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URSDAY, COTORER 26, 1978

E.E.C.

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

MEMBER STATE

QUANTITY LICENSED (IN MILLION EQUIVALENT KGS )

PERCENTAGE UTILISATION

UNITED KINGDOM

43.61

70.40

DENMARK

2.58

54.80

IRISH REPUBLIC

0.35

48.60

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

35.81

66.60

BENELUX

6.39

55.40

FRANCE

1.45

40.70

ITALY

0.82

26.30

OUT OF A TOTAL OF 287 CATEGORIES ON MEMBER STATE/CATEGORY BASIS, THE RATE OF UTILISATION IN 54 OF THEM WAS RELATIVELY HIGH. THE MORE POPULAR CATEGORIES ARE TABULATED BELOW:

CATEGORY

4

5

DESCRIPTION

KNITTED SHIRTS, ETC.

KNITTED SWEATERS, ETC.

WOVEN TROUSERS AND MEN'S SHORTS

WOVEN/KNITTED BLOUSES

6

7

WOVEN SHIRTS

10/11

KNITTED GLOVES

B

12

13

KNITTED SOCKS AND STOCKINGS

KNITTED UNDERPANTS

MEMBER STATES WITH HIGH RATE OF QUOTA

UTILISATION

IRELAND, ITLAY

UK DENMARK, IRELAND, FRG, FRANCE, ITALY

UK,

IRELAND

UK, DENMARK, FRG, BENELUX

UK, DENMARK, IRELAND,

FRG BENELUX, ITALY

UK, IRELAND, FRG, BENELUX, FRANCE

FRG, BENELUX

UK, IRELAND, FRG, BENELUX, FRANCE

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