Commission Regulation (EC) No 729/98 of 31 March 1998 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 2577/97 concerning imports of certain textile products originating in the Russian Federation
Date: 1998-03-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Russia, import licence, import policy, originating product, quantitative restriction, textile product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 729/98

of 31 March 1998

amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 2577/97 concerning imports of
certain textile products originating in the Russian Federation

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 of 7
textile
March 1994 on common rules for imports of
products from certain third countries not covered by bila-
teral agreements, protocols or other arrangements, or by
other
last
amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1457/97 (2),
and in particular Article 12(2) in conjunction with Article
25(5) thereof,

specific Community

rules (1),

import

as

Whereas the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters between the European Community and the
Russian Federation on trade in textile products initialled
on 19 December 1995 expired on 31 December 1996 and
whereas, pending the completion of negotiations directed
towards the initialling of a new agreement with the
Russian Federation, Commission Regulations (EC) No
2446/96 (3), (EC) No 562/97 (4), (EC) No 1025/97 (5) and
(EC) No 2577/97 (6) were adopted in order to safeguard
the economic interests of the Community in the further
conduct of trade in textile products with that country;

Whereas a new textile agreement with the Russian
Federation has been initialled on 28 March 1998; whereas
this agreement provides for the elimination of any quant-
itative restriction in trade of textile products between the
Parties as of 1 May 1998;

Whereas the measures introduced by Regulation (EC) No
2577/97 are applicable until 31 March 1998;

Whereas it is therefore necessary, given the sensitivity of
the textiles and clothing sector, to maintain the present
import regime for an additional period of one month
starting on 1 April 1998 and to establish quantitative
limits proportionately to the former limits;

Whereas the proposed measures are in accordance with
the opinion of the Committee set up by Regulation (EC)
No 517/94,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2577/97 is amended as follows:

1. In Article 7 the date ‘31 March 1998’ shall be replaced

by ‘30 April 1998’.

2. Annexes I and II shall be replaced by the Annex to

this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 March 1998.

For the Commission

Leon BRITTAN

Vice-President

(1) OJ L 67, 10. 3. 1994, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 199, 26. 7. 1997, p. 6.
(3) OJ L 333, 21. 12. 1996, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 85, 27. 3. 1997, p. 38.
(5) OJ L 150, 7. 6. 1997, p. 20.
(6) OJ L 350, 20. 12. 1997, p. 60.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Community quantitative limits referred to in Article 1(1) applicable from 1 January 1998 to
30 April 1998

Category (*)

Unit

Quantity

1
2
2a
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
20
22
39
12
13
15
16
21
24
29
83
33
37
50
74
90
115
117
118

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
1 000 pairs
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
1 000 pieces
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

1 804
5 344
411
701
1 003
637
1 117
315
959
653
947
513
335
1 572
2 063
395
287
474
488
219
163
184
634
197
211
339
170
607
358

(*) The full description of products falling within these categories is set out

in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 517/94.

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ANNEX II

OUTWARD PROCESSING TRAFFIC

Community quantitative limits referred to in Article 1(2) applicable from 1 January 1998 to
30 April 1998

Category (*)

Unit

Quantity

4
5
6
7
8
12
13
15
16
21
24
29
83
74

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pairs
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
tonnes
1 000 pieces

347
796
2 202
1 406
1 274
1 698
501
1 332
487
1 931
982
1 530
175
351

(*) The full description of products falling within these categories is set out

in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 517/94.’