COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 12.03.1997 
COM(97) 104 final 
97/0086 (ACC) 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 519/94 on common rules for imports 
from certain third countries 
(presented by the Commission) 

Explanatory Memorandum 
On 29 January 19971 the Commission forwarded to the Council a report on the 
quantitative quotas and surveillance measures, applicable to certain non-textile products 
originating in the P. R. of China, introduced under Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94 
of 7 March 19942, last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1897/96 of 1 October 19963. 
The attached proposal contains the practical amendments to Regulation (EC) No 519/94 
stemming from the conclusions drawn by the Commission in that report: 
abolition of the quota on Glass tableware (CN code 7013) (this product being 
however subjected to surveillance measures); 
exclusion of "parts and accessories of toys" from the quota on Toys (CN codes 
9503 41 + 9503 49 + 9503 90); 
abolition of surveillance measures on 4 products of which imports in 1995 were 
negligible or down on 1994 (certain food preparations, certain glass products, not 
alloyed zinc and car radios). 
1 COM (97) 11 
2 OJ L 67, 10.3.1994, p.89. 
3 OJL 250, 2.10.1996, p. 1. 
Proposal for a 
Council Regulation (EC) No ...797 
of... 1997 
amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 519/94 on common rules for imports 
from certain third countries 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular 
Article 113 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94 of 7 March 1994' on common rules for 
imports from certain third countries, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1897/96 of 
1 October 19962, introduced in respect of the People's Republic of China the quotas listed 
in Annex II to this Regulation and surveillance measures listed in Annex III thereto; 
Whereas in establishing the quotas, the Council's objective was to strike a balance 
between an appropriate level of protection for the Community industries concerned and 
maintenance of an acceptable level of trade with the P. R. of China, taking into account 
the various interests in play; 
Whereas analysis of the main economic indicators, in particular the volume and market 
share of Chinese imports, leads to the conclusion that the quota on glass tableware falling 
within HS/CN code 7013 should be abolished and that such abolition would be neither 
inconsistent with the above objective nor liable to disrupt the Community market; 
Whereas the products in respect of which the quota is abolished by this Regulation 
should, however, be subject to prior Community surveillance; in order to ensure adequate 
monitoring of the volume and prices of the imports of the products concerned; 
Whereas the quota on toys falling within HS/CN code 9503 41, 9503 49 and 9503 90 
includes parts and accessories of toys; whereas in light of the experience of the 
Community producers the effects of this inclusion go beyond what is necessary for the 
appropriate protection of the Community industry concerned; whereas parts and 
accessories of toys should therefore be excluded from the quota; 
10JL67, 10.3.1994, p. 89 
2OJL250, 2.10.1996, p. 1. 
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Whereas it is no longer considered necessary to maintain surveillance measures on a 
range of products of which the imports in 1995 were negligible or lower than in 1994 and 
they should be removed from the list of products subject to surveillance measures; 
Whereas the quantitative quotas and the surveillance measures introduced under 
Regulation (EC) No 519/94 should therefore be amended, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 519/94 shall be replaced by the Annaex which appears in 
Annex I to this Regulation. 
Article 2 
Annex EI to Regulation (EC) No 519/94 shall be replaced by the Annex which appears in 
Annex,II to this Regulation. 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal 
of the European Communities. It shall be applicable from 1 January 1997. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
ANNEX I 
ANNEX II 
List of quotas for certain products originating in China 
Description of products HS/CN Code Quotas 
(annual basis) 
Footwear falling within HS/CN codes ex 6402 99(') 39 151 481 pairs 
6403 51 2 795 000 pairs 
6403 59 
ex 6403 9K1) 12 120 000 pairs 
ex6403 99(!) 
ex 6404 11 (2) 18 228 780 pairs 
6404 19 10 31897 716 pairs 
Tableware, kitchenware of porcelain 691110 45 800 tonnes 
or china falling within HS/CN code 
Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, 6912 00 34 650 tonnes 
other than of porcelain or china 
falling within HS/CN code 
Toys falling within HS/CN codes ex 9503 41 (3) 
ex9503 49(3) 1056 996 632 ECU 
ex 9503 90(3) 
(1) Excluding footwear involving special technology: shoes which have a cif price per pair of not less than 
ECU 9 for use in sporting activities, with a single- or multi-layer moulded sole, not injected, 
manufactured from synthetic materials specially designed to absorb the impact of vertical or lateral 
movements and with technical features such as hermetic pads containing gas or fluid, mechanical 
components which absorb or neutralize impact or materials such as low-density polymers. 
(2) Excluding: 
(a) footwear which is designed for a sporting activity and has, or has provision for the attachment of, 
spikes, sprigs, stops, clips, bats or the like, with a non-injected sole; 
(b) footwear involving special technology: shoes which have a cif price per pair of not less than ECU 9 
for use in sporting activities, with a single- or multi-layer moulded sole, not injected, manufactured 
from synthetic materials specially designed to absorb the impact of vertical or lateral movements and 
with technical features such as hermetic pads containing gas or fluid, mechanical components which 
absorb or neutralize impact or materials such as low-density polymers. 
(3) Excluding parts and accessories 
ANNEX II 
ANNEX III 
List of products originating in the People's Republic of China 
subject to Community surveillance 
Description HS/CN code 
Ammonium chloride 2827 10 
Other polyhydric alcohols of CN code 2905 49 90 
Citric acid 2918 14 
Tetracyclines and their derivatives ex 2941 30 
Chloramphenicol ex 2941 40 
Basic dyes and preparations based thereon 3204 13 
Vat dyes and preparations based thereon 3204 15 
Fireworks, signalling flares, rain rockets, fog signals 
and other pyrotechnic articles 3604 
Polyvinyl alcohol 3905 30 
Footwear falling within HS/CN codes 6402 19 
ex 6402 99° > 
6403 19 
ex6403 91(1) 
ex 6403 99(,) 
ex6404 11(2) 
Ornamental ceramic articles of porcelain ex 6913 10 
Glassware falling within HS/CN code 7013(3> 
Toys falling within HS/CN codes 9503 30 
Puzzles 9503 60 
Parts and accessories of toys falling within HS/CN code ex 9503 41 
ex 9503 49 
ex 9503 90 
Playing cards 9504 40 
Articles falling within HS/CN codes 9603 29 
9603 30 
9603 40 
9603 90 
(1) Footwear involving special technology: shoes which have a cif price per pair of not less than ECU 9 for 
use in sporting activities, with a single- or multi-layer moulded sole, not injected, manufactured from 
synthetic materials specially designed to absorb the impact of vertical or lateral movements and with 
technical features such as hermetic pads containing gas or fluid, mechanical components which absorb 
or neutralize impact or materials such as low-density polymers 
(2) (a) Footwear which is designed for a sporting activity and has, or has provision for the attachment of, 
spikes, sprigs, stops, clips, bats or the like, with a non-injected sole; 
(b) Footwear involving special technology; shoes which have a cif price per pair of not less than ECU 9 
for use in sporting activities, with a single- or multi-layer moulded sole, not injected, manufactured 
from synthetic materials specially designed to absorb the impact of vertical or lateral movements and 
with technical features such as hermetic pads containing gas or fluid, mechanical components which 
absorb or neutralize impact or materials such as low-density polymers'. 
(3) Excluding glass-fronted clip-frames, consisting of a mechanically-gathered glass sheet with worked 
edges, a printed paper sheet and a piece of hardboard to support the picture, held together by clips of 
base metal'. 
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