1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2007 — 032.002

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3030/93

of 12 October 1993

on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries







THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and in particular Article 113 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas the Community has accepted the extension of the Arrangement regarding international trade in textiles on the conditions laid down in the Protocol for the extension of the Arrangement and the conclusions adopted by the GATT Textiles Committee on 9 December 1992 and annexed to that Protocol; Whereas the Community has negotiated an extension for three years of the existing agreements on trade in textile products with a number of supplier countries; Whereas the agreements in question establish Community quantitative limits for 1993, 1994 and 1995; Whereas the Community has negotiated new bilateral agreements and other arrangements with a number of supplier countries; Whereas the Community has negotiated agreements in the form of Additional Protocols on trade in textile products to the Europe Agreements and/or the Interim Agreements, with a number of supplier countries; Whereas it is necessary to ensure that the purpose or each of these agreements, protocols and other arrangements should not be evaded by deflection of trade; whereas it is therefore necessary to determine the way in which the origin of the products in question is checked and the methods by which the appropriate administrative cooperation is achieved; Whereas compliance with the quantitative limits on exports established under the agreements and protocols is ensured by a double-checking system; whereas the effectiveness of these measures depends on the Community's establishing a set of Community quantitative limits to be applied to imports of all products from supplier countries whose exports are subject to quantitative limits; Whereas products placed in a free zone or imported under the arrangements governing customs warehouses, temporary importation or inward processing (suspension system) should not be subject to such Community quantitative limits; Whereas agreements concluded by the Community with certain third countries contain special provisions for imports of folklore and handloom products into the Community, and it is therefore necessary to lay down appropriate procedures for implementing their provisions; Whereas provision should be made for special rules for products re-imported under the arrangements for economic outward processing and for the management of the relevant Community quantitative limits; Whereas, in order to ensure that Community quantitative limits are not exceeded, it is necessary to establish a special management procedure whereby the competent authorities of the Member States will not issue import licences before obtaining prior confirmation from the Commission that there are still amounts available of the quantitative limit in question; Whereas it is also necessary to introduce efficient and rapid procedures for altering Community quantitative limits and their allocation to take account of the development of trade flows, needs for additional imports and the Community's obligations under the agreements negotiated with supplier countries; Whereas, in the case of products not subject to quantitative limits, the agreements provide for a consultation procedure whereby, in the event that the volume of imports of a given category of products into the Community exceeds a certain threshold, agreement can be reached with the supplier country on the introduction of quantitative limits; whereas the supplier countries also undertake to suspend or limit their exports from the date of a request for such consultations, at the level indicated by the Community; whereas if no agreement is reached with the supplier country within the period stipulated, the Community may introduce quantitative limits at a specific annual or multiannual level; Whereas, in certain exceptional circumstances, it may be more appropriate for such quantitative limits to be applied at the regional level rather than at the Community level and it is therefore necessary to lay down efficient procedures for deciding upon appropriate measures which do not disrupt unduly the functioning of the internal market; Whereas the agreements, protocols or arrangements with certain countries foresee the possibility for the Community to subject textiles and clothing imports to a system of surveillance and it is therefore necessary to lay down the administrative procedures for introducing and implementing such surveillance measures; Whereas, as a result of the completion of the internal market for textiles and clothing products on 1 January 1993, Community quantitative limits are no longer broken down into Member States' shares; whereas the agreements with third countries provide for consultations in the event of any problems which may arise as a result of regional concentration of direct imports into the Community and it is necessary to lay down an effective procedure for implementing these provisions; Whereas the agreements, protocols and other arrangements with certain third countries provide for a system of cooperation between the Community and the supplier countries with the aim of preventing circumvention by means of transhipment, rerouting or other means; whereas a consultation procedure is established under which an agreement can be reached with the supplier country in question on an equivalent adjustment to the relevant quantitative limit when it appears that the agreement has been circumvented; whereas supplier countries also agreed to take the necessary measures to ensure that any adjustments could be rapidly applied; whereas, in the absence of agreement with a supplier country within the time limit provided, the Community may, where clear evidence of circumvention is provided, apply the equivalent adjustment; Whereas in order inter alia to comply with time limits set in the agreements it is necessary to lay down a rapid and efficient procedure for introducing such quantitative limits and concluding such agreements with the supplier countries; Whereas the provisions of this Regulation must be applied in conformity with the Community's international obligations, in particular with those arising from the abovementioned agreements with supplier countries, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:







Article 1

Scope

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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.

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2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, textile products falling within Section XI of the combined nomenclature shall be classified in categories as set out in Annex I.

3. The classification of products listed in Annex I shall be based on the combined nomenclature (CN), without prejudice to Article 2 (6). The procedures for the application of this paragraph are laid down in Annex III.

4. Subject to this Regulation, the importation into the Community of the textile products referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be subject to quantitative restrictions or measures having equivalent effect.

5. The origin of the products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be determined in accordance with the rules in force in the Community.

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6. The requirements regarding proof of origin of the products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be as laid down in Annex III and in the relevant Community legislation in force. However, proof of origin presented in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1541/98 may also be accepted in place of the proof of origin required by bilateral agreements, protocols or other arrangements which lay down more stringent requirements.

The procedures for verification of the origin of those products shall be as laid down in Annex IV and in the relevant Community legislation in force.

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8. By way of derogation from this Regulation, the import of the following textile products shall not be subject to quantitative restrictions, licensing or requirements regarding proof of origin:

(a) Samples of textile products which are of negligible value and can be used only to solicit orders for goods of the type they represent with a view to their being imported into the customs territory of the Community. The competent authorities may require that certain articles, to qualify for the exemption, be rendered permanently unusable by being torn, perforated, or clearly and indelibly marked, or by any other process, provided such operation does not destroy their character as samples. ‘Samples of textile products’ means any article representing a type of goods whose manner of presentation and quantity, for goods of the same type or quality, rule out its use for any purpose other than that of seeking orders.

(b) Representative samples of textile products manufactured outside the customs territory of the Community intended for a trade fair or similar event, provided that they — are identifiable as advertising samples of low unitary value; — are not easily marketable; or — in their total value and quantity, are appropriate to the nature of the exhibition, the number of visitors and the extent of the exhibitor's participation.

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Article 2

Quantitative limits

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1. Importation into the Community of the textile products listed in Annex V originating in one of the supplier countries listed in that Annex shall be subject to the annual quantitative limits laid down in that Annex.

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2. The release for free circulation in the Community of imports subject to the quantitative limits referred to in Annex V shall be subject to the presentation of an import authorization issued by the Member States' authorities in accordance with Article 12.

3. The authorized imports shall be charged against the quantitative limits laid down for the year in which the products are shipped in the supplier country concerned. For the purposes of this Regulation, shipment of products shall be considered as having taken place on the date on which they were loaded onto the exporting means of transport.

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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.

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6. The definition of quantitative limits laid down in Annex V and the categories of products to which they apply shall be adapted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17, where this proves necessary to ensure that any subsequent amendment to the combined nomenclature (CN) or any decision amending the classification of such products does not result in a reduction of such quantitative limits.

7. In order to ensure that quantities for which import authorizations are issued shall not exceed at any moment the total Community quantitative limits for each textile category and each third country concerned, the competent authorities shall issue import authorizations only upon confirmation by the Commission that there are still quantities available of the total Community quantitative limits for the categories of textile products and for the third countries concerned, for which an importer or importers have submitted applications with the said authorities.

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8. At the request of the Member State concerned, textile products in the possession of the competent authorities of that Member State, particularly in the context of bankruptcy or similar procedures, for which a valid import authorisation is no longer available, may be released into free circulation in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17(2).

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9. The release for free circulation in one of the new Member States acceding to the European Union on 1 January 2007, namely Romania and Bulgaria, of textile products which are subject to quantitative limits or to surveillance in the Community and which have been shipped before 1 January 2007 and enter the two new Member States on or after 1 January 2007 shall be subject to presentation of an import authorisation. Such import authorisation shall be granted automatically and without quantitative limitation by the competent authorities of the Member State concerned, upon adequate proof, such as the bill of lading, that the products have been shipped before 1 January 2007.

Such licences shall be communicated to the Commission.

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10. The release for free circulation in one of the two new Member States acceding to the European Union on 1 January 2007, namely Bulgaria and Romania, of textile products which are subject to quantitative limits or to surveillance in the Community and which have been shipped before 1 January 2007 and enter the two new Member States on or after 1 January 2007 shall be subject to presentation of an import authorisation. Such import authorisation shall be granted automatically and without quantitative limitation by the competent authorities of the Member State concerned, upon adequate proof, such as the bill of lading, that the products have been shipped before 1 January 2007.

Such licences shall be communicated to the Commission.

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Article 3

Folklore and handloom products

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1. The quantitative limits referred to in Annex V shall not apply to the cottage industry and folklore products specified in Annex VI which are accompanied on import by a certificate issued by the competent authorities of the country of origin in accordance with the provisions of Annex VI and which fulfil the other conditions laid down therein.

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2. The release for free circulation in the Community of the textile products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be granted only for those products covered by an import document issued by the competent authorities of the Member States, provided that similar machine-made products are subject to quantitative limits.

The said import document shall be issued automatically within a maximum of five working days from the date of presentation by the importer of the certificate referred to in paragraph 1 issued by the competent authorities of the supplier country.

The import document shall be valid for six months and shall state the grounds for exemption as given in the certificate referred to in paragraph 1.

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Article 4

Temporary imports

1. The quantitative limits referred to in Annex V shall not apply to products placed in a free zone or imported under the arrangements governing customs warehouses, temporary importation or inward processing (suspension system) ( 1 ).

Where the products referred to in the preceding subparagraph are subsequently released for free circulation, either in the unaltered state or after working or processing, Article 2 (2) shall apply and the products so released shall be charged against the quantitative limits established for the year for which the export licence was issued.

2. Where the authorities in the Member States establish that imports of textile products have been charged against a quantitative limit laid down in Annex V and that these products have subsequently been re-exported outside the customs territory of the Community, they shall inform the Commission within four weeks of the quantities concerned, which shall be recredited to the quantitative limits provided for in Annex V and used in accordance with the provisions of Article 12.

Article 5

Outward processing

Subject to the conditions laid down in Annex VII, re-imports into the Community of textile products after processing in the countries listed in that Annex shall not be subject to the quantitative limits referred to in Annex V, provided that they are effected in accordance with the Regulations on economic outward processing in force in the Community.

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The release for free circulation of textile products sent from one of the Member States acceding to the European Union on 1 January 2007 to a destination outside the Community for processing before 1 January 2007, and re-imported into the same Member State on or after that date, shall upon adequate proof, such as the export declaration, not be subject to quantitative limits or import authorisation requirements. The competent authorities of the Member State concerned shall provide information on those imports to the Commission.

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The release for free circulation of textile products sent from one of the two new Member States acceding to the European Union on 1 January 2007 to a destination outside the Community for processing before 1 January 2007, and re-imported into the same Member State on or after that date, shall upon adequate proof, such as the export declaration, not be subject to quantitative limits or import authorisation requirements. The competent authorities of the Member State concerned shall provide information on those imports to the Commission.

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Article 6

Prices

1. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the bilateral arrangements with the supplier countries concerned, where imports into the Community of textile products listed in Annex I are effected at abnormally low prices, the Commission acting on its own initiative or at the request of a Member State, may request consultations with the authorities of the supplier country in question in accordance with Article 16.

2. Measures destined to remedy this situation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17, due respect being given to the terms and conditions contained in the relevant bilateral agreements.

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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.

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Article 8

Additional imports

Where, under particular circumstances, imports over and above those referred to in Annex V are required in respect of one or more categories of products, additional opportunities for imports during a given quota year may be granted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17.

Where such additional opportunities are granted following over-licensing by the authorities of a supplier country, this shall be subject to the deduction of an amount corresponding to the additional amount from the quantitative limit:

— of one or more categories of products belonging to the same group or subgroup of products for the current quota year (provided that such an amount does not exceed 3 % of the quantitative limit for the category for which the additional opportunities are granted) and/or

— of the same category of products for the following quota year.

In an emergency, the Commission shall open consultations in the Committee set up pursuant to Article 17 within five working days following receipt of a request from a Member State and shall take a decision within 15 working days calculated from the same date.

These additional opportunities for imports shall not be taken into account for the purpose of applying Article 7.

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Article 10

Safeguard measures

1. Should imports into the Community of products falling within any given category, not subject to the quantitative limits set out in Annex V and originating in one of the countries listed in Annex IX exceed, in relation to the preceding calendar year's total imports into the Community of products in the same category, the percentages indicated in the Table appearing in Annex IX, such imports may be made subject to quantitative limits under the conditions laid down in this Article.

2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply where the percentages specified therein have been reached as a result of a fall in total imports into the Community, and not as a result of an increase in exports of products originating in the supplier country concerned.

3. Where the Commission, upon its own initiative or at the request of a Member State, considers that the conditions set out in paragraph 1 are fulfilled and that a given category of products should be made subject to a quantitative limit:

(a) it shall open consultations with the supplier country concerned in accordance with the procedure specified in Article 16 with a view to reaching an arrangement or joint conclusions on a suitable level of restriction for the category or products in question;

(b) pending a mutually satisfactory solution, the Commission shall, as a general rule, request the supplier country concerned to limit exports of the products in the category concerned to the Community, for a provisional period of three months from the date on which the request for consultations is made. Such provisional limit shall be established at 25 % of the level of imports during the previous calendar year, or 25 % of the level resulting from the application of the formula set out in paragraph 1, whichever is the higher;

(c) it may, pending the outcome of the requested consultations, apply to the imports of the category of products in question quantitative limits identical to those requested of the supplier country pursuant to point (b). These measures shall be without prejudice to the definitive arrangements to be made by the Community, taking into account the results of the consultations.

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(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.

(b) The Commission shall refer urgent cases to the Committee provided for in Article 17 either at its own initiative or within five working days of receipt of a request from a Member State or States setting out the reasons for the urgency and shall take a decision within five working days of the end of the Committee's deliberation.

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9. Should the parties be unable to reach a satisfactory solution within 60 days following notification of the request for consultations, the Community shall have the right to introduce a definitive quantitative limit at an annual level not lower than:

(a) in the case of supplier countries listed in Annex IX, the level resulting from the application of the formula set out in paragraph 1 or 106 % of the level of imports reached during the calendar year preceding that in which imports exceeded the level resulting from the application of the formula set out in paragraph 1 and gave rise to the request for consultations, whichever is the higher.

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11. The quantitative limits established pursuant to this Article shall not apply to products which have already been dispatched to the Community provided that they were shipped from the supplier country in which they originate for export to the Community before the date of notification of the request for consultations.

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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.

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Article 10a

Special safeguard provisions for China

1. Should imports into the Community of textiles and apparel products originating in China and covered by the (ATC) threaten to impede, owing to market disruption, the orderly development of trade in those products, such imports may, during the period ending on 31 December 2008, be made subject to specific safeguard measures under the following conditions:

(a) The Commission — acting at the request of a Member State or on its own initiative — shall open consultations with China with a view to easing or avoiding such market disruption. The request for consultation shall provide China with a detailed factual statement of reasons and justifications for the request, with current data showing the existence or threat of market disruption and the role of products of Chinese origin in that disruption. Consultations shall be commenced within 30 days of receipt of the request, the consultation period lasting 90 days from such receipt, unless extended by mutual agreement. Upon receipt of the request for consultations China shall, during the period of consultation, hold its shipments to the Community of textile or textile products in the category or categories subject to the consultations, at a level no greater then 7,5 % (6 % for wool product categories) above the amount entered during the first 12 months of the most recent 14 months preceding the month in which the request for consultations was made.

(b) The Commission may, if no mutually satisfactory solution is reached during the 90-day consultation period, establish a quantitative limit for the category or categories subject to the consultations. The quantitative limit shall be set up on the basis of the level at which China held its shipments upon receipt of the Community's request for consultation. The term of this quantitative limit shall be effective for a period ending on 31 December of the year in which consultations were requested, or, where three months or less remained in the year at the time of the request for consultations, for a period ending 12 months after the request for consultations. Consultations with China shall be continued during the term of the quantitative limit set up under this provision.

(c) No action taken under this paragraph shall remain in effect beyond one year without reapplication, unless otherwise agreed between the Community and China. Measures shall not be applied to the same product at the same time under this paragraph and the provisions of Section 16 of the Protocol on the Accession of China to the WTO. Measures taken pursuant to point (b) shall be the subject of a Commission communication published without delay in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

2. The quantitative limits established pursuant to this Article shall not apply to products which have already been dispatched to the Community provided that they were shipped from the supplier country in which they originate for export to the Community before the date of notification of the request for consultations.

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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.

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3. The measures provided for in this Article, including opening of consultations as provided for in paragraph 1(a), shall be adopted and implemented in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17.

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Article 12

Specific rules for administration of Community quantitative limits

1. For the purpose of applying Article 2 (2), the competent authorities of the Member States, before issuing import authorizations, shall notify the Commission of the amounts of the requests for import authorizations, supported by original export certificates, which they have received. By return the Commission shall notify its confirmation that the requested amount(s) of quantities are available for importation in the chronological order in which the notifications of the Member States have been received (‘first come, first served’ basis). However, in exceptional cases where there is reason to believe that anticipated requests for import authorizations may exceed the quantitative limits, the Commission, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17, may limit the amount to be allocated on the ‘first come, first served’ basis to 90 % of the quantitative limits in question. In such cases, as soon as this level has been reached, the allocation of the remainder shall be decided in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17.

2. The requests included in the notifications to the Commission shall be valid if they establish clearly in each case the supplier third country, the category of textile products concerned, the amounts to be imported, the number of the export licence, the quota year and the Member State in which the products are intended to be put into free circulation.

3. Normally the notifications referred to in the previous paragraphs of this Article shall be communicated electronically within the integrated network set up for this purpose, unless for imperative technical reasons it is necessary to use other means of communication temporarily.

4. As far as possible, the Commission shall confirm to the authorities the full amount indicated in the requests notified for each category of products and each third country concerned. Notifications presented by Member States for which no confirmation can be given because the amounts requested are no longer available within the Community quantitative limit, will be stored by the Commission in the chronological order in which they have been received and confirmed in the same order as soon as further amounts become available, for example through the application of flexibilities foreseen in Article 7. Moreover the Commission shall contact the authorities of the supplier country concerned immediately in cases where requests notified exceed the quantitative limits in order to seek clarification and a rapid solution.

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5. The competent authorities shall notify the Commission immediately after being informed of any quantity that is not used during the duration of validity of the import authorisation or at the time of its expiry. Such unused quantities shall automatically be transferred into the remaining quantities of the total Community quantitative limit for each category of product and each third country concerned.

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6. The import authorizations or equivalent documents shall be issued in accordance with Annex III.

7. The competent authorities of the Member States shall notify the Commission of any cancellation of import authorizations or equivalent documents already issued in cases where the corresponding export licences have been withdrawn or cancelled by the competent authorities in the supplier countries. However, if the Commission or the competent authorities of a Member State have been informed by the competent authorities of a supplier country of the withdrawal or cancellation of an export licence after the related products have been imported into the Community, the quantities in question shall be set off against the quantitative limits for the year during which shipment of products took place.

8. The Commission may, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17, take any measure necessary to implement this Article.

Article 13

Surveillance

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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.

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2. The categories of products and the third countries currently subject to surveillance, in accordance with paragraph 1, are listed in the tables in Annex III.

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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.

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Article 15

Circumvention

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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.

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2. Pending the outcome of the consultations referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission may ask the supplier country concerned to take the necessary precautionary steps to ensure that adjustments to the quantitative limits agreed following such consultations may be carried out for the year in which the request for consultations was lodged or for the following year, if the quantitative limits for the current year is exhausted, where there is clear evidence of circumvention.

3. If the Community and the supplier country fail to arrive at a satisfactory solution within the period stipulated in Article 16 and if the Commission notes that three is clear evidence of circumvention, it shall, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17, deduct from the quantitative limits an equivalent volume of products originating in the supplier country concerned.

4. In accordance with the provisions of the protocols and certain bilateral agreements concluded with third countries, where sufficient evidence shows that a false declaration concerning fibre content, quantities, description or classification of products originating in the countries concerned has occurred, the Community authorities may refuse to import the products in question.

Furthermore, should it appear that the territory of any of these countries is involved in transhipment or re-routing of products not originating in that country, the Commission may introduce quantitative limits against the same products originating in that same country, if they are not already subject to quantitative limits, or it may take any other appropriate measures.

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5. In addition, where there is evidence of the involvement of the territories of third countries which are Members of the WTO but which are not listed in Annex V, the Commission shall request consultations with the third country or countries concerned in accordance with the procedure described in Article 16 in order to take appropriate action to address the problem. The Commission, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17, may introduce quantitative limits against the third country or countries concerned or it may take any other appropriate measures.

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Article 16

Consultations

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— the Commission shall notify the supplier country concerned of the request for consultations,

— the request for consultations shall be followed within a reasonable period (and in any case not later than 15 days following the notification) by a statement setting out the reasons and circumstances which, in the Community's opinion, justify the submission of such a request,

— the Commission shall initiate consultations, within one month at the latest of notification of the request, with a view to reaching agreement or a mutually acceptable conclusion within one further month at the latest.

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Article 17

The textile committee

1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee (hereinafter referred to as the ‘textile committee’).

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month.

3. The textile committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

Article 17a

The chairman may, on his own initiative or at the request of one of the Member States representatives, consult the textile committee about any other matter relating to the operation or application of this Regulation.

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Article 18

Final provisions

The Member States shall inform the Commission forthwith of all measures taken pursuant to this Regulation and of all laws, regulations or administrative provisions concerning arrangements for importation of the products covered by this Regulation.

Article 19

Amendments to the Annexes to this Regulation which may be necessary to take into account the conclusion, amendment or expiry of agreements, protocols or arrangements with third countries or amendments made to Community rules on statistics, customs arrangements or common rules for imports shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17.

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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.

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Article 21

Regulation (EEC) No 958/93 is hereby repealed, except for its transitional provisions applicable until 31 March 1993.

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Article 21a

References to Annexes V, VII and VIII are deemed to cover also, where appropriate, Annexes Va, VIIa and VIIIa.

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Article 22

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 January 1993.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.









List of Annexes

I. List of textile products

II. List of exporting countries

III. Procedures for classification, origin, double-checking system, surveillance

IV. Administrative cooperation

V. List of Community quantitative limits

VI. Folklore and handloom products

VII. Community quantitative limits for re-imports under economic outward processing

VIII. Flexibility provisions

IX. Safeguard clauses; basket exit thresholds

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ANNEX I

TEXTILE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 )

1. Without prejudice to the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording of the description of goods is considered to be of indicative value only, since the products covered by each category are determined, within this Annex, by CN codes. Where there is an ‘ex’ symbol in front of a CN code, the products covered in each category are determined by the scope of the CN code and by that of the corresponding description.

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2. When the constitutive material of the products of categories 1 to 114 originating in Vietnam and China is not specifically mentioned, these products shall be taken to be made exclusively of wool of or fine animal hair, of cotton or of man-made fibres.

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3. Garments which are not recognisable as being garments for men or boys or as being garments for women or girls are classified with the latter.

4. Where the expression ‘babies' garments’ is used, this is meant to cover garments up to and including commercial size 86.







Category Description CN Code 2005 Table of equivalence pieces/kg g/piece (1) (2) (3) (4) GROUP I A 1 Cotton yarn, not put up for retail sale 5204 11 005204 19 005205 11 005205 12 005205 13 005205 14 005205 15 105205 15 905205 21 005205 22 005205 23 005205 24 005205 26 005205 27 005205 28 005205 31 005205 32 005205 33 005205 34 005205 35 005205 41 005205 42 005205 43 005205 44 005205 46 005205 47 005205 48 005206 11 005206 12 005206 13 005206 14 005206 15 005206 21 005206 22 005206 23 005206 24 005206 25 005206 31 005206 32 005206 33 005206 34 005206 35 005206 41 005206 42 005206 43 005206 44 005206 45 00ex560490 00 2 Woven fabrics of cotton, other than gauze, terry fabrics, narrow woven fabrics, pile fabrics, chenille fabrics, tulle and other net fabrics 5208 11 105208 11 905208 12 165208 12 195208 12 965208 12 995208 13 005208 19 005208 21 105208 21 905208 22 165208 22 195208 22 965208 22 995208 23 005208 29 005208 31 005208 32 165208 32 195208 32 965208 32 995208 33 005208 39 005208 41 005208 42 005208 43 005208 49 005208 51 005208 52 105208 52 905208 53 005208 59 005209 11 005209 12 005209 19 005209 21 005209 22 005209 29 005209 31 005209 32 005209 39 005209 41 005209 42 005209 43 005209 49 005209 51 005209 52 005209 59 005210 11 005210 12 005210 19 005210 21 005210 22 005210 29 005210 31 005210 32 005210 39 005210 41 005210 42 005210 49 005210 51 005210 52 005210 59 005211 11 005211 12 005211 19 005211 21 005211 22 005211 29 005211 31 005211 32 005211 39 005211 41 005211 42 005211 43 005211 49 105211 49 905211 51 005211 52 005211 59 005212 11 105212 11 905212 12 105212 12 905212 13 105212 13 905212 14 105212 14 905212 15 105212 15 905212 21 105212 21 905212 22 105212 22 905212 23 105212 23 905212 24 105212 24 905212 25 105212 25 90ex581100 00ex630800 00 2 a) Of which: Other than unbleached or bleached 5208 31 005208 32 165208 32 195208 32 965208 32 995208 33 005208 39 005208 41 005208 42 005208 43 005208 49 005208 51 005208 52 105208 52 905208 53 005208 59 005209 31 005209 32 005209 39 005209 41 005209 42 005209 43 005209 49 005209 51 005209 52 005209 59 005210 31 005210 32 005210 39 005210 41 005210 42 005210 49 005210 51 005210 52 005210 59 005211 31 005211 32 005211 39 005211 41 005211 42 005211 43 005211 49 105211 49 905211 51 005211 52 005211 59 005212 13 105212 13 905212 14 105212 14 905212 15 105212 15 905212 23 105212 23 905212 24 105212 24 905212 25 105212 25 90ex581100 00ex630800 00 3 Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (discontinuous or waste) other than narrow woven fabrics, pile fabrics (including terry fabrics) and chenille fabrics 5512 11 005512 19 105512 19 905512 21 005512 29 105512 29 905512 91 005512 99 105512 99 905513 11 205513 11 905513 12 005513 13 005513 19 005513 21 105513 21 305513 21 905513 22 005513 23 005513 29 005513 31 005513 32 005513 33 005513 39 005513 41 005513 42 005513 43 005513 49 005514 11 005514 12 005514 13 005514 19 005514 21 005514 22 005514 23 005514 29 005514 31 005514 32 005514 33 005514 39 005514 41 005514 42 005514 43 005514 49 005515 11 105515 11 305515 11 905515 12 105515 12 305515 12 905515 13 115515 13 195515 13 915515 13 995515 19 105515 19 305515 19 905515 21 105515 21 305515 21 905515 22 115515 22 195515 22 915515 22 995515 29 005515 91 105515 91 305515 91 905515 92 105515 92 905515 99 105515 99 305515 99 90ex580390 40ex590500 70ex630800 00 3 a) Of which: Other than unbleached or bleached 5512 19 105512 19 905512 29 105512 29 905512 99 105512 99 905513 21 105513 21 305513 21 905513 22 005513 23 005513 29 005513 31 005513 32 005513 33 005513 39 005513 41 005513 42 005513 43 005513 49 005514 21 005514 22 005514 23 005514 29 005514 31 005514 32 005514 33 005514 39 005514 41 005514 42 005514 43 005514 49 005515 11 305515 11 905515 12 305515 12 905515 13 195515 13 995515 19 305515 19 905515 21 305515 21 905515 22 195515 22 99ex551529 005515 91 305515 91 90ex551592 10ex551592 905515 99 305515 99 90ex580390 40ex590500 70ex630800 00 GROUP I B 4 Shirts, T-shirts, lightweight fine knit roll, polo or turtle necked jumpers and pullovers (other than of wool or fine animal hair), undervests and the like, knitted or crocheted 6105 10 006105 20 106105 20 906105 90 106109 10 006109 90 106109 90 306110 20 106110 30 10 6,48 154 5 Jerseys, pullovers, slip-overs, waistcoats, twinsets, cardigans, bed-jackets and jumpers (others than jackets and blazers), anoraks, wind-cheaters, waister jackets and the like, knitted or crocheted 6101 10 906101 20 906101 30 906102 10 906102 20 906102 30 906110 11 106110 11 306110 11 906110 12 106110 12 906110 19 106110 19 906110 20 916110 20 996110 30 916110 30 99 4,53 221 6 Men's or boys' woven breeches, shorts other than swimwear and trousers (including slacks); women's or girls' woven trousers and slacks, of wool, of cotton or of man made fibres; lower parts of track suits with lining, others than category 16 or 29, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6203 41 106203 41 906203 42 316203 42 336203 42 356203 42 906203 43 196203 43 906203 49 196203 49 506204 61 106204 62 316204 62 336204 62 396204 63 186204 69 186211 32 426211 33 426211 42 426211 43 42 1,76 568 7 Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, whether or not knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or man-made fibres 6106 10 006106 20 006106 90 106206 20 006206 30 006206 40 00 5,55 180 8 Men's or boys' shirts, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, cotton or man-made fibres 6205 10 006205 20 006205 30 00 4,60 217 GROUP II A 9 Terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics of cotton; toilet linen and kitchen linen, other than knitted or crocheted, of terry towelling and woven terry fabrics, of cotton 5802 11 005802 19 00ex630260 00 20 Bed linen, other than knitted or crocheted 6302 21 006302 22 906302 29 906302 31 006302 32 906302 39 90 22 Yarn of staple or waste synthetic fibres, not put up for retail sale 5508 10 105509 11 005509 12 005509 21 005509 22 005509 31 005509 32 005509 41 005509 42 005509 51 005509 52 005509 53 005509 59 005509 61 005509 62 005509 69 005509 91 005509 92 005509 99 00 22 a) Of which acrylic ex550810 105509 31 005509 32 005509 61 005509 62 005509 69 00 23 Yarn of staple or waste artificial fibres, not put up for retail sale 5508 20 105510 11 005510 12 005510 20 005510 30 005510 90 00 32 Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics (other than terry towelling or terry fabrics of cotton and narrow woven fabrics) and tufted textile surfaces, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres 5801 10 005801 21 005801 22 005801 23 005801 24 005801 25 005801 26 005801 31 005801 32 005801 33 005801 34 005801 35 005801 36 005802 20 005802 30 00 32 a) Of which: Cotton corduroy 5801 22 00 39 Table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen, other than knitted or crocheted, other than of terry towelling or a similar terry fabrics of cotton 6302 51 006302 53 90ex630259 006302 91 006302 93 90ex630299 00 GROUP II B 12 Panty-hose and tights, stockings, understockings, socks, ankle-socks, sockettes and the like, knitted or crocheted, other than for babies, including stockings for varicose veins, other than products of category 70 6115 12 006115 19 006115 20 116115 20 906115 91 006115 92 006115 93 106115 93 306115 93 996115 99 00 24,3 pairs 41 13 Men's or boys' underpants and briefs, women's or girls' knickers and briefs, knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6107 11 006107 12 006107 19 006108 21 006108 22 006108 29 00ex621210 10 17 59 14 Men's or boys' woven overcoats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks and capes, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres (other than parkas) (of category 21) 6201 11 00ex620112 10ex620112 90ex620113 10ex620113 906210 20 00 0,72 1 389 15 Women's or girls' woven overcoats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks and capes; jackets and blazers, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres (other than parkas) (of category 21) 6202 11 00ex620212 10ex620212 90ex620213 10ex620213 906204 31 006204 32 906204 33 906204 39 196210 30 00 0,84 1 190 16 Men's or boys' suits and ensembles, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suits; men's or boys' track suits with lining, with an outer shell of a single identical fabric, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6203 11 006203 12 006203 19 106203 19 306203 21 006203 22 806203 23 806203 29 186211 32 316211 33 31 0,80 1 250 17 Men's or boys' jackets or blazers, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6203 31 006203 32 906203 33 906203 39 19 1,43 700 18 Men's or boys' singlets and other vests, underpants, briefs, nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, other than knitted or crocheted 6207 11 006207 19 006207 21 006207 22 006207 29 006207 91 006207 92 006207 99 00 Women's or girls' singlets and other vests, slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, night-dresses, pyjamas, negligees, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, other than knitted or crocheted 6208 11 006208 19 006208 21 006208 22 006208 29 006208 91 006208 92 006208 99 00ex621210 10 19 Handkerchiefs, other than knitted or crocheted 6213 20 006213 90 00 59 17 21 Parkas; anoraks, windcheaters, waister jackets and the like, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres; upper parts of tracksuits with lining, other than category 16 or 29, of cotton or of man-made fibres ex620112 10ex620112 90ex620113 10ex620113 906201 91 006201 92 006201 93 00ex620212 10ex620212 90ex620213 10ex620213 906202 91 006202 92 006202 93 006211 32 416211 33 416211 42 416211 43 41 2,3 435 24 Men's or boys' nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted 6107 21 006107 22 006107 29 006107 91 006107 92 00ex610799 00 Women's or girls' night-dresses, pyjamas, negligees, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted 6108 31 006108 32 006108 39 006108 91 006108 92 00ex610899 00 3,9 257 26 Women's or girls' dresses, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6104 41 006104 42 006104 43 006104 44 006204 41 006204 42 006204 43 006204 44 00 3,1 323 27 Women's or girls' skirts, including divided skirts 6104 51 006104 52 006104 53 006104 59 006204 51 006204 52 006204 53 006204 59 10 2,6 385 28 Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear), knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6103 41 006103 42 006103 43 00ex610349 006104 61 006104 62 006104 63 00ex610469 00 1,61 620 29 Women's or girls' suits and ensembles, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suits; women's or girls' track suits with lining, with an outer shell of an identical fabric, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6204 11 006204 12 006204 13 006204 19 106204 21 006204 22 806204 23 806204 29 186211 42 316211 43 31 1,37 730 31 Brassieres, woven, knitted or crocheted ex621210 106212 10 90 18,2 55 68 Babies' garments and clothing accessories, excluding babies' gloves, mittens and mitts of categories 10 and 87, and babies' stockings, socks and sockettes, other than knitted or crocheted, of category 88 6111 10 906111 20 906111 30 90ex611190 00ex620910 00ex620920 00ex620930 00ex620990 00 73 Track suits of knitted or crocheted fabric, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres 6112 11 006112 12 006112 19 00 1,67 600 76 Men's or boys' industrial or occupational clothing, other than knitted or crocheted 6203 22 106203 23 106203 29 116203 32 106203 33 106203 39 116203 42 116203 42 516203 43 116203 43 316203 49 116203 49 316211 32 106211 33 10 Women's or girls' aprons, smock overalls and other industrial or occupational clothing, other than knitted or crocheted 6204 22 106204 23 106204 29 116204 32 106204 33 106204 39 116204 62 116204 62 516204 63 116204 63 316204 69 116204 69 316211 42 106211 43 10 77 Ski suits, other than knitted or crocheted ex621120 00 78 Garments, other than knitted or crocheted, excluding garments of categories 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 26, 27, 29, 68, 72, 76 and 77 6203 41 306203 42 596203 43 396203 49 396204 61 856204 62 596204 62 906204 63 396204 63 906204 69 396204 69 506210 40 006210 50 006211 31 006211 32 906211 33 906211 41 006211 42 906211 43 90 83 Overcoats, jackets, blazers and other garments, including ski suits, knitted or crocheted, excluding garments of categories 4, 5, 7, 13, 24, 26, 27, 28, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75 6101 10 106101 20 106101 30 106102 10 106102 20 106102 30 106103 31 006103 32 006103 33 00ex610339 006104 31 006104 32 006104 33 00ex610439 006112 20 006113 00 906114 10 006114 20 006114 30 00 GROUP III A 33 Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn obtained from strip or the like of polyethylene or polypropylene, less than 3 m wide 5407 20 11 Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, not knitted or crocheted, obtained from strip or the like 6305 32 816305 32 896305 33 916305 33 99 34 Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn obtained from strip or the like of polyethylene or polypropylene, 3 m or more wide 5407 20 19 35 Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (continuous), other than those for tyres of category 114 5407 10 005407 20 905407 30 005407 41 005407 42 005407 43 005407 44 005407 51 005407 52 005407 53 005407 54 005407 61 105407 61 305407 61 505407 61 905407 69 105407 69 905407 71 005407 72 005407 73 005407 74 005407 81 005407 82 005407 83 005407 84 005407 91 005407 92 005407 93 005407 94 00ex581100 00ex590500 70 35 a) Of which: Other than unbleached or bleached ex540710 00ex540720 90ex540730 005407 42 005407 43 005407 44 005407 52 005407 53 005407 54 005407 61 305407 61 505407 61 905407 69 905407 72 005407 73 005407 74 005407 82 005407 83 005407 84 005407 92 005407 93 005407 94 00ex581100 00ex590500 70 36 Woven fabrics of continuous artificial fibres, other than those for tyres of category 114 5408 10 005408 21 005408 22 105408 22 905408 23 105408 23 905408 24 005408 31 005408 32 005408 33 005408 34 00ex581100 00ex590500 70 36 a) Of which: Other than unbleached or bleached ex540810 005408 22 105408 22 905408 23 105408 23 905408 24 005408 32 005408 33 005408 34 00ex581100 00ex590500 70 37 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres 5516 11 005516 12 005516 13 005516 14 005516 21 005516 22 005516 23 105516 23 905516 24 005516 31 005516 32 005516 33 005516 34 005516 41 005516 42 005516 43 005516 44 005516 91 005516 92 005516 93 005516 94 00ex580390 40ex590500 70 37 a) Of which: Other than unbleached or bleached 5516 12 005516 13 005516 14 005516 22 005516 23 105516 23 905516 24 005516 32 005516 33 005516 34 005516 42 005516 43 005516 44 005516 92 005516 93 005516 94 00ex580390 40ex590500 70 38 A Knitted or crocheted synthetic curtain fabric including net curtain fabric 6005 31 106005 32 106005 33 106005 34 106006 31 106006 32 106006 33 106006 34 10 38 B Net curtains, other than knitted or crocheted ex630391 00ex630392 90ex630399 90 40 Woven curtains (including drapes, interior blinds, curtain and bed valances and other furnishing articles), other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres ex630391 00ex630392 90ex630399 906304 19 10ex630419 906304 92 00ex630493 00ex630499 00 41 Yarn of synthetic filament (continuous), not put up for retail sale, other than non textured single yarn untwisted or with a twist of not more than 50 turns/m 5401 10 125401 10 145401 10 165401 10 185402 10 105402 10 905402 20 005402 31 005402 32 005402 33 005402 39 105402 39 905402 49 105402 49 915402 49 995402 51 005402 52 005402 59 105402 59 905402 61 005402 62 005402 69 105402 69 90ex560420 00ex560490 00 42 Yarn of continuous man-made fibres, not put up for retail sale 5401 20 10 Yarn of artificial fibres; yarn of artificial filaments, not put up for retail sale, other than single yarn of viscose rayon untwisted or with a twist of not more than 250 turns/m and single non textured yarn of cellulose acetate 5403 10 005403 20 00ex540332 00ex540333 005403 39 005403 41 005403 42 005403 49 00ex560420 00 43 Yarn of man-made filament, yarn of artificial staple fibres, cotton yarn, put up for retail sale 5204 20 005207 10 005207 90 005401 10 905401 20 905406 10 005406 20 005508 20 905511 30 00 46 Carded or combed sheep's or lambs' wool or other fine animal hair 5105 10 005105 21 005105 29 005105 31 005105 39 105105 39 90 47 Yarn of carded sheep's or lambs' wool (woollen yarn) or of carded fine animal hair, not put up for retail sale 5106 10 105106 10 905106 20 105106 20 915106 20 995108 10 105108 10 90 48 Yarn of combed sheep's or lambs' wool (worsted yarn) or of combed fine animal hair, not put up for retail sale 5107 10 105107 10 905107 20 105107 20 305107 20 515107 20 595107 20 915107 20 995108 20 105108 20 90 49 Yarn of sheep's or lambs' wool or of combed fine animal hair, put up for retail sale 5109 10 105109 10 905109 90 105109 90 90 50 Woven fabrics of sheep's or lambs' wool or of fine animal hair 5111 11 005111 19 105111 19 905111 20 005111 30 105111 30 305111 30 905111 90 105111 90 915111 90 935111 90 995112 11 005112 19 105112 19 905112 20 005112 30 105112 30 305112 30 905112 90 105112 90 915112 90 935112 90 99 51 Cotton, carded or combed 5203 00 00 53 Cotton gauze 5803 10 00 54 Artificial staple fibres, including waste, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning 5507 00 00 55 Synthetic staple fibres, including waste, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning 5506 10 005506 20 005506 30 005506 90 105506 90 90 56 Yarn of synthetic staple fibres (including waste), put up for retail sale 5508 10 905511 10 005511 20 00 58 Carpets, carpentines and rugs, knotted (made up or not) 5701 10 105701 10 905701 90 105701 90 90 59 Carpets and other textile floor coverings, other than the carpets of category 58 5702 10 005702 31 105702 31 805702 32 105702 32 90ex570239 005702 41 005702 42 00ex570249 005702 51 005702 52 105702 52 90ex570259 005702 91 005702 92 105702 92 90ex570299 005703 10 005703 20 115703 20 195703 20 915703 20 995703 30 115703 30 195703 30 815703 30 895703 90 105703 90 905704 10 005704 90 005705 00 105705 00 30ex570500 90 60 Tapestries, hand-made, of the type Gobelins, Flanders, Aubusson, Beauvais and the like, and needlework tapestries (e.g. petit point and cross stitch) made in panels and the like by hand 5805 00 00 61 Narrow woven fabrics, and narrow fabrics (bolduc) consisting of warp without weft, assembled by means of an adhesive, other than labels and similar articles of category 62; elastic fabrics and trimmings (not knitted or crocheted), made from textile materials assembled from rubber thread ex580610 005806 20 005806 31 005806 32 105806 32 905806 39 005806 40 00 62 Chenille yarn (including flock chenille yarn), gimped yarn (other than metallised yarn and gimped horsehair yarn) 5606 00 915606 00 99 Tulle and other net fabrics but not including woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics, hand or mechanically-made lace, in the piece, in strips or in motifs 5804 10 115804 10 195804 10 905804 21 105804 21 905804 29 105804 29 905804 30 00 Labels, badges and the like of textile materials, not embroidered, in the piece, in strips or cut to shape or size, woven 5807 10 105807 10 90 Braids and ornamental trimmings in the piece; tassels, pompons and the like 5808 10 005808 90 00 Embroidery, in the piece, in strips or in motifs 5810 10 105810 10 905810 91 105810 91 905810 92 105810 92 905810 99 105810 99 90 63 Knitted or crocheted fabric of synthetic fibres containing by weight 5 % or more elastomeric yarn and knitted or crocheted fabrics containing by weight 5 % or more of rubber thread 5906 91 00ex600240 006002 90 00ex600410 006004 90 00 Raschel lace and long-pile fabric of synthetic fibres ex600110 006003 30 106005 31 506005 32 506005 33 506005 34 50 65 Knitted or crocheted fabric, other than those of categories 38 A and 63, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 5606 00 10ex600110 006001 21 006001 22 00ex600129 006001 91 006001 92 00ex600199 00ex600240 006003 10 006003 20 006003 30 906003 40 00ex600410 006005 10 006005 21 006005 22 006005 23 006005 24 006005 31 906005 32 906005 33 906005 34 906005 41 006005 42 006005 43 006005 44 006006 10 006006 21 006006 22 006006 23 006006 24 006006 31 906006 32 906006 33 906006 34 906006 41 006006 42 006006 43 006006 44 00 66 Travelling rugs and blankets, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6301 10 006301 20 906301 30 90ex630140 90ex630190 90 GROUP III B 10 Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted 6111 10 106111 20 106111 30 10ex611190 006116 10 206116 10 806116 91 006116 92 006116 93 006116 99 00 17 pairs 59 67 Knitted or crocheted clothing accessories other than for babies; household linen of all kinds, knitted or crocheted; curtains (including drapes) and interior blinds, curtain or bed valances and other furnishing articles knitted or crocheted; knitted or crocheted blankets and travelling rugs, other knitted or crocheted articles including parts of garments or of clothing accessories 5807 90 906113 00 106117 10 006117 20 006117 80 106117 80 906117 90 006301 20 106301 30 106301 40 106301 90 106302 10 006302 40 00ex630260 006303 11 006303 12 006303 19 006304 11 006304 91 00ex630520 006305 32 11ex630532 906305 33 10ex630539 00ex630590 006307 10 106307 90 10 67 a) Of which: Sacks and bags of a kind used for the packing of goods, made from polyethylene or polypropylene strip 6305 32 116305 33 10 69 Women's and girls' slips and petticoats, knitted or crocheted 6108 11 006108 19 00 7,8 128 70 Panty-hose and tights of synthetic fibres, measuring per single yarn less than 67 decitex (6,7 tex) 6115 11 006115 20 19 Women's full length hosiery of synthetic fibres 6115 93 91 30,4 pairs 33 72 Swimwear, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6112 31 106112 31 906112 39 106112 39 906112 41 106112 41 906112 49 106112 49 906211 11 006211 12 00 9,7 103 74 Women's or girls’ knitted or crocheted suits and ensembles, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suits 6104 11 006104 12 006104 13 00ex610419 006104 21 006104 22 006104 23 00ex610429 00 1,54 650 75 Men's or boys' knitted or crocheted suits and ensembles, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suit 6103 11 006103 12 006103 19 006103 21 006103 22 006103 23 006103 29 00 0,80 1 250 84 Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6214 20 006214 30 006214 40 006214 90 10 85 Ties, bow ties and cravats other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6215 20 006215 90 00 17,9 56 86 Corsets, corset-belts, suspender belts, braces, suspenders, garters and the like, and parts thereof, whether or not knitted or crocheted 6212 20 006212 30 006212 90 00 8,8 114 87 Gloves, mittens and mitts, not knitted or crocheted ex620910 00ex620920 00ex620930 00ex620990 006216 00 00 88 Stockings, socks and sockettes, not knitted or crocheted; other clothing accessories, parts of garments or of clothing accessories other than for babies, other than knitted or crocheted ex620910 00ex620920 00ex620930 00ex620990 006217 10 006217 90 00 90 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables of synthetic fibres, plaited or not 5607 41 005607 49 115607 49 195607 49 905607 50 115607 50 195607 50 305607 50 90 91 Tents 6306 21 006306 22 006306 29 00 93 Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods of woven fabrics, other than made from polyethylene or polypropylene strip ex630520 00ex630532 90ex630539 00 94 Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibres, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps 5601 10 105601 10 905601 21 105601 21 905601 22 105601 22 915601 22 995601 29 005601 30 00 95 Felt and articles thereof, whether or not impregnated or coated, other than floor coverings 5602 10 195602 10 315602 10 395602 10 905602 21 00ex560229 005602 90 00ex580790 10ex590500 706210 10 106307 90 91 96 Non-woven fabrics and articles of such fabrics, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated 5603 11 105603 11 905603 12 105603 12 905603 13 105603 13 905603 14 105603 14 905603 91 105603 91 905603 92 105603 92 905603 93 105603 93 905603 94 105603 94 90ex580790 10ex590500 706210 10 90ex630140 90ex630190 906302 22 106302 32 106302 53 106302 93 106303 92 106303 99 10ex630419 90ex630493 00ex630499 00ex630532 90ex630539 006307 10 30ex630790 99 97 Nets and netting made of twine, cordage or rope and made up fishing nets of yarn, twine, cordage or rope 5608 11 115608 11 195608 11 915608 11 995608 19 115608 19 195608 19 305608 19 905608 90 00 98 Other articles made from yarn, twine, cordage, cables or rope, other than textile fabrics, articles made from such fabrics and articles of category 97 5609 00 005905 00 10 99 Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books and the like; tracing cloth; prepared painting canvas; buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics of a kind used for hat foundations 5901 10 005901 90 00 Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor coverings consisting of a coating or covering applied on a textile backing, whether or not cut to shape 5904 10 005904 90 00 Rubberised textile fabric, not knitted or crocheted, excluding those for tyres 5906 10 005906 99 105906 99 90 Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated or coated; painted canvas being theatrical scenery, studio back-cloths, other than of category 100 5907 00 105907 00 90 100 Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with preparations of cellulose derivatives or of other artificial plastic materials 5903 10 105903 10 905903 20 105903 20 905903 90 105903 90 915903 90 99 101 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not, other than of synthetic fibres ex560790 90 109 Tarpaulins, sails, awnings and sunblinds 6306 11 006306 12 006306 19 006306 31 006306 39 00 110 Woven pneumatic mattresses 6306 41 006306 49 00 111 Camping goods, woven, other than pneumatic mattresses and tents 6306 91 006306 99 00 112 Other made up textile articles, woven, excluding those of categories 113 and 114 6307 20 00ex630790 99 113 Floor cloth, dish cloth and dusters, other than knitted or crocheted 6307 10 90 114 Woven fabrics and articles for technical uses 5902 10 105902 10 905902 20 105902 20 905902 90 105902 90 905908 00 005909 00 105909 00 905910 00 005911 10 00ex591120 005911 31 115911 31 195911 31 905911 32 105911 32 905911 40 005911 90 105911 90 90 GROUP IV 115 Flax or ramie yarn 5306 10 105306 10 305306 10 505306 10 905306 20 105306 20 905308 90 125308 90 19 117 Woven fabrics of flax or of ramie 5309 11 105309 11 905309 19 005309 21 105309 21 905309 29 005311 00 105803 90 905905 00 30 118 Table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen of flax or ramie, other knitted or crocheted 6302 29 106302 39 206302 52 00ex630259 006302 92 00ex630299 00 120 Curtains (including drapes), interior blinds, curtain and bed valances and other furnishing articles, not knitted or crocheted, of flax or ramie ex630399 906304 19 30ex630499 00 121 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not, of flax or ramie ex560790 90 122 Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, used, of flax, other than knitted or crocheted ex630590 00 123 Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics of flax or ramie, other than narrow woven fabrics 5801 90 10ex580190 90 Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, of flax or ramie, other than knitted or crocheted 6214 90 90 GROUP V 124 Synthetic staple fibres 5501 10 005501 20 005501 30 005501 90 105501 90 905503 10 105503 10 905503 20 005503 30 005503 40 005503 90 105503 90 905505 10 105505 10 305505 10 505505 10 705505 10 90 125 A Synthetic filament yarn (continuous) not put up for retail sale, other than yarn of category 41 5402 41 005402 42 005402 43 00 125 B Monofilament, strip (artificial straw and the like) and imitation catgut of synthetic materials 5404 10 105404 10 905404 90 115404 90 195404 90 90ex560420 00ex560490 00 126 Artificial staple fibres 5502 00 105502 00 405502 00 805504 10 005504 90 005505 20 00 127 A Yarn of artificial filaments (continuous) not put up for retail sale, other than yarn of category 42 5403 31 00ex540332 00ex540333 00 127 B Monofilament, strip (artificial straw and the like) and imitation catgut of artificial textile materials 5405 00 00ex560490 00 128 Coarse animal hair, carded or combed 5105 40 00 129 Yarn of coarse animal hair or of horsehair 5110 00 00 130 A Silk yarn other than yarn spun from silk waste 5004 00 105004 00 905006 00 10 130 B Silk yarn other than of category 130 A; silk-worm gut 5005 00 105005 00 905006 00 90ex560490 00 131 Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres 5308 90 90 132 Paper yarn 5308 90 50 133 Yarn of true hemp 5308 20 105308 20 90 134 Metallised yarn 5605 00 00 135 Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horse hair 5113 00 00 136 Woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste 5007 10 005007 20 115007 20 195007 20 215007 20 315007 20 395007 20 415007 20 515007 20 595007 20 615007 20 695007 20 715007 90 105007 90 305007 90 505007 90 905803 90 10ex590500 90ex591120 00 137 Woven pile fabric and chenille fabrics and narrow woven fabrics of silk, or of silk waste ex580190 90ex580610 00 138 Woven fabrics of paper yarn and other textile fibres other than of ramie 5311 00 90ex590500 90 139 Woven fabrics of metal threads or of metallised yarn 5809 00 00 140 Knitted or crocheted fabric of textile material other than wool or fine animal hair, cotton or man made fibres ex600110 00ex600129 00ex600199 006003 90 006005 90 006006 90 00 141 Travelling rugs and blankets of textile material other than wool or fine animal hair, cotton or man made fibres ex630190 90 142 Carpets and other textile floor coverings of sisal, of other fibres of the agave family or the Manila hemp ex570239 00ex570249 00ex570259 00ex570299 00ex570500 90 144 Felt of coarse animal hair 5602 10 35ex560229 00 145 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables plaited or not abaca (Manila hemp) or of true hemp 5607 90 10ex560790 90 146 A Binder or baler twine for agricultural machines, of sisal or other fibres of the agave family ex560721 00 146 B Twine, cordage, ropes and cables of sisal or other fibres of the agave family, other than the products of category 146 A ex560721 005607 29 105607 29 90 146 C Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided, of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading No 5303 5607 10 00 147 Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling), yarn waste and garnetted stock, other than not carded or combed 5003 90 00 148 A Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading No 5303 5307 10 105307 10 905307 20 00 148 B Coir yarn 5308 10 00 149 Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of a width of more than 150 cm 5310 10 90ex531090 00 150 Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of a width of not more than 150 cm; Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, of jute or of other textile bast fibres, other than used 5310 10 10ex531090 005905 00 506305 10 90 151 A Floor coverings of coconut fibres (coir) 5702 20 00 151 B Carpets and other textile floor coverings, of jute or of other textile bast fibres, other than tufted or flocked ex570239 00ex570249 00ex570259 00ex570299 00 152 Needle loom felt of jute or of other textile bast fibres not impregnated or coated, other than floor coverings 5602 10 11 153 Used sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading No 5303 6305 10 10 154 Silkworm cocoons suitable for reeling 5001 00 00 Raw silk (not thrown) 5002 00 00 Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling), yarn waste and garnetted stock, not carded or combed 5003 10 00 Wool not carded or combed 5101 11 005101 19 005101 21 005101 29 005101 30 00 Fine or coarse animal hair, not carded or combed 5102 11 005102 19 105102 19 305102 19 405102 19 905102 20 00 Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste but excluding garnetted stock 5103 10 105103 10 905103 20 105103 20 915103 20 995103 30 00 Garnetted stock of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair 5104 00 00 Flax, raw or processed but not spun: flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 5301 10 005301 21 005301 29 005301 30 105301 30 90 Ramie and other vegetable textile fibres, raw or processed but not spun: tow, noils and waste, other than coir and abaca of heading No 5304 5305 90 00 Cotton, not carded nor combed 5201 00 105201 00 90 Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 5202 10 005202 91 005202 99 00 True hemp (Cannabis sativa L.), raw or processed but not spun: tow and waste of true hemp (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 5302 10 005302 90 00 Abaca (Manila hemp or Musa Textilis Nee), raw or processed but not spun: tow and waste of abaca (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 5305 21 005305 29 00 Jute or other textile bast fibres (excluding flax, true hemp and ramie), raw or processed but not spun: tow and waste of jute or other textile bast fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 5303 10 005303 90 00 Other vegetable textile fibres, raw or processed but not spun: tow and waste of such fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 5304 10 005304 90 005305 11 005305 19 005305 90 00 156 Blouses and pullovers knitted or crocheted of silk or silk waste for women and girls 6106 90 30ex611090 90 157 Garments, knitted or crocheted, other than those of categories 1 to 123 and 156 6101 90 106101 90 906102 90 106102 90 90ex610339 00ex610349 00ex610419 00ex610429 00ex610439 006104 49 00ex610469 006105 90 906106 90 506106 90 90ex610799 00ex610899 006109 90 906110 90 10ex611090 90ex611190 006114 90 00 159 Dresses, blouses and shirt-blouses, not knitted or crocheted, of silk or silk waste 6204 49 106206 10 00 Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, not knitted or crocheted, of silk or silk waste 6214 10 00 Ties, bow ties and cravats of silk or silk waste 6215 10 00 160 Handkerchiefs of silk or silk waste 6213 10 00 161 Garments, not knitted or crocheted, other than those of categories 1 to 123 and category 159 6201 19 006201 99 006202 19 006202 99 006203 19 906203 29 906203 39 906203 49 906204 19 906204 29 906204 39 906204 49 906204 59 906204 69 906205 90 106205 90 906206 90 106206 90 90ex621120 006211 39 006211 49 00









ANNEX I A







Category Description CN Code 2005 Table of equivalence pieces/kg g/piece (1) (2) (3) (4) 163 (1) Gauze and articles of gauze put up in forms or packings for retail sale 3005 90 31 (1) Only applies to imports from China.









ANNEX I B

1. This Annex covers textile raw materials (categories 128 and 154), textile products other than those of wool and fine animal hair, cotton and man-made fibres, as well as man-made fibres and filaments and yarns of categories 124, 125 A, 125 B, 126, 127 A and 127 B.

2. Without prejudice to the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording of the description of goods is considered to be of indicative value only, since the products covered by each category are determined, within this Annex, by CN codes. Where there is an ‘ex’ symbol in front of a CN code, the products covered in each category are determined by the scope of the CN code and by that of the corresponding description.

3. Garments which are not recognisable as being garments for men or boys or as being garments for women or girls are classified with the latter.

4. Where the expression ‘babies’ garments’ is used, this is meant to cover garments up to and including commercial size 86.







Category Description CN Code 2005 Table of equivalence pieces/kg g/piece (1) (2) (3) (4) GROUP I ex20 Bed linen, other than knitted or crocheted ex630229 90ex630239 90 ex32 Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics and tufted textile surfaces ex580220 00ex580230 00 ex39 Table linen, toilet and kitchen linen, other than knitted or crocheted and other than those of category 118 ex630259 00ex630299 00 GROUP II ex12 Panty-hose and tights, stockings, understockings, socks, ankle socks, sockettes and the like, knitted or crocheted, other than for babies ex611519 00ex611520 90ex611599 00 24,3 41 ex13 Men's or boys' underpants and briefs, women's or girls' knickers and briefs, knitted or crocheted ex610719 00ex610829 00ex621210 10 17 59 ex14 Men's or boys' woven overcoats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks and capes ex621020 00 0,72 1 389 ex15 Women's or girls' woven overcoats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks and capes, jackets and blazers, other than parkas ex621030 00 0,84 1 190 ex18 Men's or boys' singlets and other vests, underpants, briefs, nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, other than knitted or crocheted ex620719 00ex620729 00ex620799 00 Women's or girls' singlets and other vests, slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, nightdresses, pyjamas, negligees, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, other than knitted or crocheted ex620819 00ex620829 00ex620899 00ex621210 10 ex19 Handkerchiefs, other than those of silk and silk waste ex621390 00 59 17 ex24 Men's or boys' nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted ex610729 00 Women's or girls' nightdresses, pyjamas, negligees, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted ex610839 00 3,9 257 ex27 Women's or girls' skirts, including divided skirts ex610459 00 2,6 385 ex28 Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear), knitted or crocheted ex610349 00ex610469 00 1,61 620 ex31 Brassieres, woven, knitted or crocheted ex621210 10ex621210 90 18,2 55 ex68 Babies' garments and clothing accessories, excluding babies' gloves, mittens and mitts of categories ex10 and ex87, and babies' stockings, socks and sockettes, other than knitted or crocheted, of category ex88 ex620990 00 ex73 Track suits of knitted or crocheted fabric ex611219 00 1,67 600 ex78 Woven garments of fabrics of heading Nos 5903, 5906 and 5907, excluding garments of categories ex14 and ex15 ex621040 00ex621050 00 ex83 Garments of knitted or crocheted fabrics of heading Nos 5903 and 5907 and ski suits, knitted or crocheted ex611220 00ex611300 90 GROUP III A ex38B Net curtains, other than knitted or crocheted ex630399 90 ex40 Woven curtains (including drapes, interior blinds, curtain and bed valances and other furnishing articles), other than knitted or crocheted ex630399 90ex630419 90ex630499 00 ex58 Carpets, carpentines and rugs, knotted (made up or not) ex570190 10ex570190 90 ex59 Carpets and other textile floor coverings, other than the carpets of category ex58, 142 and 151 B ex570210 00ex570259 00ex570299 00ex570390 10ex570390 90ex570410 00ex570490 00ex570500 90 ex60 Tapestries, hand-made, of the type Gobelins, Flanders, Aubusson, Beauvais and the like, and needlework tapestries (e.g. petit point and cross stitch) made in panels and the like by hand ex580500 00 ex61 Narrow woven fabrics, and narrow fabrics (bolduc) consisting of warp without weft, assembled by means of an adhesive, other than labels and similar articles of category ex62 and of category 137 Elastic fabrics and trimmings (not knitted or crocheted), made from textile materials assembled from rubber thread ex580610 00ex580620 00ex580639 00ex580640 00 ex62 Chenille yarn (including flock chenille yarn), gimped yarn (other than metallised yarn and gimped horsehair yarn) ex560600 91ex560600 99 Tulle and other net fabrics but not including woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics, hand or mechanically-made lace, in the piece, in strips or in motifs ex580410 11ex580410 19ex580410 90ex580429 10ex580429 90ex580430 00 Labels, badges and the like of textile materials, not embroidered, in the piece, in strips or cut to shape or size, woven ex580710 10ex580710 90 Braids and ornamental trimmings in the piece; tassels, pompons and the like ex580810 00ex580890 00 Embroidery, in the piece, in strips or in motifs ex581010 10ex581010 90ex581099 10ex581099 90 ex63 Knitted or crocheted fabric of synthetic fibres containing by weight 5 % or more elastomeric yarn and knitted or crocheted fabrics containing by weight 5 % or more of rubber thread ex590691 00ex600240 00ex600290 00ex600410 00ex600490 00 ex65 Knitted or crocheted fabric, other than those of category ex63 ex560600 10ex600240 00ex600410 00 ex66 Travelling rugs and blankets, other than knitted or crocheted ex630110 00ex630190 90 GROUP III B ex10 Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted ex611610 20ex611610 80ex611699 00 17 pairs 59 ex67 Knitted or crocheted clothing accessories other than for babies; household linen of all kinds, knitted or crocheted; curtains (including drapes) and interior blinds, curtain or bed valances and other furnishing articles knitted or crocheted; knitted or crocheted blankets and travelling rugs, other knitted or crocheted articles including parts of garments or of clothing accessories ex580790 90ex611300 10ex611710 00ex611720 00ex611780 10ex611780 90ex611790 00ex630190 10ex630210 00ex630240 00ex630319 00ex630411 00ex630491 00ex630710 10ex630790 10 ex69 Women's and girls’ slips and petticoats, knitted or crocheted ex610819 00 7,8 128 ex72 Swimwear ex611239 10ex611239 90ex611249 10ex611249 90ex621111 00ex621112 00 9,7 103 ex75 Men's or boys' knitted or crocheted suits and ensembles ex610319 00ex610329 00 0,80 1 250 ex85 Ties, bow ties and cravats other than knitted or crocheted, other than those of category 159 ex621590 00 17,9 56 ex86 Corsets, corset-belts, suspender belts, braces, suspenders, garters and the like, and parts thereof, whether or not knitted or crocheted ex621220 00ex621230 00ex621290 00 8,8 114 ex87 Gloves, mittens and mitts, not knitted or crocheted ex620990 00ex621600 00 ex88 Stockings, socks and sockettes, not knitted or crocheted; other clothing accessories, parts of garments or of clothing accessories, other than for babies, other than knitted or crocheted ex620990 00ex621710 00ex621790 00 ex91 Tents ex630629 00 ex94 Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibres, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps ex560110 90ex560129 00ex560130 00 ex95 Felt and articles thereof, whether or not impregnated or coated, other than floor coverings ex560210 19ex560210 39ex560210 90ex560229 00ex560290 00ex580790 10ex621010 10ex630790 91 ex97 Nets and netting made of twine, cordage or rope and made up fishing nets of yarn, twine, cordage or rope ex560890 00 ex98 Other articles made from yarn, twine, cordage, cables or rope, other than textile fabrics, articles made from such fabrics and articles of category 97 ex560900 00ex590500 10 ex99 Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books and the like; tracing cloth; prepared painting canvas; buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics of a kind used for hat foundations ex590110 00ex590190 00 Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor coverings consisting of a coating or covering applied on a textile backing, whether or not cut to shape ex590410 00ex590490 00 Rubberised textile fabric, not knitted or crocheted, excluding those for tyres ex590610 00ex590699 10ex590699 90 Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated or coated; painted canvas being theatrical scenery, studio back-cloths, other than of category ex10 0 ex590700 10ex590700 90 ex10 0 Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with preparations of cellulose derivatives or of other artificial plastic materials ex590310 10ex590310 90ex590320 10ex590320 90ex590390 10ex590390 91ex590390 99 ex10 9 Tarpaulins, sails, awnings and sunblinds ex630619 00ex630639 00 ex11 0 Woven pneumatic mattresses ex630649 00 ex11 1 Camping goods, woven, other than pneumatic mattresses and tents ex630699 00 ex11 2 Other made up textiles articles, woven, excluding those of categories ex11 3 and ex11 4 ex630720 00ex630790 99 ex11 3 Floor cloth, dish cloth and dusters, other than knitted or crocheted ex630710 90 ex11 4 Woven fabrics and articles for technical uses, other than those of category 136 ex590800 00ex590900 90ex591000 00ex591110 00ex591131 19ex591131 90ex591132 10ex591132 90ex591140 00ex591190 10ex591190 90 GROUP IV 115 Flax or ramie yarn 5306 10 105306 10 305306 10 505306 10 905306 20 105306 20 905308 90 125308 90 19 117 Woven fabrics of flax or of ramie 5309 11 105309 11 905309 19 005309 21 105309 21 905309 29 005311 00 105803 90 905905 00 30 118 Table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen of flax or ramie, other knitted or crocheted 6302 29 106302 39 206302 52 00ex630259 006302 92 00ex630299 00 120 Curtains (including drapes), interior blinds, curtain and bed valances and other furnishing articles, not knitted or crocheted, of flax or ramie ex630399 906304 19 30ex630499 00 121 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not, of flax or ramie ex560790 90 122 Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, used, of flax, other than knitted or crocheted ex630590 00 123 Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics of flax or ramie, other than narrow woven fabrics 5801 90 10ex580190 90 Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, of flax or ramie, other than knitted or crocheted 6214 90 90 GROUP V 124 Synthetic staple fibres 5501 10 005501 20 005501 30 005501 90 105501 90 905503 10 105503 10 905503 20 005503 30 005503 40 005503 90 105503 90 905505 10 105505 10 305505 10 505505 10 705505 10 90 125 A Synthetic filament yarn (continuous) not put up for retail sale 5402 41 005402 42 005402 43 00 125 B Monofilament, strip (artificial straw and the like) and imitation catgut of synthetic materials 5404 10 105404 10 905404 90 115404 90 195404 90 90ex560420 00ex560490 00 126 Artificial staple fibres 5502 00 105502 00 405502 00 805504 10 005504 90 005505 20 00 127 A Yarn of artificial filaments (continuous) not put up for retail sale, single yarn or viscose rayon untwisted or with a twist of not more than 250 turns per metre and single non-textured yarn of cellulose acetate 5403 31 00ex540332 00ex540333 00 127 B Monofilament, strip (artificial straw and the like) and imitation catgut of artificial textile materials 5405 00 00ex560490 00 128 Coarse animal hair, carded or combed 5105 40 00 129 Yarn of coarse animal hair or of horsehair 5110 00 00 130 A Silk yarn other than yarn spun from silk waste 5004 00 105004 00 905006 00 10 130 B Silk yarn other than of category 130 A; silk-worm gut 5005 00 105005 00 905006 00 90ex560490 00 131 Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres 5308 90 90 132 Paper yarn 5308 90 50 133 Yarn of true hemp 5308 20 105308 20 90 134 Metallised yarn 5605 00 00 135 Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horse hair 5113 00 00 136 A Woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste other than unbleached, scoured or bleached 5007 20 19ex500720 31ex500720 39ex500720 415007 20 595007 20 615007 20 695007 20 715007 90 305007 90 505007 90 90 136 B Woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste other than those of category 136 A ex500710 005007 20 115007 20 21ex500720 31ex500720 395007 20 415007 20 515007 90 10ex580390 10ex590500 90ex591120 00 137 Woven pile fabric and chenille fabrics and narrow woven fabrics of silk, or of silk waste ex580190 90ex580610 00 138 Woven fabrics of paper yarn and other textile fibres other than of ramie 5311 00 90ex590500 90 139 Woven fabrics of metal threads or of metallised yarn 5809 00 00 140 Knitted or crocheted fabric of textile material other than wool or fine animal hair, cotton or man made fibres ex600110 00ex600129 00ex600199 006003 90 006005 90 006006 90 00 141 Travelling rugs and blankets of textile material other than wool or fine animal hair, cotton or man made fibres ex630190 90 142 Carpets and other textile floor coverings of sisal, of other fibres of the agave family or the Manila hemp ex570239 00ex570249 00ex570259 00ex570299 00ex570500 90 144 Felt of coarse animal hair 5602 10 35ex560229 00 145 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables plaited or not abaca (Manila hemp) or of true hemp 5607 90 10ex560790 90 146 A Binder or baler twine for agricultural machines, of sisal or other fibres of the agave family ex560721 00 146 B Twine, cordage, ropes and cables of sisal or other fibres of the agave family, other than the products of category 146 A ex560721 005607 29 105607 29 90 146 C Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided, of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading No 5303 5607 10 00 147 Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling), yarn waste and garnetted stock, other than not carded or combed 5003 90 00 148 A Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading No 5303 5307 10 105307 10 905307 20 00 148 B Coir yarn 5308 10 00 149 Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of a width of more than 150 cm 5310 10 90ex531090 00 150 Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of a width of not more than 150 cm; Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, of jute or of other textile bast fibres, other than used 5310 10 10ex531090 005905 00 506305 10 90 151 A Floor coverings of coconut fibres (coir) 5702 20 00 151 B Carpets and other textile floor coverings, of jute or of other textile bast fibres, other than tufted or flocked ex570239 00ex570249 00ex570259 00ex570299 00 152 Needle loom felt of jute or of other textile bast fibres not impregnated or coated, other than floor coverings 5602 10 11 153 Used sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading No 5303 6305 10 10 154 Silkworm cocoons suitable for reeling 5001 00 00 Raw silk (not thrown) 5002 00 00 Silk waste(including cocoons unsuitable for reeling), yarn waste and garnetted stock, not carded or combed 5003 10 00 Wool not carded or combed 5101 11 005101 19 005101 21 005101 29 005101 30 00 Fine or coarse animal hair, not carded or combed 5102 11 005102 19 105102 19 305102 19 405102 19 905102 20 00 Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste but excluding garnetted stock 5103 10 105103 10 905103 20 105103 20 915103 20 995103 30 00 Garnetted stock of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair 5104 00 00 Flax, raw or processed but not spun: flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 5301 10 005301 21 005301 29 005301 30 105301 30 90 Ramie and other vegetable textile fibres, raw or processed but not spun: tow, noils and waste, other than coir and abaca of heading No 5304 5305 90 00 Cotton, not carded nor combed 5201 00 105201 00 90 Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 5202 10 005202 91 005202 99 00 True hemp (Cannabis sativa L.), raw or processed but not spun: tow and waste of true hemp (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 5302 10 005302 90 00 Abaca (Manila hemp or Musa Textilis Nee), raw or processed but not spun: tow and waste of abaca (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 5305 21 005305 29 00 Jute or other textile bast fibres (excluding flax, true hemp and ramie), raw or processed but not spun: tow and waste of jute or other textile bast fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 5303 10 005303 90 00 Other vegetable textile fibres, raw or processed but not spun: tow and waste of such fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 5304 10 005304 90 005305 11 005305 19 005305 90 00 156 Blouses and pullovers knitted or crocheted of silk or silk waste for women and girls 6106 90 30ex611090 90 157 Garments, knitted or crocheted, excluding garments of categories ex10, ex12, ex13, ex24, ex27, ex28, ex67, ex69, ex72, ex73, ex75, ex83 and 156 6101 90 106101 90 906102 90 106102 90 90ex610339 00ex610349 00ex610419 00ex610429 00ex610439 006104 49 00ex610469 006105 90 906106 90 506106 90 90ex610799 00ex610899 006109 90 906110 90 10ex611090 90ex611190 006114 90 00 159 Dresses, blouses and shirt-blouses, not knitted or crocheted, of silk or silk waste 6204 49 106206 10 00 Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, not knitted or crocheted, of silk or silk waste 6214 10 00 Ties, bow ties and cravats of silk or silk waste 6215 10 00 160 Handkerchiefs of silk or silk waste 6213 10 00 161 Garments, not knitted or crocheted, excluding garments of categories ex14, ex15, ex18, ex31, ex68, ex72, ex78, ex86, ex87, ex88 and 159 6201 19 006201 99 006202 19 006202 99 006203 19 906203 29 906203 39 906203 49 906204 19 906204 29 906204 39 906204 49 906204 59 906204 69 906205 90 106205 90 906206 90 106206 90 90ex621120 006211 39 006211 49 00

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ANNEX II

EXPORTING COUNTRIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1

Belarus

China

Russia

Serbia

Ukraine

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

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ANNEX III

referred to in Articles 1, 12 and 13

PART I

Classification

Article 1

The classification of the textile products referred to in Article 1 (1) of the Regulation is based on the combined nomenclature (CN).

Article 2

On the initiative of the Commission or of a Member State, the tariff and statistical nomenclature section of the Customs Code Committee, which was established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 ( 3 ) will examine urgently in conformity with the provisions of the abovementioned Regulations, all questions concerning the classification of products referred to in Article 1 (1) of the Regulation within the combined nomenclature (CN) in order to classify them in the appropriate categories.

Article 3

The Commission shall inform supplying countries of any changes in the combined nomenclature (CN) on their adoption by the competent authorities of the Community.

Article 4

The Commission shall inform the competent authorities of supplier countries of any decisions adopted in accordance with the procedures in force in the Community relating to classification of products covered by this Regulation, within one month at the latest of their adoption. Such communication shall include:

(a) a description of the products concerned;

(b) the relevant category, and the combined nomenclature code (CN code);

(c) the reasons which have led to the decision.

Article 5

1. Where a classification decision adopted in accordance with Community procedures in force results in a change of classification practice or a change in category of any product covered by this Regulation, the competent authorities of the Member States shall provide 30 days' notice, from the date of the Commission's notification, before the decision is put into effect.

2. Products shipped before the date of application of the decision shall remain subject to earlier classification practice, provided that the goods in question are entered to importation within 60 days of that date.

Article 6

Where a classification decision adopted in accordance with the Community procedures in force referred to in Article 5 of this Annex involves a category of products subject to a quantitative limit, the Commission shall, without delay, initiate consultation in accordance with Article 16 of the Regulation, in order to reach agreement on the necessary adjustments to the corresponding quantitative limits provided for in Annex V.

Article 7

1. Without prejudice to any other provision on this subject, where the classification indicated in the documentation necessary for importation of the products covered by this Regulation differs from the classification determined by the competent authorities of the Member State into which they are to be imported, the goods in question shall be provisionally subject to the import arrangements which, in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation, are applicable to them on the basis of the classification determined by the abovementioned authorities.

2. The competent authorities of the Member States shall inform the Commission of the cases referred to in paragraph 1, indicating in particular:

— the quantities of products involved;

— the category shown on the import documentation and that retained by the competent authorities,

— where an export licence was issued, the number of the licence and the category shown.

3. The competent authorities of the Member States shall not issue a new import authorization for textile products subject to a Community quantitative limit indicated in Annex V following reclassification until they have obtained confirmation from the Commission that the amounts to be imported are available in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 12.

4. The Commission shall notify the supplier countries concerned of the cases referred to in this Article.

Article 8

In the cases referred to in Article 7, as well as in those cases of a similar nature raised by the competent authorities of the supplying countries, the Commission, if necessary, and in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 16 of the Regulation, shall enter into consultations with the supplier country or countries concerned, in order to reach agreement on the classification definitively applicable to the products involved in the divergence.

Article 9

The Commission, in agreement with the competent authorities of the importing Member State or States and of the supplier country or countries, may, in the cases referred to in Article 8 of this Annex, determine the classification definitively applicable to the products involved in the divergence.

Article 10

When a case of divergence referred to in Article 7 cannot be resolved in accordance with Article 9, the Commission will adopt, in accordance with the provisions of Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, a measure establishing the classification of the goods in the combined nomenclature.







PART II

Double-checking system

(for administering quantitative limits)

Article 11

1. The competent authorities of the supplier countries shall issue an export licence in respect of all consignments of textile products subject to the quantitative limits established in Annex V up to the level of the said limits.

2. The original of the export licence shall be presented by the importer for the purposes of the issue of the import authorization referred to in Article 14.

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3. Where a supplier country has entered into administrative arrangements with the Community concerning electronic licensing the relevant information may be transmitted by electronic means to replace the grant of export licences in paper form.

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Article 12

1. The export licence for quantitative limits shall conform to the specimen appended to this Annex which may also contain a translation into another language and shall certify inter alia that the quantity of goods in question has b