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of12October1993
oncommonrulesforimportsofcertain textile productsfromthirdcountries
(OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1)
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►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 3617/93 of 22 December 1993 L 328 22 29.12.1993
►M2Commission Regulation (EC) No 195/94 of 12 January 1994 L 29 1 2.2.1994
►M3Commission Regulation (EC) No 3169/94 of 21 December 1994 L 335 33 23.12.1994
►M4Council Regulation (EC) No 3289/94 of 22 December 1994 L 349 85 31.12.1994
►M5Commission Regulation (EC) No 1616/95 of 4 July 1995 L 154 3 5.7.1995
►M6Commission Regulation (EC) No 3053/95 of 20 December 1995 L 323 1 30.12.1995
►M7amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1410/96 of 19 July
1996L 181 15 20.7.1996
►M8Commission Regulation (EC) No 941/96 of 28 May 1996 L 128 15 29.5.1996
►M9Commission Regulation (EC) No 2231/96 of 22 November 1996 L 307 1 28.11.1996
►M10Council Regulation (EC) No 2315/96 of 25 November 1996 L 314 1 4.12.1996
►M11Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/97 of 28 January 1997 L 26 8 29.1.1997
►M12Commission Regulation (EC) No 447/97 of 7 March1997 L 68 16 8.3.1997
►M13Council Regulation (EC) No 824/97 of 29 April 1997 L 119 1 8.5.1997
►M14Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/97 of 24 July 1997 L 198 1 25.7.1997
►M15Commission Regulation (EC) No 339/98 of 11 February 1998 L 45 1 16.2.1998
►M16Commission Regulation (EC) No 856/98 of 23 April 1998 L 122 11 24.4.1998
►M17Commission Regulation (EC) No 1053/98 of 20 May 1998 L 151 10 21.5.1998
►M18Commission Regulation (EC) No 2798/98 of 22 December 1998 L 353 1 29.12.1998
►M19Commission Regulation (EC) No 1072/1999 of 10 May 1999 L 134 1 28.5.1999
►M20Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2000 of 10 July 2000 L 186 1 25.7.2000
►M21Commission Regulation (EC) No 1987/2000 of 20 September 2000 L 237 24 21.9.2000
►M22Council Regulation (EC) No 2474/2000 of 9 November 2000 L 286 1 11.11.2000
►M23Council Regulation (EC) No 391/2001 of 26 February 2001 L 58 3 28.2.2001
►M24Commission Regulation (EC) No 1809/2001 of 9 August 2001 L 252 1 20.9.2001
►M25Commission Regulation (EC) No 27/2002 of 28 December 2001 L 9 1 11.1.2002
►M26Commission Regulation (EC) No 797/2002 of 14 May 2002 L 128 29 15.5.2002
►M27Commission Regulation (EC) No 2344/2002 of 18 December 2002 L 357 91 31.12.2002
►M28Council Regulation (EC) No 138/2003 of 21 January 2003 L 23 1 28.1.2003
►M29Commission Regulation (EC) No 260/2004 of 6 February 2004 L 51 1 20.2.2004
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►A1Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C241 21 29.8.1994
(adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995
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C1Corrigendum, OJ L 29, 5.2.2003, p. 59 (2344/2002)
NB: This consolidated version contains references to the European unit of account and/or the ecu, which from 1 January 1999
should be understood as references to the euro — Council Regulation (EEC) No 3308/80 (OJ L 345, 20.12.1980, p. 1) andCouncil Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 (OJ L 162, 19.6.1997, p. 1).
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COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)No3030/93
of12October 1993
oncommonrulesforimportsofcertaintextileproductsfromthird
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 Arrange-
ment 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 December1992 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 Agree-ments and/or the Interim Agreements, with a number of suppliercountries;
Whereas it is necessary to ensure that the purpose or each of these
agreements, protocols and other arrangements should not be evadedby deflection of trade; whereas it is therefore necessary to determinethe way in which the origin of the products in question is checkedand 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-checkingsystem; whereas the effectiveness of these measures depends on theCommunity'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 arrange-
ments governing customs warehouses, temporary importation or inward
processing (suspension system) should not be subject to such Commu-
nity quantitative limits;
Whereas agreements concluded by the Community with certain third
countries contain special provisions for imports of folklore andhandloom 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 processingand 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 establisha special management procedure
whereby the competent authorities of the Member States will not issueimport licences before obtaining prior confirmation from the Commis-sion that there are still amounts available of the quantitative limit inquestion;
Whereas it is also necessary to introduce efficient and rapid procedures
for altering Community quantitative limits and their allocation to takeaccount of the development of trade flows, needs for additional importsand the Community's obligations under the agreements negotiated withsupplier countries;1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 3
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Whereas, in the case of products not subject to quantitative limits, the
agreements provide for a consultation procedure whereby, in the eventthat 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 theirexports from the date of a request for such consultations, at the levelindicated 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 appro-
priate for suchquantitative limits to be applied at th e regional level
rather than at the Community level and it is therefore necessary to lay
down efficient procedures for deciding upon appropriate measureswhich do not disrupt unduly the functioning of the internal market;
Whereas the agreements, protocols or arrangements with certain coun-
tries foresee the possibility for the Community to subject textiles and
clothing imports to a system of surveillance and it is therefore neces-sary to lay down the administrative procedures for introducing andimplementing suchsurveillance measures;
Whereas, as a result of the completion of the internal market for
textiles and clothing products on 1 January 1993, Community quantita-tive limits are no longer broken down into Member States' shares;whereas the agreements with third countries provide for consultationsin the event of any problems which may arise as a result of regionalconcentration 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 theCommunity 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 agree-ment can be reached with the supplier country in question on anequivalent adjustment to the relevant quantitative limit when it appearsthat the agreement has been circumvented; whereas supplier countriesalso agreed to take the necessary measures to ensure that any adjust-
ments could be rapidly applied; whereas, in the absence of agreement
with a supplier country within the time limit provided, the Communitymay, where clear evidence of circumvention is provided, apply theequivalent adjustment;
Whereas in order inter alia to comply withtime limits set in th e agree-
ments it is necessary to lay down a rapid and efficient procedure forintroducing suchquantitative limits and concluding suchagreementswithth e supplier countries;
Whereas the provisions of this Regulation must be applied in confor-
mity withth e Community's international obligations, in particular withthose arising from the abovementioned agreements with supplier coun-tries,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Scope
1. This Regulation applies to:
— imports of textile products listed in Annex I, originating in third
countries with which the Community has concluded bilateral agree-
ments, protocols or other arrangements as listed in Annex II,
— imports of textile products, as listed in Annex X, which, so far as
the Community is concerned, have not been integrated into GATT1994 within the meaning of Article 2(6) or (8) of the WTO Agree-ment on (ATC) Textiles and Clothing and which originate in thirdcountries, Members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). By1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 4
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derogation to this provision, Article 10a shall be applicable to
textile products listed in Annex I under the conditions stipulated inthat Article.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, textile products falling within
Section XI of the combined nomenclature shall be classified in cate-gories 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 inAnnex 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.
6. The requirements regarding proof of origin of the products
referred to in paragraph1 sh all be as laid down in Annex III and in
the relevant Community legislation in force. However, proof of originpresented in accordance withth e provisions of Regulation (EC) No1541/98 may also be accepted in place of the proof of origin requiredby bilateral agreements, protocols or other arrangements which laydown 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 inforce.
7. The Council, acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the
Commission, shall amend Annex X of this Regulation in order to inte-
grate the remaining products listed in Annex X into the WTO in three
stages as follows:
— on 1 January 1998, products which in 1990 accounted for not less
than 17 % of the total volume of 1990 imports into the Communityof all textiles and clothing products covered by the ATC,
— on 1 January 2002, products which in 1990 accounted for not less
than 18 % of the total volume of 1990 imports into the Community
of all textiles and clothing products covered by the ATC,
— on 1 January 2005 the remaining products.
Before each integration stage referred to above, the Commission shall
present to the Council a report on the respect by third countries of their
commitments under the GATT rules and disciplines referred to in
Article 7 of the ATC.
8. By way of derogation from this Regulation, the import of the
following textile products shall not be subject to quantitative restric-tions, 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 representwith a view to their being imported into the customs territory of theCommunity. The competent authorities may require that certainarticles, 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 destroytheir character as samples. ‘Samples of textile products’ means anyarticle representing a type of goods whose manner of presentationand quantity, for goods of the same type or quality, rule out its usefor any purpose other than that of seeking orders.1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 5
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(b) Representative samples of textile products manufactured outside
the customs territory of the Community intended for a trade fairor 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 exhi-bitor's participation.
Article 2
Quantitativelimits
1. Importation into the Community of the textile products listed in
Annex V originating in one of the supplier countries listed in thatAnnex shall be subject to the annual quantitative limits laid down inthat Annex.
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 thesupplier country concerned. For the purposes of this Regulation, ship-ment of products shall be considered as having taken place on the dateon which they were loaded onto the exporting means of transport.
4. Imports of products not subject to quantitative limits before 1
January 1993 which were in the course of shipment to the Communitybefore that date shall not be subject to the quantitative limits referred to
in this Article provided that they were effectively shipped from the
supplier country in which they originate before 1 January 1993.
5. The release for free circulation of products the importation of
which was subject to quantitative limits before 1 January 1993 andwhich were shipped before that date shall continue from that date tobe subject to the presentation of the same import documents, and tothe same import conditions, as before 1 January 1993.
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 thecombined nomenclature (CN) or any decision amending the classifica-tion of suchproducts does not result in a reduction of suchquantitativelimits.
7. In order to ensure that quantities for which import authorizations
are issued shall not exceed at any moment the total Community quan-
titative limits for eachtextile category and eachth ird country
concerned, the competent authorities shall issue import authorizationsonly upon confirmation by the Commission that there are still quanti-ties available of the total Community quantitative limits for thecategories of textile products and for the third countries concerned,for which an importer or importers have submitted applications with
the said authorities.
8. At the request of the Member State concerned, textile products in
the possession of the competent authorities of that Member State, parti-cularly in the context of bankruptcy or similar procedures, for which avalid import authorisation is no longer available, may be released intofree circulation in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article17(2).1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 6
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Article 3
Folkloreandhandloomproducts
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 provisionsof Annex VI and which fulfil the other conditions laid down therein.
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 competentauthorities of the Member States, provided that similar machine-madeproducts 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 theimporter of the certificate referred to in paragraph 1 issued by thecompetent 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 para-graph1.
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to Brazil, Hong Kong or
Macao.
4. Where exports from China of the products referred to in para-
graph1 reach15 % of any Community quantitative limit laid down in
Annex V, China shall refrain from issuing further certificates.
Article 4
Temporaryimports
1. The quantitative limits referred to in Annex V shall not apply to
products placed in a free zone or imported under the arrangementsgoverning customs warehouses, temporary importation or inwardprocessing (suspension system) (
1).
Where the products referred to in the preceding subparagraph are
subsequently released for free circulation, either in the unaltered stateor after working or processing, Article 2 (2) shall apply and theproducts 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 shallinform the Commission within four weeks of the quantities concerned,which shall be recredited to the quantitative limits provided for inAnnex V and used in accordance withth e provisions of Article 12.
Article 5
Outwardprocessing
Subject to the conditions laid down in Annex VII, re-imports into the
Community of textile products after processing in the countries listedin 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 Commu-nity.1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 7
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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 effectedat abnormally low prices, the Commission acting on its own initiativeor at the request of a Member State, may request consultations with theauthorities of the supplier country in question in accordance withArticle 16.
2. Measures destined to remedy this situation shall be adopted in
accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 17, due respectbeing given to the terms and conditions contained in the relevant bilat-
eral agreements.
Article 7
Flexibility provisions
Provided they notify the Commission in advance, supplier countries
may effect transfers between the quantitative limits listed in Annex V
to the extent and subject to the conditions stipulated in Annex VIII.
Article 8
Additionalimports
Where, under particular circumstances, imports over and above those
referred to in Annex V are required in respect of one or more cate-gories of products, additional opportunities for imports during a givenquota 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-licen-
sing 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 thatsuchan amount does not exceed 3 % of th e quantitative limit forthe 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 adecision 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.
Article 9
Regionalconcentration
1. In the case of a sudden and prejudical change in the traditional
trade flows of products subject to quantitative limits or to surveillance
from a supplier country resulting in a regional concentration of direct
imports into the Community, the Commission will seek a solution tothese problems in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article17 and in conformity with the principles of the internal market.
2. The consultations with the supplier country concerned shall be
conducted in accordance withth e procedures laid down in Article 16.The measures necessary to remedy the situation described in paragraph1 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down inArticle 17.1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 8
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Article 10
Safeguardmeasures
1. Should imports into the Community of products falling within
any given category, not subject to the quantitative limits set out inAnnex 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 indi-cated in the Table appearing in Annex IX, such imports may be madesubject to quantitative limits under the conditions laid down in thisArticle.
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 productsoriginating 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 1are fulfilled and that a given category of products should be madesubject to a quantitative limit:
(a) it shall open consultations with the supplier country concerned in
accordance withth e procedure specified in Article 16 witha view
to reaching an arrangement or joint conclusions on a suitable levelof 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 Commu-
nity, for a provisional period of three months from the date onwhich the request for consultations is made. Such provisional limitshall be established at 25 % of the level of imports during theprevious 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 quantitativelimits identical to those requested of the supplier country pursuant
to point (b). These measures shall be without prejudice to the defi-
nitive arrangements to be made by the Community, taking intoaccount the results of the consultations.
4. (a) Should imports into the Community of textile products not
subject to the quantitative limits set out in Annex V and origi-nating in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland,
Romania or the Slovak Republic take place in such increased
quantities, or under suchconditions, so as to cause seriousdamage or actual threat thereof, to the Community's productionof like or directly competitive products, suchimports may bemade subject to quantitative limits under the conditions laiddown in the Additional Protocols with these countries.
(b) The provisions of paragraph 3, shall also apply in such cases
except that the provisional limit referred to in paragraph 3 (b)shall be established at 25 %, at least, of the level of importsduring the 12-month period terminating two months, or where
data is not available three months, preceding the month in which
the request for consultations is made.
5. (a) Withregard to products listed in Annex X not subject to th e
quantitative limits set out in Annex V and originating in coun-tries which are members of the World Trade Organization,safeguard action may be taken where it is demonstrated that aparticular product is being imported into the Community in
suchincreased quantities as to cause serious damage, or actual
threat thereof, to the domestic industry producing like and/ordirectly competitive products. Serious damage or actual threatthereof must demonstrably be caused by such increased quanti-ties in total imports of that product and not by such other factorsas technological changes or changes in consumer preference.1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 9
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(b) In making a determination of serious damage, or actual threat
thereof, as referred to in paragraph (a) the effect of thoseimports on the state of the particular industry shall be examined,
as reflected in changes in such relevant economic variables as
output, productivity, utilization of capacity, inventories, marketshare, exports, wages, employment, domestic prices, profits andinvestment.
(c) The third country or countries, member(s) of the World Trade
Organization to whom serious damage, or actual threat thereof,as referred to in paragraph(a) is attributed, sh all be determined
on the basis of a sharp and substantial increase in imports, actual
or imminent and on the level of imports as compared withimports from other sources, market share and import anddomestic prices at a comparable stage of commercial transac-tion.
6. Where the Commission, upon its own initiative or at the request
of a Member State, considers that the conditions set out in paragraph 5are fulfilled and that the products in question should be made subject toa quantitative limit:
(a) it shall open consultations with the supplier country concerned in
accordance withth e procedure specified in Article 16 witha view
to reaching an arrangement or joint conclusions on a suitable levelof restriction for the products in question;
(b) in highly unusual and critical circumstances where delay would
cause damage which would be difficult to repair, it may impose aprovisional quantitative limit on the products in question on thecondition that the request for consultations shall be effected withinno more than five working days after taking the action. Such provi-
sional limit shall not be lower than the actual level from the
supplier country during the 12-month period terminating twomonths preceding the month in which the request for consultationswas made.
7. (a) Measures taken pursuant to paragraphs 3, 4 and 6 shall be the
subject of a Commission communication published withoutdelay in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
(b) The Commission shall refer urgent cases to the Committee
provided for in Article 17 either at its own initiative or withinfive working days of receipt of a request from a Member Stateor States setting out the reasons for the urgency and shall take adecision within five working days of the end of the Committee's
deliberation.
8. The consultations with the supplier country concerned which are
provided for in paragraphs 3, 4 and 6 may lead to an arrangementbetween that country and the Community, on the introduction and thelevel of quantitative limits. Such arrangements shall stipulate that the
quantitative limits agreed be administered in accordance witha
double-checking system.
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 quantita-
tive 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 paragraph1 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 andgave rise to the request for consultations, whichever is the higher;
(b) in the case of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland,
Romania or the Slovak Republic, 110 % of the imports for the12-month period terminating two months, or where data is notavailable three months, preceding the month in which the requestfor consultations is made;1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 10
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(c) in the case of supplier countries, members of the WTO, the actual
level of imports from the supplier country concerned during the 12-month period terminating two months preceding the month in
which the request for consultations was made.
10. The annual level of the quantitative limits established in accor-
dance with paragraphs 3 to 6 or 9 may not be less than the level ofimports into the Community in 1985 for Argentina, Brazil, HongKong, Pakistan, Peru, Sri Lanka and Uruguay, and in 1986 for Bangla-desh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Macao, Philippines, Singapore, SouthKorea and Thailand, of products of the same category and originating
in the same supplier country.
11. The quantitative limits established pursuant to this Article shall
not apply to products which have already been dispatched to theCommunity provided that they were shipped from the supplier countryin which they originate for export to the Community before the date ofnotification of the request for consultations.
12. Measures taken in accordance withth e provisions of paragraph5
may remain in place:
(a) for up to three years without extension; or
(b) until the product is integrated into GATT 1994, whichever comes
first.
13. The measures provided for in paragraphs 3, 4, 6 and 9 and the
arrangements referred to in paragraph9 sh all be adopted and imple-mented in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 17.
Article 10a
SpecialsafeguardprovisionsforChina
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 tradein those products, such imports may, during the period ending on 31December 2008, be made subject to specific safeguard measures underthe 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 suchmarket disruption. Th e request for
consultation shall provide China with a detailed factual statementof reasons and justifications for the request, with current datashowing the existence or threat of market disruption and the roleof products of Chinese origin in that disruption. Consultations shallbe commenced within 30 days of receipt of the request, the consul-
tation period lasting 90 days from suchreceipt, 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 oftextile 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 12months of the most recent 14 months preceding the month in whichthe request for consultations was made.
(b) The Commission may, if no mutually satisfactory solution is
reached during the 90-day consultation period, establish a quantita-
tive limit for the category or categories subject to the consultations.The quantitative limit shall be set up on the basis of the level atwhich China held its shipments upon receipt of the Community'srequest 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 orless remained in the year at the time of the request for consulta-tions, for a period ending 12 months after the request forconsultations. Consultations with China shall be continued duringthe term of the quantitative limit set up under this provision.1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 11
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(c) No action taken under this paragraph shall remain in effect beyond
one year without reapplication, unless otherwise agreed betweenthe Community and China. Measures shall not be applied to the
same product at the same time under this paragraph and the provi-
sions of Section 16 of the Protocol on the Accession of China tothe WTO. Measures taken pursuant to point (b) shall be the subjectof a Commission communication published without delay in theOfficial 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 countryin which they originate for export to the Community before the date ofnotification of the request for consultations.
3. The measures provided for in this Article, including opening of
consultations as provided for in paragraph1(a), sh all be adopted and
implemented in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 17.
Article 11
Regionalsafeguardmeasures
1. Article 10 shall not preclude the Community, if the conditions are
fulfilled, from applying safeguard measures for one or more regions, inconformity with the principles of the internal market.
2. Such measures shall be exceptional, temporary and disturb the
operation of the internal market as little as possible, and shall only beadopted after alternative solutions have been examined.
3. The measures provided for in this Article shall be taken in accor-
dance withth e procedure laid down in Article 17.
Article 12
SpecificrulesforadministrationofCommunityquantitativelimits
1. For the purpose of applying Article 2 (2), the competent authori-
ties 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 theyhave received. By return the Commission shall notify its confirmationthat the requested amount(s) of quantities are available for importationin 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 anticipatedrequests for import authorizations may exceed the quantitative limits,the Commission, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article17, may limit the amount to be allocated on the ‘first come, firstserved’ 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 laiddown 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 inte-grated network set up for this purpose, unless for imperative technicalreasons it is necessary to use other means of communication tempora-
rily.
4. As far as possible, the Commission shall confirm to the authori-
ties the full amount indicated in the requests notified for each categoryof products and eachth ird country concerned. Notifications presentedby Member States for which no confirmation can be given becausethe amounts requested are no longer available within the Community1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 12
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quantitative limit, will be stored by the Commission in the chronolo-
gical order in which they have been received and confirmed in thesame 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 countryconcerned immediately in cases where requests notified exceed thequantitative limits in order to seek clarification and a rapid solution.
5. The competent authorities shall notify the Commission immedi-
ately after being informed of any quantity that is not used during theduration of validity of the import authorisation or at the time of itsexpiry. Suchunused quantities sh all automatically be transferred into
the remaining quantities of the total Community quantitative limit for
eachcategory of product and eachth ird country concerned.
6. The import authorizations or equivalent documents shall be issued
in accordance withAnnex 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 exportlicences have been withdrawn or cancelled by the competent authoritiesin the supplier countries. However, if the Commission or the competentauthorities 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 intothe Community, the quantities in question shall be set off against thequantitative limits for the year during which shipment of productstook place.
8. The Commission may, in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 17, take any measure necessary to implement thisArticle.
Article 13
Surveillance
1. Where, in accordance with the relevant provisions of an agree-
ment, protocol or other arrangement between the Community and a
third country, a system of surveillance a prioriora posteriori is intro-
duced on a category of products referred to in Annex I which is notsubject to the quantitative limits listed in Annex V, the proceduresand formalities concerning single and double checking, economic
outward processing, classification and certification of origin shall be
those laid down in Annex III and IV.
2. The categories of products and the third countries currently
subject to surveillance, in accordance withparagraph1, are listed in
the tables in Annex III.
3. The decision to impose the surveillance system on categories of
products or on supplier countries not listed in the tables in Annex IIIshall be taken in accordance with the relevant provisions regardingconsultations contained in the agreement, protocol or other arrangementwithth e country in question.
Suchdecisions to impose th e surveillance system as well as any addi-
tional measures needed to implement this system, shall be adopted inaccordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 17.
Article 14
Statistics
1. In respect of the textile products in Annex I, Member States shall
notify the Commission monthly, within one month of the end of eachmonth, of the total quantities imported during that month, indicatingthe combined nomenclature code and using the units and, where appro-priate supplementary units, used in that code. Imports shall be brokendown in accordance withth e statistical procedures in force.1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 13
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2. In order to enable market trends in the products covered by this
Regulation to be monitored, Member States shall communicate to theCommission, before 31 Marcheachyear, statistical data on exports.
The statistical data relating to the production and consumption of each
product shall be forwarded under arrangements to be determined subse-quently pursuant to the procedure laid down in Article 17.
3. Where the nature of the products or particular circumstances so
require, the Commission may, at the request of a Member State or onits own initiative, alter the time limits for communicating the above-mentioned information under the procedure laid down in Article 17.
4. Member States shall notify the Commission under conditions set
in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17, of all otherparticulars deemed under that procedure to be necessary in order toensure compliance with the obligations agreed between the Communityand the supplier countries.
5. In the urgent cases referred to in the last subparagraph of Article
10 (3), the Member State or States concerned shall send the necessaryimport statistics and economic data to the Commission and the other
Member States by telex, telefax or other means of communication
suchas electronics or telematics.
Article 15
Circumvention
1. Where, following the enquiries carried out in accordance with the
procedures established in Annex IV, the Commission finds that theinformation in its possession constitutes proof that products originatingin a supplier country listed in Annex V and subject to the quantitative
limits referred to in Article 2 or introduced pursuant to Article 10 have
been transshipped, re-routed or otherwise imported into the Communitythrough circumvention of such quantitative limits and that there is aneed for the necessary adjustments to be made, it shall request thatconsultations be opened, in accordance withth e procedure described
in Article 16, so that agreement may be reached on an equivalent
adjustment of the corresponding quantitative limits.
2. Pending the outcome of the consultations referred to in paragraph
1, the Commission may ask the supplier country concerned to take thenecessary precautionary steps to ensure that adjustments to the quanti-
tative limits agreed following suchconsultations may be carried out for
the year in which the request for consultations was lodged or for thefollowing year, if the quantitative limits for the current year isexhausted, where there is clear evidence of circumvention.
3. If the Community and the supplier country fail to arrive at a satis-
factory solution within the period stipulated in Article 16 and if theCommission notes that three is clear evidence of circumvention, itshall, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17, deductfrom the quantitative limits an equivalent volume of products origi-
nating in the supplier country concerned.
4. In accordance with the provisions of the protocols and certain
bilateral agreements concluded with third countries, where sufficientevidence shows that a false declaration concerning fibre content, quan-
tities, description or classification of products originating in the
countries concerned has occurred, the Community authorities mayrefuse to import the products in question.
Furthermore, should it appear that the territory of any of these coun-
tries is involved in transhipment or re-routing of products notoriginating in that country, the Commission may introduce quantitativelimits against the same products originating in that same country, ifthey are not already subject to quantitative limits, or it may take anyother appropriate measures.1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 14
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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 whichare 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 actionto address the problem. The Commission, in accordance with theprocedure laid down in Article 17, may introduce quantitative limitsagainst the third country or countries concerned or it may take any
other appropriate measures.
Article 16
Consultations
1. The Commission, in accordance with the procedure laid down in
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this Regulation in accordance with the following rules:
— 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 notifi-cation) by a statement setting out the reasons and circumstanceswhich, 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 agree-
ment or a mutually acceptable conclusion within one further month
at the latest.
2. However, consultations with Hong Kong shall be governed by the
following rules:
— the Commission shall notify Hong Kong of the request for consulta-
tions, together with a statement setting out the reasons andcircumstances which, in the Community's opinion, justify thesubmission of sucha request,
— the Commission shall initiate consultations within 15 days at the
latest of notification of the request, with a view to reaching agree-ment or a mutually acceptable conclusion within 15 days at the
latest.
Article 17
Thetextile 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 anyother matter relating to the operation or application of this Regulation.1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 15
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Article 18
Finalprovisions
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 neces-
sary to take into account the conclusion, amendment or expiry ofagreements, protocols or arrangements withth ird countries or amend-ments made to Community rules on statistics, customs arrangementsor common rules for imports shall be adopted in accordance with theprocedure laid down in Article 17.
Article 20
This Regulation shall not prejudice the provisions either of the ATC
withregard to WTO members or of th e bilateral agreements, protocolsor arrangements between the Community and the third countries listedin Annex II.
Article 21
Regulation (EEC) No 958/93 is hereby repealed, except for its transi-
tional provisions applicable until 31 March1993.
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.1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 16
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ListofAnnexes
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
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ANNEX I
TEXTILEPRODUCTSREFERREDTOINARTICLE1 (1)
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.
2. When the constitutive material of the products of categories 1 to 114 is not specifically mentioned,
these products are to be taken to be made exclusively of wool or of fine animal hair, of cotton or of
man-made fibres. This applies to the following countries: Argentina, Bangladesh, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, China (MFA Agreement), Croatia, Egypt, Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan,
Peru, Philippines, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and
Vietnam.
3. Garments which are not recognizable as being garments for men or boys or as being garments for
women or girls are classified withth e latter.
4. Where the expression ‘babies' garments’ is used, this is meant to cover garments up to and
including commercial size 86.
CategoryDescription
CN-Code 2004Table of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
(1) (2) (3) (4)
GROUP I A
1 Cotton yarn, not put up for retail sale
52041100, 52041900, 52051100, 5205 1200,
52051300, 52051400, 52051510, 5205 1590,
52052100, 52052200, 52052300, 5205 2400,
52052600, 52052700, 52052800, 5205 3100,52053200, 52053300, 52053400, 5205 3500,
52054100, 52054200, 52054300, 5205 4400,
52054600, 52054700, 52054800, 5206 1100,
52061200, 52061300, 52061400, 5206 1510,
52061590, 52062100, 52062200, 5206 2300,
52062400, 52062510, 52062590, 5206 3100,
52063200, 52063300, 52063400, 5206 3500,
52064100, 52064200, 52064300, 5206 4400,
52064500, ex 5604 9000
2 Woven fabrics of cotton, other than gauze, terry
fabrics, pile fabrics, chenille fabrics, tulle and other
net fabrics
52081110, 52081190, 52081216, 5208 1219,
52081296, 52081299, 52081300, 5208 1900,
52082110, 52082190, 52082216, 5208 2219,
52082296, 52082299, 52082300, 5208 2900,
52083100, 52083216, 52083219, 5208 3296,
52083299, 52083300, 52083900, 5208 4100,
52084200, 52084300, 52084900, 5208 5100,
52085210, 52085290, 52085300, 5208 5900,
52091100, 52091200, 52091900, 5209 2100,
52092200, 52092900, 52093100, 5209 3200,
52093900, 52094100, 52094200, 5209 4300,
52094910, 52094990, 52095100, 5209 5200,
52095900, 52101110, 52101190, 5210 1200,
52101900, 52102110, 52102190, 5210 2200,
52102900, 52103110, 52103190, 5210 3200,
52103900, 52104100, 52104200, 5210 4900,
52105100, 52105200, 52105900, 5211 1100,1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 18
(1) Covers only categories 1 to 114, with the exception of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Cambodia, China (non-
MFA Agreement), Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Russian Federation,Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Vietnam, for which categories 1 to161 are covered and of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Taiwanfor which categories 1 to 123 are covered. In the case of Taiwan categories 115 to 123 are included in Group III
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CategoryDescription
CN-Code 2004Table of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
(1) (2) (3) (4)
52111200, 52111900, 52112100, 5211 2200,
52112900, 52113100, 52113200, 5211 3900,
52114100, 52114200, 52114300, 5211 4910,
52114990, 52115100, 52115200, 5211 5900,
52121110, 52121190, 52121210, 5212 1290,
52121310, 52121390, 52121410, 5212 1490,
52121510, 52121590, 52122110, 5212 2190,
52122210, 52122290, 52122310, 5212 2390,
52122410, 52122490, 52122510, 5212 2590,
ex 58110000, ex 6308 0000
2 (a) Of which: Other than unbleached or bleached
52083100, 52083216, 52083219, 5208 3296,
52083299, 52083300, 52083900, 5208 4100,
52084200, 52084300, 52084900, 5208 5100,
52085210, 52085290, 52085300, 5208 5900,
52093100, 52093200, 52093900, 5209 4100,
52094200, 52094300, 52094910, 5209 4990,
52095100, 52095200, 52095900, 5210 3110,
52103190, 52103200, 52103900, 5210 4100,
52104200, 52104900, 52105100, 5210 5200,52105900, 52113100, 52113200, 5211 3900,
52114100, 52114200, 52114300, 5211 4910,
52114990, 52115100, 52115200, 5211 5900,
52121310, 52121390, 52121410, 5212 1490,
52121510, 52121590, 52122310, 5212 2390,
52122410, 52122490, 52122510, 5212 2590,
ex 58110000, ex 6308 0000
3 Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (discontinuous or
waste) other than narrow woven fabrics, pile fabrics
(incl. terry fabrics) and chenille fabrics
55121100, 55121910, 55121990, 5512 2100,
55122910, 55122990, 55129100, 5512 9910,
55129990, 55131120, 55131190, 5513 1200,
55131300, 55131900, 55132110, 5513 2130,
55132190, 55132200, 55132300, 5513 2900,
55133100, 55133200, 55133300, 5513 3900,
55134100, 55134200, 55134300, 5513 4900,
55141100, 55141200, 55141300, 5514 1900,
55142100, 55142200, 55142300, 5514 2900,
55143100, 55143200, 55143300, 5514 3900,
55144100, 55144200, 55144300, 5514 4900,
55151110, 55151130, 55151190, 5515 1210,
55151230, 55151290, 55151311, 5515 1319,
55151391, 55151399, 55151910, 5515 1930,
55151990, 55152110, 55152130, 5515 2190,
55152211, 55152219, 55152291, 5515 2299,
55152910, 55152930, 55152990, 5515 9110,
55159130, 55159190, 55159211, 5515 9219,
55159291, 55159299, 55159910, 5515 9930,
55159990, 58039030, ex 59050070,
ex 63080000
3 (a) Of which: Other than unbleached or bleached
55121910, 55121990, 55122910, 5512 2990,
55129910, 55129990, 55132110, 5513 2130,
55132190, 55132200, 55132300, 5513 2900,
55133100, 55133200, 55133300, 5513 3900,
55134100, 55134200, 55134300, 5513 4900,
55142100, 55142200, 55142300, 5514 2900,
55143100, 55143200, 55143300, 5514 3900,
55144100, 55144200, 55144300, 5514 4900,
55151130, 55151190, 55151230, 5515 1290,
55151319, 55151399, 55151930, 5515 1990,
55152130, 55152190, 55152219, 5515 2299,
55152930, 55152990, 55159130, 5515 9190,
55159219, 55159299, 55159930, 5515 9990,
ex 58039030, ex 5905 0070, ex 630800001993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 19
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CategoryDescription
CN-Code 2004Table of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
(1) (2) (3) (4)
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
61051000, 61052010, 61052090, 6105 9010,
61091000, 61099010, 61099030, 6110 2010,
611030106,48 154
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
61011090, 61012090, 61013090, 6102 1090,
61022090, 61023090, 61101110, 6110 1130,
61101190, 61101210, 61101290, 6110 1910,
61101990, 61102091, 61102099, 6110 3091,
611030994,53 221
6 Men's or boys' woven breeches, shorts other than
swimwear and trousers (incl. 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
62034110, 62034190, 62034231, 6203 4233,
62034235, 62034290, 62034319, 6203 4390,
62034919, 62034950, 62046110, 6204 6231,
62046233, 62046239, 62046318, 6204 6918,62113242, 62113342, 62114242, 621143421,76 568
7 Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses,
whether or not knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton
or man-made fibres
61061000, 61062000, 61069010, 6206 2000,
62063000, 620640005,55 180
8 Men's or boys' shirts, other than knitted or crocheted,
of wool, cotton or man-made fibres
62051000, 62052000, 620530004,60 217
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
58021100, 58021900, ex 6302 6000
20 Bed linen, other than knitted or crocheted
63022100, 63022290, 63022990, 6302 3110,
63023190, 63023290, 63023990
22 Yarn of staple or waste synthetic fibres, not put up for
retail sale
55081011, 55081019, 55091100, 5509 1200,
55092110, 55092190, 55092210, 5509 2290,
55093110, 55093190, 55093210, 5509 3290,
55094110, 55094190, 55094210, 5509 4290,
55095100, 55095210, 55095290, 5509 5300,
55095900, 55096110, 55096190, 5509 6200,
55096900, 55099110, 55099190, 5509 9200,
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CategoryDescription
CN-Code 2004Table of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
(1) (2) (3) (4)
22 (a) Of which acrylic
ex 55081019, 55093110, 55093190, 55093210,
55093290, 55096110, 55096190, 5509 6200,
55096900
23 Yarn of staple or waste artificial fibres, not put up for
retail sale
55082010, 55101100, 55101200, 5510 2000,
55103000, 55109000
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
58011000, 58012100, 58012200, 5801 2300,
58012400, 58012500, 58012600, 5801 3100,
58013200, 58013300, 58013400, 5801 3500,
58013600, 58022000, 58023000
32 (a) Of which: Cotton corduroy
58012200
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
63025110, 6302 5190, 63025390, ex 63025900,
63029110, 63029190, 63029390, ex 6302 9900
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
61151200, 61151900, 61152011, 6115 2090,
61159100, 61159200, 61159310, 6115 9330,
61159399, 6115990024,3 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
61071100, 61071200, 61071900, 6108 2100,
61082200, 61082900, ex 6212 101017 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 cate-
gory 21)
62011100, ex 6201 1210, ex 6201 1290,
ex 62011310, ex 6201 1390, 6210 20000,72 1389
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)
62021100, ex 6202 1210, ex 6202 1290,
ex 62021310, ex 6202 1390, 6204 3100,
62043290, 62043390, 62043919, 621030000,84 1190
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
withlining, withan outer sh ell of a single identical
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CategoryDescription
CN-Code 2004Table of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
(1) (2) (3) (4)
62031100, 62031200, 62031910, 6203 1930,
62032100, 62032280, 62032380, 6203 2918,
62113231, 62113331
17 Men's or boys' jackets or blazers, other than knitted or
crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres
62033100, 62033290, 62033390, 620339191,43 700
18 Men's or boys' singlets and other vests, underpants,
briefs, nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns
and similar articles, other than knitted or crocheted
62071100, 62071900, 62072100, 6207 2200,
62072900, 62079110, 62079190, 6207 9200,
62079900
Women's or girls' singlets and other vests, slips, petti-
coats, briefs, panties, night-dresses, pyjamas, négli-
gees, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles,
other than knitted or crocheted
62081100, 62081910, 62081990, 6208 2100,
62082200, 62082900, 62089111, 6208 9119,
62089190, 62089200, 62089900, ex 6212 1010
19 Handkerchiefs, other than knitted or crocheted
62132000, 6213900059 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
ex 62011210, ex 6201 1290, ex 62011310,
ex 62011390, 62019100, 62019200, 62019300,
ex 62021210, ex 6202 1290, ex 62021310,
ex 62021390, 62029100, 62029200, 62029300,
62113241, 62113341, 62114241, 621143412,3 435
24 Men's or boys' nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dres-
sing gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted
61072100, 61072200, 61072900, 6107 9110,
61079190, 61079200, ex 6107 99003,9 257
Women's or girls' night-dresses, pyjamas, négligees,
bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, knitted
or crocheted
61083110, 61083190, 61083211, 6108 3219,
61083290, 61083900, 61089110, 6108 9190,
61089200, 61089910
26 Women's or girls' dresses, of wool, of cotton or of
man-made fibres
61044100, 61044200, 61044300, 6104 4400,
62044100, 62044200, 62044300, 620444003,1 323
27 Women's or girls' skirts, including divided skirts
61045100, 61045200, 61045300, 6104 5900,
62045100, 62045200, 62045300, 620459102,6 385
28 Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts
(other than swimwear), knitted or crocheted, of wool,
of cotton or of man-made fibres
61034110, 61034190, 61034210, 6103 4290,
61034310, 61034390, 61034910, 6103 4991,
61046110, 61046190, 61046210, 6104 6290,
61046310, 61046390, 61046910, 610469911,61 6201993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 22
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(1) (2) (3) (4)
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 withlining, withan outer sh ell of an iden-
tical fabric, of cotton or of man-made fibres
62041100, 62041200, 62041300, 6204 1910,
62042100, 62042280, 62042380, 6204 2918,
62114231, 621143311,37 730
31 Brassières, woven, knitted or crocheted
ex 62121010, 6212 109018,2 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
61111090, 6111 2090, 61113090, ex 61119000,
ex 62091000, ex 6209 2000, ex 62093000,
ex 62099000
73 Track suits of knitted or crocheted fabric, of wool, of
cotton or of man-made textile fibres
61121100, 61121200, 611219001,67 600
76 Men's or boys' industrial or occupational clothing,
other than knitted or crocheted
62032210, 62032310, 62032911, 6203 3210,
62033310, 62033911, 62034211, 6203 4251,
62034311, 62034331, 62034911, 6203 4931,
62113210, 62113310
Women's or girls' aprons, smock overalls and other
industrial or occupational clothing, other than knitted
or crocheted
62042210, 62042310, 62042911, 6204 3210,
62043310, 62043911, 62046211, 6204 6251,
62046311, 62046331, 62046911, 6204 6931,
62114210, 62114310
77 Ski suits, other than knitted or crocheted
ex 62112000
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
62034130, 62034259, 62034339, 6203 4939,
62046180, 62046190, 62046259, 6204 6290,
62046339, 62046390, 62046939, 6204 6950,
62104000, 62105000, 62113100, 6211 3290,
62113390, 62114100, 62114290, 62114390
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
61011010, 61012010, 61013010, 6102 1010,
6102010, 61023010, 6103 3100, 61033200,
61033300, ex 61033900, 61043100, 61043200,
61043300, ex 61043900, 61122000, 61130090,
61141000, 61142000, 61143000
GROUP III A
33 Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn obtained
from strip or the like of polyethylene or polypropy-1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 23
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(1) (2) (3) (4)
lene, less than 3 m wide
54072011
Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of
goods, not knitted or crocheted, obtained from strip
or the like
63053281, 63053289, 63053391, 63053399
34 Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn obtained
from strip or the like of polyethylene or polypropy-
lene, 3 m or more wide
54072019
35 Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (continuous), other
than those for tyres of category 114
54071000, 54072090, 54073000, 5407 4100,
54074200, 54074300, 54074400, 5407 5100,
54075200, 54075300, 54075400, 5407 6110,
54076130, 54076150, 54076190, 5407 6910,
54076990, 54077100, 54077200, 5407 7300,
54077400, 54078100, 54078200, 5407 8300,
54078400, 54079100, 54079200, 5407 9300,
54079400, ex 5811 0000, ex 5905 0070
35 (a) Of which: Other than unbleached or bleached
ex 54071000, ex 5407 2090, ex 54073000,
54074200, 54074300, 54074400, 5407 5200,
54075300, 54075400, 54076130, 5407 6150,
54076190, 54076990, 54077200, 5407 7300,
54077400, 54078200, 54078300, 5407 8400,
54079200, 5407 9300, 54079400, ex 58110000,
ex 59050070
36 Woven fabrics of continuous artificial fibres, other
than those for tyres of category 114
54081000, 54082100, 54082210, 5408 2290,
54082310, 54082390, 54082400, 5408 3100,
54083200, 5408 3300, 54083400, ex 58110000,
ex 59050070
36 (a) Of which: Other than unbleached or bleached
ex 54081000, 54082210, 54082290, 54082310,
54082390, 54082400, 54083200, 5408 3300,
54083400, ex 5811 0000, ex 5905 0070
37 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres
55161100, 55161200, 55161300, 5516 1400,
55162100, 55162200, 55162310, 5516 2390,
55162400, 55163100, 55163200, 5516 3300,
55163400, 55164100, 55164200, 5516 4300,
55164400, 55169100, 55169200, 5516 9300,
55169400, 58039050, ex 5905 0070
37 (a) Of which: Other than unbleached or bleached
55161200, 55161300, 55161400, 5516 2200,
55162310, 55162390, 55162400, 5516 3200,
55163300, 55163400, 55164200, 5516 4300,
55164400, 55169200, 55169300, 5516 9400,
ex 58039050, ex 5905 0070
38 A Knitted or crocheted synthetic curtain fabric including
net curtain fabric
60053110, 60053210, 60053310, 6005 3410,
60063110, 60063210, 60063310, 600634101993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 24
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38 B Net curtains, other than knitted or crocheted
ex 63039100, ex 6303 9290, ex 63039990
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
ex 63039100, ex 6303 9290, ex 63039990,
63041910, ex 6304 1990, 63049200,
ex 63049300, ex 6304 9900
41 Yarn of synthetic filament (continuous), not put up for
retail sale, other than non textured single yarn
untwisted or witha twist of not more th an 50 turns/m
54011011, 54011019, 54021010, 5402 1090,
54022000, 54023100, 54023200, 5402 3300,
54023910, 54023990, 54024910, 5402 4991,
54024999, 54025100, 54025200, 5402 5910,
54025990, 54026100, 54026200, 5402 6910,
54026990, ex 5604 2000, ex 5604 9000
42 Yarn of continuous man-made fibres, not put up for
retail sale
54012010
Yarn of artificial fibres; yarn of artificial filaments,
not put up for retail sale, other than single yarn of
viscose rayon untwisted or witha twist of not more
than 250 turns/m and single non textured yarn of
cellulose acetate
54031000, 54032000, ex 54033200,
ex 54033300, 54033900, 54034100, 54034200,
54034900, ex 5604 2000
43 Yarn of man-made filament, yarn of artificial staple
fibres, cotton yarn, put up for retail sale
52042000, 52071000, 52079000, 5401 1090,
54012090, 54061000, 54062000, 5508 2090,
55113000
46 Carded or combed sheep's or lambs' wool or other fine
animal hair
51051000, 51052100, 51052900, 5105 3100,
51053910, 51053990
47 Yarn of carded sheep's or lambs' wool (woollen yarn)
or of carded fine animal hair, not put up for retail sale
51061010, 51061090, 51062010, 5106 2091,
51062099, 51081010, 51081090
48 Yarn of combed sheep's or lambs' wool (worsted yarn)
or of combed fine animal hair, not put up for retail
sale
51071010, 51071090, 51072010, 5107 2030,
51072051, 51072059, 51072091, 5107 2099,
51082010, 51082090
49 Yarn of sheep's or lambs' wool or of combed fine
animal hair, put up for retail sale
51091010, 51091090, 51099010, 51099090
50 Woven fabrics of sheep's or lambs' wool or of fine
animal hair
51111100, 51111910, 51111990, 5111 2000,1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 25
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(1) (2) (3) (4)
51113010, 51113030, 51113090, 5111 9010,
51119091, 51119093, 51119099, 5112 1100,
51121910, 51121990, 51122000, 5112 3010,
51123030, 51123090, 51129010, 5112 9091,
51129093, 51129099
51 Cotton, carded or combed
52030000
53 Cotton gauze
58031000
54 Artificial staple fibres, including waste, carded,
combed or otherwise processed for spinning
55070000
55 Synthetic staple fibres, including waste, carded,
combed or otherwise processed for spinning
55061000, 55062000, 55063000, 5506 9010,
55069090
56 Yarn of synthetic staple fibres (including waste), put
up for retail sale
55081090, 55111000, 55112000
58 Carpets, carpentines and rugs, knotted (made up or
not)
57011010, 57011091, 57011093, 5701 1099,
57019010, 57019090
59 Carpets and other textile floor coverings, other than
the carpets of category 58
57021000, 57023100, 57023200, 5702 3910,
57024100, 57024200, 57024910, 5702 5100,
57025200, ex 57025900, 57029100, 57029200,
ex 57029900, 57031000, 57032011, 57032019,
57032091, 57032099, 57033011, 5703 3019,
57033051, 57033059, 57033091, 5703 3099,
57039000, 57041000, 57049000, 5705 0010,
57050030, ex 5705 0090
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
58050000
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
ex 58061000, 58062000, 58063100, 58063210,
58063290, 58063900, 58064000
62 Chenille yarn (incl. flock chenille yarn), gimped yarn
(other than metallized yarn and gimped horsehair
yarn)
56060091, 56060099
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 motifs1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 26
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(1) (2) (3) (4)
58041011, 58041019, 58041090, 5804 2110,
58042190, 58042910, 58042990, 58043000
Labels, badges and the like of textile materials, not
embroidered, in the piece, in strips or cut to shape or
size, woven
58071010, 58071090
Braids and ornamental trimmings in the piece; tassels,
pompons and the like
58081000, 58089000
Embroidery, in the piece, in strips or in motifs
58101010, 58101090, 58109110, 5810 9190,
58109210, 58109290, 58109910, 58109990
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
59069100, ex 6002 4000, 60029000,
ex 60041000, 6004 9000
Raschel lace and long-pile fabric of synthetic fibres
ex 60011000, 60033010, 60053150, 60053250,
60053350, 60053450
65 Knitted or crocheted fabric, other than those of cate-
gories 38 A and 63, of wool, of cotton or of man-
made fibres
56060010, ex 60011000, 60012100, 60012200,
60012910, 60019110, 60019130, 6001 9150,
60019190, 60019210, 60019230, 6001 9250,
60019290, 6001 9910, ex 60024000, 60031000,
60032000, 6003 3090, 60034000, ex 60041000,
60051000, 60052100, 60052200, 6005 2300,
60052400, 60053190, 60053290, 6005 3390,
60053490, 60054100, 60054200, 6005 4300,
60054400, 60061000, 60062100, 6006 2200,
60062300, 60062400, 60063190, 6006 3290,
60063390, 60063490, 60064100, 6006 4200,
60064300, 60064400
66 Travelling rugs and blankets, other than knitted or
crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres
63011000, 63012091, 63012099, 6301 3090,
ex 63014090, ex 6301 9090
GROUP III B
10 Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted
61111010, 6111 2010, 61113010, ex 61119000,
61161020, 61161080, 61169100, 6116 9200,
61169300, 6116990017 pairs 59
67 Knitted or crocheted clothing accessories other than
for babies; household linen of all kinds, knitted or
crocheted; curtains (incl. 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
58079090, 61130010, 61171000, 6117 2000,
61178010, 61178090, 61179000, 6301 2010,
63013010, 63014010, 63019010, 6302 1010,
63021090, 6302 4000, ex 63026000, 63031100,
63031200, 63031900, 63041100, 6304 9100,1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 27
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(1) (2) (3) (4)
ex 63052000, 6305 3211, ex 6305 3290,
63053310, ex 6305 3900, ex 6305 9000,
63071010, 63079010
67 (a) Of which: Sacks and bags of a kind used for the
packing of goods, made from polyethylene or polypro-
pylene strip
63053211, 63053310
69 Women's and girls' slips and petticoats, knitted or
crocheted
61081100, 610819007,8 128
70 Panty-hose and tights of synthetic fibres, measuring
per single yarn less than 67 decitex (6,7 tex)
61151100, 6115201930,4 pairs 33
Women's full length hosiery of synthetic fibres
61159391
72 Swimwear, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres
61123110, 61123190, 61123910, 6112 3990,
61124110, 61124190, 61124910, 6112 4990,
62111100, 621112009,7 103
74 Women's or girls' knitted or crocheted suits and
ensembles, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres,
excluding ski suits
61041100, 6104 1200, 61041300, ex 61041900,
61042100, 61042200, 61042300, ex 6104 29001,54 650
75 Men's or boys' knitted or crocheted suits and ensem-
bles, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres,
excluding ski suit
61031100, 61031200, 61031900, 6103 2100,
61032200, 61032300, 610329000,80 1250
84 Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like
other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or
of man-made fibres
62142000, 62143000, 62144000, 62149010
85 Ties, bow ties and cravats other than knitted or
crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres
62152000, 6215900017,9 56
86 Corsets, corset-belts, suspender belts, braces, suspen-
ders, garters and the like, and parts thereof, whether
or not knitted or crocheted
62122000, 62123000, 621290008,8 114
87 Gloves, mittens and mitts, not knitted or crocheted
ex 62091000, ex 6209 2000, ex 62093000,
ex 62099000, 6216 0000
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
ex 62091000, ex 6209 2000, ex 62093000,
ex 62099000, 6217 1000, 6217 90001993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 28
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90 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables of synthetic fibres,
plaited or not
56074100, 56074911, 56074919, 5607 4990,
56075011, 56075019, 56075030, 56075090
91 Tents
63062100, 63062200, 63062900
93 Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of
goods of woven fabrics, other than made from poly-
ethylene or polypropylene strip
ex 63052000, ex 6305 3290, ex 63053900
94 Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof;
textile fibres, not exceeding 5 mm in length(flock),
textile dust and mill neps
56011010, 56011090, 56012110, 5601 2190,
56012210, 56012291, 56012299, 5601 2900,
56013000
95 Felt and articles thereof, whether or not impregnated
or coated, other than floor coverings
56021019, 56021031, 56021039, 5602 1090,
56022100, 5602 2990, 56029000, ex 58079010,
ex 59050070, 6210 1010, 6307 9091
96 Non-woven fabrics and articles of suchfabrics,
whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or lami-
nated
56031110, 56031190, 56031210, 5603 1290,
56031310, 56031390, 56031410, 5603 1490,
56039110, 56039190, 56039210, 5603 9290,
56039310, 56039390, 56039410, 5603 9490,
ex 58079010, ex 5905 0070, 6210 1091,
62101099, ex 6301 4090, ex 6301 9090,
63022210, 63023210, 63025310, 6302 9310,
63039210, 63039910, ex 63041990,
ex 63049300, ex 6304 9900, ex 63053290,
ex 63053900, 6307 1030, ex 6307 9099
97 Nets and netting made of twine, cordage or rope and
made up fishing nets of yarn, twine, cordage or rope
56081111, 56081119, 56081191, 5608 1199,
56081911, 56081919, 56081930, 5608 1990,
56089000
98 Other articles made from yarn, twine, cordage, cables
or rope, other than textile fabrics, articles made from
suchfabrics and articles of category 97
56090000, 59050010
99 Textile fabrics coated withgum 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
59011000, 59019000
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
59041000, 59049000
Rubberised textile fabric, not knitted or crocheted,
excluding those for tyres1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 29
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(1) (2) (3) (4)
59061000, 59069910, 59069990
Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated or coated;
painted canvas being theatrical scenery, studio back-
cloths, other than of category 100
59070010, 59070090
100 Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or lami-
nated withpreparations of cellulose derivatives or of
other artificial plastic materials
59031010, 59031090, 59032010, 5903 2090,
59039010, 59039091, 59039099
101 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not, other
than of synthetic fibres
ex 56079090
109 Tarpaulins, sails, awnings and sunblinds
63061100, 63061200, 63061900, 6306 3100,
63063900
110 Woven pneumatic mattresses
63064100, 63064900
111 Camping goods, woven, other than pneumatic
mattresses and tents
63069100, 63069900
112 Other made up textile articles, woven, excluding those
of categories 113 and 114
63072000, ex 6307 9099
113 Floor cloth, dish cloth and dusters, other than knitted
or crocheted
63071090
114 Woven fabrics and articles for technical uses
59021010, 59021090, 59022010, 5902 2090,
59029010, 59029090, 59080000, 5909 0010,
59090090, 5910 0000, 59111000, ex 59112000,
59113111, 59113119, 59113190, 5911 3210,
59113290, 59114000, 59119010, 59119090
GROUP IV
115 Flax or ramie yarn
53061010, 53061030, 53061050, 5306 1090,
53062010, 53062090, 53089012, 53089019
117 Woven fabrics of flax or of ramie
53091110, 53091190, 53091900, 5309 2110,
53092190, 53092900, 53110010, 5803 9090,
59050030
118 Table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen of flax or
ramie, other knitted or crocheted
63022910, 63023910, 63023930, 6302 5200,
ex 63025900, 6302 9200, ex 6302 99001993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 30
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(1) (2) (3) (4)
120 Curtains (incl. drapes), interior blinds, curtain and bed
valances and other furnishing articles, not knitted or
crocheted, of flax or ramie
ex 63039990, 6304 1930, ex 6304 9900
121 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not, of
flax or ramie
ex 56079090
122 Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of
goods, used, of flax, other than knitted or crocheted
ex 63059000
123 Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics of flax or
ramie, other than narrow woven fabrics
58019010, ex 5801 9090
Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like,
of flax or ramie, other than knitted or crocheted
62149090
GROUP V
124 Synthetic staple fibres
55011000, 55012000, 55013000, 5501 9010,
55019090, 55031010, 55031090, 5503 2000,
55033000, 55034000, 55039010, 5503 9090,
55051010, 55051030, 55051050, 5505 1070,
55051090
125 A Synthetic filament yarn (continuous) not put up for
retail sale, other than yarn of category 41
54024100, 54024200, 54024300
125 B Monofilament, strip (artificial straw and the like) and
imitation catgut of synthetic materials
54041010, 54041090, 54049011, 5404 9019,
54049090, ex 5604 2000, ex 5604 9000
126 Artificial staple fibres
55020010, 55020040, 55020080, 5504 1000,
55049000, 55052000
127 A Yarn of artificial filaments (continuous) not put up for
retail sale, other than yarn of category 42
54033100, ex 5403 3200, ex 5403 3300
127 B Monofilament, strip (artificial straw and the like) and
imitation catgut of artificial textile materials
54050000, ex 5604 9000
128 Coarse animal hair, carded or combed
51054000
129 Yarn of coarse animal hair or of horsehair
51100000
130 A Silk yarn other than yarn spun from silk waste
50040010, 50040090, 500600101993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 31
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(1) (2) (3) (4)
130 B Silk yarn other than of category 130 A; silk-worm gut
50050010, 50050090, 50060090, ex 5604 9000
131 Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres
53089090
132 Paper yarn
53089050
133 Yarn of true hemp
53082010, 53082090
134 Metallized yarn
56050000
135 Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horse hair
51130000
136 Woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste
50071000, 50072011, 50072019, 5007 2021,
50072031, 50072039, 50072041, 5007 2051,
50072059, 50072061, 50072069, 5007 2071,
50079010, 50079030, 50079050, 5007 9090,
58039010, ex 5905 0090, ex 5911 2000
137 Woven pile fabric and chenille fabrics and narrow
woven fabrics of silk, or of silk waste
ex 58019090, ex 5806 1000
138 Woven fabrics of paper yarn and other textile fibres
other than of ramie
53110090, ex 5905 0090
139 Woven fabrics of metal threads or of metallized yarn
58090000
140 Knitted or crocheted fabric of textile material other
than wool or fine animal hair, cotton or man made
fibres
ex 60011000, 60012990, 60019990, 60039000,
60059000, 60069000
141 Travelling rugs and blankets of textile material other
than wool or fine animal hair, cotton or man made
fibres
ex 63019090
142 Carpets and other textile floor coverings of sisal, of
other fibres of the agave family or the Manila hemp
ex 57023990, ex 5702 4990, ex 57025900,
ex 57029900, ex 5705 0090
144 Felt of coarse animal hair
56021035, 56022910
145 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables plaited or not abaca
(Manila hemp) or of true hemp
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CategoryDescription
CN-Code 2004Table of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
(1) (2) (3) (4)
146 A Binder or baler twine for agricultural machines, of
sisal or other fibres of the agave family
ex 56072100
146 B Twine, cordage, ropes and cables of sisal or other
fibres of the agave family, other than the products of
category 146 A
ex 56072100, 5607 2910, 5607 2990
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
56071000
147 Silk waste (incl. cocoons unsuitable for reeling), yarn
waste and garnetted stock, other than not carded or
combed
50039000
148 A Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading
No 5303
53071010, 53071090, 53072000
148 B Coir yarn
53081000
149 Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of
a widthof more th an 150 cm
53101090, ex 5310 9000
150 Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of
a widthof not more th an 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
53101010, ex 5310 9000, 5905 0050, 6305 1090
151 A Floor coverings of coconut fibres (coir)
57022000
151 B Carpets and other textile floor coverings, of jute or of
other textile bast fibres, other than tufted or flocked
ex 57023990, ex 5702 4990, ex 57025900,
ex 57029900
152 Needle loom felt of jute or of other textile bast fibres
not impregnated or coated, other than floor coverings
56021011
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
63051010
154 Silkworm cocoons suitable for reeling
50010000
Raw silk (not thrown)
50020000
Silk waste (incl. cocoons unsuitable for reeling), yarn
waste and garnetted stock, not carded or combed1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 33
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CategoryDescription
CN-Code 2004Table of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
(1) (2) (3) (4)
50031000
Wool not carded or combed
51011100, 51011900, 51012100, 5101 2900,
51013000
Fine or coarse animal hair, not carded or combed
51021100, 51021910, 51021930, 5102 1940,
51021990, 51022000
Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair,
including yarn waste but excluding garnetted stock
51031010, 51031090, 51032010, 5103 2091,
51032099, 51033000
Garnetted stock of wool or of fine or coarse animal
hair
51040000
Flax, raw or processed but not spun: flax tow and
waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)
53011000, 53012100, 53012900, 5301 3010,
53013090
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
53059000
Cotton, not carded nor combed
52010010, 52010090
Cotton waste (incl. yarn waste and garnetted stock)
52021000, 52029100, 52029900
True hemp ( cannabis sativa L. ), raw or processed but
not spun: tow and waste of true hemp (including yarn
waste and garnetted stock)
53021000, 53029000
Abaca (Manila hemp orMusa Textilis Nee ), raw or
processed but not spun: tow and waste of abaca
(including yarn waste and garnetted stock)
53052100, 53052900
Jute or other textile bast fibres (excl. 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)
53031000, 53039000
Other vegetable textile fibres, raw or processed but not
spun: tow and waste of suchfibres (including yarn
waste and garnetted stock)
53041000, 53049000, 53051100, 5305 1900,
53059000
156 Blouses and pullovers knitted or crocheted of silk or
silk waste for women and girls
61069030, ex 6110 9090
157 Garments, knitted or crocheted, other than those of
categories 1 to 123 and 156
61019010, 61019090, 61029010, 6102 9090,
ex 61033900, 6103 4999, ex 6104 1900,
ex 61042900, ex 6104 3900, 6104 4900,
61046999, 61059090, 61069050, 6106 9090,
ex 61079900, 61089990, 61099090, 61109010,
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CategoryDescription
CN-Code 2004Table of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
(1) (2) (3) (4)
159 Dresses, blouses and shirt-blouses, not knitted or
crocheted, of silk or silk waste
62044910, 62061000
Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like,
not knitted or crocheted, of silk or silk waste
62141000
Ties, bow ties and cravats of silk or silk waste
62151000
160 Handkerchiefs of silk or silk waste
62131000
161 Garments, not knitted or crocheted, other than those of
categories 1 to 123 and category 159
62011900, 62019900, 62021900, 6202 9900,
62031990, 62032990, 62033990, 6203 4990,
62041990, 62042990, 62043990, 6204 4990,
62045990, 62046990, 62059010, 6205 9090,
62069010, 6206 9090, ex 62112000, 62113900,
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ANNEX I A
CategoryDescription
CN-Code 2004Table of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
(1) (2) (3) (4)
163(1) Gauze and articles of gauze put up in forms or pack-
ings for retail sale
30059031
(1) Only applies to imports from China.1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 36
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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 fila-
ments and yarns of categories 124, 125A, 125B, 126, 127A and 127B.
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 withth e latter.
4. Where the expression ‘babies' garments’ is used, this is meant to cover garments up to and
including commercial size 86.
CategoryDescription
CN-Code 2004Table of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
(1) (2) (3) (4)
GROUP I
ex 20 Bed linen, other than knitted or crocheted
ex 63022990, ex 6302 3990
ex 32 Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics and tufted
textile surfaces
ex 58022000, ex 5802 3000
ex 39 Table linen, toilet and kitchen linen, other than knitted
or crocheted and other than those of category 118
ex 63025900, ex 6302 9900
GROUP II
ex 12 Panty-hose and tights, stockings, understockings,
socks, ankle socks, sockettes and the like, knitted or
crocheted, other than for babies
ex 61151900, ex 6115 2090, ex 6115990024,3 41
ex 13 Men's or boys' underpants and briefs, women's or girls'
knickers and briefs, knitted or crocheted
ex 61071900, ex 6108 2900, ex 6212101017 59
ex 14 Men's or boys' woven overcoats, raincoats and other
coats, cloaks and capes
ex 621020000,72 1389
ex 15 Women's or girls' woven overcoats, raincoats and
other coats, cloaks and capes, jackets and blazers,
other than parkas
ex 621030000,84 1190
ex 18 Men's or boys' singlets and other vests, underpants,
briefs, nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns
and similar articles, other than knitted or crocheted
ex 62071900, ex 6207 2900, ex 62079900
Women's or girls' singlets and other vests, slips, petti-
coats, briefs, panties, nightdresses, pyjamas, négligés,
bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, other
than knitted or crocheted
ex 62081990, ex 6208 2900, ex 62089900,
ex 62121010
ex 19 Handkerchiefs, other than those of silk and silk waste
ex 6213900059 171993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 37
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CategoryDescription
CN-Code 2004Table of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
(1) (2) (3) (4)
ex 24 Men's or boys' nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dres-
sing gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted
ex 610729003,9 257
Women's or girls' nightdresses, pyjamas, négligés,
bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, knitted
or crocheted
ex 61083900
ex 27 Women's or girls' skirts, including divided skirts
ex 610459002,6 385
ex 28 Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts
(other than swimwear), knitted or crocheted
ex 61034910, ex 6104 69101,61 620
ex 31 Brassières, woven, knitted or crocheted
ex 62121010, ex 6212 109018,2 55
ex 68 Babies' garments and clothing accessories, excluding
babies' gloves, mittens and mitts of categories ex 10
and ex 87, and babies' stockings, socks and sockettes,
other than knitted or crocheted, of category ex 88
ex 62099000
ex 73 Track suits of knitted or crocheted fabric
ex 611219001,67 600
ex 78 Woven garments of fabrics of heading No 5903, 5906
and 5907, excluding garments of categories ex 14 and
ex 15
ex 62104000, ex 6210 5000
ex 83 Garments of knitted or crocheted fabrics of heading
No 5903 and 5907 and ski suits, knitted or crocheted
ex 61122000, ex 6113 0090
GROUP III A
ex 38 B Net curtains, other than knitted or crocheted
ex 63039990
ex 40 Woven curtains (including drapes, interior blinds,
curtain and bed valances and other furnishing articles),
other than knitted or crocheted
ex 63039990, ex 6304 1990, ex 63049900
ex 58 Carpets, carpentines and rugs, knotted (made up or
not)
ex 57019010, ex 5701 9090
ex 59 Carpets and other textile floor coverings, other than
the carpets of category ex 58, 142 and 151B
ex 57021000, ex 5702 5900, ex 57029900,
ex 57039000, ex 5704 1000, ex 57049000,
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CategoryDescription
CN-Code 2004Table of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
(1) (2) (3) (4)
ex 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
ex 58050000
ex 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 ex 62 and of category 137
Elastic fabrics and trimmings (not knitted or
crocheted), made from textile materials assembled
from rubber thread
ex 58061000, ex 5806 2000, ex 58063900,
ex 58064000
ex 62 Chenille yarn (incl. flock chenille yarn), gimped yarn
(other than metallized yarn and gimped horsehair
yarn)
ex 56060091, ex 5606 0099
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
ex 58041011, ex 5804 1019, ex 58041090,
ex 58042910, ex 5804 2990, ex 58043000
Labels, badges and the like of textile materials, not
embroidered, in the piece, in strips or cut to shape or
size, woven
ex 58071010, ex 5807 1090
Braids and ornamental trimmings in the piece; tassels,
pompons and the like
ex 58081000, ex 5808 9000
Embroidery, in the piece, in strips or in motifs
ex 58101010, ex 5810 1090, ex 58109910,
ex 58109990
ex 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
ex 59069100, ex 6002 4000, ex 60029000,
ex 60041000, ex 6004 9000
ex 65 Knitted or crocheted fabric, other than those of cate-
gory ex 63
ex 56060010, ex 6002 4000, ex 60041000
ex 66 Travelling rugs and blankets, other than knitted or
crocheted
ex 63011000, ex 6301 9090
GROUP III B
ex 10 Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted
ex 61161020, ex 6116 1080, ex 6116990017 pairs 59
ex 67 Knitted or crocheted clothing accessories other than
for babies; household linen of all kinds, knitted or
crocheted; curtains (incl. drapes) and interior blinds,
curtain or bed valances and other furnishing articles
knitted or crocheted; knitted or crocheted blankets1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 39
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CategoryDescription
CN-Code 2004Table of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
(1) (2) (3) (4)
and travelling rugs, other knitted or crocheted articles
including parts of garments or of clothing accessories
ex 58079090, ex 6113 0010, ex 61171000,
ex 61172000, ex 6117 8010, ex 61178090,
ex 61179000, ex 6301 9010, ex 63021090,
ex 63024000, ex 6303 1900, ex 63041100,
ex 63049100, ex 6307 1010, ex 63079010
ex 69 Women's and girls' slips and petticoats, knitted or
crocheted
ex 610819007,8 128
ex 72 Swimwear
ex 61123910, ex 6112 3990, ex 61124910,
ex 61124990, ex 6211 1100, ex 621112009,7 103
ex 75 Men's or boys' knitted or crocheted suits and ensem-
bles
ex 61031900, ex 6103 29000,80 1250
ex 85 Ties, bow ties and cravats other than knitted or
crocheted, other than those of category 159
ex 6215900017,9 56
ex 86 Corsets, corset-belts, suspender belts, braces, suspen-
ders, garters and the like, and parts thereof, whether
or not knitted or crocheted
ex 62122000, ex 6212 3000, ex 621290008,8 114
ex 87 Gloves, mittens and mitts, not knitted or crocheted
ex 62099000, ex 6216 0000
ex 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
ex 62099000, ex 6217 1000, ex 62179000
ex 91 Tents
ex 63062900
ex 94 Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof;
textile fibres, not exceeding 5 mm in length(flock),
textile dust and mill neps
ex 56011090, ex 5601 2900, ex 56013000
ex 95 Felt and articles thereof, whether or not impregnated
or coated, other than floor coverings
ex 56021019, ex 5602 1039, ex 56021090,
ex 56022990, ex 5602 9000, ex 58079010,
ex 62101010, ex 6307 9091
ex 97 Nets and netting made of twine, cordage or rope and
made up fishing nets of yarn, twine, cordage or rope
ex 56089000
ex 98 Other articles made from yarn, twine, cordage, cables
or rope, other than textile fabrics, articles made from
suchfabrics and articles of category 97
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CategoryDescription
CN-Code 2004Table of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
(1) (2) (3) (4)
ex 99 Textile fabrics coated withgum 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
ex 59011000, ex 5901 9000
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
ex 59041000, ex 5904 9000
Rubberised textile fabric, not knitted or crocheted,
excluding those for tyres
ex 59061000, ex 5906 9910, ex 59069990
Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated or coated;
painted canvas being theatrical scenery, studio back-
cloths, other than of category ex 100
ex 59070010, ex 5907 0090
ex 100 Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or lami-
nated withpreparations of cellulose derivatives or of
other artificial plastic materials
ex 59031010, ex 5903 1090, ex 59032010,
ex 59032090, ex 5903 9010, ex 59039091,
ex 59039099
ex 109 Tarpaulins, sails, awnings and sunblinds
ex 63061900, ex 6306 3900
ex 110 Woven pneumatic mattresses
ex 63064900
ex 111 Camping goods, woven, other than pneumatic
mattresses and tents
ex 63069900
ex 112 Other made up textiles articles, woven, excluding
those of categories ex 113 and ex 114
ex 63072000, ex 6307 9099
ex 113 Floor cloth, dish cloth and dusters, other than knitted
or crocheted
ex 63071090
ex 114 Woven fabrics and articles for technical uses, other
than those of category 136
ex 59080000, ex 5909 0090, ex 59100000,
ex 59111000, ex 5911 3119, ex 59113190,
ex 59113210, ex 5911 3290, ex 59114000,
ex 59119010, ex 5911 9090
GROUP IV
115 Flax or ramie yarn
53061010, 53061030, 53061050, 5306 1090,
53062010, 53062090, 53089012, 53089019
117 Woven fabrics of flax or of ramie
53091110, 53091190, 53091900, 5309 2110,
53092190, 53092900, 53110010, 5803 9090,
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CategoryDescription
CN-Code 2004Table of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
(1) (2) (3) (4)
118 Table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen of flax or
ramie, other than knitted or crocheted
63022910, 63023910, 63023930, 6302 5200,
ex 63025900, 6302 9200, ex 6302 9900
120 Curtains (incl. drapes), interior blinds, curtain and bed
valances and other furnishing articles, not knitted or
crocheted, of flax or ramie
ex 63039990, 6304 1930, ex 6304 9900
121 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not, of
flax or ramie
ex 56079090
122 Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of
goods, used, of flax, other than knitted or crocheted
ex 63059000
123 Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics of flax or
ramie, other than narrow woven fabrics
58019010, ex 5801 9090
Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like,
of flax or ramie, other than knitted or crocheted
62149090
GROUP V
124 Synthetic staple fibres
55011000, 55012000, 55013000, 5501 9010,
55019090, 55031010, 55031090, 5503 2000,
55033000, 55034000, 55039010, 5503 9090,
55051010, 55051030, 55051050, 5505 1070,
55051090
125 A Synthetic filament yarn (continuous) not put up for
retail sale
54024100, 54024200, 54024300
125 B Monofilament, strip (artificial straw and the like) and
imitation catgut of synthetic materials
54041010, 54041090, 54049011, 5404 9019,
54049090, ex 5604 2000, ex 5604 9000
126 Artificial staple fibres
55020010, 55020040, 55020080, 5504 1000,
55049000, 55052000
127 A Yarn of artificial filaments (continuous) not put up for
retail sale, single yarn or viscose rayon untwisted or
witha twist of not more th an 250 turns per metre
and single non-textured yarn of cellulose acetate
54033100, ex 5403 3200, ex 5403 3300
127 B Monofilament, strip (artificial straw and the like) and
imitation catgut of artificial textile materials
54050000, ex 5604 9000
128 Coarse animal hair, carded or combed
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CategoryDescription
CN-Code 2004Table of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
(1) (2) (3) (4)
129 Yarn of coarse animal hair or of horsehair
51100000
130 A Silk yarn other than yarn spun from silk waste
50040010, 50040090, 50060010
130 B Silk yarn other than of category 130 A; silk-worm gut
50050010, 50050090, 50060090, ex 5604 9000
131 Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres
53089090
132 Paper yarn
53089050
133 Yarn of true hemp
53082010, 53082090
134 Metallized yarn
56050000
135 Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horse hair
51130000
136 A Woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste other than
unbleached, scoured or bleached
50072019, ex 5007 2031, ex 5007 2039,
ex 50072041, 50072059, 50072061, 50072069,
50072071, 50079030, 50079050, 50079090
136 B Woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste other than those
of category 136 A
ex 50071000, 5007 2011, 50072021,
ex 50072031, ex 5007 2039, 5007 2041,
50072051, 50079010, ex 58039010,
ex 59050090, ex 5911 2000
137 Woven pile fabric and chenille fabrics and narrow
woven fabrics of silk, or of silk waste
ex 58019090, ex 5806 1000
138 Woven fabrics of paper yarn and other textile fibres
other than of ramie
53110090, ex 5905 0090
139 Woven fabrics of metal threads or of metallized yarn
58090000
140 Knitted or crocheted fabric of textile material other
than wool or fine animal hair, cotton or man made
fibres
ex 60011000, 60012990, 60019990, 60039000,
60059000, 60069000
141 Travelling rugs and blankets of textile material other
than wool or fine animal hair, cotton or man made
fibres
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CategoryDescription
CN-Code 2004Table of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
(1) (2) (3) (4)
142 Carpets and other textile floor coverings of sisal, of
other fibres of the agave family or the Manila hemp
ex 57023990, ex 5702 4990, ex 57025900,
ex 57029900, ex 5705 0090
144 Felt of coarse animal hair
56021035, 56022910
145 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables plaited or not abaca
(Manila hemp) or of true hemp
56079010, ex 5607 9090
146 A Binder or baler twine for agricultural machines, of
sisal or other fibres of the agave family
ex 56072100
146 B Twine, cordage, ropes and cables of sisal or other
fibres of the agave family, other than the products of
category 146 A
ex 56072100, 5607 2910, 5607 2990
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
56071000
147 Silk waste (incl. cocoons unsuitable for reeling), yarn
waste and garnetted stock, other than not carded or
combed
50039000
148 A Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading
No 5303
53071010, 53071090, 53072000
148 B Coir yarn
53081000
149 Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of
a widthof more th an 150 cm
53101090, ex 5310 9000
150 Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of
a widthof not more th an 150 cm; Sacks and bags, of a
kind used for the packing of goods, of jute or of othertextile bast fibres, other than used
53101010, ex 5310 9000, 5905 0050, 6305 1090
151 A Floor coverings of coconut fibres (coir)
57022000
151 B Carpets and other textile floor coverings, of jute or of
other textile bast fibres, other than tufted or flocked
ex 57023990, ex 5702 4990, ex 57025900,
ex 57029900
152 Needle loom felt of jute or of other textile bast fibres
not impregnated or coated, other than floor coverings
560210111993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 44
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CategoryDescription
CN-Code 2004Table of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
(1) (2) (3) (4)
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
63051010
154 Silkworm cocoons suitable for reeling
50010000
Raw silk (not thrown)
50020000
Silk waste (incl. cocoons unsuitable for reeling), yarn
waste and garnetted stock, not carded or combed
50031000
Wool not carded or combed
51011100, 51011900, 51012100, 5101 2900,
51013000
Fine or coarse animal hair, not carded or combed
51021100, 51021910, 51021930, 5102 1940,
51021990, 51022000
Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair,
including yarn waste but excluding garnetted stock
51031010, 51031090, 51032010, 5103 2091,
51032099, 51033000
Garnetted stock of wool or of fine or coarse animal
hair
51040000
Flax, raw or processed but not spun: flax tow and
waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)
53011000, 53012100, 53012900, 5301 3010,
53013090
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
53059000
Cotton, not carded nor combed
52010010, 52010090
Cotton waste (incl. yarn waste and garnetted stock)
52021000, 52029100, 52029900
True hemp ( cannabis sativa L ), raw or processed but
not spun: tow and waste of true hemp (including yarn
waste and garnetted stock)
53021000, 53029000
Abaca (Manila hemp orMusa Textilis Nee ), raw or
processed but not spun: tow and waste of abaca
(including yarn waste and garnetted stock)
53052100, 53052900
Jute or other textile bast fibres (excl. 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)
53031000, 53039000
Other vegetable textile fibres, raw or processed but not
spun: tow and waste of suchfibres (including yarn
waste and garnetted stock)
53041000, 53049000, 53051100, 5305 1900,
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CategoryDescription
CN-Code 2004Table of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
(1) (2) (3) (4)
156 Blouses and pullovers knitted or crocheted of silk or
silk waste for women and girls
61069030, ex 6110 9090
157 Garments, knitted or crocheted, excluding garments of
categories ex 10, ex 12, ex 13, ex 24, ex 27, ex 28,
ex 67, ex 69, ex 72, ex 73, ex 75, ex 83 and 156
61019010, 61019090, 61029010, 6102 9090,
ex 61033900, 6103 4999, ex 6104 1900,
ex 61042900, ex 6104 3900, 6104 4900,
61046999, 61059090, 61069050, 6106 9090,
ex 61079900, 61089990, 61099090, 61109010,
ex 61109090, ex 6111 9000, 6114 9000
159 Dresses, blouses and shirt-blouses, not knitted or
crocheted, of silk or silk waste
62044910, 62061000
Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like,
not knitted or crocheted, of silk or silk waste
62141000
Ties, bow ties and cravats of silk or silk waste
62151000
160 Handkerchiefs of silk or silk waste
62131000
161 Garments, not knitted or crocheted, excluding
garments of categories ex 14, ex 15, ex 18, ex 31,
ex 68, ex 72, ex 78, ex 86, ex 87, ex 88 and 159
62011900, 62019900, 62021900, 6202 9900,
62031990, 62032990, 62033990, 6203 4990,
62041990, 62042990, 62043990, 6204 4990,
62045990, 62046990, 62059010, 6205 9090,
62069010, 6206 9090, ex 62112000, 62113900,
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ANNEX II
EXPORTINGCOUNTRIESREFERREDTOINARTICLE1
Argentina
ArmeniaAzerbaijan
Bangladesh
BelarusBosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
CambodiaChinaCroatia
Egypt
Former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaGeorgia
Hong Kong
IndiaIndonesia
Kazakhstan
KyrgyzstanLaos
Macao
MalaysiaMoldova
Mongolia
NepalPakistan
Peru
PhilippinesRussian Federation
Singapore
SouthKoreaSri Lanka
Taiwan
TajikistanThailand
Turkmenistan
UkraineUnited Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
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ANNEX III
referred toinArticles 1,12and13
PART I
Classification
Article 1
The classification of the textile products referred to in Article 1 (1) of the Regu-
lation is based on the combined nomenclature (CN).
Article 2
On the initiative of the Commission or of a Member State, the tariff and statis-
tical nomenclature section of the Customs Code Committee, which was
established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1) will examine urgently
in conformity with the provisions of the abovementioned Regulations, all ques-
tions 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 ofthe 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 Commis-
sion'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 ques-
tion 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 withArticle 16 of th e 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 classi-
fication 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 autho-
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2. The competent authorities of the Member States shall inform the Commis-
sion 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 cate-
gory 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 avail-
able in accordance withth e 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 withth e procedure provided for in Article 16 of
the Regulation, shall enter into consultations with the supplier country or coun-
tries concerned, in order to reachagreement on th e 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 defini-
tively applicable to the products involved in the divergence.
Article 10
When a case of divergence referred to in Article 7 cannot be resolved in accor-
dance withArticle 9, th e Commission will adopt, in accordance withth e
provisions of Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, a measure estab-
lishing the classification of the goods in the combined nomenclature.
PART II
Double-checkingsystem
(foradministeringquantitativelimits)
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 quantita-
tive 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.
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.
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
been set off against the quantitative limit established for the category of the
product concerned.
2. In the case of Hong Kong, the export licence shall conform to the
specimen attached to this Annex, bearing the words ‘Hong Kong’.
3. Each export licence shall cover only one of the categories of products
listed in Annex V.
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may be transmitted by electronic means and shall be in substitution of the speci-
mens referred to in paragraphs 1 or 2.
Article 13
Exports shall be set off against the quantitative limits established for the year in
which the products covered by the export licence have been shipped within the
meaning of Article 2 (3) of the Regulation.
Article 14
1. Where the Commission, pursuant to Article 12 of this Regulation has
confirmed that the amount requested is available within the quantitative limit
in question, the authorities of a Member State shall issue an import authorization
within a maximum of five working days of the presentation by the importer of
the original of the corresponding export licence. This presentation must be
effected not later than 31 March of the year following that in which the goods
covered by the licence were shipped. In exceptional circumstances the deadline
for presentation of the export licence may be put back to 30 June on a duly
motivated request by a Member State in accordance withth e procedure laid
down in Article 17 of this Regulation (1).
2. The import authorisations shall be valid for six months from the date of
their issue. Upon duly motivated request by an importer, the competent authori-
ties of a Member State may extend the duration of validity for two further
periods of three months. Such extensions shall be notified to the Commission.
In exceptional circumstances, an importer may request a third period of exten-
sion. These exceptional requests may only be granted by a decision taken in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17(2) of the Regulation.
3. The import authorizations of products, drawn up on the form conforming
to the specimen set out in Appendix 1 to the present Annex, shall be valid
throughout the customs territory of the European Community.
4. The declaration or request made by the importer to the competent authori-
ties in order to obtain the import authorization shall contain:
(a) the names of the importer and full address (including, if any, telephone and
fax number, and identification number registered withth e competent
national authorities), and VAT registration number, if it is a VAT payer;
(b) name and full address of declarant;
(c) name and full address of exporter;
(d) the country of origin of the products and the country of consignment;
(e) a description of the products including:
— their commercial designation,
— description of the products and combined nomenclature (CN) code;
(f) the appropriate category and the quantity in the appropriate unit as indicated
in Annex V for the products in question;
(g) the value of the products, as indicated in box 12 of the export licence;(h) where appropriate, dates of payment and delivery and a copy of the bill of
lading and of the purchase contract;
(i) date and number of the export licence;(j) any internal code used for administrative purposes, suchas th e Taric code;
(k) date and signature of importer.
The competent authorities may, under the conditions fixed by them, allow the
submission of declarations or requests to be transmitted or printed by electronic
means. However, all documents and evidence must be available to the compe-
tent authorities (
1).
5. Importers shall not be obliged to import the total quantity covered by an
import authorization in a single consignment.
Article 15
The validity of import authorizations issued by the authorities of the Member
States shall be subject to the validity of and the quantities indicated in the1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 50
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export licences issued by the competent authorities of the supplier countries on
the basis of which the import authorizations have been issued.
Article 16
Import authorizations or equivalent documents shall be issued by the competent
authorities of the Member States in conformity with Article 2 (2) and without
discrimination to any importer in the Community wherever the place of his
establishment may be in the Community, without prejudice to compliance with
other conditions required under current rules.
Article 17
1. If the Commission finds that the total quantities covered by export licences
issued by a supplier country for a particular category in any agreement year
exceed the quantitative limit established for that category, the competent licence
authorities in the Member States shall be informed immediately to suspend the
further issue of import authorizations or import documents. In this event, the
special consultation procedure set out in Article 16 of the Regulation shall be
initiated forthwith by the Commission.
2. The competent authorities of a Member State shall refuse to issue import
authorizations for products originating in a supplier country which are not
covered by export licences issued in accordance with the provisions of this
Annex.
PART III
Double-checkingsystem
(forproductssubjecttosurveillance)
Article 18
1. The competent authorities of the supplier countries listed in Table A shall
issue an export licence or an export information document in respect of all
textile products subject to surveillance procedures under the double-checking
system.
2. In the case of Egypt, export licences shall be issued and stamped by the
Cotton Textile Consolidation Fund.
3. 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.
4. 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.
Article 19
1. The export licence shall conform to the specimen appended to this Annex
and may also contain a translation into another language.
2. However, in the case of Egypt, the export licence shall conform to the
respective specimens attached to this Annex.
3. Each export licence shall cover only one of the categories of products
listed in Table A.
4. Where a supplier country has entered into administrative arrangements
with the Community concerning electronic licensing the relevant information
may be transmitted by electronic means and shall be in substitution of the speci-
mens referred to in paragraphs 1 or 2.
Article 20
Exports shall be recorded under the year in which the products covered by the
export licence were shipped.
Article 21
1. The authorities of the Member States shall issue an import authorization
within a maximum of five working days of the presentation by the importer of
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effected not later than 31 March of the year following that in which the goods
covered by the licence were shipped. In exceptional circumstances the deadline
for presentation of the export licence may be put back to 30 June on a duly
substantiated request by a Member State and in accordance withth e procedure
laid down in Article 17 of this Regulation. This time limit shall not apply to
Egypt. Import authorizations, drawn up on the form conforming to the specimen
set out in Appendix 1 to this Annex, shall be valid throughout the customs terri-
tory of the Community (1).
2. The import authorisations shall be valid for six months from the date of
their issue. Upon duly motivated request by an importer, the competent authori-
ties of a Member State may extend the duration of validity for two further
periods of three months. Such extensions shall be notified to the Commission.
In exceptional circumstances, an importer may request a third period of exten-
sion. These exceptional requests may only be granted by a decision taken in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17(2) of the Regulation.
3. The declaration or request made by the importer to the competent authori-
ties in order to obtain the import authorization shall contain:
(a) the names of the importer and full address (including, if any, telephone and
fax number, and identification number registered withth e competent
national authorities), and VAT registration number, if it is a VAT payer;
(b) name and full address of declarant;
(c) name and full address of exporter;
(d) the country of origin of the products and the country of consignment;
(e) a description of the products including:
— their commercial designation,
— description of the products and combined nomenclature (CN) code;
(f) the appropriate category and the quantity in the appropriate unit as indicated
in Table A for the products in question;
(g) the value of the products, as indicated in box 12 of the export licence;
(h) where appropriate, dates of payment and delivery and a copy of the bill of
lading and of the purchase contract;
(i) date and number of the export licence;
(j) any internal code used for administrative purposes, suchas th e Taric code;
(k) date and signature of importer.
The competent authorities may, under the conditions fixed by them, allow the
submission of declarations or requests to be transmitted or printed by electronic
means. However, all documents and evidence must be available to the compe-
tent authorities (1).
4. Importers shall not be obliged to import the total quantity covered by an
import authorization in a single consignment.
Article 22
The validity of import authorizations issued by the authorities of the Member
States shall be subject to the validity of the export licences issued by the compe-
tent authorities of the supplier countries on the basis of which the import
authorizations have been issued.
Article 23
Import authorizations shall be issued without discrimination to any importer in
the Community wherever the place of his establishment may be in the Commu-
nity, without prejudice to compliance with the other conditions required under
current rules.
Article 24
The competent authorities of a Member State shall refuse to issue import author-
izations for products listed in Table A originating in a supplier country which
are not covered by export licences issued in accordance withth e provisions of
this Annex.1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 52
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PART IV
Singlecheckingsystem
(forproductssubjecttosurveillance)
Article 25
1. Textile products coming from supplier countries listed in Table B shall be
subject to a system of single prior surveillance.
2. The release for free circulation of the products referred to in paragraph 1
shall be subject to presentation of a surveillance document.
3. The competent authorities of the Member States shall issue surveillance
documents within a maximum of five working days of a request being submitted
by the importer.
4. Surveillance documents, drawn up on the form conforming to the
specimen set out in Appendix 1 to the present Annex, shall be valid throughout
the customs territory of the European Community.
Article 26
The declaration or request made by the importer to the competent authorities in
order to obtain the surveillance document shall contain:
(a) the names of the importer and full address (including, if any, telephone and
fax number, and identification number registered withth e competent
national authorities), and VAT registration number, if it is a VAT payer;
(b) name and full address of declarant;
(c) name and full address of exporter;
(d) the country of origin of the products and the country of consignment;
(e) a description of the products including:
— their commercial designation,
— description of the products and combined nomenclature (CN) code;
(f) the appropriate category and the quantity in the appropriate unit as indicated
in Table B for the products in question;
(g) the value of the products;
(h) any internal code used for administrative purposes, such as the Taric code;
(i) date and signature of importer
and shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the bill of lading, letter of
credit, contract or any other commercial document indicating a firm intention
to carry out the importation.
The competent authorities may, under the conditions fixed by them, allow the
submission of declarations or requests to be transmitted or printed by electronic
means. However, all documents and evidence must be available to the compe-
tent authorities (1).
PART V
Aposteriorisurveillance
Article 27
Textile products coming from supplier countries listed in tables C and D shall
be subject to a system of a posteriori statistical surveillance. After the release
for free circulation of the products, the competent authorities of the Member
States shall notify the Commission monthly, within one month of the end of
each month, of the total quantities imported during that month, indicating the
combined nomenclature code and using the units and, where appropriate supple-
mentary units, used in that code. Imports shall be broken down in accordance
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PART VI
Commonprovisions
Article 28
1. The export licence referred to in Articles 11 and 19 and the certificate of
origin may include additional copies duly indicated as such. They shall be made
out in English, French or Spanish.
2. If the documents referred to above are completed by hand, entries must be
in ink and in block letters.
3. The export licences or equivalent documents and certificates of origin shall
measure 210 × 297 mm (i). The paper shall be white writing paper, sized, not
containing mechanical pulp(ii) and weighing not less than 25 g/m. Each part
shall have a printed guilloche pattern background making any falsification by
mechanical or chemical means apparent to the eye (iii).
4. Only the original shall be accepted by the competent authorities in the
Community as being valid for import purposes in accordance withth e provi-
sions of this Regulation.
5. Eachexport licence or equivalent document and th e certificate of origin
shall bear a standardised serial number, whether or not printed, by which it can
be identified (iv).
6. This number shall be composed of the following elements:
— two letters identifying the exporting country as follows:
— Argentina = AR
— Armenia = AM
— Azerbaijan = AZ— Bangladesh= BD— Belarus = BY
— Bosnia and Herzegovina = BA
— Brazil = BR— Cambodia = KH
— China = CN
— Croatia = HR— Egypt = EG— former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia = 96(
1)
— Georgia = GE
— Hong Kong = HK— India = IN
— Indonesia = ID
— Kazakhstan = KZ— Kyrgyzstan = KG
— Laos = LA
— Macao = MO— Malaysia = MY— Moldova = MD
— Mongolia = MN
— Nepal = NP— Pakistan = PK
— Peru = PE
— Philippines = PH— Russian Federation = RU— Singapore = SG
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(ii) This is not obligatory for Hong Kong.
(iii) This is not obligatory for Hong Kong and Egypt.
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— Taiwan = TW
— Tajikistan = TJ
— Thailand = TH
— Turkmenistan = TM
— Ukraine = UA— United Arab Emirates = AE
— Uzbekistan = UZ
— Vietnam = VN,
— two letters identifying the intended Member State of destination as follows:
— AT = Austria
— BL = Benelux— DE = Federal Republic of Germany— DK = Denmark— EL = Greece— ES = Spain— FI = Finland— FR = France— GB = United Kingdom— IE = Ireland— IT = Italy— PT = Portugal— SE = Sweden,
— a one-digit number identifying the quota year or the year under which
exports were recorded, in the case of products listed in table A of this
Annex, corresponding to the last figure in the year in question, e.g. ‘3’ for
2003 and ‘4’ for 2004. In the case of products originating in the People's
Republic of China listed in Appendix C to Annex V this number should be
‘9’ for the year 2003 and ‘0’ for the year 2004,
— a two-digit number identifying the issuing office in the exporting country,
— a five-digit number running consecutively from 00001 to 99999 allocated to
the specific Member State of destination.
7. At the request of the importer, the customs authorities of the Member
States may accept a single certificate of origin relating to more than one
consignment, when goods:
(a) are the subject of a single export licence;
(b) are classified in the same category;
(c) come exclusively from the same exporter, are destined for the same
importer; and,
(d) are made the subject of entry formalities at the same customs office in the
Community.
This procedure shall be applicable for the same period as the validity of the
import authorisation including any subsequent extension thereof.
Notwithstanding subparagraph (d), if, after the importation of the first consign-
ment, the remaining goods need to be cleared in a customs office different from
the customs office where the original certificate of origin was presented, at the
written request of the importer, one or several replacement certificate(s) of
origin may be issued by the first customs office, corresponding with the quanti-
ties remaining on the original certificate. The specifications of the replacement
certificate shall be identical to those of the original certificate. The replacement
certificate shall be regarded as the definitive certificate of origin for the products
to which it refers.
Article 29
The export licence and the certificate of origin may be issued after the shipment
of the products to which they relate. In such cases they shall bear the endorse-
ment‘délivré a posteriori’ or ‘issued retrospectively’ or ‘expedido con
posterioridad’ .
Article 30
In the event of theft, loss or destruction of an export licence, import licence or a
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issued the document for a duplicate to be made out on the basis of the export
documents in his possession. The duplicate licence or certificate issued in this
way shall bear the endorsement ‘duplicata’ or ‘duplicate’ or ‘duplicado’ .
The duplicate shall bear the date of the original licence or certificate.
Article 30a
The list and addresses of the competent authorities referred to in Articles 14 (4),
21 (1) and (3), 25 (3), 26 and 31 (1) shall be published by the Commission in
theOfficial Journal of the European Communities ‘C’ series (1).
PART VII
Communityimportlicence —commonform
Article 31
1. The forms to be used by the competent authorities of the Member States
for issuing the import authorizations and surveillance documents referred to in
Articles 14 (1), 21 (1) and 25 (3) shall conform to the specimen of the import
licence set out in Appendix 1 to this Annex (1).
2. Import licence forms and extracts thereof shall be drawn up in duplicate,
one copy, marked ‘Holder's copy’ and bearing the number 1 to be issued to the
applicant, and the other, marked ‘Copy for the issuing authority’ and bearing the
number 2, to be kept by the authority issuing the licence. For administrative
purposes the competent authorities may add additional copies to form 2.
3. Forms shall be printed on white paper free of mechanical pulp, dressed for
writing and weighing between 55 and 65 grams per square metre. Their size
shall be 210 × 297 mm; the type space between the lines shall be 4,24 mm;
(one sixth of an inch); the layout of the forms shall be followed precisely.
Both sides of copy No 1, which is the licence itself, shall in addition have a
red printed guilloche pattern background so as to reveal any falsification by
mechanical or chemical means.
4. Member States shall be responsible for having the forms printed. The
forms may also be printed by printers appointed by the Member State in which
they are established. In the latter case, reference to the appointment by the
Member State must appear on eachform. Eachform sh all bear an indication of
the printer's name and address or a mark enabling the printer to be identified.
5. At the time of their issue the import licences or extracts shall be given an
issue number determined by the competent authorities of the Member State. The
import licence number shall be notified to the Commission electronically within
the integrated network set up under Article 12.
6. Licences and extracts shall be completed in the official language, or one of
the official languages, of the Member State of issue.
7. In box 10 the competent authorities shall indicate the appropriate textile
category.
8. The marks of the issuing agencies and debiting authorities shall be applied
by means of a stamp. However, an embossing press combined withletters or
figures obtained by means of perforation, or printing on the licence may be
substituted for the issuing authority's stamp. The issuing authorities shall use
any tamper-proof method to record the quantity allocated in such a way as to
make it impossible to insert figures or references (e.g. *ECU* 1 000*).
9. The reverse of copy No 1 and copy No 2 shall bear a box in which quan-
tities may be entered, either by the customs authorities when import formalities
are completed, or by the competent administrative authorities when an extract is
issued.
If the space set aside for debits on a licence or extract thereof is insufficient, the
competent authorities may attach one or more extension pages bearing boxes
matching those on the reverse of copy No 1 and copy No 2 of the licence or
extract. The debiting authorities shall so place their stamp that one half is on
the licence or extract thereof and the other half is on the extension page. If there
is more than one extension page, a further stamp shall be placed in like manneracross eachpage and th e preceding page.
10. Import licences and extracts issued, and entries and endorsements made,
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of the other Member States as documents issued, and entries and endorsements
made, by the authorities of such Member States.
11. The competent authorities of the Member States concerned may, where
indispensable, require the contents of licences or extracts to be translated into
the official language or one of the official languages of that Member State.
12. The import licence may be issued by electronic means as long as the
customs offices involved have access to this licence across a computer
network (1).
PART VIII
Transitionalprovisions
Article 32
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 31, for a transitional period
ending not later than 31 December 1995 and provided that the applicant, at the
time of this application has not requested the issue of a Community import
licence conforming to the specimen set out in Appendix 1, the competent autho-
rities of the Member States shall be authorized to use their own national forms
to issue the import authorizations or surveillance documents and any extracts
thereof, instead of the forms referred to in Article 31.
2. Such forms shall give the details referred to in boxes 1 to 13 of the
specimen Community import licence shown in Appendix 1. Their validity shall
only extend to the territory of the Member State of issue.1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 57
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TABLE A
Countriesandcategories subjecttothesystemofdouble-checkingsurveillance
(The complete description of the categories is shown in Annex I)
Third country Group Category Unit
BangladeshIB 4 (*) 1 000 pieces
6 (*) 1 000 pieces8 (*) 1 000 pieces
Bosnia and Herzegovina IA 1 tonnes
2 tonnes
2A tonnes
3 tonnes
IB 5 1 000 pieces
6 1 000 pieces7 1 000 pieces8 1 000 pieces
IIA 9 tonnes
IIB 15 1 000 pieces
16 1 000 pieces
IIIB 67 tonnes
Brazil IA 1 tonnes
2 tonnes
2A tonnes
3 tonnes
IB 4 1 000 pieces
6(
1) 1 000 pieces
IIA 9 tonnes
20 tonnes22 tonnes39 tonnes
Cambodia IB 4 1 000 pieces
5 1 000 pieces6 1 000 pieces
7 1 000 pieces
8 1 000 pieces
IIB 15 1 000 pieces
21 1 000 pieces
28 1 000 pieces
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Third country Group Category Unit
Croatia IA 1 tonnes
2 tonnes
2A tonnes
3 tonnes
IB 5 1 000 pieces
6 1 000 pieces7 1 000 pieces8 1 000 pieces
IIA 9 tonnes
IIB 15 1 000 pieces
16 1 000 pieces
IIIB 67 tonnes
Kazakhstan IA 2 tonnes
Kyrgyzstan IA 1 tonnes
2 tonnes
3 tonnes
IB 4 1 000 pieces
5 1 000 pieces
6 1 000 pieces7 1 000 pieces8 1 000 pieces
Laos IB 4 1 000 pieces
5 1 000 pieces6 1 000 pieces7 1 000 pieces8 1 000 pieces
IIB 21 1 000 pieces
28 1 000 pieces78 tonnes
Moldova IA 2 tonnes
3 tonnes
IB 4 1 000 pieces
5 1 000 pieces6 1 000 pieces7 1 000 pieces8 1 000 pieces
IIA 20 tonnes
39 tonnes
IIB 15 1 000 pieces
Mongolia IB 5 1 000 pieces
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Third country Group Category Unit
Nepal IB 4 1 000 pieces
5 1 000 pieces6 1 000 pieces7 1 000 pieces
IIB 26 1 000 pieces
Russian Federation IA 1 tonnes
2 tonnes
2A tonnes
3 tonnes
IB 4 1 000 pieces
5 1 000 pieces6 1 000 pieces7 1 000 pieces8 1 000 pieces
IIA 9 tonnes
20 tonnes
22 tonnes
39 tonnes
IIB 12 1 000 pairs
13 1 000 pieces15 1 000 pieces16 1 000 pieces
21 1 000 pieces
24 1 000 pieces29 1 000 pieces83 tonnes
IIIA 33 tonnes
37 tonnes50 tonnes
IIIB 74 1 000 pieces
90 tonnes
IV 115 tonnes
117 tonnes
118 tonnes
Sri Lanka IB 4 1 000 pieces
5 1 000 pieces6 1 000 pieces7 1 000 pieces
IIB 26 1 000 pieces1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 60
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Third country Group Category Unit
Tajikistan IA 1 tonnes
2 tonnes
IB 6 1 000 pieces
8 1 000 pieces
Turkmenistan IA 1 tonnesUkraine IA 2 tonnes
IB 4 1 000 pieces
5 1 000 pieces
6 1 000 pieces
7 1 000 pieces8 1 000 pieces
IIB 12 1 000 pairs
13 1 000 pieces
15 1 000 pieces
26/27 1 000 pieces
29 1 000 pieces
83 tonnes
IV 117 tonnes
United Arab Emirates IA 2 tonnes
IB 4 1 000 pieces
5 1 000 pieces
6 1 000 pieces
7 1 000 pieces8 1 000 pieces
IIA 9 tonnes
20 tonnes
IIB 26 1 000 pieces
V 157 tonnes
Uzbekistan IA 1 tonnes
3 tonnes
IB 4 1 000 pieces
5 1 000 pieces
6 1 000 pieces
7 1 000 pieces
8 1 000 pieces
IIB 26 1 000 pieces
Vietnam IA 1 tonnes
2 tonnes
3 tonnes
IIA 22 tonnes1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 61
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Third country Group Category Unit
23 tonnes
32 tonnes
IIB 16 1 000 pieces
17 1 000 pieces
19 1 000 pieces
24 1 000 pieces
27 1 000 pieces
IIIA 33 tonnes
36 tonnes
37 tonnes
IIIB 90 tonnes
IV 115 tonnes
117 tonnes
V 136 tonnes
156 tonnes
157 tonnes
159 tonnes
160 tonnes
(*) For these categories the provisions of article 9 do not apply.
(1) See appendix A.
(2) Products of category 5 (other than anoraks, windcheaters, waister jackets and the like) of fine animal hair falling
within CN codes: 6110 12 10, 611012 90, 6110 19 10 and 6110 19 90.1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 62
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TABLE B
Countriesandcategories subjecttothesystemofsinglesurveillance
(The complete description of the categories is shown in Annex I)
TABLE C
Countries and categories subject to the system of a posteriori statistical
surveillancefordirectimports
(The complete description of the categories is shown in Annex I)
TABLE D
Countries and categories subject to a posteriori statistical surveillance for
OPT
(The complete description of the categories is shown in Annex I)
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Specimen of certificate of origin referred to in Article 28 of Annex III
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Specimen of Hong Kong certificate of origin
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Specimen of certificate of origin referred to in Article 28 of Annex III for Thailand
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Specimen of export licence referred to in Article 12 (1) of Annex III
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Specimen of Hong Kong export licence — Form 4
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Specimen of Hong Kong export licence — Form 5
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Specimen of export licence referred to in Article 19 (1) of Annex III
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Specimen of the export licence referred to in Article 19 (2) of Annex III for Egypt
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Specimen of export licence referred to in Article 28 of Annex III for Thailand
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ANNEX IV
referred to in Article 1
Administrativecooperation
Article 1
The Commission shall supply the Member States' authorities with the names and
addresses of authorities in the supplying countries competent to issue certificates
of origin and export licences together with specimens of the stamps used by
these authorities.
Article 2
For the textile products subject to quantitative limits referred to in Article 2 of
the Regulation or to the surveillance measures with a double-checking system
referred to in Annex III, Member States shall notify the Commission within
the first 10 days of each month of the total quantities, in the appropriate units
and by country of origin and category of products, for which import authoriza-
tions have been issued during the preceding month.
Article 3
1. Subsequent verification of certificates of origin or export licences shall be
carried out at random, or whenever the competent authorities of the Community
have reasonable doubt as to the authenticity of the certificate of origin or export
licence or as to the accuracy of the information regarding the true origin of the
products in question.
In such cases the competent authorities of the Community shall return the certi-
ficate of origin or the export licence or a copy thereof to the competent
governmental authority in the supplying country concerned, giving, where
appropriate, the reasons of form or substance for an enquiry. If the invoice has
been submitted, such invoice or a copy thereof shall be attached to the certifi-
cate of origin or export licence or copy thereof. The competent authorities shallalso forward any information that has been offered suggesting that the particu-
lars given on the said certificate or the said licence are inaccurate.
2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall also apply to subsequent verifications
of declarations of origin.
3. The results of the subsequent verifications carried out in accordance with
paragraph 1 shall be communicated to the competent authorities of the Commu-
nity within three months at the latest.
The information communicated shall indicate whether the disputed certificate,
licence or declaration applies to the goods actually exported and whether the
goods are eligible for export to the Community under this Regulation. The
competent authorities of the Community may also request copies of all docu-
mentation necessary to determine the facts fully, including, in particular, the
origin of the goods(
1).
4. Should such verifications reveal abuse or major irregularities in the use of
declarations of origin, the Member State concerned shall inform the Commission
of this fact. The Commission shall pass the information on to the other Member
States.
At the request of a Member State or on the initiative of the Commission, the
Committee on Origin shall, as soon as possible and in accordance with the
procedure specified in Article 248 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/
92(2), examine whether it is desirable to require the production of a certificate
of origin in respect of the products and the supplying country concerned.
The decision shall be taken in accordance with the procedure specified in
Article 249 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
5. Random recourse to the procedure specified in this Article shall not consti-
tute an obstacle to the release for home use of the products in question.1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 79
(1) For the purpose of subsequent verification of certificates of origin, copies of the certi-
ficates as well as any export documents referring to them shall be kept for at least twoyears by the competent governmental authority in each supplying country.
(
2) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.
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Article 4
1. Where the verification procedure referred to in Article 2 or where informa-
tion available to the competent authorities of the Community indicates that the
provisions of this Regulation are being contravened, the said authorities shall
request the supplier country or countries concerned to carry out appropriate
enquiries or arrange for suchenquiries to be carried out concerning operations
which are or appear to be in contravention of the provisions of this Regulation.
The results of these enquiries shall be communicated to the competent authori-
ties of the Community together with any other pertinent information enabling
the true origin of the goods to be determined.
2. In pursuance of the action taken under the terms of this Annex, the compe-
tent authorities of the Community may exchange any information with the
competent governmental authorities of supplier countries which is considered
to be of use in preventing the contravention of the provisions of this Regulation.
3. Where it is established that the provisions of this Regulation have been
contravened, the Commission, acting according to the procedure laid down in
Article 17 of the Regulation, may take, with the agreement of the supplier
country or countries concerned, suchmeasures as are necessary to prevent recur-
rence of suchcontravention.
Article 5
The Commission shall coordinate the actions undertaken by the competent
authorities of the Member States under the provisions of this Annex. The
competent authorities of the Member States shall inform the Commission and
the other Member States of actions which they have undertaken and the results
obtained.1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 80
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ANNEX V
COMMUNITYQUANTITATIVELIMITS
applicableforyear2004
(The complete description of the goods is shown in Annex I)
Third country Category UnitCommunity quantita-
tive limits
2004
Argentina GROUP IA
1 tonnes 5 998
2 tonnes 8 476
2a tonnes 7 549
Belarus GROUP IA
1 tonnes 1 4802 tonnes 3 765
3 tonnes 218
GROUP IB
4 1 000 pieces 1 0735 1 000 pieces 954
6 1 000 pieces 838
7 1 000 pieces 8308 1 000 pieces 953
GROUP IIA
9 tonnes 346
20 tonnes 306
22 tonnes 38723 tonnes 24239 tonnes 218
GROUP IIB
12 1 000 pairs 5 611
13 1 000 pieces 2 53315 1 000 pieces 959
16 1 000 pieces 175
21 1 000 pieces 83924 1 000 pieces 73226/27 1 000 pieces 1 012
29 1 000 pieces 351
73 1 000 pieces 29683 tonnes 170
GROUP IIIA
33 tonnes 366
36 tonnes 1 174
37 tonnes 44050 tonnes 1421993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 81
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Third country Category UnitCommunity quantita-
tive limits
2004
GROUP IIIB
67 tonnes 32274 1 000 pieces 342
90 tonnes 188
GROUP IV
115 tonnes 83
117 tonnes 973
118 tonnes 426
Brazil (
5) GROUP IA
1 tonnes2 tonnes2a tonnes3 tonnes
GROUP IB
4 1 000 pieces6(
1) 1 000 pieces
GROUP IIA
9 tonnes20 tonnes22 tonnes39 tonnes
China (
2)(3) GROUP IA
1 tonnes 4 7462 (*)(
1) tonnes 29235
of which 2a tonnes 3 7793 tonnes 5 946of which 3a tonnes 782
GROUP IB
4(
1) 1 000 pieces 84733
5(1) 1 000 pieces 27043
6(1) 1 000 pieces 29079
7(1) 1 000 pieces 13631
8(1) 1 000 pieces 19154
GROUP IIA
9 tonnes 6 18220/39 tonnes 9 82422 tonnes 1877023 tonnes 11804
GROUP IIB
12 1 000 pairs 3445813 1 000 pieces 53086414 1 000 pieces 160591993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 82
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Third country Category UnitCommunity quantita-
tive limits
2004
15(1) 1 000 pieces 18327
16 1 000 pieces 1642617 1 000 pieces 12878
26(
1) 1 000 pieces 5 671
28 1 000 pieces 8811529 1 000 pieces 1492831 1 000 pieces 9098878 tonnes 3573683 tonnes 10497
GROUP IIIB
97 tonnes 2 763
GROUP V
163 tonnes 7 364
Hong Kong GROUP IA
2 tonnes 141272a tonnes 121243 tonnes 116273a tonnes 7 804
GROUP IB
4(
1) 1 000 pieces 49950
5 1 000 pieces 384956(
1) 1 000 pieces 67057
6a 1 000 pieces 562927 1 000 pieces 407078 1 000 pieces 57928
GROUP IIA
39 tonnes 2 084
GROUP IIB
12 1 000 pairs 2045413(
1) 1 000 pieces 115051
16 1 000 pieces 3 205
26 1 000 pieces 1213429 1 000 pieces 4 19631 1 000 pieces 3471178 tonnes 1450383 tonnes 726
India GROUP IA
1 tonnes 470032 tonnes 659252a tonnes 292673 tonnes 384413a tonnes 7 7091993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 83
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Third country Category UnitCommunity quantita-
tive limits
2004
GROUP IB
4(1) 1 000 pieces 95003
5 1 000 pieces 528736(
1) 1 000 pieces 13388
7 1 000 pieces 777738 1 000 pieces 57440
GROUP IIA
9 tonnes 1521020 tonnes 2825123 tonnes 3079739 tonnes 9 009
GROUP IIB
15 1 000 pieces 1021426 1 000 pieces 2419129 1 000 pieces 14604
Indonesia GROUP IA
1 tonnes 221762 tonnes 338802a tonnes 125973 tonnes 305063a tonnes 16220
GROUP IB
4 1 000 pieces 589565 1 000 pieces 583596(
1) 1 000 pieces 21168
7 1 000 pieces 155918 1 000 pieces 24530
GROUP IIA
23 tonnes 31583
GROUP IIIA
35 tonnes 31304
Macao GROUP IB
4(
1) 1 000 pieces 15005
5 1 000 pieces 140166(
1) 1 000 pieces 15115
7 1 000 pieces 5 8908 1 000 pieces 8 249
GROUP IIA
20 tonnes 24439 tonnes 307
GROUP IIB
13 1 000 pieces 9 4271993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 84
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Third country Category UnitCommunity quantita-
tive limits
2004
15 1 000 pieces 648
16 1 000 pieces 50726 1 000 pieces 1 31731 1 000 pieces 1077478 tonnes 2 11283 tonnes 516
Malaysia GROUP IA
2 tonnes 8 8112a tonnes 3 3583(
1) tonnes 18151
3a (1) tonnes 7 298
GROUP IB
4(1) 1 000 pieces 21716
5 1 000 pieces 100826(
1) 1 000 pieces 12773
7 1 000 pieces 437918 1 000 pieces 10489
GROUP IIA
22 tonnes 18461
Pakistan GROUP IA
1(
1) tonnes 25448
2 tonnes 494772a tonnes 184403 tonnes 83033
GROUP IB
4(
1) 1 000 pieces 49812
5 1 000 pieces 147716 1 000 pieces 536677 1 000 pieces 361928 1 000 pieces 8 336
GROUP IIA
9 tonnes 1495120 tonnes 5868039 tonnes 20048
GROUP IIB
26 1 000 pieces 3541928 1 000 pieces 128009
Peru GROUP IA
1(
1) tonnes 24061
2 tonnes 18078
Philippines GROUP IB
4(1) 1 000 pieces 327631993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 85
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Third country Category UnitCommunity quantita-
tive limits
2004
5 1 000 pieces 16616
6(1) 1 000 pieces 15325
7 1 000 pieces 8 182
8 1 000 pieces 9 272
GROUP IIB
13 1 000 pieces 42523
15 1 000 pieces 5 212
26 1 000 pieces 6 95831 1 000 pieces 26357
Singapore GROUP IA
2 tonnes 5 8942a tonnes 2 845
3 tonnes 1 992
GROUP IB
4(
1) 1 000 pieces 35060
5 1 000 pieces 19916
6(1) 1 000 pieces 21441
7 1 000 pieces 17173
8 1 000 pieces 10342
SouthKorea GROUP IA
1 tonnes 910
2 tonnes 6 165
2a tonnes 1 0493 tonnes 5 124
3a tonnes 908
GROUP IB
4(
1) 1 000 pieces 16867
5 1 000 pieces 36490
6(1) 1 000 pieces 6 686
7 1 000 pieces 10579
8 1 000 pieces 34911
GROUP IIA
9 tonnes 1 721
22 tonnes 22819
GROUP IIB
12 1 000 pairs 230796
13 1 000 pieces 17678
14 1 000 pieces 8 953
15 1 000 pieces 12715
16 1 000 pieces 1 28417 1 000 pieces 3 522
26 1 000 pieces 3 236
28 1 000 pieces 1 3341993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 86
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Third country Category UnitCommunity quantita-
tive limits
2004
29(1) 1 000 pieces 848
31 1 000 pieces 8 31478 tonnes 9 35083 tonnes 482
GROUP IIIA
35 tonnes 1149450 tonnes 1 392
GROUP IIIB
97 tonnes 2 77797a (
1) tonnes 889
Sri Lanka (4) GROUP IB
6 1 000 pieces7 1 000 pieces8 1 000 pieces
Taiwan GROUP IA
2 tonnes 5 8692a tonnes 5003 tonnes 8 3783a tonnes 850
GROUP IB
4(
1) 1 000 pieces 11990
5 1 000 pieces 220056(
1) 1 000 pieces 6 080
7 1 000 pieces 3 6138 1 000 pieces 9 692
GROUP IIA
20 tonnes 32522 tonnes 1001923 tonnes 6 523
GROUP IIB
12 1 000 pairs 4290813 1 000 pieces 3 32214 1 000 pieces 5 05815 1 000 pieces 3 14516 1 000 pieces 51017 1 000 pieces 1 01226 1 000 pieces 3 42828(
1) 1 000 pieces 2 430
78 tonnes 5 79383 tonnes 1 294
GROUP IIIA
35 tonnes 9 8361993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 87
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Third country Category UnitCommunity quantita-
tive limits
2004
GROUP IIIB
97 tonnes 1 76297a (
1) tonnes 802
Thailand GROUP IA
1 tonnes 251242 tonnes 18497
2a tonnes 4 828
3(
1) tonnes 33458
3a (1) tonnes 9 065
GROUP IB
4 1 000 pieces 546165 1 000 pieces 385296 1 000 pieces 138867 1 000 pieces 129988 1 000 pieces 6 726
GROUP IIA
20 tonnes 1542422 tonnes 7 330
GROUP IIB
12 1 000 pairs 4881926 1 000 pieces 11379
GROUP IIIB
97 tonnes 3 39997a (
1) tonnes 2 885
Vietnam (**) GROUP IB
4 1 000 pieces 110305 1 000 pieces 3 6586 1 000 pieces 5 6297 1 000 pieces 3 0948 1 000 pieces 14632
GROUP IIA
9 tonnes 1 01120 tonnes 263
39 tonnes 252
GROUP IIB
12 1 000 pairs 3 189
13 1 000 pieces 9 53014 1 000 pieces 50715 1 000 pieces 56718 tonnes 99721 1 000 pieces 2146226 1 000 pieces 1 2941993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 88
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Third country Category UnitCommunity quantita-
tive limits
2004
28 1 000 pieces 3 998
29 1 000 pieces 393
31 1 000 pieces 4 503
68 tonnes 487
73 1 000 pieces 1 193
76 tonnes 1 297
78 tonnes 1 350
83 tonnes 449
GROUP IIIA
35 tonnes 691
41 tonnes 833
GROUP IIIB
10 1 000 pairs 6 345
97 tonnes 231
GROUP IV
118 tonnes 286
GROUP V
161 tonnes 256
(1) See appendix A.
(2) See appendix B.
(3) See appendix C.
(4) Possibility to transfer to and from category 3 up to 40 % of the category to which the transfer is made.
(5) The application of quantitative restrictions for Sri Lanka is not in application pursuant to the EC/Sri Lanka
Memorandum of Understanding on market access in the textile sector, under which the European Community
retains the right to reapply them under certain circumstances.
(*) The application of quantitative restrictions for Brazil is not in application pursuant to the EC/Brazil Memor-
andum of Understanding on market access in the textile sector, under which the European Community retainsthe right to reapply them under certain circumstances.
(**) Quotas corresponding to year 2003 levels witha 3 % annual growthincrease; th ey are applicable until Vietnam
receives a further quota increase when it will have fulfilled its obligations under the agreement established for
year 2004.1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 89
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Appendix A to Annex V
Category Third country Remarks
1 Pakistan The following additional quantities may be added to the
relevant annual quantitative limit (tonnes):
2004: 509
These quantities may, subject to notification, be transferred
to the relevant quantitative limits for category 2. Part of the
quantity so transferred may be used on a pro rata basis for
category 2a)
Peru In addition to the quantitative limits shown in Annex V, an
additional annual quantity of 900 tonnes of products falling
within category 1 is reserved for imports into the Commu-
nity for processing by the Community industry
2 China For fabrics, below 115 cm in width (CN codes:
5208 1190, ex 5208 1216, ex 52081296, 52081300,
5208 1900, 5208 2190, ex 52082216, ex 52082296,
5208 2300, 52082900, 5208 3100, ex 52083216,
ex 5208 3296, 52083300, 5208 3900, 52084100,
5208 4200, 52084300, 52084900, 52085100,
5208 5210, 52085300, 52085900, 52091100,
5209 1200, 52091900, 52092100, 52092200,
5209 2900, 52093100, 52093200, 52093900,
5209 4100, 52094200, 52094300, 52094990,
5209 5100, 52095200, 52095900, 52101110,
5210 1200, 52101900, 52103110, 52103200,
5210 3900, 52104100, 52104200, 52104900,
5211 1100, 52111200, 52111900, 52113100,
5211 3200, 52113900, 52114100, 52114200,
5211 4300, ex 52114910, 5211 4990, 52121110,
5212 1190, 52121390, 52121410, 52121490,
5212 2110, 52122190, 52122310, 52122390,
5212 2410, 52122490, ex 5811 0000 y ex 63080000),
the following additional quantities may be exported to the
Community by China (tonnes):
2004: 1 412
For fabrics of category 2 for medical gauze (CN codes:
5208 1110 and 52082110) the following additional quanti-
ties may be exported to the Community by China (tonnes):
2004: 1 950
Possibility of transfer to and from category 3 of up to 40 %
of the category to which the transfer is made
3 Malaysia
ThailandThe quantitative limits shown in Annex V include cotton
fabric falling within category 2
3a Malaysia
ThailandThe quantitative limits shown in Annex V include cotton
fabric other than unbleached or bleached falling within cate-
gory 2a)
4 China
Hong Kong
India
Macao
Malaysia
Pakistan
Philippines
Singapore
SouthKorea
TaiwanFor the purpose of setting off exports against the agreed
quantitative limits a conversion rate of five garments (other
than babies' garments) of a maximum commercial size of
130 cm for three garments whose commercial size exceeds
130 cm may be applied for up to 5 % of the quantitative
limits
For Hong Kong, Macao and South Korea, this figure shall
be 3 %, and for Taiwan 4 %
The export licence concerning these products must bear, in
box 9, the words ‘The conversion rate for garments of a
commercial size of not more than 130 cm must be applied’
5 China These figures include the following quantities reserved for
European industry for a period of 180 days eachyear
(1 000 pieces):
2004: 7001993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 90
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Category Third country Remarks
For products of category 5 (other than anoraks, windchea-
ters, waister jackets and the like) of fine animal hair falling
within CN codes: 6110 1210, 61101290, 6110 1910 and
6110 1990, the following sublimits apply within the quanti-
tative limits established for category 5 (1 000 pieces):
2004: 250
6 China The figures include the following quantities reserved for
European industry for a period of 180 days eachyear
(1 000 pieces):
2004: 1 274
The following additional quantities of shorts (CN codes
6203 4190, 6203 4290, 62034390 and 6203 4950) may
be exported by China to the Community (1 000 pieces):
2004: 1 266
Brazil (1)
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Macao
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
SouthKorea
Sri Lanka (2)
TaiwanFor the purpose of setting off exports against the agreed
quantitative limits a conversion rate of five garments (other
than babies' garments) of a maximum commercial size of
130 cm for three garments whose commercial size exceeds
130 cm may be applied for up to 5 % of the quantitative
limits
For Macao this figure shall be 3 % and for Hong Kong it
shall be 1 %. Utilization of the conversion rate for Hong
Kong is limited in respect of long trousers to the subceiling
shown below
The export licence concerning these products must bear, in
box 9, the words ‘The conversion rate for garments of a
commercial size of not more than 130 cm must be applied’
Hong Kong Within the quantitative limits laid down in Annex V there
are the following subceilings for long trousers falling within
CN codes:
6203 4110, 62034231, 62034233, 62034235,
6203 4319, 62034919, 62046110, 62046231,
6204 6233, 62046239, 62046318, 62046918,
6211 3242, 62113342, 6211 4242 and 62114342 (1000
pieces):
2004: 56292
The export licence covering these products should be
endorsed ‘category 6 A’
7 China These figures include the following quantities reserved for
European industry for a period of 180 days eachyear
(1 000 pieces):
2004: 755
8 China These figures include the following quantities reserved for
European industry for a period of 180 days eachyear
(1 000 pieces):
2004: 1 220
13 Hong Kong The quantitative limits shown in Annex V cover only
products of cotton or synthetic fibres falling within CN
codes:
6107 1100, ex 6107 1200, 61082100, ex 61082200 and
ex 6212 1010
In addition to the quantitative limits shown in Annex V, the
following specific quantities were agreed for exports of
products (of wool or regenerated fibres) falling within CN
codes:
ex 6107 1200, ex 61071900, ex 61082200,
ex 6108 2900 and ex 62121010 (tonnes):
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Category Third country Remarks
The export licence covering these products should be
endorsed ‘category 13 S’
15 China These figures include the following quantities reserved for
European industry for a period of 180 days eachyear
(1 000 pieces):
2004: 371
26 China These figures include the following quantities reserved for
European industry for a period of 180 days eachyear
(1 000 pieces):
2004: 370
28 Taiwan In addition to the quantitative limits laid down in Annex V,
specific quantities were agreed for exports of bib and braceoveralls, breeches and shorts falling within CN codes:
6103 4190, 61034290, 61034390, 61034991,
6104 6190, 6104 6290, 6104 6390 and 61046991:
2004: 1 226368 pieces
29 SouthKorea In addition to th e quantitative limits laid down in Annex V,
additional quantities are reserved for martial arts (judo,
karate, kung fu, taekwondo or the like) clothing (1 000
pieces):
2004: 454
97a SouthKorea
Taiwan
ThailandFine nets (CN codes: 5608 1119 and 5608 1199)
All categories
subject to quanti-
tative limitsVietnam Vietnam shall reserve 30 % of its quantitative limits for
firms belonging to the Community textile industry for a
period of four months beginning on 1 January of each
year, on the basis of lists provided by the Community
before 30 October of the preceding year
(1) The application of quantitative restrictions for Brazil is not in application pursuant to the EC/Brazil Memor-
andum of Understanding on market access in the textile sector, under which the European Community retains
the right to reapply them under certain circumstances.
(2) The application of quantitative restrictions for Sri Lanka is not in application pursuant to the EC/Sri Lanka
Memorandum of Understanding on market access in the textile sector, under which the European Communityretains the right to reapply them under certain circumstances.1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 92
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Appendix B to Annex V
Third country Category Unit 2004
China The following quantities made available for the year 2004, may be used
exclusively at European fairs:
1 tonnes 317
2 tonnes 1 338
2a tonnes 159
3 tonnes 196
3a tonnes 27
4 1000 pieces 2 061
5 1000 pieces 705
6 1000 pieces 1 689
7 1000 pieces 302
8 1000 pieces 992
9 tonnes 294
12 1 000 pairs 843
13 1000 pieces 3 19220/39 tonnes 372
22 tonnes 332
Flexibilities provided for in Article 7 of and Annex VIII to Council Regulation 3030/93 for China are applicable to
the above categories and amounts.1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 93
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Appendix C to Annex V
COMMUNITYQUANTITATIVELIMITS
(The complete description of the goods is shown in Annex I B)
Third country Category Unit 2004
China GROUP I
ex 20(1) tonnes 53
GROUP IV
115 tonnes 1 276
117 tonnes 606
118 tonnes 1 450
122 tonnes 203
GROUP V
136A tonnes 453
156 (2) tonnes 3 525
157 (2) tonnes 12801
159 (2) tonnes 4 322
(1) Categories marked by ‘ex’ cover products other than those of wool or fine animal hairs, cotton or synthetic or
artificial textile materials.
(2) For these categories, China undertakes to reserve, as a priority 23 % of the quantitative limits concerned for
users belonging to the textile Community industry during 90 days beginning on 1 January of each year.1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 94
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ANNEX VI
Referred toinArticle3
Cottageindustryandfolkloreproducts
1. The exemption provided for in Article 3 in respect of cottage industry
products shall apply only to the following types of products:
(a) fabrics woven on looms operated solely by hand or foot, being fabrics of
a kind traditionally made in the cottage industry of each supplier country;
(b) garments or other textile articles of a kind traditionally made in the
cottage industry of eachsupplier country, obtained manually from th e
fabrics referred to above and sewn exclusively by hand without the aid
of any machine. In the case of India and Pakistan, the exemption shall
apply to cottage industry products made by hand from the products
described in subparagraph(a);
(c) traditional folklore products of eachsupplier country, made by h and,
listed in an Annex to the bilateral agreements or arrangements
concerned;
(d) in the case of Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand,
traditional handicraft batik fabrics and textile articles made from such
batik fabrics whether sewn by hand or on a hand or foot-operated sewing
machine. Batik fabrics shall be defined as follows:
handicraft batik fabrics are made according to a traditional process
whereby colours and shades are applied to white unbleached fabrics.
This process is carried out by hand in three stages:
(i) application of wax to the fabric by hand;
(ii) dyeing or painting (colour is applied either by the traditional craft
method of dyeing, or by hand painting);
(iii) removal of wax by boiling the fabric.
These three treatments are carried out for each of the colours or shades
applied to the fabrics.
2. Exemption shall be granted only in respect of products covered by a certifi-
cate conforming to the specimen attached to this Annex and issued by the
competent authorities in the supplier country.
In the case of Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand, the
following shall be entered in box 11 of the certificate:
‘(d) Traditional handicraft batik fabrics and textile articles made from such
batik fabrics”
and
“(d) Tissus artisanaux traditionnels “batik” et articles textiles fabriqués à
partir de tels tissus “batik”.’
In the case of India, the title of the certificate is as follows:‘Certificate in regard to handloom fabrics, products of the cottage industry
and traditional folklore products, issued in conformity withand under th e
conditions regulating trade in textile products withth e European Commu-
nity’,
‘Certificat relatif aux tissus tissés sur métier à main et aux produits faits avec
ces tissus de fabrication artisanale et aux produits relevant du folklore tradi-
tionnel délivré en conformité avec et sous les conditions régissant les
échanges de produits textiles avec la Communauté Européenne’;
and paragraph(b) in box 11 sh all read as follows:
‘(b) Hand-made cottage industry products made of the fabrics described
under (a)”,
and
“(b) Produits de fabrication artisanale faits à la main avec les tissus décrits
sous (a).’
In the case of Vietnam, the certificates concerning the products envisaged in
indent (c) above must bear a stamp ‘Folklore’ marked clearly. In the case of
a difference of opinion between the Community and this country concerning
the nature of these products, consultations shall be held within one month in
order to resolve these differences.
The certificate shall specify the grounds on which exemption is granted.1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 95
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3. Should imports of any product covered by this Annex reach proportions
liable to cause problems within the Community, consultations with the
supplying countries shall be initiated as soon as possible, with a view to
resolving the situation by the adoption of a quantitative limit or surveillance
measures, in accordance withArticles 10 and 13 of th is Regulation.
The provisions of Part VI of Annex III shall apply mutatis mutandis to the
products covered in paragraph1 of th is Annex.1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 96
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ANNEX VII
referred toinArticle 5
Outward processing traffic
Article 1
Re-imports into the Community of textile products listed in column 2 of the
table attached to this Annex, effected in accordance with the Regulations on
economic outward processing in force in the Community, shall not be subject
to the quantitative limits referred to in Article 2 of the Regulation where they
are subject to specific quantitative limits given in column 4 of the table and
have been re-imported after processing in the corresponding third country listed
in column 1 for eachof th e quantitative limits specified.
Article 2
Re-imports not covered by this Annex may be subject to specific quantitative
limits in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17 of the Regula-
tion, provided that the products concerned are subject to the quantitative limits
laid down in Article 2 of this Regulation.
Article 3
1. Transfers between categories and advance use or carry-over of portions of
specific quantitative limits from one year to another may be carried out in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17 of the Regulation.
2. However, automatic transfers in accordance withparagraph1 may be
carried out within the following limits:
— transfer between categories for up to 20 % of the quantitative limit estab-
lished for the category to which the transfer is made,
— carry-over of a specific quantitative limit from one year to another for up to
10,5 % of the quantitative limit established for the actual year of utilization,
— advance use of a specific quantitative limit for up to 7,5 % of the quantita-
tive limit established for the actual year of utilization.
3. Where there is a need for additional imports the specific quantitative limits
may be adjusted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17 of the
Regulation.
4. The Commission shall inform the third country or countries concerned of
any measures taken pursuant to the preceding paragraphs.
Article 4
1. For the purpose of applying Article 1, the competent authorities of the
Member States, before issuing prior authorisations in accordance with the rele-
vant Community Regulations on economic outward processing, shall notify the
Commission of the amounts of the requests for authorisations which they have
received. The Commission shall notify its confirmation that the requested
amount(s) are available for re-importation within the respective Community
limits in accordance withth e relevant Community Regulations on economic
outward processing.
2. The requests included in the notifications to the Commission shall be valid
if they establish clearly in each case:
(a) the third country in which the goods are to be processed;
(b) the category of textile products concerned;
(c) the amount to be re-imported;
(d) the Member State in which the re-imported products are to be put into free
circulation;1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 98
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(e) an indication as to whether the requests relate to
(i) a past beneficiary applying for the quantities set aside under Article 3(4)
or in accordance withth e fifthsubparagraphof Article 3(5) of Council
Regulation (EC) No 3036/94 (1), or to
(ii) an applicant under the third subparagraph of Article 3(4) or under
Article 3(5) of that Regulation.
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 avail-
able within the Community quantitative limits, 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
through the application of flexibilities foreseen in Article 3.
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. Such unused quantities shall automatically be recre-
dited to the quantities within the Community quantitative limits not set aside
pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 3(4) or to the fifth subparagraph
of Article 3(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 3036/94.
The quantities for which a renunciation has been made pursuant to the third sub-
paragraphof Article 3(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 3036/94, sh all automa-
tically be added to the quantities within the Community quota that are not set
aside pursuant to the first sub-paragraph of Article 3(4) or to the fifth sub-para-
graphof Article 3(5) of th e said Regulation.
All such quantities as outlined in the preceding subparagraphs shall be notified
to the Commission in accordance with paragraph 3 above.
Article 5
The certificate of origin shall be issued by the competent governmental authori-
ties in the supplier country concerned, in accordance with the Community
legislation in force and the provisions of Annex III for all products covered by
this Annex.
Article 6
The competent authorities of the Member States shall supply the Commission
with the names and addresses of the authorities competent to issue the prior
authorisations referred to in Article 4 together with specimens of the stamp
impressions used by them.1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 99
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TABLE
COMMUNITYQUANTITATIVELIMITSFORGOODSRE-IMPORTEDUNDEROPT
applicableforyear2004
(The complete description of the goods is shown in Annex I)
Third country Category UnitCommunity quantita-
tive limits
2004
Belarus GROUP IB
4 1 000 pieces 4 420
5 1 000 pieces 6 167
6 1 000 pieces 7 524
7 1 000 pieces 5 582
8 1 000 pieces 1 858
GROUP IIB
12 1 000 pairs 4 163
13 1 000 pieces 412
15 1 000 pieces 3 225
16 1 000 pieces 73621 1 000 pieces 2 402
24 1 000 pieces 509
26/27 1 000 pieces 2 598
29 1 000 pieces 1 221
73 1 000 pieces 4 678
83 tonnes 622
GROUP IIIB
74 1 000 pieces 816
China GROUP IB
4 1 000 pieces 336
5 1 000 pieces 745
6 1 000 pieces 2 706
7 1 000 pieces 723
8 1 000 pieces 1 643
GROUP IIB
13 1 000 pieces 887
14 1 000 pieces 660
15 1 000 pieces 678
16 1 000 pieces 1 032
17 1 000 pieces 868
26 1 000 pieces 1 281
29 1 000 pieces 129
31 1 000 pieces 10199
78 tonnes 105
83 tonnes 1051993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 100
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Third country Category UnitCommunity quantita-
tive limits
2004
GROUP V
159 tonnes 8,5
India GROUP IB
7 1 000 pieces 4 987
8 1 000 pieces 3 770
GROUP IIB
15 1 000 pieces 38026 1 000 pieces 3 555
Indonesia GROUP IB
6 1 000 pieces 2 456
7 1 000 pieces 1 6338 1 000 pieces 2 045
Macao GROUP IB
6 1 000 pieces 335
GROUP IIB
16 1 000 pieces 906
Malaysia GROUP IB
4 1 000 pieces 594
5 1 000 pieces 5946 1 000 pieces 594
7 1 000 pieces 383
8 1 000 pieces 308
Pakistan GROUP IB
4 1 000 pieces 8 270
5 1 000 pieces 4 148
6 1 000 pieces 7 0967 1 000 pieces 3 372
8 1 000 pieces 4 704
GROUP IIB
26 1 000 pieces 4 604
Philippines GROUP IB
6 1 000 pieces 738
8 1 000 pieces 221
Singapore GROUP IB
7 1 000 pieces 1 283
Sri Lanka (
1) GROUP IB
6 1 000 pieces
7 1 000 pieces8 1 000 pieces1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 101
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Third country Category UnitCommunity quantita-
tive limits
2004
Thailand GROUP IB
5 1 000 pieces 416
6 1 000 pieces 416
7 1 000 pieces 653
8 1 000 pieces 416
GROUP IIB
26 1 000 pieces 633
Vietnam GROUP IB
4 1 000 pieces 1 0645 1 000 pieces 811
6 1 000 pieces 757
7 1 000 pieces 1 417
8 1 000 pieces 3 286
GROUP IIB
12 1 000 pairs 3 348
13 1 000 pieces 1 024
15 1 000 pieces 329
18 tonnes 38521 1 000 pieces 2 235
26 1 000 pieces 209
31 1 000 pieces 1 869
68 tonnes 156
76 tonnes 532
78 tonnes 371
(1) The application of quantitative restrictions for Sri Lanka is not in application pursuant to the EC/Sri Lanka
Memorandum of Understanding on market access in the textile sector, under which the European Communityretains the right to reapply them under certain circumstances.1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 102
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ANNEX VIII
REFERREDTOINARTICLE7
Flexibility provisions
The attached table indicates for each of the supplier countries listed in column 1
the maximum amounts which, after advance notification to the Commission, it
may transfer between the corresponding quantitative limits indicated in Annex V
in accordance withth e following provisions:
— advance utilisation of the quantitative limit for the particular category estab-
lished for the following quota year shall be authorised up to the percentage
of the quantitative limit for the current year indicated in column 2; the
amounts in question shall be deducted from the corresponding quantitative
limits for the following year,
— carry-over of amounts not utilised in a given year to the corresponding quan-
titative limit for the following year shall be authorised up to the percentage
of the quantitative limit for the year of actual utilisation indicated in column
3,
— transfers from categories 1 to categories 2 and 3 shall be authorised up to the
percentages of the quantitative limit to which the transfer is made indicated
in column 4,
— transfers between categories 2 and 3 shall be authorised up to the percen-
tages of the quantitative limit to which the transfer is made indicated in
column 5,
— transfers between categories 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 shall be authorised up to the
percentages of the quantitative limit to which the transfer is made indicated
in column 6,
— transfers into any of the categories in Groups II or III (and where applicable
Group IV) from any of the categories in Groups I, II or III shall be
authorised up to the percentages of the quantitative limit to which the
transfer is made indicated in column 7.
The cumulative application of the flexibility provisions referred to above shall
not result in an increase in any Community quantitative limit for a given year
above the percentage indicated in column 8.
The table of equivalence applicable to the abovementioned transfers is given in
Annex I.
Additional conditions, possibilities for transfers and notes are given in column 9
of the table.
1. Country2.
Advance
utilisation3. Carry-
over4. Trans-
fers from
categories
1 to cate-
gories 2
and 35. Trans-
fers
between
categories
2 and 36. Trans-
fers
between
categories
4, 5, 6, 7,
87. Trans-
fers from
Groups I,
II, III to
Groups II,
III, IV8.
Maximum
increase in
any cate-
gory9. Additional condi-
tions
Argentina 5 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 7 % n.a. Transfers may be
made from cate-
gories 2 and 3 to
category 1 up to
4%
Belarus 5 % 7 % 4 % 4 % 4 % 5 % 13,5 % Withregard to
column 7, trans-
fers can also be
made from and to
Group V. For
Group I cate-
gories the limit in
column 8 is 13 %1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 103
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1. Country2.
Advance
utilisation3. Carry-
over4. Trans-
fers from
categories
1 to cate-
gories 2
and 35. Trans-
fers
between
categories
2 and 36. Trans-
fers
between
categories
4, 5, 6, 7,
87. Trans-
fers from
Groups I,
II, III to
Groups II,
III, IV8.
Maximum
increase in
any cate-
gory9. Additional condi-
tions
Brazil 5 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 7 % n.a. A transfer of 2 %
from categories 2
and 3 to category
1 shall also be
authorised
China 1 % 3 % 1 % 4 % 4 % 6 % n.a. Further amounts
may be authorised
by the Commis-
sion in accor-
dance withth e
procedure set out
in Article 17(2)
up to:
Column 2: 5 %
Column 3: 7 %
Withregard to
column 7, trans-
fers from Groups
I, II, and III may
only be made into
Groups II and III
Hong Kong — — 0 % 4 % 4 % 5 % n.a. See appendix to
Annex VIII
India 5 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 7 % n.a. Further amounts
may be authorised
by the Commis-
sion in accor-
dance withth e
procedure set out
in Article 17(2)
up to 8 000
tonnes (2 500
tonnes for any
particular textiles
category and
3 000 tonnes forany particular
clothing category)
Indonesia 5 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 7 % n.a.
Macao 1 % 2 % 0 % 4 % 4 % 5 % n.a. Further amounts
may be authorised
by the Commis-
sion in accor-
dance withth e
procedure set out
in Article 17(2)
up to:
Column 2: 5 %
Column 3: 7 %1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 104
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1. Country2.
Advance
utilisation3. Carry-
over4. Trans-
fers from
categories
1 to cate-
gories 2
and 35. Trans-
fers
between
categories
2 and 36. Trans-
fers
between
categories
4, 5, 6, 7,
87. Trans-
fers from
Groups I,
II, III to
Groups II,
III, IV8.
Maximum
increase in
any cate-
gory9. Additional condi-
tions
Malaysia 5 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 7 % n.a.
Pakistan 5 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 7 % n.a. Withregard to
Column 4 trans-
fers may be made
between cate-
gories 1, 2 and 3.
Further amounts
may be authorised
by the Commis-
sion in accor-
dance withth e
procedure set out
in 17(2) up to
4 000 tonnes
(2 000 tonnes for
any particular
category)
Peru 5 % 9 % 11 % 11 % 11 % 11 % n.a. Transfers may be
made between
categories 1, 2
and 3 up to 11 %
Philippines 5 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 7 % n.a.Singapore 5 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 7 % n.a.SouthKorea 1 % 2 % 0 % 4 % 4 % 5 % n.a. Furth er amounts
may be authorised
by the Commis-
sion in accor-
dance withth e
procedure set out
in Article 17(2)
up to:
Column 2: 5 %
Column 3: 7 %
Sri Lanka 5 % 9 % 11 % 11 % 11 % 11 % n.a. Imports are
currently not
subject to quanti-
tative limits (see
Annex V)
Taiwan 5 % 7 % 0 % 4 % 4 % 5 % n.a.Thailand 5 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 7 % n.a.Uzbekistan 5 % 7 % 4 % 4 % 4 % 5 % 13,5 % Withregard to
column 7, trans-
fers can also be
made from and to
Group V.
For Group I cate-
gories the limit in
column 8 is 13 %.1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 105
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1. Country2.
Advance
utilisation3. Carry-
over4. Trans-
fers from
categories
1 to cate-
gories 2
and 35. Trans-
fers
between
categories
2 and 36. Trans-
fers
between
categories
4, 5, 6, 7,
87. Trans-
fers from
Groups I,
II, III to
Groups II,
III, IV8.
Maximum
increase in
any cate-
gory9. Additional condi-
tions
Vietnam 5 % 7 % 0 % 0 % 7 % 7 % 17 % Withregard to
column 7, trans-
fers can be made
from any category
in Groups I, II,
III, IV and V to
Groups II, III, IV
and V
n.a. = not applicable.
Flexibility provisionsforquantitativerestrictionsreferred toinAppendixCtoAnnexV
1. Country2. Advance
utilisation3. Carry-over4. Transfers
between cate-
gories 156,
157, 159 and
1615. Transfers
between other
categories6. Maximum
increase in
any category7. Additional conditions
China 1 % 3 % 1,5 % 6 % 14 % Further amounts may be
authorised by the
Commission in accor-
dance withth e procedure
set out in Article 17(2)
up to:
Column 2: 5 %
Column: 7 %1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 106
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Appendix to Annex VIII
Flexibility provisionsHongKong
1. Country Group Category 2. Advance utilisation
Hong Kong Group I 2, 2A 3,25 %
3, 3A, 4, 7, 8 3,00 %
5 3,75 %
6, 6A 2,75 %
Group II 13 3,50 %
12, 16, 26, 39 4,25 %
13S, 31, 83 4,50 %
29, 78 5,00 %
Group III all categories 5,00 %
1. Country Group Category 3. Carry-over
Hong Kong Group I 2, 2A, 3, 3A 3,75 %
4 3,25 %
5 3,00 %
6, 6A, 7, 8 2,50 %
Group II 13, 13S 3,00 %
12, 31 4,50 %
26, 39, 78 5,00 %
16, 29, 83 5,50 %
Group III all categories 5,50 %1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 107
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ANNEX IX
REFERREDTOINARTICLE10
Safeguardclauses;basketexitthresholds
Supplier country Group I Group II Group III Group IV Group V
Armenia 0,35 % 1,20 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 %
Azerbaijan 0,35 % 1,20 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 %
Belarus 1,20 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 %Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,00 % 8,00 % 15,00 %Cambodia 2,00 % 8,00 % 15,00 % 15,00 % 15,00 %
Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia2,00 % 8,00 % 15,00 %
Kazakhstan 0,35 % 1,20 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 %
Laos 2,00 % 8,00 % 15,00 % 15,00 % 15,00 %
Nepal 2,00 % 8,00 % 15,00 % 15,00 % 15,00 %Tajikistan 0,35 % 1,20 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 %Turkmenistan 0,35 % 1,20 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 %Ukraine 1,20 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 %
Uzbekistan 0,35 % (
1) 1,20 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 %
(1) Except for category 1:
2001: 7,20 %
2002: 8,40 %2003: 9,60 %2004: 10,80 %.
Supplier country Group IGroup II
AGroup II
BGroup III Group IV Group V
Vietnam 1,0 % 5,0 % 2,5 % 10,0 % 10,0 % 10,0 %1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 108
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ANNEX X
Listoftextile andclothingproductsnotyetintegratedintonormalGATT1994rules
Category Description
GROUP I A
1 Cotton yarn, not put up for retail sale
2 Woven fabrics of cotton, other than gauze, terry fabrics, pile fabrics, chenille
fabrics, tulle and other net fabrics
2 (a) Of which: other than unbleached or bleached
3 Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (discontinuous or waste) other than narrow
woven fabrics, pile fabrics (terry fabrics) and chenille fabrics
3 (a) Of which: other than unbleached or bleached
GROUP I B
4 Shirts, T-shirts, lightweight fine knit roll, polo or turtle necked jumpers and pull-
overs (other than of wool or fine animal hair), undervests and the like, knitted or
crocheted
5 Jerseys, pullovers, slip-overs, waistcoats, twinsets, cardigans, bedjackets and
jumpers (other than jackets and blazers), anoraks, windcheaters, waister jackets
and the like, knitted or crocheted
6 Men's or boys' woven breeches, shorts other than swimwear and trousers (slacks);
women's or girls' woven trousers and slacks, of wool, of cotton or of man-made
fibres; lower parts of tracksuits with lining, other than category 16 or 29, of cotton
or of man-made fibres
7 Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, whether or not knitted or
crocheted, of wool, of cotton or man-made fibres
8 Men's or boys' shirts, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, cotton or man-
made fibres
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
20 Bed linen, other than knitted or crocheted
22 Yarn of staple or waste synthetic fibres, not put up for retail sale
22 (a) Of which acrylic
23 Yarn of staple or waste artificial fibres, not put up for retail sale
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
GROUP II B
12 Pantyhose and tights, stockings, understockings, socks, ankle-socks, sockettes and
the like, knitted or crocheted, other than for babies, including stockings for vari-
cose veins, other than products of category 70
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
14 Men's and 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)
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)
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' tracksuits with
lining, withan outer sh ell of a single identical fabric, of cotton or of man-made
fibres
17 Men's or boys' jackets or blazers, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of
cotton or of man-made fibres
26 Women's or girls' dresses, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres1993R3030 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 024.001 — 109
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Category Description
28 Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear),
knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres
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' tracksuits with
lining, withan outer sh ell of an identical fabric, of cotton or of man-made fibres
31 Brassières, woven, knitted or crocheted
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
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
GROUP III A
35 Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (continuous), other than those for tyres of cate-
gory 114
35 (a) Of which: other than unbleached or bleached
38 B Net curtains, other than knitted or crocheted
50 Woven fabrics of sheep's or lambs' wool or of fine animal hair
GROUP III B
90 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables of synthetic fibres, plaited or not
97 Nets and netting made of twine, cordage or rope and made-up fishing nets of
yarn, twine, cordage or rope
GROUP IV
115 Flax or ramie yarn
117 Woven fabrics of flax or of ramie
118 Table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen of flax or ramie, other than knitted or
crocheted
121 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not, of flax or ramie
GROUP V
130 A Silk yarn other than yarn spun from silk waste
130 B Silk yarn other than of category 130 A; silkworm gut
136 Woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste
151 B Carpets and other textile floor coverings, of jute or of other textile bast fibres,
other than tufted or flocked
156 Blouses and pullovers knitted or crocheted of silk or silk waste for women and
girls
157 Garments, knitted or crocheted, other than those of categories 1 to 123 and 156
159 Dresses, blouses and shirt-blouses, not knitted or crocheted, of silk or silk waste
Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, not knitted or crocheted, of
silk or silk waste
Ties, bow ties and cravats of silk or silk waste
OTHER
3005 90 Wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles (for example, dressings, adhesive
plasters, poultices), impregnated or coated withph armaceutical substances or put
up in forms or packings for retail sales for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary
purposes: other than adhesive dressings and other articles having an adhesive
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