Commission Regulation (EC) No 1219/2000 of 9 June 2000 on the authorisation of transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the People's Republic of China
Date: 2000-06-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, clothing, import policy, originating product, quantitative restriction, textile product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1219/2000

of 9 June 2000

on the authorisation of transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products
originating in the People's Republic of China

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 7 thereof;

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 5 of the agreement between the Community and
the People's Republic of China on trade in textiles prod-
ucts (3),
initialled on 9 December 1988 and as last
amended by an agreement in the form of an Exchange
of Letters, initialled on 6 December 1999 and Article 8
the agreement between the Community and the
of
People's Republic of China initialled on 19 January 1995
on trade in textile products not covered by the MFA
bilateral agreement (4) and as last amended by an agree-
ment in the form of an exchange of letters, initialled on
6 December 1999 (5), provide that transfers may be
agreed between quota years.

The People's Republic of China made a request on 6
March 2000.

The transfers requested by the People's Republic of
China fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions
referred to in Article 5 of the agreement between the

Community and the People's Republic of China on trade
in textiles products, initialled on 9 December 1988 and
as set out in Annex VIII to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/
93.

It is appropriate to grant the request.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee
provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No
3030/93,

(4)

(5)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods
originating in the People's Republic of China are authorised for
the quota year 2000 as detailed in the Annex to this Regula-
tion.

Article 2

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

It shall apply to the quota year 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 June 2000.

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 367, 31.12.1988, p. 75.
(4) OJ L 104, 6.5.1995, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 345, 31.12.1999, p. 1.

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ANNEX

— Category B1:

carry over of 12 680 kilograms from the 1999 quantitative limits.

— Category B2:

carry over of 53 520 kilograms from the 1999 quantitative limits.

— Category B2A:

carry over of 6 360 kilograms from the 1999 quantitative limits.

— Category B3:

carry over of 7 840 kilograms from the 1999 quantitative limits.

— Category B3A:

carry over of 1 080 kilograms from the 1999 quantitative limits.

— Category B6:

carry over of 67 560 pieces from the 1999 quantitative limits.

— Category B7:

carry over of 12 080 pieces from the 1999 quantitative limits.

— Category B8:

carry over of 39 680 pieces from the 1999 quantitative limits.

— Category B9:

carry over of 11 760 kilograms from the 1999 quantitative limits.

— Category B10:

carry over of 88 600 pairs from the 1999 quantitative limits.

— Category B12:

carry over of 33 720 pairs from the 1999 quantitative limits.

— Category B13:

carry over of 127 680 pieces from the 1999 quantitative limits.

— Category B19:

carry over of 217 240 pieces from the 1999 quantitative limits.

— Category B20/39:

carry over of 14 880 kilograms from the 1999 quantitative limits.

— Category B21:

carry over of 38 560 pieces from the 1999 quantitative limits.

— Category B22:

carry over of 13 280 kilograms from the 1999 quantitative limits.

— Category B24:

carry over of 45 520 pieces from the 1999 quantitative limits.

— Category B32:

carry over of 7 360 kilograms from the 1999 quantitative limits.

— Category B37:

carry over of 22 680 kilograms from the 1999 quantitative limits.

— Category B37A:

carry over of 6 320 kilograms from the 1999 quantitative limits.