Information from the Commission - Notice to Community importers of certain products originating in the People's Republic of China subject to quantitative quotas
Date: 1999-06-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, footwear industry, household article, import, originating product, quantitative restriction

26.6.1999

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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Notice to Community importers of certain products originating in the People’s Republic of China
subject to quantitative quotas

(1999/C 181/04)

In accordance with Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No
520/94 of 7 March 1994 establishing a Community procedure
for administering quantitative quotas (1), Community importers
are informed of the following:

(b) the quota period in question, i.e.(cid:145)2000(cid:146);

(c) where applicable,
declarant or
telephone and fax numbers);

the
the full name and address of
the applicant’s representative (including

1. By

regulation (EC) No 1369/1999 (2)

European
Commission has laid down specific procedures for
the
administration in 2000 of certain Community quantitative
quotas introduced in respect of the People’s Republic of
China by Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94 (3).

the

2. These quotas will be administered using the method based
on traditional trade flows (Article 2(2)(a) of Regulation (EC)
No 520/94). Under this method, the quotas are divided in
two parts, one reserved for traditional
importers and the
other for other importers. The part reserved for other
importers will, however, be allocated on a pro rata basis
requested;
according
quantity
quantities
to the
requested by a non-traditional
importer may not exceed
the quantity or value indicated for each product in Annex
I to this notice.

the

importers are those able to show that

Traditional
they
imported into the Community the product or products
covered by the quotas in question in the calendar years
1997 or 1998.

3. In order

to qualify for the allocation of

these quotas,
Community importers, no matter where they are established
in the Community, may lodge with the competent auth-
orities of the Member State of their choice a single license
application for each quota, drawn up in the official language
or languages of the Member State concerned. The list of
competent authorities can be found in Annex II to this
notice.

4. In accordance with Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 738/94 of 30 March 1994 laying down certain rules for
the implementation of Regualtion (EC) No 520/94 (4) , the
import licence application shall state only:

(a) the

applicant’s

full name

(including
telephone and fax numbers and any identification
number registered with the competent national auth-
orities) and VAT registration number, if liable for VAT;

and address

(d) a description of the goods, giving:

(cid:151) their trade description,

(cid:151) Combined Nomenclature (CN) code,

(cid:151) details of their origin and place of consignment;

(e) tthe quantities requested, expressed in the unit used to

set the quota;

(f) where the licence application relates to footwear and the
quantitative quota covers two CN codes, a breakdown by
CN code of the quantities requested;

(g) the following statement

the
applicant’s signature and his name printed in capital
letters:

followed by the date,

(cid:145)I, the undersigned, declare that the information given in
this application is correct and is given in good faith, that
I am established in the European Community, and that
this application is the only one made by me or on my
behalf for the quota relating to the goods described in
this application.

I undertake to return the licence to the competent
issuing authority within 10 working days of its expiry(cid:146).

licence applications certified copies of

5. To qualify for the allocation of
importers,

that part of
the quota
importers shall enclose
reserved for traditional
with their
the
entries for release for free circulation made out during
either the 1997 or the 1998 calendar year in their name
or that of the operator whose activities they have taken over
in respect of the release for free circulation of the products
originating in the People’s Republic of China covered by the
quantitative quota referred to in the licence application.

(1) OJ L 66, 10.3.1994, p. 1; Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC)

No. 138/96 (OJ L 21, 27.1.1996, p. 6).

(2) OJ L 162, 26.6.1999, p. 35.
(3) OJ L 67, 10.3.1994, p. 89; Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1138/98 (OJ L 159, 3.6.1998, p. 1).

(4) OJ L 87, 31.3.1994, p. 47; Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 983/96 (OJ L 131, 1.6.1996. p. 47).

Alternatively, applicants may enclose with their
licence
applications documents drawn up and certified by the
competent national
the
customs information available to them showing that the
applicants or
the operators whose activities they have
taken over imported the products concerned during either
the 1997 or the 1998 calendar year.

authorities on the basis of

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licences
Alternatively, applicants already holding import
issued under Community legislation (either Regulation (EC)
No 1657/96 and/or (EC) No 1140/97 or Regulations (EC) No
2021/97 and/or (EC) No 1280/98) for the product covered
by the quantitative quota
licence
application may enclose with their licence applications a
copy of their previous licences. In this case, however, they
shall state in their import licence applications the aggregate
volume of the actual imports of the product concerned in
either 1997 or 1998.

concerned by the

6. Applications for import licences may be lodged from the
day after the publication in theOfficial Journal of the European
Communities of Commission Regulation (EC) No . . ./1999 of
. . . until 10 September 1999 at 3 pm. Brussels time.

7. Note:

(cid:151) Council Regulation (EC) No 520/94

(OJ L 66, 10.3.1994, p. 1),

(cid:151) Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94

(OJ L 67, 10.3.1994, p. 89),

(cid:151) Council Regulation (EC) No 1138/98

(OJ L 159, 3.6.1998, p. 1),

(cid:151) Commission Regulation (EC) No 738/94

(OJ L 87, 31.3.1994, p. 47),

(cid:151) Commission Regulation (EC) No 983/96

(OJ L 131, 1.6.1996, p. 47),

(cid:151) Commission Regultaion

(EC) No

1369/1999

of

The provisions governing the quotas referred to in this
notice result from the following Regulations:

25.6.1999

(OJ L 162, 26.6.1999, p. 35).

Maximum quantity which may be requested by each importer other than traditional

ANNEX I

Product description

HS-/CN-code

Predetermined maximum quantity

Footwear falling within HS-/CN-codes

ex 6402 99 (1)

5 000 pairs

6403 51
6403 59

ex 6403 91 (1)
ex 6403 99 (1)

5 000 pairs

5 000 pairs

ex 6404 11 (2)

5 000 pairs

6404 19 10

5 000 pairs

6911 10

6912 00

5 t

5 t

Tableware, kitchenware of porcelain or china

Ceramic tableware or kitchenware

(1) Excluding footwear involving special technology: shoes which have a cif price per pair of not less than EUR 9 for use in sporting
activities, with a single- or multilayer moulded sole, not injected, manufactured from synthetic materials specially designed to absorb the
impact of vertical or lateral movements and with technical
features such as hermetic pads containing gas or fluid, mechanical
components which absorb or neutralise impact or materials such as low-density polymers.

(2) Excluding:

(a) footwear which is designed for a sporting activity and has, or has provision for the attachment of, spikes, sprigs, stops, clips, bats or

the like, with a non-injected sole:

(b) footwear involving special technology: shoes which have a cif price per pair of not less than EUR 9 for use in sporting activities, with
a single- or multilayer moulded sole, not injected, manufactured from synthetic materials specially designed to absorb the impact of
vertical or lateral movements and with technical features such as hermetic pads containing gas or fluid, mechanical components which
absorb or neutralise impact or materials such as low-density polymers.

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ANEXO II (cid:151) ANNEXE II (cid:151) BILAG II (cid:151) ANNEX II (cid:151) ANHANG II (cid:151) ALLEGATO II (cid:151) —`(cid:209)`(cid:209)(cid:212)˙(cid:204)` (cid:201)(cid:201) (cid:151)
ANEXO II (cid:151) BIJLAGE II (cid:151) LIITEI II (cid:151) BILAGA II

Lista de las autoridades nacionales competentes

Liste des autoritØs nationales compØtentes

Liste over kompetente nationale myndigheder

List of the national competent authorities

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1. BELGIQUE/BELGI¸

6. FRANCE

MinistŁre des affaires Øconomiques/Ministerie van Economische Zaken
Administration des relations Øconomiques, 4e division (cid:151) Mise en
(cid:156)uvre des politiques commerciales/Bestuur van de Economische
Betrekkingen, 4de afdeling (cid:151) Toepassing van de Handelspolitiek
Services des licences/Dienst Vergunningen
Rue GØnØral Leman 60/Generaal Lemanstraat 60
B-1040 Bruxelles/Brussel
TØl./Tel. (32-2) 230 90 43
TØlØcopieur/Fax (32-2) 230 83 22/231 14 84

2. DANMARK

ErhvervsfremmeStyrelsen
Słndergade 25
DK-8600 Silkeborg
Tlf. (45) 35 46 60 00
Fax (45) 35 46 64 01

3. DEUTSCHLAND

Bundesamt f(cid:252)r Wirtschaft
Frankfurter Stra(cid:223)e 29-31
D-65760 Eschborn
Tel. (49) 61 96 404-0
Fax (49) 61 96 40 42 12

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5. ESPA(cid:209)A

Ministerio de Econom(cid:237)a y Hacienda
Direcci(cid:243)n General de Comercio Exterior
Paseo de la Castellana, 162
E-28071 Madrid
Tel. (349 1) 349 38 94 (cid:151) 349 37 78
Fax (349 1) 349 38 32 (cid:151) 349 38 31

Services des titres du commerce extØrieur
8, rue de la Tour-Des-Dames
F-75436 Paris Cedex 09
TØl. (33 1) 40 04 04 04
TØlØcopieur (33 1) 55 07 46 59

7. IRELAND

Department of Tourism and Trade,
Licensing Unit,
Kildare Street,
Dublin 2
Ireland
Tel. (353-1) 662 14 44
Fax (353-1) 676 61 54

8. ITALIA

Ministero del Commercio con l’estero Direzione generale per la politica
commerciale e per la gestione del regime degli scambi, divisione VIII
Viale Boston, 25
I-00144 Roma
Tel. (39-06) 599 31
Fax (39-06) 592 55 56
Telex 610083 (cid:151) 610471 (cid:151) 614478

9. LUXEMBOURG

MinistŁre des affaires ØtrangŁres
Office des licences
Bo(cid:238)te postale 113
L-2011 Luxembourg
TØl. (352) 22 61 62
TØlØcopieur (352) 46 61 38

10. NEDERLAND

Belastingdienst/Douane C.D.I.4
Engelse Kamp 2
Postbus 30003
9700 RD Groningen
Nederland
Tel. (31-50) 523 91 11
Fax (31-50) 523 92 37

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11. (cid:214)STERREICH

Bundesministerium f(cid:252)r wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten
Landstra(cid:223)er Hauptstra(cid:223)e 55-57
A-1031 Wien
Tel. (43) 171 10 23 61
Fax (43) 17 15 83 47

12. PORTUGAL

MinistØrio da Economia
Direc(cid:231)ªo-Geral das Rela(cid:231)ıes
Econ(cid:243)micas Internacionais
Avenida da Repœblica, 79
P-1000 Lisboa
Tel. (351-1) 791 18 00, 791 19 43; 793 30 02
Telefax (351-1) 793 22 10/796 37 23
Telex 13418

13. SUOMI

Tulllihallitus
PL 512
FIN-00101 Helsinki

Puh. (358) 9 6141
Telekopio (358) 9 614 2852

14. SVERIGE

Kommerskollegium
Box 6803
S-113 86 Stockholm
Tfn (46-8) 690 48 00
Fax (46-8) 30 67 59

15. UNITED KINGDOM

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment,
Import Licensing Branch,
Queensway House,
West Precinct,
Billingham,
Stockton on Tees
TS23 2NF
United Kingdom
Tel. (44-1642) 63 12 121
Fax (44-1642) 53 35 57

Draft communication to operators in the banana sector

Subject: Applications for the registration of operators for 2000

(1999/C 181/05)

1. Articles 5 and 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2362/98 laying down detailed rules for the
implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 regarding imports of bananas into the
Community (1) stipulate that applications for the registration of traditional operators and newcomers
must be submitted to Member States before 1 July, and that operators must at the same time forward to
the competent national authorities the supporting documents necessary for determination of their
reference quantities or annual allocations as appropriate.

2. At the present time, the conditions under which bananas will be imported in 2000 are not yet known
but it is possible that there will be adjustments to the current import arrangements. Consultations are
currently in progress with the parties involved.

3. As a result, operators are advised to retain for possible use by the competent national authorities any
document attesting to their activities in the banana sector and not to submit any applications for
registration until further notice.

(1) OJ L 293, 31.10.1998, p. 32.