COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1539/92 of 3 June 1992 amending the quantitative limits set by Council Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 on common rules for imports of certain textile products originating in third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 of 22 December 1986 on common rules for imports of certain textile products originating in third countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 369/92 (2), and in particular Article 17 thereof,
Whereas, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion, the Agreement on trade in textile products between the European Economic Community and Romania, initialled on 11 July 1986, has been provisionally applied since 1 January 1987 and was extended by the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters, initialled on 20 September 1991 and provisonally applied since 1 January 1992, in accordance for the Community's part with Council Decisions 87/536/EEC (3) and 92/184/EEC (4), respectively;
Whereas, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion, the Agreement on trade in textile products between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Bulgaria, initialled on 11 July 1986, has been provisionally applied since 1 January 1987 and was extended by the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters, initialled on 21 November 1991 and provisionally applied since 1 January 1992, in accordance for the Community's part with Council Decisions 87/496/EEC (5) and 92/184/EEC, respectively;
Whereas these agreements provide for the review of quantitative adjustments;
Whereas Romania and Bulgaria accepted the offers of improved market access which the Community made on the basis of specific requests submitted by these countries under the Phare action plan, whereas it was agreed, in Agreed Minutes of 9 October 1991 for Romania and 21 November 1991 for Bulgaria to increase for 1991 and 1992 the European Economic Community quantitative limits of a number of categories mentioned in Annex II to each of the aforementioned Agreements;
Whereas these Agreed Minutes apply provisionally as from 10 October 1991 for Romania and 21 November 1991 for Bulgaria in accordance, for the Community's part, with Council Decisions 92/186/EEC (6) and 92/185/EEC (7);
Whereas it is appropriate, therefore, to amend the quantitative limits for certain categories listed in Annexes III and IV of Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86;
Whereas the provisions of this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The quantitative limits for certain categories listed in Annexes III and IV of Regulation (EEC) 4136/86 shall be amended with respect to Romania and Bulgaria in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 10 October 1991 for Romania and from 21 November 1991 for Bulgaria. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 June 1992.