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►B COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3168/94
of 21 December 1994
establishinginthefieldofapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EC)No517/94oncommonrulesfor
importsoftextileproductsfromthirdcountriesnotcoveredbybilateralagreements,protocolsorother arrangements or by other specific Community import rules a Community import licence
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(OJ L 335, 23.12.1994, p. 23)
Amended by:
Official Journal
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►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 1627/95 of 5 July 1995 L 155 8 6.7.1995
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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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3168/94
of 21 December 1994
establishing in the field of application of Council Regulation (EC)
No 517/94 on common rules for imports of textile products fromthird countries not covered by bilateral agreements, protocols orotherarrangementsorbyotherspecificCommunityimportrulesa
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THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Havingreg ard to the Treaty establishingthe European Community, and
in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 of 7 March 1994
on common rules for imports of textile products from third countries notcovered by bilateral agreements, protocols or other arrangements or byother specific Community import rules(
1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 2798/94 (2), and in particular Article 21 thereof,
Whereas, as a result of the establishment of the internal market, it is
appropriate that the different forms, so far used by the competentauthorities of the Member States in the textile and clothingsector forauthorizingthe import into the Community of products subject toquantitative limits, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 517/94, be replacedby a single document that may be used throughout the customs territoryof the Community, regardless of the Member State of issue, or thenationality or domicile of the operator concerned;
Whereas to this end it is necessary to create a Community import
licence to be drawn up by the competent authorities of the MemberStates on a common form meetinguniform criteria, to specify whichinformation such document, and the application for such document,shall contain ►
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Whereas to facilitate the introduction of such a Community import
licence in all Member States, it seems appropriate to authorize thecompetent authorities of the Member States, duringa transitional periodwhich shall end no later than 31 December 1995, to continue to issuethe national forms that were in use before the date of entry into force ofthis Regulation for issuing import authorizations and surveillance docu-ments, unless the applicant, at the time of this application, has requestedthe issue of a Community import licence;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance
with the opinion of the Textile Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
▼M1In application of Regulation (EC) No 517/94 import authorizations and
the extracts shall be issued in accordance with the conditions andconform to the specimen as set out in the Annex.
(1) OJ No L 67, 10. 3. 1994, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 297, 18. 11. 1994, p. 6.
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▼B‘The authorization application must contain:
(a) the name of the applicant and full address (including, if any,
telephone and fax numbers, and identification number registeredwith the competent national authorities), and VAT registrationnumber, if it is a VAT payer;
(b) name and full address of declarant;
(c) name and full address of probable exporter;
(d) the country of origin of the products and the country of consign-
ment;
(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 Annexes III B and IV for the products in ques-tion;
(g) the value of the products;(h) any internal code used for administrative purposes, such as the
Taric code;
(i) date and signature of applicant.';
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Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publica-
tion in theOfficial Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.
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Article 1
Community import licence — common form
1. The forms to be used by the competent authorities of the Member States
listed in Appendix 2 to the present Annex for issuingthe import authoriza-tions shall conform to the specimen of the import licence set out inAppendix 1.
2. Import licence forms and extracts thereof shall be drawn up in duplicate, one
copy, marked “Holder’s copy” and bearingthe number 1 to be issued to theapplicant, and the other, marked “Copy for the issuingauthority” andbearingthe number 2, to be kept by the authority issuingthe licence. Foradministrative purposes the competent authorities may add additional copiesto form 2.
3. Forms shall be printed on white paper free of mechanical pulp, dressed for
writingand weig hingbetween 55 and 65 g rams per square metre. Their sizeshall 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 ared printed guilloche pattern background so as to reveal any falsification bymechanical or chemical means.
4. Member States shall be responsible for havingthe forms printed. The forms
may also be printed by printers appointed by the Member State in whichthey are established. In the latter case, reference to the appointment by theMember State must appear on each form. Each form shall bear an indicationof the printer’s name and address or a mark enablingthe printer to beidentified.
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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 electroni-cally within the integrated network set up under Article 17 (4) of Regulation(EC) No 517/94.
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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 12 the competent authorities shall indicate the appropriate textile
category.
8. The marks of the issuingag encies and debitingauthorities shall be applied
by means of a stamp. However, an embossingpress combined with letters orfigures obtained by means of perforation, or printing on the licence may besubstituted for the issuingauthority’s stamp. The issuingauthorities shall useany tamper-proof method to record the quantity allocated in such a way as tomake 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
quantities may be entered, either by the customs authorities when importformalities are completed, or by the competent administrative authoritieswhen 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 bearingboxes matchingthose on the reverse of copy No 1 and copy No 2 of thelicence or extract with such authorizations as specified in paragraph 7.
10. Import licences and extracts issued, and entries and endorsements made, by
the authorities of one Member State shall have the same legal effect in eachof the other Member States as documents issued, and entries and endorse-ments 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 translatedinto the official language or one of the official languages of that MemberState.
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Article 2
Transitional provisions
Notwithstandingthe provisions of Article 1, for a transitional period endingnot
later than 31 December 1995 and provided that the applicant, at the time of hisapplication has not requested the issue of a Community import licence conformsto the specimen set out in Appendix 1, the competent authorities of the MemberStates shall be authorized to use their own national forms to issue the importauthorizations and any extracts thereof.
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Appendix 1

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Lista de las autoridades nacionales competentes
Liste des autorités nationales compétentes
List of the national competent authorities
Liste der zuständigen Behörden der Mitgliedstaaten
Elenco delle competenti autorità nazionali
Πίνακας των αρµόδιων εθνικών αρχών
Lista das autoridades nacionais competentes
Lĳst van bevoegde nationale instanties
Liste over kompetente nationale myndigheder
1.Belgique — België
Ministère des affaires économiques — Ministerie van Economische Zaken
Office central des contingents et licences — Centrale Dienst voor Contin-genten en VergunningenRue J.A. De Motstraat 24-26B-1040 Bruxelles — BrusselTél.: (32 2) 233 61 11Télécopieur: (32 2) 230 83 22
2.Danmark
Erhvervsfremme Styrelsen
Søndergade 25DK-8600 SilkeborgTlf.: (45 87) 20 40 60Fax: (45 87) 20 40 77
3.Deutschland
Bundesamt für Wirtschaft
Frankfurterstraße 29-31D-65760 EschbornTel.: (49 61 96) 404-0Fax: (49 61 96) 40 48 50
4.Ελλάδα
Υπουργείο Εθνικής Οικονοµίας
Γενική Γραµµατεία ∆ιεθνών ΟικονοµικώνΣχέσεωνΓενική∆ιεύθυνσηΕξωτερικώνΟικονοµικώνκαιΕµπορικώνΣχέσεων∆/νση ∆ιαδικασιώνΕξωτερικού Εµπορίου
Μητροπόλεως 1
GR-10557Αθήνα
Τηλ.: (301) 323 04 18, 322 84 93
Τέλεφαξ : (301) 323 43 93
5.España
Ministerio de Comercio y Turismo
Dirección General de Comercio ExteriorPaseo de la Castellana n.
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E-28071 MadridTel: (34-1) 349 38 17; 349 37 48Telefax: (34-1) 563 18 23; 349 38 31
6.France
Ministère de l’Industrie, des Postes et Télécommunications et du Commerce
ExtérieurService des Biens de Consommation (SERBCO)Mission Textile — Importations3/5 rue Barbet de JouyF-75353 Paris 07 SPTél: (33-1) 43 19 36 36Fax: (33-1) 43 19 36 74Télex: 204 472 SERBCO
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7.Ireland
Department of Tourism and Trade
Single Market Unit (Room 315)Kildare StreetIRL-Dublin 2Tel: (353-1) 662 14 44Fax: (353-1) 676 61 54
8.Italia
Ministero del Commercio con l’Estero
Direzione Generale delle Importazioni e delle EsportazioniViale America 341I-00144 RomaTel: (39-6) 59 931Fax: (39-6) 59 93 26 31 — 59 93 22 35Telex: 610083 — 610471 — 614478
9.Luxembourg
Ministère des affaires étrangères
Office des licencesBoîte postale 113L-2011 LuxembourgTél.: (352) 22 61 62Télécopieur: (352) 46 61 38
10.Nederland
Centrale Dienst voor In- en Uitvoer
Engelse Kamp 2Postbus 30003NL-9700 RD GroningenTel: (3150) 23 91 11Fax: (3150) 26 06 98
11.Portugal
Ministério do Comércio e Turismo
Direcção-Geral do ComércioAvenida da República 79P-1000 LisboaTel: (351-1) 793 03 93; 793 30 02Telecópia: (351-1) 793 22 10; 796 37 23Telex: 13418
12.United Kingdom
Department of Trade and Industry
Import LicencingBranchQueensway HouseWest PrecinctBillinghamUK-Cleveland TS23 2NFTel: (44 642) 36 43 33; 36 43 34Fax: (44 642) 53 35 57Telex: 58608
13.Österreich
Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten
Grupe II ALandstrasser Hauptstr. 55/57A-1030 WienTel: (43-1) 771 02 362; 771 02 361Tel: (43-1) 715 83 47
14.Sweden
Swedish National Board of Trade (Kommerskollegium)
BOX 1209S-1182 StockholmTel: (46.8) 791 05 00Fax: (46.8) 20 03 24
15.Suomi
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Tullihallitus
PL 512FIN-00101 HelsinkiSuomiTel: (358-0) 61 41/61 42 648Fax: (358-0) 61 42 764