COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1104/94 of 11 May 1994 ending the charges against the tariff ceilings opened for 1993 in the framework of generalized tariff preferences, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 in respect of certain textile products originating in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Brazil and India

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular the third paragraph of Article 12 thereof, extended for 1993 by Regulation (EC) No 3668/93 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,

Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 suspension of customs duties in the context of preferential tariff ceilings is granted within the time limits of the individual ceilings set out in column 8 of Annex I to that Regulation in respect of each of the categories of product under consideration; whereas as provided for in the third paragraph of Article 12 of the said Regulation, the Commission may, after 31 December 1993, take measures to stop quantities being charged against any particular preferential tariff limit if these limits were exceeded particularly as a result of regularizations of imports actually made during the preferential tariff period;

Whereas, in respect of the products of the order Nos, categories and origins indicated in the table below, the relevant ceilings were fixed at the levels indicated in that table:

"" ID="1">40.0090> ID="2">9> ID="3">Sri Lanka> ID="4">131,000 tonnes"> ID="1">40.0160> ID="2">16> ID="3">Indonesia> ID="4">99 000 pieces"> ID="1">40.0230> ID="2">23> ID="3">Thailand> ID="4">308,000 tonnes"> ID="1">40.0650> ID="2">65> ID="3">Brazil> ID="4">166,000 tonnes"> ID="1">42.1590> ID="2">159> ID="3">India> ID="4">39,000 tonnes">

Whereas on 1 January 1994, the sum of the quantities charged during the 1993 preferential period has exceeded the ceilings in question;

Whereas it appears desirable to take measures to stop quantities being charged against the said ceilings for the order Nos, categories and origins in question,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The quantities charged against the tariff ceilings opened for 1993 by Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 relating to the products and origins indicated in the table below, shall cease to be allowed from 15 May 1994.

"" ID="1">40.0090> ID="2">9 (tonnes)> ID="3">Terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics of cotton; toilet linen and kitchen linen, of terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, of cotton, other than knitted or crocheted> ID="4">Sri Lanka"> ID="1">40.0160> ID="2">16 (1 000 pieces)> ID="3">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 with lining, with an outer shell of a single identical fabric, of cotton or of man-made fibres> ID="4">Indonesia"> ID="1">40.0230> ID="2">23 (tonnes)> ID="3">Yarn of staple or waste artificial fibres, not put up for retail sale> ID="4">Thailand"> ID="1">40.0650> ID="2">65 (tonnes)> ID="3">Knitted or crocheted fabric other than of categories 38 A and 63, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres> ID="4">Brazil"> ID="1">42.1590> ID="2">159 (tonnes)> ID="3">Dresses, blouses and shirt-blouses of silk or silk waste> ID="4">India"> ID="3">Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like"> ID="3"> Of silk or silk waste"> ID="3">Ties, bow ties and cravats"> ID="3"> Of silk or silk waste">

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 11 May 1994.

For the Commission

Christiane SCRIVENER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 370, 31. 12. 1990, p. 39.

(2) OJ No L 338, 31. 12. 1993, p. 22.