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ORGANIZATION   
G/LIC/N/2/EU/1 
11 April 2012 
 (12-1874) 
Committee on Import Licensing Original:   English 
  
 
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
 
Notification under Article 5.1-5.4 of the Agreement
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EUROPEAN UNION 
 
  The following notification, dated 4 April 2012, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the European Union.
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1. (a) Title / number / date of the law or re gulation establishing / changing the import 
licensing procedure: 
1)  Commission implementing regulation (EU) No 1321/2011 of 
16 December 2011 amending Annex I to  Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on 
common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries; 
2)  Commission implementing regulation (EU) No 1323/2011 of 
16 December 2011 laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile 
quotas established for the year 2012 under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94. 
 (b) If the notified measure refers to a change in an already notified import 
licensing procedure, please indicate the do cument symbol of the notification to 
which change(s) has(ve) been introduced. (In this case please also indicate in 
Section 3, below, the na ture of the changes (i.e. inclusio n 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/EEC/14 
2. Information concerning the institution / change of import licensing procedure: 
(a) List of products subject to the licensing procedure  (Exact name of the products 
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 .) 
1)  Please refer to Annex I of the Co mmission implementing regulation (EU) 
No 1321/2011 of 16 December 2011. 
2)  Please refer to Annex I of the Co mmission implementing regulation (EU) 
No 1323/2011 of 16 December 2011. 
 
                                                      
 This is a continuation from the G/LIC/N/2/EEC symbol series 
* Further information on the publication of notified changes can be found in document 
G/LIC/N/1/EU/1. G/LIC/N/2/EU/1 
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  (b) Contact point for information on eligibility  
European Commission, Directorate General for Trade, Unit G3 
Address: 170, Rue de la Loi,  
B-1049 Brussels, Belgium E-mail address: TRADE-INDUSTR IAL-SECTORS@ec.europa.eu
  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/ 
 (c) Administrative body(ies) for submission of applications  (If more than one please 
include the same information for each body.)  
Please refer to Annex II of the Commission implementing regulation (EU) 
No 1323/2011 of 16 December 2011. 
 (d) Date and name of publication where licensing procedures are published  
Date of publication:  17/12/2011Source of publication: Source of publication: 
1)  Official Journal of the European Union, L 335/17; 17.12.2011 2) Official Journal of the European Union, L 335/57; 17.12.2011 
 (e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is  
[ ] automatic.   If so please indicate:  (f) the administrative purpose:  [ ] 
[X] non-automatic.   If so please indicate:  (g) the measure being 
implemented through the import licensing procedure:  Implementation 
of quantitative restrictions (quotas) on imports of certain textile products 
originating from North Korea and Belarus 
 (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 
No longer than 30 days.  
3. Other relevant data or information:  (i.e. complete title and data co ncerning the legislation, 
inclusion or exclusion of certain products from the import licensing regime and list thereof; changes 
related to the administrative body(ies) for submission of applications, etc.)  
1)  Commission implementing regulation (EU) No 1321/2011 of 
16 December 2011 amending Annex I to  Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on 
common rules for imports of certain tex tile products from third countries provides 
an update to take account of amendments  to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 
of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff which also affect certai n codes in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) 
No 3030/93; 
2)  Commission implementing regulation (EU) No 1323/2011 of 
16 December 2011 laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile 
quotas established for the year 2012 under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 sets the quotas for imports of certain textile products from North Korea and Belarus for 
2012. 
 
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 1 "Members which institute licensing procedures or changes in these procedures shall notify the 
Committee of such within 60 days of publication [...]" (Art. 5.1).