Commission Regulation (EC) No 2483/1999 of 25 November 1999 deducting from the quantitative limit on imports of textile goods pertaining to category 4 originating in the People's Republic of China an amount corresponding to that imported into the European Community in circumvention of the Agreement between the European Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in MFA textile products
Date: 1999-11-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, agreement (EU), import, originating product, quantitative restriction, textile product

L 303/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

26. 11. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2483/1999

of 25 November 1999

deducting from the quantitative limit on imports of textile goods pertaining to category 4 origin-
ating in the People's Republic of China an amount corresponding to that imported into the
European Community in circumvention of the Agreement between the European Community and
the People's Republic of China on trade in MFA textile products

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 Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 1072/1999 (2), and in particular
Article 15 thereof in conjunction with Article 17 thereof,

(1) Whereas enquiries and further verifications, carried out
both in the Community and elsewhere with the assis-
tance of third countries' authorities, in accordance with
the procedures established in Annex IV to Regulation
(EEC) No 3030/93 have led the Commission to conclude
that 5 408 295 pieces of textile products pertaining to
category 4 (T-shirts) have been imported into the Euro-
pean Community in circumvention of the provisions of
Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 in the years 1995 and
1996 in that evidence shows
they physically
emanated from the territory of the People's Republic of
China before having been imported into the European
Community without Chinese origin being declared or
under false declarations of origin;

that

(2) Whereas consultations with the People's Republic of
China were requested and held in order to clarify the
situation and determine, on the basis in particular of the
documentary evidence
submitted by the European
Commission, the true origin of the products concerned
and reach an agreement on an equivalent adjustment of
the
the quantitative limit applicable to exports of
concerned category to the European Community from
the People's Republic of China;

(3) Whereas on 6 July 1999 agreement was reached on the
adjustment which should be made which is deemed to
constitute a satisfactory solution within the meaning of
Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 by way of
effecting deductions in two yearly instalments of goods
of the amount of 5 408 295 pieces of category 4;

(4) Whereas the first adjustment should be made on the
quantitative limit set out for the quota year 1999 by the
current bilateral agreement on trade in textile and
clothing goods which will expire on 31 December 1999;

(5) Whereas a further deduction should be made on the
quantitative limit applicable for the quota year 2000;

(6) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the opinion of
the Textile
Committee established by Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

for

set out

The quantitative limit
imports of products
pertaining to category 4 for 1999 in Annex III to the Agree-
ment between the European Community and the People's
Republic of China on trade in textile products, as last amended
by an Agreement
in the form of an Exchange of Letters
initialled on 20 November 1998 (3), is deducted by the amount
of 2 704 147 pieces.

Article 2

This Regulation shall come into force on the third day
following that 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, 25 November 1999.

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 134, 28.5.1999, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 12, 16.1.1999, p. 27.