Notice to Community importers of certain products originating in the People's Republic of China subject to quantitative quotas
Date: 2000-05-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, import, import licence, originating product, quantitative restriction

3.5.2000

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

(2000/C 123/05)

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:

1. By Regulation (EC) No 849/2000 of 27 April 2000, the
European Commission has laid down specific procedures
for the redistribution in 2000 of portions unused in 1999
of certain Community quantitativa quotas introduced in
respect of the People’s Republic of China by Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 519/94 of 7 March 1994 (2).

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 into
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
according to the quantities requested; the quantity requested
by a non-traditional importer may not exceed the quantity
or value indicated for each product in Annex I to this
notice.

importers are those able to show that

Traditional
they
imported into the Community the product or products
covered by the quotas in question in either the calendar
year 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
their choice a single
licence application for each quota, drawn up in the
official
the Member State
languages of
concerned. The list of competent authorities can be found
in Annex II to this notice.

the Member State of

language or

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 Regulation (EC) No 520/94 (3), 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

(1) OJ L 66, 10.3.1994, p. 1, amended by Regulation (EC) No 138/96 of

22 January 1996, OJ L 21, 27.1.1996, p. 6.

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

last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1138/98 of 28 May 1998, OJ L 159, 3.6.1998, p. 1 (corrigendum
OJ L 241, 28.8.1998, p. 27).
(3) OJ L 87, 31.3.1994, p. 47,

last amended by Regulation (EC) No

983/96 of 31 May 1996, OJ L 131, 1.6.1996, p. 47.

(b) the quota period in question, i.e.

(cid:145)unused quantities of

1999(cid:146);

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

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

(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) the 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 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 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.

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 1998 calendar year.

authorities on the basis of

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for products

licences
Alternatively, applicants already holding import
issued for 2000 under Commission Regulation (EC) No
2201/1999 (1),
licence
application may enclose a copy of their previous licences
In that case they shall
with their licence applications.
indicate in their licence application the aggregate quantity
of imports of the product in question in the year of the
reference period chosen.

covered by

the

6. With respect to non-traditional

licence pursuant

importers, only importers
who can prove that they imported at least 80 % of the
volume of the product for which they were granted an
import
to Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2297/98 (2) and/or (EC) No 1469/1999 (3) or applicants
who declare that they did not obtain an import licence
pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2297/98
and/or (EC) No 1469/1999 shall be entitled to apply for
import licences.

7. Applications for import licences may be lodged from the
day after
the publication in the Official
the
European Communities of Commission Regulation (EC) No
849/2000 until 2 June 2000 at 3 p.m., Brussels time.

Journal of

(cid:151) Council Regulation (EC) No 520/94 of 7 March 1994

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

(cid:151) Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94 of 7 March 1994

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

(cid:151) Council Regulation (EC) No 538/95 of 6 March 1995

(OJ L 55, 11.3.1995, p. 1);

(cid:151) Council Regulation (EC) No 138/96 of 22 January 1996

(OJ L 21, 27.1.1996, p. 6);

(cid:151) Commission Regulation (EC) No 738/94 of 30 March

1994
(OJ L 87, 31.3.1994, p. 47);

(cid:151) Commission Regulation (EC) No 983/96 of 31 May

1996
(OJ L 131, 1.6.1996, p. 47);

(cid:151) Commission Regulation (EC) No 849/2000 of 27 April

8. The provisions governing the quotas referred to in this

notice result from the following Regulations:

2000
(OJ L 103, 28.4.2000, p. 14).

(1) OJ L 268, 26.10.1999, p. 10.
(2) OJ L 287, 24.10.1998, p. 10.
(3) OJ L 170, 6.7.1999, p. 12.

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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

Tableware, kitchenware of porcelain or china falling within HS/CN code

6911 10

5 tonnes

Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet
articles, other than of porcelain or china falling within HS/CN code

6912 00

5 tonnes

(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 multi-layer 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.
Taric codes: 6402 99 10 10, 6403 91 11 10, 6403 91 13 10, 6403 91 16 10, 6403 91 18 10, 6402 99 91 10, 6402 99 93 10,
6403 91 91 10, 6403 91 93 10, 6402 99 96 10, 6402 99 98 11, 6403 91 96 10, 6403 91 98 10, 6403 99 91 10,
6403 99 93 11, 6403 99 96 11, 6403 99 98 11.

(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;
Taric codes: 6404 11 00 10, 6404 11 00 20;

(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 multi-layer 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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ANNEX II

List of the competent national authorities

1. BELGI¸/BELGIQUE

Ministerie van Economische Zaken
Bestuur van de Economische Betrekkingen,
4e afdeling: Toepassing van de Handelspolitiek.
Dienst Vergunningen
MinistŁre des Affaires (cid:201)conomiques
Administration des relations Øconomiques,
4e division: Mise en (cid:156)uvre des politiques commerciales.
Services licences.
Generaal Lemanstraat 60/60, rue GØnØral Leman
B-1040 Brussel/Bruxelles
Tel./TØl.: (32 2) 206 58 16
Fax/TØlØcopieur (32 2) 230 83 22/231 14 84

2. DANMARK

Erhvervsfremme Styrelsen
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) 619 64 04-0
Fax (49) 619 69 42 26

4. GREECE

Ministry of National Economy
1, Kornarou Street
GR-105 63 Athens
Tel. (30-1) 328 60 31/328 60 32
Fax (30-1) 328 60 94/328 60 59

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. (34) 913 49 38 94/913 49 37 78
Fax (34) 913 49 38 32

6. FRANCE

Service des titres du commerce extØrieur
8, rue de la Tour-des-Dames
F-75436 Paris Cedex 09
TØl. (33-1) 55 07 46 69/95
TØlØcopieur (33-1) 55 07 46 59

7. IRELAND

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Licencing Unit
Kildare Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
Tel. (353-1) 631 21 21
Fax (353-1) 676 61 54

8. ITALIA

Ministero del Commercio con l’estero
Direzione generale delle importazioni e delle esportazioni

Viale America 341
I-00144 Roma
Tel. (39) 065 99 31
Telefax (39) 06 59 93 26 31/06 59 93 22 35
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

Centrale Dienst voor In- en Uitvoer
Engelse Kamp 2
Postbus 30003
9700 RD Groningen
Nederland
Tel. (31-50) 523 91 11
Fax (31-50) 526 06 98/523 92 37

11. (cid:214)STERREICH

Bundesministerium f(cid:252)r wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten
Landstrasser 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
1069-059 Lisboa
Tel.: (351-21) 791 18 00
Fax: (351-21) 796 37 23

13. SUOMI

Tullihallitus
PL 512
Aleksanterinkatu, 4
FIN-00101 Helsinki
P. (358) 961 41
F. (358) 96 14 28 52

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 Trade and Industry
Import Licencing Branch
Queensway House, West Precinct
Billingham
Stockton on Tees TS23 2NF
United Kingdom
Tel. (44-1642) 36 43 33/36 43 34
Fax (44-1642) 53 35 57