Article 25

1. If the Commission finds that the production in Member States of particular  products contained in Lists B, C and D is insufficient to supply the demands of one  of the Member States, and that such supply traditionally depends to a considerable   extent on imports from third countries, the Council shall, acting by a qualified  majority on a proposal from the Commission, grant the Member State concerned   tariff quotas at a reduced rate of duty or duty free.

Such quotas may not exceed the limits beyond which the risk might arise of activities  being transferred to the detriment of other Member States.

2. In the case of the products in List E, and of those in List G for which the rates of  duty have been determined in accordance with the procedure provided for in the  third paragraph of Article 20, the Commission shall, where a change in sources of  supply or shortage of supplies within the Community is such as to entail harmful  consequences for the processing industries of a Member State, at the request of that   Member State, grant it tariff quotas at a reduced rate of duty or duty free.

Such quotas may not exceed the limits beyond which the risk might arise of activities  being transferred to the detriment of other Member States.

3. In the case of the products listed in Annex II to this Treaty, the Commission may   authorize any Member State to suspend, in whole or in part, collection of the duties   applicable or may grant such Member State tariff quotas at a reduced rate of duty or   duty free, provided that no serious disturbance of the market of the products  concerned results therefrom.

4.The Commission shall periodically examine tariff quotas granted pursuant to this  Article.

Article 26

The Commission may authorize any Member State encountering special difficulties  to postpone the lowering or raising of duties provided for in Article 23 in respect of  particular headings in its tariff.

Such authorization may only be granted for a limited period and in respect of tariff   headings which, taken together, represent for such State not more than 5% of the   value of its imports from third countries in the course of the latest year for which  statistical data are available.

Article 27

Before the end of the first stage, Member States shall, in so far as may be necessary,  take steps to approximate their provisions laid down by law, regulation or  administrative action in respect of customs matters. To this end, the Commission  shall make all appropriate recommendations to Member States.

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