COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 71/91 of 10 January 1991 amending Annexes III and IVa to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 with regard to certain textile products originating in Hong Kong (categories 5, 73 and 74)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 of 22 December 1986 on common rules for imports of certain textile products originating in third countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3143/90 (2), and in particular Article 17 thereof,

Whereas, with a view to the introduction of the combined nomenclature, the Community has negotiated with Hong Kong an Agreed Minute modifying the quantitative limits for categories 5, 73 and 74 products provided for in the Agreement between the EEC and Hong Kong on trade in textiles;

Whereas the Council has decided, by Decision 90/174/EEG (3), that this Agreed Minute should be applied provisionally from 1 January 1989 pending its formal conclusion;

Whereas it is therefore necessary to amend Annexes III and IVa to Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1

Annexes III and IVa to Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 are hereby amended for Hong Kong accordance with the Annex hereto. Article 2

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

It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1989.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 January 1991.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President (1) OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1986, p. 42. (2)

OJ No L 302, 31. 10. 1990, p. 31. (3)

OJ No L 96, 12. 4. 1990, p. 84.

ANNEX

1. Annex III is amended as follows:

- in group IB (category 5 - Hong Kong), the table is replaced by the following table:

'Category CN codes Description

Third country Units Years Annuals

quantitative

limits 5 6101 10 90

6101 20 90

6101 30 90

6102 10 90

6102 20 90

6102 30 90

6110 10 10

6110 10 31

6110 10 39

6110 10 91

6110 10 99

6110 20 91

6110 20 99

6110 30 91

6110 30 99

Jerseys, pullovers, slip-overs, waistcoats, twinsets, cardigans, bed-jackets and jumpers (other than jackets and blazers), anoraks, windcheaters, waister jackets and the like, knitted and crocheted Hong Kong 1 000 pieces 1988

1989

1990

1991

27 389

27 657

27 823

27 990'

- in group IIB (category 73 - Hong Kong), the table is replaced by the following table:

'Category CN codes Description

Third country Units Years Annuals

quantitative

limits 73 6112 11 00

6112 12 00

6112 19 00

Track suits of knitted or crocheted fabric, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres Hong Kong 1 000 pieces 1988

1989

1990

1991

1 751

1 827

1 864

1 902'

- in group IIIB (category 74 - Hong Kong), the table is replaced by the following table:

'Category CN codes Description

Third country Units Years Annuals

quantitative

limits 74 6104 11 00

6104 12 00

6104 13 00

ex 6104 19 00

6104 21 00

6104 22 00

6104 23 00

ex 6104 29 00

Women's or girls' knitted or crocheted suits and ensembles, of wool, of cotton or man-made fibres, excluding ski suits Hong Kong 1 000 pieces 1988

1989

1990

1991

865

891

927

964'

2. Annex IVa is amended as follows:

- in group IB (category 5 - Hong Kong), the table is replaced by the following table:

'Cate-

gory CN code Description

Third

country Units Member

State Quantitative limits from

1 January to 31 December

1988 1989 1990 1991 (1) (2) (3)

(4) (5) (6) (7)

(8) (9) (10) 5 6101 10 90

6101 20 90

6101 30 90

6102 10 90

6102 20 90

6102 30 90

6110 10 10

6110 10 31

6110 10 39

6110 10 91

6110 10 99

6110 20 91

6110 20 99

6110 30 91

6110 30 99

Jerseys, pullovers, slip-overs, waistcoats, twinsets, cardigans, bed-jackets and jumpers (other than jackets and blazers), anoraks, windcheaters, waister jackets and the like, knitted and crocheted Hong Kong 1 000

pieces D

F

I

BNL

UK

IRL

DK

GR

ES

PT

EEC 11 091

873

746

2 237

11 476

60

757

107

31

11

27 389 11 126

929

780

2 243

11 591

66

762

109

38

13

27 657 11 152

985

815

2 252

11 609

68

767

111

49

15

27 823 11 181

1 036

849

2 260

11 629

70

772

113

63

17

27 990'

- in group IIB (category 73 - Hong Kong), the table is replaced by the following table:

'Cate-

gory CN code Description

Third

country Units Member

State Quantitative limits from

1 January to 31 December

1988 1989 1990 1991 (1) (2) (3)

(4) (5) (6) (7)

(8) (9) (10) 73 6112 11 00

6112 12 00

6112 19 00 Track suits of knitted or crocheted fabric, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres Hong Kong 1 000

pieces D

F

I

BNL

UK

IRL

DK

GR

ES

PT

EEC 751

113

88

194

518

11

43

13

16

4

1 751 769

122

94

206

540

12

45

14

20

5

1 827 774

130

101

209

547

12

46

15

24

6

1 864 781

139

108

212

553

12

47

16

27

7

1 902'

- in group IIIB (category 74 - Hong Kong), the table is replaced by the following table:

'Cate-

gory CN code Description

Third

country Units Member

State Quantitative limits from

1 January to 31 December

1988 1989 1990 1991 (1) (2) (3)

(4) (5) (6) (7)

(8) (9) (10) 74 6104 11 00

6104 12 00

6104 13 00

ex 6104 19 00

6104 21 00

6104 22 00

6104 23 00

ex 6104 29 00 Women's or girls' knitted or crocheted suits and ensembles, of wool, of cotton or man-made fibres, excluding ski suits Hong Kong 1 000

pieces D

F

I

BNL

UK

IRL

DK

GR

ES

PT

EEC 271

36

68

99

317

6

31

15

17

5

865 278

42

76

101

314

6

32

16

20

6

891 286

48

85

104

318

6

33

17

23

7

927 294

55

95

107

322

6

34

17

26

8

964'