Commission Regulation (EC) No 2579/98 of 30 November 1998 establishing the list of textile products for which no proof of origin is required on release for free circulation in the Community
Date: 1998-11-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: certificate of origin, free circulation, import policy, originating product, textile product, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2579/98

of 30 November 1998

establishing the list of textile products for which no proof of origin is required
on release for free circulation in the Community

free

and released for

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1541/98 of
13 July 1998 on proof of origin for certain textile prod-
ucts falling within Section XI of the Combined Nomen-
clature
circulation in the
Community, and on the conditions for the acceptance of
such proof (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas,
for those textile and clothing products not
subject to specific measures under the Community’s trade
policy and which are released for free circulation, the
above Regulation provides both that exemption from the
obligation to present a proof of origin may be granted and
that the provisions establishing exemption from the ob-
ligation to present a certificate of origin should indicate if
a declaration of origin is to be presented or not for such
products;
Whereas products which are not currently subject
to
specific trade measures have been identified after careful
analysis; whereas it seems desirable to dispense with the

need for a proof of origin for such products when they are
circulation in the
presented for
Community;

release

free

for

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The release for free circulation of the textile products
listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall not be subject
to the presentation of any proof of origin.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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, 30 November 1998.

For the Commission

Mario MONTI

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 202, 18. 7. 1998, p. 11.

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Category

(1)

ANNEX

List of textile products

Description — CN code

(2)

Group III A

43

Yarn of man-made filament, yarn of artificial staple fibres, cotton yarn, put up for retail sale

5204 20 00, 5207 10 00, 5207 90 00, 5401 10 90, 5401 20 90, 5406 10 00, 5406 20 00,
5508 20 90, 5511 30 00

46

Carded or combed sheep’s or lambs’ wool or other fine animal hair

5105 10 00, 5105 21 00, 5105 29 00, 5105 30 10, 5105 30 90

47

48

Yarn of carded sheep’s or lambs’ wool (woollen yarn) or of carded fine animal hair, not put up
for retail sale

5106 10 10, 5106 10 90, 5106 20 11, 5106 20 19, 5106 20 91, 5106 20 99, 5108 10 10,
5108 10 90

Yarn of combed sheep’s or lambs’ wool (worsted yarn) or of combed fine animal hair, not put
up for retail sale

5107 10 10, 5107 10 90, 5107 20 10, 5107 20 30, 5107 20 51, 5107 20 59, 5107 20 91,
5107 20 99, 5108 20 10, 5108 20 90

51

Cotton, carded or combed

5203 00 00

56

Yarn of synthetic staple fibres (including waste), put up for retail sale

5508 10 90, 5511 10 00, 5511 20 00

60

Tapestries, hand-made, of the type Gobelins, Flanders, Aubusson, Beauvais and the like, and
needlework tapestries (e.g. petit point and cross stitch) made in panels and the like by hand

5805 00 00

Group III B

94

Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibres, not exceeding 5 mm in length
(flock), textile dust and mill neps

5601 10 10, 5601 10 90, 5601 21 10, 5601 21 90, 5601 22 10, 5601 22 91, 5601 22 99,
5601 29 00, 5601 30 00

95

Felt and articles thereof, whether or not impregnated or coated, other than floor coverings

5602 10 19, 5602 10 31, 5602 10 39, 5602 10 90, 5602 21 00, 5602 29 90, 5602 90 00,
ex 5807 90 10, ex 5905 00 70, 6210 10 10, 6307 90 91

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96

Non-woven fabrics and articles of such fabrics, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered
or laminated

(2)

5603 11 10, 5603 11 90, 5603 12 10, 5603 12 90, 5603 13 10, 5603 13 90, 5603 14 10,
5603 14 90, 5603 91 10, 5603 91 90, 5603 92 10, 5603 92 90, 5603 93 10, 5603 93 90,
5603 94 10,
6210 10 99,
ex 6301 40 90, ex 6301 90 90, 6302 22 10, 6302 32 10, 6302 53 10, 6302 93 10, 6303 92 10,
6303 99 10, ex 6304 19 90, ex 6304 93 00, ex 6304 99 00, ex 6305 32 90, ex 6305 39 00,
6307 10 30, ex 6307 90 99

ex 5807 90 10,

ex 5905 00 70,

6210 10 91,

5603 94 90,

98

Other articles made from yarn, twine, cordage, cables or rope, other than textile fabrics,
articles made from such fabrics and articles of category 97

5609 00 00, 5905 00 10

Group V

128

Coarse animal hair, carded or combed

5105 40 00

129

Yarn of coarse animal hair or of horsehair

5110 00 00

131

Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres

5308 90 90

132

Paper yarn

5308 30 00

139

Woven fabrics of metal threads or of metallized yarn

5809 00 00

144

Felt of coarse animal hair

5602 10 35, 5602 29 10

147

Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling), yarn waste and garnetted stock, other
than not carded or combed

5003 90 00

148 A

Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading No 5303

5307 10 10, 5307 10 90, 5307 20 00

148 B

Coir yarn

5308 10 00

152

Needle loom felt of jute or of other textile bast fibres not impregnated or coated, other than
floor coverings

5602 10 11

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154

Silkworm cocoons suitable for reeling

(2)

5001 00 00

Raw silk (not thrown)

5002 00 00

Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling), yarn waste and garnetted stock, not
carded or combed

5003 10 00

Wool not carded or combed

5101 11 00, 5101 19 00, 5101 21 00, 5101 29 00, 5101 30 00

Fine or coarse animal hair, not carded or combed

5102 10 10, 5102 10 30, 5102 10 50, 5102 10 90, 5102 20 00

Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste but excluding garnetted
stock

5103 10 10, 5103 10 90, 5103 20 10, 5103 20 91, 5103 20 99, 5103 30 00

Garnetted stock of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair

5104 00 00

Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted
stock)

5301 10 00, 5301 21 00, 5301 29 00, 5301 30 10, 5301 30 90

Ramie and other vegetable textile fibres, raw or processed but not spun; tow, noils and waste,
other than coir and abaca of heading No 5304

5305 91 00, 5305 99 00

Cotton, not carded nor combed

5201 00 10, 5201 00 90

Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)

5202 10 00, 5202 91 00, 5202 99 00

True hemp (cannabis sativa L.), raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of true hemp
(including yarn waste and garnetted stock)

5302 10 00, 5302 90 00

Abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee), raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of
abaca (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)

5305 21 00, 5305 29 00

Jute or other textile bast fibres (excluding flax, true hemp and ramie), raw or processed but
not spun; tow and waste of jute or other textile bast fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted
stock)

5303 10 00, 5303 90 00

Other vegetable textile fibres, raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of such fibres
(including yarn waste and garnetted stock)

5304 10 00, 5304 90 00, 5305 11 00, 5305 19 00, 5305 91 00, 5305 99 00