Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2000of 10 July 2000 amending Annexes II, III, V, VII, VIII and IX to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries
Date: 2000-07-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import policy, originating product, quantitative restriction, textile product, third country

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I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1591/2000

of 10 July 2000

amending Annexes II, III, V, VII, VIII and IX to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common
rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries

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
amended by
products
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1072/99 (2), and in particular
Article 19 thereof,

from third countries (1),

last

as

(4) The Council has decided, by its Decision of 21 December
1999 (6), to apply on a provisional basis the Agreement
in the form of en Exchange of Letters amending the
Agreements between the European Community and the
People’s Republic of China on trade in textile products.

(5) The Council has decided, by its Decision of 21 December
1999 (7), to apply on a provisional basis the Agreement
between the European Community and the Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on trade in textile
products.

Whereas:

(1) The Council has decided, by its Decision of 21 December
1999 (3), to apply on a provisional basis the Agreements
in the form of Exchanges of Letters between the
European Community and certain third States (Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) on trade
in textile
products.

(2) The Council has decided, by its Decision of 21 December
1999 (4), to apply on a provisional basis the Agreement
in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the
European Community and the Republic of Belarus
amending
European
Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in
textile products.

the Agreement

between

the

(3) The Council has decided, by its Decision of 21 December
1999 (5), to apply on a provisional basis the Agreement
in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the
European Community and the Ukraine amending the
Agreement between the European Community and
Ukraine on trade in textile products.

to

(6) The Council has decided, by its Decision of 21 December
1999 (8),
the
on
Memorandum of Understanding between the European
Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt on trade in
textile products.

provisional

apply

basis

a

(7) The Council has decided, by its Decision of 13
September 1999 (9), to apply on a provisional basis the
Agreement between the European Community and the
Kingdom of Nepal on trade in textile products.

(8) The Council has decided, by its Decision of 12 July
1999 (10), to apply on a provisional basis the Agreement
between the European Community and the Kingdom of
Cambodia on trade in textile products.

(9) All the above elements make it necessary to amend the
relevant portions of Annexes II, III, V, VII, VIII and IX to
Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 to take into account these
modifications, which are applicable to the importation
into
products
of
originating in certain third countries within the meaning
the above mentioned Regulation;
of Article 19 of
whereas certain other amendments in order
to take
account of agreements, protocols or arrangements in the
sense of that article are also appropriate.

the Community

certain

textile

(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 134, 28.5.1999, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 343, 31.12.1999, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 336, 29.12.1999, p. 26.
(5) OJ L 337, 30.12.1999, p. 43.

(6) OJ L 345, 31.12.1999, p. 1.
(7) OJ L 344, 31.12.1999, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 2, 5.1.2000, p. 68.
(9) OJ L 32, 7.2.2000, p. 1.
(10) OJ L 215, 13.8.1999, p. 1.

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(10)

In order to ensure that the Community complies with its
international obligations the measures provided for in
this Regulation should apply with effect from 1 January
2000.

(11) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in

accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee,

(cid:151) Brazil

(cid:151) Cambodia

(cid:151) China

(cid:151) Egypt

(cid:151) Estonia

(cid:151) Former Yugoslav Republic

of Macedonia

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 is amended as follows:

1. Annex II is replaced by Annex 1 to this Regulation.

2.

In Annex III, Article 28 is replaced by the following text:

(cid:145)Article 28

The export licence referred to in Articles 11 and 19
1.
and the certificate of origin may include additional copies
duly indicated as such. They shall be made out in English,
French or Spanish.

If the documents referred to above are completed by

2.
hand, entries must be in ink and in block letters.

The export

licences or equivalent documents and
3.
certificates of origin shall measure 210 (cid:215) 297 mm (i). The
paper shall be white writing paper, sized, not containing
mechanical pulp (ii) and weighing not less than 25 g/m.
guilloche pattern
Each part
background making any falsification by mechanical or
chemical means apparent to the eye (iii).

shall have

a printed

(cid:151) Hong Kong

(cid:151) India

(cid:151) Indonesia

(cid:151) Kazakhstan

(cid:151) Kyrgyzstan

(cid:151) Laos

(cid:151) Latvia

(cid:151) Lithuania

(cid:151) Macao

(cid:151) Malaysia

(cid:151) Moldova

(cid:151) Mongolia

(cid:151) Nepal

(cid:151) Pakistan

(cid:151) Peru

(cid:151) Philippines

(cid:151) Russian Federation

(cid:151) Singapore

(cid:151) South Korea

(cid:151) Sri Lanka

(cid:151) Taiwan

(cid:151) Tajikistan

(cid:151) Thailand

(cid:151) Turkmenistan

(cid:151) Ukraine

(cid:151) United Arab Emirates

(cid:151) Uzbekistan

(cid:151) Vietnam

=

=

=

=

=

BR

KH

CN

EG

EE

= MK (vi)
= HK

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

IN

ID

KZ

KG

LA

LV

LT

= MO

= MY

= MD

= MN

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

NP

PK

PE

PH

RU

SG

KR

LK

TW

TJ

TH

TM

UA

AE

UZ

VN

Only the original shall be accepted by the competent
4.
authorities in the Community as being valid for import
purposes
this
Regulation.

in accordance with the provisions of

5.
Each export licence or equivalent document and the
certificate of origin shall bear a standardised serial number,
whether or not printed, by which it can be identified (iv).

This number shall be composed of

6.
elements (v):

the following

(cid:151) two letters identifying the intended Member State of

destination as follows:

(cid:151) AT =

Austria

(cid:151) BL

=

Benelux

(cid:151) DE =

Federal Republic of Germany

(cid:151) DK = Denmark

(cid:151) EL

(cid:151) ES

(cid:151) FI

(cid:151) FR

=

=

=

=

Greece

Spain

Finland

France

(cid:151) two letters identifying the exporting country as follows:

(cid:151) GB =

United Kingdom

(cid:151) Argentina

(cid:151) Bangladesh

(cid:151) Belarus

= AR

=

=

BD

BY

(cid:151) IE

(cid:151) IT

(cid:151) PT

(cid:151) SE

=

=

=

=

Ireland

Italy

Portugal

Sweden

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(cid:151) a one-digit number identifying the quota year or the
year under which exports were recorded, in the case
of products
this Annex,
listed in Table A of
corresponding to the last figure in the year in question,
e.g.
In the case of products
originating in the People’s Republic of China listed in
Appendix C to Annex V this number should be (cid:147)6(cid:148) for
the year 2000,

for 2000, etc.

(cid:147)0(cid:148)

(cid:151) a two-digit number identifying the issuing office in the

exporting country,

(cid:151) a five-digit number running consecutively from 00001
to 99999 allocated to the specific Member State of
destination.

(i) This is not obligatory for Thailand.
(ii) This is not obligatory for Hong Kong.
(iii) This is not obligatory for Hong Kong and Egypt.
(iv)

In the case of Hong Kong, this is obligatory only for
the export licence.
In the case of Peru and Egypt, this provision will enter
into force at a later date.

(v)

(vi) Provisional code which does not prejudge in any way
the definitive nomenclature for this country, which will
be agreed following the conclusion of negotiations
currently taking place on this subject at the United
Nations.(cid:146)

3. Table A to Annex III

is replaced by Annex 2 to this

Regulation.

4. Annex V is replaced by Annex 3 to this Regulation.

5. Annex VII is replaced by Annex 4 to this Regulation.

6. Annex VIII is replaced by Annex 5 to this Regulation.

7. Annex IX is replaced by Annex 6 to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

its

It shall apply with effect from 1 January 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 July 2000.

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

(cid:145)ANNEX II

EXPORTING COUNTRIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1

Argentina

Bangladesh

Belarus

Brazil

Cambodia

China

Egypt

Estonia

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Latvia

Lithuania

Macao

Malaysia

Moldova

Mongolia

Nepal

Pakistan

Peru

Philippines

Russian Federation

Singapore

South Korea

Sri Lanka

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Thailand

Turkmenistan

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan

Vietnam(cid:146)

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ANNEX II

(cid:145)ANNEX III

TABLE A

Countries and categories subject to the system of double-checking surveillance

(The complete description of the categories is shown in Annex I)

Third country

Group

Category

Unit

Bangladesh

Cambodia

Egypt

Estonia

IB

IB

IIB

IA

IB

IIA

IA

IB

IIA

IIB

4 (*)

6 (*)

8 (*)

4

5

6

7

8

15

21

28

73

1

2

4 (*)

20 (*)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

20

39

13

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

(*) For these categories the provisions in Article 9 do not apply.

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Third country

Group

Category

Unit

Estonia
(cont’d)

Former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Latvia

IV

IA

IB

IA

IA

IB

IB

IIB

IA

IB

IIA

IIB

117

118

1

2

4

5

8

2

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

4

5

6

7

8

21

28

78

1

2

4

5

6

7

9

12

15

26

27

31

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

1 000 pairs

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

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Third country

Group

Category

Unit

Lithuania

Moldova

Mongolia

Nepal

IA

IB

IIA

IIB

IV

IA

IB

IIA

IIB

IB

IB

IIB

2

4

5

6

7

8

20

39

12

13

28

117

118

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

20

39

15

5

5A

4

5

6

7

26

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pairs

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

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Third country

Russian Federation

Group

IA

IB

IIA

IIB

IIIA

IIIB

IV

IA

IB

IA

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Category

Unit

1

2

2A

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

20

22

39

12

13

15

16

21

24

29

83

33

37

50

74

90

115

117

118

1

2

6

8

1

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pairs

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

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Third country

Group

Category

Unit

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

IIA

IIB

IIIA

IIIB

IA

IB

IIA

IIB

V

IA

IB

IIB

IA

22

73

83

33

74

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

20

21

26

157

161

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

26

1

2

3

tonnes

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

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Third country

Vietnam
(cont’d)

Group

IIA

IIB

IIIA

IIIB

IV

V

Category

Unit

22
23

32

16
17

19

24
27

33

36
37

90

115
117

136

156
157

159

160

tonnes
tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes
tonnes

tonnes

tonnes
tonnes

tonnes

tonnes
tonnes

tonnes

tonnes(cid:146)

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ANNEX III

(cid:145)ANNEX V

COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS

applicable for the years 2000 to 2001

(The complete description of the goods is shown in Annex I)

Third country

Category

Unit

2000

2001

Community quantitative limits

Argentina

GROUP IA

1

2

2a

Belarus

GROUP IA

1

2

3

GROUP IB

4

5

6

7

8

GROUP IIA

9

20

22

23

39

GROUP IIB

12

13

15

16

21

24

26/27

29

73

83

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pairs

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

5 230

7 541

6 716

1 290

3 280

190

900

800

700

700

800

290

265

315

199

180

4 618

2 250

800

141

700

600

850

300

250

150

5 382

7 727

6 882

1 335

3 395

197

941

836

732

730

836

303

275

332

209

189

4 848

2 318

837

149

732

630

888

312

261

155

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Third country

Category

Unit

2000

2001

Community quantitative limits

Belarus
(cont’d)

GROUP IIIA

33

36

37

50

GROUP IIIB

67

74

90

GROUP IV

115

117

118

Brazil

GROUP IA

1

2

2a

3

GROUP IB

4

6 (1)

GROUP IIA

9

20

22

39

China (2) (3)

GROUP IA

1

2 (1)

of which 2a

3

of which 3a

GROUP IB

4 (1)

5 (1)

6 (1)

7 (1)

8 (1)

319

1 002

382

120

278

302

163

72

840

368

43 189

24 851

5 685

3 401

48 238

5 017

10 463

6 299

22 019

5 954

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

305

950

364

114

265

289

155

69

800

350

42 150

24 496

5 548

3 215

45 593

4 742

9 889

5 954

20 257

5 477

3 943

28 890

3 731

5 918

743

78 476

24 757

26 229

12 479

17 535

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Third country

Category

Unit

2000

2001

Community quantitative limits

China
(cont’d)

GROUP IIA

9

20/39

22

23

32

GROUP IIB

12

13

14

15 (1)

16

17

18

19

21 (1)

24 (1)

26 (1)

28

29

31

68

73 (1)

76 (1)

78

83

GROUP IIIA

33 (1)

37

of which 37a

GROUP IIIB

10

97

GROUP V

163

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pairs

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pairs

tonnes

5 842

9 197

16 230

10 999

4 006

28 965

483 289

11 679

15 406

15 668

10 699

5 801

99 588

16 650

42 508

5 191

66 953

11 343

69 137

19 584

5 442

7 378

27 153

7 976

26 373

13 553

4 017

79 341

2 010

tonnes

4 710

Hong Kong

GROUP IA

2

2a

3

3a

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

13 931

11 957

11 466

7 696

13 972

11 991

11 499

7 719

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Third country

Category

Unit

2000

2001

Community quantitative limits

Hong Kong
(cont’d)

India

GROUP IB
4 (1)

5
6 (1)

6a

7

8

GROUP IIA

32

39

GROUP IIB

12
13 (1)

16

18
21 (1)

24

26

27

29

31
68 (1)
73 (1)

78

83

GROUP IIIB

10

GROUP IA

1

2

2a

3

3a

GROUP IB
4 (1)

5
6 (1)

7

8

GROUP IIA

9

20

23

39

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pairs

1 000 pieces

1 000 sets

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 sets

1 000 pieces

tonnes

1 000 sets

tonnes

tonnes

47 585

36 925

64 769

54 371

38 513

55 566

8 564

1 817

16 681

107 365

2 890

9 234

21 553

11 555

11 323

12 471

3 538

28 309

3 724

2 754

12 228

612

48 068

37 246

65 238

54 765

38 959

56 050

8 875

1 870

17 407

108 922

2 953

9 568

22 022

11 974

11 488

12 833

3 666

29 540

3 913

2 834

12 671

634

1 000 pairs

105 469

108 527

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

40 981

58 458

19 661

29 357

5 888

70 236

37 851

9 584

65 573

47 629

10 889

20 225

20 689

6 052

42 170

59 941

21 372

31 059

6 229

74 819

40 596

10 279

67 950

49 528

11 678

21 691

22 489

6 579

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Third country

Category

Unit

2000

2001

Community quantitative limits

India
(cont’d)

GROUP IIB

15

24

26

27

29

Indonesia

GROUP IA

1

2

2a

3

3a

GROUP IB

4

5

6 (1)

7

8

GROUP IIA

23

GROUP IIB

21

GROUP IIIA

33

35

Macao

GROUP IB

4 (1)

5

6 (1)

7

8

GROUP IIA

20

39

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

6 862

75 678

18 474

15 895

10 455

18 085

25 874

9 620

21 839

11 612

45 024

39 205

14 220

10 473

16 479

7 459

82 262

19 546

16 817

11 213

18 872

27 374

10 178

23 422

12 454

47 635

42 615

15 457

11 385

17 912

tonnes

21 217

23 063

1 000 pieces

33 973

35 451

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

17 173

21 706

14 003

13 080

14 106

5 496

7 698

199

251

18 418

23 437

14 206

13 270

14 310

5 576

7 810

208

261

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Third country

Category

Unit

2000

2001

Community quantitative limits

Macao
(cont’d)

GROUP IIB

13

15

16

18

21 (1)

24 (1)

26

27

31

73 (1)

78

83

Malaysia

GROUP IA

Pakistan

2

2a

3 (1)

3a (1)

GROUP IB

4 (1)

5

6 (1)

7

8

GROUP IIA

22

GROUP IA

1 (1)

2

2a

3

GROUP IB

4 (1)

5

6

7

8

GROUP IIA

9

20

39

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

8 219

529

457

4 456

774

2 123

1 187

2 639

8 787

1 328

1 842

421

7 185

2 738

14 803

5 952

15 546

7 217

9 144

35 713

8 554

8 457

552

467

4 585

796

2 185

1 213

2 696

9 169

1 367

1 895

439

7 498

2 858

15 447

6 210

16 674

7 741

9 807

37 267

8 926

tonnes

12 402

13 481

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

18 657

36 274

10 772

55 141

31 008

8 628

33 409

21 142

5 911

8 734

33 218

12 480

19 334

37 589

11 709

58 339

33 256

9 379

35 831

22 981

6 168

9 493

36 349

13 385

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 186/17

Third country

Category

Unit

2000

2001

Community quantitative limits

Pakistan
(cont’d)

Peru

GROUP IIB

18

26

28

GROUP IA

1 (1)

2

Philippines

GROUP IB

4 (1)

5

6 (1)

7

8

GROUP IIB

13

15

21 (1)

26

31

73 (1)

GROUP IIIB

10

Singapore

GROUP IA

2

2a

3

GROUP IB

4 (1)

5

6 (1)

7

8

South Korea

GROUP IA

1

2

2a

3

3a

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

20 427

20 691

74 777

16 916

11 131

24 222

11 895

10 627

6 249

7 317

28 566

3 502

9 798

4 674

17 706

16 075

22 204

22 491

81 283

18 473

12 566

25 802

12 758

11 474

6 611

7 688

31 051

3 806

10 650

5 081

19 247

17 241

1 000 pairs

23 862

25 938

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

4 807

2 320

1 426

26 774

15 210

15 852

13 115

8 434

904

6 122

1 042

4 949

847

5 016

2 421

1 529

28 327

16 092

16 886

13 875

8 801

905

6 131

1 044

4 985

860

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Official Journal of the European Communities

25.7.2000

Third country

Category

Unit

2000

2001

Community quantitative limits

South Korea
(cont’d)

GROUP IB

4 (1)

5

6 (1)

7

8

GROUP IIA

9

22

32

GROUP IIB

12

13

14

15

16

17 (1)

18

21 (1)

24

26

27

28

29 (1)

31

68

73

78

83

GROUP IIIA

33

35

36

37

50

GROUP IIIB

10

97

97a (1)

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pairs

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pairs

tonnes

tonnes

15 633

35 002

6 133

10 043

33 143

1 451

18 006

2 715

15 883

35 307

6 245

10 152

33 504

1 504

18 919

2 833

194 591

201 645

15 943

7 548

10 370

1 119

3 177

1 793

17 309

5 847

3 020

1 995

1 088

691

7 010

1 777

1 033

7 378

406

8 186

8 228

6 840

8 971

1 009

32 810

1 866

597

16 290

7 822

10 821

1 152

3 246

1 871

17 811

6 126

3 064

2 053

1 135

721

7 264

1 905

1 063

7 752

421

8 720

8 825

7 435

9 621

1 079

34 713

2 028

649

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 186/19

Third country

Category

Unit

2000

2001

Community quantitative limits

Sri Lanka

GROUP IB

Taiwan

6 (1)

7

8

GROUP IIB

21 (1)

GROUP IA

2

2a

3

3a

GROUP IB

4 (1)

5

6 (1)

7

8

GROUP IIA

20

22

23

GROUP IIB

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

21 (1)

24

26

27

28 (1)

68

73

77

78

83

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

11 694

18 112

14 811

13 202

20 447

16 720

1 000 pieces

14 027

16 093

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pairs

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

5 869

500

8 378

850

11 268

21 382

5 727

3 469

9 239

289

9 110

5 661

5 869

500

8 378

850

11 415

21 510

5 799

3 498

9 332

296

9 292

5 831

39 018

39 798

3 020

4 289

2 730

464

920

2 025

6 197

4 440

3 268

1 875

2 158

738

1 730

483

5 028

1 123

3 081

4 439

2 811

473

938

2 075

6 290

4 551

3 301

1 913

2 212

767

1 756

512

5 178

1 157

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Official Journal of the European Communities

25.7.2000

Third country

Category

Unit

2000

2001

Community quantitative limits

Taiwan
(cont’d)

GROUP IIIA

33

35

37

GROUP IIIB

10

67

74

91

97

97a (1)

110

Thailand

GROUP IA

1

2

2a

3 (1)

3a (1)

GROUP IB

4

5

6

7

8

GROUP IIA

20

22

GROUP IIB

12

21

24 (1)

26

73

GROUP IIIB

10

97

97a (1)

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 800

8 151

19 854

1 890

8 477

20 648

1 000 pairs

26 744

27 814

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pairs

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pairs

tonnes

tonnes

1 826

338

1 530

1 395

635

5 658

20 490

15 085

3 937

27 286

7 393

39 099

27 582

9 941

9 305

5 307

10 362

4 924

32 795

13 155

7 253

7 644

4 331

28 949

2 284

1 938

1 926

356

1 606

1 465

667

5 998

21 381

15 741

4 108

28 473

7 715

41 934

29 582

10 661

9 980

5 577

11 263

5 352

35 649

14 299

7 884

8 310

4 708

31 887

2 482

2 106

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 186/21

Third country

Category

Unit

2000

2001

Community quantitative limits

Ukraine

GROUP IA

1

2

3

GROUP IB

4

5

6

7

8

GROUP IIA

9

20

23

39

GROUP IIB

12

13

15

16

21

24

26/27

29

GROUP IIIA

36

37

50

GROUP IIIB

67

90

GROUP IV

115

117

118

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pairs

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 873

2 595

879

2 226

3 080

3 012

1 370

1 187

560

893

555

451

8 879

3 197

1 094

242

445

1 023

1 541

380

1 145

1 388

729

369

904

334

828

527

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Official Journal of the European Communities

25.7.2000

Third country

Category

Unit

2000

2001

Community quantitative limits

Uzbekistan

Vietnam (1)

(1) See appendix A.
(2) See appendix B.
(3) See appendix C.

GROUP IA

2
of which 2a

GROUP IB

4

5
6

7

8

GROUP IIA

9

20
39

GROUP IIB

12

13
14

15

18
21

26

28
29

31

68
73

76

78
83

GROUP IIIA

35

41

GROUP IIIB
10

97

GROUP IV
118

GROUP V

161

11 500
1 150

tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pairs

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes
1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes
1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes
tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pairs

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

8 900
890

7 002

2 711
4 429

2 334

10 185

890

227
217

2 861

8 222
428

331

859
15 766

796

3 448
265

2 864

321
590

1 036

700
212

551

677

5 067

107

85

219

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 186/23

Appendix A to Annex V

Category

Third Country

Remarks

1

Pakistan

The following additional quantities may be added to the relevant annual
quantitative limit (tonnes):

2000: 430

2001: 445

These quantities may, subject to notification, be transferred to the relevant
quantitative limits for category 2. Part of the quantity so transferred may be
used on a pro rata basis for category 2(a).

Peru

In addition to the quantitative limits shown in Annex V, an additional
annual quantity of 900 tonnes of products falling within category 1 is
reserved for imports into the Community for processing by the Community
industry.

2

China

5208 13 00,
5208 23 00,
5208 33 00,
5208 49 00,
5209 11 00,
5209 29 00,
5209 42 00,
5209 59 00,
5210 32 00,
5211 11 00,
5211 39 00,
5211 49 90,
5212 14 90,

For fabrics, below 115 cm in width (CN codes: 5208 11 90, 5208 12 11,
5208 22 11,
5208 19 00,
5208 12 91,
5208 32 11,
5208 29 00,
5208 22 91,
5208 42 00,
5208 39 00,
5208 32 91,
5208 53 00,
5208 51 00,
5208 43 00,
5209 21 00,
5209 12 00,
5208 59 00,
5209 39 00,
5209 31 00,
5209 22 00,
5209 51 00,
5209 43 00,
5209 41 00,
5210 19 00,
5210 11 10,
5209 52 00,
5210 42 00,
5210 39 00,
5210 31 10,
5211 31 00,
5211 12 00,
5210 49 00,
5211 43 00,
5211 41 00,
5211 32 00,
5212 13 90,
5212 11 10,
5211 49 19,
5212 14 10,
5212 23 10,
5212 21 10,
5212 23 90, 5212 24 10, 5212 24 90, ex 5811 00 00 and ex 6308 00 00),
the following additional quantities may be exported to the Community by
China (tonnes):

5208 21 90,
5208 31 00,
5208 41 00,
5208 52 10,
5209 19 00,
5209 32 00,
5209 49 90,
5210 12 00,
5210 41 00,
5211 19 00,
5211 42 00,
5212 11 90,
5212 21 90,

2000: 1 395

For fabrics of category 2 for medical gauze (CN codes: 5208 11 10 and
5208 21 10) the following additional quantities may be exported to the
Community by China (tonnes):

2000: 1 927

Possibility of transfer to and from category 3 of up to 40 % of the category
to which the transfer is made.

3

3a

Malaysia
Thailand

The quantitative limits shown in Annex V include cotton fabric falling
within category 2.

Malaysia
Thailand

The quantitative limits shown in Annex V include cotton fabric other than
unbleached or bleached falling within category 2(a).

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Official Journal of the European Communities

25.7.2000

Category

Third Country

Remarks

4

China
Hong Kong
India
Macao
Malaysia
Pakistan
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan

For the purpose of setting off exports against the agreed quantitative limits
a conversion rate of
five garments (other than babies’ garments) of a
three garments whose
size of 130 cm for
maximum commercial
commercial size exceeds 130 cm may be applied for up to 5 % of the
quantitative limits.

For Hong Kong, Macao and South Korea, this figure shall be 3 %, and for
Taiwan 4 %.

The export licence concerning these products must bear,
in box 9, the
words (cid:147)The conversion rate for garments of a commercial size of not more
than 130 cm must be applied(cid:148).

5

China

These figures
industry for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):

include the following quantities

reserved for European

2000: 641

For products of category 5 (other than anoraks, windcheaters, waister
falling within CN codes:
jackets and the like) of
fine animal hair
6110 10 35, 6110 10 38, 6110 10 95 and 6110 10 98,
the following
sublimits apply within the quantitative limits established for category 5
(1 000 pieces):

2000: 229

6

China

The figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry
for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):

2000: 1 149

The following additional quantities of
(CN codes 6203 41 90,
6203 42 90, 6203 43 90 and 6203 49 50) may be exported by China to
the Community (1 000 pieces):

shorts

2000: 1 142

Brazil
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Macao
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Taiwan

For the purpose of setting off exports against the agreed quantitative limits
a conversion rate of
five garments (other than babies’ garments) of a
three garments whose
size of 130 cm for
maximum commercial
commercial size exceeds 130 cm may be applied for up to 5 % of the
quantitative limits.

For Macao this figure shall be 3 % and for Hong Kong it shall be 1 %.
Utilisation of the conversion rate for Hong Kong is limited in respect of
long trousers to the subceiling shown below.

The export licence concerning these products must bear,
in box 9, the
words (cid:147)The conversion rate for garments of a commercial size of not more
than 130 cm must be applied(cid:148).

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 186/25

Category

Third Country

Remarks

6
(cont’d)

Hong Kong

7

8

China

China

for

long trousers

Within the quantitative limits laid down in Annex V there are the following
falling within CN codes: 6203 41 10,
subceilings
6203 49 19,
6203 43 19,
6203 42 35,
6203 42 31,
6204 61 10,
6204 63 18,
6204 62 39,
6204 62 33,
6204 69 18, 6211 32 42, 6211 33 42, 6211 42 42 and 6211 43 42 (1 000
pieces):

6203 42 33,
6204 62 31,

2000: 54 371

2001: 54 765

The export licence covering these products should be endorsed (cid:147)category
6 A(cid:148).

These figures
industry for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):

include the following quantities

reserved for European

2000: 691

These figures
industry for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):

include the following quantities

reserved for European

2000: 1 117

13

Hong Kong

The quantitative limits shown in Annex V cover only products of cotton or
synthetic fibres
falling within CN codes: 6107 11 00, ex 6107 12 00,
6108 21 00, ex 6108 22 00 and ex 6212 10 10.

In addition to the quantitative limits shown in Annex V, the following
(of wool or
specific quantities were agreed for exports of products
regenerated fibres) falling within CN codes: ex 6107 12 00, ex 6107 19 00,
ex 6108 22 00, ex 6108 29 00 and ex 6212 10 10 (tonnes):

2000: 2 293

2001: 2 426

The export licence covering these products should be endorsed (cid:147)category
13 S(cid:148).

15

China

These figures
industry for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):

include the following quantities

reserved for European

2000: 312

17

South Korea

Additional flexibility of 1,5 % transfer in respect of products falling within
category 21 is available.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

25.7.2000

Category

Third Country

Remarks

21

South Korea

Additional flexibility of 1,5 % transfer in respect of products falling within
category 17 is available.

China
Hong Kong
Macao
Philippines
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Taiwan

China

For the purpose of setting off exports against the agreed quantitative limits
five garments (other than babies’ garments) of a
a conversion rate of
maximum commercial
three garments whose
size of 130 cm for
commercial size exceeds 130 cm may be applied for up to 5 % of the
quantitative limits.

For Hong Kong this figure shall be 2 %, for South Korea 3 % and for Taiwan
4 %.

in box 9, the
The export licence concerning these products must bear,
words (cid:147)The conversion rate for garments of a commercial size of not more
than 130 cm must be applied(cid:148).

These figures
Industry for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):

include the following quantities

reserved for European

2000: 1 008

24

China
Macao

For the purpose of setting off exports against the agreed quantitative limits
an conversion rate of five garments (other than babies’ garments) of a
maximum commercial
three garments whose
size of 130 cm for
commercial size exceeds 130 cm may be applied for up to 5 % of the
quantitative limits.

The export licence concerning these products must bear,
in box 9, the
words (cid:147)The conversion rate for garments of a commercial size of not more
than 130 cm must be applied(cid:148).

Thailand

The quantitative limits do not cover products falling within CN codes:
6107 21 00 and 6107 22 00.

26

China

28

Taiwan

These figures
industry for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):

include the following quantities

reserved for European

2000: 339

In addition to the quantitative limits laid down in Annex V, specific
quantities were agreed for exports of bib and brace overalls, breeches and
shorts falling within CN codes: 6103 41 90, 6103 42 90, 6103 43 90,
6103 49 91, 6104 61 90, 6104 62 90, 6104 63 90 and 6104 69 91:

2000: 1 089 365 pieces

2001: 1 116 599 pieces

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 186/27

Category

Third Country

Remarks

29

South Korea

In addition to the quantitative limits laid down in Annex V, additional
quantities are reserved for martial arts (judo, karate, kung fu, taekwondo or
the like) clothing (1 000 pieces):

2000: 358

2001: 377

33

68

73

China

These quantitative limits apply also to products declared for re-export
outside the Community.

Hong Kong

The quantitative limits shown in Annex V cover only the garments falling
within CN codes: 6111 10 90, 6111 20 90, 6111 30 90, ex 6111 90 00,
ex 6209 10 00, ex 6209 20 00, ex 6209 30 00 and ex 6209 90 00.

In addition to the quantitative limits shown in Annex V, the following
specific quantities were agreed for exports of babies’ garments and clothing
accessories, knitted or crocheted, other than gloves, mittens and mitts;
babies’ garments other than knitted or crocheted falling within CN codes:
ex 6209 10 00,
ex 6111 90 00,
6111 10 90, 6111 20 90, 6111 30 90,
ex 6209 20 00, ex 6209 30 00 and ex 6209 90 00 (tonnes):

2000: 864

2001: 908

The export licence covering these products should be endorsed (cid:147)category
68 S(cid:148).

China
Hong Kong
Macao
Philippines

For the purpose of setting off exports against the agreed quantitative limits
five garments (other than babies’ garments) of a
a conversion rate of
maximum commercial
three garments whose
size of 130 cm for
commercial size exceeds 130 cm may be applied for up to 5 % of the
quantitative limits.

For Hong Kong this figure shall be 3 %.

The export licence concerning these products must bear,
in box 9, the
words (cid:147)The conversion rate for garments of a commercial size of not more
than 130 cm must be applied(cid:148).

76

China

South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand

Vietnam

97a

All categories
subject to
quantitative
limits

These figures
industry for a period of 180 days each year (tonnes):

include the following quantities

reserved for European

2000: 211

Fine nets (CN codes: 5608 11 19 and 5608 11 99).

Vietnam shall reserve 30 % of its quantitative limits for firms belonging to
the Community textile industry for a period of four months beginning on
1 January of each year, on the basis of lists provided by the Community
before 30 October of the preceding year.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

25.7.2000

Appendix B to Annex V

Third country

Category

Unit

2000

Community quantitative limits

China

The following quantities made available for the year 2000, may be used exclusively at European fairs:

1

2

2a

3

3a

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

12

13

19

20/39

21

22

24

32

37

37a

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

1 000 pairs

1 000 pairs

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

1 000 pieces

tonnes

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

317

1 338

159

196

27

2 061

705

1 689

302

992

294

2 215

843

3 192

5 431

372

964

332

1 138

184

567

158

Flexibilities provided for in Article 7 of and Annex VIII to the present Regulation for China are applicable to the
above categories and amounts.

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Appendix C to Annex V

COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS

(The complete description of the goods is shown in Annex IB)

Third country

Category

Unit

2000

Community quantitative limits

China

GROUP I
ex 20 (1)
ex 39 (1)

GROUP II
ex 13 (1)
ex 18 (1)
ex 24 (1)

GROUP IV

115
117

118

120
122

123

GROUP V
124 (2)
125A

125B

126
127A

127B

136A
140

145

146A
146B

151B
156 (3)
157 (3)
159 (3)
160
161 (3)

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

tonnes

1 000 pieces

tonnes
tonnes

tonnes

tonnes
tonnes

tonnes

tonnes
tonnes

tonnes

tonnes
tonnes

tonnes

tonnes
tonnes

tonnes

tonnes
tonnes

tonnes

tonnes
tonnes

tonnes

tonnes
tonnes

43

403

714

946

180

1 134
539

1 239

488
170

83

911
16

39

16
26

15

389
125

26

152
231

2 352

3 073
11 597

4 152

49
14 864

(1) Categories marked by (cid:147)ex(cid:148) cover products other than those of wool or fine animal hairs, cotton or synthetic or artificial textile materials.
(2) This limit does not apply to fibres of polyvinyl alcohol falling within CN code ex 5503 90 90.
(3) For these categories, China undertakes to reserve, as a priority 23 % of the quantitative limits concerned for users belonging to the textile Community industry during

90 days beginning on 1 January of each year.(cid:146)

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ANNEX IV

(cid:145)ANNEX VII

REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5

Outward processing traffic

Article 1

Reimports into the Community of textile products listed in column 2 of the table attached to this Annex, effected in
accordance with the Regulations on economic outward processing in force in the Community, shall not be subject to
the quantitative limits referred to in Article 2 of the Regulation where they are subject to specific quantitative limits
given in column 4 of the table and have been reimported after processing in the corresponding third country listed in
column 1 for each of the quantitative limits specified.

Article 2

Reimports not covered by this Annex may be subject to specific quantitative limits in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 17 of the Regulation, provided that the products concerned are subject to the quantitative limits
laid down in Article 2 of this Regulation.

Article 3

Transfers between categories and advance use or carry-over of portions of specific quantitative limits from one

1.
year to another may be carried out in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17 of the Regulation.

2.

However, automatic transfers in accordance with paragraph 1 may be carried out within the following limits:

(cid:151) transfer between categories for up to 20 % of the quantitative limit established for the category to which the

transfer is made,

(cid:151) carry-over of a specific quantitative limit from one year to another for up to 10,5 % of the quantitative limit

established for the actual year of utilisation,

(cid:151) advance use of a specific quantitative limit for up to 7,5 % of the quantitative limit established for the actual year

of utilisation.

3. Where there is a need for additional imports the specific quantitative limits may be adjusted in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 17 of the Regulation.

The Commission shall inform the third country or countries concerned of any measures taken pursuant to the

4.
preceding paragraphs.

Article 4

1.
For the purpose of applying Article 1, the competent authorities of the Member States, before issuing prior
authorisations in accordance with the relevant Community Regulations on economic outward processing, shall notify
the Commission of the amounts of the requests for authorisations which they have received. The Commission shall
notify its confirmation that the requested amount(s) are available for reimportation within the respective Community
limits in accordance with the relevant Community Regulations on economic outward processing.

2.

The requests included in the notifications to the Commission shall be valid if they establish clearly in each case:

(a)

the third country in which the goods are to be processed;

(b)

the category of textiles products concerned;

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(c)

the amount to be reimported;

(d)

the Member State in which the reimported products are to be put into free circulation;

(e) an indication as to whether the requests relate to:

(i)

a past beneficiary applying for the quantities set aside under Article 3(4) or in accordance with the fifth
subparagraph of Article 3(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 3036/94 (1), or to

(ii) an applicant under the third subparagraph of Article 3(4) or under Article 3(5) of that Regulation.

Normally the notifications referred to in the previous paraghraphs of

3.
this Article shall be communicated
electronically within the integrated network set up for this purpose, unless for imperative technical reasons it is
necessary to use other means of communication temporarily.

As far as possible, the Commission shall confirm to the authorities the full amount indicated in the requests
4.
notified for each category of products and each third country concerned. Notifications presented by Member States for
which no confirmation can be given because the amounts requested are no longer available within the Community
quantitative limits, will be stored by the Commission in the chronological order in which they have been received and
confirmed in the same order as soon as further amounts become available through the application of flexibilities
foreseen in Article 3.

5.
The competent authorities shall notify the Commission immediately after being informed of any quantity that is
not used during the duration of validity of the import authorisation. Such unused quantities shall automatically be
recredited to the quantities within the Community quantitative limits not set aside pursuant to the first subparagraph of
Article 3(4) or to the fifth subparagraph of Article 3(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 3036/94.

The quantities for which a renunciation has been made pursuant to the third sub-paragraph of Article 3(4) of Council
Regulation (EC) No 3036/94, shall automatically be added to the quantities within the Community quota that are not
set aside pursuant to the first sub-paragraph of Article 3(4) or to the fifth sub-paragraph of Article 3(5) of the said
Regulation.

All such quantities as outlined in the preceding subparagraphs shall be notified to the Commission in accordance with
paragraph 3 above.

Article 5

The certificate of origin shall be issued by the competent governmental authorities in the supplier country concerned,
in accordance with the Community legislation in force and the provisions of Annex III for all products covered by this
Annex.

Article 6

The competent authorities of the Member States shall supply the Commission with the names and addresses of the
authorities competent to issue the prior authorisations referred to in Article 4 together with specimens of the stamp
impressions used by them.

(1) OJ L 322, 15.2.1994, p. 1.

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TABLE

Community quantitative limits for goods reimported under OPT

applicable for the years 2000 to 2001

(The complete description of the goods is shown in Annex I)

Third country

Category

Unit

2000

2001

Community quantitative limits

Belarus

GROUP IB

4
5

6

7
8

GROUP IIB

12

13

15
16

21

24
26/27

29

73
83

GROUP IIIB

74

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pairs

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
tonnes

3 397
4 740

5 783

4 290
1 428

3 158

332

2 479
573

1 847

391
1 997

951

3 596
500

3 628
5 062

6 176

4 582
1 525

3 395

346

2 647
608

1 972

417
2 133

1 009

3 840
522

1 000 pieces

636

674

China

GROUP IB

4

5

6
7

8

GROUP IIB

13

14
15

16

17
18

21

24
26

29

31
73

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

295

654

2 310
629

1 442

534

595
524

966

783
134

2 129

141
1 124

116

6 806
257

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Third country

Category

China
(cont’d)

76

78

83

GROUP V

159

161

India

GROUP IB

7

8

GROUP IIB

15

26

27

Indonesia

GROUP IB

Macao

6

7

8

GROUP IB

6

GROUP IIB

16

Malaysia

GROUP IB

4

5

6

7

8

Pakistan

GROUP IB

4

5

6

7

8

GROUP IIB

26

Unit

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

2000

1 327

68

68

8,1

15,5

3 552

2 600

176

2 094

1 801

1 139

757

948

Community quantitative limits

2001

3 745

2 755

199

2 276

1 958

1 287

856

1 071

1 000 pieces

272

281

1 000 pieces

720

746

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

310

310

310

256

206

4 314

1 923

3 853

1 831

2 554

344

344

344

272

219

4 783

2 174

4 244

2 017

2 813

1 000 pieces

2 500

2 754

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Third country

Category

Unit

2000

2001

Community quantitative limits

Philippines

GROUP IB

6

8

GROUP IIB

21

GROUP IB

7

Singapore

Sri Lanka

GROUP IB

6

7

8

GROUP IIB

21

Thailand

GROUP IB

5

6

7

8

GROUP IIB

21

26

Ukraine

GROUP IB

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

683

161

738

169

1 000 pieces

302

328

1 000 pieces

756

822

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

3 498

2 639

2 496

3 942

2 974

2 812

1 000 pieces

2 894

3 314

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

209

209

355

209

233

233

391

233

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 206

317

1 468

354

4

5

6

7

8

GROUP IIB

12

13

15

16

21

24

26/27

29

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pairs

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

4 079

5 609

7 139

10 451

2 040

15 840

1 835

6 119

1 230

4 079

1 847

12 236

2 708

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Third country

Category

Unit

2000

2001

Community quantitative limits

Vietnam

GROUP IB

4
5

6

7
8

GROUP IIB

12

13

15
18

21

26
31

68

76
78

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pairs

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes
tonnes

794
605

566

1 060
2 457

2 501

764

247
286

1 669

155
1 397

117

397
276(cid:146)

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ANNEX V

(cid:145)ANNEX VIII

REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7

Flexibility provisions

The attached table indicates for each of the supplier countries listed in column 1 the maximum amounts which, after
advance notification to the Commission, it may transfer between the corresponding quantitative limits indicated in
Annex V in accordance with the following provisions:

(cid:151) advance utilisation of the quantitative limit for the particular category established for the following quota year shall
be authorised up to the percentage of the quantitative limit for the current year indicated in column 2; the
amounts in question shall be deducted from the corresponding quantitative limits for the following year,

(cid:151) carry-over of amounts not utilised in a given year to the corresponding quantitative limit for the following year
shall be authorised up to the percentage of the quantitative limit for the year of actual utilisation indicated in
column 3,

(cid:151) transfers from categories 1 to categories 2 and 3 shall be authorised up to the percentages of the quantitative limit

to which the transfer is made indicated in column 4,

(cid:151) transfers between categories 2 and 3 shall be authorised up to the percentages of the quantitative limit to which

the transfer is made indicated in column 5,

(cid:151) transfers between categories 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 shall be authorised up to the percentages of the quantitative limit to

which the transfer is made indicated in column 6,

(cid:151) transfers into any of the categories in Groups II or III (and where applicable Group IV) from any of the categories
in Groups I, II or III shall be authorised up to the percentages of the quantitative limit to which the transfer is
made indicated in column 7.

The cumulative application of the flexibility provisions referred to above shall not result in an increase in any
Community quantitative limit for a given year above the percentage indicated in column 8.

The table of equivalence applicable to the abovementioned transfers is given in Annex I.

Additional conditions, possibilities for transfers and notes are given in column 9 of the table.

Country

Advance
utilisation

Carry-over

Transfers from
category 1 to
categories 2
and 3

Transfers
between
categories 2
and 3

Transfers
between
categories 4, 5,
6, 7 and 8

Transfers from
Groups I, II and
III to Groups II,
III and IV

Maximum
increase
in any
category

(1)

Argentina

(2)

5 %

(3)

7 %

(4)

7 %

(5)

7 %

(6)

7 %

(7)

7 %

(8)

n.a.

Bangladesh

5 %

10 %

12 %

12 %

12 %

12 %

n.a.

Additional conditions

(9)

Transfers may be made from
categories 2 and 3 to category
1 up to 4 %

Note: imports are currently not
subject to quantitative limits

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(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

Belarus

5 %

7 %

4 %

4 %

4 %

5 %

13,5 % With regard to column 7,
transfers can also be made
from and to Group V. For
Group I categories the limit in
column 8 is 13 %

Brazil

5 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

n.a.

China

1 %

3 %

1 %

4 %

4 %

6 %

17 %

Estonia

5 %

7 %

4 %

4 %

4 %

5 %

13,5 %

5 %

10 %

12 %

12 %

12 %

12 %

17 %

Former
Yugoslav
Republic of
Macedonia

A transfer of 2 % from
categories 2 and 3 to category 1
shall also be authorised

Further amounts may be
authorised following
consultations in accordance
with Article 16 up to:
Column 2: 5 %
Column 3: 7 %
With regard to column 7,
transfers from Groups I, II,
and III may only be made into
Groups II and III

Imports are currently not
subject to quantitative limits.
With regard to column 7,
transfers can also be made
from and to Group V.
For Group I categories the limit
in column 8 is 13 %

With regard to column 7,
transfers from any category in
Groups I, II, III to any category
only in Groups II and III

Hong Kong

(cid:151)

(cid:151)

0 %

4 %

4 %

5 %

n.a.

See appendix to Annex VIII

India

5 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

n.a.

Further amounts may be
authorised following
consultations in accordance
with Article 16 up to
8 000 tonnes (2 500 tonnes for
any particular textiles category
and 3 000 tonnes for any
particular clothing category)

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(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

Indonesia

5 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

n.a.

Kazakhstan

5 %

7 %

4 %

4 %

4 %

5 %

13,5 %

Imports are currently not
subject to quantitative limits.
With regard to column 7,
transfers can also be made
from and to Group V.
For Group I categories the limit
in column 8 is 13 %

Laos

5 %

10 %

12 %

12 %

12 %

12 %

17 %

Imports are currently not
subject to quantitative limits

Lithuania

5 %

7 %

4 %

4 %

4 %

5 %

13,5 %

Macao

1 %

2 %

0 %

4 %

4 %

5 %

n.a.

Malaysia

5 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

n.a.

Moldova

5 %

7 %

4 %

4 %

4 %

5 %

13,5 %

Imports are currently not
subject to quantitative limits.
With regard to column 7,
transfers can also be made
from and to Group V.
For Group I categories the limit
in column 8 is 13 %

Further amounts may be
authorised following
consultations in accordance
with Article 16 up to:
Column 2: 5 %
Column 3: 7 %

Imports are currently not
subject to quantitative limits.
With regard to column 7,
transfers can also be made
from and to Group V.
For Group I categories the limit
in column 8 is 13 %

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(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

Pakistan

5 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

n.a.

Peru

5 %

9 %

11 %

11 %

11 %

11 %

n.a.

Philippines

5 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

n.a.

Singapore

5 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

7 %

n.a.

South Korea

1 %

2 %

0 %

4 %

4 %

5 %

n.a.

Sri Lanka

5 %

9 %

11 %

11 %

11 %

11 %

n.a.

Tajikistan

5 %

7 %

4 %

4 %

4 %

5 %

13,5 %

Taiwan

5 %

7 %

0 %

4 %

4 %

5 %

12 %

With regard to Column 4
transfers may be made between
categories 1, 2 and 3.
Further amounts may be
authorised following
consultations in accordance
with Article 16 up to
4 000 tonnes (2 000 tonnes for
any particular category)

Transfers may be made
between categories 1, 2 and 3
up to 11 %

Further amounts may be
authorised following
consultations in accordance
with Article 16 up to:
Column 2: 5 %
Column 3: 7 %

Imports are currently not
subject to quantitative limits.
With regard to column 7,
transfers can also be made
from and to Group V.
For Group I categories the limit
in column 8 is 13 %

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(1)

(2)

(3)

Thailand

5 %

7 %

(4)

7 %

(5)

7 %

(6)

7 %

(7)

7 %

(8)

n.a.

(9)

Turkmenistan

5 %

7 %

4 %

4 %

4 %

5 %

13,5 %

Imports are currently not
subject to quantitative limits.
With regard to column 7,
transfers can also be made
from and to Group V.
For Group I categories the limit
in column 8 is 13 %

Ukraine

5 %

7 %

4 %

4 %

4 %

5 %

13,5 % With regard to column 7,
transfers can also be made
from and to Group V.
For Group I categories the limit
in column 8 is 13 %

United Arab
Emirates

5 %

6 %

5 %

5 %

5 %

6 %

n.a.

Imports are currently not
subject to quantitative limits.
With regard to column 7,
transfers can also be made
from and to Group V

Uzbekistan

5 %

7 %

4 %

4 %

4 %

5 %

13,5 % With regard to column 7,
transfers can also be made
from and to Group V.
For Group I categories the limit
in column 8 is 13 %

Vietnam

5 %

7 %

0 %

0 %

7 %

7 %

17 %

With regard to column 7,
transfers can be made from any
category in Groups I, II, III, IV
and V to Groups II, III, IV and V

n.a. = not applicable.

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Flexibility provisions for quantitative restrictions referred to in Appendix C to Annex V

Country

Advance
utilisation

Carry-over

Transfers
between
categories 156,
157, 159 and
161

Transfers
between other
categories

Maximum
increase in any
category

(1)

China

(2)

1 %

(3)

3 %

(4)

1,5 %

(5)

6 %

(6)

14 %

Additional conditions

(7)

Further amounts may be authorised following
consultations in accordance with Article 16 up to:
Column 2: 5 %
Column 3: 7 %

Appendix to Annex VIII

Flexibility provisions Hong Kong

1. Country

Group

Category

2. Advance utilisation

Hong Kong

GROUP I

2, 2A

3, 3A, 4, 7, 8

5

6, 6A

GROUP II

13, 21, 68, 73

12, 16, 18, 24, 26, 32, 39, 77

13S, 31, 68S, 83

27, 29, 78

all categories

GROUP III

3,25 %

3,00 %

3,75 %

2,75 %

3,50 %

4,25 %

4,50 %

5,00 %

5,00 %

Country

Group

Category

3. Carry-over

Hong Kong

GROUP I

2, 2A, 3, 3A

4

5

6, 6A, 7, 8

13, 13S, 21, 73

18, 68, 68S

12, 31

24, 26, 27, 32, 39, 78

16, 29, 77, 83

all categories

GROUP II

GROUP III

3,75 %

3,25 %

3,00 %

2,50 %

3,00 %

3,50 %

4,50 %

5,00 %

5,50 %

5,50 %(cid:146)

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ANNEX VI

(cid:145)ANNEX IX

REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 10

Safeguard clauses; basket exit thresholds

Supplier country

Group I

Group II

Group III

Group IV

Group V

2,00 %

2,00 %

0,35 %

2,00 %

0,40 %

0,35 %

2,00 %

0,40 %

0,35 %

0,35 %

0,35 % (1)

1,20 %

8,00 %

5,00 %

8,00 %

1,20 %

8,00 %

2,40 %

1,20 %

8,00 %

2,00 %

1,20 %

1,20 %

1,20 %

1,20 %

4,00 %

15,00 %

10,00 %

15,00 %

4,00 %

15,00 %

8,00 %

4,00 %

15,00 %

6,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

15,00 %

4,00 %

15,00 %

4,00 %

15,00 %

8,00 %

4,00 %

15,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

15,00 %

8,00 %

4,00 %

15,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

4,00 %

Belarus

Cambodia

China

Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia

Kazakhstan

Laos

Lithuania

Moldova

Nepal

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Ukraine

Uzbekistan

(1) Except for category 1:

2000: 6,00 %,
2001: 7,20 %,
2002: 8,40 %,
2003: 9,60 %,
2004: 10,80 %.

Supplier country

Group I

Group II A

Group II B

Group III

Group IV

Group V

Vietnam

1,0 %

5,0 %

2,5 %

10,0 %

10,0 %

10,0 %

China (for products referred to in Annex I B)

For silk products

For other products

25,00 %

10,00 %(cid:146)