Under Article 8 ( 6 ) of the Agreement, a quantitative limit may be fixed on a regional basis where imports of a given product into any region of the Community in relation to the amounts determined in accordance with paragraph 2 of the said Article 8 , exceed the following regional percentage : Germany 28,5% , Benelux 10,5% , France 18,5% , Italy 15 % , Denmark 3 %, Ireland 1 %, UK 23,5% , Greece 2 %. PROTOCOL D The annual growth rate for the quantitative limits introduced under Article 8 of the Agreement shall be determined as follows : For products in categories falling within Groups I , II and III , the growth rate shall be fixed by agreement between the Parties in accordance with the consultation procedure established in Article 17 of the Agreement . Such growth rate may in no case be lower than the highest rate applied to corresponding products under bilateral agreements concluded under the Geneva Arrangement between the Community and other third countries having a level of trade equal to or comparable with