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EEC

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TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1976

THE TWELVE-MONTH RESTRAINT PERIOD FOR THE EEC BEGAN ON JANUARY 1, 1976. IN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS TOTAL QUOTA USED REPRESENTED 16 PER CENT OF THE OVERALL MEMBER STATE LIMITS IN THE CASE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY AND DENMARK, 14 PER CENT IN THE CASE OF THE UK AND EIGHT PER CENT IN THE CASE OF THE BENELUX, FOLLOWING ARE FIGURES SHOWING RATES OF QUOTA UTILISATION IN RESPECT OF THE POPULAR CATEGORIES -

CATEGORY NO.

DESCRIPTION

UTILISATION RATE

FRG

UK BENELUX DENMARK

3

KNIT SHIRTS

24%

34%

20%

14%

4

KNIT SWEATERS

16%

19%

10%

25%

8

WOVEN TROUSERS

26%

22%

17%

25%

10

WOVEN DRESSES

27%

13%

21%

23%

AND SKIRTS

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WOVEN BLOUSES

18%

31%

17%

25%

12

WOVEN SHIRTS

15%

23%

13%

24%

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WOVEN PYJAMAS

28% 14%

10%

496

THE OVERALL QUOTA UTILISATIONS FOR THE OTHER MEMBER STATES OF THE EEC NAMELY FRANCE, ITALY AND THE IRISH REPUBLIC WERE LOW, WITH NONE OF THE CATEGORIES EXCEEDING 10 PER CENT OF THE LIMITS AS AT END FEBRUARY 1976.

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