Commission Regulation (EC) No 856/98 of 23 April 1998 amending Annexes I, II, III, V, VII, VIII and IX of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries
Date: 1998-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: certificate of origin, export licence, import, textile product, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 856/98

of 23 April 1998

amending Annexes I, II, III, V, VII, VIII and IX of Council Regulation (EEC) No
3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third
countries

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 339/98 (2),
and in particular Article 19 in conjunction with Article 17
thereof,

Whereas, some errors in the Customs Nomenclature for
category 76 have occurred in the last updating of Annex I
(list of textile products), which need to be corrected;

Whereas the Council has decided by Decision of 18
December 1997 (3) to apply on a provisional basis addi-
tional protocols to the Free Trade and Europe Agree-
ments with the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of
Lithuania concerning trade in textiles;

Whereas the Council has decided by Decision of 18
December 1997 (4) to apply on a provisional basis the
agreement in the form of an exchange of letters amend-
ing the agreement between the European Community
and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on trade in textile
and clothing products initialled on 15 December 1992, as
last amended by the agreement
in the form of an
exchange of letters initialled on 1 August 1995;

Whereas the Council has decided by Decision of 18
December 1997 (5) to apply on a provisional basis the
Memorandum of Understanding between the European
Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt on trade in
textile products;

Whereas, following Mongolia’s accession to the WTO and
the termination of application of quantitative restrictions
on one category of products originating in that country, it
is necessary to establish provisions reflecting the main-
tenance of double-checking arrangements on that cat-
egory of products;

Whereas, following a request from European industry, it is
appropriate to establish quantitative limits for 1998 on
re-importation into the Community of certain textile

(1) OJ L 275, 8. 11. 1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 45, 16. 2. 1998, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 41, 13. 2. 1998, p. 81.
(4) OJ L 41, 13. 2. 1998, p. 12.
(5) OJ L 41, 13. 2. 1998, p. 1.

products (categories 159 and 161) originating in the
People’s Republic of China after outward processing
operations in that country; whereas direct
imports of
textile products falling within categories 159 and 161 are
subject to the quantitative limits laid down in Article 2 of
Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93;

Whereas all the above elements make it necessary to
amend the relevant portions of Annexes I, II, III, V, VII,
VIII and IX to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 to take into
account the changes introduced applicable on the im-
portation into the Community of certain textile products
originating in certain third countries within the meaning
of Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 is amended as follows:

1. Annex I is amended as indicated in Annex I to this

Regulation.

2. Annex II is replaced by Annex II to this Regulation.

3. In Annex III, Article 28 is replaced by the following

text:

‘Article 28

The export licence referred to in Articles 11 and
1.
19 and the certificate of origin may include additional
copies duly indicated as such. They shall be made out
in English, French or Spanish.

If

the documents

are
2.
completed by hand, entries must be in ink and in
block letters.

referred to

above

3.
In the export licences or equivalent documents
and certificates of origin shall measure 210 × 297
mm. The paper shall be white writing paper, sized,
not containing mechanical pulp (6) and weighing not
less than 25 g/m2. Each part shall have a printed guil-
loche pattern background making any falsification by
mechanical or chemical means apparent to the eye (7).

(6) This is not obligatory for Hong Kong.
(7) This is not obligatory for Hong Kong and Egypt.

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4. Only the original shall be accepted by the
competent authorities in the Community as being
valid for import purposes in accordance with the
provisions of this Regulation.

5.
Each export licence or equivalent document and
the certificate of origin shall bear a standardised serial
number, whether or not printed, by which it can be
identified (1).

This number shall be composed of the following

6.
elements (2):

— two letters identifying the exporting country as

follows:

— Argentina
— Armenia
— Azerbaijan
— Bangladesh
— Belarus
— Brazil
— China
— Egypt
— Estonia
— Former Yugoslav Republic

of Macedonia

— Georgia
— Hong Kong
— India
— Indonesia
— Kazakhstan
— Kyrgyzstan
— Latvia
— Lithuania
— Macao
— Malaysia
— Moldova
— Mongolia
— Pakistan
— Peru
— Philippines
— Singapore
— South Korea
— Sri Lanka
— Taiwan
— Tajikistan
— Thailand
— Turkmenistan
— Ukraine
— United Arab Emirates
— Uruguay

= AR
= AM
= AZ
= BD
= BY
= BR
= CN
= EG
= EE

= 96
= GE
= HK
= IN
= ID
= KZ
= KG
= LV
= LT
= MO
= MY
= MD
= MN
= PK
= PE
= PH
= SG
= KR
= LK
= TW
= TJ
= TH
= TM
= UA
= AE
= UY

(1) In the case of Hong Kong, this is obligatory only for the ex-

(2) In the case of Peru and Egypt, this provision will enter into

port licence.

force at a later date.

— Uzbekistan
— Vietnam

= UZ
= VN

— two letters identifying the intended Member State

of destination as follows:

— AT = Austria
— BL = Benelux
— DE = Federal Republic of Germany
— DK = Denmark
— EL = Greece
— ES = Spain
— FI = Finland
— FR = France
— GB = United Kingdom
— IE = Ireland
— IT = Italy
— PT = Portugal
— SE = Sweden

— a one-digit number identifying the quota year or
the year under which exports were recorded, in
the case of products listed in Table A of this
Annex, corresponding to the last figure in the year
in question, e.g. “5” for 1995. In the case of
products originating in the People’s Republic of
China listed in Appendix C to Annex V this
number should be “1” for the year 1995, “2” for
the year 1996, “3” for the year 1997 and so on,

— a two-digit number identifying the issuing office

in the exporting country,

— a five-digit number running consecutively from
00001 to 99999 allocated to the specific Member
State of destination.’

4. Table A to Annex III is replaced by Annex III to this

Regulation.

5. The specimen of the certificate of Hong Kong origin
appended to Annex III is replaced by the specimen
in Annex IV to this Regulation.

6. The specimen of

licence
appended to Annex III is replaced by the specimen
in Annex V to this Regulation.

the Hong Kong export

7. In Annex V, the table at Annex VI to this Regulation

is added at the end.

8. In Annex VII, the table for China is replaced by the
table at Annex VII to this Regulation and the table
for Vietnam at Annex VII is added at the end.

9. Annex VIII is replaced by Annex VIII to this Regula-

tion.

10. Annex IX is replaced by Annex IX to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 23 April 1998.

For the Commission

Leon BRITTAN

Vice-President

ANNEX I

In Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 the section concerning category 76 is replaced by the following text:

‘76

Men’s or boys’ industrial or occupational clothing, other than knitted or crocheted

6203 22 10
6203 23 10
6203 29 11
6203 32 10

6203 33 10
6203 39 11
6203 42 11
6203 42 51

6203 43 11
6203 43 31
6203 49 11
6203 49 31

6211 32 10
6211 33 10

Women’s or girls’ aprons, smock overalls and other industrial or occupational clothing,
other than knitted or crocheted

6204 22 10
6204 23 10
6204 29 11
6204 32 10

6204 33 10
6204 39 11
6204 62 11
6204 62 51

6204 63 11
6204 63 31
6204 69 11
6204 69 31

6211 42 10
6211 43 10’

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ANNEX II

‘ANNEX II

Exporting countries referred to in Article 1

Argentina
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Brazil
China
Egypt
Estonia
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Georgia
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Macao
Malaysia
Moldova
Mongolia
Pakistan
Peru
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vietnam’

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ANNEX III

‘TABLE A

Countries and categories subject to the system of double-checking surveillance

(The complete description of the categories is shown in Annex I)

Third country

Group

Category

Unit

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Bangladesh

Estonia

Egypt

I A

I B

I A

I B

II A

II B

V

I B

I A

I B

II A

II B

IV

I A

I B

II A

1
2
3

4
5
6
7
8

1
2
3

4
5
6
7
8

20

12
13

136

4 (*)
6 (*)
8 (*)

1
2
3

4
5
6
7
8

9
20
39

13

117

118

1
2

4 (*)

20 (*)

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes

1 000 pairs
1 000 pieces

tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces

tonnes

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Third country

Group

Category

Unit

Former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia

Georgia

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Latvia

I A

I B

II B

III B

I A

I B

I A

I B

I A

I B

I A

I B

II A

II B

1
2

4
5
6
7
8

15
16

67

1
2
3

4
5
6
7
8

1
2
3

4
5
6
7
8

1
2
3

4
5
6
7
8

1
2

4
5
6
7

9

12
15
26
27
31

tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces
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
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes

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

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Third country

Group

Category

Unit

Lithuania

Moldova

Mongolia

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Ukraine

I A

I B

II A

II B

IV

I A

I B

II A

II B

IV

I B

I A

I B

I A

I B

II A

II B

III A

III B

2

4
5
6
7
8

20
39

12
13
28

117
118

1
2
3

4
5
6
7
8

9
20
39

15

115
117
118

5
5 A

1
2
3

4
5
6
7
8

1
2
3

4
5
6
7
8

22

73
83

33

74

tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pairs
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

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes

1 000 pieces
tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

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Third country

Group

Category

Unit

United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

I A

I B

II A

II B

V

I A

I B

II A

II B

V

I A

II A

II B

III A

III B

IV

V

2

4
5
6
7
8

9
20

21
26

157
161

1
3

4
5
6
7
8

20

15
26

159
161

1
2
3

22
23
32

16
17
19
24
27

33
36
37

90

115
117

136
156
157
159
160

tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes
tonnes

tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes
tonnes

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

tonnes

tonnes
tonnes

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

(*) For these categories the provisions of Article 9 do not apply.’

ANNEX IV
Specimen of certificate of origin referred to in Article 28 of Annex III for Hong Kong

Exporter (full name and address)

CERTIFICATE NO.

Consignee (if required)

CERTIFICATE OF HONG KONG ORIGIN

Departure Date (on or about)

Factory Number

Vessel/Flight/Vehicle No.

Place of Loading

Port of Discharge

Final Destn. if on Carriage

Marks, Nos. and Container No.; No. and Kind of Packages; Description of Goods

TRADE DEPARTMENT
GOVERNMENT OF THE HONG KONG
SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

Quantity or Weight
(in words and figures)

Brand Names or
Labels (if any)

Destn. Country

I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE GOODS DESCRIBED ABOVE ORIGINATE IN HONG KONG

ORIGINAL—WHITE
DUPLICATE—YELLOW
TRIPLICATE—LIGHT BLUE

COPYRIGHT RESERVED

Signature for Director-General of Trade

ANNEX V
Specimen of export licence referred to in Article 12(2) of Annex III for Hong Kong

EXPORT LICENCE (TEXTILES) FORM 5

ORIGINAL

Audit No.

Import and Export Ordinance (Cap. 60)
Import and Export (General) Regulations

Exporter

(Name &

Address)

T.C.R. No. (if any)

B.R. No.

(See Explanatory Note (6) Overleaf)

Date of Receipt and Receipt No. Date of Issue & Licence No.

Issue of this licence is approved.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
for Director-General of Trade

Fax No.

Tel. No.

Stamps

Consignee

(Name &

Address)

Manufacturer

(Name &

Address)

T.C.R. No. (if any)

B.R. No.

(See Explanatory Note (6) Overleaf)

F.R. No. (if any)

Fax No.

Tel. No.

Departure Date

Country of Final Destination

Mode of Transport

C.O./Form A No.

FOR CONDITIONS OF
THIS LICENCE
PLEASE SEE OVERLEAF

WARNING: Heavy penalties are provided for
false declaration and information, unauthorised
alterations, and misuse of this licence

Visa Chop

Item
No.

Category/Sub-
Category No.

T.C.R. No. of Quota/
Permit Holder

Quota
Reference

Quantity in
Quota Units

1

2

3

Mark(s) and Number(s),
Origin marking
(if any) on packages

No. of
Packages

Full Description of Goods,
Origin marking (if any) on goods
(State Country of Origin of raw materials)

No. of Units

Value f.o.b.
HK$

MANUFACTURER’S DECLARATION

EXPORTER’S DECLARATION

Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I,

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . acting for and on behalf of

I,

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . acting for and on behalf of

(Name of Signatory) (See Condition (5) Overleaf)

(Name of Signatory) (See Condition (6) Overleaf)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Trading Name of Manufacturer)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Trading Name of Exporter)

make the following declaration:–

make the following declaration:–

Total value f.o.b.
HK$

I hereby declare that I have read and understood the conditions overleaf, that the manufacturer
named herein is the manufacturer of the goods described in this application, that the goods are of
Hong Kong origin in accordance with condition (2) overleaf, that the manufacturer named herein
undertakes to abide by the conditions overleaf, and that the particulars given herein are true.

I hereby declare that
the exporter
the exporter
named herein is the exporter of
named herein undertakes to abide by the conditions overleaf, and that the particulars given herein
are true.

I have read and understood the conditions overleaf,
the goods described in this application,

that
that

** I further declare that the manufacturer named herein is supplying the quotas for the goods
covered by this application in accordance with condition (3) overleaf.

**

I

further declare that

the exporter named herein is supplying the quotas for the goods

covered by this application in accordance with condition (3) overleaf.

** I further declare that the quota utilisation conditions for free quotas as stipulated in the relevant
Notices to Exporters are complied with.

** I further declare that the quota utilisation conditions for free quotas as stipulated in the relevant
Notices to Exporters are complied with.

(** Delete if not applicable)

(** Delete if not applicable)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Signature

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Company/Business Chop

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Signature

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Company/Business Chop

For Chinese translation of this form, please refer to the inside cover of the pad containing the forms.

This licence is valid for 28 days from the date of issue unless endorsed otherwise.

COPYRIGHT RESERVED

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ANNEX VI

Third country

Category

Unit

Community quantitative limits

1998

1999

2000

‘Vietnam

GROUP I B

4
5
6
7
8

GROUP II A

9
20
39

GROUP II B

12
13
14
15
18
21
26
28
29
31
68
73
76
78
83

GROUP III A

35
41

GROUP III B

10
97

GROUP IV

118

GROUP V

161

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

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

tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pairs
tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

6 600
2 555
4 175
2 200
9 600

847
215
205

2 750
7 750
400
300
810
14 300
750
3 250
250
2 700
300
535
940
660
200

500
620

4 596
100

80

206

6 798
2 632
4 300
2 266
9 888

868
221
211

2 805
7 983
414
315
834
15 015
773
3 348
258
2 781
311
562
987
680
206

525
648

4 826
104

82

212

7 002
2 711
4 429
2 334
10 185

890
227
217

2 861
8 222
428
331
859
15 766
796
3 448
265
2 864
321
590
1 036
700
212

551
677

5 067
107

85

219’

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ANNEX VII

Third country

Category

Unit

Community quantitative limits

1998

1999

2000

‘China

GROUP I B

4
5
6
7
8

GROUP II B

13
14
15
16
17
18
21
24
26
29
31
73
76
78
83

GROUP V

159
161

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

tonnes
tonnes

287
636
2 235
611
1 402

827
583
496
954
765
128
2 030
129
1 094
114
6 231
247
1 149
62
62

8
15’

Third country

Category

Unit

Community quantitative limits

1998

1999

2000

‘Vietnam

GROUP I B

4
5
6
7
8

GROUP II B

12
13
15
18
21
26
31
68
76
78

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

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

707
539
504
944
2 186

2 312
680
204
255
1 380
138
1 243
102
328
246

749
571
534
1 000
2 318

2 405
721
224
270
1 518
146
1 318
110
361
261

794
605
566
1 060
2 457

2 501
764
247
286
1 669
155
1 397
117
397
276’

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ANNEX VIII

‘ANNEX VIII

referred to in Article 7

Flexibility provisions

The attached table indicates for each of the supplier countries
listed in column 1 the maximum amounts which, after advance
notification to the Commission,
it may transfer between the
corresponding quantitative limits indicated in Annex V in ac-
cordance with the following provisions:

— advance utilisation of the quantitative limit for the particular
category established for the following quota year shall be
authorised up to the percentage of the quantitative limit for
the current year indicated in column 2; the amounts in ques-
tion shall be deducted from the corresponding quantitative
limits for the following year,

— carry-over of amounts not utilised in a given year to the
corresponding quantitative limit for the following year shall
be authorised up to the percentage of the quantitative limit
for the year of actual utilisation indicated in column 3,

— transfers from categories 1 to categories 2 and 3 shall be
authorised up to the percentages of the quantitative limit to
which the transfer is made indicated in column 4,

— transfers between categories 2 and 3 shall be authorised up to
the percentages of the quantitative limit to which the transfer
is made indicated in column 5,

— transfers between categories 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 shall be au-
thorised up to the percentages of the quantitative limit to
which the transfer is made indicated in column 6,

— transfers into any of the categories in Groups II or III (and
where applicable Group IV) from any of the categories in
Groups I, II or III shall be authorised up to the percentages
of the quantitative limit to which the transfer is made indi-
cated in column 7.

The cumulative application of the flexibility provisions referred
to above shall not result in an increase in any Community quan-
titative limit for a given year above the percentage indicated in
column 8.

The table of equivalence applicable to the abovementioned trans-
fers is given in Annex I.

Additional conditions, possibilities for transfers and notes are
given in column 9 of the table.

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Country

Advance
utilisation

Carry-over

Transfers
from
category 1
to
categories
2 and 3

Transfers
between
categories
2 and 3

Transfers
between
categories
4, 5, 6, 7 and 8

Transfers
from Groups
I, II, III to
Groups II,
III, IV

Maximum
increase
in any
category

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Argentina

5 %

7 %

7 %

(5)

7 %

(6)

7 %

(7)

7 %

(8)

n.a.

Additional conditions

(9)

Transfers may be made from
categories 2 and 3 to category 1
up to 4 %

Armenia

5 %

7 %

4 %

4 %

4 %

5 %

Azerbaijan

5 %

7 %

4 %

4 %

4 %

5 %

are

not
currently
13,5 % Imports
subject
to quantitative limits.
With regard to column 7,
transfers can also be made
from and to Group V. For
Group I categories the limit in
column 8 is 13 %

are

not
currently
13,5 % Imports
subject
to quantitative limits.
With regard to column 7,
transfers can also be made
from and to Group V. For
Group I categories the limit in
column 8 is 13 %

Bangladesh

5 %

10 %

12 %

12 %

12 %

12 %

n.a.

Note:

imports
subject to quantitative limits

currently

are

not

Belarus

5 %

7 %

4 %

4 %

4 %

5 %

13,5 % With regard to column 7,
transfers can also be made
from and to Group V. For
Group I categories the limit in
column 8 is 13 %

Brazil

5 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

n.a.

A transfer of 2 % from categ-
ories 2 and 3 to category 1
shall also be authorised

China

1 %

3 %

1 %

4 %

4 %

6 %

17 % Further

amounts may

be
authorised following consulta-
tions
accordance with
in
Article 16 up to:

column 2: 5 %

column 3: 7 %.

With regard to column 7,
transfers from Groups I, II, and
III may only be made into
Groups II and III

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(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Estonia

5 %

7 %

4 %

(5)

4 %

(6)

4 %

5 %

(7)

(8)

(9)

5 %

9 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

10 %

Former
Yugoslav
Republic of
Macedonia

Georgia

5 %

7 %

4 %

4 %

4 %

5 %

Hong Kong

*

*

India

5 %

7 %

0 %

7 %

4 %

7 %

4 %

7 %

5 %

7 %

Indonesia

Kazakhstan

5 %

5 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

4 %

7 %

4 %

7 %

4 %

7 %

5 %

Kyrgyzstan

5 %

7 %

4 %

4 %

4 %

5 %

Latvia

5 %

7 %

4 %

4 %

4 %

5 %

Lithuania

5 %

7 %

4 %

4 %

4 %

5 %

are

currently
not
13,5 % Imports
subject
to quantitative limits.
With regard to column 7,
transfers can also be made
from and to Group V. For
Group I categories the limit in
column 8 is 13 %

17 % With regard to column 7,
transfers from any category in
Groups I, II, III to any category
only in Groups II and III

are

currently
not
13,5 % Imports
subject
to quantitative limits.
With regard to column 7,
transfers can also be made
from and to Group V. For
Group I categories the limit in
column 8 is 13 %

n.a.

See appendix to Annex VIII

in

amounts may

Further
be
authorised following consulta-
tions
accordance with
Article 16 up to 7 000 tonnes
(up to 2 500 tonnes for any
particular textiles category and
up to 3 000 tonnes for any
particular clothing category)

n.a.

n.a.

are

currently
not
13,5 % Imports
subject
to quantitative limits.
With regard to column 7,
transfers can also be made
from and to Group V. For
Group I categories the limit in
column 8 is 13 %

are

currently
not
13,5 % Imports
subject
to quantitative limits.
With regard to column 7,
transfers can also be made
from and to Group V. For
Group I categories the limit in
column 8 is 13 %

are

currently
not
13,5 % Imports
to quantitative limits.
subject
With regard to column 7,
transfers can also be made
from and to Group V. For
Group I categories the limit in
column 8 is 13 %

are

currently
not
13,5 % Imports
subject
to quantitative limits.
With regard to column 7,
transfers can also be made
from and to Group V. For
Group I categories the limit in
column 8 is 13 %

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(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Macao

1 %

2 %

0 %

(5)

4 %

(6)

4 %

(7)

5 %

(8)

n.a.

(9)

amounts may

Further
be
authorised following consulta-
accordance with
in
tions
Article 16 up to:

column 2: 5 %

column 3: 7 %

Malaysia

5 %

7 %

7 %

Moldova

5 %

7 %

4 %

7 %

4 %

7 %

4 %

7 %

n.a.

5 %

are

currently
not
13,5 % Imports
to quantitative limits.
subject
With regard to column 7,
transfers can also be made
from and to Group V. For
Group I categories the limit in
column 8 is 13 %

Mongolia

5 %

7 %

4 %

4 %

4 %

5 %

n.a.

Pakistan

5 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

n.a.

Peru

5 %

9 %

11 %

11 %

11 %

11 %

n.a.

Philippines

5 %

7 %

7 %

Singapore

5 %

7 %

7 %

South Korea

1 %

2 %

0 %

7 %

7 %

4 %

7 %

7 %

4 %

7 %

7 %

5 %

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

are

currently
not
Imports
subject
to quantitative limits.
With regard to column 7,
transfers can also be made
from and to Group V. With
regard to column 4,
transfers
may also be made between
categories 1, 2 and 3

With regard to column 4 trans-
fers may be made between
categories 1, 2 and 3. Further
amounts may be authorised
in
following
accordance with Article 16 up
to 3 000 tonnes (up to 2 000
tonnes for any particular cat-
egory)

consultations

Transfers may
be made
between categories 1, 2 and 3
up to 11 %

amounts may

Further
be
authorised following consulta-
tions
accordance with
in
Article 16 up to:

column 2: 5 %

column 3: 7 %

Sri Lanka

5 %

9 %

11 %

11 %

11 %

11 %

n.a.

Tajikistan

5 %

7 %

4 %

4 %

4 %

5 %

are

currently
not
13,5 % Imports
subject
to quantitative limits.
With regard to column 7,
transfers can also be made
from and to Group V. For
Group I categories the limit in
column 8 is 13 %

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(1)

(2)

(3)

Taiwan

5 %

7 %

Thailand

5 %

7 %

Turkmenistan

5 %

7 %

(4)

0 %

7 %

4 %

(5)

4 %

7 %

4 %

(6)

4 %

7 %

4 %

7 %

5 %

(7)

(8)

(9)

5 %

12 %

n.a.

are

currently
not
13,5 % Imports
subject
to quantitative limits.
With regard to column 7,
transfers can also be made
from and to Group V. For
Group I categories the limit in
column 8 is 13 %

13,5 % With regard to column 7,
transfers can also be made
from and to Group V. For
Group I categories the limit in
column 8 is 13 %

Ukraine

5 %

7 %

4 %

4 %

4 %

5 %

United Arab
Emirates

5 %

6 %

5 %

5 %

5 %

6 %

n.a.

are

currently
not
Imports
subject
to quantitative limits.
With regard to column 7,
transfers can also be made
from and to Group V

Uzbekistan

5 %

7 %

4 %

4 %

4 %

5 %

Vietnam

5 %

7 %

0 %

0 %

7 %

7 %

13,5 % With regard to column 7,
transfers can also be made
from and to Group V. For
Group I categories the limit in
column 8 is 13 %

17 % With regard to column 7 trans-
fers can be made from any
category in Groups I, II, III, IV
and V to Groups II, III, IV and
V

n.a. = not applicable.

Flexibility provisions for quantitative restrictions referred to in Appendix C to Annex V

Country

Advance
utilisation

Carry-over

Transfers
between
categories
156, 157, 159
and 161

Transfers
between other
categories

Maximum
increase
in any
category

Additional conditions

(1)

China

(2)

1 %

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

3 %

1,5 %

6 %

14 %

Further amounts may be authorised following
consultations in accordance with Article 16 up
to:

column 2: 5 %

column 3: 7 %

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Appendix to Annex VIII

Flexibility provisions Hong Kong

Group

Category

Advance utilisation

Country

(1)

Hong Kong

GROUP I

2, 2A
3, 3A, 4, 7, 8
5
6, 6A

GROUP II

13, 21, 68, 73
12, 16, 18, 24, 26, 32, 39, 77
13S, 31, 68S, 83
27, 29, 78

GROUP III

All categories

Country

(1)

Group

Category

Hong Kong

GROUP I

GROUP II

2, 2A, 3, 3A
4
5
6, 6A, 7, 8

13, 13S, 21, 73
18, 68, 68S
12, 31
24, 26, 27, 32, 39, 78
16, 29, 77, 83

(2)

3,25 %
3,00 %
3,75 %
2,75 %

3,50 %
4,25 %
4,50 %
5,00 %

5,00 %

Carry-over

(3)

3,75 %
3,25 %
3,00 %
2,50 %

3,00 %
3,50 %
4,50 %
5,00 %
5,50 %

GROUP III

All categories

5,50 %’

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ANNEX IX

‘ANNEX IX

referred to in Article 10

Safeguard clauses; basket exit thresholds

Supplier country

Group I

Group II

Group III

Group IV

Group V

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Belarus

China

Former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia

Georgia

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Latvia

Lithuania

Moldova

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Ukraine

Uzbekistan

0,35 %

0,35 %

1,00 %

0,35 %

0,35 %

0,35 %

0,40 %

0,40 %

0,35 %

0,40 %

0,35 %

0,35 %

0,35 %

1,20 %

1,20 %

1,20 %

5,00 %

5,00 %

1,20 %

1,20 %

1,20 %

2,40 %

2,40 %

1,20 %

2,00 %

1,20 %

1,20 %

1,20 %

1,20 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

10,00 %

10,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

8,00 %

8,00 %

4,00 %

6,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

8,00 %

8,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

8,00 %

8,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

Supplier country

Group I

Group II A

Group II B

Group III

Group IV

Group V

Vietnam

1,0 %

5,0 %

2,5 %

10,0 %

10,0 %

10,0 %

China (for products referred to in Annex I B)

For silk products

For other products

25,00 %

10,00 %’