Commission Regulation (EC) No 1554/98 of 17 July 1998 establishing the allocation method for the additional quantities, resulting from the quota increase brought in by Council Regulation (EC) No 1138/98, to the 1998 Community quantitative quotas on certain products originating in the People's Republic of China
Date: 1998-07-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, household article, import licence, originating product, quantitative restriction, tariff quota

18. 7. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 202/33

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1554/98

of 17 July 1998

establishing the allocation method for the additional quantities, resulting from
the quota increase brought in by Council Regulation (EC) No 1138/98, to the 1998
Community quantitative quotas on certain products originating in the People’s
Republic of China

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 520/94 of 7
March 1994 establishing a Community procedure for
administering quantitative quotas (1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 138/96 (2), and in particular Articles 9
and 13 thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1393/
97 of 18 July 1997 establishing administrative procedures
for the 1998 quantitative quotas for certain products
originating in the People’s Republic of China (3), and in
particular Article 6 thereof,

Whereas by Regulation (EC) No 2021/97 (4) the Commis-
sion laid down the quantities to be allocated to importers
from the 1998 quantitative quotas on certain products
originating in China;

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 1138/98 of 28 May
1998 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No
519/94 on common rules for imports from certain third
countries (5) increased the quantitative quotas applicable
to porcelain tableware and kitchenware falling within
HS/CN code 6911 10, and to ceramic tableware and
kitchenware, other than that of porcelain, falling within
HS/CN code 6912 00;

Whereas the increases provided for in Regulation (EC) No
1138/98 amount
to 5 % and are applicable from 1
January 1998;

account of the quota increases brought in by Regulation
(EC) No 1138/98;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the committee for
managing quotas set up by Article 22 of Regulation (EC)
No 520/94,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Any importer holding an import licence issued for 1998
pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2021/97, for products
falling within HS/CN codes 6911 10 and 6912 00, is en-
titled to import an additional quantity of 5 % to the
quantity indicated in its import licence.

Article 2

For the purpose of Article 1, any licence holder shall
produce its import licence to the competent authority
that issued it. The competent authority shall enter a refer-
ence on the licence indicating that an additional 5 %
quantity has been allocated to the holder of the licence.
This reference shall be effected free of charge and certi-
fied by the competent authority.

Article 3

Whereas, accordingly, simple administrative procedures to
import
enable Community importers
licences amended should be established, in order to take

to have their

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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, 17 July 1998.

For the Commission

Leon BRITTAN

Vice-President

(1) OJ L 66, 10. 3. 1994, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 21, 27. 1. 1996, p. 6.
(3) OJ L 190, 19. 7. 1997, p. 24.
(4) OJ L 284, 16. 10. 1997, p. 42.
(5) OJ L 159, 3. 6. 1998, p. 1.