Commission Regulation (EC) No 297/2000 of 8 February 2000 on the opening of additional quotas for imports into the Community of certain textile products originating in certain third countries participating in trade fairs organised in 2000 in the European Community
Date: 2000-02-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import, originating product, quantitative restriction, textile product, third country, trade event

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 297/2000

of 8 February 2000

on the opening of additional quotas for imports into the Community of certain textile products
originating in certain third countries participating in trade fairs organised in 2000 in the European
Community

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 1072/99 of 10 May 1999 (2) and
especially Article 8 thereof,

as certified by the competent authorities of the Member
State where it is held.

(7)

(8)

In order to avoid circumvention, issue of import author-
isations should only cover products shipped in the
supplier country in which they originate no earlier than
30 days after the closure of the relevant fair.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
conformity with the opinion of the Textile Committee,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Additional quotas to those indicated in Annex V to
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 may be opened
when required under special circumstances;
the
Commission has received a request to open additional
quotas in view of trade fairs to be held in 2000.

that

Additional quotas have already been opened for trade
fairs in previous years for certain third countries.

Access to the additional quotas should be limited to
products which have been exhibited by the exporting
fair and for the quantities
countries at
agreed to by sales contracts, as certified by the
competent authorities of the Member State where the
fair is taking place.

the relevant

In order to avoid an overutilisation of these additional
quotas its appears appropriate to request the Member
State of the territory in which the fair is taking place, on
the one hand, to ensure that the total amounts covered
by certified contracts do not exceed the limits set for
these additional quotas and, on the other hand,
to
inform the Commission after closure of the fair of the
total quantities covered by such certified contracts.

It seems appropriate to apply to imports into the
Community of products for which the additional quotas
are opened the provision of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 3030/93 which are applicable to imports of prod-
ucts subject to quantitative limits set out in Annex V of
the said Regulation, with the exception of those relating
to flexibilities.

(6)

Requests for import authorisations should moreover be
accompanied by the contract signed at the relevant fair,

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In addition to the quantitative limits on imports established by
Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93, additional quotas shall be
opened in respect of the trade fairs to be held in 2000 in the
European Community as set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

Access to the additional quotas referred to in Article 1
1.
shall be limited to such products which have been exhibited by
the exporting countries at the fair and for the quantities agreed
by a sales contract signed at the relevant fair as certified by the
competent authorities of the Member States where the fair
takes place.

2.
The competent authorities of the Member State in the
territory of which the fair is taking place shall ensure that the
total amounts covered by certified contracts do not exceed the
limits fixed in the Annex.

3.
The Commission shall be informed by the relevant
Member State not later than 30 days after the closure of the
fair of the total quantities covered by contracts certified as
having been concluded during the fair. This information shall
be provided by supplier country and category.

Article 3

1. Without prejudice to paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article
imports into the Community of products for which additional
quotas have been opened shall be subject to the provisions of
Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 which are applicable to imports
of products subject to quantitative limits established in Annex
V of the said Regulation, with the exception of those relating to
flexibilities.

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Import authorisations can only be issued on the presentation of an export licence bearing in box 9 an
2.
indication of the fair and year to which they relate and accompanied by the original of the certified contract
referred to in Article 2.

Import authorisations shall only cover products shipped into the Community from the third country

3.
in which they originate no earlier than 30 days after the closure of the fair.

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

Article 4

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

Done at Brussels, 8 February 2000.

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Additional quotas for the Berlin trade fair to be held from 29 March to 2 April 2000

(The complete description of the goods is shown in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93)

Category

Unit

Third country (1)

Quantitative limit

1

4

5

6

7

8

9

12

15

16

18

tonnes
tonnes

1000 pieces
1000 pieces
1000 pieces
1000 pieces
1000 pieces
1000 pieces
1000 pieces

1000 pieces
1000 pieces
1000 pieces
1000 pieces
1000 pieces
1000 pieces

1000 pieces
1000 pieces
1000 pieces
1000 pieces
1000 pieces

1000 pieces
1000 pieces
1000 pieces
1000 pieces

1000 pieces
1000 pieces
1000 pieces
1000 pieces
1000 pieces
1000 pieces
1000 pieces
1000 pieces

tonnes

1000 pairs
1000 pairs

1000 pieces
1000 pieces
1000 pieces
1000 pieces

1000 pieces

tonnes

Pakistan
Ukraine

Belarus
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Pakistan
Ukraine
Vietnam

Belarus
India
Malaysia
Pakistan
Ukraine
Vietnam

India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Sri Lanka
Vietnam

India
Indonesia
Sri Lanka
Vietnam

Belarus
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Ukraine
Vietnam

Pakistan

Belarus
Ukraine

Belarus
India
Ukraine
Vietnam

Ukraine

Vietnam

66
2

4
454
212
94
225
4
25

4
252
42
215
12
20

118
131
92
116
20

407
98
99
25

4
323
518
82
158
270
4
220

233

4
20

4
124
20
20

4

5

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Category

Unit

Third country (1)

Quantitative limit

20

21

26

27

29

78

118

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

1000 pieces
1000 pieces

1000 pieces
1000 pieces
1000 pieces

1000 pieces
1000 pieces

1000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

Belarus
India
Pakistan
Ukraine

Sri Lanka
Vietnam

Belarus
India
Ukraine

Belarus
India

India

Vietnam

Belarus

2
294
149
2

240
30

4
383
4

4
372

268

5

2

(1) Additional quotas are opened on condition that trade in textile products originating in the countries concerned will remain subject in

2000 to a specific conventional regime.