Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) modifying regulation (EC) nr 517/94 concerning imports of certain textile products originating in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia end Montenegro)
Date: 1996-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Montenegro, Serbia, import, import policy, quantitative restriction, textile product

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96/0022  (ACC) 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EC) 

modifying  regulation  (EC) N° 517/94 concerning  imports of certain  textile  products 
originating in the Federal  republic of Yugoslavia 
(Serbia and  Montenegro) 

(presented  by the  Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

The  Council  by  Regulation  (EC)  n°  2815/951  of  9 December  1995  has  in  particular 
suspended  Regulation  (EEC)  n°  990/932'  putting  in  place  an  embargo  vis-à-vis  the 
Federal republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro); 

In  the  absence  of  a  specific  regime,  imports  of  textile  products  originating  in  the 
Federal  republic  of  Yugoslavia  (Serbia  and  Montenegro)  into  the  Community  is 
liberalized  through  the  application  of  Regulation  CE)  n°  517/94  on  common  rules 
for imports of textile products3 ; 

The Republics  of Bosnia-Herzegovina,  Croatia  and the former Yugoslav  Republic of 
Macedonia  are presently subject to autonomous quantitative  restrictions. 

For  reasons  of  equality  of  treatment  vis-à-vis  other  republics  of  ex-Yugoslavia  and 
other  comparable  countries  with  which  the  European  Community  maintains 
quantitative  restrictions,  it  is appropriate  to  reintroduce  on  the  Federal  republic  of 
Yugoslavia  (Serbia  and  Montenegro)  annual  restrictions  for  the  same  products 
which  are  subject  to  restrictions  in  the  other  republics  of  ex-Yugoslavia  due  to  the 
application  of Regulation  (EC) n° 517/94; 

It  is  therefore  necessary  to  modify  Annex  III  B  of  Regulation  (EC)  n°  517/94.  The 
quotas represent  one third of the global  quota which  is applicable  to the three  other 
republics. 

The Council is therefore  requested to approve the attached  draft  regulation 

lO JL  297 of 9.12.1995,  p. 1 
2  O JL  102 of 28.4.1995,  p.  14 
3O J L 6 7 of  10.3.1994,  p. 1 

2. 

Proposal for a 

Council Regulation  (EC) n° 

/96 

modifying  regulation  (EC) N° 517/94 concerning imports of certain textile products 
originating in the Federal  republic of Yugoslavia 
(Serbia and  Montenegro) 

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 Commission  proposal; 

Whereas  the  Council  Regulation  (EC)  n°  2815/954  of  9  December  1995  has  in 
particular suspended  Regulation  (EEC) n° 990/935, putting  in place an embargo vis-
à-vis the Federal republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro); 

Whereas  in the  absence  of a specific  regime,  imports  of textile  products  originating 
in the Federal  republic  of Yugoslavia  (Serbia  and  Montenegro)  into the  Community 
is liberalized  through  the  application  of Regulation  CE)  n° 517/94  on  common  rules 
for  imports  of textile  products  from  certain  third  countries  not  covered  by  bilateral 
agreements,  protocols  or  other  arrangements,  or  by  other  specific  Community 
import rules6; 

Whereas  the  Republics  of  Bosnia-Herzegovina,  Croatia  and  the  former  Yugoslav 
Republic  of  Macedonia  are  presently  subject,  on  the  basis  of  Regulation  (EC)  n° 
517/94,  to  autonomous  quantitative  restrictions;  that  it  is  appropriate  to  recall  that 
autonomous  restrictions  were  introduced  vis-à-vis  Yugoslavia  at  the  time  of 
suspension  of the Cooperation Agreement  in 1991; 

Whereas  for  reasons  of  equality  of  treatment  vis-à-vis  other  republics  of  ex-
Yugoslavia  and  other  comparable  countries  with  which  the  European  Community 
maintains  quantitative  restrictions,  it  is  appropriate  to  reintroduce  on  the  Federal 
republic  of  Yugoslavia  (Serbia  and  Montenegro)  annual  restrictions  for  the  same 
products  which  are  subject  to  restrictions  in  the  other  republics  of  ex-Yugoslavia 
due to the application  of Regulation  (EC) n° 517/94; 

4  JO L 297 du 9.12.1995,  p.  1 
5  JO L  102, du 28.4.1993, p.  14 
6  JO L 67 du  10.3.1994,  p. 1 

Whereas  it  is  necessary  to  modify  Annex  III B of Regulation  (EC)  n°  517/94  and  to 
indicate  that  the  management  of  the  quotas  will  be  made  following  the  rules  of  the 
aforesaid  Regulation  and  in  particular  on the principle of  "first  come, first  served", 
foreseen  in Article  17 of the aforesaid  Regulation; 

Wheras  it  is  appropriate  that  the  goods  imported  after  the  1st  January  1996  are 
debited from  the quotas; and that the introduction  of these quantitative  restrictions 
does not restrict  the importation  of goods shipped  before the date of entry  into  force 
of this present  regulation; 

HAS ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION: 

Article 1 

Annex HI B of Regulation  (EC) 517/94 is replaced  by the Annex of this  regulation 

Article 2 

The quantitative  restrictions established  under this regulation with  regard to certain 
textile  products  originating  in  the  Federal  Republic  of  Yugoslavia  (Serbia  and 
Montenegro)  shall  be  managed  by  the  rules  established  by  Regulation  (EC)  517/94 
and  in particular upon the principle of "first come first  served." 

Article 3 

All  products  originating  in  the  Federal  Republic  of  Yugoslavia  (Serbia  and 
Montenegro)  and  placed  in  free  circulation  on  the  customs  territory  of  the 
Community from  1 January  1996 shall be deducted from the quotas for  1996. 

The competent  authorities  in the Member  States  shall  inform  the  Commission,  with 
the  minimum  possible  delay,  of  the  quantities  of  the  products  covered  by 
quantitative  restrictions  which  have  been  placed  into  free  circulation  between  1 
January  1996 and the date of entry into force of this regulation. 

Article 4 

This  regulation  shall  not  restrict  the putting  into free  circulation  of products  which, 
at  the  date  of  its  entry  into  force,  are  in  the  process  of  being  transported  to  the 
Community,  on  the  conditions  that  these  goods  are  not  able  to  change  their 
destination  and that they are accompanied  by an import authorisation  issued  by the 
competent  Member State authorities. 

V 

Article 5 

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

This  regulation  is  binding  in  its  entirety  and  directly  applicable  in  all  Member 
States. 

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Annex 

"ANNEX HI B 

Annual Community quantitative limits referred to in Article 2 (1), fourth indent 

Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia 

Category 
1 
2 
2a 
3 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
15 
16 
67 

Unit 
tonnes 
tonnes 
tonnes 
tonnes 
1 000  pieces 
1 000  pieces 
1 000  pieces 
1 000  pieces 
tonnes 
1 000  pieces 
1 000  pieces 
1 000  pieces 

Quantity 
6,926.0 
8,545.0 
1,931.0 
935.0 
1,986.0 
1,048.0 
602.0 
2,664.0 
877.0 
772.0 
575.0 
722.0 

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
(Serbia et Montenegro) 

Category 
1 
2 
2a 
3 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
15 
16 
67 

Unit 
tonnes 
tonnes 
tonnes 
tonnes 
1 000  pieces 
1 000  pieces 
1 000  pieces 
1 000  pieces 
tonnes 
1 000  pieces 
1 000  pieces 
1 000  pieces 

Quantity 
2,309.0 
2,848.0 
644.0 
312.0 
662.0 
349.0 
201.0 
888.0 
292.0 
257.0 
192.0 
241.0 

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