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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 718/89

of 21 March 1989

amending Annexes III en IV bis to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 with regard to certain textile products originating in Hong Kong (categories 7 and 78)

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 7 and 78 products provided for in the Agreement between the EEC and Hong Kong on trade in textiles;

Whereas the Council has decided, on 21 December 1988, that this Agreed Minute should be applied provisionally 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, 21 March 1989.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

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

(2) OJ No L 76, 18. 3. 1989, p. 16.

ANNEX

1. Annex III is amended as follows:

- in group I B (category 7 - 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 // // // // // // // // 7 // 6106 10 00 6106 20 00 6106 90 10 6206 20 00 6206 30 00 6206 40 00 // Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, whether or not knitted or crocheted, of wool, cotton or man-made fibres // Hong Kong // 1 000 pieces // 1988 1989 1990 1991 // 30 400 30 643 30 888 31 135' // // // // // // //

- in Group II B (category 78 - 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 // // // // // // // // 78 // 6203 41 30 6203 42 59 6203 43 39 6203 49 39 6204 61 80 6204 61 90 6204 62 59 6204 62 90 6204 63 39 6204 63 90 6204 69 39 6204 69 50 6210 40 00 6210 50 00 6211 31 00 6211 32 90 6211 33 90 6211 41 00 6211 42 90 6211 43 90 // 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 // Hong Kong // tonnes // 1988 1989 1990 1991 // 7 986 8 187 8 392 8 603' // // // // // // //

2. Annex IV bis is amended as followed:

- in Group I B (category 7 - Hong Kong) the table is replaced by the following table:

1.2.3.4.5.6.7,10 // // // // // // // // 'Category // 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 // // // // // // // // // // // 7 // 6106 10 00 6106 20 00 6106 90 10 6206 20 00 6206 30 00 6206 40 00 // Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, whether or not knitted or crocheted, of wool, cotton or man-made fibres // Hong Kong // D F I BNL UK IRL DK GR ES PT EEC // 1 000 pieces // 17 818 856 787 2 587 7 586 37 635 35 51 8 30 400 // 17 818 918 846,5 2 606 7 618 40 642,5 38 63 11 30 643 // 17 904 980 907 2 622 7 648 43 649 41 79 15 30 888 // 17 940 1 047 955 2 643 7 680 46 656 45 103 20 31 135' // // // // // // // // // //

- in Group II B (category 78 - Hong Kong) the table is replaced by the following table:

1.2.3.4.5.6.7,10 // // // // // // // // 'Category // 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 // // // // // // // // // // // 78 // 6203 41 30 6203 42 59 6203 43 39 6203 49 39 6204 61 80 6204 61 90 6204 62 59 6204 62 90 6204 63 39 6204 63 90 6204 69 39 6204 69 50 6210 40 00 6210 50 00 6211 31 00 6211 32 90 6211 33 90 6211 41 00 6211 42 90 6211 43 90 // 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 // Hong Kong // D F I BNL UK IRL DK GR ES PT EEC // tonnes // 3 382,5 548 447 789 2 275 55 403,5 44 26 5 7 986 // 3 411 598 487 814 2 308 58 404 60 39 8 8 187 // 3 445 649 528 838 2 338 61 406 65 51 11 8 392 // 3 479 703 571 862 2 367 63 409 69 66 14 8 603' // // // // // // // // // //