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EEC

TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1978

THE CURRENT 12-MONTH RESTRAINT PERIOD FOR THE EEC ALSO BEGAN ON JANUARY 1, 1978. QUOTA UTILISATION POSITION ON A MEMBER STATE BASIS FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS IS GIVEN BELOW:

MEMBER STATE

QUANTITY LICENSED (IN MILLION EQUIVALENT KGS.)

PERCENTAGE UTILISATION

UNITED KINGDOM

13.05

20.6

DENMARK

0.75

16.0

IRISH REPUBLIC

0.03

3.8

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

8.66

16.1

BENELUX

2.03

17.6

FRANCE

0.19

5.4

ITALY

0.22

7.1

OUT OF A TOTAL OF 288 CATEGORIES ON MEMBER STATE/CATEGORY BASIS, THE RATE OF UTILISATION IN 30 OF THEM WAS RELATIVELY HIGH. THESE POPULAR CATEGORIES INCLUDE CATEGORY 4 (KNITTED SHIRTS, ETC), CATEGORY 5 (KNITTED SWEATERS, ETC.) CATEGORY 6 (WOVEN TROUSERS AND MEN'S SHORTS), CATEGORY 7 (WOVEN/KNITTED BLOUSES) CATEGORY 8 (MEN'S WOVEN SHIRTS), CATEGORY 10/11 (KNITTED GLOVES), CATEGORY 12 (KNITTED SOCKS AND STOCKINGS), CATEGORY 13 (KNITTED UNDERPANTS), CATEGORY 17 (MEN'S WOVEN JACKETS), CATEGORY 19/89 (COTTON HANDKERCHIEFS), CATEGORY 21 (PARKAS, ANORAKS AND WINDCHEATERS), CATEGORY 26 (WOVEN AND KNITTED DRESSES), CATEGORY 31 (BRASSIERES), CATEGORY 61 (NARROW WOVEN FABRICS), CATÉGORY 72

KNITTED SWIMWEAR) AND CATEGORY 76 (WOVEN WORK GARMENTS)

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