILL IN PRINCIPLE ADOPT THE FOLLOWING
CRITERIA AS A BASIS FOR CHOOSING BETWEEN THE THREE SYSTEMS:
''QUOTA'' SYSTEM IF A SUPPLIER COUNTRY HAS REACHED A LEVEL OF
1 PERCENT OF EXTRA-COMMUNITY IMPORTS AND IN ALL CASES WHERE A
QUOTA ALREADY EXISTS:
**FLOOR/BUTOIR’* SYSTEM WHEN A SUPPLIER COUNTRY'S SHARE IN EXTRA-
COMMUNITY IMPORTS LIES BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1 PERCENT.
- A ''BASKET’''SYSTEM IN ALL OTHER CASES.
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THESE CRITERIA WILL NOT, HOWEVER, BE OBSERVED WHERE 75 PERCENT OF IMPORTS ARE CONCENTRATED ON ONE OR TWO MEMBER STATES: IN THIS
CASE THE COMMUNITY WILL NOT FIX A QUOTA BUT WILL USE THE COMMUNITY
CEILING SYSTEM.
N.B. IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE SHARES OF MEMBER STATES WHOSE
IMPORTS HAVE SO FAR BEEN NIL OR NEGLIGIBLE IN CONNECTION WITH
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/ QUOTAS RELATING