COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0M(94) 442 final 
Brussels, 20.10.1994 
94/0240 (ACC) 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
establishing provisional quantitative limits on imports 
into the Community of certain textile products originating in the 
People's Republic of China (cat 14, cat 17), in the Republic of Indonesia 
(cat 23), and in the Republic of India (cat 23, cat. 24) 
(presented by the Commission) 
Explanatory Memorandum 
The attached proposal of a draft Council Regulation introduces provisional 
quantitative limits on import into the Community of certain textile products originating 
in the People's Republic of China (cat. 14,17) India (cat. 23, 24) and Indonesia (cat. 
23). This proposal is made as a consequence of the absence of a favorable opinion of 
the Textile Committee on draft measures submitted to it on of 27 September 1994. 
Under Article 10 of Council Regulation (EEC) n° 3030/93, should the unrestricted 
imports of the concerned textile products into the Community reach a certain 
threshold, the Community may request supplier countries to enter into consultations 
and, pending the outcome of these consultations, it may establish a provisional 
quantitative limit. 
Upon analysis of the requests of several Member States (F, IT, B, P) the Commission 
have come to the conclusion that for 5 cases of products the opening of consultations 
with the concerned exporting countries is fully justified as evidenced by the following 
figures: 
China: cat. 14, cat. 17 
India: cat. 23, cat. 24 
Indonesia: cat. 23 
Ranking 
as EEC Country cat. 
supplier 
China 
China 
India 
India unit Threshold 
14 (OOOpcs) 
17 (OOOpcs) 
23 (tonnes) 
24 (OOOpcs) 
Indonesia 23 (tonnes) 1.236 
1.499 
2.492 
7.542 
2.492 Imports 94 
latest available 
figures 
2.186 
1.875 
3.963 
16.541 
5.866 Imports Imports 
92/91 93/92 
» 57% 
+ 70% 
+ 66% 
+ 70% 
+ 19% + 8% 
+ 82% 
+ 5% 
+ 50% 
+ 42% Imports 
1993 
8.446 
8.381 
7.339 
23.741 
8.548 
Imports from these countries for the categories concerned are indeed well in excess of 
the levels set out in the bilateral agreements on trade in textile products at which the 
Community may request the opening of consultations and limit the imports of 
products of the concerned categories provisionally. It has therefore been proposed in 
the Committee extablished by Council Regulation (EEC) n° 3030/93, pending the 
outcome of the consultations to limit the imports into the Community of those 
products for a period of three months up to the following amounts which correspond 
to the level provided for in Article 10 (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) n° 3030/93 : 
China 
China 
India 
India cat. 14 
cat. 17 
cat. 23 
cat. 24 
Indonesia cat. 23 2112 
2095 
1835 
5935 
2137 
The Commission proposal has not received a favourable opinion at qualified majority 
of the Textile Committee. Therefore in accordance with the procedure of Art. 17(4) of 
Regulation (EEC) n° 3030/93 which foresees that in the absence of an opinion of the 
Textile Committee the Commission shall present to the Council without delay a 
proposal for the measures to be taken, the attached draft Council Regulation has been 
prepared. Notes Verbale requesting the opening of consultations with a view to 
reaching an agreement or joint conclusions on a suitable level of restriction, together 
with a request to limit the concerned country's exports to the Community to the level 
provided m Article 10(3b) of Council Regulation (EEC) n° 3030/93 have been sent by 
the Commission on 1994. The Council is asked to adopt the attached 
proposal. 
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Proposal for a 
Council Regulation n° (CE) 
establishing provisional quantitative limits on imports 
into the Community of certain textile products originating in the 
People's Republic of China (cat. 14, cat. 17), in the Republic of Indonesia 
(cat. 23), and in the Republic of India (cat. 23; cat. 24) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular 
article 113 thereof, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) N° 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common 
rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries (1), as last amended by 
Commission Regulation (EC) N° 195/94(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof, in 
relation with Article 17 thereof, 
Having regard the proposal of the Commission, 
Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) N° 3030/93 lays down the conditions under 
which quantitative limits may be established of certain textile products originating in third 
countries not covered by quantitative limits by virtue of a bilatéral textile agreement; 
Whereas imports into the Community of certain textile products specified in the Annex 
hereto and originating in the People's Republic of China (herein after referred to as 
"China"), in the Republic of Indonesia (herein after referred to as "Indonesia"), in the 
Republic of India (herein after referred to as "India) have exceeded the level referred to 
in Article 10 (1) in conjunction with Annex IX of Regulation (EEC) N° 3030/93; 
Whereas, in accordance with Article 10 (3) of Regulation (EEC) N°. 3030/93, on 
1994 China, Indonesia and India were notified of a request for 
consultations; 
Whereas, pending a mutually satisfactory solution, the Commission has requested China, 
Indonesia and India for a provisional period of three months to limit their exports to the 
Community of the products concerned to the provisional quantitative limits set out in the 
Annex with effect from the date of the request for consultations; 
Whereas pending the outcome of the requested consultations quantitative limits identical 
to the one requested of the supplier country should be applied provisionally to imports of 
the category of products in question; 
Whereas it is appropriate to apply to imports into Community of products for which 
quantitative limits are introduced the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 
3030/93 which are applicable to imports of products subject to the quantitative limits set 
out in Annex V of the said Regulation; 
(1) OJN° L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1 
(2) OJN° L 29, 2.2.1994, p.l 
Whereas the products in question exported from China, Indonesia and India between 
1994 and the date of entry into force of this Regulation must be set off 
against the quantitative limits which have been introduced; 
Wfaereas these quantitative limits should not prevent the importation of products covered 
by it, shipped from China, Indonesia and India before the date of entry into force of this 
Regulation; 
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation have not received a favourable 
opinion by the Committee established by Regulation (CEE) n° 3030/93; that article 17, 
paragraph 4, of the said regulation foresees that if the measures envisaged are not 
conform the opinion of the Textiles Committee or in absence of an opinion, the 
Commission shall submit to the Council, without delay, a proposal concerning the 
mesaures to be taken, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 
Article 1 
Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 2, imports into the Community of the 
categories of products originating in China, Indonesia and India and specified in the 
Annex hereto shall be subject to the provisional quantitative limits set out in that Annex. 
Article 2 
1. Products referred to in Article 1 shipped from China, Indonesia and India to the 
Community before the date of entry into force of this Regulation and not yet released for 
free circulation, shall be so released subject to the presentation of a bill of lading or other 
transport document proving that shipment actually took place during that period. 
2. Imports of products shipped to the Community after the entry into force of this 
Regulation shall be subject to the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 
which apply to imports into the Community of products subject to the quantitative limits 
set out in Annex V of the said Regulation. 
3. All quantities of products shipped to the Community on or after 1994 and 
released for free circulation shall be deducted from the quantitative limits laid down. 
These provisional limits shall not, however, prevent the importation of products covered 
by them but shipped from China, Indonesia and India before the date of entry into force 
of this Regulation. 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official 
Journal of the European Communities. 
It shall apply until .1994. 
Done at Brussels, 
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ANNEX 
:ategory CN code Description Third 
country Uhit Quantitive Limits 
from 
14 
17 «20111 00 
«62011210 
ex 62011290 
«62011310 
ex 620113 90 
62102000 
6203 3100 
6203 3290 
620333 90 
62033919 , Men's or boys' woven overcoats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks 
and capes, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres (other 
than parkas) (of category 21) China 000 pes 2112 
Men's, or boys' jackets and blazers, other than knitted or' China 
crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 000 pes 2095 
23 55082010 
55101100 
55101200 
55102000 
55103000 
55109000 Yarn of staple or waste artificial fibres, not pot up for retail sale Indonesia tonnes 2137 
India 1835 
24 61072100 
61072200 
6107 29 00 
6i079110 
6107 91 90 
61079200 
ex 6107 99 00 
61083110 
6108 31 90 
6108 3211 
6108 32 19 
6108 32 90 
6108 39 00 
6108 91 10 
6108 91 90 
6108 92 00 
6108 99 10 Men's or boys' nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns _. .. -y—. crrec 
and similar articles, knitted or crocheted inaia KXXi P°s •**» 
Women's or girls' nightdresses, pyjamas, négligés, bathrobes, 
dressing gowns and similar articles^ knitted or crocheted 
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