Commission Regulation (EC) No 283/98 of 3 February 1998 on the opening of additional quotas for imports into the Community of certain textile products originating in certain third countries participating in trade fairs organised in 1998 in the European Community
Date: 1998-02-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, import licence, quantitative restriction, textile product, third country, trade event

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 283/98

of 3 February 1998

on the opening of additional quotas for imports into the Community of certain
textile products originating in certain third countries participating in trade fairs
organised in 1998 in the European Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 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) No 1445/
97 (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

vant fair, as certified by the competent authorities of the
Member State where it is held;

Whereas in order to avoid circumvention, issue of import
authorisations should only cover products shipped in the
supplier country in which they originate no earlier than
30 days after the closure of the relevent fair;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
the Textile
in accordance with the
Committee,

opinion of

Whereas additional quotas to those indicated in Annex V
to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 may be opened when
required under
the
Commission has received a request to open additional
quotas in view of trade fairs to be held in 1998;

circumstances; whereas

special

Whereas additional quotas have already been opened for
trade fairs in previous years for certain third countries;

to the additional quotas

Whereas access
should be
limited to products which have been exhibited by the
exporting countries at the relevant fair and for the quant-
ities agreed to by sales contracts, as certified by the
competent authorities of the Member State where the fair
is taking place;

it appears appropriate to request

Whereas in order to avoid over-utilisation of these addi-
the
tonal quotas
Member State of the territory in which the fair is taking
place, on the one hand, to ensure that the total amounts
covered by certified contracts do not exceed the limits set
for these additional quotas and, on the other hand, to
inform the Commission after closure of the fair of the
total quantities covered by such certified contracts;

Whereas it seems appropriate to apply to imports into
the Community of products for which the additional
quotas are opened the provision of Regulation (EEC) No
3030/93 which are applicable to imports of products
subject to quantitative limits set out in Annex V to the
said Regulation, with the exception of those relating to
flexibilities;

Whereas requests for import authorisations should more-
over be accompanied by the contract signed at the rele-

(1) OJ L 275, 8. 11. 1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 198, 25. 7. 1997, p. 1.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In addition to the quantitative limits on imports estab-
lished by Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93, additional
quotas shall be opened in respect of the trade fairs to be
held in 1998 in the European Community as set out in
the Annex hereto.

Article 2

1. Access to the additional quotas referred to in Article
1 shall be limited to such products which have been
exhibited by the exporting countries at the fair and for
the quantities agreed by a sales contract signed at the
relevant fair as certified by the competent authorities of
the Member States where the fair takes place.

2.
The competent authorities of the Member State in
the territory of which the fair is taking place shall ensure
that the total amounts covered by certified contracts do
not exceed the limits fixed in the Annex.

3.
The Commission shall be informed by the relevant
Member State not later than 30 days after the closure of
the fair of the total quantities covered by contracts certi-
fied as having been concluded during the fair. This infor-
mation shall be provided by supplier country and
category.

Article 3

1. Without prejudice to paragraphs 2 and 3 imports
into the Community of products for which additional
quotas have been opened shall be subject to the provi-
sions of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 which are

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applicable to imports of products subject to quantitative
limits established in Annex V to the said Regulation,
with the exception of those relating to flexibilities.

Import authorisations

shall only cover products
3.
shipped into the Community in the third country in
which they originate no earlier than 30 days after the
closure of the fair.

Import authorisations can only be issued on the
2.
presentation of an export licence bearing in box 9 an
indication of the fair and year to which they relate and
accompanied by the original of
the certified contract
referred to in Article 2.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the 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, 3 February 1998.

For the Commission

Leon BRITTAN

Vice-President

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ANNEX

ADDITIONAL QUOTAS FOR THE BERLIN TRADE FAIR TO BE HELD ON 19 TO 21 MARCH
1998

(The complete description of the goods is shown in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93, as last
amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/97)

Category

Unit

Third country (1)

Quantitative limit

1

4

5

6

7

8

9

12

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

1 000 pairs

1 000 pairs

Pakistan

Ukraine

Belarus

India

Indonesia

Malaysia

Pakistan

Ukraine

Vietnam

Belarus

India

Malaysia

Pakistan

Ukraine

Vietnam

India

Indonesia

Malaysia

Sri Lanka

Vietnam

India

Indonesia

Sri Lanka

Vietnam

Belarus

India

Indonesia

Malaysia

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

Ukraine

Vietnam

Pakistan

Belarus

Ukraine

66

2

4

454

212

94

225

4

25

4

252

42

215

12

20

118

131

92

116

20

407

98

99

25

4

323

218

82

158

270

4

220

233

4

20

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Category

Unit

Third country (1)

Quantitative limit

15

16

18

20

21

26

27

29

78

118

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

Belarus

India

Ukraine

Vietnam

Ukraine

Vietnam

Belarus

India

Pakistan

Ukraine

Sri Lanka

Vietnam

Belarus

India

Ukraine

Belarus

India

India

Vietnam

Belarus

4

124

20

20

4

5

2

294

149

2

240

30

4

383

4

4

372

268

5

2

(1) Additional quotas are opened on condition that trade in textile products originating in the countries concerned will remain

subject in 1998 to a specific conventional regime.