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Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
 AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES  
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 1.4(A)i AND/OR 8.2(B )ii OF THE AGREEMENT  
EUROPEAN UNION  
The following notification, dated 27 February  2017, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the European Union . 
 
1. Notification under Article 1.4(a) [X];  Article 8.2(b) [ X] (If the notification is made 
under both Articles please mark both with an X)  
2. Source(s) where the Import Licensing Procedure(s) has(ve) been published 
(Official  Gazette, publication, website, e tc.): 
Official Journal of the European Union , L 333, 16.12.2016  
3. Date of publication:i 07.12.2016  
Effective date of requirement:  01.01.2017  
4. Copy(ies) of publication (in case of Art. 1.4(a)) iii  and/or legislation (in case of 
Art. 8.2(b))iv is(are) av ailable for consultation by Members:  
[] at the WTO Secretariat (Market Access Division)  (In this case please attach 
copies of the publication and/or legislation, if possible in electronic format:  Microsoft 
Word or compatible software)  
and/or  
[X] by reques t at the following address and fax numbers, and/or e -mail and 
website:  
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv: OJ.L_.2016.333.01.0032.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2016:333:TO
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5. In the case that they are not in one of the three WTO official languages, 
(English, French or Spanish)  a SUMMARY of the publication (in case of Art. 
1.4(a )) and/or the legislation (in case of Art. 8.2 (b)):iv 
N/A  
6. Other pertinent data or information (i.e. title of the proposed or adopted 
law/regulation establishing the Import Licensing Procedure):  
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/2148 of 7 December 2016 laying 
down rules for the manag ement and distribution of textile quotas established for the  
year 201 7 under Council Regulation (EC) No 2015/936.  
 
 
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i "[...] Publication shall take place, whenever practicable, 21 days prior to the effective date of t he 
requirement but in all events not later than such effective date.  Any exception, derogations or changes in or 
from the rules concerning licensing procedures or the list of products subject to import licensing shall also be 
published in the same manner and within the same time -periods as specified above ."  See Article 1.4(a) of the 
Agreement.  
ii "Each Member shall inform the Committee of any changes in its laws and regulations relevant to this 
Agreement and in the administration of such laws and regulatio ns." 
iii "The rules and all information concerning procedures for the submission of applications, including the 
eligibility of persons, firms and institutions to make such applications, the administrative body(ies) to be 
approached, and the lists of products  subject to the licensing requirement shall be published, in the sources 
notified to the Committee on Import Licensing [...] Copies of these publications shall also be made available to 
the Secretariat."  See Art. 1.4(a) of the Agreement and document G/LIC /3 "Procedures for Notification and 
Review under the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures".  
iv See document G/LIC/3 "Procedures for Notification and Review under the Agreement on Import 
Licensing Procedures".