Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/2004 of 13 December 2004 amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3030/93 and (EC) No 3285/94 as regards the common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries
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22.12.2004
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Official Journal of the European Union
L 374/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2200/2004
of 13 December 2004
amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3030/93 and (EC) No 3285/94 as regards the common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
The Community is party to the WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC) according to which that Agreement and all restrictions hereunder shall stand terminated on 1 January 2005 in conformity with the integration schedule laid down in Article 9 of the Agreement.
(2)
An a posteriori customs-based surveillance system is established in order to monitor effectively trends of imports of products liberalised.
(3)
Special provisions may be maintained beyond that date by virtue of the provisions of China's Protocol of Accession to the WTO. Within this context and in order to gather in good time the necessary information to carry out an effective monitoring of certain imports, it is appropriate to establish a prior surveillance of imports of Chinese origin by an automatic import licensing regime applicable for a period of up to 31 December 2005, although this requirement can be terminated earlier once the customs-based ex-post surveillance system to be set up is fully operational.
(4)
According to the ATC, importing countries are not obliged to accept shipments in excess of the restrictions notified; in accordance with Community legislation the date of shipment is therefore considered to be the determining date for charging against the relevant quota. Consequently, goods arriving in 2005 but shipped in 2004 have, during a transitional period in 2005, to be charged against the 2004 quotas and do therefore remain subject to the system of double checking.
(5)
It is in the interest of the business community to establish commercial certainty and predictability, and it is therefore appropriate to set a definitive date after which the setting-off, against 2004 quotas, of shipments arriving in 2005 will no longer be applicable. This terminal date should be 31 March 2005.
(6)
To comply with the ATC provisions on the elimination of quantitative restrictions on WTO members, Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 (1) should cover, from 2005 onwards, only those non-WTO members with which the Community has concluded bilateral textiles agreements.
(7)
The list of textiles and clothing products which are governed by the GATT rules and disciplines, contained in Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 3285/94 of 22 December 1994 on the common rules for imports and repealing Regulation (EC) No 518/94 (2), should be amended to include, as from 1 January 2005, the products to be integrated into the GATT.
(8)
It is desirable for this Regulation to enter into force on the day after that of its publication in order to allow operators to benefit from it as soon as possible,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 is hereby amended as follows:
1.
Article 1 is amended as follows:
(a)
paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:
‘1. Without prejudice to Article 2 (5) and to Article 13, this Regulation shall apply to imports of textile products listed in Annex I, originating in third countries with which the Community has concluded bilateral agreements, protocols or other arrangements as listed in Annex II. The relevant provisions of this Regulation shall also apply to imports of textile and clothing products originating in China in respect of Article 10a.’;
(b)
paragraph 7 shall be deleted;
2.
Article 2 shall be amended as follows:
(a)
paragraph 4 shall be deleted;
(b)
paragraph 5 shall be replaced by the following:
‘5. The release for free circulation of products the importation of which was subject to quantitative limits before 1 January 2005, as listed in Annexes Va and VIIa and which were shipped before that date shall continue, until 31 March 2005, to be subject to the presentation of an import authorisation that shall be issued under the import regime in force before 1 January 2005. Shipment of the goods shall be considered to have taken place on the date of their loading in the country of origin on to the exporting aircraft, vehicle or vessel.’;
3.
in Article 3, paragraphs 3 and 4 shall be deleted;
4.
Article 7 shall be replaced by the following:
‘Article 7
Flexibility provisions
Provided they notify the Commission in advance, supplier countries may effect transfers between the quantitative limits listed in Annexes V and Va to the extent and subject to the conditions stipulated in Annexes VIII and VIIIa.’;
5.
Article 9 shall be deleted;
6.
Article 10 shall be amended as follows:
(a)
paragraphs 4, 5 and 6, subparagraphs (b) and (c) of paragraph 9, and paragraphs 10 and 12 shall be deleted;
(b)
paragraph 7 subparagraph (a) shall be amended as follows:
‘(a)
Measures taken pursuant to paragraph 3 shall be subject to a Commission communication published without delay in the Official Journal of the European Union.’;
(c)
in paragraph 8, the first sentence shall be replaced by the following:
‘The consultations with the supplier country concerned which are provided for in paragraph 3 may lead to an arrangement between that country and the Community, on the introduction and the level of quantitative limits.’;
(d)
paragraph 13 shall be replaced by the following:
‘13. Measures provided for in paragraphs 3 and 9 of this Article shall be adopted and implemented in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17.’;
7.
in Article 10a, the following paragraph shall be inserted:
‘2a. The imports of textile and clothing products covered in Annex I originating in China as indicated in table B of Annex III are subject to a system of single prior surveillance in accordance with Article 13 and Part IV of Annex III. The requirement for the issuance of a surveillance document shall not apply to textile and clothing products for which an import authorisation is issued pursuant to Article 2(5). This prior surveillance system will be lifted once the ex-post customs-based surveillance system set up under Article 13 is fully operational. Decisions to terminate the prior surveillance system and to amend table B of Annex III shall be taken in accordance with Article 17.’;
8.
Article 11 shall be deleted;
9.
in Article 13, paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:
‘1. Where, in accordance with the relevant provisions of an agreement, protocol or other arrangement between the Community and a third country, or in order to monitor the trends of imports of products originating in a third country, a system of surveillance a priori or a posteriori is introduced on a category of products referred to in Annex I which is not subject to the quantitative limits listed in Annex V, the procedures and formalities concerning single and double checking, economic outward processing, classification and certification of origin shall be those laid down in Annex III and IV.’;
10.
in Article 13, paragraph 3 shall be replaced by the following:
‘3. The decision to impose the surveillance system on categories of products or on supplier countries not listed in the tables in Annex III shall be taken, when applicable, in accordance with the relevant provisions regarding consultations contained in the agreement, protocol or other arrangements with the third country in question.
The Commission shall decide to introduce an a priori or an a posteriori surveillance system. Decisions to impose the a priori surveillance system as well as any other measures needed to implement this system, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17.’;
11.
Article 14 shall be deleted;
12.
Article 15(1) shall be replaced by the following:
‘1. Where, following the enquiries carried out in accordance with the procedures established in Annex IV, the Commission finds that the information in its possession constitutes proof that products originating in a supplier country listed in Annex V and being subject to the quantitative limits referred to in Article 2 or introduced pursuant to Articles 10 or 10a have been trans-shipped, re-routed or otherwise imported into the Community through circumvention of such quantitative limits and that there is a need for the necessary adjustments to be made, it shall request that consultations be opened, in accordance with the procedure described in Article 17, so that agreement may be reached on an equivalent adjustment of the corresponding quantitative limits.’;
13.
in Article 16, paragraph 2 shall be deleted;
14.
Article 20 shall be replaced by the following:
‘Article 20
This Regulation shall not prejudice the provisions of the bilateral agreements, protocols or arrangements between the Community and the third countries listed in Annex II.’;
15.
the following Article shall be inserted:
‘Article 21a
References to Annexes V, VII and VIII are deemed to cover also, where appropriate, Annexes Va, VIIa and VIIIa;’;
16.
Annexes I, II, III, V, VII, VIII, IX and X shall be amended and new Annexes Va, VIIa and VIIIa added as indicated in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
Regulation (EEC) No 3285/94 is hereby amended as follows:
1.
in Article 1, paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:
‘1. This Regulation applies to imports of products originating in third countries, except for:
(a)
textile products subject to specific import rules under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94,
(b)
the products originating in certain third countries listed in Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94 on common rules for imports of certain third countries.’;
2.
Annex II shall be deleted.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2005, with the exception of the following provisions of the Annex which shall apply from 1 April 2005:
paragraph 1, subparagraphs (a), (e) and (j) of paragraph 3, subparagraphs (b) and (c) of paragraph 4, paragraph 6 and subparagraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 9.
Subparagraph (l) of paragraph 3 of the Annex shall not apply beyond 31 December 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 December 2004.
For the Council
The President
B. R. BOT
(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1627/2004 (OJ L 295, 18.9.2004, p. 1).
(2) OJ L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 53. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2474/2000 (OJ L 286, 11.11.2000, p. 1).
ANNEX
AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN ANNEXES OF REGULATION (EEC) No 3030/93
1)
In Annex I, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
‘2.
When the constitutive material of the products of categories 1 to 114 originating in Vietnam is not specifically mentioned, these products shall be taken to be made exclusively of wool or of fine animal hair, of cotton or of man-made fibres.’
2)
Annex II is replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX II
EXPORTING COUNTRIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1
Belarus
Russia
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vietnam’.
3)
Annex III is amended as follows:
(a)
Article 12(2) is deleted;
(b)
Article 18(2) is deleted;
(c)
Article 19(2) is deleted;
(d)
the penultimate sentence of Article 21(1) is deleted;
(e)
the specimens for certificates of origin for Hong Kong and Thailand, and the specimens for the export licences for Hong Kong and Thailand are deleted;
(f)
the specimen export licence for Egypt is deleted;
(g)
Article 25(4) is replaced by the following:
‘4. Surveillance documents, drawn up on the form conforming to the specimen set out in Appendix I to this Annex or as regards China corresponding to the model in Annex I of Council Regulation 3285/94, shall be valid throughout the customs territory of the European Community. Surveillance documents shall be valid for six months from the date of their issue.’;
(h)
the following Article is inserted:
‘Article 26a
In case the import of textile and clothing products is subject to prior surveillance measures, Member States shall communicate to the Commission the country of origin, the product category, and the details of the quantity and value of the products for which each surveillance document has been issued. This information shall be provided without delay once the surveillance documents are issued, electronically via the integrated network set up for this purpose (“Système Intégré de Gestion de Licences”), in accordance with data formats and procedures to be harmonised.’;
(i)
Article 27 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 27
Textile products listed in tables C and D shall be subject to a system of a posteriori statistical surveillance. After the release for free circulation of the products, the competent authorities of the Member States shall notify the Commission, if possible on a weekly basis but no less frequently than at the end of each month, of the total quantities imported and their value, indicating the combined nomenclature code and the category of products to which they belong and using the units, and where appropriate supplementary units, used in that code. Imports shall be broken down in accordance with the statistical procedures in force.’;
(j)
Article 28(6) is replaced by the following:
‘6. This number shall be composed of the following elements:
—
two letters identifying the exporting country as follows:
—
Belarus = BY
—
China = CN
—
Ukraine = UA
—
Uzbekistan = UZ
—
Vietnam = VN,
—
two letters identifying the intended Member State of destination, or group of such Member States, as follows:
AT
=
Austria
BL
=
Benelux
CY
=
Cyprus
CZ
=
Czech Republic
DE
=
Federal Republic of Germany
DK
=
Denmark
EE
=
Estonia
GR
=
Greece
ES
=
Spain
FI
=
Finland
FR
=
France
GB
=
United Kingdom
HU
=
Hungary
IE
=
Ireland
IT
=
Italy
LT
=
Lithuania
LV
=
Latvia
MT
=
Malta
PL
=
Poland
PT
=
Portugal
SE
=
Sweden
SI
=
Slovenia
SK
=
Slovakia
—
a one-digit number identifying the quota year or the year under which exports were recorded, in the case of products listed in table A of this Annex, corresponding to the last figure in the year in question, e.g. “5” for 2005 and “6” for 2006. In the case of products originating in the People's Republic of China listed in Appendix C to Annex V this number should be “1” for the year 2004,
—
a two-digit number identifying the issuing office in the exporting country,
—
a five-digit number running consecutively from 00001 to 99999 allocated to the specific Member State of destination.’;
(k)
table A is replaced by the following:
‘Countries and categories subject to the system of double-checking surveillance
Third country
Group
Category
Unit
Uzbekistan
I A
1
tonnes
3
tonnes
I B
4
1 000 pieces
5
1 000 pieces
6
1 000 pieces
7
1 000 pieces
8
1 000 pieces
II B
26
1 000 pieces
Vietnam
I A
1
tonnes
2
tonnes
3
tonnes
II A
22
tonnes
23
tonnes
32
tonnes
II B
16
1 000 pieces
17
1 000 pieces
19
1 000 pieces
24
1 000 pieces
27
1 000 pieces
III A
33
tonnes
36
tonnes
37
tonnes
III B
90
tonnes
IV
115
tonnes
117
tonnes
V
136
tonnes
156
tonnes
157
tonnes
159
tonnes
160
tonnes’;
(l)
table B is replaced by the following:
‘Countries and categories subject to the system of single surveillance
Third country
Group
Category
Unit
China
Group I A
1
tonnes
2
tonnes
of which 2 a
tonnes
3
tonnes
of which 3 a
tonnes
ex 20
tonnes
Group I B
4
1 000 pieces
5
1 000 pieces
6
1 000 pieces
7
1 000 pieces
8
1 000 pieces
Group II A
9
tonnes
20/39
tonnes
22
tonnes
23
tonnes
Group II B
12
1 000 pairs
13
1 000 pieces
14
1 000 pieces
15
1 000 pieces
16
1 000 pieces
17
1 000 pieces
26
1 000 pieces
28
1 000 pieces
29
1 000 pieces
31
1 000 pieces
78
tonnes
83
tonnes
Group III A
35
tonnes
Group III B
97
tonnes
Group IV
115
tonnes
117
tonnes
118
tonnes
122
tonnes
Group V
136 A
tonnes
156
tonnes
157
tonnes
159
tonnes
163
tonnes’
(m)
Table C is replaced by the following:
‘Countries and categories subject to the system of a posteriori statistical surveillance for direct imports
Third country
Group
Category
Unit
All countries
Group I A
1
tonnes
2
tonnes
of which 2 a
tonnes
3
tonnes
of which 3 a
tonnes
ex 20
tonnes
Group I B
4
1 000 pieces
5
1 000 pieces
6
1 000 pieces
7
1 000 pieces
8
1 000 pieces
Group II A
9
tonnes
20
tonnes
22
tonnes
23
tonnes
39
tonnes
Group II B
12
1 000 pairs
13
1 000 pieces
14
1 000 pieces
15
1 000 pieces
16
1 000 pieces
17
1 000 pieces
18
tonnes
21
1 000 pieces
24
1 000 pieces
26
1 000 pieces
28
1 000 pieces
29
1 000 pieces
31
1 000 pieces
68
tonnes
78
tonnes
83
tonnes
Group III A
35
tonnes
Group III B
97
tonnes
97 a
tonnes
Group IV
115
tonnes
117
tonnes
118
tonnes
122
tonnes
Group V
136 A
tonnes
156
tonnes
157
tonnes
159
tonnes
163
tonnes’;
4)
Annex V is modified as follows:
(a)
Annex V is replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX V
COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS applicable for the year 2005
Belarus
Category
Unit
Community quantitative limits 2005
Group I A
1
tonnes
1 585
2
tonnes
5 100
3
tonnes
233
Group I B
4
1 000 pieces
1 600
5
1 000 pieces
1 058
6
1 000 pieces
1 400
7
1 000 pieces
1 200
8
1 000 pieces
1 110
Group II A
9
tonnes
363
20
tonnes
318
22
tonnes
498
23
tonnes
255
39
tonnes
230
Group II B
12
1 000 pairs
5 958
13
1 000 pieces
2 651
15
1 000 pieces
1 500
16
1 000 pieces
186
21
1 000 pieces
889
24
1 000 pieces
803
26/27
1 000 pieces
1 069
29
1 000 pieces
450
73
1 000 pieces
315
83
tonnes
178
Group III A
33
tonnes
387
36
tonnes
1 242
37
tonnes
463
50
tonnes
196
Group III B
67
tonnes
339
74
1 000 pieces
361
90
tonnes
199
Group IV
115
tonnes
87
117
tonnes
1 800
118
tonnes
448
Third country
Category
Unit
2005
Vietnam (1)
Group I B
4
1 000 pieces
23 613
5
1 000 pieces
8 129
6
1 000 pieces
10 340
7
1 000 pieces
6 792
8
1 000 pieces
23 986
Group II A
9
tonnes
1 131
20
tonnes
307
39
tonnes
282
Group II B
12
1 000 pairs
5 872
13
1 000 pieces
15 883
14
1 000 pieces
675
15
1 000 pieces
1 124
18
tonnes
2 260
21
1 000 pieces
24 318
26
1 000 pieces
2 489
28
1 000 pieces
7 536
29
1 000 pieces
792
31
1 000 pieces
8 574
68
tonnes
837
73
1 000 pieces
2 219
76
tonnes
2 173
78
tonnes
2 254
83
tonnes
753
Group III A
35
tonnes
1 422
41
tonnes
1 416
Group III B
10
1 000 pairs
7 252
97
tonnes
389
Group IV
118
tonnes
312
Group V
161
tonnes
578’;
(b)
Appendix A is replaced by the following:
‘Appendix A to Annex V
Category
Third Country
Remarks
All categories subject to quantitative limits
Vietnam
Vietnam shall reserve 30 % of its quantitative limits for firms belonging to the Community textile industry for a period of four months beginning on 1 January of each year, on the basis of lists provided by the Community before 30 October of the preceding year’
(c)
Appendices B and C are deleted.
5)
The following Annex Va is inserted:‘
ANNEX Va
COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS referred to under Article 2(5)
Third country
Category
Unit
Community quantitative limits
Quota levels applicable in 2004
Argentina
GROUP I A
1
tonnes
6 010
2
tonnes
8 551
2 a
tonnes
7 622
China (3) (4)
GROUP I A
1
tonnes
4 770
2 (5) (2)
tonnes
30 556
of which 2 a
tonnes
4 359
3
tonnes
8 088
of which 3 a
tonnes
2 769
GROUP I B
4 (2)
1 000 pieces
126 808
5 (2)
1 000 pieces
39 422
6 (2)
1 000 pieces
40 913
7 (2)
1 000 pieces
17 093
8 (2)
1 000 pieces
27 723
GROUP II A
9
tonnes
6 962
20/39
tonnes
11 361
22
tonnes
19 351
23
tonnes
11 847
GROUP II B
12
1 000 pairs
132 029
13
1 000 pieces
586 244
14
1 000 pieces
17 887
15 (2)
1 000 pieces
20 131
16
1 000 pieces
17 181
17
1 000 pieces
13 061
26 (2)
1 000 pieces
6 645
28
1 000 pieces
92 909
29
1 000 pieces
15 687
31
1 000 pieces
96 488
78
tonnes
36 651
83
tonnes
10 883
GROUP III B
97
tonnes
2 861
GROUP V
163 (2)
tonnes
8 481
Hong Kong
GROUP I A
2
tonnes
14 172
2 a
tonnes
12 166
3
tonnes
11 912
3 a
tonnes
8 085
GROUP I B
4 (2)
1 000 pieces
58 250
5
1 000 pieces
40 240
6 (2)
1 000 pieces
79 703
6 a
1 000 pieces
68 857
7
1 000 pieces
42 372
8
1 000 pieces
59 172
GROUP II A
39
tonnes
2 444
GROUP II B
12
1 000 pairs
53 159
13 (2)
1 000 pieces
117 655
16
1 000 sets
4 707
26
1 000 pieces
12 498
29
1 000 sets
5 191
31
1 000 pieces
35 442
78
tonnes
14 658
83
tonnes
792
India
GROUP I A
1
tonnes
55 398
2
tonnes
67 539
2 a
tonnes
30 211
3
tonnes
38 567
3 a
tonnes
7 816
GROUP I B
4 (2)
1 000 pieces
100 237
5
1 000 pieces
53 303
6 (2)
1 000 pieces
13 706
7
1 000 pieces
78 485
8
1 000 pieces
58 173
GROUP II A
9
tonnes
15 656
20
tonnes
29 049
23
tonnes
31 206
39
tonnes
9 185
GROUP II B
15
1 000 pieces
10 238
26
1 000 pieces
24 712
29
1 000 pieces
14 637
Indonesia
GROUP I A
1
tonnes
22 559
2
tonnes
34 126
2 a
tonnes
12 724
3
tonnes
31 250
3 a
tonnes
16 872
GROUP I B
4
1 000 pieces
59 337
5
1 000 pieces
58 725
6 (2)
1 000 pieces
21 429
7
1 000 pieces
15 694
8
1 000 pieces
24 626
GROUP II A
23
tonnes
32 405
GROUP III A
35
tonnes
32 725
Macao
GROUP I B
4 (2)
1 000 pieces
15 051
5
1 000 pieces
14 055
6 (2)
1 000 pieces
15 179
7
1 000 pieces
5 907
8
1 000 pieces
8 257
GROUP II A
20
tonnes
244
39
tonnes
307
GROUP II B
13
1 000 pieces
9 446
15
1 000 pieces
651
16
1 000 pieces
508
26
1 000 pieces
1 322
31
1 000 pieces
10 789
78
tonnes
2 115
83
tonnes
517
Malaysia
GROUP I A
2
tonnes
8 870
2 a
tonnes
3 406
3 (2)
tonnes
18 594
3 a (2)
tonnes
7 652
GROUP I B
4 (2)
1 000 pieces
21 805
5
1 000 pieces
10 132
6 (2)
1 000 pieces
12 831
7
1 000 pieces
43 822
8
1 000 pieces
10 500
GROUP II A
22
tonnes
18 573
Pakistan
GROUP I A
1 (2)
tonnes
25 961
2
tonnes
51 252
2 a
tonnes
19 376
3
tonnes
86 004
GROUP I B
4 (2)
1 000 pieces
50 030
5
1 000 pieces
14 849
6
1 000 pieces
53 885
7
1 000 pieces
36 205
8
1 000 pieces
8 350
GROUP II A
9
tonnes
15 398
20
tonnes
59 896
39
tonnes
20 156
GROUP II B
26
1 000 pieces
35 434
28
1 000 pieces
128 083
Peru
GROUP I A
1 (2)
tonnes
24 085
2
tonnes
18 080
Philippines
GROUP I B
4 (2)
1 000 pieces
32 787
5
1 000 pieces
16 653
6 (2)
1 000 pieces
15 388
7
1 000 pieces
8 185
8
1 000 pieces
9 275
GROUP II B
13
1 000 pieces
42 526
15
1 000 pieces
5 213
26
1 000 pieces
6 964
31
1 000 pieces
26 364
Singapore
GROUP I A
2
tonnes
5 895
2 a
tonnes
2 846
3
tonnes
2 009
GROUP I B
4 (2)
1 000 pieces
35 106
5
1 000 pieces
19 924
6 (2)
1 000 pieces
21 452
7
1 000 pieces
17 176
8
1 000 pieces
10 343
South Korea
GROUP I A
1
tonnes
932
2
tonnes
6 290
2 a
tonnes
1 156
3
tonnes
9 470
3 a
tonnes
5 156
GROUP I B
4 (2)
1 000 pieces
16 962
5
1 000 pieces
36 754
6 (2)
1 000 pieces
6 749
7
1 000 pieces
10 785
8
1 000 pieces
34 921
GROUP II A
9
tonnes
1 721
22
tonnes
22 841
GROUP II B
12
1 000 pairs
231 975
13
1 000 pieces
17 701
14
1 000 pieces
8 961
15
1 000 pieces
12 744
16
1 000 pieces
1 285
17
1 000 pieces
3 524
26
1 000 pieces
3 345
28
1 000 pieces
1 359
29 (2)
1 000 pieces
857
31
1 000 pieces
8 318
78
tonnes
9 358
83
tonnes
485
GROUP III A
35
tonnes
17 631
50
tonnes
1 463
GROUP III B
97
tonnes
2 783
97 a (2)
tonnes
889
Taiwan
GROUP I A
2
tonnes
5 994
2 a
tonnes
595
3
tonnes
12 143
3 a
tonnes
4 485
GROUP I B
4 (2)
1 000 pieces
12 468
5
1 000 pieces
22 264
6 (2)
1 000 pieces
6 215
7
1 000 pieces
3 823
8
1 000 pieces
9 821
GROUP II A
20
tonnes
369
22
tonnes
10 054
23
tonnes
6 524
GROUP II B
12
1 000 pairs
43 744
13
1 000 pieces
3 765
14
1 000 pieces
5 076
15
1 000 pieces
3 162
16
1 000 pieces
530
17
1 000 pieces
1 014
26
1 000 pieces
3 467
28 (2)
1 000 pieces
2 549
78
tonnes
5 815
83
tonnes
1 300
GROUP III A
35
tonnes
12 480
GROUP III B
97
tonnes
1 783
97 a (2)
tonnes
807
Thailand
GROUP I A
1
tonnes
25 175
2
tonnes
18 729
2 a
tonnes
4 987
3 (2)
tonnes
34 101
3 a (2)
tonnes
9 517
GROUP I B
4
1 000 pieces
55 198
5
1 000 pieces
38 795
6
1 000 pieces
16 568
7
1 000 pieces
13 169
8
1 000 pieces
6 856
GROUP II A
20
tonnes
15 443
22
tonnes
7 478
GROUP II B
12
1 000 pairs
49 261
26
1 000 pieces
11 460
GROUP III B
97
tonnes
3 445
97 a (2)
tonnes
2 911
Appendix A to Annex Va
Category
Third Country
Remarks
1
Pakistan
The following additional quantities may be added to the relevant annual quantitative limit (tonnes):
509
These quantities may subject to notification be transferred to the relevant quantitative limits for category 2. Part of the quantity so transferred may be used on a pro rata basis for category 2a)
Peru
In addition to the quantitative limits shown in Annex Va. an additional annual quantity of 900 tonnes of products falling within category 1 is reserved for imports into the Community for processing by the Community industry
2
China
For fabrics below 115 cm in width (CN codes: 5208 11 90, ex 5208 12 16, ex 5208 12 96, 5208 13 00, 5208 19 00, 5208 21 90, ex 5208 22 16, ex 5208 22 96, 5208 23 00, 5208 29 00, 5208 31 00, ex 5208 32 16, ex 5208 32 96, 5208 33 00, 5208 39 00, 5208 41 00, 5208 42 00, 5208 43 00, 5208 49 00, 5208 51 00, 5208 52 10, 5208 53 00, 5208 59 00, 5209 11 00, 5209 12 00, 5209 19 00, 5209 21 00, 5209 22 00, 5209 29 00, 5209 31 00, 5209 32 00, 5209 39 00, 5209 41 00, 5209 42 00, 5209 43 00, 5209 49 90, 5209 51 00, 5209 52 00, 5209 59 00, 5210 11 10, 5210 12 00, 5210 19 00, 5210 31 10, 5210 32 00, 5210 39 00, 5210 41 00, 5210 42 00, 5210 49 00, 5211 11 00, 5211 12 00, 5211 19 00, 5211 31 00, 5211 32 00, 5211 39 00, 5211 41 00, 5211 42 00, 5211 43 00, ex 5211 49 10, 5211 49 90, 5212 11 10, 5212 11 90, 5212 13 90, 5212 14 10, 5212 14 90, 5212 21 10, 5212 21 90, 5212 23 10, 5212 23 90, 5212 24 10, 5212 24 90, ex 5811 00 00 and ex 6308 00 00) the following additional quantities may be exported to the Community by China (tonnes):
1 454
For fabrics of category 2 for medical gauze (CN codes: 5208 11 10 and 5208 21 10) the following additional quantities may be exported to the Community by China (tonnes):
2 009
Possibility of transfer to and from category 3 of up to 40 % of the category to which the transfer is made
3
Malaysia
Thailand
The quantitative limits shown in Annex Va include cotton fabric falling within category 2
3 a
Malaysia
Thailand
The quantitative limits shown in Annex Va include cotton fabric other than unbleached or bleached falling within category 2a)
4
China
Hong Kong
India
Macao
Malaysia
For the purpose of setting off exports against the agreed quantitative limits a conversion rate of five garments (other than babies' garments) of a maximum commercial size of 130 cm for three garments whose commercial size exceeds 130 cm may be applied for up to 5 % of the quantitative limits
5
Pakistan
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
For Hong Kong, Macao and South Korea, this figure shall be 3 %, and for Taiwan 4 %
The export licence concerning these products must bear, in box 9, the words ‘The conversion rate for garments of a commercial size of not more than 130 cm must be applied’
China
These figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):
700
For products of category 5 (other than anoraks, windcheaters, waister jackets and the like) of fine animal hair falling within CN codes: 6110 10 35, 6110 10 38, 6110 10 95 and 6110 10 98 , the following sublimits apply within the quantitative limits established for category 5 (1 000 pieces):
250
6
China
The figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):
1 274
The following additional quantities of shorts (CN codes 6203 41 90, 6203 42 90, 6203 43 90, and 6203 49 50) may be exported by China to the Community (1 000 pieces):
1 266
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Macao
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
For the purpose of setting off exports against the agreed quantitative limits a conversion rate of five garments (other than babies' garments) of a maximum commercial size of 130 cm for three garments whose commercial size exceeds 130 cm may be applied for up to 5 % of the quantitative limits
For Macao this figure shall be 3 % and for Hong Kong it shall be 1 % Utilisation of the conversion rate for Hong Kong is limited in respect of long trousers to the subceiling shown below
The export licence concerning these products must bear, in box 9, the words ‘The conversion rate for garments of a commercial size of not more than 130 cm must be applied’
Hong Kong
Within the quantitative limits laid down in Annex Va there are the following subceilings for long trousers falling within CN codes:
6203 41 10, 6203 42 31, 6203 42 33, 6203 42 35, 6203 43 19, 6203 49 19, 6204 61 10, 6204 62 31, 6204 62 33, 6204 62 39, 6204 63 18, 6204 69 18, 6211 32 42, 6211 33 42, 6211 42 42 and 6211 43 42 (1 000 pieces):
68 857
The export licence covering these products should be endorsed ‘category 6 A’.
7
China
These figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):
755
8
China
These figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):
1 220
13
Hong Kong
The quantitative limits shown in Annex Va cover only products of cotton or synthetic fibres falling within CN codes:
6107 11 00, ex 6107 12 00, 6108 21 00, ex 6108 22 00 and ex 6212 10 10.
In addition to the quantitative limits shown in Annex Va, the following specific quantities were agreed for exports of products (of wool or regenerated fibres) falling within CN codes:
Ex61071200, ex 6107 19 00, ex 6108 22 00, ex 6108 29 00 and ex 6212 10 10 (tonnes):
3 002
The export licence covering these products should be endorsed ‘category 13 S’.
15
China
These figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):
371
26
China
These figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):
370
28
Taiwan
In addition to the quantitative limits laid down in Annex Va, specific quantities were agreed for exports of bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts falling within CN codes:
6103 41 90, 6103 42 90, 6103 43 90, 6103 49 91, 6104 61 90, 6104 62 90, 6104 63 90 and 6104 69 91:
1 226 368 pieces.
29
South Korea
In addition to the quantitative limits laid down in Annex Va, additional quantities are reserved for martial arts (judo, karate, kung fu, taekwondo or the like) clothing (1 000 pieces):
454
97 a
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
Fine nets (CN codes: 5608 11 19 and 5608 11 99)
163
China
These figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry for a period of 180 days each year (tons):
400
All categories subject to quantitative limits
Vietnam
Vietnam shall reserve 30 % of its quantitative limits for firms belonging to the Community textile industry for a period of four months beginning on 1 January of each year, on the basis of lists provided by the Community before 30 October of the preceding year
Appendix B to Annex Va
Third country
Category
Unit
2004
China
The following quantities made available for the year 2004, may be used exclusively at European fairs:
1
tonnes
317
2
tonnes
1 338
2 a
tonnes
159
3
tonnes
196
3 a
tonnes
27
4
1 000 pieces
2 061
5
1 000 pieces
705
6
1 000 pieces
1 689
7
1 000 pieces
302
8
1 000 pieces
992
9
tonnes
294
12
1 000 pairs
843
13
1 000 pieces
3 192
20/39
tonnes
372
22
tonnes
332
Flexibilities provided for in Article 7 of and Annex VIIIa to Council Regulation 3030/93 for China are applicable to the above categories and amounts
Appendix C to Annex Va
COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS
Third country
Category
Unit
2004
China
GROUP I
ex 20 (6)
tonnes
59
GROUP IV
115
tonnes
1 413
117
tonnes
684
118
tonnes
1 513
122
tonnes
220
GROUP V
136 A
tonnes
462
156 (7)
tonnes
3 986
157 (7)
tonnes
13 738
159 (7)
tonnes
4 352
6)
Annex VI is amended as follows:
(a)
subparagraph (d) of paragraph 1 is deleted.
(b)
the second and third subparagraphs of paragraph 2 are deleted.
7)
In Annex VII the table is replaced by the following:
‘TABLE
Community quantitative limits for goods re-imported under opt applicable for year 2005
Third country
Category
Unit
Community quantitative limits
2005
Belarus
Group I B
4
1 000 pieces
4 733
5
1 000 pieces
6 599
6
1 000 pieces
8 800
7
1 000 pieces
6 605
8
1 000 pieces
2 249
Group II B
12
1 000 pairs
4 446
13
1 000 pieces
697
15
1 000 pieces
3 858
16
1 000 pieces
786
21
1 000 pieces
2 567
24
1 000 pieces
661
26/27
1 000 pieces
3 215
29
1 000 pieces
1 304
73
1 000 pieces
4 998
83
tonnes
664
Group III B
74
1 000 pièces
872
Vietnam
Group I B
4
1 000 pieces
1 129
5
1 000 pieces
861
6
1 000 pieces
811
7
1 000 pieces
1 503
8
1 000 pieces
3 483
Group II B
12
1 000 pairs
3 549
13
1 000 pieces
1 086
15
1 000 pieces
350
18
tonnes
409
21
1 000 pieces
2 374
26
1 000 pieces
223
31
1 000 pieces
1 981
68
tonnes
166
76
tonnes
564
78
tonnes
395’
8)
The following Annex VIIa is inserted:
ANNEX VII a)
‘TABLE
COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FOR GOODS RE-IMPORTED UNDER OPT referred to under Article 2(5)
Third country
Category
Unit
Community quantitative limits
2004
Belarus
GROUP I B
4
1 000 pieces
4 432
5
1 000 pieces
6 179
6
1 000 pieces
7 526
7
1 000 pieces
5 586
8
1 000 pieces
1 966
GROUP II B
12
1 000 pairs
4 163
13
1 000 pieces
419
15
1 000 pieces
3 228
16
1 000 pieces
736
21
1 000 pieces
2 403
24
1 000 pieces
526
26/27
1 000 pieces
2 598
29
1 000 pieces
1 221
73
1 000 pieces
4 679
83
tonnes
622
GROUP III B
74
1 000 pieces
816
China
GROUP I B
4
1 000 pieces
337
5
1 000 pieces
746
6
1 000 pieces
2 707
7
1 000 pieces
724
8
1 000 pieces
1 644
GROUP II B
13
1 000 pieces
888
14
1 000 pieces
660
15
1 000 pieces
679
16
1 000 pieces
1 032
17
1 000 pieces
868
26
1 000 pieces
1 281
29
1 000 pieces
129
31
1 000 pieces
10 199
78
tonnes
105
83
tonnes
105
GROUP V
159
tonnes
9
India
GROUP I B
7
1 000 pieces
4 987
8
1 000 pieces
3 770
GROUP II B
15
1 000 pieces
380
26
1 000 pieces
3 555
Indonesia
GROUP I B
6
1 000 pieces
2 456
7
1 000 pieces
1 633
8
1 000 pieces
2 045
Macao
GROUP I B
6
1 000 pieces
335
GROUP II B
16
1 000 pieces
906
Malaysia
GROUP I B
4
1 000 pieces
594
5
1 000 pieces
594
6
1 000 pieces
594
7
1 000 pieces
383
8
1 000 pieces
308
Pakistan
GROUP I B
4
1 000 pieces
8 273
5
1 000 pieces
4 148
6
1 000 pieces
7 096
7
1 000 pieces
3 372
8
1 000 pieces
4 704
GROUP II B
26
1 000 pieces
4 604
Philippines
GROUP I B
6
1 000 pieces
738
8
1 000 pieces
221
Singapore
GROUP I B
7
1 000 pieces
1 283
Thailand
GROUP I B
5
1 000 pieces
416
6
1 000 pieces
417
7
1 000 pieces
653
8
1 000 pieces
416
GROUP II B
26
1 000 pieces
633
Vietnam
GROUP I B
4
1 000 pieces
1 064
5
1 000 pieces
811
6
1 000 pieces
757
7
1 000 pieces
1 417
8
1 000 pieces
3 286
GROUP II B
12
1 000 pairs
3 348
13
1 000 pieces
1 024
15
1 000 pieces
329
18
tonnes
385
21
1 000 pieces
2 235
26
1 000 pieces
209
31
1 000 pieces
1 869
68
tonnes
156
76
tonnes
532
78
tonnes
371’.
9)
Annex VIII is amended as follows:
(a)
The table is replaced by the following:
‘COUNTRY
Advance utilisation
Carry-over
Transfers from cat 1 to cats 2 and 3
Transfers between cats 2 and 3
Transfers between cats 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Transfers from Groups I, II, III to Groups II, III, IV
Maximum increase in any cat.
9. Additional conditions
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Belarus
5 %
7 %
4 %
4 %
4 %
5 %
13,5 %
With regard to column 7, transfers can also be made from and to Group V. For Group I categories the limit in column 8 is 13 %.
Vietnam
5 %
7 %
0 %
0 %
7 %
7 %
17 %
With regard to column 7, transfers can be made from any category in Groups I, II, III, IV and V to Groups II, III, IV and V.’
(b)
the Appendix to Annex VIII is deleted.
10)
The following Annex is inserted:‘
ANNEX VIIIa
Flexibility provisions referred to under Article 7
COUNTRY
Advance utilisation
Carry-over
Transfers from cat 1 to cats 2 and 3
Transfers between cats 2 and 3
Transfers between cats 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Transfers from Groups I, II, III to Groups II, III, IV
Maximum increase in any cat.
Additional conditions
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Argentina
5 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
n.a.
Transfers may be made from categories 2 and 3 to cat. 1 up to 4 %.
Belarus
5 %
7 %
4 %
4 %
4 %
5 %
13,5 %
With regard to column 7, transfers can also be made from and to Group V. For Group I categories the limit in column 8 is 13 %.
China
1 %
3 %
1 %
4 %
4 %
6 %
17 %
Further amounts may be authorized by the Commission in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 17(2) up to:
Column 2: 5 %
Column 3: 7 %
With regard to column 7, transfers from Groups I, II, and III may only be made into Groups II and III.
Hong Kong
*
*
0 %
4 %
4 %
5 %
n.a.
See appendix to Annex VIIIa.
India
5 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
n.a.
Further amounts may be authorised by the Commission in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 17(2) up to 8 000 tonnes (2 500 tonnes for any particular textiles category and 3 000 tonnes for any particular clothing category).
Indonesia
5 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
n.a.
Macao
1 %
2 %
0 %
4 %
4 %
5 %
n.a.
Further amounts may be authorised by the Commission in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 17(2) up to:
Column 2: 5 %
Column 3: 7%
Malaysia
5 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
n.a.
Pakistan
5 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
n.a.
With regard to Column 4 transfers may be made between categories 1, 2 and 3.
Further amounts may be authorised by the Commission in accordance with the procudure set out in Article 17(2) up to 4 000 tonnes (2 000 tonnes for any particular category).
Peru
5 %
9 %
11 %
11 %
11 %
11 %
n.a.
Transfers may be made between categories 1, 2 and 3 up to 11 %.
Philippines
5 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
n.a.
Singapore
5 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
n.a.
South Korea
1 %
2 %
0 %
4 %
4 %
5 %
n.a.
Further amounts may be authorised by the Commission in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 17/2) up to:
Column 2: 5 %
Column 3: 7 %
Taiwan
5 %
7 %
0 %
4 %
4 %
5 %
12 %
Thailand
5 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
n.a.
Uzbekistan
5 %
7 %
4 %
4 %
4 %
5 %
13,5 %
With regard to column 7, transfers can also be made from and to Group V.
For Group I categories the limit in column 8 is 13 %.
Vietnam
5 %
7 %
0 %
0 %
7 %
7 %
17 %
With regard to column 7, transfers can be made from any category in Groups I, II, III, IV and V to Groups II, III, IV and V.
n.a. = not applicable
Flexibility provisions for quantitative restrictions referred to in Appendix C to Annex Va
COUNTRY
Advance utilisation
Carry-over
Transfers between cats 156, 157, 159 and 161
Transfers between other categories
Maximum increase in any cat.
Additional conditions
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
China
1 %
3 %
1,5 %
6 %
14 %
Further amounts may be authorized by the Commission in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 17(2) up to:
Column 2: 5 %
Column 3: 7 %
n.a. = not applicable
Appendix to Annex VIIIa
Flexibility provisions Hong Kong
1.
Country
Group
Category
2.
Advance utilisation
Hong Kong
Group I
2, 2 A
3,25 %
3, 3 A, 4, 7, 8
3,00 %
5
3,75 %
6, 6 A
2,75 %
Group II
13, 21, 68, 73
3,50 %
12, 16, 18, 24, 26, 32, 39, 77
4,25 %
13 S, 31, 68 S, 83
4,50 %
27, 29, 78
5,00 %
Group III
all categories
5,00 %
1.
Country
Group
Category
3.
Carry-over
Hong Kong
Group I
2, 2 A, 3, 3 A
3,75 %
4
3,25 %
5
3,00 %
6, 6 A, 7, 8
2,50 %
Group II
13, 13 S, 21, 73
3,00 %
18, 68, 68 S
3,50 %
12, 31
4,50 %
24, 26, 27, 32, 39, 78
5,00 %
16, 29, 77, 83
5,50 %
Group III
all categories
5,50 %.
11)
Annex IX is replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX IX
Supplier country
Group I
Group II
Group III
Group IV
Group V
Belarus
1,20 %
4,00 %
4,00 %
4,00 %
Ukraine
1,20 %
4,00 %
4,00 %
4,00 %
Uzbekistan
0,35 % (8)
1,20 %
4,00 %
4,00 %
4,00 %
Supplier country
Group I
Group II A
Group II B
Group III
Group IV
Group V
Vietnam
1,0 %
5,0 %
2,5 %
10,0 %
10,0 %
10,0 %’.
12)
Annex X is deleted.
(1) See appendix A.
(2) See appendix A.
(3) See appendix B.
(4) See appendix C.
(5) Possibility to transfer to and from category 3 up to 40 % of the category to which the transfer is made.
(6) Categories marked by “ex” cover products other than those of wool or fine animal hairs, cotton or synthetic or artificial textile materials.
(7) For these categories, China undertakes to reserve, as a priority 23 % of the quantitative limits concerned for users belonging to the textile Community industry during 90 days beginning on 1 January of each year.
(8) Except for category 1: 2005: %.