commiss regul ec decemb lai rule manag distribut textil quota establish year council regul ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard council regul ec march common rule import textil product countri cover bilater agreement protocol arrang specif commun import rule articl articl thereof regul ec establish quantit restrict import textil product origin countri alloc serv basi regul circumst alloc method divid quota tranch reserv proport specif quantit limit exclus applic support evid result past import perform rule manag quota establish adopt quota year begin continu trade flow affect unduli measur adopt previou year commiss regul ec establish rule manag distribut textil quota establish year council regul ec prove satisfactori adopt similar rule whilst exclud adjust made regul ec account enlarg european union order satisfi greatest number oper make quot serv quot alloc method flexibl place ceil quantiti alloc oper method guarante degre continu trade effici quota administr oper allow make initi import authoris applic equival quantiti import achiev optimum quantiti oper half amount authoris permit appli amount provid quantiti quota sake sound administr import authoris valid month date issu end year latest member state issu licenc notifi commiss quantiti oper prove exist contract certifi absenc specif provis contrari alloc commun import authoris regul categori countri concern compet nation author authoris respons import applic extend month march licenc half applic date measur provid regul accord opinion textil committe establish articl regul ec adopt regul articl purpos regul lai rule manag quantit quota import textil product set annex iiib iv regul ec year articl quota refer articl alloc chronolog order receipt commiss member state notif applic individu oper amount exceed maximum quantiti oper set annex maximum quantiti appli oper prove compet nation author make applic respect categori countri import maximum quantiti categori pursuant import licenc grant case oper compet author authoris import exceed quantiti import countri categori provid quota capac articl import amount alloc regul make applic respect categori countri origin amount exceed maximum quantiti laid annex articl compet nation author list annex ii januari notifi commiss amount cover request import authoris time fix subparagraph understood brussel time compet nation author issu authoris notifi commiss pursuant articl regul ec quantiti import issu authoris oper prove exist contract relat provis good certifi write respect categori countri concern alloc authoris regul ii alloc authoris regul import authoris valid month date issu decemb latest compet nation author import request grant month extens authoris time request extens circumst expir march articl regul enter forc januari regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel decemb commiss peter mandelson member commiss oj regul amend commiss regul ec oj oj annex annex