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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3531/89

of 24 November 1989

amending Annexes III en IV bis to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 with regard to certain textile products originating in Hong Kong

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 694/89 (2), and in particular Article 17,

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 10, products provided for in the Agreement between the EEC and Hong Kong on trade in textiles;

Whereas according to Council Decision 89/538/EEC(3), that this Agreement Minute should be applied provisionally from 1 January 1988 pending its formal conclusion;

Whereas it is therefore necessary to amend Annexes III and IV bis 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 IV bis 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 1988.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 November 1989.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

(1) OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1986, p. 42.

(2) OJ No L 268, 15. 9. 1989, p. 18.

(3) OJ No L 286, 4. 10. 1989, p. 20.

ANNEX

1. Annex III is amended as follows:

- in group III B (category 10 - Hong Kong), the table is replaced by the following table:

1.2.3.4.5.6.7 // // // // // // // // 'Category // CN codes // Description // Third country // Units // Years // Annuals quantitative limits // // // // // // // // 10 // 6111 10 10 6111 20 10 6111 30 10 ex 6111 90 00 6116 10 10 6116 10 90 6116 91 00 6116 92 00 6116 93 00 6116 99 00 // Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted // Hong Kong // 1 000 pieces // 1988 1989 1990 1991 // 78 482 80 052 81 653 83 285' // // // // // // //

2. Annex IV bis is amended as followed:

- in Group III B (category 10 - Hong Kong) the table is replaced by the following table:

1.2.3.4.5.6.7,10 // // // // // // // // 'Cate- gory // CN codes // Description // Third country // Member States // Units // Quantitative limite from 1 January to 31 December // // // 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10 // // // // // // // 1988 // 1989 // 1990 // 1991 // // // // // // // // // // // 10 // 6111 10 10 6111 20 10 6111 30 10 ex 6111 90 00 6116 10 10 6116 10 90 6116 91 00 6116 92 00 6116 93 00 6116 99 00 // Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted // Hong Kong // D F I BNL UK IRL DK GR ES PT EEC // 1 000 pieces // 18 542 3 502 2 908 6 573 43 634 336 1 948 170 782 87 78 482 // 19 071 3 735 3 141 6 798 43 726 354 2 007 186 931 103 80 052 // 19 665 3 998 3 361 7 038 43 770 374 2 070 208 1 042 127 81 653 // 20 270 4 274 3 592 7 256 43 814 394 2 134 232 1 163 156 83 285' // // // // // // // // // //