G/LIC/N/2/EU/10  
 
28 February 2017  
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Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES  
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 5 .1-5.4 OF THE AGREEMENTi 
EUROPEAN UNION 
The following notification, dated 27 February 2017 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the European Union . 
 
1. (a) Title / num ber / date of the law or regulation establishing / changing 
the import licensing procedure:  
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/2148 of 7 December 2016 
laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas 
established for the year 2017 under Council Regulation (EC) No 2015/936.  
   (b) If the notified measure refers to a change in an already notified import 
licensing procedure, please indicate the document symbol of the 
notification to which change(s) has(ve) been introduced. (In this case 
please also indicate in Section 3, below, the nature of the changes (i.e. inclusion 
or exclusion of some goods and a list thereof; contact point for information 
and/or administrative body(ies) for submission of applications, etc.)):  
G/LIC/N/3/E U/5 ( Updated procedure for 2017 – timeline – and changes regarding 
the licensing offices  
2.  Information  concerning the institution / change of import licensing procedure:  
 (a) List of products subject to the licensing procedure  (Exact name of the 
product s and/or whenever possible HS code and indication of the exact HS 
Nomenclature ( i.e. 1996; 2002 or 2007).  Abbreviations should be avoided.  In 
the case of a long list of products, please attach the list as an Annex in Microsoft 
Word or compatible software .  Please do not use PDF, or photocopies .) 
Certain textile and clothing products – 21 categories for products originating in 
the Republic of Belarus and 48 categories from DPRK (see underlying Regulation 
(EU) 2015/936 for reference).  
 (b) Contact point fo r information on eligibility  
European Commission, Directorate General for Trade  
Maria Madrid ( maria.madrid -pina@ec.europa.eu ) 
CHAR 5/86  
Rue de la Loi 170  
B-1000 Brussels  
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   (c) Administrative body(ies) for submission of applications  (If more than one 
please include the same information for each body.)  
N/A 
  (d) Date and name of publication where licensing procedures are published  
Date of publication:   02.12.2016  
 Source of publication: Official Journal of the European Union, L 333, 8.12 .2016  
 (e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is  
 [X] automatic.   If so please indicate:  (f) the administrative purpose:  
Statistical reasons for TRQ management . 
 [ ] non-automatic.   If so please indicate:  (g) the measure being 
implemented through the import licensing procedure:  In the case of 
non-automatic licensing procedures, their administrative purpose :   
 N/A 
 (h) Expected duration of the licensing procedure if this can be estimated 
with some probability , and if not, reason why this information cannot be 
provided  
Not limited .  
3. Other relevant data or information :  (i.e. complete title and data concerning the 
legislation, inclusion or exclusion of certain products from the import licensing regime 
and li st thereof ; changes related to t he administrative body(ies) for submission of 
applications, etc.  
 
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i "Members which institute licensing procedures or changes in these procedures shall notify th e 
Committee of such within 60 days of publication [...]" (Art. 5.1).